Fischer Seeks State Auditor Nomination With Broad County Support
Karl Fischer of Vinton says he has secured 70 counties backing his bid for the Republican state auditor nomination and expects 80 by Saturday. He trails the suspended auditor J W Long by under 100 votes from the primary, and his camp claims a first ballot win at the state convention based on careful tabulations.
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Des Moines
Karl Fischer
Vinton
Republican State Auditor
Fischer
J W Long
Pioneer Jones County Woman Dies at 91
Special to The Gazette Center Junction died at home at 91. Martha Reid Carson born June 18 1841 in Ireland. She came to America in 1871 to Jones County living with her brother before marriage to Robert Carson in 1875. Survived by two daughters Isabelle Serbousek and Margaret Thompson and fifteen grandchildren.
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Center Junction
Bethel Church
Onslow
Robert Carson
Abram Alyea
Presbyterian Church of
Martha Reid
Carson
John Reid
Dessert Martin
County Derry
Ireland
St. James Episcopalian Church
Drummore
America
Jones County
George Reid
Clay Township
Scotch Grove Township
Andrew Serbousek
Margaret Thompson
Ce- Bes Rapids
Pioneer Woman J H Onstott Dies After Mechanicsville Fall
Mrs J H Onstott 81 a Mechanicsville pioneer woman died at home after a fall suffered Monday She was born Julia Ann Rogers September 5 1830 in Ohio and moved to Iowa as a child She married J H Onstott in 1876 a Civil War veteran Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at the family home
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Gazett
Mechanicsville
J. H Onstott
Julia Ann Rogers
Ohio
Ezekiel Rogers
Iowa
Red Oak Grove
Tipton
J. H. Onstott
Onstott
Evangeline Chapter
Many Miles Of Surfaced Roads Added To Tama County System
Tama county supervisors award contracts to Dewees Whit ney Springville for two miles west of Dysart surfacing at 1.55 per cubic yard and two miles in Geneseo township. Ray Cook Nevada Iowa to resurface twelve miles from Lincoln village east through Dinsdale to primary 59. Clemann Motor Gladbrook to surface five and a half miles in Crystal township linking Dinsdale with primary 59. Lynch Construction Des Moines handles short Salt Creek township stretch. Tama and Benton counties cooperate on five miles of county line road north from Dysart. Road south of Dysart became a state road last year and remains unimproved.
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TRAER
Tama County
County Board of Supervisors
Dewees and Whitney
Springville
Dysart
Nunestone
Geneseo Township
Buckingham Village
Gene Seo
Ray Cook
Nevada
Lincoln Village
Dinsdale
Primary 59
Clemann Motor Company
Gladbrook
Crystal Township
W. T. Kelly
Des Moines
Otter Creek
Columbia
Highland
Richland
Lynch Construction Company
Salt Creek Township
Tama
Benton
Iowa School Bus Costs Rise Far Above National Average
Iowa's school transportation cost ranks third among midwestern states with an average of 35 per pupil, far higher than the U S average of 25. The report notes 57 million spent on schools with nearly four percent for transportation and urges counties to study costs.
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DES Moines
Iowa
National Association of Motor Bus Operators
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Ed R. Brown
Georgia
Vinton Declares Seven Day Business Holiday
Mayor George Urice proclaims a seven day business holiday in Vinton to run until July 7. Only essential services such as gas stations, restaurants, drug stores, and public utilities may operate while Farmers National Bank suspends operations to protect depositors. A. H. Ellis leads the bank, with Judge Clarence Nichols as board chair.
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Vinton
George Urice
Farmers National Bank
A. H. Ellis
Clarence Nichols
Officers Of Tama Republican Women's Club Re-elected
The Tama County Republican Women's club held its annual meeting at the Tama courthouse with Mrs. E. E. Taylor of Traer speaking on the Chicago convention. Officers elected for two years were President Mrs. A. J. Banks, Montour. Vice-president Mrs. George Ross, Buckingham. Secretary and treasurer Mrs. W. G. McMartin, Tama. A membership drive was planned with committee chairs Mrs. Charles Wonser, Miss Marian Clarke, and Mrs. H. J. Ferguson. The program chair is Mrs. E. E. Taylor of Traer. The Iowa club claims to be the only one of its kind in the state and has nearly 100 members.
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Toledo
Tama County
Republican Women's Club
Court House
E. E. Taylor
Traer
Chicago
A. J. Banks
Montour
George Ross
Buckingham
W. G. McMartin
Tama
Charles Wonser
Marian Clarke
H. J. Ferguson
Iowa
Amana Physician Weds Waterloo Woman in Amana Ceremony
Dr Charles Noe Jr of Amana marries Miss Eva Newbauer of Waterloo in an Amana ceremony. The groom is son of Dr Charles Noe of Amana and the bride is daughter of Charles Newbauer of Waterloo.
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Charles Noe, Jr
Amana
Eva Newbauer
Waterloo
Noe
Charles Noe
Charles Newbauer
Iowa Residents Die in Multiple Tragic Incidents
Four Iowans died in separate incidents and a sixth was seriously injured. Victims include Mrs. Percy Miles of Denison and George Smith of Salix, with others named as George Mark of Council Bluffs and a Des Moines man. Drowning in the Missouri river and Boyer river, a suicide by hanging, and a derrick accident at Lewis are reported alongside recovered bodies.
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Associated Press
Percy Miles
Denison
George Smith
George Mark
Missiouris
Des Moines
Joan Lustgraaf
Boyer River
Elaine
Vernon Beebe
Lewis
Dean Anson Marston Retires As Head Of Engineering College
Ames Iowa Anson Marston ends 28 years as dean of Iowa State College engineering due to age limit policy. Under his leadership the program grew from about 100 to 1500 students and from two to thirteen buildings. He will continue as professor under new dean T R Age while remaining active in national engineering affairs.
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Chicago
Engineering Review Board
Miami
Fla
Hoover
South America
American Society of Civil Engineers
T. R. Age
Shell Gasoline Fights Engine Waste Thieves in Advertising
A Shell ad urges motorists to switch to Shell Gasoline to curb Engine Waste thefts by inferior fuels. It claims Shell’s refining process and tests guarantee performance, reduced driving costs, and greater mileage, inviting drivers to fill up at local Shell stations.
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Shell
Bank cashier shoots self in Jackson County bank
Chris Pankow 35 cashier of Farmers Savings bank Spragueville east of Maquoketa attempted suicide Thursday morning by shooting himself in the basement. Found unconscious at 6 30 by his wife and Ed Driscoll vice president. Taken to Mercy hospital Clinton with no hope of recovery. Pankow active in Iowa American Legion.
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Maquoketa
Chris Pankow
Farmers Savings Bank
Spragueville
Pankow
Ed Driscoll
Mercy
Driscoll
Preston
Iowa American Legion
Jackson County Legion
Outdated coat sparks office raise joke
In a brief office moment, Henry notes the clerk wears an old coat while the clerk quips the coat dates from the last raise, highlighting a humorous exchange over attire and compensation.
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Henry
Henry Dupuis Dies Keota Phone Company Manager
Henry Dupuis 42, manager and part owner of the Keota Telephone company, died Thursday of inflammation of the brain after weeks of illness. Survived by widow, two sons George and John, five brothers Tom Fred Harry of Keota Big Journey Will of Washington Ia and Phillip of Burlington, and four sisters Minnie Stewart Keota Mrs Will Smock Mason City Mrs John Sampson and Mrs Elmer Peiffer of Washington Ia.
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Keota
Henry Dupuis
Keota Telephone Company
Dupuis
People's Telephone Company
Big‘ourney
George
John
Tom
Fred
Harry
Will
Washington, Ia
Phillip
Burlington
Minnie Stewart
Will Smock
Mason City
John Sampson
Elmer Peiffer
Man Who Swallowed Lye Dies At Belle Plaine
Peter Durham of Clinton a former Belle Plaine resident died Wednesday in a local hospital after swallowing lye water Monday night. He had been found in the railroad yards and was unconscious since then. Coroner J R Burrows will investigate. Durham long worked for the North Western railroad before being laid off.
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The
Gazette
Belle Plaine
Peter Durham
Clinton
J. R. Burrows
Durham
North Western Railroad
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