Trapper Dead After Skunk Den Collapse Dog Guards Grave
John Clark 40 of Athelstan was suffocated when earth buried him while he dug a skunk den under a bridge north of Bedford Iowa. His German shepherd stood over the grave until a search party fired to reach the body. Mayor C M King led the rescue effort and defended the shooting as necessary.
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Bedford
John Clark
Athelstan
Trapper
C. M. King
Clark
Mayor King
King of the Dog
Floyd Shum
Fay Seeks Short Supreme Court Term For One Month
In Des Moines Iowa the executive council began a vote check to decide if James W Fay of Emmetsburg can sit with the Iowa Supreme Court for one month and earn about 600 dollars. If seated Fay would be paid from the canvass date. Justice Carl Stiger faces a possible temporary vacancy pending election results.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa Executive Council
James W. Fay
Emmetsburg
Iowa Supreme Court
Fay
Leon W. Powers
Denison
Clyde Herring
Carl Stiger
Friends of Justice
High Court
Justice Stiger
Leaving the Scene Charge Dismissed for Wilbur Hornbeck
Highway Patrolman James Gilroy had charged Wilbur Hornbeck age 19 of Iowa City with leaving the scene of an accident without reporting his name. The charge was dismissed Monday in Justice T M Fairchilds court.
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Iowa City
James Gilroy
Wilbur Hornbeck
T. M. Fairchild
S.S.S. Tonic Claim Of Health Restoration
A vintage advertisement touts S.S.S. Tonic as a blood-strengthening remedy that restores appetite, aids digestion, and rebuilds red blood cells. It promises improved health and energy, claiming time tested scientific proof and easy availability at drug stores.
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S.S.S
Tama Popularity Contest Name Miss June Ehret Queen
Miss June Ehret daughter of Dr and Mrs W L Ehret was elected queen in Tama public schools popularity contest. Coronation led by Robert Blythe Jr before hundreds at the Tama high school carnival in the Hubble Bubble. Ehret is a Girls Athletic Association member and high school news staffer. The runners up were Maxine Lowe Frances Scott Katherine Minor and Helen Rugg.
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TAMA
June Ehret
W. L. Ehret
Tama _ public
Robert Blythe, Jr
Tama High School
Ehret
Girls’ Athletic Association
Maxine Lowe
Frances Scott
Katherine Minor
Helen Rugg
Mrs. N. J. Smith 61 Tama Resident Dies
Tama resident Mrs. N J Smith aged 61 died Monday from a heart attack after months of ill health. Born Grace Darling Bard in Poweshiek county on Oct 2 1875 she married Ned J Smith Feb 24 1895. She leaves husband three sons four daughters multiple relatives and Oak Hill burial planned.
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Tama
N. J. Smith
Grace Darling Bard
John and
Ellen Horrigan Bard
Poweshiek County
Ned J. Smith
Richland Township
Hilma Smith
Frances Mohrfeld
Fred Graff
Pansy Bard
Mae Kraft
Ames
W. R. Bard
Creighton
Neb
John Bard
Baptist Church
J. L. Masemore
Oak Hill Cemetery
La Porte Couple To Observe Golden Wedding Anniversary
La Porte city Mr. and Mrs. William Wilson celebrate their golden wedding anniversary with open house. They wed in Mount Auburn on November 25 1886 and have three children, ten grandchildren, and one great grandchild.
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LA Porte City
William Wilson
Emma van Brocklin
Mount Auburn
Wilson
Frank Peterson
Santa Ana
Calif
Arthur Wilson
Here
Harry Kober
Waterloo
Parnell Woman Heads Iowa County Grand Jury
Miss Costello from Parnell becomes Iowa county grand jury foreman for the January term. She is the first woman officially eligible for grand jury duty and was impaneled, but the term did not meet due to weather. The November term grand jury inspected the county jail.
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Parnell
Iowa County
Marengo
James P. Gaffney
Costello
Parnell “Forea Y
City juvenile delinquency higher than rural areas in Iowa study
Albert H. Burrows, University of Iowa graduate student, reports that Iowa City area delinquency is nearly five times that of rural counties. The study covers 1910 to 1934 and finds boys delinquent about three times more than girls, with increasing trends and concerns over data adequacy.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
Iowa
Albert H. Burrows
University of Iowa
Burrows
Instrument Untouched By Player Featured In Iowa City Event
In an Evening of Music at the Presbyterian church on Sunday night the theremin will be featured. The new instrument is played without contact and creates tones resembling cello violin or a human voice. Joseph Saetveit, a former University student, will perform.
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The
Gazette
Iowa City
Presbyterian Church
Joseph Saetveit
Victor Woman Is Divorced Re-Married In Court
Goldie Huff of Victor obtained a divorce in Poweshiek county district court at Montezuma and soon pleaded guilty to a statutory charge against her former husband. She was sentenced to six months in a Rockwell City reformatory, paroled to Sheriff Mulcahy, and then married Freeman Ketchum in the courtroom before he left to begin a three month sentence.
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Grinnell
Goldie Huff
Poweshiek County
Montezuma
Goldie
Ketchum
Mr. Ketchum
Nine People Escape As Decorah House Burns
A fire in the Tina Hauge house in Decorah drove nine occupants into the street early Tuesday. The home must be rebuilt with losses around 3000 dollars including contents. Families of Frank OBrien and George Oehler occupied the house. Earlier, a large barn at the Springer hotel property was destroyed, with losses over 5000 dollars, housing a funeral car, a caterpillar tractor, well drilling gear, tires and oils.
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Decorah
Tina Hauge
Frank O’brien
George Oehler
Springer Hotel
Confirmation Class at St. Patrick's Big Rock in Davenport Visit
Bishop Henry P. Rohlmann of Davenport leads confirmation at St. Patrick's Church Big Rock this Sunday. Father M. Horan of Toronto instructs the class which lists Albert Bouchaute Darlene Bouchaute Mary Conklin Wheatland Joseph Jimmy Howard Crankleton Mary Reita Lohar Martin McKinney Lucille Regina Derick Warren Vincent Ruth Angerer Mrs A Blanche Lawrence Flynn and Louis Knoche.
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Wheatland
St. Patrick’s Church
Big Rock
Henry P. Rohlmann
Davenport
Father M. Horan
Toronto
Albert Bouchaute
Darlene Bouchaute
Mary Conklin
Joseph
Jimmy
Howard Crankleton
Mary Reita Lohar
Martin McKinney
Lucille Regina Derick
Warren
Vincent
Ruth Angerer
A. Blanche
Lawrence Flynn
Louis Knoche
Alcoban Promises Cure for Liquor Craving
A doctor’s prescription used in hospitals for alcohol addicted patients is now sold to the public as Alcoban. It is claimed harmless and can be taken with tea coffee or any liquid with or without the user’s knowledge. It supposedly removes cravings builds resistance and promises money back. Priced at $2.00 and sold by May’s Cut Rate Drug Store.
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May
Peace and economic factors dominate Oxnam lecture
Bishop G Bromley Oxnam told Cornell Forum that world peace hinges on economic understanding not just resolutions. He warned of war between nations or classes over unequal goods and tariff barriers and urged study of peoples to foster a global economic order. Rabbi Polish addressed Palestine as a world sore spot.
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Mount Vernon
G. Bromley Oxnam
Oxnam
Mussolini
M. T. Yamamoto
United States
Japan
Manchuria
Manchukuo
Yamamoto
China
David Polish
Cedar Rapids
Palestine
Dubuque Folk Hart In Ladora Accident
LADORA in Iowa the Dubuque party including David J. Murphy brother of late Senator Louis Murphy and Mrs Murphy Mrs Richard McKay and Mrs L McFadden were injured when their car skidded on a wet road and overturned. Mrs McKay had a scalp wound and all suffered bruises and shock. They were taken to the local hospital for treatment by Dr A McKean. Murphy left for Des Moines as others remained for further care.
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Gazette
Ladora
David J. Murphy
Louis Murphy
Murphy
Richard McKay
L. McFadden
Dubuque
Des Moines
McKay
A. McKean
Mr. Murphy
Tuesay
Melvin Spencer 90 longtime Onslow Savings Bank president dies
Onslow Ohio native Melvin Spencer 90 longtime president of Onslow Savings Bank died at home. He arrived in Onslow in 1854 with his siblings and father and helped build the community. He supported the Presbyterian church and belonged to I O O F and Masonic orders. He drove a car to an old age and is survived by siblings a sister in law a niece a nephew a grandniece a grandnephew and two grandnephews.
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Onslow
Melvin Spencer
Presbyterian Church
Harriet Lamey
George Lyon
Mildred Lamey Barlow
Cedar Rapids
Max Lamey
Sioux City
James and
John Barlow
Founder of Grinnell Church Library Dead
Mrs. Harriet C. Marvin 81 longtime librarian and founder of the Grinnell Congregational church library died at home Sunday Funeral services were held Tuesday She was widow of Rev J T Marvin a pastor who served in Iowa including Corning Anita Ogden and Lake View The library started about 15 years ago from her husband’s collection and now holds nearly five thousand volumes She is survived by three stepchildren Arthur Marvin San Francisco Wilbur Marvin Vallejo Calif and a Mrs J S McCuniff of Grinnell.
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Grinnell
Harriet C. Marvin
J. S. McCuniff
Youth Arrested Over Threatened Shooting Of Girl
Melvin Anderson, 20, was arrested by Sac County deputies after allegedly writing a threatening note to Margaret Hess, 16, and attempting to shoot her at her Webster City area home. He was captured while milking cows at his brother’s farm near Sac City. The note said he would shoot the girl and then kill himself after she refused to continue seeing him.
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Webster City
Melvin Anderson
Margaret Hess
James L. O'Malley
Webster County
Anderson
W. J. Stewart
Sac County
Sac City
O’malley
Miss Hess
Hess
Marengo Cast Announced For A Full House Play
Marengo High School will stage A Full House on December 4 with a large cast led by Gene Morse Parks as an English servant and Darlene Wagner as Susie from Sioux City. The lineup includes Kathleen McGiverin Ottily Howell Mary McGiverin Helen Smith Daphne Charters Peter McGiverin Larry Casey Marlowe Burgy George Howell Leonard Fiser Russ Freeze Jim Mooney Lloyd Milling Dorothy Bartusek Shirley Englebert Vera Vernon Harriet Morse Rosetta Ahrens and Mrs Pembroke from Boston in roles ranging from bride and police officers to showgirl.
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Marengo
Marengo High School
J. H. Hill
Gene Morse
Parks
Darlene Wagner
Susie
Sioux City
Kathleen McGiverin
Ottily Howell
Mary McGiverin
Nicholas King
Larry Casey
Ned Pembroke
Johnson county relief group to meet Iowa officials
Iowa City report says Johnson county relief officials will confer with Iowa emergency relief heads in Des Moines on Tuesday. The group includes the county supervisors the deputy county auditor the county relief administrator and the county overseer of the poor.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Iowa
Des Moines
Newhall Girl Weds Van Horne Man in Cedar Rapids Ceremony
Miss Dorothy Freeman of Newhall and Charles Hanneman of Van Horne married in a noon ceremony at the Van Horne Lutheran church. Rev. Ullerich officiated. Bride wore a velvet gown with bronze chrysanthemums and was accompanied by harpist singer Marianne Schueler. Guests included Marie and Luella Boddicker, Raymond Hanneman and James Freeman. The couple will reside in Van Horne after a wedding dinner at the Montrose hotel Cedar Rapids.
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Pecal
Newhall
Dorothy Freeman
George Freeman
Charles Hanneman
Henry Hanneman
van Horne
William Ulberich
van Horne Lutheran Church
Marian Frances Schueler
Montana Woman Hurt In Car Crash Near Tama
Mrs. H. A. Peckenpaugh of Livingston Montana suffered severe facial lacerations in a highway 30 crash east of Tama Monday. She required twenty eight stitches at Tama and her husband had minor hand cuts. Their two children escaped uninjured. The car went into a ditch after being forced off the shoulder during an attempted pass of two cars.
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Tama
H. A. Peckenpaugh
Livingston
Mont
Peckenpaugh
Iowa Auto Registrations Rise Sharply in 1936
Des Moines reports a 28 000 rise in Iowa automobile registrations for 1936. Through November 1 total registrations reached 639 696, up from 611 675 on the same date in 1935. Truck registrations also increased, totaling 83 270 by Nov 1, versus 79 530 a year earlier.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
State Motor Vehicle Department
Dutton and Dwelle Wed in Northwood Home Ceremony
Dr Dean A Dutton of Van Horne and Miss Arlene Dwelle daughter of Mr and Mrs C H Dwelle of Northwood were married Sunday at the Dwelle home in Northwood. Attendants were Dr S P Leibach of Belmond and Miss Dorothy Dwelle. Dutton came to practice medicine after attending Coe college and Iowa University medical school. Dwelle is a Coe graduate.
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van Horne
Dean A. Dutton
F. E. Dutton
Manchester
Arlene Dwelle
C. H. Dwelle
Northwood
S. P. Leinbach
Belmond
Dorothy Dwelle
Breene to wed Miss Emery in San Jose Thanksgiving
Miss Joan Emery daughter of Joseph M. Emery of Ventura California and Dr Frank E Breene announce plans to marry in San Jose on Thanksgiving Day. Breene is a former Iowa City resident who arrived in the area for the ceremony.
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San Jose
Calif
Joan Emery
Frank E. Breene
Emery
Joseph M. Emery
Ventura
Breene
Iowa City
Home Remedy Cough Syrup Promises Fast Relief and Savings
A vintage advertisement touts a home cough syrup using sugar and water topped with two and a half ounces of Pinex to yield a pint of medicine. It claims quick action, no cooking, long shelf life, kid friendly taste, and money back guarantee if not satisfactory.
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la Porte
White Eagle Coal
DIAL
White Eagle Coal CO
First Street
Victor
Decorah House
Bishop
Cornell Forum Conference
Bishop Oxnam
Machiavelli
Neitsche
Pareto
William James
Oriane
KATZ
3Rd Ave
Next State Jie Theater
Onslow Savings Bank
Grinnell Church Library
Newhall Girl
Bride of van Horne Man
Montana
Dean Dutton
DR. Breen
Coliseum
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