Political feud ends in double shooting in New Mexico
In East Las Vegas New Mexico Sarl C Magee editor of the Albuquerque Morning Journal faced first degree murder charges after a lobby confrontation with former Judge David J Leahy. John B Lassetter died from a throat wound and Leahy was wounded as Magee fired two shots.
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Associated Arenas
Las Vegas
N. M
Sarl C. Magee
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Magee
Lorenzo Delgado
Meadows Hotel
W. S. Patterson
Patterson
Leahy
Mage
Lassetter
Auto Crash Kills Nurse and Injures Two Sisters Near Nevada Iowa
Nettie Tow aged 36 a nurse at St Luke s hospital Cedar Rapids was killed when the car she rode in collided with another on the Lincoln highway west of Nevada Iowa Two sisters Julia and Lillian Tow were wounded with Julia cut about the face and hands and Lillian injured in the eye both were taken to the Iowa Sanitarium The third sister Samh Tow was unhurt Names connected to the crash include Paul Shelton of Ottumwa Kenneth Skein Lin Boocie Clara Culver Lois Riggs and Delores Covington All three Tow sisters were Cedar Rapids schoolteachers The Shelton driven car owned by Skein was proceeding opposite and had passed another car before the smash up with both cars overturning and Sheltons party unhurt
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Associated Press
Nevada
Nettie Tow
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Lincoln Highway
Miss Tow
Julia
Lillian
Iowa
Samh
Sheriff's Office
Paul Shelton
Ottumwa
Olivia
Linn County
Grand Island, Neb
Ne‘tie
Shelton
Kenneth Skien
Skein
Lin Boocie
Learned
Clara Culver
Lois Riggs
Delores Covington
Thirteen Injured In Railroad Wreck
Thirteen people sustained light injuries when Pennsylvania train 109 derailed near St Paris Ohio after striking a broken rail. Four sleepers a day coach two baggage cars and the engine left the track in the accident. The injured include Ina Phillips and Ernest Phillips of Edgewood Iowa.
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Associated Press
St. Paris
Pennsylvania
Columbus
Chicago
Here
Ina Phillips
Ernest Phillips
Edgewood
Rochester
N. Y
Erie
Conesus Lake Junction
Weather forecast for upper Mississippi and Missouri valleys
Weekly outlook for the week starting Monday shows showers and cooler conditions at the start and end. Warmer temperatures are expected around Wednesday across the region centered on the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys.
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Washington
Mississippi
Missouri
Magee Shooting Story Ties to Legal Fight in New Mexico
Carl C Magee of East Las Vegas NM released to the AP a account of confronting Leahy in a hotel lobby after Leahy threatened him and attacked from behind. Magee says he shot from the floor twice more as Leahy pressed the attack, injuring his jaw and breaking ribs while Lassetter restrained Leahy. Preliminary hearing slated for Aug 26 with bonds set and editors securing high appearance bonds.
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Cedar Rapids
Carl C. Magee
Las Vegas
N. M
Cedar Falle
S C. Magee
M. E. Church
Magee
Trict
F. L. Snyder
Cedar Falls
John Magee
Wichita
Kansas
New Mexico
Carl IQ
Fayette
Cedar Falls High School
Iowa _ State teachers’ college
Tulsa
Okla
Grace Griffin
East
Las Vegas N. M
Associated Press
Leahy
Optic
Lassetter
Albuquerque
Double Slayings In Sioux City Hardware Store
Two men were shot and killed during a robbery at C. A. Larson hardware on Fourth Street in Sioux City. Victims are William Laugerson and Harry Jones. about $200 was missing from the till. Police investigate motive and whether an unidentified man was involved.
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Sioux City
C. A. Larson
Fourth Street
Charles Wilcox
Public Safety
Paul Beardsley
William Laugerson
South Cedar Street
Harry Jones
Landsdowne Avenue
Laugerson
Jones
Langerson
St. Joseph's Hospital
Larson
Believe Dutch Anderson On Board Sailing Yacht
Gulfport Mississippi authorities believe the small schooner Ida Q sighted 500 miles out in the Gulf of Mexico carries George Dutch Anderson, the mail robber and suspected killer of Ben Hance and his wife. The vessel linked to Anderson escaped Gulfport and was reported by the Detroit Wayne as a 55 foot sailing craft with possible crew provisions lacking.
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Associated Press
Pensacola
Pla
Gulf of Mexico
Gulfport
Miss
George “Dutch” Anderson
Ben Hance
Gerald Chapman
United States
Detroit
Wayne
Gulf
Detroit-Wayne
College Quartet To Give Church Concert Here
The Augustana College male quartet from Rock Island Illinois with soloists Iverne Dowie and Elwood Kraft will perform at Salem Lutheran Church next Thursday night The quartet members include Martin Johnesen Hines Minn Howard Pearce Arnold Serenius and Carl Nelson Their summer tour spans Iowa Illinois Michigan Minnesota Wisconsin and Nebraska with a close in Ottumwa on August 30 The group represents Augustana College and is known across the middle west for quartet music after performing in more than 60 cities last summer
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Augustana College
Rock Island
Iverne Dowie
Elwood Kraft
Salem Lutheran Church
Martin Johnesen
Hines Minn
Howard Pearce
Rockford Ill
Arnold Serenius
Osceola
Neb
Carl Nelson
Rock Island, III
Iowa
Illinois
Michigan
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Ottumwa
Middle West
Brookhart Speaks At Farmer Picnic
Senator Smith W Brookhart and Milo Reno president of the Iowa Farmers union were principal speakers at a Cedar and Johnson county farmers union picnic in West Brond Ia. More than 5 000 people were expected to attend.
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Associated Press
West Brond
Smith W. Brookhart
Milo Reno
Iowa Farmers’ Union
Cedar
Johnson County
Farmers’ Union
Mrs Patterson College Delegate Heads Home From Paris
Mrs Della Dyar reports that Rev W H Patterson and Mrs Patterson are en route from Paris to Beaver Falls Pa Their trip included attendance as delegates to the World Missionary conference in Cardiff Wales They visited England Ireland Scotland and Wales and Mrs Patterson has many friends here.
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Della Dyar
North Vine Street
W. H. Pattersen
Pattersen
Beaver Falls
Paris
Cardiff
Pirates Hand Giants 8 to 1 in Opener of Series
Pittsburgh defeated New York 8 to 1 in the first game of a five game set. Cuyler hit a first inning homer and Frisch followed with a third inning shot for the Giants lone run. Meadows held the Giants to six hits while Barnes allowed 13 hits as Pittsburgh surged with four hits in the fourth and a ninth inning burst to chase Barnes from the box.
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Alstoeland Press
New York
Pittsburgh
New York Today
Corsairs
Barnes
Cuyler
Frisch
Giants
Meadows
Virgil Barnes
Lee Meadows
Carey
Moore
Pirate
Cennterfield
Bigber
Rawlings
Pirates
Frankie Frisch
Kelly
Snyder
Huntzinger
Gooch
Hunzinger
Carlisle Citizens Threaten Rough Justice After Unidentified Stabbed Woman Found
Des Moines dispatch reports Carlisle residents threatening violence toward those responsible for the unknown woman's murder. Groups of men voiced vengeance threats while others searched the crime scene area and nearby ground for evidence. A bloodstained hammer two miles from the site was found.
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Des Moines
Carlisle
Soul Saving 15 Work For All at Stanton District Meet
The Luther Leagues annual convention opens in Salem Lutheran Church Salem Iowa with fifty delegates from southwestern towns. Rev Alexis Andreen urges ongoing soul winning through Christ, stressing active effort to bring others to Jesus as the church core mission. The program includes a cantata and a Sunday schedule with communion and talks by Rev J T Kraft Stanton and Rev F O Hanson Des Moines Hospital official.
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McKinley Park
Luther Leagues of
Stanton District
Salem Lutheran Church
Iowa
Alexis Andreen
Red Oak
Christ
Jesus
Andreen
Salem Lutheran Church Choir
MacDonald Smith Opens Clear Lead in Western Open
Youngstown Ohio August 22 MacDonald Smith of New York vaulted into a strong position in the Western Open after the third round posting a 71 to reach 212 overall leading by three strokes. Close contenders include W L Klein John Farrell both of New York and Al Watrous of Grand Rapids with Leo Diegel at 216 Eddie Held at 217 and Gene Sarazen at 219 after 54 holes.
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Youngstown
MacDonald Smith
New York
W. L. Klein
John Farrell
al Watrouse
Grand Rapids
Leo Diegel
Eddie Held
St. Louis
Gene Sarazen
Partz
Bandit Killed Two Cops Wounded in Bank Hold-Up
A bank robbery at the Helman branch on Ninth and Santa Fe streets left one bandit dead and multiple wounded. One officer is dying, another officer and a bystander were seriously injured, along with a second bandit amid a pistol battle.
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Associated
Prena
Los Angeles
Helman
Ninth and
Santa Fe
Ten Years Ago in Creston Marriages and Local Events
The item lists marriages of Archie Curry to Elsie Kneiding, Edith Oehler to Richard Milne, and Floyd Benson to Claire Saxton. It notes a birthday surprise for L. E. Baldwin, a farm sale in Orient township at 132 per acre, a 250 member Christian church picnic in McKinley park, Presbyterian plans for an all day park picnic, the August district court term opening, grand jury members, anniversary dinners by Dr and Mrs A Beatty, over 40 guests at Mr and Mrs Goben silver anniversary, Creston Commercial club planning a goodwill automobile run with at least 60 cars to Cromwell Prescott Lenox and Kent.
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Archie Curry
T. W. Curry
Creston
Elsie Kneiding
Jacob Kneiding
South Mulberry Street
J. E. Birkner
Edith Oehler
C. H. Oehler
Richard R. Milne
South Elm Street
Floyd Benson
Claire Saxton
Bedford
Christian Church Sunday School
McKinley Park
Presbyterian
A. Beatty
Summit House
Fielder Goben
Chestnut ‘Street
Mrs. Goben
Creston Commercial Club
Cromwell
Prescott Lenox
Kent
Creston Nine Shuts Out Afton At Celebration
Creston's semi pro baseball team defeated Afton 5 to 0 on Friday afternoon in the closing day of the Afton American Legion celebration. Roger Hares pitched four scattered hits for Creston, fanning seven and allowing four singles. Zahler pitched for Afton, letting in seven runs on seven hits with three sacrifices. The Creston squad heads to the Bridgewater tournament facing Bridgewater, Atlantic, and Griswold.
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Thiely
Creston
Afton
Afton American Legion
Roger Hares
Zahler Wen
Carbon
Coleman
Aftton
J. Zahiler
H. Zahller
DPD
Zahller
Bridgewater
T Bridgewater Atlantic
Griswold
Three Seek U S Citizenship Before District Court
Two men C B Campbell of 216 Peterson Ave and Peter Orth of 700 South Elm St will face Judge A R Maxwell at 1 30 PM Monday to answer about their naturalization petitions. A third applicant Carl Christian Hansen of Arispe may appear if contact is possible.
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United States
C. B. Campbell
Peterson Avenue
Peter Orth
South
Elm Street
A. R. Maxwell
Carl Christian Haneen
Arispe
Hansen
Missouri
Campbell
Scotland
Great Britain
Orth
Germany
Ludwigswinkel
America
Copenhagen
Woman's Relief Corps of
Creson
Car stolen in Omaha found here with altered license plates
An Omaha man Ernest E. Harpster reported his car stolen from a street in Omaha Wednesday night. Police located the vehicle Friday afternoon here, stripped of tires and bearing Iowa plates 9-2107, with Nebraska 1-7465 found in the rear seat. Harpster planned to drive it back to Omaha later Friday.
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Ernest E. Harpster
Omaha
New York Avenue
Iowa
Glenwood
Nebraska
Harpster
Police Continue Search For Patrolman's Slayer
Des Moines police kept up the hunt for the killer of Patrolman Ollie D. Thom as detectives questioned 65 people and pursued bootlegger or robber theories. One hundred uniformed officers formed the escort at the slain officer’s funeral.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Ollie D .Thomas
Thomas
Creditors File Damage Suit Against Film Corporation
New York August 22 suit to recover 14 million dollars alleged damages was filed in the state supreme court today by Arthur Y Dalziel trustee in bankruptcy for the Selznick Distributing corporation on behalf of creditors of that and other motion picture enterprises of Louis J Selznick.
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Associated Press
New York
State Supreme Court
Arthur Y. Dalziel
Selznick Distributing Corporation
Louis J. Selznick
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E. L. Doheny
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Merchant
Anderson
College Quartet
Brookhart
Farmer
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League
L. E. Baldwin
North Division Street
Orient Township
Adair County
Joseph Steele
Thomas L. Maxwell
S. P. Treanor
Ivan Means
J. Bradley
W. R. Steele
C. A. Richardson
S. F. Rhodes
W. A Gripp
Creston Nine
Film Corporation
Masonic Temple
Oqak and
Montgomery Streets
Creston Masons
Building Association
Tfe
Lodge
W. W. Burns
Montgomery Street
Uler
Armory
Bacony
Tyler
temple @lise
Mrs. E. Peters
Raymond Peters
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