Arrest Former Convict On Charge of Shooting Police
Cedar Rapids reports Tex Maynard a former convict and Red Bursette gang member was arrested at Delmar Junction in Jackson County and identified as one of three bandits who shot Highway Patrolmen Georg Howland and Ferdinand Alexander Clintonimo. Lawmen expect Welch and Dave’s to be captured soon. Maynard previously served time for auto theft and was unarmed at arrest.
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Associated Press
Cedar Rapids
Tex Maynard
Sioux City
Delmar Jaynction
Jackson County
Georg Howland
Ferdinand Alexander Clintonimo
James E. Risden
Stane
Marynard
Clinton Rieden
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Maynard
Dehibhbee Ste. Says
Fort Madison
Davenport
Delmar Junction
Mrs Rinehart to Visit Boone Relatives This Week
Mrs Sam Rinehart of West Jefferson Street plans to leave Tuesday morning for Boone to spend a week visiting relatives.
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Sam Rinehart
West Jefferson Street
Boone
Hall takes rap at civilization in Grinnell visit
Iowa author Henry James Norman Hall, an exile in Tahiti, denounces western civilization and democratic government during a Grinnell College appearance. He praises life in Tahiti for its pace and rejects radios, city noise, and industrial progress while advocating an aristocracy of brains and a smaller, elite polity.
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Heniy James
Norman Hall
Kuchner
South Seas
Colfax
Hall
Grinnell College
Tahiti
San Francisco
Iowa
Far Island
Grinnell
Seerley Says Iowa Cities To Have Colleges
Seerley urges Iowa cities to establish colleges as part of a larger plan for universal education. He traces the evolution from early crafts to industrial society and argues junior colleges will expand in Iowa cities, guiding youth toward industrial training and self sufficiency.
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Seerley
Iowa
Public School History Traced By Helen Ball
A historical account recalls Creston’s early high school, its first teachers and students, and the 1926 dedication of a new building. It notes Mrs Sawyer and Miss MacEachran as pivotal figures, the evolving enrollment from 64 to 508, and the move from Irving School to the modern facility.
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Elm and
Mills Street
Weet Milla and
Line 'N Streets
Harsh
3. J. Sawyes
Creston
Wisconsin
H. W. Myers
California
Joreston
Sawyer
Irving School
Frank D. Ball
Belle Cunningham- Sharpe
Maggie Rewell-Boyer
Anta Beatty-Silverthin
Chicago
Myers
High Schos
Irving
Pannie Scullen-McGrath
Board of Education
E. J. Sawyer
Jennie MacEachran
River Steamer Visited Dolliver Memorial Park in 1859
Lehigh Iowa June 12 A river craft from Cincinnati stopped at the Des Moines River landing near Dolliver memorial park in 1859. The 457 acre park along the Des Moines River features Prairie Creek, Boneyard Hollow ravines, copperas cliffs, and plants such as prickly gooseberry and Dutchman 039 breeches. Henry Lott, hunter and trapper, built Webster county 1846 cabin at the park.
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Associated Press
Lehigh
Iowa
Des Moines
Dolliver Memorial Park
State Board of Conservation
Cincinnati
Des' ‘Moihés
Prairie Creek
Boneyard Hollow
Henry Lott
Hunter and Trapper
Webster County
Visitors arrive in Creston from several states
Leonard Wainwright of Lenox spent Sunday visiting friends in Creston. George Larson of Los Angeles arrived for a visit with his daughter Mrs. John Shea and family at 306 North Maple Street. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Stack and two children from Fullerton, Neb. are guests at Agnes White’s home at 800 North Elm Street. Stack was a former county agent in Creston, and the family once resided there, with a few days spent in Hopeville with friends.
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Hopeville
Creston Plans New High School At 270000 Cost
Creston prepares a modern high school to cost 270000 with basement gymnasium and semi basement balcony auditorium on multiple floors. Construction proceeds rapidly under competent supervision to finish by next year’s commencement. Foundations nearly done and 6500 cubic yards of earth removed by steam shovel. The building will include ample classrooms study rooms laboratories and offices and aim for a leading Southwestern Iowa school.
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Schoo District
Creston
Iowa
Board of Education
Creston Youths Earn College Degrees in Iowa
A group of Creston students received degrees at Iowa University in Iowa City on June 9 and at Iowa State College in Ames today. At Iowa University Carl E Sampson earned doctor of medicine, Evert Longstreth doctor of dental surgery, John Swanson and Donald Hood bachelor of science in commerce, Mildred Woodsum bachelor of arts, Charles Morton bachelor of science, and Harry Hackier pharmacy graduate. Hood also received a second lieutenant commission. At Iowa State College Harry Courter bachelor of science in electrical engineering, Harold Arnold bachelor of science in farm management, and Glen Wimmer bachelor of science in mechanical engineering.
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Creston
Iowa University
Iowa City
Iowa State College
Ames
Iowa State Today
Carl E. Sampson
Evert Orington Longstreth
John LeRoy Swanson
Donald Jeffrey Hood
Mildred Munro Woodsum
Charles Walter Morton
Harry H. Hackier
Mr. Hood
Harry Loyal Courter
Harold E. Arnold
Glen Elbert Wimmer
Court Allows Judges to Sleep When Bored in Germany
A German Supreme Court ruling permits a judge to nap during trials, stating the body, not the mind, is the decisive factor in judgment. Experts like Prof. I Coldschmidt challenge the notion, arguing sleep undermines responsibility and may taint verdicts.
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Associated Press
Berling
Germany
Supreme Court
Leipsic
I. Coldschmidt
Berlin University
Secretary Hoover Spends Day With Aunt in Iowa
Secretary Hoover, head of the Commerce Department, spent Saturday at his aunt Mrs. Millie Hoover’s home in Legrand Iowa. He and Mrs Hoover traveled from Oskaloosa where he spoke Friday.
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Associated Press
Marshalltown
Herbert C. Hoover
Commerce
Millie Hoover
Legrand
Hoover
Oskaloosa
Hoover family visit marks quiet day and travel plans
The passage notes a quiet day at Penn college with relatives and recalls Secretary Hoover’s youth at West Branch Iowa. After his parents died he lived 28 months with his uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Allen Hoover. Hoover, fond of Aunt Millie, left for California with Secretary and Mrs Hoover on Saturday night.
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Penn College
Hoover
West Branch
Allen Hoover
Millie
Davis Hoover
Legrand
California
Local residents return from weekend visits and travels
Charles Burnette of Murray came home this morning after a weekend visit with friends. Ernest Bartle returns from Boulder Colorado where he attended the university and will spend summer with his parents. Mr and Mrs L F King of Creston plan to move to Loveland Colorado for the summer and business plans with a brother. Mr and Mrs George Shifter and son Edward of Chicago returned home after visiting with Mr and Mrs Frank Shifter and the Berrien home.
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Murray
Ernest Bartle
Boulder
Colorado
Colorado University
George J. Bartle
Sumner Avenue
L. F. King
North Division
Creston
Leveland, Col
King
Black's Laundry
Loveland
George Shifter
Edward
Chicago
Frank Shifter
West
Montgomery St
Harry Berrien
Jefferson Street
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