Former Benton County Auditor Sought On Embezzlement Charge
Former Benton county auditor Carl Culver is sought on an embezzlement charge for allegedly selling a $1,000 Clinton county road bond owned by Maplewood Cemetery association and keeping the proceeds. Culver, who served as trustee for the cemetery, had bonded $1,000 as trustee and $5,000 as county auditor. He left office Jan 1 and was last seen at a Blairstown area oil station before deputies could arrest him.
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Vinton
Benton County
Carl Culver
Wallace Snyder
Culver
Clinton County
Maplewood Cemetery Association
Blairstown
John Franklin
Nile Morena
Morena
Cemetery Association
Brandon High Drama Club presents Everybody's Getting Married
Brandon High School drama club presents the senior class benefit play Everybody's Getting Married with Andon Floyd Clark and Harold Brooks in lead roles. Miss Alice Stuck directs the 8 p m performance in the school gym with a cast including Eileene Smith Richard Weart Nyle Fulton Mildred Murray and others.
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SPSRA
Gazett Andon
Floyd Clark
Harold Brooks
Brandon High School
Alice Stuck
Eileene Smith
Richard Weart
Nyle Fulton
Mildred Murray
Ruby Gates
Erman Stainbrook
Bernadeane Edaburn
Ila Stover
Maxine Davis
Bennie Stainbrook
Burl Sloan
Benny Corbett
Short Cut In Dr Williams Case In Iowa Drug Charge
Vinton county attorney files information against Dr Nathan Williams of Belle Plaine for narcotics sale. A bench warrant issued. Williams arrested April 28, held, released on habeas corpus, arraignment set May 10. Judge Tankersley says information shortens proceedings by bypassing justice court and habeas corpus hearing. Bond remains $1,000.
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L. J. Kirkland
Vinton
Justice of the Peace
J. A. Ruhl
Tankersley
Dr. Williams
Justice Court
Veishea Festival Opens At Iowa State With Parade
Iowa State College prepares for the eighteenth Veishea starting Thursday at 10:30 on campus. 8000 to 12900 visitors expected, including 2000 high school students for agricultural and homemakers congresses. Open houses, floats, carillon concert, band, aerial bombs, coronation of queen of queens, new Veishea flag, hippodrome show by Abu-Behr White Horse Patrol and ISU Cossacks.
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Ames
Veishea
Iowa State College
Veishen
Iowa High School
Agricultural Congress
Congress
Weishen
Iowa State Band
Sioux City
Iowa State College Cossacks
Aged Woman Sadler Dies on Tama County Farm
Miss Sarah Sadler, 76, who lived alone on a 190 acre farm five miles northwest of Toledo, died Monday. Daughter of Mark and Jane Sadler, she was one of five children with a brother George in Tacoma. She spent her life on the farm with only a dog canary chickens a pig and goldfish for company. She was raised in Oak Grove one room school and had few travels outside Tama county, visiting Marshalltown only twice.
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The
Gazette
Toledo
Sarah Sadler
Mark
Jane Sadler
Tama County
George
Tacoma
Wash
Sadler
Oak Grove
Marshalltown
Funeral Wednesday For Accident Victim
Monticello dawn funeral services will honor Bill Wright farm laborer killed Sunday evening six miles east of Monticello when he stepped into a car path driven by Tom Moore of Marion Wright reportedly confused while trying to avoid another vehicle He is survived by his mother Mrs Lorenza Wright of Monticello three sons and two daughters and three brothers Frank Ernest and Silas Wright all of Monticello Services will be at his mother's home
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the Gazette
Monticello
Bill Wright
Tom Moore
Marion
Wright
Lorenza Wright
Frank
Ernest
Silas Wright
Appraisal panel urges tapering WPA in Iowa notes abuses
An Iowa WPA appraisal committee reports benefits of the program outweigh drawbacks but says it harms private hiring and should be tapered off. It cites workers preferring government relief to private jobs and urges restoring unemployment relief to local communities while keeping federal works programs temporary.
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Washington
Iowa
WPA
National Appraisal Committee
Surprise birthday party honors Mrs Tiedemann in Iowa
Special to The Gazette reports a surprise birthday family reunion for Mrs Elmer Tiedemann with guests from Dallas Center Adel Des Moines Ames and Manchester. Other brief notices cover the funeral of Louis Hoeltje former Lowden mayor and local school and church events in Conesville Martelle Shellsburg Oxford West Union and Monticello with graduations, weddings, and first communions.
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Luzerne
Elmer Tiedemann
A. L. Barton and Sons
Albert and Dwight
Dallas Center
P. J. Hoy
Adel
B. W. Mayden
Wiley and Judith
Des Moines
Margarite Mayden
Ames
F. L. Kromminga
Monticello
George Dichtelmiller
Edna and George, Jr
Manchester
John Wehrend
Virginia
Marion
Iowa City Marble Finals Set For Friday Night
Seven boys and one girl reach the finals of Iowa City's first city wide marble championship after eliminations in eight grade schools. The finalists are Meredith Sweeting Emma Lee Riley Charles Thomas Tommy Hoye Billy Sueppel Eugene Arnold Charles Alcala and Lav erle Black. Funeral services were held Tuesday at St Marys church for Charles Rohret 69 a former Cos grove farmer who died at his home here Sunday. He lived on a farm near Cos grove until moving to Iowa City eleven years ago. He is survived by his wife a daughter Mrs Ben Hoffman of Tiffin a son Lloyd of Tiffin a sister Mrs Ed Everett of Iowa City and a brother Ben of Chicago.
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Iowa City
Meredith Sweeting
Emma Lee Riley
Charles Thomas
Tommy Hoye
Billy Sueppel
Eugene Arnold
Charles Alcala
Laverle Black
St. Mary’s Church
Charles Rohret
Cosgrove
Rohret
Ben Hoffman
Tiffin
Lloyd
Ed Everett
Ben
Chicago
University of Iowa
Howard Bowen
College of Commerce
Grant Johnson
Lamoni
Jim Howard
Autaugaville
Ala
Mil
Fairfax School To Present Play Good Gracious Grandma
Fairfax high school stages Good Gracious Grandma Wednesday at 8 15 pm in St Patrick auditorium directed by Nellie R Krueger. Cast includes Richard Spellerberg Eldon Stepanek Lorrine Selzer Agnes Heiak Jean Vorel Bennie Nek vinda Jackie Odland Keith Listebarger Charlene Brecht Herbert Tschopp with Hawaiian guitar duets by Lorene and Arlene England Cedar Rapids an instrumental by Donald Burgess tap dance by Mildred Smith and piano by Evelyn Vanoray.
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the Gazette
Fairfax
Fairfax High School
Grandma
St. Patrick’s Auditorium
Nellie R. Krueger
Richard Spellerberg
Eldon Stepanek
Lorrine Selzer
Agnes Heiak
Jean Vorel
Bennie Nekvinda
Jackie Odland
Keith Listebarger
Charlene Brecht
Herbert Tschopp
Lorene
Arlene England
Cedar Rapids
Donald Burgess
Mildred Smith
Evelyn Vanoray
Dolak Rites Held for Maquoketa Barber James Dolak
Funeral services were conducted for James S. Dolak 29 of Maquoketa by Rev. H D Green after a year long illness. Dolak born December 30 1909 in Belle Plaine son of Joseph and Mrs Dolak. He is survived by wife Grace Koranda daughter Marilyn parents seven sisters and four brothers with one brother Eugene deceased. Burial in Mount Hope cemetery. Dolak worked as a barber in Maquoketa Clinton and Charlotte.
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Maquoketa
H. D. Green
James S. Dolak
Mount Hope Cemetery
Mr. Dolak
Belle Plaine
Joseph Dolak
Grace Koranda
Marilyn
Clinton
Charlotte
Blaine Smith
Henry Larson
Harry Kerrick
Thomas Calabres
Marion Dolak
Chicago
Glen Bachelder
Wayne Coder
Howard
Leonard
Joseph, Jr
Belle Blaine
Michael
Los Angeles
Eugene
Utilities May Get Property Tax Boost in Iowa
A Republican administration in Iowa weighs raising utility property taxes. Current valuations total about 57 million dollars across power gas and water firms. C F Green argues valuations are below actual values and backs an increase, while others on the tax commission favor a smaller shift. the board changes to Republican control July 1.
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Des Moines
Iowa
C. F. Green
Sioux City
State Tax Commission
Green
Tax Board
David L. Murrow
Corydon
Louis E. Roddewig
Davenport
Fred Nelson
Nevada
Roddewig
Tax Agency
George A. Wilson
Green Said He Considered Values Set On Some of the Major Power, Water and Gas
Defense lawyers begin evidence in McNider estate suit
Mason City Iowa defense attorneys opened the defense in the 2.3 million dollar suit against the C H McNider estate Tuesday. Plaintiffs led by F A Ontjes and other Northwestern States Portland Cement stockholders wrapped up their case Monday. The trial entered its thirteenth week and is expected to last about three weeks more.
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Mason City
C. H. McNider
F. A. Ontjes
Northwestern States Portland Cement Company
Commencement Speech by Prof Sudhindra Bose at Martelle
Commencement exercises in Martelle will feature Prof Sudhindra Bose of the University of Iowa as speaker. Bose will address An Oriental Looks At America. The class roll includes Raymond Schaubroeck Dean Newman Elizabeth Murfield Velda Blythe Doris Murfield Zella Armstrong Ralph Bader Jane Moore Helen Huston Ardith Kohl Warren Wickham Maurice Miner Thelma Decious Evelyn Dragoo.
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Martelle
Sudhindra Bose
University of Iowa
Dr. Bose
America
Raymond Schaubroeck
Dean Newman
Elizabeth Murfield
Velda Blythe
Doris Murfield
Zella Armstrong
Ralph Bader
Jane Moore
Helen Huston
Ardith Kohl
Warren Wickham
Maurice Miner
Thelma Decious
Evelyn Dragoo
40 000 Jobless In Iowa Given Checks Last Half Of 1938
Iowa’s unemployment compensation paid out 2,585,000 to about 40,000 individuals in the last half of 1938. The average weekly benefit was 9.34 dollars, with many checks at the maximum 15 dollars and others around 5 to 6 dollars. The cushion fund stood at 10,333,000 on Jan 1 and is projected to reach 12,000,000 by July 1. Employers with eight or more workers pay a 2.7 percent payroll tax to the fund. the tax is not deducted from employees.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State
Bellevue man admits sale of liquor and is sentenced
Alice Felderman of Bellevue pled guilty to illegal sale of intoxicating liquor. Judge W. R. Maines sentenced him to four months in county jail and a $300 fine. Felderman was arrested after a February raid on his tavern north of Bellevue.
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Maquoreta
Alice Felderman
Bellevue
W. R. Maines
Davenport
Welderman
Former Iowa Officials Form Midwest Secret Service
Glen F. Schmidt and W. H. Bender, retired state investigator head and city police chief, form a private investigation partnership named the Midwest Secret Service with headquarters in Iowa City. They will operate in private investigations.
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Iowa City
Glen F. Schmidt
State Bureau of Investigation
W. H. Bender
Midwest Secret Service
Mason City Tops Iowa Birth Rate Among Cities Over 10 000
Mason City led Iowa cities over 10 000 in birth rate last year with 20.2 births per 1 000 population. Mayo Tolman of the state health department said Ames had the lowest urban death rate at 6.5 per 1 000. The statewide urban birth and death rates were 15.8 and 10.1 per 1 000 respectively. Funeral services were held for Louis Halupnik a Traer area farmer with eight children.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Mason City
Mayo Tolman
Vital Statistics Division
The
State Health Department
Ames
Des Moinnes
Fae Os
Wiseto Ek
Ova
Ee Council Biuftis
Ewes
Calm Your Self high school play in Wyoming Friday
The senior class play Calm Your Self will be presented Friday evening in Wyoming under Miss Verle Breed. Martin Petersen and Leona Busch lead the cast with Doris Ingwersen Ina Petersen Leroy Dirks Robert Fishwild Lucile Jansen Richard Moenk Charles Eggert and Jean Butzlaff. Helen Alden handles stage properties and Eunice Brownell Clifford Demoss Dorothy Dirks Jean Huffman and Gaylord Willman run the stage crew and ushers. Musical numbers between acts feature Ivan Mader Emily Jansen Geraldine Mader and Richard Moenk.
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Wyoming
Dysart Couple Celebrate Golden Wedding Anniversary
Dysart Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Beilke marked their fifty years of marriage with a Sunday celebration at home. A noon dinner for close family followed an open house. Married in Marengo, Illinois, they moved to Dysart thirty-two years ago, with children Flora Noble Rudy Hovran Herman Keidel Jerald Dun lavey all in Dysart and Clarence Beilke in Waterloo.
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Dysart
H. W. Beilke
Marengo
Ill
Beilke
Flora Noble
Rudy Hovran
Herman Keidel
Jerald Dunlavey
Clarence Beilke
Waterloo
Williamsburg Man Killed in Crash Near Blairstown
Blairstown N Iowa morning crash claims life of 68 year old William Barker of Williamsburg. John Blythe injured when their car hit a cement bridge railing at the south edge of Blairstown while en route from Rochester Minnesota to Williamsburg. Blythe says he fell asleep at the wheel as Barker died from shock. Blythe suffers scalp and leg cuts and a crushed chest. Barker leaves wife and three sons. coroner and mayor investigate as coroner J R Burrows is away.
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Blairstown
A. Barker
Williamsburg
John Blythe
Blythe
Rochester
Minn
Barker
Eardly
J. R. Burrows
Des Moines
G. W
Wilson To Review Iowa R O T C Unit Saturday
Gov. George A. Wilson will review the University of Iowa R O T C regiment of 1400 as part of Governors day ceremonies. The 10 a.m. ceremony includes dignitaries on the reviewing stand and a noon luncheon for 500 guests led by state officials and education board members. Col. George F N Dailey heads the military department and will depart for another post this summer after five years in Iowa.
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Iowa City
George A. Wilson
University of Iowa
George F. N. Dailey
Military Department
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West Union
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Clermont
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Oscar R. Larson
West Union I. O. O. F. Hall
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Scotch Grove
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Fairfax School
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