Mother of Six Weeks Old Baby Sentenced for Embezzlement
Knoxville reports Mrs. Marion Conrey, 22, confessed to embezzling 2098.58 in county tax payments while working for County Treasurer L. F. Bousquet. She received a 10 year sentence in Rockwell City state institution unless paroled. Her husband, 22, wept at home as their six week old son James is cared for by his grandmother.
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Knoxville
INS
Marion Conrey
Marion County
C. A. Kading
L. F. Bousquet
Rockwell City
Jessie Conrey
James
Norman R. Hays
Hays
William J. Johns
State
Nelson G. Kraschel
Conrey
Johns
Husband
D. D. Galvin
Marshal Bert Conrey
Grand Mound
Rebekah Lodge
Amanda Ehlers
Rose Singelman
Nettie Smith
Ethel Bird
Agnes Langbehn
Anna Stemple
Ruth Smith
Minnie Hansen
N. G
Laura Betts
V. G
Bertha Rock
Lillian Lichtenstein
Etta Bianck
Louise Schriener
Esther Henningsen
I. G
O. G
Lillian Wendell
Maquoketa
Leo Heinecke
Jane Mitchell
Jackson County
Andrew
CCC
Marion
Fayette
Edward E. Robinson
H. J. Robinson
Eva Fennell
West Union
James H. Roche
Winnifred
Bandit Routed By Waterloo Woman After Holdup
Waterloo police recount a morning crime spree ending when Hazel Lindsey, a 27 year old woman, grabbed the bandit's pistol after he tried to rob her. Earlier a clerk at a filling station had given the bandit six cents in change, but was later forced to surrender more. The assailant fled after losing his weapon in the struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Morton Decker
Hazel Lindsey
Wapello Man Dies After Auto Hit Near Fairground
John Dunn of Wapello, 74, a retired railroad worker for forty years with Rock Island and Lake Shore, died at 11 p.m. Thursday after being struck by Kenneth Johann's car while walking home from the fairground celebration. Survived by his wife and two sisters.
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Wapello
John Dunn
Kenneth Johann
Dunn
Chicago
Rock Island
Lake Shore
Muscatine
Former Belle Plaine Man Murdered in San Diego
Emerson Roudabush, 23, a Belle Plaine native and Navy sailor aboard the U S S Louisville, was stabbed to death Sunday in San Diego California. He moved to Belle Plaine at age thirteen and later served in the Navy since 1935. Surviving are his parents three sisters and funeral services were set for Flint.
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Gazett
Belle Plaine
Emerson Roudabush
United States Navy
San Diego
Calif
U. S. S. Louisville
Roudabush
Ira Roudabush
Flint
Navy
Frankie
Coc College
Dorothy
Lela Harries
Washington, D. C
Columbus Junction Receives 70000 Grant for Post Office
The joint treasury post office committee approves a $70 000 grant for a new post office site and building in Columbus Junction. Post office officials expect to visit in early August as the office status moved from third to second class last year. Nettie B. Lewis has served as postmaster since April 1934. The first office opened July 22, 1872 with M B Gentzler as postmaster.
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Columbus Junction
Treasury Post Office Committee
Nettie B. Lewis
M B.C. Gentzler
M. Carter
Main Street
Iowa 1938 Accident Toll Climbs To 209
Des Moines reports John Engstler 23 of Garner killed when his second hand roadster overturned near Clear Lake. Maynard Heronimus 24 of Holland dies in collision near Grundy Center. The toll for 1938 highway fatalities reaches 209 with no injuries in another vehicle.
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Des Moines
INS
John Engstler
Garner
Clear Lake
Maynard Heronimus
Holland
Heronimus
Earl Heine
Grundy Center
Iowa U hosts all state speech students in summer play
All state high school speech students at the University of Iowa present Philip Barry’s The Youngest this weekend. Orrin Wallis of Tipton stars with a cast including Robert Romesburg Cedar Rapids David Boyd Bob Pardon Helen Beye Patty Bates Iowa City Peggy Helser Marjorie Rupe Ames Phyllis Jean Herman Freeport Ill Dorothy Weber Columbus Junction.
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The
Gazette
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Philip Barry
Orrin Wallis
Tipton
Robert Romesburg
Cedar Rapids
David Boyd
Bob Pardon
Helen Beye
Patty Bates
Peggy Helser
Marjorie Rupe
Ames
Phyllis Jean Herman
Freeport, Ill
Dorothy Weber
Columbus Junction
Court OKs sale of Iowa City bank assets
The receiver of Citizens Savings and Trust Co of Iowa City was authorized by District Judge Harold D. Evans to sell remaining receivership assets in a court order signed Wednesday. The sale is set for 2 p.m. July 28 at the courthouse. Visiting for the remainder of summer are C. B. Upham and his mother, Mrs. Marilla Pittinger, from Washington DC, staying at Prof. and Mrs. John E. Briggs’ home as Briggs leaves for five weeks at the University of Colorado. E M Brown, 78, a longtime Masonic member, is critically ill at his home after a paralytic stroke.
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Iowa City
Citizens Savings and Trust Company of
Harold D. Evans
C. B. Upham
Secretary of the Treasury
Marilla_ Pittinger
Washington, D. C
John E. Briggs
Boulder
Colo
Briggs
University of Colorado
Pittinger
Upham
E. M. Brown
Masonic Lodge
Iowa State College Holds Summer Term Commencement
Iowa State College alumni welcomed ninety seven new members after the first summer term exercises. Forty six graduates received advanced degrees. Notable graduates include Milton T. McDonald Tipton and Will D. Schroeder Cedar Rapids in electrical engineering and Evelyn M. Burchard Cedar Rapids in foods and nutrition.
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Ames
INS
Iowa State College
Milton T. McDonald
Tipton
Will D. Schroeder
Cedar Rapids
Evelyn M. Burchard
Foods and Nutrition
Post Community club elects officers at annual meeting
At the annual meeting in Postville the Post Community club elected officers. Chet Pearson was named president, Henry Heusman vice president, and Harvey Schultz secretary treasurer.
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Postville
The
Post Community Club
Chet Pearson
Henry Heusman
Harvey Schultz
Site chosen for Buchanan county court house in Independence
Independence reports the site for the new 220000 dollar Buchanan county court house has been settled on the block of the old court house. The county plans to own the entire block with options on remaining residences, with WPA labor to demolish old buildings after completion. The building will be 138 by 72 with offices on the first floor and court rooms on the second, sheriff’s quarters and jail on the third.
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Spectal Ta Tha Gacette Independence
Buchanan County
County Board of Supervisors
Court House
Highway 11
WPA
County Board
Board of Supervisors
Scattered Rainfall Hits Iowa States North and East
Iowa experienced scattered rainfall with the heaviest totals in northern and eastern counties. Temperatures ranged from 70 to 80 degrees in the morning while Atlantic logged 93 degrees as the day’s hot spot.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Atlantic
Inwood
Alta
Estherville
Clarinda
Marshalltown
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Keokuk
Davenport
Albia
Mount Ayr
Ames
Iowa Relief Load Declines In June
Iowa's relief load fell slightly in June compared with May according to the state emergency relief administration. Families aided totaled 13,716, with 15,019 relief cases and 65,610 persons on relief rolls, down from May figures by 4,157.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Emergency Relief Administration
Iowa ten mile taxes total $50 874 in June
AP reports Iowa collected ten mile taxes in June totaling 50 874 dollars. Chairman Harry B Dunlap of the state commerce commission said 40 734 dollars was allocated back to counties for road use.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Harry B. Dunlap
State Commerce Commission
Traer Jail Easy For Conrad Gaston Arrested After Outbreak
Conrad Gaston faced little resistance in Traer jail as a large posse chased him through town. He brandished a crowbar and threatened to break out, prompting Marshal Otterman and Constable Richmond to fire warning shots. Sheriff Harris then transported him to the county jail in Toledo.
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Gazette
Traer
Conrad Gaston
Harry Otterman
Richmond
Gaston
Otterman
Harris
Toledo
Iowa WPA Cash Hits 1 666 650 In June 1938
Iowa's 22 770 WPA workers earned a total of 1 666 650 dollars in June 1938. An average 49 40 per worker for about 105 hours a month, with 94 percent of salaries paid to laborers on local relief rolls and six percent to non certified workers.
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Des Moines
Iowa
WPA
George J. Keller
Capture of Escapee Govig From Independence Hospital
O Bur ton Govig former Mason City grocer who escaped from the state hospital for the insane at Independence was captured Thursday night at Waterloo by police. Govig had been sentenced to the state penitentiary at Anamosa for the slaying of his wife at their Clear Lake home and was transferred to the hospital after being declared criminally insane.
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Mason City
O. Burton Govig
State Hospital
Independence
Waterloo
Govig
Anamosa
Clear Lake
Des Moines Union splits with AFL leader over arbitration
The Des Moines local Teamsters and Drivers Union passed a unanimous resolution at a 1400 attendee meeting opposing compulsory arbitration. It denounces the idea as unlawful and vows to resist any shift in Iowa law, urging labor legislation to repeal the criminal syndicalism law and enact a Iowa Wagner Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
AFL
A. A
Iowa Federation of Labor
Teamsters and Drivers Union
Iowa
Local 90
Couch
Maytag Arbitration Board
Cites Importance Of Junior College In Iowa
Dr Malcolm A Love says Iowa junior colleges will not fade. a survey shows the schools have served over 10 000 students for twenty years. He argues the future hinges on whether they remain preparatory or expand to provide general education for all high school graduates.
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Iowa City
INS
Iowa
Malcolm A. Love
Love
Voters In Wapello Face Utility Franchise Election
A special election in Wapello will decide granting a 15 year franchise to Wapello Utilities, a private concern, under an ordinance approved June 17. The franchise depends on building a sufficient plant by December 1, 1938 and a $12 000 surety bond. It may be forfeited for sale or noncompliance. rates capped at 6 14 cents per kilowatt hour. The utility is tied to P W Bonewitz Chemical and related firms. consolidation is proposed. The Iowa Southern Utilities company seeks extension of its franchise expiring January 1, 1939. The city council holds rate authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
Wapello Utilities Company
P. W. Bonewitz Chemical Company
Wagg-Bonewitz Company, Inc
Harley Wage
Four family members injured in Atlantic crash
Mrs Henry Pieken and three children plus two grandchildren were injured in a Friday automobile accident near Atlantic. The crash involved a car driven by Mr Pieken and another driven by the Rev J A Morse. Mrs Pieken suffered a brain concussion and the others were less seriously hurt.
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Atlantic
Henry Pieken
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