Belle Plaine High School Girl Killed In Auto Crash
Arlene Kimm age 17 of Belle Plaine died after a car driven by 16 year old Mary Ann Hayek left the road and overturned in a ditch. Beverly Peterman, the third occupant, broke a leg while Hayek suffered cuts and bruises. Coroner J R Burrows investigated. cause reported hogs on the road.
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Belle Plaine
Arlene Kimm
Mary Ann Hayek
Miss Kimm
Beverly Peterman
George Peterman
Arlene
Payson Snow
Congregational Church
Order of Rainbow
Snow
Helen Schaub
Binkstown
Ora Kimm
John Zick 91 Cedar County Pioneer Dies at Home
Clarence Iowa John Zick 91 pioneer farmer and minister died at his home four miles north of Clarence He taught and preached served as Cedar County surveyor from 1878 to 1896 surviving eight children funeral Sunday at 2 30 p m at the family home with Rev John Brower in charge
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John Zick
Cedar County
Pennsylvania
Church of the Brethren
Lydia Jane Bohrer
Zuck
Charles
Cadillac
Mich
Quinter
Flaxville
Mont
Otto
Sioux City
Alonzo
Waterloo
Ozella Wingert
Pasadena
Abigail Lash
Golden Dorcas
Tipton
N. J. Fike
Switzerland
John Brower
South English
Haas and KellyWed at Decorah Lutheran Church
Miss Arelia Haas of Faribault and Maurice Kelly of Murdock married by Rev. O Glesne at the Decorah Lutheran parsonage. They will reside in Calmar with Kelly employed as time keeper on the local school construction project.
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Calmar
Decorah Lutheran Church
Arelia Haas
Faribault
Minn
William Haas
Belle Plaine
Maurice Kelly
T. M. Kelly
Murdock
O. Glesne
Urge Law on Auto Inspection Tests
A rural highway and commercial operators' section at the highway safety conference urged a two inspections per year mandate for autos to enhance safety. Endorsed at Iowa State College, the plan would be run by the state motor vehicle department along with other reforms.
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Ames
INS
Highway Safety Conference
Iowa State College
State Motor Vehicle Department
State Department of Education
Agnes Samuelson
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Wine sales rise at Iowa state liquor stores
Iowa Liquor Store wine sales are up with the chairman noting sales now double those from two years ago. Purchasers span young and older adults buying for family use as the commission promotes lower prices to discourage whisky and gin consumption.
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Des Moines
Iowa
B. E. Manley
The
Liquor Commission
Manley
Delhi couple Ethel Young and Harold Harryman wed in Prairie City
Miss Ethel Young of Iowa City and Harold Harryman of Douds, both former Delhi teachers, were married Tuesday evening at the Prairie City Methodist church. The Rev. B. A. Wendlanadt of Delhi officiated.
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Delhi
Ethel Young
Iowa City
Harold Harryman
Douds
Methodist Church
Prairie City
B. A. Wendlanadt
72 Officers To Patrol Highways July 4 Week-End
Des Moines Iowa Mrs. Alex Miller secretary of state announced a uniformed force of 72 state officers would patrol Iowa highways Saturday and Sunday to cut the Fourth of July traffic accident toll. The 22 drivers license inspectors join the 50 man state highway patrol in the road campaign from noon till midnight.
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DES Moines
Alex Miller
Iowa
Wallace
Iowa City Fire Department Faces Staffing Boost
Iowa City officials weigh a higher next year budget after a warning from the Iowa Insurance Service bureau. Mayor Thomas E. Martin cites state sinking fund refunds covering the added firefighters. The bureau letter warns that downtown fire insurance rates may rise if defenses do not grow with the city.
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Gazette
Iowa City
Iowa Insurance Service Bureau
Thomas E. Martin
Martin
R. E. McLain
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NAB Youths Arrested After Farm Robbery Near Germanville
Kenneth Hollenbeck alias Tobey Tucker, 20, of Washington Iowa, confessed to participating in a farm robbery near Germanville. Don Smith, 19, also from Washington County, was shot and captured during the incident. he was reported in serious condition. Recovered loot included $85, a shotgun and a watch.
Iowa Electric Wins Ames Gas Franchise By Two-Vote Margin
Ames voters approved a 25 year gas franchise for Iowa Electric Light and Power by 653 to 651 in a tight four ward vote. The decision gives the city a single supplier for gas services for decades.
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Ames Gas
Ames
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Boone set date for special election on 15 year power franchise
The Boone city council named August 6 for a special election requested by Iowa Electric Light and Power to grant a 15 year electrical franchise. The franchise would support a $400000 development program.
Co Administrator Appointed In John Iwers Estate Case
A district court hearing before Judge John T. Moffit resulted in William Dage of near Stockton being named co administrator with Louis Voss for the John Iwers estate. Voss’s removal was debated by seventeen purported next of kin. Dage’s bond set at 25000 with ten days to file inventory and twenty days for final report.
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John T. Moffit
Louis Voss
John Iwers
William Dage
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Stockton
Voss
Iwers
Emil Krebs
Hans Iwers
Caroline Krebs Iwers
William
John
Henry Iwers
George Fiala
Davenport
William A. Hamilton
Hartley
J. R. McManus
Des Moines
J. C. France
Marion C. Hamiel
Chamberlain
Thornburg School Hires Five Bus Drivers for Year
At Tuesday night’s school board meeting the district hired Wen dell Davis Ira Kelly Frank Ax mear Bill Shepherd and Arthur McGimpsey as bus drivers for the new school year H. E. McKain was elected treasurer replacing Keith Moore who now resides in Keswick.
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Thornburg
Wendell Davis
Ira Kelly
Frank Axmear
Bill Shepherd
Arthur McGimpsey
H. E. McKain
Keith Moore
Keswick
Coralville Council Divided Over Beer Permit Vote
Coralville officials split over a beer permit for Clarence Browner after a four to one vote. Mayor C F Robinson offered to resign rather than tolerate what he called a lack of cleanup, but the council refused to accept his resignation. Coralville, population about 250, has granted two permits.
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Iowa City
Coralville
C. F. Robinson
Clarence Browner
Robinson
Congressmen Named to Attend Jacobsen Funeral
Vice president Garner and Speaker Bankhead named six Iowa members to attend Rep. Bernhard M. Jacobsen funeral in Clinton Friday. Senators Murphy and Dickinson will represent the Senate. House members Gillette Eicher Biermann and Thurston will attend.
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Bankhead
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Congress
Bernhard M. Jacobsen
Clinton
Murphy
Dickinson
Gillette
Eicher
Biermann
Thurston
House
Union Mutual Reinsured by California Firm
Des Moines AP District Judge Russell Jordan accepts Occidental Life Insurance of Los Angeles plan to reinsure Union Mutual Life Iowa in receivership since May 7. Plan includes no lien on reserves, lower net premium costs about 25,000 yearly, immediate $34 621.11 endowment addition, five year Des Moines office for servicing, full death claims and creditors paid, and receivership expenses covered.
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Russell Jordan
Occidental Life Insurance Company of
Los Angeles
Union Mutual Life Company of
Iowa
State Insurance Department
Occidental
Union Mutual
East Des Moines
Union Mutual Life
Werrenrath to Sing At Iowa City Tuesday
Reinald Warren rath, baritone formerly of the Metropolitan Opera, will present a free public concert in Iowa City next Tuesday. About 1 500 tickets will be distributed with priority for students and University of Iowa faculty. It marks the first time a nationally famous artist offers a free concert here.
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Iowa City
Reinald Warrenrath
Metropolitan Opera
University of Iowa
Des Moines Finance Commissioner Admits Forgery
Francette H. Miller 35 once city finance commissioner confessed to uttering two forged warrants for 66.66 dollars each. She was freed on 2400 dollar bond pending July 14 hearing after arraignment where she pled not guilty. Miller, mother of four, said she cashed the warrants to support her children.
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Des Moines
Francette H. Miller
Jack Brophy
Twenty-Two Advancements On Iowa U. Faculty
The University of Iowa catalog lists twenty two faculty promotions from assistant or associate ranks to higher professorships. Nellie S. Aurner F T Mavis and Elmer T. Peterson move to full professorships in English engineering and education. Others advance to associate professorships in multiple departments.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Nellie S. Aurner
F. T. Mavis
Elmer T. Peterson
Henry G. Barnes
Raymond Brugere
Marjorie Camp
Department of Physical Education
Grace Cochran
C. W. de Kiewier
William G. Eversole
Willis M. Fowler
Mare L. Giddings
Edna Hill
James Jones
W. Ross Livingston
Herbert O. Lyte
Arthur K. Miller
E. G. Schroeder
Bonno Tapper
A. C. Tester
Harrison J. Thornton
Joseph H. Tiffin
Lewis E. Ward
Herring Spends $1028 in Iowa Senate Nomination Campaign
Gov Clyde Herring reported spending 1028 in the primary campaign in Des Moines. His opponent Rep Hubert Utterback spent 2488 in pursuing the Democratic nomination for senator. Herring listed 435 in contributions including 150 from Lee Dougherty of Davenport and 100 from former Senator Dan Steck. Utterback reported 578 in contributions.
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Des Moines
INS
Clyde Herring
Hubert Utterback
Herring
Lee Dougherty
Davenport
Dan Steck
Ottumwa
Utterback
Former Sheriff In Iowa Seeks Citizenship Papers
John Swanton Coakley 75 of Cumberland Iowa has been an Iowa sheriff for six years and voted in every election since 1884 He applied for citizenship papers in federal court saying he moved from Queens county New Brunswick Canada to Winterset Indiana in 1870 and believes he became a citizen when his father was naturalized in 1880 He served as Madison County sheriff from 1918 to 1924 and has sought an old age pension noting a 1884 Winterset courthouse fire destroyed records
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Winterset Court House
Coakley
Madison County
Two Men Escape Poweshiek County Jail
In Montezuma Iowa two inmates fled Poweshiek county jail after midnight. One is Clifford G. Parry 30 Byron Iowa held on forgery grand jury charges. The other, Howard Garr 25 Exline Indiana, charged with breaking and entering.
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INS
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Poweshiek County
Clifford G. Parry
Byron
Howard Garr
Exline
War veteran Max Kurtz dies in Washington Iowa
Max Kurtz, 42, gas instructor at Camp Meade during World War I, died at his Washington Iowa home Thursday morning after years of ill health following injuries from an explosion in service. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon.
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INS
Max Kurtz
Camp Meade
Maryland
Kurtz
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