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The Kidnapping of Schmidt Brewery Son Edward Bremer
Today is the anniversary of a pretty unsavory incident that was at least tangentially related to prohibition and brewing. On January 17, 1934, the Barker–Karpis gang kidnapped Edward Brewer off of the streets of St. Paul, Minnesota. At the time, he was the wealthy president of Commercial State Bank. But perhaps more importantly, he was also the son of Adolf Bremer, who owned the Schmidt Brewery, having married the daughter of Jacob Schmidt.
Kidnap victim Edward Bremer.
That’s thought to be important because the gang appeared to be targeting brewery owners because of their perceived disrespecting of criminal elements after prohibition was repealed. Many breweries that survived did so by working with bootleggers on the down low, which of course in many cases were part of criminal organizations. But when prohibition was repealed, they distanced themselves from those gangs once alcoh
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Jan 11, 2021
H. Lee Brintnall, 92, of Marshalltown, IA passed away Thursday, January 7, 2021 at The Willows of Marshalltown. Funeral Services will be 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 13, 2021, at the First Congregational Church in Marshalltown. Visitation will be 4:30 p.m. to the time of the service at the church. A private graveside service will take place at Riverside Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the Riverside Cemetery (Derecho clean-up fund), Iowa River Hospice, or The Animal Rescue League of Marshalltown. Arrangements have been entrusted to Anderson Funeral Homes in Marshalltown. Online condolences may be sent to www.andersonfhs.com.
Lee Brintnall was born at St. Thomas Hospital on May 22, 1928, to Ken and Ruth Brintnall. He attended Franklin Elementary, Central Jr. High, and graduated from Marshalltown High School in 1946. Lee attended Grinnell College for two years, then transferred to Washington University (St. Louis). Following graduation, he serv