Legislature Delays Senate Reapportionment Across Iowa
Northwest Iowa counties petition for injunctions to stop an election until the legislature reapportions senate districts as required by the constitution. The 1910 basis persists, despite new censuses in 1920 1930 and pending 1940. bills to redraw districts linger in committee.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Senate
Earl G. Miller
Clay, Dickinson, Emmet
Kossuth
Palo Alto
Buena Vista
Thirty-fourth
General Assembly
House
Jones County Clubs Honor Olin Woman
Mrs. H. E. Carter of Olin was elected county chairman at Jones county federated clubs convention. The group endorsed Mrs. David Lenox of Marshalltown and Mrs. Robert Pike of Sioux City as first and second state vice presidents. The 1940 convention will be at Anamosa with Mrs. Paul Smith presiding. 265 women hold federation memberships across Jones county.
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Hale
H. E. Carter
Olin
Federated Clubs
Jones County
David Lenox
Marshalltown
Robert Pike
Sioux City
Anamosa
Paul Smith
E. Smykil
Leonard McKinstry
Onslow
J. R. McNielly
Center Junction
Cc. B. Kinser
Gerald Kruse
L. A. Downing
Charles Marshal
Hawthorne
Charles Brainard
Elmer Buckingham
Wyoming
Crime Doesn't Pay speaker jailed for confidence game
Edward Collins 25 of Rock Island NL is jailed in Jackson county on charges of obtaining money by misrepresentation. He solicited donations from Maquoketa merchants to fund a Maquoketa city hall talk titled Crime Doesn't Pay and fled when not appearing. Officers say he used the same hoax in Fulton NL and DeWitt last week under Mayor F L Moore.
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Maquocketa
Edward Collins
Jackson County
Collins
Rock Island
Maquoketa
Fulton
F. L. Moore
DeWitt
Ill Fortune Raps Twice In 20 Minutes At Tracr
Within twenty minutes, accidents in the home caused injuries to Mr. and Mrs. John Mowery. Mr. Mowery burned his left hand on a hot stove after a fall in the basement while there. Mrs. Mowery injured her hand in the wringer of a washing machine.
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Ill Fortune
Tracr
the Gazette
TRAER
John Mowery
Miss Sue Downing Dies at 64 in Sigourney After Illness
Sigourney, Iowa. Miss Sue Downing a longtime Sigourney grade school teacher for 30 years died at her home after a six week illness. She retired last year due to ill health. Funeral plans indicate a Saturday afternoon service.
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Sigourney
Sue Downing
President approves WPA projects for Iowa in 1930s
The President approved about 750000 in Works Progress Administration projects for Iowa. The largest item funds nursing and home assistance at $457040. Other items include graves record work for veterans, road improvements in Washington and other counties, ten sewing room projects, and urban street and public building improvements in Des Moines Davenport and Minden.
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Washington
Works Progress Administration
Iowa
WPA
Confederate States of America
Louisa
Montgomery
Denison
Tipton
Independence
Macquarieta
LeMars
Pocahontas
Mount Pleasant
Iowa County
Keokuk
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Minden
Davenport
Hubbard
Death Of Farmer Near Montezuma Sparks Inquest
Poweshiek county coroner J.L. Taylor plans an inquest into the death of Joe W. Johnston, 45, whose body was found in a water tank on his east of Montezuma farm after his throat and wrists were slashed. Johnston had gone alone to the farm. tools were nearby. No clear cause of death. No robbery motive evident. money found in his pockets. He recently lived with his wife on an acreage north of Montezuma. Johnston's father survives.
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Montezuma
J.L. Taylor
Poweshiek County
Joe W. Johnston
Here
Johnston
Taylor
Blum Bound Over On Grand Larceny Charge
Donald Blum twenty a Wellman farm worker was bound to the grand jury under one thousand dollars on a grand larceny charge here Friday. He was arrested in Cedar Rapids on a charge of taking seventy three dollars from Ervin Goodwin a farmer four miles northwest of Wellman for whom he worked.
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Washington
Donald Blum
Wellman
Cedar Rapids
Ervin Goodwin
Wapello Sees Two Vacancies In School Faculty
With contract deadlines passed two faculty posts remain open at Wapello Consolidated School the girls physical training department and the science course. Signed contracts include A. R. Morledge superintendent L. R. Haberichter high school principal Cecile Rukgaber T J Norwood Elmer Kieth L J Schrody Alice Decker Helen Cover Opal Amick C. C. Smith Helen Messer William Matthews and others.
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Wapello
Wapello Consolidated School
A. R. Morledge
L. R. Haberichter
Cecile Rukgaber
T. J. Norwood
Elmer Kieth
L. J. Schrody
Alice Decker
Helen Cover
Opal Amick
C. C. Smith
Helen
Safranek Couple Celebrates 50th Anniversary in Oelwein
OELWEIN The fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Safranek was celebrated with a family dinner at their home. Married in Cedar Rapids they moved to Oelwein in 1902. Their children include William of Chicago Fred Lillian DeBow, Florence Krasnicka, Mary Youngblut, and Esther Lacy, all of Oelwein, with eleven grandchildren.
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Oelwein
Joe Safranek
Safraneks
Cedar Rapids
William
Chicago
Fred
Lillian DeBow
Florence Krasnicka
Mary Youngblut
Esther Lacy
Norway high school to stage three one act plays
Norway high school classes present Detour Ahead Wings of Darkness and Pocketbook Pains in the auditorium Friday at 8 p.m. D. Smith directs all three plays with casts listed for each production.
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Norway
Arlene Frimml
Robert Keffeler
Paul Wack
Myrtle Merritt
Earl Engeman
Merle Merritt
Dorothy Ritchie
Evelyn Holland
Hazel Rose
Mary Jane Farrell
Max Berger
Marlyn Johnson
Lualis Athoff
Celestine Range
D. Smith
Vinton
Robert Smith
Urbana
J. A. Ruhl
William Cunningham
Sheriff’s Office
Jack Franklin
North English
Ross T. Hadley
The
American Legion
Camp Dodge
Paul Septer
Harold Weimer
Masonic
Knights of Pythias
Odd
Rowley
Rowley High School
Darrell Eicke
Leone Corkery
Vera van Tasell
Harrison Blackledge
Bethel Shaffer
Evelyn Gapinski
Dale Mulford
Mary Mazur
Leland Wilson
Celesta la Tour
Lucile McKee
Edgewood
Miss la Rue
Annette Ackman
William Ackman
Richard W. Ripley
Denver
Colo
Dubuque
Charles Carrier
Wisconsin
Drake Relays Queen Is Missouri Beauty
Laura Louise Dille a senior music student from the University of Missouri was named Drake Relays queen. The Maplewood, Missouri native stands five feet six and a half inches, weighs 127 pounds and often models at fashion shows. She arrives in Des Moines with a six member court including Patricia Stouffer Mary Margaret Hatch Betty Hyde Dorothy McIntyre Mary Quick and Evelyn Graves.
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Des Moines
Laura Louise Dille
University of Missouri
Maplewood
Miss Dille
Drake
Patricia Stouffer
Colfax
Mary Margaret Hatch
Scranton
Betty Hyde
Fort Madison
Dorothy McIntyre
Anita
Mary Quick
Galesburg
Evelyn Graves
Grinnell Student Injured In Fall At Dormitory Pipe
Grinnell college sophomore Harry Eugene Wulfing of Chicago suffered a skull fracture concussion and ruptured eardrum after falling while jumping for a pipe hanging from the basement ceiling in a college dormitory. Hospital attendants said he will recover.
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the Gazette
Grinnell
Harry Eugene Wulfing
Chicago
Grinnell College
Wulfing
Traer Woman Named Legion Auxiliary Head
Mrs. Lester Dodd was unanimously elected chairman of the Tama County American Legion auxiliary in Traer. Mrs. Herman Bartling of Gladbrook became vice president, Mrs. Alice Mehlhaus of Dysart secretary, and Mrs. Helen Zander of Toledo treasurer. Gladbrook will host the next convention with the program led by Mrs. Charles Pocklington of Tama.
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Marengo
A. N. Hopperstad
Millersburg
Alice DeSpain
Lenore Hartman
Kellerton
Maquoketa
Maquoketa Valley
Izaak Walton League
Mount Ayr
Arthur J. Hodgson
TRAER
Lester Dodd
Tama County
American Legion Auxiliary
Herman Bartling
Gladbrook
Alice Mehlhaus
Dysart
Helen Zander
Toledo
Charles Pocklington
Tama
Funeral for Fred Whitehead Held in Brooklyn
Funeral services were conducted Thursday at the Methodist church for Fred Whitehead aged 51 who died of a heart attack Tuesday. Born in Atalissa he was the son of Elizabeth and Harry Whitehead and educated there and at Drake University. He married Leta Waldorf of Brooklyn on June 14, 1916. A 30 year Brooklyn resident and 16 year insurance man, he is survived by his wife, a sister Mrs Anna Davis of Des Moines, and a brother Harry Whitehead of Sunk Center Minnesota.
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Brooklyn
Methodist Church
Fred Whitehead
Atalissa
Elizabeth
Harry Whitehead
Drake University
Leta Waldorf
Anna Davis
Des Moines
Sunk Center
Minn
Mennonites plan $10 000 church in Iowa City
Iowa City briefs report the Mennonite Mission plans a $10 000 church to be built for a 72 member congregation that has used a schoolhouse for ten years. Seating will be 250. completion targeted for next September. Rev Norman Hobbs announced. Others cover local court actions and a fatal farm case.
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Iowa City
Norman Hobbs
Vernon Halligan
Gordon Churchill
Lone Tree
Grand Jury
First Trust and Savings Bank
Henry D. Robertson
Mercy Hospital
George
Oxford
Lee
Wayne Robertson
Oakey
Margaret Schuchert
Ida King
Wellman
Miss King
Oakey Schuchert
Margaret Schubert
G A R Chief Loses 800 To Burglars
Sioux City Iowa AP Col Michael Hawk 94 longtime G A R commander and Civil War veteran said burglars robbed him of about 800 dollars in cash, a pension fund hidden in a dresser drawer at his daughter's home. The theft occurred Tuesday night while he attended a hotel meeting and other household members were away. The burglars entered through a coal chute and ransacked the house.
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Sioux City
Michael Hawk
Iowa
Col. Hawk
Fair and Warmer Weekend Forecast for Iowa
Des Moines AP reports the weather bureau signals spring’s approach in Iowa with Friday night temperatures near freezing. Weekend forecast calls for fair and warmer conditions, though southeastern Iowa remains cloudy. Rain fell at Davenport. Thursday highs reached 63 at Atlantic and Clarinda with a 27 degree low at Inwood.
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Des Moines
Weather Bureau
Iowa
Davenport
Atlantic
Clarinda
Inwood
Jesup Couple Observe Fifty-Fifth Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Walker celebrated their fifty-fifth wedding anniversary in Jesup Friday. A family gathering is planned at their home Sunday with nine children, 16 grandchildren, and four great grandchildren expected. They have resided in the community since their marriage on April 21, 1884.
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Jesup
John L. Walker
Fred
Robert
Carroll
Quince
Dewey
Dunkerton
John
Clarence Newell
Ruth Collins
Tom Hogan
Waterloo
John Walker
William Walker
Nora Hallman
Samuel Hallman
John Wesley Lyon dies after lingering illness
John Wesley Lyon, aged 78, died Thursday in Jones county after a long illness. Born in Jackson township, he lived in the area all his life and was married to Fannie Brickley for 56 years. Eight children were born to them. six survive with spouses and families in Davenport, Los Angeles, Cedar Rapids, and Franklin. He leaves 13 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren, and three brothers Elmer Ed and Vinton of Cedar Rapids. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Stuart chapel.
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Olin
John Wesley Lyon
Jackson Township
Jones County
Fannie Brickley
Gertrude Schlimmer
Clara Snow
Davenport
F. W. Lyon
Los Angeles
Arthur Lyon
Inez Milian
Cedar Rapids
Willis Lyon
Franklin, II
Elmer
Vinton
Stuart Chapel
Four Speakers Lead Mount Vernon Human Relations Institute
The Institute of Human Relations at Cornell campus will hold sessions on April 26 addressing how to combat prejudice and promote democracy. Des Moines based leaders Willard Johnson Father Robert Walsh Rabbi Eugene Mannheimer and the Rev Dr Stoddard Lane will speak on propaganda and religious cooperation for democracy.
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Mount Vernon
Institute of Human Relations
Cornel
Willard Johnson
The
Iowa Round Table
Robert Walsh
Eugene Mannheimer
Stoddard Lane
Des Moines
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Iowa Daily Press Association
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Fostoria Democrat
Clay
Emmet
Dickinson
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Spencer
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Polk
Woodbury
Northwest Iowa
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Jackson
Blum
Mrs
Iowa News
Ripley
Betty Rose Holland
Edward Parcel, Jr
Belle Plaine
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A. M. Stover
Marcella Holland
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Augusta Schmidt
H. W. Brandt
John Schlamp
Schmidt
Ferdinand
Caroline Knabusch Dietrich
Badenburg
Germany
America
Carl Schmidt
Aurora
State Center
German Reformed Church
Emma Brandt
Mary Brandt
Victor
Edith Pioch
Ohio
Minnie
Amelia Hanson
Ferdinand Dietrich
Pilot Township
Springville
James Manville
Keith Boats
Orville Baxwell
James Graham
Harwood McShane
Bill
Bob
Jim
N. G. Graham
Phillips
Missouri Beauty
Legion Auxiliary
Friendly Kaybee Store
Second Avenue
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