Liquor Stores Open as Iowa Commission Begins Operations
The Iowa state liquor commission reported nearly five thousand dollars in sales on its first day in five towns including Des Moines where more than two thousand dollars were sold. Opening dates for additional stores will be announced Thursday as stocks expand and shipments head to twenty seven locations by July. Medium and higher priced whiskies proved most popular and clerks remain inexperienced while stock variety was initially trimmed. In Sigourney Harley Adams 63 died after a heart attack with survivors including his wife and two children.
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Commission
Iowa
Mount Vernon Couple Wed in Marion Church Ceremony
Norman Techau and Dorothy M. Koch of Mount Vernon were married Tuesday at 3 15 pm in the Evangelical church in Marion by the Rev. Mr. Krog. They were attended by Lois Techau of Springville and Elwood Techau and will live with the groom's parents on a farm north of here.
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Linn County
Cedar County
Norman Techau
Dorothy M. Koch
Mount Vernon
Clarence
Evangelical Church
Marion
Krog
Lois Techau
Springville
Elwood Techau
Charles Techau
Ere
Veteran Judge Pleads for Civil War Comrade Before Supreme Court
Des Moines Iowa on Wednesday the Iowa Supreme Court weighed an appeal by 85 year old Marvin T Grattan of Decorah sentenced to life for murder in the Decorah fairgrounds case. His former Navy comrade 88 year old Judge James W Willett urged the court to consider possible manslaughter and lack of malice.
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Iowa
Supreme Court
Marvin T. Grattan
Decorah
Claude Meade
Decorah Fairground
Grattan
James W. Willett
Tama
United States Navy
Willett
Winnishiek County
National
Oley Nelson
James P. Risley
J. A. Nelson
G. E. Lyons
Cresco
Nelson
Hutchins To Address Iowa Teachers Convention in Dubuque
Dr. Robert Hutchins president of the University of Chicago will speak at the Iowa Teachers association forty first annual convention in Dubuque October 12 and 13 on The New Social Order He will join other leaders including Dr Paul C Packer Dr William F Russell Dr Ray Latham and Dr Leo Bruechner The Northeast Iowa division of the Iowa Congress of Parents and Teachers also meets then with Charles A Kittrell of Waterloo heading the executive committee
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University of Chicago
Iowa Teachers Association
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College of Education
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Teachers College
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Ray Latham
Iowa State Teachers Ee
Leo Bruechner
Hutchins
Iowa
Iowa Congress of Parents and Teachers
Allamakee
Benton
Black Hawk
Bremer
Buchanan
Butler
Cedar
Clayton
Chickasaw
Delaware
Fayette
Floyd
Howard Jackson
Jones
Linn
Mitchell
Winneshiek
Charles A Kittrell
Waterloo
Association
Blanchards Return to Montour for Golden Anniversary
Mr and Mrs E E Blanchard traveled from Grant's Pass Oregon to Montour Iowa to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at the home where they wed on July 10 1884 A granddaughter Gertrude Blanchard of Chicago accompanied them The couple plan to host a gathering for locals from 50 years ago still living in Montour Miss Erma Andrews and Donald Gilson wed at St Patricks church in Winthrop joining farming on the George Kinney place northwest of town
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Montour
Blanchards
Winthrop
Erma Andrews
Earl Andrews
Donald Gilson
M. A. Gilson
St Patrick's Church
J. L. Byrne
George Kinney Place
Anamosa Airport Site Again Considered for Expansion
Anamosa officials and a local delegation pressed for more land after the state railroad commission refused the current plot. The commission ruled the site is too small for standard runways and urged adding at least five acres.
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Anamosa Airport
Anamosa
INS
State Railroad Commission
Presbyterians Begin Loyalty Crusade Aimed at Growth
In RED OAK Iowa Presbyterians set a church loyalty crusade spanning from January to Easter Sunday The initiative led by Rev George C Dewey of Omaha seeks to recruit new members and bolster church finances The Dubuque presbytery named Dr David I Berger moderator of the synod for the coming year with Corning to appoint next year
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RED Oak
Jandy
Corning
Twister damages three western Iowa farms near Anita
A cyclone ripped across southeastern Iowa late Tuesday night, leveling farm buildings near Anita and injuring no one reported. Edith Taylor's farm lost a granary roof and windmill, while Earl Beaver Gene Taylor and J W Beaver farms also suffered damage. Telephone poles and wires were down over a six by four mile area, with orchards and crops heavily damaged. The first wind at 1 am was followed by a stronger blast at 2 am.
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Des Moines
INS
Anita
Iowa
Edith Taylor
Earl Beaver
Gene Taylor
J. W. Beaver
Old Water Tower To Be Made Into Silos
West Union plans recycle of a 100 foot water tank stood forty two years. Three Marting brothers from West Union Luana and Farmersburg will convert cylinders into two 30 foot silos and one 25 foot silo on their farms. Ernest Meyer may take three bottom rings for stock watering tanks. Standpipe at 135 feet high, built last week, cost about 12400 with a 3300 federal loan.
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Gazette
West Union
Court Yard
Marting
Milton
Harvey
Luana
Orlando
Farmersburg
Ernest Meyer
Marting Brothers
Court House
Alburnett Boosters Plan Thursday Community Day
Alburnett to observe Booster Day sponsored by local business men and citizens with a 10 a.m. school band concert a 1 p.m. free acts and a 2 15 p.m. ball game between Center Point and Alburnett. The day includes bicycle and sack races and a bowery dance in the evening.
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Alburnett
M. J. Tobin
J. M. Redmond
Center Point
Manchester Merchant Is Sued For Divorce
Helen A. Brown files for divorce from Clarence A. Brown Manchester undertaker and furniture store owner in Delaware County Court The couple married September 19 1923 have two children Eleanor age 9 and Nancy Ann age 4 She seeks custody temporary alimony not less than $300 monthly suit money and a writ of attachment against at least $20 000 of his property citing excessive drinking and substantial income and assets for the defendant
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Manchester
Delaware County
Helen A. Brown
Clarence A. Brown
Nearly Half Of Cedar County Taxes Are Paid
Cedar County treasurer J. M. Blazek reports 44 percent of 1933 taxes for 1934 collection. Taxes for 1934 totaled $628,420.56, while 1932 taxes for 1933 saw $662,917.11 paid of $715,406.02. 1931 taxes for 1932 left just over 1 percent unpaid. Of $787,525.28 levied, $778,60839 collected. Bonded debt from 1926 road improvements shows $294,000 redeemed, $835,000 outstanding.
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Tipton
J. M. Blazek
Cedar County
89 Year Old Woman Ends Life By Hanging
Funeral services were held Wednesday for Mrs. Eliza J. Merritt 89 who ended her life by hanging Monday. She lived on a Geneseo township farm with her son Oliver Merritt and was found by his wife in an upstairs room. Coroner Harvey Jones of Toledo ruled the death as self inflicted.
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the Gazette
Toledo
Eliza J. Merritt
Geneseo Township
Oliver Merritt
Elks Lodges Report Membership Gains Across Iowa
Iowa Elks rehabilitation committee chairman Clyde E. Jones says 34 lodges collected 900 new members in the last year. Davenport led with 68, Decorah 59, Fort Dodge 58. Grinnell had the largest gain at 47, a 30 percent increase. Over 400 expected at the banquet with Floyd E. Thompson and J. E. Master speaking. Purple and White ball to follow.
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the Gazette
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Clyde E. Jones
Ottumwa
Iowa Elks Rehabilitation Committee
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Fort Dodge
Grinnell
Floyd E. Thompson
Chicago
Coliseum
J. E. Master
Elks Home
Graham Denniston
Bryan requests recount in Poweshiek state rep race
Harold J. Bryan of Montezuma, Republican candidate for state representative in Poweshiek county, trailed by twelve votes to William Bolen of Brooklyn. He has demanded a recount, which has been granted and will likely occur at the next board of supervisors session in July.
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Harold J. Bryan
Montezuma
Poweshiek County
Wiliam Bolen
Board of Supervisors
Missouri Valley Custodian Murders Nephew While Sleeping
John Roth a 64 year old city hall custodian surrendered after shooting his nephew by marriage Pete Kortum a 22 year old who was sleeping Roth told Sheriff Conway he acted because Kortum had “busted up my family” He retrieved a revolver from a policeman and confessed to firing at Kortum before handing the gun to a Night Patrolman Kortum died at a Council Bluffs hospital at 5 am
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Missouri Valley
John Roth
Pete Kortum
Roth
Howard Conway
Seiq
Kortum
Conway
Maidnig
Williams
Pete
Council Bluffs
Postville Couple Wed at St Pauls Lutheran Parsonage
Miss Hazel A. Hoth of Frankville and William Behrens of Postville were married at St Pauls Lutheran church parsonage by Dr. R B Garten. Attendants were Florence Hoth and Lawrence Backhaus. A wedding dinner followed in Frankville and they will reside in Postville after a Kansas trip. A linen and miscellaneous shower followed with 160 guests.
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Hazel A. Hoth
Charles H. Hoth
Frankville
William Behrens
Arthur Behrens
Kansas
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