Des Moines Sought Slayer Linked to 1933 Alabama Killing
Ed Taylor, a famed semi pro baseball player in Iowa, was identified by police from magazine photos as Clarence Higginbotham, the Alabama holdup slayer who escaped prison in 1936. Higginbotham, convicted of murder near Birmingham, fled twice, and authorities pursue Taylor as the suspect.
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Ed Taylor
Des Moines
Alabama
Iowa
R. W Nethergall
Town Bureau of Investigation
Taylor
Clarence Higginbotham
Nethergall
Higginbotham
Birmingham
State Bureau of Investigation
Chicago
Nebergall
Lake View
Taylor Triplett
Grand Junction
AFL Truck Drivers Deny Raiding CIO Mine Workers
DES MOINES (UP) Officials of the American Federation of Labor truck drivers union denied charges they are raiding the CIO United Mine Workers membership. Six southern Iowa coal mines recently signed AFL contracts. Leo Quinn, recording secretary of local No. 90, said district leaders accused the truckers while miners themselves sought membership in the truck drivers union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Amerean Federation of Labors
CIO
United Mine Workers Union
Iowa
AFL
United Mine Workers District 13
Mine Workers Union
Truck Drivers Union
Leo Quinn
AFL Truckers Union
String Quartet To Open Concert Course At Iowa
The University of Iowa concert course for 1941 to 1942 opens October 22 with two performances by the Pro Arte string quartet. The ensemble, formerly of Belgium, is now part of the Wisconsin school of music faculty. Prof Charles B. Righter announced the series at the Iowa Union.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Pro Arte
Belgium
University of Wisconsin
Charles B. Righter
Iowa Union
Wisconsin School of Music
Fayette student to lead Upper Iowa homecoming play
Eugene Johnson of Fayette will star as The Poor Nut in Upper Iowa University's homecoming production on October 24 and 25. A veteran of college stages since 1988, Johnson previously led in Our Town and held a key role in the 1940 homecoming play. He is a University Players member, Alpha Psi Omega president, and last year served as an announcer on UI radio broadcasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette
Eugene Johnson
Upper Iowa University
Johnson
University Players
Alpha Psi Omega
National Honorary Dramatic Fraternity
Upper Iowas
Husband Of Slain Bride Testifies In Catoe Murder Trial
The government presses its case that Jarvis Theodore Roosevelt Catoe raped and killed Rose Abramowitz, one of several confessed murders. Abramowitz’s husband testified about finding his bride’s beds and her body, describing a quiet wedding in Washington and the moment he found her unresponsive. District Attorney Curran seeks the death penalty, while Catoe disclaims the confession and police list other alleged murders in New York and Des Moines.
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Washington
Jarvis Theodore Roosevelt Catoe
Rose Abramovitz
Abramowitz
Kansas City
Rose
Edward M. Curran
Catoe
New York
Jessie Strieff
Des Moines, Jr
War Department
McGregor Forms Local Unit of Historical Societies
McGregor hosts a Wednesday library meeting to organize a McGregor unit of the Historical Societies of Iowa. Dr. Royal Holbrook of Ames explains statewide plans, W H Beall outlines formation of local chapters, and Mrs. Marion Rischmueller names a constitution committee including Mrs. W A Myers Wood C Elwell and Jack Sisfield.
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McGregor
Historical Societies of
Iowa
Royal Holbrook
Ames
W.H Beall
West Union
Harry Gray
Des Moines
Marion Rischmueller
W. A. Myers
Wood C Elwell
Jack Sisfield
Strike Bound Plant In West Union Employs Non-Union Force
Halverson's Stock Food factory in West Union, whose union employees have been on strike since Wednesday, operated Friday forenoon with a completely new non union crew of mixers. No pickets were visible.
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West Union
Halverson
How Does One Smash an Atom Here’s the Dope
Iowa City AP Dr Gilbert Plain of the University of Iowa outlines the atom and its nucleus while describing the atom smasher under construction at Iowa. He explains smashing a hydrogen nucleus via high voltage, using a large tank to contain the arc. Physicists say practical applications are experimental but may aid medical uses like cancer treatment.
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Iowa City
Gilbert Plain
University of Iowa Physics Department
Plain
Iowa
Marion news notes social events and visits in town
Marion community updates list club meetings and hostesses. Mrs Hempy led a Mothers club program on thumb sucking with new members welcomed. Red Cross sewing at Four C club and Shakespeare circle activities noted alongside travel visits by Mrs Sharp, Mrs Dodd, and families. Local ads promote footwear and groceries.
Decorah Fall Lutheran Circuit Meeting Set for Oct 21 22
Decorah fall gathering of the Decorah circuit of Lutheran churches will be held October 21 and 22 at the Springfield church. The circuit covers about 40 congregations with 20 pastors across Allamakee Chickasaw Clayton Fayette Howard and Winneshiek counties. Noted speakers include Dr N Astrup Larsen president of Iowa district Rev Lawrence Field Luther College dean, Rev Carl Losen Locust and Rev S J Ho Strandford St Olaf. The evening program on October 21 focuses on the Lutheran Brotherhood.
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Decoranh
Decorah
Springfield
Allamakee
Chickasaw
Clayton
Fayette
Howard
Winneshiek
N. Astrup Larsen
Iowa
Lawrence Field
Luther College
Carl] Losen
Locust
S.J. Ho Strandford
St Olaf
Lutheran Brotherhood
Couple to Observe Golden Anniversary in Belle Plaine
Mr and Mrs Charles E Patterson celebrate their golden wedding with a family breakfast and open house from 3 to 6 pm on Sunday. They were married Oct 21 1891 in Blanchester Ohio and have one daughter Mrs Horace McLennan Belle Plaine. Both longtime residents active in Christ Methodist Church. Mr Patterson born on a farm near Belle Plaine and they retired in 1908. Both hold Masonic and Eastern Star memberships.
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Gazette
Belle Plaine
Charles E. Patterson
Patterson
Mr. Patterson
Blanchester
Ohio
Horace McLennan
Christ Methodist Church
Masonic Lodge
Eastern Star
Death of John G Koelker Prominent Dyersville Official
John G Koelker 69 a well known Dyersville businessman died at Mercy hospital Dubuque at 8 am Friday after a month long illness He had run a hardware and implement business here for 34 years Born September 19 1872 in Petersburg Indiana he moved to Luxemburg near Dyersville at 16 and later entered mercantile and hardware fields He married Magdaline Kirsch May 20 1902 at St Pauls Worthington He belonged to Catholic Order of Foresters Knights of Columbus was a charter member of the Dyersville Commercial Club and the state and national hardware associations Survived by his wife five sons Cletus Herbert Walter Anthony John one daughter Mrs George Brueckner four brothers and three grandchildren Funeral services pending word from Corpus Christi Texas.
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Dyersville
John G .W Koelker
Mercy Hospital
Dubuque
Mr. Koelker
Petersburg
Luxemburg
Magdaline Kirsch
St. Paul's Church
Worthington
Catholic Order of Foresters
Knights of Columbus
Anthony
Chicago
John
U. S. Naval Air Station
Corpus Christi
Tex
George Brueckner
Calmar
Frank
Glenn Haven
Wis
Anton
Andrew
Cedar Rapids
Louis
Girl Scouts Learn Roles in Civilian Defense Effort
DES MOINES AP Girl Scouts from Des Moines Sioux City Fort Dodge and Iowa City met to learn their possible roles in the voluntary civilian defense program. Ruth C. Osborn of New York mariner adviser to the national council outlined the program. Scouts will study nursing first aid life saving signaling bed making fire building and outdoor cooking. Others will study automobile mechanics and traffic laws as Osborn will help launch a group of mariners or sea scouts limited to Iowa rivers and lakes.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Ruth C. Osborn
New York
Mariner
National Council of Girl Scouts
Osborn
Army Training Field Sought At Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls and Waterloo committees seek a $2,000,000 army landing field and training school between both cities. Plans accepted by the Kansas City CAA office await War Department approval after Des Moines talks. Site includes five lighted runways hangars and an administration building with most land funded by the communities.
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Cedar Falls
INS
Waterloo
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Washington, D. C
CAA
Kansas City
Chamber of Commerce
War Department
Army
Des Moines
Final Rites For Father Michalek Set For Saturday
Funeral services for Rev. John E. Michalek of Solon who was accidentally killed duck hunting on the Town river Thursday morning will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in St. Mary's church. The Most Rev. Bishop H. P. Rohlman of Davenport will say mass and the Rev. Herman Frencken of Mechanicsville will preach. The body will be taken from the Brosh funeral home at 4 p.m. Friday to St Mary's church where it will lie in state prior to burial in St. Mary's cemetery.
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Solon
John E. Michalek
St. Mary’s Church
H. P Rohlman
Davenport
Herman Frencken
Mechanicsville
Brosh
St Mary’s Church
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Golden Wedding Noted By Couple At Stanley
Special to The Gazette Stanley Mr and Mrs RS Zabriskie celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with an open house on Wednesday. They were married October 15 1891 at the bride parents home near Winthrop with the Rev AC Zabriskie officiating. The couple lived on a farm south of Stanley for 20 years before moving to Stanley where they have since remained. They have one son A L Zabriskie in Durban South Africa.
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Stanley
RS. Zabriskie
Leonard Sells
Winthrop
A. C. Zabriskie
A. L Zabriskie
Durban
South Africa
Lowden Junior Class To Stage For Pete's Sake Play
Lowden High School junior class will present a three act play titled For Pete's Sake on Friday night in the school auditorium. Miss Arlene Knies directs. Luetta Licht stars as Miss Sarah Pepperdine with a large cast including Betty Hansen Leroy Scheeper Howard Bunge Lewis Strackbein Myrtle Muhs Louise Strackbein Luanna Mensing Gertrude Hormann Allen Kruckenberg and Dale Jorgenson. Stage crew members are Marilyn Pauls Josephine Mente Luanna Sessler Lois Creger Geneva Eggert and Merle Brendes.
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the Gazette
Lowden
Arlene Knies
Luetta Licht
Sarah Pepperdine
Betty Hansen
Leroy Scheeper
Howard Bunge
Lewis Strackbein
Myrtle Muhs
Louise Strackbein
Luanna Mensing
Gertrude Hormann
Allen Kruckenberg
Dale Jorgenson
Marilyn Pauls
Josephine Mente
Luanna Sessler
Lois Creger
Gen ‘Eva Eggert
Merle Brendes
Mid-Continent To Obey CAA Ban on Ottumwa Landings
Mid-Continent Airlines will follow a civil aeronautics order blocking Ottumwa Iowa for transport planes. Officials cited safety and utility concerns with the soggy field after recent rains. Day stops may resume when the field is suitable. night stops are ruled out due to lack of lighting and regulation.
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CAA
Kansas City
Mid- Continent Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Ottumwa
Mid-Continent
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Ottum
Archbishop Beck Confirms 47 at St John’s Church Dubuque
Archbishop Francis J L Beck administered confirmation to a class of 47 at St John’s Catholic Church in Dubuque Thursday afternoon. Present in the sanctuary were the pastor Rev W J Baxter and visiting clergy Msgr J W Casey Rev J Breitbach Rev H Holsters Rev S Kucera and Rev D M O’Leary.
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Charles F. Triplett
Grand Juncetion
A. F. L. Truck Driver’s Union
USA
Special
Eugene Jomanson
McGregor Unit of Historical Societies
Marion News
Mothers Club
Donald Hempy
Walter Bensch
Vera Shores
Gladys Strikell
Bernice Carnahan
Mae Sorter
George Brewer
English Boulevard
Walter Morrison
Hempy
MG. Linkletter
Lillian Bleakly
Joe Nelson
F. B Stafford
Long Beach, Calif
Marion
Frank Autsin
C. W. Bloomhall
Milan Freese
Four C Club
Milon Petrak
The
Red Cross
John Milligan
Shakespeare Club
W. S. Winter
D. Earl Miller
Mabel Sharp
Oak Forest
Anamosa
Davis Reynolds
Will Norton
Rosa Reiter
Vernon l Carter
of Christian Churches
C. Rossey
W. B Carpenter
Wayne
David Gott
Darlington
Ind
American Legion Auxiliary
Ruth Boyanovsky
West of Marion
Owen
Hugh Jones
Jones
Arthur &. Fairhurst
Martin's Creek
Clyde Kearns
Gardenia’s
Beaders
Boulevard
Linns
Jeannette Hagerman
George Munier
St. Luke's Hospital
C. H. Kent
Bess Golden
Mr. Kent
Lewistown
Missoula
Mont
Howard Aupperle
Camp Claiborne
William Aupperle
de Witt Kohl
Seventh Avenue
Loren Dumont
Martelle
Kohl
George van Cleve
Yakima
Wash
van Cleve
Florence Howe
Ollie Healy
Margaret Myers
Austin Dodd
Town City
Ed Sigfred Co
Pleasant Grove Community Club
Byron Ambdenstock
West Eighth Avenue
Carleton Strand
June de Wees
Evelyn Fillmore
R. D. Albaugh
Winner
S. D
Vernon Hl. Carter
Tenth Street
Friends of the Christian Church
Carters
Marion Business Girls Club
K. V
Ruth Stanton
Frances Rees
Dorothy Burrows
Ida Patschke
Leonard Burrows
Mable Conger
Mobridge
Donald Benedict
Mrs Russell Benedict
Storm's
Diana Fret Club
C. R. Oxley
E. C. Ainley
O. Pyle
Hollywood, Fla
C. E. Drummond
Iowa Association of Real Estate Boards
Lee Warren
McMinnville, Ore
Bert Pattee
Janesville
Mr. Warren
W. D. Shank
Mr. Shank
Harold Mullaley
Bridge
Chatterbox Club
Harold M. Howe
AE. Fairhurst
Stanley Thomias
James A. Pringle
L. M. Phelps
Amana
Syl's Grocery
Myrta Cunningham
Central City
Josephine Whitacre
L. E. Mathes
Fourteenth Street
A. L. van Fossen
Sheffield
J. Lewis Papes
Penny
Roselle
Ill
L. A
Allison
J. F. Shallenberger
E. 53Rd Street
Illinois
H. O. Smith
Star Jewelry CO
Second Street SE
Mrs. C. E. Patterson
John G. Koelker
Dickey’s Foods
Pepsi-Cola
Swerl Klek Ideal Dog Food
Hoyt
Merton
Karo
Jemima
Semitral
Father Michalek
Luetia Licht
Yager's Yagers
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