Elberon Livestock Buyer Acquitted Of Manslaughter
Elberon livestock buyer Homer Kepler was found not guilty of manslaughter by a Tama county jury after an eight hour deliberation in district court. The case involved the deaths of Milo Konicek and Mildred Kosnar in a August 4 collision near Belle Plaine.
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Toledo
Homer Kepler
Elberon
Tama County
L. J. Kirkland
Milo Konicek
Mildred Kosnar
Clutier
Konicek
Kepler
Belle Plaine
O. L. Harrison
B. F. Thomas
M. W. Hyland
Thomas
Hyland
Escape Artist Hurt During Torture Board Escape
Walter Langridge a pupil of Houdini was injured during a convention performance in Manchester. He suffered a broken nose three fractured ribs and a deep scalp laceration while escaping from a torture board.
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Manchester
Walter Langridge
Harry Houdini
Rural Mail Carrier Skates 15 Miles Delivering Mail
Walter Klahn a 43 year old rural mail carrier covered 15 miles of his route on skates when icy roads southwest of Wheatland blocked auto travel. He delivered mail on a sled, fell into a ditch but suffered no injuries, and later delivered evening papers on his sons routes.
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the Gazette
Wheatland
Here
Walter Klahn
Craig to Teach Summer Shakespeare Courses at Iowa City
Prof. Hardin Craig of Stanford, Shakespeare authority and former UI faculty member, will return to Iowa City next summer to teach the summer session. He will offer courses on the tragedies and comedies of Shakespeare. The appointment is the first for the 1937 session, with about thirty-five other instructors from a dozen states to be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Hardin Craig
Stanford University
University of Iowa
Norman Foerster
School of Letters
Craig
Dawn Boy operetta set for Hopkinton junior high
Hopkinton junior high to stage the Indian operetta Dawn Boy in February. Cast includes Richard Brown Phyllis Marolf Eugene Talmadge Norma Sullivan Donald Morton Margaret Ward Idell Eike and Phillip Himebaugh under director Miss Maryon Sorensen.
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Hopkinton
Richard Brown
Phyllis Marolf
Eugene Talmadge
Norma Sullivan
Donald Morton
Margaret Ward
Idell Eike
Phillip Himebaugh
Maryon Sorensen
Aged West Branch Man Innovates Non-Skid Soles for Ice
Levi Bowles, 81, invented iron nail grippers on overshoe soles to walk safely on icy streets. He trains with non skid gear, a crook cane, and a Bible verse on the handle as he travels five blocks daily to the post office, proving necessity fuels invention.
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West Branch
Levi Bowles
Mr. Bowles
Legislature Faces Stormy Iowa Session Clash Factions
Iowa lawmakers adjourned with committees to shape early bills as House leaders plan liberal shifts and Senate Republicans emphasize conservative lines. Gov Kraschel prepared to mediate between factions amid potential utility regulation, lobbying group activity, and possible tax changes.
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Des Moines
LaMar Foster
Senate
Iowa
House
Foster
George Hopkins
Guthrie Center
John Valentine
Nelson G. Kraschel
State House
Deadline set for grade testing program enrollment
IOWA CITY Enrollment of Iowa elementary schools in the grade testing program will close next Wednesday January 20. Examinations are scheduled for January 25 26 and 27 and the university will administer the tests to more than 250 schools. Over 30 000 tests have been sent out and 225 schools have signified intent to enter.
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Iowa City
Iowa
E. F. Lindquist
College of Education
Local Coasting Accident Injuries Reported
Delta Lawrene Dawson and Irene Ewald sustained injuries while coasting here. Dawson broke an arm and Ewald suffered severe hip injuries. Doris Wright received a forehead cut needing stitches. Wright is daughter of Alvin Wright and all injuries occurred during coasting.
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Delta — Lawrene Dawson
Elmer Dawson
Irene Ewald
Doris Wright
Alvin Wright
Belle Plaine Plans School Addition Bond Election
Belle Plaine voters will decide Feb 11 on issuing bonds totaling 23 400 for a high school addition. The board plans to apply to the PWA for a grant covering 45 percent of project costs and the special election follows a petition from 587 residents.
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Belle Plaine
Board of Education
PWA
IOWA NEWS IN BRIEF ITEMS FROM WAUKON AND DECORAH
Local officers for the I O O F lodge are listed in Waukon with Lawrence Russell as N G and others named for offices. Decorah funeral services are set for Amasa Miller 90 who died Wednesday born 1846 in Willoughby Ohio and brought to Winnebago county as a child. Belle Plaine reports the marriage of John Mosnat of Chicago to Doroth Nye of Havana and Fort Myers Florida with plans to reside near Fort Myers. Stanwood Woman's Relief corps installs its 1937 officers led by Nellie Anthony as president and a full slate of officers named.
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Waukon
I. O. O. F. Lodge
Lawrence Russell
N. G
Ed Colvin
V. G
Nelvin Steiber
Paul Opfer
Robert Holliday
Clarence Russell
Lee Echard
Merle Barthell
Frank Russell
E. E. Austin
Bert Stafford
I. G
Andrew Oelberg
O. G
Orrie Gilson
R.S.S
al Williams
F. D. Serdahl
Roe E. Lesan
Decorah
Amasa Miller
Fjelstul Chapel
O. Sandbach
Miller
Willoughby
Ohio
Winneshiek County
Harrington Miller
Abbie Betts
Clarence Miller
Freeport
Rubin Miller
Sioux Falls
S. D
Lloyd Miller
Mason
Fla
Edison Park Congregational Church
Fort Myers
Mosnat
H. Royal Mosnat
United States
John Jacob Mosnat
Iowa
Morgan Park Military Academy
Chicago
Stanwood
J. Q. Wild
Alice Moon
Anna Lerch
Eola Swift
Ida McAffee
Florence Tilden
Agnes Rickard
Lydia Fowlie
Margaret Hart
Zania Gardner
Mary Cruse
Anna Wilkin
Sigourney Jail Breakers Caught Near Ottumwa
Keith Whisler and Wayne Thompson were captured by three sheriffs near Ottumwa and returned to Keokuk county jail. Thompson, a trusty with jail keys, freed Whisler Thursday morning before officers arrived to escort him to Illinois for parole violation. They were in a stolen car when intercepted by Sheriff Tremmel and colleagues from Wapello and Davis counties. Whisler and his brother Dale had prior charges over worthless checks. Dale later received a Fort Madison penitentiary sentence.
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Sigourney. (Ap
Keith Whisler
Wayne Thompson
Ottumwa
Keokuk County
Thompson
Whisler
Illinois
E. E. Tremmel
Tremmell
C. E. Harding
Wapello County
E. Merriam
Davis County
Dale
Evleyn Williams
Bloomfield
Dale Whisler
Fort Madison
Draft Measure Aims to Ban Bank Night in Iowa
Des Moines Iowa lawmakers move to outlaw bank night and similar schemes. The bill drafted by the attorney general’s office and Rep William Treimer would impose a 100 dollar fine or 30 days in jail for violators and label buildings used for the scheme as public nuisances.
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Des Moines
General Assembly
William Treimer
Hartley
Treimer
Accident Victim Dies After Being Struck By 2 Cars
Charles City Iowa Reuters report notes 53 year old Floyd county farmer William Marlow was struck by two cars within five minutes while his stalled vehicle blocked a highway. He died from injuries, the sixteenth highway fatality in Iowa for 1937. The first vehicle was driven by M M McCann of Waterloo and the second by L H Caffeen of Waterloo.
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Charles City
INS
William Marlow
Floyd County
Friday
Iowa
Marlow
M. M. McCann
Waterloo
L. H. Caffeen
Truthful Legislators Vote on Mileage Fees in Iowa House
Iowa House members debated and corrected mileage allowances before recess. Speaker LaMar Foster explained his adjusted 14 50 mileage citing highway changes. Others confessed overpayments and adjusted their claimed amounts, noting personal roles and modest claims.
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Des Moines
Iowa House
A. C. Gustafson
LaMar Foster
Highway Commission
West Branch
Ed R. Brown
C. E. Lookingbill
Nevada
Lookingbill
Joe Flynn
Decorah
A C Giger Appointed Mayor of Belle Plaine
Belle Plaine council names A C Giger to finish the mayoral term after Wallace F Snyder resigns as Benton county attorney effective Jan 1. Giger, former councilman and acting city official, also runs the Belle Plaine Canning company and the local liquor store.
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Belle Plaine
Wallace F. Snyder
A. C. Giger
Snyder
Benton County
Giger
H. B. Conklin
First Ward
Belle Plaine Canning Company
Rainbow Girls Elect Officers at Belle Plaine Meeting
Belle Plaine The Order of Rainbow Girls elected officers for the coming term at a meeting in the Masonic hall Thursday evening. Officers named include Worthy Advisor Dorothy Craft, associate worthy advisor Florence Wheeler, Charity Nadine Hoff, Hope Ella May Smith, Faith Jeanne Bohman, recorder Dorothy Fuller, treasurer Mildred Manuel. Officers will be installed January 28.
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Belle Plaine
Order of Rainbow Girls
Masonic Hall
Dorothy Craft
Florence Wheeler
Charity
Nadine Hoff
Hope
Ella May Smith
Faith
Jeanne Bohlman
Dorothy Fuller
Mildred Manuel
Traer Seizes Pinball Machines in Ongoing Battle
Traer officials press a long running drive against pinball machines with no machines visible Friday. Sheriff Harris and Justice of the Peace Stoakes seized the last machines at Hi-Way cafe and Cozy Lunch under warrants. Proprieties Frank Thornburg and John Dickey face gaming house charges. hearings set for next Tuesday. The M and J Sales Co of Waterloo seeks a permanent injunction, court set for March 2 in Toledo.
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TRAER
T. F. Stoakes
Justice of the Peace
E. O. Harris
Frank Thornburg
John Dickey
Justice Court
L. L. Sawyer
M. & J. Sales Company
Waterloo
R. R. R. Dvorak
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Los Angeles
California
Iowa News
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Sigourney
Wapsie Dam
Wapsie River
Quasqueton
Albert Payson
Terhune
Mr. Terhune
Sowa Interests
Armstrong’s
Gazette
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