Burkman Opens Probe Into Des Moines Bombing
County Attorney Carl Burkman announced an investigation into Sunday bombing of the Weston Plumbing and Electric shop in Des Moines. He said the case would be submitted to grand jurors with Weston to testify along with other witnesses. Weston denied involvement with unions or enemies, while union leaders noted no conflict with shop management. The blast damaged the storefront and nearby windows, with Weston estimating $500 to $1,000 in damages.
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Des Moines
Carl Burkman
Weston Plumbing and Electric Company
Burkman
Grand Jury
Weston
William Dawson
Bold Venture
Hamilton Apartments
Iowa City Coal Company Robbed
Thieves entered the Dane Coal company office through a window Sunday night and escaped with a money box containing 17 dollars a radio and about 800 dollars worth of non negotiable notes. Police photographed fingerprints on a window pane.
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The
Gazette
Iowa City
Dane Coal Company
Washington County Baptist Association Meets in Kalona
The Washington County Baptist association gathered in Kalona for sessions running through Tuesday. Moderator E H Reif and song leader Milan Thompson presided as Rev M C Carstensen delivered the annual sermon. Speakers included Rev Charles Carmen Dr Pollock Rev R R Wickstrand and Rev C E Strong with Dr Frank Anderson addressing Tuesday. A women’s session and a young people’s banquet filled the program.
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Washington
Washington County Baptist Association
Kalona
E. H. Reif
Milan Thompson
Wellman
M. C. Carstensen
Charles Carmen
Des Moines
Iowa Baptist Convention
Pollock
West Chester
R. R. Wickstrand
Terry Marsh
C. E. Strong
Prairie Flower
Frank Anderson
Wickstrand
Thorwold Jensen
Mrs. Emery Named On B. And P. W. Committee
At the Iowa Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs fall session in Marshalltown a nominating committee was chosen to report next May. Members include Elizabeth Kelly Shenandoah Kathryn Burk Waterloo Imogen Emery Cedar Rapids Stella Swift Keokuk and Ethel Chesterman Sioux City.
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Marshalltown
Iowa Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Jessie Young
Shenandoah
Elizabeth Kelly
Kathryn Burk
Waterloo
Imogen Emery
Cedar Rapids
Stella Swift
Keokuk
Ethel Chesterman
Sioux City
Funeral services for F. E. Kopetsky in Iowa City
Funeral services were held here Monday for F. E. Kopetsky 72 long time resident who died of a heart attack Saturday. Kopetsky born in Bohemia was employed as a car clerk for the Rock Island railroad prior to his 1934 retirement. He is survived by his widow and a son Lester Kopetsky of Iowa City.
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Iowa City
F. E. Kopetsy
Kopetsky
Bohemia
Rock Island Railroad
Lester Kopetsky
Gulbrandson Not Asked To Resign Biermann Club Post
Decorah. Carl Gulbrandson commander of Helof Holm post No. 1977 VFW says he will take no active part as president of the Biermann For Congress club due to Article 11 of the VFW laws. He did not resign and notes he was elected to serve as an officer not eager for the presidency. He backs Biermann’s farm program and confirms his farming ties and support for Haugen.
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Decorah
Carl Gulbrandson
Helof Holm Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Biermann-For-Congress Club
Gulbrandson
Biermann-For- Congress Club
Gulb
G. N. Haugen
Record Enrollments At Iowa City High Schools
More than 3 000 Johnson county and Iowa City public school children returned to classrooms as the new term began. City and University high report registrations well ahead of last year, with a record enrollment expected in grade schools. To ease crowding, 7 B students attend classes in grade schools while new schedules let them use the junior high for manual training and home economics.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
Johnson County
City High School
University High
LeMars Residents Decry Population Loss to California
LeMars residents mourned population declines after Clem Klosterman and his large family moved to California. The last census tallied 4,788 residents and eighteen left with the Klostermans, including Mr and Mrs Klosterman and sixteen children.
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Lemars
Clem Klosterman
California
Formal Rushing Under Way In Iowa U Sorority Houses
Iowa City University of Iowa sorority rushing began with open houses and parties at Alpha Delta Pi Alpha Xi Delta Gamma Phi Beta Pi Beta Phi Zeta Tau Alpha. Delta Delta Delta Alpha Chi Omega hosts informal receptions while Chi Omega plans a Pirate party and Kappa Kappa Gamma a Key party.
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Gazette
Iowa City
University of T Iowa
Alpha Delta Pi
Alpha Xi Delta
Gamma Phi Beta
Pi Beta Phi
Zeta Tau Alpha
Delta Delta Delta
Alpha Chi Omega
Chi Omega
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Kappa Alpha Theta
Delta Gamma
State official to discuss rural school records system
Deputy State Superintendent of Schools F L Mahannah will visit Anamosa Wednesday to meet with rural district secretaries and treasurers at the courthouse. The session will explain a new method for keeping school records.
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Anamosa
F. L. Mahannah
New Instructors Included On Upper Iowa U Faculty
Upper Iowa university opened registration for freshmen with upperclassmen enrolling Tuesday. New instructors include August J. Lukes heading commerce and business. Donald O. Holland in chemistry and physics. Miss Iva dell Brause Latin and English. Miss Harriet Ranney in education. Paul T. McNutt music. Dr. Willis H. Walker heading political and social science. Dr. W. C. Mangold acting president. Activities mark the week with mixers bonfire service college mixer and reception.
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Harriet Ranney
Iowa State Teachers College
University of Wisconsin
Paul T. McNutt
Kansas Wesleyan
Kansas State
Whittier College
Willis H. Walker
University of Iowa
Fort Hays
Kansas State College
W. C. Mangold
Education
A. E. Bennett
Two Iowans Die In Weekend Highway Crashes
The Iowa toll rose to 328 for the year after two weekend fatalities. Mrs. Jane Singleton, 64, Chariton, walked onto a car with an armload of branches near her home. Peter Foufas, 57, Davenport cafe owner, died when his car hit a bus on the Mississippi River bridge during rain. bus driver said slick pavement caused Foufas to skid 100 feet.
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Iowa
Jane Singleton
Chariton
Peter Foufas
Davenport
Mississippi River
Foufas
County Board to Hear 1937 Budget With Minor Changes
Ton County Board of Supervisors will hold a hearing on the 1937 budget. The tax levy is $270,283 with proposed expenditures of $402,402. An increase of $6,813 funds bovine tuberculosis eradication, replacing a previous surplus.
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Washington
Washington County Board of Supervisors
Seventy five jurors drawn for Tama County term
Toledo jury pool lists seventy five residents from Dysart Toledo Traer Tama Gladstone Gladbrook Chelsea Garwin Montour Clutier Elberon and other towns for October Tama County district court session. Names include John Albright Dysart Loyal Beery Toledo Walter Beem Toledo and many more.
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Toledo
Tama County District Court
John Albright
Dysart
Loyal Beery
Walter Beem
Roland Sbohnsack
Traer
Fred Betz
Tama
S. S. Brubaker
Dinsdale
Frank Bratton
Agnes Buck
Lincoln
Ressa F. Cady
Victor Claussen
Grace Crippen
Mildred Corns
Maurine Carson
Gladstone
J. A. Dunbar
Gladbrook
Marian Dickey
Carl Ebersole
Alice Eggelston
Merle Frundle
Montour
Ray Fowler
Loren Fisher
Harry Frahm
P. J. Farrow
Don Fincher
Albin Husak
Clutter
Elsie Harder
Garwin
Velma Harlow
Amiel Halupnik
J. E. Howard
William Hanus
Charles Hayek
Chelsea
L. W. Halupnik
John Hauschildt
Anna Heriik
John Koutney, Sr
Karl Kraft
Glen Kersey
George Kuchanek
Roy Karr
Buckingham
Ruth Kopecky
Elberon
Lester Lorenz
Blanche Mason
Albert Miller
Hugo Mildenstein
Henry Martin
Carrie Mevis
Amiel Moyer
Ruth McCarty
Sybil McGowan
Frances Novotny
L. J. Novotny
W. M. Pennell
Agnes Pitka
Paul Pagel
Henry Popper
Clutier
Millie Pryne
Frank Rebik, Jr
Marion Ray
R. G. Stoakes
Sadie Sherrett
Nellie Smith
A. B. Schultz
Gilman
Cora Spears
Shaw gets five years for robbing mother
Willard Shaw pleaded guilty to larceny of a radio and two blankets from his mother's home. Judge Oscar Hale sentenced him to five years in the Fort Madison penitentiary with a $2,000 bond on appeal. Arthur Noble also pleaded guilty to larceny of domestic fowls. Charles Lang pled not guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Three others indicted will face arraignment later. Noble’s sentence set for Tuesday.
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Gazette
Wapello
Willard Shaw
Oscar Hale
Hale
Shaw
Fort Madison
Arthur Noble
Charles Lang
Oelwein Man Found Shot On Golf Course
Henry Voss about 40 was found dead at 11 15 Sunday morning on the Oelwein Country Club golf course Rex Orton discovered him. Coroner J R Wood ruled death by self inflicted gunshot wound a revolver of the same caliber lay under his body no note left. Voss an Elks exalted ruler and World War veteran worked as day clerk at Hotel Mealey wife sole survivor.
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Henry Voss
Oelwein Country Club
Rex Orton
Voss
J. R. Wood
Mealey
Elks
Vinton Lee Funeral Set For Tuesday in Belle Plaine
Belle Plaine church to hold public viewing from 11 to 2 30 Tuesday for Rev Vinton Lee pastor of the Congregational church who died Saturday at home. Services follow at 2 30 with Rev Arthur McLaughlin of Ames officiating. Burial in Acacia Park cemetery Chicago.
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Vinton Lee
Congregational
Arthur McLaughlin
Ames
Acacia Park Cemetery
Chicago
What Cheer Bride Weds Chicago Man in September Ceremony
Ruth Humes daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Humes What Cheer married John E. Quinlan of Chicago September 4 at the Methodist church in Diversity and Seminary avenues. Rev Shere man officiated. She is Thornburg school graduate and taught home economics three years, now with Marshall Field's in Chicago. Quinlan is a University of Louisville graduate and also employed by Marshall Field's. After a short wedding trip they will be at home.
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Ruth Humes
A. L. Humes
John E. Quinlan
Chicago
Shereman
Methodist Church
Diversity
Seminary
Thornburg Consolidated School
Marshall Field
Ill
University of Louisville
Marshall Field’s
Maquoketa Couple Wed In Family Home Ceremony
Miss Eileen Tubbs daughter of Mr and Mrs W S Tubbs and Claire Davis son of W C Davis of Delmar were married Saturday at the bride’s parents home in Maquoketa Rev H H Dill officiated in a ceremony attended by close families and a few guests Nedra Tubbs served as bridesmaid Sidney Tubbs was best man A wedding dinner followed The couple plan a short honeymoon to the Dells and will reside in Delmar Mrs Davis is a 1933 Maquoketa high school graduate Mr Davis is a Delmar high school 1927 alum and works for Franklin Lumber in Delmar.
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Maquoketa
Eileen Tubbs
W. S. Tubbs
Claire Davis
W. C. Davis
Delmar
H. H. Dill
Nedra Tubbs
Sidney Tubbs
Dells
Davis
Maquoketa High School
Delmar High School
Franklin Lumber Company
Belle Plaine merchant found dead in kitchen
Antone E Kalina a Belle Plaine businessman for thirty one years was found dead at his home with a gas stove burner open. Coroner Burrows ruled self inflicted death noting ill health. He was born in Bohemia Sept 22 1882 married Frances Vitek April 17 1906 and survived by wife son Lawrence daughter Ruth mother five brothers and five sisters. Funeral at St Michael church and burial at National cemetery Vining.
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Belle Plaine
Antone E. Kalina
Kalina
Lawrence
Sterling, Ill
Ruth
Fannie Kalina
Irving
John
Frank
Elberon
Joe
Charles
Fred
Fannie Nowotny
Rose Feurbach
Traer
Agnes Krastoska
Vining
Barbara Formanek
Stella Dvorak
St. Michael’s Catholic Church
Father Flynn
National Cemetery
Ruth Bryan Owen to Tour Iowa Campaign for Roosevelt
Ruth Bryan Owen Rohde former minister to Denmark will campaign for President Roosevelt in Iowa for over a week. Her first address is in Decorah on Sept 28 with two talks daily for eight days, ending Oct 6 in Cherokee. Other stops include Cedar Falls Marshalltown Iowa City Clinton Burlington Ottumwa Chariton Creston Shenandoah Atlantic Carroll Fort Dodge with 2 pm talks and evening engagements.
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INS
Ruth Bryan Owen Rohde
Denmark
Iowa
Roosevelt
Decorah
Cherokee
Cedar Falls
Marshalltown
Iowa City
Clinton
Burlington
Ottumwa
Chariton
Creston
Shenandoah
Atlantic
Carroll
Fort Dodge
Jackson County refund total set at 82 thousand
Maquoketa notices the treasurer mailed about 1 800 checks totaling 12 568 02 to property owners who had paid all taxes early. An additional 69 571 48 is credited on the second half due this month. Refunds amount to 82 305 51 at 4.01061 mils.
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Maquoketa
Jackson County
Two Iowa Girls Take Weekend Bus Trip Unchaperoned
Two Iowafalls girls aged 12 and 9 traveled to Des Moines with their dolls. They registered at a hotel as the O Connor sisters, had meals, and slept with dolls in their room before police found them in the lobby. Their father arrived with a telegram saying they were all right. He planned to talk with the girls about traveling unchaperoned.
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Iow Falls
Cora Armentrout
Cora
W. K. Armentrout
Minneapolis
Minn
Margaret Bruner
Lillian Bruner
Armentron
de Moines
Father Armentrout
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