Belle Plaine Man Killed In Auto Crash Near Marengo
Frankie Norton 21 of Belle Plaine was killed when his car sideswiped a Tama vehicle on a curve five miles northwest of Marengo and rolled into a ditch. Harold Meeks 22 suffered head and facial injuries and was hospitalized in Cedar Rapids. Riders Eunice and Alice Gleandy were bruised. Kriegel unhurt. Coroner E M Mahannah to investigate. Norton’s survivors include parents Frank and Mrs Norton and several siblings.
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The
Gazette
Arengo
Lowell F
Frankie” Norton
Belle Plaine
Marengo
Tama
Harold Meeks
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Norton
Meeks
Eunice Gleandy
Alice Gleandy
John Kriegel
Iowa
E. M. Mahannah
North English
Des Moines
Frank Norton
Near Koszta
Glenn Cooperider
Percy Norton
Wagner, S. D
Leo Norton
Koszta
Helen Tippie
A. A. Allen
Edith Norton
Olmsted Addresses Young Republicans in Des Moines
National Young Republican chairman George Olmsted urged delegates to seek an "American way" beyond New Deal limits and old order tyranny. He urged independent youth leadership, warned against dictatorship, and outlined consensus goals like fiscal restraint and fair returns to labor and farmers.
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DES Moines
George Olmsted
National
Young Republican
Olmsted
American Way
National Committee
National Republican Committee
J. Kenneth Bradley
Connecticut
Youth” Movement
Young Republican Organization
United States
Manchester Realtor Struck By Automobile
Manchester real estate dealer Joseph Strickland aged 80 was seriously injured Friday night when hit by a car driven by Cecil Johnson of Manchester. Johnson stopped and notified authorities. Paul Nandell took Strickland to his home. Strickland suffered a leg fracture, a badly lacerated left ear, and severe head bruises. He is the father of Glen H. Strickland of Cedar Rapids.
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Manchester
Joseph Strickland
Cecil Johnson
Johnson
Paul Nandell
Strickland
Glen H. Strickland
Cedar Rapids
Date Set For Hearing On Writ In Iowa City
The hearing on modifying an injunction against Iowa City from spending city funds except for earnings or bond proceeds is set for November 18 before Judge Harold D. Evans. Mayor Martin said the modification would allow using advance PWA grants for engineering costs if received. Also reported, Miss Sadie Roney of Independence died Thursday at her niece’s home in Grand Island Nebraska. She was daughter of Hugh and (name omitted) Roney with three sisters surviving.
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Iowa City
Independence
Sadie Roney
John Feeney
Grand Island
Neb
Miss Roney
Hugh Roney
Buchanan County
P. F. Sheehan
Duluth
Arthur Sweeney
Mary Hines
Dubuque
F. H. Roney
West Union Catholic Church
Enrollment record set at University of Iowa this fall
University of Iowa registrar reports a new all time first semester enrollment total of 6339 students an increase of 473 over the 1934 record. The ten year enrollment rise stands at 23.5 percent as of this fall.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
McGregor Seeks WPA Help for Library Remodel and Park
A state WPA engineer visited McGregor to review a project to remodel the donated town library and collect town officials signatures. The town also hopes to have a public recreation park with tennis courts approved as a WPA project, converting the former school site that burned years ago into a park.
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Mcgregor
WPA
Logan Blizzard
Tama Truck Driver Survives Train Collision
Glen Ramsdell of Tama remained in fair condition at a Belle Plaine hospital after a Milwaukee freight train struck his gravel truck at a crossing east of Elberon. He suffered extensive bruises and cuts but no fractures while his head and body were badly injured. Ramsdell, a married father of three, did not recall the moment of impact.
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Tama
Glen Ramsdell
Arthur Ramsdell
Ramsdell
Belle Plaine
Elberon
Milwaukee
Armistice Day Observed in Toledo by American Legion Post
Armistice day will be observed in Toledo under Clarence LeRoy Reinig post American Legion with a 10 30 a m program on courthouse lawn. P H Overturf post commander leads. Judge Carl B Stiger gives principal address. State Juvenile Home bands perform Blue Eagle March America and other pieces. Firing squad and taps follow.
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Toledo
Clarence LeRoy Reinig Post
American Legion
P. H. Overturf
Carl B. Stiger
Willard ‘F. Russell
Post
America
F. J. Kremenak
Paul Griffin
District Attorney Dunn Seriously Ill In Rochester Hospital
E. G. Dunn U S attorney for the northern district of Iowa was described as extremely critical at a Rochester Minnesota hospital after suffering a fractured hip in a fall. He was found in distress Thursday morning and taken to the hospital Thursday night for treatment.
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Dunn
Rochester
Mason City
E. G. Dunn
U. S
Illinois Man Sells Solon Economist to Fred Barton
M R Griebe of Lone Tree sells the Solon Economist to Fred Barton of Spring Valley. Barton will take over publication of the Solon weekly on November 11.
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the Gazette
Solon
M. R. Griebe
Lone ‘Tree
Solon Economist
Fred Barton
Spring Valley, Ill
Barton
The
Economist
10000 Attend Pep Rally At University Of Iowa
About 10 000 football fans attended a lively homecoming pep meeting at Old Capitol judged by governors and coaches predicting an Iowa victory. The crowd cheered speakers including Governor Clyde Herring and Coach Ossie Solem while Captain Dick Crayne addressed fans. Traffic delayed downtown crowds as enthusiasts prepared for Saturday events and campus tours.
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Iowa
Rooters
Capitol Terrace
Capitol Steps
Thomas
Tru-Art
Notre Dame
Old Capitol Hill
Minnesota
Craven Shuttleworth
Glenn Devine
Cedar Rapids
Duke Slater
Chicago
Aubrey Devine
University of Southern California
The
Gazette
Old Capitol
Gophers
Hawkeyes
Iowa Band
Clyde Herring
Ossie Salem
Walter “Stub” Stewart
Eugene A. Gilmore
Judge McKinley
C. M. Aldegratt
Dick Crayne
Solem
Loop
Iowa City
Co-Eds Host Dance at Cornell College in Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon report notes a reversed courtship pattern at Cornell College. Women invited men and handled tickets rides and post dance returns. Margaret Fussell led the event with campus women guiding the arrangements. Decorations featured modern lighting and silhouettes in a Thanksgiving motif by Barbara Blackwell and Jessie Kohl.
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Mount Vernon
Cornell College
Ralph Rhode
College
Margaret Fussell
Mount ‘Vernon
Cedar Rapids
Deportation Order For Chinese Woman In Burlington
A federal immigration inspector from Chicago accompanied by a Chinese woman traveled to Burlington to detain Mrs. Bing Gow for deportation. Mrs Gow will be taken to Chicago, depart November 13 from Seattle for China. The government may pay the daughter's return to China if she wishes. Local groups have urged cancelling the deportation order after Mrs Gow was found to have entered illegally.
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A . Burlington
Federal Immigration Office
Chicago
Bing Gow
Burlington
Ria Ginster Performs At Cornell College Chapel Concert
Mount Vernon report on Ria Ginster's recital at Cornell College chapel. The German program featured Schubert and Brahms songs with English pieces, strong soprano tone, and multiple encores. Fritz Kitzinger accompanied with skilled piano balance and rhythm handling.
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Frof
Max Daehler
Mount Vernon
Cornell
Ria Ginster
College Chapel
Myra Hess
Mme. Ginster
Liebe
Botschaft
Richard Strauss
Fritz Kitzinger
Jackson Township Farm Bureau Reorganizes Officials
The Jackson township Farm Bureau reorganized with Ray Stivers elected township director Albert Benadom named secretary and treasurer Mrs Ray Stivers chosen township home project chairman.
Cold Wave Arrives As Iowa Sees Freezing Temperatures
A new cold wave is expected in Iowa by Sunday night with forecasts of the coldest of the year. Foreboding clouds bring mist and showers to Council Bluffs Des Moines Davenport Keokuk and Town City. Rain may turn to snow in the northwest with temperatures dropping to freezing by Sunday night.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Council Bluffs
Davenport
Keokuk
Town City
Cedar Rapids Boy Escapes From Jail
Three prisoners escaped from the Cedar Rapids county jail after loosening bricks in a wall. They are Harry Young 19 Cedar Rapids Forrest Russell 20 Trenton Missouri and Ernest Perry 45 New York. Authorities pursued them as a statewide search. a 1931 Chevrolet coupe Iowa 27 2538 was reported as their getaway vehicle. Sheriff Teeper noted the steel lined jail but bricks at a partition allowed the break. Young had shaved hair and wore a uniform like CCC attire.
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Leon
INS
Iowa
Harry Young
Cedar Rapids
Forrest Russell
Trenton
Ernest Perry
New York
Young
Russell
Perry
J. L. Teeper
CCC
Harry B Ellison of Mt Vernon Dies
Mount Vernon Harry Brown Ellison a longtime local businessman died Friday night after a ten day illness He started a harness business in 1893 with his father Stewart Brown and retired two months ago He was past master of the Masonic Mae past patron of the O E S and a Shriner Surviving are a sister Ella at home and a brother Eugene of Terre Haute Funeral services will be held the first lot week arrangements to be announced later
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Washington
James W. Morrow
Mount Vernon
Harry Brown Ellison
Stewart Brown
Masonic Mae
Ella
Eugene
Terre- ‘Haute
Armistice Day Program Sponsored by Walker Legion Auxiliary
The American Legion Auxiliary Walker unit sponsors an Armistice Day program Sunday evening at the high school auditorium. Ed win Lundquist will be the speaker and the high school orchestra will provide music. Committee members include Mrs Leah Bare Mrs Donald McKee Mrs Thomas Wiley and Thomas Wiley.
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Walker
American Legion Auxiliary
Edwin Lundquist
Leah Bare
Donald McKee
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Lowell Norton
Michal Namesty
Prague
Czecho-Slovakia
Manchester Realtor
U. of Iowa
Illinois
Harry B. Ellison
Mt. Vernon
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Sunday Tribune
BIG
Chicago City
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