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. A great deal-of state aihd national - interest turned to this area again : Sunday afternoon. ...Radio news Rotated out that law officials Were pursuing .a fugitive ;Qayiid Smith. He had earlier murdered five persons nfear Martins-burg, northeast of Ottumwa rHie chase localised when Sheriff Bagley at Aibia got a call that heWas beaded toward Albia on Highway 34 from the West. Bagley and deputy sheriff, Clair Bates each got their cars and headed west and met Smiik in his I960 Lincoln, but they lost him. He apparently turned south on a gravel road west of Albia.: He Was reported seeii coining down gravel roads'West of Moravia, lit is believed he crossed highway 60 Somewhere south of town and came Up the HiattsVille road to the south .edge of; town, He turned^ Lincoln car around in a driveway at the Wm Woodward home at the edge of town, apparently feeiing he would not like to enter the town which by that time had become alive with patrol and law officials.Kenneth Geyer of the Turiier funeral home had- just completed the Irven Kalyig funeral services, add returned to the Kalvig home to pickup some chairs taken:: tKare. After wards he drove southland eas\fr6m the Kalvig hpme add came upon the abandoned Gaytto Smith 'car In a farm field driveway about two miles west of Unionville, He notified lawofficials who converged there rapidly., It was determined the car had been parked there about, an- hour and half, and if was believed that Smith had taken to the wooded area for cover.Albla police chief Glen Derby Was asked to bring his bloodhounds* but as hundreds of persons had come to the scene on the nice Sun-day ;a£tu^onv it; Was impossible for the hounds to get a good scent to■y- •'the man;The search continued after darlc* ness Sunday evening by sheriffs and volunteers, but by 4d;3B p.ipifwaU confined to just %atrdling the rbadkMonday law officials ;anq: highway patrolmen returned^ w ters, airplane and rlot guns seeking the fugitive, mainly on the -Lee Moffitt home west of tinibhville, but was unsuccessful in even turning up a due. • ;y f-Tuesday County Sheriff Paul Tho-jmas said he believed Smith had gotten out of this area. However some patroling was continued.It threw' terror into this community Sunday nightahd Monday.Farmers were going about r their chores with loaded; ;;iffm.Ynearby, Many in that area; apent : Sunday night with Wends or relatives:^lsel where. The Tubadghsrahd^|ir; dm?; ployees all gm./'^^ai^dthca^ locked their homM’; itlgh^an *** “** hadn’t done in years; it; he might walk out; of. the; woded area aad;';:se£fc;b'traiwportatloniit^aiah^might take more fives to s he wanted, due to the fbet already killed five persons.; Several local persons helped tramp through the Unionyffj£ area in search for Smith, which w^s a: dangerous job. He Was still;;befieved (0 have his over-under ,410 shotgun and .22 rifle, and possibly aResidents of the east part of the county and many of the Mofavia community now may rest hi peace. They can go to bed at night and not have nightmares that a killer might come into their home while they sleep . . . the alleged killer of afamily of five is in custody.Early Wednesday morning a farmer near Lake Wapello noticed foot tracks in the road and proceeded to follow them, As he followed them to two intersections where theyshowed uftdeeision as to which road to take he knew he was following the fugitive. Sheriffs ahd patrol Were called and they found the much* sought man in a barn mow.fie was taken to sheriff’s office at Sigourney to answer the alleged crime of shooting a .family of five, wounding 2 a sifcth,•Many local persons and farm people of me Unionville area helped search through the wooded area around Unionville for Smith.PRE-NUPTIAL SHOWER HONORS CAROL ANN MAIN•A pre-nuptial shower for Miss Carol Arm Main, was held Friday evening at the home of Mrs, William Woodward. Assisting hostesses wbre Mrs., William Woodward Jr., Mts. LaVern Smith and Miss Donna Woodward.Following several games Miss Main opened her lovely gifts and displayed them and the hostesses served refreshments.Among those attending from a distance were Mrs. James Main and Jolene, Mrs, R. Gaekle and and Mrs. Ruth Main of Oskaloosa, Mrs. Bruce Gardner of Des Moines, Mrs. C. c. Waughop of Centerville and Mrs. Opal Wilson of Blakes-burg. Miss Main and Rev. Kenneth Martin wedding date is June 3.Guests.Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. DeWayne Johnson were Mr. and Mrs.: Gena Stone of Cedar Rapids, Mr; and M*s. Carl Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Johnson and Mr, and • Mrs. -Francis Johnson andGARDEN CLUB PLANSf LOWER SH6W IN JULYThe Moravia garden club met Wednesday -afternoon with Mrs. Earl Boyer With Mrs, Zett Calfen presiding.y Mrs, Lee Hiatt led inthe reading of the collect and roll call was. naming something new iff ttiy garden,;■ it was decided that the flowershow will be held July 27 With Mrs. Caiieri, general chairman. She named her committees for theshow. Y ‘Mrs. Ira Boyer and Mrs, Nellie Williams gave n report on the 4th district convention of Federated Garden clubs and flower show held at LeOh Tuesday May 22, ■bn the program Mrs, Boyer gave ihformation on -the care of fruit trees* Mrs, Clarence Johnson told about the flower of the month the Lily of the valley.The high light of the afternoon was flower arfangmetita made by Mrs. -Harley TistterMTs. Warren DuVall ana Mrs. Nellie Williams. Mi*s. Max McDonbugh was the judge and gave helpful criticisms,The hostess and assistant Mrs. William ^Woodward, servjed refreshments to the 14 attending.Miscellaneous showerFOR CAROLYN VER STEEGHchildren 'Of; Albbr.'A miscellaneous shower for Miss Carolyn Ver Steegh’was held Thursday evening at the Grace Methodist church dining room. . t The hostesses were Mrs. Earl' Evaris, Mis* Floyd Paxton, andMrs. Marlin Scritchfield.•6 * r • 1 •Mrs. Robert Foster had chargeof the games after which the bride to be opened and displayed her gifts. The hostesses served refreshments at the dose of the evening. *.Miss Ver Steegh was graduated from the Moravia Community highschool with the Class of 1362. Her fiancee, Glen Cochran of Plano was graduated from the Cincinnati fcdgfr school, from Centerville Junior college and is attending Northeast Missouri State Teachers col-; lege at KirksViile* Mo. thiB summer. Their wedding vrill bo July; 13.■tFugitive’s Car Found Near Uni: nvilleAbove is the scene with throngs of people at the Gayno Smith car where it was abandoned by the killer two miles west of Unionville on the UnionviHe-Udell road,!F«H******Moravia FillerPatrolmen and Officers MondayMoravia was bristling with highway patrolmen midmoming Monday in the manhum for Gajmo Smith* Fifteen highway patrolmen came in to Moravia and parked along the south and east did© of the square, and had a short conference as above.They had come out of the search area near Unionville and also taken the planes on of the area, hoping that if Smith was still in that area he would get up and make s move and the law would then be able to get a trail on him.
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Moravia Union
Moravia, Iowa, US
Thu, May 31, 1962
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