Parole Controversy Over 1935 Iowa Convict Releases
State records show 2 050 convicts released on parole in 1936 from Jan 1 with 4 930 sentenced. Critics led by Highway Patrolman Oran Pape charged parole board with inadequate review and demanded tighter controls. Key figures include attorney Carl Burke, Judge Lou Ladd, and Iowa officials from Ottumwa to Des Moines.
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Sibead
I Sef
Oran Pape
Oerd
Idiek Hines
Leehr
Des Moines
UGAF
Hines
Laehr
Thim
Parole Board
Carl Burke
Lou Ladd
Chey
Ennessee
W.clint Knee
Iowa
Carl M. Oscot Ottumwa
Ase
Anamosa Reformatory
Éeumeks
Fort Madise
Leading Roles Named in Wyoming Senior Play
Special to The Gazette reports Richard Roh wedder and Genevieve Carson lead the senior class play Second Childhood to be staged at the Wyoming opera house May 15 and 16. Jordan Johnson directs the production with a supporting cast including Ronald Holtz Robert Rehwedder 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 Rehwedder
Carl Broderson
Paul Koch
Hazel Levsen
Imogene Jurgensen
Christal Stoffel
Mildred Usher
Crystal Demoss
Prisoners received and released at Iowa reformatories 1931–1935
The report shows Anamosa received 457, Fort Madison 524, and Rockwell City 67 prisoners in the year. Paroles released totaled 348 in 1931, 337 in 1932, 441 in 1933, 518 in 1934, and 406 in 1935, with parity issues noted for 1934. The three institutions together took in 1,100 in 1931, 825 in 1932, 990 in 1933, 967 in 1934, and 1,048 in 1935.
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Senna Reformatory
Rockwellity
Anamosa
Fort Madison
Rockwell City
More Rain Cooler Weather For Iowa Towns
Beneficial spring rains persisted across Iowa with forecasts for local thunder showers on Wednesday. Amounts included Carroll 0.31 inch Sioux City 0.10 inch, while many areas saw lesser rainfall. Temperatures rose to 81 in Iowa Falls on Monday and dipped to 50 in Estherville Marshalltown and Cedar Rapids Tuesday morning as cooler weather was predicted 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 $500 bond after pleading not guilty to driving while intoxicated. Patrolmen James Gilroy and Everett L. Kitts filed the information. her car struck Oliver Seering, who was only slightly injured. Brandon marriage notice follows.
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Iowa City
Lona Cross
Gauss Rider Nuptials Told For Eldred Gauss
Mr and Mrs George Gauss announce the marriage of their son Eldred Gauss to Miss Betty Rider of Burlington in Canton Illinois on Saturday. The ceremony marks a new union with both families listed in the notice.
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Wapello
George Gauss
Eldred Gauss
Betty Rider
Burlington
Canton
Four Marquette pupils injured walking after prom
Four Marquette high school students were struck by a car on the McGregor Marquette highway around 1 am after attending a junior prom at McGregor high school. Jack Ferris 15 was unconscious with a skull injury, Patsy Wacker 14 had body bruises, Lloyd Hakeman 16 suffered severe leg and facial bruises, Anna Mae Gordon 13 had body bruises. All were taken to McGregor hospital. The car, driven by Harry Stull of Marquette, followed them on the highway shoulder where blood and car tracks were found.
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the Gazette
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
Eleanor Gough 16 and Robert Bryant 17 from Mount Vernon high school will compete at the national music contest in Cleveland. Gough enters the piano solo with Bryant as baritone euphonium partner and accompanist. They are funded by the American Legion and Auxiliary via donations and private subscriptions.
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Mount Vernon
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
Elaine Shrine
Bryant
Gough
Eleanor
Robert
American Legion and Auxiliary
Ed Smith
Bert Avery
L. E. Bigger
Jerry Walters
Dies Of Heart Attack As His Property Burns
SPIRIT LAKE AP J G McCarthy a state food inspector died at his lake shore home early Tuesday from a heart attack induced by the burning of his barn in which several cattle were destroyed. McCarthy 43 a World War veteran formerly lived near Milford Mrs McCarthy survives.
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Spirit Lake
J. G. McCarthy
Lake Shore
McCarthy
Milford
Manchester Driver Fined After Reckless Night Crash
Leo Keenan of Manchester was fined $10 plus costs by Justice Brayton for reckless driving after his car rolled over several times near primary No. 13. Emmett Kelly of Farley also fined $5 and costs for passing a car in a 700 foot zone east of Manchester. Keenan faces license revocation hearings Wednesday as patrolman Jennings reports this is his fourth recent accident.
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Manchester
Leo Keenan
John M. Brayton
Keenan
Herbert W. Jennings
Emmett Kelly
Farley
Jennings
Justice Brayton
Kelly
Norway Seniors Present The Family Upstairs Comedy
Norway high school seniors under Eileen Kelly present The Family Upstairs May 14 and 15 in the school auditorium. Lead roles go to Donna Mae Barker and Delmar Hughes with Arlene Williams Robert McNee Wallace Tow Marjorie Holland Aileen Downes Laverne Hamilton and Jeanette Tow in the cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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 Urges U S Guarding Against New War
Cedar Rapids politician Guy Linville tells a Rotary Club audience that the United States must tighten its finances and restore economic self sufficiency to avoid entanglements as Europe accelerates. He faults European diplomacy and foreign borrowing, urging bold measures to protect the domestic economy and to collect debts owed to Americans.
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Gazette
Sibley
Europe
United States
Guy Linville
Cedar Rapids
Rotary Club
Linville
Iowa approves new liquor permit books eliminating amount records
Des Moines reports the Iowa liquor commission will issue 165,000 new permit books for the coming fiscal year that omit amounts spent per purchase. The four column books list date brand number bottle count and store number.
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Town Daily Press Bureau
Des Moines
Bernard E. Manley
Commission
Manley
Iowa
Two men arraigned in larceny case for copper wire theft
George Goodwin, 50, of Cedar Rapids and Eldred Anderson, 26, Atkins, were arrested for stealing copper wire from the Milwaukee railroad at Atkins. They were waived to the grand jury Monday after arraignment before Justice J. A. Ruhl on larceny in the night time charge,Unable to post bond they remained jailed.
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Vinton
George Goodwin
Cedar Rapids
Eldred Anderson
Atkins
Milwaukee Railroad
J. A. Ruhl
General gains in Iowa business reported by University of Iowa expert
Prof. George R. Davies of the University of Iowa bureau of business research notes gains across major lines of business. He cautions political interference and looming war risks could hinder recovery while pointing to 29.6 percent rise in total building contracts, 30.6 percent life insurance sales, 3.3 percent employment, and 7.9 percent industrial payrolls, with farm prices down 6.4 percent.
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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 SNAPSHOTS OF EVENTS
WAPELLO A double deck truck driver injured and fifteen dogs killed when the truck plunged into Otter Creek at the foot of Jamison hill. Driver taken to Fairfield en route to Chicago with 39 hogs. two tractors helped recover the vehicle. WINTHROP Mary E Ryan and H C Essex wed May 2 at St Augustine’s Winnebago Neb. Bride, Clarke College and Iowa Univ alumna, teaches in western government service. groom athletic director on reservations. they will live in Macy. MARTELLE Estella Eldred buys building housing Fink drug store and will move her restaurant there soon. MARENGO PTA reports 119 members. milk served to 16,352 grade school children. 27 of 352 pupils failed audiometer. several referred to hospital. officers installed for 1936-37. ON SLOW Audrey Rahn and Clifford Schmalfeldt announce marriage April 25 in Anamosa. shower held in Wyoming. couple to live on farm near Onslow after May 15. WEBSTER Juniors honor seniors at high school banquet.
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Wapello
Jamison Hill
Fairfield
Chicago
Otter Creek
Winthrop
Mary E. Ryan
James B. Ryan
H. C. Essex
Macy
Iowa University
Omaha
Martelle
Estella Eldred
Fink
Plummer
Marengo
Parent-Teacher Association
L. J. Franey
Gwen Evans
J. E. Franey
Voxman
Town City
J. H. Shipton
R. C. Paulson
Harry Healy
L. M. Colbornson
Darlene Kurtz
Margaret Fitch
R. A. Reece
Hattie Crenshaw
Onslow
Audrey Rahn
H. C. Rahn
Cedar Rapids
Clifford Schmalfeldt
Peter Schmalfeldt
Anamosa
Harvey Schmalfeldt
Christine
E. Jabonsek
Schmalfeldt
John Thompson
Wyoming
Louis Gull
Hale
Christine Schmalfeldt
John Schmalfeldt
Delmar
Webster
Laurence Frey
Martelle Seniors to Present Play May 22
The Martelle high school senior class will stage Page As a Bunker in the school auditorium on Friday evening May 22. Leading roles are played by Don Thede and Louise Frantz with a cast including Chester Miller Charles Randall Ruby Boxwell Gayle Mitchell Delbert Richardson Dean Newman Helen Parker and Henry Weseman. Miss Syeen Caslavka directs.
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Martelle
Page
Don Thede
Louise Frantz
Chester Miller
Charles Randall
Ruby Boxwell
Gayle Mitchell
Delbert Richardson
Dean Newman
Helen Parker
Henry Weseman
Syeen Caslavka
Local school events and community notices across Tipton Mount Vernon and surrounding towns
A sequence of brief items covers a graduation toastmaster welcome by Darold Wright and speakers like Winifred Frey, with performers and student helpers named. Obituary for Sophia Schutt of Cedar Bluff notes Chicago birth and survivors. services set in Chicago. Lisbon and Mount Vernon hosts feature educational talks, school board figures, and a joint dinner for seniors. Toledo Tama county bank settlements approved for Emil Sikir and the Pengels. TIFFIN marks a 42nd wedding anniversary for the Hartsocks. Aurora announces Katharine Bowman Hoyer marriage in Arlington. Westchester senior play cast listed and Kinross high school baccalaureate details. class of 1935 roster named.
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Roy Miller
Teresa Lenighan
C. G. Snakenberg
Geneva Strofle
Ward McCombs
Beula Calvert
Viola Striegel
Tipton
Sophia Schutt
Cedar Bluff
Chicago
Mary E. Lange
Edward Wintermeyer
Alex Achenbach
Evergreen Cemetery
Toledo
C. E. Walters
Tama County District Court
D. W. Bates
Farmers State Bank of
Elberon
Emil Sikir
John C
Amanda Pengel
Tiffin
R. F. Hartsock
Long Home
Nellie
Lowell Hartsock
A. C. Chipman
Frank Gilpire
Harry Nance
Jack
Oscar Summerhays
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
Kilgallen Defends Press Coverage Of Hauptmann Trial
Des Moines Iowa INS star Kilgallen urges broad courtroom reporting to protect defendants' rights. He blames judges, lawyers, and police for crowded, theatrical Hauptmann trial conditions and supports motion picture records for courts.
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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 C8
Lange
Aurora Luther League Hosts Party For Neighboring Clubs
The Aurora Luther league hosted leagues from Oelwein Maynard and Arlington for a church lawn party Sunday evening. Committee in charge of entertainment included Esther Finck Eula Kraft Arthur Kraft Raymond Boyens and Lawrence Evans. Sixty eight young people 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 Last Winter Snow in Straw Stack
West Branch reports Glenn Speight and family using snow and ice gathered from a straw stack as a makeshift ice house during last winter. Severe snows filled a hole in the stack, packing the snow solidly until May when hogs loosened the cache exposing the ice for use.
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West Branch
Juine
Glenn Speight
Nurse sues Negro doctor for breach of promise
In Des Moines, nurse Alice V. Piper, white from Bon Durant Iowa, testifies in a $10,000 suit against Dr. Alvin Jefferson alleging he promised to marry her. She cites love letters and says his affection cooled after a medical convention. The defense argues he never intended marriage and she knew he was married.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
Alice V. Piper
Bondurant
Alvin Jefferson
Miss Piper
Lincoln fortieth wedding anniversary surprise gathering
Fifty relatives gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Alshouse Sunday for Mrs. Alshouse's parents Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Lincoln's fortieth wedding anniversary. The Lincolns have two other children, Frank and Mrs. Theron Finch, and a picnic dinner was served at noon.
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Stanley
Clarence Alshouse
Mrs. Alshouse
J. M. Lincoln
Mrs. Lincoln
Frank
Theron Finch
Strengthen the bladder 25¢ test
Advertisement offers Bukets green tablets as a bladder remedy made with buchu leaves and juniper oil. Claims to drive out acids and deposits and ease irritations causing nocturnal awakenings, urgent desire, scanty flow, burning, or backache. Refunds 25 cents if not pleased within four days. May Drug Store.
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U. S
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Montieur Photos
den Thede
Fred Kluss
Federated Church In
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R. P. Andreas
School Board of
George Anselm
Fridolf Lundholm
R. P. Ink
Sam Fouse
Dave Apollon
Paramount
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Sprog Company
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