Wilson May Contest Iowa Governor Race Today
Republican leaders report off the record recounts show George Wilson gaining about 1 percent statewide in the November governor race. If valid, Wilson would win by roughly 7,000 votes, though Kraschel was officially elected by 2,431. Wilson must decide to file a contest, and a GOP central committee meeting with the candidate is planned.
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Des Moines
Iowa Daily Press Bureau
Carl Cook
George Wilson
Wilson
Nelson G. Kraschel
Kraschel
Cook
Republican State Central Committee
Iowa House
Towa House
Central Committee
Robert E. L. Aldrich
Belmond
Robert D. Blue
Wright County
Republica
Blue
Democratic Committee
No College Woman But She's One Of Best Teachers In U S
Emma Watkins, a longtime University Elementary School first grade teacher, is revered as a master teacher despite never attending college. Honors from William Russell and other educators highlight her innovative methods, youthful energy, and belief that six year olds are eager for knowledge.
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U. Ss
Dorothy Pownall
Owa
Emma Watkins
United States
Miss Watkins
William Russell
Teachers’ College
Columbia University
Ernest Horn
University
Golden Wedding Brings Peiffer Family Together in Iowa
Mr and Mrs John H Peiffer of Harper Keokuk county celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary surrounded by about 100 relatives including eleven children and seventeen siblings. The event features a mass at St Elizabeths Harper, a reception at the home, and a cake top from the original wedding.
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Yhen
John H. Peiffer
Harper
Sigourney
Leo P. Peiffer
Cedar Rapids
St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church
N. J. Peiffer
Muscatine
Mr. Peiffer
Peiffer
Clear Creek Township
Nicholas Peiffer
al. N. Peiffer
Valley Junction
James T. McGarry
Dorothy
Mercy Hospital
Victor
Amercan Legion
Army Nursing Corps
John B.weber
Caecilia
John Greiner
Eva
St A. Pei
Alfred Peiffer
Harper. I
Henry Peiffer
Victor Peiffer
Dallas
Tex
Erwin Peiffer
Edith Peiffer
Sigourney Hospital
Paul P. Peiffer
Mat Weber
Michael N. Peiffer
Mat Peiffer
Fonda
Peter Peiffer
Wendel Peiffer
Davenport
Mary Peiffer
Anna Peiffer
Mrs. Peiffer
Daught
Erwin and
Washington Slayer To Plead Guilty Motive Hint Emerges
Bill Jordan a 45 year old power company engineer will plead guilty to first degree murder Monday. He admitted planning to “make things right” with waitress Mabel Sayre after a shooting spree that killed Sayre and Dan Goode and left two others injured. He claimed a fit of anger led to the killings and later shot himself in an apparent attempt to die. Jordan was jailed after being questioned.
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Washington, In
INS
Richard Stewart
Bill Jordan
Jordan
Mabel Sayre
Miss Sayre
Dan Goode
Injunction Sought To Bar LeMars Surgeon From Practice
AP LeMars Iowa Dr H H Burroughs faced service Saturday of a court injunction preventing him from practicing here the order issued by Judge R G Rodman at the request of Doctors M J Joynt W W Larson W L Downing and L C O Toole co partners in the clinic Burroughs had come to LeMars as an employee under a contract forbidding independent practice for ten years Dispute arose when Burroughs began private practice claiming the clinic violated the contract
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Lemars
H. H. Burroughs
R. G. Rodman
M. J. Joynt
W. W. Larson
W. L. Downing
L. C. O'Toole
Lini
Burroughs
Statehouse to Have Lunch for Legislators No Kitchen Odors
Des Moines AP state executive council approves a lunch room in the statehouse basement to serve sandwiches pastries and soft drinks while banning cooking in the building. Legislature committees had urged a full cafeteria.
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Statehouse
Des Moines
State Executive Council
Satlav
Lost His Job But Will Get Pension Of $102 Monthly
DES MOINES AP The Des Moines police pension board ruled Saturday that T. Jay Hubbard, former police inspector, discharged when accused of a statutory offense, is eligible to receive retirement pension of $102.50 a month for life. Hubbard was discharged Oct 2 1932 after accusers spoke, convicted Dec 6 1932, served two years, acquitted on retrial ordered by the supreme court. He filed for a pension from Los Angeles where he now lives, noting 22 years service and age 50, meeting eligibility unless felony conviction. The board said acquittal wiped out the felony conviction. A BUMP FOR BOTH ALGONA AP Howard Seeley of Algona was dragged a quarter mile while skiing behind his wife’s car after tangling with the rope, breaking his collar bone and the car then crashed into a site.
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DES Moines
Des Moines Police Pension Board
T. Jay Hubbard
Hubbard
Supreme Court
Los Angeles
Algona
Howard Seeley
Seeley
Rock Island prison not the Andersonville of the North
A Gazette inquiry challenges the label Andersonville of the North for Rock Island arsenal. Col A G Gillespie cites government records showing far fewer Rock Island deaths and more favorable conditions than at Andersonville, with 12 286 prisoners handled and 1916 deaths 106 unaccounted for versus Andersonville’s 49 455 handled and about 13 000 deaths.
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Rock Island Arsenal
Andersonville
North
Mississippi Island
The
Gazette
A. G. Gillespie
Margaret Mitchell
Atlanta
Rock Island
Georgia
Washington
Ira O. Nothstein
Augustana College and Theological Seminary
Arsenal
Grinnell Seniors to Stage Job Hunt in Chicago
Grinnell College seniors plan a mass job hunt in Chicago this week led by the Chicago Alumni association. The event follows last year’s nationwide attention and success with about 75 percent of participants securing positions or employment contacts for the future.
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Grinnell
Chicago
Gazette
Grinnell College
Kraschel Seeks Fast Rural Iowa Electric Coops
Des Moines Iowa Gov Nelson Kraschel announced the creation of an information and legal bureau to speed rural electric cooperatives. The unit will provide an attorney to assist committees in forming groups and applying for federal loans, with no new state law required. He said private capital avoids sparse areas, and the federal program offers the solution to bring cheap electricity to rural Iowa.
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Des Moines
Nelson G. Kraschel
Iowa
Kraschel
Wallace approves advance in price of Dubuque milk
Washington AP Secretary Wallace Saturday approved an increase in the price paid to producers for milk in the Dubuque area under a federal marketing plan. The rise from 1.90 to 2.30 per hundredweight applies once 50 percent of distributors and handlers sign the amendment.
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Washington
Wallace
Dubuque,a
D. E. Montgomery
The
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Dubuque
Montgomery
Cornell pair to give joint recital by violinist and pianist
Mount Vernon reports Prof. Karl Andrist of Cornell College Conservatory of Music and Prof. Jacques Jolas will present a joint recital here at six o clock. The pair will perform together during the coming months as part of a recital series.
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Cornell
Sia Tne Aasetee
Mount Vernon
Karl Andrist
Jacques Jolas
Cornell College Conservatory of Music
Clock Tells Hour Day and Month for Lengthy Speakers
A long winded speaker was advised to use a calendar and a special clock at Altis Clemens home in What Cheer. The clock shows hour and month with day through Roman numeral markings and a gear hand for the month and day. Sunrise and sunset slits indicate the sun’s position for that day.
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Altis Clemens
Roiman
Iowa House, Senate Scramble in First Two Weeks
In Des Moines Iowa legislators report two bills enacted in two weeks as the General Assembly resumes work. Gov Kraschel signs measures including an emergency snow removal levy and feed loan authority. The House and Senate face continued party fighting over speakership patronage and committee appointments with about eighty bills ready for committees.
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Des Moines
Iowa
General Assembly
Assembly
House
Senate
Sioux City
Nelson G. Kraschel
LaMar Foster
West Branch
Foster
Four Railroad Wreck Victims In Serious Condition
COUNCIL BLUFFS AP Four persons injured in the Great Western passenger train wreck from Minneapolis to Omaha were reported in serious condition at local hospitals Saturday night. Eleven others were less severely hurt. The severely injured include Mrs Ida Osborne 59 Kansas City Kan Mrs Gertrude K Harvey 64 Fort Bridger Minn Morris Fleisher 66 Denver and Ralph Anderson 30 Plattsmouth Neb. The last three cars left the tracks near Bentley Ind 15 miles away. A broken rail likely caused the wreck. The Pullman jumped the track and toppled in a field with the chair car. Ambulances met the damaged train at Bentley and carried injured to town. Engineer Walker Markin did not know rear cars were off track until safety devices activated. National Farm Institute Des Moines special to The Gazette Mark G Thorn e secretary of the agricultural government of the Des Moines chamber of commerce announced a national farm institute for discussion of land tenure at Des Moines Feb 1920.
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Council Bluffs
Great Western
Minneapolis
Omaha
Ida Osborne
Kansas City
Kan
Gertrude K. Harvey
Fort Bridget
Minn
Morris Fleisher
Denver
Ralph Anderson
Plattsmouth
Neb
Bentley
Walker Markin
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Ferdinand Clemens
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Mark G. Thorne
Mder of Commerce
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