Iowa Supreme Court Hears Road Bond Refunding Case
The Iowa Supreme Court expects a decision on the legality of the act authorizing the refunding of 331,000,092 highway bonds. The suit, brought by G. Bann in Clarke County, seeks to block the refunding unless the act’s validity is affirmed. If the court orders a demon’s return, most issues become due by May 1.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa Supreme Court
Tnesair Momning
G. Banns
Clarke Conch
Bor Passere
Frank Brers
Cedar Rapids
MAQUOKETA PIONEER C L NIMS DIES AT 91
C L Nims a 91 year old pioneer resident of Maquoketa died Sunday afternoon at his home near Maquoketa after several weeks of illness. Born January 4 1879 on a farm south of Maquoketa he lived most of his life in the area. He operated a small steamship on the Maquoketa river and built barges before turning to farming. He married Hermett Colipriesi in 1879 and she died January 10 1918. Surviving are daughters Jessie Merion Stover and Alice McHinsey and sons Clyde Alva Tom Gilbert and Vere.
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Smeets
Pidas Mits
Maou
Buorwel
Mr Name
Maquofem
Amazasa Nims
Magnoketa River
Maquoeva
Albways
Insife
Magarokea
Mussissippi
Hermett CoLipriesi
Jessie
Merion Stover
Alice Mmchinsey
Maquoketa
Clyrde
Alva G
Tom
Gilbert
Ekalaka
Mont
Vere
Burwell
Ned
Wapello Church Fire Destroys Building Sunday Afternoon
Fire gutted the Wapello Christian Church on Sunday afternoon after a suspected defective chimney ignited the blaze. The building suffered severe damage and was a total loss with no insured value reported. multiple church records and pianos were destroyed.
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Wapello
Iowans Die In 1973 Car Crashes Counts Grow
A February 1973 report shows 33 Iowans killed in car accidents with 54 men and 34 women among the victims. More than half of crashes occurred in daylight and the year’s total to date sits below 1935 figures, with comparisons to 1933 and the previous year.
Penny Pirates stage debut at Oelwein Junior High
Oelwein junior high to present three act juvenile comedy Penny Pirates by Robert St Clair on April 30 in the senior high school auditorium. Director is Miss Lois Bing. Cast includes Robert Feltus George Swartz Jr Howard Finch Sam Medina Charles Crow Kathryn Jones Doris Alton Rose Pirillo Barbara Jean Platt Phyliss Loban LaVerne Gremmels Marcella Turner Esther Gibbons Howard Storms Leo Levens.
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Oelwein
Penny Pirates
Robert St. Clair
Lois Bing
Robert Feltus
George Swartz
Howard Finch
Sam Medina
Charles Crow
Kathryn Jones
Doris Alton
Rose Pirillo
Barbara Jean Platt
Phyliss Loban
LaVerne Gremmels
Marcella Turner
Esther Gibbons
Howard Storms
Leo Levens
St Louis Blues Composer to Speak at Iowa City Event
William C. Handy, renowned author of blues works and composer of St Louis Blues, will lecture in Iowa City on April 23 with Rosamond Johnson leading the program. Handy will discuss his career and perform a special version of St Louis Blues as part of a broader show featuring a Big Ten orchestra and readings from the Book of American Negro Spirituals.
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St. Louis
Iowa City
Boeriss
Garretts
William C Hendr
St Louis
Ose
Handy
Rosamond Jorason
Abe
Handy Will Adrer
Orcherte
S.r. Ubf
Iowa City's New Council Sworn In Ceremony
Iowa City's new council was sworn in at a formal ceremony. Mayor and council members took oaths amid community attendance, marking the start of the new term and outlining goals for local governance.
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Iowa City
West Union Couple Celebrate 55th Wedding Anniversary
West Union residents Mr and Mrs Peter Teele observed their 55th wedding anniversary with family. Relatives listed include Mrs Harry J Few and Mr Jens Rot J in Oelwein, plus Mr and Mrs Dunn of Chicago. The couple recalled attending the 1933 and 1939 World’s Fairs with their two sons and reflected on earlier celebrations.
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West
Peter Telee
Ard Tree Dee
Harry J Few
Ton
Jens Rot J. Oelwein
Ana Teisig
Dunn
Cheege
Gare
Utespore
Des Moines Considers Extra Gasoline Tax for Relief
Iowa lawmakers discuss a proposed one cent per gallon increase on gasoline with exemptions barred to fund relief. Mercer says the emergency measure could raise about 4 million and expire in two years, with refunds for non highway users. The plan aims to leverage 7 million state funds to match federal aid, totaling up to 17.5 million across states and federal support for a year.
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Mercer
Des Moines
LeRoy S. Marcer
Johnson’ County
Chas Maen
Leo J. Wegman
Forty-fifth Assembly
Assembly
Congress
Iowa
State
Claassen Attacks Hickenlooper Bill In Iowa City Talk
Verne Claassen denounces the Hickenlooper bill before about 89 Iowa City League Against War and Fascism members. He accuses lawmakers of targeting University of Iowa professors and calls the measure anti communist while warning of political power interests shaping state education policy.
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Claassen
Hickenlooper Bill
Iowa City
Gerette
Verne Marshal
B .B. Hickenlooper
Herman Hardson
University of Iowa
George Claassen Ceder Repids
Tlazssen
Iowa City League
Soundex
Fickenlooper
Amer
Legon
Ars
DAR Abe Tse
Geod
Skleton
Legislation Sought On Wool Goods Labeling
A legislative push probes labeling practices for wool goods. Officials reference consumer protection and fair trade concerns amid industry calls for clear product origin and material disclosures.
Mount Vernon Woman Reaches 85th Birthday Celebration
Mrs Henry Gibbs marked her eighty fifth birthday with a Presbyterian church group at the home of Mrs Dana Wilcox where a blue and white Dutch Windmill quilt she pieced was presented along with finishing materials. The quilt uses sixteen blocks totaling 536 pieces and proceeds will aid the society treasury. Mrs Gibbs has created many quilts and lace, and moved from Pennsylvania to Illinois then Cedar County before settling in Mount Vernon. Her son K E Gibbs of Cedar Rapids and daughter Mrs Forrest Walters attended a family dinner Sunday in her honor.
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Spstiz
Mount Vernon
Henry Gibbs
Industrial Society of the Presbyterian Church
Dana Wilcox
Gibbs
Peter
Paul
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Cedar County
Forrest Walters
K. E Gibbs
Eighteenth Street
Cedar Rapids
Printer W V McCausland Dies in Washington Indiana
William V McCausland 78 longtime Washington printer and founder of the Evening Journal died Sunday after a short illness. He helped start the first daily paper in the city then known as the Hustler and worked as a printer until his eyesight failed. Funeral Tuesday at Jones funeral home with burial in Woodlawn cemetery.
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Washington
William V. McCausland
Mr. McCausland
Evening Journal
Washington County
Jones
Woodlawn
Carroll County
Ohio
Hugh McCausland
Eliza Sweeney MecCausland
Mrr McCausland
Harry Reisier
The
Hustler
Masonic
McCausland
Arkansas
Freda Blase
McCausiz
United Presbyterian Church
al McCaul
RP. Jodize
Suggested PWA Projects In Iowa Totals 90 Million
In Des Moines AP report state PWA engineer P. F. Hopkins notes the 90,114,552.64 dollar list of proposed improvements is only suggestions, not approved projects. The inventory aims to gauge ideas from counties and cities for future construction, with 271 redesigns totaling 29,551,000 dollars and 502 street and highway upgrades proposed at 19,226,221.25 dollars. Power plant construction is listed at 11,310,445 dollars.
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DES Moines
PWA
Iowa
Public Works
P. F. Hopkins
Mendrs Hopkes
Lorraine Beardmore Wins Allamakee Spelling Meet
Lorraine Beardmore, 12, of Union City township, won the Allamakee County spelling contest on Saturday. She is a seventh grade pupil at English Benen whol, with teacher Mrs. Violet Mowe.
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Lorraine Beardmore
Allamakee
Gazette
Waukon
Union City
Shere
Hir
Arthur Beardmore
Lirs, Vaolet Mowe
Belle Plaine Man Burned to Death
L. M. McLennan 84 a Belle Plaine retired farmer died Sunday morning when his home burned while he tried to start a fire with oil Neighbors Gladys Smith Snyder and rescuers Alex House and E D Sparrowgrove attempted to reach his unconscious body Coroner J R Burrows investigated He was a Scotland native with four children Waldo Blinkensop Mrs Arthur Blinkensop Horace Winslow and Mrs Melvin Winslow survive Two rooms and the roof were damaged by the blaze.
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The
Gazette
Belle Plaine
L. M. McLennan
Gladys Smith Snyder
McLennan
Alex House
E. D. Sparrowgrove
J. R. Burrows
Scotland
Waldo
Arthur Blinkensop
Hartwick
Horace
Melvin Winslow
Randalia I O O F Shows 300 Per Cent Membership Jump
Randalia lodge No. 177 of Randalia reports a 300 percent rise in members. Eleven members remain, prompting a drive to enroll enough to preserve the I O O F building. Chartered Oct 18 1889, the lodge once had eighty members and plans to remodel the T O C F building into a social dance hall with a kitchen in the basement.
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Randalia
William H. Barnett
T. L. Fordyce
F. W. King
King
Warren
West Union
John Riley
Justice of Peace
T.0.c.f
District Rebekahs To Meet At Belle Plaine
Sincere Rebekah lodge hosts the annual District No. 6 convention May 29 at the I O O F hall. Belle Plaine Vinton Garrison Mount Auburn Shellsburg Keystone are the district towns with Dorothea Ringler and Lavone Chvale as committee leads. Officers include President Lucile Shanda Irving and Vice President Jella Welton Mount Auburn.
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Belle Plaine
Sincere Rebekah Lodge
I. O. QO. F. Hall
Vinton
Garrison
Mount Auburn
Shellsburg
Keystone
Noble
Dorothea Ringler
Marie Penrose
Waomi Hillman
Leota Ward
Betty McKee
Mable Benner
Virginia Lester
Belva M. Olson
Louise Coburn
Minnie Fox
Sarah Swafford
Mary Benner
Elizabeth Ealy
Elizabeth Merrill
Mayme Long
Mary Severin
Mee Humes
Amanda Rossway
Myrtle Winslow
Effie Cleckmer
Elizabeth Campbell
Lavone Chvale
Lucile Shanda
Irving
Jella Welton
Carrie LaDage
Lena Kibber
Shelisburg
Tomlinson Wins Louisa Spelling Bee
James Tomlinson, seventh grade student from Wapello Consolidated Schools, won the Louisa county spelling bee held Saturday. He correctly spelled Norma May Davis of Wyman School on the word aqueduct. Thirty five pupils competed. judge panel included Mrs Kete Baker, Mrs Emma Waterhouse, and Mrs Mary Girard. Ada Smith oversaw the event followed by a music and physical education demonstration.
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Boscal
Gerette
Wapello
James Tomlinson
J. H. Tomlinson
Louisa County
Mary Girard
Columbus Junction
Ada Smith
Plan for Game Management Area In Elgin Vicinity
The state game commission approves a 3 980 acre Game Management Area between Elgin and Clermont bounded by the Turkey river Gunder Clermont road Fayette Clayton county road and the Elgin Gunder road Farmers sign contracts to allow game under state supervision Signs will prohibit hunting without owner permission Shelters and feed will be provided as needed Deputy Warden Sam Hyde organized sport interest in the plan.
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Tre
Elgin
State Game Commission
Clermont
Turkey River
Gunder-Clermont Road
Fayette- Clayton County
Elgin-Gunder Road
State Game Department
Sam Hyde
Elkader
Kenneys observe 55th anniversary at Jesup family reunion
Osborn M. Kenney and Allie Bunnell Kenney marked their fifty fifth wedding anniversary with relatives at a family reunion. They wed at her father Joseph Bunnell’s home in Shady Grove near Jesup, officiated by Rev. Simons. The couple, longtime Buchanan County residents, raised two sons Joe and Glen and remain active members of Jesup Baptist Church.
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Jesup
Osborn M. Kenney
Lima
Ind
Buchanan County
Kenney
Shady Grove
Joe
Glen
Waterloo
Jesup Baptist Church
Kraschel Sees Iowas Special Assembly Session Likely
Iowa Lt Governor N G Kraschel says a special session of the Forty sixth General Assembly is inevitable to coordinate with Washington on old age assistance and relief. He notes federal contributions are expected and that current 100 days of service end April 24 with adjournment soon after.
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Des Moines
N. G. Kraschel
Iowa
Forty-sixth General Assembly
Washington
Congress
Kraschel
House
Senate
Legislature Seeks Sine Die Adjournment Date
A resolution for the Iowa legislature to adjourn sine die on April 23 was introduced in the Senate by Senator Frank Byers and 34 others. A House resolution proposed the same date, with both parties represented. The plan will be considered and may shift to around May 1 as vital bills remain undecided.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Senate
Frank Byers
Linn County
House
Senate
Ft. Dodge Boy Stabbed by Playmate in Sudden Attack
Max Burch, 18, stabbed by schoolmate Lester Ellinger, 16, at the Ellinger home after playing Sunday morning. Burch in critical condition with liver injury. Ellinger in police custody providing no reason. Both families prominent. parents not yet informed of action.
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Fort Dodge
Max Burch
Lester Ellinger
Ellinger
Young Ellinger
Burch
Lutheran Hospital
Young Burch
Harry Burch
A.T. Ellinger
Lester
Blast victim dies in bank explosion case
Davenport AP reports Weather Haase 39 died at 6 30 pm Monday from burns suffered in last week’s First National bank building explosion. He leaves a widow and two young children.
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Davenport
Wealher Haase
First National Bank
Garnishment Seizes Iowa Liquor Bound for Warehouse
Deputy sheriffs seized 1000 cases of whisky worth 22000 in garnishment aimed at collecting 10075 dollars from Frankfort Distilleries of Louisville. The liquor was left at White Line Transfer warehouse under Iowa liquor control commission custody. The move ties to G. V. Middleton’s breach of contract judgment after new agents replaced the former Iowa agent. Leslie E. Francis said the commission will resist action on grounds Iowa state status. Original garnishees included Harold M. Cooper and F. J. Hoppe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
G. V. Middleton
Frankfort
Louisville
Leslie E. Francis
Liquor Commission
Iowa
White Line
Middleton
Frankfort Company
Legislative Liquor Investigating Committee
Harold M. Cooper
F. J. Hoppe
Commission
Griffin Seeks U.S. Supreme Court Review in Brewer Case
Iowa supreme court denied a habeas corpus appeal for Elmer Brewer and Pat Griffin in the 1932 Waterloo murder of Deputy Sheriff Dillworth. Attorney James W. Fay said the next step is an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, filed with the state high court for authority to proceed.
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DES Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
James W. Fay
Elmer Brewer
Pat Griffin
W. F. Dillworth
Waterloo
United States Supreme Court
Fay
State Supreme Court
Brewer
Griffin
Keokuk Deputy Involved in Auto Bus Collision
U S deputy marshal Thomas P Gray, 72, of Keokuk is in critical condition after a Sunday accident ten miles south of Burlington. His wife Helen V Gray, 70, was killed when his car collided head on with a Keokuk Burlington bus driven by Stanley Jackson. Bus passengers were shaken but not seriously injured.
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Burlington
Thomas P. Gray
Keokuk
Helen V. Gray
Here
Gray
Oelwein West Union Music Students Win
Oelwein West Union Decorah Fayette and Waukon high schools won top honors in the closing events of the sub district music contest. Superior ratings were earned by several groups including Oelwein Girls small vocal class A and West Union Boys small vocal class B. Other superior marks went to Cresco and Waukon ensembles with Cresco Waukon and West Union in mixed chorus class B and Decorah in mixed chorus class A.
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West Union
Oeelwein
Decorah
Fayette
Waukon
Oelwein
Cresco
Fayctte
Mononairis
Oolweith
Toledo Musicians Ranked Superior In Seven Events
Toledo high school musicians received seven superior ratings and earned spots at the district contest in Oelwein after the sub district event in Waterloo. Soloists Roger Fee Mariel Austin Pauline Kremenak led the group performances with violin piano and contralto ratings.
Nino Martini To Sing At Cornell May Music Fete
Nino Martini will perform at Cornell college in Mount Vernon as part of the thirty-seventh May music festival running May 9 10 and 11. The program features John Erskine the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under Dr Frederick Stock and the Cornell oratorio society with Bach cantatas and other works.
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Mount Vernon
Nino Martini
John Erskine
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Frederick Stock
Cornnell Oratorio Society
Cornell College
Martini
Metropolitan Opera Company
Iowa
California
Cornell Oratorio Society
Cornell Symphony
Harold W. Baltz
Johann Sebastian Bach
Cornell
Symphony
Edward E Triem of La Porte City Dead
Edward E Triem a retired merchant of La Porte City died after a weeklong illness of pneumonia and complications He was born January 19 1863 in Plainfield Iowa moved to La Porte City as a child attended Iowa State College and ran a jewelry store for 33 years He married Clara Hamilton in 1888 and left two children Funeral services are set for 2 p m Tuesday at the Presbyterian church conducted by Rev R Q Ludy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TA Porte Ciiy
Edward E. Triem
Mr. Triem
Plainfield
Iowa
la Porte City
Iowa State College
Ames
Delta Tau Delta
R. Q. Ludy
Snavely of Ladora Longstanding Hardware Pioneer
Ladore M D Snavely, oldest local businessman, began in Ma rengo before moving to Ladora fifty six years ago to take over a hardware store. He ran it four years solo then formed Snavely Brothers with his brother W H Snavely. After W H Snavely died in 1933, he continued the business with John Sher wood and remains active past age eighty.
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Birkss
Mel Inc
Timne
Curt Muase
Enemer
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COLT
Newree
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Glana Dely Press
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Beere
Fred Biermann
Eisure
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Wade
Virgin
MT. Vernon
W. V. McCausland
Randalia I. O. O. F
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Louisa
Asborn M. Kenneys
Mr. and
Mrs. O. M. Kenney
Iowa Daily Press Bureau
Dodge Boy
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S
Hurt
West Union Music
Toledo
Cornell May Music
Pisa
Excelsior
Colson Floyer
Morgan's
Torrington
Meatnare
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Morgan Bros
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