Beltman to Head Iowa House Agriculture Committee
Rep Albert Beltman of Sioux county a Republican who helped break the house speakership tie by voting for a Democrat will be named chair man of the house agricultural committee next week according to reliable authorities Beltman allies say his opposition to county Farm Bureau aid and his Progressive Farmers Union ties influenced the choice Speaker Foster said committee appointments will be announced next week Beltman who opposed Sours and Farm Bureau aid is deemed a progress ive leader with strong views on county financial support for Farm Bureaus.
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Des Moines
Albert Beltman
Sioux County
House Agricultural Committee
House
Beltman
LaMar P. Foster
Cedar County
Foster
Roy J. Sours
Republican Caucus
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Sours
Progressive Farmers Union
Iowa
Agricultural Committee
Farm Bureau
Couple Near Waukon Celebrates Golden Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Ernest Schaefer of Ludlow township marked their 50th wedding anniversary with a family picnic at their daughter Mrs August Held’s home. Born in Germany, 75 year old Mr Schaefer came to America with his mother and siblings and has lived in Ludlow township for 60 years. Mrs Schaefer, maiden Bertha Klocke, hails from a pioneer local family. They have six children Carl Paul Ben Edward and two daughters Mrs Held and Mrs Paul Fiet with twelve grandchildren and several great grandchildren. No one in the family has ever died.
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Waukon
Ernest Schaefer
Ludlow Township
August
Mr. Schaefer
Germany
Schaefer
Bertha Klocke
Carl
Paul
Ben
Edward
August Held
Paul Fiet
Ludlow
Ruth Pinkerton Recital at Cornell College Conservatory
Mount Vernon report: Ruth Pinkerton, instructor in voice at the Cornell college conservatory of music, will give a recital Friday at 8 p.m. featuring songs from Bach to Gershwin. She will be accompanied by Jacques Jolas, Juilliard professor of piano, here for the event.
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Mount Vernon
Cornell College Conservatory of Music
Ruth Pinkerton
Jacques Jolas
Juilliard
Tama Jury Hears Arguments In Kepler Trial
In Toledo Homer Kepler, Elberon live stock buyer, faces manslaughter charges after an auto crash killed Mildred Kosnar and Milo Konicek. Last witnesses testified. Hartwig repaired Konicek lights, Dodd described a street corner exchange, and Dr. Ely discussed head injuries and alcohol effects in a general, non case-specific context.
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Tama
Toledo
Homer Kepler
Elberon
Mildred Kosnar
Milo Konicek
H. C. Hartwig
Clutter
Konicek
Kepler
Public Ownership Emerges in Iowa City Mayoral Race
Iowa City faces a fusion bid as Democrats join Republicans to nominate a candidate against the Municipal Ownership League. University of Iowa student L. L. Crowder, the sole primary filer, denounces both parties and accuses the Democrats of abandoning him amid residence doubts raised by Volkirnger. The M. O. L. vows to name its candidate after primaries with filing deadline at week’s end.
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Iowa City
Municipal Ownership League
Robert L. Larson
F. B. Volkringer
L. L. Crowder
University of Iowa
West Virginia
Crowder
Volkringer
Jacob van der Zee
L J McDowell Heads Vinton Booster Group
In Vinton about 150 attending the annual meeting and dinner of the Greater Vinton association in the American Legion hall. New directors elected were L J McDowell Earl Ervin Carl Roth Roy Cameron and Carl Kouba. McDowell elected vice-president at a directors meeting to succeed Don W Wells. Russell Shreeves and F J Lynch were re-elected secretary and treasurer respectively.
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Vinton
Greater Vinton Association
American Legion Hall
L. J. McDowell
Earl Ervin
Carl Roth
Roy Cameron
Carl Kouba
Don W. Wells
Russell Shreeves
F. J. Lynch
Mrs Harold Opland Dies After Pneumonia Illness
Mrs Harold Opland, 40, of Marion township, died Tuesday after a three day illness from pneumonia. Survived by husband and five daughters. Funeral services will be at Marion Lutheran church in Gunder, where she was an active member.
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Elgin
Harold Opland
Marion Township
Marion Lutheran Church
Gunder
Temperature plunges across Iowa as cold wave hits
A northwest cold front sweeps Iowa with subzero readings expected by Friday. Forecasts show 20 below in the northwest and 25 below in the northeast, with 10 below in the southwest and five below in the southeast. light snow in the west and rain turning to sleet in the east accompany breaking wire conditions due to ice.
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Des Moines
Mercury
Iowa
Sioux City
Keokuk
Perfect Cribbage Hand at Iowa City Fraternity
Henry Allanson a University of Iowa student from Washington DC dealt himself a perfect cribbage hand Wednesday night while playing with the house mother and two fraternity brothers. He received four fives and then cut to the hand that yielded a perfect score.
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Iowa City
Henry Allanson
University of Iowa
Washington, D. C
Allanson
Former Clarence Man Die Hard Crash Victim Hulse
H. H. Hulse a former Clarence resident and patent attorney for General Times Instrument Inc of Peru Illinois was among passengers injured in a Western Air Express crash near Newhall California Tuesday morning. His wife and brother waited through the night for news and word came that he had a fractured ankle and bruises. He was taken to a Pasadena hospital after the crash while en route to Los Angeles on business. Hulse born in Clarence and an Iowa State College graduate.
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Clarence
H. H. Hulse
General Times Instrument, Inc
Peru
Ill
Western Air Express
Newhall
Calif
Walter J. Ruther
California
Iowa State College
Ames
Hulse
August Ruther
Benefit for Family of Ely Drowning Victim
Arrangements by Charles J. Trachta for a benefit dance on Saturday night January 16 to raise funds for the family of Clifton Cavanaugh drowned in the Cedar river at the Palisades dam December 28. The American Legion donated the hall Biderman's orchestra will play and the city council waived the permit charge.
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Ely
Charles J. Trachta
Clifton Cavanaugh
Cedar River
Palisades Dam
American Legion
Biderman
Sleeping Sickness Claims Iowa Professor at 31
Harry Thatcher Jr., 31, assistant professor of music at the University of Iowa, died at 11:50 p.m. after a two day illness from encephalitis linked to sleeping sickness. A piano teacher since 1929, he earned a BA in 1927, MA in 1928, and PhD in 1933. He was the son of J. H. Thatcher of Ruthven.
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Iowa City
Harry Thatcher, Jr
University of Iowa
Thatcher
Iowa Music School
J. H. Thatcher
Ruthven
Vinton Man Charged With Forging Mayor's Name On Checks
Roy Bell, 25, of Vinton, is jailed on forgery charges after confessing to passing three checks bearing Mayor George N. Urice's forged signature. Two checks for 10.50 and 7.85 were used in Urbana on Dec 24, and a 7 dollar check at Bryant Service Station in Garrison Monday night led to his capture. Bell, who had traveled from Denver, admitted the activity after Bryant reported him, and he had already been jailed on a separate driving without a license charge.
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Vinton
Roy Bell
George N. Urice
Urbana
Bryant
Garrison
Bell
Ulice
Leland Fry
J. A. Ruhl
Denver
Colo
Iowa City Attorney Weds During Supreme Court Session
Will J. Hayek, a 40 year old Iowa City attorney, was slated to argue an appeal in the Iowa supreme court when Chief Justice Paul Richards postponed the case to allow him to wed. He married Miss Marjorie Kurtz, 27, of Washington at St. Ambrose cathedral after the ceremony began.
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Des Moines
Cupid
Iowa Supreme Court
Will J. Hayek
Iowa City
Paul Richards
Hayek
Marjorie Kurtz
Washington
St. Ambrose Cathedral
Outlawing Political Levies Proposed In Iowa Senate
Senator E P Donahue introduces a bill to end the practice of taking about 3 percent of state employees salaries for campaign funds. The measure also caps use of state and local cars for politics and bars taking leave from work to campaign. Related notes reference E J Feuling and prior contribution scandals. Lions club appoints leaders to build a wading pool in La Porte City park with work slated for spring.
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Des Moines
INS
E. P. Donahue
New Hampton
Iowa Senate
Donohue
Clyde L. Herring
Democratic
E. J. Feuling
Herring
Democratic Central Committee
LA Porte City
C. A. Brust
L. J. Tutt
Cecil Gates
Lions Club
Laura Knight elected to Phi Beta Kappa at UIowa
Laura Eleanor Knight of Iowa City will graduate from the University of Iowa in February with a 3.907 GPA for a four year course. She ranked highest among 22 students elected this week to Phi Beta Kappa. Her GPA was only .093 points from perfection.
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Laura Eleanor Knight
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Miss Knight
Phi Beta Kappa
Former Polk deputy held as embezzler
Des Moines AP County Attorney Carl Burkman said Lyle E. Gemricher, 35, former Polk county deputy auditor, confessed to cashing twenty three payroll warrants totaling 1700 dollars after they had already been paid to others. He endorsed the warrants with his signature and cashed them at banks and cigar stores, later erasing his signatures when the warrants were returned. He was held in jail in default of a 7500 dollar bond.
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Des Moines
Carl Burkman
Lyle E. Gemricher
Polk County
Burkman
Gemricher
Scout Council Meets With University Historian Speaker
Iowa City officials announce the annual Boy Scouts council meeting to be held here next Tuesday with Prof. Harrison J. Thornton of the University of Iowa history department as principal speaker. Officer elections will be conducted.
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Iowa City
Boy Scouts of the
Iowa City Area
Harrison J. Thornton
Hisory
University of Iowa
Local Grocers and Baked Goods Retailers Listed
Mineck Bros on 819 3rd Ave SW, Surry's Food Market at 401 8th Ave SW, Troyak Bros at 827 5th St SE, Vavra Bros 103 16th Ave SW, White Line Grocery 1100 6th St NW, Zachar Bros 1028 12th Ave SE. Dial numbers provided for each shop.
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Indra’s Food Market
Oakland Ave
Jensen Brothers
Ist Ave
Dial
Henry Jensen
K St
Jerry Klinsky
B Ave
Mess Food Shop
16Th St
Miller’s Select Foods
3Rd Ave
Mineck Bros
Surry’s Food Market
8Th Ave
Troyak Bros
5Th St
Vavra Bros
16Th Ave
White Line Grocery
6Th St
Zachar Bros
12Th Ave
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George Mills
Iowa Daily Press Bureau
Pinkerton
Vicks VapoRub
Vicks
Service
Minnesota
Mays Tea Room
Hartwig
Leo Dodd
Belle Plaine
Lawrence McBride
Dodd
McBride
F. A. Ely
Marion Spear
John Osland
Ruth Boyd
Minnie Bauer
Trudie Kensinger
Agnes Polka
Will Upah
O. L. Harrison
Peter Dostal
H. C. Claussen
Carl Weihmuller
Lucile Doyle
Mildred Schafer
Vinton Booster Group
Clarence Man
Western
Neip Markets
Brooks
2Nd St. SE
POLK
Priardale
Highland Grocery
13Th St. NW
Briardale
Campbell’s
Oranges
Wilson
Ghee
Raspberries
GWC
Griardale Food Stores
KRNT
WMT
Pontiac
Hersheys
AHL DA Ail Dell
College Grocery
13Th St. SE
EATON
1St Ave
U. L. Gerdl
2Nd Ave
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