Iowa Herring Urges Quick Action on Unemployment Law
Gov Herring pushes speedy action as Iowa lawmakers draft an unemployment insurance bill using model data from other states. The plan covers tax rates 0.9 to 2.7 percent, fund types pooled or merit rating, and a state commission administration. Attorney General says vacancies must be filled by elected officials for constitutional session. A separate Vinton case, Lewis Hake vs C R Chase, ended with a directed verdict for the defendant.
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Social Security Committee
Clyde L. Herring
Federal Social Securiy Board
Edward L. O'Connor
Senate
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J. C. Lewis
State Labor Federation
Ed Kimball
Iowa Manufacturers Association
Percy Chase
Atlantic
Eugene Mannheimer
L. G. Ligutti
Granger
Ray Murphy
Vinton
Lewis Hake
C. R. Chase
B. O. Tankersley
Cedar Rapids Co-Ed Officer Of Club At U. of Iowa
O Donald Thatcher of Fort Dodge was elected president of the Association of Senior Class Presidents at the University of Iowa. He is a senior in the college of medicine. Robert Mahnke of Sioux City, college of commerce, named vice president and Kathryn Rock of Cedar Rapids, school of nursing, elected secretary.
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O. Donald Thatcher
Fort Dodge
University of Iowa
Thatcher
College of Medicine
Robert Mahnke
Sioux City
College of Commerce
Kathryn Rock
Cedar Rapids
School of Nursing
Cedar County Tax Levy To Be Lower This Year
Cedar County taxes for 1937 will be generally lower per County Auditor Hermann Onken. State and county levies drop from 1935 levels with state at 3.08 mills versus 3.10, soldiers' bonus at .37 from .40, rural total 12.64 versus 13.01, and corporate total 9.77 versus 10.64. Stanwood is the only municipality with a higher total levy, at 34.31 mills due to a larger school levy.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Hermann Onken
Stanwood
Mormon Handcart Camp Marked Near Iowa City
D.A.R. honors the Mormon handcart brigade encampment site three miles west of Iowa City near Coralville with a bronze plaque in Old Capitol Senate Chamber program led by Governor-elect Kra Schel and historian Shambaugh. The boulder marking the site will be placed in spring.
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Old Capitol
University of Iowa
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Imogen B. Emery
Cedar Rapids
Daughters of the American Revolution
Coralville
Colorado
England
Brigham Young
Charles W Pilgrim 91 Dies At Decorah
Decorah funeral services for Charles W Pilgrim 91 will be held at the Methodist church with Rev C Sandbach officiating. Burial in Phelps cemetery. Born in England December 14 1845 he moved to America as a child and later lived in Illinois Iowa and Winneshiek County. He married Nancy E Boyer in 1868 then Margaret Hardesty Pilgrim in 1928. He is survived by two sons Frank Pilgrim and Walter Pilgrim.
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Clay County
Iowa
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Pilgrim
William Beard
Frank Pilgrim
Delmar
Dela
Walter Pilgrim
Frankville
Margaret Hardesty Pilgrim
Norman Baker Receives Contempt Sentence in Iowa
Norman G. Baker of Muscatine must serve one day in jail and pay a $50 fine for contempt of court. The Iowa supreme court praised the ruling, calling his actions a stupendous fraud against the court and detailing that the hospital was run under a deceptive lease scheme to evade a license injunction.
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Norman G. Baker
Muscatine
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Baker
Mexico
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Hamilton
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Mrs. Sophie Schnorr Dies At 69 In Atkins
Mrs Sophie Schnorr 69 wife of Otto Schnorr of Atkins died at her home Tuesday night after a illness that began Sunday. Born March 14 1867 in Freemont township she was a daughter of John and Barbara Rinderknecht. She married Christ E Haerther in 1892 and after widowhood in 1900 had five children. In 1906 she married Otto Schnorr and they moved to Atkins in 1920. Survived by husband and seven children, one sister and 23 grandchildren. Funeral at St Stephens Lutheran church with Rev G Rickels to officiate at time announced.
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Otto Schnorr
Fremont Township
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Barbara Rinderknecht
Christ E. Haerther
Norway
A. F. Rinderknecht
Arnold Gaefeller
Henry F. Haerther
Newhall
Albert E. Haerther
Boone
C. W. Haerther
Eldo Paulson
Niles Center
Ill
Ward Newton
Shellsburg
L. Lauterwasser
St.Stephen’s Lutheran Church
G. Rickels
Ater
No Relief For Delaware Drivers Driving Cars
Special to The Gazette Manchester Delaware county relief clients who drive cars must turn license plates in to authorities before aid will be granted Exceptions only for heads of families who operate vehicles to convey them to or from work Relief load in the county has fallen 26 percent from last year says C L Johnson county relief director.
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Gazette
Manchester
Delaware County
C. L. Johnson
Funeral services held for Amel P. Barta in Dysart
Amel P. Barta 59 died at the family home two miles north of Dysart from a heart attack. Services conducted by Rev. W. F. Domres with brief home rites due to scarlet fever. public service at the grave. Born July 4 1871 in Bohemia he came to America at age two and married Dora Jungklaus in Primghar Ia in 1908. Surviving children include William Waterloo Leon John Pearle Violet Lily and Betty. Relatives include five sisters and three brothers.
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Here
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America
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Primghar
William
Waterloo
Leon
John Pearle
Violet
Lily
Betty
Mary Lapham
Cora Anderson
Vinton
Anna Wright
St. Louis
Ella Kuchera
Phillips
Wis
Tena Miller
Mount Auburn
Henry
Des Moines
John
Colorado
Joe
Mary Solachek
Dean Stoddard Sees Past Tendon-Tense Teachers
Iowa City report cites Dean George D. Stoddard on teachers described as tense and overcritical. He warns such teachers harm children, urging reality checks, unique strengths, and periodic change like new jobs or summer study to improve mental attitudes.
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Iowa City
George D. Stoddard
University of Iowa Graduate College
Journal of Home Economics
Stoddard
Dean Stoddard
Cedar Pays Only Third Of Pension Money
Cedar county shows an uneven pension distribution under the old age law. About 36,000 dollars supports over 200 local recipients annually, with 12,000 from local funds, 12,000 from federal sources, and 12,000 from taxes in other counties. Of 11,000 residents liable for the 2 tax, 6,000 pay. From 404 applications, 239 pensions were granted, 25 have died, leaving about 214 current beneficiaries.
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Tipton
Cedar County
James Houle
Houle
Cornell English Club Publishes The Kiddie Book
The Cornell College English Club releases its fourth publication of the year, The Kiddie Book, aimed at young readers. Contributors cover Ruth Mason, Blencoe Florida Richards Spirit Lake Kathleen Wilson Savanna Dawn Burger Chicago Louise Rich Mount Vernon Gleb Fedorin Geneva Wayne Barber Freeport and Gwyneth Young Mount Vernon. Cover design by Mark Mirich. Handset and bound by Cornell students. The volume features stories and poems for children of all ages with red and green illustrations on yellow paper.
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Mount Vernon
Cornell College
Three Iowans Die in Auto Crashes Across State
Marshalltown and Newton men Link Thompson and E C Laird died when their car hit a freight train near Ferguson. Laird, a Hoxie Fruit salesman, and Thompson, a former grocer, were thrown clear as the train derailed after a quarter mile. In Cedar Falls Ralph Nicklaus about 30 Parkersburg was killed when his car hit the rear of another vehicle on highway 20. Two others, Louis and Helen Barkhoff and Elaine and George Shook, suffered only minor injuries.
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Newton
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Laird
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Grinnell
Parkersburg
Cedar Falls
Ralph Nicklaus
Here
Nicklaus
Waterloo
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Helen Barkhoff
Duke
Elaine
George Shook
Stout
Fayette Hawkeye And Maynard In Finals Of County Play Contest
Representatives from Fayette Hawkeye and Maynard high schools advance to a final one act play elimination at Fayette high school auditorium to select the county representative for a spring Iowa City contest. Fayette presents The Giants Star Hawkeye performs The Unicorn and a Fish Maynard Thespians present The Undertow.
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Fayette
Fayette County
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Maynard
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Cascade Lawyer Faces $30,000 Damage Claims
DUBUQUE Iowa AP E J Kean Cascade Ia attorney named defendant in two damage suits seeking 30000 each in district court. Plaintiffs are relatives of the late Dr Thomas P Clarke and Dr M E Eitenman who died in an October 17 1935 auto collision in Cascade Iowa.
Lorraine Graham Improves Slightly After Car Crash
Lorraine Graham a 24 year old bride from Waterloo Iowa remained unconscious in a St Joseph Missouri hospital since Friday night after a motor car crash. By late Tuesday she could mumble replies to questions and attendants said her condition showed slight improvement though she could not yet talk coherently.
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Lorraine Graham
Waterloo
Tama and Tama County Heirs Named in Inheritance Reports
The estate of Thomas M. Lynch of Tama, who died June 12, 1936, is valued at 6698.09 with 100 indebtedness. Heirs are widow Catherine Lynch and daughter Velma Danner. Milton B. Wilkinson of Tama died October 5 1936 with an estate of 11834.93 and 500 indebtedness. Heir is daughter Ivy L. Sandeen.
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Thomas M. Lynch
Tama
Tama County
Catherine Lynch
Velma Danner
Cedar Rapids
Milton B. Wilkinson
Ivy L. Sandeen
Five Miners Rescued From Iowa Mine
Five miners trapped 275 feet underground after a tipple broke and a three ton cutting machine wedged in the shaft were saved after six hours. Neighbors helped raise each man to the surface with a rope. Rescued workers include B. O. Roland, 30, and Victor Graves, 38, of Pleasanton. Verle Latta, 45, Buck Keown, 35, and David Schoonover, 23, of Davis City.
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INS
B. O. Roland
Victor Graves
Pleasanton
Verle Latta
Buck Keown
David Schoonover
Davis City
Britain Surpasses 365000 Motor Trucks Nationwide
Britain now has more than 365000 motor trucks with 260600 operating in districts surrounding London. The figures reflect distribution across the United Kingdom with a concentration near the capital.
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