Forgery Case Against Deputy Treasurer Dismissed
A charge of forgery against James M Huntington, former Union County deputy treasurer, was dismissed by District Judge Hom Fil. The judge ruled the claims involved in the case had been settled and there was insufficient evidence for trial. Huntington faced accusations of altering motor vehicle registration records during his tenure. Also noted, five young men stranded in Ames with little money recounted a distressing incident involving Frank Mate, 45, who allegedly left them after taking $20 for a Seattle to Springfield ride.
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Creston
James M Tluntington
Union County
Depu
Iveder
Hom Fil
Im. Anderson
Huttington
Frank Mate
Seattle
Springfield
Til
Ames
Seek Iowan Who Went to Buy Minnesota Farm
Police seek Andrew Verdoorn, 27, of Hospers Iowa who disappeared while en route to Minnesota to buy a farm for a wedding. His wife Henrietta Rensink received a note from Minneapolis dated fifteen days earlier claiming he would return soon. A week later the car with his keys inside was found on a Minneapolis street.
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Orang Club
Minneapolis Minn
Andrew Vardoorn
Hospers
Minnesota
Henrietta Rensink
Verdoorn Dei
Minneapolis
Low Bids on Iowa State College Women’s Gym
Low bidders for the $215,000 women’s gymnasium at Iowa State College include Hagstrom Construction Co. St Paul Minn for 155 458 with Carsions Brothers Ackley at 42 582 for heating and plumbing and Welty Co. Des Moines at 4 016 for electrical wiring and fixtures. Bids will be referred to the state board of education for approval.
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Ames
Contreets
Iowa State College
General
Hagstrom Construction Co
St. Paul
Minn
Carsions Brothers
Ackley
Welty Co
Des Moines
State Board of Education
Two Brothers Sentenced to Ten Years at Anamosa Reformatory
John Kloster 29 and Anthony Kloster 21 of Ort pleaded guilty to breaking and entering a building in the night. District Judge F Davidson sentenced both to 10 years each at Anamosa reformatory. Wayne Wilson 25 of Buffalo Center identified as ringleader of a 31-burglary gang received a 10-year term at Anamosa.
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Almiona
John Kloster
Anthony
Ort
F. ©. Davidson
Anamosa Reformatory
Wayne Wilson
Buffalo Center
Iowa
Minnesota
Anamosa
Farmer Charles Gilbert Convicted in Cattle Larceny Case
A district court jury found Aweney farmer Charles Gilbert guilty of larceny of domestic animals for stealing two head of cattle from neighbor Steve Schumanski. Schumanski testified, while a state witness admitted involvement and implicated Gilbert.
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Ottumwa
Charles Gilbert
Aweney
Gilbert
Steve Schumanski
Giilbert
Damages Sought in Indianola Crash Case Settled
Mrs. Ethel Campbell of Des Moines filed suit for 120000 from Kenneth Trower and Boone Trucker after four Campbell children died in a November 1938 highway bridge crash near Indianola. One trial for Jeanette Campbell had begun before settlement.
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LOONE
Kenneth Trower
Boone Trucker
Ethel Campbell
Des Moines
Indianola
Jeanette Campbell
Club Leader's Estate Totals 25403 in Sioux City
Mrs. Cora Milchriet died May 28 leaving a 25403 estate. She transferred 20074 to daughter Elizabeth, wife of Dr. Pierce D. Knott, per preliminary inheritance tax report. Her husband William Muchrist, a Sioux City lawyer, died about 18 months earlier with a net estate of 9375.
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Sioux City
Cora Milchrist
Elizabeth
de. Pierce D. Knott
Milchriet
Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
William Muchrist
Gone With the Wind costumes head to Des Moines display
Costumes worn by Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable from Gone With the Wind arrive in Des Moines Friday morning. About two dozen Civil War era gowns valued at 400 dollars each will be shown at YoUn kere after a float unloads large oil paintings of the stars. The Des Moines showing is limited to Friday when the film opens at the Paramount theater.
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Des Moines
Vivien Leigh
Scarlet O'Hara
Clark Gable
Rhett Butler
Younkere
Iowa
Paramount Theater
Sub-zero Cold Wave Threatens Iowa as Front Drives Readings
Des Moines reports record lows with 30 degrees below zero forecast for northwest Iowa and ten below in the southeast. Wind-driven snow drifts complicate travel as temperatures plunge from zero to 11 below in places.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Spirit Lake
Pocahontas
Audubon
Sioux City
Mason City
Iowa Falls
Mt. Ayr
Winter Grips Nation With Snow and Deep Freeze
United Press reports heavy snows blanket the south and east while sub zero cold grips much of the country. From Texas panhandle to Georgia people slip to work as a severe cold wave tightens its hold. Flood warnings loom in Pittsburgh with ice jams feared. a Riverside California mountain storm is blamed for a fatal army bomber crash killing four aboard.
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United Press
Arctic Circle
Texas Panhandle
Middle Georgia
Pittsburgh
Riverside
Calif
Jail Baker Convicted in Cancer Cure Fraud Case
Norman Baker formerly of Muscatine Iowa was convicted by a federal jury of using the mails to defraud in advertising a sure cure for cancer. Two associates were found guilty on all seven counts. a fourth was acquitted. Bail was revoked pending a possible new trial. Defense plans an appeal if denied. The trial showed Baker’s treatment relied on carbolic-alcohol glycerine injections deemed incapable of curing cancer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Arab
Norman Baker
Muscatine
Iowa
Pasteur
Thomas Trimbell
Baker
Man Finds Hidden Cash in Nail Keg
Kenneth Schultz of Postville bought a keg of nails and his carpenter found three crisp new five dollar bills at the bottom, a surprising bargain surprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Schultz
Postville
Week to License Cars in Washington County for 1940
County treasurer urges owners to license or arrange storage or junking for 1940 vehicles. February first deadline triggers penalties. March first adds delinquent list to the sheriff. Storage requires plates at the treasurer. junking needs an affidavit. Aimed at reducing the delinquent list, with 305 licenses secured by today and 438 trucks licensed so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
H. M. Putnam
Marion
State Patrol Pays Tribute To Mrs. Miller
Eleven members of the Iowa State highway patrol visited Washington to honor Mrs. A. R. Miller, founder of the highway safety group, on the third anniversary of her death. The delegation laid a wreath at her Elm Grove cemetery grave and saluted.
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State Patrol
Mrs. Miller
Iowa State Highway Patrol
Washington
A. R. Miller
Highway Safety Organization
E. A. Conley
Marshalltown
H. W. Jennings
Otttuawa
Dpd. A. Thimmeseh
West Liberty
Anen Chester Cornelius
K. J. Dailey
Robert Caveness
Witt
Hans VP. Aldershot
Ottumwa
Claude R. Hart
John J. Powers
Mt Pleasant
8. J. Shaffer
Fort Madison
E. H. Strater
Ft. Madison
Immunization Push After First Diphtheria Death in County
Washington county health officer reports the first diphtheria death in eleven years, Mrs. Forrest Schirmer of Washington, at Iowa City University Hospital. The case prompts quarantine of family and contacts and a call for vaccination of babies over six months to prevent further spread.
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Washington County
Forrest Schirmer
Washington
University Hospital
Iowa City
D. C. Barrett
Ready to Help the Belgians
Europe’s diplomatic push gained pace as Britain pledged to aid Belgium and discussed a plan for action in case of a German attack. Meanwhile Finnish fronts saw a new Russian drive collapse after heavy casualties and a Shetland air raid by three German planes caused minor damage to a ship.
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United Press
Europe
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Belgium
Great Britain
Hie
Rlands
Britain
Rusela
Shetland Islands
Nye to Get Borah's Post on Foreign Relations
Senator Gerald Nye of North Dakota, a leading isolationist, will be appointed to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to replace the late Senator William Borah. Nye, who opposed the neutrality act during the last year’s special session, earns the vacancy by Senate seniority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Gerald Pp. Nye
North Dakota
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
William E. Borah
Nye
Congress
Senate
Sitler Services Set for Thursday
Mrs. Frederica Gail Emry Sitler died after a complication following surgery. Funeral services will be held in Des Moines and Richland with burial at Richland Cemetery. Born April 9 1915 at Fairfield she was a Pleasant Plain graduate and daughter of Rollie and Nettle Emry.
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Des Moines
Richland
Dunn's Funeral
Frederica Gail Emry Sitler
Mercy Hospital
Methodist Church
Frederica Gail Emery
Fairfield
Rollie and
Nettle Emry
the Pleasant Plain High School
Immunization timing and diphtheria immunity concerns
The article notes immunity from diphtheria vaccine takes months to develop. It warns parents that protection for their children should come as soon as possible to allow time for immune response in case more cases appear in the community.
Grand Jury Again Reports On County Jail Condition
The January term grand jury for Washington County Iowa reports the county jail is entirely inadequate and urges the election of a new jail. It notes the jail holds 12 to 18 prisoners though built for eight and invites county residents to inspect conditions. The report is to be filed with the board of supervisors and printed in local papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Washington County
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
Annual 4-H Club Party Saturday
Washington county 4 H club plans a Saturday evening event at the YMCA with a covered dish dinner at 7 followed by a program. Marion Timmins will sing solo and the Walker trio will perform. Dorothy Darnell will present a panel discussion as entertainment. Games will cap the evening and all county youths are invited.
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Washington County
YMCA
Marion Timmins
Walker
Dorothy Darnell
Mrs. Smith 77 Dies at Junction in Iowa
Columbus Junction resident Mrs. Jamee R. Smith 77 died at her west hill home after a long illness linked to a prior stroke. She leaves two daughters Verba Baker and Melba Edmondson and four sons Dick FarI Dewey and Pant, plus siblings and grandchildren. funeral plans by Richie funeral home pending. George F E Bennet a conscientious objector in London was excused from military service.
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Columbus Junction
Jamee RR. Smith
West Hill
Verba Baker
Mt Gilead
Ohio
Melba Edmondson
Sions Falls
Dak
Farl
Muscatine
Dewey
London
George FE. Bennet
Des Moines Woman Mourned After Sudden Denver Marriage
The obituary notes a woman who married William Sitler in Denver and has lived in Des Moines for three years. She is survived by daughter Patricia, mother, and sister Lois of Des Moines. a son died in infancy. The death shocks her family and many friends.
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William Sitler
Denver
Colo
Des Moines
Patricia
Lois
Can’t Be Elected He Claims
President John L. Lewis of the CIO mine workers union told delegates at the union’s convention that if Franklin D. Roosevelt was drafted for a third term he would face an ignominious defeat, and he questioned Roosevelt’s chances to run. He urged delaying any endorsement and proposed empowering the international executive board to pick a candidate later. He cited wartime abroad and a lack of Congressional program as reasons for labor’s waning confidence.
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Columbus
Ohio
John L. Lewis
CIO Mine Workers Union
Mine Workers
Roosevelt
Drafaxt
Lewis
United States
International Executive Board
Congress
County Older Boys and Girls Elect Officers
New officers elected at the Washington county older boys and girls conference held yesterday in West Chester include Rothy Daniel of the United Presbyterian church in Washing ton president Robert Pearson West Chester vice president and Mildred Meyer of Bethel church secretary The traveling picture presented each year to the Sunday school winning the attendance rite was awarded to the Methodist church at Crawfordsville One hundred attended the conference which opened at 9 15 am following registration Jean Walker president presided over both morning and afternoon sessions The program carried out with discussion groups led by Rev M Robeson Leigh W Soule and Rev Delbert Welty Morning address by G Herbrecht Des tate council general secretary Afternoon feature an address by Dr RLGC Keagy of the Washington Methodist church Ninety six attended the banquet held in the West Chester Methodist church last evening Decorations were white The toast program was set up paste with Esther Hayes as toastmaster The four toasts were Singing the Rain Oh Johnny Gift of My Dreams The Long Long Trail Beulah Jwry unable to attend Her toast subject In a Hap Hap Happy Day Special music by Robert Scranton of West Chester End of item mentions non combattant service and conscientious objectors tribunal details.
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Washington County
West Chester
Jean Walker
M. \. Robeson
Leigh W. Soule
Delbert Welty
G. Herbrecht
Destate Council
Rlgc
Keagy
Washington Methdist
Banc
Marion Timmins
Washington
Johnny
Ruth Turner
Robert Eckels
Harriett Berg
Kalona
Beulah Jwry
Robert Scranton
West Cheater
Pat Henry of Brighton Recalled as Business Caller
Readable fragments indicate Pat Henry from Brighton served as a business caller around a morning period. The brief note records his role and location without additional context or outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Henry
Brighton
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Lowa
Pennsylvania
Allegheny River
St. Patrick's Day
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Chamberlain
Borah
Sitler
Bollingfield
Harry Woodring
George Brett
United States Air Force
Jee Pee
James P. Gaffney
Sixth Judicial District
Towa
Figgins
Tren
Mary Lake
Lowrell Lake
L. 4
Kehoe
Emlie Hauter
Andrew Hauter
Aue Maldrige
Bere Ane
Mrs. Smith
Junction
Emma N Kern
Grandview
Gottfried F. and
Regina Robren Kern
Kern
James R. Smith
Dorothy Dervel
Conscientious Objectors Tribunal
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