Burkey Murder Trial Set for Monday at 9 A.M.
District Judge Floyd Philbrick denied a new sanity hearing for Archie Burkey former night marshal of Wyoming Iowa and set his murder trial for 9 a.m. Monday. Defense attorney William T Connery said he would appeal to the Iowa supreme court. Burkey is charged with shooting his 2 year old son to death in October 1953 claiming the child's crying drove him crazy. He was found sane in December 1953 but ruled sane again last February. A jury ruled sane Oct 17 that Burkey was fit for trial and Connery sought another hearing.
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Anamosa
Floyd Philbrick
Archie Burkey
Wyoming
William T. Connery
Dubuque
Iowa Supreme Court
Burkey
Connery
Five Thousand Dollars Stolen From Nora Springs Farm
The Charles City Press reports Nora Springs area farmer Mrs Pearl Lunde had $5,000 in currency stolen from a strongbox on the Russell Lunde farm three and a half miles north of Nora Springs on October 1. She found the key missing and broke the box open. The money was the couple’s savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles City
Nora Springs
Russell Lunde
Pearl Lunde
Russell
Floyd County Sheriff Quoted on Unspecified Theft
Sheriff Bernard Atherton of Floyd County declined comment on a reported theft. He has served 29 years as sheriff and deputy, and was noted for solving a $5,000 robbery in 1933 when information was suppressed for more than four months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Atherton
Floyd County
Atherton
Mt Vernon Students Urged to Replace Gossip Columns
Mt. Vernon high school journalism instructor Charles Krause urged Iowa students at the Iowa High School Press Association convention to drop gossip columns from school papers. He argued gossip is based on rumors and hurts people, while feature stories about humorous classroom incidents and social life are newsworthy. The convention drew 619 students and 75 advisers from 86 schools, with sessions on editorial pages, sports coverage, yearbooks, and financing. Arthur M. Sanderson spoke at the closing banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
MT. Vernon
Cornell College
Hubert N. Alyea
Princeton University
Cornell
King Memorial Chapel
Alvea
Iowa City
B. J
L.M
University of Iowa
Charles Kravee
Iowa High School Press Association
Krause
Mary Jones
Gretchen Smith
P.R
J.D
Iowa Memorial Union
School of Journalism
Extension Division
Tgh School
Arthur M. Sanderson
Minneapolis
National Scholastic Press Association
Officers Elected By County Officer Assn Sections
Des Moines reports Iowa Association of County Officers elected officers at the close of the school of instruction. County supervisors chose Keith Gaston as president and Ed Fredericks as vice president, with Clint Daniels re-elected secretary-treasurer. Incumbents re-elected in auditors and treasurers groups. Various renameings were announced for presidents and secretaries across other officer groups. Butterfield of Black Hawk to be treasurer, with recommendations on auto license plates to replace tags.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa State Association of County Officers
Keith Gaston
Keosauqua
Ed Fredericks
Hansel
Clint Daniels
Garner
Ed S. McMillin
Ottumwa
M. J. van Wyk
Orange City
Early J. Christiansen
Denison
Dewey S. Butterfield
Waterloo
David Sholeen
Red Oak
Florence Swanson
Wapello
Clarence Hagen
Davenport
Anna Reed
Ames
Edith Sonquist
W. K. Snyder
Spencer
Earl F. Remner
le Mars
Gene Lucia
Storm Lake
Forest W. Akers
Rockwell City
Ray H. Justen
Iowa City
Paul van Rekal
Howard County
Ervin Christiansen
Estherville
Ray Brown
Clinton
Lucille Loar
Newton
Marion Jensen
Charles City
George Schindler
Town City
Floyd County
Butterfield
Black Hawk County
Chicago Man Sues Hotel Over Slipped Toe Injury
A Chicago man, Arnold Billowitz, sues Boss Hotels Company in Polk County District Court for 2500 dollars claiming a July 31 slip in a Savery Hotel bathtub caused severe injuries to his big toe after striking it on a faucet. The case involves Boss Hotels, Iowa properties.
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Des Moines
Boss Hotels Company
Iowa
Polk County
Chicago
Arnold Billowitz
Savery
Ottumwa woman sentenced to five years for abortion
Mrs Lucille Elliott 65 of Ottumwa was sentenced in Ottumwa district court to five years in Rockwell City Women’s Reformatory after a guilty verdict for performing an illegal abortion on an Ottumwa girl last year. Her attorney filed a notice of appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Elliott
Ottumwa
Rockwell City
Reorganization Proposal for Iowa Judicial System
Iowa county officials heard Judge Marvey Uhlenhopp propose a drastic overhaul of the antiquated system. He urged abolishing current courts to form one general court, creating a statistical service, appointing administrative judges, and moving to nonpartisan judicial elections. Henry Burma urged crime prevention through education amid prison crowding concerns.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Marvey Uhlenhopp
Hampton
Iowa State Association of County Officers
Uhlenhopp
Justice of the Peace
General Court of Justice
Clarence Rading
Supreme Court
Henry Burma
Allison
State Board of Control
Gazette want ad rates and notices excerpt
Classified style page shows rates for ads and a list of lost and found items. Entries include Lost child’s red jacket near 44th St NE, a call for return of a found saw on 1st St NW, lost Airedale dogs, and various local service and sale notices from Hillcrest Nursing Home and Probasco Jewelers. Public notices describe box numbers and payment terms.
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Poe
St. NE
St. NW
Airedale Breedvie
Three East Iowa GIs Return from Far East
Three men from The Gazette area are aboard the transport Gen. William Mitchell due Saturday in San Francisco after serving in the Far East. They are A2/c Lavern R. Johnson of Waukon Pfc. William J. Milota of Cedar Rapids and Sp 3/c Darrell B. Roberts of Parnell.
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San Francisco
Gazette
William Mitchell
Far East
Lavern R. Johnson
Waukon
William J. Milota
Cedar Rapids
Darrell B. Roberts
Parnell
Classifieds listings mix of services and jobs
A collage of small ads and notices offering services from cement work to furniture sales and yard care. It includes job requests and employment ads for salesmen typists baby sitters and general help with contact numbers and local addresses like 1405 Oord St and 1225 16th Ave SW.
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Talway Steel
Oleks
St. Si
Walter K. Wood
16Th Ave
Houston
Texas
Ave
N.W
Gaumon
DIA
Peneral
2Nd St. NE
Simon
Classified Want Ads Mixed With Errata
A jumble of classified lines seeks workers and services including machinist padding, delivery drivers, embalmer, furniture sales, route openings in Linn County, and married men for permanent positions. Box references and contact hints hint at newspaper want ads continued on the next page.
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Alyea
Dr. Alyea
American Museum of Atomic Energy
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Atomic Energy Commission
Thomas H. Johnson
Washington, D. C
The
AEC
Smulekoff
Manhattan
First Ave
Robb
Appliance Company
Second Ave
Dial
Sues Hotel
Coon Rapids
Cleo Winichell
Rome
Mt. Pleasant
Paul Sandahl
Jake
Lichty
E¢ Gazette
Sunday
Mortuchies
Novak Monument Co
Probasco Jew Jeweler
Hillcrest Nursing Home
Sanders
Mt. Vernon Road
5Th Ave
Dave
East Lowaers
Re Taylor Shop
Cosm
Magnus
Hal Sheridan
Holwood Pavncreness Service
Margie
Mavvn
Leonard Reumens
POR Reservations
Dial Melody Inn
Ave. SE
Swisher Pavilion
Andy Doll
Res
American Legion Hall
Marion
Shakey's Rhythm Ranch Gang
Trues
Ely
Ely Legion Hall
Bud Novak
Ramblers
Creenete
Envi
Xiaterias
Hera Co
Willits & Son Vis
Kennedy
Reguara
Ahernetel
Merech
J. D. Crittenden
Pringvillce
Iamp
Mason
Tram Amer
City
Kraus
Seielneinesthenastieen Eneruneers Bidere
Pat J Oetes Noreo
Meneral Teper
Lelbrand
Rusbish Rem
Bartow
Jerry Vos
Jun
A-A-A Sranater
Storege
Eral Auting Li
Jerry Baker
Riley Smit
Emodel, Ai
Powell Payee Aning
Comela UP
Fa PR
Center Point
Myers
SM. Brown
Sean
Tady
Wit Parts
Geneva Bovera Corporation
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Make
Kenwood Furniture
St. S.E
Uny
UNIVERSAL CIT_CREDIT CORP
Midwest
United States
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Jimmy Halle
Jereboam
Hell
Gure
Hi,joe
Jer
Ar, Crilly
Steark
Linn County
Anne
Parmae
K. Pratter
Ian Horne
West
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