Davenport Judge Slams State in Liquor Raid Fines
Twenty of twenty three Davenport tavern owners pled guilty to disorderly conduct after a state agent claimed liquor was bought in their establishments. Each fined 25 dollars plus costs, three defendants to stand trial August 7. Judge Hornby criticized evidence gathering methods as bad ethics.
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Davenport
Nquor
L. E. Francis
State Liquor Commission
Iowa
Francis
C. O. Filseth
Harold Thuenen
Clutier Sets Date For Its Kolach Day
Clutier schedules its fifteenth Kolach day for Sunday August 19 following the county livestock show at Gladbrook August 16 to 18. Committees work on plans for a varied program and harvest festival plans for Immaculate Conception church are being formed. WYOMING Lois Husmann, 112, fell from an upstairs window Friday injuring her left leg.
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Clutier
Gladbrook
Clutter
Immaculate Conception Church
Wyoming
Lois
Will Husmann
Convicted Juvenile Home Head Resigns
Iowa City officials report Clarence E. Brown, superintendent of the Iowa City juvenile home, will resign August 1 after his conviction for assault and battery on a 4 year old ward. He was fined $50 and costs for beating Paul Akers with a piece of wood. the boy remained bruised. Brown told the board of supervisors of his intended resignation. the board accepted pending action.
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Iowa City
Clarence E. Brown
Itis
Brown
Paul Akers
Board of Supervisors
Cedar Valley Man Found Dead From Heat Near Home
Joseph Drahos 50 of Cedar Valley was found dead in woods near his home after intense heat. Coroner's verdict says he collapsed Sunday and was not missed until Monday. Survived by two brothers John and Frank and sister Helen Biskup. Funeral Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Solon. Theodore Hlubucek to officiate. Burial Oakwood cemetery Solon.
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Helen Biskup
Cedar Rapids
Solon
Theodore Hlubucek
Oakwood Cemetery
Former pupils honor Cedar County superintendent at Mechanicsville picnic
A picnic at Mechanicsville school grounds honored Miss Jane McCormick Tipton Cedar county superintendent of schools. Former pupils who taught with her from 1908 to 1916 attended along with many local families including Mr and Mrs Everett Ferguson and children Barbara Richard David and Walter. The gathering nominated officials for future annual events and praised McCormick for eight years of service.
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the Gazette
Mechanicsville
Jane McCormick
Tipton
Cedar County
Miss McCormick
Elmer Cruse
Dorothy
Lorraine
Raymond
Annis McKibben
Elsie Koppenhaver
Nellie Trump
Edith Bowers
Nellie Shrope
Edna Shrope
H. A Smith
James
Lois
Jean
Beulah Hatcher
Marvin Andre
Paul
Leander Crock
Lorette
Lawrence
Herbert
Lucian Trump
F. M. Wilson
Virginia
Nellie Albaugh
Ralph Inks
John S. Cook
Gerldine
Allen
Jackson
Buell
Mearle
Ferington
Glen
Fern
Jung
Joyce Catherine
Alta Mae
Everett Ferguson
Barbara
Richard
David
Walter
L. M. Nichol
Elenor Joy
Esther Pearl
Norma Jean
Howard
Mildred Meir
Billy
Leola Longerbeam
Raymond Collins
Alma
Lerch
Emma
Dorman
Loyd
M. S. Beck
Robert
Donald
Verlyn Dean
Earl Hodgkins
Maurine George
Mary Ellen
Olin
Rex Taylor
Reinbeck
Don Dallas
Mary Ann
Manly Wet Heads Elect Fourth District American Legion Leader
Fred Legerman of Manly was elected Fourth district commander at the American Legion convention in Worth county. Vice-commanders are Herman Thompson Waukon Byron Goldberg St Ansgar J Neuenschwanger Fayette adjutant Frank Christen Decorah and chaplain M J Harder Garnaville. Ten resolutions urged pensions for dependents opposes disability lists favors universal conscription backs amending old age pension law for veterans and supporting 75 percent disability for non service connected cases. Rev Paul Lavallette urged as department chaplain after two years as district chaplain.
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Eleader
Fred Legerman
Manly
Worth County
American Legion
Herman Thompson
Waukon
Byron Goldberg
St. Ansgar
J. Neuenschwanger
Fayette
Frank Christen
Decorah
M. J. Harder
Garnaville
Paul Lavallette
Jewelry thieves haul loot from Des Moines store
Des Moines thieves broke into L. Ginsberg and Sons early Tuesday and raided four display cases containing diamond rings watches and other jewelry. The loss was estimated in the thousands of dollars.
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Des Moines
L. Ginsberg and Sons
Notice of Sale in Estate of James Wiley
Notice to heirs and interested parties that an application to sell or mortgage real property in Cedar Rapids including Wiley additions and a portion of section 19 is on file in Linn County District Court. The hearing is set for July 25, 1934 at 9:00 AM at the Cedar Rapids courthouse. Objections must be filed with the Clerk.
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District Court
Linn County
James Wiley
Anna B. Wiley
Charles James Wiley
Fred Wo Hann
American Trust and Savings Bank of
Cedar Rapids
Lowian
Jane M Wiley
Jane M. Wiley
Anna K Wiley
Elsies
Syde
Elsie S. Sheldon
Mary L. Stearns
H R Wiley
John A. Wiley
Elizabeth M Hansen
Loreatad
Iowa
Wiley
North Range
Linn
Hat Saves Farmer From Bull Attack Near Home
Clarence Stanford, a farmer two miles south of here, escaped serious harm when a charging bull gored him. His hat flew off during the attack, drawing the animal away, and he crawled through a fence to safety. He suffered a fractured right arm, back injuries, and multiple bruises. Walter Lammert, another local farmer, was gored Saturday evening, fracturing and dislocating an arm, and was hospitalized after a Decorah exam.
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the Gazette
Rowley
Clarence Stanford
Here
Stanford
Postville
Walter Lammert
Decorah
Rochester
Nearly 7 Million Iowa Fish Saved During Last Year
Iowa game fish rescued by the Iowa fish and game commission totaled 6 952 584 for the fiscal year ending June 30 with 15 000 tadpoles saved in Taylor county. The program cost 5 172 dollars, far lower than raising the same number in hatcheries.
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Iowa
DES Moines
Iowa Fish and Game Commission
C. E. Schmidt
Taylor County
Mississippi River
Denial Of Compensation To Tipton Man Upset
Jesse J. Hamilton sought workers compensation for a fractured hip at a Tipton canning factory but the Iowa district court upheld an industrial commission ruling. The court found Hamilton acted as a supervisor representing his employer and thus not eligible for compensation. Attorneys were John Brooks for Hamilton and Carl Jordan for the J. Le Roy Farmer Canning company and insurer Fidelity and Casualty.
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T Tipton
Jesse J. Hamilton
A. B. Funk
Iowa
John T. Moffit
Industrial Commission
Hamilton
John Brooks
Cedar Rapids
Carl Jordan
J. LeRoy Farmer Canning Company
Fidelity and Casualty Company
Milk Sells At Five Cents A Quart In Belle Plaine
Belle Plaine residents continue buying milk for five cents a quart after a price spike earlier this spring. Milkmen briefly pushed to eight cents delivered or at the store, a rival store cut to seven, and free milk was given for two days to protest. A dairyman then offered six cents to the poor, prompting others to drop to five.
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Belle Plaine
Hopkinton Bank Installs Burglar Proof Equipment
The Citizens State bank in Hopkinton installs a burglar proof cashier's cage with bullet proof steel and glass. Eight electrified wires span the room above the cage to deter intruders and shock breakers.
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Hopkinton Bank
HOP Nton
Citizens State Bank Pele
Millersburg Boy in Hospital after Tarzan Stunt
In Millersburg, Paul Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Miller, swung from tree branches in Tarzan play with friends. He missed a grip, fell and tore a kidney loose with other internal injuries. He was treated at Williamsburg hospital.
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the Gazette
Millersburg
Guy Miller
Iowa
Paul Miller
Paul
Tarzan Paul
Williamsburg Hospital
Heat Kills Man At Vinton In Monday Tragedy
Special to The Gazette Emil Schultz 54 died after overheating while mowing at his Vinton home Monday evening about 5 30. His wife found him paralyzed and a doctor could not save him. Coroner Burrows ruled heat the cause. Schultz had previous sunstroke or heat exhaustion. Troy Mills farmer Clark Evers also overheated while cutting oats but saved by unhitching horses. reported improving Monday.
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The
Gazette
Vinton
Emil Schultz
J. R. Burrows
Belle Plaine
Schultz
Troy Mills
Clark Evers
Here
Evers
Woman Camper Bitten By Poisonous Snake Near Tama
Tama Ida Adams camping in Willett park near Lake Cherry was bitten on the ankle by a three foot water moccasin while picking firewood at about 10 30 p m Sunday night She received immediate treatment from Dr J M Standefer after which an incision and suction were used Her leg swelled but Monday her condition was reported satisfactory Adams has lived in Texas and is familiar with snakes The local belief is water moccasin and rattlesnake are the only poisonous snakes in the area
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the Gazette
Tama
Ida Adams
Willett Park
Lake Cherry
J. M. Standefer
Texas
Miss Adams
Delhi Dairy Day Plans Highlight Local Celebration
Plans for Delhi’s twenty fourth annual Dairy Day in the town park include speaker Dr E B Frye of Cedar Rapids music by the Hopkinton Municipal band two baseball games Hopkinton Midgets vs Delhi at 10 am Hopkinton Regulars vs Delhi at 3 pm free buttermilk by Silver Springs Creamery dancing and free motion pictures in the bowery with cafeteria meals served by the Methodist church Ladies Aid society arranged parlors
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Delhi
E. B. Frye
Cedar Rapids
Hopkinton Municipal Band
Hopkinton
Silver Springs
Ten Years Given For Breakin At Bellevue
Erwin Mangler age 22 of Green Island was sentenced by Judge Frank D. Kelsey in Jackson county district court to ten years in the state reformatory at Anamosa for breaking into the Schenk garage in Bellevue. Sheriff Leo Heinecke escorted him to Anamosa Monday evening. County attorney L. C. Schroeder notified Dubuque authorities since Mangler had been paroled from a fifteen year sentence for passing bad checks.
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Maquoreta
Erwin Mangler
Green Island
Frank D. Kelsey
Jackson County
State Reformatory
Anamosa
Schenk
Bellevue
Leo Heinecke
L. C. Schroeder
Dubuque
Olin Civil War Vet Collapses With Heat
J. S. Lawson aged 86, the town’s only living Civil War veteran, collapsed while walking downtown Monday from heat and suffered a heart attack but regained consciousness by noon. He is the first local fatality or heat-related case noted in the wave.
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Olin
J. S. Lawson
Mr. Lawson
Identified Bank Robber Among trio in Alden raid
Des Moines reports Park A Findley said Paul Adams identity matched as George Burns alias George Mc Keever, one of three men in the March 10 1931 Farmers Savings Bank Alden holdup. He was seized in Sioux City after fingerprints confirmed his role. loot totaled 4000 to 4500 dollars. Tama man Henry Marlow fined and jailed ten days for larceny at night. brothers Henry and Tom linked to tire thefts in Chelsea. Tom previously escaped custody in Marshall county last fall.
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Des Moines
Park A. Findley
State Bureau of Investigation
Paul Adams
George Burns
George McKeever
Farmers Savings Bank
Alden
Sioux City
Findley
Tama
Henry Marlow
George Harris
Salt Creek Township
Henry
Tom
Chelsea
Marshall County
Liquor Commission Raids Eight Des Moines Stores
Des Moines AP The state liquor control commission began action against illegal liquor traffic with raids on eight drug stores. Six stores allegedly yielded liquor. Chairman Cooper said the commissions raids will continue until bootlegging ends and illegal liquor sales stop.
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Des Moines
State Liquor Control Commission
Cooper
Commission
Mrs. Maritta Porter Dies Pioneer Resident of Fayette
Mrs. Maritta Porter 79 a Fayette county pioneer died Monday night after a long illness She lived in the area for more than fifty years Surviving are daughter Mrs Hazel O'Brien of Fayette and three sons Alfred L Des Moines Glenn Waterloo and Herbert Fayette Funeral services set for Wednesday afternoon
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Fayette
Maritta Porter
Fayette County
Hazel O'Brien
Alfred L
Des Moines
Glenn
Waterloo
Herbert
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Limburger
Ee Kraft
Manly Wet Heads
American Legion of
Fred W Hann
Man
Bull
Hat
Canning
Maxine Washburn
Winthrop
Wapsie
Maxine
Gay Washburn
A. D. Washburn
Lillian Washburn
Tarzan
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