Civic groups join statewide safety campaign in Iowa
The Iowa State Safety Council formed Sunday in Des Moines plans a state-wide safety drive headed by W Earl Hall of Mason City. The group includes 34 civic, governmental and business organizations and aims to educate Iowans on following simple safety rules to reduce deaths from accidents at home, work and on highways.
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DES Moines
Iowa State Safety Council
W. Earl Hall
Mason City
Iowa
Hall
American Legion
Charles F. Pye
Iowa Council of Parent-Teacher Associations
John Gunn
Lew Wallace
State Motor ‘Vehicle Department
Alex Miller
Funeral services held for pioneer at Marengo
George Swezey, longtime Marengo resident and Civil War veteran, died Saturday at age with 60 years in the same home. He was buried with military honors in the IOOF cemetery after services at the Presbyterian church. Surviving relatives include several daughters and sons in Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa. He helped build local business and dwelling houses and was a charter member of the Rebekah lodge and Odd Fellows.
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Marengo
George Swezey
Iowa
Swezey
New York Cavalry
Libby
Andersonville
Florence
Phoebe Dunham
Steuben County
New York
Hart Young
Topeka
Kan
John Denzler
Kearney
Neb
J. F. Randolph
Will Nelson
Grinnell
Lewis
Myrl
Rebekah Lodge
Oxford
Joseph Mahoney
St. Mary's Church
W. Lawlor
Mahoney
Iowa City
Mount Vernon and area officers named for new year
IOWA NEWS IN BRIEF lists Mount Vernon OES officers headed by Worthy Matron Mrs Irl Hood maker and Worthy Patron D H Mueller. Also Wapello Knights of Pythias officers with L L Schneider as Chancellor Commander and other post holders. Includes Tama obit for Thomas P Welch and notes minor injuries in Iowa City area accidents.
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Wheatland
Gerland
Eastern Star
Francis Butterfield
Calamus
Otto Endorf
Sarah Witte
Charles Barnes
Lowden
Norma Thiele
Mable Endorf
Alice Barnes
Etta Hommeghausen
Mount Vernon
Irl Hoodmaker
D. H. Mueller
Mike Novak
George Wilson
Ross Emerson
Dana Wilcox
Laurence Current
Wapello
Blackhawk Lodge
Knights of Pythias
L. L. Schneider
Warren Stroup
Henry Battenhagen
Guy Watson
Homer Winder
R. R. Lewis
H. E. Cover
A. R. Gustafson
Ernest Dunlap
Art Foster
C. E. Young
Iowa Cities, Towns Spend More in 1935 Municipal Budget
State Auditor C W Storms reports Iowa cities and towns spent 3 117 758 more in the year ending March 1 1935 than the prior year. Total city operations cost 22 115 939 while small towns under 2 000 population spent 5 573 903. Per capita expenditures rose to 19 19 from 17 72 with receipts up to 20 04. Delinquencies fell about 50 percent and indebtedness shifted with city debt 32 14 per capita and towns 14 89.
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Des Moines
C. W. Storms
Iowa
George Millett
Millett
Alburnett Seniors Stage Romance Made To Order Play
Alburnett high school senior class presents Romance Made To Order at 8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday in the school auditorium. Leading roles go to Miss Marie Koch and Harland Jones with a cast including Leonard Barton Iola Kee Zetta Griffin Lyle Brewer Sheulah Stirm Paul Quaas Elza Kirk Donald Boddicker Lee Sloan Virgil Smith Leila Flitsch and Leland Kruse. This marks the school's first midwinter activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette
Alburnett
Alburnett High School
Marie Koch
Harland Jones
Leonard Barton
Iola Kee
Zetta Griffin
Lyle Brewer
Sheulah Stirm
Paul Quaas
Elza Kirk
Donald Boddicker
Lee Sloan
Virgil Smith
Leila Flitsch
Municipal possessions value shifts during wartime period
The report notes a wartime rise of $920,907 in municipal possessions including electric light plants, buildings, cemeteries, and parks. It cites a decrease of $6,657,503 in towns and a prior year decrease of $6,174,517.
Lena Stallman 80 Watkins Pioneer Dies at Home
Lena Stallman 80 an invalid for seven years died at her daughter Mrs J F Boddicker Watkins at 6 15 am Sunday Born in Rosenbeck Germany she came to America at age three and lived here all her life Surviving are nine children fifty grandchildren and nineteen great grandchildren Funeral in St Michael s Norway Tuesday at 9 30 am burial in St Michael s cemetery
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Watkins
Lena Stallman
J. F. Boddicker
Rosenbeck
Germany
Louis Stallman
Norway
St. Michael's Cemetery
Kenny Appeals Conviction In Iowa Auto Theft Case
Wayne Kenny appealed to the Iowa supreme court from his Oct. 21 Manchester conviction and 10 year sentence for automobile theft at the Anamosa reformatory.
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DES Moines
Wayne Kenny
Manchester
Anamosa Reformatory
Iowa Supreme Court
Clarence Couple Celebrate Their 50th Anniversary
Clarence Mr and Mrs Hans Dettmann celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary with a dinner prepared by their daughters and served by two nieces. Both were born in Germany and retired from farming before moving to Clarence about twenty years ago. Guests included the Rev Mr and Mrs K Fauth, Mr and Mrs Henry Ditz, John Burmister of London, Mrs Fred Boetcher, Mr and Mrs August Kahler, Mr and Mrs Leopold Kintzel, Mr and Mrs Paul Hartwig, Mr and Mrs Louie Hansen of Stanwood, Mr and Mrs August Dettman Jr, and Miss LaVera Kintzel.
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Iowa City
Here
William Collins
John Maxwell
Louis Draker
Carl Christenson
West Liberty
Perry P. Case
Church of Christ
F. W. Sutton
James
Lowden
Hans Andresen
Henry Fuermann
Munich
Germany
Louise Andresen
Herman Andresen
Lowdon
Davenport
Chicago
Fuermann
Wheatland
Fred Witte
Mr. Witte
Alena Martens
Monzetta Marstellar
Virginia McLennan
Tom Miller
Lodge
Winifred Hoskins
Keystone
J. L. Driscoll
Julia Guinn
Dora Murray
Mary Ortscheid
Mesdames Delia Patterson
Delia Corns
Mary Orscheid
Jennie Conklin
Bertha Collins
Nell Martin
Belle Butzloff
Mary Vandike
Gertrude Housman
Genevieve McLennan
Maude Shields
Minnie Guinn
Maude Leavell
Mary Tyler
Addy Theeman
Bess Myerly
Marjorie Shields
Winnifred Hoskins
Pearl
Clarence
Hans Dettmann
Harold Ocldorff
Stanwood
la Vera Kintzel
Dettmann
K. Fauth
Henry Ditz
John Burmister
London
Fred Boetcher
August Kahler
Leopold Kintzel
Paul Hartwig
Louie Hansen
August Dettman, Jr
Harold Oeldorf
LaVera Kintzel
Subnormal Youth Blamed for Emmetsburg Fire
Emmetsburg officials plan rebuilding for stores after a $100000 blaze that destroyed the Emmetsburg Reporter plant and the Iowa theater. Paul Weisbrod 17 was deemed mentally incompetent by three physicians and, as Sheriff Bert Montgomery said, will be taken to a psychiatric hospital in Iowa City to determine further actions. The Emmetsburg Opera House company intends to rebuild the theater.
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Emmetsburg
SNS
Bert Montgomery
Paul Weisbrod
Psychopathic
Iowa City
I Iowa
Emmetsburg Democrat
Emmetsburg Opera House Company
U G Dawson Dead In Tucson At 71
Ulysses Grant Dawson, 71, died at his Tucson home Sunday night. Funeral arrangements were set for Tuesday afternoon. His widow will accompany the body to Sigourney, Iowa for burial. Survivors include brother William H. Dawson of Bushnell Illinois and sisters Dr Emma Dawson Parsons of Waterloo Iowa and Mrs Eva L Simpson of La Porte City Iowa.
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Tucson
Ariz
Ulysses Grant Dawson
Sigourney, Ta
William H. Dawson
Bushnell
Ill
Emma Dawson Parsons
Waterloo
Eva L. Simpson
la Porte City
Stanwood High Band Concert Tuesday at 8 P M
The Stanwood high school band holds a concert in the school auditorium Tuesday at 8 p m Proceeds go to buying new music for the school The girls glee club the boys quartet and the junior high trio perform under Prof Guy Bateman's direction
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Stanwood
Stanwood High School
Guy: Bateman
Masonics Lodge Elects Officers for Next Year
Oxford Masonics lodge has elected officers for the coming year. Worshipful Master Raymond Edwards serves as head. senior warden is Earl Klenk. junior warden W. A. Scott. secretary is Dr Worthman. treasurer R. J. Miller. and trustee Dr F. E. Burbank.
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Oxford
Masonics Lodge
Raymond Edwards
Earl Klenk
W. A. Scott
Dr. Worthman
R. J. Miller
F. E. Burbank
Bomb Hurled at Home in Council Bluffs
A dynamite blast struck the front of James Vernon’s home in Council Bluffs causing about 1000 dollars in damage mainly to windows. No injuries were reported though Mrs. Vernon and M L Miles were shaken. Vernon, a 27 year employee of the street car company, says threats and vandalism have accompanied a six month labor strike.
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Council Bluffs
James Vernon
James
Vernon
Solon School building project bids opened
The general contract for a Solon school addition was tentatively awarded to J. W. Hartman for 22 548. Plumbing and heating bids from W. A. Pauba were 1 295 and electric bids from Cedar Rapids Electric Supply 695. An election on Dec 21 will decide transferring 4 000 from the general school fund to the building fund for completion.
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Solon
J. W. Hartman
Hartman
W. A. Pauba
Cedar Rapids Electric Supply Company
PWA
Washington
Trade survey to study retail distribution in Iowa
Washington reports the department of commerce will conduct six surveys in Manchester Chariton Hampton Red Oak Spencer and Washington. Census officials will run the surveys as an immediate supplement to current data on chain stores and large independents to determine retail distribution trends.
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Washington, V.a
Washington
D. C
Department of Commerce
Manchester
Chariton
Hampton
Red
Oak
Spencer
Census Bureau
Norway Juniors Stage Her Step Husband Comedy
The Norway high school junior class presents the comedy Her Step Husband on Tuesday and Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Lead roles are played by Phyllis Flammang and Lyle Gunderson with Bernice Newton Geraldine Cole Thelma Olson Germaine Christianson William McGregor Elton Melberg and George Fahnle in supporting parts.
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The
Gazette
Norway
Phyllis Flammang
Lyle Gunderson
Bernice Newton
Geraldine Cole
Thelma Olson
Germaine Christianson
William McGregor
Elton Melberg
George Fahnle
Mrs V H DeWald of Mechanicsville Dead
Mrs. V. H. DeWald, 37, of Mechanicsville died after a lingering illness at her parents’ home east of town. She was active in the Presbyterian church and the Legion auxiliary. Born on a nearby farm, she married in 1922. Surviving are her husband and parents. Funeral Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Presbyterian church with pastors Rev Arthur Osborne and Rev E Winslow Brown officiating.
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Mechanicsville
V. H. DeWald
William Bate
Here
Presbyterian Church
The
Legion Auxiliary
Arthur Osborne
E. Winslow Brown
Cedar Rapids
Local Garrison Contest Awards Given by Legion Auxiliary
An American Legion Auxiliary sponsored amateur contest in Benton county featured three units Garrison Van Horne and Mount Auburn Local entrants took first second and third Dorothy Baum and Virginia Baum representing Garrison performed a Hawaiian guitar piece with banjo accompaniment by Lewis Martin The judging panel included Mrs Anna Hanneman Mrs Mae Griesy and Mrs Linda Gulstorf of Keystone.
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Garrison
American Legion Auxiliary
Benton County
van Horne
Mount Auburn
Dorothy Baum
Dewey Baum
Virginia Baum
William Baum
Lewis Martin
Archie Martin
Anna Hanneman
Mae Griesy
Linda Gulstorf
Keystone
Average Iowan Pays 900 Auto Gas Taxes
The tax box score for 1935 shows Mr Average Iowan facing over 50 in taxes and fees for driving. Gasoline taxes total 31.88 for eleven months, auto license 17.00, with federal gasoline tax 7.97 and total direct taxes to Nov 30 at 190.12. A wife, two sons, home ownership, and a 1600 annual salary accompany the outline of his finances.
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George Mills
Iowa Daily Press Bureau
Des Moines
Iowa Highway Commission
Average T Iowan
Average Iowan
Iowa
Iowa Daily Press Association
Secoes
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Iowa Safety Council
Earl Hall
Pioneer
Marquette
McGregor
Highway 13
Mississippi
Yellow River Hills
Allamakee County
Waukon
Yellow River
Iowa News
Tama
Thomas P. Welch
Marshalltown
Welch
Springfield
St. Louis
Elizabeth Hegardt
Watkins Pioneer
Kenny
U. G. Dawson
Phyllis Pflammanc
Washington, Ia
Rebekahs
Roy Boone
Walter Gardner
Oral Mayo
M. D. Lee
Oscar Jugenheimer
Hilma Larson
Sanford
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Ind
R. J. Reynolds Tob. Co
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