Highway Patrol Training Becomes Law School for Iowa Officers
Iowa highway patrolmen completed a week of Fort Des Moines training with half finishing the first week and the rest the prior week. Instruction covered drunk driving procedures, evidence gathering, uniform courtesy, court procedure, witness interrogation, first aid, and accident investigations including hit-and-run and stolen car cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D
Tews Daily Frese Association
EL Moines
Towa
Fort Des Moines
Horace Tate
John Hattery
Harry Nestle
Don Burington
Youngest Married Couple On Campus Are From Vinton
The couple from Vinton, Maggie and Carns, are portrayed in a lighthearted campus note. Mrs. Carns recalls demanding proof about piano placement while Mr. Carns moved it, then restored the original position. They boast a large pantry of canned goods from last summer, enough to last the school year and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Mrs. Carns
Mrs. Knupp
Iowa Insurance Firms Do Business in State Reach 740
Des Moines AP Maurice V Pew will succeed J Ray Murphy as state insurance commissioner on Feb 15. He said 740 insurance companies operate in Iowa with 515.588 million dollars in securities on deposit to protect policyholders. He noted Iowa life insurers hold 1.707 billion in force, with residents carrying 1.596 billion in all companies. Iowa firms have 111 million more life in force outside Iowa than non Iowa firms have in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Maurice V. Pew
J. Ray Murphy
Iowa
Pew
Towa
Emmetsburg High School Robbed of Funds and Tools
Thieves broke into Emmetsburg High School early Saturday stealing 175 dollars from the superintendent's office vault. They used tools from the manual training department to cut a hole in the wall adjoining the vault. Stolen money included receipts from Friday night's baby vault game and other school funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmetsburg
Manual Training Department
Ninety- Year Old Winfield Scott Feted At Anamosa Dinner
Mr. Willis Jordan and Mrs. Jordan host a family dinner in Anamosa at the Cooley home honoring Winfield Scott on his ninetyth birthday. Attending are P. W. Scott, B. P. Mavis and daughter Sarah Lynn, and Frank Lewis family from Cedar Rapids. Scott, born January 23, 1848 in Nelson county Kentucky, moved to Iowa in 1873 and opened the first Olin meat market in 1881 with L. H. Peck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Jordan
Cedar Rapids
Olin
Local clubs elect officers and present program in Memorial Hall
H O Peterson was elected president of the Dry Creek A club, with John Adams as vice president and Mrs Adolph Christensen secretary and W C Stillions treasurer. A program featured accordion solos by Marguerite Michel and other acts, followed by refreshments for 61 members and guests. Alfred Voss of Chicago arrived to visit his relatives and will return today. Grove City Rebekah lodge meets Monday, Ladies Aid at St Pauls Lutheran recently served 17 members and 4 guests. W C T U to meet Tuesday at 2 30 at 860 Tenth St with lesson People of Faith guest speaker Mrs Caroline Hanscom. Linn chapter DeMolay to meet Monday at 7 30 in the Masonic temple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. O. Peterson
Dry Creek
Memorial Hall
Glenn Dahms
John Adams
Adolph Christensen
W. C. Stillions
Marguerite ‘Michel
Alfred Voss
Chicago
John
J. M. Albright
Ladies Aid Society
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Arnold Williams
Irving E. Wade
Tenth Street
Caroline Hanscom
Linn
Order of DeMolay
Masonic Temple
Marion Public Library Adds Noted Books for Circulation
The Marion library lists new titles across adult non fiction including History of Life and Death Virtues and Exploits of George Washington Weems Home Grown Lutes Four Hundred Million Customers Crow Present Indicative Coward Boys and Girls Learning About Alcohol Skidmore and Brooks co author Mrs Brooks formerly Carolyne La Grange daughter of Dr J W La Grange long time Marion physician. Also Chink in the Armour Lowndes Imperial City Rice Fair company Leslie Brief Hour of Francois Villon Erskin plus notices of clubs meetings and local announcements including M J McEnany serious condition and visits by Rev Loren T Jenks Des Moines to Marion.
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Marion Public
Marion
Marion High School
la Grange
Eighth Avenue
C. R Biddick
Lowndes
Imperial City
Rice
Fair Company
Leslie
Francois Villon
Erskin
Marion Bowling Team Wins Two of Three at Vinton
The Score Board Specials from Marion, a five member team including W G Koppenhaver and Harry Hense, traveled to Vinton Friday night and won two of three games. Clair Mershon accompanied the group as manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Hense
Betty Hense
Marshall Oxley
W. G. Koppenhaver
Marion
Mary Fiedler
Cedar Rapids
Ralph Reynolds
Harold Ballard
Vinton
Clair Mershon
Ruth Page To Perform Dance Recital At Cornell College
Ruth Page the American ballet mistress will give a dance recital at Cornell college on January 31. She arrives with her partner Bently Stone and a twenty member Chicago Grand Opera ballet troupe she directs. Page has danced for emperors and princes and served as premiere danseuse with the Metropolitan Opera Company and Ballet Russe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
Ruth Page
Cornell College
Miss Page
Bently Stone
Chicago Grand Opera Ballet
South America
Pavlova
Emperor Hirohito
Japan
Prince Damurong
Siam
Queen Marie
Roumania
Greece
Sweden
Prince of Wales
Metropolitan Opera Company
New York
Buenos Aires
Monte Carlo
Music Box
Coliseum
London
Ballet Russe
Local Notes and Social News From Marion Area
After February first work begins as railroad agent. Mr and Mrs McGuire and son James will move to Lyons late month. Miss Theresa Phelps birthday honored with picnic for Misses Virginia Crew Mary Frances Howell Barbara Clay and Mary Ann Mullaley then theater in Cedar Rapids. Mr and Mrs E E Reynolds return to 1185 Fourth Avenue after three weeks in Cedar Rapids with Mr Reynolds father D W Reynolds. Miss Margaret D Paul director of dramatic art in Gary Indiana is weekend guest of her mother Mrs George Paul. Mrs Robert Gunn of Denver visits parents Mr and Mrs F G Holsinger. Marion merchants thanked for support of home talent show by Fire Dept. Claude C Scott ill at home since Tuesday heart attack slowly improving no visitors allowed. Cornerstones of Presbyterian church host picnic luncheon and Kensington Thursday at Miss Mary Clements home. Tests in city school sixth seventh and eighth grades this week supervised by University of Town. William McKay of Cedar Rapids fined 5 and costs 2.85 after speeding in business district. North Marion Township Farm Bureau meeting at Wildcat school Thursday 8 pm with sandwiches and dessert plates. Robert Mitchell Women’s Relief Corps No 126 meets Memorial Hall Wednesday 7 pm.
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Theresa Phelps
Virginia Crew
Mary Frances Howell
Barbara Clay
Mary Ann Mullaley
Mullaby
Cedar Rapids
Coggon Couple to Celebrate Their Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs J J McAreavy mark their fiftieth by a family dinner at their Coggon home Tuesday noon They wed January 25 1888 at St Michaels Belmont and have three daughters a son a granddaughter and three grandsons Open house will run Tuesday afternoon and evening Also Mr and Mrs W J McAreavy celebrate their sixteenth anniversary that same day
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Coggon
J. J. McAreavy
St. Michael's Catholic Church
Belmont
Ryan
P. H. Ryan
Anamosa Registers Appointed By WPA Officials
Two Anamosa men Joe Kula and Winnie Boots were appointed as federal WPA registrars this week. They will oversee the county and inspect Civil War era records as part of archival duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Federal Archives Department
Works Progress Administration
Joe Kula
Winnie Boots
Leaves Germany in Hurry to Become U S Citizen
Mr Ringe, a utilitarian bricklayer, describes why he left Germany for the United States. He cites high costs, heavy insurance deductions, beer prices, and limited foods, contrasting wages and freedoms with American life and labor. He praises U S labor freedom and the chance for citizenship, while noting Germany’s conscription and unemployment pensions.
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Mr. Ringe
Ringe
Germany
Hiller
Hitler
CCC
Hamlin
Weser
Pyrmont Spa
United States
New York
Labor
Labor unrest and Nazi stance discussed abroad
The speaker argues that in Germany labor cannot organize freely except within the Nazi party and predicts punishment for dissent, noting that workers would receive no pay and be sent to camps. He contrasts this with conditions at home where taxpayers fund unemployment and loafers.
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Germany
National Socialist
Mr. Ringe
Newhall Man Creates Diploma Art From Pen and Light
Newhall educator Mr. Thompson designs diploma posters with a self made illuminated board and ground glass surface. He prints up to 200 diplomas daily and drafts athletic posters before mimeographing them. Thompson, a longtime Newhall administrator, also teaches manual arts and stage sets while pursuing music and caricature work.
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Thompson
Newhall
Calmar Man Sentenced for Illegal Liquor Possession
William Korbel of Calmar was convicted on January 4 of illegal possession of liquor and sentenced by Judge H E Taylor to six months in jail a $300 fine and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
William Korbel
Calmar
H. E. Taylor
Dutch Windmills Bring Hobby to Buckhorn Farmer
Baldwin area craftsman Otto Scheib, a Buckhorn farmer, crafts bird houses and Dutch windmills with accurate replicas in his front yard. His windmill features a green red base and dark red body with blended shingles. He also preserves a framed display of butterflies and moths arranged to spell Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin
Otto Scheib
Scheib
Valentine Denies Mercer Clemency In Death Sentence
The article reports Walter Wheaton awaiting execution with brother Walter in Rapid City near death cell. Gallows are being prepared in the prison yard for a double execution set for Monday morning, with two traps four feet apart. Sheriff Perry and Sheriff Christian will operate the levers for Wheaton and Mercer respectively. Wheaton has converted to Catholicism and will be accompanied to the gallows by Rev. W. E. Lawler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheaton
Joe Perry
Council Bluffs
Mercer
W. W. Christian
Tipton
Death Row
W. E. Lawler
St Joseph's Catholic Church
Barry Outstanding Photo Contributor In S. A. 1. Contest
John Barry of Cedar Rapids was named outstanding contributor in the University of Iowa Camera club contest. Barry’s Culture Transfer at Iowa State College was chosen for salon seal reproduction. Amana scenes by Barry also placed in the top five. Ruth Weller and Don Berry were other honorees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
John Barry
Cedar Rapids
University of Iowa Camera Club
Lee Cochran
Barry
Iowa State College
Ruth Weller
Don Berry
Indianola
Iowa
Mr. Barry
Vincent Stelcik
Miss Weller
Merrill C. Smith
William L. Hunter
Ames
Berry
Cochran
Clark Jones
Wilbur Flaherty
Fort Dodge
H. L. Dean
Iowa Union
Lonesome Road
Vernon Putnam
Donna Kaye
Hazel Atkin
Lone Tree
Bust of Dr. Jessup given to University of Iowa
A bronze bust of President Emeritus Walter A. Jessup was presented during a Memorial Union banquet in his honor at Iowa City. Sixty four attendees included Jessup and Dr. John G. Bowman, former UI president now Pittsburgh University president. Sculptor Sergei Konenkov created the bust and has been in the United States two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Walter A. Jessup
University of Iowa
Jessup
Memorial Union
John G. Bowman
University of Pittsburgh
Sergei Konenkov
United States Supreme Court
Washington
Konenkov
United States
Death of Mrs James Spain in Clinton County
Mrs James Spain 56 native of Clinton county died after a week's illness in Mercy hospital Clinton. Born Martha Sullivan July 28 1881 she was married to James Spain November 26 1908 at Petersville. Survived by husband daughter sister and brother and four grandchildren. Funeral at Hanrahan Fitzpatrick home then 9 a.m. Mass at St Anne Welton with Rev John Moriarty.
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Dewitt
James Spain
Clinton County
Mercy Hospital
Clinton
Martha Sullivan
Spain
Petersville
Kenneth Clary
Welton
M. J. McGinty
Chicago
John Kearney
Davenport
Frank Sullivan
Norbert Sullivan
Hanrahan - Fitzpatrick
St. Anne's Catholic Church
John Moriarty
Women Could Tilt Iowa Primaries in 1938
Iowa observers note two women, Mrs. Rachel Wormhoudt and Mrs. Lois Etter, seek secretary of state and may affect Democratic primary turnout. The discussion centers on Mrs. Richardson in the senatorial race, with forecasts she could lift party turnout though she may split votes among rivals. Democrats hope the primary totals reach higher figures than recent years while Republicans faced a high bar in 1936.
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Rachel Wormhoudt
Mount Pleasant
Lois J. Etter
Davenport
Alex Miller
Roosevelt
Richardson
Guy
Gillette
Nelson G. Kraschel
Democratic Leaders Expect Mrs. Richardson
Iowa
Scouts Earn Merit Badges at Independence Court of Honor
Sixteen Boy Scouts earned merit badges and two advanced in rank at a Thursday Independence court of honor. Richard Niebeck of troop 40 advanced to star rank and Morris Lenz to second class. Merit badges were awarded to multiple scouts including Richard Niebeck and Paul H Woods among others.
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Dayton H. Winter
Floyd H. Weed
Carl Greif
Walter K. Steve
Richard Niebeck
Morris T. Lenz
Richard Weepie
Paul H Woods
Charles Remme
George LaVerne Abbott
Warren Johnson
John Hall
Milford Nachholz
Ronald Menzel
William Scott
David Tidball
W. L A. Gray
Melvin H. Gray
John W. Lynch
Paul Hay
Ward
Marvin Hayward
Independence
Buchanan County
Earl Taylor
Lamont
Taylor
R. W. Hasner
Buchanan County District Court
Mildred Kingery
Dwight Kingery
J W. Donnell
Dwight
Baldwin
Royal Neighbor Lodge
Bertha Beiber
Maude Widle
Oracle
Galilee Harding
Tillie Sny der
Gertrude Morin
Bessie Buck
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H. L. Kruchten
Daly
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Denison
Marion News
Winfield Scott
Dry Creek Club
Grove City
Rebekah Lodge No. 35
Milo Trusty
Chris Frederick
Klatter Klub
Louis C. Ross
Eighteenth Street
W. S. Campbell
Fourteenth Street
Lora Turner
Sorosis Club
R. E. Leidigh
M. J. McEnany
Musical
Rev
Loren T. Jenks
Keith Vawter
Ivanhoe Club
Glenn E. Kinser
Tenth Avenue
Ralph Seager
Rob Roy
Electa Circle of the King's Daughters
Andrew P. Munson
Earl Welsher
Leon Blinks
West Marion
Maxine Kindig
Oakdale
Mrs
Josephine Kindig
Marvin Rathje
Third Avenue
Marion Nature and Garden Club
Effie Miller
Eleventh Street
Luther Burbank
Ernest A. Wilson
C. A. Dykes
Laura Bailey
The
Methodist Church
Fred C. Newlin
Seventeenth Street
D. H. Smith
R. O. Pinch
Townsend Club
C. E. Reiter
Sixth Avenue
Kensington of Marion
L. O. Dickey
F. J. Hardenbrook
Hazel Ridge Farm Bureau
Wade Stookey
Handicraft Club No. 2
Frank Clark
Norman Adee
Margaret DeWees
Keokuk
James I. McGuire
Milwaukee Train Dispatcher’s
Lyons
Cornell
Ruth Page and
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James
E. E. Reynolds
Fourth Avenue
Mr. Reynolds
D. W. Reynolds
Margaret D. Paul
Gary, Ind
George Paul
Robert Gunn
Denver
F. G. Holsinger
Marion Fire Dept
Claude C. Scott
Twelfth Street
Presbyterian Church
Kensington
Mary Clements
University of Town
William McKay
North Marion
Farm Bureau
Wildcat
Robert Mitchell Women's Relief Corps No. 126
Mr. and
Mra, J. J. McAreavy
U. S
Smaler
Hamburg
Hinge
George Wheeler
Calmar Man
Belle Plaine School
Earth Photo
Belle Plaine
PWA
Valentine
Dr. Jessup
U. of
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