Indict six in Des Moines liquor ring conspiracy
Six men Clarence Eaton Lawrence Joyce John Watters Walter Nie man Harry Crenshaw and Cleo Akers were indicted by the Polk county grand jury on conspiracy to commit bodily harm in a Des Moines liquor bootlegging syndicate case. Lindstrom testified to being beaten after being accused of hijacking liquor.
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Des Moines
Polk County Grand Jury
Carl Missildine
Clarence Eaton
Lawrence Joyce
John Watters
Walter Nieman
Harry Crenshaw
Cleo Akers
Akers
Ernest Lindstrom
Synd
Cate
Lindstrom
Court Orders Production Of Child In Custody Dispute
In Cedar Rapids Judge Atherton B. Clark issued a writ directing Mrs Delia Hronik and Mrs John O Connor to produce two year old daughter of Mrs Ellen Kane in court. Kane accuses relatives of withholding the child until she pays for three weeks of care. In Davenport Harry Stoner Iowa City received a $50 fine for reckless driving after lighting a cig ar and causing a collision while traveling slowly on a highway.
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Cedar Rapids
Ellen Kane
Atherton B. Clark
Delia Hronik
Sir Reginald Wolesley To Return To England Today
Sir Reginald Wolesley leaves Waterloo aboard a train this afternoon to resume life as an English gentleman in England. His wife accompanies him after two Atlantic crossings to remove him from his elevator job. The couple’s belated honeymoon will be a strictly American itinerary ending with a visit to Niagara Falls.
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Sir Reginald
Waterloo
UPA
Sir Reginald Wolesley
England
Atlantic
Niagara Falls
Clinton plant recalls four hundred workers
Four hundred men are recalled to work at the Clinton corn syrup refining company plant. The addition of workers nearly doubles the plant’s employment.
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Clinton
Clinton Corn Syrup Refining Company
Judge Denies Mercy in Bootlegging Case
In Council Bluffs Fred Strayer was sentenced to 90 days in jail and fined 400 dollars after claiming he turned bootlegger to support his wife three children and four relatives. He must serve an additional four months unless the fine is paid as relief groups had denied aid and work was unavailable. In Des Moines the day notes a push to revise Iowa teacher certification rules.
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Council Bluffs
Fred Strayer
QO. D. Wheeler
Strayer
Des Moines
William Martin
Martin
Teachers Association holds state conference on training and jobs
The Iowa State Teachers Association executive committee met with school representatives to discuss teacher training and job markets. They noted many graduates each year but far fewer positions exist, highlighting a gap between training and opportunities.
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Iowa State Teachers Association
Woman Fatally Struck by Car in Sioux City
Mrs Louis Lariviere aged 52 was killed after being struck by a car driven by J H Spaulding who was detained by police for investigation.
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Sioux City
Louis Lariviere
J. H. Spaulding
Rev Father Schulte Named Protonotary Apostolic in Iowa
IO WA CITY Dec 31 Rev Father A J Schulte pastor of St Marys cathedral since 1891 was named protonotary apostolic to Pope Pius XI at high mass. The honor honors his presidency of St Ambrose College 1882 to 1891 with 160 clerics at the ceremony. James E Van Zandt and Wright Patman addressed a veterans rally urging immediate payment of the bonus and planned to speak later at Ames over radio WOT Iowa State College.
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Iowa City
A. J. Schulte
St. Mary’s Cathedral
Pope Pius XI
St. Ambrose College
Henry P. Rohlman
Davenport
Des Moines
James E. van Zandt
Wright Patman
van Zandt
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Patman
Texas
Ames
WOT
Iowa State College
Second Henderson Trial Set for January 18
West Union reports that M. W. Henderson former state superintendent of banking will face a second trial on fraudulent banking charges on January 18. Henderson was previously convicted at a first trial tied to the 1927 closing of the First State bank of Hawkeye where he served as cashier. the state supreme court reversed that conviction.
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Henderson
West Union
M. W. Henderson
First State Bank of
Hawkeye
State Supreme Court
National Economic Plan Urges Widespread Savings and Spending
Former American Bankers Association president urges a broad savings program as economic policy. He argues a balance of prudent saving and resumed spending can revive trade, noting many prospered households still face real purchasing power, while others curb spending excessively. He contends prosperity depends on movement of goods and a return to normal business activity.
Government aid versus economic readjustment in agriculture
The article argues that government interventions that artificially boost prices provide only temporary relief and that genuine readjustment follows basic supply and demand. It cites Tennessee's Marshall County army worm threat, where the College of Agriculture provided pest information and bankers organized mass meetings to share facts and recommendations, enabling timely action to save crops.
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H L. Russell
Marshall County
Tennessee
College of Agriculture
Local Christmas and Visitors Roundup in Egypt Community
Mildred Kurtz reports a flurry of visits in Egypt with Washington callers, Christmas gatherings at the Lantz and Horak homes, and numerous families hosting dinners and parties. Several residents, including George Sojka and Leona Vondrasek, endure illness, while chickenpox cases appear in Kron and Vondrasek households.
Local residents visit homes for community tasks
Harry Malichky and family along with Mr and Mrs Ed Kallous Mr and Mrs Ed Pryble and others spent Sunday returning home and Monday at the Beranek home helping with butchering. Joe Soukup and children Bernadine and Clayton visit Anthony Marek home for several days.
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Egypt
John Horak
Washington
Lyle Lantz
Anna
Emma Liska
Jake Lantz
Joe Beranek
Louis
Louise Horak
Arthur Beranek
Harry
Roy M. Kron
Walter
Henery Wielands
Harry Malichky
Stanley Heck
Perne
Linwood
Artish
Charley Havel
Milt Wollrab
Verle
Donald
Howard Fisher
Leland
Ed Beranek
Arthur
Hubert
Robert
Richard
V. Sojka
Milo Stransky
John Kurtz
A. & Chabal
Dorothy Stanley
Edward
Will Chabal
Victor
Annie Ritz
Joe A. Souknup
Bernadine
Clayton
Leona
Marie Vondrasek
Elmer Anthony
Vivian Kron
Joe A. Soukup
Marek
Glenn Kallous
Roy Kallous
Ed Pryble
Fred Kline
Charles Kallous
Hol Kallous
John Kurta
Ilinois
Ed Kallous
Ed Ppryble
Od Beranek
Anthony Marek
Dayton Grove Community News Signals Holiday Visits
Mrs J B Moore reports a Christmas period of neighbors and relatives visiting around Dayton Grove. Hazel Wymore returned from Oskaloosa Sigourney and Keota while Mr and Mrs Embree joined relatives near Keota for Christmas. Mildred Leet came from Burlington to visit Walter Leet’s. the Leet family hosted guests. The McCall boy remains seriously ill. The So and Sew club gave a Christmas treat at Callie Thrapp’s with seventeen children seven members and three guests. Mrs A E Knotts spent Christmas with the Mottet family.
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Dayton Grove
Dee
Hazel Wymore
Oskaloosa
Sigourney and
Keota
Wm. Embree
Walter Leet
Wm. Carr
Mildred Leet
Burlington
Willard Leet
Lucy Leet
Glen McCall
Wm. Embr.2
Iowa City
J. B. Moore
Lyall
So and Sew Club
Callie Thrapp
A. E. Knotts
Lawrence Mottet
Ferries Resume Regular Runs Across Mississippi at McGregor
Ferries between McGregor and Prairie du Chien on the Mississippi River operate with mid summer efficiency as floating ice clears. Regular schedules have been resumed after a recent stoppage caused by ice.
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Mcgregor
Prairie du Chien
Mississippi River
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William J. Cure
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Iowa
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A. E. Marlos
Stoner
Iin
Journal
Bury
Mondamin
Ross Thompson
Little Sioux
Thompson
Harvey Parks
Parks
Marshall Parks
Logan
Belmond
H. J. Luick
Luick
Honor Father
Schulte
St. Louis
Capital City State Bank
Wineel Urban
Urban
A. Lincoln LE Marne
Jordan Clay Peters
Abraham Lincoln
Peters
Lincoln
Springfield
One Minute Manufacturing Company
Newton
Iowa Guarantee Mortgage Company
J. D. Adelman
One Minute Washer Company
Harry G. Tidrick
Iowa Methodist Hospital
Tidrick
Winterset
Washington County Health Unit
SY Rome C. Stephenson
American Bankers ® Association
Rk. C. Stephenson
Mildred Kurtz
Penney’s White Goods
Penney
Cwizard
Tub Fast “Avenue Prints
Belle Isle
Maslin
Resévy
Gladio
Percale
Penney Co. Inc
West Side Square
Washington, Iowa
Penney 'S
Ferries
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