Commutes for Six Inmates Cut Life Terms to 10 to 45 Years
Des Moines Iowa October 16 Governor Merrilley commuted the sentences of six convicts to periods from 10 to 45 years each, making them eligible for parole if the state board finds them deserving. Among those affected are Amos Harper of Storm Lake and others serving for murder robbery or bank robbery.
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Des Moines
State Board of Parole
Merrilley
Amos Harper
Storm Lake
Marshall A. Lee
Iowa Column Reports 90 Abandoned Street Cars For Sale
The Tri City Railway Co of Davenport discusses disposing of 90 out of service street cars after bus replacement two weeks ago. They aim to sell most to salvage dealers for transport to foreign cities, while about 30 requests from buyers for river cabins and other uses await decisions.
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Wavenpunri
Tri-City Railway Co
Davenport
Luther College Diamond Jubilee Homecoming in Decorah
Luther College marks its Diamond Jubilee with a nationwide homecoming as graduates return for services. Opened in 1861 by two teachers in LaCrosse County Wisconsin, the school moved to Decorah a year later and has since evolved from a Gammon Theologic tradition to a co educational institution.
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Decorah
Mrs Phoebe Ollie to Land at City Airport Sunday
Plats show the arrival of Mrs Phoebe Ollie a famed woman aviator touring the country by air for FDR's re election. Her monoplane Win With Roosevelt is due to land at the municipal airport around 4 PM Sunday afternoon in Iowa City.
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Iowa City
Phoebe Ollie
Roosevelt
Ollie
Negro Minister to Speak at Iowa City Vesper Service
Rev. Willis J. King, head of Gammon Theological Seminary in Atlanta, will deliver the University of Iowa vesper service address Sunday evening. He is believed to be the first negro speaker at this event, addressing on "Faith for Times of Crisis" as a representative of the National Preaching Mission.
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U. S. Vesper
Iowa City
Willis J. King
Tech Gammon Theological School
Atlanta
University of Iowa
King
National Preaching Mission
Piggy Finds Happy Home On Vernon Phelps Farm
A stray pig from a litter of seven near West Branch escapes hunger by joining a farm collie and her nine puppies as a guest in a Vernon Phelps farm barn. The resourceful pig adapts to farm life and becomes a regular boarder despite initial misgivings.
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Vernon Phelps
West Branch
Altho
Six Juveniles Arrested in Independence Robbery Ring
Independence officers report solving a year long series of robberies by six youths aged 17 to 21. The arrests target a gang whose actions spanned the Independence area and involved multiple incidents over the period.
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Independence
Life sentence for O Shaughnessy in Parker slaying
Marvin Irish Hogan O Shaughnessy 26 a carnival worker was given a life term for his part in the murder of J M Parker 69 a retired farmer during a $4 80 robbery in Rockwell City last summer.
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Rockwell City
Marvin
Irish Hogan
O'Shaughnessy
J. M Parker
Centerville Miners Strike Disrupts Local Coal Mines
Centerville coal mine owners met Wednesday to discuss the ongoing walkout that has left about 100 miners idle. In some mines owners are working while the dispute centers on the union wage scale sought by the strikers.
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Centervill
Centerville
Surprise radio broadcast eyed in campaign strategy
Political circles report a Saturday evening radio surprise set for Oct 17 from 7:30 to 8:00 Central Time. Stations include WBBM Chicago KMOX St. Louis WOC Davenport and WCCO Minneapolis on the Columbia network.
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WBBM
Chicago
KMOX
St. Louis
WOC
Davenport
WCCO
Minneapolis
Columbia
Winfield Man Found Dead Near Farm in Murder Inquiry
John Finberg, 70, was found dead with a deep gash at the temple and cuts on an arm at the Har Melzgar farm near Winfield. Police say he may have died last Saturday and the body was wedged between a table and a davenport. No blood at the scene suggests homicide rather than suicide.
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MT. Pleasant
Iowa
John Finberg
Har Melzgar Farm
Winafield
Carstensen Named President of Baptist Pastors Conference
Rev. M. C. Carstensen of the Washington Baptist church was elected president of the pastors conference at Cedar Rapids during the Iowa Baptist convention sessions. He succeeds Rev. John D. Kern of Osage, former Washington church pastor.
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M. C. Carstensen
Washington
Offices in Jeffrey Building Remodel for Bailey tenants
Rooms in the Jeffrey estate building above Crone's grocery are being upgraded with a heating plant to create office space for Bailey building tenants. Dr R R A Henderson and Dr A Keith Droz will move into remodeled suites along with Dr M J Cruise Dr W S Kyle Glen Eldridge and others may join. Work aims for occupancy by November 19 80 with F S Finley supervising and Eveready Plumbing installing the heating system.
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Jeffrey Estate
Crone
Bailey Building
Washington Hotel
RR. A. Hender
A. Keith Droz
Jeffrey Building
M. J. Cruise
W. S. Kyle
Glen Eldridge
Hender
F Nley
Pleasant
Jeffrey
Eveready Plumbing Company
Traffic on Seine River Tied Up by Workmen Strike
Barges jammed the Seine and connecting canals as workers struck. Coal flour oil and building materials were tied up disrupting transportation and supplies in Paris on Oct 15.
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Paris
Seine
Sunday Schools to Convene in Chester
A Christian Education convention of Washington county is set for West Chester United Presbyterian Church tomorrow Friday Oct 16 with registration at five in the morning. C S Lemmon of Washington will speak at 9 20 and delegates from county Sunday schools will attend with separate morning and afternoon conferences on various Sunday school departments.
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Washington County
United Presbyterian Church
West Chester
Journal
Chester
Washington
Lemmon
Services Continue at 4 Square Church
Rev W J Stevens reports a blessed service at the Foursquare Tabernacle with many attendees from Des Moines. Evangelist Haimovits led a six city Old Testament journey and urged listeners to Christ the Refuge as he teases a prophecy on Present Day Miracles in Palestine tonight.
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Foursquare Tabernacle
W. J. Stevens
Des Moines
Haimovits
Palestine
Townsend Talk in Park on Saturday
Rev Ira EK Edwards of Cedar Rapids will give an address in Central Park Saturday at two o clock on the Townsend plan. The Washington Townsend club announces the event and invites all interested in the old age pension plan to hear the Rapids Wan.
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Ira EK
Edwards
Cedar Rapids
Central Park
Washington Townsend Club
Pleasant Hill Church of Christ marks 100th year
Pleasant Hill Church of Christ celebrated its centennial with 214 attendees, including visitors from ten towns and a trip by Donald Mitchell from California. The program featured a memorial address, a baptismal rite in the nearby stream, and an evening sermon on the church’s future.
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Pleasant Hill
Jessie Satchett
Minnesota
E. H. Willey
Eldon
May McFarland
Washington
Vernon Carter
Washington Church of Christ
Ki Nicholson
Telford
W. R. Foster
Keota
Mr. Carter
Carter
Expanding the Iowa Highway Patrol Gains Momentum
Des Moines reports the Iowa Highway Safety Patrol, formed Aug 1 1935, reduced traffic deaths by 13 percent in early 1936 and is favored for doubling to cover more miles without extra cost. Secretary of State Mrs. Alex Miller says expansion possible via license fee funds, not taxpayer money. Patrol member Oren Pape was killed arresting a car thief. chief John Hattery notes auto registrations rise alongside patrol use.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Highway Safety Patrol
Highway Patrol
Alex Miller
Miller
Clark Gable
Oren Pape
Pape
John Hattery
Atkinson Re-Elected Commander Of Local VFW Post
Dale Atkinson of the Washington county post Veterans of Foreign Wars was re elected to lead the organization for the coming year at the annual officers election. Other officers elected include M L Brown Cleo Shockey 8S W Easter A E Palmer Thomas Swift BE R Burham C A Neiswanger Jess W Radda Avery E Horton H M Putnam Charles Bickford Lloyd E DuBois R B Kurty J W Fields Emil Finke J 0 Brown John Pehler B J Walker Glenn Davis Ellis Swisher and C A Neiswanger publicity chairman.
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Dale Atkinson
Washington County Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
M L. Brown
Cleo Shockey
W. Easter
A. E. Palmer
Thomas Oo. Swift
BE. R. Burham
C. A. Neiswanger
Jess W. Radda
Avery E. Horton
Brighton
H. M. Putnam
Charles Bickford
Lloyd E. DuBois
Sentinel
R. B. Kurty
J. W. Fields
Emil Finke
J 0. Brown
John Pehler
Trustees
B. J. Walker
Glenn. Davis
Washington WPA walkout muted by officials
WPA officials in Washington said no action has occurred on the folded arms walkout planned for next week and will not be taken until the strike actually begins. Thad Holt says the course is not determined and the response to fired or unpaid strikers is unknown. David Lasser of the Worker's Alliance seeks a meeting with President Roosevelt to present wage demands for WPA workers. The strikers seek a 20 percent raise for those earning over $40 monthly and a minimum of $40 for those below, funded by unexpended relief funds.
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Washington, D. C
WPA
Thad Holt
Lasser
Roosevelt
Keokuk Husband Shoots Wife At Cafe
Mrs Mildred Betson of Keokuk was shot twice by her husband William Betson 52 At the Coney Island cafe operated by the couple He was reported to be angered by domestic troubles and the condition of the wounded woman was serious as physicians fought to save her life
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Keokuk
Iowa
Mildred Betson
William Betson
Coney Island
Mrs J C Bauer Dies in Washington Hospital
Mrs J C Bauer died today at noon at Washington country hospital after an operation earlier that morning. The body was taken to L A Jones funeral home and funeral plans have not been completed. The Bauer home is 119 North Avenue C near the junior high and the family, long established here, came from West Chester.
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J. ©. Bauer
Washington Country Hospital
Eal
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
Bauer
North Avenue C
West Chester
Lettuce Strikers Riot in Salinas Dispersed by Tear Gas
Strikers in Salinas California began shouting and throwing rocks at lettuce trucks today. Police dispersed the riot using tear gas as the unrest marked a notable escalation in the lettuce strike.
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Salins
Calif
Broadcast Play at Iowa City Tonight
The Washington amateur players will broadcast a play over WSUI Iowa City tonight at 9. The piece is He Said and She Said by Alice Gerstenberg with a cast including Diana Chesbrough Ruth Smith Enid Haldeman Elizabeth Ragan Felix Haldeman Grant McKune Mrs Cyrus Packard and Mildred Lemley.
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Washington Amateur Players
WSUI
Iowa City
Alice Gerstenberg
Diana Chesbrough
Ruth Smith
Enid Haldeman
Elizabeth Ragan
Felix Haldeman
Grant McKune
Cyrus Packard
Mildred Lemley
Rebels Advance Toward Madrid Near Talavera de la Reina
More than 2,000 rebels broke through government lines and pushed twelve miles toward Madrid from the west, advancing toward Alseda de la Fresno near Talavera de la Reina, Spain.
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Talavera DE LA Reina
Spain
INS
Madrid
Alsdea de la Fresno
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