Parole Board Frees Fewer Than Sentenced In Five Years
Iowa records show the parole board freed 2,050 convicts from 1931 to 1936 while the state’s three prisons sent 4,930. The rise in paroles drew criticism from law enforcement, especially after the fatal shooting of Patrolman Loehr. Notable figures argued for tighter controls and questioned the board’s handling of cases like Jack Hines.
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Des Moines
Iowa Parole Board
Oran Pape
Jack Hines
Joe Loehr
Board of Parole
Hines
Loehr
Parole Board
Carl Burkman
Lou Ladd
Tennessee
Clint Knee
Adel
Iowa Sheriffs’ Association
Carl M. Higdon
Ottumwa
State Policemen’s Association
Higdon
State Parole Board
Fort Madison
Women’s Reformatory
Rockwell City
Anamosa
Leading Roles in Wyoming Senior Play “Second Childhood”
Special to The Gazette reports Richard Rohwedder and Genevieve Carson star in the senior class play Second Childhood to be staged at the Wyoming Opera House on May 15 and 16. Jordan Johnson directs. supporting cast includes Ronald Holtz, Robert Rohwedder, Carl Broderson, Paul Koch, Hazel Levsen, Imogene Jurgensen, Christal Stoffel, Mildred Usher and Crystal Demoss.
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the Gazette
Wyoming
Richard Rohwedder
Genevieve Carson
Wyoming Opera House
Jordan Johnson
Ronald Holtz
Robert Rohwedder
Carl Broderson
Paul Koch
Hazel Levsen
Imogene Jurgensen
Christal Stoffel
Mildred Usher
Crystal Demoss
More Rain Cooler Weather For Iowa
Beneficial spring rains continued across Iowa with local thunder showers forecast for Wednesday. Amounts included Carroll .31 inch and Sioux City .10 inch, as overcast skies covered the state and temperatures climbed to a high of 81 in Iowa Falls while lows reached 50 in Estherville Marshalltown and Cedar Rapids. The Weather Bureau predicted much cooler conditions for Wednesday.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Carroll
Sioux City
Iowa Falls
Estherville
Marshalltown
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City Woman Held On Drunk Driving Charge
Lona Cross beauty shop proprietor was released on a $500 bond after pleading not guilty to driving while intoxicated. Patrolmen James Gilroy and Everett L. Kitts filed the information after her car struck Oliver Seering, who sustained only minor injuries.
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Iowa City
Lona Cross
Brandon Couple Wed in Davis Illinois nuptials
Dorothy Hill and Glenn Geltz of Brandon were married April 18 in Davis Illinois. They were attended by Mr. and Mrs. Carl Reiss of Brandon. After visiting relatives, they will reside in Brandon with Geltz working as a stock buyer locally.
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Brandon
Dorothy Hill
Glenn Geltz
Davis, Ill
Carl Reiss
Illinois
Gauss Rider Wedding Set in Canton Canton Ill
Mr and Mrs George Gauss announce the marriage of their son Eldred Gauss to Miss Betty Rider of Burlington. The ceremony took place Saturday in Canton Illinois.
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Wapello
George Gauss
Eldred Gauss
Betty Rider
Burlington
Canton
Ill
Four Marquette High Students Hurt Walking Home From Prom
Four Marquette High School youths were injured after being struck by a car on the McGregor Marquette highway near Marquette about 1 am. Jack Ferris 15 sustained a skull fracture and leg injury, still unconscious. Patsy Wacker 14 had body bruises. Lloyd Hakeman 16. Anna Mae Gordon 13 suffered bruises. The group were walking on the shoulder after the junior prom at McGregor High School when hit by a car driven by Harry Stull of Marquette. All were hospitalized at McGregor hospital.
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Marquette
Marquette High School
McGregor High School
Jack Ferris
C. E. Ferris
Patsy Wacker
Lloyd Hakeman
L. N. Hakeman
Anna Mae Gordon
McGregor Hospital
McGregor-Marquette
Harry Stull
Mount Vernon Students to Attend National Music Meet
Mount Vernon high school will be represented at the national music contest in Cleveland this week. Eleanor Gough, 16, piano solo, accompanied by Robert Bryant, 17, baritone euphonium, also from Mount Vernon, earned top state honors previously and has studied under Helen Venn at Cornell conservatory.
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Mount Vernon High School
Eleanor Gough
E.T. Gough
Cleveland
Robert Bryant
Lyall Bryant
Miss Gough
Helen Venn
Cornell Conservatory
W. F. Vesely
Cedar Rapids
Lisbon
Blue Shrine
Bryant
Gough
Eleanor
Robert
American Legion and Auxiliary
Ed Smith
Bert Avery
L. E. Bigger
Jerry Walters
Inspector J. G. McCarthy Dies After Barn Fire
SPIRIT LAKE AP J G McCarthy a state food inspector died at his lake shore home Tuesday from a heart attack induced by the burning of his barn in which several cattle were destroyed He was 43 a World War veteran and formerly lived near Milford Mrs McCarthy survives
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Spirit Lake
J. G. McCarthy
Lake Shore
McCarthy
Milford
Manchester man fined for reckless driving after rollover
Leo Keenan of Manchester received a $10 fine and costs from Justice Brayton after a Saturday night crash on primary No. 13. Emmett Kelly of Farley was fined $5 and costs for passing a car in a 700 foot zone east of Manchester. Keenan faces a license revocation hearing Wednesday as authorities cite multiple recent incidents.
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Manchester
Leo Keenan
John M. Brayton
Keenan
Herbert W. Jennings
Emmett Kelly
Farley
Jennings
Justice Brayton
Kelly
Highway Patrol
Norway Seniors Present The Family Upstairs Play
Norway high school seniors under Eileen Kelly stage The Family Upstairs in the school auditorium May 14 and 15. Donna Mae Barker and Delmar Hughes lead a cast that includes Arlene Williams Robert McNee Wallace Tow Marjorie Holland Aileen Downes Laverne Hamilton and Jeanette Tow.
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Norway
Norway High School
Eileen Kelly
Donna Mae Barker
Delmar Hughes
Arlene Williams
Robert McNee
Wallace Tow
Marjorie Holland
Aileen Downes
Laverne Hamilton
Jeanette Tow
Linville Warns U S Must Guard Against New War
Cedar Rapids politician Guy Linville urges postwar U S policy shift to protect domestic economy and avoid entanglements. He criticizes European finance and diplomacy while calling for self sufficiency and repayment of debts to prevent repeated wartime losses.
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Linville
U.S
Gazette
Sibley
Europe
United States
Guy Linville
Cedar Rapids
Rotary Club
Iowa to drop amounts in liquor permit books
Iowa liquor store patrons will no longer have their yearly spending recorded in permit books. 165000 new books will carry four data columns date brand number bottles and store number, eliminating amount and initials to speed sales and protect privacy.
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Iowa Daily Press Bureau
Des Moines
Iowa
Bernard E. Manley
Commission
Manley
Two Men From Cedar Rapids and Atkins Charged in Copper Wire Theft
George Goodwin 50 of Cedar Rapids and Eldred Anderson 26 of Atkins waived to the grand jury after arraignment before Justice J. A. Ruhl on larceny in the nighttime charge for the theft of copper wire from the Milwaukee railroad at Atkins. They are unable to post bond and remain in jail.
University of Iowa report notes general gains in business
Prof. George R. Davies of the Iowa bureau of business research reports gains in nearly all major lines of business in Iowa City. He cites potential for continued recovery if political interference remains limited and warns against economic fallacies and production limits as obstacles.
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Iowa City
George R. Davies
University of Iowa Bureau of Business Research
Davies
France
Business Digest
Iowa
Iowa News in Brief in Many Towns
The recap covers Wapello, Winthrop, Martelle, Marengo, Onslow, Webster, Tipton, Mount Vernon, Toledo, Tiffin, Aurora, Westchester, Kinross and surrounding items. Highlights include a truck crash injuring a driver and killing hogs, multiple marriages and social events, school and PTA notes, local appointments, and a bank settlement case.
Martelle Seniors Present Page As a Bunker Play
The Martelle senior class play Page As a Bunker will be staged Friday evening May 22 in the school auditorium. Leading roles are played by Don Thede and Louise Frantz with cast members Chester Miller Charles Randall Ruby Boxwell Gayle Mitchell Delbert Richardson Dean Newman Helen Parker and Henry Weseman under director Evelyn Caslavka.
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C. E. Walters
Tama County District Court
D. W. Bates
Farmers State Bank of
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Emil Sikir
John C
Amanda Pengel
Tiffin
R. F. Hartsock
Long Home
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A. C. Chipman
Frank Gilpire
Harry Nance
Jack
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Eugene Long
Fred Long
Aurora
Henry Bowman
Katherine
Albert Hoyer
Gus Hoyer
Strawberry Point
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Arlington
H. C. Schiffer
Wanita Hoyer
Paul Scharff
Aurora High School
Westchester
Gwendolyn Hoover
Donald Sheetz
Ray Hough
Keith Stewart
Jack Hotle
Marion Wolfe
Paul Griffith
Ruth Wells
Marjorie Linn
Mildred Ochs
Kinross — High School
Will Grove
The
Brethren Church
Doris Yates
Pauline Grove
Leota Randolph
Charles Browen
Wayne Lee
Francis Moneghan
Houston Back
Woodrow Lee
Richard Lyle
Rex Rusbult
Harley Davison
Merlin Dennison
Joe Grove
the Gazette
Martelle
Page
Don Thede
Louise Frantz
Chester Miller
Charles Randall
Ruby Boxwell
Gayle Mitchell
Delbert Richardson
Dean Newman
Helen Parker
Henry Weseman
Evelyn Caslavka
Kilgallen Defends Press Coverage Of Hauptmann Trial
Kilgallen urges full courtroom reporting and blames judge lawyers and police for Hauptmann trial crowding. He favors motion pictures to record important trials and notes widespread subpoenas and packed galleries hindered journalists. He cites other big cases including Samuel Insull.
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Des Moines
INS
Hauptmann
James L. Kilgallen
Star
International News Service
Sigma Delta Chi
Iowa
Kilgallen
Flemington
Broadway
Hollywood
Samuel Insull
Chicago
Greece
Turkey
United States
Aurora Luther League Hosts Regional Party on Church Lawn
Aurora members hosted leagues from Oelwein Mannard and Arlington for a Sunday evening party on the church lawn. The entertainment committee included Esther Finck Eula Kraft Arthur Kraft Raymond Boyens and Lawrence Evans. Sixty eight youths attended.
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Aurora
Aurora Luther League
Oelwein
Maynard
Arlington
Church Lawn
Esther Finck
Eula
Arthur Kraft
Raymond Boyens
Lawrence Evans
Ice Cream From Snow Dug From Straw Stack
Glenn Speight and family recall last winter when snows blew into a straw stack creating a frozen ice cache. The wind-packed snow remained until early May, allowing the family to scoop ice cream from the solid ice house.
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the Gazette
West Branch
Glenn Speight
Nurse Testifies in Heart Balm Suit Against Negro Doctor
In Des Moines, Alice V. Piper a white Bonduarant nurse testified in a $10,000 breach of promise case against Dr. Alvin Jefferson a Black physician An all white jury was seated for the trial The defendant contends no marriage was intended and Piper knew he was married.
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Des Moines
INS
Alice V. Piper
Bondurant
Alvin Jefferson
Miss Piper
Surprise Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary At Lincoln Home
Fifty relatives gathered at the home of Mr and Mrs Clarence Alshouse Sunday for a surprise celebration of Mr and Mrs J M Lincoln forty ninth? fortieth wedding anniversary. The Lincolns have two other children Frank and Mrs Theron Finch. A picnic dinner was served at noon.
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Clarence Alshouse
Mrs. Alshouse
J. M. Lincoln
Mrs. Lincoln
Frank
Theron Finch
Bukets Green Tablets Advertise Bladder Relief
An old ad promotesBukets green tablets from May Drug Store to strengthen the bladder by flushing with water and herbs like buchu and juniper oil. It claims quick relief in four days with a 25 cent refund if not pleased.
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