Center Point Man Hit by Interurban Car
Ernest Martin, 63, of Center Point, was struck by a Waterloo and Cedar Falls interurban car east of Center Point. He suffered fractures and was taken to St Luke's hospital in Cedar Rapids after first aid. Martin was at Hand's crossing trying to board the car when he was hit as it stopped. Motorman Barney Trego and conductor John O'Reilly were aboard.
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Center Point
Ernest Martin
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Martin
Barney Trego
John O'Reilly
First Avenue E
Widow Victim To View Suspects In Torture Robbery
Mrs. Lizzie Cairns widow of Jefferson Iowa, 69, beaten and robbed in her home, will view two Chicago suspects, Joseph Acerra and George Briggs, detained after their car crash near Hoop Pole. Acerra in Annawan hospital, Briggs in Henry County jail. Police found three revolvers embalming fluid worth 500 dollars and extra license plates linked to Madison Realty in the wrecked car.
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Jefferson
Joseph J. Acerra
George Briggs
Chicago
Charles Nash
Henry County
Hooppole
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Annawan Hospital
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Madison Realty Company
West Adams Street
Lowden to Speak on Farm Platform in Waterloo Meeting
Former Illinois governor Frank O. Lowden will address farmers in Waterloo next Tuesday at 8 p.m. on behalf of Gov. Alfred M. Landon and Col. Frank Knox. The event at the Dairy Cattle Congress auditorium is broadcast and follows a lengthy Farm problem discussion between Landon and Lowden.
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Illinois
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Alfred M. Landon
Frank Knox
Dairy Cattle Congress
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Who's Who Lists 86 Faculty Men From U. Of Iowa
Iowa City records a new high for the 1936 37 Who's Who in America edition with eighty six University of Iowa faculty biographies. New names include Dr Nathaniel Alcock Dean Alvin Bryan R H Fitzgerald Andrew Holt Philip Jeans Walter Loehwing E M MacEwen Bruce Mahan Baldwin Maxwell Robert Neff Dr Cecil O'Brien Odis Patton Emil Witschi and Dr Andrew Woods among others.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
America
Nathaniel Alcock
Medical College
Alvin Bryan
Dental College
R. H. Fitzgerald
Andrew Holt
Engineering
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Bruce Mahan
Baldwin Maxwell
Robert Neff
Cecil O’brien
Odis Patton
Emil Witschi
Andrew Woods
Psychopathic Hospital
Iowa City clash over secret liquor probe bill
Iowa City council debated paying 500 for special investigators into liquor conditions. Alderman George Bouck opposed the outside city scope and questioned legality while noting road houses outside city limits were also involved. City Attorney acknowledged possible questions of legality but bill passed. Bouck said he would challenge it when possible.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
George Bouck
Bouck
Sam D. Whiting
Iowa City Fire Loss and Regional Town Notices
Iowa City reported fire losses of 15223 dollars in September led by a large blaze at Racine. Independence saw the Sherwood livery barn sold for razing to make way for an oil station. Riverside hosted a forty hour devotion at St Mary's church with a full church program and music.
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Iowa City
George Kaspar
Racine
Independence
Riverside
St. Mary’s Church
Walter Boekeman
Lone Tree
J. J. Collins
Hills
Bernard Jacobsmeier
J. F. Daly
Davenport
Tipton Farmer Guilty Of Receiving Stolen Hogs
Louis Wehde a Tipton area farmer was found guilty by a district court jury of receiving stolen property after a verdict reached at 3:15 a.m. He may file a motion for a new trial within ten days.
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Tipton
Louis Wehde
Wehde
Mechanicsville High School Carnival Draws 600 Attendees
About 600 people attended the Mechanicsville high school carnival Friday evening. The school band directed by Dillon Holcomb of Martelle performed, Murl Thomson sang western ballads, and students staged plays and a minstrel show. Corrine Robinson was crowned carnival queen with attendees Kirby Conner, Lucille Cook, and Margaret Shrope assisting. The German band played at intervals and the fourth grade held a pet show won by Harold Cook and Charles Differding.
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Martelle
Murl Thomson
Mortensen
Tongate
Crisman
Corrine Robinson
Kirby Conner
Lucille Cook
Margaret Shrope
Helen Gemberling
Mary Irene Cruse
Eddis Jean Hinkel
Grant Armstrong
Wilma Mace
Billy Boots
Vernon Boots
Elenore Joy Nicoll
Dorthy
Betty Thomas
Geraldine Differding
Forest Johnson
Milford Pruss
Harold Cook
Charles Differding
Illinois Man Killed By Brooklyn Iowa Car
William Fetzer aged 83 was struck and killed after stepping into a car en route to the Northwestern Iowa football game at Evanston. The vehicle carried Aural Armstrong and Edwin Shane of Brooklyn Iowa when the incident occurred in Kewanee Illinois.
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Kewanee, Ill
William Fetzer
Aural Armstrong
Edwin Shane
Brooklyn
Evanston
Fitzgerald Okay s S U S Night Club Plan
The Daily Iowan reports 218 ballots cast in a campus campaign for a Memorial Union night club at the University of Iowa. Prof. Rufus G. Fitzgerald supports the plan as a constructive step toward a student highway problem, noting no beer would be sold if approved.
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Gazette
Iowa City
Daily Iowan
University of Iowa
Memorial Union
The
Iowan
Rufus G. Fitzgerald
Memorial Union and
Fitzgerald
Iowa City Plans Ordinance to Prohibit Bank Nights
The Iowa City council gave first reading to an ordinance aimed at banning bank nights in theaters. Mayor Thomas E. Martin described it as the state's first to curb giving away cash or merchandise in theaters.
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Iowa City
Iowa City Council
Thomas E. Martin
Writ of Attachment Sought in Iowa Land Case
Petition filed in district court alleges L. C. Meyers sold property to William Palmer under terms of a contract with Iowa Land Company F. J. Berger and R. E. Adams. The writ seeks attachment for $300.
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Iowa City
L. C. Meyers
William Palmer
Iowa Land Company
F. J. Berger
R. E. Adams
Meyers
Palmer
Wilson Urges Tax Relief on Homes in Iowa Campaign
Republican gubernatorial candidate George Wilson urged repeal of the state sales tax or its replacement by a tax on homes and farms during campaign stops. He spoke at Grinnell College homecoming events and a dinner with former classmates. Kraschel and Halden also campaigned, with Gillette addressing Mount Pleasant and Burlington. Dickinson said Republicans avoid using the farm issue in politics.
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Iowa
Nels G. Kraschel
George Wilson
U. S. Senate
Berry F. Halden
Sheldon
Guy Gillette
Mount Pleasant
Burlington
U. S
L. J. Dickinson
Wilson
Grinnell College
Ninety Cornell Co-Eds Plan Palisades Overnight Outing
Mount Vernon report states ninety Cornell College women, the largest group yet, will travel by trucks to the Palisades on Saturday for an overnight lodge stay. The trip includes a Sunday breakfast with faculty chaperones Miss Dorothy Rogers Miss Betty Bakke Dean Alice Betts Mrs Lloyd Dean and Miss Alberta Munkres from the education department.
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Gazette
Mount Vernon
Cornell College
The
Athletic Association
Pal
Dorothy Rogers
Betty Bakke
Alice R. Betts
Lloyd Dean
Alberta Munkres
Education Department
Changes in Iowa High School Forensic League 1936 37
Major changes announced for the Iowa High School Forensic League include splitting debate into classes A B C and moving extemporaneous and original oratory into two classes A and B. Only one interpretive reading class will be added. Debaters from four districts will compete at the University of Iowa April 1 2 for semi finals and finals. The topic for debates is government ownership of electric utilities. League membership closes December 1.
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Gazette
Iowa City
Iowa High School Forensic League
A. Craig Baird
University of Iowa
League
Iowa Teachers Praised for Road Safety Efforts
State superintendent Miss Agnes Samuelson praised Iowa teachers for boosting highway safety. She said rural students are taught to stay in groups and walk on the right side of roads, a result of training delivered at the Johnson County school institute.
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Iowa City
Agnes Samuelson
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Iowa
Miss Samuelson
Johnson County School Institute
Tipton and Lowden Stations Robbed Friday Night
Three Tipton gas stations on Cedar street and one in Lowden were robbed Friday night. Losses included radios, oil, cigars, candy, a clock, lamp, and auto license plate. Entrance was gained by breaking windows or doors, with $15 in cigars and candy reported stolen at London.
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Gazette
Tipton
Lowden
Cedar Street
Henry France
Phillips
Standard Oil
London
L. E. Aker
S U S Medical Clinic to be Held in November
Iowa City announces the University of Iowa annual clinic for physicians and surgeons will run November 12 13 and 14. The twenty fifth meeting is run by medical college faculty with case presentations talks and lectures. Topics include surgery pediatrics neurology orthopedic surgery dermatology otolaryngology and ophthalmology.
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University of Iowa
Physicians and Surgeons
Medical College
Burglar Collects $100 in Iowa City Fraternity Raids
Iowa City police searched for a burglar who early Friday robbed two fraternity houses. Sigma Chi reported $30 stolen and Delta Chi $67, totaling about $100 in cash taken.
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Iowa City
Sigma Chi Fraternity
Delta Chi
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