Murder at Hotel cafeteria ends long Burleson feud
Mazie Walker Burleson shot and killed Col Richard C Burleson second wife Frank W Knowlton widow, in the Jefferson Hotel cafeteria. She stalked the victim after a drunken telegram feud and then fired twice, with onlookers fleeing before staff restrained her. Police linked her to a Galveston address via her handbag keys.
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Columbia
S. C
Mazie Walker Burleson
Richard C. Burleson
Army
Col. Burleson
Galveston
Tex
Burleson
Frank W Knowlton
Boston
Frank W. Knowlton
Robert A Knowlton
Washington
William A. Knowlton
United States Military Academy
West Point
Knowlton
Green Bay
Cleminger resigns as Y M C A aquatic director in Cedar Rapids
William Cleminger, aquatic director at Cedar Rapids Y M C A, resigns to take a similar post at Central Park Way Y M C A in Cincinnati Ohio. He will start April 1. Hawkins says no successor is named until fall. Lee Henrickson, physical director, leads swimming activities for the rest of the season.
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William Cleminger
Cedar Rapids
Hawkins
Lee Henrickson
Compensation Claim of Toddville Man Heard
Deputy State Industrial Commissioner Ralph A Woodcock Friday heard a workmans compensation claim by H R Eveland of Toddville who fell from a ladder while painting a house on November 13 1939 The Newell Construction and Machinery Co contends Eveland was an independent contractor not an employee under the statute Injuries include vertebral wrist and elbow fractures Eveland testified at his home and seeks 15 per week for period of disability The deputy commissioner took the matter under advisement.
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Ralph A. Woodcock
H. R. Eveland
Toddville
Newell Construction and Machinery Company
Eveland
Notice of Probate of Will in Linn County Iowa
The District Court of Linn County Iowa gives notice that on March 18 1940 at 8 00 PM an instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of Catharine A Woods late of Cedar Rapids Iowa deceased will come for hearing for probate. Edwin Wlandquist Clerk with Carr attorneys.
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State of Yowa
Linn
Catharine A. ‘Woods
District Court
Cedar Rapids
Yowa
St Josephs High School plays and obituaries noted
Eastern Iowa news briefs from Dewitt and surrounding towns report St Josephs junior class preparing You're the Doctor to be staged after Easter under Miss Theresa Vegge with a cast including William Reed Jr Leo Kedley Cleo Ryan and others. A children’s two act comedy The Bird of St Patrick's is planned with Millicent Wendt Mary Scanlan Janet Thomas Edward McDonnell and more. Obituaries note Eldon Schaff 13 died in Iowa City. Peter Melchert 79 of Hopkinton. William Bachman 55 of Clarence. Funeral notices detail services, burial, and survivors.
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Dewitt
St. Joseph's High School
Doctor
Theresa Vegge
William Reed
Leo Kedley
Cleo Ryan
Clement Goodall
John Reed
Winston Green
Eugene McManus
Gerald Mount
Eleanor Mangan
Phyllis O'Boyle
Elizabeth Wendt
Dolores Dierck
Alice Hahn
Edna Mae Cooper
St. Joseph's School
St. Patrick's
Millicent Wendt
Mary Scanlan
Janet Thomas
Edward McDonnell
Charles Bloom
Jean Philibert
Rosemary McGinn
Margaret Crowley
Joseph Cooper
P. E O
Effie Banta
Alice Doughty
Louise Elder
Mina Harrington
Mary Wilkinson
Evelyn Mockridge
Gladys Myers Dewitt
Eldon Schaff
Hugo Schaff
Iowa City
Eldridge
Arno
Thomas Brown
Verna
Melva
Lois
N. F McGinnis
McGinnis
Davenport
C. W. Hanscom
First Congregational Church
Pine Hill
Hopkinton
Peter Melchert
Minnie Juergens
Arthur Goldsmith
Earlville
Leo
Matt
Peter
Clara
William
William Chapman
Fred Schemmel
Henry Otting
Farley
Lucy
Cedar Rapids
Henry Jaeger
Arthur
Worthington
St. Luke's Catholic Church
Father A. J. Forster
St. Paul's Cemetery
Local notices from Traer and surrounding towns
DYSART marriage of Bernadine Mary O'Brien to Clarence P Wieben in Lancaster Missouri September 1 1939 announced by Clarence O'Brien and Mrs. C O'Brien of Keystone. Traer reports arrivals and visits by Evers Bovey and family from Akron Ohio and Mrs W A Goldsworthy formerly Nadine Moore visiting Iowa City and Traer. A cast of 250 pupils to perform The Cobbler of Fairyland at Traer Trade School auditorium next Friday. Traer grades provide acts. Mount Vernon, Winthrop, and Vinton school activities noted with elections and plays. Iowa School for the Blind program for Parent Teacher Association meeting with Braille reading and Hunger play.
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Harbison
W. D Dunn
George Duncan
Don Howell
Paul Smith
Wilma
Bernadine Mary
Clarence P Wieben
Peter H Wieben
Dysart
Lancaster
TRAER
Evers Bovey
Akron
Fred Wilson
Bovey
Agness Wilson
W A. Goldsworthy
New York City
Nadine Moore
R_ If Moore
Iowa City
KP Moore
Irving H Hand
W. H Merrill
Mount Vernon
James Hawker
Rollo Farmer
Don Krumm
Bob Plattenberger
Wallace Littell
Irene Sipple
James Eyre
Peggy Herring
Mary MacGregor
Don Sanderson
Bob Gill
Lud Hodge
Dick Sanderson
E. F Douglass
Funeral notices among Iowa City briefs for Chandler and Hatcher
Funeral services for Elliott C. Chandler 89 will be held at Oathout chapel at 3:30 Sunday. He was born in Ohio and lived in Iowa County and Jackson County. survived by six Iowa City daughters. Anna M Hatcher 73 died Thursday and will be buried Sunday. Swedish born, resident since 1916, survived by daughter Ival McPeak of Boston and sons Earl and Harold of Iowa City. E A Baldwin seeks Democratic Johnson County attorney nomination. He served one term as county attorney in 1935 1936 and is university trained lawyer and Johnson County Bar president.
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Clarence Farmer
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Germany
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Othal Wright
Central City
Harold Bachman
Morley
Karl Fauth
the Gazette
Iowa City
Elliott C. Chandler
Ohio
Chandler
Iowa County
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Hamilton
William Reardon
A J. Westfal
Bertha Halstead
William Kind
Mabel Teefy
E. A. Baldwin
Johnson County
University of Iowa
Johnson County Bar Association
Anna M. Hatcher
Sweden
Nebraska
Hatcher
Methodist Church
The
Ladies Aid
Royal Neighbors
Ival McPeak
Boston
Earl and
Harold
Roosevelt nominates Iowa postmasters in Senate
President Roosevelt sent to the senate a list of Iowa post master nominations including Myrtle A Barnes at Delhi Mary A Waters at Delmar Jurgen B Boldt at Jesup Lee E Finders at Oelwein and Olive C Raders at Strawberry Point, announced in Washington.
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Roosevelt
Senate
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Delhi
Myrtle A Barnes
Delmar
Mary A. Waters
Jesup
Jurgen B. Boldt
Oelwein
Lee E Finders
Strawberry Point
Olive C. Raders
Willie Willis Speaks on Shame and Fear in Task Force
Willie Willis says he can see through concealment and that people hide actions they fear being rebuked or made to feel cheap. He explains they send him the disclosures they do not want to face publicly.
The Story of Democracy Through Ancient Athens
The piece surveys Aristotle's critique of democracy and traces Athens Golden Age under Pericles. It notes democracy lasted briefly from 404 to 429 B C, blamed on demagogues, and the Alcibiades treason as a key turning point, framing democracy as constitutional government in Aristotle's terms.
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Pericles
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Alcibiades
Democracy Works Better in Small Countries Than Big
A compact observation notes that people beginning to recognize the vast difference between democracy and self government on Monday. The idea that democracy functions more effectively in smaller nations is emphasized as an insight into political systems.
St Pauls Youth Choirs Present Vesper Service
The St Pauls Church youth choirs will sing at a vesper service at First Congregational Washington avenue at Seventeenth Street Sunday at 430 pm. Mrs L J Twogood directs with Margaret Anne Twogood and Florence Van Winkle assisting. Mary Jean Palmer solos plus Sibelius Finlandia arrangement. Anita Stewart sings O Savior Sweet and organ pieces by Drexel Moallison. Public invited.
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St Paul's Church of Youth
First Congregational Church
Washington Avenue
Seventeenth Street
L. J Twogood
Margaret Anne Twogood
Florence van Winkle
Robert Marshall
Congregational Church School
Mary Jean Palmer
Jean Sibelius
Finlandia
Bach
Anita Stewart
Drexel Moallison
Hall touts Iowa road safety group at spring council meeting
E Earl Hall of Mazon City Iowa, editor of the Mason City Globe-Gazette and former Iowa State Safety Council president, told about a threefold highway safety plan with state safety council public safety department and Governor Wilson's safety committee. He urged public opinion to drive rapid progress, stating nine in ten residents could solve the problem almost overnight.
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Earl Hall
Mazon City
Iowa Federation of Womens Clubs
Iowa
Hall
Mason City Globe-Gazettte
Iowa State Safety Council
Safety Council
State Safety Council
Public Safety Department
Wilson
Special Prizes Add Incentive to Amateur Ad Contest
The Gazette Program doubles weekly prizes as 26 advertisers offer cash or merchandise with a $2,500 amateur ad writing contest at mid campaign. Entries allowed for five more weeks. only ads marked Tor Special Prize qualify. 131 weekly prize winners announced. restrictions apply to amateurs and non journalists.
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Gazette
Tor
Penney layaway tips highlight plan advantages
J C Penney outlines four benefits of its layaway plan for contestants. Merchandise is chosen early and paid via weekly installments. Benefits include no bills to pay, no carrying charge, lots of choice, and no debts. The plan is presented as valuable for savers and salaried individuals alike.
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J. C. Penney Company
Penney’s thrift guidance on paying before buying
In a weekly note ahead of time, the idea of outright ownership is linked to meeting actual needs. The first lesson in thrift, per Penney's, is being able to pay before you buy.
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Penney’s
Sanford's Photographic Dept Leads Northeastern Iowa Hobbyists
Morris Sanford's in northeastern Iowa serves as a hub for amateur photographers. Paul Hanson, manager of the photographic goods department, guides photographers with up-to-date advice on still and motion picture photography. Hanson recently visited Hollywood studios to bring back the latest color photography tips for his large following.
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Iowa
Sanfords
Paul Hanson
Sanford
Hanson
Myr Hanson
Motion Picture
Hollywood
Armstrongs Catalog Promises Quality Merchandise
An Armstrongs advertisement touts a long history since 1890 and claims complete size ranges for men and children. It stresses reliable, guaranteed clothing and household goods, with nationwide reach and focus on customer satisfaction.
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Ptues
Tiousanas
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Armstrongs
Mer Waren
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Tova
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