Youth Confesses To Robbery Of Bank At Centerville
Jack Buchselich a 19 year old with a police record confessed to robbing the Iowa Trust and Savings bank in Centerville Iowa ten hours after his arrest. He said he acted alone to steal about 2700 dollars and led officers to the buried loot and equipment. He admitted the Ritz theater theft and said he used a stolen car for escapes.
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Centerville
INS
Jack Buchselich
Iowa Trust and Savings Bank
Buchselich
Raven
Ritz Theater
John H. Young
Edna Carmer
Tom Drew
Young
Enrollment Boost for University of Iowa Law Freshmen
IOWA CITY a 32.8 percent rise in the University of Iowa law freshman class was announced by Dean Eugene A. Gilmore. The initial class of 101 students is the largest since 1928 and marks a higher standard with a 22 point average entrance benchmark. Overall law college enrollment reaches 230, up ten percent from last year.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Eugene A. Gilmore
Law Col
Law College
Mrs. Orr Suffers Severe Burns in Caning Accident
Mrs. Edwin Orr sustained severe burns to both legs from scalding water spilled while canning fruit at her Hopkinton home five miles west of town. Her daughter Miss Emily Orr was summoned home to care for her.
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Hopkinton
Edwin Orr
Here
Emily Orr
Ten Civil War Vets Attend Benton County Annual Meet
Ten veterans of the Civil War, aged 86 to 89, attended the fifty fourth Benton county Veterans association reunion in Vinton under the Woman's Relief corps. Notables included Dr. W. A. Vincent of Belle Plaine and G. W. Ringler of Belle Plaine, with others from Independence Shellsburg Denver and Vinton. The group averages 87 years six months, and events included a drum corps procession and a chicken dinner after a church program led by Hugh Mossman.
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Vinton
Benton County Veterans’ Association
Woman's Relief Corps
W. A. Vincent
G. W. Ringler
Belle Plaine
Henry Brae
Independence
George Fullmer
Ezra Ary
George Conklin
Henry Henkle
Garrison
Miles Strawn
Shellsburg
A. M. Stanger
Denver
Colo
G. W. Ring
D. N. Lane
Wm. Maynard
Joe M. Fisher
Iowa
A.M. Stanger
Springfield
Til
Fry Garage
Presbyterian Church
Hugh Mossman
Truart
William Maynard
Henry C. Henkle
Dr. W. A. Vincent
Cost Of Whaylen Murder Trial Estimated Near Two Thousand
Grundy Center reports the Whaylen murder trial cost will near $2,000 based on bills filed with Grundy County supervisors. Items include H A Willoughby preparations of many $34.50 Hollis Miller scene setup $27.90 Dr A R Stewart consultation $10 plus jury hotel expenses.
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Grundy Center
Whaylen
Board of
Death of Dorothy Hesse Cline in Burlington Hospital
Dorothy Hesse Cline, 32, died Monday evening at a Burlington hospital after a Saturday admission. Born in Wapello in 1900, she married Cornell Cline in November 1920. Surviving are her husband and six children Bobby Billy Lillian Janet Donald and Richard, plus her father and stepmother of Wapello and brother Robert Francis Hesse of Waterloo.
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Ee Dorothy Hesse Cline
Burlington
Fred H. Hesse
Wapello
Cornell Cline
Bobby
Billy
Lillian
Janet
Donald
Richard
Robert Francis Hesse
Waterloo
Williamsburg's 92 year old Civil War veteran celebrated
John Nash Williamsburg's oldest citizen and sole surviving Civil War veteran marked his 92nd birthday with a family dinner. His daughter Elizabeth Beilstein hosted, joined by Amelia Edwards and her four sons. Nash enlisted in 1862 in the 28th Iowa Infantry, fought at Champion Hill and Vicksburg, farmed 79 years in Iowa before moving to Williamsburg in 1907, and recalls hunting with Native Americans. He and wife Rosanna Randolph had five children including the Rev. C. D. Nash.
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Williamsburg
John Nash
Elizabeth Beilstein
Amelia Edwards
Forrest, Harvey, Montie
Merlyn Edwards
Mr. Nash
Marengo
Co. B
28Th
Iowa Infantry
Champion Hill
Saline Cross Roads
Vicksburg
Iowa County
New York
Amana Canop
Sode
Rosanna Randolph
James W Ae
Tama
Old Man’s Creek
Nash
Rev. C. D. of
Altimont
Amelia Edan
Hoover Visit Draws 250 Benton County Supporters
About 250 Benton county residents planned to travel to Des Moines on Tuesday to see President Hoover. Tickets sold out quickly Monday, prompting Karl W. Fischer to request more from state headquarters. The caravan would depart in multiple groups from Vinton and Belle Plaine due to the large turnout.
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Speds
The
Gazette
Vinton
Benton County
Des Moines
Hoover
Karl W. Fischer
Republican County Central Committee
Belle Plaine
Farmers' Strike Revived in Emmet County Event
The Emmet County Holiday Association revived the farmers strike with a crop withholding campaign. Peaceful picketing on four highways aims to deter marketing of livestock and grain while persuading farmers not to sell. Leaders emphasize nonviolence and no road blockades as the National Farmers Holiday movement resumes after a dormancy since August 8.
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H. N. Jensen
Emmet County Association
W. G. Gordon
National Farmers Holiday Association
West Liberty Obituary of Ira Karr
Ira Karr 74 longtime figure in West Liberty died Thursday in a Rock Island hospital. His nephew Howard Simpson and Mrs. Simpson traveled from West Liberty to Cordova Illinois for the funeral service. They were joined in Rock Island by Dr. B J Simpson and Dr. E E Simpson of Chicago, brothers of Mr Simpson.
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West Liberty
Ira Karr
Karr Brothers and Simpson
Rock Island
Howard Simpson
Near Tipton man killed in dynamite blast at quarry
Otto Everetts 55 of 8 miles southeast of Tipton was killed Monday afternoon by a dynamite charge while blasting lime at his quarry. He was alone, the accident likely occurred about 3 pm. Coroner A N McCormick said no inquest. He leaves a son about 16.
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Tipton
Otto Everetts
Everetts
A. N. McCormick
Powlishta Liquor Case in Jones County Court
Anamosa Iowa The state of Iowa v Joe Powlishta of Oxford Junction dominated the Jones county district court session. Twenty two jurors were examined and Co B Paul presented the facts as the defendant pleaded not guilty to maintaining a liquor nuisance. The state showed two liquor bottles found on arrest and prior misconduct records. The defense attorney James Cave of Oxford Junction will continue the case at 9 am Tuesday.
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Anamosa
State of
Iowa
Joe Powlishta
Oxford Junction
Jones County
B. Paul
Powlishta
James Cave
Farmer, Lawyer, Governor to Introduce President Hoover
A farmer, a lawyer and a governor will introduce President Herbert Hoover at three hearings in Des Moines. Joseph H. Anderson, Winnebago county farmer, will introduce Hoover at the Coliseum at 7 30 p.m. Ben J. Gibson Des Moines lawyer and former Iowa attorney general will introduce Hoover at the Shrine temple during a brief address to an overflow crowd. Gov Dan Turner will introduce Hoover and Mrs Hoover on the State House plaza as a large gathering is expected.
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Des Moines
INS
Herbert Hoover
Joseph H. Anderson
Winnebago County
Coliseum
Ben J. Gibson
Iowa
Shrine Temple
Dan Turner
Mrs. Hoover
State House Plaza
German Evangelical church marks fiftieth anniversary
Special to The Gazette reports a large turnout for the German Evangelical church anniversary in Clarence Well Attended with a lecture by the Rev. Herrmann on Present Conditions in Russia based on travels this summer. Attendees came from Keokuk Cedar Rapids Rock Island Clinton and Vinton and included the Evangelical senate members the Revs Herrmann Hansen Thomas and Rolf.
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Cage
Ind
Keokuk
Cedar Rapids
Rock Island
Clinton and
Vinton
Evangelical Senate
John Herrmann
Emil Hansen
Theodore Thomas
Tripoli
Fred Rolf
Predicted killing frost across Iowa states wide sweep
Des Moines reports indicate a killing frost expected across nearly the entire state in the morning as temperatures fall sharply after Tuesday night. Skies will clear and wind ease, with a severe frost likely after. Last year’s frost came November 4, about a month later than this forecast. Average Iowa temps Monday were above normal but Tuesday plunged to eight degrees below normal.
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Des Moines
INS
Bureau
Iowa
Miss Carpenter To Be Buried At Clarence
Funeral services for Jeannette Carpenter 71 longtime Iowa State Teachers College faculty member 1899 1928 set for Tuesday Burial will be in Clarence Iowa She died Sunday of heart disease
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Cedar Falls
Jeannette Carpenter
Iowa State Teachers College
Clarence
Rally day program in Methodist junior department
A rally day program and promotion service were held in the Methodist Sunday school junior department. Readings included a Prelude by Maurice Grover a prayer by Mrs Roy Rosencrans a talk by the Rev J W Bearse and various group numbers.
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Rowley
Methodist Sunday School
Maurice Grover
Roy. Rosencrans
J. W. Bearse
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