Toledo Judge Carl Stiger Named to Iowa Supreme Court
AP reports Governor Herring appointed Judge Carl E Stiger of Toledo to fill the remainder of Justice Leon Powers term on the Iowa Supreme Court. Powers resigned to join the Farm Credit Administration as general counsel. Stiger, born 1883 in Toledo, previously served in the Iowa House and Tama County court, and presided over recent Marshalltown tax case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Stiger
Toledo
Supreme Court
DFS
Civil
Carl Esturo
Tolede la
Justce
Leon Powers
Towa Supreme Court
Shaewil
High Court
Powers
Walnamie Pew
Sliger
Tama Cour
Gove
Acceived
Stuer
Geplance
Stiger
Marshalltown
Herring
Tama County
Clarence Nichols
Iowa
Stipe
Western College
Law School
Chicago University
Judge Powers
FCA
Anniversary High Mass Honors Walker Couple at 50 Years
A Monday morning mass at Sacred Heart Church honors Mr and Mrs Matt Less on their 50th wedding anniversary. The couple received communion as they did at their wedding. a noon dinner followed at their home. Parishioners and many relatives from Walker Manchester Cedar Rapids and nearby towns attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Matt Less
H. Holsters
Florida
Anna Zeer
Joe Ernst
John Mur
Joo
Anthony Less
Ernst Less
Wendel
Louis
Washingtonvile
Ohio
Walter la
Bernice
Edward
Carlos
Mary Zabokitsky
Ed Zabokitsky
Bonnie
Marie
Loren
Manchester
Marie Holsters
Theo Schmitz
Irene
Joe Schmitz
Margaret Schmitz
Leo Ernst
Eileen
Joseph
Margaret
Patrick Burke
Walter Zieser
Betty
Anna Zieser
Mike Fritz
Leo Piquet
John
Walter Skallerup
John May
Marie Lawrence
Plan Could Move Iowa High School Music Festival
Voters from 506 schools in the Iowa High School Music Association will decide within ten days on a constitutional amendment. The measure would let the executive committee pick the site for the annual festival between Iowa State College Iowa State Teachers College or the University of Iowa. Final contest is set by Feb 1 submissions must go to Supt. P. C. Lapham. The festival, begun in 1926, has always been at Iowa City, drawing about 30 000 entrants and 6 000 finalists last year, amid calls to cut travel for northern schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Iowa High School Music Association
University of Iowa Ballets
Iowa State College
Iowa State Teachers College
University of Iowa
P. C. Lapham
Charles City
Iowa
Coralville Boy Fatally Shot In Household Accident
Jackie Moore six years old son of Florence Moore of Coralville died in a local hospital after a revolver found in a dresser drawer discharged while he played in a bedroom. The bullet pierced his right lung and caused his death the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Iowa City
Jackie Moore
Florence Moore
Coralville
Democrats Groom Best Vote-Getters for State Ticket
A Des Moines Democratic official outlines a four year plan to keep top vote-getters at the head of the state ticket. It envisions Herring and Kraschel facing light primaries, Murtagh moving to lieutenant governor then governor, with Mitchell possibly avoiding run for governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Herring
Nels Kraschel
Supreme Court
Richard F Mitchell
Fort Dodge
Murtagh
Algona
Fire at Ralph Ford farm destroys hog house and sow
A blaze at the Ralph Ford farm south of Tipton on Monday night destroyed a hog house and a sow with her brood of pigs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Ralph Ford
Walker's Oldest Resident Dies At 96 In Iowa
Harriet Miles Ondler, 96, Walker's oldest resident, died Tuesday after a brief illness. Born in Neville Ohio, she crossed to Iowa at 17 and settled near Wild Cat Grove. She married Amos Laird in 1863, then Phillip Ondler in 1896. both husbands preceded her. Survived by seven children, 21 grandchildren, 30 great grandchildren. Funeral at Methodist church Friday after 2:30 p.m. with Rev. F. C. Bret nall officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Walker
Harriet Miles Ondler
Ondler
Neville
Iowa
Wild Cat Grove
Amos Laird
Phillip Ondler
Fire destroys Manchester hatchery and oil station
Fire at the Manchester hatchery and Rainbo oil station on South Franklin Street caused an estimated five thousand dollars in losses. Firemen faced frozen hydrant caps and high winds as they battled the blaze at 9 o clock, with stock and equipment removed from nearby garages to prevent spread. Dale Davis, owner, had no insurance and the building belonged to Ed Wolcott, a local lumberman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Rainbo
Franklin Street
Howard and Atwater
Dale Davis
Ed Wolcott
Prosecutor weighs murder charge in guard slaying
Anamosa County Attorney Marvin Levsen, undecided on filing a true information versus presenting to the Jones county grand jury, weighs first degree murder charges in the slaying of reformatory guard Charles E. Strickel. Sam Renicks, an inmate with a prior arson sentence, allegedly threw Strickel from a cell tier, prompting further investigation as court and grand jury convene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Marvin Levsen
Sam Renicks
Charles E. Strickel
Reformatory Guard
Jones County Grand Jury
Levsen
Renicks
Strickel
Center Point Bird Lover Hosts Mysterious Feeder Birds
Center Point resident Will Rogers notices an unusual flock among his yard visitors. A mix of familiar woodpeckers cardinals chickadee and bluejays share a feeding table with eleven dark birds bearing bronze blue and green neck rings and heavy bills. He wonders if the birds match a Cedar Rapids Mon day Gazette report by A G Nelson as a migrating flock caught by snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Point
Will Rogers
Chickadee
Harlem
Biles
A. G. Nelson
Cedar Rapids
Rogers
Richards Named Chairman of Clayton Red Cross Chapter
Max D. Richards was elected chairman of the Clayton county Red Cross chapter to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Rev. C. T. Brewster who will leave January 28 for Moorhead Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleader
Max D. Richards
Clayton County
Donald Rothrock Trial in Attempted Murder Case
Los Angeles AP reports the trial of Donald Rothrock former Coun cil Bluffs attorney continues. He testified he does not remember shooting Golda Draper a waitress on September 12. Prosecutors say he was angered when she refused to serve soup. Wife Winifred Rothrock testified sedatives often made him excitable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Donald Rothrock
Council Bluffs
Golda Draper
Rothrock
Winifred Rothrock
Demand for Death Penalty in Patricide Trial
County Attorney Willis Glasgow asks for the death penalty in the Bert Johnson patricide case. The 22 year old Yorktown farm youth is charged with killing his father Elmer Johnson after a New Year’s Eve argument about ditching the family car. The defense hints self defense and accidental death as possible grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarinda
Willis Glasgow
Bert Johnson
Yorktown Farm
Johnson
Elmer Johnson
Marysville
Glasgow
Earl Ferguson
Ferguson
President and Deans Set for S U S Program at Iowa
Iowa City President Eugene A. Gilmore and four newly appointed deans will join a National Iowa Night program marking the university’s eighty ninth anniversary on Feb 25. The broadcast will air on the university radio station and likely a broader outlet. Speakers include Dean Wiley B. Rutledge law, Dean Ewen M. MacEwen medicine, Dean George Stoddard graduate, and Prof. B J Lambert acting dean of engineering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Eugene A. Gilmore
University of Iowa
Bruce E. Mahan
Iowa
Gilmore
Wiley B. Rutledge
College of Law
Ewen M. MacEwen
College of Medicine
George Stoddard
Graduate College
B. J. Lambert
Engineering
Also Mentioned on This Page
NEW Fca
Lyons
Columbus Jet
Vinton
George Ok
Ter Tor Sets
Mace
Vevey
Uae
Carl. B. Stiger
Honor Walker
U. of Iowa
The
R Harper
21St St. SE
Coralville Boy
Harriet Ondler
Advisory Council For Women’s Clubs
Towa Daily Press
Dorothy Houghton
Red Oak
Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs
Federated Women's Clubs
Washingon
S.U.S
Old Gold
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!