Torture Robber Sentenced After Listening Device Confession
Warren Dale is cleared of murder charges in the killing of 75 year old Anna Jergenson in April 1935. Harry Stoner 7 pled guilty to murder and received a life term after confessing to participating in the crime by providing information via a listening device. State witness Glen McVey and his wife testified that Stoner and McVey aided Dale in the murder plot, with Dale later pleading guilty to a car theft charge and receiving a 25 year sentence as an habitual criminal.
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Algona
Harry Stoner
Warren Dale
Anna Jergenson
Dale
Stoner
Nother
F. C. Davidson
Emnetsburg
Winkel
Glen McVey
McVey
Nd Stoner
Fort Madison
Punty
Kossuth County
Joner
Owever
H. M. Mitchell
Black Hawk County
Palo Alto
Emmetsburg
Vian Burned Working With Torch On Farm East Of Ryan
Vian, about 35, was badly burned Wednesday while using a low torch to start a feed grinder on the William Amer farm five miles east of Ryan. The blaze set fire to his clothing and he was rushed to a Manchester hospital for treatment.
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Gazette
RY Uner Eslinger
William Ameer
Ryan
Manchester
Emerald Oil Promises Quick Relief for Varicose Veins
An advertisement touts Emerald Oil as a remedy for swollen varicose veins. It urges purchasing from May's Cut Rate Drug Store or Liggett's Drug Store or any pharmacist, claims high concentration and long-lasting small bottle use, and guarantees refunds if unsatisfied.
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May
Liggett’s
W E Bain dies at 88 pioneer business man Independence
W E Bain 88 longtime Independence figure and business leader died Thursday morning. He once managed the Gedney hotel and served as Buchanan county clerk of courts. Surviving relatives include a sister Janet Hasner and a nephew Judge R W Hasner. Funeral services set for Friday at 3 p.m. at Swan and Leytze chapel with Rev F E Hamblin officiating.
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Independence
WW. E. Bain
Gedney
Buchanan County
R M. Campbell
Campbell
Fort Wayne
Isabel Morton
Janet Hasner
Charles
Colorado
Edna Bain
Cedar Rapids
Judge R. W. Hasner
Swan and Leytze Chapel
F. E. Hamblin
Steindler Seeks Paralyis Research Funds at Iowa City
Dr Arthur Steindler, head of the University of Iowa orthopedics department, asks that 30 percent of Warm Springs funds from the President's ball proceeds be awarded as a research grant for infantile paralysis. He notes over 4 000 cases treated at the hospital and extensive work by staff over twenty years, with the hospital physically equipped for an expanded program if funded.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa Hospital
Warm Springs Foundation
Arthur Steindler
Steindler
Iowa House Keeps 54 Republicans 54 Democrats After Wins
Iowa House action settles two contests, keeping the 54 Republicans and 54 Democrats split. Rep. Robert D. Blue of Eagle Grove wins by 21 votes over R E Lee Aldrich of Belmond, and Rep. J T Dykhouse of Rock Rapids wins by 9 votes over W F Oehmke of Larchwood. Clinton and Harrison counties remain unsettled with hearings possible to stretch a week or more.
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DES Moines
Iowa House of Representatives
House
Wright County
Robert D. Blue
Eagle Grove
R. E. Lee Aldrich
Belmond
J. T. Dykhouse
Rock Rapids
W. F. Oehmke
Larchwood
Clinton
Harrison County
Albert Brown 87 Belle Plaine resident dies of uremic poisoning
Albert Brown 87 Iowa pioneer died in Belle Plaine from uremic poisoning Wednesday. Born December 25 1849 in New York to Thomas W and Catherine Brown he was raised by friends after his parents died. He married Elizabeth Murphy September 25 1872 at Galva Illinois and later moved to farms near Galva and Brooklyn Iowa before retiring to Belle Plaine in 1905. He leaves three sons Leslie William and Ed all of Belle Plaine ten grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Funeral set for Saturday at 2 p.m. in Driscoll chapel with Rev E I Selden officiating.
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Gazette
Belle Plaine
Albert Brown
Iowa
Thomas W
Catherine Bigley Brown
New York
Galva
Elizabeth Murphy
Brooklyn
Leslie
William
Ed Brown
Driscoll Chapel
E. I. Selden
Methodist Church
Manchester Man Died of Heart Attack at 63
Charles D. Mattox 63 lifelong Manchester resident and Illinois Central freight agent for 17 years died of a heart attack Tuesday night. Funeral at Presbyterian church Friday at 2 pm. he was born February 10, 1873 in Dubuque and came here as a child. Survived by son Howard Tama. first wife Jessie Hattiman. later married Edna Allen.
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Manchester
Charles D. Mattox
Illinois Central
Presbyterian Church
James McInnis
C. H. Mattox
Dubuque
Jessie Hattiman
Howard
Tama
Mattox
Edna Allen
Fight Over Keller May Be Reopened
Iowa controversy over the choice of a state works progress administrator may be revisited as National Committeeman Hubert Utterback arrives in Washington. The Senate appropriations committee postponed action on George Keller’s confirmation while Utterback’s stance against Keller’s selection remains unresolved.
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Washington
Iowa
Hubert Utterback
Senate Appropriations Committee
George Keller
Iowa City
Senate
Utterbach
Keller
Utterback
Democratic National Committee
Senate Committee
Succes
S. Hill
Des Moines
Clyde L. Herring
Herring
WPA
Harry L. Hopkins
Iowa Organized Labor
Guy Gillette
Barge Under Construction To Fight Iowa River Floods
University of Iowa grounds and buildings department crews and WPA workers are assembling a flood barge on an old Iowa field. The craft will deepen the river channel and rebuild the west bank, aiding high water relief as pumps are installed. The river’s spring rise previously threatened Memorial Union and the Fine Arts Campus.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa Grounds and Buildings Department
Iowa River
Iowa
WPA
Memorial Union
Fine Arts Colony
Arthur Smith
Grounds and Buildings Department
Fine Arts
Troy Mills Bond Election Adviser Hired
Don Hines a Cedar Rapids attorney is employed by the Troy Mills school board as legal adviser for the bond election set for March 8 regarding proposed school building alterations.
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Troy Mills
Don Hines
Cedar Rapids
Troy Mills School Board
Traer man C H Wilson dies in Cedar Falls hospital
CEDAR FALLS hospital Tuesday saw the death of C H Wilson born July 21 1888 in Oakland Neb He lived in Traer as a child and later taught near Portland Oregon before joining the North Western railroad He moved to Stout depot agent fifteen years ago Surviving are his wife two daughters Peggy Ann and Mrs George Campbell and a son Wayne plus two brothers and other relatives Funeral services will be held Friday in Stout with burial at Parkersburg.
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TRAER
C. H. Wilson
Stout
Cedar Falls
Mr. Wilson
Oakland
Traer High School
Portland
Ore
North Western Railroad
Carrie Caldwell
George Campbell
Waterloo
Peggy Ann
Wayne
Claude Wilson
Tracy
Carson Wilson
Tulsa
Oklo
Parkersburg
Columbus Junction
Frances Williams
Fredonia Methodist Church
W. A. Bloomquist
Cedar Bethel Cemetery
Here
Williams
Frances
Letta Flinn
Henry Flinn
Illinois
Vincent Williams
Dallas County
Iowa
Kansas
Concord Township
Monticello
Anna Bort
Anna Davis
Bort
Davenport
George Davis
Cyrus C. Bort
George Bort
Dixon, Ill
James Bort
Iowa State College
Ames
George Igoe
Kansas City
Grace Witton
California
S. G. Gutensohn
Congregational Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Sub Zero Wave Due Friday Reaches Iowa
A cold wave, moving in from Canada, will reach Iowa by Friday morning. Temperatures may plunge to 15 below zero in the northeast, with 10 below in the northwest and five below in the southwest. The high reached 40 in Davenport as snow traces appeared in Council Bluffs and Sioux City.
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Des Moines
Iowa
U. S. Weather Bureau
Canada
Prince Albert
Sioux City
Davenport
Council Bluffs
Sioux City Boy Killed By Gas Blast At Home
Sioux City police said 17 year old George Byers, son of Mr and Mrs D J Byers, died in a blast at his residence. The explosion damaged walls roof and chimney and could be heard over five blocks. He attended Central high school.
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Sioux City
George Byers
D. J. Byers
Central High School
Alienists To Examine Washington Murderer
Judge Bechly appointed Dr. Andrew H. Woods and Dr. L. P. Ristine of the University of Iowa to examine William Jordan the confessed slayer. They will be subpoenaed for district court later this week after defense pleas of not guilty for the murders of Mabel Sayre and Dan Goode.
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Washington
Frank Bechly
Andrew H. Woods
L. P. Ristine
University of Iowa
William Jordan
Mabel Sayre
Dan Goode
Iowa Graduates Aid Flood Counties as Engineers
More than a dozen University of Iowa engineering graduates, six to ten years out, assist flood ravaged states Kentucky Illinois Tennessee and West Virginia. They work to keep water plants operating and improve sewage disposal with after flood clean up to follow.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Red Cross
United States
Iowa City Lions Club
Kansas City
University of Iowa College of Engineering
Iowa
Engineering College
Kentucky
Illinois
Tennessee
West Virginia
E. E. Jacobsen
Lexington
E. C. Handorf
Fayette County
R. R. Harris
4. G. Andrews
State Department of Health
Illinois State Department of Health
C. E. Schwab
H. A. Spafford
H. H. Black
Iowa Engineering School
J. B. Harrington
E. B. Connor
H. J Snyder
Keyser, W. Va
H. D. Schmidt
Oneida Girl Killed in Coast ing Crash
Elizabeth Anderson, 13, twin daughter of Mr and Mrs Tony Anderson, died after a sled crash on an icy hill five miles southwest of Greeley near Oneida. The Oneida High School sophomore, a basketball player and school paper staffer, is survived by her twin Ida May and parents. Funeral at Oneida Methodist Church Saturday with Rev Paul Peases officiating.
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the Gazette
Greeley
Elizabeth Anderson
Tony Anderson
Oneida
Oneida High School
Ida May
Methodist Church
Paul Peases
Fear Of Scarlet Fever Epidemic Grips Aurora
A scarlet fever scare in Aurora led to two weeks of school closures and a broad community shutdown. Churches clubs lodges and societies halt activities as authorities urge precautions, with only one confirmed case reported so far.
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Aurora
Dvorak Relected President at Farmers Mutual Meeting
At a Farmers Mutual Telephone Company meeting in Elberon F A Dvorak was reelected president Julius Andersen became vice president George Stansky was reelected secretary and treasurer J F Novak was rehired as manager with Mrs J F Novak as chief operator.
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Elberon
Farmers Mutual Telephone Company
F. A. Dvorak
Julis Andersen
George Stansky
J. F. Novak
Bayer Aspirin Promoted as Modern Cold Remedy
A vintage health ad touts Bayer aspirin as the modern cold remedy approved by doctors. It claims 15 cents for a dozen tablets or two dozen for a quarter and notes a dosage of two tablets with water at onset, repeating as needed per package directions.
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Duster Bros. Groc
Mkt
3Rd Ave
Oakland
32Nd NE
Tendra’ Kitchens
Cincinnati
Ohio
United States
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Chris Bohre
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