Iowa
Old Press
The Chief-Advertiser
Perry, Dallas co. Iowa
Thursday, February 16, 1939
Appeal to the Iowa Supreme court was taken by J.L. Neville, Des
Moines salesman, who was sentenced Saturday to 8 years in the
state prison and fined $100 by Judge E. W. Dingwell for
manslaughter. The sentence had been postponed one week from
February 4, after Neville had been found guilty of the charge by
a jury in Dallas county district court two weeks ago.
Earl Comer of Woodward was fined $25 and costs by Mayor E.F.
Clothier this morning when he plead guilty to a charge of
drunkeness and disturbing the peace. He was arrested Saturday.
The Polk county coroner A.E. Shaw said Gregory Saravakos, 45, of
Des Moines shot and killed Mrs. Louise Jones Matthews, 37 year
old divorcee, and fired a bullet into his own brain here
yesterday. The dead woman's son, James Jr., 17, said Saravakos
had carried out a threat of two months' ago "to kill her
because he wanted to marry her and she wouldn't do it."
Ames, Iowa - Don Jackson, sophomore technical journalism student
from Glenwood, has been chosen editor of "Better Iowa
Extra," a newspaper which will be printed at Iowa State
College next week for Farm and Home Week visitors. Other members
of the staff will be: Ruth Jensen, Humboldt, women's editor; Beth
Helmick, Ames, entertainment editor; and June Adams, Artesian,
S.D.; Ethel Overhold, Klemme; Robert Garnett, Greybull, Wyo.; and
William Moist, Ida Grove, issue editors. Three issues will be
printed.
Humboldt, Ia. (AP) - Sheriff H.J. Sexe and his nine prisoners
plan to vacate the old county jail here soon to move to the new
$176,000 court house. The old building, heated by stoves, was
without plumbing.
George A. Bailey of Minburn Dead
George A. Bailey, 62, for the past eight years a resident of
Minburn, died at his home in that town Sunday night at 8 o'clock
following a critical illness. Funeral services were held
Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 in the Methodist church with the
pastor Rev. Treverton Warren officiating. Interment was made in
Elmwood cemetery. Mr. Bailey is survived by his wife, five sons
and a daughter. Willard O., of Manning; Stanley of Oelwein,
Adrian and Lee Ross Bailey both of Minburn. The daughter is Mrs.
Henrietta Norwold of Lavern, Monn. Three brothers and two sisters
survive: D.H. of Vail, Henry of Manning, Jay of Sioux City, Mrs.
T.H. Moss, of Boone and Mrs. Carrie Becker, Deer River, Minn. Mr.
Bailey was born in Dunlap, Iowa, January 1, 1876 and as a child
moved to Kirkman, Iowa with his parents. Later the family resided
in Manning. He was married November 17, 1902 to Adeline Stromme
at Volga, S.D., and they moved to Missouri Valley where he
entered the employe of the Chicago Northwestern railway as a
fireman. They later lived at Pierre, S.D., Glendive, Mont., and
Spirit Lake, moving to Minburn in 1931 where Mr. Bailey worked as
a barber. He was a member of the Methodist church and was well
known in Minburn and vicinity.
D.A.R. Choice
Marshalltown, Ia., (AP) - Anna Belle Kellogg, Marshalltown high
school senior, will represent Marshall county in the Daughters of
the American Revolution state finals at Des Moines where the most
representative high school girls will be chosen.
New Cars Registered
Sinn, Edw., Story City, Chevrolet Spt. Sedan
Smith, Edgar R., 1122 Fourth St., Plymouth 4 Door
Blize, Wm., Madrid, Ford Del. 2 Door
Twedt, T.O., Kelly, Chevrolet Tn. Sedan
Jagerson, Carl A., Madrid, Pontiac 4 Dr. Sedan
Kern, Wm. V., 1121 Third Street, Ford Del. 4 Dr.
Birk, Geo., Stratford, Chevrolet Master Coupe
Hoopengardner, W.E., Madrid, Mercury 2 Dr.
Davia, Clifford, 712 State St., Chevrolet Tn. Sedan
Morgan, R.D., Boone RR No. 1, Pontiac Sedan
New Trucks Registered
Peterson, Glen, R. No. 2, Madrid, Ford Class D
Sinn, Homer L., 517 College St., Chevrolet
Nystrom Oil Co., Chevrolet Class B
Hoffman, C.V., Woodward, G.M.C. 1 1-2 Ton
Carison, Miles, Pilot Mound, Ford Class C.
Brody, Jack, 1405 Monona St., IHC Class D.
[transcribed by S.F., February 2007]