Five Gangsters Given Life Terms In Iowa Jail Break
Five self confessed criminals who killed Sheriff Maxwell’s son at LeMars and then carried out a jail break were sentenced to life imprisonment in the Iowa state penitentiary at Fort Madison. Indicted for first degree murder, they pled guilty and were transported under heavy guard to begin their life terms. The governor’s clemency is the only factor that could alter these sentences.
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Sioux City
State
Maxwell
LeMars
James W. Kindig
Hayner
Kindig
Iowa
Board ‘of ‘Parole
Mr. Kindig
Tae
Fort Madison
William Convey
Lee Berrington
William Curlen
James O’keefe
Harry Smith
Hugh Maxwell
Plymouth County
C. H. Bradley
Port Madison
W. H. Jones
W. A.gruener
Council Bluffs
Henry Harlow
Logan
James Risden
P. van Wagnen
Cedar Rapids
Valry
le Mars
Middle West
Woodbury County
Townsman wounded as Yorktown robbed bank
Yorktown Indiana November 21 bank robbers in an automobile bandit raid dynamited the rear vault and looted cash totaling 513. An armed posse pursued the fugitives wounding Rudy Heninger who was struck above the eye. Three bandits plus a driver fled in a car, nearly $20 lost along the road, insurance covers most losses and Liberty bonds remain untouched.
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Yorktown
Yorktown Savings Bank
Rudy Heninger
Drake center Russell Sprong to end football career on Thanksgiving
Des Moines dispatch notes Drake University center Russell Sprong, all-Missouri Valley selection, will start his final college game against Ames on Thanksgiving. Sprong, a 1915 16 all-conference choice, served in World War I and played with the First Division football team overseas. His career features consistent first-string appearances and a long record of high school and college play across six years.
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Des Moines
Russell Sprong
Drake University
Drake
Ames
Sprong
Germany
France
Missouri Valley
Courier
Des Moines Enacts Drastic Coal Conservation Measures
Des Moines announces a coal strike and outlines save coal steps under C L Herring. Useless street lights and signs shut off. Schools to close and not reopen until the strike ends. Theatres pool rooms and similar venues to stop once current stocks run out. Streetcar service trimmed to eight hours daily from early morning to late night.
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Des Moines
C. L. Herring
Pell County
Dubuque Teachers Get Five Dollar Increase in Pay
Dubuque Iowa November 21. The board of education approved a five dollar monthly salary raise totaling 60 dollars annually for grade and high school teachers, grade school principals, supervisors, and special teachers starting immediately.
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Dubuque
Board of Education
Uch
Back Pay Settlement Aids Dubuque Educators
District officials approve back pay of fifteen dollars to educators in Dubuque for September. The action wins strong support from local teachers and confirms fiscal adjustments for the school system.
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Ceive
Dubuque
Soldiers' Brides Untrue in Trelar Aulsengh Divorces Rise
Kort Dodge Iowa November 21 1923 Judge EM McCall cites infidelity and inconsistency among soldiers absent from home as a main cause of rising divorces. In his district several couples seeking new trial of marriage were granted.
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Kort Dodge
EM. McCall
Divorce Petitions Dominate October Court Term
Judge McCall notes that 40 percent of actions in the October term are divorce petitions. A Northern District report describes a Chicago wedding hindered by late license and a Des Moines clerk’s office filing. The text also references acreage and crop figures in California for 1979 and a Guadeluan habitat note.
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Dek Moines
Lilzzia Massinan
Imarriage Bane
Diatriet Court
Yosef Fiufer
Chicago
Krooma
Des Moines
Theorthern
le Califarn Ly
Lift Off Corns With Fingers Freezone Ad Claims Quick Relief
A tiny bottle of Freezone costs little at any drug store. Apply 2 drops on a corn or callus to stop pain instantly and lift the corn off with your fingers. Ad claims humbug free with immediate relief.
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Hayes
Victor Records
Stroebel’s
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EDSG
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John F. Jelke
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Pacific Coast Borax Company
New York
San Francisco
Bo-Raxo
Waterloo, Iowa
M. A. Whitney
Sunnyside
M. Trolt
Commercial St
C. Roth
Franklin & Kowler W. LE. Stoner
Dawson James Black Dep't Store Co
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Jefferson Avenus HH
Iktrensky
Commercial Lomar & Sinnard Steeea
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Ath & Webster
Pathe
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