Democratic Gentry Hint at 1940 State Race
Ex Governor Kraschel urged Democrats to draft a ticket for 1940 while at party headquarters. He suggested the Wilson administration carry on, hinting at further highway patrol raids to sway votes. Rumors circulated that former Congressman Lloyd Thurston might run for governor as a Republican candidate in 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson G. Kraschel
Robert O’brian
Charles W. Storms
Kraschel
Statehouse
Wilson
Lloyd Thurston
Osceola
Hickenlooper
Cedar Rapids
Clyde L. Herring
Krasche
Rumors Open Gubernatorial Talk in Iowa Politics
Republican and Democratic figures discuss potential 1940 candidates including Breen and Kraschel while others doubt the odds. The piece notes John Valentine and Dewey Goode as possible names and debates lieutenant governor pay when acting for the governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Breen
Breen
Kraschel
United States
John K. Valentine
Centerville
Rep
Dewey . Goode
Bloomfield
Goode
State Senate
State Highway Commission
Aurelia Triumphs Over Albert City in Baseball Play
Aurelia clobbers Albert City 6 to 2 at Cherokee Viewing Match. Bleyer and Branstetter split mound duties for seven and seven innings, ten hits allowed. Uretthauer made spectacular catches while Morlan Schroeder supported infield. The paper notes upcoming Plowing Match at LeMars and Sunday’s Rock Valley rematch, plus local social and school notes.
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Aurelia
Port Dodge
Albert City
Bleyer
Kracht
Branstetter
Uretthauer
Morlan
Schroeder
Evil Rapp
LeMars
Rock Valley
Mt Olive News Briefs Add Four New Church Members
Emory Gustine of Moville visited the Mt Olive area Wednesday. Anton Hanson hosted a picnic at Storm Lake park with friends and relatives. F A Becker and Al Warrender with Des Moines joined in a Des Moines fair trip. Four new church members joined Mt Olive Church including Mrs A Shireman and the Misses Faye Nord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Schafer
Storm Lake Park
Homer Anderson
Larry
Near Aurelia
Leonard Anderson
Carol
Gerald
Howard Anderson
Cherokee
Pitcher Township Farm Bureau
Sars Bruce
Charlene Ohlson
Charlene Hahn
Robert Lenz
Jones County
Forrest
Cletus
Harlan Allen
Storm Lake
Oscar Gustafson
Carl Jd. Johnson
Enoch Nelson
Aurelia
August Hanson
Bertha Smith
Dubuque
Earl Crippen
Elmer E. Bleasdell
LeMars
Glen Leeds
Floyd Johansen
Leeds
Cherokee Park
Jimmie Hansen
Mrs. Grieme
Mr. Schafer
Emory Gustine
Moville
Anton Hanson
F. A. Becker
Des Moines
al Warrender
D. Warrender
Neville Murdock
Mt. Olive Church
A. Shireman
Faye Nord
Fall liming advised for better legume stands
Extension agronomist Bruce M. Kilpatrick says fall lime application on acid soils improves next year’s legume seedings. Finely ground limestone needs 6 months to a year to dissolve, should be worked into topsoil, and is easiest before spring rush. Soil tests can determine acidity and need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce M. Kilpatrick
Town State College
Kilpatrick
TVA
Agronomy
Iowa State College
Spectacle relics and odd Iowa tales headline local notes
Around Iowa paints a collage of quirky events from 200 years of ancestry to near misses and small disasters. Highlights include a Griswold ancestor with tiny silver eyed spectacles, a Vail farmhouse struck by lightning and a hog truck fire near Vail, and various minor incidents from Marion county to Sac City, including a near-miss by a father saving his daughter and a seven-foot homemade tractor project in Reinbeck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Adams
Griswold
Cherokee and B V Farmers to Get Loans
Cherokee and Buena Vista Counties will receive Rural Rehabilitation loans under the Farm Security Administration for year ending June 30 1940. The loans assist farmers and laborers needing operating capital with management help and plans for a family sized farm capable of repaying the loan. Loans are secured by chattels and repayable within five years at 5 percent interest with offices in Cherokee Storm Lake and Cherokee courthouse.
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Cherokee
Buena Vista
Farm Security Administration
C. C. R. Bush
Buena Vista County
Iowa
Farm Bureau
Storm Lake
Ann Rutherford Dances at Clay County Fair Parade of Stars
Ann Rutherford appears as a featured dancer in Parade of Stars at the Clay County Fair night show Sept 11 to 16. She is noted as a stellar member of Harry Gonfair's London musical hit About Regent Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Rutherford
Miss Rutherford
Regent Street
Harry Gonfair
London
Drowning and Rescue Accidents Reported in Local Pool Fun
Dale Claude aged 11 fell from a raft and sank in a closed pool. body recovered after about 30 minutes with no resuscitation success. Marie Godden 14 from Burt survived a near drowning at a pool near Fairmont after a lifeguard revived her. An 18 man threshing crew yielded 4 626 bushels of oats in Calhoun county in a single day. Jack Fisher near Lamont escaped unharmed after his tractor tipped into a ditch with all four wheels in the air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Claude
Marie Godden
Burt
Fairmont
Calhoun County
Jack Fisher
Near Lamont
Fisher
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YOR
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da Grove
Kievey Martin
Hiote Valley Mutual Insurance Association of
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Geo. I. Blanch
I. H. Lockin
H. H. Lockin
Geo. E. Blanch
W. F. Hickey
Sentinel
W. A. Liebsch
Aurelia, Iowa
Carlson’s Dairy
Winfred Moulton
Don R. Hankens
Tearsei’s
State Bank
Paul
Stewart-Warner
Aurelig
Frank Laposky
Pennsylvania
Roy Becker
Newell
Ladies Aid
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Edgar Johnson
Lloyd Ohlgson
Will Hahn
Louis Stellish
Earl Bruce
Harry Bengtson
John Leber
Irving Torrey
Frank Radle
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Keith
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Garland Nelson
Francis
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Tees
Ceaeke Mathis
Per C. Forrest
Fort Dodge
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Gosser
Hildebrand
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Wiggeernsda
Robinson
Shafer
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MT. Olive
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Gale Page
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Ray Enright
Warner Bros
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Vail
Yankey
Mrs. Yankey
J. B. Crane
Nashua
Vance Vanek
Wilhelmina Wilkes
Marion County
Board of Supervisors
Charles James
Pet McCombs
Knoxville
J. A. Jennings
Chicago
Marengo
Arromotor Freight Company
Jennings
Robert Zahn
CCC
McGregor
Zahn
Ed Burlingham
Central City
Sally Jan Don Carlos
Greenfield
Harris Porter and Sons of
Reinbeck
Robert Billings
Waterloo
Florence Gielan
Billings
George Mamminga
Grundy County
Sac City
Richard
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