Stanwood Banker Named Independence Hospital Business Head
C. L. Rigby, 65, of Stanwood, chosen by Gov. George A. Wilson as business manager of the Independence state mental hospital for four years. Rigby, a former banker and Iowa senator, will oversee hospital finances while Dr. R. A. Stewart remains superintendent.
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Des Moines
INS
George A. Wilson
C. L. Rigby
Stanwood
Independence
Rigby
Forty Eighth General Assembly
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Union Trust and Savings Bank of
Iowa Senate
Cedar
Jones Counties
R. A. Stewart
Independence Hospital
Kinnick Qualifies for Scholastic Society Honor
Nile Kinnick of the University of Iowa qualifies for election to Phi Beta Kappa next spring with a four month grade average slightly above a B. Professors praised his study habits and effort despite extended campus absences. He argues football can coexist with broad education and sees the team as an integral part of campus, community, and state.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
Nile Kinnick
University of Iowa
Phi Beta Kappa
Kinnick
Nile
Doris E. Mason
Dewey Backers Plan Des Moines Meeting Thursday Night
Leaders of the Iowa Dewey for President group announced a Des Moines gathering Thursday night to form a permanent organization. John Fletcher, former Iowa attorney general, will preside with Sam Miller as secretary.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
John Fletcher
Sam Miller
Dewey
Iowa City Briefs Highlight Concert and Contests
St. Louis Symphony will play on the University of Iowa campus Feb 15 directed by Vladimir Iseischmann in two performances. The Campus Camera club invites entries for the fourth annual Iowa photographic contest by Feb 15 with rules on size mounting and Iowa focus. Dean Mason Ladd and Judge Armistead Dobie publish a Federal Jurisdiction and Procedure book. Lenten services to be held across Iowa City churches. Johnson county roads remain blocked by two week old blizzard drifts in Big Grove Cedar Washington Sharon and Liberty townships.
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Owa
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
University of Iowa Caarpus
Vladimir Iseischmann
St. L
St*s
Iowa
Campus Camera Club
University of Iowa
Dean Mason Ladd
University of Iowa Law College
Armistead Dobie
United States Circuit Court
Federal Judicial System
United States District Court
United States Supreme Court
Iowa City
Raymond H. Justen
Johnson County
Justen
Big Grove
Cedar
Washington, Sharon
Liberty
Save a life by yielding to pedestrians in crosswalks
Public safety guidance urges drivers to slow down and exercise caution at crosswalks, reaffirming pedestrians have the right of way and warning that uncertainty about a pedestrian's next move requires reducing speed to prevent harm.
West Union Post Office Plans Revealed for 75000 Project
West Union design plans show a new post office on the southwest corner of Maple avenue and north Vine streets. The $75,000 project includes a central lobby with a postmaster wing on one side and 220 lock boxes on the other, brick exterior, shingle tile roof, skylight over work areas, and space for future offices on the ground floor.
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West Union
Maple Avenue
North Vine Streets
William Heiserman
Grads Have Better Chance to Shape World Says Speaker
Anna B. Lawther of Dubuque told 152 University of Iowa midyear graduates that while the world won t wait for college people to save it they have a better chance. She warned graduates to face a world on fire yet seek peace and bear responsibility in their era.
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Iowa City
Anna B. Lawther
Dubuque
State Board of Education
University of Iowa
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
NLRB Grants Employer Election Request at Ottumwa Poultry Plant
The National Labor Relations Board ordered a union election at the Poultry Producers Marketing Association plant in Ottumwa Iowa after a petition from the employer. The CIO and AFL unions claim to represent the majority of workers in the bargaining unit in what is described as the first decision arising from this case.
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Minneapolis
National Labor Relations Board
Lone Poultry Producers Marketing Association
Ottumwa
CIO
AFL
Enrollment in Iowa schools drops by 9704 students
DES MOINES AP Reports total Iowa school enrollment fell by 9704 in 1939. High school numbers rose by 1477 while elementary and other grades declined by 1,457. Overall enrollment stood at 511,326 across the state.
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Iowa
Des Moines
State Department of Public Instruction
Maquoketa Couple Wed at Sacred Heart Church
Kathleen Regenwether daughter of Mr and Mrs M J Regenwether of Maquoketa married Wilfred Rohling son of Mr and Mrs Eben Rohling of Lost Nation Tuesday at Sacred Heart Church Rev J A Mullen officiated Attending were bride sister Eileen and groom’s brother Ralph A wedding breakfast for 36 guests followed at the bride’s home They plan to reside on a farm near Lost Nation
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Maquoketa
Kathleen Regenwether
M. J. Regenwether
Wilfred Rohling
Eben Rohling
Lost Nation
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
J. A. Mullen
Eileen
Ralph
Centre Junction Fire Chief Resigns as Norman Martens New Leader
Center Junction firemen held their annual meeting at Abram Alvea's home where chief Abram Alvea resigned after nine years. Norman Martens was named his successor. Lamont Creamery elected officers for the coming year with Charles Harrison as president and other officers listed. Edgewood and Oelwein obituaries noted, plus a Decorah note on John Hanson book review and a Bluffton wedding of Rose Brown and Lester Sharp.
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Center Junction
Abram Alvea
Alvea
Norman Martens
Lamont
Lamont Creamery
Charles Harrison
Albert Berridge
Victor Meyers
John Foffel
William Bowden
John Banda
Clinton Shaffer
Frederick Havens
Roger Sheldon
George Thompson
Woman Drawn As Grand Juror For Ist Time In Winneshiek
In Decorah Iowa the first female grand juror in Winneshiek county history has been drawn. Grace Nash of Burr Oak leads the list due to precinct alphabetical order and will join other jurors for a February 26 session under Judge W L Eichendorf. Forty trial jurors are summoned for March 4 with names including Vernon Duxburry Amanda Meyer Phil Kolgraph Joe Brom and many others from Burr Oak Bloomfield Calmar Decorah and Springfield.
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Decorah
Winneshiek County
Grace Nash
Burr Oak
J. D. McCauley
Bluffton
A. J. Kuhn
Calmar
H. C. Bensch
W. A. Clink
Fremont
E. O. Sivesinn
Greenwood
W. E. Bollman
Hesper
B. G. Guttormson
Lincoln
William Collins
Military
Vern Curtis
Orleans
Helmer Orwells
Springfield
Theodore Schrandt
Washington
W. L. Eichendorf
McGregor
Vernon Duxburry
Amanda E. Meyer
Bloomfield
Phil Kolgraph
John Rupple
Canoe
Joe Brom
Frank Bily, Jr
Caroline Sobolik
Richard Huber
Leonard Rastetter
Alden Bauder
P. O. Finberg
Victor Hoeg
Gilbert Horgen
Albert Hauber
Gust Anderson
Albert Depping
Clarence Ludeking
Ed Remke
Frankville
Adolph Hagen
Norma Moen
Kenniston Kirkeby
Glenwood
L. R. Rowe
C. J. Jack
Edward Bouska
Jerome Skretta
Jackson
Gladys Kratz
H. R. Whitmer
Elling Lundby
Cleo Cahill
Mt Vernon High School Presents Hollywood Bound Operetta
Mt Vernon High School stages the operetta Hollywood Bound Thursday at 8 p.m. in the auditorium conducted by Richard Fuller. Cast includes Ardis Stinger Don Current Wallace Littell William Foster and others with Esther Dvorak leading a large chorus and Louis E Dvorak as accompanist. James Hawker serves as assistant coach.
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the Gazette
Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon High School
Richard Fuller
Ardis Stinger
Don Current
Wallace Littell
William Foster
Bette Longerbeam
Kay Current
Mark Hutchinson
Marian Fisher
Alice Vodicka
James Eyre
Merrill Pithk
Claide Klimo
Ludwig Hodge
Robert Sanderson
Robert Smith
Vernon Paul
Keith Lusted
Donald Leight
Donald Merritt
Esther Dvorak
Betty Jane Hedges
Jean Houstman
Marjorie Joy Hartung
Peggy Magee
Mary Carol Plattenberger
Martha Jane Rogers
Jaye Rogers
Betty Stoneking
Irene Sipple
Cynthia Winsor
Donald Minnick
Dale Stinger
Leota Barrett
Rosalie Scarbrough
Jean Smith
Lois Bigger
Mary Rodman
Betty Babcock
Mildred Fisher
Leora Foster
Mattie Johnson
Claire Littell
Ruth Minnish
Carolyn Neal
Joan Pringle
Marianne Vodicka
Pearl Whitlatch
Elizabeth Wolfe
Jane Koza
Gloria Hodge
Ruth Seivers
Hallie Winsor
Naomi Crumbaugh
Roberta Wilson
Louis E. Dvorak
James Hawker
Death Notice for Susan Herring 88 Center Point
Mrs Susan Herring 88 Center Point died at 1015 p m Tuesday at her daughter Verna Cress home in Center Point She had been an invalid Survivors include Mrs Cress two sons Fred Hawkins Milford and Guy Hawkins Minnesota a step son Walter Herring Cedar Rapids 13 grandchildren seven great grandchildren She was a member of the Center Point Church of Christ Funeral services set for 2 pm Thursday at Satchett funeral home Rev W C Wilson of Toddville to officiate Burial in Baptist cemetery south of Center Point
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Edgewood
Henry M. Barr
Congregational Church
Austin Eberle
W. L. Feller
Methodist Church
Winnebago County
Rockford
Samuel
Melinda Kratzer
Central City
Oelwein
Margaret McDevitt
Sacred Heart Church
E. J. O'Hagan
Woodlawn
McDevitt
Carbondale
McGregor
Mason City
P. T. McDevitt
Canada
Decorah
Arthur M. Brown
Boston
Mass
American Bar Association Journal
John Hanson and
J. A. Nelson
United States
Maryland
Charles Carroll
Statuary Hall
John Hanson
Hanson
Nelson
Times
Rose Brown
William Brown
Bluffton
Lester Sharp
Ed Sharp
Ray S. Bohrer
St. Bridget’s Catholic Church
Shirley Sharp
Harold Cronin
Center Point
Susan Herring
Verna Cress
Cress
Fred Hawkins
Milford
Guy Hawkins
Minnesota
Walter Herring
Cedar Rapids
Satchett Funeral Home
W. C. Wilson
Toddville
Baptist Cemetery
Violinist Erica Morini to Perform at Grinnell College Recital
Grinnell College announces violinist Erica Morini will appear on the college recital course February 7. Critics praise Morini as one of the era’s great female violinists, noting her Viennese birth and extensive tours in Europe and the United States.
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Grinnell
David E. Peck
Grinnell College
Erica Morini
Miss Morini
Europe
United States
Coroner Rules Tama Mill Explosion An Unavoidable Accident
Coroner Dr. A J Wentzien presided over an inquest into the January 4 boiler feed water heater explosion at Central Fibre Products mill in Tama. Ray L Quigley aged 48 died from a skull fracture after the blast. John W Croskey was injured. Jury of J A McCurdy, Frank Ruch and Robert Harrison ruled accidental death. Witnesses included George Bogle and Calvin Croskey. Both men were longtime workers celebrating anniversaries. Croskey had begun work 40 years earlier.
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John W. Croskey
Quigley
Croskey
Clinton County G O P Rally Set for February 13
Clinton county Republicans plan a district get-together at the Lafayette hotel in Clinton on February 13. Governor George A. Wilson will be the principal speaker with Ray Campbell serving as toastmaster at a 6 30 p m dinner.
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Clinton
INS
Clinton County
Lafayette
George A. Wilson
Ray Campbell
County Central Committee
Five Nighttime Pedestrian Rules On Highways
Des Moines Iowa. State Public Safety Commissioner Karl W Fischer proposed five ways pedestrians can increase visibility at night on highways. These include carrying a flashlight or lantern or wearing white clothing, holding a white handkerchief, knotting a handkerchief on the arm, or carrying a newspaper. He noted drivers see lights before identifying objects and urged pedestrians to ensure he is noticed.
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Des Moines
Karl W. Fischer
State Commissioner of Public Safety
Fischer
Dubuque U. Cleans Up Debt In $200000 Campaign
Dubuque university announced it has raised 200271 for its freedom from debt fund, reaching a goal set last year. An anonymous donor will add 25000, bringing the debt free status closer as the institution aims to join three Presbyterian schools nationwide.
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Dubuque U
Dubuque
INS
Dubuque University
Dale D. Welch
United States
Welch
Federal Total On Aid Programs To Iowa 15 Million
Iowa received 14,978,587 dollars in federal funds in 1939 for highway construction old age assistance and related programs. Major shares went to old age pensions 6,750,538 and highway improvement 4,624,681 with other aid to aid to the blind maternal and child health and welfare services and vocational education totaling hundreds of thousands. Surplus commodities distributed 1,714,898 and aid to agricultural stations extension work and college of agriculture 146,748 508,488 and 100,218 respectively. The Iowa soldiers home received 21,078 for operations in 1939.
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Washington
Iowa
Chilren
College For Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Iowa Soldiers’ Home
Farm Hand Accused of Poison Murder
Anton Beckman, 48, a farm hand, waived preliminary hearing and is held for trial without bond on a murder charge. He allegedly poisoned his employer, Charles E. Ott, 57, by pouring poison down Ott's throat after a dispute over $16 in wages at a Dubuque county farm last Thursday.
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Iowa Daily Press
Anton Beckman
Justice Court
Charles E. Ott
Dubuque County
Ossian pair charged with larceny from a person
Ray Spillman age 32 of Ossian and E N Brown age 23 of Ossian were arrested in St Joseph Missouri and charged with larceny from a person for allegedly stealing 26 dollars from a trucker. Brown waived preliminary hearing and was bound over to district court on four county false check counts totaling 8100 dollars with one check of 1613 dollars to a New Hampton livestock dealer.
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Waukon
Ray Spillman
Ossian
St. Joseph
E. N. Brown
Spillman
Brown
New Hampton
John Tietjen
Iowa
Chickasaw County
E. R. Drewelow
Publisher Woods Declares Run for State Senate Nomination
Paul C. Woods publisher of the Sheldon Mail announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for state senator in the Forty-ninth district. The district includes O'Brien Sioux Lyon and Osceola counties in Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Paul C. Woods
The
Sheldon Mail
O’brien
Sioux
Lyon
Osceola
Mrs. August Miehe Rites Held at Local Church
Mrs. August Miehe aged 68 died Monday and was laid to rest Wednesday at Fayette cemetery following services at the Presbyterian church conducted by Rev. L. W. Hauter. She leaves her husband two sons Elmer and Arnold of Oelwein and two daughters Mrs. Herbert Rechkemmer and Mrs. Walter Halstead who reside near Oelwein.
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Oelwein
August Miehe
Presbyterian Church
L. W. Hauter
Fayette
Miehe
Elmer
Arnold
Herbert Rechkemmer
Walter Hal Stead
West Union Man Seeks Office of Secretary of State
DES MOINES A member of the Iowa legislature seeking reelection to a fourth term took out nomination papers at the secretary of state's office. George L. Scott of West Union, Republican representative from Fayette county, filed for Secretary of State. Also G W Hunt of Guttenberg filed for Senator from Clayton county and W P Knowlton of Decorah for Winneshiek county representative.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Secretary of State
George L. Scott
West Union
Fayette County
G. W. Hunt
Guttenberg Reepublican
Clayton County
W. P. Knowlton
Decorah
Winneshiek County
You Need Not Be A Head Scratcher
An old remedy promises relief for itchy irritated scalps with Lucky Tiger hair and scalp products. It claims immediate comfort, cleanliness, and dandruff control available at drug stores and barber shops with a smaller size at 1% counters.
Local man credits Natex for waking Rip Van Winkle sleep
An upset stomach and nerves plagued a city barber until Natex helped him. He reports improved digestion appetite energy and sleep, with fewer kidney wakings. A Natex Representative at Podzimek's Pharmacy offers samples and guidance to others in need.
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Natex
Rip van Winkle
Podzimek
100 Second Ave
Henry Hooke
Third Avenue
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