University of Iowa to award 150 degrees at mid-year convocation
More than 150 degrees will be awarded Tuesday at the University of Iowa mid year convocation led by President Eugene A. Gilmore in his final term. Anna B. Lawther will address the group at Memorial Union lounge with WSUI broadcast. Readouts list numerous degree recipients across colleges and programs from eastern Town and Linn, Muscatine, Poweshiek and Washington counties.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Eugene A. Gilmore
Anna B. Lawther
Dubuque
State Board of Education
Memorial Union
WSUI
Eeeeee Leroy Lundt
Albert Rogers Bush
James Halford Birney
Richard E. Dake
Johnson
Winston Allard
Carroll Clyde Arnold
Charles Oliver Austin
John E. Harris
Edna Marian Jones
Charles Hardin Marshall
Beulah Emeline Nanamaker
Kenneth William Reid
Mary Anne Rouse
William Stanley Smith
Lillian Mil Lehmann Stromgren
John Newman Toomey
Norman Glen White
Mary Frances Kelly
Georgia Louver Long
William Robert Shimanék
Linn
Gertrude Pauline Holcomb Raymond
Wilbur Alexander Robbie
Gaylord Munson Watland
George Lester Petrik
Muscatine
Grant S. Brown
Ortha Pear Neff
Poweshiek
Kathryn Bernice Spading
Kenneth Carlyle Barghahn
Washington
William Goodman Cox
Dental Sureers
WPA To Train Two University Artists
Two University of Iowa student artists, James McConnell of Chicago and Verlin Cassill of Louilla, will leave for Des Moines to join the Works Progress Administration art project. After training they will establish art centers in Iowa communities under the direction of WPA Iowa art project chief Harry Jones.
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Gazette
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Des Moines
Works Progress Administration
James McConnell
Chicago
Verlin Cassill
Louilla
Iowa
Sioux City
Ottumwa
McConnell
Cassill
Garbo
Cornell College
Harry Jones
Iowa Art Project
WPA
Farm Home Near Maynard Destroyed by Fire
A farmhouse six miles southeast of Maynard owned by Mr and Mrs Joe Fay was razed by fire Friday before help arrived. The structure lay in ruins Monday. The incident occurred near Maynard and was reported to The Gazette.
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Grecia
the Gazette
Maynard
Joe Fay
Columbus Junction
J. R. Smith
J. C. Richie
W. A. Bloomquist
Tor
Methodist Church
Joe Hanson
G. W. Weber
E. H. Wiegner
Bloomquist
Paul
Earl
Dick Smith
Clarence
Frank Kern
Dale Edmondson
Columbus City Cemetery
Clinton to sponsor Lincoln highway unit
W N King chairman of the Clinton Chamber of Commerce highway committee announced on Monday that the city will sponsor a unit of the Lincoln Highway Association.
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Clinton
INS
W. N. King
Clinton Chamber of Commerce
Lincoln Highway Association
Funeral services for Isaac Bliss Trimble in Cedar Rapids
Isaac Bliss Trimble 81 died Saturday at his daughter's home in Center Point. Services will be Tuesday at 11 am at the Free Methodist church in Cedar Rapids. He had visited Center Point for six weeks and is survived by four Cedar Rapids sons, two Cedar Rapids brothers, 28 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren. Body at Denison-Beatty funeral home in Center Point.
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Center Point
Isaac Bliss Trimble
Betsy Ashlock
Free Methodist Church
Cedar Rapids
Trimble
Linn County
Toddville
Wede Hopker
Muscatine
Ben
Walter
Robert
John
Eva Trimble
Denison-Beatty Funeral Home
Garber Couples wed at St Michael’s Church
Miss Delores Hall daughter of Mr and Mrs Alfred Hall of near Elkport and Walter Szemkus son of Mr and Mrs W Szemkus of Elkader were married Saturday by Rev J J Olinger at St Michael’s church Attendants were Miss Eileen Hall sister of the bride and xalph Szemkus brother of the groom
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Garber
Delores Hall
Alfred Hall
Elkport
Walter Szemkus
W. Szemkus
Elkader
J. J. Olinger
St. Michael's Church
Eileen Hall
X“Alph Szemkus
Northeast Declamatory Finals Set With Five Winners
In the northeast district final Dorothea Moser of Strawberry Point and Irene Finberg of Decorah advance to the state finals on February 9 in Cherokee. Other district winners include John Cline of West Union Paul Wack of Norway and LaVonne Briggs of Traer.
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Dorothea Moser
Strawberry Point
Irene Finberg
Decorah
Cherokee
John Cline
West Union
Paul Wack
Norway
LaVonne Briggs
Traer
Ohlwein thirtieth wedding anniversary noted
WAPELLO Mr. and Mrs. E C Ohlwein observed their thirtieth wedding anniversary with a family dinner. Attendees included F F Pulver Lewis Pulver Joyce Ann Trenton Frans Creighton Waterhouse Mary Creighton John Waterhouse and many relatives from Oakville Des Moines Burlington Mediapolis and other nearby towns. The event reflects a long family tradition in the area.
J G Graul Dies at 89 Former Railroad Agent
J G Graul age 89 former Northwestern railroad station agent died in Clinton on Monday. He retired in 1920 after working at Dows City Charlotte Wheatland Mount Vernon Tipton and Lowden during his long railway career.
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Clinton
INS
J. G. Graul
Northwestern Railroad
Dows City
Charlotte
Wheatland
Mount Vernon
Tipton
Lowden
Iowa Home Loans Increase in 1939 Reported
Washington AP reports Iowa’s 41 insured savings and loan associations issued 3,184 loans totaling 6,349,000 in 1939, up from 2,042 loans totaling 4,536,722 in 1938. Home loans in force reached 15,744,090, with savers rising to 16,488, savings 12,609,570 and assets 18,295,750.
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Washington
Iowa
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
Edgewood Couple Mark Golden Wedding Anniversary
Edgewood couple Mr. and Mrs. Samuel J. Smith celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with about sixty relatives and friends. The pair were married in Edgewood, lived 43 years on a parental homestead between Colesburg and Elkport, operated a hotel in Elkport for two years, and have resided in Edgewood for two years. They are parents of 11 children, 10 living, with 23 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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Gazette
Edgewood
Samuel J. Smith
Colesburg
Elkport
Lincoln day dinner moved to Feb 13 in Johnson County
Lincoln day dinner planned by Johnson County Republicans shifts to February 13 at 6 30 p m in Hotel Jefferson with State Sen A J Shaw as speaker. Also noted are court term filings 68 cases, juror summons, shifts in judgeship, and appointments in the National Guard and DAR student rep for Good Citizenship Pilgrimage.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Robert L. Larson
Hotel Jefferson
A. J. Shaw
Pocahontas
R. Neilson Miller
James P. Gaffney
H. D. Evans
Gaffney
Marengo
A. Shannon Fourt
136Th Medical Regiment
Iowa National Guard
Fourt
Armstrong
National Guard
Barbara Jean Ricketts
Daughters of the American Revolution
Frank J. Snider
Barbara Jean
B. M. Ricketts
Roy L. Chopek
American Legion
Legion
Legionaires
Oxford
Lone Tree
Columbia
George Abernathy
University of Iowa
Abernathy
H. Clay Harshbarger
WS University Froadeadlifie
Chicago
CBS
Farmhouse fire damages Linder property near Sigourney
A fire at Bert Linders farm, about four and a half miles southeast of Sigourney, caused about 40 dollars in damage Friday. The Sigourney rural fire truck responded after sparks on the roof ignited the blaze.
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Sigourney
Bert Linder
Sigourney Rural
Linder
Patrol Charges 32 Truckers With Overloading
The state highway patrol filed charges against 32 truckers for overloading and improper chauffeur licenses. The traffic checkpoint operated between 4 p.m. Sunday and 4 a.m. Monday near Mechanicsville where trucks waited for command appearances at the weigh station. Defendants appeared before Justice of the Peace John Grant in Stanwood.
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Stanwood
State Highway Patrol
Stunday
Mechanicsville
Justice of the Peace
John Grant
Building Trades Council backs flood dam near Coralville
The Iowa State Building Trades Council, representing about 10 000 workers, adopted a resolution in Des Moines urging construction of the 6 million dollar federal flood control dam on the Iowa River near Coralville. It also urged action on a hydroelectric dam on the Edar River near Moscow. The conservation commission opposes Coralville, while Atty Gen Fred Everett ruled state agency objections would be invalid if federal authorities proceed. Ray King of Cedar Rapids said the Coralville dam would create a half million man-days of work.
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DES Moines
INS
Iowa River
Coralville
Iowa State Building Trades Council
Iowa
Edar
Moscow
Conservation Commission
Atty
Fred Everett
Ray King
Cedar Rapids
The
Building Trades Council
Coralville Dam
Slightly Colder Seen For Iowa Monday Night
Federal weather observers forecast slightly colder temperatures for Monday night in Iowa. Temperatures hovered near two degrees below normal across most of the state with a coldest northeast prediction and winds from the northwest.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Keokuk
Omaha
Iowa Falls
Toledo Juvenile Home Audit Flags Inventory Flaws
An Iowa audit cites inaccurate and incomplete inventories at the Toledo juvenile home, noting a $20 rise in per inmate cost to $431.79 for the year ended June 30, 1939. Average inmate load declined slightly, salaries comprised about $43,000 of $126,514 total expenditures, and records gaps hindered proper equipment checks.
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Des Moines
Toledo
Board of Control
Virginia Silver
R. B. Clift
Columbia Chemist Harold Urey To Speak At Cornell
Mount Vernon Dr. Harold C. Urey executive officer of Columbia University chemistry and Nobel laureate will speak on the Cornell campus Thursday February 1 He heads a 16 man committee urging federal inquiry into possible ties between Rev Charles E Coughlin and the Christian Front Urey will be guest of honor at a men faculty dinner Thursday evening.
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Mount Vernon
Harold C. Urey
Department of Chemistry
Columbia University
Cornell
Urey
Charles E. Coughlin
Detroit
Christian Front
Warden appoints two men to Anamosa reformatory staff
Anamosa Warden Foss Davis announces the appointment of Edwin Reid of Anamosa as foreman in the tailor shop and Otto Plond of Audubon as a guard at the men's reformatory in Anamosa.
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Anamosa
INS
Edwin Reid
Otto Plond
Audubon
Foss Davis
Reid
Plond
Iowa Politicians Weigh Reelection Bids and Secretaries
Backstage chatter centers on Governor George A. Wilson Lieutenant Governor B B Hickenlooper and other incumbents with U S District Attorney John K Valentine named as a possible gubernatorial candidate A Miller may rise as a new Democratic secretary of state and ex Governor Kraschel and Senator Breen surface as potential contenders John Valentine Breen and Wallace are highlighted as influential figures in Iowa politics with Wallace recalling early career steps and Red Cross roll call efforts
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Oe Moines
IDPA
George A. Wilson
B. B. Hickenlooper
United States District
John K. Valentine
State House Press Corps
Nelson G. Kraschel
Edward Breen
Breen
John Valentine
Iowa
Radio Schedule and Program Listings Fragment
A dense, fragmented listing of radio programming across stations WMT WGN WCCO KFJB KPJB WSUI WHO WOI and others. Includes news, music, soap operas, sports, and variety shows with times and host names, many items cut off or garbled.
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WMT
Lam MeciIntyre
Sui-pinner Jpetam
KFJB
WGN
WCCO
Lam
Abner
Fulton Lewis, Jr
KFJ
KPJB
Wee
Holmes
Bas
Tommy
Betty
WSU
WSU. —Gettane Airs. Ttmérican Legion
WSUI
South Dakota State
KFIB
Radio A Who
Dr. I. Q
Joe Re Oreh
Black Agic
Alee Templeton
Newa
W. Martin, Jr
Ger Lombardo
Happy Hank
Mornineen
Cone Bible
Jean Abbey
Kfpjib
Rts
Betty Wells
Kitty Kelly
O—John
Woody Mart
Gwen McCleary
Itty Ketis
Louis Dr. Malorne
Woco
Myrt
Marge
Hilltop House
Harold Turner
WSOL
Musié
Lin
Ae Finches
Carl Nebbe
Orch
Gerrice
Right
WHO
Variety
Les Hartman
Joe Doakes
Road of Life
Lem
Martha
Wool—Carl Nebbe
Ralph Ginsburgh
Lanny Ross
Bob
KF JB
Tommy Tucker
Wcco Salon Orchestra
Arnold
WOI
Joyce Jordan
Mary Marlin
Iowa
Sui—Oregon
Barnstormers
Bill Anson
Wocco—Society
Ma Perkina
Melody
Pepper Young
Ma Brown
Ews
Ce Ospel
Ckstage
Mischa
Sheerfat Ra
Nari Flagler
Kitty Keene
Ki Ol—Tody
Surie Be Scattergood Baines
O' Dell
Board Member Wallace Recounts Near Death at Eighteen
Wallace recalls being told to move to Arizona for consumption and surviving beyond the doctor’s six month forecast by about five decades. The anecdote frames a column urging incumbents to stand on their records for reelection. Also noted is Iowa unemployment benefits passing eight million dollars and speculation on Secretary Miller’s reelection announcements.
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Wallace
Arizona
68 New NYA Jobs Will Employ 503 Youths in Iowa
State Ad minister T. P. Eslick announced authorization of 68 National Youth Administration out of school work projects to employ 503 youths. Projects span 52 towns and 43 counties with 366 men and 137 women. Largest sites include McGregor for recreation facilities and Iowa City for juvenile home repairs and remodeling.
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Des Moines
T. P. Eslick
National Youth Administration
McGregor
Iowa City
U S Economists Favor Reciprocal Trade Pacts
Des Moines reports a poll of 552 leading economists showing 520 in favor of reciprocal trade agreements and 10 opposed. About 531 believed expanding international trade by lowering barriers would raise domestic prosperity, with seven disagreeing.
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Des Moines
W. W. Waymack
Economic Policy Committee
Etchings On Exhibit At Cornell For One Month
A new collection of etchings and prints given to Cornell college by Mrs. Bertha Jacques will be on exhibit in Armstrong hall from January 29 through February. Miss Nama Lathe of the art department will lecture on Romance of Fine Prints Monday evening February 5 in Armstrong hall.
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Brandon
Odd Fellows
Rebekahs
I. O. O. F. Hall
Independence
Odd Fellow
Noble Grand
Edgar Geiger
Charles Rouse
Ralph Stainbrook
Edward McKinley
Sam Kanouse
Leo Bearbower
Frank Naylor
L. S
Arnold Zaruba
Olga Burda
Wings of Darkness
Eleanor Kolarik
Elaine Lasack
Juanita Poorbaugh
John Stuhr
Fixers, Incorporated
David McGruder
Wendell Mayfield
Eva Juehring
Dorothy Nowachek
Reimer von Sprecken
Arlene Stender
Bertram
Junior Farm Bureau
Methodist
Esther Booth
Wyoming
Aneta Garside
Lee Peck
University of Iowa
Garside
Western State Teachers College
Kalamazoo, Mich
Mount Vernon
Cornell College
Bertha Jacques
Chicago
Armstrong Hall
Iowa City
Sioux City Officers Deny Payoff From Narcotics Ring
Sioux City detectives Clare Bledsoe and Perry Davis were discharged by Police Chief Ray J. Mahr for active participation in a narcotics racket. The chief cited statements linking them to the ring run by Don Hoover, who, with others, was arrested alongside his wife Marie. Authorities said seven people were questioned and the investigation would continue.
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Sioux City
INS
Clare Bledsoe
Perry Davis
Ray J. Mahr
Mahr
Federal Bureau of Invesigation
Don Hoover
King
Davis
Bledsoe
Safety
Harold Sturgeon
Hoover
United States
J. W. Hubbard
Marie
Hoovers
Family Recovered After Seven Hours Gas Leak
DES MOINES INS reports a mother father and 17 year old son survived a seven hour gas leak in their home Sunday. The son More ris Bassman alerted fire and police squads before succumbing to the gas effects. Gas entered the house when a valve on an upstairs heater was mistakenly turned on.
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Des Moines
INS
Moreris Bassman
Police Department
Bassman
Tri-City Drug Head C E Schlegal Dies
Carl E. Schlegal 78, president of the Schlegal drug store chain in the Tri Cities and Muscatine, died Monday after an 18 month illness.
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Tri-City
C. E. Schlegal
Davenport
INS
Carl E. Schlegal
Schlegal Drug
Tri- Cities
Muscatine
Gilchrist Returns for Brother's Funeral in Pocahontas
Representative Fred C. Gilchrist of Laurens traveled to Pocahontas to attend the funeral of his brother Cleland Gilchrist. Family said he expected to return to Washington by Wednesday.
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Washington
Fred C. Gilchrist
Laurens
Iowa
Cleland Gilchrist
Pocahontas
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Dows Building
Iowa News
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R.N.A
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Oracle
Della Bebb
Nettie Forbes
Lorena Maxwell
Winifred Maxwell
Edna Snyder
Luella Nicholson
Inner Sentinel
Jennie Maxwell
Outer Sentinel
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Minnie Maxwell
Faith Maud Dyche
Courage
Modesty
Daisy Kemp
Minnie Criss
Endurance
Nellie Foor
Mabel Solomon
Patrol
By Frank Nye, Jr
Miller
Alex Miller
Earl G. Miller
Howard Baldwin
Cascade Pioneer-Advertiser
Valentine
Sandy
John P. Wallace
Iowa State College
Joe Fisher
aMornins Parada
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Ames
Minneapolis
Ws 1
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NYA
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