Water Ways Project Faces PWA Approval Setback
Iowa health officials warn fund shortfall in public works administration cripples sewage plant plans. Seven major projects including at Waterloo Fort Dodge Des Moines and Marshalltown lack funding, delaying improvements to prevent river contamination and protect public health.
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Public Works Administration
State Health Department
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Manly
Waterloo
Fort Dodge
Marshalltown
Davenport
Des Moiines
Chang
A. H. Wicters
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Mississippi
Missouri
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Newton
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Laurens
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Ackley
Clarion
Cedar Rapids
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Parkersburg
Decorah
Britt
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Chariton
Collins
Donnellson
Eldora
Estherville
Fairfield
Humboldt
Keystone
Nashua
Osceola
Rockwell City
Stacyville
Storm Lake
Vinton
Washington
What Cheer
Sigourney
Alden
Tama
Wieters
Ottumwa
Gach
Gazette Subscriber Maintains Longstanding Paper Tally
W P Rate of rural route 2 Mechanicville preserved a 53 year streak as a Gazette subscriber since 1883. He renewed in 1936 by presenting his receipt to L Parker and John Ryan Garrett. Rate has resided on the same Mechanicsville farm for over forty years. His late daughter Ruby Rate DeWald long served as Mechanicsville news correspondent for the Gazette.
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Cedar Rapids
W.P Rate
Mechantestille
L. Parker
John Ryan Garrette
Gazette
Rate
Mechanicsvill
Ruby Rate DeWald
Mechanicsville
The
Approve 142.50 Cuts On Assessed Property Value
City board approves reductions of 142.50 on assessed property values. The vote follows review of property assessments and tax rate implications. Officials note the action lowers tax burdens for homeowners and outlines the residency context, with further details on property types affected.
Add 25 To Johnson WPA Road Clearance Project
Special to The Cine TOWA CITY twent-five men will be employed on two Johnson county road clearance projects starting near Week it Was announced at the local WPA headquarters Wednesday. Thirteen men will cut trees and brush on a county road near Lone Tree and twelve men on similar WPA work near Oxford. The addition brings the county total to 280.
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Johnson
Lone Tree
Oxford
Solon CCC Men To Help Clear Johnson County Roads
About 280 workers from Johnson county and a Solon CCC camp join 100 county highway staff to clear drift blocked side roads with twelve trucks. Officials say the effort could open most trunk and secondary roads within days, avoiding spring thaws.
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Solon CCC
Johnson County
Iowa City
CCC
Solon
Ray Justen
Board of Supervisors
Conservation Corps
National Conservation Officials
Edward C. Eicher
United States
Neighbors Aid Ill Child By Dragging Through Snow
In Urbana area a 3-year-old boy of the Stigelmeyer family fell gravely ill with mastoid trouble. Neighbors carried him two miles through deep snow from his home to highway 101 where an ambulance then moved him to a Vinton hospital. Snowplows opened the road to the Kleitsch farm for later transfer to a hospital for appendicitis treatment.
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Urbana
Roy Stigelmeyer
Stigelmeyer
Highway 101
Vinton Hospital
Lawrence Kleitsch
Tipton caucus to choose GOP delegates in county meeting
Local Tipton caucuses gathered to select Republican convention delegates for the county. Officials listed participants and procedures for the transfer of duties, with the final tally to be announced at the county meeting.
Mrs James Hoffman Walker Pioneer Dies
Mrs James Hoffman a Walker Pioneer dies at her home after a long life in the community She was born to James and Marine Atmetrergeste and came to this country as a child She married James Hoffman in 1906 and is survived by five grandchildren and two sisters Funeral services were held at the Christian church with Dr Lloyd Morris and Rev Gordon Smith officiating The senior high dramatic club selects Criminal Out to be spring production directed by Miss Zella Williams
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Fimes Hoffman
Charles and
Clifford
Sturvavine
Mire Anne Hunter
Washington
Elizabeth Fine
Walker
Edgar Wallice
Fogh Dramatic Club
Zella Williamys
Iowa Payrolls Rise 1.5 Percent Amid Stationary Jobs
Des Moines AP report shows January employment near steady with a 1.5 percent rise in weekly payrolls from December. Despite slight job loss for January, overall employment up 9.9 percent and payrolls up 15.3 percent from 1935, with gains and losses across industries and several cities. Building permits in thirteen cities totaled 149 valued at $199,767 in January versus 326 at $499,378 in December.
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DES Moines
Frank E. Wenig
Iowa
Wenig
Iron and Steel Industries
Ottumwa
Marshalltown
Burlington
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Davenport
Dubuque
Fort Dodge
Mason City
Muscatine
Suse City
Waterloo
Public Schools Close To Conserve Coal In La Porte City
La Porte City shuts schools this week to save coal with 22 tons in hand and 10 tons set aside for emergencies. City council requires businesses to open 9 to 4 daily and 9 to 6 on Saturday, with exceptions for garages, stations, doctors, dentists, coal dealers, hotel, theater, and eateries.
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LA Porte City
Recover Woman's Body with $3000 Found in Ruins
Officials recovered about $3000 in currency, gold certificates, pension and postal savings certificates from the Rosehill home ruins after the death of 81 year old Mrs. Jennie Gaston. Investigators weigh the theory robbers started the fire. more money may be found as inquiries continue.
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Oskaloosa
Rosehill
Jennie Gaston
Aged Woman's Death Raises Theft and Foul Play Theory
An elderly woman who kept large sums of money at her home drew investigators to consider foul play as a possible cause of death. Police and relatives awaited autopsy results to determine if robbery or homicide occurred.
Forty Men Open Road To Snowbound Village
In McGregor a convoy of forty men cleared a snowbound route to Harper's Ferry, enabling Mrs. Arthur Delphy and her two week old baby to return home from a hospital. The Mississippi River village had been cut off by drifted roads up to fifteen feet deep for days. A homemade snowplow was built and two days of work opened a lane through the hills.
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Mcgregor
Harper's Ferry
Arthur Delphy
McGregor Hospital
Mississippi River
Iowa records low highway deaths in 1935 traffic measure
National Safety Council data place Iowa among five states with the lowest highway death rate per traffic volume in 1935 using gasoline consumption as a yardstick. Iowa logged 574 deaths and 422 million gallons used, far below its 1930 peak of 645 deaths with 391 million gallons. Lew Wallace cites stricter laws and enforcement in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
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Des Moines
National Safety Council
Iowa
Safety Council
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
North Dakota
South Dakota
United States
Lew Wallace
Declamatory Contest Dates Are Changed
The state declamatory association moves up contest dates due to coal shortages and recent school session disruptions. The executive committee cites weather and travel concerns as reasons for the scheduling adjustment.
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Postville
State Declamatory Association
Truck Freed After Two Days in Iowa Snow Drift
Everett Gross of Decorah, driving a truck on the Decorah Castalia road, became marooned for two days as a five foot deep by twenty rod long drift buried the cab and motor. Thirty men and several snowplows finally dislodged the vehicle, noting snow seeped through the doors and hood.
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Decorah-Castalia Road
Everett Gross
Decorah
Contests Schedule With Dates for Upcoming Rounds
Preliminary contest on March 13. Sub district on March 27. Pre district on April 10. District on April 17. State on April 24. Schedule outlines five consecutive contests leading to the state event.
Cherokee Girl Wins D A R Prize in Iowa Contest
Des Moines AP report says 16 year old Fannie Foster, a Cherokee girl, won the Iowa D A R high school girls contest and will earn a free trip to Washington in April for the patriotic pilgrimage. Barbara White placed second, Ruth Subotnik third, Jean Iverson fourth, and Mary Francis Hall fifth. only the winner receives the Washington trip.
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Des Moines
Iowa
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Fannie Foster
Washington
Miss Foster
Contes Fants
Barbara White
Council Bluffs
Ruth Subotnik
Cedar Rapids
Jean Iverson
Sheldon
Mary Francis Hall
Dallas Center
Decorah Pioneer Charles O. Moore Dies at 90
Special to The Gazette Decorah funeral services for Charles O. Moore 90 former county supervisor were held at Ness chapel with Rev T A Hoff officiating burial in Phelps cemetery. Born March 30 1845 in Belvidere Illinois he moved to Winneshiek county as a child and helped shape Decorah later serving on the board of supervisors. He married Gustava Erickson August 8 1867. Mrs Moore and their son J L Moore survive.
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Decorah
Charles O. Moore
Ness Chapel
T. A. Hoff
Phelps Cemetery
Belvidere
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