Labor Forces Launch Fight Against Criminal Syndicalism Law
Iowa labor groups led by AFL CIO and independents moved to repeal the criminal syndicalism law after William Sentner CIO official was convicted and fined 2500 in Newton for Maytag strike activities. About 300 delegates in Des Moines elected leaders and pledged forums to educate farmers and workers, while denouncing prosecutions and urging civil liberties reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Iowa Labor Defense Organization
AFL
CIO
William Sentner
St. Louis
Newton
Sentner
Poweshiek County
Iowa Supreme Court
John Denison
Earl Caple
Des Moines Trades Labor Assembly
Assembly
Labor Committee
Waterloo Central Labor Organization
Waterloo Industrial Association
la Follette Civil Liberties
James Porter
Sioux City Cio
Iowa
Louis Boldrini
Albia
William Steinberger
Harry Washburn
Sioux City
Daisy Kinley
Davenport
Ray Reasoner
George Weiny
Keokuk
Ernest Lutz
Clinton
Jim Fogle
Council Bluffs
Joe McLaid
Waterloo
Leo Quinn
Suspension of Marion Driver's License Recommended
The highway patrol recommends indefinite suspension of Charles Jones's license after an examination found total blindness in his right eye and only five percent vision in the left. Jones was fined $50 and costs for running a traffic signal after allegedly striking Mrs. Walter Brainerd in Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Charles Jones
Marion
Clarence B. Day
Highway Patrol
Jones
Ray Echternacht
Sergeant Day
Walter Brainerd
Will Review Ruling On Dubuque Radio Station
The Supreme Court granted the FCC petition for review of a lower court ruling requiring further consideration of the Telegraph Herald bid for a new Dubuque broadcast station. WKBB opposed the project citing economic risks and lack of coverage diversity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Washington
Supreme Court
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
WKBB
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Dairyman Charles Reinheimer Dies at 60 in Marion
Charles A Reinheimer 60 dairyman died suddenly Sunday at his Marion area home. Born September 23 1879 in Marion he was survived by two daughters a son and a sister and brother. Funeral arrangements and calling hours pending at Yocom chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Reinheimer
Marion Road
Marion
Jacob
Catherine Benkert Reinheimer
Anamosa
Gertrude L. Hay
Methodist Church
Marion Lodge No. 6
A. F
A. M
Maymie
Catherine Reinheimer
Charles Reinheimer, Jr
Thomas A. Engle
Cedar Rapids
Lydia K. Brown
Hawthorne
Calif
George W. Reinheimer
Pocatello
Ida
Yocom Chapel
Surprise anniversary picnic and bridge prizes noted
Mr and Mrs Howard Caldwell celebrated their wedding anniversary with a surprise picnic supper and bridge at four tables. Prizes went to Mrs H E Vander Linden and Norman Adee for high, with Mrs John O Kelly and Lea Fairley as consolation. Attendees included several Vander Lindens Adees O S elly Fairleys and Clo dwellers. Community notices follow about club meetings sales and visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Caldwell
H. E. Vander Linden
Norman Adee
John O'Kelly
Lea Fairley
John O’selly
Roy Flockhart
Joe Dumbalton
Birthday Buffet for Norman Hammond in Marion Area
Mr and Mrs H B Hammond hosted a buffet Sunday for their son Norman s twenty fifth birthday at their northeast Marion home. Attendees included the Bachman family from Clarence Franks family of Cedar Rapids Hammond and Gano families plus several local residents. A separate item notes the Dec il birth of a son to Frank and wife in Cedar Rapids St Luke s hospital. The Prairie Union club met at Prairie Chapel with host couple Mr and Mrs W B Carpenter a 100 person turnout for a picnic supper and a talk by Mrs Irvin Scott on a New England visit Santa Claus appeared with gifts. The Fortnightly club plans a Christmas party hosted by Mrs William Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Hammond
Marion
Norman
Fred Bachman
Donald
Shirley
Corrine
Florence Schneckloth
Clarence
Charles Franks
Everett
Vernon
Elwood Hammond
Lois
William
Cedar Rapids
Norman Hammond
Jack Oxley
Homer
Richard
Vern Bissell
Robert Paul
Alice
Alberta Hammond
J. B. Gano
Dec
Frank Smith
South Eleventh Street
St. Luke’s Hospital
Prairie Union Agricultural and Literary Club
Prairie Chapel Church
W. B. Carpenter
Irvin Scott
New England States
Santa Claus
Complete assortment of gift slip pers for men women and chil dren
Mrs. Josephine Kindig joined Mr. and Mrs. Harold Thorington of Cedar Rapids in visiting Miss Maxine Kindig who lies ill in Oakdale Sanatorium. Mrs. Ernest Decious remains ill at her Seventh Avenue West home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benish Shoe Store
Josephine Kindig
Harold Thorington
Cedar Rapids
Oakdale
Maxine Kindig
Ernest Decious
Seventh Avenue West
Mrs Mary Mobry 70 Dies In Palo Area
Mrs Mary Elizabeth Mobry died at her home five miles north of Palo at 4 p m Sunday after a long illness She was born February 22 1869 near Palo married September 5 1888 to John Taswell Mobry who preceded her in death Survived by four sons Frank of Fairmont Glenn S of Cedar Rapids B Taswell and James E of Madison and four daughters Mrs Clifford Mather Vernon Center Minn Mrs Ralph Little and Mrs Cecil Railsback of Palo and 26 grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palo
Mary Elizabeth Mobry
Frank
Fairmont
Minn
Glenn S
Cedar Rapids
B. Taswell
James E
Madison, Wis
Clifford Mather
Vernon Center
Ralph Little
Cecil Railsback
Bracelet Girls Meet at Norma Biddick Home
The Bracelet Girls of the Methodist church plan a Wednesday 5 p.m. gathering at Norma Biddick’s home. Ruth Hans com assists, Jane Helen Newlin handles devotions, Marilyn Fontain covers world news, and Ruby Kent leads the study book. A picnic supper follows. Betty and Jack Davenport were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Starbuck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bracelet
The
Methodist Church
Norma Biddick
Ruth Hanscom
Jane Helen Newlin
Marilyn Fontain
Five World News
Ruby Kent
Betty
Jack
Davenport
Mrs. C W Biggs Host Miss Media Elliott
Miss Media Elliott of Troy Mills stayed with Mr. and Mrs. C W Biggs over the weekend, visiting in their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Media Elliott
Troy Mills
Cc. W. Biggs
Mechanicsville Mayor Killed by Falling Tree
Fred L. Miller, about 55, mayor of Mechanicsville, was killed Monday morning when a tree he was cutting on his farm three miles from town fell without warning. His wife and son survive. Merle Koppschivr and Edson Koppschivr and son John were present. Miller had served as mayor for about seven years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanicsville
Fred L. Miller
Mill
Hiso
Merle
Edson Koppschivr
John
Miller
High School Music Contest Finals Set for Four Iowa Cities
The Iowa High School Music association chose Walir loo Fairfield Atlantic and Storm Lake as finals sites for the spring contests around April 25 to 27. Four-way division aims to ease travel and housing with a single preliminary district round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Walirloo
Fairfield
Atlantic
Storm Lake
Iowa High School Music Association
Carroll
Iowa City
Funeral services for Dallas Driscol in La Porte City
Dallas Clifford Driscol 43 died Sunday of a heart attack. Born on a Bruce township farm near La Porte City he was son of Jerry and Ida Driscol. He married Freda Baibauer in 1922 at Waterloo. Survived by wife daughter Maxine parents a sister Mrs Carl Powers and three brothers Wellwood Wallace and Grant, all of La Porte City. Services Tuesday by Rev P K Figge at Presbyterian Church with burial at West View cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Porte City
Dallas
Clifford Driscol
Bruce Township
Jerry
Ida Driscol
Vinton Academy
Vinton
Freda Baibauer
Waterloo
Maxine
Carl Powers
Wellwood
Wallace
Grant
P. K. Figge
Presbyterian Church
West View Cemetery
Edgewood Farmer Killed by Train
Fred Friedley an 81 year old farmer five miles northeast of Edgewood was killed Monday morning when his automobile was struck by a Milwaukee passenger train. The engineer sounded a warning as the train neared the station but he did not hear or see it. Bystanders described witnesses and several men near the business district noted his age as a driver. Surviving are his wife four sons and a daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgewood
Fred Friedley
Milwaukee
Friedley
Town Councils Urged to Publish Proceedings Readily
Des Moines AP reports State Printer David K Brown urges city and town councils to publish condensed proceedings including allowed claims and fund sources after regular or special meetings. He notes penalties via public action may apply and cites Cedar Rapids practice of printing receipts disbursements and proceedings. Brown warns against closed sessions and urges taxpayer transparency for better governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
David K. Brown
Brown
z+ council
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
L. J. Storey
Iowa Governors Mansion History and Traffic Safety Plan
The piece notes Iowa once had a governor mansion now used by the state health department and outlines a proposed six point traffic safety program. It also covers women's legal status advances since 1840 and a rental policy change for governors after 1921. Figures include M. L Curtis and Paul F Hill as coordinating group members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Iowa
William L. Harding
State Department of Health
Harding
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Jessie M. Parker
Statehouse Women’s Organization
Toledo Eastern Star installs new chapter officers
The annual election of officers for the local chapter of Eastern Star was held Thursday. Mrs. M. R. Thompson was elected worthy matron, C. E. Brandt, worthy patron, Mrs. Francis Hani ty, assistant matron, L. P. Marsh, associate patron, Mrs. W. S. Huyck, secretary, Mrs. E. W. Kremenak, treasurer, Mr. Lester Kuhner, conductress, and Mrs. Lee Rein hard, assistant conductress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Eastern Star
M. R. Thompson
C. E. Brandt
Francis Hanity
L. P. Marsh
W. S. Huyck
E. W. Kremenak
Lester Kuhner
Lee Reinhard
Iowa Politicians Named For 1940 Primary Seats
Backstage notes from the Iowa Daily Press Ass. list Democratic prospects in 1940. Potential candidates include Lester S. Gillette for secretary of agriculture, E J Grier for attorney general, Fred Biermann for congress, and S J Galvin for governor. Rumor also ties Edward Breen to U S district attorney in northern Iowa, with Ed Dunn in the post though his term lapsed. Supreme Court Clerk B W Garrett recalls a long-mought contractor report on statehouse laborers and wages, a unique record for its era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester S. Gillette
Fostoria
Secretary of Agriculture
Wapello County
E. J. Grier
Ottumwa
Fred Biermann
Decorah
Congress
Board of Education
S. J. Galvin
Hampton
Guy M. Gillette
Edward Breen
Fort Dodge
United States
Iowa
Ed Dunn
Mason City
Washington
Dunn
Gillette
Supreme Court
B. W. Garrett
Statehouse
Iowa Launches Highway Safety Education Drive
Eleven Iowa men began a board program of traffic safety education and control to reduce highway deaths. The group includes Gov. George A. Wilson and top coordinators as part of the statewide effort. Seven additional highway casualties were recorded last week, bringing 1939 totals to 480 versus 436 in the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul F. Hill
Gov. Wilson
Karl Fischer
W. Earl Hall
Mason City
Iowa State Safety Council
M. C. Nelson
The
Des Moines Safety Council
Harry Stedman
Des Moines
Rollin M. Perkins
University of Iowa Law School
W. O. Price
State Highway Commission
R. A. Moyer
Iowa State College
R. A. Lauer
H. G. Palmer
Iowa State Teachers College
Wilson
Nelson
INS
Iowa
George A. Wilson
Coor
Wadena Man Killed In Buzz Saw Accident
Adolph Weber 40 of Wadena died Monday in a buzz saw accident on the Will Frey farm near Wadena. The belt slipped and he was caught while adjusting it, throwing him against the saw frame. Survived by father Louie wife four children three sisters two brothers Carl of Coggon and Louie of Volga City. Born in Germany he came to the United States at age six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
Adolph Weber
Wadena
Will Frey
Weber
Louie
Carl
Coggon
Volga City
Germany
Aged Anamosa Man Fatally Struck by Car
Charles Mercer, about 70, died after being hit on highway 151, three miles southwest of Anamosa, by a car driven by DeWayne Dickey of Central City. Mercer died about 6 p.m. in a local hospital. Dickey said Mercer walked in the roadway and could not be seen in time. Coroner report and sheriff deem accident unavoidable. Mercer, once a stone quarry foreman for the state reformatory, lived alone. a wife had died years earlier and a son resided on the west coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Anamosa
Charles Mercer
Highway 151
DeWayne Dickey
Central City
Dickey
Henry Eichhorn
Mercer
L. A. Iverson
Monticello
State Reformatory
Fire destroys machinery and barns on Manchester area farm
A gasoline explosion in a machine shed on the Mrs Henry Straub farm five miles northwest of Manchester caused about 2000 dollars in damage. John Remling's son Al entered the shed with a lantern to draw gasoline from a barrel when the blast occurred. he was uninjured. All machinery including power equipment, a chicken house with 300 chickens, a hay stack and a soybean stack were destroyed. stacks near a cattle barn. Neighbors and Manchester firemen prevented loss of the barn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Manchester
Henry Straub
John Remling
Remling
Also Mentioned on This Page
First Ave
East
ISUE
Iowa Daily Press
Inez Clark
Florida
California
Marion News
Dairyman
Blanch Strayer
Blanch M. Strayer
C. G. Ellinger
Congregational Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Ellinger
Cecil Seger
Ada Gillmore
Lucille Ambdenstock
Gladys Torrence
Velma Robertson
Johanna Fisher
Phoebe Kent
Hazel van Gorkom
Elsie Stewart
Delores Shimerda
Lois Bruss
Hillis Gill
Paul Kruger
Ivan Gillmore
Raymond Kent
W. E. Strayer
R. W. Hunt
Fayette
Lynn Strayer
Cresco
Mae Kaegy
Independence
Charles W. Drafahl
Inde
Beatty Sposasy
Willitars MM
Evans
Center Point
Beatty Chapel
Indian Creek Fish and Game Club
J. L. Morrison
Robins
L. E. Morrison
Owen's
Vern Kemp
Maxbass, N. D
Elda M. Kemp
J. R. Strong
Park Avenue
Bladebones
Dickey’s Foods
Mary Buzza
Glenn Larkin
American Legion Auxiliary
Leo Benitema
Adelaide Jordan
William Cunningham
Chicago
Storm's
William Jackson
Twelfth Street
Mary Mobry
Coach Anderson
Midwest Press Association
2Nd Street
Dows Bidg
Capitol
Nate Kendall
Liquor Control] Commission
M. L Curtis
Lude
Bishop's
T. J. Markland
Frank Nye, JR
Iowa Daily Press Ass
Killeg
Third Avenue
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!