Exhumation Planned in Poison Beer Case
Logan Iowa AP investigators move to exhume Anson Riesland 49 of Dunlap after a coroner’s jury found no clear cause for caustic soda in a beer bottle. Viscera to be sent to Iowa City toxicologist Wilbur Teeters for examination.
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Logan
Anson Riesland
Dunlap
William Welch
Fred Egan
Riesland
Egan
Wilbur J. Teeters
Iowa City
Welch
Teeters
Aged Foreign Born More Independent Than Native Iowans
A study from Iowa State College shows foreign born Iowans over 65 live more independently than native born peers. Trauger notes 15.6 percent of old age assistance applicants are foreign born, while one quarter of residents over 65 are foreign born, with thrift and self-reliance cited as factors.
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Ames
Iowa
Donald A. Trauger
Iowa State College
Trauger
Towa
United States
Tratger
Iowa CCC Camps Employ 30,002 Men Since 1933
Robert Flechner reported that 30,002 men have been on Iowa CCC rolls since 1933 with 4,829 current enrollees in 34 camps. Soil conservation work saved thousands of tons of topsoil, with 296,644 acres treated and 61,423 check dams built. The program also improved streams, gully banks, and park lands, strengthening Iowa’s state park system.
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Washington
Robert Flechner
Iowa
Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC
Fechner
H. Hennett
Soil Conservation Service
Flechner
Mississippi river dam near Guttenberg nears completion
The $2,000,000 Guttenberg dam on the Mississippi River, built by McCarthy Construction of Davenport, is nearly finished with finishing touches by mid September. At peak, 450 men worked on the project including the four roller and eight tainter gates, an earth dike, and a 1,200 foot spillway forming a 1.2 mile barrier from Iowa to Wisconsin as part of the nine foot channel project between St. Louis and St. Paul.
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Uttenberg
Mississippi River
McCarthy Construction Company
Davenport
Guttenberg
Cassville
Wisconsin
Iowa
Guttenberg Locks
St. Louis
St. Paul
Dr. Keyes
Cornell
Iowa To Announce Property Tax Refund On Monday
Des Moines officials said the state tax board will publish the annual refunds from three-point tax revenue. Refunds are expected to total at least 9 million dollars after certain prior allocations. If the amount reaches 10 million, it would amount to about one ninth of this year’s total property taxes.
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Iowa
Des Moines
INS
State Tax Board
John K. Valentine
Iowa Emergency Relief Fund
CCC
Towa
Fort Dodge Man Heads Iowa Moose Convention
R. E. Estlund of Fort Dodge was elected state president of the Loyal Order of Moose at the Iowa convention. Charles Bowers of Des Moines stepped down, with officers named including Lawrence Dawson Waterloo and Edward Zea Mason City. Fort Dodge to host the 1937 convention.
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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
Restoring Indian Relics Reveals Iowa Prehistoric Tribes
Archaeologist Dr. Charles R. Keyes and Milwaukee Museum staff refine a new process to reconstruct partial clay vessels from Iowa’s ancient Woodland culture. Eighteen pots repaired in six months. combined with sherds, they identify three distinct prehistoric Indian groups once living in Iowa.
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Mount Vernon
Humpty Dumpty
Iowa
Charles R. Keyes
Cornell College
State Archeological Survey
Milwaukee Public Museum
W. C. McKern
Milwaukee Museum
Keyes
Dr. Keyes
Christ
Iowa butter and egg business rebounds to 175 million in 1935
Iowa's dairy and poultry sectors surged in 1935 with total dairy product value at 106.5 million and poultry earnings near 22.9 million, led by eggs at 46.8 million. The report notes Iowa tops states in poultry and eggs value, while butter production fell slightly despite higher prices.
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Dairy and Foods Division
Iowa
Towa
Confiscate Slot Machines Seized In Raid At Monticello
In Monticello authorities seized slot machines at the Carl Winkler restaurant and the Kilburz and Fluskiger smoke shop, ordering two machines destroyed and their contents turned over to the school fund. Mayor Fred D. Mc Laughlin warned operators gambling laws would not be tolerated. proprietors denied ownership and were not prosecuted.
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Monticello
Carl Winkler
Kilburz
Fred D. McLaughlin
Iowa Reports Record Vocational Courses Uptake
Des Moines details show 20 011 Iowans enrolled in vocational training for the year ending June 30. Programs covered agriculture homemaking and industrial trades across 162 towns with 110 cities offering classes. Total cost 353 765 including 171 684 federal funds and 171 160 local support. More than half the pupils were adults studying evenings across 225 courses in 110 towns.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
F. E. Moore
Moore
Grass Fire Destroys Mussel Shell Storage Shed
In Muscatine a grass fire that escaped control Saturday swept a large storage shed holding about 4000 dollars worth of mussel shells. Much of the shells were ruined by heat or flames. Firefighters fought the blaze for about an hour with three hose lines to gain control.
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Muscatine
What Cheer Men Hurt In Collision
A. G Fisk of Scarsboro was injured Saturday when his car struck another, injuring George Shipley and C. M. Griggs of What Cheer. The crash also crashed through 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. His latest 54 by 31 inch yarn rug features a rose and pink floral motif. He dyes his own rags, built his own frame, and will display 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 To Congressional Meet Uninstructed
Maquoketa Jackson county delegates to the Second district congressional convention on August 5 were uninstructed. Named are L C Schroeder Edward Luckiesh Veneta Ray F D Kelsey F B Ingalls all of Maquoketa Thad Schiegel Emory Behrens Preston Paul Kempter Perman Kuetter Ella Heenter Tony Ernst F H Schwirtz Bellevue Frances Wulf Ben Hafner Sabula John FE Hayes Mary Nemmers Lamotte Frank Wieland Zwingle H J Mahoney Bernard F L Griffin Baldwin Walter Dutton Maquoketa route 2 Alternates include Leo Heinecke Basil Cook J O Ristine Maquoketa Viola Veach Otter Creek John Callahan Mike Burns Green Island James Post William Agnitch Monmouth Joan Muhl Miles Dale March Andrew John Stokesberry Fulton Jake Heinrich St Donatus William Manderscheid Lamotte Mary Rounds Baldwin John Schmidt Spragueville Dr H W Truax Sabula Fred Hinke Bellevue Vincent Henneberry Bernard
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Maquoketa
Viola Veach
Otter Creek
John Callahan
Mike Burns
Green Island
James Post
William Agnitch
Monmouth
Joan Muhl
Miles
Dale March
Andrew
John Stokesberry
Fulton
Jake Heinrich
St. Donatus
William Manderscheid
Lamotte
Mary Rounds
Baldwin
John Schmidt
Spragueville
H. W. Truax
Sabula
Fred Hinke
Bellevue
Vincent Henneberry
Bernard
Scott County Democrats Pick 56 for Convention in Clinton
Scott county Democrats chose 56 representatives for the congressional convention in Clinton to pick a successor to Congressman B. M. Jacobsen but rejected a proposal to send an instructed delegation.
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Davenport
Scott County
Democrats
Clinton
B. M. Jacobsen
Nab Eldora Trio Arrested In Barstow Yards
Three boys believed to have escaped from the Eldora home for boys were arrested Friday night in the Bars tow railroad yards. They identified themselves 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
Jones County First Warrant Owner Views New Courthouse
Charles A. Sutherland, 78, pictured watching construction of the Jones county courthouse at Anamosa, ties his family to county history since the first courthouse built by Ebenezer Sutherland. The piece recounts county founding figures, Donald Sutherland’s log cabin courtroom, and Sutherland lineage in Anamosa, Scotch Grove, and nearby towns.
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Jones County
Charles A. Sutherland
Anamosa
Ebenezer Sutherland
Edinburg
Donald Sutherland
G H Ford
Lexington
Sutherland
Scotland
Canada
Scotch Grove
Charles Sutherland
Nellie M. Rummell
Perry
Tipton
William
Sturgis, Mich
State men trail gang which robs Iowa creameries
Iowa authorities say a butter theft ring has robbed about a ton from each of numerous creameries across the state. Harvey Mighell was arrested in Audubon and released on bond. four other suspects are under investigation. Investigators trace a truck, tire marks, and a north Iowa pool hall meeting as evidence, with possible sales through an illicit Omaha creamery. Robberies were reported in Palmer, Fenton, Edgewood, Britt, Afton, Masonville, Nashua, Hampton, Hubbard, Coulter and Randall.
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DES Moines
Glen Schmidt
Busreau
Harvey Mighell
Iowa
Audubon
Schmidt
William Zelinsky
al Haight
Mighell
Omaha
Nashua
Palmer
Fenton
Edgewood
Britt, Afton
Masonville
Hampton
Hubbard
Coulter
Randall
Court Reporters Name Staff Cedar Rapids Makes Bid
Sioux City AP report on the Town Shorthand Reporters association two day convention ending Saturday. Alfred E. Brandenburg Clinton elected president. W Scott Reiniger Des Moines first vice president Robert G Turner Sioux City second vice president. Carl V. Riley Muscatine re elected secretary. Legislative committee named Beach Des Moines Southwick Guthrie Center Tait Mason City Alice Hall Cedar Rapids Linabury Oskaloosa. William M. Hyland Osceola named president emeritus. Next year’s convention invitations extended by Cedar Rapids Des Moines Marshalltown Mason City.
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Sioux City
Town
Alfred E. Brandenburg
Clinton
W. Scott Reininger
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
Ater
Await Decision On Yeoman Tax Suit
Final arguments completed in Des Moines before Judge Russell Jordan on a Yeoman Mutual Life Insurance Company suit seeking an injunction to block a 244 percent premium tax. The firm argues it operates as a fraternal organization while the state claims it is a commercial insurer.
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Des Moines
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