Snow Falls as Iowa Floods Drive Rescue Efforts
Snow flurries spread across Iowa as floodwaters from the Iowa River threaten about 2000 acres near Iowa City. An ice gorge extends ten miles south from the University of Iowa dam and workers blast a Mississippi levee breach to relieve the flood. Livestock from several farms is moved to safety and Fort Madison inmates may be sent to aid in relief and rescue. Temperatures ranged from 18 above to 30 above across the state.
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Iowa
Iowa City
Iowa River
University of Iowa
Merving
L. O. Potter
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Green Bay
Fort Madison Penitentiary
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Sioux City
Charles City
Mount Ayr
Council Bluffs
Davenport
Keokuk
Anamosa and Hopkinton Win Declamatory Honors
Special to The Gazette. District declamatory contest Friday night saw Anamosa Hopkinton Morley and Buck Creek participants. Winners included Oratorical first Robert Smith Hopkinton with What Think Ye of Christ and second Edwin Biggert Anamosa The Unknown Soldier.
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AMOSA
Buck Creek
Hopkinton
Morley
Anamosa
Robert Smith
Edwins Biggert
Donna Murphy
June Orr
Pelham
Betty Gray
Lois Tallman
J. J. Wallace
Dorothy Faris
Winifred Schrubb
Marion
Traer Wins Sub-County Declamatory Contest
Traer defeated Dinsdale and Garwin in Thursday night’s contest at Traer School. Robert McMurray won oratory, Lois Rooker won dramatic, and June Hyland won humorous. The three Traer winners advance to the county final in Toledo in early March. Traer coaches were Mrs. Marcella Esters of State Center.
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TRAER
Dinsdale
Garwin
Robert McMurray
Lois Rooker
Hyland of
Toledo
Marcella Esters
State Center
Kalona Dominates State Preliminary Declam Contest
Kalona wins first in humorous division at the state preliminary declamatory contest held Wednesday. Lone Tree and Wellman also compete with Kalona. Evelyn Wiese of Lone Tree wins oratorical first with Kohl Miller of Wellman second. Thelma Stutsman of Kalona takes dramatic first, Mildred Krotz of Lone Tree second. Calvin Yoder of Sharon wins humorous first with Edith Yoder of Kalona second.
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Kalona
Lone Tree
Sharon
Wellman
Evelyn Wiese
Kohl Miller
Thelma Stutsman
Mildred Krotz
Calvin Yoder
Edith Yoder
Winners Named in Preliminary State Declamaatory Contest
Special to The Gazette Columbus Junction winners announced for the state series declamatory event at Columbus High School Thursday evening. William Gilkey placed first in Oratorical, Robert Sharpe second. Dorothy Weber first in Dramatic, Hla Frye second. Craig Huston first in Humorous, Esther Wolfe second. Conesville and Cotter high schools also represented.
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Columbus High School
William Gilkey
Robert Sharpe
Ainsworth
Dorothy Weber
Hla Frye
Craig Huston
Esther Wolfe
Conesville
Cotter
Anthony Yeggy 84 Dies After Stroke In Riverside
Riverside—Anthony Yeggy 84 lifelong resident died early Saturday following a second stroke. Born on a farm west of Riverside he lived in one home since 1883 marriage to Josephine Vegley who survives with an adopted son Edward. He was a retired farmer and member of St Marys Catholic church and Holy Name society. Funeral set for 9 am Monday at St Marys with Msgr Jacobsmeier presiding.
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Josephine Vegley
Edward
Veggy
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Holy Name Society
Ellen Lear
Elles
George
St. Mary’s Church
Msgr. Jacobsmeier
Tipton
Theniversity of Iowa
Friendly Four Service League
Sugar Creek Church
Logan Bolin
Bennett
Mearl Glenny
Sugar Creek
Cecil Mathias
Rochester
Paul Riley
South Bethel
Hopkinton
Maquoketa
South Hopkinton
S. N. Bixby
Cyrus Boone
J. A. Lamp
Lamp
Methodist
A. D. Craig
John E. Woodburn
Salem
Ore
Methodist Church
Frey
Grocer Govig Held After Fatal Shooting in Clear Lake
O Burton Govig 28 a Mason City grocer admitted shooting his wife 30 in their living room while his young son watched then fled with his other two children to a brother in law’s home. He spoke of an urge to kill and a nervous breakdown and an inquest was planned.
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Mason City
O. Burton Govig
Tim R. Phalen
Cerro Gordo County
Phalen
Govig
Billie
Goiig
J. E. McDonald
Clear Lake
Iowa City School Board Nominees Set for Monday
Three candidates will run for two vacant school board posts in Iowa City after nominations closed. Incumbent Hugh A. Dunlap Prof Thomas G Caywood and Elza Means are in the race though Paul A Korab was not entered. Francis Graf begins a six month Johnson county jail term after a district court conviction for cheating by false pretenses.
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Iowa City
Hugh A. Dunlap
Thomas G. Caywood
Elza Means
Paul A. Korab
Francis Graf
Epworth
Johnson County
E. C. Hess
W. W. Waters
Hess
Waters
University of Iowa Chemistry
First Highway Lights in Iowa Dedicated in Stuart
Stuart Iowa became the first midwestern town to dedicate a highway lighting system on a stretch of highway No 6. Mayor C J Graff switched on the yellow sodium vapor lamps as R E O Brien secretary of state spoke, noting safety benefits and glare reduction. The $5500 installation was financed from the municipal light plant surplus.
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Stuart
Middle West
C. J. Graff
R. E. O’brian
Iowa Legislature Ends Week With Mixed Vacations
In Des Moines the Iowa Senate and House staged a brief, unofficial vacation as lawmakers sparred over a spring recess. Senate leaders opened with Robert's Rules of Order and debated Kraschel unemployment commission appointments while the House waited for members before adjourning.
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Iowa
Senate
D. W. Kimberly
Davenport
Henry M. Robert
House
Kimberly
E. I. Mason
Brooklyn
James J. Gillespie
George L. Parker
Independence
Sam D. Genetsch
Decorah
Hoyle
Robert
Ray Sheehan
Dubuque
Nelson G. Kraschel
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Area schools shine in state declamatory contests
In Wapello a regional meet saw Oakville Mediapolis Morning Sun and Wapello high schools place top in oratory dramatic and humorous divisions. Roy Swan Allen Richardson Leona Davis Mary Jane McElhinney Ruth Creighton led for their schools. In other notes Joseph Kuhns dies at 83 near Scotch Grove. Edith Hunter wins Bios cover prize at Cornell.
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Wapello
Mediapolis
Mount Union
Oakville
Morning Sun
Roy Swan
Allen Richardson
Leona Davis
Mary Jane McElhinney
Ruth Creighton
Jean Christie
Iowa Wild Life Federation elects Lowe president
J. D. Lowe of Algona was elected president at Des Moines as about 125 sportsmen and civic groups attended. The group urged boosting the Iowa Conservation Commission annual appropriation from 110000 to 300000 and named officers and district directors including Roy Stevens, Faye Huttenlocher, and a slate of district representatives.
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J. D. Lowe
Algona
Iowa Wild Life Federation
Iowa Conservation Commission
Roy Stevens
Ottumwa
Faye Huttenlocher
C. A. Scheaffer
Fort Madison
Theodore C. Lorenzen
Davenport
Wayne Ferris
Hampton
M. X. Geske
McGregor
H. C. Taylor
Bloomfield
Fred C. Weitz
F. E. Morley
Fontanelle
Waterloo Youth Killed As 27 Train Cars Derail
Edward Noble, 20, of Waterloo, died when 27 cars of a Chicago Great Western freight train derailed two and a half miles east of Green Mountain. The engine and cars left the rails, displacing track. Wrecking crews from Oelwein and Des Moines were en route to clear the wreckage, while passenger service was rerouted through here.
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Marshalltown
Edward Noble
Waterloo
Chicago Great Western
Green Mountain
Great Western
Oelwein
Kansas City
Des Moines
North Western
Jimmy Jones
Earl Hall Wins $500 Safety Editorial Award
Earl Hall editor of the Mason City Globe-Gazette and president of the Iowa State Safety Council won the C I T Safety foundation award of 500 for the best highway safety editorial in 1936. Presentation to be made at a New York dinner next Wednesday. Omaha Bee-News photographer John S Savage was a prize winner in the picture division.
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DES Moines
W. Earl Hall
Mason City Globe-Gazette
Iowa State Safety Council
C. I. T. Safety Foundation
New York
John S. Savage
Omaha Bee-News
Incorporation Notice for A. I. C. 8 Inc in Cedar Rapids Iowa
Notice of incorporation under Iowa Code Chapter 384 for A I C 8 Inc with principal office in Cedar Rapids Linn County. Business includes real estate and personal property dealings brokerage property management and securities. Authorized capital stock 100 shares $100 par total $10000. Corporate life twenty years from Jan 6 1937. Board of Directors 3-7 members. initial directors Lucian T Wilcox Hamilton Wilcox and Robert Neff. Officers President vice president secretary treasurer named for 1937. Attorneys Reed Seems from a corporate tie Ic 8 S INC LUCIAN T WILCOX codons Trewin Simmons and Trewin.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Lucian T. Wil Sot A
Hamilton Wilcox
Robert Neff
Lucian T. Wilcox
Wallace Hamilton Wilcox
H. Y. Simmons
Stock- Reed
Fraternity Feud Roils Iowa Campus During Probation Week
On the University of Iowa campus Delta Upsilon and Phi Gamma Delta clashed during probation week. DU staged a brass band parade and stink bombs at the Phi Gams house. In retaliation Phi Gams swapped the DU flag, tied the rope high, greased the pole, and burned the flag with a torch on Friday.
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Keota Man Found Dead In Auto After Self-Inflicted Gunshot
Keota resident Lee Cummings about 55 was found dead in his car on Friday afternoon at the town’s west edge. Coroner Irvin Reynolds ruled death self inflicted by a shotgun shot to the left side. Survived by two sons Wayne and Donald and daughter Ada Mae, and a recently divorced former wife.
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Keota
Lee Cummings
Peter Deimerley
Irvin Reynolds
Cummings
Wayne
Donald
Ladora
Ada Maerie
Arney's Incorporated Officially Formed in Cedar Rapids
Notice of incorporation under Iowa law for Arney's Incorporated with principal office in Cedar Rapids. Article outlines business to operate retail and wholesale ready to wear for cash or credit, powers to buy real estate, loans, and contracts, capital stock of 15000 dollars, start date January 28 1937, twenty year term, board of three directors, officers, annual stockholder meeting, and liability protection for stockholders. Named directors Henry Carney, Jean Carney, Charles G. Reskin with initial officers.
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Arney’s
Cedar Rapids
Transac
State of
Natural Peresons
Buseness
Secretary of State
Henry Carney
Jean Carney
Charles G. Reskin
Seengeees Jeanet
Carney’s Incorporated
A. W. Bass
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