Iowa milk survey finds low compliance with health standards
A state health survey across twenty Iowa cities shows raw and pasteurized milk handling well below U S Public Health Service requirements. Wieters notes average scores around 44 to 46 percent, with about half of pasteurization rules and 44 percent of raw dairy rules violated. Violations include dirty facilities, improper cleaning, water protection gaps, and temperature control failures across 312 dairies, 909 plant producers, and 98 pasteurization plants serving roughly 496000 people.
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Des Moines
Iowa
United States Public Health Service
A. H. Wieters
Public Health Engineering
State Health Department
Wieters
Wellers
Separated 26 Years Now Sues For Divorce
New Wamp ton AP Mrs Margaret Layton of Nashua files for divorce from Adelbert Layton now in Carthage Missouri after a 26 year separation. Married December 13 1898 the couple had four children. The petition states they separated in August 1911.
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New Wampton
Margaret Layton
Nashua
Adelbert Layton
Carthage
Layton
Calmar Woman Observes Ninety Ninth Birthday
Pauline Peikert mother of the Rev A S Peikert celebrated her ninety ninth birthday Tuesday at her son’s Calmar home. Born January 25 1839 near Berlin Germany she came to America at age 20 settling in McGregor. She married Joseph Peikert in Prairie du Chien and lived in McGregor where he worked in saddlery. Now living with her son she enjoys fair health with seven children surviving Edith Peikert Helen Jung both in Calmar Joseph of La Crosse Pauline O’Brien Frank in Los Angeles and Adele Phillon in Saskatoon.
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Calmar
Pauline Peikert
A. S. Peikert
Prairie du Chien
McGregor
A S. Peikert
Edith Peikert
Helen Jung
Joseph
la Crosse
Wis
Grinnell to Host Subdistrict Music Contest Next Week
Rupert C. Hawk announces Grinnell will host the sub district high school music contest for schools between Oskaloosa and Marshalltown and between Newton and Iowa City on March 18 and 19. The event precedes the state high school music contest.
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Grinnell
Oska-toosa
Marshalltown
Newton
Iowa City
Rupert C. Hawk
Iowa City News Briefs A Miscellany of Local Items
Iowa City residents hear a mix of obituaries council actions and school notes. Mrs Elizabeth Hoffman 62 died on her forty sixth anniversary at Mercy hospital with funeral at St Marys church and Cosgrove burial. Police hunt for a law office burglar after two break ins nets stamps and a firm. Lois Hughes and play cast announced for Daley at the high school March 1 2. Johnson county home receipts disbursements and balance reported. Beef Feeders invited to Cedar Rapids meeting. City council approves 308790 for American Legion building work. Dr George D Stoddard to discuss crippled child at WSUI February 2.
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Iowa City
Elizabeth Hoffman
Mercy Hospital
Betty Blessin
Betty Crum
Jean Strub
Bob Dunlap
Allan Sentinella
David Armbruster
Johnson County
Dan Jd. Peters
Board of Supervisors
Johnson County Beef Feeders’ Association
Eastern Iowa Cattle Feeders’ Association
Cedar Rapids
John Winborn
Ed Rinda
R. M. Spencer
Glenn Burr
Dewey Swanson
Iowa City Council
American Legion
George D. Stoddard
University of Iowa Graduate College
Iowa Child Welfare Research Station
Psychology Department
WSUI
Bonded Liquor Prices To Be Reduced By State
Des Moines Iowa bonded liquor prices are to be cut in a new price list issued March 1 by State Liquor Commissioner Dick R Lane He said bonded whiskies accounted for less than 2 percent of Iowa liquor purchases in the last half of 1937 while overall liquor sales topped 650000 gallons The changes aim to reflect the large bonded whisky stock ready for market this year and apply mainly to bonded whiskies with minimal impact on other liquor classes He noted the federal government will bond only 100 proof whisky aged four years or more and noted distributors have been pricing older products at unchanged levels while the commission expects a price drop for bondeds
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Des Moines
Dick R. Lane
Iowa
Lane
Commission
Assessors Dispute In Cedar County Settled
Cedar County board of supervisors resolved a rift with assessors by increasing working days for townships and towns. Pioneer and Sugar Creek gained four extra days, West Branch Stanwood Mechanicsville three more, Inland kept first allotment as issued, and several assessors returned to their duties after the adjustments.
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Tipton
Cedar
Pioneer
Inland Townships
West Branch
Sugar Creek
Mechanicsville
Stanwood
Inland Township
World War soldier commander of French army crossword clue
A compact clue list presents a crossfill style puzzle item, including references to a World War era French army commander and various partial word fragments and definitions across horizontal and vertical entries.
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Ireland
Clayton County Jury Lists Announced for 1938 35 Term
Clerk G H Meyer announced 12 grand jurors for 1938 and 35 petit jurors for the February term of Clayton county district court. Grand jurors include Gus Dittmer Guttenberg H H Diers Read John Heilman Rudolph Moser John Nading Leon Olinger David Wright W H Walch Fred H Rugland L A Zearley. Petit jurors named are Carl Baumgartner Cass Leon Boland Highland Frank Bothel Monona James Brink Sperry Phillip Cords Read Anna Dempsey Mendon Harvey Debes Farmersburg J F Eno Wagner H C Gmelin Boardman F A Gerndt Mendon Mayme Gilbert Clayton Keith Graybill Millville Ira Haught Mallory Helen Ihm Jefferson William H Junk Jefferson James A Kennicker Buena Vista Doris Kishman Volga Arno Ross Garrnaville William Loftsgard Marion Floyd Lestina Giard Alvin Lamker Monona Joe McNeil Grand Meadow Don Munger Boardman Earl Matt Volga Harry Opitz Lodomillo Lillian Reynolds Mendow John Ronquist Giard F J Stahl Cox Creek Joe De Sotel Luana Carl Smith Littleport Mrs W L Schulte Garnaville Roy Schlake Farmersburg Carl Schug Cass Anna Wiley Littleport Helen Wessel Elk.
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Eleader
Clayton County District Court
G. H. Meyer
Gus Dittmer
Guttenberg
H .H. Diers
Read
John Heilman
Mendon
Rudolph Moser
Cass
John Nading
Littleport
Leon Olinger
Cox Creek
David Wright
Farmersburg
W. H. Walch
Boardman
Fred H Rugland
Wagner
L. A. Zearley
Volga
T. H. Goheen
Calmar
Petit Jury
Carl Baumgartner
Leon Boland
Highland
Frank Bothel
Monona
James Brink
Sperry
Phillip Cords
Anna Dempsey
Harvey Debes
J. F Eno
H. C. Gmelin
F. A. Gerndt
Mayme Gilbert
Clayton
Keith Graybill
Millville
Ira Haught
Mallory
Helen Ihm
Jefferson
William H. Junk
James A. Kennicker
Buena Vista
Doris Kishman
Arno Ross
Garnavillo
William Loftsgard
Marion
Floyd Lestina
Giard
Alvin Lamker
Joe McNeil
Grand Meadow
Don Munger
Earl Matt
Harry Opitz
Lodomillo
Lillian Reynolds
Mendow
John Ronquist
F. J. Stahl
Joe de Sotel
Luana
Carl Smith
W. L. Schulte
Garnaville
Roy Schlake
Carl Schug
Anna_ Wiley
Helen Wessel
Elk
Superintendent Troy Mills School Resigns
Troy Mills school superintendent W. O. Hepker has resigned to head the commercial department at Quincy High School in North Carolina. Hepker, a year and a half in Troy Mills, will complete his master’s at the University of Iowa this summer. The board accepted the resignation effective January 28 and hired O. P. Stillinger, recently elected athletic coach, as his replacement.
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Troy Mills
W. O. Hepker
Quincy
Hepker
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
University of Iowa
O. P. Stillinger
Stillinger
Cedar County Names A R Bartell Cedar County Engineer
Cedar County board hires A R Bartell of Chariton as county engineer for 1938 at a salary of 2200. Dissenting vote by J H Maurer favoring H L Phelps who previously served as engineer since July 1934 and 1921 to 1925. Both Bartell and Phelps are World War veterans. Bartell to assume duties at once.
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Tipton
A. R. Bartell
Chariton
Cedar County
Board of Supervisors
J. H. Maurer
H. L. Phelps
Phelps
State Highway Commission
Bartell
Oil road work petition in rural Tipton area
Property owners southwest of London filed a petition asking the county board of supervisors to oil a mile of highway past their farms. They will pay 75 dollars per mile if the county covers the remaining 50 dollars per mile, a plan similar to last year’s arrangements.
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Tipton
London
Board of Supervisors
State drops appeal on spotlight case
DES MOINES AP The state dropped its appeal in the case of Dr Louis J Dimsdale of Sioux City who attacked a state law prohibiting spotlights on private cars as unconstitutional. Dimsdale was arrested in Sioux City on a charge of having a spotlight on his auto. A municipal court sustained his demurrer and the state appealed to the supreme court arguing the law is discriminatory.
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DES Moines
Louis J. Dimsdale
Sioux City
Dr. Dimsdale
Supreme Court
Iowa to consolidate jobless offices into 32 sites
Iowa unemployment officials seek final approval for a 32 office plan merging the state employment service with the national reemployment program. Nine districts will host 23 branches, with traveling interviewers for counties lacking offices. Benefits start July 1 for about 300,000 enrolled workers plus job placement efforts through district offices in Sioux City Fort Dodge Mason City Waterloo Council Bluffs Maines Cedar Rapids Davenport Ottumwa and branches in Spencer Creston Marshalltown Newton Oskaloosa Iowa City Clinton Muscatine Fort Madison Keokuk Dubuque Burlington Cherokee Algona Charles City Decorah Oclwein Webster City Boone Ames Fairfield Centerville and Shenandoah.
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Iow
National Social Security Board
Commission
Peter J. Kies
Iowa State Employment Service
Iowa
Sioux City
Fort Dodge
Mason City
Waterloo
Council Bluffs
Maines
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Ottumwa
Spencer
Creston
Marshalltown
Newton
Oskaloosa
Iowa City
Clinton
Muscatine
Fort Madison
Keokuk
Dubuque
Burlington
Cherokee
Algona
Charles City
Decorah
Oclwein
Webster City
Boone
Ames
Fairfield
Centerville
Shenandoah
State Employment Service
National
Blizzard At Vinton Delays $10,000 Damages Trial
A blizzard halted a district court trial in Vinton on a $10,000 damages suit over a fatal automobile collision with a wandering heifer. Jurors were told to report Wednesday after storm-related postponement. one juror walked from Mount Auburn to attend. Frank E. Ockenfels, administrator for Vernon Ockenfels, sues Henry A. Schulte of Norway for negligence in permitting the heifer to escape and wander onto the highway near the July 29, 1937 crash that killed Vernon.
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Gazette
Vinton
Roscoe Rice
Mount Auburn
Frank E. Ockenfels
Vernon Ockenfels
Henry A. Schulte
Norway
Schulte
Milford Ockenfels
Upper Iowa Enrollment Reaches 25 Year Peak
Upper Iowa university reports its second semester enrollment at a 25 year high with over 250 students registered so far. New enrollees include Audrey Marshall Bloomington Candace Arsers Osage Robert Speis Betty Greenough West Union Lovella Dibble Clermont Irma Hulsebus Dennison Edward Pollock Cresco Grace Long Renwick Mary Dearhammer Oelwein Phyllis Whittenberg Sumner Doris Schlappi Lola Grace Davis New Hampton Gladys Hager Waucoma Albert Pierce Jesup Charlene Smith Tripoli Darrel Arthur Arlington Phyllis June Clark Lawrence Thomas Fern Hartsough Fayette.
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Upper Iowa University
Audrey Marshall
Bloomington
Ill
Candace Arsers
Osage
Robert Speis
Betty Greenough
West Union
Lovella Dibble
Clermont
Irma Hulsebus
Denison
Edward Pollock
Cresco
Grace Long
Renwick
Mary Dearhammer
Oelwein
Phyllis Whittenberg
Sumner
Doris Schlappi
Lola Grace Davis
New Hampton
Gladys Hager
Waucoma
Albert Pierce
Jesup
Charlene Smith
Tripoli
Darrel Arthur
Arlington
Phyllis June Clark
Lawrence Thomas
Fern Hartsough
Hawkeye Cemetery elects new officers at annual meeting
HAWKEYE F. P. Boechen heuer was elected president of the Hawkeye Cemetery association at its annual meeting. Pat Kangley is vice-president, Mrs. Emma Bevins secretary, and Mrs. Lillian Parker treasurer. Mrs. T. N. Walsh, Joe Knox and John Wilbur are trustees.
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Red Cross
Grace Ashbaugh
St. Louis
J. T. Ridler
Carl Gregory
E. Merle Bovis
M. Hanson
R. V. Lucas
Charles Michener
Lee Finders
George Platt
Harry Thiele
S. Spoo
Lillian Chivington
George McFarlane
L. C. Morey
G. B. Ferrell
Tom Maley
J. W. Shadle
Pete Tempus
John Eikenberry
Keystone
Petunia
Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Lodge
T. O. O. F. Hall
Mary Koepke
Henrietta Klappholtz
Odd Fellows
N. G
John F
Sindt
Peter Kock
Julius Klappholtz
Hugo Thiessen
Fred Bockholt
John Feuerbach
John Selk
Hawkeye
F. P. Boechenheuer
Hawkeye Cemetery Association
Pat Kangley
Emma Bevins
Lillian Parker
T. N. Walsh
Joe Knox
John Wilbur
Chicago Bank Wins $398000 Iowa City School Bond Issue
The First National Bank of Chicago bid 398000 dollars for Iowa City school bonds to back a 725000 high school project funded by a 326250 dollar PWA grant. Bonds dated Feb 1 bear 2.5 percent interest as bids from 21 houses were opened. Excavation proceeds amid legal challenges over site authority and a proposed 75000 dollar bond election for a central location.
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Gazette
Iowa City
First National Bank of Chicago
PWA
Frank Snider
Snider
Agnes Samuelson
Des Moines
Lewis L. Smith
Plan analysis of pension rejections in Des Moines
AP reports about 10 000 pension applications rejected to be analyzed by sociologists from Iowa State College and the state pension department. The study will examine why children sometimes fail to support aging parents and how many rely on other public assistance sources. December rejections tied to relative support and ongoing institutional care.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Colleg
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