Extradition Sought For Two In Iowa Robbery Case
Greene County Iowa sheriff arrives in Cambridge Illinois to seek extradition of Joseph Acerra and George Biggs from the county jail to Iowa on charges of assault with intent to murder for the Jefferson Iowa attack on Lizzie Cairns. Warrants set bonds at 25000 with fingerprints matching the crime scene.
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Cambridge, Il
Foss Davis
Greene County
Springfield
Joseph Acerra
George Biggs
Lizzie Cairns
Jefferson
Acerra
Biggs
Iowa
Aceera
Chicago
Carl Melin
Cambridge
Henry County
Dedication program set for highways 13 and 10 at Backbone Park
A Manchester led committee announced a Sunday dedication at Backbone state park for the final links of highways 13 and 10 including the Edgewood to Strawberry Point segment. The event opens with a picnic at Richmond Springs, features the Manchester high school band, and speeches by state highway officials and local leaders before a procession to Edgewood for a musical program.
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Manchester
Backbone State Park
Strawberry Point
Edgewood
Richmond Springs
Manchester High School
Backbone Auditorium
Clifford L. Niles
Anamosa
State Highway Commission
Logan Blizzard
McGregor
State Conservation Board
J. P. Hammill
C. L. McKinnon
New London
Iowa
J. C. McLaughlin
Des Moines
Carl E. Cox
Byron W. Newberry
T. J. O’donnell
Dubuque
State Highway Patrol
Alcoban advertised as a cure for liquor craving
An ad claims Alcoban cures liquor cravings using a doctor's prescription but is now sold to the public by Western Chemicals Inc. in Holland Ridge Seattle Washington for $2.00. It says it eliminates craving and restores usefulness with money back guaranteed and sold locally at May's Cut Rate Drug Store.
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Western Chemicals, Inc
Holland Ridg
Seattle
Washington
May
Alcoban
Wadena Elects Office Holders and Local Notices
Wadena high school met with elected officers for each class including Seniors Elizabeth Aeschliman and Gladys Shaffer. Across towns, Columbus Junction mourns Allen Brook age 80 former merchant, and several districts report officers for Sunday schools with theme Christ in the Home. In Washington bootlegging case, Lee Slaughter and Emily Hayes face district court hearings. Other communities note church events, anniversaries, arrests, tax totals, and public notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wadena
Wadena High School
Elizabeth Aeschliman
Gladys Shaffer
Betty Minihan
John Longmuir
Marie Corkery
Irene Kennedy
Dick Kennedy
Arlene Welch
Nellie Whittenbaugh
Arthur Homewood
Gerald Duncan
Mary Dick Leonhart
Duane Raftis
Columbus Junction
Allen Brook
Winfield
Farmers’ Union
Fredonia
Here
Norman
William
Grover
Colo
Arthur Aronholt
Nellie Campbell
California
Blanch
Washington
Brook
Louisa County
John Howard Johnston
Alice Pierce
John Coon
Orville Allen
Musa Todd
Jane Harbison
Dorothy Thomas
Oakville
Lee Slaughter
Emily Hayes
Slaughter
Harold Putnam
Hayes
Postville
Community Presbyterian Church
Olivette Holmes
Clifton Weihe
Luther Band
Bertram
George D. King
Clair Stoneking
Henry Roselle
Iva Mae Wetzel
Darrell
Doris Kitchen
John Cabalka
Joseph Milkulecky
Clinton Berry
Harold Lerner
Osmond Berry
C. C. Berry
Mrs. Stoneking
Helen Roselle
Byron Wetzel
Byron Wetzel; Jokes and A Reading Were Given By Mrs. Stoneking
Ruth Mikulecky
Jean Baldwin
Stoneking
Jimmy
Cedar Rapids
Fern
Olive
Iva Mae
Pauline
Springville
Fred Stoneking
Floyd Kitchen
Doris
Frank Lerner
Joseph Mikulecky
Fred Lake
Catherine Berry
Charlotte Berry
August Schultz
Blairstown
George Schultz
Marengo
Henry Schultz
Flush kidneys with Haarlem Oil Capsules ad
An advertisement promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules to flush kidneys and relieve nighttime urination and backache. It claims the product diureses excess uric acid and soothes the bladder, urging readers to buy the 35 cent package from Haarlem in Holland.
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Haarlem
Holland
Stirring Cedar County Campaign Faces Five Supervisor Races
As the 1936 campaign nears its end independent filings close Saturday. Cedar County features contests in all five supervisor districts the first time in its history. Key races include Goldsmith vs Freese in district one Maurer against Moffit in district two Jensen vs Maxson in district three Daut against Bachus and Krebs in district four and Fairley against Hansen and Bowers in district five. Statewide races include Miller vs Miller and Mitzner. Cedar County nominees Fos ter and Hinkhouse. County offices up for grabs include auditor treasurer clerk of district court sheriff recorder and county attorney with incumbents facing strong Republican and Independent challengers.
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Cedar County
William Trede
Durant
G. D. Goldsmith
William Freese
Freese
Goldsmith
Clarence
J. H. Maurer
T. C. Moffit
Tipton
John P. Jensen
Foster Maxson
Fred G. Daut
Arthur Bachus
Herman Krebs
W. C. Fairley
Louis Hansen
D. C. Bowers
Bowers
Fairley
Twentyfourth
Jones
Cedar Counties
H. D. Miller
Morley
George Miller
Wyoming
Carl J. Mitzner
LaMar Foster
West Branch
E. D. Hinkhouse
Sugar Creek Township
Will Dinse
Farmer-Labor
Herman Oaken
L. C. Hamiel
J. M. Blazek
Alex Buchanan
Clerix
Howard Hamilton
Charles H. Reid
W. W. Christian
Guy Osborn
Helen R. Schriver
Ralph Marquis
Reid L. Hunt
B. J. Maxwell
Ray A. Potter
Funeral for Howard T. Reidel in Monona
Howard T. Reidel 2g died Saturday at his uncle Henry Schmitt's home after a fire. Funeral at Evangelical church with Rev. W. L. Zeller officiating. Born in Giard township, son of Charles and Mrs. Reidel, he had worked at Murphy garage. Survived by parents and two sisters Mary and Mabel Mae. burial in city cemetery with eight cousins as pallbearers.
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Monona
Howard T. Reidel
Henry Schmitt
Evangelical Church
W. L. Zeller
Giard
Charles Reidel
Murphy Garage
Mary
Mabel Mae
Clifford Pilkington
Glenn Zirbes
Floyd Lestina
Leonard Plazel
Jake Sudal
Frank Jeremeier
John H. Waalk
George Waalk
Reunion of Wherman families at Belle Plaine home
Mrs. Rose Jahnke hosted a Sunday reunion for Wherman families at her country home in Belle Plaine. Attendees included August Wherman of Aberdeen, Kenneth and family from Davenport, multiple Steinford and Nieland households, Dusel Kern Jahnke Haugenberry Wherman others from Blairstown Luzerne and Belle Plaine.
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Belle Plaine
Rose Jahnke
Richard
Wherman
August Wherman
Aberdeen
Kenneth Dawson
Davenport
Martin Krueger
Carl
Thelma
Lee Steinford
Robert Steinford
Martha
Gus Steinford
G. H. Steinford
Lawrence Nieland
Ben Nieland
Darlene
Ellen Haugenberry
Blairstown
Frank Dusel
Edwin Kern
Ed Wherman
Luzerne
Richard Jahnke
Dorothy
Laura Wherman
Harold
Burr Oak Rural School Dedication Near Lost Nation
The Burr Oak rural school was dedicated Sunday with about 150 attendees seven miles northwest of Lost Nation. The event featured a large cake inscribed Burr Oak 1860 1936 made by Mrs. Chris Beneschek of Olin. A program followed with welcomes, presentations, pupil performances, and a talk by County Superintendent F. Bowersox.
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Lost Nation
Burr Oak
Chris Beneschek
Olin
Walter Becker
Velma Kleneck
Heffren
Lloyd Guyer
Maquoketa
Edward Becker
Old East Road
Marvin
F. Bowersox
Gas Pipeline To Be Laid Without Iowa City Permit
Gas line construction will begin within a week without an excavation permit from Iowa City. Roscoe Taylor of the Iowa City Light and Power Co says a federal stay prevents turning on or selling gas until further court action. The city sought to appeal Judge Dewey’s ruling allowing work without a city permit.
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Iowa City
Roscoe Taylor
Iowa City Light and Power Company
United States District Court
Des Moines
Charles Dewey
J. F. Sproatt
Dewey
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Former Burlington Auditor Pleads Guilty to False Entries
Theo dore E. Upton former city auditor pleaded guilty to making false entries in city books while in office. Judge James D. Smythe set sentencing for Monday with a maximum five year term. Embezzlement tied to payroll padding of about four thousand dollars from park funds. other charges dropped. Three co-defendants Arthur Hiltz Dana Payne and Arthur Tierney remain indicted on larceny and embezzlement.
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Burlington
INS
Theodore E. Upton
James D. Smythe
Upton
City Park
John A. Dailey, Jr
Arthur Hiltz
Dana Payne
Arthur Tierney
Hunger Striker Freed From Jail
Frank Trummer ends 27 day hunger strike after a grand jury fails to indict him in a Tabor robbery case. He eats a bacon and eggs meal, has gained five pounds, and plans a return to Omaha for a short visit before resuming crime lectures.
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Sidney
Frank
Trummer
Tabor
Omaha
Johnson Property Tax Reduced Sixteen Mills
County Attorney Ed Sulek announced a 16 mill cut in Johnson county property tax for 1936. Iowa City’s budget reduces by 67000 dollars and retires bonded debt through a 118806 state sinking fund payment. Levies drop to 35.4 mills from 41.63 last year, the lowest in years.
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Johnson County
Ed Sulek
Iowa City
Sulek
Gazette
Iowa
Local Clutier Couple wed at St Marys Vining
Miss Albia Stoklas and Paul Svoboda wed Tuesday at St Marys Catholic church in Vining with Rev. G G Gorcecki officiating. Sixty five guests attended. reception at the bride’s parents home and a dance planned for Dupanda hall. The couple will reside on a farm near Clutier.
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Clutier
Albia Stoklas O” Toledo
Paul Svoboda
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Vining
G. G. Gorecki
Emma Stoklas
Ben Svoboda
Genevieve Kucera
Blanche Zmolek
Julia Hlas
Anna Hala
Funeral Services for Nolan Williams in Maquoketa
Nolan Williams 56 died at home after a 3 1 2 year illness. Funeral held Tuesday in Buchner chapel with Rev. George F. Barsalou officiating. Burial in Mount Hope. Born November 1 1879 Fulton Iowa. Married Mary Potter January 12 1906 with daughter Alberta at home. Survived by sister Mrs. Charlotte Cokie and brother Galen D. Williams Elgin Iowa. Williams trained as a printer and later ran Shorty’s Lobby until retirement two years ago.
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Charlotte Cokie
Galen D. Williams
Elgin
Lit
Williams
Shorty
Attorney General aide drew $4 hourly for Woodbury county probe
Fred H. Free, once a special assistant at the attorney general, billed the state $1,116 at $4 an hour for travel and conference time from Feb 26 to May 2 in a Woodbury county investigation. His total bill reached $2,567.64, with $1,700 paid. controversy centered on his appointment and use of the contingency fund.
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Des Moines
Fred H. Free
Woodbury County
State Comptroller’s Office
Free
E. L. O’connor
Sioux City
O’connor
Maurice Rawlings
State Supreme Court
Rawling
Grand Jury
State Comptroller
J. E. Risden
Iowa Bureau of Investigation
Woodbury
Risden
Comptroller’s Office
Attorney General
Executive Council
Rawlings
Supreme Court
Horse Hits Car Shatters Windshield Near Tama
Miss Helen Scheiding, 26, of Marshalltown, was seriously injured when a car struck a horse two miles west of Tama near the Indian reservation. The horse's hind feet went through the windshield and struck her in the face, cutting an eyeball and leading to removal of the eye at a Marshalltown hospital.
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TAMA
Helen Scheiding
Marshalltown
Remodel Washington Building For Hotel in Washington Iowa
The Bailey building in Washington Iowa will become a hotel with remodeling starting November 1. A lease to Harry Sowden of the Annex hotel is signed. Soller Construction of Davenport wins the remodeling contract for a five story building to house thirty six rooms and a ground floor bank with hotel lobby above.
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Washington
Bailey
Harry Sowden
Annex
Henry Bailey
Soller Construction Company
Davenport
Bank
W. T. Carson
Bailey Building
Funeral services set for Mrs. Paul Ode
Mrs. Paul Ode 50 dies. Born April 29 1886 in the Bakke community she lived there most of her life. She married Paul Ode on June 20 1907 and is survived by sons Gustav Henry Walter Rudolph Lester and Kenneth and daughters Elsie and others. Funeral planned Wednesday at Washington Prairie Lutheran Church with Rev. Paul Koren officiating.
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Decorah
Paul Ode
Washington Prairie Lutheran Church
Paul Koren
Clara Matilda Nelson
Halver Nelson Bakke
Ode
Gustav
Elsie
Henry
Walter
Rudolph
Lester
Kenneth
Iowa City Woman Ida Miller Dies at 69
Miss Ida Miller 69 lifelong Iowa City resident died Sunday night in Iowa City Funeral services were held Tuesday She is survived by a brother and three sisters
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Iowa City
Ida Miller
Kinross Farmer Ends Life With Gas In His Car
James Hotchkiss, 47, of near Kinross, Michigan, committed suicide by gas in his car Monday afternoon near his home. He was found Tuesday morning by his family, after attaching a hose to the exhaust and placing it through a car window. Sheriff Tremmell and Coroner Reynolds ruled it a death by his own action.
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the Gazette
Sigourney
James Hotchkiss
Near Kinross
Tremmell
Reynolds
O'Connor and Messer to Appeal Chain Store Tax Case
Iowa Attorney General Edward L. OConnor will argue before the U S Supreme Court with Frank Messer as special assistant attorney general. The appeal challenges constitutionality of the chain store tax law after a federal court struck down the percentage tax on gross income while upholding the occupational tax. If the percentage tax had been allowed, about 3 million dollars annually would be collected. occupational tax yields about 100 thousand dollars.
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Des Moines
Edward L. O’connor
Washington
Iowa
United States Supreme Court
Frank Messer
Iowa City
North English Couple Married Sixty Years
North English Mr. and Mrs. Adam Greenlee celebrated Sunday at their home with only nearest relatives present due to Mr. Greenlee’s health. Attendees included W. W. Moore, Neva Roller, Billie of Fort Collins Colorado, E. Simmons of Colorado, Ted Rugg, Betty Tow, Ferol Cline, Dorothy, J. M. Hall, Al Simmons Cedar Rapids, Tom Greenlee, Vernon Lockhart, Dicky, Donald Coffman, Larry, Helen Althouse, Jennie Boyd, William Coffman, William Jr., Lina Greenlee, Ed Markwell and others from North English.
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Adam Greenlee
Greenlee
Ferol Cline
Dorothy
J. M. Hall
al Simmons
Cedar Rapids
Tom Greenlee
Vernon Lockhart
Dicky
Donald Coffman
Larry
Helen Althouse
Jennie Boyd
William Coffman
William, Jr
Lina Greenlee
Ed Markwell
North English
Tama Merchant Etta Parson Marries Henry W Schmidt
Marriage notice for Mrs Etta Parson of Marshalltown and Tama businessman Henry W Schmidt shows ceremony on August 10 in Grant City Missouri officiated by Rev Jesse Cunningham. Attendees include Mrs Parsons and her son in law Orval Parsons. Schmidt family grocery business in Tama.
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Tama
Etta Parsons
Marshalltown
Henry W. Schmidt
Grant City
Jesse Cunningham
Funeral services for Ida Miller in Coralville
Funeral services for Ida Miller 69 lifelong Coralville resident were held Tuesday in Iowa City after a lingering illness. Born August 28 1867 she is survived by brother Fred Miller Iowa City and four sisters Mae Osborn Amy Miller of Coralville and Mrs William Hastings near Iowa City.
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Coralville
Ida Miller
Iowa City
Miss Miller
Fred Miller
Mae Osborn
Amy Miller
William Hasting
Grand Mound hosts annual meeting of mutual fire insurance firm
The American Mutual Fire and Lightning Insurance association held its annual meeting on Saturday in Grand Mound. Officers elected include N. O. Langbehn as president Ingwer Andresen as vice president A P Blunck as secretary and Max Hopp as treasurer. Directors named are Herman Block Henry Peters Gus Griebel Herman Buchmann from Grand Mound Henry Gleasing and Theodore Kahler from DeWitt and Herbert Schmidt from Delmar.
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Grandmound
American Mutual Fire and Lightning Insurance Association
N. O. Langbehn
Ingwer Andresen
A. P. Blunck
Max Hopp
Herman Block
Henry Peters
Gus Griebel
Herman Buchmann
Grand Mound
Henry Gleasing
Theodore Kahler
DeWitt
Herbert Schmidt
Delmar
WPA Artists Denied Political Use of Portraits in Iowa
Des Moines source reports State Director L. S. Hill denying claims that WPA artists used portraits of President Roosevelt for politics. He notes a 12 by 14 foot painting remains WPA property with no reproductions and that artists, paid 60 to 94 dollars monthly, produced state official portraits only for offices.
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Des Moines
INS
WPA
L. S. Hill
Roosevelt
Federal Building
Hill
Iowa
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Council Bluffs
Gillette Attacks Landon On Gold Standard Policy
In Iowa City Democratic senatorial candidate Guy Gillette assailed Gov. Alf Landon's push for a gold standard. He mocked the "golden emblem" and warned that a shrinking gold reserve would reduce purchasing power, depress prices, and hurt trade both domestic and foreign.
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Gillette
Landon
Iowa City
INS
Alfred M. Landon
Guy Gillette
United States Senate
Alf Landon
Funeral Rites Held For Pioneer Montour Woman
Services were held Monday for Mrs. Lorenzo Wibbard 83 who died Saturday at her daughter’s home Mrs. L. E. Davis in Montour. Born Sarah Jane Booyer July 8 1853 in Dallas county she married Lorenzo Wibbard in 1875 and lived on Tama county farms. Survived by husband two daughters Mrs. Davis and Mrs. S. T. McCoy of Montour two half brothers John Booyer Montour Will Booyer Mexico and a half sister Mrs. Cassie Burrel Boone.
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Maquoreta
Basil Cook
Jackson County
Monona
H. F. Siefkes
San Antonio
American Lutheran Church
Siefkes
Iowa
Waukon
Charles Fleenor
Browning Literary Club
Warren Hayes
O. J. Moe
H. E. Taylor
Toledo
Joseph H. Schlenvogt
Polk County
Charlotte du Pre
Tama
Tama County
Schlenvogt
Miss du Pre
Mechanicsville
Alma Phoebe Struck
Bellevue
Lowdon
Arnold Struck
Lulu Johnson
State of Washington
Pearl Brownbridge
Cedar Rapids
Myrtle
Lawrence
Monmouth
Ill
Margaret Joerger
London
E. Winslow Brown
Taina
Harry Rager
Montour
Lorenzo Vibbard
L. E. Davis
Sarah Jane Booyer
Dallas County
Lorenzo Wibbard
Davis
S. T. McCoy
John Booyer
William Burhop dies after long illness at home southeast of Clarence
TIPTON William Burhop 56 died at his home southeast of Clarence Monday after a long illness. Born in Germany September 17 1880 he farmed in Cedar county for years. Survived by wife a son John Tipton two daughters Lena and Mrs John Wiese and two brothers Conrad and Henry Burhop. Funeral arrangements not yet completed.
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Decorah
Patrick J. Gallagher
Bluffton
St. Bridget’s Catholic Church
Grunewald
Father Gallagher
Patrick Gallagher
Immaculate Conception Academy
Columbia College
Dubuque
St. Ambrose College
Davenport
Catholic Seminary
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Chicago
East Dubuaque
St. Joseph Hospital
John Gallagher
Burr Oak
Frank Gallagher
William McConnell
Frank Donlon
Margaret Whalen
St. Paul
Tipton
William Burhop
Clarence
Germany
Cedar County
John
Lena
John Wiese
Conrad Burhop
Henry Burhop
Poslam Promises Quick Relief for Eczema Itch
An advertisement touts Poslam ointment as instantly soothing for eczema and inflammation. It claims rapid relief from irritation and burning and offers a 50 cent box or a free trial by writing to Poslam Co Desk 2 New York.
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Poslam CO
West 54Th St
New York, N.Y
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John Rieck
Milford
Leo Lohmann
John Shaull
Lloyd
Clellan Shaull
Merle Barnes
Helen Kcupt
Irene Macnamar
Mary Saylor
Frank Crandall
Ed Tozier
Gene Long
Fred Wanrau
William Schultz
Ralph Weldon
Ralph Glenn
Mervin Bigbee
Ellen Haughenbury
Leonard Dye
Lloyd Dye
Jimmie
Roy Williams
Nadine
Barabara Jean
van Horne
James Athey
Emma Weeks
Deep River
Shirley Jackson
Peter Cooper
George Thien
Cooper
C. C. Crawford
Thien
Crawford
M. E.garmoe
3Rd St. SE
Johnson
George Mills
Iowa Daily Press Bureau
Washington Building
Kinross
Messer
Eczema
Poslam
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