Exhumation planned in caustic soda beer death case
In Logan Iowa investigators flag a possible poison plot in the Riesland death. Coroner's jury voices uncertainty as the case moves to post mortem tests with viscera to be sent to Iowa City toxicologist Wilbur Teeters.
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Logan
Anson Riesland
Dunlap
William Welch
Fred Egan
Riesland
Egan
Wilbur J. Teeters
Iowa City
Welch
Teeters
$2,000,000 Guttenberg Dam Nears Finishing Touches
The Mississippi River dam at Guttenberg, built by McCarthy Construction of Davenport, is complete except for final work. About 120 men remain on site. finishing earth dike and movable section with four roller and eight tainter gates will be completed by mid September, per engineering headquarters.
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Guttenberg
Cassville
Wisconsin
Iowa
Guttenberg Locks
St. Louis
St. Paul
Foreign Born Iowans More Independent Than Natives
A study by sociologist Donald A. Trauger finds that foreign born Iowans over 65 are more able to live independently than native born seniors. He notes only 15.6 percent of old age assistance applicants were foreign born, suggesting greater independence aided by thrift and adaptation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
Donald A. Trauger
Iowa State College
Trauger
United States
Iowa CCC Camps Report Strong Soil Conservation Impact
Robert Flechner, director of emergency conservation work, announced that 30,002 men have served in Iowa CCC camps since 1933, with 4,829 currently enrolled in 34 camps. The program saved topsoil on thousands of farms, controlled erosion across 296,644 acres, built 61,423 check dams, protected 13,948,160 square yards of waterways, sloped 52,167,534 square yards of gully banks, and completed 1,170 terrace outlets, plus tree care and park improvements benefiting state parks system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert Flechner
Iowa
Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC
Fechner
H. H. Bennett
Soil Conservation Service
Trowa
Flechner
Iowa to Announce Property Tax Refund Schedule Monday
Des Moines Iowa state tax board will disclose the annual refunds paid from three point tax revenue. Saturday refunds are expected to total at least 9 million dollars after allocations to the Iowa emergency relief fund and CCC. Partial refunds will be credited to taxpayers who paid half in March and waited to pay the rest in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
State Tax Board
John K. Valentine
Iowa Emergency Relief Fund
CCC
Iowa
Fort Dodge Man Heads Iowa Moose
R E Estlund of Fort Dodge was elected state president of the Loyal Order of Moose at the Iowa convention. He succeeds Charles Bowers of Des Moines with officers Lawrence Dawson Waterloo Edward Zea Mason City Edward A Meyer Davenport William Shea Sioux City George Dustin Des Moines Leo Kohl Iowa City and William Watcher Des Moines. Fort Dodge chosen for 1937 convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
R. E. Estlund
Fort Dodge
Loyal Order of Moose
Charles Bowers
Des Moines
Lawrence Dawson
Waterloo
Edward Zea
Mason City
Edward A. Meyer
Davenport
William Shea
Sioux City
George Dustin
Leo Kohl
William Watcher
New Process Reveals Facts About Prehistoric Indian Tribes
Iowa archeology advances with Dr. Charles R. Keyes using a Milwaukee method to reconstruct clay vessels from fragments. Eighteen vessels repaired in six months. about sixty now, enabling identification of three distinct Woodland Indian cultures in Iowa before white contact.
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Mount Vernon
Humpty
Iowa
Charles R. Keyes
Cornell College
State Archeological Survey
Milwaukee Public Museum
W. £. McKern
Milwaukee Museum
Keyes
Dr. Keyes
Christ
Iowa Butter and Egg Business Up 26 Million in 1935
Iowa's butter and egg sector rose by 26 million in 1935 reaching about 175 million dollars total. Dairy products valued at 106.5 million, poultry at 22.9 million, and eggs at 46.8 million, with Iowa leading the nation in poultry and eggs production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Dairy and Foods Division
Confiscate Slot Machines Seized In Raid In Monticello
Monticello authorities seized slot machines at the Carl Winkler restaurant and at the Kilburz and Fluskiger smoke shop. Two machines were ordered destroyed with proceeds to go to the school fund. Mayor Fred D. McLaughlin warned gambling violations will not be tolerated. The establishments’ operators disclaimed ownership and offered no opposition to confiscation. No prosecutions resulted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Carl Winkler
Kilburz
Fred D. McLaughlin
Iowa Reaches Record Vocational Education Enrollment
20014 Iowans enrolled in vocational courses in the year ending June 30 focused on agricultural homemaking and industrial trades. 162 towns offered programs with 225 courses in 110 cities. Total cost 353765 with 171684 federal funding and 171160 local support. More than half the students were adults taking evening classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
Iowa
F. E.moore
Moore
State Board
Grass Fire Destroys Mussel Shell Storage Shed
A grass fire at Muscatine got out of control Saturday and swept a large storage shed containing about $4,000 worth of mussel shells. Firemen battled the blaze for an hour using three hose lines, with a large portion of the shells damaged or destroyed by heat.
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Muscatine
What Cheer Men Hurt In Collision
A. G. Fisk of Scarsboro was injured Saturday when his car struck another vehicle injuring George Shipley and C. M. Griggs of What Cheer. The crash breached a road barricade and collided with a tractor.
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Oskaloosa
A. G. Fisk
Scarsboro
George Shipley
C. M. Griggs
What Cheer
Mechanicsville man makes hooked rugs as hobby
Frank C. Campbell of Mechanicsville has hooked forty rugs since November 1931 using yarn silk rayon chenille and wool. His latest 54 by 31 inch rug features a rose and pink flower motif and will be shown at the quilt and rug show on August 18.
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Echanicsville
Frank C. Campbell
Mechanicsville
Campbell
Kansas City
Oklahoma City
West Alexander
Pawpaw
Mich
Necedah
Wis
Mount Gilead
Ohio
Onawa
Olin
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Campbell
Jackson Delegates Uninstructed for Second District Nomination
Maquoketa Jackson county delegates to the Second district congressional convention on August 5 were uninstructed. The list includes L. C. Schroeder Edward Luckiesh Veneta Ray F D Kelsey F B Ingalls Thad Schlegel Emory Behrens Preston Paul Kempter Perman Kuetter Ella Heenter Tony Ernst F H Schwirtz Frances Wulf Ben Hafner Sabula John F Hayes Mary Nemmers Lamotte Frank Wieland Zwingle H J Mahoney Bernard F L Griffin Baldwin Walter Dutton Maquoketa route 2 Alternates are Leo Heinecke Basil Cook J O Ristine Maquoketa Viola Veach Otter Creek John Callahan Mike Burns Green Island James Post
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Maquoreta
Jackson County
Rep
B. M. Jacobsen
L. C. Schroeder
Edward Luckiesh
Veneta Ray
F. D. Kelsey
F. B. Ingalls
Maquoketa
Thad Schlegel
Emory Behrens
Preston
Paul Kempter
Perman Kuetter
Viola Veach
Otter Creek
John Callahan
Mike Burns
Green Island
James Post
Local Names List Highlights Page of Readers
A long list of individuals including William Agnitch from Monmouth Joan Muhl Miles Dale March Andrew John Stokesberry Ful ton Jake Heinrich St Donatus William Manderscheid Lamotte Mary Rounds Baldwin John Spragueville Dr H W Juax Sabula Fred Hinke Bellevue Vincent Henneberry Bernard appears in a community notice listing residents and towns connected to a local event.
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William Agnitch
Monmouth
Joan Muhl
Miles
Dale March
Andrew
John Stokesberry
Fulton
Jake Heinrich
St. Donatus
William Manderscheid
Lamotte
Mary Rounds
Baldwin
John — Spragueville
Dr. H. W. Juax
Sabula
Fred Hinke
Bellevue
Vincent Henneberry
Bernard
Scott Democrats pick 56 for Clinton convention
Scott county Democrats met Saturday and selected 56 delegates for the Clinton congressional convention to choose a successor to Congressman B. M. Jacobsen, but the group rejected a proposal to send an instructed delegation.
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Davenport
Scott County
Democrats
Clinton
B. M. Jacobsen
NAB ELDORA TRIO
Three boys said to have escaped from Eldora home were arrested in the Bars tow railroad yards Friday night. They gave their names as Richard Burright Sioux City Norman Goodman Cedar Rapids and Henry Lawrence Des Moines. They will be returned to Eldora.
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Davenport
Eldora
Barstow
Richard Burright
Sioux City
Norman Goodman
Cedar Rapids
Henry Lawrence
Des Moines
Sutherland Family Ties Stand Behind Jones County Courthouse
Charles A Sutherland aged 78 watches the new Jones county courthouse rise in Anamosa. His family shaped the county since 1841 with the first warrant and earlier courthouses at Edinburg and Lexington. He notes his great uncle Ebenezer Sutherland built the first courthouse, a log cabin, and Donald Sutherland helped establish an earlier courthouse. Charles and his wife retire in Anamosa. they have three children Nellie Rummell Perry and William.
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Harles A
Sutherland
Jones County
Anamosa
Ebenezer Sutherland
Edinburg
Donald Sutherland
G. H. Ford
Lexington
Scotland
Canada
Scotch Grove
Charles Sutherland
Nellie M. Rummell
Perry
Tipton
William
Sturgis, Mich
Butter Theft Ring Suspected In Iowa Creameries
Iowa state investigators report a suspected butter theft gang roaming creameries across the state. Arrests included Harvey Mighell in Audubon with four more men under suspicion. The gang allegedly stole about a ton per heist and moved loot to an illicit Omaha-area creamery via a single truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Glen Schmidt
State Investigation Bureau
Harvey Mighell
Iowa
Audubon
Schmidt
William Zelinsky
al Haight
Lawa
Mighell
Omaha
Nashua
Court Reporters Name Staff Cedar Rapids Bid
SIOUX CITY AP Court reporters from the Iowa Shorthand Reporters Association closed a two day convention. Alfred E. Brandenburg of Clinton was elected president and W Scott Reinig er of Des Moines and Robert G Turner of Sioux City were named first and second vice presidents. Carl V Riley of Muscatine was re elected secretary with a legislative slate including Harry E Beach Des Moines and others. William M Hyland of Osceola was named president emeritus as Cedar Rapids Des Moines Marshalltown and Mason City invited next year’s convention organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Iowa Shorthand Reporters Association
Alfred E. Brandenburg
Clinton
W. Scott Reiniger
Des Moines
Robert G. Turner
Carl V
Riley
Muscatine
Harry E. Beach
William C. Southwick
Guthrie Center
Lloyd Tait
Mason City
Alice M. Hall
Cedar Rapids
J. C. Linabury
Oskaloosa
William M. Hyland
Osceola
Marshalltown
Await Decision On Yeoman Tax Suit
Final arguments concluded in Des Moines in the Yeoman Mutual Life Insurance injunction case before Judge Russell Jordan. Yeoman seeks to stop the state from collecting a 2 percent premium tax on policies claimed as fraternal and exempt, while the state argues the company is a commercial insurer. Judge Jordan expects a ruling by week’s end.
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Des Moines
Yeoman Mutual Life Insurance Company
Russell Jordan
H. W. Pitkin
The
Yeoman
Edward Lee
T. Ryan
Jordan
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Ress
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Mississippi River
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Scott Uninstructed
Nab Eldora
Charles A. Sutherland
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Man
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Bureau
Palmer
Fenton
Edgewood
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Afton
Masonville
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Randall
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