Two Iowa City Men Sentenced For West Branch Robbery
John M Spangler aged 24 and Herman Good 22 of Iowa City received ten year terms at Anamosa reformatory after pleading guilty to robbery charges. They admitted burglaries at Fisher Brothers clothing store West Branch on Sept 10 and the E L jewelry shop. Arthur Curley Barnes and Alden Good implicated. Barnes held for questioning and Good escaped Friday from Iowa City police transfer. Mrs Alden Good held in Johnson county jail pending investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Herman Good
Iowa Ciy
State Reformatory
Anamosa
John T. Moffit
Fisher Brothers
West Branch
E. L
Arthur “Curley” Barnes
Columbia
William M. Dallas
Foster Maxson
Alden Good
Iowa City
Johnson County
By Golly on Campus Cecil Plays Many Roles at Iowa
Spencer Iowa student Cecil, known on campus as By Golly, sustains himself through work at a funeral home and plays in the Iowa Blues orchestra while pursuing journalism and writing. He rode to Europe by train and bicycle with fellow musicians to fund his education, balancing studies, band leadership, and a future in funeral directing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil
Golly
Spencer
University of Iowa
By Golly
Europe
Iowa City
By Gollys
University Hospital
Iowa Blues Orchestra
By Means
France
England
Germany
Holland
Daily Iowan
Four party leaders tour Iowa on campaign resume circuit
Des Moines report outlines Cara Vans, Henry Field, and Governor Turner touring Iowa towns to press their campaigns. Field and Turner plan multiple stops in Bloomfield Inidanola Winterset Earlham Redfield Adel Dallas Center Woodward Perry Stuart Casey Adair Anita Lewis Griswold Oakland Murphy Davis Keokuk Burlington Marion La Porte City Waterloo Herring schedules include Cresco Eldora Des Moines Davenport and Pella among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Henry Field
Turner
Iowa United States
Louiseer Diede L. Herring
Pield
Senate
Bloomfield
Field
Indianola
Albia
Centerville
Keosauqua
Farmington
Keokuk
Burlington
Marion
la Porte City
Waterloo
Herring
Cresco
Eldora
Davenport
Pella
Former Mount Vernon Man Writes Stebbins Boys Skits
Special to The Gazette profiles Henry Fisk Carlton a Mount Vernon native and Cornell graduate author of Stebbins Boys of Bucksport Point. The article outlines his Iowa roots, radio methods, prolific output, and career including Broadway work and current Harmon-on-Hudson residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
Stebbins Boys
Gazette
Iowa
Maine
Bucksport Point
Bucksport Hey
America
Henry Fisk Carlton
Cornell College
Mr. Carlton
Carlton
Elsie Barrett
Cashas
Bucksport
Stebbins
W. W. Carlton
Lenox College
Hopkinton
Strawberry Point
McGregor
Independence
Mason City
John and
Esley Stebbins
Sandy
Lili
American School of the Air
Cornell
Harmon-on- Hudson
New York
Ten Columns On Ballot For Owa Des Moines
Iowa voters face a blanket ballot with ten columns two for independents. Nominations include Socialist I S McCrillis Des Moines for US senator and others across parties with statewide offices and several districts listed. Independent candidates include J W Long Ames for governor and Luke B Miller Mason City for secretary of agriculture among twenty independents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Secretary of State
I. S. McCrillis
United States
Letitia Conard
Grim
Arnold S. Sather
Ames
Carl Moll
J. W. Duke
Burlington
E. C. Weik
J. P. Russell
Manson
H. G.ngagen
Ankeny
William James
Washington
A. W. Sarman
West Burlington
Michael T. Kennedy
Davenport
Edward Johnson
Grinnell
Martin R. Daley
Baker
R. M. Harrop
Council Bluffs
Norman Baker
Muscatine
C. A. Aldrich
Knoxville
Axel Anderson
Melcher
Caroline Dunham
A. A. Screechfield
George Ficklen
Robert Shedeheim
Ladora
Charles Stewart
Mondamin
John B. Hammond
Mary P. Denny
R. F. Talmage
L. Mott
Iowa City
J. E. Barnes
C. E. Brookhart
John F. Joseph
Sioux City
W. E. F. Randolph
Peter Hunter
W. Nor
Earl E. Brown
Mabel D. Wilson
Bessie Logsden
Milo Clapp
Montpelier
John C. Phillips
Smith W. Brookhart
Robert G. Ware
Lansing
Congress
J. &. Thackrey
Eldora
United Farmers
J. W. Long
Luke B. Miller
Mason City
Davenport District Methodists Meet At Clarence Friday
Davenport district Methodists plan a Friday rally in Clarence with speakers from Chicago Philadelphia Malaysia and the Philippines including W C Barclay M A Dawber Kirk Fox and Bishop Thomas Nicholson. The program features sermons discussions lectures and a mass meeting with licenses and renewals to be issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence
Davenport
W. C. Barclay
Church Board of Education
Chicago
M. A. Dawber
Board of Home Missions
Philadelphia
Kirk Fox
E. 8. Lyons
Philippines
Edwin Lee
Malaysia
Thomas Nicholson
Methodist Church
Mount Vernon
Rehearing Denied In Court Ruling On Depositor Loans
DES MOINES AP State Supreme Court denies rehearing on its decision upholding the right of the banking superintendent to borrow Reconstruction Finance funds for depositors of closed banks The court was equally divided on the related question and affirmed the lower court in favor of Supt L A Andrew against First Trust and Savings Bank of Sioux City
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Fee Cene
Attorney General's Office
L. A. Andrew
Thetate Banking Aeendamas
First Trust and Savings Bank of
Sioux City
Hoover's First Teacher Sees Hoover Reelection Hope
Mrs Stephen Sunier of Iowa City who taught Herbert Hoover to read recalls meeting him in 1880 at age six. She believes Hoover will win again if voters pause to consider his achievements and the nation’s economic hardship is due to extravagance and over production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Molly Curran
West Branch
Hoover
Stephen Sunier
Sunier
Bertie” Hoover
West
Branich
Press
Penn
Hayes charged after stepson attacked with hot iron
Fort Dodge reports 25 year old Carl Hayes faced grand jury after an incident in which 13 year old Victor Smith claimed he defended his mother from an assault. Details describe Hayes driving a hot iron onto the boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Carl Hayes
Victor Smith
Hayes
Dubuque Presbytery Holds Fall Meeting
INDEPENDENCE The Dubuque Presbytery met in Littleton and Otterville with sermon by Rev. F. E Hemlin. Rev. H. O. Bethel was moderator and clerks included Rev. J. W. Ray and Frank Schroeder. Delegates and names listed for Synod of Iowa at Sioux City. A pageant The Lights of the World was staged by Littleton youth. Centenary remarks honored Rev. oe Caldwell and Rev. David Lowry’s missionary appointment noted. Spring meeting set for Coggon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Dubuque
Littleton
Otterville
F. E Hemlin
H. O. Bethel
Frankville
J. W. Ray
Hazleton
Frank Schroeder
Pine Creek
C. B. Driver
G. W. Ukena
Fort Dodge
David Lowry
Andrew Jackson
van Hice
Waukon
Coggon
Clayton Farmer Dwells In Log Cabin Built By Father
In Clayton county Iowa the longtime woodsman farmer lives in a log cabin his father built. He carves dozens of canes, not for sale, wasting nights at the work. The Cornelius farmstead near Littleport houses barn, hog house, granary, and hen house, a near unique rural setup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton
Farmer
Florence Clark
Ittleport
Henry Cornelius
Volga River Valley
Clayton County
Cornelius
Littleport
Blasted stump damages McGregor Smokey Hollow school
A blasted stump from a road building operation tore through the roof and damaged the interior of the McGregor Smokey Hollow district school by Yellow River on Saturday. No one was inside the building at the time as workers dynamited the stump while clearing 10,000 trees for a new highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mcgregor
Smokey Hollow
Yellow River
Here
Squirrel And Duck Hunters Get Busy
Des Moines reports indicate a busy opening of the duck and squirrel hunting season with shotguns and rifles. Duck hunters occupy blinds at lakes and marshes as opening at noon. season runs to sunset November 30. Heavy duck flights noted. squirrel season closes December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Fish and Game Commission
Apportionment Of Motor Carrier Tax Revenue By County
DES MOINES AP reports the state railway board allocated 19169.83 in motor carrier taxes and penalties collected in September to Iowa counties. Distributions include Black Hawk 625.99 Cerro Gordo 474.17 Clinton 523.14 Des Moines 158.53 Dubuque 192.22 Johnson 375.68 Linn 592.26 Marshall 265.50 Muscatine 383.31 Polk 1172.59 Pottawattamie 491.55 and Woodbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
State Railway Board
Black Hawk
Cerro Gordo
Clinton
Dubuque
Johnson
Linn
Marshall
Muscatine
Polk
Pottawattamie
Ao Oo
Woodbury
Arkansas Traveler Arrives In Mount Vernon On Mule
Dean R. Dininny a 58 year old Arkansas traveler with a gray beard rode into Mount Vernon on a four year old mule named Nalyak meaning long ears. He journeyed from below the Arkansas river on July 7 with a mining pack and shotgun traveling 20 to 30 miles daily. He recounts near Beebe spotting wild deer and a night camp scrap with a bobcat along Salado creek and notes the mule saved them from an out of control automobile. He plans to return in twenty years and praises horseback travel as economical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mout Vernon
Arkansas 44
Dean R. Dininny
Nalyak
Arkansas River
Ozarks
Rollo
St. James
Beebe
Salado Creek
Missouri
Dimnny
State Receives $1 028857 Gas Tax In September
DES MOINES AP The state government took in 1 028 857 92 from the gasoline tax in September per the state treasurer s office. This is a drop of 272 362 19 from September 1931 s 1 301 220 11. About 517 952 64 went to the primary road fund 350 000 to secondary roads and 160 905 28 to refund and administration. Cigaret tax receipts for ember were 19 774 38 below year earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Ray Johnson
Manpleads not guilty in murder charge at Chariton
Ralph Stewart, 20, pled not guilty at arraignment in Chariton IA to a county attorney information accusing him of murdering Mrs L A Bothin on September 23. He is accused of beating the elderly woman after she objected to toll attentions toward her daughter. Trial date not yet set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chariton
Ralph Stewart
L. A. Bothin
Stewart
Fire destroys Farmers Elevator at Boyden in $50,000 loss
Farmers Co operative elevator in Boyden Iowa burned Saturday. Night watchman John Vander Houp reported an explosion at 2:30 a.m. The fire destroyed two box cars two warehouses with feed and 40 000 bushels of grain. Hull and Sheldon departments helped prevent spread to nearby buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyden
Farmers Co-operative
John Vander Houp
Hull
Sheldon
Clayton County Reports Stable Town Student Totals
A survey of 13 public town schools in Clayton county shows total enrollment for the current year at 2,410, unchanged from last year. High schools shed 20 students while grades rose by 20 to offset the loss. Eight schools posted gains with Elk at 297 as the lone smallest high school figure, followed by Strawberry Point in the ranking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleader
Clayton County
Elkwith
Strawberry Point
Supreme Court Affirms Furlong Conviction in Burglary Tools Case
The Supreme Court on Saturday filed an opinion affirming Melvin Furlong’s conviction in the Wapello County District Court for possession of burglary tools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
State Supreme Court
Melvin Furlong
Wapello County
Five Sets Of Twins In Wilton Freshman Class
Wilton Junction reports its freshman class the largest ever with 63 students. The record includes five sets of twins, among the new arrivals pictured, creating unique identification challenges for teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilton
Wilton Junction
Cornell Gives Jobs To 99 Students To Help Pay Expenses
Cornell College in Mount Vernon employs 99 students this year with room and board valued at 10 810 dollars. Jobs include janitor office dining hall library and secretarial work. Men earn about 7 478 dollars and women about 3 332 dollars, with additional Mount Vernon aid for 55 men and 25 women. Gordon Johnson Cedar Rapids Cornell junior funded part of his schooling by selling corn raised at home. Total direct college aid exceeds 30 000 dollars including 19 000 dollar scholarship support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
Cornell College
Cornell
Walter B. Gray
Committee On Student Aid
Pfeiffer
Gordon Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Wyoming
Record Number Of Teachers At N. E. Iowa Convention
Waterloo AP report states Dubuque Superintendent E D Cline was elected president of the Northeast Iowa Teachers association, succeeding Cedar Rapids leader M S Hallman. Decorah Superintendent T R Roberts was named chairman of the executive committee to replace Cline, with Charles Martin and other officers named for the county schools position.
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Spencer Boy
Adeline Taylor
Hemingway
Faulkner
William Faulkner
Lady Luck
John
Indy Spencer
Hobbie Stevens
Evenin
Truart
Henry Fisk
OWA
Farmer- Labor
Prohibition
Communist Party
Thunder and
Dew T. Smith
Ness
Educande
Crawford Barclay
Scott
J. M. Walters
Imer
Pyane Zargeer
M. A
F. M
Edwin F
Cody
Leclaire
Ike Spinsey
William “Buffalo Bill” Cody
C. B. and Q. Railroad
Wyo
Prospector
Saddie
Elizabeth Ink
Mitchell
Boyden Burns
Sioux County
Jones County District Court
State
Mettler
Powlishta
J. R. Close
Lloydwick
Peacock
Stover Mfg. Co
Sappe and Sons
Jones County Cour
Elkader
Volse
Erteereeer Etree Saae
Olga
Tru
Sais
Einen
Nat Wa
Ruby Ericka Mildred Mary Rexrord
Floyd Owens
N. E. Iowa
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