Milk price hikes may rise again next year in Iowa
Paul E. Quintus of Iowa State College warns Saturday retail milk prices could stay up 1 cent per quart and climb further before winter. He notes most Iowa cities already raised 1 cent, with Sioux City adding 2 cents and Omaha Council Bluffs considering another. Wholesale costs rose 30 to 40 cents per hundredweight, widening distributors margins though pint and half pint prices remain unchanged.
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Ames
Paul E. Quintus
Iowa State College Agricultural Economics Department
Iowa
Quintus
Sioux City
Omaha Council Bluffs Association
Beore
Detecting insanity not difficult says Dr Woods
Dr Andrew H Woods head of the University of Iowa psychopathic hospital argues psychiatrists can diagnose insanity in criminals with tests and observation. He notes hospital records show cautious confinement and cites a case of a man accused of shooting a policeman, deemed feebleminded due to birth brain injury and likely to murder, recommended for permanent state care.
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Iowa City
Andrew H. Woods
University of Iowa Psychopathic Hospital
Woods
University Psychopathic Hospital
Wood
Psychopathic Hospital
Contractors Named For Mount Pleasant Hospital Repairs
E. H. Felton announced F. B. Dickinson Co. of Des Moines secured the roof replacement contract for a wing of the Mount Pleasant hospital for the insane after a fire. The firm will be paid cost plus 10 percent for supervision and equipment use. Stromberg Carlson Co. of Chicago was awarded the contract to repair the hospital telephone system.
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Des Moines
E. H. Felton
State Control Board
F. B. Dickinson Company of
Mount Pleasant Hospital
Felton
Stromberg- Carlson Company of
Chicago
Nitrogen Urged as Winter Tonic for Brown Lawns
Ames Iowa State college horticulturist J B Wingert advises homeowners to apply a high nitrogen fertilizer to drought browning blue grass to strengthen it for winter. He says fertilizer should be applied before rain or followed by thorough watering and notes late summer is ideal to fertilize while crab grass is dormant. Wingert also recommends tearing out crab grass and reseeding with a quality lawn mix.
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Ames
J. B. Wingert
Iowa State College
Private Services For Henry Walker
Henry Walker an Iowa City attorney and former city solicitor was found dead of a gunshot wound Friday. Acting Coroner Paul Reed said the wound was personal safety related and no inquest will be held. Walker had long been prominent in city affairs and was part of the Dutcher Walker and Ries law firm.
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Iowa City
Henry Walker
Paul Reed
Walker
Dutcher, Walker and Ries
Iowa Rural Rehabilitation Staff Move to Indianapolis
Part of the Iowa rural rehabilitation division staff will relocate from Ames to the regional headquarters in Indianapolis. A. E. Martin says B. W. Lodwick Miss Louise Rosenfeld and two stenographers remain in Ames, while Martin Truman Eppert eight clerks and stenographers move to Indianapolis. The Indianapolis office will handle loans and field operations with county offices, serving five states including Iowa Missouri Illinois Indiana and Ohio.
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Ames
Iowa Rural Rehabilitation Division
Resettlement Administration
Elm Lodge
Indianapolis
A. E. Martin
B. W. Lodwick
Louise Rosenfeld
Martin
Truman Eppert
Iowa
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Mystery Grave Opening Baffles Iowa Authorities
In Spencer Iowa a grave near Langdon was opened on Saturday by three girls. The concrete vault and casket were broken but Florence Tlam aged 24 remains undisturbed while the motive remains unclear. The incident occurred six miles northeast of Spencer prompting eerie theories.
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Spencer
Langdon
Iowa
Florence Tlam
Peter Tlam
Behrends 55th Anniversary Observed in Monticello
Mr and Mrs John G Behrends celebrate their fifty fifth wedding anniversary at home in Monticello with nine children eleven grandchildren and four great grandchildren among the attendees. The couple married near Monticello August 16 1881 and led a life of farming and community work across Iowa before settling in Monticello.
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Monticello
John G. Behrends
Bo Tjebben
Pocahontas
Edward H. Behrends
Henry Jacobs
John Jacobs
Wilhelm R
Raymond Kromminga
Elwin Johann
Alma Elizabeth Behrends
Cedar Rapids
Behrends
Anke Margarete Heeren
Dixon
Ill
Iowa
Germany
United States
Jones County
Amerca
Maria Heiken
Henry
Garrett Behrends
Henry Null
Fred Reuter
Urge Iowa bankers to meet new deal loan competition
Iowa bankers are urged to pursue local loans to challenge federal competition. The Iowa Bankers association cites rising local lending with M. W. Ellis of First Security Bank in Charles City reporting loans up to 249 957 dollars from 1935 to 1936 and deposits increasing by 318 500 dollars as staff pushed new deposits into sound local loans.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Iowa Bankers Association
State Association
Association
M. W. Ellis
First Security Bank and Trust Company
Charles City
Ellis
Zion Lutheran Jubilee church marks 75th anniversary
LA PORTE CITY The Zion Evangelical Lutheran church at Jubilee near La Porte City will celebrate its seventy fifth anniversary next Sunday and Monday. The present church was erected in 1901.
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LA Porte City
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
Belle Plaine Marengo Ordered To Build Sewage Plants
DES MOINES AP The state executive council ordered Marshalltown Belle Plaine and Marengo to build sewage disposal plants to end pollution of the Iowa river. The cities must let contracts by Oct 1 1937 and have plants in operation by Oct 1 1938 following recommendation of Dr Walter Bierring health commissioner.
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Des Moines
State Executive Council
Marshalltown
Belle Plaine
Marengo
Iowa River
Walter Bierring
University of Iowa to Inspect Rooming Houses
The University of Iowa unveils a reorganized housing service in the dean of men's office to monitor the 50 percent of students living in private homes. A five person inspection corps will assess cleanliness, ventilation, sleeping quarters, toilets, heat and light, with scholastic proctors reporting on student progress and classroom issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
University of Iowa Housing Service
Donald Mallett
Tama Pow Wow Draws Politicians and Native Arts
The Mesquakie Indian reservation near Tama prepares for the 23rd annual pow wow with speakers A C Willford and Guy M Gillette set to address crowds August 22 and 23. A Mesquakie lacrosse game, women’s squaw dance, council lodge art displays, and an Indian village of Wickiup structures highlight the event alongside dances and ceremonies each afternoon and evening.
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Tama
A. C. Willford
Guy M. Gillette
United States
Amos Morgan
Columbus Keahna
Robert Waseskuk
Harry
Oliver Lincoln
George Ee
Frank Mitchell
George Black Cloud
John
Willie Johnson
Peter
Cedar Rapids Youth Makes Unusual Record At Cornell
Leo Beranek of Cedar Rapids earned a Gordon McKay scholarship to Harvard electrical engineering graduate school after funding his education through varied jobs from age eleven. He will study under Chaffee and work in Glenn Browning’s lab, finishing a thesis on thermionic emission and completing a Harvard B A.
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Cedar Rapids Youth
Cornell
Gazette
Mount Vernon
Leo Beranek
Cedar Rapids
Gordon McKay
Electrical Engineering Graduate School
Harvard University
Beranek
Solon
Collins Radio Company
Har
Post Office Men To Meet In Iowa City On Sept 7-8
Nearly 200 assistant postmasters mail superintendents and foremen will attend the seventeenth annual convention of the Iowa branch of the National Association of Postal Supervisors in Iowa City on September 7 and 8 The auxiliary of the organization will hold its fourth annual meeting Local committee includes Charles S Wieneke assistant postmaster Frank J Mezik superintendent of mail and George Trundy foreman.
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Iowa City
Iowa
National Association of Postal Supervisors
Charles S. Wieneke
Frank J. Mezik
George Trundy
Eppley Hotels Co Shifts Managers In Iowa Move
AP report says Eppley Hotels announced management changes. William Wachter moves from the Martin hotel in Sioux City to the Chieftain at Council Bluffs. Karl W Heumann moves from the Chieftain to the Warrior in Sioux City. Ross Burman moves from the Warrior to the Martin.
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Sioux City
Eppley Hotels Company
William Wachter
Martin
Chieftain
Council Bluffs
Karl W. Heumann
Warrior
Ross Burman
Marin
Wachter
Managerial Changes Across Local Casinos Reported
The report notes personnel moves among Sioux City and Omaha establishments. Weimer Heumann, previously Warrior manager, moved to Fontenelle in Omaha. Burman served as Martin manager when Wachter acquired it three years ago, while Wachter’s tenure at Martin began then. The timeline covers ten years for an ager in Sioux City and seven years at the West.
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Ager
Sioux City
The
West
Martin
Heumann
Warrior
Fontenelle
Omaha
Burman
Wachter
President of Penn College Resigns to Take Earlham Post
Dr. H Randolph Pyle resigns as Penn College president effective Aug 8 to head Earlham College mathematics department in Richmond Indiana He joined Penn College in 1930 and later led physical science and served as dean of men He became president in 1935 succeeding Dr Henry Clark Bedford A search committee will pick his successor
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Penn College
Earlham
Oskaloosa
H. Randolph Pyle
College Board of
Pyle
Earlham College
Richmond
Ind
United States
University of California
Henry Clark Bedford
Penn College Board
Shimek School Feud Hinges On Upcoming Hearing
Iowa City residents head to a hearing before County Superintendent W N Leeper to seek revocation of a July order closing Shimek school a 45 year old two grade facility named after Prof Bohumil Shimek. Opponents argue closing increases risk to children and weakens community ties.
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Iowa City
Shimek
W. N. Leeper
Bohumil Shimek
University of Iowa
Sam D. Whiting
Horace Mann
Supt
Leeper
State Department of Instruction
Lake Shore blaze destroys lakeside cottages in Iowa town
Fire at Lakewood park in Lake View Iowa started around 2 p.m. Saturday, destroying a garage, band stand, concession stand, ice house, bath house, dance hall and several cottages. Fire departments from Odebolt Wall Lake Sac City and Lake View fought the blaze, water drawn from the lake. Two Lake View firefighters were overcome by heat and treated at home. Owner A L Weil identified for destroyed cottages.
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Lake View
Lakewood Park
Odebolt
Wall Lake
Sac City
A. L. Weil
Dale Pooler
Ross Robinson
Dog as emblem of new order in Amana colonies
Amana Iowa AP reports a dog has become a symbol of the shift from communal living to cooperative capitalism among 1400 colonists who four years ago abandoned religion driven communism. Dogs proliferate as owners gain private wages and dividends, reflecting economic and social change. one colonist notes too many dogs to dispose of and recalls longing for a pet despite past restrictions.
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Amana
Woodbury County Backs Harrington In District Contest
Woodbury County Democrats will cast 63 votes for Vincent F. Harrington of Sioux City at the Ninth congressional district convention in Storm Lake next Tuesday. County delegates vote 126 to the district convention with one-half vote per delegate, to be united for Harrington until nomination or release.
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Sioux City
Woodbury County
Storm Lake
Vincent F. Harrington
Harrington
Harringston
Plymouth County
O’brien County
Book of Poems by Mrs Gearhart of Springville
The Banner Press of Atlanta published The Plow on the Hills a poetry book by Susan Merriam Gearhart of Springville wife of Dr G W Gearhart. It includes verses from Poetry World Better Verse Spinners Cycle Silk of the Corn Verse Craft Iowa Poets and Contemporary American Women Poets. The 56 poems fall into The Hills The Power and Waiting Time and are dedicated to those who kept wood lit and the home fires burning.
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Susan Merriam Gearshart
Springville
Banner Press
Atlanta
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