State Agent Reveals Story Behind Iowa Bank Robbery Case
An Iowa bank robbery case ended in life terms for Louis Barry and Richard Ringler and 25-year terms for William McDonald Jr and his wife Norma after a meticulous multi county stakeout. A pulse reading and targeted car tracking helped break the investigation from sparse clues to a solid confession.
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Des Moines
Towa Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Louis Barry
Richard Ringler
William McDonald, Jr
Norma
Iowa Losses Under New Deal Hit Corn Belt Shift
The farm plan in Washington hurts Iowa and Midwestern farmers by restricting corn, boosting production elsewhere, and driving prices down. Government figures show large surpluses as the new corn belt grows in the south, despite Secretary Wallace's promises. The piece blends political critique with a crime report snippet about a Hedrick robbery case and local notices for a wedding and a death in Waukon.
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Washington
Iowa
Isinois
Mid-Western States
Wallace
South
Natex Restores Health for Central City Woman in 30 Days
Mrs Mary Schlemmer of Central City Iowa describes 23 years of constipation headaches dizziness indigestion and sleepless nights. After trying Natex at the May Cut Rate Drug Store she reports improved digestion sleep and energy and says she can visit distant friends again. Natex is sold by druggists with mail orders accepted and prices listed.
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Natex
Second St. SE
Mary Schlemmier
Central City
Iowa
Schlemmer
Fred Schroeder
Wabasha Harness Maker Dies En Route to Waukon Burial
A harness maker from Wabasha Minnesota who traveled to Waukon in 1922 dies. He married Sophia Senrick in 1883 and had three children F C Zell and Joseph Zell of St Paul and Mrs William Kuaveny of Waukon. The body will be taken to Wabasha Wednesday for burial.
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Wabasha
Minn
Waukon
Sophia Senrick
F. C
Joseph Zell
St. Paul
William Kuaveny
Woodrow Repeats as Newton Mayor After Strike End
Newton returns to calm as Frank M. Woodrow is elected mayor following George E. Campbell’s resignation and the end of the Maytag dispute. Council also reduces police staffing to near pre strike levels.
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Woodrow
Newton
Frank M. Woodrow
George E. Campbell
Campbell
Iowa City Briefs Deaths and Roads Update
Mrs Esther Yordi aged 39 died after a short illness leaving husband Frank and children Arlene Iona Helen Roger and William plus parents and siblings. Funeral for Harry Seger a rural mail carrier age 52 will be Wednesday at 1 30 p m at the Methodist church. Seger served the post office since 1926 and is survived by wife two daughters Janet and Ruth and son Lee with relatives in Neb Mich Calif and Tex. Also noted is a report that fifty four miles of Johnson county secondary roads will be improved.
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Gazetts
Iowa City
Esther Yordi
Yordi
Frank
Arlene Peffer
Iona Peffer
Lincoln
Neb
Helen Yordi
Roger Peffer
William Peffer
William Horn
Linwood
Calif
George Dull
Ruth Russell
Town City
Grant Horn
Willard Horn
Harry L. Seger
Seger
Ruth Snyder
Spencer
Janet Larson
Houghton, Mich
Lee Seger
Minneapolis
Long Beach
Julia Seger
Scotts Bluff
Bert
Elmer
Lincoln Acres
Charles
Austin
Tex
Lester
Hastings
Howard Jennings
Charles Snyder
Johnson County
County to surface 144 miles of trunk roads this year
A major county road project to surface 144 miles of county trunk roads with crushed stone at about 100 000 dollars will start next month. Contracts go out November 16 with work beginning before December 12 and finishing in about nine months. Costs shared by the county and the Public Works Administration pending PWA approval.
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Public Works Administration
PWA
Attack Case To Be Heard In District Court At Tipton
The November term of district court opens Nov 7 with Judge John T. Moffit presiding. The state case against Howard E. Wood centers on assault with intent to commit murder and a divorce action by Mrs. Wood. Wood was indicted after an alleged hammer attack on his wife last August. The son Laverne shot Wood but no charges were filed against him. Grand jury reports Nov 7 and jurors are summoned for Nov 14.
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Tipton
District Court
John T. Moffit
Howard E. Wood
Mechanicsville
Arrests of Masonville Colesburg Drivers Highlight Local Court
Roger Lee, 24, near Masonville, arrested for driving with suspended license and suspected drunk driving. sentenced to 30 days in county jail by Justice Brayton. Bond set at 1000 dollars. He faces further LOD charges and December court. Henry Lammers, Colesburg, over 80, arrested for suspended license on intoxication charge. serving 15 days in county jail.
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Manchester
Roger Lee
Masonville
John M. Brayton
Lee
Henry Lammers
Colesbury
Lammers
Toddville Junior Class Play Here Comes Charlie
Miss Dorothy Taylor and Richard Hagerman lead in the Toddville junior class play to be presented in the high school gymnasium Friday at 8 p.m. Directed by Mrs. Hoover. Cast includes Myrtle Bowers James Jorden Jean Taylor Howard Heerner Wilma McBurney Keith Daniels Edith Walser and Warren Hoover.
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Toddville
Dorothy Taylor
Richard Hagerman
Charlie
Mrs. Hoover
Myrtle Bowers
James Jorden
Jean Taylor
Howard Heerner
Wilma McBurney
Keith Daniels
Edith Walser
Warren Hoover
Lutheran Pastor Of Near Waukon Is Dead
WAUKON The death of the Rev. R. H. Wareberg of Waterville Lutheran pastor in this vicinity for eighteen years occurred at a LaCrosse hospital Sunday after a week of illness from a ruptured gall bladder. Born May 13, 1873 in Norway he came to America at age eight and studied at Concordia St Olaf and a Minneapolis seminary where he was ordained in 1905. Surviving are his widow three daughters and a son Anaruth Hermes Mrs C C Schmidt Joyce. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at the Waterville church with multiple pastors officiating and burial in Waterville cemetery.
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R. H. Wareberg
Waterville
LaCrosse
Mr. Wareburg
Norway
America
Concordia College
St. Olaf College
Lutheran Seminary
Minneapolis
Anaruth
Hermes
Grand River
C. C. Schmidt
Joyce
University of Minnesota
Waterville Church
P. F. Kjerlang
Helme
Waterloo Ridge
J. Thompson
Burr Oak
A. P. Lee
Prank Fallout Hurts Waterloo Man In Fall
Frank J. Davis, 72, remained in a local hospital after a Halloween prank left him with a broken left hip. The pranksters had removed the front steps of his Waterloo home moments before he fell four feet from the porch edge.
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Waterloo
Frank J. Davis
Taxi Driver Arrested on Assault Charge in Iowa Case
Herman Olsen Jr 22 Waterloo taxi driver faced a statutory assault and concealed weapon charge after an alleged gunpoint attack on a 19 year old coed from Iowa State Teachers College. He was arrested near Ottumwa after the cab he drove was found abandoned in Cedar Rapids. Police traced Olsen via a Milwaukee train ticket and station actions as officers pursued him.
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Cedar Falls
Herman Olsen, Jr
Waterloo
L. E. Schwanke
Iowa State Teachers College
Schwanke
Olsen
Ottumwa
Cedar Rapids
B Avenue
Third Street
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Ben Dvorak
C Avenue NW
George A. Crabb
Fourth Avenue SE
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