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]


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