Heavy voter turnout floods Iowa polling places
Iowa voters crowded the polls Tuesday in freezing weather as lines formed before opening. Reports from Des Moines and other cities showed turnout near or above average, with officials noting heavy early voting and a forecasted record statewide. The election pitted Roosevelt against Landon amid a heated political climate in Iowa.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Davenport
Waterloo
Charles City
Centerville
Mason City
Burlington
Roosevelt
Council Bluffs
Dubuque
Muscatine
Alf M. Landon
Iowa road funds show $1.83 million unspent balance
A AP report lists Iowa's unexpended federal highway and crossing elimination funds at 1,827,365 as of Sept 30. It notes 1,815.6 miles of highway completed and eight grade crossing projects from original apportionments and various funds.
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Washington
Bureau of Public Roads
Iowa
Utah
Springville Junior Class to Present A Crazy Mixup Play
Springville high school will stage a three act comedy A Crazy Mixup at the Butler opera house on November 5 and 6. Lead roles include Lois Patten Kenneth Taylor Caroline Anderson and Ruth Caldwell with cast members Gerald Hotchkiss Reva Heald Gladys Dean Wilson Cooper Lowell Stambaugh and Madlyn Bolton.
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The
Gazette
Springville
Springville High School
Geneva Waters
Butler Opera House
Lois Patten
Kenneth Taylor
Caroline Anderson
Ruth Caldwell
Gerald Hotchkiss
Reva Heald
Gladys Dean
Wilson Cooper
Lowell Stambaugh
Madlyn Bolton
Buck Creek Youth Charged After Shooting Three Pupils
Harry Gibbs, 21, of near Buck Creek, faces assault with intent to do great bodily injury charges after a shooting at the Gibbs home injuring three Buck Creek students Norman Barr Loraine Johnson and June Orr. Gibbs bonds set at 300 dollars as officials say the incident followed a confrontation over a Gibbs daughter and a carload of Buck Creek pupils.
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the Gazette
Manchester
Harry Gibbs
Buck Creek
Hopkinton
Liberty
Gibbs
Norman Barr
Loraine Johnson
June Orr
Orr
Ed Orr
Barr
Albert Barr
Miss Johnson
Jim Johnson
Marie Blanchard
Dora Baldwin
Joseph Bentley
Annie Briggs
Gibbs Yard
J. M. Brayton
Four Manchester Women Injured in Minnesota Auto Crash
Four Manchester women were injured Sunday night south of Rochester Minnesota when their car was struck by Leonard Fogsden of Excelsior. Miss Doris Work the driver suffered multiple broken ribs and other injuries. Her sister Annette endured severe bruises while Gertrude Long and Laura Dunham Taylor had injuries including arm sprains and facial cuts. The party had been returning from Minneapolis and were aided by Will Curran and others. Long was transported to Manchester by Chicago visitors.
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the Gazette
Manchester
Rochester
Minn
Doris Work
Annette
Gertrude Long
A. D. Long
Fogsden
Will Curran
Misses Work
Taylor
Miss Long
Chicago
Treat A Cold As If You Mean It
The copy urges serious treatment of the common cold with Grove's Laxative Bromo Quinine. It promotes internal medicine, detailing four effects and advising two tablets every four hours to break up a cold in 24 hours.
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Grove
Two Dead, Hurt in Fleet Storm Crash
Martin Faye 26 of Carroll was killed and Henry Schenkelberg 43 of Lidderdale fatally injured in a sleet storm crash on highway 30 near here. Oliver Manley of Maryville suffered fractures and cuts but survived. Faye and Schenkelberg were cattle buyers.
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Carroll
Martin Faye
Henry Schenkelberg
Lidderdale
Highway No. 30
Here
Faye
Oliver Manley
Maryville
Schenkelberg
Manley
Rowley Seniors To Stage Comedy Saturday
Rowley high school senior class presents the play Bringing Up Mother Saturday at 8 p m in the Community hall. A comedy about two social climbing women in London features June Kemp Rozella Kuhel Ver nett Kuehl Kathryn Mazur Georgia Robison Wanda Sherman Donald Jacobs Kenneth Kautz Harold Kimmerli Kenneth Nielsen and Raymond Zerba with production staff Eloise Bergstrom Mildred Cotrell Edna Faust Ruth Grime Elizabeth McKinley Edna Mack Frances Rosencrans directed by LaVerna Mae Titus Mabel Young Wilma Roth and Vera Buchanan provide between act entertainment
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the Gazette
Rowley
Rowley High School
London
June Kemp
Rozella Kuhel
Vernett Kuehl
Kathryn Mazur
Georgia Robison
Wanda Sherman
Donald Jacobs
Kenneth Kautz
Harold Kimmerli
Kenneth Nielson
Raymond Zerba
Eloise Bergstrom
Mildred Cottrell
Edna Faust
Ruth Grime
Elizabeth McKinley
Edna Mack
Frances Rosencrans
LaVerna Mae Titus
Mabel Young
Wilma Roth
Vera Buchanan
Stanwood Civil War Veteran Dies at 91
John Mixwell 91 a Stanwood resident and one of two remaining Civil War veterans died suddenly Monday Born June 22 1845 in Cumberland County Pa he served in the 209th Pennsylvania Volunteers Participated in the Peninsula campaign and Fort Stedman He moved to Iowa 35 years ago farmed retired to Stanwood Surviving are five sons and one daughter Funeral services set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Stanwood Methodist Church
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Stanwood
John Mixwell
Mr. Mixwell
Cumberland County
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Virginia
Peninsula
John H. Hartraft
Fort Stedman
Richmond
Lee
Iowa
Harry
Robert
Ambrose
John
Armstrong
William
Rochester
Robert Eichelberger
Stanwood Methodist Church
C. H. Nordyke
Marshalltown
D. R. Witter
D. S. Witter
McGregor
Albert van Sickle
Floyd Hack
Waterloo
Lyle Wooldridge
M. S. Schneider
Bessie Schneider
C. H. Knos
Fayette
L. H. van Sickle
Gene Wilbur
Randalia
Donna van Sickle
Mike Garvey
Oelwein
Lowell Gray
Earlville
Betty O'Connell
H. E. O'Connell
Maynard Ham
Masonville
Doris Evans
Beverly Cummings
Wesley Neil
LaVonne Mersch
Wesley
Barbara Neil
Junior Carmon
Anna Mae Ryan
Beverly and Clair Cummings
Dick Henge
David Penney
Phillips Rogers
Emma Popp
la Vonne Mersch
Billy Olive
Harold Chambers
Dana
Donald Scott
Helen
Ralph Yants
Iowa City
C. J. Butterfield
Ray Bartholomew
Williamsburg
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Emma Lee
Charles Lee
J. C. Behrens
Oak Hill Cemetery
Emma Working
John Working
Indiana
Mattison Lee
Poweshiek County
Grinnell
Iowa City Man Sues Carpenter over Alleged Infidelity
Robert S. Emmons, 38, sues John J. Adrian, about 65, in district court for 15000 damages claiming Adrian gained the confidence of Emmons’s wife and controlled her actions. A divorce petition by Mrs. Emmons, about 40, is pending. the couple has been married since 1917.
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Iowa City
Robert S. Emmons
John J. Adrian
Adrian
Dinner Honors Marlin Keiper in Parks ton South Dakota
Palo A hosts a Sunday dinner honoring Marlin Keiper of Parks ton S D at the home of Mr and Mrs Fred J Keiper. Attending were Mr and Mrs Martin F Werning Mr and Mrs Clarence Werning and son Donald of Newhall Marlin Keiper Mr and Mrs Fred J Keiper Marie G Wilma Lawrence Louis Keiper and Gertrude Rinderknecht of alo.
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Palo
Marlin Keiper
Parkston
S. D
Fred J. Keiper
Martin F. Werning
Clarence Werning
Donald
Newhall
Marie G
Wilma
Lawrence
Louis Keiper
Gertrude Rinderknecht
Alo
Maynard
Marion Reese
Don van Sickle
D. R. Witter
Gene Wilbur
M. S. Schneider
Florence Reese
Wilma Witter
Shirley van Sickle
Milo Nordyke
Helen Knos
Charles Pecinovsky
Wade Finney
Des Moines
Iowa City Briefs Highlight Plays by Lillian Moore Stanley
Samuel French of New York announces two one act plays by Lillian Moore Stanley wife of Dr Allan J Stanley of the University of Iowa zoology department The Institute written at Yale in 1930 and a new comedy Christmas at the Gables report notes.
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Iowa City
Samuel French Company of
New York
Lillian Moore Stanley
Allan J. Stanley
Zoology Department
University of Iowa
Institute
Yale University
Prominent Educator Crossword Clue Challenge
A compact puzzle listing horizontal and vertical clues for a crossword about an American educator Aurora and related terms. Answers include terms for body parts, objects, and titles across education, language, and science. Clues cover family terms, geography, and classical references with varied difficulty.
Iowa Bar Association Names Junior Conference Chair
Washington AP reports Paul F. Hannah announces J. L. Devitt of Oskaloosa Iowa appointed as Iowa chairman of the American Bar association's junior bar conference on Tuesday.
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Washington
Paul F. Hannah
J. L. Devitt
Oskaloosa
Iowa
American Bar Association
Alcoban advertised as alcohol craving cure
An old advertisement promotes Alcoban as a prescription remedy now sold to the public. It claims to curb liquor craving, can be mixed into tea or food, and offers a money back guarantee. Distributed by Western Chemicals Inc in Seattle and sold at May's Cut Rate Drug Store for two dollars.
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Western Chemicals, Inc
Holland Bldg
Seattle
Washington
May
Alcoban
Urbana Play Puts Leading Roles On Stage
On November 15 the Urbana high school junior class presents The Red Headed Stepdaughter at Legion hall. Leading roles go to Mary Belle Barr, Robert Rouse, and Lucille Burrell with a full cast including Helen Miller, Charlotte Hansen, Jean Hoffman, Jane Ford, Dale Hopker, Glen Cumberland, Bernice King, and Bonnie Ferguson under the direction of Adeline Shreeve.
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Urbana
Urbana High School
Legion Hall
Mary Belle Barr
Robert Rouse
Lucille Burrell
Helen Miller
Charlotte Hansen
Jean Hoffman
Jane Ford
Dale Hopker
Glen Cumberland
Bernice King
Bonnie Ferguson
Adeline Shreeve
Maquoketa High Wins One Act Play Contest
Maquoketa High School won the Jackson County one act play contest with its presentation Sauce for the Goslings judged superior. Miles High ranked next with The Marriage Proposal receiving excellent ratings.
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Maquoketa High
Maquoketa
Jackson County High School
Sabula
Preston
Monmouth
Miles
Baldwin
Andrew
Bellevue
Harriet Brindley
Monticello
Goslings
Monmouth Were Considered “Good.” Maquoketa
Marion Mills
Donald Lang
Geraldine Easton
John Goodall
Jerletta Tubbs
Imogene von Schrader
Charles Anderson
Jean Tow
Donald Johannsen
Herbert Jargo
Marjorie Schoening
June Schroeder
Betty Severin
Mrs. Edgar Kerby Hosts Halloween Birthday Dinner
Central City tableau features Mrs. Edgar Kerby celebrating her mother Mrs. Emma Sawyer's 74th birthday with a Halloween themed dinner. Assisted by sister Mrs. Monroe Lary and cousin Miss Leona Sawyer, guests include Mrs. Emma Sawyer and a list of Mrs. Sawyer's relatives and friends.
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Central City
Emma Sawyer
Edgar Kerby
Kerby
Monroe Lary
Leona Sawyer
Mary Ellen Sawyer
Margaret Chapman
Anna Glass
Adeliah Pike
Hannah Henderson
Rose George
Isabelle Pike
William Goldsberry
Elmira Brown
Mary Stone
Wadena Junior Class Presents The Merry Death Comedy
The junior class will stage a three act comedy titled The Merry Death in Klingman hall on Wednesday. Characters listed include Irene Kennedy Fremont Marble Frances Miller Marcia Knutson Marie Corkery Dora Frey Alo Hinkel Faye Corbin John Longmuir Junior Sniffin Vera Voshell Raymond FeMer and Everett Elliott.
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Wadena
Merry Death
Klingman Hall
Irene Kennedy
Fremont Marble
Frances Miller
Marcia Knutson
Marie Corkery
Dora Frey
Alo Hinkel
Faye Corbin
John Longmuir
Junior Sniffin
Vera Voshell
Raymond FeMer
Everett Elliott
Ames expulsions for student drinking spark campus policy
Iowa State College dean M. D. Helser said three students were expelled after convictions in Nevada justice court for public drinking. Six others face appearances. Police Chief Rudolph H. Dickinson blamed overage students crossing to Ames to drink, noting noise and unchaperoned dances. Helser warned zero tolerance for intoxication and vowed expulsions for violators.
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Ames
M. D. Helser
Iowa State College
Iowa State
Justice Court
Nevada
Rudolph H. Dickinson
Dean Helser
Voted For Lincoln, Still A Republican
North Liberty Isaac Meyers aged 95 voted for a President for the nineteenth time on Tuesday. He first voted for Lincoln at age 19 while in the Union army. Soldiers then could vote regardless of age and he has always supported the Republican ticket.
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North Liberty
Isaac Meyers
United States
Lincoln
Funeral services for Charles Hall of Waukon area
Funeral services were held Monday at St Patrick Church for Charles Hall a well known farmer south of Waukon born July 17 1861 on a farm north of Waukon. He married Mary Solan January 1 1903 at Winona Minnesota and is survived by his wife six children Paul Butler James Ruth nurse John Kenneth and Robert and four brothers and a sister George Emmett Walter Willard and Mrs John Laughlin.
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F. M. Mundle
Milo Uchytil
Elberon Junction
Uchytil
Leo Machon
Charles Kucera
Toledo
Elizabeth Rebik
Otter Creek Township
Rebik
Helen Novotny
Lewis Rebik
Wesley
Oelwein
Alice Lola Butler
Mercy Hospital
Delbert Paul
Sacred Heart Church
E. L. O’hagen
Fayette
Kalona
Kalona High School
Bobbs
Eunice Niffenegger
Donald Thompson
Luella Gingerich
Martin Levy
Thelma Stutsman
Lena Miller
Maynard Strabala
Mildred Thatcher
Velma Stutsman
Edith Yoder
Loretta Eagle
Richard Welte
Waukon
Charles Hall
St. Patrick's Church
E. J. McDonald
James Hall
Mary Solan
Winona
Minn
Paul Butler
Chatfield
James
Lake City
Ruth
John
Kenneth
Robert
George
Emmett
Walter
Willard Hall
John Laughlin
Harold, S. D
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