Iowa to pay off seven million in road bonds May first
Gov. B. B. Hickellooper announced that seven million dollars of primary road bonds issued by 87 of Iowa's 99 counties will be paid off May 1. Interest will raise total payments to 7,667,217.50. Remaining bonds total 41,710,000, with 118,186,000 issued in 25 years and 76,476,000 paid previously.
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Louisa
Benton
Cedar
Cerro Gordo
Johnson
Plymouth
Poweshiek
Hancock County
Mitchell County
Polk
Pottawatta‘amie
Dubuque
Linn County
Anamosa Convicts Receive Sentences
Four convicts who escaped from the men's reformitory were sentenced by District Judge J. Heiserman. Albert Beckner, 27, of Sioux City, escaped March 15 after sealing Farm Manager Vern Urcell’s car and robbing Mrs Urcell. he received 10 years for larceny of an automobile and five years for larceny of goods. The sentences run concurrently. Ralph Cassidy, 34, Davenport. Steve Ratcliff, 31, Dayton, Ohio. and Frank Brown, 23, Poplar Bluff, Missouri, who took part in the New Year’s day break, received five-year terms.
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Anamosa
J. £. Heiserman
Albert Beckner
Vernurcell
Urcell
Ralph Cassidy
Davenport
Steve Ratcliff
Dayton
Ohio
Frank Brown
Poplar Bluff
Missouri River Flood Hits Iowa Towns McPaul Hamburg
Two Iowa communities McPaul and Hamburg faced critical flood danger as the Missouri rose downstream from Omaha and fell upstream, with waters continuing to rise along the swollen river.
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Omaha
Iowa
McPaul
Hamburg
Missouri
Pioneer resident W. M WisHard dies at 94 in Wellman
Services for W. M WisHard 94 pioneer resident of Wellman were held Sunday. He is survived by a daughter Mrs une Williams and a grandson in service. Also reported is the death of Henry Hal ey 82 in Los Angeles with widow a son Myer and two sisters.
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Wellman
W. M WisHard
Ellman
Une Williams
Oldfield
Henry Haley
Los Angeles
Myer
Marion notices and obituaries fill local page
Mrs. Gertrude Elizabeth Harding 86 widow of William G Harding died Sunday at 5 am at 1108 Sixth street after a long illness born May 8 1857 in Germany came to America in 1870 settled near Atkins married Sept 8 1883 Cedar Rapids moved to a farm north of Marion in 1907 then to Marion in 1915 Mr Harding died March 1930 she was a member of the German Lutheran church and charter member of the Marion American Legion auxiliary survives two children Ella and W Leroy Harding three grandchildren three great grandchildren two daughters Ida Batchelder and Gertrude Harding preceded her in death services Tuesday 2 pm at Yocom chapel Rev Carl E Krog will officiate burial Oak Shade cemetery friends may call at the chapel.
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Gertrude Elizabeth Harding
William G. Harding
Sixth Street
Germany
America
Atkins
Cedar Rapids
Hardings
Marion
William B Austin Dies Lifelong Linn Resident
William B. Austin aged 70 a lifelong Linn county resident died Monday at 6 45 am in a Cedar Rapids nursing home after a long illness He was born June 15 1873 in the Prairie Chapel area and farmed nearby until 1922 then moved to Cedar Rapids He was a member of Prairie Chapel Methodist church Surviving are five sisters and a brother Mrs Margaret Gano Riverton Wyoming Mrs Kate Crew Omaha Mrs Sade Scott Santa Ana California Mrs Ina Dye Minor Marion and John C Austin Fountain Michigan Services are set for Wednesday at 2 pm at the Yocom chapel with the Rev Clyde Scott officiating and Oak Shade cemetery as burial Friends may call at the chapel
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William
B. Austin
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Prairie Chapel
Margaret Gano
Riverton
Wyo
Kate Crew
Omaha
Sade Scott
Santa Ana
Calif
Ina Dye Minor
Marion
Merle Jordan
John
C. Austin
Fountain
Mich
Yocom Chapel
Clyde Scott
Oak Shade Cemetery
Urbana Banquet Set for Saturday at Montrose Hotel Cedar Rapids
The junior-senior banquet is scheduled for this Saturday at the Montrose hotel in Cedar Rapids. Students and faculty prepare for the annual campus event with plans for guest speakers and recognition activities.
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Urbana
Montrose Hotel
Cedar Rapids
Halt Quarrying At Reformatory Due To Manpower Shortage
Warden Foss Davis announced that quarrying by inmates at the men's reformatory was suspended Saturday because staffing dropped from about 60 to nine. He said no other reformatory work was halted.
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Anamosa
Foss Davis
Davis
Phillips, Oil Man, Dies in Oklahoma
L J Phillips 67 co founder of Phillips Petroleum died in Bartlesville Oklahoma after a long illness from a stroke last summer Born Conway Iowa August 18 1876 he moved to Bartlesville in 1904 to join brother Frank Phillips He was offered governor general of the Philippines by Maj Gen Patrick Hurley and was a friend of Hurley and Alf Landon before oil ventures He had earlier worked in insurance and coal dealing in Iowa
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Bartlesville
Okla
L. J. Phillips
Iowa
Frank
Phillips Petroleum Company
Conway
Phillips
Frank Phillips
The
Philippines
Patrick Hurley
Hoover
Hurley
Alt .M. Landon
G.O.P
Creston
Knoxville
Legion Membership Reaches All-Time High in Iowa
Keokuk Dr C R Logan reports Iowa American Legion statewide membership hits a new high at 44 191 including about 5 000 World War II veterans. The figure exceeds the 1922 record of 44 172 and is expected to rise as the Legion year runs to August 1.
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Keokuk
C. R.logan
Iowa
Assistant Postmaster At Oelwein Is Dead
W J Brennan 45 assistant postmaster at Oelwein died Sunday of a heart attack. A native of Waucoma Iowa he is survived by his wife and a daughter Mrs L O Kuper. Services will be at Sacred Heart Catholic church at 9 a m Wednesday.
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Oelwein
W. J. Brennan
Waucoma
L. O. Kuper
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Rottmans Name Nominated For District Governor
Henry O Bernbrock of Waterloo is nominated for district governor of Iowa Rotary clubs at the convention. Lou G. Chrysler of Grinnell also named. Bernbrock is a farm operator and president of Jefferson Building company. Dr. Floyd W. Reeves spoke at the Iowa conference on postwar public works blue printing and warned agriculture cannot absorb unemployed workers.
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Des Moines
INS
Henry O Bernbrock
Waterloo
Iowa
Rotary Clubs
Lou G. Chrysler
Grinnell
Bernbrock
Jefferson Building Company
Rotary International
Floyd W. Reeves
University of Chicago
Barney Allen Chosen as DFL Nominee for Minnesota Governor
Byron Barney Allen a 43 year old former Iowa Republican with crowd appeal was selected by the Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor party as its gubernatorial candidate. He lives near Detroit Lakes and is connected with his father Joseph Allen former political figure.
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Minneapolis
Byron
Barney” Allen
Iowa
Minnesota
New
Democratic- Farmer-Labor Party
Allen
Detroit Lakes
Joseph Hllen
Des Moines Mayor Gets Unified Endorsement At Rally
The Republican mayor of Des Moines received unanimous and enthusiastic backing from fusion party branches at a rally Sunday, as he manages the Becker county farms group.
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Des Moines
Becker County
Stunter Everett Beedle Killed in Accidental Shotgun Discharge
Everett Beedle, 30, a farmer near Oakland Iowa, was killed Sunday night when a shotgun he used to shoot hawks raiding his chicken pens discharged accidentally.
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Oakland
Everett Beedle
Iowans Missing in Action Include Sgt John F Sherrets
The War Department announced six Iowa men missing in action in the European area on Monday. Among the listed missing is Sgt. John F. Sherrets of Quasqueton.
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Washington (Ap
War Department
John F. Sherrets
Quasqueton
Wyoming Doctor Near Death from a Bullet Wound
Dr. W. W. Bronson, 66, a Wyoming veterinarian, was in critical condition at Mercy hospital after a self inflicted bullet wound in the head. Sheriff Henry Hichorn said motive was not yet ascertained and Bronson was brought to the hospital Sunday.
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Anamosa
W. W. Bronson
Wyoming
Mercy Hospital
Henry Hichorn
Bronson
Volga City Obituary Note Marks 94th Birthday
Volga City honors John Parsons, the town’s oldest resident, who observed his ninety fourth birthday Sunday in a quiet family gathering with neighbors. Parsons has lived in Volga City for decades and is known for community service and local stories.
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Volga City
John Parsons
Peter Pan Bread Promotes Wartime Nourishment
Morning noon and night Peter Pan Bread delivers top rated war time nourishment for the family. Bread, the oldest cereal food, reaches its most perfected form in our ovens and brings proteins from wheat and energy building carbohydrates with every meal.
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Mendaco
Owl
Ews Gazette
Prone
F. T. Fox Lodge No
B. of
R. T
Memorial Hall
Marion Theater
Harry Pinch
Bruce Tharp
Ronald Wood
Raymond Nielson
Western Auto Associate Store
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
St. Dale Goodyear
Dale Goodyear
Lubbock, Texas, Army Airfield
George Goodyear
St. Goodyear
Mandeville
Owen
W.S.C.S
Oscar Busenbark
Ed Paul
Ladies Aid Society
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Arlie Jons
Fred Jons
Storm’s
Joe N. Elsner
Keystone
W. A. Ladd
Alice Hyde
Margaret Holub
Washington, D. C
Shakespeare Club
H. B. Leibaugh
Reading Circle
W. G.harding
Neal DeWees
Camp McCoy
Wis
Sigourney Dinner
J. HW. Stanaway
Jimmie
Marjorie Ostrander
Offringa
D. D. Offringa
New Linn County
Marion Lions Club
Marion Teachers Club
K. V. Cafe
Andy Woolfries
Frank B. Travis
International Tractor Company
Bettendorf
Travis
Camp Hood
Texas
H. F. Lambertsen
Dewey Carlson
Excelsior Springs, Mo
Cheerful Companions
Christian Church
Arling Hughes
Tenth Street
Charles Meroshek
Camp Dodge
Jefferson Barracks
O.C.P Club
Ralph J. Kendall
Sixth Avenue
Harold Nilsson
Brooklyn
Cpl
Paul Knapp
Camp Gruber
Relta Knapp
Lee Voorhies
Elmer Betzer
Eighth Street
Bernard Struck
Navy
Leona Clark
Capt
Melvin D. Clark
Camp Mackall
Camp Butner, N. C
Ige
William B. Austin
Linn
Oklahoma
Legion
MT. Vernon
Graid Lodge of
C. D. Jory J
Sheldon
Masonic Chorus of
Sas Nae Saeed
Birre
Serte
Newman's
Newman’s
Rottmans
Barney Allen
Wawe
Sgt. Sherrets
ACE Cleaners
Third Avenue SE
TMB F. Ee
Bauer & Black
Kendell Company
U. S
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