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VOL, XIAII. NO. 95. N.-R.Cof]Between $2,01) and $3,000 for Trio of ThievesTWO BANK OFFICERS TAKEN AS HOSTAGES1UT SOON RELEASEDBY THEIR CAPTORSRobber* Used Car Stolen Sunday Night at Mason City. They Were Last Seen in Hardin County Monday(By Thu 1 nltrrt rrr«*AMES, APRIL 22 — THREE BANDITS HELD UP THE COL LEGE SAVING BANK SHORTLY AFTER NOON TODAY AND ESCAPED WITH BETWEEN $2,000 AND $3,000.A BDUCTI N NG TWO BANK OF FICIALS IN THEIR FLIGHT.C. A. Knudsen. hank president, and Cashier C. E. LaVelle, were taken as hostages hut were released on the edge of town.They were not injuredDuring Noon Hour The rohher.v nrrurred during a husy noon hour when several Iowa State college students were in quarters.Quickly gathering available cash the handits left with Knudsen and LaVelle. They stopped their car at the northern edge of town to release them and were last seen speeding north in Hardin county.The car used was s'olen last night at Mason City hy robbers who had held up Nate Chier, salesman, after requesting a demonstration.Driving V-8 Coach (By The A «s(iclatplt;1 Press)Ames, April 22- The College Savings bank was held up ami robbed of $3,000 by three men at 12:30 p.m. today.The robbers left the bank in a Ford V-8 coarh with yellow wheels and hearing an Iowa dealer’s license number 022. which had been reported stolen from the Wagner Motor company of Mason City.Headed West The car headed west on the Lin- j coin highway.About $3,000 in currency was tak en in the robbery, according to C. A. Knudson, president, who said : the exact amount, could not be determined until the end of today’s business.Boone Officers CalledLocal officers were called on ear-]v Monday afternoon to assist in trying to apprehend the trio who held up the College Savings Rank at .Ames. Sheriff Fred L. Wilkins and his deputy, Carl Jipp, went to Ames to work with Story county officers on the case.Roone police officers were ordered to patrol highway No. 30 east of here in an effort to apprehenl the fleeing robbers but met with no success.
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Boone News Republican
Boone, Iowa, US
Mon, Apr 22, 1935
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