Vinton Dedicates New 81000 Bridge Over Cedar River
Vinton held a dedicatory ceremony for the $81,000 PWA bridge over the Cedar River funded by federal aid. The event featured a parade and taps for the old 1876 structure, with remarks by Gordon Wickes, James Traer, Judge Carl Stiger, Congressman John Gwynn, and local officials. The 748 foot bridge has three high truss spans and a 24 foot roadway, opened last Saturday ahead of schedule.
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Vinton
Cedar River
Greater Vinton Club
Clyde Herring
Highway Commission
Vinton Country Club
Benton County
American Legion
New Bridge
Urice
Charles Cummings
George G. Luckey Post
Lloyd Berry
Gordon
Howard Wickes
The
Wickes Engineering and Construction Company
Gordon Wickes
James F. Traer
J. C. Traer
Vinton Bridge Company
Cedar
Carl B. Stiger
Toledo
Iowa
John WW. Gwynn
Waterloo
Funeral services for James W. Sullivan
Funeral services are set for James W. Sullivan 75 of Iowa City who died suddenly on a farm near West Branch. The service will be at 9 a.m. Monday at St Marys Church.
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Iowa City
James W. Sullivan
West Branch
St. Mary’s Church
Dysart
American Legion
Lloyd Hill
A. H. Harder
Emil Keen
John H. Jones
H. L. Gartin
G. T. Lee
Julius Nass
Cedar Vigilantes Begin Monthly Meetings Across Counties
About forty peace officers from Cedar and nearby counties met at the courthouse to hear Roy Nebergall of Des Moines speak on Law Enforcement. The group voted to hold monthly meetings on the first Friday and planned a Nov 1 gathering.
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Tipton
Cedar
Roy Nebergall
Des Moines
Iowa Sheriffs’ Association
Ray Potter
Cedar County Vigilantes
Board of Supervisors
Keswick Ladies Aid elect church officers
The Springville Methodist Ladies Aid chose new officers led by President Mrs Mildred Furney and Vice President Mrs Charles Wilson. Secretary is Mrs Ruth Moore and Treasurer Mrs Irwin Whitworth.
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Keswick
Ladies Aid Society
Springville
Fayette Man Senior President At Upper Iowa U
Fayette Oakley Belden of Fayette is president of the Upper Iowa University senior class after recent elections. Belden belongs to Sigma Tau Delta and H U S fraternities, helps run a college cooperative boarding house, and acts in the University Players homecoming play "Ten Nights in a Barroom."
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Fayette
Oakley Belden
Upper Iowa University
Belden
Sigma Tau Delta
University Players
Herbert Raney
Livermore
Harry Mongold
W. C. Mongold
Kermit Shaw
Oelwein
John Graham
Ruth Berg
West Union
Genevieve Belknap
Huntington
Pepsters
Billie Johnston
Donald Hoth
Summer
Maxine Dutton
Strawberry Point
Maxine McKeighan
Tennant
R. M. Deming
Roger Hubbell
Mary Carpenter
Margaret van Wert
James Anderson
Harlan Mueller
Victor
Lyle Klotz
Fredericksburg
Charlotte Hazard
Arlington
Frank Elwood
Elma
Richard Foster
Virginia Strayer
Kenneth Cocher
Charles City
Raymond Glen
Maynard
Lulu Francisco
Edith Oberfell
Charles Lueritz
Alta Vista
Eleanor Deming
Donald Baum
James Benson
Ethel Butters
Robert Stone
Oecelwein
Iowa City Woman Heads Johnson Church Group
Mrs C J Lapp of Iowa City was re elected president of the Johnson county Sunday school association for this year at the annual conference closing at the Methodist church. Mrs E E Miller of Sharon was re elected secretary and treasurer. Vice presidents include Rev Elmer E Dierks of Iowa City Rose Reeves of Tiffin Oren Alt of Sharon Mrs William Horn of North Liberty and Mrs H H Yakish of Lone Tree.
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Strawberry Point
L. D. Davis
Davis
Manchester
Charles J. Leeds
Leeds
Hosea B. Willard
William Jones
Eva Smith
Ralph Milroy
Fred L. Darey
Mew
Charles J. McCormick
Austin A. Heynan
R.L. van Voltinbergh
Oelwein
American Legion
Tama County American Legion
Union Hall
Montour
Joe Gunderson
Eagle Grove
O. H. Allbee
Marshalltown
William Dahms
Gladbrook
E. R. Cronk
Mcgregor
Elkader
Irene Bacon
William J. Hill
Irving Towle
Martha Zwell
Hill
CCC
T. T. Hill
Des Moines
Dr. Meggers Hospital
Aden
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Cardwell
Mont
Gazette
Iowa City
C. J. Lapp
Johnson County Sunday School Association
Methodist Church
E. E. Miller
Sharon
Elmer E. Dierks
Rose Reeves
Tiffin
Oren Alt
William Horn
North Liberty
H. H. Yakish
Lone Tree
Derailed Freight Cars Tie Up Great Western Line
Train section crew rushed to repair 200 feet of track after eight loaded freight cars derailed Friday night on the Great Western railroad. A loose brake beam caused the wreck. Several transients were slightly injured and service was halted.
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Valeria
INS
Great Western Railroad
Mrs. Martin Rigby Dies at 91 in Mount Vernon
Mrs. Martin Rigby 91 a pioneer resident of Mount Vernon died Saturday after an illness dating from a broken hip in July She earlier as Harriet Miles carried mail on horseback in Jackson County during the Civil War A charter member of several groups and a Cornell music student she lived in Ohio Iowa since 1855 Survived by daughter Elsie Dee two grandchildren Buell Maxwell and Louis Maxwell Funeral set for Monday at 2 30 at the Methodist church
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Mount Vernon
Martin Rigby
Rigby
Harriet Miles
Jackson County
Miles
Iowa
Wyoming
Sorosis Club
Ohio
Cornell
Stanwood
Elsie Dee
Tipton
Buell Maxwell
Cedar County
Louis Maxwell
Washington, D. C
Methodist
Des Moines Attorney Guy S. Calkins Dies at 66
Des Moines attorney Guy S. Calkins, 66, died in a local hospital after an extended illness following an operation. Born in Tipton, he graduated from the University of Iowa and later joined Milton Remley at Iowa City before moving to Des Moines in 1918.
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Des Moines
Guy S. Calkins
Tipton
Calkins
University of Iowa
Milton Remley
Iowa City
Farmer Fatally Injured by Saw at Anamosa Hospital
James Straka Jr, 41, a farmer living one mile east of Oxford Junction, died at 5 30 p m Friday in an Anamosa hospital from injuries after falling into a buzz saw while cutting legs on his farm. He stumbled. Survived by his wife, three children, two from a prior marriage, three brothers Joe Otto and Charles and a sister Mrs Bess Kleineck of Springville. Funeral set for 10 30 Monday at the family home.
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Oxford Junction
James Straka, Jr
Here
Anamosa
Straka
Joe
Otto
Charles
Bess Kleineck
Springville
Dog Saves Family From Fayette Fire
A police dog woke Mr. and Mrs. James Lynch and their two children as flames engulfed the rear of their Fayette home about 3 a.m. The dwelling burned despite firefighters pumping water from the Volga river. Loss is estimated near 4000 dollars with insurance covering the claim.
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Fayette
James Lynch
Stansberry Named Commander Of Fayette Legion
B B Stansberry named commander of Fayette American Legion post with Glen Pierce as first vice and E W Yates as second vice. installation set for Oct 17. Auxiliary officers include Mabel Porter as president and Mrs B B Stansberry as first vice president alongside other listed posts and committee members.
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Fayette
American Legion
B. B. Stansberry
Glen Pierce
E. W. Yates
Merritt Stranahan
D. C. Sperry
A. G. Andres
E. H. Carley
F. B. Claxton
Carl Martin
Milo Schneider
West Union
American Legion Auxiliary
Mabel Porter
B.B. Stansberry
Nora Martin
John Neuenschwander
Lyle Wooldridge
Roy Greenough
Frank Higgins
Tracey Named Acting Postmaster At Tipton
Washington AP reports Postmaster General Farley announced Robert M. Tracey as acting postmaster at Tipton Ja. Tracey succeeds the previous postmaster in a brief appointment reflecting routine federal staffing.
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Tracey
Tipton
Washington (Ap
Farley Friday
Robert M. Tracey
Tipton, Ja
Iowan Chosen for Agriculture Post
Washington Dr Carl C Taylor a native Iowan was appointed to head the farm population and rural life division of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics in the Department of Agriculture He will continue directing the Rural Resettlement Division of the National Resettlement Administration and has helped develop subsistence homesteads in the Interior Department Born in Shelby County Iowa he studied social science at Drake University seeking an AB degree
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Gazette
Washington
Carl C. Taylor
Des Moines
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Department of Agriculture
Taylor
National Resettlement Administration
Department of the Interior
Shelby County
Iowa
Drake University
Iowa Journalism School Reports 11 Percent Enrollment Rise
Iowa City Prof Frank L. Mott, director of the University of Iowa journalism school, announced a total enrollment of 685 students across nineteen courses, marking an 11 percent increase and placing the school seventh to report a rise.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Frank L. Mott
Mott
Anamosa Man Sent To Jail On Liquor Charge
Anamosa deputy sheriffs searched the home of Pinky Charles Sherman on July 21, 1935, finding sixteen half pint bottles and a gallon can of alcohol. Sheriff’s deputy and Leonard Norton reported the find. Sherman pleaded guilty in district court and was sentenced by Judge Moffet to six months in jail with three months suspended on good behavior and until December 1 to begin serving.
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Anamosa
Pinky
Charles Sherman
Cooley
Leonard Norton
Sherman
Moffet
Attorney And Two Clients Go To Jail For Jury Tampering
DES MOINES AP One year jail terms began Friday for Walter B. Bedell Spirit Lake attorney and Len and Henry Chapman Carroll Ia brothers who were sentenced June 23 1934 on a federal charge of jury tampering Judge Charles A Dewey of Des Moines sentenced the trio after a trial in which the Chap mans and Bedell were convicted of bribing Bert Gander a juror with 200 to hold out for the brothers acquittal Dewey refused a stay of sentence at Council Bluffs Tuesday.
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Des Moines
Walter B. Bedell
Spirit Lake
Len
Henry Chapman
Carroll
Charles A. Dewey
Chapmans
Bedell
Bert Gander
Dewey
Council Bluffs
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F.E. Johnston
New Hampton Chamber of Commerce
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Herman Smith, Jr
Conrad Curtis
Myrtle Mainquist
E. J. King
Lou Grimm
H. F. Hauth
A. J. Hochberger
Zella Williams
Troy Mills
Raymond Rowe
Leslie Rowe
Pasure
Mount Auburn
Dorothy Rommann
Milo Reiss
Waukegan
Ill
Martin Koebel
Plymouth
Reiss
Charles Reiss
Clifford Rommann
Columbus Junction
T. N. O'Neill
H. S. Delzell
M. O Blair
Charles Jennings
W. G. Roberts
Orlo Crooks
Platts
Harold Sondergard
Orpha Jacobs
Belva Davis
Chester Vincent
Bobbie Glee Lewis
Arlene Paulsen
Phyllis Pearson
Ted Stotler
Reginald Womersdorf
Ada Glee Hemingway
Marjorie Shipley
Madeline Crew
Chester Lodge
John Thompson
Pauline Pedersen
Bernard Aldeman
Mildred Helen Yoder
Betty Jane Shipley
Grinnell
Montezuma
Ross Construction Company
Little Bear Creek
Malcom
Cedar Vigilantes
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Woman Heads Johnson Church Group
Farmer
Dog
Fayette Legion
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S. U
Ruth
Mamma
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Carl Wanderer
Chicago Sunday Tribune
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Anna
Catherine of Russia
Cedar Rapids News Agency
R. B. Seidler
Chicago Tribune
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