Kolache Day draws 8000 as Senate candidates speak
At Mount Vernon Kolache Day attracted about 8,000 despite rain. Republican Halden urged tariffs and efficiency, Democrat Gillette defended the New Deal, and Farmer-Labor candidate Buresh advocated public ownership and full employment amid a lineup of local Republican and Democratic figures introducing speakers.
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Mount Vernon
United States
Iowa
Wallace
Berry T. Halden
Louis Murphy
Halden
Alf Landon
Guy Gillette
George Buresh
Farmer-Labor
Iowa Bank Seeks Holdup Funds After Bank Robbery
RED OAK AP The Elliott branch of the Houghton state bank filed suit to recover 620 dollars from Albert and Orie England who were sentenced to the Nebraska state penitentiary after pleading guilty to robbing the Carroll Nebraska Co-operative credit association. The suit followed police confessions that they robbed the Elliott bank of 1 164 dollars last week.
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RED Oak
Elliott
Houghton State Bank
Albert
Orie England
Nebraska_ state penitentiary
Carroll, Neb
Co-operative Credit Association
Omaha
Elliott Bank
West Branch Opens Half Day Then Full Classes Tuesday
School will open Monday with a half day and regular classes start Tuesday. A new commercial course is added to the curriculum and post graduates may enroll. Bus drivers listed include Leslie Dudley Severin Pedersen William Mc Caleb Alvin Anderson C C Erb George Jensen W A Thomasen and Jens Jacobsen. Albert Pedersen will drive for pupils southwest of town beyond the district.
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West Branch
Leslie Dudley
Severin Pedersen
William McCaleb
Alvin Anderson
C. C. Erb
George Jensen
W. A. Thomasen
Jens Jacobsen
Albert Pedersen
Police Radio Setup Facing Shutdown in Iowa
Iowa Bankers association plans to discontinue KGHO Des Moines station on Oct. 15 due to financial burden and building access issues. KGHO is central to Iowa's police radio network with KNFN Waterloo KNFO Storm Lake and KACC Fairfield Atlantic stations. State officials weigh options including funding a new station as BIs bureau coordinates dispatches across counties.
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Iowa Daily Press Bureau
Des Moines
Iowa Bankers Association
KGHO
Bankers Association
KNFN
Waterloo
KNFO
Storm Lake
KACC
Fairfield
Atlantic
Frank Warner
State Bureau of Investigation
E. L. O’connor
State Department of Justice
Committee On
Association
Bankers
Iowa
Bureau of Investigation Office
Johnson County Jurors Drawn For September Court
Johnson County district court opens September 21 with Judge James P. Gaffney presiding. Fifty five jurors report September 28 at 2 p m after selection by the ex officio jury commission. Names include H W Aldous Iowa City A E Anderson Iowa City and many others from Iowa City and surrounding towns.
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Gazett Towa
Johnson County District Court
James P. Gaffney
H. W. Aldous
A. E. Anderson
Iowa City
William P. Ashton
Fremont Township
Will Bane
Penn
Adelaide Lewis
West Lucas
Margaret Long
Nellie Manoney
Irene Meade
Hardie
Jennie Meade
Oxford
Ralph Murphy
Clear Creek
Art McGinnis
R. W. Patterson
Washington
Loretta Regan
Frank Reha
Newport
Emil Ruppert
J. H. Shrader
Myrtle Smith
E. M. Stable
Big Grove
A. R. Stanfield
John J. Sitka
Fred Stock
Lincoln
Dewey Swanson
J. L. Theobald
John F. Welsh
Hardin
John A. Wolz
Union
Wilbur Wyjack
Priest at Williamsburg Celebrates 25th Ordination Anniversary
The Rev. Thomas O'Dowd marked 25 years as a priest with a solemn high mass at St. Mary's in Williamsburg. Diocese leaders and clergy from Iowa gathered, followed by a church hall dinner for 54 clergy and 52 guests, with remarks by Bishop Rohrmann and Monsignor Hannon.
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Thomas O'Dowd
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
James Brady
Parnell
T. F. Doyle
Wausau
Wis
T. J. McElliott
Marion
J. P. Quinlan
What Cheer
Robert Donohoe
St. Louis
Henry P. Rohlmann
Davenport
J. A. Peters
Keokuk
W. E. Carroll
Marengo
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J. M. Fritz
Clinton
Altar Rosary Society
St. Theresa Society
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Rohrmann
Hannon
Muscatine
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Holbrook
Father O’dowd
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George Stake
R. E. Jones
Bert Hanson
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Petersville
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Charlotte
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Burlington
Phil O'Dowd
Clarence
Alphonsus
Nellie O’dowd
Shenandoah
Monahan
Cedar Rapids
Monsignor Conn
St. Ambrose College
Oppose Veterans Hospital Coal From Other States
Governor Herring protested a report that the Veterans Administration would supply Iowa hospitals with coal from outside the state. He telegrammed VA Administrator Gen. Frank T. Hines to seek guidance, arguing Iowa coal should be used to keep miners employed. Labor leaders and Des Moines coal dealers backed the stand, noting bids to truck coal from railroad sidings and urging direct mining-to-hospital deliveries of Iowa coal.
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Des Moines
Veterans’ Administration
Veterans
Iowa
Herring
Frank T. Hines
Knoxville
Sauerkraut Day Fete Draws 3000 In Blairstown Rain
About 3,000 attended Sauerkraut Day in Blairstown despite rain. Blairstown High School band played. Blairstown defeated Keystone 2 to 1 with Joe Becker turning a triple play with two on. Race results crowned Lockhart and Wright in horse and pony events.
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Blairstown
Keystone
Joe Becker
Lockhart
Urbana
Otis Wright
Luzerne
Wright
Tom Radeke
Catherine O’brien
van Horne
Alberta Becker
Glenn Thompson
Dale Noyes
Ross Burkhart
Florence Durlin
Lucille Blair
Marengo
Irene Beelow
Betty Ann Shaull
Darlene Garling
Former Riverside Woman Dies In Auto Accident
Mrs. Clara Bouquot Lohberger, 57, formerly of Riverside, died Monday in an automobile crash near Excelsior Springs Missouri on her return to Wheeler Texas. She was with her husband William Lohberger and children Morris Vern and Dorothy, with Miss Viola Aldrich of Garwin. The Lohbergers had visited Riverside recently and were married in 1903 at St Marys church.
Woman With Muscles Turning To Stone Dies
Vic tim of a rare disease turning muscles to stone died at her home in Griswold Indiana. Marjorie Cocklin 30 lifelong invalid had suffered since childhood from a rare malady with fewer than a dozen cases recorded. She was the daughter of L A Cocklin owner of an oil burner factory.
Expanded theater projects at Iowa University
Iowa City reports an expanded series of theater projects at the University of Iowa following the completion of the new dramatic arts building. The university theater enters its sixteenth year September 21 with over 400 students expected to gain experience in play casts or technical crews and to enroll in sixteen dramatic art courses.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Dramatic Arts
University Theater
Luana Consolidated School Names Instructors for 1st 8th Grades
The Luana consolidated school will open Monday with Superintendent G. P. Littell in charge and a staff including principal and coach Herbert Raney of Livermore for home economics teacher Dorothy Bloedel of Tabor for seventh and eighth grades Dorothy Davis of Lime Springs for fifth and sixth Esther Bunge of Sioux City for third and fourth Frieda Cornelius of Andrew for first and second Helen Page of Charles City for additional teachers.
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Luana
G. P. Littell
Herbert Raney
Livermore
Dorothy Bloedel
Tabor
Dorothy Davis
Lime Springs
Esther Bunge
Sioux City
Frieda Cornelius
Andrew
Helen Page
Charles City
Patriarchal Odd Fellows Picnic Planned in Iowa City
Good Samaritan encampment No. 5 Iowa City invites all Patriarchal Odd Fellows of Iowa to a Labor Day picnic and outdoor degree work on Sept 7 at Samuel D Whiting farm in north Iowa City. Lyons encampment will demonstrate Patriarchal Royal Purple and Clinton Golden Rule degrees in the evening.
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Iowa City
Good Samaritan
Odd Fellows of
Iowa
Samuel D. Whiting
Lyons
Clinton
Order
Tornado Wrecks Farm Buildings North of Maynard
A west of Maynard tornado Thursday night destroyed farm buildings along its northward path. The Henry Reisner farm tenanted by Otto Miche lost all structures except the house. The Will Heiple barn, John Schrader windmill and barn were destroyed. Elements from Will Ashbaugh and August Wolsgram farms were scattered. Ponsar and Paine windmills and sheds were also demolished.
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the Gazette
Maynard
Henry Reisner
Otto Miche
Will Heiple
John Schrader
Will Ashbaugh
August Wolsgram
Jake Ponsar
Will Paine
Gale Ravages North Iowa Hit Goodell Watermelon Fest
A heavy wind storm and rain swept north Iowa Thursday night into Friday. In Goodell and nearby the tornado destroyed buildings and uprooted trees during the watermelon celebration as crowds gathered for the event. The Lake Cornelia area north of Clarion also felt the gale damaging resorts. Lights failed and shops opened to shelter attendees.
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Mason City
Iowa
Goodell
Lake Cornelia
Clarion
Des Moines Weather Forecast and Rainy North Iowa Damage
AP reports fair skies and cooler temperatures for Friday night and Saturday in Iowa after widespread rains Thursday. North Iowa saw over an inch of rain for the second day, with wind hail and lightning causing some damage but moisture benefits crops. Arnolds Park experienced hail as large as goose eggs breaking windows and beating corn fields as Sioux City reported heavy rain.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Arnolds Park
Sioux City
Wind Storm Strikes Iowa Farmland and Towns
A powerful wind caused extensive damage worth thousands of dollars to homes public utilities and crops. The worst destruction happened about ten miles east of Sioux City where several small buildings were leveled. Storm damage was also reported at Estherville Washta and near Belmond where Highway 69 floods halted traffic. A dust storm formed around Carroll and Des Moines ahead of the rain as trees toppled and wires were downed.
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Sioux City
Estherville
Washta
Belmond
Highway 69
Carroll
Des Moines
Man Shot in Des Moines Jail Fray Ends in Death
Frank Thomas Porter aged 40 and David Doetz a 30 year old special constable died after a gunfight on a byroad in Des Moines. Porter from Wisconsin recently released from Minnesota prison to be held up by masked men. Doetz fired four shots and ballistic tests linked a bullet to Doetz revolver. Porter claimed he and a companion were en route to the Black Hills for a vacation and had picked up two girls before the ambush.
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Des Moines
Frank Thomas Porter
David
Doetz
Porter
Williams Bay
Wis
Minnesota
Webster Consolidated School Announces Opening Staff
Webster consolidated school will open Monday with a full faculty led by superintendent A. C. Kepler of Kalona and principal Cliff Wilkins of Keswick. High school teachers include Miss Russel of Winfield and Miss Califf of Oskaloosa. grade teachers Miss Roey Butler North English Miss Faye Harris Webster and Mary Lough Ollie. Bus drivers are Saylor Miller Henry Frederickson Ralph McCombs Bill Johnston Roy Gordon Mrs Grace Snakenberg Cecil Allum and Virgil Lee Winegarden. Music instructor position remains unfilled.
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Webster Consolidated School
A. C. Kepler
Kalona
Cliff Wilkins
Keswick
Russel
Winfield
Califf
Oskaloosa
Roey Butler
North English
Faye Harris
Mary Lough
Ollie
Saylor Miller
Henry Frederickson
Ralph McCombs
Bill Johnston
Roy Gordon
Grace Snakenberg
Cecil Allum
Virgil Lee Winegarden
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