Iowa City Music Festival Eastern Division Opens This Week
The Iowa City site hosts the state music festival eastern division with 170 schools, 48 events, and 5 000 to 6 000 musicians arriving by train bus and car. Judges include Daniel Preston Olaf Christiansen Hugo Anhalt and others. competition runs Wednesday through Saturday with piano solo opening and a large marching band contest on Saturday.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Iowa
Carroll
United States Army
P. C. Lapham
Charles City
Iowa High School Music Association
Daniel Preston
State Teachers College
Moorhead
Minn
Walter Aschenbrenner
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Olaf Christiansen
Oberlin
Hugo Anhalt
Milwaukee
T. Frank Coulter
David Mattern
University of Michigan
Edgar B. Gordon
University of Wisconsin
Lytton S. Davis
Omaha
Philip G. Clapp
Lenore M. Stull
Drake University
George Weiler
Simpson College
Anamosa
Arlington
Blairstown
Cedar Rapids
Clermont
Clinton
Coggon
Davenport
Decorah
de Witt
Dysart
Edgewood
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Fayette
Grinnell
Hawkeye
Independence
Kalona
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Lost Nation
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Manchester
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Maynard
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Muscatine
Norway
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Springdale
Springville
Stanwood
Tama
Tipton
Toledo
Tracy
Vinton
Vinton School
Blind
Volga City
Washington
Waucoma
Waukon
Wellman
West Branch
West Liberty
West Union
Williamsburg
Wilton Junction
Wholesale Beer Tax Decline Signals Wholesaler Exits
DES MOINES AP officials noted a 4350 drop in state beer permit revenue, implying many wholesalers left the field. Merle W. Dailey, Waterloo, head of beer and cigaret tax division, said the move suggests it did not pay to handle beer. Permit fees are 250 annually, with railroads paying 100 plus 3 per car. monthly permit receipts fell from 34354 to 30011 year over year, and barrel tax revenue slid from 84931 to 80531.
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Des Moines
Merle W. Dailey
Waterloo
E. F. Rahm
Algona
G. C. Bagley
Former Congress man Biermann undergoes emergency appendix operation
Special to The Gazette reports Decorah noting former Congressman Fred Biermann was rushed to surgery at midnight Friday for a ruptured appendix. His condition is described as stable following the operation.
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Gazette
Decorah
Fred Biermann
Maquoketa Studio Through a Century of Photography
AIASUCKETA centennial of photography notes Maquoketa photographer Will Cundill who began in 1867 at age 12. He opened a gallery in 1880 and still operates the Cundill studio, keeping thousands of negatives for golden wedding reprints. His career spans tin types, ambrotypes, and countless family portraits, with museum pieces and historic equipment on display.
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Burt's Caves
Maquoketa Caves
Gardner
Will
Cundill
Main
Pleasant Streets
Gazette
Grandpa
Grandma
Maquoricta
Dad
Mr. Cundill
Iowa
M. K. Miller
Fingerprint plan aids Iowa pensioners unable to sign
Iowa welfare officials will install a three finger fingerprint endorsement system on pension checks for more than 5,000 elderly recipients who cannot sign. The system, approved by the legislature to curb forgeries, will start after July 1. About 11.2 percent of checks lack a signature, but many factors may affect this figure.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Allen
Federal Social Welfare Board
Governor Officials Scrutinize Liquor Law Enforcement
Iowa political leaders examined the Republican state government reorganization for clues to enforcement policy after liquor issues fell to Governor George A. Wilson. The liquor control act shifts to a Republican commission July 1 with M. L. Curtis to head the liquor commission, replacing Democrat Andrew Meron. holdovers include B. E. Manley and Dick R. Lane.
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Des Moines
Iowa
George A. Wilson
Bureau of Investigation
Fred Everett
Department of Justice
General Assembly
Everett
Public Safety Department
Karl Fischer
Vinton
Wilson
Fischer
Senate
House
M. L. Curtis
Knoxville
Liquor Commission
Curtis
Andrew Meron
Rockwell City
B. E. Manley
Mason City
Dick R. Lane
Davenport
Raise Fund For Victims Of Fire In Ottumwa
Ottumwa friends of the Charles Helmick family rapidly neared their quota of 1200 Saturday for relief of Mrs. Helmick and her four surviving children. Mr Helmick and six other children were burned to death in a fire that destroyed their home a week ago. A total of 900 has thus far been contributed to the fund. Helmick, an unemployed truck driver, lost his life when he returned to the burning building in a vain attempt to rescue five children from an upstairs room.
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Ottumwa
INS
Charles Helmick
Helmick
Royal Couple Olav Martha Visit Decorah Iowa
Crown Prince Olav and Crown Princess Martha of Norway tour Decorah Iowa next weekend. They travel from LaCrosse Wisconsin with plans to meet at Luther College and Northfield Minnesota events. Officials, including Gov George Wilson, will welcome them at a public reception with concerts and honorary degrees.
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Decorah
Iowa
Crown Prince
Olav
Martha
Norway
Frederik
Crown Princess
Ingrid of
Denmark
LaCrosse
Wis
Northfield
Minn
T. Stabo
Luther College
George A. Wilson
O. J Preus
Luren Singing Society
Carlo Angelo Sperati
Prince Olav
National Association of Museums In
Leaders chosen at Iowa Evangelical Lutheran Synod convention
Burlington AP reports Iowa Conference of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod selected leaders for committees and boards as the five day convention nears closure. Appointments include executive committee members Rev A D Freden and Gillis Johnson, while other posts cover children's home board, aged home board, stewardship, synodical council, hospital board and brotherhood presidency with new officers named. Registration for the clinic wall starts at 12 30 p.m. and sessions run until 9 30 p.m with a 6 p.m. dinner and a film by Weyerhauser Sales Co about Trees and Men.
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Burlington
Iowa
The
Evangelical Lutheran Synod
A. D. Freden
Gillis Johnson
Keokuk
Children’s Home Board
D. F. Engstrom
St. Louis
Herbert Olson
Stanton
Edna L. E. Peterson
Des Moines
Walter F. Peterson
Red Oak
Board of Home For Aged
Raymond Swanson
Swea City
A. H. Sandberg
Madad
H J. Sjostrand
Algona
L. F. Tidrick
E. A. Lack
Synodical Council
A. N. Carlson
Sioux City
C. A. Wickstrom
Iowa Lutheran Hospital Board
Reuben Anderson
Victor Smith
J. Cedarquist
Madrid
Karl Olander
Griswold
Conference Brotherhood
Albert Tinberg
Marshalltown
Harry Olson
Winfield
J. E. T. Johnson
Gowrie
W. H. Badeau
Iowa Retail Lumbermen's Association
Weyerhauser Sales Company
New Picture
Iowa Lumbermen Clinic Set for Cedar Rapids May 18
One hundred lumber dealers are expected in Cedar Rapids on May 18 for the Iowa Retail Lumbermen's Association spring clinic at the Roosevelt hotel. Speakers include C. H. Van Vinck of Iowa State College on outside paint, C. T. Bridgman of the Structural Clay Products Institute, M. R. Hartells of the American Zinc Institute on galvanized sheets, and Joseph Weston of the Douglas Fir Plywood Association detailing new uses.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa Retail Lumbermen’s Association
Roosevelt Hotel
C. H. van Vinck
Iowa State College
Ames
C. T. Bridgman
Structural Clay Products Institute
M. R. Hartells
American Zinc Institute
Joseph Weston
Douglas Fir Plywood Association
Aged Man Rescued As Landmark Burns
Prairie City Iowa AP relatives rescued William Pulver 81 when fire swept his 17 room Swiss chalet style home built 80 years ago with wooden pegs and bolts. The landmark was recorded by the Library of Congress and many heirlooms were destroyed. Pulver, an invalid since childhood, was saved by two relatives who were visiting. The house was built by his father Daniel Pulver, a Swiss immigrant.
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Prairie City
William Pulver
Here
Iowa
Library of Congress
Washington
Pulver
Daniel Pulver
Iowa Territory
Fail To Settle Dubuque Strike
Surviving 900 millworkers remain deadlocked with Farley and Loetscher Sash and Door Co over a two week strike. A U S labor department conciliator called a conference held Friday to push a settlement after contract talks failed. The dispute centers on raising the present minimum wage from 32 44 cents per hour.
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Dubuque
INS
Farley and Loetscher Sash and Door Company
United States Labor Department
Ladd Favored to Succeed Rutledge at Iowa Law School
Prof. Munson Ladd emerged as the leading candidate to replace former Dean Wiley B. Rutledge as head of the University of Iowa college of law. Rutledge heads to Washington to be sworn in as associate justice of the D C court of appeals. Law students gave him a farewell, and Ladd previously practiced as an attorney in Polk County.
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Iowa City
INS
Munson Ladd
Wiley B. Rutledge
University of Iowa
College of Law
Rutledge
Washington, D. C
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Ladd
Polk County
New Control Board May Bring Change in Administration
Des Moines AP report says Governor Wilson will remove the state board of control May 1 after a Senate recommendation. Board members E H Felton Harry C White and Frank M Stevens face dismissal notices and plan brief, eventual relocations to continue work elsewhere. The governor cited misperceived duties and lack of diligence, while a Senate committee found immorality and mismanagement at several institutions.
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DES Moines
State Board of Control
George A. Wilson
E. H. Felton
Indianola
Harry C White
Vinton
Frank M Stevens
Garden Grove
Wilson
Senate
E. A. Moore
Harlan
Moore
Shelby County
Capitol Hill
Charles Obermann
State Hospital
Cherokee
Anna Lyman
Mitchellville
W. H Frazer
Mens Reformatory
White
Felton
Stevens
Board of Centre
Shrinkage in State Taxes Blamed on Higher Deductions
Iowa tax officials blamed 1937 legislature deductions for a 10 percent drop in income and corporate tax collections. 1938 income taxes due total 3,563,636 versus 3,914,998 last year. complete 1938 returns show 4,084,665 payable. Current year filings include 97,215 individuals and 2,483 corporations versus 87,356 individuals and 2,570 companies a year ago.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Inccomes
South Dakota Residents Beneficiary in Wellman Estate
Cortes N. Wellman 80, a retired banker and real estate man, left a private estate valued around 500000, with land stocks and bonds among the principal holdings. The exact figures were not disclosed, but South Dakota residents were named as principal beneficiaries in the will filed here Saturday.
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Waterloo
South Dakota
Cortes N. Wellman
Wellman
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