Palmer To Head Welfare Board In Iowa Switch
Des Moines AP Palmer of West Union named chairman of a new three member Iowa social welfare board taking over the old age pension program. The panel also oversees the state blind pension system child welfare and emergency relief with each member posting a 1009 bond.
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Des Moines
Iowa
King R. Palmer
West Union
Mary Huncke
H. C. Beard
Mount Ayr
Beard
B C. Hopkins
Ivan Hasbrouck
Jefferson
Warren F. Miller
Independence
E. P Schoentgen
Council Bluffs
Martin Cone
Davenport
Byron G Allen
Pocahontas
Waterloo Sheriff declines safety commissioner post
Waterloo Iowa AP Sheriff H T Wagner said he would not accept the newly created state office of commissioner of public safety, turning down a $4000 a year job offered by Gov George A Wilson. He noted he is starting his term and would not leave constituents for a lesser position. The post would oversee five divisions including statistics records state radio fire marshal bureau of investigation and state highway patrol.
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Des Moines
Commissioner of Public Safety
Bureau of Investigation
State Highway Patrol
Bowman to Deliver Baccalaureate at Iowa Commencement
Dr. Harold L. Bowman pastor of Chicago's First Presbyterian Church will give the baccalaureate at the University of Iowa 79th commencement. The June 4 service in the Iowa Field House marks his first Iowa audience. Bowman, a Cow college graduate, has led his church since 1933 and serves as a church extension board director.
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Towa City
Harold L. Bowman
First Presbyterian Church of Chicago
University of Iowa
Iowa
Bowman
Cow College
First Presbyterian Church
Church Extension Board
Judicial Commission of the
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
Iowa Law Review Honorees To Be Recognized Thursday
Winners of junior law club arguments and proficient students on the Iowa Law Review will be honored on University of Iowa Supreme Court day. Sixteen juniors announced as year’s winners compete to argue next year. list includes John L. Hyland Tier and F Wayne Sparkes. Harland W. Glenn Iowa City Carroll L. Henneberg Linn Grove Whit Kimball West Liberty cited for outstanding work.
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Iowa Law Review
Harland W. Glenn
Iowa City
Carroll L. Henneberg
Linn Grove
Whit Kimball
West Liberty
Catholic School Burns in Des Moines Blaze
A fire destroyed St. John's Catholic school in Des Moines on Wednesday. Firemen laid ten lines of hose to combat the blaze that started in the basement. no occupants were present. About 400 children attend the school.
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Des Moines
St. John’s Catholic
Toledo Man J F Walters Honored at Farewell Party
J F Walters longtime Toledo division manager of Iowa Electric Light and Power named general sales manager for the Cedar Rapids company. D M Shively succeeds him in Toledo after 23 years with the firm and 12 years as Toledo division superintendent. Walters, son of Tama County pioneer W C Walters, has led local business groups and serves on school and regional boards. The farewell gathering included community leaders and invites extended to associates in nearby towns. A buffet luncheon followed the event.
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Toledo
J. F. Walters
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Cedar Rapids
Walters
D. M. Shively
W. C. Walters
Tama County
M. W. Hyland
A. P. Meyer
R W. Adair
Tama
William J . Macaulay
Virginia Silver
Dr Fee
Mr. Walters
the Power Company
Helen Brady
C. O Sloan
Dave Toland
Eicher to Visit in Washington Friday
Edward C Eicher, former congressman and SEC member, plans to arrive in Washington Friday at 5 08 p m and depart Saturday morning. He will stop in Fort Worth for SEC office visits and speak at Wichita events, with dinners and an open house planned with Mr and Mrs A R Ledger.
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Washington
Edward C Eicher
Security and Exchange Commission
Congress
First
Fort Worth
Tex
Security and Exchange Office
Kansas and
Oklahoma Investment and Security
Wichita
Kan
A. R- Ledger
Oxford Reelects Harsha as School Superintendent
V. M. Harsha has been reelected superintendent of schools for the coming year. All of the teachers were also reelected.
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Oxford
V. M Harsha
Safety Council Wins Battle With Earl G Miller In Iowa
In Des Moines AP report the Iowa State Safety Council fights Earl G Miller over control of the highway patrol and motor vehicle department. Miller shifts patrol control away while the council keeps a Bryant school office and statehouse phone service. The bill to place the patrol under a new state public safety department awaits Gov Wilson signature. The council had already said it would operate without state funds and cut salaries.
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DES Moines
Earl G. Miller
Iowa State Safety Council
Council
Miller
State Highway Patrol
John Hattery
Lew Wallace
Statehouse
Bryant
Highway Patrol
George A. Wilson
Bryant School
Motor Vehicle Department
Motor Vehicle
Wallace
State Auditor Promises $10,000 Dept. Savings This Year
Des Moines Iowa First month in office statements by State Auditor C B Akers show January February and March expenses in his department under those of 1938 by $2 687 17 for the quarter and project a full year saving near $10 000 with no drop in service. Akers says the savings confirm the early record and the public will still receive efficient service during the year.
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Des Moines
SDPA
C. B Akers
Akers
Maquoketa Masonic Officer Retires After 40 Years Service
William Hancock, 94, resigns as secretary of Bath Kol chapter 94 and recorder of Tancred Commandery 40. He began Masonry in 1877 and has 50 year memberships in all three bodies. He is a builder by trade and built the local Masonic temple.
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Maquoketa
William Hancock
Bath Kol
Royal Arch Masons
Tancred
Knights Templars
Iowa
Maple Leaf Chapter
Order of Eastern Star of
Kaaba Shrine
Davenport
Truro
Cornwall
England
Chicago
Belle Plaine Couples Observe Long Anniversary Celebrations
In Belle Plaine three couples marked anniversaries dating back more than 50 years. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Rucker celebrated 55 years since their 1884 marriage, with Rucker a former Belle Plaine mayor. The Ruckers' origin and civic service are noted along with details of their migration. The Chvalas and Humphreys observed 52nd anniversaries, tying local history to Easter observances.
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the Gazette
Belle Plaine
John W. Rucker
Monroe County
Ohio
James
Elizabeth Rucker
Iowa
Rucker
Susan Florence Greenlee
Iowa County
Nick Chvala
Frank Humphrey
Chvalas
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Chelsea
Chvala
Catherine Holpuch
Chvala and Humphrey Families in Belle Plaine Area
Mr Chvala born in Czechoslovakia retired from Chicago and North Western Railway in 1932 after 25 years in local shops. Their children include Mrs Adolph Haijsman Mrs Sam Henry and Louis Chvala all of Belle Plaine. Mr and Mrs Humphrey wed in Morrison HI April 11 1887 and moved to Belle Plaine in 1911. Their offspring are Will Humphrey Maywood WV Mrs E J Krastoka Carroll Dr John Humphrey Sioux City De Carl Eckert Marengo Frank Humphrey Jr Clinton Mrs Robert Barron Cedar Rapids Mrs Carl Brunner Denver Raymond Humphrey Sioux Falls and Miss Dorothy Humphrey Morrison IL.
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Chelsea
Chvala
Czechoslovakia
Chicago and North Western Railway Company
Adolph Haijsman
Sam Henry
Louis Chvala
Belle Plaine
Humphrey
Morrison
Will Humphrey
Maywood
E. J. Krastoka
Carroll
John Humphrey
Sioux City
Carl Eckert
Marengo
Frank Humphrey, Jr
Clinton
Robert Barron
Cedar Rapids
Carl Brunner
Denver
Colo
Raymond Humphrey
Sioux Falls
Dorothy Humphrey
Thornburg couple announce Frieda Moore Beck marriage
Thornburg Mr and Mrs Sidney E Moore announce the April 7 marriage of their eldest daughter Frieda Leota Moore to Charles H Beck of Yarmouth. Frieda is a graduate of Thornburg consolidated school and Iowa State Teachers College and has taught in Yarmouth school.
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Thornburg
Sidney E. Moore
Frieda Leota
Charles H. Beck
Yarmouth
Beck
Iowa Home Building Rises in March Permits
Iowa's 16 first class cities issued 163 new home permits in March, totaling $612 046, up from 148 permits and $540 960 the year before. Des Moines led in new dwelling activity with 50 permits totaling $214 650, while remodeling continued with Cedar Rapids and Waterloo posting notable values.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
State Department of Health
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Harvard Students Share $6325 Graduate School Scholarships
Fifteen Harvard students in Cambridge Mass received awards totaling 6325 for study in the universitys graduate schools next year. Recipient Don W Fawcett of West Branch Ia was among those named.
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Cambridge, Mass
Harvard
Don W. Fawcett
West Branch
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