Youth Jumps From Airplane To Die Over Council Bluffs
An Omaha dancer, Ward C. Fritz, 22, leaped from a bi plane at 2000 feet during a sightseeing flight over Omaha and Council Bluffs, dying on impact in a garden. Pilot Alvin Knudsen reported Fritz was despondent over losing his grocer job and planned a stage career with his partner Betty Wetenkamp, 16.
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Council Bluffs
Alvin Knudsen
Omaha
Ward C. Fritz
C. M. Fritz
Fritz
Betty Wetenkamp
Knudsen
Missouri River
H. K. Park
Keota seniors stage Moonstone with Richardson and Huber
Shirley Richardson and LeRoy Huber lead the senior class play The Moonstone to be staged Monday and Tuesday in Keota. The cast includes Mary Ellen Stead Lillian White Orville Schraeder Howard Arnold T J Sorden Clarence Funston Ever Ett Stoutner Cleo Herr Evelyn Amsberry Charline Dawson Ruth Erdice Vondle Burton Bob Williams Bill Carris. Tom Mills is stage manager Marie Haberman promoter directed by Kate B Glover.
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The
Gazette
Keota
Shirley Richardson
LeRoy Huber
Mary Ellen Stead
Lillian White
Orville Schraeder
Howard Arnold
T. J. Sorden
Clarence Funston
Everett Stoutner
Cleo Herr
Evelyn Amsberry
Charline Dawson
Ruth Erdice
Vondle Burton
Bob Williams
Bill Carris
Tom Mills
Marie Haberman
Kate B. Glover
Mistakes Gasoline For Kerosene Destroys Tavern
Mrs Harold Drew wife of Hilltop Tavern proprietor suffered chest and arm burns when a kerosene stove she refilled with gasoline exploded Saturday night. The tavern and household contents were destroyed with a neighboring store kept safe by Waukon rural fire trucks though an outbuilding burned. The property, owned by Thomas O Malley of Waukon, was insured for 2000 dollars. tavern equipment remained uninsured.
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Waukon
Harold Drew
Hilltop Tavern
Thomas O'Malley
Jeweler Spares Burglar After Hesitating Over Commandment
Des Moines reports Albert Kullander, a jeweler, startled a burglar looting a safe. He raised a hammer but recalled the commandment Thou Shalt Not Kill. The intruder fled after complying with a demand to move ahead, escaping with only a $10 locket.
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Des Moines
Albert Kullander
Kullander
Public utilities a bright spot in Iowa employment
DES MOINES AP Public utilities posted a 3.6 percent employment increase and a 10.4 percent payroll rise in April over a year ago, the Iowa department of labor reported. Other industries showed slight gains in employment but payrolls fell 0.3 percent. food and kindred products led annual gains, while meat packing cereals flour poultry products and butter showed heavy gains.
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DES Moines
Public Utilities
Iowa
State Department of Labor
Calmar Lutheran confirms class of four members
The Calmar Lutheran church confirmed four youths on Sunday, led by Rev. H A Preus. The confirmands are Marie Kathryn Flaskrud, Norma Lucile Sunday, Russel Earl Flaskrud, and Benjamin Anthony Whitmore.
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Calmar
Calmar Lutheran Church
H. A Preus
Marie Kathryn Flaskrud
Norma Lucile Sunday
Russel Earl Flaskrud
Benjamin Anthony Whitmore
Keystone Senior Play Set For Friday Night Performance
Keystone high school the senior class presents The Leavenworth Case in the school auditorium Friday evening under Miss Margaret Robertson's direction. Prominent roles are played by Duane Popp and Geraldine Griess with a cast that includes Wilma Boehmke Nadine Schroeder Dorothy Ruff Imogene Smittkamp Donald Torgler Robert Schneider Richard Harder Esther Pingel Marius Bockhart Audrey Wiese and Dean Balkhorn.
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Gazette Keystone
Keystone High School
Leavenworth
Margaret Robertson
Duane Popp
Geraldine Griess
Wilma Boehmke
Nadine Schroeder
Dorothy Ruff
Imogene Smittkamp
Donald Torgler
Robert Schneider
Richard Harder
Esther Pingel
Marius Bockhart
Audrey Wiese
Dean Balkhorn
University of Iowa Elects 12 Juniors to A F I Honors
Twelve University of Iowa juniors were elected to the All For Iowa honorary society for their scholastic records and campus involvement. The new members include Robert Waples Cedar Rapids Franklin Eddy Marengo Robert Allen Chicago Harland Bass Waterloo David Evans North English Robert Greenleaf Centerville Gerald Koehn Osceola Robert Lowry Newton Perry Osnowitz Sioux City Elmer Sorenson Ames Ben Stephens Cambridge Marion Thorne Salt Lake City Utah.
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Iowa City
University of Iowe
A. F L
Iowa
Robert Waples
Cedar Rapids
Franklin Eddy
Marengo
Robert Allen
Chicago
Harland Bass
Waterloo
David Evans
North English
Robert Greenleaf
Centerville
Gerald Keohen
Oskaloosa
Robert Lowry
Newton
Perry
Hopkins Named Director of State Planning Board
P F Hopkins of Mason City prepared to assume duties as director of the state planning board replacing Rosser N Matson. Gov Nelson G Kraschel announced the appointment. The post carries a salary of 300 dollars a month. Hopkins previously served as city manager of Ames and Mason City and as state director of the public works administration.
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DES Moines
P F Hopkins
Mason City
State Planning Board
Rosser N. Matson
Hopkins
Nelson G . Kraschel
Ames
Public Works Administration
Iowa Auto Death Toll Reaches 136 This Year
Des Moines reports Matthias J. Hogan a 29 year old Sioux City pharmacist died after his car left a Sioux City suburb road and struck a fence. Driver James Jolley survived with minor injuries. The year’s highway fatalities pass the 136 mark with 156 deaths last year at this point.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Reaper
Matthias J. Hogan
Sioux City
Hogan
James Jolley
May term opens in Manchester court without jury cases
District court in Manchester opens with Judge Ralph W. Hasner presiding and twenty five new cases. Divorces listed include Mildred Mae Perry vs Raymond D Perry Letha Jane Davis vs Robert C Davis and Lloyd E Sill vs Jennie E Sill. Damage suits include Myrtle E Conway vs Edwin Dempster and Joseph Bockenstedt et al vs Robert Walker et al.
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Manchester
Ralph W. Hasner
Waterloo
Mildred Mae Perry
Raymond D. Perry
Robert C. Davis
Letha Jane Davis
Lloyd E. Sill
Jennie E. Sill
Myrtle E. Conway
Edwin Dempster
Joseph Bockenstedt
Robert Walker
Wellman Seniors Present Comedy
Wellman high school senior Katharine Lewis and Russell Ross lead in The Cuckoo's Nest as the class presents a comedy Monday night at school.
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The
Gazette Wellman
Katharine Lewis
Russell Ross
Wellman High School
Grinnell Graduates To Hear President Of Bar Association
Grinnell seniors will hear Illinois Bar Association president Charles P Megan speak at commencement June 6. The event caps a large class with about 150 graduates and features other ceremonies including alumni chapel June 4 and baccalaureate by Grinnell President John S Nollen.
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Grinnell
Bar Association
Charles P Megan
Illinois Bar Association
Megan
J. K Wilson
Los Angeles
John S Nollen
Hudson H. Pittman
First Congregational Church
Springfield
Ill
Harry Duncan
Waterloo
Arthur L. Sullivan
Keystone cattle theft nets trucker arrest at stockyards
Detectives at Union Stock Yards nabbed a Sioux City trucker after recognizing nine white faced steers stolen from Keystone Iowa. The driver Arthur Johnson 39 admitted hauling cattle from near Naperville Illinois. cattle were seized at the yards after authorities matched branding and a 100 foot corral used to round up the herd from Rudy Niebel's pasture.
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Chicago
Dennis Collins
Union Stockyards
Iowa
Leland Fry
Benton County
Collins
Stockyards
Arthur Johnson
Sioux City
Johnson
Vinton
Naperville
Rudy Niebel
Keystone
Pella Tulip Festival Encore Draws Huge Sunday Crowd
Pella residents faced an unscheduled encore as tulip festival crowds surged with 16 000 to 20 000 Sunday visitors. Officials estimated eight thousand to ten thousand additional foot traffic compared with the prior day. Bologna and Dutch cookies sales boomed as attendees bought 1500 pounds of bologna and half a ton of cookies amid a vesper service and strolls among the tulips.
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Pella
Iowa City Briefs State News Highlights
Calmar 4-H elects officers with Lawrence Flaskrud as president and Paul Humker as vice president. Sears president Gen Wood speaks at civic luncheon led by Town City Chamber of Commerce with Kiwanis in charge. University of Iowa professor H J Thornton to deliver May 25 commencement as 150 Johnson county rural eighth graders receive diplomas. Colloquium for college physics teachers features Dr Copeland, Prof Gingerich, and Dr Sutton June 16 18. Gamma Phi Beta Town chapter hosts reception for Mrs Nina Jasman leaving for Iowa State Teachers College.
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Calmar
Ruth Alice Todd
Webster
A. L. Thorburn
Webster Farmer
Congregational Church
P. A. Johnson
Grinnell
C.M Rambaugh
Sigourney
L. Brown
Scotland
Keokuk County
State Normal School
Iowa State Teachers College
University of Iowa
Thornburn
Leora
Ames
Elmer Leusby
Rock Falls
Roy Peters
Columbus
Ind
Oral L. Thorburn
Newel
George
Greenfield
Clarence
Union Theological Seminary
New York City
J. Gordon Chamberlin
A. B Chamberlin
Chamberlin
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Maxine Kohl
Emery Kohl
Virgil Flynn
Solon
C. C. Flynn
Toledo
Belle Plaine
Earle Selder
Louise Broecker
Gladbrook
Edward Flynn
Lisbon
Lowden
Zion Evangelical-Reformed Church
Irma Mensing
Arnold Koch
Eleanor Mensing
Olga Scheeper
Melvin Licht
Arlynn Pancratz
Lucille Dreyer
Arthur Fisher
Arthur Lieht
Leo Twachtmann
Lawrence Kreinbring
Henry Ruprecht
Wilmarth Mensing
A. L. Mensing
Maquoketa
Harriet Blake
Myrna Blake
Palmer Olson
Trena Olson
Davenport
Fannie Huff
H. H. Dilt
Olson
Grand Mound
International Harvester Company
Rock Island
Iowa City
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Wood
Town City Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis Club
Rotary, Lions and Masonic Service
H. J Thornton
Johnson County
First Methodist Church
Frank Snider Wll
Paul L. Copeland
Armour Institute of Technology
Newell Gingerich
Uniersity of Missouri
Richard M Sutton
Haverford College
University of Town
Gamma Phil Beta Sorority
Nina Jasman
Pajama Girl to Be Staged by South English Seniors
The South English seniors present The Pajama Girl a three act mystery comedy Friday evening directed by Supt. O Hamersly. Lead roles are Alene Robison and Earl Coffman with cast members Junior Good Billy Dunn Ross Trusler Arlene Robison or Mary Holsapple and Maxine Lane.
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Speems
The
Gazette
Supt. O. Hamersly
Alene Robison
Earl Coffman
Junior Good
Billy Dunn
Ross Trusler
Arlene Robin
Mary Holsapple
Maxine Lane
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GGER
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Mechanicsville
Carl Kuhnle
Williamsburg
Marjorie Heitchuson
Myrna Carson Reifschneider
Edith Howlett Lilbie
Willard Maas
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Emery Gingerich
S.S.S
S.S.5
Keystone Cattle
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Calmar Boys 4-H
Lawrence Flaskrud
Paul Humker
Clinton Lemberger
Raymond Kipp
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