Ladora Woman Killed by Train Crossing Tracks
Emma Moderwell 80 of Ladora was killed just after 9 am when struck by the Rock Island Rocky Mountain Limited while crossing tracks east of the depot on her way home. Coroner E M Mahannah attended. She lived alone and is survived by sisters Mrs James Pomroy of Galesburg Iowa and Mrs Christina Warren of Central City Iowa.
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Ladora
Emma Moderwell
Rock Island
Rocky Mountain Limited
Here
James Pomroy
Galesburg, i
Christina Warren
Central City
Moderwell
Methodist Church
Ladies Aid
Fifty-Pound Catfish Caught Near Guttenberg
Special to The Gazette. A fifty-pound catfish, one of the largest in years, was caught in a net near Guttenberg and placed alive in a Marquette bureau of fisheries station tank. After hardening it will head to the World's Fair aquarium. Fisherman Henry Saeugling hauled the fish, father of Eldon Sneugling the station superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGregor
Mississippi
United States Bureau of Fisheries
Marquette
Bureau of Fisheries Aquarium
Eldon Sneugling
Guttenberg
Henry Saeugling
Eldon Saeugling
Prentiss Memorial To Be Presented At Iowa University
Members of the medical alumni association will present a bronze portrait bust of Dr. Henry J. Prentiss at a luncheon on October 21 during homecoming, honoring the late head of the University of Iowa anatomy department. The bust was sculptured by Mrs. Alice L. Siems from the former professor’s portrait. Prentiss served on the faculty from 1904 to 1931 and taught much of 1930–31 from a wheelchair due to illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Henry J. Prentiss
University of Iowa
College of Medicine
Medical Alumni Association
Prentiss
Alice L. Siems
Republicans Name Candidate To Oppose Schlatter
MAQUORETA UP Republicans choose a county candidate to oppose George Schlatter of Bellevue in the race for state representative. The Oct 3 election will fill the vacancy after Dr. F J Swift was named assistant state health commissioner. Schlatter was chosen by the Democrats at the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maquoreta
George Schlatter
Bellevue
F. J. Swift
Schlatter
Woman Saves Blind Son From Mad Bull in Newton
Mrs Ed Grosvenor 44 saved her blind 12 year old son Paul from a mad bull in a pasture but was gored and placed in critical condition at Skiff hospital Neighbors restrained the animal. the report also lists re employment committee members in Cedar county with names and towns.
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Newton
Ed Grosvenor
Paul Grosvenor
Wilton Junction Pioneer Sees 95th Birthday Celebration
Mrs. Elizab eth Miller Wilton Junction oldest resident marked her 95th birthday today A family gathering was planned in the evening She was born in Grindelwald Switzerland Sept 9 1838 and came to America at age 16 with her mother They settled first in Princeton Ill and moved to Wilton Junction in 1868 Eight of their thirteen children survive Fred Edward Louis Miller Mrs Fredericka Brammeier Mrs H W Lamp Mrs L C Winter George Miller William Miller
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Wilton Junction
Elizabeth Miller
Fred
Edward B
Louis Miller
Fredericka Brammeier
H. W. Lamp
L. C. Winter
George Miller
Los Angeles
Calif
William Miller
Chicago
John W. Myers Dies at West Liberty Pioneer
John W. Myers a longtime West Liberty resident aged 80 funeral Sunday at 2 pm at the Methodist church Rev A M Smith in charge Myers born Sept 10 1852 near North Liberty married Emma Hoover Sept 4 1873 the couple celebrated their sixtieth anniversary last Monday Survived by four sons Earnest O Myers of North Liberty O P Myers of Cedar Rapids Ralph of Moberly Mo two daughters Mrs Omar Cress of Cedar Rapids and Mrs Ed Swords of Eldora Myers had been an invalid for ten years active in church and community work
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Liberty
John W. Myers
Emma Hoover
Earnest
O. Myers
O. P. Myers
Cedar Rapids
Ralph
Moberly
Omar Cress
Ed Swords
Eldora
Myers
Methodist Church
A. M. Smith
Barn Burns At Alaph Lapman Farm In Shellsburg
A large new barn hay harness corn crib and brooder house burned at the Alaph Lapman farm four miles north of Shellsburg last night at 11 30. Mrs Jessie Evens suffered possible fractures of both arms while helping move furniture from the home. Fire department and neighbors battled the blaze caused by spontaneous combustion. The loss was covered by insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shellsburg
Lapman
Here
Jessie Evens
Oelwein Marks Sixtieth Anniversary and Early Pioneers
Oelwein celebrates 60 years since its founding. J B Burch entered the site in 1852 and built a landmark log cabin. The town was named for the Oelweins, with streets Frederick and Charles named for the founder’s sons.
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Oelwein
J. B. Burch
Mealey
Burch
Oelweins
Frederick
Charles
Chicago Great Western Railroad
J. E. Chisholm
Israel Pattison
Ostego
John Jamison
Telephone Exchange
Electric Light and Power Company
Henry Miller
Clark Bennett
Mary Krauss
Lena Barr
Anna
Emma
Rose Oelwein
Reckard to be arraigned on cruelty to horse charges
CHARLES CITY. W. C Reckard a farmer and Sunday school teacher faces arraignment Saturday on charges of cruel and inhuman treatment to a dumb animal. Sheriff said Reckard allegedly set fire to a burlap bag around a horse pulled the animal with a tractor and jabbed it with a pitch fork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles City
W. C Reckard
Reckard
B F. Abhleton
Cedar Rapids Man Sues Over 1933 Car Crash Damages
A. M. Sammet of Cedar Rapids seeks 4000 dollars in a district court petition against L. H. Billick and Frank Billick of Iowa City. He says a Billick truck parked on the highway between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City caused a January 12 1933 collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
A. M. Sammet
Cedar Rapids
L. H. Billick
Frank Billick
Sammet
Twin brothers die after Missouri motorcycle crash
Alfred R. Cowan a 19 year old Unionville Missouri youth died at St Josephs hospital after a motorcycle collision with a car driven by Mrs Ora Cooks of Unionville and a cattle truck. His twin Roland was possibly fatally hurt as the brothers were returning from helping a neighbor thresh soy beans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville
Alfred R. Cowan
Unionville, Mo
St. Joseph's Hospital
Alfred
Roland
Ora Cooks
Unionville
Cornell Faculty Return From Vacations
Mount Vernon sees many Cornell college staff arriving from summer breaks ahead of the new term. Presidents Burg stahler and family came back from Mule Lake Minnesota, others like Dr. Frank Cole and Prof Harry M. Kelly return from trips and expositions as campus staff prepare for the school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
Cornell College
H. J. Burgstahler
Mulelake
Minn
Frank Cole
Montana
Harry M. Kelly
Chicago
National Park Service
Alice R. Betts
Abbie Probasco
Illinois
Leila Huebsch
LeMars
Harold W. Baltz
Music Conservatory
Berneice Keene
Milwaukee
Mary Parsons
No Restriction From Iowa Laws On Works Fund
Iowa Attorney General Ed L. O Connor's office issued an opinion saying state law imposes no restriction on accepting federal public works funds. The memo, requested by H M Cooper of the public works advisory committee, aims to clear legal path for Iowa's 20 million dollar program with preference to Iowa labor and materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Ed L. O'Connor
H M. Cooper
State
Pubic Works Advisory Committee
Claire Hamilton
Cooper
Marengo Woman Severely Hurt In Auto Crash
Mrs. Maurice Walden of Marengo suffered a fractured collar bone several broken ribs cuts and bruises and possible internal injuries when her car overturned near an overhead railway crossing west of Homestead Friday afternoon There was no passenger with her and the cause was undetermined though sun glare may have blinded her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marengo
Maurice Walden
Homestead
Farmer Dies After Heat Lapses On Hayrack Fall
In Webster City doctors linked extreme heat to the death of Oscar H. Hensel a 78 year old farmer who fell from a hayrack on his farm near Webster City. He probably fainted from the heat before the fall and suffered a broken neck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster City
Oscar H. Hensel
Here
Hensel
Gov Herring Murphy and Woodward to Speak at DuBuque Picnic
Gov Clyde L. Herring and Sen Louis Murphy will headline a DuBuque Young Democrats Club picnic on Sept 17 with Cliff Woodward national president in attendance. Local party members from the Second district including newly elected state senator Howard Baldwin Cascade are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Young Democrats Club of
Clyde L. Herring
Louis Murphy
Cliff Woodward
Howard Baldwin Cascade
Dubuque County
Clear Insurance Co. of Action On Receivership
Farmers Union Mutual Life Insurance Co was declared solvent in Polk County District Court and the receivership petition dismissed after policy holders F W Bolte and H A Bolte accepted a cash surrender value settlement. The company reported a $17 000 surplus. Officers include Milo Reno president Tom White vice president and E E Kinsinger secretary.
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DES Moines
Farmers Union Mutual Life Insurance Company
Polk County
Scott County
F. W
H. A Bolte
Ladd
Milo Reno
Tom White
Indianola
E. E. Kinsinger
Mill Creek Site for Park Tells of Historic Mill and Lake Plans
The Mill Creek valley planned for a state park between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City has historic roots. Dr E J Anthony notes the 1839 Anthony Sells mill and the 1855 Hendricks mill, once a grain ground area with a dam destroyed by flood after the Civil War. The old dam foundation remains, and cottages near the park will overlook the valley with the lake replacing the dammed mill site. More than sixty cottage sites have sold with about 100 remaining.
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Iowa City
Mill Creek
Iowa
E. J. Anthony
Cedar Rapids
Anthony Sells
Hendricks
Iowa in Brief Highlights Church Program and Local News
Bertram reports a Methodist church program featuring Uncle Hiram's Cold with cast including George Kramer Til lie Kramer Bessie Jorgenson and Rev J Bruce Eyestone plus readings and solos. Other items note scholarships and multiple local incidents and obituaries across Iowa towns.
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Bertram
Methodist Church
Hiram
George Kramer
Tillie Kramer
Bessie Jorgenson
Amos Berry
J. Bruce Eyestone
Leonzo Berry
A. R. Minish
Robert Kramer
LeRoy Sorenson
Byron Wetzel
Warren Jorgenson
Edwin Marx
Paul McIntosh
Junior Brown
Robert Marx
Harold Lerner
Cascade
Loras T. Lane
T. J. Lane
American Catholic College
Rome
Italy
New York
Work Starts On Brood Stock Pond North Of Hopkinton
Preliminary work begins on a fish pond at the Cliff Kramer farm to propagate small mouth bass for the Maquoketa river. G H Gill, superintendent of the nearby government hatchery, will oversee construction and winter care with county machinery and local donors funding the project.
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Manchester
Gill
Maquoketa
Linn
Clayton County
Local Game Association
H. Bradley Lillibridge
H. L. Main
Hopkinton
Miners Mass Meeting Today On Strike Settlement
Iowa coal miners press a voluntary layoff seeking higher wages and shorter hours. A mass meeting in Union Park Des Moines aims to persuade strikers to return to work at the Scandia mine near Madrid. Peace officers attended two counties’ mines. no violence reported as unions push for a coal code and wage increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Iowa
Monay
Central Counties
Union Park
Scandia
Madrid
Not Much Relief Predicted From Weather Bureau
Des Moines reports a hot spell with highs near 100 degrees. Federal Meteorologist Charles D. Reed expects the north and central regions to be slightly cooler over the weekend while Sunday could see partly cloudy skies. Friday reached 99 or close in Waterloo Cedar Rapids and western Iowa.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Charles D. Reed
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Council Bluffs
Iowa Falls
Atlantic
Clarinda
Creston
Fort Dodge
Estherville
Reckless Driving Verdict Involving Baack At Inquest
A coroner's inquest in Le Mars reached a verdict of reckless driving against Herman Baack, the driver of a car that collided head on with Elmer Dittmer’s vehicle from Ireton. Irene Baack was instantly killed in the crash.
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LE Mars
Herman Baack
Elmer Dittmer
Ireton
Irene
Funeral Services Sunday For Mrs Frank McNeil
Funeral services for Mrs. Frank McNeil 69 died last evening at 8 15 will be held Sunday at 2 30 p m at the Methodist church in charge of Rev Floyd R Maynard aided by Rev F C Bretnall Burial will be Center Point cemetery Lucy Ella Triaulx McNell was born in Jackson county She is survived by her husband three sons John of Cedar Rapids Kenneth of Wheaton Illinois and Clarence at home and one daughter Bessie a teacher at Sanborne
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Center Point
Joseph Matheny
David Kratzer Thuresday
Rowley
Earl Williams
Ed Lowe
Cedar_ Rapids
Lutheran Church
F. J.brown
Windsor Cemetery
Springville
Emma McCamont
William McCamont
Iowa City
Alex Murray
Tipton
Sigourney
Keokuk County
Hayesville
Walter Hutton
Young People’s Religious Work
C. E. Clark
N. R. Miles
Victor Bloomquist
What Cheer and
Hutton
Harriet Glendenning
Oelwein
Kathryn Perry
Ray Perry
Marion
Royal
Ralph
Woodlawn
Presbyterian Church
Elkader
Anna Schmidt
Guttenberg
Max Behrns
Gregor Nieland
Mike Vorwald
Eldon Lau
Dysart
Henry Hupfeld
Hupfeld
Benton County
Garrison
William
John
Clarence
Clifford
Fred
Belle Plaine
Fred Roth
Waterloo
LeRoy Lorenzen
Henry Tilley
The
Peace Evangelical Church
Wm. Mueller
Dysart Cemetery
Frank McNeil
Methodist Church
Floyd R. Maynard
F. C. Bretnall
Center Point Cemetery
Lucy Ella Triaulx McNell
Jackson County
Cedar Rapids
Kenneth
Wheaton
Bessie
Sanborne
Nelmar—Lincolls
Leroy Harrington
Silas Cook
Oswego
N. Y
Iowa
Alice E. Bailey
Sarah Scott
Esther Harrington Cook
Louis Scott
Maquoketa
Alice Gold
Millbank
Clayton Harrington
Fayetteville
Ark
Leon Man Killed When Pinned Between Cars
Fred Townsend 48 an insurance broker died from injuries after being pinned between two cars near Leon He stood behind a parked auto and was struck by a Decatur Alabama driver E L Armstrong The report notes the fatality occurred in a collision near town Autopsy details not provided.
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Leon
Fred Townsend
Here
Townsend
E. L. Armstrong
Decatur
Babson Predicts Fascism In United States
Babson contends the United States faces a coming dictatorship within 156 years driven by a frustrated middle class. He outlines four historical facts about nations and warns that the Anglo-Saxon cycle may bring a future era of authoritarian rule unless the public rejects selfish groups and accepts an impartial dictator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Statistician
Babson
Ford Widens Stand on NRA Code Compliance
Detroit AP reports on the eve of Henry Ford’s return from vacation strong indications that Ford Motor Co. will deem signing the NRA code unimportant if terms are met. Ford executives view the recovery act as non binding on code signing as long as no violations occur and note the company’s code provisions exceed federal requirements for workers.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
Ford Motor Company
NRA
Ford
Huron
Big Bay
Mich
Ford Company
Army Planes in Fog Crash Lose Seven Flights
A New York bound squadron of seven Army planes vanishes in fog over the eastern seaboard. Three planes crash with three officers and three enlisted men parachuting to safety. One mechanic rescued by a yacht. Planes had stops at Patterson Field and Pittsburgh before the return flight to Mitchel Field.
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New York
Long Island
Mitchelfield
N. Y
Chicago
Patterson Field
Dayton
Pittsburgh
Glenn H. Curtiss
Arthur Logan
Francis Whittaker
Island Park
Harold L. Jones
Somerville
N. J
Douglas Observa
Quote on American vs Soviet living standards by W H Chamberlin
An engineer cites that the United States views acute want as a standard of living that would seem satisfactory in the Soviet Union. The remark reflects comparative economic frustrations and social norms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Soviet Union
W. H. Chamberlin
Fifth Observation Squadron Ships Valued at 25000 Each
Ships belonging to the fifth observation squadron are valued at $25,000 each.
Thomas Rees Dies After Fifty-Two Years as Springfield Publisher
Thomas Rees, 83, longtime publisher of The Illinois State Register, died Saturday morning after a pneumonia attack. He led the paper for 52 years beginning in 1881 after previously publishing Keokuk Constitution. A Pittsburgh native born May 13, 1850, he served in the Illinois Senate in 1902 and helped found the good roads program. He donated land to Keokuk named Rees park and married Lou Hartsoon with no children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Til
Thomas Rees
Illinois State Register
Rees
Keokuk
Iowa
Pittsburgh
William
Mary Ann Rees
Tllinois
American Publishers Association
International Typographical Union
United States
US Dollar Rises Against Pound in Foreign Exchange
The U S dollar strengthened in New York Saturday trading with the pound sterling down 15 points to 4 5215 dollars. Other currencies showed declines including the French franc Belgian belga German mark Swiss franc Dutch guilder and Italian lira with varied point losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Three Noted Religious Speakers To Be at Ames
The Rev. Nelson P. Horn announced three speakers for Iowa State religious services. Fred B. Smith of New York, chair of the World Alliance for International Friendship, will speak Oct. 8. Dr. Edward Steiner of Grinnell College will speak Oct. 29. Bishop Francis J. McConnell of New York will speak during religious emphasis week in January.
Divorce Petition in Linn County Iowa 1933
Iva L. Richards sues Glenn N. Richards in Linn County District Court seeking divorce on desertion grounds. Plaintiff requests custody of their minor son Paul Richards and court action by the September 1933 term beginning November 6, 1933. failure to appear may invite default judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of Iowa
Linn County
Iva L. Richards
Glenn N. Richards
District Court
Iowa
Paul Richards
Court House
Cedar Rapids
Executor seeks court order to sell Cedar Rapids property
Merchants National Bank as executor of Elise E Woodland deceased applies to the Linn County District Court for an order to sell 410 33rd Street Northeast Cedar Rapids Iowa Lot 18 Block 7 Kenwood Park Addition Hearing set for September 20 1933 at 10 a.m. in Cedar Rapids Court House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of Iowa
Linn County
Elise E. Woodland
Merchants National Bank
District Court
33Rd Street
Kenwood Park
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
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Rock Island Limited
Mahannah
Guttenburg
Cedar County
William H. Naber
B. A. Gill
West Branch
Harry Bierkamp
Durant
H. C. McCormick
Mechanicsville
al Mensing
London
H. J. Klatt
J. C. France
Pioneer
West Liberty
Black Knight
Cedar Rapids Fuel Co
Boy
Cornell
Farmer
Young Democrats Club
Clear Insurance Co
Iowa News
Elizabeth Hesner
J. Duncan
J. B. Ackman
Woodlawn Cemetery
Delaware County
Frances Wolcott
M. C. Powers
Oscar Ibsen
Lyle Wooldridge
John Neuenschwander
Grinnell
George Kelley
Grinnell Canning Factory
Kelley
Pleasant View Grange
Malcom
Ewart
Earlville
Marie Hunt
Lester Hunt
Bayless Business College
W. G. Agee
Baptist Church
Keytesville
Agee
Minnie Hurt
Kansas City
Wallace
Ben
Sam B. Harding
Monticello
James Redmond
Bill Stickford
Robert Locher
George Guyan
Ruth Jacobs
Benjamin Roberts
Simon Locher
Iowa State
University of Kentucky
June Bollinger
Frances Shimer School For Girls
Margard McNeill
St. Mary's of the Woods
Helen Louise Stuhler
St. Catherine's
Maxine Redmond
Mount Mercy Academy
Leona Fitzsimons
Mount Mercy
Irene Burrichter
Robert Durst
Maranret Behrends
St. John’s Military Academy
Richard Hoar
Shattuck Military Academy
Colin Thomas
John Thomas
Technical High School
Omaha
John Eden
Hillcrest
School For Girls
Beaver Dam
Wis
Joann Schemmel
Cedar Rapids Business College
Mildred Pulver
Pauline Farley
Mercy Hospital
Helen Fitzsimons
BY Claude Callan
Betty
Bean
Weather Bureau
H. Baack
U. 5
Army
Allen Motors
Second Ave
Tenth St
U. S
Ames
Eliza FE. Woodeland
John D. Randall
Thomas C. Bond
Nice Grove
George Fuller
D. Brown
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