State and Federal Probe Tie Liquor Tax to Slot Machines
Iowa officials report federal investigators and the state bureau of investigation cooperated on evidence for a grand jury in Des Moines. The focus is alleged violations of federal liquor tax laws, with possible linked testimony about slot machines. State use of any federal evidence remains undecided.
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DES Moines
John H. Mitchell
State Bureau of Investigation
Iowa
Mitchell
Sioux City
Cloud Level
United States
Washington
Grand Jury
Studious Indpendence Boy Rises to Navy's Asiatic Fleet
Harry E Yarnell, born 1875 near LeMars and educated in Independence Iowa, rose from a studious high school pupil to commander in chief of the navy's Asiatic fleet. He led the class at Annapolis, fought in Cuban waters, and served in the Philippines and Vera Cruz era, ultimately becoming a full admiral.
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Independence
Harry Ervin Yarnell
Waterloo
Naval Academy
Annapolis
H. E. Yarnell
Navy
America
Cedar Rapids
Harry Yarnell
Clara M. Travis
Independence High School
Sixteenth Street
Harry
Miss Travis
Yarnell
LeMars
David Neidigh
Morris Sanford
Agassiz Society
Mr Sanford
Scientific American
Admiral
Sanford
America Simeost
J. F.sheehan
Wapsipinicon
Sheehan
Orient
Sam Buell
Harriett Lake
Harry E. Yarnell
Oregon
South America
Panama Canal
Cuba
Emily Carroll Thomas
Newport
R. 1
Admiral Yarnell From Independence Iowa Led Navy in War Zone
Admiral H. E. Yarnell, born in Independence, Iowa, long served as commander of the U S S Saratoga and later led fleet operations in the Sino Japanese war zone. He sketched coastlines from memory, earned observer rating, and commanded the Hampton Roads navy air station.
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Navy Air
Hampton Roads
Admiral Yarnell
Navy
Harold Coldwell
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Yarnell
Coldwell
C. C. Hudnall
Enrollment Rise Seen at Iowa State College
Ames AP reports Iowa State College expects about 250 more students this fall. Registrar J. R. Sage notes registrations rose from 4 850 last fall to an anticipated total of 5 100, with most growth among women. Dormitory space will reach capacity, Memorial Union gives top floor to women, and another dormitory is under construction.
Sister of Horton Slayer Pleads Guilty in Disreputable House Case
Bedford woman Mrs. Lela Lindley, sister of one Horton killer, pleads guilty to running a disreputable house and receives five years in Rockwell City reform school. She will share the prison with her sister Mrs. Anna Johnston already serving a life term for poisoning Ella Horton. Floyd Horton, the victim’s husband, is serving a life sentence in Fort Madison for conspiracy.
Farmer May Simply Want a Hole Dug
Marcus AP reports J C Gallup of Ocheyedan accepted a well drilling contract on the I Edmunds farm promising no pay until water is found. After 13 days the drill reached 600 feet with no water, following a prior driller giving up the job.
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Marcus (Ap
I. Edmunds
J. C. Gallup
Ocheyedan
Executive board to meet in Des Moines Sunday
Iowa Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs executives will convene in Des Moines Sunday. Miss Doris E. Smith Iowa City first state vice president will preside at a round table on the federation s new district work.
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DES Moines
Iowa Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Doris E. Smith
Iowa City First
Davenport Man Loses $120 in Pickpocketing Scheme
Frank Postel withdrew $120 from a Davenport bank on Saturday and walked toward a tavern when a man blocked his path and dropped eyeglasses. He warned about his glasses, then two others collided with him and his billfold vanished, a classic pickpocket ploy.
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Davenport
Frank Postel
Postel
Painful coincidence marks two friends in casts
Patricia Ricker and Billy Bass, both aged 12, began school with right arm casts after both fractured their arms the same day while attempting to crank an automobile. The incident occurred in Marcus.
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Marcus
Patricia Ricker
Billy Bass
Native Iowan, Former Diplomat, Honored by French Govt
Bedford AP The grave of Sam Park late vice consul to Biarritz France will bear replicas of the French Cross of the Legion of Honor and the Medal of Recognition on his headstone. Park left Bedford at 16, prospered in Beaumont Texas lumber camps, was named vice-consul by Wilson, died in France earlier this year, body returned to Bedford for burial. Stonecutters to carve emblems. originals supplied by French government.
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Bedford
Sam Park
Biarritz
France
Park
Beaumont
Texas
Wilson
Bedford Ceme
Beautiful tribute at grave site honors mother's memory
A speaker created a moving stone-carved spot at a cemetery to honor his mother who is buried there, turning the location into a memorable memorial.
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Tery
Believe Gang Guilty Of 15 Robberies In Iowa
Des Moines authorities say a rock Island Illinois and Albia Iowa based gang cracked safes in eastern and southern Iowa totaling 15 robberies. Four suspects were arrested in Rock Island Illinois and Laredo Texas and will be tried first in Peoria Illinois for attempted murder and robbery charges.
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Iowa
Des Moines
API
W. W. Akers
State Bureau of Investigation
Rock Island
Laredo
Tex
Albia
Akers
Glen Brown
Bob Robinson
Audrey Avilla
Frank Cervantes
Peoria
Ill
Linn Receives 1149 In Taxes From Motor Carriers
In August 1937 the state commerce commission allocated 31 183 57 in ten mile taxes from motor carriers to counties. George A Huffman announced allocations including Black Hawk 750 85 Tina 1 149 32 and Washington 144 19.
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Des Moines
INS
State Commerce Commission
George A. Huffman
Black Hawk
Tina
Washington
State to end relief grants in Kraschel's Shelby County
Des Moines AP Ralph Kittinger state emergency relief secretary said grants will stop in Governor Kraschel's home county Shelby starting Sept 15. He noted Shelby removal next week and Madison on Oct 1 will cut the number of counties receiving relief.
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Des Moines
Ralph Kittinger
Kraschel
Shelby
Shelby County
Madison
State relief aid distributed to fortytwo counties
The speaker noted that September grants went to forty six counties while the remaining fifty three counties received no state relief and were left to manage independently.
Drake Dean Will Be Greeted in Samoa by Old Student
Des Moines AP reports Drake University Dean Albert A. Morrow will serve as chief justice in the Samoan Islands. He will be welcomed by former Drake student Joseph C. Van Cleve now serving as attorney general of the islands. The Morrows depart Des Moines for Pago Pago via Los Angeles and Honolulu, with their children John and Jane.
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Des Moines
Albert A. Morrow
Drake University
Samoan Islands
Joseph C. van Cleve
Islands
Drake
Navy
Dean Morrow
Los Angeles
Honolulu
Pago Pago
Tutuila
Cedar Rapids Woman Heads Division of In. Club Federation
Mrs. Eugene Cutler of Des Moines named heads for three Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs divisions. Creston's Mrs. Ralph Tallman will chair the American home department, Des Moines' Miss Lulu Green leads junior women, and Des Moines' Miss Blanche Wingate heads press and publicity. Cedar Rapids' Mrs. W. R. Foor and Sioux City's Mrs. Ralph Henderson are named to federation news service roles.
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Des Moines
Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
Eugene Cutler
Ralph Tallman
Creston
American Home Department
Lulu Green
Blanche Wingate
Cutler
W. R. Foor
Cedar Rapids
Ralph Henderson
Sioux City
Federation News Service Division
Insurance man dies in Sioux City area
AP report states Fred W. Colvin a leading figure in state insurance circles died suddenly Saturday in his home from a coronary thrombosis.
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Sioux City
Fred W. Colvin
Low appeals filed under Iowa budget act despite tax anger
Des Moines AP reports the Iowa Budget Appeal Board notes only eight petitions filed with two more expected, far below the anticipated fifty. The dead line passed last Monday for county auditor certification. Proposed budgets total about eight million dollars amid roughly ninety million in yearly property tax revenue. Eastern Iowa's Grinnell has the sole appeal, disputing a 431 firemen pension item.
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Des Moines
State Budget Appeal Board
Budget Appeal Board
E. E. Cornwall
Cornwall
Iowa
Grinnell
Calf Lived Three Days Inside Drainage Tile
A 400-pound calf wandered into a county drainage tile a mile from its entry and remained there for three days. Norman Reed and Chris Thede forced it out after a half day of digging and turning it backward through the pipe. The calf, freed, immediately chased a dog.
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Boone
Ed Jordan
Norman Reed
Chris Thede
Two Boone ads dispute debts between spouses
In Boone, two consecutive notices show a wife and husband denying responsibility for each other’s debts. The first reads I will not be responsible for any debts other than contracted by myself signed George Rider. The second states my husband has never been responsible for my bill I never had any signed Mrs George Rider.
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Boone (Ins
Boone News-Republican
George Rider
Jarrard Sues Gillam For 15000 Alienation Damages
In Johnson county district court Leo Jarrard sues Charles Gillam of Oxford for 15000 alleging Gillam alienated Jarrard’s wife who left him and now works for Gillam under the name Dorothy Davis.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Leo Jarrard
Charles Gillam
Oxford
Jarrard
Gillam
Dorothy Davis
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