Two Families Battle for Custody of Child
The Delores Lowe case goes to Judge Kirkland after testimony ends. Arnold Luwe of Newhall seeks custody, citing prior guardianship after Mrs Lowe’s death, while Harold Struve of Mount Auburn contests with claims of better support and access for the child.
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Delores Lowe
Jean Schlotterback
Newhall
Kirkland
Arnold Luwe
Lowe
Delores
Harold Struve
Mount Auburn
Luwe
Donald
John Struve
Vinton
L. J. Kirkland
Officials Probe Six Deer Shot at Ledges State Park
Des Moines reports say M L Hutton will testify this week before the house fish and game committee about the shooting of six deer at Ledges State Park Boone County. Legislators seek accountability with possible AG action. Darnley linked to the killings and sales to Newton groups.
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Des Moines
M. L. Hutton
Iowa Conservation Commission
House Fish and Game Committee
Ledges State Park
Boone County
F. A. Latchaw
Wilton Junction
the &Mittee
Hutton
Lester S. Gillette
Fostoria
Senate Conservation Committee
Ogden Reporter
Grand Junction Globe
Newton
INS
the Ledges State Park
Boone
Ledges
Conservation Commission
Iowa lawmaker seeks bill to regulate strip mining
Rep Leo Hoegh of Chariton will push a conservation bill this week to require strip mine operators to replace topsoil after mining. Co sponsor Rep W G Wood noted the need to conserve soil for future crops while arguing current strip mining leaves pits and lakes that ruin farmland and reduce tax value.
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Des Moines
Lowa
Leo A Hoent
Chariton
Saturna
Iowa
W. G. Wood
Aie
Hoegh
Iowa Freight Lines to Sell Freight Carrier License
Iowa Freight Lines in Cedar Rapids seeks to sell its eight haul license to H and W Motor Express of Dubuque. The sale will be aired at an Iowa Commerce Commission hearing next Friday. Hawkeye Motor Express of Cedar Rapids has been providing service and may surrender its lease if the permit is bought. Owners Urban J. Haas and Cyril H. Wissel are listed for the Dubuque company.
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INL
Iowa Freight Lines, Inc
Cedar Rapids
H. and W. Motor Express Company
Dubuque
Iowa State Commerce Commission
Iowa
Rescently
Hawkeye Motor Express
Dubuque Company
Urban J. Haas
Cyril H.wissel
Dubuque Trucking Company
No Smallpox Cases Reported In Towns Visited By Victim
Dr. Carl F. Jordan said no smallpox cases have been reported in cities visited by Jim Richardson the itinerant scissors grinder who contracted a highly contagious form of the disease. Richardson traveled from Council Bluffs through Fairfield Mount Pleasant Washington and Columbus Junction before Iowa City where he was hospitalized. Health officials were asked to report promptly any new cases as the two to three week incubation period passes.
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Des Moines
Carl F. Jordan
State Board of Health
Jim Richardson
Richardson
University Hospital
Iowa City
Council Bluffs
Jordan
Fairfield
Mount Pleasant
Washington
Columbus Junction
Housewives Launch Move To Cut Iowa City's Water Rate
A group of Iowa City housewives circulated a petition urging the city council to cut water rates to levels seen in similar sized Iowa cities. They display figures showing Iowa City rates exceed those in nineteen of twenty listed communities. A municipal ownership league candidate has not yet entered the race but is expected to file soon at the city clerk's office.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Municipal Ownership League
Drunk Driver Gets Off Easy for Horse Drawn Ride
Fort Dodge Iowa farmer Charles Barbasola began a jail term of three days after being convicted of driving while intoxicated. Police testified he was drunk but on a horse not a motor vehicle, and the court ruled Iowa's drunk driving statute did not apply.
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Fort Dodge
INS
Charles Barbasola
Barbasoéla
Iowa
German Girl Drafted By Hitler While Her Fiance In Iowa
Prof. Hans Koelbel of the University of Iowa music department and his bride to be Maria Quadt narrate months of effort to leave Elberfeld Germany for Iowa City. She was drafted as a gas mask instructor amid wartime emigration halts and delays. Koelbel’s trip to Germany spurred consular talks to secure her release.
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Germany
Hans Koelbel
Elberfeld
Iowa City
Maria Quadt
Koelbel
America
University of Iowa Music Department
State Department
Munich
Prof
United States State Department
Miss Quadt
Marie Quadt
Hitlerland
Former banker held as embezzler in multi state cases
William McGuffie 49 said to have embezzled at least 28000 from banks over five years. Police report he confessed to deposits of sight drafts then drawing on uncleared drafts. Arrest followed a Grantsburg Wisconsin embezzlement inquiry and involves claims of prison terms in several states. His home is listed as Georgia.
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Council Bluffs
William McGuffie
C. A
Pat” Bangs
FBI
R. A. Vogel
Des Moines
United Stes
Grantsburg
Wis
Bangs
Ohio
Alabama
Leavenworth
Miami
Milwaukee
Dallas
Georgia
Iowa U Awards At Mid Year May Hit New Record Total
Iowa University mid-year convocation expected to exceed prior record as 188 degree applications filed with Registrar H C Dorcas. Some degrees and certificates may be denied for not meeting January 31 requirements.
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U. Awards
Iowa, City
INS
University of Iowa
H. C. Dorcas
Extend Time For Maytag Reply To NLRB Findings
The labor relations board extended until March 2 the deadline for Maytag to reply to a board examiner's recommendations. The examiner urged reinstating thirteen workers and recognizing United Electric Radio and Machine Workers of America CIO as bargaining agent for Newton plant production workers. The company had been given until Jan. 29 to respond and sought more time. The case followed a May 1938 Newton plant strike during contract talks when Maytag proposed a 10 percent wage cut.
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Labor Relations Board
Maytag
United Electric Radio and Machine Workers of America
CIO
Newton
Open Door Policy Maintained In Governor Wilson Office
Des Moines AP reports Iowa Governor George A. Wilson maintains an open door policy with a busy reception off the first floor and a private room for conferences. visitors travel long distances seeking quick business with the governor and a trusted staff guides them through the process.
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Wilson
Des Moines
Iowa
George A. Wilson
Iowa Republicans Named To House Committees
Four Iowa Republican congressmen earned new committee posts. Thomas E. Martin of Iowa City joined the military affairs panel. Benton T. Jenson of Extra was assigned to post offices and post roads. Karl M. LeCompte of Corydon joined insular affairs, while H. O. Talle of Decorah joined immigration and naturalization and the expenditures in executive departments group.
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Washington
Iowa
House of Representatives
Thomas E. Martin
Iowa City
Benton T. Jenson
Extra
Karl M.lecompte
Corydon
Rep
H. O. Talle
Decorah
Immigration and Naturalization Committee
Negro Boxer Says Brother Shot By Accident Near Ankeny
Henry E. Johnson, 23, an amateur boxer, is jailed on a shooting claim after Hardin Johnson was killed at their farm near Ankeny. Deputies report Henry said he fired a shotgun by accident while looking for a prowler after returning from Des Moines where he trained for a boxing tournament.
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DES Moines
Hardin Johnson
Ankeny
Here
Henry E. Johnson
Polk County
Henry
Muscatine farmer to continue fight on irregularities
After a three week inquiry into Muscatine county farm aid handling officials found no intentional rule violations by county and township chairs. Changes will be made in 169 farm records to adjust measurements and ensure standards are met as committees continue in their roles.
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Muscatine
Muscatine (Ap
Muscatine County
AAA
O. D. Klein
Alden
H. L. Dieterich
Brooklyn
Fred Roewe
Lau
Rens
Lester Wegers
Webster City
Roewe
Complainant Plans To Appeal Decision
Gale McClean, a Muscatine county farmer, says he will appeal the state AAA committee ruling on irregularities in farm program administration. He cites 169 discrepancies and alleges last minute plowing to obtain corn loans. McClean plans legal action for an impartial decision.
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AAA
Muscatine County
Gale McClean
Wilton Junction
the Gazette
McClean
State Committee
Former Banker G. M. Giffer Dies After Long Elkader Career
ST PAUL AP Former banker Gision M Giffer 89 a Elkader native dies Friday after a long career beginning in 1910 He had retired and funeral services are held here today with burial planned Monday in Elkader according to reports
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