Former Iowa City police chief loses bid to stay in office
Iowa supreme court in a split decision denies W. H. Bender's plea under the soldiers preference law. The city council acted within its discretion in replacing him with C. Paine, after concerns over lax record keeping and law enforcement at the University of Iowa. Dissenting justices dispute the grounds for removal.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa Supreme Court
W. H. Bender
Iowa City
Bender
C. Paine
Thomas E. Martin
H. D. Evans
University of Iowa
Supreme Court
Carl B. Stiger
Richard Mitchell
Maurice Donegan
Martin
House of Ill Fame
University City
Cedar Sheriff Gets His Man In Colorado Return
Tipton sheriff W W Christian captured Howard Kingsbury wanted on a desertion charge in Cedar county. En route to Iowa they faced two wary Kearney police and Muscatine officers who demanded proof, but Christian's badge and papers cleared the way. The pursuit ended in Tipton with Kingsbury in custody and the myth of a sleepy beat dispelled.
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The
Gazette
Tipton
W. W. Christian
Colorado
Iowa
Howard Kingsbury
Christian
Kingsbury
Cedar County
Sterling
Colo
Robert
Muscatine
Robert Morden
Ossian Drama Club Plans Four Plays Next Sunday
Ossian Drama Club will stage four one act plays at the Ossian opera house starting at 8 o clock next Sunday evening. The program includes Negro spirituals by a male chorus and school orchestra selections. Casts include Darkey Wood Dealer with Raymond Emry Barbara Zweibh o hmer Cyril Schissel All In The Dark with Peter Barthelme Bobby Holder Leo Broghammer Gilles Gerleman John Andresen Joseph Peyer Gillis Flaherty and Richard Bohr And the Lamp Went Out with Richard Bohr Marion Schwinefus Richard Scheidel Sylvia Emry Gillis Flaherty At the Stroke of Twelve with Joan Schneberger Lorraine Holzer Philomena Gerleman Olivia Bodensteiner Wendelin Holder The chorus features Wilbur Peyer Richard Scheidel Richard Bohr Gillis Flaherty Vivien Holder Wendelin Holder Richard Becker Frank Hemesath Elmer Hawkins.
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The
Gazette
Ossian
de Sales Dramatic Club
Ossian Opera House
Darkey
John Andresen
Joseph Peyer
Gillis Flaherty
Richard Bohr
Marion Schwinefus
Richard Scheidel
Sylvia Emry
Joan Schneberger
Lorraine Holzer
Philomena Gerleman
Olivia Bodensteiner
Wendelin Holder
Wilbur Peyer
Iowa City to Stage Peter Pan at University Theater
The University of Iowa announces Peter Pan as the second community play by the new theater series. Dec 7 and 9 showings will be directed by Prof. Vance Morton, with the production marking the final show until February.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
University of Iowa
New Theater
Vance Morton
James Barrie
Armistice Day Pot Luck Observed by Ossian Legion
The American Legion and Legion auxiliary with families held a Sunday evening pot luck in Ossian Legion rooms. Out-of-town guests Mr. and Mrs. Olaf J. Hanson of Decorah attended. Mrs. Hanson, department treasurer, spoke on national defense.
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Ossian
American Legion and Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Olaf J. Hanson
Decorah
Hanson
Department
Alleged Slayer of Recluse Captured in Sioux Rapids
Robert Avery of Rockwell City was captured in Sioux Rapids after a tip. He confessed to robbing John E. Parker but blamed an accomplice Marvin O'Shaughnessy, already serving a life term in Fort Madison for the attack.
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Rockwell City
Robert Avery
John E. Parker
Sioux Rapids
Mervin Dawson
Calhoun County
Avery
Parker
Marvin O’shaughnessy
Dawson
O’shaughnessy
St. Paul
Fort Madison
Calhoun
Pocahontas
Sac
Buena Vista
University of Iowa Night Club Debuts Silver Shadow
The University of Iowa announces the opening program for the Silver Shadow, a subsidized student night club in Memorial Union. Nine student entertainers with Cedar Rapids and Buffalo New York ties join a student orchestra led by Vette Keii. Wilbur Wallace headlines a tap act.
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The
Gazette
Iowa City
Larry Griswold
University of Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Vette Keii
Silver Shadow
Memorial Union
Wilbur Wallace
Buffalo
N. Y
Griswold
Bill Robinson
Wallace
George Nissen
Xavier Leonard
Jack Brown
Los Angeles
Madge Jones
Pi Beta Phi
Delta Gamma Sorority
Maureen Munger
Kell
Randy Whinnery
Fort Dodge
Bette Frudeger
Burlington
Laddie Carr
Clermont
Annamae Jones
Perry
Union
Ted Rehder
Oxford Junction Carnival Set At Sacred Heart Gym
Louis Fisher chairs the Sacred Heart church young men's committee planning a carnival at the high school gymnasium on November 23. Complete arrangements are under way this week.
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Oxford Junction
Louis Fisher
Sacred Heart Church
Experts urge tax cuts by economic restraint and budget appeals
Des Moines reports at an Iowa Taxpayers association convention featured Frank G. Arnold of Nebraska urging economy in government. Harry G. Miesse of Indiana described a budget appeal law allowing public hearings and tax protests, urging Iowa to adopt similar measures.
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Des Moines
Iowa Taxpayers’ Association
Indiana
Iowa
Frank G. Arnold
Nebraska Federation of County Taxpayers’ Leagues
Harry G. Miesse
Indiana Taxpayers’ Association
Miesse
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Taxpayers’ Association
Arnold
Nebraska
United States
Peters Celebrate Golden Wedding in Monticello
A family dinner honored Mr. and Mrs. Johann Henry Peters on their fiftieth wedding anniversary. They were married at Wayne Zion Lutheran Church on November 15, 1886 by Reverend Gustav Mardorf. Both are German natives with roots in Oldenburg and Friesland.
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Monticello
Johann Henry Peters
Peters
Wayne Zion Lutheran Church
Gustav Mardorf
Germany
Oldenburg
Friesland
Reckless driving charged in Waterloo collision
John Burr of Waterloo faced reckless driving charges after his truck sideswiped the Aaron car on the Lincoln highway near Mechanicsville. The impact sent the Aaron vehicle into a ditch with a ten ton load of merchandise. all four Aaron children and the wife were in the car but escaped injury.
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Gazette
Tipton
John Burr
Waterloo
Lewis Aaron
Mechanicsville
Burr
Aaron
Boy Injured In Edgewood Hunting Accident
Merle Sharp 15, son of Mr and Mrs Earl Sharp of Edgewood, was critically injured Sunday when a .22 rifle discharged while mounting a horse. The bullet struck his stomach and lodged in his liver. He was taken to a Dubuque hospital with serious condition.
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Gazette
Edgewood
Merle Sharp
Earl Sharp
West of Edgewood
Merle
Joe
Dubuque
Transfer Seen in Iowa City Crash Suit
A $25 000 damage action against Irene F. Stewart of Kansas City was moved from Johnson county district court to the federal district court at Davenport. Damages sought by Gertrude D. Atwell for injuries to her daughter Betty Atwell of Fort Dodge from a 1936 auto wreck.
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Iowa City
Irene F. Stewart
Kansas City
Johnson County District Court
Federal District Court
Davenport
Gertrude D. Atwell
Betty Atwell
Fort Dodge
James P. Gaffney
Miss Atwell
Ferrill Hamilton
Des Moines
Stewart
University of Iowa
Prowler Driven Off By Screamings At Delta Gamma House
Mildred Maplethorpe of Toledo and Marion Lemar of Sioux City frightened a prowler from the Delta Gamma sorority house in Iowa City. The man fled via a window and fire escape, escaping capture.
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Iowa City
Mildred Maplethorpe
Toledo
Marion Lemar
Sioux City
Delta Gamma
Thompson Loses Appeal in Louisa County Torture Robbery Murder
Iowa Supreme Court refused Tony Thompson's appeal of a death sentence for the torture murder of Martin Wolz near Oakville. Thompson, 36, claimed he was in St. Louis on the night of July 22, 1933, while co defendants Paul Hake and Eddie Tallent admitted his ringleader role. Hake and Tallent are serving prison terms.
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DES Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Tony Thompson
Louisa County
Fort Madison
Martin Wolz
Oakville
James M. Parsons
Thompson
Iowa
Oscar Hale
State Supreme Court
St. Louis
Wolz
Paul Hake
Eddie Tallent
Hake
Tallent
Junior class play The Black Derby at Friday show
The junior class presents The Black Derby this Friday evening. Cast includes Merle Bentrott Marian Weimann Harry Rekeymer Jean nette Vaughn Gladys Cook Ruth Kelting Theodore Danielson Frank Knocke Warren Conrad.
Waukon Approves Bond Issue For School Addition
WAUKON The proposition to issue bonds not to exceed 28000 to build and furnish a school addition carried by 1116 to 276 in a special election Monday. It was the district's largest vote. An August 4 election on the same question had 311 for and 243 against, short of the required 60 percent.
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Waukon
Cedar Court Grand Jury Probes Four Cases
The Cedar county district court grand jury for the November term met Monday with County Attorney Maxwell noting up to four cases may be examined before adjournment. Two days are anticipated for the investigation as petit jurors report and Julius DeFau versus Glen Healy et al. is set first, with DeFau seeking 5600 for a threshing accident injury. Judge John T. Moffit presides in Tipton.
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Tipton
Cedar County
B. J. Maxwell
Julius DeFau
Glen Healy
DeFau
John T. Moffit
Washington county rural teachers institute set for Friday
The Washing ton county rural teachers institute will be held at the court house here Friday with Miss Pearl Ritter on leave from Des Moines and Prof. F. E. Fuller of Iowa State Teachers college as speakers. A town teachers institute will follow at a later date.
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Washington
Washington County
Rural Teachers’ Institute
Court House
Lester Krabill
Used cars on trade-in for 1937 models offer big savings
Numerous late model used cars recently traded in on new 1937 models are now available at substantial discounts. Turn to the Want Ad section for details and purchasing options.
Iowa convict Sorensen seeks Colorado aid to stay free
Friends and family press Governors Johnson and Herring to block extradition of Christian W. Sorensen 27 from Denver back to Iowa to serve seven years for burglary. Sorensen escaped from an Iowa prison farm in 1934 and has lived in Colorado while appealing his case.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Colorado
Christian W. Sorensen
Anamosa Reformatory
Denver
Ed C. Johnson
Clyde L. Herring
Clive
Sioux City
Sorensen
Thora Sorensen
Johnson
Gov. Herring
Herring
Washington
Iowa City Youth Faces Charge Of Leaving Accident
Wilbur Hornbeck 19 of Iowa City charged with leaving the scene after a rollover on Highway 6 near Oakdale Saturday night. Eight people injured in two accidents. Don Clarke university student listed in improved condition Tuesday. Car driven by Verle L. Jamerson 16 overturned in a ditch after passing a truck. a following car rear ended it, injuring four occupants.
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Iowa City
Wilbur Hornbeck
Oakdale
Don Clarke
Clarke
Hornbeck
Verle L. Jameson
Highway 6
Thieves Loot Bennett Co op Store After Break In
Thieves broke into the Farmers' Co operative store Sunday night by smashing the front door glass. They emptied the cash register of $14 and attempted to open the safe. The robbery was discovered Monday morning.
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the Gazette
Bennett
Farmers’ Co-operative
Tama Man Falls From Car As Door Blows Off
James Chyma of southeast of Tama suffered friction burns and bruises when he fell from a moving car driven by farmer nomad Vogel Satur day night after the door tore off he was pulled out while trying to hold on. He skinned knees and hands and had clothing torn.
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the Gazette
Tama
James Chyma
Nomad Vogel
Chyma
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