Two Aged Tipton Women Called
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Piatt lifetime resident of Cedar county were held at the Piatt home with Rev. H N Poston officiating. Interment followed at Tipton Masonic cemetery. Surviving sisters include Mesdames Abe Pfaff Charles Swartz lender and Will Wahn of Tipton and Mrs Mary Stine of Lisbon.
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Journal News Service
Tipton
Sarah Piatt
Cedar County
Piatt
H. N. Poston
First Presbyterian Church
Tipton Masonic Cemetery
Abe Pfaff
Charles Swartzlender
Will Wahn
Mary Stine
Lisbon
Wilhelmina Spoo
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Davenport
Holy Family
Spoo
Germany
C. H. Reid
Kate Osborn
Chicago
Anna Abendroth
Theo Spoo
Nat Spoo
Five Killed Many Hurt in Auto Accidents
A run of weekend crashes left multiple dead and injured across Iowa. Notable victims include Donald Geise of Underwood who died after a car struck a culvert, and Martha Matlack 17 Harold Nelson 16 and Irvin Bengston 18 all of Council Bluffs injured in a collision on highway 34 with Rev J F Bingaman of Glenwood. Several others suffered serious injuries including Ed Evans Anna Schmitz and Carl Kesselring in crashes near Treynor and Beacon boy Gerald Wells 10 with a self-inflicted wound.
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Ed Evans
Anna Schmitz
Carson
Treynor
Martha Mattlack
Council Bluffs
Glenwood
William Boock
Washington
Civilian Conservation Corps
Iowa City
Gerald Wells
Beacon
Oskaloosa
Edwin
Doane
Jack Norris
Tama
Norris
George Gambrel
Chicago
Donald Geise
Underwood
John Schuester
Weston
Schuester
Martha Matlack
Harold Nelson
Thortis Nooregaard
Irvin Bengston
J. F. Bingaman
Rev. Man
Nellie Roberts
Indianola
Miss Matlack
Nelson
Bryan Kellyz
Carl Kesselring
Ped Hecker
Iowa Farmer Slays Son Wounds Wife
Kelly, a Ransom rural school teacher in Pottawattamie county, killed his son and wounded his wife during a morning attack as the couple rose. Neighbors cited marital trouble as a possible motive. He surrendered to the sheriff around 8 am.
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Iowa
Kelly
Kellys
Cross
Ransom
Pottawattamie County
Cedar Falls
Iowa State
Collie Kellys
Ralph Jones
Here
Arline Jones
Opal Dow
Logan
O Connell Family Involvement In Kidnap Case Noted
The O Connell family discussed the July 7 kidnapping of Johnnie, detailing the ransom exchange of $40 000 and the captors use of coded letters. Dan O Connell recounted the abduction and the boy s treatment while Strewl and 34 intermediaries were named in the ransom plot. The family has long political ties in the county and with Tammany Hall.
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Delaney
Strewl
Snyder
Dan O’connell
O'Connell
O’connells
Mary McElroy
Kansas City
Dan
Johnnie
New York City
William Barnes
Tammany
Roosevelt
Chicago
Albany
John Boyd Thacher
al Smith
Lehman
Mattern Returns After World Flight Mishap
Mattern lands after an eight day world flight attempt that stretched to 57 days. He survived Siberian crash injuries, a halt in Anadyr, and a near death fire while awaiting rescue. He heads to Chicago Century of Progress and back to San Angelo Texas.
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Mattern
Alaska
Anadyr
Nome
Siberia
Chicago
San Angelo
Texas
Muscatine Merchants Back President on Employment Code
Muscatine stores show support for signing the NRA employment code as a unit, urging 100 percent cooperation. Joe Roth of the chamber said participation is not mandatory but essential to align with industry, while Homer Chaffee noted ease of compliance with full cooperation and warned against partial signings.
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Joe Roth
Chamber of Commerce
Muscatine
Roth
Homer Chaffee
Merchants urged to join code move for jobs and patriotism
Chaffee argues the code binds merchants to try to comply and offers headquarters support for individual problems. He predicts 100 new jobs if retailers cooperate and stresses patriotism over coercion, noting hours and pay rules while warning against dictatorship.
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Chaffee
County Considers NRA Code Rules for Work Relief
Muscatine county supervisors met to plan how the NRA code affects local relief. Provisions set daily and weekly hour limits for physical labor and clerical work, with wage minimums for towns over 2,500 and caps on hours per person per week.
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Board of Supervisors
NRA
Muscatine County
Wife Identifies Body of Crash Victim Orville Rodgers
Mason City reports Orville Rodgers 29 was killed when a car he drove apparently slept at the wheel Saturday morning five miles east of Mason City. Sheriff Robertson and deputies found 100 gallon tins of alcohol near the wreck. Rodgers, an unemployed linotype operator, had lived in Milwaukee and burial plans were made to ship his body to Mankato Kansas for funeral.
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Mason City
Orville Rodgers
J. M. Robertson
Rodgers
Milwaukee
Mankato
Kas
Company Union Banned in Steel Industry Code Debate
Industry leaders vote to drop the company union section of the steel code, with Secretary Perkins praising the move as a step toward unity and harmony. Miss Perkins cites wage, hour and child labor concerns while urging broader protections against evasion and labor espionage.
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Perkins
Johnson
Hugh S. Johnson
Robert P. Lamont
Institute
Lamont
Floodlights Near Completion At Tipton School Grounds
Tipton school grounds floodlight project nears completion funded by popular subscription. Poles were sourced from timber owned by the Iowa Railway and Light company of Cedar Rapids along the Cedar River. Lights will host kittenball games now and football later.
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Jeeo Tipton
Tipton
Iowa Railway and Light Company
Cedar Rapids
Cedar River
Iowa Firms Join in Recovery Drive
Iowa businesses push price increases as shorter work day begins. Charles City raises haircuts 35 to 40 cents and meals up a nickel. milk up from 5 to 8 cents a quart starting Tuesday. Dubuque firm to raise wages to a 37 1/2 cents minimum. Davenport merchants extend Saturday hours to 9 PM, weekday hours 9 to 5.
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Charles City
Dubuque
F. E. Bissell
H. B. Glover Company
Dyersville
Davenport
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