Iowa City Merchant Ends Life With Gun
Robert Picha a 45 year old Iowa Avenue meat market proprietor shot himself Friday night in his basement store and died at University Hospital Saturday at 4 p m Despondency over marital troubles was cited His wife Emma Picha had filed for divorce and won a restraining order against him Earlier the couple had been living together despite the suit He is survived by his wife two children Gerald 4 and Joan 2 a Chicago brother Antone and relatives in Czechoslovakia Funeral services will be held Saturday Police found him after Night Captain Joe Dolezal located him through a coal chute The bullet entered his temple and exited the head
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Joe Dolezal
Plass Urges State Aid to Correct Women Sterility at UI Lectures
Dr. E. D. Plass of the University of Iowa hospital argues sterility in women is treatable and calls for state funding to aid correction. He contrasts this with prohibitions on abortion and criticizes birth subsidies, urging widespread access to contraceptive information and prenatal care.
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University of Iowa Hospital
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Germany
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Russia
Washington County
Traer Woman Heads 3rd District GOP Federation
Mrs. Ella C. Taylor of Traer was elected president of the Third District Federation of Republican Women's clubs at a Marshalltown meeting. New officers include L. C. Hemsworth Waterloo first vice president and Sadie Laurie Marshalltown second vice president. The group, the state’s first of its kind, was promoted by A. J. Banks Montour. A dinner at Hotel Tallcorn followed with L. J. Dickinson addressing more than 200 guests at the coliseum.
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TRAER
Ella C. Taylor
Federation of Republican Women's Clubs
Marshalltown
L. C. Hemsworth
Waterloo
Sadie Laurie
C. E. Barnes
Union
W. A. Brandenberg
Sarah McElroy
Vinton
A. J. Banks
Montour
Tallcorn
L. J. Dickinson
Coliseum
Fire destroys Ad Smith farm house north of Delhi
The Arnold Nothwehr family home on the Ad Smith farm north of Delhi was razed by a Friday fire that began in the summer kitchen from ashes removed from the range. No insurance covered the property.
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Ad Smith
Arnold Nothwehr
Nothwehr
McGregor Nurse Mary Bull Dies. Rites Held
Funeral services were held at Pilkington chapel for Miss Mary Bull a former McGregor resident and longtime Chicago nurse She is survived by a sister Mrs Gertrude DeLapp and a brother Joseph Bull both of McGregor.
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Pilkington Chapel
Mary Bull
Eull
Chicago
Gertrude DeLapp
Joseph Bull
IOWA Notes and Obits in Brief Across Several Towns
Funeral services for Mrs. Chris Enabnit in Ryan. Vera Bonner new McGregor PTA president. Fay ette PTA forms local group with new officers. Hopkinton farmer Victor Lamont injured by a horse. Rock crusher to aid Littleport Edgewood road project. Frank Thornburg new commander of Trib Bikub Fin ch post at Traer. Sheriff Palas hunts Francis Moreland. Elkader jury trial set for wages case. Marengo Tea honors dignitaries and candidates. Dysart woman injured by exploding cartridge. Monticello VFW officers elected. Toledo Anna Wade dies at Rocher hospital. Manchester Maurice Curry injured in football.
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Lutheran Church
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Enabnit
Switzerland
Chris Enabait
United States
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Monticello
Herman
Coggan
McGregor
Hopkinton
Victor Lamont
Lamont
Ray Mullan
McDonald Hospital
Edgewood
Guy Steele
Littleport-Edgewood
Clayton County
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Joe Dedic
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Logan
Francis Moreland
Francis Miller
Timothy Seed
Harold Miller
Osterdock
Marion Miller
Elkader
Ernest Rinnman
Charles Waring
Albert “Deke” Cornwell
Dan Shine
Mare
Dysart
California
E. M. Glines
Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary
Henry W. Helms
Fred W. Hein
Ralph Kuriger
L. D. Barrack
J. H. Hinrichs
W. H. Jarrett
J. A. Hogan
Edith Helms
Elsie Meade
Minnie Rickels
Honor Clark
Florence Metzenberg
Jane Hein
Florence Carmichael
Dora Ohe
Hattie Hinrichs
Emma Jacobs
Anne Echternacht
Mabel Jarrett
Mabel Hoag
Helen Barrack
Complete Plans On WPA Project To Resurface Johnson County Roads
Johnson County boards and County Engineer Ray H. Justen completed plans for a Public Works Administration project to resurface 65.65 miles of county trunk roads and 29.22 miles of local roads in Iowa City area. A grant of 41,400 was issued. bids will be sought after forms are completed and notices advertised. The project must start before January 11.
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PWA
Johnson County
Board of Supervisors
Ray H. Justen
Passes School Bus Slowly But Truck Driver Is Fined
In Manchester Earl Weston a Lamont truck driver was fined 25 dollars plus costs after passing a Dundee school bus that had stopped to load children. Weston said he did not know the law requiring a complete stop. The bus driver reported the incident and a state motor vehicle department inquiry followed. Highway Patrolman Herbert W Jennings assisted in the case.
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Earl Weston
Lamont
John M. Brayton
Weston
Dundee
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Herbert W. Jennings
Brayton
Coroners Jury Finds Dr Edwards Car Partly On Left Side
A coroner's jury ruled that the car driven by Dr J A Edwards was partly on the left side of the road at the time of a fatal crash that also killed Dr Howard L Beye and Alva Huston. The verdict centered on car positions after the collision.
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Howard L. Beye
University of Iowa
J. A. Edwards
Oakdale
Alva Huston
State Center
Edwards
Justice Mitchell Weds Miriam Reynolds in Des Moines
Fort Dodge Justice Richard F. Mitchell and Miriam Reynolds of Creston wed at St. Augustin's in Des Moines at 8 am. The bride, a former state tax board employee, and her groom plan to live in Fort Dodge after a southern honeymoon. Granger Mitchell served as best man. Mrs Reynolds was matron of honor.
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Richard F. Mitchell
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Supreme Court
Miriam Reynolds
J. W. Reynolds
Creston
State Tax Board
St. Augustin’s
Justice
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Creston News Advertiser
Justice Mitchell
Fort Dodge High School
University of Iowa
Democratic State Central Committee
Hubert Utterback
Far East Authority To Talk At Grinnell Meet
Grover Clark, Washington, D. C., authority on Far Eastern affairs, will headline Grinnell College’s sixth annual student conference on international relations November 13 to 15. He will fly from Washington to deliver two addresses and then return east to his work with the American Civic Education commission. Clark, born in Japan, has studied in the United States and spent twelve years in China and Japan teaching, editing, and reporting for major outlets.
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Washington
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Far East
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Christian Science Monitor
Legion Auxiliary District Meeting Draws 235 Attendees in Lisbon
The Second district fall conference of the American Legion Auxiliary in Lisbon drew 235 members from 38 units across six counties with visitors from two other districts. Speakers included Mrs. Arthur Ladehoff and Mrs. P Lainson, with Mrs. M Myrton Skelley highlighting rehabilitation work and urging early orders for Memorial poppies for Des Moines veterans. Cedar Rapids hosts the spring joint Legion and Auxiliary conference following an invitation accepted.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Arthur Ladehoff
Clinton
P Lainson
Council Bluffs
M. Myrton Skelley
Des Moines
Grinnell YWCA Drops Big Sister Label on Campus
Nancy Griffin, president of Grinnell YWCA announces the organization will stop using the term big sister for freshman and transfer women. The move follows a request from the Big Sister and Big Brother Federation Inc., citing a copyright on the phrase.
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Y.W.C.A
Nancy Griffin
Big Sister and
Big Brother Federation, Inc
Handwriting Expert Loosened Claim In Iwers Will Case
Tipton AP The Henry Iwers $350 000 machine shed fortune will case recessed to 9 a m Monday after cross examination of Victor Faxon handwriting expert for the seventeen relatives contesting the will Faxon testified that ink run from perforated lines might have altered signatures D H Snoke the Davenport attorney who signed as witness is dead The other witness Mary Geerts said the will was drawn at Ivers order and she witnessed the signature
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Henry Iwers
Victor Faxon
Iwers
Guy Linville
Louis Voss
Faxon
D. H. Snake
Snoke
Davenport
Voss
Mary Geerts
Iver
Mrs. Alice Doolittle of Coggon Dies at 75
Mrs. Alice Doolittle, 75, long-time Coggon resident, died Friday at the home of her granddaughter Doris Kerns in Central City. Funeral services are set for 2 30 Sunday at the Coggon Methodist church with Rev. C E Allen officiating. Surviving are two sons Leon of Anamosa and Dwight of Farmont Minn seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
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Doris Kerns
Central City
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Fairmont
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Homeless Boy at Tama Returns to Foster Family
Tom Ross a 12 year old orphan from Davenport ran away Monday seeking fortune after reading adventure stories. He was found near Traer Friday night by Tama residents and returned to his foster parents who declined to give their names.
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Hudson
Waterloo
Des Moines
Traer
Coralville School Closes Over Scarlet Fever Outbreak
Coralville closed this week due to scarlet fever. Two children afflicted. J McGinnis, president of the school board, announced the school will reopen Monday.
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J. McGinnis
Victor Woman Named Commander Of Iowa County Legionnaires
Mrs James McGarry of Victor was elected commander of the Iowa county American Legion Friday night. She is believed to be the only woman to hold this position in Iowa. Mr McGarry was elected vice commander. Mrs McGarry served as a nurse in World War I. The couple have three children. Arthur Beardshear of Marengo was chosen adjutant. Talks were given by State Commander Brown, District Commander Louis Clark, Russell Hatter of Marengo, William Hathaway of Des Moines and Ellis Crawford of Iowa City.
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James McGarry
Iowa
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William Hathaway
Des Moines
Ellis Crawford
Iowa City
40000 Pupils Prepare for S U S Education Tests
More than 40,000 pupils across 250 schools in Iowa City will take University of Iowa College of Education tests to measure student progress. Led by Prof E F Lindquist, the exams, now in their third year, aim to help school officials assess teaching effectiveness with divisions in silent reading, basic study, language, and arithmetic skills.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa College of Education
E. F. Lindquist
Train Hits Auto Kill Two Oakland High Students
In Avoca Iowa a Rock Island passenger train struck a car near the depot killing Robert Gudergon 17 and Ernest Palmer 17, both Oakland high school students. A third teen, Will Wolverton 17, survived with minor injuries as the coroner announced an inquest.
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Robert Gudergon
Oakland
Ernest Palmer
Mercy Hospital
Council Bluffs
Will Wolverton
Rock Island
Pottawatetamie
Tom Belford
Oakland High School
Safe Blowers Hit Keokuk Again In Week
In Keokuk a second safe blowing this week yielded between $100 and $200 from the Independent Lumber company. Police at once called in the state bureau of investigation to check fingerprints, with J. S. Gladstone of Des Moines arriving as the fingerprint expert.
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Yeggs
Independent Lumber Company
State Bureau of Investigation
J. S. Gladstone
Des Moines
Fish Commission Plants 1000 Catfish in Troy Mills River
The Iowa State Fish Commission released 1,000 small catfish into the Wapisipinicon river at Troy Mills on Thursday, aiming to bolster local fish populations.
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Iowa State Fish Commission
Wapisipinicon River
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