Leeds Bank Robbery Confessed By Five in Transit
Jones O Keeffe admits leading Leeds bank heist on June 7 clearing up a long running Sioux City area crime spree. Five men Cullen Smith Convey Berrington and O Keeffe are jailed in Fort Madison Penitentiary after murder and sheriff shooting cases.
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Fort Madison
Leeds
Jones O'Keeffe
W. H. Jones
Woodbury County
O'Keefe
Cullen
Smith
Convey
Berrington
William Maxwell
Sheriff Maxwell
Plymouth County
O’keefe
Jones
Sioux City
Birth Registration Could Become Compulsory in Iowa
Iowa legislators may be urged by the state board of health to enact a compulsory birth registration law. Dr Sumner of the state board and J C Mitchell of the U S census bureau will present a model law in Washington D C for next session. Mitchell has been in Des Moines compiling data for the code revision committee and the state board of health.
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Des Moines
Navy
Iowa
State Board of Health
Sumner
J. C. Mitchell
United States Census Bureau
Washington, D. C
Mitchell
Nevada
West Virginia
South Dakota
Iowa officials seek birth registration law to improve records
Dr Sumner notes no current Iowa law requiring physicians and midwives to register births with a county official. He cites laxity and lacking statistics and says Mr Mitchell will consult the code revision committee, present the desired DII, and report back to Washington.
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Arizona
Iowa
Washington
Annual Meeting of Waterloo Red Cross Chapter
The Waterloo Red Cross chapter will hold its annual meeting next Wednesday at Hotel Russell-Lamson. Public attendance is urged. Reports from Mrs. C. J. Rudolph, Mrs. J. O. Trumbauer, and Mrs. George B. Worthen will be read. Members may vote on directors for the coming year. officers will be elected later. H. B. Cropper has chaired since the war began.
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Waterloo
Red Cross Chapter
Russell-Lamson
C. J. Rudolph
J. O. Trumbauer
Home Service Section
George B. Worthen
The
Red Cross
H. B. Cropper
Police Notes Warn on Bike Theft and Street Crime
Cedar Falls police urge securing cycles as thefts remain frequent. Last night two bicycles were reported stolen including Julius Johnson's 1619 Franklin street ride and Ray Peters' red King from 902 Iowa street. A. Wolf clothing theft in Cedar Falls noted a green suit an overcoat and brown trousers. A suspected sweater found by a patrolman awaits owner identification. One traffic violator was arrested.
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Julius Johnson
Franklin Street
Ray Peters
Iowa Street
Cedar Falls
A. Wolf
Iowa State Students Meet Monday For Memorial Union Drive
Iowa State University students plan an 8 p.m. Monday meeting at the M M A auditorium to push a 1 000 000 memorial union fund honoring war veterans. C E Pickett chairs the Third district drive and E H McCoy leads Black Hawk county efforts. All former students, graduates included, are urged to attend.
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State University of Iowa
C. E. Pickett
E. H. McCoy
Black Hawk County
Death of Glenn A. Hohl. Waterloo native dies after surgery
Glenn A. Hohl a Waterloo boy long associated with Kansas City died after complications from an appendicitis operation at St. Francis hospital. Born December 14 1889 in Jesup Iowa he moved to Waterloo as a youth and later worked as a traveling representative for Carson Pirie Scott Co in Missouri Kansas and Oklahoma. He served in the quartermaster and motor transport corps in World War I and later worked with Frank Bros clothing and for the Chicago firm. He is survived by his widow and his parents and a sister. funeral Monday at 2 30 p m from his parents home with burial in Elmwood.
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Glenn A. Hohl
Waterloo
Kansas City
St. Francis Hospital
Hohi
Jesup
Frances Schiel
Hohl
Carson, Pirle, Scott & Co
Chicago
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Military Service
Quartermaster Corps
Motor Transport Corps
Wappy
Frank Bros.’ Clothing Company
Judge of Elks
F. R. Hohl
Neva
B. Hohl
O'Keefe & Towne Undertaking Establishment
Fifth Street West
Elmwood
Thanksgiving feast costs rise with harvest end
The article notes Thanksgiving as a joyful harvest closing but warns this year's feast will be expensive. It emphasizes the holiday's long cherished role and highlights higher costs for the noon meal as production winds down.
Cadwallader Visits Schools Weigh Garden Efforts
Mrs. C. C. Cadwallader, superintendent of the children's garden army, visits Whittier school to present the silver cup and distribute sergeant and captain buttons after reports are filed by Emerson, Washington Irving, and home garden members. Ames agricultural school seeks dollar value of garden work from the children as shown in the reports. Marriage licenses issued include William L. Walden and Dorothy R. Russell, both of Waterloo. William Weber and Marguerite Kimball, Cedar Rapids. Lane Walter C. Wilson and Prianna Craig, Waterloo.
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C. C. Cadwallader
Children's Garden Army
Whittier School
Oup
Sergeant Buttons
Buttons
Emerson and
Washington Irvings School
Agricultural School
Ames
Fost
Dorothy R. Russell
Waterloo
William Weber
Marshalltown
Este Poyner
Eorge Chaka
Cedar Rapids
Marguerite Kimball
Cedar
Walter C. Wilson
Prianna Craig
Thanksgiving turkey prices and pantry costs rise in season
The report notes aristocratic turkeys and high costs for the centerpiece, with 20 pound birds around 8.40 dollars and smaller fowls near four dollars. Substitutes like goose, duck, and chicken are listed along with cranberry, sweet potato, orange, grape, grapefruit, mince, celery and apple prices, all described as high.
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Turkey
Waterloo Credit Men Probe Federal Tax System
Waterloo Association of Credit Men passed a resolution to appoint a committee to investigate federal taxation and seek an equitable burden. R G Elliott of Jacques Manufacturing Chicago spoke on federal taxation and fraud fighting efforts by the National Association of Credit Men. The banquet at Hotel Russell Lamson followed. W E H Ogle presided. Plans to cooperate with the national drive and expand membership were approved. next meeting set for December.
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Waterloo Association
Fa Ag
R. G Elliott
Jacques Manufacturing Company
Chicago
National
Association of Credit Men
Russell-Lamson
Elliott
National Credit Men’s Association Board of
National Committee On Federal Taxation
Ohicago
R. H. Myers
Simmons Manufacturing
W. E H. Ogle
Waterloo Gun Club Secretary Notified of Iowa Meeting
L Witty secretary of the Waterloo Gun Club received notice of a November 35 meeting at 6 a m at the Cerro-Gordo hotel Mason City to discuss trap shoot club interests. A delegate will be elected to attend the American Trapshooting Association convention to meet soon in New York City.
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State Gun Club
L. W. Witty
Waterloo
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