Iowa Secretary Of State Mrs Miller Dies At 64
Mrs. Alex Miller former Iowa secretary of state and founder of the state highway safety patrol died of pneumonia at 4 35 am Sunday at age 64 in Washington Iowa She was reelected for a third term two and a half months earlier Funeral services set for 3 pm Tuesday at the Methodist church in Washington Gov Kraschel will serve until a successor is appointed Assisting Lew Wallace and the patrol she pushed for civil service gains and an independent patrol to reduce politics in enforcement.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Iowa Highway Safety Patrol
Alex Miller
Dunn
Methodist Church
Washington
Daughters of Union Veterans
A. Smith
Miller
Clyde Herring
University of Iowa
State Leader Ousted for Insubordination
The state leader was found guilty of insubordination as her highway patrol chief, John R. Hattery, former Story County sheriff, stood by during her final hours. At her bedside were her two daughters Mrs George H Gallup of Princeton New Jersey and Mrs Edward G Benson of New York, her brother John A Babcock of Chicago, and a sister Mrs Orville Elder of Washington Iowa.
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John R. Hattery
Story County
George H. Gallup
Princeton
N. J
Edward G. Benson
New York
John A. Babcock
Chicago
Orville Elder
Washington
Iowa Tax Refunds To Citizens Listed In IRS Report
The IRS reported refunds to Iowa taxpayers for the year ending June 30. Names include M. Aliber Des Moines with 771 dollars. Mrs Ellen Bell Ottumwa 6620. Central Iowa Telephone Tolede 747. Farmers Cooperative Elevator Albert City 6460. Estate of Alfred Morrell Ottumwa 7471. Robert E Miller Miami Beach 13335. Sheaffer Pen Fort Madison 557. and many others across Des Moines Ottumwa Keokuk Davenport and Muscatine.
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Washington
Federal
Internal Revenue Bureau
Iowa
M. Aliber
Des Moines
Ellen M. F. Bell
Ottumwa
Black Realty and Investment Corp
Waterloo
Brown-Camp Hardware Co
Cameron, Joyce and Co
Keokuk
Central Engineering Co
Davenport
Central Iowa Telephone Co
Toledo
Dallas Fuel Co
Diamond Block Coal Co
Pella
Sutherland Cows
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Farmers Elevator Co
Eliza J. Foster
T. Henry Foster
Thomas D. Foster
F. M. Hubbell Son and Co
Inter
Edmund W. Miller, Jr
Westport
George A. Morrell
George F. Morrell
John H. Morrell
Annie L. A. Murray
Muscatine Bank and Trust Co
Muscatine
Neil Creamery Co
St. Paul
Minn
William R. Prouty
E. G. Raffensperger
Charles A. Roberts
Fort Dodge
Fora E. Sebastian
Sheaffer Pen Co
Fort Madison
Adah Hayes Smith
George E. Smith
Carleton B. Toy
Sioux City
John C. Tunnicliff
Katherine F. Vernon
A. Weber Co
Wells Trust
Adlerika Advertisement Promises Gas Elimination
An old advertisement promotes Adlerika as a quick scientific way to rid the system of harmful bacteria and gas. It claims constipation feeds toxins and bacteria, causing various aches and foul breath, and asserts Adlerika cleanses both upper and lower bowels without habit formation.
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Adlerika
Washington county spelling winner crowned at courthouse
Jane Graham of Crawfordsville consolidated school won the county spelling contest Saturday at the court house defeating Norman Kallous of Holy Trinity school in Richmond who failed to spell pinochle. Evelyn Powers and Edith Jolley of Ainsworth took second and third in the written contest. Norman Kallous won the oval division and faced Graham for the title while Joe Nayadley of Richmond claimed the primary division with Deane Stannard and Marilyn Macon in second and third.
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Washington
Jane Graham
Crawfordsville
Richmond
Deane Stannard
Clay Independent
Marilyn Macon
New Haven
No caffeine needed for flavor with Koffee-Hag Coffee
Kellogg presents Koffee-Hag Coffee a 97 percent caffeine free blend from Battle Creek. It promises full flavor without acid triggering caffeine and is available at grocers.
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Kellogg
Battle Creek
Train kills Robert Koser near Tiffin in Iowa
Robert Koser 28 son of Johnson County deputy sheriff Preston Koser was killed when his car was struck by a fast Rock Island train at Tiffin on Sunday morning. Officials say a westbound train on the siding blocked his view. He died en route to Iowa City hospital. He was educated at Iowa City High School and the University of Iowa and served as a teacher in Wapello Audubon and Union Township. Funeral Tuesday at Beckman chapel Iowa City with burial at Ridgewood cemetery near North Liberty.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
Robert Koser
Johnson County
Preston Koser
Rock Island
Tiffin
Koser
Iowa City High School
University of Iowa
Officers Reserve Corps
Wapello
Audubon
Union Township
North Liberty
Beckman Chapel
Ridgewood Cemetery
Cedar County Seals Sale Totals and Health Fund Split
Mrs. Will G. Smith reports Cedar County Christmas seal sale raised 440.86 in 1936. After expenses, half stays with the county and schools share half, the other half goes to the Iowa Tuberculosis Association in Des Moines. money kept funds local health work. Funeral notices follow.
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Stanwood
Will G. Smith
Cedar County
Sara Ech
Wes Dfanch
Ciavernee A
Mechanicsville
AIO
Backstage In Iowa Politics Under George Mills
Iowa reporters sketch the new legislature with humor. discussions on renaming lawmakers move from representators to senatives. Governor Kraschel’s inauguration brings pomp and bills, while public funds strain to cover inaugural costs. Beltman’s chairmanship surprise hints at payoffs and party dynamics as secretaries brace for busy sessions.
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Kraschel
Funeral of Dr McDevitt Set in Oelwein
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at Oelwein for Dr Charles McDevitt 58 a retired Des Moines physician who died Sunday after a five day illness of pneumonia A Mason City native he studied medicine at Louisville Ky Surviving are three brothers Dr M A McDevitt and John J McDevitt of Oelwein and Frank McDevitt Omaha a sister and his mother of Oelwein
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Des Moines
Oelwein
Charles McDevitt
Mason City
McDevitt
Louisville
M. A. McDevitt
John J. McDevitt
Frank McDevitt
Omaha
William Wirt Cooper 88 dies after stroke in La Porte City
William Wirt Cooper aged 88 of La Porte City died Saturday after a slight stroke a week earlier. He came to Iowa in 1854, farmed west of the city, and the Cooper farm stayed in the family. He married Effie Moon in 1875. she died in 1931. Surviving are son Ray in Salem Oregon and a daughter Beulah Crummer who cared for him.
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Decorah
Lloyd Oehler
Oehler
Anton Oehler
Louise Cora Holien
Ossian
Gladys Bendilin
Glenville
Minn
Hardin Oehler
Arnold Meyer
The
LA Porte City
William Wirt Cooper
Seth P
Lucy Cooper
Iowa
Cooper
Effie Moon
Strawberry Point
Charge Against Wheeler Dropped in Des Moines
Judge John J. Halloran dismissed a manslaughter charge against Harold Wheeler after a Des Moines attorney said there was no evidence to dispute Wheeler's self defense claim in the December killing of James E. O'Brien Jr. Wheeler, 40, said he went to the O'Brien home at Mrs. O'Brien's request to buy a car and fled after giving whisky. he says the youth attacked him and he struck once in self defense.
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Des Moines
John J. Halloran
Harold Wheeler
James E. O’brien
Wheeler
O’brien
Halloran
James E. O’brien, Jr
Young O’brien
No Announcement on Governorship Contest
In Des Moines the Republican state central committee met to consider a governorship election contest but declined to reveal any action. George A. Wilson, defeated by Nelson G. Kraschel by 2,431 votes, attended the meeting.
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Des Moines
Republican State Central Committee
George A. Wilson
Nelson G. Kraschel
Cat eats rabbit as skunk flees in ice rescue tale
In Hopkinton farmer Marshall Neil hears a rabbit cry and sees a civet cat clinging to the rabbit on the ice. The house cat seizes the rabbit by the neck, the skunk retreats, and the cat finishes the meal. The Neil household reports no pet cat remaining.
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the Gazette
Hopkinton
Marshall Neil
Neils
Neil
Keystone Turnverein Elects New Officers at Turner Hall
Annual election of officers for the Keystone Turnverein concludes with Ray Jammer as president William Meinert as vice president J F Feuerbach as corresponding secretary and treasurer J F Heitman as recording secretary Herman Schneider Jr as first turn master Dwight Ayres as second turnmaster George Fellmer as custodian P F Seeck as collector Henry P Kuehl Arthur Hamann E C Mussman named trustees.
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Keystone
Keystone Turnverein
Turner Hall
Ray Jammer
William Meinert
J. F. Feuerbach
J. F. Heitman
Herman Schneider, Jr
Dwight Ayres
George Fellmer
P. F. Seeck
Henry P. Kuehl
Arthur Hamann
E. C. Mussman
Century old hand carved skates found in West Branch attic
Skates dating back at least ninety years and once owned by Jehoaquim Zwickey are being rediscovered in West Branch. The maple wood figure skates feature hollow ground runners, a pointed heel iron, and three small brads under the foot, with leather straps to secure them. They trace to Zwickey who ran a Springdale harness shop before settling in West Branch.
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West Branch
A. I. Erb
Toronto
Ont
Springdale
Zwickey
Manchester Youth Jailed for Assault
Henry Acers, 20, of Manchester, charged in district court with assault with intent to kill. He is held in Waterloo jail with $10,000 bail set by Judge A. B. Lovejoy. The case stems from an attempted return to Eldora’s boys industrial school and an alleged shooting during an investigation by juvenile agent J. T. O’Neal and Deputy Sheriff Carl Anderson.
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Manchester
Henry Acers
Waterloo
A. B. Lovejoy
Acers
Eldora
J. T. O’neal
Clinton
Carl Anderson
O’neal
H. J. Williamson
Depot that served two railroads razed for lumber sale
The depot that served the Milwaukee and Rock Island railroads for nearly six decades is nearly demolished. It was sold to A G Schlegel of Maynard who will use the lumber for building purposes.
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Donnan
Milwaukee and
Rock Island
A. G. Schlegel
Maynard
Ben-Gay Promises Fast Relief for Neuralgia Pains
The advertisement touts Ben-Gay as a quick remedy for neuralgia. It credits Dr Jules Bengué of Paris and notes the product has endured for 40 years, urging households to keep a supply on hand for pain relief.
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