Parole Board Faces Crucial Choice Over Randall Case
Iowa parole board weighs whether Clark Randall, a Cedar Rapids man paroled three times after 83 years for forgery and related counts due to a judge’s concurrent sentence mistake, should receive a fourth chance or be returned to society. The case traces Randall’s repeated parole failures, reform attempts, and renewed parole bids.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Parole Board
Shalt & Nan
Clark Randall
Cedar Rapids
Randall
Milo P. Smith
State Reformatory
Anamosa
Ana‘mosa
Fort
Dodge
Randell
Marshalltown
Fort Madison
Charles Hendrickson
Linn “County
Hendrickson
Parole “Board
Wes
Parole Board
Rendall
Cedar Falls Heating Plant Fight Roils Iowa Budget
The Iowa House and Senate clash over reinstating a $350,000 appropriation for a new heating and power plant at Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls. The House rejects the conference report, sending the budget back to conference as senators back the original committee recommendation.
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T. C
State House
Des Moines
Iowa
Colege
Cedar’ Falls
Forty-third General Assembly
Cedar Falls
Senate
S. KR. Torgeson
Joice
Conference Committee
House
Iowa State Teachers College
Notre Dame 1929 Football Schedule Released
Notre Dame announced its 1929 football slate with games against Army Navy Georgia Tech Carnegie Tech and Southern California plus Drake. Because its stadium won’t be finished home games are away with Drake at Des Moines and Soldier Field Chicago.
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South Head
Ind
W.A
Notre Dame University
Army
Navy
Georgia Tech
Carnegie Tech
Southern Callifornia
Drake
Notre Dame
Soldier Field
Chicago
Des Moines
South Bend
Indians
Bloomnacon
Naery
Beltimore
Oet
Wisconsin
Soldiers’ Meld
Carnegie Techs
Pittsburgh
Atlanta
Evanston
Anny
New York
Public Library Circulates Record Books Per Capita
Waterloo public libraries reported 314 313 books loaned in the year ending March 31, a gain of 14 422 and a per capita rate of nine books per resident. Adult and juvenile readers totaled 156 986 and 167 327 respectively, with 5 633 new titles added and 4 186 withdrawn to reach 48 168 volumes.
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Waterloo Public Libraries
Callin’ Wieder
Lbrarian
Board of Trustees
Miss Wieder
Thebrary
Hen, Start
Hanson
Frank Janson
H.B. Bates
R. A
United States
Elves
Mort Juvenile
Mibiaries
O. W. Glilian
Theresa Feyereison
Lorrenns Hallowell
Bisnche Stewart
Bessie Davis
J. F. Balenstier
Mary Eckes
Ruth Gruener
Monica Nettleton
Lucille Stutt
Doris Welstead
Reba Miller
Della Hitch
Ray Fink
Genevieve Gowans
Vera Jen- Stn
Eighth Typhoid Victim Reported Amid Flood
Charles F. Good, 46, of 214 Denver street, added as eighth typhoid case linked to recent flood. One death to date. Good in Presbyterian hospital, favorable. Contamination suspected from flood water, possible splashed water on food at Mood water job. City officials urge avoiding well water if possible and to bail if used. Marriage licenses listed for Donald L. Frazier and Hazel Maybelle Lyons.
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Charles F. Good
Denver Street
Good
Presbyterian Hospital
J. R. Thompson
Thompson
Tornado Relief Efforts Underway in Arkansas County
Arkansas relief workers from Red Cross and National Guard led a threefold mission in eight northeast Arkansas counties hit by Wednesday night tornadoes. At least 57 dead across Alicia Swifton Parkin Lorado Guion Wynne with up to 611 more believed missing or injured. Officials reported extensive property damage and impassable roads as hospitals filled and communications failed.
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Newport
Ark
Arkansas
Red Cross
National Guardsmen
Alicia
Swifton
Parkin
Lorade
Guion
Wynne
Hatesville Hospital
Harvey Parnell
Alfred Eevans
Mny
Batesville
Guinn
Missouri Pacific
Bigifton
Lorado
Shelby County Approves $800000 Road Bond in County Vote
In Harlan Iowa on April 12 1944 Shelby county voters approved an 800000 road bond by 1775 to 877. Rural areas opposed the measure while Harlan favored it 1015 to 89. The bond funds 43 miles of paving and 15 miles graveling. This follows Story County passing 1300000 bond after the state bond issue was ruled unconstitutional.
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Harlan
Shelby County
Iowa Supreme Court
Mondey
Story County
Kurtz Named Head of Iowa Electrical Engineering Dept
Edwin B. Kurtz is appointed head of the University of Iowa electrical engineering department succeeding Arthur H. Ford who takes a leave of absence. Kurtz, formerly dean at Oklahoma A&M College, will assume duties September 1.
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Iowa Cuty
Edwin B. Kurtz
University of Iowa Department of Electrical Engineering
Clement C. Willams
Arthur H. Ford
Kurtz
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Courier Riviera Question Box Sparks Readership
The Water loo Evening Courier and Riviera Theatre wrap up engagement at the Riviera with two final performances. In the Saturday edition, 20 more replies answer questions on love finances and life choices, featuring readers from Waterloo and beyond.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Riviera Theatre
Waterloo
Courier
Selfish Husband Loses Everything
In Des Moines on April 12 a judge granted Mrs. Carol W. Preston a divorce after 23 years of marriage. The husband must pay $500 cash and $160 monthly alimony, transfer home ownership, cover property taxes, hand over income from property, give the family car, settle all debts, including divorce costs, and place stocks and bonds in trust to insure alimony.
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Des Moines
Carol W. Preston
Preston
$60 000 Building On Bertch To Include Homes
The John G. Miller Construction Co will start a nine apartment brick and tile building on Berth avenue west in Home Park first addition for Dr J E Kurth. Each two story unit will have living dining kitchen two bedrooms and bath with tile floors and ample closets. Excavation and drainage work have begun and occupancy is expected by Sept 1.
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Bertch
John G. «Miller
Berth ‘Avenue
Home Park
J. E. Kurth
Fourth Street
Elm Grove
Oaklawn
Irving
Belmont
John G. Miller Company
Kerth
Berth Avenue
Moir Street
Dr. Kurth
Parrott Named to Executive Board of Good Roads Group
Des Moines April 12 W R Orchard publisher of the Councill Bluffs Nonpacell will head the Iowa Good Roads association elected president to succeed John F Ane at the fifth annual meeting yesterday The group voted to push for ratification of a constitutional amendment and a 6900 mile road paving program Executive secretary Col Glenn D Hayes vice president Mrs Henry Taylor treasurer D E Goodell were re elected Executive committee members include GC W Bond Frank D Thropp W Parrott T A Potter Burrows Roy Stevens Alex Fitzhugh Homer S Stephens DBD Jones C R Garrett and Fred Wolfe
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Des Moines
Ww. R. Orchard
Councill Bluffs Nonpacell
Iowa Good Roads Association
John F. Ane
Burlington
Towa
Glenn D. Hayes
Henry
Des
Moines
Homer 5S
Stephens
Clarinda
R. Jones
Casey
Fort Dexige
Fred Wolfe
Primghar
Blue Gold Fish In Development At Indiana Hatchery
Martinsville Indiana April 13 production of a blue gold fish is being pursued by Grassy Forks fisheries under Dr Walter N Hess of DePauw University. Dwight S Ritter treasurer notes the blue tint may appear in newly hatched fish as they are raised in artificial nests and fed on yolks of boiled eggs while older fish are fed mush.
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Martinsville
Ind
Ins
Walter N. Hess
de Pauw University
Dwight S. Ritter
Grassy Forks
Ritter
Lone Assassin Kills Two in Racketeering War
Detroit dispatch reports a lone gunman killed two men in the midst of a weeklong racketeering feud. Police say the shooter fired three times from a window, then escaped by car. Victims Gordon Teter and Earl Remington, both 25–30, had police records and ties to liquor deals.
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Detroit
Palice
Gordon Teter
Jean Teter
Jean Taylor
Earl Remington
Two Plead Guilty To Liquor Possession And Assault Charge
Jack King 53 pleaded guilty in municipal court to liquor possession after a March 23 arrest. He paid a $100 fine and court costs. Charles Bush pleaded guilty when an April 30 threat charge was amended to assault. he received 20 days in jail in lieu of a $10 fine plus costs.
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Jack King
J. G. Beem
Charles Bush
Plainessaush
Weather report fragment with rainfall data
Fragmentary weather note shows temperatures for Thursday and Friday with a maximum around 2.0 and minimum near 7. A small rainfall reading of 0.05 inch is recorded yesterday.
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Ham
Laughs at Idea of Marrying to Settle Diplomatic Tangle
Washington reports Curtis mocked the notion of marrying to fix a social precedence dispute over his sister Mrs. Edward Everett Gann. The vice president’s stance remained humorous, while private allies maintain loyalty to family and office. A reception for the diplomatic corps and an official dinner for Chilean Ambassador Davila, honoring Pablo Ramirez, proceed with Gann's recognized precedence.
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Curtis
Washington, D.C
State Department
Edward Everett Gann
Kellogg
Charlies Curtis
Kansan
Davila
Chile
Pablo Ramirez
Washington
Hoover
Bonds for Three Reduced to Seven Thousand Each
Writs of habeas corpus for James Hannon GO Sigman and A L Gibbons were waived by their attorney and county prosecutor. Bonds were reduced from fourteen thousand to seven thousand dollars each with separate charges listed: assault with intent to murder three thousand, carrying concealed weapons one thousand, bootlegging five hundred, illegal transportation four hundred.
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James Hannon
GO. O. Sigman
A. L. Gibbons
Buchanan County
J. H. Meyers
Paul G. Smilth
FH. B. Boies
Governor Huey Long Faces New Misappropriation Charge
In Baton Rouge on April 1, the Louisiana House, after voting 56 to 40 to impeach Huey Long for alleged bribery, considered a new count of misappropriation of state funds. The bribery claim cited offers of salaried positions to Representatives Felix Delaune and Adolphe Gueymard. A prior charge alleging intimidation of a Baton Rouge editor had already been approved.
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Baton Rouge
O.R
Huey FP. Long
Louisiana House of Representatives
Long
Felix Delaune
Adolphe Gueymard
House
Rey and Mrs Hull to Make Waterloo Home
Rev ER D Hull former Grace M E church pastor and his wife returned after about 18 years and will settle in Waterloo. They leased an Irving Terrace apartment at 200 Independence Avenue and Hull owns property in Waterloo.
Currie Construction Low Bidder on Schulte Remodeling
Currie Construction Co of Waterloo submitted the lowest bid of 27900 for remodeling the Wood Bros building at Fourth and Water streets. The project includes a new front end, double entrance, interior gut remodel, and new fixtures. Schulte United Stores will open at the site formerly Sterling once work is finished.
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Currie Construction Company
Waterloo
Wood Bros
Fourth
Water Streets
A. Mortis
Schulte United
Sterling
Tamgo Turned Down By Senate
Des Moines April 12 The senate refused to confirm EB Tam for the state labor commission to succeed A L Veeck. The three education board reappointments passed on a two thirds vote. George P Baker Davenport Anna B Lawther Du buque and Willard Stucksinger Lisbon were named to the board. Detroit April 12 A W E Lessy 35 survived a 600 foot crash at Ford airport with both legs broken and expects recovery. Johnny Wilkins 821 First Street West was rushed to St Francis hospital for a heart ailment.
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Des Moines
Senate
State Board of Education
Tam
A. L. Veeck
Board of Education
George P. Baker
Davenport
Anna B. Lawther
Dubuque
Willard ©. Stucksinger
Lisbon
CRASS
Detroit
Mich
E. Lessy
Ford Airport
Johnny Wilkins
First Strait West
St. Francs Hospital
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Amos W. Lubert
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Bob. B
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Harry
Juanita
Merchant Marine Service
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J. G. Miller Construction Co
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Charles Curtis
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Nt. Bowie Race Track
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