Two Alleged Slot Thieves Stopped By Bullets
Two men Edward Kautz and David Preace were captured near Monticello after Marshal Roy Pearson fired two shots and blocked a highway. They allegedly stole three slot machines from a Worthington restaurant and were detained by Sheriff Henry Eichorn for questioning. They had Michigan plates and about $100. no weapons were found.
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The
Gazette
Monticello
Marshal Roy Pearson
Here
Edward Kautz
David Preace
Detroit
Worthington
Dubuque
Marshal Pearson
Michigan
Kautz
Pleace
Bank At Montour Pays Depositors 100 Pet. Dividends
The First National Bank of Montour, closed March 4, 1933, issued its final dividend to depositors in full. A 48 percent dividend was paid in June 1934, 40 percent in January 1935, and a final 12 percent payment was announced Friday by receiver A. J. Bird. Interest on deposits is also expected to be paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montour
First National Bank of
A. J. Bird
Knights of Columbus Observe Silver Anniversary at Waukon
WAUKON The Knights of Columbus held their silver anniversary at St. Patrick's Church with a solemn high mass led by Rev. C C Drummy. Deacon VerNon Peters and sub-deacon Rev. Patrick McElliott assisted. Rev. Frank Friedl preached. A male choir provided music and 27 new members were initiated in the afternoon.
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Waukon
Knights of Columbus
St. Patrick’s Church
C. C. Drummy
Vernon Peters
Monona
Patrick McElliott
Ryan
Frank Friedl
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Leo F. Byrnes
Miles Connor
Joseph Curtin
Thomas Frost
Walter Howe
John Huffman
Charles Indehofer
Edward Mahoney
Patrick O’malley
James Prien
James Ronan
Roger Ryan
Donald Steele
Francis
John Burcke
John R. Dunlevy
Michael Gavin
James Kennett
Norbert Spinner
Harold Troendle
Carl N. Wagner
Herman
Expensive Votes Reported in Tama County Primary
Tama county auditor L. M. Youngman reports 2,235 primary ballots cost $75 and only four votes were cast. Local election costs are highlighted by the unusually low turnout in the Tama farmer labor race.
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Gazette
Toledo
Tama County
L. M. Youngman
Sixty-two Cedar County rural students year without absences
Tipton area report lists sixty two rural students in Cedar county who were neither absent nor tardy in the last school year. Names include Glenn and Ferne Farrington. Betty Jean Sorensen. Clarence Tevis. Hazel and Mary Lou Ketelsen. Harlan Ketelsen. Waneta Wilson. Lorrine and Mildred Haggard. Vernelle Haggard. Sega Whitmer. Ruby Whitmer. Elvin and Harold Hauschild. Martyn Whitmer. Donald Rife. Paul Fowler. Harold Seifert. Lorraine Martin. Marion and Florence Billick. Arlo Ibsen. Bernice Conrad. Ruth Ferguson. Dorothy and Myrtle Muhs. Maxine Ihns. Gladys and Lee Brinkman. Raymond Ihns. Glen Kamerling. Everett Pieper. Alice Rekemeyer. Nola Rekemeyer. Dorothy Boettcher. Glen Boettcher. Norman Eriksen. Dellwyn Meewes. Nola Siemsen. Janice Bachus. Lawrence Hayslett. Dwane Christensen. Junior Slach. Elmer Lendt. Melva Nebergall. Neoman and Richard Nebergall. Gertrude Kruse. Philip Kephart. Edwin and Ronald Frederick. George Thordsen. Darlene Mason. Richard Ferguson. David Ferguson. Lois Ferguson. Raymond Lendt. Donald and Ellis Frederick.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Glenn Farrington
Ferne Farrington
Betty Jean Sorensen
Clarence Tevis
Hazel Ketelsen
Mary Lou Kettelsen
Harlan Ketelsen
Waneta Wilson
Lorrine Haggard
Millicent Haggard
Vernelle Haggard
Sega Whitmer
Ruby Whitmer
Elvin Hauschild
Harold Hauschild
Martyn Whitmer
Donald Rife
Paul
Riha Valenta Marriage Plans Set for June 30
Mrs Louis Riha and Mrs Frank Valenta announce weddings slated for St Marys Catholic church June 30 with Rev. F X Gorecki officiating. Also, Miss Charlotte Cieppe and Joseph W Mayer plan a June 25 wedding at St Josephs Catholic church in Chelsea.
Iowa and Nearby Reunions and Obituary Notices Include Many
Mason City marriage in the Methodist parsonage. Dozens attend reunions at Geneseo township Palo and Earlville host family gatherings with officers named. Montour and Van Horne report deaths and marriages. Amos DeMolay installs officers in Washington. Wellman, Bennett, Brandon, Tama, Toddville, Kalona observe weddings, church wins, and community improvements.
Farmers Union Withholds Support for Lemke Effort
Farmers Union leaders representing about half of Iowa’s strength refused to back Rep. William Lemke’s third party movement after a late conference. They endorsed the overall program in principle, noting it borrowed from the Union, but said the group does not want to engage in politics. Dale Kramer warned the Iowa farmer labor party may oppose the latest unification push when it’s considered on July 11.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Third Party
William Lemke
North Dakota
New Party
Farmers Union
Dale Kramer
Lemke
Charles E. Coughlin
Kramer
Iowa Farmer-Labor Party
L. M. Peet
Father Coughlin
Social
Burlington
Union Party
George Buresh
Cedar Rapids
Farmer-Labor
Loretta Schlee Weds Verni Eberling At Postville Church
Miss Loretta Schlee and Verni Eberling were married Wednesday at Community Presbyterian Church Postville in a yellow and white ceremony. Dr R Franklin Galloway officiated. The bride wore white satin with a lace veil and carried yellow rosebuds. A wedding dinner followed and the couple planned to live on a farm south of Postville after a week's honeymoon.
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Postville
Community Presbyterian Church
Loretta Schlee
Verni Eberling
R. Franklin Galloway
Eleanor Galloway
Catherine Harrington
Lyle Groth
Mary Ellen Eberling
Vivian Schlee
Rueben Baethka
Louis Schlee
Fred Eberling
Funeral Services for Alonzo Boone in Kalona
Alonzo Boone 76 died Monday and funeral services were held Wednesday at the Christian church. Born in Johnson County on April 17, 1860, he lived in Kalona most of his life except for about twenty years in Nebraska. A jeweler by trade, he retired due to ill health. He married Mollie Carpenter in 1884. Survived by his wife, one son Roy of Kalona, three brothers Alfred of Fabens Texas Will of Iowa City Ben of Kalona, one sister Mrs. Theodore Fredrick of Kalona, and six grandchildren.
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Montour
C. C. O’connor
Grundy Center
Della Cronk
Butlerville
Tama County
O’connor
Gladbrook
James Dalgleish
Des Moines
Ray Ramsey
Reinbeck
Nelson P. Cronk
Cedar Falls
Maple Hill Cemetery
van Horne
Ray Shutts
Portland
Ore
Ed Shutts
Lou Healey
Center Point
Benton County
Joyce-Metcalf
Walker
Quasqueton
Urbana
Marion
LeMars
Cedar Rapids
DeWitt
Alma
Neb
Earlville
Pauline Klassy
Mason City
Clarence J. Bishop
Burt Bishop
Little Brown
Nashua
L. B. Bishop
Frank
Verla
Harvey Holscher
William
Thomas Bramley
Charles City
Ed Fett
Hawarden
Ella Schelhase
Garrison
Fett
Emma Groepper
Sioux City
Ida Andrew
Fred Kirchner
Clarence Nenaber
Iroquois
S. D
George Farmer
Merrill
A. W. Thomassen
Harry Siders
John Paulsen
Hartford
Henry Fett
Kalona
Alonzo Boone
Christian Church
Boone
Johnson County
Nebraska
Mollie Carpenter
Roy
Alfred
Faben
Tex
Will
Iowa City
Ben
Theodore Fredrick
Lake Macbride near Solon nears park work completion
Water at the twenty two foot mark at Lake Macbride state park near Solon. A. A. West of the Iowa City Chamber of Commerce park committee said sanding of an 800 foot public beach is done and stone bath houses are under construction. An observation pier with stone on the northeast corner and stone benches on the pier will be built. Water is six feet below the flood mark.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
Lake Macbride State Park
Solon
A. A. West
Dean Mongold Named Acting President At Upper Iowa U
Fayette Dr W C Mongold dean and head of education at Upper Iowa University will assume acting president duties September 1 following President A E Bennett resignation. He has led education since 1916 and been dean since 1928. Prof E A Billings named Fayette postmaster and a new commercial department head will be elected plus instructors to fill resignations.
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Fayette
W. C. Mongold
Department of Education
Upper Iowa University
Board of Trustees
A. E. Bennett
Mangold
E. A. Billings
Washington Man Overcome At Fire
John Cunningham owner of the Knights of Pythias building in Washington Iowa was recovering after being overcome by smoke during a fire that damaged the lodge hall on the second floor and the McLellan store stock on the first floor Tuesday night and Wednesday reports say he was treated for smoke inhalation.
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Washington, Ia
John Cunningham
Knights of Pythias
Lodge
McLellan
New Deans At S U S Start Duties July 1
Iowa City article reports George D. Stoddard and Francis M. Dawson to begin duties as deans of the University of Iowa graduate and engineering colleges on July 1. Stoddard succeeds Dean Carl E. Seashore, who resigned after 28 years, and will also head the Child Welfare Research Station. Dawson, from the University of Wisconsin, succeeds Dean C. C. Williams, who resigned last October to become president of Lehigh University. he has headed hydraulics at Wisconsin since 1928.
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Iowa City
George D. Stoddard
Francis M. Dawson
University of Iowa
Stoddard
Carl E. Seashore
University
Dawson
University of Wisconsin
C. C. Williams
Lehigh University
Wisconsin
Begin Pouring Cement On Road 74 At Tipton
Ross Construction of Des Moines began pouring concrete on primary 74 from Tipton toward the east. About 40 050 feet of concrete will be laid over the route totaling 742 miles of paving with a 30 foot width in towns and 20 feet in rural areas. Grading and bridges have progressed since last fall and 175 workers are employed on two shifts of 6 ½ hours daily.
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The
Gazette
Tipton
Ross Construction Company
Des Moines
Scott County
Flying visit by Capt Bradley of Kelly Field to Central City
Captain C. P. Bradley of Kelly Field Texas lands at Cedar Rapids airport for a brief visit with his parents at Broad Lea farm west of Central City He entered West Point in 1921 and graduated from Kelly Field flying school in 1926 He now teaches at Kelly Field and is returning home after visiting sister Miss Laurine Bradley in Washington D C He is a Cedar Rapids descendant of Mrs John Palmer and left Cedar Rapids for San Antonio after the visit
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Central City
C. P. Bradley
Kelly Field
Texas
Cedar Rapids
James T. Bradley
Broad Lea Farm
Capt. Bradley
West Point
Laurine Bradley
Washington, D. C
John Palmer
San Anonio
Poslam Ointment Promises Quick Relief for Skin Ailments
An advertisement extols Poslam ointment for itching inflamed eczema and irritated skin. It claims immediate soothing effect on first contact and offers a 50 cent box or a free tin by writing to Poslam Co at New York address.
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Poslam CO
Desk
West 54Th St
New York, N.Y
Keane Pleads Guilty in Omaha Bond Forgery Conspiracy
Springfield Missouri AP William H Keane 57 a former Sioux City deputy sheriff pled guilty in federal court to conspiracy to dispose of forged City of Omaha bonds. He appeared with nine others in a bond selling ring led by Frank R Beddow from a federal hospital cell. The other defendants pled not guilty. Curcio Sioux City salesman and ex nightclub operator had bond set at 25000 with a hearing tentatively scheduled in Kansas City next Tuesday.
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Springfield
William H. Keane
Sioux City
City of Omaha
Keane
Frank R. Beddow
Federal Hospital
William L. Vandeventer
United States District Attorney
Connie Curcio
289 Cases Of Eggs Scrambled In Crash
Two drivers escaped injury when a Reidland Motor Express truck overturned four miles south of Independence on highway 11. The trailer struck a concrete culvert end, scrambling 289 cases of eggs destined for Chicago from George, Iowa. The truck remained on the pavement while the chassis slid into the ditch.
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the Gazette
Independence
Highway No
Here
Chicago
George
Reidlands Motor Express Company
Silver Jubilee Mass Celebrated by Rev Dunkel at Earlville
The Rev. H. J. Dunkel of St. Joseph's church celebrated his silver jubilee with a solemn high mass in Earlville on Sunday. Deacon was Father Joseph Schimpeller of Worthington, sub deacon Father John Mayer of Colesbury, and master of ceremonies Father Patrick Caffey of Farley. A picnic at Columbia hall followed a program featuring local participants and music from Earlville and Dyersville bands. Born July 12 1885 Dunkel was appointed pastor of St. Joseph's in 1921 and had earlier served at Dyersville. The event also marked the church’s golden anniversary founded in 1886.
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Earlville
H. J. Dunkel
St. Joseph’s Church
Joseph Schimpeller
Worthington
John Mayer
Colesbury
Patrick Caffey
Farley
John Herbers
Dyersville
John McCaffery
Masonville
Joe Dupont
Guttenberg
Joe Hagemann
Petersburg
A. Halbach
Hevermann
Leo Derga
Cedar Rapids
A. Thole
Luxemburg
James Klaus
William Wellman
Joe Ribble
Robert Meyers
Columbia Hall
Joe Kaiser
Elizabeth Tegeler
Henry Dunkel
Laura Netzger
Rose Moorman
E. T. McDonald
Father Dunkel
North Fork Township
Father Lynch
Cascade
Father Farley
Tama Methodist Church to Celebrate 71st Anniversary
Members of the First Methodist church of Tama will celebrate its seventy first anniversary Sunday. Dr. Frank P. Shaffer, former pastor, will preach the morning sermon in his fifty second year of ministry. Dr. William C. Cleworth of Hampton will give the afternoon address. Special music from the church choir directed by Ben Jones and the church orchestra led by Wayne Christianson. A covered-dish noon dinner will be served. Rev. W. O. Eckler, though teaching in a ministerial school at Indianola, will attend the celebration.
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Tama
First Methodist Church of
Frank P. Shaffer
William C. Cleworth
First Methodist Church
Hampton
Ben Jones
Wayne Christianson
W. O. Eckler
Iowa-South Dakota
Indianola
Kidneys Clean Out Acids Warned Against Harsh Drugs
An old advertisement touts kidneys filtering acids and warns against drastic drugs. It promotes Cystex as a guaranteed remedy for kidney and bladder disorders with a 48 hour vitality claim and a Bank of Avendoal Los Angeles backing. It instructs to call your druggist for guaranteed Siss-tex today.
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Doosant Muinetaeca Cystex
Bank of Avendoal
Los Angeles
Calif
McGregor Council Bans Dancing in Beer Taverns
McGregor council moves to repeal the dance permit ordinance after July 1, affecting three taverns that have hosted weekly dances behind the bars. The ban prohibits any entertainment beyond a radio and restricts player pianos music boxes floor shows and individual dancing with radios allowed only at a moderate volume.
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Mcgregor
McGregor Council
State park saves Indian mounds at McGregor
A newly granted state park near McGregor preserves a well kept ancient Indian village site along the Mississippi. The Say Magill terrace holds 101 mounds, including three large bear shaped mounds and two great bird mounds, praised by Dr. Charles R. Keyes for its exceptional preservation and historical value.
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Mcgregor
Mississippi River
Iowa
Archaeological Survey of the
Iowa State Historial Society
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Harper’s Ferry
Sny Magill
Mississippi
Say Magill
A P Moats Of Center Junction 91 Years Old
CENTER JUNCTION A P Moats the only Civil war veteran in Center Junction observed his ninety first birthday Monday He was a dinner guest of his daughter Mrs S G Thompson Moats served three years in Company H 38th Iowa infantry during the war
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Junction
A. P. Moats
S. G. Thompson
Moats
38Th
Iowa Infantry
Bureaucratic form of government attacked
County officers from all Iowa sections gathered for the Iowa County Officers association convention in Waterloo. Judge Frank S. Shankland argued against the short ballot and centralized government, warning it breeds tyranny and reduces efficiency. He warned that paid speakers promote bureaucratic rule and undermine self government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Iowa
Iowa County Officers Association
Frank S. Shankland
Des Moines
Ninth Judicial District
Dubuque Girl Weds Elkader Man At Monona Church
Miss Monica Theisen of Dubuque and John Donlon of Elkader wed at St Patrick’s church Monona with Father Luke Donlon officiating his nephew’s ceremony. Attendants included Mrs J M Sloan and J C Neylan. The bride, a nurse, and groom, Elkader Chevrolet garage manager, plan to live in Elkader after a Chicago honeymoon.
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Monona
St. Patrick’s Church
Monica Theisen
John Donlon
Elkader
Luke Donlon
Vernon Peters
Dubuque
Gerald Steiert
Cedar Rapids
J. M. Sloan
J. C. Neylan
Oelwein
Father Donlon
Frank Theisen
Immaculate Conception Academy
Chevrolet
Forty five states and five foreign countries in Iowa summer school
The University of Iowa registrar reports 1 148 out of state students in summer school, up over 200 from last year. Students come from 45 states and five foreign countries including Illinois Missouri Wisconsin Kansas South Dakota Minnesota and nations such as China Panama the West Indies Canal Zone and Canada.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Illinois
Missouri
Wisconsin
Kansas
South Dakota
Minnesota
China
Panama
West Indies
Canal Zone
Canada
Tipton Man Dies At Lunch in Local Cafe
Harry A. Stonerook, 50, longtime Tipton resident, collapsed and died at noon Tuesday while dining in a Tipton cafe. Born February 7 1886 in Cedar County he is survived by brother O A Stonebrook of Tipton.
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Tipton
Harry A. Stonerook
Cedar County
O. A. Stonebrook
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Sigourney
Frances Birmingham
Hawkeye
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Iowa News
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Traer
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Hilmuth Landt
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Bye Clark
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Harrisburg
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Montezuma
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la Porte City
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Washington
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Amos Chapter
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Gene Tucker
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Hilton Durst
Wayne Knupp
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Wellman
Earnest Wetrich
Bernice
Verlin Nickell
Bud Nickell
Methodist Parsonage
M. L. Lark
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Wellman High School
Center Rural School
Brandon
Methodist Church
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Anna Belle Epperson
Dale Peck
Delores Clark
Ruth Halsted
Betty Halsted
Hila Betty Robson
Gerald Rouse
Lois Mumon
Joseph Muneni
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Katuraess
Cora B. Dowd
Lew Smith
Methodist Episcopal
Ames
W. A. Morgan
Toddville
M. E. Lewis
Grand Central Station
Columbus Junction
Leo TeBockhorst
Ben Bruce
Hannah Bruce
Davenport
Henry TeBockhorst
Harold
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Matilda TeBockhorst
Ardel» Pieper
Keith
Emile Kolosiek
Joe TeBockhorst
J.G. Craven
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Mopness
Posece
Macbride Park
Dean Mongold
Upper Iowa U
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Elkader Man
Iowa Theater
Rexall Drug Stores
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