TVA Chief Seeks Truce With Utilities Amid TVA Board Clash
The TVA head proposes a public power truce with private utilities while questioning the board’s direction. He raises three questions on White House shifts, ending contracts with Commonwealth and Southern, and pursuing public ownership if private rates remain abusive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chaman Archur
Dave Liberthal
Natew
Morgan
Lilienthal
White House
Commonwealth and Southern Corporation
TVA Power
Commonwealth and Southern
Utilities Commission of Wisconsin
la Follette
Nuvalley
Commonwealth
Southern
TVA
Fort Madison Officials Offer Reward In Odd Local Notice
A damaged transit style notice from Fort Madison references a reward for a missing person or item. The fragment mentions a $50 offer and vague descriptions of events at a hospital and theatre with unclear names and dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilal
Births notice from multiple families in January births
Multiple birth announcements list a daughter born January 16 to a Clarke family at a city hospital, a daughter born January 16 to Kosak at Merc hospital, and a daughter born January 15 to Mrs. James A. Bredle of Bridgeport Connecticut, with details of mothers’ prior names and addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nas Aeep Clarke
Me .Pital
D ' Kosak
Aeans
Merc. F
Pital
Louis Bredle
Vernon Avenue
Weop
James A Bredle
Dceport
Conn
Jie. A Bredle
Es Bain
J S. Ban
Seventeenth Street
Purchase of Voting Machines Revealed Contained Discussion
Report details that the board weighed buying more voting machines with input from Senninger and Veselv. It notes counties Linn Polk and Scott had higher per machine vote averages at the last general election and mentions a ratification vote scheduled for Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stirm
Seevell
Senninger
Nev 3
Linn
Scott County
Polk County
Longtime First Congregational member honored at church meeting
Mrs A B Everett received a certificate of Christian Loyalty at the First Congregational church annual family meeting for 53 years of continuous membership dating to December 1883. Seven candidates were eligible but she attended alone. The event recognized faith and devotion to Christian principles under Rev Nelson C. Dreier’s four and a half year ministry.
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A B Everett
First Congregational Church
Everett
DN R. Holden
Jesus Christ
Hattie Adams
A Bassett
Clara Harrison Ristine
Misses May
Jennie Hollenbeck
Ed M Scott Oscar A Anderson
Treasury
D R Holden
W S Newell
Young Peoples
Walter Ho Staves
T. £. Swan
Lena Vogt
N Harold West
C Ward Macy
Gray Alan Wilson
Young People's Representative
C S Foster
Ella S Merriman
Resolution Ensures Purchases Reported by Record
Chairman Seevell stated purchases will be made by recorded resolution and spread on the record. The remark ties to ongoing procedure during his tenure as chairman of the award, signaling formal documenting of all future purchases.
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Seevell
First Lady Will Wear Black Coat at Inauguration
Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt has three new dresses for the ceremonies including a red and two blues but will wear a black broadtail coat that has seen three seasons of use. She decided against buying a new coat for the event.
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New York
Franklin D Roosevelt
Eleanor Red
Three Seasons
Senate approves three ambassador nominations in Washington
The Senate approves William Phillips as ambassador to Massachusetts, William Bullitt as ambassador to Serbia, and Joseph F. Davies as ambassador to Sweden. Nominees include Rossa Ang (likely Ross) and other listed officials with swift confirmation by the foreign service commission.
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Washington
INS
Senate
Wiliam
Philips
Massach Vett
Tris Wotam C Bullitt
Penrsvivar
Anbassador
Te Ce
Joseph F Davies
Orrgett
Se Et Rossa Aang
Nomiators
Pees Whasa
Deaths and obituaries from an Omaha paper fragment
A damaged OCR fragment lists deaths and memorial notices including names such as Mrs Laure B and Tegan Pag. It mentions services held Monday at the Fest borers aeme in Sigux Ct Bs and references Omaha.
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Laure Bero
Cagr
Borers Aeme
Sigux Ct
Omaha
Funeral services for Alvah R He to be held Monday
Funeral services for Alvah R He will be held at Turner chapel at 2 pm Monday with Rev Dr A A Brooks officiating. Burial follows at Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel. Odd Fellows lodge No 643 members to meet at 1 15 pm Monday to attend in a body.
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Alvah
Turner Chapel
Cherge
A A Brooks
Maine Lodge
Roy F
Oak Hill Cemetery
Odd Fellows Hall
Kidnapping Clue Found On Phone in Jan 7 Case
Reading from the scene shows a strange car seen near the station before the 1 am break in. Investigators note a possible accomplice and a hijacker line of inquiry as they pursue the ransom case linked to a murdered boy.
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Holland Barrett
Bob Simcox
G-men
Simcox
Dr. Mattson
Dr Mattson
Mattson
Tacoma
Dr E Stanley Jones to Speak in Cedar Rapids Feb 2
Noted Methodist missionary Dr E Stanley Jones will address the Upper Iowa conference at 745 p m February 2 at St Pauls Methodist Church Cedar Rapids He is known for work among India high castes educated and student groups and has lectured across Asia Europe Australia and the Americas
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E. Stanley Jones
Asia
Cedar Rapids
Upper Iowa
St. Pauls Methodist Church
Methodist Church
India
Jones
Europe
Australia
North
South America
America
England
Rabindranath Tagore
Bengal
Mahatma Gandhi
Community groups host gatherings and weddings in Kalona
WCO members fed a turkey dinner and welcomed new members at Mrs Margaret Frese home. New members include Theresa Chapek Delores Hele Anna Chapen Margaret Pieper Florence Salmon Luella Stumpf Besse Te Bockhorst and Anna Venice Fol. Bridge club prize winners were Te Bockhorst and Genevieve Fry. Anniversary event for Leo Te Bockhurst and spouse attended by multiple local families.
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WCO
Thursey
Margaret Frese
Theresa Chapek
Delores Hele
Anna Chapen
Margaret Pieper
Florence Sclmon
Luella Stumpf
Besse Te Bockhorst
Anna Venice
Banco
Hiss
Flatuda Te
George McGrawey
Joe Pieper
Ardel Pieper
Keith
Charles Jersa
Joe Malickes
Joe Te Rockhorst
Matilda Clara Harold
Wilma iTe Bockhorst
Elks Lodge Cedar Rapids Hosts Grand Exalted Ruler Class
Robert Hardin of Waterloo will preside as district deputy during an inspection of Cedar Rapids lodge No 251. David Sholtz former Florida governor will address members after an initiation of over fifty candidates in the Grand Exalted Ruler class. A 6 p.m. dinner precedes the meeting with a special session Monday to ballot on class candidates. The lodge aims for 725 members, up from 447 in April 1936.
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Robert Hardin
Waterloo
David Sholtz
Florida
Cedar Rapids
Hardin
Shultz
Cedar Rapids Elks Lodge
David G. Bleakley
Mr. Hardin
Waterloo Lodge of the Elks
Prosecution Pushes Case Against Supreme Court Justice
The article notes calls to prosecute Justice Van Devanter for hunting without a stamp. Attorney General Cummings hints at executive clemency while sports magazines demand accountability. A report from the biological survey department was sent to the solicitor general, stressing equal treatment for the justice.
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Supreme Court
Cummings
Justice Department
van Devanter
Biological Survey Department
Solicitor General
Winchell
Nebraska Woman Dies at 101 in Wayne County
Wayne county's oldest resident Mrs. Jane Butler Rogers died Saturday afternoon at her daughter's home in Wayne. aged 101, she had lived in Wayne 11 years after moving from Cedar Rapids and Waverly Iowa. born West Farms New York City area, Cedar Rapids directories show no prior listing.
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Wayne, Neb
Wayne County
Jane Butler Rogers
J H G Mines
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Waverly
Rogers
West Farms
New York City
Unclear killer in Pamela Werner case eludes police
Canadian released after interrogations reveals no trace of the Werner slayer. Authorities admitted they have no solid lead to identify the killer of the American-born 11 year old Pamela Werner.
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Werner
Peiping
INS
Pamela Werner
Chicago
Marvin Cone Landscape Accepted for Exhibit
Oil landscape River Hills by Marvin Cone a Coe College art professor was accepted for the Pennsylvania Academy in Philadelphia 122nd annual exhibit running January 24 to February 22.
Dr Mattson Seeks Providence After Charles Kidnapping
Dr Mattson declares he did everything possible to ransom Charles but the boy was killed due to factors beyond agency control. He praises the FBI for its undercover work and denies claims of a disgruntled patient as the kidnapper. He believes justice will identify the culprit and questions whether the crime will spur harsher laws. He cites divine providence guiding the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Billy
Bill
Little Charles
Only Active Charter Member of Saron Lutheran Church Dies
Gust Sampson of Cedar Rapids dies at home in Omaha at age 80. Sweden born Anna Caroline Anderson emigrated in 1884 and helped organize Saron Lutheran congregation in 1885. Survived by husband, son Garfield and grandson Ricard. Funeral set for 3 30 pm Monday at Turner chapel.
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Gust Sampson
Ninth Street
Cedar Rapids
Saron Lutheran Church
Garfield Sampson
Omaha
Neb
Sampson
Carl Hendrickson
Anna Caroline Anderson
McGregor Farmer Severely Injured In Ice Fall
Elmer Marsh 73, a McGregor farmer, remains in critical condition at McGregor hospital after suffering a skull fracture possible hip fracture and internal hemorrhage from a fall on the farm yard Saturday afternoon.
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McGregor Farmer
McGregor
Elmer Marsh
McGregor Hospital
Dorothy Yeager Chosen Sorority Relay Queen at Iowa U
Dorothy Yeager of Fort Madison was selected as the first sorority relay queen at the University of Iowa. She presided over the seventeenth annual intra school relays with a court including Faith Patton Davenport Elinor Rogers Grundy Center Georgine Walters Fort Madison and Virginia Middleton Emmetsburg.
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Iowa City
Dorothy Yeager
Fort Madison
University of Iowa
Illicit Romance of Duke Denied
Reported rumors of a duke’s alleged affair are dismissed as gossip. The piece notes a London phrenologist visit by the duke and Mrs. Allen amid press scrutiny and editorial pushback from court circles to quell rumors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Allen
Ireland
London
Evening Standard
Allen
Diamond Fuelizer promises big gas savings for cars
An Akron Ohio advertisement touts the Diamond Fuelizer a device claimed to boost efficiency. Tests allegedly show one gallon of gas for five cents and immediate benefits like quicker pick up instant starting and smoother running. The firm offers a free device to recruiters and invites writers to join a nationwide sales effort.
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Diamond Fuelizer
Dept
Akron
Ohio
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