Farm Strike Leaders Shift To Peaceful Tactics In Produce War
Leaders of the National Farmers Holiday association announced a shift from picketing to peaceful non selling action across Iowa and neighboring states to press for prices covering production costs. Perishables may be withheld after thirty days if costs still unmet. observers to note non sellers. governors asked to prevent foreclosures and evictions. Attendees included Milo Reno Des Moines and J D Salisbury North Dakota with state reps from Minnesota Nebraska Wisconsin and Iowa.
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National Farmers’ Holiday Association
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Postville Group Joins Road Celebration Across Iowa Nebraska Line
Postville residents join leaders from Clayton Delaware Dubuque and Winneshiek counties to celebrate the completion of a paved U S 55 route linking Chicago to Minneapolis and St Paul. The event at Prosper features 250 musicians and honors highway commissioners and association directors.
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Maquoketa Couple Honored On Their Golden Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Nis Ohlsen celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at home in Maquoketa. About seventy five relatives attended a noonday dinner, including two sons and their wives, eight grandchildren or more, and three of five great grandchildren. The couple born in Schies Holstein immigrated to America in 1882 and 1881 respectively and lived in Chicago and Nashville before settling in Maquoketa.
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H. M. Ohlsen
Moline
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Olin
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Chicago
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Schies
Holstein
Catherina Jacobsen
America
Nashville
Iowa Banker Homer Miller Dies of Heart Attack
Beverly Hills, Calif. AP Homer A. Miller 71 longtime Iowa banker died Saturday of a heart attack. Former president of the Iowa-Des Moines National Bank and Trust Co. until five years ago and had banking interests across Iowa. Survived by widow, son Walter H. Miller of Beverly Hills and daughter Mrs. Alex H. Ardrey of New York. Born in LaPorte Indiana, he began banking in Des Moines in 1899 after youth in Webster City and employment in Eagle Grove. He studied at Webster City and Notre Dame.
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Iowa
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Iowa-Des Moines National Bank and Trust Company
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Alex H. Ardrey
New York
LaPorte
Ind
Des Moines
Webster City
Eagle Grove
Notre Dame University
Smoke From Weeds Triggers Three Vehicle Crashes
Dense smoke from burning weeds along the Rock Island line near Morrison caused three crashes at about 3 45 p m as motorists returning from a John Dew funeral collided with a stalled meat truck and with each other. injuries included broken ribs and minor cuts.
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Rock Island Railroad
John Dew
Marshalltown
Livestock Draft Flows Into Sioux City Amid Picket Gaps
Livestock moved into Sioux City Sunday night and Monday morning with minimal picket disruption except on Highway 77 in South Dakota. Receipts at the stockyards Monday were heavier than in over a month, as a few pickets at Stevens on Highway 77 offered only slight resistance and were expected to clear within 24 hours.
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South Dakota
Stevens
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Clinton County men die in head on crash wind blamed
Alfred Petersen of Goose Lake and Harry Maltas of Welton died in a Sunday head on collision at a hilltop near Goose Lake. Maltas died at a local hospital. Two cars collided as a strong wind gusts were blamed for the crash. Three others were injured but not seriously.
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Alfred Petersen
Goose Lake
Harry Maltas
Welton
Maltas
A Strong
Holiday Association Organized In North Half Of Iowa County
Paul Moore speaking in the Iowa county court room outlined a Farmers' Holiday association for the north half of Iowa county. Officers elected included Robert Ehedenheim Ladora president Charles Misel Marengo secretary and trustees Albert Rayner Honey Creek John Wiedemeier Lincoln Bert Gould Hilton and eg Kruse Sumner.
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Paul Moore
Near West Branch
Farmer's Holiday Association
Iowa County Court Room
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Belle Plaine
Iowa County
Robert Ehedenheim
Ladora
Charles Misel
John Vaughn
Albert Rayner
Honey Creek
John Wiedemeier
Lincoln
Bert Gould
Hilton
Eg Kruse
Sumner
Township
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Beranek Family Holds Fifth Annual Reunion
The Beranek family held its fifth annual reunion Sunday at Iowa River Park at Coufal with about 85 attendees. Jake Beranek of Mount Vernon was elected permanent president, John Beranek of Morse became vice president, Mrs. Anna M. Kucera was secretary, and Mrs. Charles Gill Solon, Beranek of Morse, Mrs. Fred L. Beranek, and Mrs. Stanley Beranek of Solon joined the entertainment committee.
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Coufals
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Mount Vernon
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Morse
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Nurse Reveals Sleep Help After Gas Pain
Nurse V. Fletcher shares that abdominal bloating kept her from sleeping until Adlerika eased her gas. She reports improved sleep and well being after using the product.
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Garth Owen
Seven Persons Escape Fire At Irvin Farm Near Garrison
Special to The Gazette seven occupants of a farm home two and a half miles northwest of Garrison escaped a late night blaze of undetermined origin Sunday between 1 and 3 am. The Irvins Mrs. Sam Irvin and her sister were awakened too late to save belongings and fled in night clothing. The house and farmstead suffered extensive fire damage with the household goods insured and the house partly covered by insurance.
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Sam Irvin
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Garrison
Josephus Daniels to Speak in Iowa City on Friday
Josephus C. Daniels former secretary of the navy under Woodrow Wilson will speak in Iowa City Friday September 23 on his way to the east coast after addressing the American Legion convention in Portland Oregon.
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Iowa City
Josephus C. Daniels
Jail husband of slain Iowa woman
Lucas county coroner Lazear Throckmorton announced an inquest into the death of Mrs. L A Botkin age 72 wife of a drayman. Botkin remained in the county jail as authorities awaited lab results on a blood stained hat and iron. His adopted daughter and her fiancé were questioned amid the investigation. Funeral services planned for Tuesday afternoon.
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Chariton
Lucas County
Lazear Throckmorton
L. A. Betkin
Earl Gaughenbaugh
Botkin
Ralph Stewart
Johnson County jail break nipped by sheriff
Sheriff Don McComas stopped a second Johnson County jail break after finding five saw blades and a hack saw in the first floor cell block. Prisoners Paul Heslop and Oval Trimble of Cedar Rapids, jailed for ten years for robbery, were among the inmates in the block with the tools. The trio were moved to the city jail and then to the Anamosa state reform school to begin their sentences.
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Johnson County
Don McComas
McComas
Paul Heslop
Oval Trimble
Cedar Rapids
Delmar Catholic Church Celebrates Golden Jubilee
Delmar Iowa observes the 50th anniversary of St Patrick's church with special mass and services led by Bishop Henry P Rohiman of Davenport. The jubilee sermon was delivered by Rev John Glenn of Clinton. The church was founded in 1881 by Rev Timothy Tracy who had held services in a hall and was dedicated in 1882.
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St. Patrick’s Church
Henry P. Rohiman
Davenport
John Glenn
Clinton
Timothy Tracy
Maquoketa
Emory J. Miller Dies of Heart Attack on Golf Course
Emory J. Miller, 53, died of a heart attack Sunday while playing golf. He formerly worked at Letts Fletcher wholesale grocery in Marshalltown as credit manager for about 25 years.
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Emory J. Miller
Letts- Fletcher
Marshalltown
Christmas program lights Bethany church in Belle Plaine
In Belle Plaine the Mission Band of Bethany Evangelical church staged a summer Christmas tree program in the church auditorium. Mrs. George Rusk led the event with songs scripture reading and prayers by Rev. O. C. Gatrell plus a play Santa's Allies by 35 mission members and multiple musical pieces.
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George Winters
Helen Sellers
Iowa City
Alpha Chi Omega Sorority
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University of Iowa
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Adelaide L. Burge
Strawberry Point Woman Observes 92nd Birthday
Mrs. Rosina Mueller marked her ninety second birthday in Strawberry Point with many relatives visiting. Born Sept. 17 1840 in Baden Germany she migrated to the United States at age twelve and lived in Dubuque before moving to St Sebald. She was married July 4 1858 to Henry Mueller who died in 1900 and is the oldest charter member of St Sebald church and the local Lutheran church. She has seven children seven grandchildren nine great grandchildren and four great great grandchildren with two children living John Mueller and Rose Mueller.
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Logan County
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Henry
Fred Zieglowsky
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Jackson County Schoolmasters Plan Activities
Jackson County Schoolmasters club held its fall picnic at Lakehurst with 35 attendees from all eight county schools. Officers H S Robson B S Moyle Leo Esbeck J C Jordan F E Kutzil O C Sutherland T B Trieschman attended. Hazen Pettit missed. Plans outlined for glee club contest at Preston March 27, basketball tourney at Maquoketa February 17-18, baseball at Bellevue before the state series, and track at the May 13 county contest with site TBA after sub county events.
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B S. Moyle
Leo Esbeck
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J. C. Jordan
Monmouth
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Miles
O. C. Sutherland
Bellevue
T. B. Trieschman
Preston
Hazen Pettit
Sabula
Sixty Men Put To Work On Channel Project
Sixty men were put to work Monday between McGregor and Willows on a nine foot channel project. Rock will be quarried at McGregor and Willows, cut and bundled on islands near Guttenberg. Barges will tow rock and brush to points north of Cassville where dams are to be built. A full crew will work until the river freezes, with a part crew through the winter.
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Guttenberg
Cassville
Cedar Rapids Girl Uninjured In Crash
Miss Grace M. Robbie of Cedar Rapids teaching in Buckeye Indiana escaped serious injury when she lost control of her car while passing a vehicle driven by Floyd Ackerman of Buckeye on a primary road south of Hubbard. The car overturned into a ditch and only minor injuries were reported among the Buckeye students and Miss Robbie.
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Disbarment Hearing Set For Charles T Gibson
Arguments in disbarment proceedings against Thayer attorney Charles T Gibson will be heard by the state supreme court on September 27. The case concerns alleged use of the mails to defraud and Gibsons sentence to the penitentiary.
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Charles T. Gibson
Thayer
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