Propose Civil Service For County Employes
Iowa lawmakers filed two civil service bills to freeze county and city workers. One bill aims to cover all appointive county staff with a three member county civil service commission handling exams and preferred lists, while the other expands municipal civil service to parks, libraries and utility workers, shortening probation from five to two years.
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DES Moines
Iowa
William N Judd
Harvey J. Long
Clinton
County Civil Service Commission
Board of Supervisors
Legislature urged to overhaul Iowa estate laws
A probate committee of the Iowa State Bar Association urged the Senate and House judiciary committees to adopt a four point program to streamline estate settlements. It calls for newspaper publication of appointment notices, mandatory notification to claimants, six month claim filing, and barring unknown heirs after estate closure with registered mail notices and two weeks of newspaper notices.
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DES Moines
Towa
Towa State Bar Association
Senate
House
Judiciary Committees
Tne
Dwight McCarty
Emmetsburg
Johnsons Named To Redistricting Panels In Iowa
Des Moines reports Rep Elmer A Johnson of Cedar Rapids and Rep W N Judds of Clinton joined Iowa House redistricting panels to redraw nine districts into eight and reallocate 50 Senate seats. Montezuma student Vera Cleland who was badly hurt by a snowball received eye surgery and showed slight improvement.
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Des Moines
Iowa House
Elmer A. Johnson
Cedar Rapids
W. N. Judds
Clinton
Iowa Senate
Montezuma
Vera Cleland
Mercy Hospital
Oskalonsa
Veteran horseman Harlan Miller dies suddenly on Cedar county farm
Harlan Miller 70, a longtime Cedar county horseman and farmer, died Thursday after a sudden collapse while examining a horse on Leo Heubler’s farm south of Lisbon. Survived by Dora Coppess his wife, two sons Foster and Roy, a sister and a brother, with five grandchildren. Funeral set for 2 p.m. Saturday at the Stanwood Methodist Church.
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Gazette
Stanwood
Harlan Miller
Cedar County
Leo Heubler
Milton Gunn
Lisbon
Miller
Ralph Wilson
Jim Dean
Mount Vernon
Escaped Anamosa Convict Posed as Good Samaritan
Edward Robinson 26 of Marshalltown escaped from Anamosa reform school in 1940 after 22 months of a seven year term. He was arrested in Miami for aiding his escape by acting as a Good Samaritan while driving around town. Police found revolver ammo and a toy pistol in his car amid suspicions linked to a local accident involving a 10 year old boy.
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Miami
Fla
Robinson
Anamosa
Town Board of Control
West Union Men Seek Field Site For Flying School
West Union businessmen study sites between West Union and Fayette to host an aerial training field for Upper Iowa University. President W T Smith says a 100 acre, fully visible site with four 2000 foot runways is needed for federal acceptance by Feb 14.
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West Union
Upper
Iowa
Upper Iowa University
Independence County Wood-Working Shop to Open in February
A county sponsored youth program will open a wood working shop in Independence County around February 17. The shop will be in the old courthouse building with remodeling and equipment installation underway. The project seeks at least 30 young men ages 17 to 24 to register at the county employment bureau.
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Independence
Buchanan County
County Board of Supervisors
National Youth Administration
County Employment Bureau
Majority of Farmers Oppose War Shipments
A Wallaces' Farmer and Town Homestead poll finds 33 percent of Iowa farmers favor sending goods on American ships and 49 percent oppose. On convoy protection 38 percent support and 45 percent oppose. Female farmers lean less pro war than men, with 32.5 percent in favor and 26.5 percent undecided.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
England
Wallaces
Farmer and Town Homestead
Roosevelt
Willkie
Aid To Dependent Children Bill Before House
Des Moines Iowa a bill to aid dependent children awaited house action after senate approval 42 to 0. The measure faces hurdle only one committee appointment away and follows two previous committee defeats in prior sessions. Sen Donohue and Sen Faul led the debate with Faul opposing and Donohue criticized by some.
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Des Moines
House
Senate
E. P. Donohue
New Hampton
George Faul
Herring Plans Protest Over Land Purchase Fees
Senator Herring of Iowa said he would protest to Assistant Secretary Patterson against five percent commissions and one and one-half percent title fees on land purchases by the War Department. He cited the Burlington shell loading plant project where a contract with an agent already exists, and urged adjustments to prevent future large payments while noting small purchases have different fee implications.
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Washington
Herring
Towa
Patterson
War Department
Burlington
Iowa
Shell
Johnson County Toll Road Oiling Plan Offered to Farmers
Johnson County Engineer Raymond Jus ten announced a county wide road oiling program. Landowners or tenants adjacent to a road may petition the board for the work and pay over 50 dollars per mile, enabling the improvement. Funeral services are set for Arthur E Anderson, 63, a painter and interior decorator, survived by wife, son Norman Smith Anderson, and five sisters. Eighty five local workers enrolled in University of Iowa College of Engineering defense courses. Funeral services for Catherine Flatley, 82, will be held at 9 am Saturday in Iowa City, burial at St Joseph's cemetery, survivors include daughter Mary Bannon and six grandchildren. Helge Kokeritz, on leave from Upsala University, joins University of Town English department after graduate work at Harvard and Wisconsin.
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Iowa City
Johnson County Board of Supervisors
Raymond H. Justen
Arthur E. Anderson
Linn County
Norman Smith Anderson
University of Iowa
Tri-Cities
University of Iowa College of Engineering
Catherine Flatley
Mercy Hospital
Ireland
Mary Bannon
St. Mary's Church
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Helge Kokeritz
Upsala University
Sweden
Department of
University of
Belle Plaine Rotary Plans Ladies Night at Country Club
The Belle Plaine Rotary club and the Rotary Anns announce a joint Ladies Night next Tuesday at the Country Club. The event includes dinner and a program.
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Belle Plaine
Rotary Club
Rotary Anns
Pioneer Doctor Celebrates His 81st Birthday
Dr. Fred H. Howard marked his eighty first birthday in Strawberry Point while still practicing medicine begun 56 years ago. Born February 6, 1860 in Delaware county, he studied at Upper Iowa University and Hahnemann Medical College. He moved to Strawberry Point in 1885 and earned a fiftieth anniversary as a physician in 1935. He has treated five generations in one family, loves flowers, and has two children Dr. William H. Howard and Mrs. Ernest Young plus two grandchildren.
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Strawberry Point
Fred H. Howard
Howard
Delaware County
Upper Iowa University
Hahnemann Medical College
Chicago
Volga
Dr. Howard
William H. Howard
Decorah
Ernest Young
Lyman, Neb
Fraternity To Honor Monticello Marion and Mt Vernon Editors
The University of Iowa Sigma Delta Chi chapter will initiate six Iowa newspapermen and one undergraduate at a Sunday ceremony during Wayzgoose. Inductees include T. M. Metzger and Clarence Johnston, C. A. Coxsee, James W. McCutcheon, J. Lewis Papes, G. W. Assgaard, and Dale Boyd. James Young will speak at the festival, with university and fraternity officials in attendance.
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Gazette
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Sigma Delta Chi
Iowa
School of Journalism
T. M. Metzger
Iowa Associated Press Bureau
Des Moines
Clarence Johnston
Ottumwa Courier
C. A. Coxsee
Monticello Express
James W. McCutcheon
Mount Vernon Hawkeye Record
J. Lewis Papes
The
Marion Sentinel
G. W. Assgaard
Lake Mills Graphic
Dale Boyd
Pocahontas
James Young
International News Service
INS
Tokio
Young
Frank I. Mott
University of Iowa School of Journalism
James C. Kiper
Oelwein Couple Observe Their 55th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Homer Flanagan marked their fifty fifth wedding anniversary with an open house at their Oelwein home. They wed at the Marion Presbyterian church and have six children, four living: Mrs F H Jamison Long Beach California, Mrs Charles Ritchie Cedar Rapids, Mrs Lafayette Lindley Marion, and Mrs P E Oakes Lafayette Indiana.
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Oelwein
Homer Flanagan
Flanagan
Isabelle Mafee
Marion
F. H. Jamison
Long Beach
Calif
Charles Ritchie
Cedar Rapids
Lafayette Lindley
P. E. Oakes
Lafayette
Ind
Reunion brings St Louis Symphony to Iowa City crowd
In Iowa City the St Louis Symphony led by Vladimir Golschmann entertained about 2,000 at the University of Iowa Memorial Union in its eighth annual visit. The program mixed familiar Debussy pieces with modern works including Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree, generating lively audience response and four encores.
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Iowa City
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
University of Iowa Memorial Union
Vladimir Golschmann
Union Station
Chicago
Golschmann
Maurice Ravel
Stravinsky
Weinberger
England
St Juouis
Marriage Health Bill Approved By Senate Committee
Iowa public health committee recommended passage of a pre-marital examination bill by Senator John Berg to raise marriage license standards. It would require all intending couples to be examined by a physician at least 20 days before applying for a license.
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Des Moines
INS
John Berg
Waterloo
Iowa Senate
Public Health Committee
Iowa
Senate Insurance Committee
Insurance Commissioner
William Killerlain's Daughter Weds Eugene Rees in Anamosa
Josephine Killerlain and Eugene Rees of Anamosa were married on Saturday morning February 1 at West Union with Rev. J. H. Roche officiating. Attendants were Miss Cathryn Killerlain and Robert Killerlain. The couple will reside in Anamosa after April 1.
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Greeley
Colo
Westgate
Aurora
Anamosa
Rees
Cedar Rapids
McCain Abstract Company
Coe hosts fifth annual high school debate tourney
About 150 high school debaters arrived at Coe College in Cedar Rapids for three rounds of competition on Friday part of the fifth annual invitational. They attended a 9 30 chapel service, heard remarks from Cedar Rapids student Ben Jump and Pi Kappa Delta president Pete Narey, and heard Dorothy Coteman respond for the delegates.
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Cedar Rapids
Coe
Clothing Shop Thieves Fail At Skylight Then Break In
Max Cohn clothing store at 124 First Street NE reports burglars attempted entry via skylight Thursday night but failed and broke a rear window instead. Loss includes $15 in small change, several checks, a suit, two suede jackets, pens, and other items.
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Max Cohn
First Street
Cohn
Quiz-Box On Air Saturday With 35 Students
Thirty five Cedar Rapids high school students will appear on Quiz-Box a presentation of The Assembly Room of the Air Saturday at 9 30 a m over WMT The show will feature questions submitted by teachers and pupils and will cover topics from varnish thinner to democracy The Iron Horse club at McKinley will be discussed by David Foster with Tom Carrithers and Barbara Carruthers as hosts Charlotte Trewin will sing arrangements of Nobody Knows the Trouble I See and Faust by Gounod
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Cedar Rapids
WMT
Iron Horse Club
McKinley
David Foster
Tom Carrithers
Barbara Carruthers
Charlotte Trewin
Ralph Lee
South Carolina
Barbara Carrithers
Don Cass
Jo Ann Berger
Vernon Holets
George Thayer
Robert Dobins
Fred Abndeely
Wilbur Collister
Mary Jane Ferguson
Mary Harmon
George Meyer
David Birch
Dick Chadima
Carol Holmquist
John Halverson
Evelyn Packingham
Joan
Broadcaster invites area high school students to studio
A list of names includes Ralph Bowker, Ralph Hansen, Bill Stanley, Iane Peterson, David Ring, Doris Jefferis, Fiona Kennedy, Bill Fletcher, Charlotte Trewin, Dick Vogl, Gordon Fennell, Bob Zedick and Alan Singer. High school students are invited to a studio viewing of the broadcast.
Two Malta Fever Cases Reported in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids health department reported two Malta fever cases, first in seven years, one a 14 year old boy and the other a woman believed to have bought milk from a nonregulated outside dairy. Dr. A R Menary said no alarm is warranted and all dairies are federally tested for Bangs disease. There were 19 chicken pox, seven scarlet fever and two measles cases last month.
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Malta
Cedar Rapids
A. R. Menary
Menary
Bang
Health Department
Governor Wilson to Speak on Iowa Radio Saturday 11 15
Gov George A Wilson announced the resumption of a radio talk series for Iowa's chief executive. The first 11 15 to 11 30 a m program will be broadcast on WOW Omaha WHO KSO Des Moines and WMT Waterloo Cedar Rapids with possible additions. The speech will cover Abraham Lincoln.
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Des Moines
INS
George A. Wilson
WOW
Omaha
WHO
KSO
WMT
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Abraham Lincoln
House Again Sidesteps Sealed Corn Tax Bill
The Iowa House adjourned Friday amid protests over a sealed corn tax exemption bill. Rep. Gustave Alesch pressed for a Saturday session, but the deferral passed 53 to 49. The measure would extend the current one year exemption for sealed corn listings by assessors through 1942 to ease farmer tax burdens.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Gustave Alesch
Marcus
Alesch
G. T. Kuester
Griswold
G. H. Kenney
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