Outrace Officers With Loot of 135
Two bandits robbed the Taylor tavern in Mount Auburn at 11 30 p m taking 135 in cash and purses. Sheriff Leland Fry chased them via snow covered roads toward Dysart but lost the trail near Belle Plaine. One bandit described as tall in blue overcoat and overalls. the other shorter in army coat and overalls.
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Gazette
Mount Auburn
Taylor Tavern
Leland Fry
Dysart
C. H. Taylor
Raymond Struve
Harold Bushnell
Frank Weise
Taylor
Vinton
Jack Franklin
Fred Rose
Highway 218
No. 8
Belle Plaine
Assessment Against Lyman Stock In Bank At Center Point Denied
DES MOINES AP The Iowa Supreme Court ruled the state banking department cannot collect a 7700 assessment on stock held by the late Henry R. Lyman in Linn County Savings Bank Center Point. Lyman died in 1930 before the bank closed. The heirs won in trial court and the supreme court upheld that ruling on appeal.
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Lyman
Center Point
Des Moines
State Supreme Court
State Banking Department
Henry R. Lyman
Linn County Savings Bank
Banking Department
Lawmakers Told to Return Salary to State
A legislative investigating committee on Tuesday urged State Senators Chrystal and Elthan to repay salary and expense funds drawn from the emergency conservation fund since 1935. It demanded their resignations or quits, noting they benefited from funds they helped create. Gov Kraschel had held Chrystal’s resignation since June. Chrystal is a Democrat, Elthon a Republican.
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Legislative
Chrystal
Elthan
Emergency Conservation Fund
Kraschel
Elthon
Approve Accident Claim Settlements At Toledo
Judge L J Kirkland signed two orders in Tama county district court approving settlements for damages from an automobile collision near Racine Minnesota. E C Connell of Tama accepted 2800 for Helen Ruth Connell 14 with injuries including a crushed cheek bone and cuts. Eva Ochs of Garwin accepted 700 for Robert Ochs injuries in the same accident involving Earle B Jones of Minneapolis and a Garwin owned vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
L. J. Kirkland
Tama County District Court
E. C. Connell
Tama
Helen Ruth Connell
Earle B. Jones
Minneapolis
Helen Ruth
David Ochs
Garwin
Blairstown Banquet Showcases School Faculty Dinner
The Blairstown annual school board and faculty banquet was held Saturday with a three course dinner prepared by freshman girls led by domestic science teacher Miss Josephine Hahn. Twenty three guests attended including Supt Runyon and Mrs Runyon, Principal Ewart and Mrs Ewart, and other staff. a LeRoy Luckies 4-H club program followed with two plays. Columbus Junction solicits bids for highway 2 bridge work near town with openings set for January 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blairstown
Josephine Hahn
F. S. Runyon
J. L. Ewart
P. G. Young
C. A. Hevener
M. F. Br
Marie Grunewald
Grandma
Shirley Jackson
Faye Ralston
Columbus Junction
State Highway Commission
Ames
Blizzard alters course and skirts Iowa border
A blizzard moving from Saskatchewan shifted its path and will skirt the eastern Iowa border, aiming its full force over Lake Michigan. The storm brings zero to 10 below in the northwest, five to 10 above northeast, and 10 to 15 above in the south. Snow and rain fall in various regions as highways ice over.
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Des Moines
Saskatchewan
Iowa
Lake Michigan
Charles D. Reed
U. S
Reed
Council Bluffs
Audubon
Birmingham university opens world’s smallest brewery
Birmingham England hosts the world smallest brewery built for brewing study. The structure stands eight feet tall and occupies six square feet of floor space, designed to focus on brewing research and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham University
England
Father of Lane Sisters Dies in Des Moines
Dr. L. A. Mullican, father of Lola Lane Dorothy Rosemary Priscilla and Leota Lane, died of a heart attack after attending the Jackson day dinner in Des Moines. A longtime postmaster and Democratic leader born in Indiana, he practiced dentistry after studying at Northwestern and served as Warren County Democratic chairman for 25 years.
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Indianola
INS
L. A. Mullican
Lane Sisters
Screen and Radio Fame
Des Moines
Mullican
Dorothy
Lola Lane
Rosemary
Priscilla
Leota
Juilliard Music School
New York
Macy
Ind
Northwestern University
Louis Murphy
Dubuque
Warren County
Colesburg Man Arrested in Colesburg Hit and Run Manslaughter
Oda Phelps, 29, of Colesburg, was jailed on manslaughter charges after a hit and run that killed Clemens Soeckenstedt, 68, a Petersburg farmer. Phelps confessed to driving the borrowed car. police questioned possible alcohol use. Also in the vehicle were Will Dierckson and Red Kruger of Colesburg. Soeckenstedt died from a crushed leg and fractured skull after being struck on his way to church. he died hours later at a Dubuque hospital.
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Manchester
Oda Phelps
Colesburg
Clemens Soeckenstedt
Petersburg
Harry Utley
Phelps
Utley
Will Dierckson
Eastern Iowa obituaries and notices in Monticello
Mrs. Fred Plueger dies after brief illness at home born May 10 1863 in St. Clair Michigan. Survived by husband three sons four daughters and multiple relatives. Funeral at St Johns Lutheran with burial in Sand Hill cemetery, Monticello area communities report resignations elections and legal notices across Tama county.
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Monticello
Fred Plueger
Helen Louise Balster
Plueger
St. Clair
Mich
Scotch Grove Township
William Plueger
George Plueger
Scotch Grove
Carl Plueger
Arthur Oltman
Sterling, AI
Elmer Christgau
Rochester
Minn
St. John's Lutheran Church
Paul T. Gutknecht
Sand Hill
Jones County Ministerial Association
Harriet Coughlan
A. J. Felter
Olin
Harry Schmidt
Onslow
Delaware
Ladies Aid
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
William Roloff
M. R Maurer
O. W. Mussehl
H. Claus
Funk
Chicago
Iowa Telephone and Telegraph Company
F. H. Hatch Produce Company
Monona
Lutheran Church
Robert Waskow
Will Kruse
Emil Aulerich
Lloyd Ferguson
Gilbert Rose
George Aulerich
Rudolph Garrs
Harold Aulerich
Herb Brownson
George Bruns
Edwin Kliefoth
Elmer Taake
Siegel Sanger
Democrats' Jackson Day Dinner Nets $21 330 in Iowa
A financial statement from the Iowa Jackson Day dinner shows state and national coffers enriched by 21 330 dollars. State Central Committee Chairman Ed H Birmingham released figures listing tickets sold 1 185 at 25 dollars each and tickets used 11 004 with expenses per ticket five to seven dollars and a high expense estimate of 8 295 dollars. Profit 21 330 dollars.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
State Central Committee
Ed H. Birmingham
Rotary clubs toast Paul Harris at Iowa City meeting
Thirty Iowa Rotary clubs will join Iowa City members January 27 for a special gathering honoring Paul P. Harris founder and president emeritus of Rotary International. Harris is a University of Iowa College of Law graduate.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Paul P. Harris
Chicago
Rotary International
Mr Harris
University of Iowa College of Law
J. J. Swaner
Roland Smith
Roscoe Taylor
Harold Hands
Dan Dutcher
Francis M. Dawson
University College of Engineering
Lucille Ruby
Oskaloosa
Frank
Eva Duncan
University of Iowa Dental Hygiene
O. E. Hoffman
Bureau of Dental Hygiene
Home Remedy Cough Syrup Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts a homemade cough syrup blending sugar and water with 244 ounces of Pinex to yield a full pint. It claims fast relief from coughs and bronchial irritation, with no cooking required and money back if unsatisfied.
Greeley High to stage Hobgoblin House play
Greeley students present the play Hobgoblin House at the high school with Darius Krupp played by Leonard Crane and Verona Dow as a Priscilla Carter relative. Supporting cast includes June Rhines Elaine Johnston Glen Smith Victor Dow and others under Miss Ethel Hoerner as chief director and Darlene Armstrong as assistant.
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the Gazette
Greeley
Hobgoblin House
Greeley High School
Leonard Crane
Darius Krupp
Verona Dow
Priscilla Carter
June Rhines
Elaine Johnston
Glen Smith
Victor Dow
John Fitzpatrick
Virginia Woeste
John Tyrrell
Mardella Stone
Wanda Rhine
Davenport Hotel Man Dies After Shooting Incident
E C Clark, 62, a Davenport Iowa hotel man, died in a Springfield Missouri hospital after being shot by City Marshal Thomas Grimstead at Branson on New Year’s Eve. The marshal said Clark resisted arrest and fired two shots, one grazing the chest and the other entering the chest and exiting at the hip. Prosecutor Douglas Mahnkey declined charges.
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Springfield
E C. Clark
Davenport
Thomas Grimstead
Branson
Clark
Douglas Mahnkey
Grimstead
Fifty petit jurors and twelve grand jurors drawn in Marengo
The Iowa County Clerk drew fifty petit jurors for the January district court term and twelve grand jurors for the year on Saturday. Listed jurors include W. E. Coats, Victor E H. Davis, Charles Engelbert of Williamsburg, and many others from Marengo North English Belle Plaine Amana and adjacent towns.
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Marengo
Iowa County
J. F. Randolph
W. E. Coats
Victor E H . Davis
Victor
Charles Engelbert
Williamsburg
George Frimmel
W. J. Baird
Parnell
Art Kuen
Amana
C E. Kent
A. C. Lang
Ladora
Louis Miller
North English
J. C. McCabe
A. A Sandersfield
Homestead
Dick Wardenburg
Frank Begnick
Noble Brekshiik
Norway
Gerald Bigbee
Belle Plaine
Mollie Betz
Clarence Cram
Betty Clements
C C
Dans
William Dellamuth
Ferdinand Goerler, Jr
C. C. Gates
L. Graham
Ben Herrin
Harry Heitman
William Hocker
Esther Hardy
Otto Iberg
W. M. Jennings
Floyd James
Joe Janacek
A. H. Kraus
Gus A. Knock
John Keller
Kenneth Kolosik
Lanah Lawlor
Jennie Lyons
Joe McGurk
Hugh McCallister
Gladys McCallister
J. B. Markwell
John Malloy
Walter Newkirk
Emily Oesterle
Helen O’brien
Earl J. O'Neill
Myrtle Ochs
Deep River
Willard Popham
J. Carl Rush
George Rank
C. C. Rinehart
Rob Sherlock
Elizabeth Sinn
C. S. Slaymaker
Luella Slaymaker
L. R. Sims
Will Timmerman
Andrew White
Vivian Winter
Frank Wilson
Nellie Young
Fred Zahrt
Luana Monona Farmers Telephone Board Elected
At the annual meeting the Luana Monona Farmers Telephone company elected officers and directors. George Aubrich was chosen president and manager with John Schmitt as vice president and George Heins as secretary and treasurer. Directors include Vern Kishman Vern Zieman Ted Wilkins John Ulish and Lloyd Pearson.
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Clarence
Mary Gherke
St. John's Evangelical Church
Germany
America
Herman Gherke
Montour
A. M Merritt
Farmers Mutual Telephone Comepany
R. E. Dowd
Wilma Riedesel
William Greenwaldt
Maple Hill Cemetery Association
Laura Smith
T. W. Brown
A. D. Paxton
EB. Franks
A. A. Harvey
Elkader
J. D
D. L. Smith
S. S
Frank Speck
J. S
L. J. Kruse
Tyler
M. E. Munger
Roy Froelich
J. L. Cords
Marshal
Monona
Luana-Monona Farmers Telephone Company
George Aubrich
John Schmitt
George Heins
Vern Kishman
Vern Zieman
Ted Wilkins
John Ulish
Lloyd Pearson
Iowa farm youth held for extortion
Homer Meakins a 17 year old farm laborer from Sheldon Iowa confessed to extorting 1500 dollars from Lincoln fruit dealer Anthony Demma. Police and federal agents arrested him after he sought the money at a lonely Lincoln location and he admitted copying the letters from a detective magazine. He will be held in Lincoln jail while U S district attorney files charges.
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Lincoln
Neb
Gene Masters
Lincoln Police
H B. Fletcher
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Homer Meakins
Sheldon
Anthony Demma
Meakins
Demma
Fletcher
Masters
Fred G. Hawxby
U. S
Prominent Volga City couple marks golden wedding
West Union Mr and Mrs Henry Whitford of Volga City celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at the Volga City Methodist church. They married January 11 1888 with family present. The couple long active in church life own a famous Shorthorn farm and have thirteen grandchildren.
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West Union
Henry Whitford
Volga City
Whitford
J. G Whitford
Howard County
Whitfords
J. G. Whitford
Ladies Aid
Cemetery Association
Arthur Smith
Gala Bullis
Conesville
John Sanborn
L. A. Sanborn
Sacramento
Calif
Estate of Henry Pippert Valued at 28842.67 in Tama County
Probate inventory filed in Tama county district court lists the estate of Henry Pippert who died November 12 1936 at 71 valued at 28842.67 with 1000 in debt.assets include 240 acres in Dysart valued 23900 checking accounts 17067 promissory notes 3472 and household goods 300. Beneficiaries are widow Mary Pippert Dysart two sons Freeman J Pippert Gladbrook Benjamin Pippert and Mina A Lindeburg Dysart.
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Toledo
G Lames
Dysart
Tama County
Luella Lames
Monona
Henry Pippert
Mary Pippert
Freeman J. Pippert
Gladbrook
Benjamin Pippert
Mina A. Lindeburg
Want to Rent A Farm Ad In Market Place
Classified want ad invites readers to rent a farm through the Farmers Market Place section. The brief notice highlights available agricultural parcels for lease and directs inquiries to the advertising pages.
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Bandits
Mt. Auburn Tavern
Phoene, Arizon
Phoenix
Golden State
C. C. Andersen
Rock Island
Xan
Roa
I. G. Chrystal
Leo Elthon
Consult
Edwin C. Evans
Vinton Street
Elmer Primrose
Primrose
Will Whipple
Newhall
Newhall Community Club
Harry E. Weichman
Robert Hegewald
George A. Doebel
E. E. Stedman
E.S
Marie Bott
W. Mu
Nelle Davis
Ruth Ocheltree
Adah
Lucile Meyer
Ruth
Mabel Rehfeldt
Esther
Nora Jacobs
Electa
Anna Hudnut
Willard Coats
Sentinel
Don Koepple
Elsie Bonn
Wyoming
Alex Adams
C. H. Rogers
Royal Neighbor Lodge
Lee Peck
Faith
Louis Dusanek
Pauline Demoss
Endurance
Clarence First
Courage
Joe Holub
Garnavillo
Eldo Kaiser
Here
Garnaville
Oxford Junction
Vern L. Cram
New Era Lodge
Knights of Pythias
C. H. Jones
E. A. Grimwood
Vit Blizek
George Williams
Fred Wasoba
L. H. Biddick
Art J. Skinner
Joe Barto
Wheatland
Ardis Smith
Sidney C. Smith
Waterloo
Gordon Blanchard
Onslow Telephone Company
George F. French
Louis M. Peterson
Lillian Buck
Thelma Johnson
Iowa News
Daniel Hagerty
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
A. P. Meyer
Mr. Hagerty
Joseph Hagerty
Charles Doran
Joseph Moyer
Milo Morroway
Herman Jacobsen
John Duffy
John
Ellen Hagerty
Mary Moyer
Hagerty
Catherine Hagerty
Tipton
Howard S. Hamilton
E. F. Rohweder
Rohwedder
Noble Kahler, Garwin
Elmer Reinig
Kahler
Reinig
Will Benn
Noble Kahler
Elmer Gethmann
Anna Albert
Gretchen Lowry
Sam Payne
Zula McLeod
John Cochran
Pine Hill Cemetery Association
Gus Horstman
Alfred Klahn
William Muhl
Otto Seigmund
Fred Witte
Emil Paustian
Adolph Lohse
Gust Muhl
Frank Witte
Harry Smith
H L. Smith
W. D. Harvey
Louie Vana
J. M. Cooper
Martha
Glen Litch
Valeria Bridges
Vera Dobson
W. B. Hosier
Howard Keen
LeGrand
Leland Keen
R. M. Collar
Glen Letch
B. B. Winders
Charles Gary
Frank Vana
van Horne
Pythian Sisters
Opal Gardeman
Effie Burns
Maude Briggle
Dorothy Henkle
Eva Lou Herzberger
Ida Thompson
Lavon Tyler
Minnie Griffith
Leona Hagen
Ella Smith
Lyda Cranston
Arlene Dutton
Hazel Rieke
Adela Coon
John P. Jurgens
Turner Hall
Keystone
Jurgens
Benton County
Julius Kloppholz
Kenneth Jurgens
Arthur Jurgens
Russel Dean
Lorna Ruth
Julia
Zenith
Majestic
U.S. Apex
Crosley
Grunow
Iowa Farm
Firejohn
Snie
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