Oakie name again in trial of two Sioux City detectives
In a district court protection conspiracy trial, former Sioux City detectives Claude Bledsoe and Perry Davis face continued defense efforts. Bledsoe testified about a meeting with Oakie and alleged misconduct by Davis, including a car search of Oakie. Prosecution cited postal savings records to question savings growth.
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Sioux City
Jack Oakie
Claude Bledsoe
Perry Davis
Bledsoe
Davis
A. O. Wakefield
Maurice Rawlings
Oakie
Public Safety
Harold N. Sturgeon
Ray Mahr
Sturgeon
Rawlings
Olin Man Retires After 45 Years With Milwaukee Rail
OlinW W Switzer of Olin retires on a pension after 45 years as a section hand and foreman for the Milwaukee road. He worked 37 years as foreman with one minor accident and never took a vacation or sick leave. He walked about 20 000 miles to work over 85 years and will split time with two daughters in Cedar Rapids while staying in Olin. R H Becker of Fayette becomes the new section foreman.
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Olin
W. W. Switzer
Milwaukee Railroad
South Olin
Cedar Rapids
R. H. Becker
Fayette
Mundorf Sues Uncle Over Auto Accident Name Use
Edwin Mundorf, 23, of Griswold, seeks 10 000 damages from his uncle George W. Mundorf, 55, a Pottawattamie County farmer, for alleged reputation and character damage after the uncle used Edwin’s name in connection with a Red Oak auto crash on January 31. The suit, filed in district court, will be heard at the April term in Avoca.
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Avoca (Ins
Edwin Mundorf
Griswold
George W. Mundorf
Pottawattamie County
Red Oak
Avoca
Edwin Is
O. S. Mundorf
Iowa urges ceremonies to greet 40000 new voters
Des Moines AP report says Iowa's 1000 school superintendents were asked to stage county wide citizen ship day ceremonies the second Sunday in May to welcome about 40000 new voters. State Superintendent Jessie Parker noted census figures show 1.8 percent of the population comes of age each year and urged schools to train citizens in ideals and knowledge of citizenship.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Jessie Parker
American Legion
Young Republicans
Young Democrats
Short Course For Peace Officers To Be Held July 8 13
IOWA CITY INS New ammunition in the war against crime was prepared for distribution to Iowans during the fourth annual peace officers short course at the University of Iowa July 8 to 13. Prof R M Perkins announced dates. Several hundred officers sheriffs and county attorneys expected to attend. Last year 338 registrations set a record. More than 30 topics for lectures laboratories and classes will cover arrest search fingerprinting preservation of evidence firearms identification narcotics intoxication detection and personal combat jiu jitsu.
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Iowa City
INS
La Porte City Boy Seeks Hero Medal After Saving Father
Marvin Ponsar, 14, of La Porte City has been recommended for a hero’s medal by Waterloo officials after he saved his father’s life following an accidental shotgun blast on March 28. The boy applied first aid, stemming the bleeding before a physician arrived, and the request was sent to the national Boy Scouts of America headquarters.
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Waterloo
INS
Marvin Ponsar
la Porte City
Boy Scouts of America
Marvin
Buck Dahl Delivers Burning Truck To Red Oak Fire Station
AP report from Red Oak says a fire started when Buck Dahl drove his burning truck to the fire station. A motorist warned authorities three miles away. a hand extinguisher failed to stop the blaze but firemen managed to extinguish the flames, though the truck was badly damaged.
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Red Oak
Buck” Dahl
Here
67 Year-Old Mother Of Ten Built Three Homes By Hand
Etta Hopker, a 67-year-old craftswoman from Palo, juggles butcher, seamstress, cook, and builder roles. She has built three homes, raised 19 children, and works as a self-sustaining provider who prefers living alone yet remains on call for farm butchering tasks. She crafts furniture, crochets, knits, and follows the motto Never ask anyone to do anything you cant do yourself.
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Alo
Etta Hopker
Tom Sawyer
Hopker
Palo
Des Moines Exceeds Bond Limit By Over Two Million
Des Moines officials fixed the bond excess at just over 2 million dollars above the legal limit. With March 1 outstanding, 10 361 315 dollars in issues are within the debt limit. The supreme court recently ruled limit levy bonds count toward the city s debt.
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Des Moines
Supreme Court
Eclipse to obscure two thirds of Sun this afternoon
Des Moines astronomy professor Theodore Mehlin of Drake University predicted a partial eclipse today in which about two thirds of the sun will be obscured. The event will last nearly three hours with maximum viewing around 3 50 p.m. in Des Moines and the peak soon after in nearby cities as the moon’s shadow travels west to east.
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Des Moines
INS
Theodore Mehlin
Drake University
Jowans
Council Bluffs
Davenport
Mehlin
Governor's Bid Rejection Suggestion Fails to Halt State Board Action
Allegations and rumors fueled a year-long controversy as the State Board of Education awarded a 5,000 watt radio transmitter contract to RCA, despite Gov. George A. Wilson's call to reject all bids. The Feb. 26 decision followed a Feb. 19 statehouse conference prompted by a Collins Radio bid protest and a dispute over air-cooled versus water-cooled transmitters.
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State Board of Education
University of Iowa
RCA Manufacturing Company
George A. Wilson
Thomas Keenan
Shenandoah
Carl Menzer
WSUI
George L. Horner
Statehouse
Collins Radio Company
Cedar Rapids
Collins Company
PWA
University Radio Committee
RCA
Hopes To Recover $1 325 From Ashes Sent To Washington
Clarence Ellis 34 sent 41 325 in cash to Washington after a fire at his Osceola home where he hid the money in a wallet among cab stock. His wife started the blaze and later recalled the stash as the fire burned. They sifted ashes and sent the serials to the federal treasury for possible recovery.
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Russelt
Clarence Ellis
Washington, DC
Ellis
Osceola
Allis
Federal Treasury
120 Years Of Work Still Busy W A Ladd And J M Cessford
Marion plumbers A Ladd and J M Cessford boast over 120 years in the trade. Ladd, 85 in March, and Cessford, 79, remain active, each with 65 and 55 years of service. Ladd arrived in Chicago in 1871 to learn the timer's trade just before the great fire.
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W- A. Ladd
J. M. Cessford
Marion
Ladd
Iowa
Cessford
Mr. Ladd
Westchester
Chicago
Prayer at party events ruled allowed under Hatch Act
Attorney General Robert H. Jackson ruled that a federal employee may offer a prayer for the party without violating the Hatch Act. He advised Rev. Mr. Roberts, a Presbyterian minister employed on a national youth administration project, that opening a state party convention with a prayer would not be pernicious political activity. Jackson said the act does not prohibit invocations or religious ceremonies and emphasized the minister would serve as chaplain, not a delegate, at the convention. He noted the ruling applies if the occasion is not used for political speech and that citizens retain freedom to appeal to the deity on any occasion.
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Washington
Robert H. Jackson
E W H
Birmingham
Town
Gwilyn Roberts
National Youth Administration
Justice Department
Roberts
Jackson
St Paul
Democratic Party
Advertising's Seven Values Pointed Out To Iowa Publishers
Floyd Miller of the Michigan Press Association told the Iowa Publishers convention that the press has stood back under criticism while advertising promotes seven values. He cited promotion of mass production at lower prices and education of consumers to progress in products, plus modernization to meet competition and stabilize industry. Miller noted advertising helps make newspapers magazines and radio accessible and promotes social as well as economic values.
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DES Moines
Floyd Miller
Michigan Press Association
Inwa Press Association
Miller
Cambhat
Royal Oak
Mich
Daily Tribune
Bright Future For Auto Industry Seen By Factory Official
Davenport AP report quotes C Fletcher of Studebaker saying the auto industry is in a kindergarten stage. He advocates for future super highways with night illumination and notes used car merchandising lags. Thomas A Coughlin elected president of the Iowa auto dealers association with Lea McElrney and Ben Sanders in key posts. 1941 convention set for Des Moines.
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Davenport
C . Fletcher
South Bend
Ind
Studebaker Corporation
Iowa Association of Automobiles Dealers
Fletcher
Thomas A. Coughlin
Lea McElrney
Clinton
Ben Sanders
Des Moines
Walter Ferrell
Spangler Seen Poised for Iowa GOP National Posts Victory
Compilations by Spangler supporters indicate Cedar Rapids Republican will win a strong majority of the nine district delegations for the national committeeman post. Cooney concedes Fourth District, with Polk County and other districts showing solid Spangler support. Delegates total about 18 district slots plus four at large from the state convention.
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Harrison E Spangler
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Martin M. Cooney
Spangler
Des Moines
Cooney
Polk
Spandler
Guidance Course For Seniors At Cornell Saturday
Mount Vernon report on Cornell College sponsored guidance conference for high school seniors next Saturday. Dr S A Hamlin of Northwestern University key speaker with Cornell faculty and students discussing major vocational fields in panel groups.
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Mount Vernon
Cornell College
J. M. Macauley
S A Hamlin
Northwestern University
Cornell
Flavis Richards
Spirit Lake
Howard Schneider
Chicago
Charles Spletter
Spencer
Margaret Repass
Waterloo
John Halvorson
St Ansgar
Dorothy Cohagen
Fred Leigh
Mount Carroll
Ill
Helen Isaacs
Gillespie
Roy McCauley
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