Cold weekend likely eases Iowa flood risk after thaw
Colder weather is forecast to halt runoff from thawing ice in Iowa, reducing flood danger the coming weekend. Ice gorges backed two rivers near Tracy Eddyville and Sid ney while the East Nishnabotna flooded 1000 acres of bottom land. Rail service along Burlington’s line from Red Oak to Nebraska City was suspended by ice over tracks near Hamburg.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Tracy
Eddyville
Ottumwa
Riverton
Hamburg
Nishnabotna
Sidney
Burlington Railroad
Dubuque
Davenport
Keokuk
Charles City
Mount Ayr
Sioux City
Iowa Falls
Burlington’s
Red Oak
Nebraska City
Neb
Move To Draft Mayor Martin At Iowa City
In Iowa City a drive to nominate Mayor Thomas E Martin by ballot appears under way with cards printed to aid voters. Martin denies intent to run and is in Des Moines, while GOP factions and the municipal ownership league back the effort to secure a nomination if votes swing his way.
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Martin
Iowa City
Gazette
Thomas E. Martin
Des Moines
Municipal Ownership League
Rehearing Denied in Bender Case Over Iowa City Police Chief Post
The Iowa Supreme Court denied W. H. Bender a rehearing seeking reinstatement as Iowa City police chief after Mayor Thomas Martin appointed C. O. Paine in 1935. The court previously ruled Martin acted within his rights after examining candidates, and the decision ends state court review.
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Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
W. H. Bender
Iowa City
Bender
Thomas Martin
C. O. Paine
Martin
District Court
Supreme Court
Paine
Funeral services for Mrs. Joseph Pixler
Funeral services for Mrs. Joseph Pixler 65 were held at the Monona Methodist church with Rev. G W Turner officiating. She was born in Hiawatha Kansas and married Joseph Pixler in 1912. They farmed near Monona and later lived in Oelwein. Survivors include her husband one brother four nephews and two nieces. The obituary lists her extended family and places of residence.
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Joseph Pixler
Methodist Church
G. W. Turner
K. W. Rash
Pixler
Hiawatha
Kan
Oelwein
F. W. Brewer
E. Sorenson
Chicago
F. M. O’leary
St. Paul
Earl Brewer
Des Moines
Milton and Allen Brewer
Harold Brewer
Waverly
Belle Plaine
Frank Sanket, Jr
Helen
Joseph F. Whelan
Cheyenne
Wyo
Fort Warren
Whelan
Belle Plaine High School
Mercy Hospital School of Nursing
Cedar Rapids
Army Nurse Corps
Mary A. Whelan
Philadelphia
Carlisle University
Verona Maguire
Onslow
Lottie Neelan
Maquoketa
Onslow Presbyterian Church
W. K. Kennedy
Marvin Hunwardson
A. B. Cass
W. A. Hicks
Loyal Smith
Bethany Church
Morgan L. Morris
Victor Visquain
Jack Clegg
William Little
A. R. Luckritz
N. Harold West
Selden
Walker
Peiper
Chester Johnson
Tama
John Lorenzen
Marshalltown
Lorenzen
Emma Dorothy Ballhorn
Henry and
Louise Meyers Ballhorn
Germany
United States
Durant
Dysart
Everly
Clutter
German Lutheran Church
Alfred Brandt
Toledo
Olin Smith
Huldah Lorenzen
Alta Lorenzen
Albert H
Haners H. Lorenzen
Presbyterian Church
Tama County
John Foster
Jessie Foster
Traer
Dorothy Armstrong
Chelsea
Aurora
John Miller
Kalona
Leo Walker
Anamosa
Rodney Remington, Jr
Beam and Miller Chapel
D. M. Beggs
Lone Tree
Elwood Brokhart
Oakland Township
Mary Bujewski
Muscatine
United Brothern Church
Cranston
Edward
Clarence
Ernest
George
Brothers Fight Leaves One Hospitalized One Jailed
TIPTON Ed Lincoln 50 is in a Cedar Rapids hospital with a brain concussion while his brother Clarence about 35 remains in the county jail awaiting the outcome of injuries Ed suffered at their Springdale home. The dispute began over attaching single trees to a sled and escalated when Clarence allegedly struck Ed. Ed received first aid from Dr. H. E. ONeal and was later moved to the hospital.
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Ace) Harris
Oskaloosa
J. A. Ruhl
Harris
George H. St. Clair
Vinton
Roy Riley
Jim Riley
Mount Auburn
Grand
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Missouri
McGregor
Doris Downing
Downing
Chicago
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Lisbon
Madge Marsan
Toledo
Iowa City
Bertram
Methodist Church
J. Bruce Eyestone
New York
E. Stanley Jones
India
China
Japan
Francis Bowes Sayre
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
William F. Bigelow
Gazette
Tipton
Ed Lincoln
Cedar Rapids
Clarence
Springdale
W. W. Christian
H. E. O’neal
Kiss Theft Suit Off Court For $100 In Sidney
Ruby Brown 18 of Phelps City Missouri sued estate of W J Mawhor for $5000 claiming he kissed her against her will while Mrs Mawhor was hospitalized in December 1935. The case was settled out of court for $100.Ruby's father later killed Mawhor and received eight years in state prison.
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Sidney, Ia
Ruby Brown
Phelps City
W. J. Mawhor
Miss Brown
Ruby
Mawhor
State Penitentiary
Cat Walks on Forepaws in Wisconsin
Peter Vander Wyst of Kaukauna owns a 9 month old cat named Trixie that walks on its forepaws with hind paws turned outward. The cat often outruns neighboring dogs to the nearest tree, Vander Wyst said.
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Kaukauna
Wis
Peter Vander Wyst
Trixie
Vander Wyst
Dice Game Holdup Reported in Eddyville Club
A man among 15 players says five masked robbers with a machine gun and shotgun held up a Eddyville dice and poker game last Saturday night. Victims were stripped and beaten. he fears the bandits may be the same gang involved in a Carroll holdup where Earl Heider was killed.
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Eddyville
Carroll
Earl Heider
Portraits of Baker and Boyd to be unveiled at UI dinner
Iowa City reports Sidney Dickinson will unveil oil portraits of George T. Baker Davenport chairman of the state board of education and William R. Boyd Cedar Rapids chairman of the board's finance committee at the 90th anniversary University of Iowa dinner on February 24. PMID: 0
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Iowa University
Iowa City
Sidney Dickinson
New York
George T. Baker
Davenport
Stae Board of Education
William R. Boyd
Cedar Rapids
University of Iowa
Eugene A. Gilmore
Baker
Iowa
Cornell University
Boyd
Cedar Rapids Republican
Drunk Man Requests Jail In Des Moines Then Changes Story
A caller told police lieutenant he was too drunk to go home and asked for a patrol wagon to Sixth and Locust streets. Officers found a sober man at the corner and he claimed there had been a drunk who waited in the rain but left.
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Des Moines
John McClelland
Police Department
Sixth
Locust Streets
Stones in Tread Cause Clicks in Moving Cars
Small stones embedded in the tire tread can create a clicking noise when a vehicle is in motion. The sound is often heard as the car moves, typically due to stones rubbing against the wheel or wheel well.
Incorporation Notice for A C 8 Inc in Cedar Rapids Iowa
A corporation formed under Chapter 384 of the 1935 Code of Iowa named A C 8 Inc with principal office in Cedar Rapids Linn County. It may buy sell lease hold and develop real and personal property and securities. Authorized capital stock 100 shares par 100 each total 10000. Corporate life twenty years from January 6 1937. Board of Directors 3 to 7 members, currently Lucian T Wilcox Hamilton Wilcox and Robert W Ne. Officers named President Lucian T Wilcox Vice President Treasurer Walter Wilcox Secretary H. Win. Simmons and Trewin, attorneys.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Lucian T. Wilcox
Hamilton Wilcox
Robert W. Ne
Walerand Wilcox
Carney’s
State of
Secretary of State
Henry Carney
Jean Carney
Charles G. Reskin
Stockeholders A
Carney'’S Incorporated
A. W. Bass
Tea Opens Exhibit At Cornell College
Cornell College hosts a ten day art exhibit featuring twelve living artists. A tea reception for students and faculty followed the opening. The show runs daily 2 to 5 pm through March 1 with invited local clubs and organizations attending.
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Cornell College
Spmiount Vernon
Cornell
Art Department
Mount Vernon
Merner Hall
Entre Neus
Sorosis
New Century Clubs
Henry Mattson
Bernard Karfiel
Marsden Hartley
Morris Kantor
Lofty Ambitions and Cautions From Readers
A note on not overreaching in work and ambition contrasts with a readers question about a troubled relationship. The adviser urges honesty with parents about threats of self harm and emphasizes seeking help to resolve the dangerous situation.
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Miss Manners
Toots
Dear Miss Manners Letters Defend Girls Against Stereotypes
A reader team voices indignation at generalizing all girls as fools after a debate among Marty Jinks and Baer. They urge fellows to wake up and drop the grotesque misconception of the fairer sex. The Miss Manners reply thanks Dot and Mary and hopes boys consider their defense.
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Miss Manners
Marty
Jinks
Baer
Fellows
Dot
Mary
Carney's Incorporated Formed in Cedar Rapids Iowa
Incorporation under Iowa law creates Carney's Incorporated to operate retail and wholesale apparel stores in Cedar Rapids and elsewhere. Authorized capital stock is $15,000, with three directors, annual stockholders meeting, and officers led by Henry Carney as president. The corporation began January 28, 1937, with a twenty year term and potential renewal.
Notice of Dissolution for North Iowa Grain Co of Cedar Rapids
Public notice states unanimous stockholder consent and a meeting on August 23 1936 authorizes dissolution of the North Iowa Grain Company of Cedar Rapids Iowa with Lowell Host as president and P A Cooley as secretary signing.
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North Iowa Grain Company
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Lowell Host
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