Democrats to hold $25,000 Jackson Day Dinner in Iowa
Iowa Democrats plan a Jackson Day dinner Monday night in Des Moines with about 1,000 attendees at $25 per plate. Henry A. Wallace will speak, addressing Taft’s agrarian criticisms as state candidates weigh how national race results affect Iowa politics.
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Robert Taft
Roosevelt
Iowa
Richard F. Mitchell
Iowa Supreme Court
Wallace
Kraschel
Lowe
E. H. Birmingham
Walter Bease
Davenport
Iowa Young Democratic Clubs
Fireplace Draws Skaters at Iowa Campus Rink
On the University of Iowa campus a new lagoon rink keeps students faculty and townspeople skating daily to music. The shelter house fireplace proves a popular gathering spot as gaiety continues despite cold weather led by campus life and ongoing dances and activities.
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University of Iowa
Shelter House
Memorial Union
Eugene A. Gilmore
Herring to rest as Congress opens
Iowa Senator Clyde Herring, 60, is resting for two weeks on his doctor's orders after a recent physical, spending time at the Mayflower hotel and accepting no calls. He appeared at the Senate opening but will limit office time, though he plans to attend the Jackson Day dinner Monday.
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Washington
Friends
Clyde Herring
Iowa
Herring
Des Moines
Senate
Mayflower Hotel
Iowa Celebrations And Carnivals Of 1939 Cash In $1 165 000
Iowa tax figures show 1939 sales tax receipts from circuses carnivals celebrations and related events reached $23 305. The total carnival take equates to 2 percent of gross volume with 1 165 000 collected statewide. Road shows 418 engagements Scottsdale? no 314? The text notes 368 celebrations across towns and counties and 27 weeks for one company. Proceeds from cotton candy ice cream hot dogs and sauerkraut days also taxed. Names include Fifteenth Annual Joy Day Jubilee Gala Day Drought Busters and Little World's Fair.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Talle Seeks Re election To Congress In Iowa
Des Moines reports Congressman Henry O. Talle of Iowa Fourth District has filed for renomination. A former Luther College instructor and World War II navy veteran, he first won election in 1938 and now seeks another term.
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Des Moines
INS
Henry O. Talle
Iowa
Secretary of State
Talle
Luther College
United States Navy
Next Iowa President May Be Young Educator Leader
Des Moines reports that the University of Iowa seeks a president who is a educator and administrator and at the peak of his career. A nine-college officer slate, including Dean Stoddard Dean Packer and Dean Phillips, is considered for the post. The board’s sub committee, chaired by Anna Lawther, will canvass candidates and may interview outside Iowa.
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U. of Iowa
H. C. Shull
Sioux City
W. Earl Hall
Mason City
T. W. Keenan
Shenandoah
Richard H. Plock
Burlington
George T. Baker
Davenport
E. A
Alumni Association
Ben F. Butler
Waterloo
George F. Kay
Liberal Arts
Mason Ladd
Law
Ewen M. MacEwen
Alvin W. Bryan
Dentistry
Rudolph A. Kuever
Pharmacy
George D. Stoddard
Francis M. Dawson
Engineering
Paul C. Packer
C. A. Phillips
Commerce
Gilmore
Iowa
Dean Stoddard
Dean Packer
Dean Phillips
Karl E. Leib
Ames Economist Attacks Plan To Fix Farm Prices
Lincoln AP report on Prof. Arthur C. Bunce of Iowa State College who condemned price fixing for farm commodities at a Nebraska extension workers session. He warned it would create powerful pressure groups and centralize power while not necessarily solving farm problems. Bunce said fixed wheat at a set price would force rationing and that fixed prices and world trade cannot coexist.
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Lincoln
Arthur C. Bunce
Iowa State College
Nebraska Agricultural Extension
Bunce
Aged Davenport Man With Cash Totaled Life Savings
Herman Arp, 67, of Davenport was taken to Mercy hospital after a stroke. He surprised attendants by carrying $4,197.41 in cash, found in wallets and a money bag in the pockets of three pairs of trousers. The money was reported as his life savings.
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Davenport
Herman
Mercy Hospital
Arp
Baby Fatally Burned When Carriage Near Stove
Four month old Lee Borton, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Borton, died after a carriage near a stove at the Marshalltown farm home caught fire. The parents had left him with two year old James. the older boy’s cries alerted them as they returned from the wash house. The infant died shortly after reaching the Marshalltown hospital. parents suspect the older brother may have pushed the carriage too close to the stove.
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Marshalltown
Lee Borton
James Borton
van Cleve
Haverhill
James
Drives All Night 18 Miles From Boone
Henry Debner left Boone with his family after filling 15 gallons of gasoline. He drove all night toward Charles City, reaching Gilbert at dawn, about 18 miles from Boone, with the gas tank nearly empty.
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BOONE
INS
Henry Debner
Charles City
Debner
Gilbert
Man Talks From Pole While Applying For Job
Des Moines Iowa safety education director Paul F Hill recounted a long distance call with Homer W Pitcher of Milford an applicant for a department post The man answered he was sitting on top of a telephone pole as he talked from his perch above the line while applying for the position.
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Des Moines
INS
Paul F. Hill
Iowa
Hill
Homer W. Pitcher
Milford
Iowa Grants Minnesota Trucks Reciproc ity in Live stock Haul
Iowa will not stop Minnesota trucks hauling livestock to Iowa markets while negotiating a reciprocity agreement. Commissioner Karl W. Fischer ordered complete reciprocity for Minnesota private truck operations and explained the policy after a Sioux City delegation complained Minnesota haulers were avoiding the Sioux City market. Fischer said Iowa will seek talks with Minnesota and noted trade-area pressure from adjacent states has made reciprocal trucking policy a major issue.
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DES Moines
Karl W. Fischer
Iowa
Minnesota
Fischer
Decorah Bottling Company
Wilson
Sioux City
L. B. Forsling
Forsling
Illinois
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Nebraska
Iowa Doctors Get Latest Facts On Pneumonia Care
Des Moines doctors received a state health department booklet on pneumonia diagnosis and treatment as part of a winter campaign. The guide explains diagnosis, serum and drug use, and preventive roles, and lists typing stations and distributors. It notes 1300 Iowa deaths yearly from 1934–1938.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Health Department
Health Department
F. M. Smith
Iowa City
University of Iowa
D. H. Kelly
H. W. Rathe
Waverly
A. A. Schultz
Fort Dodge
Ben Wolverton
Cedar Rapids
Carl F. Jordan
Walter L. Hierring
Friends Trying 10 Grease Path for Easy Nomination
A Des Moines report says United States District Attorney John K. Valentine of Centerville is considering a Democratic governor bid. Dismissed as unopposed in primaries, Valentine faces possible rival Senator Edward Breen of Fort Dodge who may run if not rewarded with an appointment.
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Iowa
Democratic National Committee
Hot Stove League
John Valentine
Centerville
Ed Breen
Fort Dodge
Nelson G. Kraschel
Harlan
Des Moines
John K. Valentine
Statehouse
Valentine
United States
Clyde L. Herring
Edward Breen
Breen
Herring
Valentine Breen
Governor Wilson trims weight and words in Iowa office
Des Moines AP report marks Gov. George A. Wilson's first year under the dome. He shed ten pounds to 179 while praising open-door policy and his varied experience in lawmaking and judiciary. He notes travel joy and the challenge of denying job requests amid a GOP payroll cut.
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Wilson
Des Moines
George A. Wilson
Calvin Coolidge
Wilsons
Jim
George
John
Mary
DeWitt Flyers Inc Forms to Study Aviation Science
DeWitt Flyers Inc filed articles of incorporation for a 56 year term with five shares at $120 each. Joseph Torpy of DeWitt, president of the club, said its purpose is to study and practice the science of aviation.
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Dewitt
INS
DeWitt Flyers, Inc
Joseph Torpy
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