Williamsburg Civil War Vet 94 Years Old Remembered in Obituary
The Williamsburg veteran lived to 94 and saw 14 Civil War battles including engagement at Marengo and cooperation with Company B Iowa Infan tries. He settled in Williamsburg in 1859 and served in various campaigns before discharge. He farmed 80 acres at $3 an acre, married in Tama County in 1867, and is survived by children Charites Nash of Cheeleys Cole Earnest of Long Beach Calf Fred Nash Elizabeth Bellstein and Emilia Edwards.
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Williams
Apour
Iowa
Marengo
Kozard
Amagna
Tama County
Wilett
Res Charites
Nash
Cheeleys
Cole Earnest
Long Beach
Fred Nash
Elizabeth Bellstein
Emilia Edwards
Wilkhamsburg
Maquoreta
Emma Teeple
Nashville
Lymann Teeple
Teeple
Lyman
Fivo
Roy
Clinton
Will Doran
Maquoketa
Ida Noble
South Grove
Buckley of Sigourney Gets New Federal Post
Buckley of Sigourney named Friday as assistant administrator of the federal housing administration. He is from Sigourney and will oversee administrative functions under Administrator James A Moffett.
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Buckley
Sigourney
Federal Post
Wasitington
George A Buckles
NRA
Publishing and
Graphic Arts Industries
Federal Housing Administration
Buckles
James A Moffett
Norway Man Leads Benton Legionaires Meeting
Magnus Gunderson of Norway was elected commander of Benton county American Legion at George G. Luckey post hall. Art Johnson Atkins became vice commander and Robert Burrows Belle Plaine adjutant. All twelve posts attended. about 200 members present. Harry Reed Waterloo spoke on the U S Constitution. Jo Ho Milroy Vinton spoke. a district commander was elected. Supper was served by the Vinton post.
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Guzette Vinton
Magnus Gunderson
Norway
Benton County American Legion
George G. Luckey
Robert Hegewald
Newhall
Art Johnson
Atkins
Robert Burrows
Belle Plaine
Harry Reed
Waterloo
Jo HO Milroy
Vinton
Wss
Luncheon Draws About 1000 Attendees For Gilmore Event
About 1000 persons from numerous colleges and universities are expected to attend a June luncheon honoring Gilmore. The program will feature remarks by President Eugene A. Galmore and others, with participation from regional officials and local leaders.
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Ceaver
Towa
Biugene
Galmore
Cyn
Emery
Ted
Bates
Defense Witnesses Appear In Enfield-Builer Trial
Defense witnesses testified in the Enfield-Builer case amid disorderly courtroom scenes. The report notes the wreckage was visible before 72s removal from the accident scene and cites statements from multiple participants and observers.
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Enfield-Builer
W C T U Leader Warns of Liquor Evils and Repeal
DES MOINES AP The sixty first Iowa W C T U convention heard Mrs Mann warn that arrests drunkenness crashes and deaths have risen since repeal began She urged action against liquor traffic while noting no clear stance on state control, focusing on temperance education and committee appointments.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Grinnell Co Eds May Now Smoke In Public
Grinnell college co-eds win public smoking permission after a rescue board ruling by the women’s student government. Previously smoking was limited to a basement room in a campus cottage. The new rule allows smoking in restaurants soda shops and other college habitats but not in any college building or on campus.
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Grinnell
Grinnell College
Rescue Board
Ay College
Woman Seriously Hurt In Crossing Crash At Wilton
A woman was critically injured in a crossing crash near Wilton Junction Thursday afternoon after a collision with a stalled truck on Highway No 6. She sustained head injuries and possible ski arm damage as bystanders aided until EMS transported her to a hospital.
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Wilton
Gesette Wilton
Amisss Eizzaeth Hoos
Musestinme
Tennor
Ira
Herm He. Coueze
Highway No 6
Methodist Group Praises New Deal Policy Rally
ALGONA IOWA reports a Methodist group praising Roosevelt era reforms while urging Christians to oppose war cal policies and avoid sanctifying any war. The Rev W L Bresx of Sacie Grove chaired the conference committee and urged moral purity amid theater and dancing trends.
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Algona Cins
Roosevelt Feministvsiion
Namhwest Iews Conference
Nethodig
WL L Bresx
Sacie Grove
Muscatine Driver Isaac Abbott Dies in Crash
Isaac Abbott Sr 76 of Conesville died after a cerebral hemorrhage caused him to crash into a ditch while driving into Muscatine for medical care Thursday.
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Muscatine
Isaac Abbott
Conesville
Parole possible for Herman Boek after 38 years
Herman Boek 74, jailed since 1896 for murder, may be paroled next month as Iowa board of parole advances hearing. He has a perfect prison record and his case has been considered for commutation due to circumstances. He murdered Augusta Bartz at Hampton and was once a state hospital trusty at Woodward.
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Des Moines
Herman Boek
Iowa Board of Parole
Boek
Augusta Bartz
Hampton
Tsat
State Hospital
Woodward
Parole Board
Herring
Bock
Democratic Central Committee To Choose School Head Nominee
DES MOINES AP E J Feuling state chairman said the central committee meeting to pick a superintendent candidate may be delayed until next week. A successor to Patrick Kehoe who resigned need not be named immediately. George S. Wooten of Boone, a primary candidate, said he would accept if offered. he has led Boone schools for sixteen years.
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Des Moines
E J Feuling
State Central Committee
Patrick Kehoe
Farley
Feuling
Secretary of States Office
George S. Wooten
Boone
Wooten
Parole Hearings Set for Anamosa State Reformatory
The Iowa board of parole announced hearings for prisoner parole applications will start Tuesday at Anamosa and move to Fort Madison for sessions at the state penitentiary. The board will travel from Anamosa to Fort Madison to hear the cases. Genève Carter of Oakville and William Smith of Wapello wed Wednesday evening at the bride’s parents’ home. The Rev. G G Hunt performed the ceremony. The couple planned to travel to Chicago for A Century of Progress.
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Des Moines
State Reformatory
Anamosa
State Board of Parole
Fort Madison
Wapello
Geneva Carter
Jesse Carter
Oakville
William Smith
Earl Smith
G G Hunt
Chicago
Century of Progress
Oakville High School
Evangelist Plots Trial Draws Huge Crowds in Montezuma
In Montezuma the trial of Morris Charles Plots, a Pentecostal evangelist accused of creating a public nuisance with late night revivals, drew a packed courtroom. Jury members were seated, bail set at 1000 dollars, and many supporters prayed for his release while he remained in jail.
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Montezuma
Morris Charles Pious
J G Patterson
Gangels
Plotts
Fred Lidtka
Helen H Byers
Esther Ziegenmeyer
Elizabeth Lord
Edna Miller
Lois Lidtka
Vern Butler
Fieve Griffith
Charles Stevenson
Frank Benish
Floyd Stewart
Chester Burch
Plous
Jalests
Commission Bans Distribution of Liquor Pamphlets
DES MOINES AP The state liquor control commission plans to halt distribution of liquor advertising pamphlets that list cocktail recipes and brand names. About 200 booklets were circulated before an order to stop distribution was issued by William Millham. The law bans liquor advertising but exempts the Iowa liquor control commission.
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Des Moines
State Liquor Control Commission
Commission
William Millham
Harold Cooper
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
State Women's Clubs Advise Adopting Model Narcotics Law
In Des Moines an Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs meeting minutes include a resolution urging adoption of a federal model narcotics law. Other actions approved call for a state highway patrol, a state planning board, higher governmental appropriations to secure federal aid, and collaboration with WCTU and the PTA on temperance education.
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DES Moines
Federal Narcotics Bureau
Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
Iowa
WCTU
Parent-Teacher Association
Northeast Iowa Scouts Attend Cornell Tutor Football Game
About one thousand Boy Scouts from five districts will attend the fifth annual Boy Scout day at Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls. The Tutor team faces Cornell from Mount Vernon in the 1934 season opener. A model airplane contest debuts, with a five-event track meet at 10 a.m. Scouts invited include Wapsipinicon North Iowa Central Iowa Dubuque and Cedar Rapids executives.
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Cedar Falls
Iowa State Teachers College
Cornell
Mount Vernon
Wapsipinicon
North Iowa
Iowa
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Whittier Association Holds Variet y Show with Exhibits and Wedding Parade
Whittier Community Association staged an afternoon and evening variety show featuring an antique relics exhibit and a 23-dress wedding gown parade led by Lilian McGrew and Zelda Pearson. Prizes were awarded in a wide range of craft divisions.
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Waubeek
Rhodes
Anderson
Tacy Willetts
Dora Joyce
William Martin
Wilma _ Stanley
Wilma Stanley
Thomas
Fred Bailey
Dr. Ross
Sara Hall
Susan Weisley
Martin
Bailey
Findall
Clara Binns
Will Bedell
Bert Stewart
Wall
Asters
Lillian Morris
Daniel Hampton
Arnold Hoge
Fred Horak
Whittier
Horak
Forrest Brown
West Branch
Home Demonstration Committee
Harl Leaf
Repeal Associates Endorse Liquor Law Hope in Iowa
Des Moines reports the Repeal Associates, a state wide group backing state control of liquor, endorse the Iowa liquor control commission. The executive committee plans aggressive action to oppose any weakening of the law with leaders including William C Harbach and Louis Gardner.
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DES Moines
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Repeal Associates
Iowa
Poeraion
Wiliam C. Harbach
Vicechairman
Clifford L. Niles
Anamosa
F. C. Hubbell
Louis Gardner
Cedar Rapids
Raids Target Iowa Contraceptive Trade Across Fort Dodge
Des Moines AP reports the state board of pharmacy examiners announced raids on eight Fort Dodge sites linked to a statewide contraceptive racket. Over 1,500 devices were seized as inspectors allege widespread sales in colleges and towns, with warnings issued to Fort Dodge Ames and Iowa City vendors.
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DES Moines
State Board of Pharmacy Examiners
Fort Dodge
J. W. Hurley
State Pharmacy Board
Iowa
Hurley
Iowa City
Ames
And
Strip Bandits To Be Sentenced On Oct.
In Mason City Iowa two youths Robert W. Cline twenty one and Harry Ell eighteen pled guilty to robbery before Judge T A Beard. They admitted two holdups in which they abducted victims, led them into the open country and deprived them of shoes and trousers. Sentencing set for October 4.
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Mason City
Robert W. Cline
Harry Ell
T. A. Beardmore
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