Oelwein Daily Register - November 27, 1940
Attend Funeral of J.R. Shales, Jr.
Funeral services for John R. Shales, Jr., were held Friday, November 15 at the Rettig and Meier funeral home and at the Congregational church at Tripoli. The Rev. E. F. Byers of Cedar Rapids officiated. Burial was made in the cemetery at Hawkeye.
Deceased was the adopted son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Shales. He was born October 18, 1922 and died November 12, 1940.
Casket bearers were Edward Bunger, Romaine Bierman, Gordon Niemeyer, Earl Kirchoff, LaVerne Bathke and Harry Slack.
Mr. and Mrs. Shales were former residents of Hawkeye.
Attending the services from here were Mrs. Sarah Sorg, Mrs. W. W. Burkhart, Mrs. Roy Edel, Mrs. Nora Hecht, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Hauth, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Knox and Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Rubyor.
Sumner Gazette - November 14, 1940
Shales Bros. Newphew Kills Self Tuesday
John Shales, Jr. Found in Men's Lounge of Waterloo Theatre
Friends and relatives were shocked Tuesday night when word was received that John Shales, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. John Shales of Tripoli, had committed suicide in Waterloo.
He was found by an employee of the Paramount theatre in the men's lounge in the basement. He had fired a .32 bullet into his head and apparently died instantly.
Henry Shales, uncle of the young man and P. M. Sorg of this place went to Waterloo immediately. There they learned that he had left his rooming place at the home of Elmer Nus in Cedar Falls, a former Tripoli high school teacher, Tuesday morning to attend Gates business college in Waterloo where he had been taking a business course since September.
When found, a piece of paper was found in his pocket bearing his address. The weapon which he used was an old one.
He graduated from Tripoli high school in 1939 and attended the University of Iowa last year. Sam, Henry and Tom Shales of this place were his uncles and he was a frequent visitor here.
Attend Funeral of J.R. Shales, Jr.
Funeral services for John R. Shales, Jr., were held Friday, November 15 at the Rettig and Meier funeral home and at the Congregational church at Tripoli. The Rev. E. F. Byers of Cedar Rapids officiated. Burial was made in the cemetery at Hawkeye.
Deceased was the adopted son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Shales. He was born October 18, 1922 and died November 12, 1940.
Casket bearers were Edward Bunger, Romaine Bierman, Gordon Niemeyer, Earl Kirchoff, LaVerne Bathke and Harry Slack.
Mr. and Mrs. Shales were former residents of Hawkeye.
Attending the services from here were Mrs. Sarah Sorg, Mrs. W. W. Burkhart, Mrs. Roy Edel, Mrs. Nora Hecht, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Hauth, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Knox and Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Rubyor.
Sumner Gazette - November 14, 1940
Shales Bros. Newphew Kills Self Tuesday
John Shales, Jr. Found in Men's Lounge of Waterloo Theatre
Friends and relatives were shocked Tuesday night when word was received that John Shales, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. John Shales of Tripoli, had committed suicide in Waterloo.
He was found by an employee of the Paramount theatre in the men's lounge in the basement. He had fired a .32 bullet into his head and apparently died instantly.
Henry Shales, uncle of the young man and P. M. Sorg of this place went to Waterloo immediately. There they learned that he had left his rooming place at the home of Elmer Nus in Cedar Falls, a former Tripoli high school teacher, Tuesday morning to attend Gates business college in Waterloo where he had been taking a business course since September.
When found, a piece of paper was found in his pocket bearing his address. The weapon which he used was an old one.
He graduated from Tripoli high school in 1939 and attended the University of Iowa last year. Sam, Henry and Tom Shales of this place were his uncles and he was a frequent visitor here.
Oelwein Daily Register - November 27, 1940
Attend Funeral of J.R. Shales, Jr.
Funeral services for John R. Shales, Jr., were held Friday, November 15 at the Rettig and Meier funeral home and at the Congregational church at Tripoli. The Rev. E. F. Byers of Cedar Rapids officiated. Burial was made in the cemetery at Hawkeye.
Deceased was the adopted son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Shales. He was born October 18, 1922 and died November 12, 1940.
Casket bearers were Edward Bunger, Romaine Bierman, Gordon Niemeyer, Earl Kirchoff, LaVerne Bathke and Harry Slack.
Mr. and Mrs. Shales were former residents of Hawkeye.
Attending the services from here were Mrs. Sarah Sorg, Mrs. W. W. Burkhart, Mrs. Roy Edel, Mrs. Nora Hecht, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Hauth, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Knox and Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Rubyor.
Sumner Gazette - November 14, 1940
Shales Bros. Newphew Kills Self Tuesday
John Shales, Jr. Found in Men's Lounge of Waterloo Theatre
Friends and relatives were shocked Tuesday night when word was received that John Shales, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. John Shales of Tripoli, had committed suicide in Waterloo.
He was found by an employee of the Paramount theatre in the men's lounge in the basement. He had fired a .32 bullet into his head and apparently died instantly.
Henry Shales, uncle of the young man and P. M. Sorg of this place went to Waterloo immediately. There they learned that he had left his rooming place at the home of Elmer Nus in Cedar Falls, a former Tripoli high school teacher, Tuesday morning to attend Gates business college in Waterloo where he had been taking a business course since September.
When found, a piece of paper was found in his pocket bearing his address. The weapon which he used was an old one.
He graduated from Tripoli high school in 1939 and attended the University of Iowa last year. Sam, Henry and Tom Shales of this place were his uncles and he was a frequent visitor here.
Attend Funeral of J.R. Shales, Jr.
Funeral services for John R. Shales, Jr., were held Friday, November 15 at the Rettig and Meier funeral home and at the Congregational church at Tripoli. The Rev. E. F. Byers of Cedar Rapids officiated. Burial was made in the cemetery at Hawkeye.
Deceased was the adopted son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Shales. He was born October 18, 1922 and died November 12, 1940.
Casket bearers were Edward Bunger, Romaine Bierman, Gordon Niemeyer, Earl Kirchoff, LaVerne Bathke and Harry Slack.
Mr. and Mrs. Shales were former residents of Hawkeye.
Attending the services from here were Mrs. Sarah Sorg, Mrs. W. W. Burkhart, Mrs. Roy Edel, Mrs. Nora Hecht, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Hauth, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Knox and Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Rubyor.
Sumner Gazette - November 14, 1940
Shales Bros. Newphew Kills Self Tuesday
John Shales, Jr. Found in Men's Lounge of Waterloo Theatre
Friends and relatives were shocked Tuesday night when word was received that John Shales, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. John Shales of Tripoli, had committed suicide in Waterloo.
He was found by an employee of the Paramount theatre in the men's lounge in the basement. He had fired a .32 bullet into his head and apparently died instantly.
Henry Shales, uncle of the young man and P. M. Sorg of this place went to Waterloo immediately. There they learned that he had left his rooming place at the home of Elmer Nus in Cedar Falls, a former Tripoli high school teacher, Tuesday morning to attend Gates business college in Waterloo where he had been taking a business course since September.
When found, a piece of paper was found in his pocket bearing his address. The weapon which he used was an old one.
He graduated from Tripoli high school in 1939 and attended the University of Iowa last year. Sam, Henry and Tom Shales of this place were his uncles and he was a frequent visitor here.
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