Iowa Supreme Court reverses Sentner conviction in Maytag strike case
The Iowa Supreme Court unanimously reversed the Poweshiek county district court ruling fining William Sentner 2500 dollars or jail for alleged 1938 Maytag strike activity. It also ruled that military commission proceedings and other testimony were improperly admitted. Sentner, CIO organizer, had faced charges under a wartime criminal syndicalism law.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Poweshiek County
William Sentner
St. Louis
Newton
W. L. Bliss
Military Commission
District Court
Sentner
Montezuma
Maytag
Communist Party
Three Brothers Reunite After 30 Years in La Porte Family Reunion
In La Porte a Wright and McClall family reunion brought together three brothers who had not seen each other for three decades. Harry McClall of La Verne California Frank McClall of Meen Ta Otis McClall of St Eighty three attended and reconnected with relatives.
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The
Gazette
LA Porte City
Wright
McClall
la Porte
Harry McClall
Laverne
Calif
Frank McClall
Meen
Otis McClall
St. Eighty-three
Nominations Announced For American Legion Officers
Earl Helbig and Carl J. Kassler were named for Marion Post No. 298 Commander at a Monday meeting. Several officers were nominated including R J Williams first vice commander and John Larkin second vice commander. The unit discussed Des Moines Hawkeye Boys State candidates and U S O drive captains.
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Earl Helbig
Carl J. Kassler
Marion
American Legion
R. J. Williams
John Larkin
A R. McElwain
L. R. Fitzgerald
A Robert
Walter Hall
Neal Miller
Glenn Larkin
Ed Boyanovsky
H R. Livingston
Z. N. Lund
T. L. Barkavill
Herbert Price
Ruby Hanscom
Carolyn Hanscom
Byron Wetzel
Springville
Neal Blok
Dayton Lininger
Margaret Leming
H. N. Strader
Golan Rollins
Walter van Fossen
U.S.O
Davenport
A. R. McElwain
Post and Auxiliary
Ruth Boyanovsky
Donna Helbig
Jeanne Clapp
Betty Blok
Dorothy Cutler
Sandra O'Neil
K. Cruise
City Council Approves Sewer Work and Dance Licenses
City council orders sanitary sewer construction on Twenty sixth Street from Fifth to Third avenues with bids open at July 7. Hallwood cafe granted class B beer permit and a dance license. Dance licenses awarded to Kit Kat Klub Scoreboard and Club Royale proprietors. Council renews highway maintenance contract with Iowa State for 211 miles to be paid 738.50. Fire chief and assistants named. reserve list set. Reynolds salary raised to 80 monthly. Street maintainer changes authorized. 75 toward oiling streets to Thomas Park.
Miss Sara Nott’s East Visit Includes Gold Jubilee Pageant
Miss Sara Nott returned from a trip to Washington, Philadelphia, Atlantic City, New York, and Boston. In Atlantic City she attended the General Federation of Women’s Clubs triennial convention as a delegate and took part in a pageant marking fifty years of the federation. She stayed with friends in Marblehead and Kalamazoo on the return journey, visiting Mr and Mrs Frank Steen and Mr and Mrs Neill Currie. Currie’s wife Ruth Anderson was the daughter of the late Judge and Mrs F L Anderson of Marion.
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Sara Nott
Washington
D. C
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
N. J
General Federation of Women's Clubs
New York City
Boston
Marblehead
Frank Steen
Buffalo
N. Y
Girls Teams To Play At Marion Softball Field
Two Cedar Rapids girls teams the Sanitary Dairy company and the La Plant Choate company will play tonight at the Marion softball field at 7 45. The second game features the Alburnet Oilers and the Springville Merchants, tied for first place in Marion Softball association standings. J M Albright Dies At 76 in Marion Timesday at 11 am following heart trouble. Funeral arrangements to be announced. Mr and Mrs Pat Laughlin of Savanna Ill were guests in the home of Mrs Laughlin's cousin W Irvin Farrell and Mrs Farrell.
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Cedar Rapids
Sanitary Dairy Company
la Plant-Choate Company
Marion
Alburnett Oilers
Springville Merchants
Marion Softball Association
J. M. Albright
Sixth Street
Pat Laughlin
Savanna, Ill
Mrs. Laughlin
W. Irvin Farrell
Mrs. Farrell
Amana Couple to Wed This Saturday
Mr and Mrs Ford Goerler announce the upcoming marriage of their daughter Elsie to Clarence Ehrmann son of William Ehrmann of West Amana. Miss Goerler works at the Amana woolen mill and Mr Ehrmann is in the refriger ation department at Middle Amana. The couple will live with the bride's parents in Amana.
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Middle Amana
Ford Goerler
Amana
Elsie
Clarence Ehrmann
William Ehrmann
West Amana
Miss Goerler
Ehrmann
Mead argues science can free people not enslave them
Dr Margaret Mead told the Iowa conference that science can be used to set people free by reshaping social processes rather than human beings. She urged changing living conditions, food, schooling, and life approaches to foster democracy and prevent loss of freedom.
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Iowa City
Margaret Mead
American Museum of Natural History
New York City
Iowa
Mary Smith
John Jones
Iowa Legion Head Attacks War Plea From Methodist Conference
Des Moines AP report quotes Lieut. Col Robert Shaw, Iowa American Legion commander, denouncing a Des Moines Methodist church conference resolution urging Roosevelt to keep the United States out of war. He says the telegram was sent to the wrong address and should have gone to Adolf Hitler. Shaw rejects pacifism saying readiness is needed if war comes, and condemns urging submission to Hitler.
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DES Moines (Ap
Robert Shaw
Iowa American Legion
Iowa
Man Killed as Freights Collide Near Shenandoah
An unidentified man was killed at 7 30 am Tuesday when two Wabash freight trains collided head on in the Wabash yards near Shenandoah. Train crews were unhurt. Authorities seek to determine if the victim was walking the tracks or riding in a car. A northbound train on a curve hit a southbound freight, derailing three cars. The body was crushed under a derailed car. only feet remained visible. The other locomotive backed away uninjured.
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Shenandoah
Hitler may have copied Indians terror tactics
Grinnell audience hears Egon Wertheimer claim Hitler borrowed elements of American Indian warfare to shape Nazi terror. He cites war cries, aircraft machine gunning, and fear of omnipresence as part of a totalitarian offensive strategy, arguing noise and psychological fear defined modern battle.
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Gazette
Grinnell
Egon Wertheimer
American University
Washington, D. C
Grinnell Institute of International Relations
Hitler
Wertheimer
La Porte City Auxiliary Names New Officers
New officers of the La Porte City American Legion auxiliary include President Mrs. John Miller and vice presidents Mrs. Ralph Foss and Mrs. C. V. Barnhardt. Other officers are Secretary Mrs. F. S. Garrabant, Treasurer Mrs. William Turner, sergeant-at-arms Mrs. Herbert Halbfass, assistant sergeant-at-arms Mrs. W. A. Franklin, chaplain Mrs. Collins Hamilton, historian Mrs. Harold Brallier, and executive board members Mrs. Fred Rampton, Mrs. Hugh Salmon and Mrs. Frank Miller. Retiring president Mrs. Ray Thomas and delegates to the Black Hawk county auxiliary meeting in Waterloo on July 11 include Mrs. Glen Teeter, Mrs. Ray Thomas, Mrs. William Turner, Mrs. Clyde Jenks and Mrs. Clarence.
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LA Porte City
la Porte City American Legion Auxiliary
John Miller
Ralph Foss
C. V. Barnhardt
F. S. Garrabant
William Turner
Herbert Halbfass
W. A. Franklin
Collins Hamilton
Harold Brallier
Fred Rampton
Hugh Salmon
Frank Miller
Ray Thomas
Glen Teeter
Clyde Jenks
Clarence
Black Hawk County
Waterloo
Supreme Court Rules Sullivan Must Hang
Iowa Supreme Court upholds death sentence for Ivan Leon Sullivan 29 for the fatal shooting of guard Robert Hart during a 1940 Fort Madison prison escape plot. The ruling notes Hart was killed in cold blood and confirms no mitigating factors. Sullivan to die by gas on Sept. 12.
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Des Moines
Ivan Leon Sullivan
Iowa State Penitentiary
Iowa Supreme Court
Robert Hart
Sullivan
Hart
Frederic Miller
Fort Madison
Lowell Haenze
Forrest Estes
Haenze
William Cunningham
LeMars
Cunningham
Marysville
Kaw
Diller
Ned Sullivan
St. Joseph
Mo Estes
Independence
Arizona
Estes
Sullivan and
James S Burrows
Fair Grove
Gallatin
Ames
Chappell
Neb
Wilber and Diller
Alumni Banquet Off Because Budget Must Be Balanced
Anamosa High School Alumni Association canceled this year’s annual banquet due to a $35 treasury deficit and the cost of feeding 69 new members. The group may hold a homecoming dance next fall to raise funds, with the banquet returning next year if plans succeed. Officers are Allen Weiss Nell Morey Howard Remley and Margaret Morea.
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Anamosa
Treasury
Anamosa High School Alumni Association
Allen Weiss
Nell Morey
Howard Remley
Margaret Morea
Fee Grabbing by Democratic Judges Attacked by GOP Column
The Des Moines AP report notes a Republican column in Left to Write accused two Democratic Iowa Supreme Court members of taking federal fees for railroad adjustment board referee work. Judge Richard F Mitchell, Fort Dodge, received 4500. former Justice Paul W Richards, Red Oak, 3600 in 1940. Critics say it lowers judiciary dignity and sets a bad example.
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Des Moines
State Supreme Court
Washington
Richard F Mitchell
Fort Dodge
Railroad Adjustment Board
Supreme Court
Paul W. Richards
Red Oak
Jane
Mysterious Bullet Strikes Rainbo Inn Near Anamosa
A .22 caliber bullet fired from a passing car struck the Rainbo Inn three miles southwest of Anamosa around 1 30 pm Monday. The bullet penetrated wall material and booth wall before stopping on the opposite side. Jones county officials and the sheriff's office are investigating, with the county attorney holding the bullet.
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the Gazette
Anamosa
Rainbo Inn
Jones County
Monmouth Girls Begin South American Hostel Trip
Pauline and Gladys Wilcox of Monmouth will sail June 28 from New York on the S S Acolleague for a two month hostel tour in South America. Isabel and Monroe Smith, founders of hostel travel in the United States, lead a group of 18 to promote amicable ties with southern neighbors and the youth hostel movement in the southern hemisphere.
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Monmouth
Pauline
Gladys Wilcox
William Wilcox
New York
S. S. Acolleague
South America
New England
Canada
United States
Wilcox
Jones County
Iowa State Teachers College
Longmont Colo
Gladys
Pueblo, Colo
Cornell College
Center Junction
Wyoming High School
Isabel
Monroe Smith
Ahepa Seeks Guard Against Liberty Abuse
The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association Ahepa on Monday urged a sane interpretation of constitutionally guaranteed freedoms to prevent abuses by un American elements. At the convention N A Poletis of St Paul Minn was named district governor. The Sons of Pericles elected Nick Strenglis also of St Paul as governor and the Daughters of Penelope with Mrs Gus Neorotist of Des Moines named leader.
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Ahepa
Des Moines
American Hellenic Ete Progressive Association
N. A. Poletis
St. Paul
Minn
Sons of
Pericles
Nick Strenglis
Daughters of
Penelope
La Porte City Couple Wed In Cedar Falls Church
Miss Noma Lureen Rupprich daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Rupprich La Porte City and Lieut E H Jebe son of Mrs Jurgen Jebe wed Monday afternoon at First Evangelical church Cedar Falls Rev E Brecher Van Horne officiated Matron of honor was Mrs James E Meadowcroft best man Richard K Frevert Usher were Raymond J Jessen Roy Rottman Dale McCarty C V Armstrong Bridesmaids included Alice Jebe Dorothy Miller Mary Latherow Katherine King The couple will live in Hampton Virginia where the groom serves on extended active duty as an instructor in the coast artillery school.
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LA Porte City
Noma Lureen Rupprich
Charles Rupprich
E. H Jebe
Jurgen Jebe
First Evangelical Church
Cedar Falls
E . Brecher
van Horne
James E. Meadowcroft
Mount Lebanon
Richard K. Frevert
Ames
Raymond J. Jessen
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Western One Associate Store
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W. J. Atz
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Pracce
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Fred McShane
Lee Voorhies
Carl Fernow
Vernon van Cleve
May Keirns
Marjorie Hawk
Carl Secrist
Franklin Park
Glenn L. Lyman
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Hadley
Drumm
Victor Herbert
Herbert
Lehar
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Mr. Lyman
Boy Scouts
John C. Mullin
United States Organizations For National Defense
Charles Guzzle
Arlene Guzzle
Binghamton
Lake Placid
Niagara Falls
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Louis Jones
Joe Elben
Marshalltown
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Newcombs
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Kenneth Brandt
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Melrose
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William McGrath
Diana Fret Club
J. A. Pringle
Unit No. 1
American Red Cross
M. D. Blazek
Ninth Street
Edna Morris
Portland, Ore
Fred Shireman
Carl Case
Thirteenth Street
Omar Sidwell
Delbert Shaw
Case
Confab
Science
Iowa Legion Head
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Berlou
Berion
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G.O.P
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Portland
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First Ave
W.E
Lewa
Lowe
Trevel
Wame
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