Bandit Killed In Battle With Corning Oil Station
In Corning Iowa a bandit is killed and a second escapes after a Wednesday night shootout on main street. Harold Ross, 30, was killed when struck in the temple by a bullet from Henry Webster’s automatic pistol. Ross and an accomplice hid in Webster’s rooming house entrance before the exchange. Webster fired eight shots and was uninjured. the second bandit reportedly escaped. An inquest will review the death.
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Corning
INS
Harold Ross
Henry Webster
Ross
Webster
Roy HiWard
Frost Predicted For North Iowa By Weather Official
Des Moines reports clouds clearing as federal meteorologist Charles D. Reed forecasts frost in western and northern Iowa tonight. Scattered showers fell Wednesday with rainfall data listed for Omaha Atlantic Clarinda and Creston. Temperatures ranged from 76 at Davenport to 38 at Inwood.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Charles D. Reed
Omaha
Atlantic
Clarinda
Creston
Davenport
Inwood
School elects officers for the new year at Vinton
VINTON public schools elected a full slate of officers for the new year. In the high school, seniors named Carl ton Miller as president and Richard Norwood as vice president with Kenneth Eggleston secretary and Ronald Leeman treasurer. Juniors chose Richard Freeman president and Harriet McAndrews vice president with Naomi Scott secretary and Virginia Luckey treasurer. Sophomores elected Chandler Griffin president with Cleo Dunston vice president and Lyle Dunston secretary and Junior Abernathy treasurer. Freshmen elected Marjorie Eggleston president with Virginia Dean as vice president, Robert Neish secretary and Lois Miller treasurer. The Pep club also elected Wayne Heil president with Robert Ellis as vice president, Virginia Jack as secretary and Lillian Showalter as treasurer.
Iowa approves 200000 Fine Arts Building at University
The Iowa Board of Education approves the University of Iowa plan to erect a $200,000 fine arts building north of the Iowa Memorial Union. The facility will include a two story lobby, a student faculty lounge, an exhibition center, and a possible lecture room. Funding includes the Ranny foundation gift of 24000, Carnegie foundation gifts totaling 112000, the 5000 anonymous gift, and a 12000 science grant.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
State Board of Education
Rufus Fitzgerald
Iowa Memorial Union
Ranny Foundation
Carnegie Foundation
School of Fine Arts
Jones County Docket Tops With 32 State, 67 Equity, 53 Law Cases
Special to The Gazette Anamosa district court opens Oct 3 with a record docket. State cases include seven liquor violations and nine for escape from the reformatory, plus a retrial of the Tilda Miner murder case. Seven new divorces are listed: Cruise, Moss, Stevens Jackson, Jayne, Kohl, Wilkins, Tischauser.
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Anamosa
Jones County
Mae Cruise
Charles Cruise
Fern Moss
Edgar Moss
Alma Stevens Jackson
Kenneth EB. Jackson
Ferne Jayne
Bruce Jayne
Lorine Kohl
Earl Kohl
Myrtle Wilkins
Gilbert Wilkins
Glady Tischauser
Vincent Tischauser
Trial Jurors Chosen In Delaware County
October term district court to convene Oct 10 with Judge A B Lovejoy of Waterloo. Grand jurors from March term to be summoned. Lists include Coggan Will Ammeter Colesburg G F Garkow Delhi Laura Fuller Harl Holtzman B H Morris Grace Wilson Dundee Albert Glass Harry Rule Dyersville Ed Bockenstedt Earlville Mrs Roland H Davey Jealous Gibbs Harvey C Holscher Val Nefzger Mrs John Rector Mrs R H Wendling and Earl Sampson Edgewood A J Pogue Greeley L A Clute Henry Holthaus Perry Lighty Frank Rice Hopkinton Mildred Griffith Harry Glanz Clarence Hageman Fred Zimmerman Herman Schneiter Manchester Charles A Armstrong John N Brayton Harte Allyn AC Buesing Katherine Barr Roy Butterfield Hobart Evans Adam Foell Harry Muckler A S Martin Anna Noonan Fred A Pettlon Herman A Raschke A B Schmitz Merton O Smith Clarence Schmock Mrs E W Williams Masonville Mrs William H Behan Oneida Merton O Joslyn Ellsworth Jenkins Ryan Will Gavin E J Hull Joseph Smith John Zumbach Jack Sheppard Strawberry Point Albert Jewell Worthington John Kons.
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Manchester
A. B. Lovejoy
Waterloo
Burton Clark
Coggan
Will Ammeter
Colesburg
G F. Garkow
Delhi
Henry Holthaus
Perry Lighty
Frank Rice
Hopkinton
Mildred Griffith
Harry Glanz
Clarence Hageman
Fred Zimmerman
Herman Schneiter
Charles A. Armstrong
John N. Brayton
Harte Allyn
AC Buesing
Katherine Barr
Roy
Butterfield
Hobart Evans
Adam Foell
Harry Muckler
A. S Martin
Anna Noonan
Fred A. Pettlon
Herman A. Raschke
A B Schmitz
Merton O Smith
Clarence Schmock
E W Willams
Masonville
William H Behan
Oneida
Merton O. Joslyn
Ellsworth Jenkins
Ryan
Will Gavin
E. J Hull
Joseph Smith
John Zumbach
Jack Sheppard
Strawberry Point
Albert Jewell
Worthington
John Kons
Washington approves Sunday movie showings vote
Theaters in Washington Iowa may show movies on Sundays after a narrow special election. Result 1,181 for, 940 against, with theater owners covering election costs.
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Washington, Ia
INS
Washington
Autumn Arrives Friday at 12 16 A M in Iowa City
The report notes autumn begins Friday at 12 16 A M with the sun rising east and setting west, creating straight shadows. Professor C. Co. Wylie of the University of Iowa forecasts nearly three months of autumn for Iowa before winter starts on December 9.
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The
Iowa City
Indian Ocean
Calcutta
Sumatra
C. Co. Wylie
University of Iowa
Iowa
Teachers Of Northeast Iowa To Meet Sept. 30
Waterloo hosts the Northeast division of the Iowa State Teachers association convention on Sept 30 and Oct 1 with speakers Miss Bess Goodykoontz and August O. Thomas. An educational exhibit from the Dairy Cattle Congress opens free to teachers on Oct 1 morning.
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Waterloo
Iowa State Teachers Association
Bess Goodykoontz
United States Commissioner of Education
August O. Thomas
World Federation of Educational Associations
Dairy Cattle Congress
Remodel Old School For Use In Iowa U Co op Housing Plan
Iowa City University of Iowa expands its co operative dormitory plan by remodeling a west campus former school to house 250 needy students at $4 a month. The plan provides 100 women at Westlawn, 100 men at the field house, and 50 men in the remodeled building starting this fall.
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Iowa
U. Co-op
Iowa City
Field House
University of Iowa
Westlawn
University
Fayette Church Group Holds Annual Meeting
Fayette county Sunday school convention met in Fayette with sections led by O G Herbrecht Des Moines W C Van Ness Fayette Walter Hutton Des Moines Mrs R V Brandt Clermont Mrs E I Selden West Union Devotionals led by Revs J D Clinton Fayette O J Felter Hawkeye An address The Challenge of the Present Crisis by President A E Bennett Upper Iowa University Officers elected President W C Van Ness Fayette vice presidents Lydia Schmidt Hawkeye Frank Carlson Oelwein C C Sands West Union H Hazard Arlington Section leaders named for coming year includes Mrs E I Selden West Union children’s division Mrs C E Hillis Oelwein young people division Mrs Alta Hackett West Union adult division Rev Wade Oelwein administration Rev W C Welch Fayette education.
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Gazette
Fayette
Fayette County
O. G. Herbrecht
Des Moines
W. C. van Ness
Walter Hutton
R. V. Brandt
Clermont
E. I. Selden
West Union
J. D. Clinton
O. J. Felter
Hawkeye
A. E. Bennett
Upper Iowa University
Lydia
Schmidt
Frank Carlson
Oelwein
C. C. Sands
H. Hazard
Arlington
C. E. Hillis
Young People's
Alta Hackett
Wade
W. C. Welch
Whaylen Evidence Nearing Completion in Grungry Center Trial
Prosecution closes final evidence in the Cressy Whaylen murder trial. Dr. Carl Bickley testified he supplied Mrs. Whaylen a box of pills intended to help her husband sleep. He later retrieved the pills after the shooting, and Cressy allegedly said he acted for his foster father.
Des Moines Seeks Site for Hoover Address
Republicans in Des Moines search among the coliseum, the state fairground amphitheater, and Drake University stadium for a seatable location for President Hoover’s October 4 address. National Committeeman Harrison E. Spangler of Cedar Rapids will confer with the President on local arrangements.
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Des Moines
Hoover
Drake University
Iowa
Rapidan
Harrison E. Spangler
Cedar Rapids
Keokuk County Lamb Club Holds Meeting in Sigourney
The Keokuk County Lamb club met in Memorial club rooms with D. W. Bruns of Sigourney directing. President Ernest Bruns led the session as plans were made for an enrollment contest closing January 15. Officers elected were President Ernest Bruns What Cheer vice president Elwyn Mateer What Cheer secretary and treasurer Nora Hazen What Cheer.
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Sigourney
Keokuk County
Lamb Club
Memorial Club
D. W. Bruns
Ernest Bruns
Elwyn Mateer
What Cheer
Nora Hazen
Clayton County School Contest Plans Set for Year
Clayton County Activities association met in Farmersburg to set plans. One act play and county track are dropped. Boys basketball tournament slated for Elkader February 17 and 18. Elkader awarded county music festival. McGregor to host county commercial contest. Seven schools listed for declamatory contests. Sub county events set for Luana and Volga February 2. Final county contest to be scheduled later. Executive lineup includes Noble, Graeber, Tanruther, Hungerford, and Welsch as officers.
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Eleader
Clayton County Activities Association
Farmersburg
Elkader
McGregor
Edgewood
Elkport
Guttenberg
Luana
Strawberry Point
Volga
Supt
R. D. Noble
B. H. Graeber
E. M. Tanruther
Supt. L. N. Hungerford
Volga City
J. Dale Welsch
Methodist Districts Reduced in Iowa Conference Vote
Members of the Iowa Des Moines Methodist Episcopal conference voted to cut eight districts to six in a Wednesday session. Bishop F. D. Leete and his cabinet will finalize the new districts with Indianola and Oskaloosa slated for dissolution.
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Des Moines
Iowa-Des Moines Methodist Episcopal Conference
F. D. Leete
Indianola
Oskaloosa
Vinton Man Heads Firemen of Iowa
Denison was selected as the 1933 convention city by the Iowan Firemen's association. J. J. Lynch of Vinton was named president with C. A. Stephenson of Red Oak as first vice president, William West of Boone as second vice president, Dolph Becker of Oelwein as third vice president, Paul Spener of Independence as secretary, and W. L. Allen of Ames as treasurer.
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Chariton (Ap
Iown Firemen's Association
Denison
J. J. Lynch
Vinton
C. A. Stephenson
Red Oak
William West
Boone
Dolph Becker
Oelwein
Paul Spener
Independence
W. L. Allen
Ames
West Liberty Man Dies After Live Wire Contact
Clyde Kirby age 28 of West Liberty died in an Iowa Falls hospital after a Tuesday morning accident when he was burned by a high voltage wire. He spent his life in West Liberty, was a West Liberty High School graduate, and is survived by wife Ardis Tharp and two young daughters.
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The
Gazette
Ei Liberty
Clyde Kirby
Iowa Falls
West Liberty
Ardis Tharp
R. W. Tharp
Johnson County Supervisors Face Reduction Proposal
The Iowa City report notes petitions with about 3000 signatures seek submitting to a general vote in November to cut Johnson County supervisors from five to three. Farmers and merchants have pushed economy through this change since early summer. the county board is expected to consider action soon. In Baldwin, Lubben Kegley post auxiliary elected officers including Agnes Kleis as president and Olga Gee as first vice president.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Baldwin
Lubben-Kegley
Agnes Kleis
Olga Gee
Clara Werden
Laura Luett
Mary Griffin
Mary Ketchum
Berniece Luett
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