Probe Ordered by Washington Office In CCC Row
Iowa officials charged the Omaha regional park service with hamstringing Civilian Conservation Corps work. Senator Murphy announced a field study after Hawkeye State Program head G B McDonald pressed for an investigation into petty restrictions delaying camp operations and funding from Iowa.
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National Park Service
Iowa
Civilian Conservation Corps
Omaha
The
Park Service
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Lawrence C. Merriam
G. B. McDonald
Murphy
George Gibbs
McDonald
Iowa State Conservation Board
CCC
Mrs. Phillips Funeral In Washington Monday
Funeral services for Mrs. J. N. Phillips 58 a Washington resident will be held Monday at 2 30 PM at the Methodist church The Washington county hospital board and Daughters of Veterans led by Mrs Phillips served the community She died after a two day illness from a stroke at her sister in Santa Ana California Surviving are her husband James Newton Phillips and four children Lloyd Carl Tressa and Harriett The service will be conducted by Rev A A Vinz and Rev F C Witzigman Burial will be in Elm Grove cemetery
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Washington
J. N. Phillips
Willard Frank Bailey
Mary Warner Bailey
James Newton Phillips
Washington County
Daughters of Veterans
Rebekahs
Baptist Church
A. A. Vinz
The
F. C. Witzigman
Methodist Church
Elm Grove Cemetery
Mr. Phillips
Lloyd
West Chester
Carl
Tressa Johnson
Wellman
Harriett
Beth Stanley
Welton
Ed Griebel
DeWitt
Morrison
Robert Stanley
N. F. McGinnis
Will Kirwin
Elmwood Cemetery
Knights of Columbus install local officers in Washington
Washington region deputy C A Boyle installed the local K of C officers led by Paul Horak as grand knight and Mark Koening as deputy grand knight. Other officers include J A Marie as chancellor, J M Wolf recording secretary, S J Boyd financial secretary, Ed Muck treasurer, Charles Beliel warden, George Stump trustee, Joe Pacha advocate, Joe Wehr inside guard, Oscar Wolf and Ed Lukuscky outside guards. Rev Henry Corcoran chaplain and John Naughton lecturer also named.
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Washington —C
Henry Corcoran
John Naughton
Funeral Of Iowa G A R Chief To Be Held At Grundy Center
Funeral services for Horace B. Kelly 93 commander of the Iowa department of the G A R will be held at 2 30 p m Sunday in Grundy Center his part time home He died Friday at the Waterloo home of his sister after a short illness Ill after visiting Grand Army posts during a heat wave He was born January 22 1842 in Dane county Wisconsin He served in the Third Wisconsin Infantry and was pressed into service as assistant surgeon after Cedar Mountain He lived in Grundy County since 1875 and moved to Grundy Center in 1892 He was senior vice commander of the Iowa G A R last year He leaves two sons four daughters and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren
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Horace B. Kelly
Iowa
Mr. Kelly
Dane County
Wis
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New York State
Third
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Maryland
Virginia
Banks
Thomas
Cedar Mountain
Kelly
Army Hospital
Culpeper
Blue Earth County
Minn
Grundy County
G. A
Waterloo
Gertie
John Clark
Oscar Fritzel
E. E. Starr
Lake Park
Murder Denial Ties Michigan Motorist Slaying
Sioux City AP report says Howard Vernon of Fairbury Neb denied shooting Devere Wygent 22 near Saginaw Michigan on July 6. Vernon and Larry Kruse were questioned by Sheriff Hugo Muchledeck and A C McRae after John Mead 19 Sioux City implicated Vernon in the fatal highway ambush to steal a car.
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Howard Vernon
Fairbury
Neb
Michigan
Vernon
Larry Kruse
Hugo Muchledeck
A. C. McRae
Devere Wygent
John Mead
Wygent
Art Exhibit At Cornell Tomorrow Shapes Local Sketches
Mount Vernon Lisbon and Iowa City scenes in water colors and charcoal will be shown Sunday afternoon in Law building on the Cornell campus from 2 to 5 30. Frances Keeler Parma Bernhard and La Verne Robbins, all of local towns, present Mount Vernon Street Corner Lisbon Water Tank Iowa City Bridge August Fields of Grain Alley Poles and farm and town scenes under Miss Nama Lathe Cornell art instructor.
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Lisbon
Iowa City
Cornell Summer Colony
Nama Lathe
Cornell
Law
Mount Vernon Street
Frances Keeler
Parma Bernhard
Monona
Royal Purple
la Verne Robbins
Washington High School
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City Vesper Service Sets with Three Distinct Speakers
Three nationally known speakers announced for next year’s University of Iowa vesper program. Dr. Charles R. Brown dean emeritus Yale divinity school will speak first on Sept 29 followed by Prof. Rufus Jones of Haverford College and Kirby Page economist and world peace advocate.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Charles R. Brown
Yale University Divinity School
Rufus Jones
Haverford College
Haverford, Pa
Kirby Page
Dean Brown
Cattle Stolen From Meyers Farm Near Lowden
Special to The Gazette thieves stole eight head of cattle from the Hugo Meyer farm a half mile east of Lowden on the Lincoln highway Friday night. Four milk cows three steers and a bull were driven into a pasture and loaded on a stock truck seen near the Meyer farm at 11 30 p m. Tracks left in a lane and a gate rope indicate roundup. The bull belongs to the Meyer Brothers.
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Gazette
Lowden
Hugo Meyer
Lincoln Highway
Meyer
Meyer Brothers
Cedar County Plans Budget Increase For 1936
Cedar County board of supervisors proposes expenditures for 1936 totaling far above 1934 and 1933 levels. General funds, poor, insane, school, soldiers relief, TB eradication, bond interest and construction funds rise, with a request to the state comptroller for a $26500 emergency levy. A hearing on objections will be held at the courthouse on August 14.
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Tipton
Cedar County Board of Supervisors
Cedar County
M and St L Abandons 126 Miles in Iowa Rail Line
The Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad won ICC consent to abandon about 126 miles of Iowa track. The segments include 15.1 miles Alogona to Corwith, 16.1 Newburg to Van Cleve, 36.9 Spencer to Storm Lake, 13.6 G. and M. Junction to Montezuma, and 44 miles Angus to Kalo Junction. The line is bankrupt and under RFC reorganization, with mileage to be shared by eight carriers.
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Washington
Minneapolis and St
RFC
WPA Wage Scales Announced for Iowa Cities
AP reports Iowa WPA wage scales by county city size with unskilled pay from 32 to 45 cents and skilled up to 72 cents per hour. Protests reach Hop-kins as Des Moines seeks region 1 status to raise wages about 10 cents. Monthly hour cap set at 140, base 130 per worker. Includes scale table by county population.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Harry L. Hopkins
J. C. Lewis
Linn County
Jackson Legionaires Elect New Officers
Maquoketa native C. R. Byland named Jackson county American Legion commander after Friday election at Sabula with Charles Jennings of Maquoketa as county adjutant. Officers include Ben Hafner Sabula Alvin Krumviede Preston Gene Richardson Spragueville N J Nemmers Lamotte Carl Werden Baldwin and Robert Gisel Andrew. Parade featured bands from Bellevue Sabula and Clinton junior corps. cemetery cleanup project at Cottonville Cemetery pledged by new leaders.
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C. R. Byland
Jackson County
American Legion
Sabula
Charles Jennings
Ben Hafner
Alvin Krumviede
Preston
Gene Richardson
Spragueville
N. J. Nemmers
Lamotte
Carl Werden
Baldwin
Robert Gisel
Andrew
Cottonville Cemetery Association
County Legion Association
Bellevue
Clinton
William Rathke
Leona Ladehoff
F. R. Purinton
Edward Casten, 61, of Morning Sun, dies in Morning Sun
Edward Casten, 61, of Morning Sun, visiting his niece Mrs. Ernest Walsinger, died Friday likely from heart trouble. Born November 1, 1873 in Louisa County, he never married and is survived by sisters Mrs. Barton Peel, Mrs. Charles Kerr, Mrs. Will Holland, Mrs. Ella Anderson, and brothers Albert and Almer Casten. Funeral services set for Sunday at 2 at Mrs. Peel’s home near Morning Sun.
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Edward Casten
Morning Sun
Ernest Walsinger
Charles Casten
Louisa County
Barton Peel
Charles Kerr
Will Holland
Washington
Ella Anderson
Creston
Albert
Almer Casten
Johnson County to Receive $49 610 From State Taxes
Johnson County treasurer reports the county will be allocated 49610 dollars from State sales and income taxes, a figure announced Saturday. The distribution supports county finances for local services and operations.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
IOWA NEWS IN BRIEF AROUND I CITY AND COUNTIES
Miss Ruth Frerichs will resign as director of Girl Scout activities in Iowa City on Sept. 1 to take a similar post in St. Joseph Missouri. She will finish work by Aug. 15 and spend two weeks vacation at Danville Illinois. She oversees twenty four troops. Multiple local notices follow including deaths in Grundy Center and West Union, a postponed driver license exam in Iowa City, and various town elections, bank openings, and fire or storm incidents.
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Ruth Frerichs
St. Joseph
Frerichs
Danville
Grundy Center
George Freed
Grundy County
Leo
Robert
Frank
Iester
R. W. Warren
Johnson County
Belle Plaine
Firemen’s Park
Grand Lodge
Sokol
Cedar Rapids
Clutter
Lone Tree
Lone Tree Independent School District
PWA
George Kaspar
Postville
Darlene Ruckdaschel
Walter Ruckdaschel
Here
Quasqueton
W. M. Sherrett
George E. Foster
Foster
D. E. Foster
Garrison
Dewitt
Ed Griebel
Jane Lamb
Clinton
Fannie Eliza
Benton County Receives 47706 From State Tax Refunds
Benton County Treasurer George D. McElroy received 47706.12 from the state to be applied as a refund on this year’s property taxes. County Auditor Carl Culver will apportion the sum, with refunds at 1.38 mills on full payments and deductions from the last half if unpaid. Taxpayers pay 202,590.66 less than in 1933, due to Beatty Bennett bill effects and no state property levy this year.
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Gasette, Vinton — County
George D. McElroy
Benton County
Carl Culver
Culver
Beatty- Bennett
Strawberry Point Couple Wed at Emanuel Lutheran Church
Father P Schoentag of Strawberry Point and Loren G Reed of Lamont married Thursday at Emanuel Lutheran church. Rev Max Jahr officiated. Jean Borland of Oelwein maid of honor, Robert Reed best man. Bride is Strawberry Point graduate. groom attended Lamont school. Reception at bride’s parents home. They will reside in Lamont where he works as a creamery buttermaker.
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P. Schoentag
Sigmund F. Schoentag
Loren G. Reed
Victor Reed
Lamont
Emanuel Lutheran Church
Max ©. Jahr
Jean Borland
Oelwein
Robert Reed
Lamont School
Mothers debate early permanent waving for children
Nancy Page overhears a discussion between two mothers about giving permanent waves to two young girls aged six and seven. beauty shop staff advise against early chemical styling, promote brushing, and suggest gentle scalp care and proper grooming to avoid damage and future requests for more styling.
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Nancy
Mrs. Page
Joan
Cooler Iowa Weather Extends Three to Four Days
Cooler weather will continue in Iowa for the next three or four days with highs near the 90s after earlier readings of 104 and 105. Thunder showers persist in eastern sections, aiding corn. A broad cooling trend extends to Idaho, with heat unlikely to return until mid next week. statewide highs reached 96 at Burlington and Keokuk, with scattered rain totals across Charles City, Keokuk, Des Moines, Council Bluffs, and Sioux City.
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Iowa
Charles D. Reed
Reed
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Burlington
Keokuk
Inwood
Charles City
Council Bluffs
Sioux City
Dusbuque
Davenport
Vinton Plans Public Reception for Knapps Marriage
A public reception will honor Mr. and Mrs. Carlton D. Knapp on August 14 at the courthouse lawn in Vinton. Knapp is president of the Greater Vinton club. Mrs. Knapp is Benton county home demonstration agent. The event, starting at 8 pm, features a joint concert by Vinton high school and 4-H bands and invites 4-H and Farm Bureau groups along with the public. Gifts will be managed by the Chamber of Commerce for the couple.
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Carlton D. Knapp
Mexico
Knupp
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Chamber of Commerce
Booster Trip Plans Elkader Fair Advertising Run
Twenty five cars carrying 100 boosters will leave Elkader Thursday to promote the Elkader fair set for August 17 to 20. They will visit 15 towns in Clayton County with a sound track, a Little German band, and other radio entertainers. The fair uses a single gate admission with free autos and grandstand and free for children under eight. Wednesday features the WLS Barn Dance group plus horse races. Thursday includes ball games, races, band concerts, and a Little German band contest. Friday showcases seven dirt track drivers, two ball games, and an athletic show with boxing and wrestling, ending with Cedar Rapids junior drum and bugle corps.
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Elkader
Elkkader
Clayton County
WLS
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Bank Deposits Rise by 75 Million in 1937
DES MOINES Iowa deposits in state supervised banks rose significantly for the year ending June 30 with total deposits reaching 300,701,633 across 535 institutions. The gain amounts to 75,000,000 over the previous year as reported by the state banking department.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
State Banking Department
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