Coralville Plant Fire Damages Iowa City Power Project
Firefighters from Coralville and Iowa City battled a two hour blaze at the Iowa City Power and Light plant in Coralville. The temporary wooden tar paper structure housing machinery for a 500000 dollar improvement project burned, with some equipment ruined. An engineer from Chicago was to inspect the damage as University of Iowa and Cedar Rapids plants assisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Coralville
Iowa City Power and Light Company
Roscoe Taylor
Chicago
Taylor
University of Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Labor Defense Lawyer Discusses Constitution
Iowa City attorney John Denison of Des Moines, chair of the Iowa Labor Defense league, spoke on the Constitution at a University campus meeting sponsored by the Iowa Students' league. He criticized the Philadelphia convention and framed the Bill of Rights as protecting against tyranny, stressing ongoing public discussion as essential to democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
John Denison
Des Moines
Iowa Labor Defense League
Iowa Students’ League
Denison
Philadelphia
United States
Lincoln Relic Accepted By Iowa For Lincoln Second Term
Facsimile shows Abraham Lincoln's handwritten acceptance of his second presidential term. Delivered to the joint committee of Congres appointed to inform him of his election. The committee included Lyman Trembul of Illinois J S Wilson of Iowa and John L Dawson of Pennsylvania. Wilson family donated the document to the Iowa state historical department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Lincoln
Joint Committee of Congest
Lyman Trumbull
Illinois
J. S. Wilson
Iowa
John L. Dawson
Pennsylvania
Wilson
Iowa State Historical Department
Earlville Priest Dies in Hospital
The Rev. Henry J. Dunkel 54 pastor of St. Joseph's Catholic church Earlville died Monday in a Dubuque hospital after likely exhaustion from overwork while supervising construction of the new church and rectory. Born Worthington he attended Loras college and St. Mary's in Baltimore. served Earlville 17 years as resident pastor and 10 years prior as assistant at Dyersville. He headed the Earlville Commercial Club and supervised a parochial school construction in 1926. A sister Mrs Celous Gibbs resides in Earlville. Funeral services will be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earlville
Henry J. Dunkel
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Dubuque
Worthington
Loras College
St. Mary’s
Baltimore
Dyersville
Marengo
Mary Randolph Falconson
Des Moines
Fesler
G. G. Hunt
Koszta
Mary R. Randolph
Morrow County
Ohio
Iowa County
Highland Park College
Frank Falconson
Shelby County
Faltonson
Methodist Church
Chautauqua Literary Scientific Circle
Eastern Star
Howard Curry
Garden Grove
Ralph
Edgar
Albert
James
Montezuma
West Liberty Church
S. A. Reynolds
Reynolds
Sally Hicklin
Delta
Isaac
H. H. Schwiebert
Victor
J. R. Wallace
Williamsburg
O. S. Misel
L. J. Franey
Iowa
Keokuk
Johnson
W. K. McPherson
Iowa State College
Henry Dye
Cedar Rapids Production and Credit Association
D. H. Zentmire
TRAER
Traer Federation of Women’s Clubs
O. O. Owens
Harry Taylor
D. R. Cottrell
Monona
Edward Wilkins
Harley W. Farnham
Council Hill
Wilkins
Fenny Compton
Warwickshire
England
United States
Laura Charlotte Kaiser
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Allamakee County
Luana-Monona
Seek Crotty Heirs Estate in Ireland
Dubuque police search for heirs of Andrew Joseph Crotty who died leaving a large estate in Ireland. A letter from Dublin attorneys says Patrick Crotty, son of Andrew, left Ireland 50 years ago and settled in Dubuque or Independence Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque (Ap
Dubuque
Andrew Joseph Crotty
Ireland
Dublin
Patrick Crotty
Andrew
Independence
Benton county awards road machinery contracts in armstrong county style
Benton county supervisors let contracts for thirty one thousand dollars of road machinery and equipment with four thousand dollars tradeins. bids include bridge lumber piling corrugated culvert pipe plus two push maintainers and a caterpillar tractor with associated equipment. additional truck and pickup contracts awarded to local Des Moines and Vinton firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Benton County Board of Supervisors
J. A. Adams Company
Des Moines
Martin Roasa Tractor Company
Cedar Rapids
Allis Chalmers Company
Wilson Road Machinery Company
Iowa Culvert and Pipe Company
Berry Auto Company
Davis announces run for Johnson county treasurer
William L. Davis, former Chamber of Commerce president and head of the retail merchants bureau, announces his Republican nomination bid for Johnson county treasurer. He moved to Iowa City in 1917 to head the Iowa City Produce Company department and later started the Iowa City Poultry and Egg Officials. Lincoln day dinner speakers include Sen A J Shaw Pocahontas and Judge H D Evans. Dr John Earl Baker will speak on China relief in the senate chamber at Old Capitol Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
William L. Davis
Johnson County
Chamber of Commerce
Davis
Retail Merchants Bureau
Better Homes Show
Manchester
Iowa City Produce Company
Iowa
John Earl Baker
Senate
Old Capitol
China
Sigourney man dies after operation complications
Sigourney casper cassen 36 died Sunday after surgery for appendicitis and peritonitis. He farmed near Sigourney. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 1 30 p m at the Church of Christ. Survived by his wife one son and several brothers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigourney
Casper Cassen
Church of Christ
Notice of Will Probate Hearing in Sowager County
In Sowager County Iowa the District Court will hear on February 17 1940 at 9 am the last will and testament of Frantiska Pavilovsky late of the county for proof and admission to probate Cedar Rapids is named as the location of the hearing and February date appears in the notice
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sowager County
Frantiska Pavilovsky
District Court
Probato Ry Cedar
Emancipator Puzzle Picturing Lincoln Across Clues
A filled crossword style grid honors Abraham Lincoln the Great Emancipator with clues for his life works powers and phrases. The puzzle lists terms from his self education to famous addresses and lasting legacy.
Traer Girl Wins State Declamatory Meet Honors
Traer La Vonne Briggs won a first division rating in the dramatic class at the state high school declamatory contest held in Cherokee Friday night. She, a junior high student, leads in The Patsy to be staged in the Traer opera house Thursday night. Previous Traer winners include Charles Pratt Eunice Myers West Townsend and David McCornack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
TRAER
la Vonne Briggs
Cherokee
Patsy
Traer Opera House
Charles Pratt
Eunice Myers
West Townsend
David McCornack
Iowa Traffic Death Toll Drops From 1939 Pace
Five new highway fatalities last week lift Iowa’s 1940 total to 47, down from 59 in the same period of 1939. Dubuque loses its 1940 first year victim Ralph A. Link, 47, from injuries suffered in a late Saturday crash. Additional violent deaths include two self harm cases, a shooting, a freezing death, and a burn death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Dubuque
Ralph A. Link
Waterloo man dies from oily clothes fire
Waterloo 24 year old Eugene Flaherty, a Waterloo steel cutter, died in St Francis hospital from burns to his legs arms and back after his oily clothing burst into flames. Fire cause undetermined though coworkers believe a cigarette stub dropped into a trouser cuff. He is survived by his parents two sisters and one brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Eugene Flaherty
Waterlo
St. Francis Hospital
Fire Destroys Farm Home North of Wapello
WAPELLO The Meyers farm home north of Wapello burned Sunday in a blaze believed caused by an overheated chimney. Some furnishings were removed and the loss was partly insured. Wapello’s fire department answered the alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
Warmest Iowa Day Since December Amid Thaw
Iowa enjoyed unseasonably warm weather with highs near 48 degrees in Keokuk Oskaloosa and New Hampton marking the warmest day since December 18. Des Moines counted 9 am temps 2 degrees below freezing as a thaw melted much of the snow and an ice carnival near Clear Lake faced spills on soft ice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Ise Keokuk
Oskaloosa
Newon
Clear Lake
Sioux City
Must Be Something in This Name Theory
Des Moines ins Katie Miller filed for secretary of state triggering incumbent Earl G. Miller’s reelection bid. John Miller of Ottumwa floated as another possible Democratic candidate. Mrs. Alex Miller previously held the post. In the 11th district, Wesley C. Lowe opened nomination papers for the Republican senatorial race, with William S. Beardsley having held the seat. F. A. Latchaw submitted papers for Muscatine county representing the Republicans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
Katie Miller
Indianola
Earl G. Miller
Miller
John Miller
Ottumwa
Alex Miller
Wesley C. Lowe
Weldon
Clarke
Warren
William S. Beardsley
New Virginia Republican
F. A. Latchaw
Wilton Junction
Muscatine County
Backstage of Politics by Frank Nye Jr
Devout Republicans question why Senator Clyde L. Herring skipped Dowell funeral as Polk County probes bootleg liquor. Auditor Akers hints at dismissing Carter amid a battle over pay and assignment while Democratic State Chairman Birmingham targets Governor Wilson. Houghton injured days after praising Iowa hospitals. pharmacists convene Des Moines with board gaps. Louisiana goodwill ambassadorship given to Loras College debate team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde L. Herring
C. C. Dowell
Polk County Grand Jury
Herring
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Polk County
Francis Kuble
Leon H. Carter
C. B. Akers
Carter
Frank Shankland
Hitler
Akers
E. H. Birmingham
Wilson
Iowa
Abraham Lincoln
Louisiana
Dubuque
Loras College
Adam Erbe Services Conducted At Giard
Funeral services for 81 year old Adam Erbe, a longtime Clayton County resident, were held at the Giard Methodist church. Burial followed at Pleasant Grove cemetery in McGregor. Surviving are six sons Otto Carl Arthur Wesley Henry William two daughters and sixteen grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mcgregor
Adam Erbe
Clayton County
Giard
W. Ehlert
Pleasant Grove
Erbe
Willard Klotzbach
Froelich
Clayton County Insurance Association
Clayton County Agricultural Society
Mendon Township
Board of Education
Mendon Township Shipping Association
Farmers Cooperative Creamery
Creamery Association
Licherode
Hessen
Germany
America
Dorothea Needing
George Frederic
Bertha Schwietert
Colesburg
Reformed Church
German Methodist Church
Board of
Stewards
Otto
Cedar Rapids
Carl
Cedar Falls
Arthur
Postville
Wesley
Maquoketa
Henry
William
Gertrude
Reinbeck
Ira Pierce
Rockford
Coggon Boy Loses Eye In Hunting Accident
Richard Waterhouse aged 5, son of Mrs Pearl Waterhouse, lost his left eye when a .22 bullet struck him while hunting with brothers Calvin 13 Albert 10 and Arlo 8 south of Coggon. The bullet remained in his head at Cedar Rapids St Luke's hospital. He was in fair condition Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazett Coggon
Richard Waterhouse
Pearl Waterhouse
Coggon
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
George Waterhouse
Richard
Calvin
Albert
Arlo
Mr. Waterhouse
Manchester Woman, Former Belle Plaine Teacher Dies
Pearl E. Schenke, 34, daughter of Mrs. Emma Schenke of Manchester, died Saturday in a Jackson Wyoming hospital after an operation. Born April 28, 1905 in Colesburg, she taught at Belle Plaine for four years then in Jackson, Wyoming. Survived by parents John and Emma Schenke and brothers Lowell and Victor. Funeral plans pending arrival of the body in Manchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Plaine
Elsie Elaine Upah
William Upah
Cedar Rapids
Frank
Edward
Marylin Jean
John Upah
James Charvat
Victor
Manchester
Pearl E. Schenke
Emma Schenke
Jackson
Wyo
John
Colesburg
Upper Iowa University
University of Iowa
Lowell
Cystex Promoted as Kidney Health Remedy Worldwide
An advertisement promotes Cystex as a gentle diuretic for excess acids and poisons, claiming physician roots and global success in 73 countries. It touts hundreds of doctors' records and a money back guarantee, urging readers to buy from their druggist and return the package if unsatisfied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Also Mentioned on This Page
Iowa City Power Company
Labor Defense Lawyer
Lincoln
Eis Men Loko Bres
Iowa Daily Press
Crotty
Iowa News
Christian Naock
Louisa County
Port Louisa
Jesse Huddle
Iowa River
Myra Caldwell
Terrence Caldwell
Merritt Archibald
Harry Archibald
Burlington
Fisher
Mary Archibald
Lawrence Caldwell
Wapello High School
Springdale
Community Presbyterian Church
Loren Bellows
Louis Kascht
J. Ian Fraser
Postville Cemetery
Bellows
John Schroeder
John Gregg
Arthur Webster
Carl Sander
Charles Reincke
Lee
Will
Jamestown
N. D
Austin
Dayfield
Justin
PALO
Palo Savings Bank
Tom Boy
Boyce Loving
Tipton
Greater
Rochester
Greater Tipton Club
Helen Rice
Mona Brower
Lorna Gutknecht
Leo Martin
J. C. Coonrad
Clarence
Cedar County
Coonrad
Win W. Lundquist
Jos. Mekota
Abraham
Spain
Lair
Earth
South Carolina
Owa
Frank Nye, JR
Iowa Daily Press Assn
Iowa Board of Education
H. C. Houghton, Jr
Red Oak
Mrs. Houghton
Ole
State Board of
First Ave
Tbs
West
NERG
Baker’s Cocoa
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!