Pretty Boy Floyd Haunt Reported in Cresco Farm Haven
Federal and local investigators traced connections to Clyde Barrow Bonnie Parker and Baby Face Nelson in Cresco Iowa where Floyd used nearby farms as sanctuary. Farmers knew him as Eddie and described a cautious, armed, itinerant lifestyle amid a years long pursuit by authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cresco
INS
America
Charles “Pretty Boy
Floyd
Clyde Barrow
Barrow
Bonnie Parker
Baby Face
Nelson
Dillinger
Bostetters
Lee Bostetter
Owens
Eddie
Missouri
Haight and
Oklahoma
Floyd search called off by Missouri patrol chief
Col. B Marvin Casteel the Missouri highway patrol superintendent ordered all troopers hunting Charles Pretty Boy Floyd to return to regular assignments He believed Floyd had escaped into Iowa The Oklahoma outlaw once blamed for the Kansas City Union Station killings in June 1933 and his companions were seen in several central and Northeast Missouri communities Friday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
B. Marvin Casteel
Missouri Highway Patrol
Charles
Pretty Boy
Patterson Addresses Republican Women Tea in Williamsburg
Republican women held a public tea at the R of P hall in Williamsburg with George W. Patterson the party's lieutenant governor candidate delivering an address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg
R. of P. Hall
George W. Patterson
Miss Rosadel Haught elected Manchester principal
In Manchester Iowa Miss Rosadel Haught teacher at Central school for two and a half years is elected principal by the board of education to succeed Miss Blanche B Otis who takes an indefinite leave of absence due to health. Staff changes follow with promotions and replacements at Lincoln and Central schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Rosadel Haught
Central School
Board of Education
Blanche B. Otis
Otis
Stella Gullaxson
Lincoln School
West Manchester
Hazel Kenney
Gullaxson
Haught
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
University of Wisconsin
West Branch
Electric Light Company
Wyoming
James Huffman
East Ridge Community Club
J. W. Morse
Earl Waggy
C. F. Saxon
Ray Heasty
Midland Homemakers Club
No Extension For Sales Tax Reports Granted
Des Moines reports the state board of assessment and review ruled no extension will be granted for second quarter sales tax reports due October 20. A 5 percent penalty applies for the first month of delinquency and 1 percent for each additional month. Reports have come in from 15,000 of 77,000 permit holders, placing second quarter collections ahead of the first quarter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
State Board of Assessment and Review
State Plans Fight On Pension Expense Ruling
The Iowa attorney general and state old age pension officials will appeal a Floyd County district court ruling that county funds cover county old age pension administration expenses. Judge M F Edwards barred the Floyd County supervisors from using the county general fund. Officials warn the ruling could deplete the state pension fund and harm future pension payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Attorney General’s Office
Floyd County District Court
M. F. Edwards
Parkersburg
Weston E. Jones
Floyd County Board of Supervisors
County Old Age Assistance Board
Jones
Edwards
Floyd County
State
Supreme Court
Eastern Iowa ROTC Appointments At Iowa State College
Major H R Odell announced 150 ROTC promotions across field artillery and engineering divisions at Iowa State College Ames. Named officers include Jay D Johnson Keystone Gordon R Kennel Sigourney Robert G Hutchison Cedar Rapids John F O Laughlin Kalona Norton W Miller Cedar Rapids Glenn E Troyak Cedar Rapids Albert W Jordan Marion Karl K Kruempel Arlington Wayne F Kennedy Oelwein Paul V Libby Oelwein Paul L Turner Fayette John D Eichhorn Malcolm among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa State College
Maj
H. R. Odell
Military Department
Jay D. Johnson
Keystone
Gordon R. Kennel
Sigourney
Robert G. Hutchison
Cedar Rapids
John F. O’laughlin
Kalona
Norton W. Miler
Glenn E. Troyak
Albert W. Jordan
Marion
Field Artillery
Karl K. Kruempel
Arlington
Wayne F. Kennedy
Oelwein
Paul V. Libby
Paul L. Turner
Fayette
John D. Eichhorn
Malcolm
Engineers
Maquoketa Man Patrick Hynes Dies at 93
Patrick Hynes 93 of Maquoketa died Friday in the city hospital after three months there. Born in Ireland he came to Milan Illinois at 20 and later moved with the Milwaukee Railway to Maquoketa where he stayed. He never married and survived by nieces in Davenport Boston and Denver and a nephew in Ireland. Funeral Monday at Sacred Heart Church with burial in Davenport’s St Marguerite Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecal
the Capette
Maquoketa
Patrick
Hynes
City Hospital
Ireland
Milan
Davenport
Milwaukee Railway Company
Phoenix House
Elsner
Jenkins
Margaret Horn
Boston
Denver
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
St. Marguerite’s Cemetery
Elkader Dairy Day Set With Donkey Baseball Festivities
Elkader prepares for Dairy Day drawing at least 4,000 spectators with donkey baseball, street sports for all ages, and music by local bands. A Football game between Elkader High and Sacred Heart of Oelwein tops the afternoon, followed by an opera house dance. Free noon wiener meal for officials and attendees, with small admission for the football game and dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkader
Waukon
Elkader High School
Sacred Heart High of
Oelwein
Six Speakers Named for Iowa Press Conference
Special to The Gazette Iowa City Six speakers were named Friday for the state conference of the Iowa Press Association here Oct. 26 and 27. Editors and publishers of weekly papers will hear Kenneth Baldridge of the Bloomfield Democrat president of the National Editorial Association L. L. White Spencer News Advocate Arnold Spencer Audubon Advocate Republican E V Goad Pella Chronicle Grant Caswell Des Moines and Ralph Overholser Red Oak Express president of the Iowa Press Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Iowa Press Association
Kenneth Baldridge
The
Bloomfield Democrat
National Editorial Association
L. L. White
Spencer News-Advocate
Arnold Spencer
Audubon Advocate-Republican
E. V. Goad
Pella Chronicle
Grant Caswell
Des Moines
Ralph Overholser
Red Oak Express
Pastor Loren Jenks to Leave Center Point for Vinton Call
The Rev Loren T Jenks will end a four year pastorate at Center Point Christian church Nov 1 to accept a call to the Vinton Church of Christ. He and Mrs Jenks are Coe college graduates and will relocate after attending the Disciples of Christ convention in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Point
Loren T. Jenks
Center Point Christian Church
Vinton Church of Christ
Jenks
Coe College
University of Iowa
Coe
Blaine Hyten
First Christian Church of
Cedar Rapids
Louisa District Court Set To Convene In Wapello Oct 29
The October term of Louisa county district court will convene in Wapello October 29 with grand jurors reporting at 2 p.m. Judge James D. Smyth will preside. Petit jurors summoned to report October 31 include Maurice Green and others from Wapello Morning Sun Hopewell and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
Louisa County
L. Reed
Hopewell
Helen Morgan
A. McAfee
R. M. Baird
Fearl Charbonneau
Eliot
Lillian Keck
Glen Whitley
Port Louisa
W. P. McNeil
Fay Foster
Concord
Dorothy Bissinger
D. F. Allison
Jefferson
Harry Biggerstaff
Morning Sun
Warren Martin
Grandview
Lester Hafner
Joe Daniels
Columbus City
Glenn McGuires
Cotter
Charles Young
Mary Boyd
Union
Edith McCullough
Dwight Curran
M. QO
Blair
Columbus Junction
Orval Allen
Donald Jennings
A. Mecklenberg
John Ritter
Letts
Harve Wiley
Mabel Baker
Rex Smith
S. F. Wilson
James Johann
W. S. Hartman
George Statts
Ellen Otto
William Baxter
Mount Vernon Hosts County Legion Meeting
Mount Vernon Hahn Howard Post and auxiliary will host the county Legion meeting with Mrs. Arthur Ladehoff of Clinton as principal speaker after a 6 30 dinner. Local leaders preside. speakers include Dr. R L Byrnes, Mrs. Lucy Tomlinson, and Frank Purint on. Separate auxiliary and Legion sessions follow with dancing and cards to close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
Hahn- Howard Post
American Legion and Auxiliary
Arthur Ladehoff
Clinton
Lloyd Snyder
Arthur Rogers
Ross Lockhart
Charles Beach
Carl Travis
R. L. Byrnes
Los Angeles
Lucy Tomlinson
Eldridge
Frank Purinton
Maquoketa
Auxiliary
Legion
Ed Smith
Wilson Morrow
Laurence McKay
Beach
Jerry Waters
Emil Dolezal
Glenn Benesh
Jerry Walters
Henry Wright
Willard Crain
Seward Merritt
Laurence Current
Kalona Election Officials Appointed for General Vote
County board of supervisors appoint Kalona precinct judges and clerks for the November 6 general election. Receiving board judges are R S Fry L R Feldman and Dan P Yoder with clerks Frank Swartzendruber Virgil Hochestetler. Counting board judges are Alice Kempf Edith Welte Emil Hessel schwerdt with clerks Mary Hofer and Hazel Dean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
County Board of Supervisors
R. S. Fry
L. R. Feldman
Dan P. Yoder
Frank Swartzendruber
Virgil Hochestetler
Alice Kempf
Edith Welte
Emil Hesselschwerdt
Mary Hofer
Hazel Dean
Civil War Veteran Joseph M Fisher of Vinton Dies at 90
Joseph M Fisher 90 one of Vinton's last Civil War veterans died at his home after five weeks of age related illness. He served in the 70th Indiana infantry alongside Benjamin Harrison and participated in the siege of Atlanta. He moved to Vinton in 1866 and later worked as a carpenter and assessor. Funeral services were held at Fry funeral home with military rites by George G Luckey post American Legion. He was born October 24 1844 in Johnson county Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Hart
W. H. Frazer
Knights of Pythias
Newhall
George Wheeler
Martin Kolsto
A. Swanson
Ed_ Seilhammer
Will Johnson
Alburnett
McGregor
Frank O’brien
Farmer
Cheery Mound Church
McGregor Legionaires
O’brien
Dysart
Legion Post
Legion
Art Harder
John F. Matthiesen
Kirk Young
Earl Jackson
A. L. Hollenbeck
H. L
Gaston
George F. Lee
Vinton
Emergency Relief Office
Benton County
Brooklyn
Ernest L.fabritz
Iowa
Joseph M. Fisher
Fry Funeral Home
William Caldwell
Presbyterian Church
Evergreen Cemetery
George G. Luckey Post American Legion
Fisher
Johnson County
Ind
William H
Mary Jane Fisher
Seventieth
Indiana Infantry
Benjamin Harrison
The
United States
Indianapolis
Georgia
Atlanta
Bessie Maud
Grace Fisher
Upper Iowa Homecoming Dates Set For Oct 20 and 21
Fayette Upper Town university announces homecoming events for Saturday and Sunday October 20 and 21. Highlights include the play Uncle Tom's Cabin by University players, a college dinner, and the football clash with Luther. Activities start with class stunts at 10 30 a m and end with convocation on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette
Fayette
Upper Town University
Upper Iowa
Luther
M.E. Church
Fire destroys Earl Lyon farm buildings in Howard township
Special to The Toledo Four reports a fire Friday destroying the Earl Lyon farm structures including a barn, corncrib, granary and garage in Howard township. The cause is not known. Insurance covered the loss. Later, about 9:30 p m, the George Eberhart barn on the Toledo area burned and the Joe Vana home in Toledo also sustained damage Friday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ecial
Toledo
Earl Lyon
Howard Township
George Eberhart
Joe Vana
Accident Near Hopkinton Injures Boy in Duck Hunt
Robert Stock, 17, son of Fred Stock, was seriously wounded Friday when his shotgun discharged while duck hunting along the Maquoketa river bank north of Hopkinton. He was taken to Monticello hospital where x rays showed a two place fracture in his right leg above the ankle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Specal
the Gazette
Hopkinton
Robert Stock
Fred Stock
Stock
Thomas Tibbits
Maquoketa River
Monticello
Birthday Surprise for Van Horne John Hanneman
Van Horne residents surprised John Hanneman on his birthday Tuesday with an evening of card playing. Mrs. Hanneman served lunch to guests including Frank Kerkman Laverne, Gus Garbers Henry Kerkman Floyd Irv Kerkman M Kraft Henry Hanneman Charles William Knaack John Schadle O C Wamser Clarence Mease Glen Mease and Leon Mease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
William Knaack
John Schadle
O. C. Wamser
Clarence Mease
Glen Mease
Leon
Industries Report Employment Gain in Iowa September
Iowa industries added 0.3 percent employment in September from August, per Commissioner Frank E. Wenig. August had a 1.8 percent gain over July, with July 1934 noted as disastrous, down 4.5 percent. Several sectors shifted, including food products down 0.4 percent and medicines up 10.9 percent, while average weekly wages fell 0.5 percent. Employment in the 11 largest Iowa cities is cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Frank E. Wenig
Wenig
Hopkinton Woman Injured After Fall From Car
Hopkinton resident Mrs. William S. Beels was severely hurt Friday east of Cylinder when she fell from an open car door. J C OBrien of Spencer tried to rescue her. the car then overturned and he escaped injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmetsburg
William S. Beels
Hopkinton
Cylinder
J. C. O’brien
Spencer
O'Brien
Drop 8 Criminal Cases At Anamosa
Anamosa court lists eight criminal cases including liquor nuisance and driving while intoxicated with Tony Morag referenced. Divorces granted include Freiéa Schoen vs William Schoen and others. Yount vs Yount favoring plaintiff. Reformatory warden case dismissed without prejudice. A stock dispute involving 20 shares tied to an 1924 bequest proceeds to trial. Judge Moffit to return Monday with assignments including Equitable Life vs Fairbanks and others plus a juvenile hearing for Willard Ostercamp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Morag
Intoxico
Freiéa Schoen
William Schoen
Alma “E. Fadley
Edmund C. Fadley
Lester Hearn
Eva Hearn
Raymond Larson
Jenna Larson
W. G. Yount
Letha Yount
Orla Thompson
W. H. Frazer
Reformatory
Takes
Clary
Hoag
O'Brian
Equitable Life
Bremer
Willard Ostercamp
Mrs. Ella Glass 79 Dies in Center Point
Mrs. Ella Anna Glass widow of George Glass died Friday night at home of her son Ora after years of illness. A native of Iowa she was daughter of Matthew and Mrs. Black. Surviving sons Ora Robert Clarence Dora. brother Charles. sister Mrs. Jessie Floyd. Funeral 2:30 Sunday at Evangelical Church. Dennison Beatty mortuary handling arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Point
Ella Anna Glass
George Glass
Ora
Iowa
Matthew Black
Glass
Robert
Clarence
Port Angle
Wash
Dora
Hoquiam
Charles
Cedar Rapids
Jessie Floyd
Evangelical Church
A. L. Walker
Dennison-Beatty
Serbian Sculptor Aims Fireproof Water Brick From Paper
A Serbian sculptor reveals a method to craft fire and water resistant brick chiefly from paper. The project details how paper fibers are transformed into a durable construction material.
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al Bostetter
William Owen
Owen
Clyde
Bonnie
Texas
Dexter
Howard
Mitchell
Bostetter
Art Haight
Companion
McIntire
Pretty Boy) Floyd
Des-Paradoes
al. Bostetter
Haight
Iowa News
Anamosa
Sumner Lodge
Knights of Pythias and
Temple
Pythian Sisters
Marengo
Harry A. Rhodes
Fred Chipman
Delbert Yount
E. C. Snyder
A. D. Flockhart
F. D. Stoddard
Julius Westphal
van Underwood
Sylvia Hines
de Ette Crawford
B. E. Rhinehart
J. A. Hartman
William Reese
George Purcell
M. H. Weiss
Mrs. Rhodes
Poweshiek County
Morisson Sales Pavilion
Alex Miller
Leo P. Wegman
Ed O'Conner
al Hubbell
University Hospital
Webster
Methodist Episcopal Church
South English
Norway
Winton
George D. McElroy
Republican Central Committee
Republican
Republican Club
L. M. Banks
Third
Congressional
R.O.T. C
Patrick. Hynes
Vinton Pastorate
Louisa District Court
County Legion Meeting
Joseph M.fisher
Upper Lowa
Toledp
Gujette
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