Adolph Berg Eludes 100 Officers In Fear Home Visit
Manchester report says Adolph Berg, sought for the murder of Mrs. Mabel Tracy, evaded a 100-officer posse after visiting Roy Fear’s home in Farley. Berg talked with Lenora Fear before fleeing toward railroad tracks, then vanished. Lenora Fear was questioned. Berg described as 34, 5'9" and armed.
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Specini
Gazette
Manchester
Adolph Berg
Mabel Tracy
Delaware and Dubuque County
Farley
Berg
Roy Fear
Fear
Flossie Fear
Rockwell City
Reginald Tracy
Tracy
Lenora Fear
Harry Utley
Delaware County
Iowa
Davenport
Mrs. Fear
Mrs Jacob George Dies At 81 In North Liberty
Mrs. Jacob George 81 pioneer of Johnson county died Tuesday evening at her North Liberty home after a long illness. Burial will be in Ridgewood Cemetery with Dr H F Martin Midland College Fremont Wisconsin former local pastor in charge. Born Martha Zeller April 17 1853 in Penn township she married Jacob George on December 25 1877 who died September 5 1934. Survived by two daughters Eda Shinn and Grace George. She joined the Church of God as a girl and later St Matthew's Lutheran church in North Liberty where she taught Sunday school.
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Jacob George
Johnson County
Ridgewood
H. F. Martin
Midland College
Fremont
Web
Martha Zeller
Penn Township
Nicholas
Catherine Zeller
Eda Shinn
Grace George
Church of God
St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church
New Melleray Abbey Grows to Forty Five Members
The Dubuque area Trappist monastery New Melleray Abbey now lists forty five members after last week’s addition of two monks and an Irish postulant. Eight newcomers arrived in two months, all under thirty, with three Irish monks and a postulant joining from Mount Melleray. Brother Gabriel Brother Andrew and John Kinnealy are the Irish arrivals.
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Dubuque
Ireland
New Melleray Abbey
Father Bruno
Gabriel
Brother Andrew
John Kinnealy
Mount Melleray
Election results from eastern Iowa counties reported
Voters across several counties chose Democratic candidates in Benton and Buchanan with incumbents IowA D Moore and Herring leading in state posts. In Independence and Marengo counties Republicans won several county offices while Democrats swept most state tickets. results include detailed counts for state representatives, senators, auditors, treasurers, sheriffs, and coroners.
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Iowa
Johnson County Returns Show Democratic Edge in Most Races
Incomplete results from 18 of 27 precincts reveal Democrats leading in governor and lieutenant governor contests, with Eicher defeating Hicklin in the First District for Congress and Mercer ahead of Mumma for state representative. County offices Saghton? Saxton and Navy trailing in auditor and treasurer races.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Hering
Turner
Kraschel
Patterson
Eicher
Hicklin
Mercer
Mumma
Suick
Saxton
Navy
Voters split tickets in Washington County election results
County results show Democrats winning state offices and Republicans taking county posts. Upsets include Coulter winning recorder and Foster prevailing for supervisor by narrow margins. full results across 22 precincts list multiple races and vote totals for congress, state senate, treasurer, clerk of court, sheriff, recorder, attorney, coroner and supervisor terms beginning 1935 and 1936.
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Vinton
Charles D Moore
Urbana
Werner Strippel
Herring
Turner
Benton County
Grunewald
Lee
Culver
Studt
Eggleston
McElroy
Woods
Hilliard
Sherff—Raymond
Fry
Berry
Wilquain
Wehrman
Burrows
Hertle
Zeiser
Willams
Beatty
Snow
Marengo
Iowa County
Kraschel
Patterson
Miller
Greenwalt
Storms
Hanson
Wegman
Williams
O’connor
Nagiestad
Eicher
Teeter
O’brien
Engelbert
Owen
Swedenheim
Plagman
the Gazette
Washington
Washington County
Coultier
Recorder
Foster
Supervisor
O'Connor
Naglestad
Murray
Nelson
Hicklin
Baxter
Dewey
Grecian
Jackson
George
Brown
Noonan
Mathers
Putnam
Richardson
Flynn
Coulter
Davidson
Morrison
Kyle
Mapel
Bauer
Whittaker
Republicans regain two Fayette county offices in election
West Union report says Republicans won state representative and coroner posts in Fayette county. George L. Scott, Republican, received 5 203 votes to defeat Democrat L. H. Hauth for state representative.
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West Union
Fayette County
George L. Scott
L. H. Hauth
Van Horne Driver Sued for Damages in Benton County
A $10,000 damages suit was filed in Benton county district court Tuesday by Mrs Vivian Meyer administrator of Everett Meyer 15 against Clarence McCormick both of Van Horne. The action stems from a fatal automobile crash when McCormick’s car struck Charles Barron banker of Van Horne. The suit alleges negligence while McCormick is prosecuted on a state charge of driving while intoxicated.
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Vinton
Benton County
Vivian M. Meyer
Clarence McCormick
van Horne
McCormick
Meyers
Everett
Charles Barron
Three Pledged Phi Beta Kappa At Cornell College
Mount Vernon Iowa reports Cornell college pledges Marjorie Coleman Alison Moore and Arthur Young to Phi Beta Kappa. Moore the 111th family member at Cornell, Coleman vice president of the senior class and Torch member, Young president of the senior class and men's senate and freshman debate coach. Dinner honors followed with reports on the Cincinnati convention by Miss Ruby Wade and Dr C F Littell.
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Mount Vernon
Phi Beta Kappa
Cornell College
Alice R. Betts
Delta Chapter
Iowa
Marjorie Coleman
Alison Moore
South Bethel
Arthur Young
Cedar Falls
Cornell
Miss Moore
Miss Coleman
Cincinnati
Springville Juniors Present The Blue Bag This Week
Springville junior class will stage The Blue Bag a three act farce at Butler opera house Thursday and Friday. Cast includes Imogene Christian Albert Hindman Joan Davenport Eleanor Roberts Margaret Port Merle Van Sickle Faye Pherrin Earl Jones Quentin Post Virgil Horak Ralph Schooley.
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the Gazette
Springville
Butler Opera House
Margaret Port
TanAina Valn
Iowa Fair Managers weigh legalizing horse race bets
Des Moines AP reports Iowa fair officials plan serious discussion during the state fair meeting set for December 10 to 12. Secretary Arthur R. Corey says legalized pari mutuel betting at fairs could boost revenue and support horse breeding with state and county commissions.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Iowa Fair Managers Association
Arthur R. Corey
The
Fair Managers Association
J. P. Mullen
Fonda
F. E. Sheldon
Mount Ayr
Corey
Leo C. Dailey
Spencer
J. Reg Pearson
Decorah
E. W. Williams
Manchester
Fair M Managers Group
Oldest Tama County Resident Observes Her 98th Birthday
Rosalie De Jaeger of Toledo observed her 98th birthday and is believed Tama county’s oldest resident. She asked for a ballot delivery for the election and favors the Democratic party. Born November 7 1836 in Santa Cross Holland she moved to Tama county in 1877 and raised ten children.
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Toledo
Rosalie DeJaeger
Tama-Toledo
Tama County
DeJaeger
Santa Cross
Holland
Francis J. and
Florence DeCroix Verhanka
Chicago
Moline
Ill
America
de Jaeger
de- Jaeger
Julia Frost
la Porte City
Nancy Trainor
Eagle Center
Josephine Trainor
Waterloo
Ben
Bath Proves Too Much For 25 Year Old Duck
WAUCOMA AP Dr J M Smittle mourns the death of a 25 year old mallard duck a likely unofficial life span record. The pet died from a severe chill after a bath. Government records show oldest wild duck leg bands reach 12 years. The duck was reportedly given to Smittle 25 years ago by a sister in Canada then about two years old. Three years ago the bird showed feebleness and was moved from the flock to keep in the house.
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Waucoma
J. M Smittle
Bath
Smittle
Canada
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