Iowa City Man Killed In Crash On Highway 6
John E. Wortman, 25, of Iowa City died when the pickup he rode in collided with a semi on highway No 6. His companion Lester Golly of Ackley was seriously hurt and taken to University hospital with concussion and facial lacerations. Fred De Voss, Tarbel Transfer driver, was uninjured as hog feed cargo spilled. Witnesses fled the scene before patrolmen could question them.
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Iowa City
John E. Wortman
Here
Highway No 6
George D. Callahan
Lester Golly
Ackley
University Hospital
Fred de Voss
Tarbel Transfer Company
Churdan
Inclement weather delays Boy Scout Round-up in Iowa City
Iowa City brief notes rain postpones the Boy Scout Round-up from Friday to next Thursday at the city park with potential move to University fieldhouse if needed. Also reports 4-H club officers elected in Johnson County and Knights of Columbus new leaders named. A basement fire at Ford Hopkins drugstore causes about 3000 in damage. Bar exam admissions set for about 69 graduates with examiners arriving Monday.
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Serecal
Gazette
Iowa City
Johnson
Washington
Iowa
University
Viasta Frus
Lincoln Township
Johnson County
C. S. A. Hall
Elizabeth Spencer
Pleasant Valley
Marietta Lehman
Scott Township
Violet Lackender
Sharon Township
Knights of Columbus
Francis J. Boyle
Edgar G. Vassar
Verne C. Shillig
Charles C Collins
Phillip C. Englert
Arthur Clemence
Richard Bireline
Clyde R. Burnett
Clarence Kelly
John Dunhey
James Schmidt
Ford Hopkins Drug Company
J. J. Clark
Herbert J. Hoffman
Dubuque
William R. Hart
Town City
C. N. Jepson
John W. Anderson
Sioux City
Fred D. Everett
Jens Grothe
Obituaries and notices from Masonville and surrounding towns
Funeral services were held for Jay Wellman 88 at his Masonville home conducted by Rev A R Coover with burial in Greenwood cemetery. Six youths to be confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Millersburg. W H Robinson 74 died of apoplexy at Oxford Junction. services by Rev W A Wolgemuth. Marengo sees marriage of Margaret Jacobs to Dale Frick and election of Annice Griffith as president of the Methodist Missionary society.
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Masonville
Jay Wellman
A. R. Coover
Methodist Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Mr. Wellman
Alonzo Wellman
Kenosha
Wis
Coffins Grove Township
Florence Eastman
Mitchell
S. C
Trinity Lutheran Church
Virgil Koehn
Melvin Herren
Opal Wilson
Gloria Ann Maschmann
Marilyn Schultz
Evelyn Leifker
Millersburg
Pleasant Grove
Mount Zion
Oxford Junction
W. H. Robinson
Mr. Robinson
Joseph
Jeanette Robinson
W. A. Wolgemuth
Lutheran Church
Marengo
Margaret Jacobs
Joe Jacobs
Dale R. Frick
Dave Frick
F. P. Hladley
Margery Frick
Larry Roehrkasse
Marengo High School
Conroy High School
Annice Griffith
Methodist Missionary Society
Earl Hoyle
A. M. Bergman
R. A. Reece
A. T. Akerman
Sigourney
Eugene Gorman
What Cheer
C. A. Lyons
Lyons
Center Point
Jacl Williams
Hubert Williams
Iowa City
Williams Cemetery
McGregor
Clark Brown
Des Moines
Iowa Conservation Commission
Pike’s Peak
Mr Brown
Earnest Thompson Seton
Santa Fe
WPA
Scotch Grove
Frank A. Royden
Onslow
Williamsburg
Methodist Women's Home Missionary Society
Joe Smakel
A. D Jones
Grace Jones
Frank McCallister
N. A. Barker
Ella Fuller
A. B. Wallace
Mae Fuller
Lois Owen
W. D. Jones
Tom Johnson
J. C. Behrens
Norway
Douglas Smith
Belle Plaine
Presbyterian Church
A. H. Grossheim
Adella Peterson
Catherine Roberts
Ethel Walters
Betty Yoder
Toledo
May Palmer
Vinton
John L. O'Hara
Tama
Pioneer Honored On 80th Birthday
Mary Stien a Newhall pioneer was honored on her eightieth birthday June 7 at a family gathering hosted by her daughter Mrs Henry Brondel Born near Eagle Lake TL she came to Iowa with her parents and remembers horseback trips for mail Her father helped establish a Lutheran church four miles northwest of Newhall She married Henry Stien in 1879 becoming among Newhall first residents Their daughter Emma was the first girl born in Newhall She has a son Henry and four daughters Mrs Schnekloth Mrs Brondel and Miss Mary all of Newhall and Mrs Heinrich of Estherville
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Newhall
Mary Stien
Henry Brondel
Eagle Lake
Stien
Iowa
Conrad Kerkman
Blairstown
Mary Kerkman
Henry Stien
Emma
Manchester
Charles C. Barry
Delaware County
Barry
Thomas P. Shaffer
Hortense Trenchard
Vincent Smith
Near Ryan
Leon Millard
Thermopolis
Wyo
John S. Barry
Iowa City
Modern Woodman of America
1. C. O F. Earlville
Herbert Ham
Dubuque Hospital
Raymond
C. E. Schwartz
Roy Meister
Albert Retz
Elgin
Mary E. Pound
Delaware Township
Lyle Retz
Ryan
Miles A. Retz
Gladys Brauer
Adnel Retz
Springville
Quality Club
The
Presbyterian Church
L. A. Johnston
Mary Jean
Cuelsea
Henry Wauters
Wauters
Belgium
Leonie van de Velde
United States
Poweshiek
Tama
McKeen
Chelsea
St Patrick’s Church
Brooklyn
August Facile
Dale Carr
Clinton
Milo Vayroch
Morris
Albert
Mary
Alice
Leonard
Cyril
Emiel Wauters
Victor
Lena Wauters
August Seegers
Anna Mae Pilkington
Charles Yarborough
Des Moines
Thomas
Ozark Mountain
Register and Tribune
McGregor High School
Elkader Junior College
Conservation Commission
C. S Thomas
Washington
Drake University
University of Iown
Decorah
Anon Bernatz Post Legion Auxiliary
Grace Nelson
Callie Olson
Genevieve Shea
Gertrude Cool
Tillie Widmer
Blanche McArthur
America
Mt Sterling
Wis
John
Frankville
Jacob
Glenwood
Martin
Pleasant
H. D Halverson
Thief River Falls
Minn
Gustav Oldre
Kennett
Agrim A. Lee
Lee Lanner
Lloyd Robertson
Roy Smith
Palo
Hepker
Lloyd Hepker
Prace
Palo River Bridge
S A. Hepker
Montezuma Election Contested Over Light Plant Victory
Special to The Gazette reports a contest filing with city clerk C. F. Dickson by C. K. Gunnar of Iowa Power and Light alleging three election errors in Montezuma. The complaint cites electioneering near the town hall, more than 25 illegal votes, and inaccuracies in the canvass count regarding the municipally owned light plant vote.
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Montezuma
C. F. Dickson
C. K. Gunnar
Iowa Power and Light Company
E. B Williams
Board of
Burgstahlers to Visit South America This Summer
Mount Vernon notes Dr. and Mrs. H. J. Burgstahler depart Thursday for Delaware Ohio for Ohio Wesleyan commencement where he was elected president. They will then go to New York City to sail for South America on June 16 with visits planned to Barbados Rio de Janeiro Montevideo Buenos Aires and Chile returning August 7.
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Mount Vernon
H. J. Burgstahler
Delaware
Ohio
Ohio Wesleyan
Burgstahler
New York City
Frank Hodgson
Ruth
St. Paul
South America
Barbados
Rio de Janeiro
Montevideo
Buenos Aires
Chile
New York
Zalmona Church to Observe Annual Mission Festival
WAUKON congregation of Zalmona Presbyterian church plans its annual mission festival on Sunday with Rev. E H Buschmann in charge and Rev. A E Drake of Lenox S D as speaker. Other participants include Rev M C Buettell a former pastor and Rev I Fraser of Postville. Zalmona church organized August 11 1856 near Waukon.
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Waukon
Zalmona Presbyterian Church
E. H. Buschmann
A. E. Drake
Lenox
S. D
M. C. Buettell
I. Fraser
Postville
Zalmona
Drizzling Rains Bring Partial Relief to Iowa Farmers
A slow, drizzling rain began Friday night and spread across southern, central, and northwestern Iowa, with the heaviest fall in Inwood at .96 inch. The rain narrowed pest pressure from chinch bugs, offering initial relief though not yet a full check. Reports showed varied totals from Sioux City to Mount Ayr, and the precipitation extended into much of the state before ending Saturday morning.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Secretary of Agriculture
Mark Thornburg
Waterloo
Dubuque
Bureau
Inwood
Sioux City
Lamont
Clarinda
Mount Ayr
Missouri Valley
Eastern Iowa News Briefs Roundup of Local Marriages and notices
Multiple short items from towns including Traer, Belle Plaine, Calmar, Waukon, Anamosa, Tipton, and more. Marriages in Traer and Waukon. Legion auxiliary elections in Calmar and Van Horne. civic events at Columbus Junction and Tipton. obituaries for Wilton Junction and Washington area figures. school and church events across many towns. probate notices in Tama county. Names include Ealey Sarchett, Pauline Haug, Cletus Damon, Katheryn Meehan, Mary B. Denison, Harry Slycord, Eugene Gorman, and many more.
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Waukon
Cletus Damon
Katheryn Meehan
Taylor Township
St Josephs Church
Paint Rock
J. J. Costelloe
Mary Foley
James Damon
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Columbus Junction
Presbyterian Church
Mary Eleanor Driebelbis
Hollyce Chase
A. Apland
Harvey Manuel
Reta Noah
Eileen Chase
van Horne
American Legion Auxiliary
L. G. Colston
William Schultz
Jess Kerkman
Ralph Shannon
The
Washington Evening Journal
Jones Funeral Home
Frederick W. Eastwood
Elm Grove Cemetery
Denison
A. B. Bell
San Diego
Calif
Washington County
Solon Bride Weds Richard Krob at St Peter and Paul's
Miss Jaromila Rozinek daughter of Mr and Mrs Alvis Rozinek and Richard Krob son of Mr and Mrs Frank Krob married June 5 at St Peter and Paul's church near Solon. Rev J E Michalek officiated in a ceremony reported by Solon Special.
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Gayette
Solon
Jaromila Rozinek
Alvis Rozinek
Richard Krob
Frank Krob
St. Peter and Paul's Church
Here
J. E. Michalek
Derringer Escapes Arrest By Skirting New York Writ
New York bound writ of body execution sought against Cincinnati Reds pitcher Paul Derringer failed as he stayed outside New York City. Writ aimed at recovering damages from injuries allegedly caused in a Philadelphia hotel fight. Derringer remained in Philadelphia with friends during the national open golf tournament. Justice Hammer criticized assaultive athletes. Derringer remains immune to arrest in New York state.
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New York
INS
New York City
Paul Derringer
Cincinnati Reds
Robert E Condon
Marchment
N. Y
William B. McKechnie
Reds
Derringer
Philadelphia
Condon
Ernest E. L. Hammer
New York State
Unit To Recommend Measure For Seven New Federal Judges
A senate judiciary subcommittee agreed to recommend legislation authorizing Roosevelt to appoint seven new federal judges. It made a partial report and approved adding a new justice to the Sixth and Eighth circuit courts. The Sixth circuit spans Ohio Michigan Kentucky and Tennessee. The Eighth circuit covers Minnesota Iowa Missouri Arkansas Nebraska North Dakota and South Dakota.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Sixth Circuit
Ohio
Michigan
Kentucky
Tennessee
Eighth Circuit
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
Arkansas
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Professor Demonstrates Liquefied Coal Fueled Car at Trade Show
Professor Francis W Godwin of Armour Institute of Technology drives a car powered by liquefied bituminous coal, claiming fuel costs half that of gasoline. The demonstration at the American retail coal convention shows initial sputtering from gravity feed, then a smooth run as the bubble issue is addressed.
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Chwicago
Francis W Godwin
Armour Institute of Technology
Godwin
Godswin
Mary Martin Triumphs: Broadway Hit Leads to Paramount Contract
Hollywood reports Mary Martin, a Texas native who failed to land a film deal on her first Hollywood try, found success on Broadway in Leave It to Me. Signed by Paramount for a lead role in a Victor Herbert musical, she will arrive soon for wardrobe tests.
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Hollywood
Mary Martin
Paramount Pictures
Victor Herbert
Miss Martin
New York
Martin
Bomb kills son of labor figure in Moorhead garage blast
Milton Lee, son of Moorhead bakery owner John Lee linked to ongoing labor disputes, died when a bomb attached to his car’s starter exploded as he prepared to leave for work. The blast destroyed the car and wrecked the adjacent garage.
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Moorhead, Minn
Milton Lee
John Lee
Moorhead
Lee
Pan American Atlantic Clipper completes third transatlantic flight
The Atlantic Clipper landed at 7 48 am Saturday in Port Washington New York from the Azores to finish Pan American Airways third transatlantic commercial flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Washington
Pan American Airways
Azores
Where to Go Ads Highlight Nightly Want Ads Fun
An advertisement notes the nightly fun of browsing the Want Ad section for “Where to Go” listings. It invites readers to explore playful, casual options hidden in everyday classifieds and enjoy the lighthearted ad feature.
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Stanwood
Fred Vrooman
Voorman
North Platte
Omaha
Millie Porter Kite
Vrooman
Charles Sitler
California
Massman Construction Company
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Rock Island
Risk Construction Company
Anamosa
Maxine Dearborn
G. F. Dearborn
Stone City
Ralph Porter
Frank Porter
Porter
Jones County
State Highway Commission
Black Hills
Farm Loans International Finance Corp
American Trust
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Roy Ealey
Marquad Sarchett
Traer
J. J. Snyder
Sarchett
Toledo High School
Cedar Rapids Business College
NYA
Sheldahl High School
Simpson College
Eloise Morrow
George Snyder
Calmar
Howard
Allamakee
Winneshiek
Pauline Haug
Spillville
Winneshieck County
Edna Bjonreud
Ina Iverson
Mary Martinek
Mabel Bjonreud
Elsie Marron
Florence Yager
Rose Frana
Pauline Sandager
Eleanor Brom
Benneti
Frank Weich
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B. R. Bauman
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Esther
Ira W. Pierce
Red Oak
Center Junction
Presbyterian Sunday School
Harry Chase
S. G. Thompson
Harry Alyea
the Gazette
Harry Slycord
Pella
Della
Elmer Eagan
Fort Madison
Cedar Rapids
Monticello
Gertrude Chipman
Clara
Fred W. Shilts
Algona
Charles F. Martin
Leitla Jean Felton
Maquoketa Township
Dale Edwards
Castle Grove
Doris Ann Haylock
Fairfield Township
Wilton Junction
Louis Charles Marolf
University of Iowa
Wilton
Zion Lutheran Chartet
Marolf
Edwin J
Clara Schmidt
Dysart
Mary Vavra
Fred C Vavra
Arlington
Doris Nus
George Ridenour
Ronald Braulick
St. John’s Lutheran Church
St. John’s Luther League
Ervin Philipp
Robert Kruempel
Reynold Busse
Walter Hahn
Wayland Frederick
Irene Andrea
Katherine Kruempel
la von Gama
Mary Schmidt
Eileen Schmidt
DELTA
Tom Standley
Delta Telephone Exchange
Standley
Raymond Moore
Agency
Carroll
Perry
Elza
Delta Christian Church
W. H. Cross
Riverside
Young Men's
Young Ladies
St. Mary's
Robert Kiefer
Paul Yeggs
Robert Dunn
Paul Ruth
Marian Droll
Vera Knebel
Omar Kiefer
Robert Kloppfer
Donald Jlotka
Melvin Schneider
Albert Rose
Edward Digney
Bernard Heitzman
William and
Firmin Waldschmidt
Robert Pailliotet
Mary Laney
Stella
Miriam
Elaine Heitzman
Regina Delaney
Coletta Schnoebelen
Idas Skubal
Dorothy Colbert
Louis Dautremont
Wilbert Kinsey
Verne Kueneman
Charles Skubal
Frances Klein
Marjorie Kron
Teona Kucera
Peter
Velma Rotenburger
Richard
Gerald Armbruster
Paul Hellerman
Martha Dautremont
Dorothy Knebel
Francis Baschnagel
Omer
Francis Waldschmidt
Eldon Yeggy
Methodist Episcopal Church
Mary Ann Bruger
Lorraine Clark
Carol Ralston
Shirley Clark
Paul Ray Clark
Lyle Rodman
Bruce Caldwell
Eula Bennett
Larry McKee
Bobby Condit
Clermont
Marie Sutter
Allen Anderson
E. E. Ramsey
Robert Bemis
West Union
Mildred Butikofer
Leo Sutter
Dan Sutter
Anderson
Andrew O. Anderson
City Federation of Women's Clubs
Francis R. Fleming
C. L. Johnson
James Kelley
Don Howard
Wilfred Stevens
O. V. Dobson
B. T. Schwab
Congregational Vacation Church
Vern Purcell
J W. Streeter
Florence Hale
la Vonne Streeter
Maude Barnes
Charlotte Hartman
L. A. Downing
Madge Louise LaChapelle
Helen Mary Kellogg
May Amelia Zeuch
Claire Mosely
Maxine Carroll
Gail Mosely
Betty Day
Joan Fulton
Lucille Remley
Connie Ogden
Ward Schwab
Allan Weiss
Dick Lanner
Sessons
Elberon
IT. O. O F
Rebekah
American Legion Auxiliary of
Benda-Sell
Mabel Zeman
Elnora Kasal
Julia Stanek
Mary de Vore
Anna Johnston
Julia Stotlemyre
Central City
Federated Church
Arnold O Kenyon
E. C. Allen
Tipton
A. B. Nelson
Durant
J. E. Heisermann
Harry Baker
Buchanan
Cedar County
W. W. Christian
Bryan Marker
West Side Park
Baker
Oxford
Evelyn Shebetka
Martin Shebetka
Paul Gegenheimer
Herbert Gegenheimer
Ladora
Williams
Clarence Schropp
Oxford High School
John T. Moffit
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Class Officers Council
Alumni Association
DE Witt
Robert Togerson
Taylor Ridge
Jrl
Reynolds
Ill
Edna Neville
DeWitt
L. L. Neville
Togerson
Macomb
Jll
Congregational Church
Robert
Francis
George Neville
Sacramento
Ralph
Mason City
Harold Neville
Scotia
Alfred Funnell
Irene Neville
C. F. Sacugling
Monona
John Reidel
Mary C. Rudy
First Lutheran Church
T. A. Hoff
Mary Christine Anderson Ostrom
Springfield Township
Nels
Bride
Lasswell
Rae
Tbe
Axtes
Iowa Electric Welding CO
Henry Malek Pano Dil
Iowa City Sales CO
D. J. Gatens, Mgr
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