Wounds Fatal to West Liberty Man
West Liberty, Lester Wagner, 25, a prominent farmer near here, died Saturday in Town City hospital from gun wounds suffered Wednesday. A West Liberty High School graduate active in the Methodist church and farm clubs, Wagner played in the town band. He was found wounded in a shed on his parents farm eight miles west of here, with infection cited as the cause of death. He is survived by his parents and a brother, Kenneth, Sioux County agent. Funeral arrangements were incomplete Saturday morning.
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Gazette
West Liberty
Lester Wagner
Here
West Liberty High School
Methodist
Wagner
Ernest Wagner
Kenneth
Sioux County
Robert Bliss Joins Iowa Daily Press Association Staff
Des Moines reports the Iowa Daily Press Association announces Robert Bliss of Ames will join the Des Moines news staff. He is the son of R K Bliss extension director at Iowa State College and former editor of the Iowa State Student. Bliss starts July 5 and will work with John D Zug, writing for The Gazette and 28 member papers.
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Iowa Daily Press Association
Des Moines
Robert Bliss
Ames
Bliss
R. K. Bliss
Iowa State College
Daily
Iowa State
John D. Zug
The
Gazette
Association
Iowa City Women Given Home Economics Honors
Two Iowa City women earned honors from the American Home Economics Association at the national Pittsburgh convention. Helen Judy Bond was installed as president and named to the World’s Fair executive board, while Dr. Amy L. Daniels received a gold medal and a $1,000 prize for nutrition research supporting calcium standards from milk.
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Iowa City
American Home Economics Association
Pittsburgh
Helen Judy Bond
Perry A. Bond
University of Iowa Chemistry
Association
Amy L. Daniels
Iowa Child Welfare Research Station
Names Speakers For Iowa Bureau At Fair
Red Oak Iowa June 7 1940 Mrs H C Houghton Jr Iowa director of the General Federation of Women’s clubs Saturday announced the membership of an Iowa speakers bureau for the New York World’s fair Mrs Leon Wood of Des Moines is chairman with Mrs Hughton as vice chairman and members Mrs W G McMartin Tama Mrs J J Shambaugh Des Moines Mrs Frank B Davis Sioux City Mrs Louis Pelzer Iowa City Mrs Frank Hoffman Ottumwa Mrs Rob Roy Cerney Mason City Mrs Wilbur Sackett Spencer Mrs William S Poinsett Dubuque Mrs J E Woodard Whittemore Mrs J R Inman Red Oak and Mrs Charles Pye Des Moines
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RED Oak
INS
H. C Houghton, Jr
Iowa
General Federation, of Women's Clubs
Leon Wood
Des Moines
Hughton
W. G. McMartin
Tama
J. J. Shambaugh
Frank B. Davis
Sioux City
Louis Pelzer
Iowa City
Frank Hoffman
Ottumwa
Rob Roy Cerney
Mason City
Wilbur Sackett
Spencer
William S. Poinsett
Dubuque
J. E. Woodard
Whittemore
J. R. Inman
Charles Pye
Moylan Elected President of Law Libraries Group
Helen Moylan of Iowa City was chosen president of the American Association of Law Libraries at the closing session of its annual convention. The University of Iowa law librarian succeeds James C. Baxter of Philadelphia.
Obituary notices from Iowa towns recount deaths and marriages
Relatives and friends learned of Arthur Holman 66 a Troy Mills hardware merchant who died in Bothell Washington after an appendicitis operation. Surviving wife Mary Mason sons Forrest and Francis grandson Burt Holman of Waterloo and brothers Burtie Irving Alvin. Burial in Seattle. Anamosa native Priscill Powell about 70 was found dead at her farm home from natural causes. She had lived alone since 1917. nephew Charles Hincklef of Baldwin will handle funeral. La Porte City announces Miss Margaret Bernstorf daughter of Luzerne to Robert Fultz of La Porte City married April 17 in Princeton Missouri with Miss Ingles and Allen Coburn present.
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Troy Mills
Arthur Holman
Bothell
Wash
Isaac
Augusta Holman
Westbury Township
Jesup
Mary Mason
Forrest
Francis
Seattle
Burt Holman
Waterloo
Holman
Burtie
Brainard
Minn
Irving Holman
Mount Ayr
Alvin Holman
Brooklyn
Anamosa
Priscill Powell
Here
Harley Snyder
England
Charles Hincklef
Baldwin
United States
LA Porte City
Margaret Bernstorf
Alvin Bernstorf
Luzerne
Robert Fultz
Charles Fultz
Iowa City News Briefs: Falls, Bids, and Pharmacy Placements
Norris Wilson, 74, collapsed from a 20 foot fall while repairing a barn roof and is hospitalized in Mercy with fractures and injuries. University Hospitals announces 27 new assistant resident physicians across dermatology, obstetrics, otolaryngology, and orthopedics plus Iowa City surgery. Bids due July 18 for 46 000 tons of coal for FY 1938 39 with public opening at Old Capitol. All 27 graduates of Iowa University's June pharmacy class have jobs, with many staying in Iowa and two opening stores.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
Norris Wilson
Downey
Mercy Hospital
Wilson
University Hospitals
Robert E. Neff
Thomas JL. Trunnell
Waterloo
State Board of Education
Old Capitol
University of Iowa
Rudolph A. Kuever
Iowa
Recess Hearing At Cherokee Hospital
State board of control recessed the hearing on charges of mistreatment of 60 year old patient Ben Freeburger at the Cherokee state insane hospital until July 12. Relatives of Freeburger and CIO organizer C. D. Shaeffer brought the charges. Hospital physicians and staff testified including Dr Adolph Soucek and Dr C F Obermann.
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Cherokee
State Board of Control
Ben Freeburger
State Insane Hospital
Freeburger
C. D. Shaeffer
CIO
Adolph Soucek
Central City July Fourth Program Listed by Legion
Special to The Gazetti describes a Fourth of July event at the fairgrounds in Central City hosted by the American Legion. The schedule includes baseball games at 9:45 and 2 p.m., a 3 p.m. winners’ game, band concerts, pony races, and performances by the Harmony Team, Zimmerman Four, The Terrible Three, The Newman Family, Shirley Johnson, and Betty the Acro.
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Central City
American Legion
Fairground
Alburnett
Walker
Springville
Zimmermen Sisters
Anamosa
Harmony Team
Zimmerman
the Terrible
Newman Family
Shirley Johnson
Betty
Acroat
Funeral services held for Mrs Albert Graber in Washington
Funeral services Sunday at 2 30 pm at Eicher Mennonite church Noble for Mrs Albert Graber 23 who died Thursday after childbirth. She was daughter of Vernus Bradford Washington married to Mr Graber in January 1936. Survived by husband baby daughter two brothers Allen Bradford Des Moines Jimmy in Washington and paternal grandfather Frank H Bradford Washington. Burial Noble cemetery. Winton funeral for Thomas Hansen 80 to be held Monday with services at home 1 30 pm and Dysart community hall 2 30 pm. He died Friday five days after a fall. Survived by wife four children William C Dora Jackson Matilda Wilson Albert Garrison 14 grandchildren and siblings. Columbus Jct census shows 471 between ages 5-21 236 boys 235 girls with 139 boys 140 girls in compulsory 7-16. Delta Donald Hutton 20 arraigned on reckless driving charge with 30 day jail sentence. case to district court. free on $100 bond.
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Eicher Mennonite
Noble
Albert Graber
Graber
Vernus Bradford
Allen Bradford
Des Moines
Jimmy
Frank H. Bradford
Delbert Welty
Eicher Church
Vernon H. Carter
The
Christian Church of Washington
Noble Cemetery
Winton
Thomas Hansen
Dysart
Mr. Hansen
Schleswig
Germany
Scott County
Christina Peterson
Toledo
Tama County
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Vinton
William C
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Matilda Wilson
Albert
Garrison
Lena Sackett
Traer
Anna Peterson
Gorham
N. Dak
Matilda Eggers
Pipestone
Minn
Harvey Hansen
Hansen
Columbus Junction
Columbus Independent
Martha Butler
Columbus City
Boston
Short Creek
Tennessee
Delta
Donald Hutton
Ollie
J. P. Bowen
Lost Nation
Lena Kuhlman
W. G. Weber
Lena Reusa Kuhlman
Mecklemburg
Fred Kuhlman
Kuhlman
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Dora Westphal
Anamosa
Wilda Hopkins
Camanche
Emma Roettger
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Otto Vanicek
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Edward Balichek
Donald McGregor
Harry Pegorek
Marvin Klahn
Cecelia Lasack
Betty Starr
Rosine Lasack
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Velma Burda
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Maquoketa
Antone Vanicek
Velma
Anton
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Mayflower
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John Bailey
Navy
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Bothell
Wash
Bailey Brothers
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Dewitt
Herbert E. Miller
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Nashua
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Lloyd Ruttenbeck
Town City
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Chicago
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Jolly Jim
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Fern Leaf Rebekah Lodge
Garna Mapel
Noble Grand
Erma Latta
Mary Mapel
Anna Younkin
Fannie Meecks
Clarence
Dan Stock
Anamosa to Get New Post Office
Washington AP reports that treasury and post office departments approved 280 public building projects nationwide including post offices, court houses and remodels. The program totals $130 million for contracts by June 30, 1939, with Anamosa listed at $75,000 along with Clarion Corydon Forest City at similar estimates.
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Morganthau
Town
Anamosa
Clarion
Corydon
Forest City
Chicago Man Hails Politicians Value In Iowa U Lecture
Special to The Gnavette from Iowa City. Prof. T V Smith of the University of Chicago lauded politicians as secular saints and potential saviors of democracy. A philosophy professor and congressional candidate, he argued politicians see both sides of conflicts and endure criticism, stating liberty at a low level is preferable to dictatorship.
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Gnavette
Iowa City
University of Iowa
T V. Smith
University of Chicago
Smith
Chicago
Judge Ellison 85 Years Old July 4
ANAMOSA Judge and Mrs. Frederick O Ellison will be at home Monday July 4 from 3 until to all friends who may care to call July 4 happens to be the judge's birthday and this year it is his eighty fifth.
Independence Bride and Groom Announce May Madison Wedding
Independence announces the marriage of Harold Petsch and Rosemary Jogerst on June 25 in Madison. The couple plans a home in Independence at the Leytze apartments after a brief trip. Rosemary is daughter of the Jogersts of Madison. Harold is son of the Petsches of Dubuque. Both attended local schools and colleges. Harold works as a bookkeeper for Independence Dairy.
Eastern Iowa News Briefs Highlight Community Deaths and Marriages
Multiple small town notices report the death of Mrs. Joseph Smith in Buchanan County and numerous local happenings. The items record marriages, school events, church activities, road and county planning actions, and civic meetings across Independence, Mount Vernon, Decorah, Waukon, and surrounding communities with dates, family names, and local institutions.
Weekend Heat Wave Hits Iowa With 105 Degree Peak
Scorching Fourth of July weekend heat gripped Iowa with highs near 105 in Council Bluffs and 104 in Atlantic, 100 in Clarinda, 99 in Carroll and Creston, 98 in Sioux City. Showers offered brief relief in spots while weather conditions remained unsettled into Monday.
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Des Moines
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Atlantic
Clarinda
Carroll
Creston
Albia
Sioux City
Rockwell City
Waterloo
Fort Dodge
Cherokee
Charles City
Iowa Falls
Decorah
Rainstorm Flattened Oats and Knocked Out Lines
One inch of heavy rain and a severe electrical storm struck Waterloo early Saturday. Oats lay tangled and flattened with some heads likely ruined. Lightning caused fuse blows cutting rural electric service and city lines. Firefighters answered four alarms as the Cedar River rose six inches.
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Waterloo
Cedar River
Patrolman Returns Stolen Bike To Station In Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids officer Frank Bukacek, noted as the city’s first bicycle cop, spotted Francis Baum’s stolen bicycle near Twelfth avenue and Nineteenth street SE. He and Patrolman Dyson watched it, then Bukacek pedaled it back to the police station, delivering the recovered bike.
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Frank Bukacek
Cedar Rapids
Francis Baum
Sixteenth Avenue
Rialto Theater
Dyson
Bukacek
Baums
Twelfth Avenue
Nineteenth Street
Second Avenue
Third Street
Board Grants One Week Paid Vacation For Custodians
Cedar Rapids public school custodians received a unanimous vote for a one week paid vacation during summer, to be taken before the September opening. The board acted on a letter from Joe Suma, chief school engineer, with support from J. C. Blodgett, and urged that the time off would boost efficiency and cooperation.
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Cedar Rapids
Joe Suma
J. C. Blodgett
Iowa U Violinist to Give Chicago Concert
Iowa University violinist Prof. Tans Muenzer of the music department will perform Wednesday evening July 13 at Grant Park Chicago in a Tchaikowsky concerto. A Mutual network will broadcast the performance with the Chicago orchestra directed by Henry Weber. Muenzer has served as concertmaster for the Chicago Theater Symphony Orchestra and was a former faculty member of the Chicago Conservatory of Music. The Grant Park concerts’ fourth season opened Friday evening.
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Gazette
Iowa City
Tans Muenzer
University of Iowa Music Department
Grant Park
Chicago
Mutual Broadcasting System
Muenzer
Tchaikowsky
WGN
Henry Weber
Chicago Theater Symphony Orchestra
Mt. Vernon Woman on Church Merger Board
EVANSTON NN AP Three Towans were among 14 clergymen and laymen named to draft plans for merging the three Methodist branches in the United States. The appointees include Mrs. Thomas Nicholson of Mount Vernon Fred C Huebner of Des Moines and C R Green of Maxwell.
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Evanston, NN
Towans
United States
Commission On Interdenominational Relations
Thomas Nicholson
Mount Vernon
Fred C. Huebner
Des Moines
C. R. Green
Maxwell
Winthrop Resident William J. Smith Dies at 70
William J. Smith 70 died after a year of ill health. Funeral at Monti Catholic church conducted by Father John L. Byrne. Born Feb 5 1859 near Monti, he lived in Buchanan County most of his life, never married, survived by four sisters in Chadron Neb Waterloo Ind... and Winthrop. Independent: Unclaimed dividends of 414 from Iowa State Bank of Hazleton deposited with Buchanan County clerk for over 300 depositors, pays on proof of ownership upon application.
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Winthrop
William J. Smith
Monti
John L. Byrne
Mr. Smith
Patrick
Anna Smith
Nebraska
Canada
Buchanan County
Anna Dargan
Chadron
Neb
Susan Evans
Waterloo
Jennie Boies
Independence
Alice Smith
Iowa State Bank of
Hazleton
District Court
State Banking Department
Federation Survey Says Economic Situation Remains Critical
Washington AP The American Federation of Labor reports in a first half 1938 business survey that the economy is still critical and unions must resist wage cuts while seeking gains. It cautions any wage reductions could trigger a broader deflationary slide, with possible impacts in rail and steel sectors.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Federation
Labor Department
A. F. of LI
Approval of REA Plan for Delaware County South
About 150 people attended a Buck Creek school meeting to back the REA program in southern Delaware county. Edgar Beach of the Maquoketa Valley Rural Electrification cooperative outlined the federal angle and Jones county setup with help from County Agent Edward Molin. Roughly sixty farmers across Adams Hazel Green Union South Fork and Milo townships joined the Delaware cooperative unit, which will join Maquoketa Valley. Six representatives work in Milo township with a broader canvass planned. Preliminary surveys have been accepted by federal engineers.
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Gazette
Manchester
Delaware County
Buck Creek
Edgar Beach
Maquoketa
Milo Township
Republicans Revise Questionnaire For Rank And File
CHICAGO AP The Republican program committee plans a drastic revision of its nationwide questionnaire to give rank and file voters more say in future GOP policy. The 228 committee members were sent the draft for final approval and then withdrew it after responses showed they could write a better version.
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Chicago
Republican Program Committee
Glenn Franks
Hard
William Hard
Milo Simanek Wins School Boiler Contract
Milo Simanek was awarded the boiler installation contracts for Taylor and Fillmore schools by the school board after bidding. He quoted 2818.92 for Taylor and 2381.08 for Fillmore, with age and pressure issues prompting repair plans and insurance inspection notes guiding the project.
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Milo Simanek
Taylor
C. D. Hedberg
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