Iowa Supreme Court names dates for condemned men appeals
The Iowa Supreme Court docket set September term hearings for three Fort Madison inmates on death row. Tony Thompson, 36, Began Sept 29. Marc Heinz, 30, began Nov 17. Allen Wheaton, 19, began Nov 24. Thompson was convicted for a 1933 torture robbery murder. Heinz killed his six year old nephew, David Fox, with his body found July 24, 1935. Wheaton pleaded guilty to a 1937 murder during a holdup in Council Bluffs.
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Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Fort Madison Penitentiary
Tony Thompson
Marc Heinz
Allen Wheaton
Thompson
Martin Wolz
Oakville
Farmer
Heinz
David Fox
D. E. Maguire
Dubuque County
Holy Cross
Fox
David
Fred
Wheaton
Rapid City
S. D
Henry Plummer
Council Bluffs
Plummer
John P. Tinley
Iowa State Fair crowns champions in health fashion and beauty
Carol Bailey of Waterloo crowned Miss Iowa after winning the state fair beauty contest. Velma Bright of Jesup was runner up. Gary Button of Eldora wins healthiest baby, edging Shirley Ann Ellis of Des Moines. 4 H winners include Harold Crosby Webster City and Edith Belknap Mediapolis. Eileen Wehrheim Eagle Grove wins state style title in a navy blue outfit costing seven dollars.
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Northeast
Iowa
Carol Bailey
Waterloo
Waukon
Velma Bright
Jesup
Miss Bailey
O. S. Bailey
Waukon Republican Standard
Atlantic City
N. J
Ority
Gary Button
Glenn Button
Eldora
Shirley Ann Ellis
Ray A. Ellis
Des Moines
City
Harold Crosby
Webster City
Edith Belknap
Mediapolis
Eileen Wehrheim
Eagle Grove
Iowa Daily Press
Gary
Shirley
Police broadcasts to widen law enforcement cooperation
WOI radio at Iowa State College will begin broadcasting police reports of general interest on September 12. The station will also air crime announcements such as shootings hold ups and bank robberies to broaden the audience of the police radio system and will coordinate with the state bureau of investigation and the attorney general's office.
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Ames
WOI
Iowa State College
State Bureau of Investigation
Attorney General's Office
Crime Lecturer Back In Jail On Burglary Charge
Frank Monk Trummer former convict and lecture on crime was jailed after arraignment before Mayor Carl Mauk of Tabor Iowa on a burglary charge tied to $2000 in merchandise stolen from a Tabor store on August 24. Trummer was bound over to the Fremont county grand jury. a habeas corpus release let him briefly free before new warrant arrest. Carl Rose of Omaha is jailed in Sidney awaiting arraignment. Otto Rose is with Omaha police investigation.
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Glenwood
Frank “Monk” Trummer
Carl Mank
Tabor
Mauk
Trummer
Fremont County Grand Jury
Carl Rose
Omaha
Sidney
Otto Rose
Fayette Post Office Leases Space For Ten Years
The Post Office Department announced the leasing of current Fayette quarters from Mrs. Bess D Parker for ten years starting January 1 1937.
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Washington (Ap
Post Office Department
Fayette
Bess D. Parker
Ethylene Anesthetic Studied For Reproductive Safety
Ames Iowa State graduate student Jean Myers reports that ethylene used as an anesthetic shows no harmful effects on reproductive functions in pregnant rats. The study exposed two groups to 80 and 83 percent ethylene respectively, noting rat resistance and minor blood changes.
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Ames
Jean Myers
Iowa State College
Miss Myers
Ruth Bryan Rohde to Speak in Iowa City Sept 30
Ruth Bryan Owen Rohde former minister to Denmark will speak in Iowa City Sept 30 campaigning for President Roosevelt. She will be accompanied by her husband Captain Boerge Rohde of Denmark's royal guards.
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Ruth Bryan Rohde
Iowa City
F. B. Olsen
Johnson County
Democratic
Ruth Bryan Owen Rohde
Denmark
Roosevelt
Rohde
Boerge Rohde
King’s Guards
U. S
Des Moines Man Charged With Murder After Knife Fight
Earl Hughes, 47, died from a knife wound in a Tuesday dispute over a girl. Detectives booked Layman Tatum, 37, on murder charges, with formal charges to follow. The girl’s name was not released.
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Des Moines
INS
Earl Hughes
Jack Brophy
Layman Tatum
Linn Pioneers To Observe 60th Wedding Anniversary
ALBURNETT Linn County couple Louis A. Quaas and Caroline Maier mark sixty years since their Sept 10 1876 double wedding. The Quass family includes six nearby children and many grandchildren. Open house for friends and relatives set for Thursday 2 to 5 p.m. at the Quaas home.
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Alburnett
Louis A. Quass
Jacob Maier
Wade Maier
Louis A. Quaas
Caroline Maier
Matilda Quaas
Quaas
Frank Borman
Frank Belser
Otter Creek
George Idemiller
Maier
William A. Quaas
Cedar Rapids
D. R. McCreery
A. H. Webber
Walter E. Quaas
C. B. Weislogel
Charles G. Quaas
Robins
Frank Hauser
Gladys Hauser
B. G. Martin
Crystal Schrimper
Lester Webber
Velma Hauser
Millie Quaas
Freeport, Ill
Faye Hauser
Milton Weisloger
Gary
Ind
Kenneth Quaas
Hazel Quaas
Marie Quaas
Paul Quaas
Howard Quaas
Dorothy Quaas
William Quaas
Linn County
Mrs. Quaas
Erie County
Pennsylvania
Iowa
Carl Maier
Mr. Quaas
Coe
Germany
Coe College
Kenwood
Lafayette
Bride Stops Hunt For Husband And Cash To Seek Work
Theresa Dirks, 28, of Le Mars Iowa, says her husband known as C. H. Morgan disappeared from Omaha with $450 four days after their marriage. She returned Saturday to Omaha to find work and said she would strive to rebuild her savings.
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Omaha
Theresa Dirks
le Mars
Iowa
C. H. Morgan
Indictment For Narcotics Imports In Iowa
Federal grand jury in Des Moines indicted W. H. Berry and Ann Berry on importing narcotics into Iowa. They were arrested in Mount Pleasant in June with 480 grains of morphine sulfate and pled guilty then, remaining free on bond until the November term of court.
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Des Moines
INS
W. H. Berry
Ann Berry
Iowa
Mount Pleasant
Landon Knox sound truck tours McGregor in rain
A Republican National Headquarters sound truck stopped in McGregor on Saturday afternoon. A brief meeting was held in city hall due to rain, with attorney Harry A. Robinson of Yankton S. D. addressing the gathering. The truck then proceeded to Elkader.
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McGregor
Republican National Headquarters
Harry A. Robinson
Yankton, S. D
Elkader
Viaduct Near Columbus Junction Ends Dangerous Grade Crossing
A new 230 foot long WPA built viaduct over the Rock Island railroad near Columbus Junction opens to traffic, eliminating the Old Clifton road grade crossing. The project cost 22 139 06 with work started last spring under Iowa highway commission supervision.
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Columbus Junction
Rock Island
Short Creek
Iowa Highway Commission
R. W. Merritt
Louisa County
A. W. Hinderman
Clifton Road
Inauguration Planned for Iowa State President Friley
Elaborate preparations were announced for the inauguration of Dr. Charles E. Friley as Iowa State College ninth president on October 7. George T. Baker will deliver the inauguration charge, with Dr. William Arthur Bizzell of Oklahoma delivering the main address. The event includes a processional, college luncheon, and afternoon reception in Memorial Union.
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Ames
INS
Charles E. Friley
Iowa State College
Friley
R. M. Hughes
Dean M. D. Helser
George T. Baker
Davenport
State Board of Education
William Arthur Bizzell
University of Oklahoma
Norman
Okla
State Gymnasium
Memorial Union
Robbers Of Elliot Bank Indicted By Federal Grand Jury
Albert and Orrie England, bank robbing brothers from southwestern Iowa, indicted by a federal grand jury in Des Moines for robbing the Elliot branch of Houghton State Bank at Red Oak. The bank, insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, was robbed Aug. 18 of about $1,600. The England brothers are serving 20 years in Nebraska for a separate June 15 robbery. If brought to trial in Iowa, the case would be in Council Bluffs.
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Des Moines
Albert and
Orrie England
Iowa
Federal Grand Jury
Elliot
Houghton State Bank
Red Oak
Federal Insurance Deposit Corporation
England Brothers
Nebraska
Carroll Co-operative Credit Association
Stanton
Neb
Council Bluffs
Frederick Nest
Francm
Hastings
Chary
Two aspirants for guberatorial seat in assessment war
In Des Moines Iowa Democratic and Republican governors race heated over taxes. Republican George Wilson assailed six new tax sources while Democrat Nelson Kraschel distributed a tax questionnaire asking voters to recall taxes since 1930. Campaigns plan an intense week of speeches and events across the state.
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Des Moines
George Wilson
Onawa
Iowa
Nelson G. Kraschel
Halden
G. O. P. List
Republican
Berry F. Halden
Senate
Democratic High Command
Clyde L. Herring
Bellevue
Iowa State Fair
Casey Priest Named to Direct Des Moines Diocesan Paper
The Rev. John J. Molyneaux of St. Joseph's Casey Ia was named diocesan director of the Des Moines Messenger official weekly paper. He will also serve as chaplain at St Joseph's Academy Des Moines. He is succeeded at Casey by Rev Charles J McAniff M d Ia Several newly ordained pastors will serve as assistants including Rev Raymond Conley Neola Rev Charles J Phelan Earl ing Rev Gerald G Walker Dunlap Rev John Gorman Granger Rev Michael O Reilly Petty and Rev Byron Nail Panama.
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Des Moines
INS
John J. Molyneaux
St. Joseph’s Church
Casey
Sateurday
Des Moines Messenger
Catholic Church
St. Joseph’s Academy
Chancery
Charles J. McAniff
Mondamin
Raymond Conley
St. Patrick’s Church
Neola
Charles J. Phelan
Earling
Gerald G. Walker
Dunlap
John Gorman
Assumption Church
Granger
Michael O'Reilly
Petty
Byron Nail
St. Mary’s Church
Panama
Clarion Man Hurt As Car Overturns
BELLEVILLE Illinois AP Dr Leland Mechen Clarion Io ral he egg AB ast and apacking plant inspector badly injured when his automobile overturned near Mascoutah Illinois He was brought to St Elizabeths hospital Mechen had back injuries from the hips down and was en route from Frankfort Kentucky to Kansas City He apparently fell asleep and did not recall the accident
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Belleville, Ill
Leland Mechen
Clarion
Masecoutah
Mechen
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Kierclans
Penlinaie Aia
Frankefort
Kansas City
Joe
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Clifton
New Bridge
Martha Butler
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Iowa State
Elliot Bank
U. S. Senate
Guy M. Gillette
Sioux City
New Virginia
Missouri Valley
Seymour and Sigourney
Lester J. Dickinson
Herring
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