Jim Hines Guilty of Second Degree Murder in Shine Case
Jim Hines, 28, dubbed the brains of Dan Shine’s slaying plot, was found guilty of second degree murder after a ten and a half hour jury deliberation. The verdict avoids the death penalty, with Judge Eichendorf set to sentence and motions for a new trial due within sixty days. Maynard Lenox, accused of perjury in the same case, faces information charging perjury along with other conspirators Pearl Shine, Albert Cornwell, Minnie Hines.
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the Gazette
Eleader
Jim Hines
Dan Shine
Littleport
Hines
W. L. Eichendorf
Otto Oldag
Eichendorf
Maynard Lenox
Pearl Shine
Shine
Lenox
Pearl
Nelson V. Russell To Talk At Iowa U History Conference
Nelson V. Russell chief of the division of reference at the national archives will discuss the work of that group at the University of Iowa history and social studies conference February 5 and 6. The event features five outside speakers including James T. Shotwell of Columbia and Elmer Ellis of the University of Missouri.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
W. T. Root
University
Iowa
James T. Shotwell
Columbia University
Carnegie Foundation For International Peace
Nelson V. Russell
Division of Reference
The
National Archives
Coe College
Elmer Ellis
University of Missouri
National Council For the Social Studies
Harry R. Gideonse
University of Chicago
Robert C. Brooks
Swarthmore College
Two New Aspirants File In Mayoralty Race At Iowa City
Iowa City crowds await primary results as five candidates race for mayor. J J Carroll joins L L Crowder Grover C Watson M P Lumsden and Ray Sedlive as contenders. Frank Patterson stands as the sole Republican candidate for the first ward alderman post amid party coalitions delaying slate naming.
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Iowa City
the Gazette
L. L. Crowder
Grover C. Watson
J. J. Carroll
M. P. Lumsden
Ray Sedlive
Frank Patterson
First Ward
Municipal Ownership League Party
Decorah Chamber names officers for 1937
The Decorah Chamber of Commerce elected officers for 1937 at a weekly luncheon. Dr. E F Hagen is president, J H Rickels and O H Grangaard vice presidents, E L Amundsen secretary and J Norman Lee treasurer. Clarence notices report a death and obituaries from Maquoketa and Belle Plaine.
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Decorah
Decorah Chamber of Commerce
E. F. Hagen
J H. Rickels
O. H. Grangaard
E. L. Amundsen
J. Norman Lee
Belle Plaine
Golden Red
Loyal Star
L. M. Rusk
Mary Kuelper
Vlasta Weaver
Helen Holst
Lottie Quigley
Dora Allee
Emily Rusk
Thelma Myers
Vanora Suchy
Tina Dudek
Sentinel
L. Ai. Rusk
Edward Weaver
Bilsie Swain
William Quigley
Ustees
Death of Tama County Pioneer Mrs Byron O Smith
Mrs Byron O Smith 76 lifelong Tama county resident died Tuesday at home in Tama from pneumonia after a prior heart attack. Born Aurelia Hariette Barnes April 15 1860 Haven Tama she married Byron O Smith November 4 1880. Survived by husband daughter Mrs Louis Flint four sons Earl N Smith Lafe Smith Clayton L Smith Ray Smith. Mabel Mikesell preceded in death. Funeral Thursday 2 pm Harrison mortuary with Rev I J Devies, burial Haven cemetery.
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Clarence
Hans Dettman
Frederick Kahler
Germany
Anna Hansen
Stanwood
Wanda Hartwig
August
Edwin
Buffalo
N. Y
Ernest Kahler
Long Beach
Elizabeth Dresden
Emma Kintzel
Karl Fauth
Erecal
Gazette
Tama
Byron O. Smith
Tama County
Haven
Two Check Artists Jailed At Anamosa
Merle Fear of Jes up aged 23 was jailed eight months in Jones county jail after pleading guilty to forging two $10 checks in Monticello and two in Anamosa last fall. Ronald W. Gray of Hopkinton aged 18 received a five month sentence in the county jail.
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Anamosa
Merle Fear
Jesup
F. O. Ellison
Jones County
Fear
Monticello
Ronald W. Gray
Hopkinton
Ether Explodes At Iowa City Lab Alarm Flees
A bottle of ether exploded Tuesday at the University of Iowa medical laboratories triggering fears of further chemical blasts. Firefighters rushed to the scene as authorities secured the area and investigated potential hazards.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa Medical Laboratories
Fur Business Boosts Fox Hunts In Northeast Iowa
McGregor Iowa reports a strong fur season with high quality pelts and solid prices. W H Elwell a local fur merchant notes foxes mink muskrat and skunk led catches boosting profits for farm youths earning as much as 100 dollars. Civet cats rares noted and foxes blamed for declining rabbits and predation on quail and pheasant. Strong fox hunting urged to aid game birds and local economy.
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W. H. Elwell
Elwell
Mississippi
Yelow River
Marquette
Creomulsion Ad Warns Of Danger From Cough
An advertisement urges readers that a persistent three day cough signals danger and promotes Creomulsion as a guaranteed remedy. It claims the product targets the illness at its source, loosens germ laden phlegm, and offers a money back guarantee if first bottle fails.
Iowa Employment and Building Rebound Reported
The Iowa labor department reports 1936 saw a 35 percent rise in building permits and a 12.4 percent hike in workers across 274 firms with payrolls up 20.9 percent. Waterloo led cities with a 13.9 percent employment gain, Des Moines and Cedar Rapids also up, total payrolls at 1 087 452 dollars across 237 firms.
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INS
State Labor Department
Frank E. Wenig
Spencer
Iowa
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Labor Department
Town City
Marshalltown
Sioux City
Oldest Tama County resident dies at age 100
Mrs. Peter DeJaeger of Tama County dies at 100, having just celebrated her hundredth birthday on November 7. Born near Sinta Cross, Holland, she immigrated to America at 21 and lived in Moline before moving to Tama County in Oneida township. Surviving children include Julia Frost, Nancy Trainor, Josephine Trainor, Ben DeJaeger, John, Frank, Sophia, Peter, and Edward. one brother Edward remains in Moline. There are twenty grandchildren and forty-four great-grandchildren.
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Peter DeJaeger
Tama County
Rossie Verhaaka
Francis de Croix Verhaaka
Sinta Cross
Holland
America
Moline
DeJaegers
Oneida
Clutter
DeJaeger
Julia Frost
la Porte City
Nancy Trainor
Josephine Trainor
Ben DeJaeger
Waterloo
John
Los Angeles
Frank
Chula Vista
Calif
Sophia
Peter
Edward
Mrs De Jaeger Remembered At St Patrick's Tama Funeral
Mrs De Jaeger, formerly of a farm north of Toledo, lived in Toledo after moving from the Tama area. Funeral services will be held at St Patrick's church Thursday at 9 30 am, with burial in the Catholic cemetery between Toledo and Tama.
Jail Breaker At Sigourney Receives Ten Year Term
Wayne Thompson of Tallyland was sentenced to ten years at Anamosa for assisting in the Whisler jail break. He was arraigned before Judge J G Patterson in Oskaloosa and later moved to Anamosa by Sheriff E E Tremmel on Wednesday afternoon.
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Gazette
Sigourney
Wayne Thompson
Tallyland
Anamosa
Whisler
J. G. Patterson
Thompson
Patterson
Oskaloosa
E. E. Tremmel
Fire At Shenandoah Destroys Three Buildings
An early Wednesday fire in Shenandoah destroyed three business houses, starting in a furniture warehouse and sweeping through the Ben Smith estate brick building. The loss is estimated at 45000, with firms including George Tracy's Bogie Inn Montgomery Ward's storage and W W Rice's tin shop affected.
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Shenandoah
Ben Smith
George Tracy
Montgomery Ward
W. W. Rice
Condemned Slayer Files New Appeal in Iowa
Condemned killer Tony Thompson seeks clemency from Governor Nelson Kraschel for the March 4 execution over the $285 torture robbery murder of Martin Wolz, a Louisa county farmer. Thompson, on death row at the Iowa state penitentiary, argues he was framed and hopes Kraschel will grant reprieve or life.
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Martin Wolz
Louisa County
Tony Thompson
St. Louis
Nelson G. Kraschel
Iowa State Penitentiary
Kraschel
Thompson
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