Boone woman pleads guilty in mail fraud scheme
Florence Gamble of Boone Ia admitted using the mails to defraud in a matrimonial scam. She received a 60 day county jail term at Red Oak Ia and a $500 fine. She sent fake photos to victims, kept up letters and wrote tempting promises to obtain money for clothes and travel. Several central state men were named as contributors or victims in the scheme. operations centered in Cedar Luther Des Moines and Boone with victims from Minnesota Iowa and Texas.
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Council Bluffs
Florence Gamble
Boone
Smith McPherson
United States District Court
Red Oak
Carrie Nation
United States
Gamble
Mrs. Gamble
Cupid’s
Quincy
Cedar
Luther
Des Moines
Boone, In
Milton Carnahan
Bunch, Ta
J. L. Prater
Arlington, Tex
McBurney's Spring Fashions Gala Atop Millinery Expo
A spring fashion festival at McBurney's showcased coats suits dresses and ready to wear garments. The event featured an elaborate millinery exposition with chic Frenchy hat shapes long lines and bright hues including Rouche Nell rose taupe and Balkan blue. Bright colors and soft fabrics dominated the display as shoppers filled the store admiring up to date merchandise and large vivacious displays.
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McBurney’s
Iares
Strike at City Jail Ends Two Days After Bread and Water
Two days of confinement in a dungeon with bread and water ended as prisoners returned to work after the strike at city hall was called off. H E Grimow led the group, now willing to help clean streets. two prisoners kept their jobs and will be released soon, while others must serve two extra days to compensate for lost time. Four vagrants from Sterling, Rock Island, and Cedar Rapids were arraigned on vagrancy charges, pled not guilty, and had their cases continued.
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H. E. Grimow
Bat Httle
Thestrikers
Sterling, Jr
Rock Island
Cedar Rapids
Meyers
Farley
Soldier Letter From Texas City Gloomy About 15000 Troops
Ralph Brown son of Mrs Nel son Brown writes relatives about his Army unit near Galveston at Texas City. He recalls Fort Des Moines and a move to the Mexican boundary. He notes constant rain, muddy camping grounds, knee deep mud for horses, and discomfort for the troops awaiting assignment.
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Ralph Brown
Nelson Brown
Fifth Street West
United States Army
Texas City
Galveston
Brown
Fort Des Moines
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