Kraschel to Rule on Fate of Three Condemned Youths
Des Moines AP reports governor Nelson Kraschel faces a grim decision on the fate of three youths condemned for murder. Allen South Dakotan is to be hanged for the June 1936 rape and murder in Council Bluffs. John Mercer, a former fugitive, faces clemency pleas after a long flight ending in San Francisco. Marlo Heinz of Dubuque awaits the Iowa Supreme Court’s ruling on his case.
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Des Moines
Nelson G. Kraschel
Wisconsin
T' Fort Madison
Goveror
Goveror’s Own Blond Son Who Last Eek
State Unirsity
Allen
Kraschel
John M. ‘Mercer
Philadelphia
Cedar County
Robert G. Sproat
Mercer
San Francisco
Tipton
Marlo Heinz
Dubuque
David Fox
Iowa Supreme Court
Wheaton
Tony Thompson
Thompson
Martin Wolz
Louisa County
Sproat
John Mercer
Roy
Wain S. Kile
Heinz and Wheaton
Girl Who Lost An Arm Sues Ossian Man For $10,000
Decorah report states Elmer Gipp of Ossian faces charges for failure to stop after an accident. Alice Louise Swenson sues for $10,000 damages for the loss of an arm after Gipp's car sideswiped a car driven by Theodore Swenson on August 1, causing injuries leading to amputation. Ruth Swenson joins as filing plaintiff.
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Ossian
Gazette
Decorah
Elmer Gipp
Alice Louise Swenson
Ruth Swenson
Gipp
Theodore Swenson
Alice Louise
Judge to Rule This Week on Polk County Relief Dispute
Judge O S Franklin will rule this week on Polk county petition seeking a writ of mandamus to compel the state to release the county relief funds. Gov Kraschel withheld money Sept 15 after a clash over a relief director between the board of supervisors and the emergency relief committee. Defendants include Gov Kraschel State Comptroller C B Murtagh and the state relief committee.
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Des Moines
O. S Franklin
Polk County
Nelson G. Kraschel
Board of Supervisors
Emergency Relief Committee
Kraschel
C. Greaves
Greaves
Bertha Lane
Franklin
C. B. Murtagh
State Relief Committee
Iowa City Youth Fatally Wounded in Hunting Accident
Jay Barclay, 12, of Iowa City, died after a hunting accident two miles northeast of the city. He was with brothers John Tomlin, 14, and Lloyd Tomlin, 20, when a rabbit spooked and both fired. Barclay was running with a loaded gun, and it was unclear if he was struck by his own or Tomlin’s bullet.
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Iowa City
Jay Barclay
Here
Hope Barclay
John Tomlin
Lloyd Tomlin
Tomlin
Barclay
Standard Oil Pays Back Gas Taxes to Iowa in four-year suit
The Iowa treasury received 106619 dollars in back gasoline taxes from Standard Oil of Indiana. The payment ends a four year court fight over alleged illegal refunds from 1927 to 1933. The Iowa supreme court upheld the state's claim. Phillips Petroleum, in a companion suit, appeals to the U S supreme court seeking reversal of 16288 dollars awarded to the state.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Supreme Court
Phillips Petroleum Company
United States Supreme Court
Four Iowa City Youths Indicted In Rock Island Burglary Case
Four Iowa City youths aged 19 to 21 were indicted by a Rock Island County grand jury for burglary and larceny. They allegedly stole a peanut machine liquor cigarets and cash totaling 121 dollars from an East Moline tavern. The suspects are Francis Pooler Gail Pooler Dennis O'Brien and Walter O'Conner. They were arrested by Iowa authorities in Iowa City about two months ago.
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Rock Island
Iowa City
East Moline
Francis Pooler
Gail Pooler
Dennis O’brien
Walter O'Conner
Iowa City Election Dispute Reaches Iowa Supreme Court
Prof. Jacob Van der Zee and three ex-councilmen appeal Rankin ruling in the 194? Iowa City election case. Charges against four incumbents were dismissed for lack of sufficient evidence of conspiring with the Light and Power company to bribe voters. The appeal is an abstract of district court proceedings.
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Des Moines
Jacob van der Zee
Iowa City
Iowa Supreme Court
M. Rankin
Rankin
Iowa City Light and Power Company
van der Zee
T. A. Foote
George E. Johnston
W. F. Boiler
Municipal Ownership League Council
Everett Means
John Grady
R. J. Phelps
John Ostdiek
Ofice
High Court
Dubuque Orders Removal of X Marks the Spot Signs
City council actions ordered the removal of two signs stating Think and Drive Safely installed at fatal accident sites. City Solicitor Czizek ruled the signs violate state motor vehicle law and authorized their removal after objections alleging advertising goals and safety risks. The city manager was instructed to inform the State Automobile Insurance Association of Des Moines.
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L. E. Taylor
Dubuque
Rhomberg
Insurance Association
Freshmen Week At Iowa Preps For School Year
Iowa City notes describe Freshman Week at the University of Iowa with exams tours dances and religious services to ease homesickness. New students face a lengthy registration process with advisers guiding standard schedules and complex checklists.
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The
Gazette
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Town City
University Town
Colleges of Engineering and Pharmacy
University
the Union
Old Capitol
AP Corrects Polk County Grand Jury Indictment Error
An Associated Press correction clarifies that Fred Renda was not indicted by the Polk county grand jury. The AP acknowledges the error and states the correction was unintentional.
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Des Moines
Associated Press
Polk County
Grand Jury
Fred Renda
Renda
Freshmen at Iowa University Begin Registration Week
Explanation by Robert Livesay guides new students as they line up for instruction booklets before Macbride hall. Freshmen take liberal arts exams in the fieldhouse while advisers assist. A play night at the women's athletic facilities keeps newcomers busy during their first week. Names include Robert Livesay and students from Toledo Vinton McGregor Greene Cresco Dubuque.
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Iowa Memorial Union
The
Union
Fine Arts
Daily Iowan
Washington
Engineering
Pharmacy
Nursing
Liberal Arts
Robert Livesay
Lowe U
Toledo
Vinton
Francis Cerns
Macbride Hall
College of Liberal Arts
University of Iowa
Robert Noble
McGregor
Fern Newcomer
Greene
Robert Thayer
Cresco
Dorothy Lowe
Dubuque
Kenneth Lowe
Three Trainmen Hurt In Collision West Of Earlville
Three members of an eastbound Illinois Central freight crew were injured at 2 55 p m when their train hit another eastbound freight stopped one mile west of Earlville due to a broken air line. Injured: Engineer A Olson Fireman Mc Neil Conductor Leain all Waterloo. Caboose and six cars derailed, track damaged, traffic detoured over the Great Western.
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the Gazette
Earlville
Illinois Central
A. Olson
McNeil
Leain
Waterloo
Great Western
Child Paralyzed Patient Rushed To Iron Lung
Des Moines AP report says George Nibel a 25 year old infantil e paralysis patient was kept breathing during a 70 mile ambulance dash from Dayton Iowa to Des Moines. Dr G S Brown and the father J Nibel operated the artificial respirator during the trip which took an hour and a half. His condition was listed very poor but showed slight improvement after placement in the respirator.
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Des Moines
George Nibel
Dayton
Nibel
G. S.brown
J. Nibel
Talbert Sues Hospital and Doctor for Damages
Mrs. Howard F. Talbert sues Evangelical Deaconess Society and Dr. J. J. Stegman for 10000 damages alleging burns on her head and leg after heat treatments following July hospital surgery, infection, and negligence for not reporting her condition and improper treatment.
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Marshalltown
Howard F. Talbert
Evangelical Deaconess Society
J. J. Stegman
Stegman
Iowa Girl Awarded Treasure By Court
Ida Mae Zornes, 16, who found $1,313 under her home floor four years ago, had possession upheld by the Iowa supreme court. She was sent to the state training school at Mitchellville on a juvenile court commitment after being arrested on a warrant for incorrigibility following a recent runaway.
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Marshalltown
Ida Mae Zornes
Iowa Supreme Court
Mitchellville
Ida Mae Zornes Marries Arthur Wayne Wilhite
Ida Mae Zornes known as a runaway treasure trove girl wed Arthur Wayne Wilhite 21 of Long Beach California on September 13 in Kansas City Missouri. AP dispatch from Kansas City reports the ceremony and couple's origins as the news follows the sensational background of the bride.
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Marshalltown
Ida Mae Zornes
Arthur Wayne Wilhite
Long Beach
Calif
Kansas City
Associated Press
Age Discrepancy Revealed in Local Record
A confusion over a young woman’s age and residence surfaced, with an official record listing a 19 year old from Long Beach, while she is actually 16 and residing in Marshalltown.
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Long Beach
Marshalltown
Girl in Iron Lung Winning Her Long Battle for Life
Mary Jo Brown, 17, of Corning, Iowa, has progressed in her fight against infantile paralysis and will be taken out of the respirator for several minutes daily. James H. Coleman, 34, of Ottumwa, remains critically ill in another iron lung.
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Iowa City
University Hospital
Mary Jo Brown
Corning
James H. Coleman
Ottumwa
Postal inspector questions suspect in $30,000 swindle case
Sioux City AP reports postal inspector John Sparks questioned William Scarritt Furst 54 of St Louis, held with another man in county jail over an attempted $30,000 swindle of a Minnesota farmer.
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Sioux City
John Sparks
William Scarritt Furst
St. Louis
Minnesota
Congressmen to Hear Farmers Views in Sioux City Oct 18
A Senate agricultural subcommittee hearing in Sioux City Oct 18 19 and 20 will hear corn belt farmer views on national farm legislation. Senator George McGill chairs. testimony from farmers and Iowa and nearby states will influence a new general farm bill.
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Washington
Sene Ate
Sioux City
George McGill
de Kan
Jetters
Iowa
McGill
Agriculture Department
Congress
Senate
House
Valence
Edward. C. Eicher
American Farm
Buereau Federation
Farmers’ Union
National Grange
AAA
Wallace
Barber and Beauty Shops Drive State Sales Tax Upward
State fiscal year closing June 30 1937 shows barber and beauty shops reporting a 41 percent sales tax increase with materials and equipment purchases totaling 746000. Food costs rose nearly ten percent to 168622000, while apparel sales tax collections reached 832354 and state retail volume about 41617000.
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Des Moines
Iowa
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Standard Oil
Iowa Union
University Hall
Larry Dennis
Cedar Rapids
Sues Hospital
Doctor
Ida Mae
Girl
Towans
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