Iowa Forestry Camps Approved in State Plan
About 200 members of the Iowa forestation army will relocate to an eighteen acre site near the Iowa City airport for the twelfth state camp. Sixteen camps are approved statewide impacting thirty four counties with plans for soil erosion and disease control projects hindered by the ruling.
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State of Scials
Resis
Pricay
Federal
Authontics
Ralph Kattuncer
Iowa Emereency Minef Commission
Iowa
National Forestation Army
Kittinger
Allamakee
Winneshick
Clayton
Fayette Bremer
Black Hawk
Butler
Grundy
Hardin
Franklin
Cerro Gordo
Worth
Winnebago
Hancock
Wright
Hamilton
Iowa City
Iowa Forestation Army
Des Moines
Davenport athlete dies on graduation day
Aubrey D Allen an 18 year old Davenport high school track star died from a broken neck after diving into shallow water at Credit Island beach on Wednesday. He had earned a major D for track and belonged to the basketball squad last year. His graduation exercises were postponed.
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Davenport
Aubrey D Allen
Allen
Credit Island Beach
Young Allen
Earl Hall to Lead Wisconsin Parade Clad in Pajamas
State Commander W. Earl Hall of the American Legion will march at the head of Wisconsin’s state convention parade in pajamas. The move stems from a bet with Wisconsin commander George Howitt over a membership contest. Hall must wear Howitt’s pajamas as the wager’s consequence. Iowa’s wider result against Minnesota is noted as unclear.
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Earl Hall
Wisconsin
Des Moines
TNS
W. Earl Hall
American Legion
Town Legionaire
Official Legion
Hall
George Howitt
Iowa
Minnesota
Postpone Hearing Of Driver In Fatal Crash Near Vinton
Justice Burnham continues arraignment for Clarence Weekley 32 of Waterloo on operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated after a fatal crash near Vinton that killed Sam Fry of Wauzeka. Gorge Pettit 41 of Waterloo is charged. others in the Weekley car remain under investigation and hospital guard.
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Vinton
Clarence Weekley
Waterloo
G W Burnham
Weekley
Sam Fry
Wauzeka
Wis
Milo Brundage
Guy Albert
Fry, Weekley
Brundage
Couple Badly Hurt In Crash Near Sigourney
Mr and Mrs Albert Striegel of Harper were seriously injured when their car overturned near Harper Thursday about 11 am. Mr Striegel had a broken leg and Mrs Striegel, in serious condition, suffered chest injuries and a knee wound. They were treated at Sigourney hospital by Dr Clarence Heald after the car left the road and struck a ditch. Mrs Striegel reportedly broke a door glass to escape.
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Sigourney
Albert Striegel
Harper
Striegel
Sigourney Hospital
Clarence Heald
Steigel
Church of Christ Pageant "Who Bids" Sunday Program
The Church of Christ Sunday school presents the children's day pageant "Who Bids" Sunday at 10 30 am. Mrs A W Savage is superintendent and director, Harold Madery serves as assistant superintendent, in charge of decorating.
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Coggon
Church of Christ Sunday School
A W Savage
Harold Madery
Iis
Business Gains Indicate Promising Upturn in Iowa
Special to The Gazette from Iowa City reports Prof George R. Davies of the University of Iowa bureau of business research says most major indicators rose in April. Retail sales jumped 14.5 percent from March, farm prices rose 51 percent, and carloadings increased while inflation is seen as only a partial factor in the brighter outlook.
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The
Gazette
Iowa City
George R. Davies
University of Iowa Bureau of Business Research
Davies
Roosevelt
Youth Shot While Sitting in Car With Girl on Road
Des Moines(AP) police searched for two assailants who wounded Rollin Anderson 21 as he sat in a parked car with Miss Florence Thompson on a lonely road. Anderson said he was shot without warning when the attackers ordered him and the girl from the car and forced them into the country before a farmer brought them to town. Anderson’s condition was not serious.
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Des Moines
Rollin Anderson
Florence Thompson Anderson
Anderson
Oelwein Meeting on Road 10 Improvement Friday
Boosters for the improvement of road No 10 east of Strawberry Point plan a meeting in Oelwein on Friday June 16 Delegations are expected from Dubuque Edgewood Strawberry Point Durango and other nearby towns A dinner will be served at the New Home cafe at 6 30.
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Oelwein
Strawberry Point
Dubuque Edgewood
Durango
New Home
Henry Toedt former Tama County auditor dies at 84
Henry Toedt 84 former Tama county auditor and businessman died at his home after an illness. Funeral services will be held Saturday at the family residence with Rev W O Eckler officiating. Burial in Oak Hill cemetery. Survived by two daughters Mrs A M Vorhes and Mrs B C Downes.
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TAMA
Henry Toedt
Tama _ county
W. O Eckler
Methodist Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Toddt
Schleswig-Holstein
Germany
United States
Clinton
Augusta Wilhelmina Hencel
Tama County
Toedt
Commercial Savings Bank
Toledo
N. S. Beale and Son
A. M. Vorhes
Town Falls
B. C. Downes
Pioneer Drummer Of Center Point Celebrates 84th Birthday
Center Point resident S. M. Dunlap, longtime pioneer drummer of the Center Point band which retired last year, celebrated his eighty fourth birthday at home. Born in Mount Vernon Ohio he moved to Iowa as a boy and settled in Center Point. He remains active with garden work visits neighbors and recalls a life rich in music and public service. His daughter Eletha McCail is a local school musical director, and his son Leo died in 1916.
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Gazette
Center Point
S. M. Dunlap
Mr. Dunlap
Dunlap
Mount Vernon
Ohio
Iowa
Waterloo
John Smith
Pocahontas Pied
Dunlap-Smith
Samuel
Eletha McCail
Leo
Mercury Forecast Signals Hot Iowa Weekend
Iowans enjoyed a temporary respite from a heat wave with slightly cooler Friday air. Forecaster Charles D. Reed predicted a weekend of gradually rising temperatures with many areas approaching 100 degrees. The hottest Thursday was 93 at Waterloo and Cedar Rapids cooled to 54, while Forest City reported 0.2 inches of rain.
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Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Forest City
Remain In Prison Rather Than Face Iowa Murder Case
Denver report says Frank Harris and Rollie Blackburn, wanted in Sioux City for the Launsbach murder, chose to stay in Colorado state prison rather than accept automatic paroles. Launsbach, a former Sioux City jeweler, was found dead at a filling station January 14, 1927.
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Denver
Frank Harris
Rollie Blackburn
Sioux City
Charles Launsbach
Colorado
Launsbach
Blackburn
Harris
Washington
Suit Filed To Test Iowas Bond Issue
Notice served on state executive council members in Polk County District Court fo r a petition for injunction to block 20 million dollars in five percent bonds. James W Hubbell and F C Hubbell lead the suit asserting taxes would rise. In Calmar a seven member confirmation class will be received at Calmar Lutheran church conducted by Rev H A Preus.
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Des Moines
State Executive Council
Iowa
Polk County
James W
F. C Hubbell
Executive Council
Calmar
Calmar Lutheran
H. A. Preus
Kathyrn Kittisby
Violet Luzum
Juanita Blackmarr
Melvin Nesvik
Donald Severson
John Levin
Ralston Reisner
Open Lowden Quarry Under Sheriff Guarded Reopening
Special to The Gazette Tipton Cedar county sheriff W. W. Christian and deputy Melvin Marks guarded the Lowden quarry reopening after strikers threatened trouble. About twenty five county workers resumed at the new wage scale of 15 cents an hour. The quarry is among county operated sites offering employment to the needy.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Lowden
W. W. Christian
Melvin Marks
Representative McCreery to Speak at Prohibition Meeting
Rep. D. R. McCreery of Alburnett will address the anti re peat meeting at the Evangelical church Sunday evening. He is a strong supporter of prohibition. Music will be provided by the church orchestra.
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Lisbon
Rep
D. R. McCreery
Alburnett
Evangelical Church
McCreery
Clarence Couple Celebrate Their 50th Anniversary
Clarence Mr and Mrs Louis H Rix observed their golden wedding at home with 37 guests including Sophia Muhs of Lowden a bridesmaid from 50 years ago Esther and Anna Hartwig provided music Maurine Rix Leona Meier and Harlan Goldsmith hosted a dinner and the couple's history set on a farm near Clarence before retiring in 1912
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Clarence
Louis H. Rix
Maurine Rix
Leona Meier
Harlan Gold- Smith
Earnest Meier
Lowden
Henry Meier
Dick Meier
Leona
Louie Conrad
Bennett
William Rix
Gus Goldsmith
Marvin
Harlen
Richard
Warren
Vernon
Charles Rix
Maurine
Elwood
Storm Lake
Herman Rix
Everett
Allison
Henry Biers
Howard
Raymond
Norman
Frederick
Hugh Rix
Robert
Elizabeth
Mildred
Jail Dysart Man For Driving Car Without License
Clarence Beilke of Dysart was jailed for fifteen days after driving a car without a license. He previously failed to obtain a license due to three convictions for driving while intoxicated. Bandalia news notes a Boy Scout troop meeting with officer elections.
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Dysart
Toledo
Clarence Beilke
Beilke
George F. Lee
State Department
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Armstrong's
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Vogue
Armstrong
Mercury
Lester Olson
Harold South
George Garner
Manuel Maldonado
David Stringer
Bernard Weston
Lowden Quarry
Bandalia
Noel Bacon
Robert Scannell
B. R. Clark
R. A. Doss
Sistan
Firestone
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Ecru
the Fair Shoe Store
First Ave
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Pepe
Kresge’s
First Avenue E
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