Polk County G O P Caucus Faces Spangler Fight
Polk County Iowa Republican caucus Wednesday pits anti Spanglerism in a race for national committeeman between Harrison E Spangler Cedar Rapids and Martin M Cooney West Union. Friday builds toward district delegate selection and a key note by Tim Campbell. Cooney cites district reports favoring a change with most support in districts one through five and leaves room for a 11 to 12 vote shift across nine districts.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Polk County
G.O
Polk
Harrison E. Spangler
Cedar Rapids
Martin M Cooney
West Union
Philadelphia
Tim J Campbell
Newton
Spangler Forces
B P W Clubs Elect District Officers At Monticello Session
More than a hundred members of the Iowa Federation of Business and Professional Women's clubs attended the spring district six conference at the Monticello Community building. Miss Mildred Heussner of Muscatine was elected district director and Miss Ruth Hartwig of Muscatine secretary treasurer. The Monticello club hosted, with Miss Mildred Meyer presiding at lunch, and state officers including Mrs Alice Warsaw and Mrs Louise Castiel in attendance. Tea followed with host Monticello club members.
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Monticello
Iowa Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
District Six
Mazie C Stokes
Mildred Heussner
Muscatine
Ruth Hartwig
Davenport
Anamosa Club
Mildred Meyer
Monticello Club
Madge Shaffer
Alice S. Warsaw
Waterloo
Louise Castiel
Gertrude Stenner
Cedar Rapids
Wiletta Strah
Union Blacklist Shifts Concert Site in Waterloo
Last minute enforcement of a blacklist by stagehands and musicians unions forces alteration of a Hertha Glatz concert from East High School to the Cedar Falls Teachers College. The road call stems from AFL unions seeking union houses and at least one union stagehand for non-school events. Local Catholic Daughters of America consult NBC legal department on cost redress and site change.
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Miss Glatz
A. F. of L
Catholic Daughters of America
National Broadcasting Company
Tama County Spelling Contest Winner Named
Leo Martin Cooper 13 son of Edwin Cooper near Toledo won the Tama county school spelling contest Saturday as an eighth grade pupil of rural school No 4 taught by Miss Anne Kiidera of Toledo.
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Leo Martin Cooper
Edwin Cooper
Toledo
Anne Kiidera
Clinton women urge eating boost to aid farm economy
Three Clinton women from the Clinton Business and Professional Women's club urged Gov George A Wilson to back a national eating movement to curb malnutrition. They cited Lillian Russell as a model and argued increased domestic consumption would revive farmers' markets and the economy. The group presented a scroll advocating better living through better eating.
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Des Moines
INS
Clinton
George A Wilson
Clinton Business and Professional Women’s Club
Lillian Russell
Hollywood
Capitol
Jeanette Hansen
Winifred Owens
Jean Mortenson
Chelsea Couple Wed Half Century
Mr and Mrs John Dvorak celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary at their Chelsea home. They were married at Toledo on April 7 1890. Ten children survive and ten grandchildren plus two great grandchildren attended the celebration with many relatives.
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Chelsea
John Dvorak
Mary Kupka
Toledo
F. J. Kupka
Joseph Kupka
Charles Dvorak
Louis Kosnar
Albert Uchytil
William Vranek
Charles Upah
Frank Hayek
Harry Benda
Gladys
Dvorak
Charles
C. W. Blazek
Joe Norak
Josie Dvorak
Belle Plaine
Wapello High Band Plans NY World’s Fair Appearance
Jean John Hawkins 18 drum major leads Wapello High School Band in announcing invitation to perform at the New York World's Fair. The group to appear on a day designated as Wapello day in Louisa County.
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Des Moines
Jean John Hawkins
George A. Wilson
Iowa
Louisa County
Inmate pair sentenced to 10 years for car theft
SIGOURNEY Albin Planta rice 18 and Donald Poulson 17 escaped from St Charles industrial school Milwaukee and were sentenced to 10 years each by Judge J G Patterson in Anamosa. They stole Paul Seibel’s car last Friday then fled to Knoxville Sigourney and Oskaloosa before capture.
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Gazette
Sigourney
Albin Plantarice
Donald Poulson
St Charles
Milwaukee
Anamosa
J G. Patterson
E. E Tremmel
Paul Seibel
Knoxville
Seibel Auto
Oskaloosa
Mahaska County
Arthur Seivers
Gus Seivers
Eldora
Patterson
C A Lyons
Child Falls From Car At Fifty MPH Near Oelwein
A four year old girl, daughter of Mr and Mrs Cecil Larson, fell from her parents car traveling at about fifty miles per hour on highway 10 west of Oelwein. She suffered only scratches on her face and one arm after the door handle she was playing with flew open.
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Gazette
Oelwein
Cecil Larson
Highway 10
Bryant Resigns as Wheatland Pastor
Wheatland Cedar Rapids Rev George W Bryant resigned at the annual church meeting after 25 years as Wheatland Presbyterian pastor. Jack Henderson was reelected trustee and Mrs Paul Stankee was reelected treasurer. David Thompson a Cedar Rapids student will fill the pulpit for the next four Sundays.
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Wheatland
George W. Bryant
Cedar Rapids
Wheatland Presbyterian Church
Jack Henderson
Paul Stankee
David Thompson
University of Iowa Hosts First Non Competitive High School Music Festival
Iowa City will host a three day event May 2 to 4 featuring 3000 top high school musicians invited by past performance and teacher recommendations. Richard Crooks of the Metropolitan Opera will headline May 2 with school ensembles performing. Friday and Saturday showcase university and festival choirs orchestras and bands.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Iowa Jf High School Music Association
University S
Richard Crooks
Metropolitan Opera
Field House
University of Town
Grant Wood paints modern girl as Lillian Russell type
Iowa City artist Grant Wood plans a forthcoming portrait and rejects the modern Miss in favor of a curvier 1890s Lillian Russell figure. He cites precedent in art history for amplitude as essential and questions whether Rubens or Titian would approve today’s debutantes.
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Grant Wood
Lillian Russell
Iowa City
Wood
Rubens
Titian
Venus de Milo
Springville To Host County Music Festival Wednesday
Springville will host about 200 students and faculty from Viola Ely Lisbon Mount Vernon and Alburnett for the south Linn county annual music festival in the new school auditorium A 930 am vocal clinic led by Mrs Opalee Barnard Cedar Rapids follows a 11 am band clinic by William Vesely Roosevelt High Cedar Rapids The afternoon features shared school programs a rural chorus directed by Prof Fullerton and an evening concert by combined vocal groups chaired by Mrs Barnard The mass county bands with 110 musicians close the festival under Vesely guidance.
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Springville
South Linn County
Viola
Ely
Lisbon
Mount Vernon
Alburnett
Opalee Barnard
Cedar Rapids
William Vesely
Roosevelt High School
Prof Fullerton
Cedar Falls
Barnard
Vesely
Fayette Officers Witnesses In Court House Burglary Trial
A Fayette county court hears Burl Johnson in a burglary trial after the February 6 1929 break in at the treasurer office. Jurors sworn include four women and eight men with officers and deputies testifying.
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Fayette
Court House
Gazette West Union
Fayette County
H F E. Taylor
Burl Johnson
Johnson
District Court
Kate Barrack
Mildred Habeger
Margaret Lincoln
Elizabeth Wilson
Bert Erickson
Howard Glass
Clarence Johnson
Tracey Massee
Chris Peterson
Carl A Schlatter
Howard Smith
Clark Windhurst
Iowa City votes on buying water system deal
Iowa City council agreed to contract with Iowa Water Service or its intermediary to purchase the city water system pending voter approval on May 7. Des Moines brokers Graefe and Root backed the plan promising interest savings, with Graefe placing a $50,000 good faith check.
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Iowa City
Iowa Securities
Iowa Water Service Company
Iowa City Water System
John F Reilly
Towa Water Service Company
Chicago
Harry B Gracfe
Des Moines
Towa
Tawa Cit
Keystone Students Present Three One-Act Plays
Keystone high school plans an April 19 program in the auditorium featuring three one-act plays. Casts include Eimer directed by Superintendent Silver with Wilbert Lindt and Donna Mae Hamann among others, Extra directed by Leola Wilson with Lois Franzenburg and Bob Feuerbach, and Midnight Ghost directed by Joan Everhart and Wilma Hinkley with Lorraine Buch and others in the roles.
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Gazette
Keystone
Keystone High School
Eimer
Superintendent Silver
Wilbert Lindt
Donna Mae Hamann
Marjorie Peters
Dorothy Niebes
Maxine Witt
Irene Pingel
Jeanne Deppe
Lulverne Feuerbach
Don Albers
Leola Wilson
Lois Franzenburg
Tecklenburg
Bob Feuerbach
Roland Niebes
Betts Feuerbach
Madeline Wagmer
Lied Tecklenbureg
Joan Everhart
Wilma Hinkley
Lorraine Buch
Lillian Meyer
Janet Homie
Javee Papp
Calvin Rinderknecht
Mary Holst
Eldo Larder
Keith Ohde
Iowa railroad crossing deaths fall while vehicle crashes rise
Iowa state commerce commission reports a 25 percent drop in railroad crossing fatalities from 62 in 1938 to 45 in 1939, with 125 injuries. Pedestrian deaths at crossings remain low and 19 fatalities occurred at protected crossings as federal funds support signaling upgrades at 287 hazardous sites.
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DES Moines
Iowa
State Commerce Commission
Towa
Highway Commission
Clarence Pastor Resigns After 24 Years Of Service
The Rev Wearl Faith of St Johns Evangelical and Reformed Church resigns after 24 years and will retire July 1. Church elders plan to hire a successor as Raymond Doermann reports a church basement project with an estimated cost of 3700 dollars including a new heating plant. Fundraising will start this week to assess how much can be raised before action.
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Clarence
Wearl Faith
St Johns Evangelical and Reformed Church
Church Council
Raymond Doermann
Three Men Plead Guilty in Benton County Court
Judge B O Tankersley sentenced three defendants after guilty pleas. Joe Chambers 19 of Belle Plaine faced up to 10 years for larceny of a motor vehicle. Charlie Pediga 23 received a 90 day jail term for drunken driving. Enos Lekin of Cedar Rapids was fined 500 dollars and costs for a drunk driving charge with installment payments allowed.
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Vinton
B O Tankersley
Marshalltown
Joe Chambers
Belle Plaine
Anamoga
Leo Motor Company
Charlie Pediga
Garnson Farm
Sundem Jinton
Gevorge Bigas Enos Lekin
Ceder Rapids
Wis
Tama County Federated Clubs To Meet Saturday
Appreciation of citizenship will be the general theme of the annual spring convention of Tama County Federated Women's clubs to be held via the Dysart community building next Saturday. Mrs I Davis state chairman at town and country relations and Mrs CW Warnethorps of Toledo, third district director, will speak.
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Amenein
Raid Seizes Slot Machines And Liquor At Iowa City Roadhouse
Iowa City police raided the Casino roadhouse on the outskirts of the city taking slot machines chuck a luck cages punch boards beer whisky and a pint of alcohol. Police reported two cases of beer and liquor confiscated and stated charges may be filed later pending identification of tavern operator.
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Iowa City
Frank Burnside
Bren
Hetse
Best
Eg Roth Peer
Aged Iowa City Man Fetally Hert In Fall
Special to The Gazette Iowa City. Scenic Yerdi 44, retired turner, sang with his daughter Mrs Berne Cox in Iowa City until a fatal fall. He suffered a broken neck in a fire’s collapse while repairing a chimney. Yerdi is survived by three sons John Frank and Fred of Tea Vera Cra and three daughters Mrs Adolph Hern Los Angeles, Mrs Bertha Davis Cottenves, and Mrs Cox of Iowa City.
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CITS
Yerdi
Tumer
Berne Cox
Kete Mando
John Frank
Fred Oil
Teva Cra
Adolph Hern
Bertha Davis Cottenves
Cex
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