Ames conference to launch highway safety drive
Four pronged attack will open at Iowa State College June 29 to July 2 with state officials, safety authorities and law enforcement among the speakers. Topics include driver education, driver testing, signs and signals, speed limits, vehicle inspection, rural traffic, enforcement and truck issues. Governor Herring and officials will attend a July 1 dinner as part of the public conference.
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Ames
INS
Iowa State College
Formidab
Iowa State Safety Council
Earl J. Reeder
Chicago
National Safety Council
Maxwell Halsey
Bureau of Traffic Research
Harvard University
T. R. Perry
Phil Damon
Iowa Highway Commission
Sam Stiegerwal
Story County
H. T. Wagner
Black Hawk County
P. C. Taff
John Valentine
Centerville
Irving Knudson
Ellsworth
R. G. Moore
Dunlap
E. P. Laughlin
Imogene
Lew Wallace
State Motor Vehicle Department
John Hattery
Highway Patrol
Clint Knee
Adel
State Sheriffs Association
Henry Albers
Ralph Powers
Des Moines
Clyde Herring
Alex Miller
Earl Hall
Mason City
J. W. Coxsee
Monticello
Iowa Press Association
Drake estate promoter Hartzell held in Missouri hospital
An inquiry by Sheriff C F Keeling shows federal officials placed Oscar M Hartzell, Drake estate promoter, in a Springfield Missouri hospital for defective delinquents to study his mental makeup. Hartzell was convicted in 1933 of swindling thousands via the Drake estate scheme and sentenced to 10 years at Leavenworth. Federal officials sought verification of his claimed 1910 election as Polk County sheriff but thwarted by political skulduggery.
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Des Moines
C. F. Keeling
Oscar M. Hartzell
Springfield
Sioux City
Drake
Hartzell
Leavenworth
Kaw
Polk County
NamEd School Supt at West Union Chosen
R. W. Esslinger, longtime Jesup schools chief, was elected superintendent of schools at West Union Wednesday night. He will replace L. A. Steger who is leaving for business at Waterloo.
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West Union
R. W. Esslinger
Jesup
L. A. Steger
Waterloo
ISU to Study Driver Safety With AAA Grant
President Charles E. Finley announced Iowa State college will receive a $1000 grant from the American Automobile Association to support psychological research on highway safety. Dr. A R Lauer will lead the project to develop tests predicting accident likelihood and to build a safety education data base. Last summer he tested 1014 commercial drivers across eight states and is correlating results to distinguish good from accident prone drivers.
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AMES
INS
American Automobile Association
Charles E. Finley
Iowa State College
A. R. Lauer
Man Hurt In Fall From Bicycle At Courthouse
MARENGO Iowa Fred Goodman custodian at the county courthouse sustained a fractured hip Tuesday after his bicycle hit loose sand. He is hospitalized at Mercy in Iowa City and likely will stay about two weeks. His son Gerald has assumed his duties at the courthouse.
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Marengo
Iowa County
Fred Goodman
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Gerald
Arrest of Gail Schmuck Tied to Iowa Store Robbery Ring
Iowa AG office chief Glen Schmidt reports Gail Schmuck, 24, a fugitive in the Schmuck brothers gang that looted Iowa clothing stores for over 70 000, captured in Chicago after a stolen car arrest. Fingerprints confirmed identity. Schmuck admits the charge and awaits return to Webster City for trial.
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DES Moines
Glen Schmidt
Iowa
Gail Schmuck
Schmuck Brothers
Chicago
Schmuck
Schmidt
Neb
John
Glenn Schmuck
Fort Madison
Glenn
Jefferson
Earl Chisholm
Troy Hainer
Walter Kier
Webster City
112 Rural Pupils Earn Diplomas at Jones Graduation
Special to The Gazette. Monticello Rural schools of Jones county held eighth grade graduation with 112 graduates receiving diplomas from county superintendent Nellie V. Morey after address by Harriet Cunningham of Anamosa. List includes graduates from multiple townships with many names.
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Monticello
Jones County
Harriet Cunningham
Anamosa
Nellie V. Morey
Cass Township
Donald Fairbanks
Michael Whalen
Donald Gray
Milo Duke
Merlin Finn
Margaret Frasher
Castle Grove
Wilma Bartels
Robert Dietaker
Carol Cartano
Richard Tjaden
Paul Casper
Lowell White
Lowell
Roberta Helgens
Leona Sanford
Laura Kike
Elda Buol
Elenore Cooper
Russell Etten
Ruth Reuter
Kathryn Wilson
Madison
Ora Mae Andrews
Oxford
Evelyn Blizek
Mazei Meade
Lester Turner
Wyoming
Arnold Lazare
Agnes Petersen
Fred Petersen
Louis Petersen
Dorothy Kleeman
All-State Band Formed From Iowa Festival Winners
Iowa City will organize an all state high school band from festival winners. Prof. Charles B. Righter announced the plan in Iowa City. The band will rehearse at the University during the second summer session from July 20 to August 20. An orchestra of more than seventy pieces will rehearse in the first term.
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Iowa City
Charles B. Righter
University of Iowa
Foster Renominated From Cedar County
TIPTON La Mar Foster of Cedar county in the state legislature was renominated at the primary by a large majority. A Des Moines report later indicated he was among legislators who were defeated.
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Tipton
la Mar
Marriage Links Evelyn White to Harry Reynolds in Volga City
Volga City records the marriage of Evelyn White oldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Sidney White to Harry Reynolds son of Mr and Mrs Harry Reynolds on Monday. The couple will reside on the edge of town after graduation year and farm life.
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Volga City
Evelyn White
Harry Reynolds
West Union
Sidney White
Harrry Reynolds
Volga High School
Alumni Return For Record Reunion At Iowa City
Iowa City saw a record 1,136 University of Iowa alumni come back for class reunions during commencement week. Alumni registered from 27 states and five foreign countries. Thirty-one members of the class of 1886 attended to receive gold medals for their fiftieth anniversary.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Bruce E. Mahan
Iowa farmer pays nine direct taxes in May 1936
Iowa Daily Press Bureau reports a typical Iowa farmer with 187 acres paid $132 in nine direct tax classes during the first five months of 1936. The May box score shows monthly tax of $26.40, with $1.51 in sales taxes and $3.10 in gasoline taxes. Net cash income in 1935 was $1,461.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Daily Press Association
the Gazette
Cornell Prepares For Alumni Day
Alumni day at Cornell college features class reunions including the golden anniversary of 1886 and silver of 1911. Senator L. J. Dickinson to receive LL D. during alumni chapel service with noon luncheon at Pfeiffer hall. A 6 pm alumni banquet honors Addie Collin Gilruth, oldest alumna, with Cottingham as toastmaster and new Cornell song premiere by Edward Weissmil ler.
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Mount Vernon
Cornell College
L. J. Dickinson
Board of Trustees
Pfeiffer Hall
Cornell Literary Societies
H. J. Burgstahler
Addie Collin Gilruth
Evanston, Ill
Jessie Rigby
Cornell
C. W. Cottingham
Cedar Rapids
Sioux City
Cottingham
Cornell Alumni Association
Rubee J. Pearse
Raleigh
N. C
Eldon Coffman
Burgstahler
Edward Weismiller
Appleton, Wis
Red Tape Blamed for WPA Engineers Losing Jobs
In Des Moines investigators report that Bureaucratic hurdles hindered Council Bluffs engineers, leading to three WPA staff casualties. No financial irregularities found. projects including Abraham Lincoln high school's athletic field approved, but missing or incorrect job summary reports posed the risk of a broader shakeup.
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INS
Works Progress Administration
Council Bluffs
WPA
L. S. Hill
Missouri River
A. E. Michel
Abraham Lincoln High School
Michel
Hill
Emery Petty
Pottawattamie County
Fifth District
Earlville St Josephs School Closes for Summer
St Josephs school at Earlville shut its doors Friday for summer vacation. A planned Friday evening program in the school auditorium featured duets songs and playlets. Eighth grade graduates include Elmer Besler Eugene Boge Robert Hunt Joseph Haas Janette Budan Eva Mae Frieburger Virginia Konzen Delores Phillip Alice Spersflage Yvonne Thibadeau Delores Timmer.
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Earlville
St. Joseph’s
Elmer Besler
Eugene Boge
Robert Hunt
Joseph Haas
Janette Budan
Eva Mae Frieburger
Virginia Konzen
Delores Phillip
Alice Spersflage
Yvonne Thibadeau
Delores Timmer
Removable Plate Reveals 1918 Note in Rifle Find
Chariton resident Fred Shirer found a blood stained message under a German rifle butt plate. The note, dated Sept 28 1918, pleads to ship the gun to Fred Poole of Jewel City Kansas for a reward. Shirer tried to contact Poole on Friday.
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Chariton, In
INS
Fred Shirer
Chariton
Fred Poole
Jewel City
Kan
Shirer
Poole
Decorah Prepares For State Elks Meeting Next Week
Decorah hosts the Iowa Elks three day state convention at the high school auditorium with Floyd Thompson of Chicago and J Edgar Masters speaking. Activities include a 36 hole golf tournament trap shoot women’s golf bridge musical programs picnics a midnight frolic and a theater dance lineup.
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Gazette
Decorah
Floyd Thompson
Chicago
Grand Theater
Iowa Elks
Los Angeles
F. J. Frein
Niagara Cave
Awards Given Out At Lamont School Program
Lamont school program honors many seniors with awards for letters in hand and athletics, pins, and medals. Notable recipients include Ruth Durham Marl Davidson Floyd Jenks Velma Pagel Macyl Rule Mary Jeanne Rhines Virginia Vanek Nona Goldsmith and Eleanor Nolan. Commencement features include invocation by Rev A R Coover salutatory Melvin Allen and valedictory Veronica McGraw.
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Walter Wheaton
Nona Goldsmith
A. R. Coover
Masonville
Melvin Allen
Stella G. Taylor
J. A. Downer
Board of Education
Mabel Atkinson
Margorie Bowden
Alma Broers
Reynold Busse
Dorothy Cashen
Robert Cole
Murray Davidson
Murl Davidson
Nelda Dozark
Beryl Dunsmore
Dale Garretson
J. A. Havens
Iver Heidt
Glenn Hoffman
Grundy business man disappears after alleged embezzlement
Traer resident Traer Ed Pearson who ran an implement business in Grundy Center is sought on charges of embezzling 1400 dollars and wife desertion. A warrant for desertion was filed by his wife Betty Brown of Des Moines. He was last seen in Tracr trying to borrow money. his truck was found abandoned in Des Moines.
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TRAER
Ed Pearson
Grundy Center
Massey-Harris Implement Company
Betty Brown
Des Moines
Pearson
Tracr
Pioneer of Jones County Charles Iosty Dies at 89
Charles W. Iosty, 89, of Mount Vernon and pioneer of Jones County, died after a long illness. Born April 24, 1847, in Melson Prussia, he moved to Baraboo and later to Jones County, retiring to Wyoming in 1917. Survived by sons Clifford A G and C B Iosty and daughters Mrs. Beaver and Mrs. Mason, funeral Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at Johnston chapel. Burial Cedar Memorial Park Cedar Rapids.
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Charles W. Iosty
Cliffor W. Iosty
Melson
Prussia
Baraboo
Wis
Jones County
Wyoming
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Martha Alice Snyder Iosty
Iosty
Methodist Church
I. O. O. F. Lodge
Anamosa
Clifford
A. G
C. B. Iosty
F. N. Beaver
F. D. Mason
Lisbon
Johnston Chapel
Cedar Memorial Park
Decorah Golfer Hits Gophers Not Birdies
Decorah golfer Bob LinNevold achieved a rare feat at Hill Crest course by striking a golf ball that allegedly killed a gopher from the second tee. Eugene Simonson, nearby, investigated and found a dead gopher beside the ball.
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Bob Linnevold
Hill Crest Course
Eugene Simonson
Cedar Rapids Man Named To Office By Fire Fighters
OTTUMWA AP The Iowa Fire Fighters association re elected H C Schrage of Waterloo president at the closing session of its convention Here Thursday C E Chapelle of Sioux City was elected first vice president and Melvin C Thompson of Cedar Rapids second vice president The auxiliary named Mrs Clara Hobel Cedar Rapids as president Mrs W C Quackenbush Waterloo vice president Mrs Florence Berens Des Moines re elected secretary treasurer and Mrs Lydia Tone Sioux City trustee
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Ottumwa
Iowa Fire Fighters Association
H. C. Schrage
Waterloo
C. E. Chapelle
Sioux City
Melvin C. Thompson
Cedar Rapids
Clara Hobel
W. C. Quackenbush
Florence Berens
Des Moines
Lydia Tone
Anamosa Alumni Meeting Draws Historic Crowd
ANAMOSA The school alumni meeting was one of the largest in association history. Charles Cash Jr attended to witness the class of 1936 presentation by L W Runkle. Glenn McLaughlin welcomed new members as 1 250 graduates, 82 deceased, were noted.
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Anamosa
Charles Cash, Jr
L. W. Runkle
Glenn McLaughlin
Keith Heiserman
I. C. Lusk
Albertine Tice Cudworth
Sarah L. Cunningham van Zandt
Ed Lockwood
Leila Littlefield Carpenter
Albert Morey
Nellie V. Morey
William Thomas
Imogene Alderman Cressy
Frank Booth
School For the Deaf
Omaha
Jennie Beard
James E. Remley
Harriet A. Cunningham
Association
Harper Smythe
Virgil van Kirk
Marjory O'’Tool
Philo DuFloth
Julius Westphal
Cornell Art Exhibit Opens During Commencement Week
Mount Vernon exhibits by Cornell college students and works from the estate of Mrs Blanche Swingley Armstrong 91 donor of the new Fine Arts building. Exhibit opens in room 19 Law Memorial building at 3 closes at 5 Sunday afternoon.
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Gazette
Mount Vernon
Cornell College
Cornell
Blanche Swingley Armstrong
Springville Band Opens Season Under Schwab Direction
SpringvilleHometown band concert opens the season Saturday evening under director R T Schwab. The events are sponsored by the town's business men to support the school band program.
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Springville
R. T. Schwab
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