Creston Teens Break Curfew in Home Theft
Creston police report juveniles entered the home of 8 R Jackson and stole 30 cents a pen and pencil despite a 9 p.m. curfew beginning Monday night. Iowa City woman Lyman C Burdick 42 died of pneumonia and chaired the drama department of the Iowa City Woman's club. She is survived by her husband two daughters one son and her mother Mrs Eleanor Locke. Tidewater tanker Hopkins crew sent $30 to Marie McAuiry sixth grade class for school articles after exchanging letters with the class supporting geography study.
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Creston
8. R. Jackson
Iowa City
Lyman C., Burdick
Iowa City Club
Burdick
Iowa City Woman's Club
Eleanor Locke
Hopkins
Marie McAuiry
Pella Woman Turns 100 Receives Roosevelt Note
Mrs H Wormhoudt of Pella celebrated her hundredth birthday on Monday. A standout greeting was a personal note from President Roosevelt. She is the lone surviving member of the original 700 Hollanders who founded Pella in 1847.
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Pella
H. Wormhoudt
Roosevelt
Judge Suspends $15 Fine on $52 a Month Employee
DES MOINES Municipal Judge C Edwin Moore shows leniency by suspending a $15 speeding fine for a man earning $52 a month while revoking his driver's license for six months as a hardship penalty.
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Des Moines
C. Edwin Moore
Negroes in Marijuana Case Sentenced in Waterloo
Major Underwood, 41, pleaded guilty to illegal marijuana possession and was sentenced to 10 months in the county jail by Judge George W. Wood. He was alleged by Sam Cozart, 26, to have supplied the marijuana for resale to customers.
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Waterloo
Major Underwood
George W. Wood
Underwood
Sam Cozart
Mariana
Two Former Senators to Publish Marcus News
Des Moines reports two former Iowa lawmakers Homer Hush of Essex and Chris Reese of Marshalltown will join Marcus News after February 1 in Cherokee county weekly. Hush has bought the paper and Reese will join staff. Reese was Marshall county senator from 1933 to 1987 and previously assistant state printer.
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Des Moines
Homer Hush
Essex
Chris Reese
Marshalltown
Marcus News
Cherokee County
Hush
Iowa
Reese
Marshall County
Missing Cashier's Books Show $83,000 Shortage
DeWitt bank officials report an $85,000 shortage in the defalcations of Harold J. Kriebs, former cashier of the First National Bank of DeWitt. George Myers, bank president, released the finding after national bank examiners completed a review, updating earlier figures as further discrepancies were uncovered.
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Dewitt
Harold J. Kriebs
First National Bank of DeWitt
George Myers
Myers
National Bank
Kriebs
State Cars Must Follow Regular Parking Rules
Des Moines municipal court ruled that cars used for state business are subject to the same parking rules as others. George A. Haselbrink, 27, of the state unemployment compensation commission, pleaded guilty to overtime parking but said the car was used for state business for almost three hours.
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Des Moines
C. Edwin Moore
George A. Haselbrink
State Unemployment Compensation Commission
Blencoe Star’s Coffin Receives Last Letter from Sweetheart
A letter from Ruth Harris of Dorchester Neb was placed in the coffin of Everett Kelley 18 after his death from a shotgun discharge while unloading a gun from a car. Services for the Blencoe High School basketball star will be held in the new Blencoe gym where he played in the dedicatory game a week earlier.
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Blencoe
Everett Kelley
Ruth Harris
Dorchester
Neb
Everett
Hopkins Defends His Record in Ramseyer Death Collision
Ver non C. Ramseyer of Oskaloosa was killed when his car collided with a stalled truck three miles west of Monroe Iowa on the way home from a poultry meeting in Story City. Rev J Stewart Brown of Oskaloosa was seriously injured. Ramseyer was a prominent hatchery figure and local leader. funeral planned in Oskaloosa Friday.
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Hopkins
V. C. Ramseyer
Oskaloosa
Ramseyer
Monroe
Story City
Iowa
J. Stewart Brown
Presbyterian Church
Newton
Vr. C. Ramseyer
Harry Ramseyer
Washington
Highway 163
Lowa
Court Grants Long Parole for Richard Long
Richard Long, 19, pleaded guilty to breaking and entering and was sentenced by Judge P. J. Siegers to up to ten years in the state reformatory at Anamosa. The sentence was suspended for good behavior and he was paroled to his uncle, Wisie Lane, with the condition to finish high school and avoid intoxicants. Four witnesses testified to his potential, including Leigh Soule of the YMCA, Wis te Long, Roy Means, and Glenn Eldridge.
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Richard Long
P. J. Siegers
State Reformatory
Anamosa
Wisie Lane
Richard
Leigh Soule
Wiste Long
Roy Means
Glenn Eldridge
Richard A Stewart
L. J. Kehoe
Keeota Residents Shop Visit Highlighted
Mr and Mrs Lyle Romine of Keeota Henry Foster Park Griggs Mr and Mrs J EB Mc Crabb of Wellman Mr and Mrs Milt White of Crawfordeville spent yesterday here shopping.
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Lyle Romine
Keeota
Henry Foster
Park Griggs
J. EB. McCrabb
Wellman
Milt White
Crawfordeville
Jury Trials Set For Washington County Jan 23
Jury trials delayed one week in Washington County district court. Jurors report Monday Jan 23 for trial of three jury cases State of Iowa v Nash Brumfield v Smith et al and Crossett v Grenner et al. Nonjury trials begin Mon Jan 20 with estate probate and civil matters on the docket. Several defense appearances noted with pleadings deadlines of 10 to 11 days for multiple cases.
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Washington County
State of Iowa
Warren Nash
Brumfield
Smith
Crossett
Grenner
Siegers
L. I. Washburn Estate
Ayres
Goeldner
C. A. Dickinson
Bratten
Hayes
Tucker
Administrator
Horning
Dickinson
Conrad
Eden
Sam Miller
Max Waterhouse
Richard A. Stewart
Putnam
Putnam, Fillmore & Putnam
Dorothy Denison
Franklin W
Frank Kinaley
L. J. Kehoe
Ernest White
Kinsleys
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Abby
Charles E. Bennett
J. E. White
James
Relief Bill Up Thursday
The House unanimously agreed to move a reduced 725 million dollar relief bill forward and end general debate by two o clock Friday offering the first test of strength between President Roosevelt and a more independent House. Roosevelt sought 875 million to continue the WPA until July 1, but the appropriations sub-committee cut 150 million. Full committee to act next.
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Washington, D. C
House
Roosevelt
New House
House Appropriations
Welcome Britisher At Rome
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain arrived in Rome for a Munich style conference to discuss Mussolini Mediterranean demands and European appeasement. The British party including Lord Halifax were greeted by Mussolini and Count Ciano as crowds cheered with Italian and British flags. German and Italian sources denied Hitler backed concessions.
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Rome
Neville Chamberlain
Great Britain
Munich
Mussolini
Mediterranean
Europe
Chamberlain
Lord Halifax
Count Clane
Wegman Heads Bank Post in Anamosa
Former Iowa State Treasurer Leo Wegman was elected president of Citizens' Savings Bank in Anamosa and will assume duties tomorrow after losing re election to the state office last November.
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Des Moines
Leo Wegman
Citizens’ Savings Bank
Anamosa
Re-elect Officers of National Bank
At a meeting of the board of directors of the National Bank of Washington held yesterday evening the officers who have served the bank for the past year were re-elected. Rh E B Dougherty was elected president Frank C Crone executive vice president BE F Milick cashier Phil Weldin assistant cashier All bank employees were re-employed for the year.
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The
National Bank of Washington
Rh. EB. Dougherty
Frank C. Crone
BE. F. Milick
Phil Weldin
Bombers Complete Nonstop Flight To Canal Zone
Planes of a 45 bomber squadron landed at Cristobal Canal Zone after a nonstop flight from San Diego. The force, circling Central America, heads to Guantanamo Bay for fleet maneuvers with 18 amphibious planes en route from San Diego via Miami.
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EL Paso
Texas
San Diego
Caribbean
Herman Oliphant Dies At 54 New Deal Tax Architect
Herman Oliphant longtime treasury general counsel and key advocate of New Deal tax plans died at the Naval Hospital. He helped draft administration tax legislation and was 54 years old.
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Washington, D. C
Herman Oliphant
Treasury
the Naval Hospital
House Shifts Session to Early Hour for Bill Vote
The house agreed to meet an hour earlier tomorrow and Friday to dispose of the bill within the week. The change aims to advance the measure through rapid consideration and final action.
Death Takes Aged Woman In Washington
Martha McCutcheon 83 widow of Civil War veteran William McCutcheon died suddenly at 5 30 pm at her daughter Mrs H H Reister 422 East Main street Funeral services will be at 3 pm Thursday at Sherman s funeral home conducted by Rev Carl W Klein Burial in Elm Grove cemetery She was born Sept 12 1855 in Monmouth NJ and came to Washington at age two Survived by three living children George L Iowa City Mrs Hal Reister Washington and Mrs E B Engman Rock Island a son Tom died young Three sisters and one brother also survive There are three grandchildren and two great grandchildren Her husband died Nov 29 1919 Illness bronchial pneumonia following a week of good health Additional details note long-time residence with daughter and final months at home on West Madison street
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Martha McCutcheon
William Hk. McCutcheon
H. H. Reister
East Main Street
Sherman
Carl W. Klein
Elm Grove Cemetery
Martha Beaudry Curran
Monmouth County
New Jersey
Thomas and
Mary (Beaudry) Curran
Washington
William KR. McCutcheon
R. F. Carter
Burlington
T. H. Curran
Keokuk
J. J. Patterson
Jo- Met
Kate Mason
Long Beach
Calif
McCutcheon
Reister
West Madison Street
DeMolays Meet at Masonic Temple Regular Meeting
The DeMolays held their regular meeting Monday evening at the Masonic Temple with 25 members present and followed by practice on the Initiatory degree work.
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Masonic Temple
World Outlook Meeting Held By Washington Y’s Men
The Washington Y’s Men club held its annual World Outlook meeting to explore “the other fellow’s” view. Europe reports, literature from clubs in Mexico and the Orient, and outside speakers framed a discussion on current European conditions. Committee members John Winga Bob McFarlane Hob Young and Lew Warren organized the event. The room featured international flags. Next week Col C A Waldman of the Rock Island arsenal will speak.
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Washington Club
Sean
Europe
Mexico
Orient
World Outlook Committee
John Winga
Bob McFarlane
Hob Young
Lew Warren
Col. C. A. Waldman
Rock Island Arsenal
Smuggling Admit Admits Guilt In Conniving Jewelry Case
Albert Chaperau pleaded guilty to smuggling and conspiracy charges with Jack Benny in New York. Sentencing delayed until Benny’s trial on January 24. They allegedly transported two diamonds and a bracelet valued at 2131 dollars hidden as a Nicaraguan liaison. George Burns had pleaded guilty and was to testify for the government.
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New York
Albert Chaperau
Jack Benny
Benny
Chaperau
Legation
George Burns
Burns and
Allen
Burns
Hopkins Defends New Deal Record Before Senate
Harry L. Hopkins testified before the Senate Commerce Committee as nominees for secretary of commerce. He defended his New Deal relief work with the WPA and faced questions from Senators including Arthur Vandenberg and Josiah Bailey about politics, party associations, and his remarks on spending and taxation.
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Washington, D. C
Harry L. Hopkins
Senate Commerce Committee
Senate
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Hopkins
WPA
Chatman Josiah Wi. Bailey
North Carolina
Washington Hustlers 4-H club plans skating party
The Washington Hustlers boys 4-H club met at Everette and Russell Miller home with ten members and the leader. Members filled out cards and set plans for a skating party before adjournment. refreshments were served. Trial postponed until Friday. Benny, a famous radio and screen star, pleaded not guilty to staging. He faces up to six years in prison and a $15,000 fine.
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Washington Hustlers
Everette
Russell Miller
Benny
Stugeling
Comptroller Recommends Reduced Two Year Budgets for Mental Hospitals
Des Moines January 11 The state comptroller advised annual appropriations of 4 411 898 for operations and maintenance of institutions under the board of control for the next two years far below the boards request of 6 38 625 The current appropriation stands at 3 696 081 Increases were approved only for six state mental hospitals Woodward Glenwood Cherokee Clarinda Independence and Mt Pleasant The board sought a 2 536 480 yearly rise in support and maintenance but the comptroller urged 1 802 000 The comptroller also made no recommendation on the board s capital improvement budgets of 1 682 75.
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Des Moines
Board of Control
Woodward
Glenwood
Cherokee
Clarinda
Independente
Mt. Pleasant
Distinction Between Hog Cholera and Erysipelas
Iowa State college extension veterinarian Dr. K W Stole der warns farmers to distinguish hog cholera from swine erysipelas. Early symptoms are similar but erysipelas can spread to other animals and humans from infected dogs. It more often affects young hogs and strains in fall.
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Ames
K. W. Stole der
Iowa State College Extension
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Cage Star
Vernon C. Ramseyer
John H. Ramseyer
Pulaski
Iowa Poultry Improvement Association
National Hatchery Code Authority
Mahaska County Emergency Relief Committee
Oskaloosa Chamber of Commerce
Oskaloosa Kiwanis Club
Mahaska County Red Cross
Jacqueline
Carroll
John H. Rameseyer
Retinue
Wegman
Canal Zone
Sanama
Herman Oliphant New Dealer
Mooney
San Francisco
Tom Mooney
Market Street
Culbert L. Olean
California
Warren K. Billings
United Labor Movement
For Freedom
William R. McCutcheon
Hiere
de Molays
Mrs. F. I. Anwyl
Crawfordsville
Henny
Pope Pius
Pope Pius XI
Vatican
Cialist Party
Ca Ical
Newsie Paper
Comptroller
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