Oskaloosa Police Chief Pleads Not Guilty in Murder Case
Oskaloosa chief Howard Allgood pleaded not guilty to second degree murder over the June 16 liquor raid death of Gerald Blackwood, 23. Bond set at 3000 dollars, preliminary hearing July 7. grand jury autumn review expected. The coroner’s jury found Blackwood unarmed when Allgood fired during the Des Moines river island search.
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Oskaloosa (Ap
Howard Algood
Oskaloosa
Gerald Blackwood
Allgood
Justice of the Peace
J. E. Bartley
Mary Blackwood
Eddyville
A. W. Palmer
Mahaska County
Grand Jury
Allcood
Frank Hook
Fritz van Genderson
Des Moines
Blackwood
Sioux City arson suspect confesses to 33 fires
William F Hagaman, 37, was charged with arson after confessing to authorities that he set thirty three fires in Sioux City since April 4. He admitted to setting a school house, homes, barns, haystacks and cornfields.
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Sioux City
INS
William F Hagaman
Dairyman Fired For Mistreatment At Glenwood Inmate Care
Des Moines AP reports Carroll M. Hesson a dairyman at the Institution for Feeble Minded Children Glenwood was dismissed after a state board hearing. Gov Clyde Herring found evidence of slapping cuffing and even kicking inmates in the name of discipline prompting immediate dismissal. Center Point Iowa bride Gertrude Travis marries Kenneth Blake in Iowa City with family attendance and future Center Point residence planned.
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Des Moines
Carroll M. Hesson
Glenwood
George Mogridge
State Board of Control
Clyde Herring
Jens Pederson
Mocridge
Cear
Hesson
Writer Kidnapping Note Found Dead in Cedar River
The body of W G Hart 70 a former telephone company official was found in the Cedar river at St Ansgar after a note in his car claimed he was kidnapped again The prior kidnapping tale was ruled a hoax and the stockholders meeting was postponed then held with Hart not reassigned friends said he had become despondent.
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Charles City
INS
W G Hart
Telephone Company
Cedar River
St. Ansgar
Monny
Hart
Washington County Woman Hangs Self
Washington Iowa Mrs Salenne Amelia Churchill widow of Mark Churchill a prominent Dutch Creek farmer ends her life by hanging at her home Wednesday evening Coroner reports no inquest will be held Mrs Churchill had been in ill health since her husband died in 1931 and since then lived with Mrs Robert Hyde a Churchill niece
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Washington
Salenne Amelia Churchill
Mark Churchill
Dutch Creek
Delaware County Legion Women Elect Officers
The Delaware county American Legion Auxiliary met at Silver Lake State Park Delhi for a picnic and business session. Delegates from Hopkinton Manchester Earlville Barlsille Colesburg and Delhi reported the year’s work. Officers elected: Chairman Mrs Lena Reggentin Hopkinton Vice-chairman Mrs Marie Snyder Earlville Secretary Mrs Mildred Griffith Hopkinton.
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Delhi
Delaware
American Legion Auxiliary
Silver Lake State Park
Hopkinton
Manchester Barlsille
Colesburg
Bernice Rust
Nashua
Fourth District
Mabel Tracey
Manchester
Lena Reggentin
Marie Snyder
Earlville
Mildred Griffith
President of Vinton Council and his wife observe anniversary
Mr and Mrs E D Troxel of Vinton celebrate their golden wedding with a forty two guest anniversary at the Baptist church. The event features a dinner prepared by their daughter and a program of songs music and readings.
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Vinton Council
Vinton
E. D Troxel
Carl Beresford
Baptist Church
J F Allen
Maxwell Jn
Troxel
Oren Troxel
Harold
Frank Handrock
Barrington Ill
George Troxel
Barrington, Ill
Lester Lahue
Anamosa Doctor Pays Fine in Quorum Law Case
In district court, Dr William Breen of Oxford Junction paid a $300 fine and costs for violating a quor law injunction. Breen had pled guilty two months earlier and was granted sixty days to raise the money.
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Anamosa— A
William Breen
Oxford Junction
Breen
Herring Appointees In Office Saturday
Twelve new state officials will take over Saturday as Gov. Clyde Herring’s appointees assume posts. The Board of Assessment and Review gains Louis E. Roddewig of Davenport and the Board of Education adds Henry C Shull of Sioux City and S J Calvin of Hampton with one woman to be named. Budget director is Charles B. Murtagh of Algona, who becomes state comptroller July 4 under the new budget act. Health commissioner is Dr. Walter L. Bierring of Des Moines. Highway commissioners are Rep O J Ditton of Sibley and H A Maine of Waterloo. State officials replacing prior incumbents include E P Schoentgen and Mrs Pauline L Devitt in Council Bluffs and Oskaloosa respectively.
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Des Moines
Clyde Herring
Board of Education
Jennie Good Corlett
Oskaloosa
State Senate
Board of Assessment and Review
Louis E. Roddewig
Dem
Davenport
John W. Foster
Guthrie Center
D. W Bates
Albion
L. A. Andrew
Ottumwa
Charles B. Murtagh
Algona
Oscar Anderson
Lamont Murtagh
Board of Control
Harry C. White
Vinton
C. M. Roberts
Independence Board of Education
Henry C Shull
Sioux City
S. J. Calvin
Political shifts in Iowa offices noted
J O Donnell a Democrat from Dubuque and L T Quirk a Republican from Wall Lake are listed. Labor commissioner Frank B Wenig a Democrat from Spencer succeeds A L Urick a Republican from Des Moines. The Board of Parole seats go to Senator Matt D Cooney a Democrat from Dubuque, succeeding Hiram K Evans a Republican from Corydon.
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J. O'Donnell
Dubuque
L. T. Quirk
Wall Lake
Frank B. Wenig
Spencer
A. L. Urick
Des Moines
Board of Parole
Matt D. Cooney
Hiram K. Evans
Corydon
Immediate Parole Of Jean Farnell Opposed By Board
DES MOINES AP The state board of parole advised Gov Clyde Herring it is not inclined to grant an early parole to Jean Farnell 40 whose sentence was commuted from life to forty years in 1924 for a statutory crime against a seven year old girl The board noted the law change since his original sentencing but said release is not justified now Farnell's mother 78 has campaigned for his release living in a shack near the prison and hitchhiking to Des Moines to press officials.
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Des Moines
State Board of Parole
Clyde Herring
Jean Farnell
Farnell
Fort Madison
Kate Farnell
Miss Violet Ross Weds Russell H. Schenke in Colesburg
Edgewood resident Miss Violet Ross daughter of Mr and Mrs Squire Ross married Russell H Schenke son of Mr and Mrs Ed Schenke in Colesburg on June 23 They will reside in Colesburg where the bridegroom operates a truck for Edgewood Oil company The bride graduated Edgewood High School in 1928 and has taught in county rural schools since then.
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Edgewood
Violet Ross
Squire Ross
Elk Creek
Russell H. Schenke
Ed Schenke
Colesburg
Edgewood Oil Company
Edgewood High School
Iowa State Teachers College
Heavy rains soak southeastern Iowa easing heat wave
Rain and heavy clouds broke a long Iowa heat wave with cooler weather forecast. Southeast Iowa saw unusually heavy rains aiding parched crops and relieving farmers facing chinch bug invasion. Keokuk measured 5.88 inches, Washington 4.6 inches, Burlington 2.29, Iowa City 1.67, Davenport 1.06, Albia 0.81. Temperatures were not expected to reach 90. Eshterville reached 99. Federal meteorologist Charles D Reed noted the pattern across the state.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Estherville
Charles D Reed
Keokuk
Washington
Burlington
Iowa City
Davenport
Albia
Third Jolas Concert At Cornell On Friday
Jacques Jolas, concert pianist, presents the third program in a five recital series in the Cornell college chapel at 8 p m Friday. He will perform works by Franck Schubert and Brahms including Brahms Concerto in B flat major with Mrs Gladys Rigby Van Pelt of Harrisburg Pa as second pianist.
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Mount Vernon
Jacques Jolas
Cornell College Chapel
Franck
Schubert
Brahms
Mgr. Jolas
Gladys Rigby van Pelt
Harrisburg
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Center Point
Gertrude Travis
Kenneth Blake
H D. Henrys
Methodist Episcopal Church
Edith Thomas
L G Ghiblin
Cedar Rapids
G F Taylor
Blake
Warren Blake
Montrose Hotel Bldg
Washington County
Delaware County Legion
Virginia Dare Dress Shop
Virginia Dare
Jane Gray
Montrose Hotel
Crystal Lake
Near Vinton
Bruce Mather
A. D. Smith
State Center
Harmon
Omaha
Hayes
Lizzie Kline
Mary Lint
Marion
Richland County
Was
Benton County
Elas Troxel
Polk Township
Maxwell
Carrie Mather
Herring
Jolas
Cornell
R. J
Tilden
Bill
U.S
William T. Tilden
Big Bill
Bill Tilden
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