State Patrol Launches Iowa Safety Patrol On Highways
Fifty uniformed patrolmen began enforcing traffic rules across Iowa as part of a new state wide program. Reported incidents included a Marion trio jailed for multiple violations after being found with undersized catfish and faulty vehicle conditions.
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Anamosa
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J_ Stickney
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Gilbert McLaub
James D Kegley
Kermit Rhoades
Marengo
Justice Whitcomb
Rhoades
Kegley
Keokuk Banker M E Tate Found Dead in Gas Room
Special to The Gazette Anamosa reports the Keokuk banker M E Tate was found dead in a gas filled room. Police investigations are underway as authorities seek details about his death and any possible foul play.
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Keokuk
Iowa State Fair names 33 judges for healthiest baby contest
Des Moines AP Iowa officials announced 33 baby specialists to judge about 500 infants at the state fair expo. Examinations will cover general health plus dentistry eye ear nose throat and mental and nervous work led by Dr Arild E Hansen as chief consultant.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Arild E. Hansen
Rau Bride in Little Brown Church Ceremony
Miss Lillian Rau daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Rau married Hugo Shariff of Oelwein at the Little Brown Church near Nashua on Thursday Attendants were Clarence Rau Velma Rau and Wayne Carroll and Opal Shariff.
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Nashua
Lillian Rau
Joseph Rau
Hugo Shariff
Oelwein
Clarence Rau
Velma Rau
Wayne Carroll
Opal Shariff
Break in Iowa Heat Wave Fails to Break
Extreme heat that gripped Iowa for over a week is easing as temperatures trend toward normal. Forecasters report highs in the low 90s on Monday and possible 80s on Tuesday with thundershowers offering relief.
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Des Moines
INS
Creston
Estherville
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Union Woodworkers Strike At Two Dubuque Plants
Several hundred union woodworkers walked out at two Dubuque plants after wage scale increases, removal of piece work and bonus plans, and a closed shop were rejected. About 1,200 employees work in the two factories Farley and Loetscher Manufacturing and Carr Ryder and Adams. Pickets stood watch with no disturbances.
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Farley and Loetscher Manufacturing Company
Carr, Ryder and Adams Company
Forester Picnic Draws 1000 At West Liberty
More than 1,000 attended the District No. 12 Modern Woodmen of America picnic at the fair grounds. District Secretary J. S. Hartwick of Davenport welcomed guests. Elmer Ziegler’s band from Muscatine played as L. O. Cross of Des Moines spoke and introduced General Frank Halbig an Iowa Forester leader.
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Woodmen of America
Fair Grounds
J. S Hartwick
Davenport
Elmer Ziegler
Muscatine
L. O. Cross
Des Moines
Frank 3. Halligan
Iowa Foresters
Keokuk
Fort Madison
Vincent Brown
A. E. Schroeder
Blue Grass
Zeke Neubauer
Walker jailed on bad check charge in Washington
Clyde Walker was sentenced to thirty days in jail on a bad check charge in Washington Iowa. He was arrested Saturday in Muscatine after finishing a fifteen day term on a similar charge and Cedar Rapids officers seek to have him returned after his Washington sentence.
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Clyde Walker
Muscatine
Cedar Rapids
Walker
La Porte City Pioneer Amos Van Valkenburg Turns 87
Amos Van Valkenburg, a longtime La Porte City resident born in 1848 in New York, celebrated his eighty seventh birthday. He moved to La Porte City in 1878 and held roles as teacher, bank cashier, city official, and school board member before retirement. He married Georgiana Ricker in 1876 and has one daughter and two grandchildren.
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New York
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City Recorder
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A. M Trowel Lodge
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Howard Mulligan
New York City
Rescue Trio Rescued After Boat Sinks At Waterloo Park
Waterloo police report a 17 foot outboard named Lightning sank in seven feet of water at Cedar River park Sunday night. Lifeguards saved Mr. and Mrs. Russell Rosendahl and Walter Eastman. Boat owner Robert Stewart. Firemen raised the craft, which they said struck a hidden obstruction. Eastman attributed the mishap to motor vibration loosening seams.
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Waterloo
Cedar River Park
Russell Rosendahl
Walter Eastman
Robert Stewart
Eastman
Veterans Pay Last Tribute To G A R Commander Kelly
Horace B. Kelly former Iowa Grand Army of the Republic state commander died Friday at Waterloo funeral services were held in Grundy Center Sunday with Civil War veterans J P Risley J C Haynes Olly Nelson Jr Frank L Quade S B Humbert Eugene Allen Judge James Willett and Dr L J Leach attending A firing squad from American Legion and VFW plus Daughters of Veterans and Masons participated The Rev J D Bird presided.
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Horace B. Kelly
Iowa
L. J. Leach
West Branch
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Methodist Church
Kelly
Waterloo
Erosion Allotment Floats for Iowa Counties Across Projects
The soil erosion service allotted Iowa 876,028 for four new projects in Clayton Linn Marion and Crawford counties and continuation of Ringgold Decatur Montgomery Page projects. H. H. Bennett announced the allotments amid 27.5 million dollars for forty-two states for land use and land treatment to curb erosion and maintain fertility.
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Soil Erosion Service
Iowa
Clayton
Linn
Marion
Crawford
Ringgold-Decatur
Montgomery-Page
H. H. Bennett
Washington Rock Surfacing Bids Rejected by Council
Washington Iowa city council rejects all bids for the rock surfacing project after the sole satisfactory bidder refuses certificates of property owners. The $24,000 bid was rejected while others reached $32,000 and $37,000. A new hearing is planned for August 20 at 7:30 to set bid dates and payment arrangements.
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Washington
Belle Plaine Delegates Attend State Knights Convention
Local delegates to the Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters state convention in Waterloo include William Anderson, William G. Snyder, C. H. Van Dyke, Ella Weathers, and Florence Snyder. Myrtle V. Adams will attend as a visiting member.
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Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters
Waterloo
William Anderson
William G. Snyder
C. H. van Dyke
Ella Weathers
Florence Snyder
Myrtle V. Adams
Former Iowan Kratoska Dies After Car Crash
Ralph Kratoska, 27, a former Belle Plaine resident, died in Racine Wisconsin hospital from injuries from a Sunday car crash in which his wife was killed instantly. His mother Agnes and sister Lois, now in Ames, were en route to Racine and the Formanek reunion here, postponed due to the tragedy.
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Belle Plaine
Ralph Kratoska
Racine
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Agnes Kratoska
Lois
Ames
Indian mound opened near Guttenberg hens
Iowa State archaeologist Dr. Charles R. Keyes led Wild Life school students to a newly opened mound on the William Jungle farm near Guttenberg. A full skeleton lay exposed at 32 inches with five bone bundles nearby, illustrating a practice of removing bones to a tribal mound for burial. The row of five mounds lies along the Mississippi shore, usually found beside water.
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McGregor
Iowa
Wild Life School
Charles R. Keyes
William Jungle
Guttenberg
Archaeological Survey
Ellison Orr
Dr. Keyes
Jungk
Mississippi
Keyes
Local School Staff Shakeup Names New Instructors
Miss Inez Marie Johnson of Cedar Falls elected vocal instructor replacing Maurine Hamblin who will teach in Cedar Rapids. Donald E. Baum resigns as appointee to join Upper Iowa University. Miss Margaret Wolfe of New Hampton to teach English and journalism replacing Leora Boetger of Davenport.
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Inez Marie Johnson
Cedar Falls
Maurine Hamblin
Cedar Rapids
Donald E. Baum
Upper Iowa University
Margaret Wolfe
New Hampton
Leora Boetger
Davenport
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Steve) Hill
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