Musical Iowana highlights Iowas famed musicians and composers
Iowa gains cultural prominence with Musical Iowana published for the Territorial centennial. The volume lists notable Iowans in music from William Pitts to Thurlow Lieurance, Frederic Knight Logan, Paul Whiteman, and many others, detailing their birthplace, works, and impact.
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Union
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
America
Frederic Knight Logan
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel
Paul Whiteman
Thurlow Lieurance
Minnetonka
Mortimer Wilson
Douglas Fairbanks
Bagdad
Iowa Federation of Music Clubs
Eleanor Houts
Musical
Iowana
Raymond Kresensky
Federal Writers’ Project
William Pitts
Leon (Bix) Beiderbecke
Lowans
Pitts
Bradford
Little Brown
The
Vale
Ed Hannan
Joseph Secrest
Harold Ayers
Ottumwa
Maud Bollman
Clinton
Thuel Burnham
Vinton
Jessie Christian
Grinnell
Gertrude Cleophas
Glen Drake
Iowa Falls
Marion Green
Janesville
Ralph Mason Hix
Tama
Theo Earle
Perry
Charl~ton
Douglas Fairbank
Fannie R. Buchanan
Victor
Iowa State College
William J. Chalmers Dies Industrialist Founder
Chicago industrialist William J. Chalmers, 86, founder of a Chicago machine shop that evolved into the famed Allis-Chalmers mining equipment company, died at his home Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William J. Chalmers
Milwaukee
Allis-Chalmers
Exclusive Philadelphia Assembly Dances Into Dawn
About 1000 exquisitely dressed women and smartly clad men filled the Assembly for the nation’s oldest exclusive social function. Society guests from Philadelphia and other cities danced into dawn on Saturday.
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Philadelphia
Court House News From Linn County Campaign Expenditures
Linn county Republican central committee spent 2011.97 in the 1938 general election campaign with receipts of 2097.28. Democratic central committee reported 1506.95 receipts and 1412.91 disbursements. Wes Robovsky, Democrat, lost bid for re election as first district supervisor with 368.76 expenses, the largest among county candidates. Total filings totaled 2407.30 with several minor expenditures listed for local officers and candidates. Settlement reached on the Drop Assessment Case while appeal was pending and case dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Republican Central Committee
Carl Hendrickson
Robert M. Vesely
Democratic Central Committee
Joseph Mekota
Wes Robovsky
C. L. Beeson
Clarence H. Petty
Dempsy Jones
W. A. Ball
A Rapids
Supreme Court Filing in Bates Receiver Bank Case
Des Moines records show Ed Lundquist court clerk filing in a bank stock assessment matter. D. W. Bates, receiver of Commercial Savings Bank of Marion, faces appeal by J. R. Greer guardian for Helen Louise Greer after a $500 judgment on May 19 was upheld by Judge F C Ring following a special appearance ruling.
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Sal
Supreme Court
Des Moines
Ed Lundquist
D. W. Bates
Commercial Savings Bank of
Marion
J. R. Greer
Helen Louise Greer
F C. Ring
Divorces Granted on Cruel and Inhuman Grounds
Judge H. C. Ring granted divorces Saturday on cruel and inhuman grounds. Mary Schmatt and Edward Schmatt were married May 1, 1937 in Illinois. custody given to Mrs Schmatt for their infant son. Pearl Dean and Albert Dean, married in Linn County in May 1911, custody given to Mrs Dean for their daughter. Essie Lundon and Frank Lundon, married March 5, 1930 in Linn County, suit submitted for divorce on cruel grounds. Marion Umbarger sues Cecil E. Umbarger on cruel and inhuman grounds.
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H. C. Ring
Mary Schmatt
Edward Schmatt
Illinois
Pearl Dean
Albert Dean
Linn County
Marion E. Umbarger
Cecil E. Umbarger
Linn County issues 1874 car licenses and 230 truck licenses
Linn county motor vehicle operators had obtained 1874 automobile licenses and 230 truck licenses up to noon Saturday in County Treasurer Milo Sedlacek's office. The issuance was about 300 licenses ahead of the first ten days distribution last year. The city of Marion asks quieting of title to real estate in Daniels addition to Marion, preliminary to sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Milo Sedlacek
Marion
Daniels
Farmer Held to Grand Jury in Fire Marshal Slaying
Joseph Burmeister, 72, farmer, was ordered held to the grand jury in the death of State Fire Marshal Sherman V. Coultas after a hunting quarrel. Burmeister was shot by Coulins' father, Oliver, and remained in critical condition. Coroners ordered charges against Burmeister if he survives, with no action against Coulins' father.
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Farmer
Jacksonville
INS
Joseph Burmeister
Sherman V. Coultas
Burmeister
Coulins
Oliver
Parcel post growth in the post office department
The parcel post business expanded dramatically from 2 19 000 dollars in 1913 to 140 million dollars in the following year, reflecting a rapid rise in mail service volume and revenue.
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Naomi Doebel
Fairview
Anamosa
Monticello
Kentucky
Eulalia Hauser
Anton Dvorak
Spillville
Carl E Seashore
Graduate College
University of Iowa
Alice Inskeep
Educational Council
Oskaloosa
Clifford Reinghold Bloom
Drake
Drake University
Louise Crawford
Lilian Craig Coffman
New London
St. Louis
Coe College
Dexter
Kashmir
John S. Fearis
Richland
Beautiful
Isle of Somewhere
Billy Sunday
Daisy Wood Hildreth
Moulton
John Mokrejs
New York York City
Louise Robyn
American Conservatory of Music
United States
William Lyon Thickston
Waverly
Tullahoma
Tenn
Choir Herald
Jesus
Nehemias Tiernagel
Follingle Farm
Hamilton County
Fifth Ave
Harold Ammons
Montgomery Ward
Second Street
DIAL
William Chalmers
Court House News
Linn Republican Committee
Dismis
Allowanes
Rad
Words 590
Montgomery
Ivory
Charlie
Scottie
Dolly
Second
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