Rock Island to Spend 1.5 Million on Iowa Rail Upgrades
Rock Island plans about 1.509 million dollars in Iowa rail improvements, including replacing rails across nearly 100 miles and expanding the East Des Moines roundhouse. The project will employ roughly 250 Iowans and aims for completion by January 1.
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Rock Island
Des Moines
Rock Island Railroad
Iowa
W. H. Dick
L. J. Hughes
Fairbury
Neb
First District
Hughes
Racine
Chapin
Oxford
Marengo
Maine
Walnut
Culver
Columbus Junction
Marble Rock
Nora Springs
East Des Moines
Chicago
Ill
Manley
Minneapolis
Jim Lester Encounters Old Friends In Mount Vernon Visit
Jim Lester, a familiar Mount Vernon figure on Main Street, meets two distinguished visitors Gov. Clyde Herring and Fred Sargent head of the North Western road in town for lunch and a Friday night band concert. Sargent chats with locals while veteran S. S. Haun, a Civil War veteran and railroad builder, expresses pleasure that Sargent is a Republican.
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the Gazette
Mount Vernon
Jim Lester
Main Street
Clyde Herring
Fred Sargent
North Western Road
Jim
Clinton
Herring
Ford Agency
Iowa
Nebraska
Missouri
Des Moines
North Western
John Klimo
S. S. Haun
Sargent
Iowa in Brief Notes From Towns Across State
Elections held by the Old Settlers association name Mrs. Lloyd Magruder as president and J R Musser as vice president. A Jesup death follows an accident and diabetes, with survivors listed. Betty Meredith marries Gerald Irwin in Omaha. Anamosa adds an 86 by 108 foot school addition with 1000 seat auditorium due Oct 1. Maquoketa sends youths to Davenport rally. camp at Waubeek July 20 to 25. CCC camp improvements shift to Garrison area. Marriage announced for Helen Cook and Harrison Rearick in Davenport. Several legal, civic, and school notices across Independence, Center Point, Dysart, Tipton, Webster, Lost Nation, Bennett, Mount Vernon, Delta.
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Garrison
FE. L. Meredith
Omaha
Betty
Gerald Irwin
Samuel Irwin
Anamosa
National Re-Employment Service of
Tine
Association
Cedar Rapids
Waubeek
Wapsipinicon River
Blough
J. A. Clarke
Clinton
L. A. Spooner
DeWitt
B. H. Cheney
Lost Nation
Malcom Metcalf
Bill Bowman
Davenport
Ruth Moyle
Maquoketa
Willie Willis confronts family rumors and shame
The speaker complains that relatives judge him for his sister's partner and for his own reputation. He insists the family shaming hurts him more than any outsider gossip and voices frustration at being labeled by others’ judgments.
Buildings Burn On Maytag Farm
Two Fourth of July fires in Jasper county caused an estimated 8000 dollars in damage. At Maytag No 11 farm northeast of Newton a barn with hay oats harness corn and outbuildings burned. A fire on the Frank Long estate near Baxter destroyed a barn and threatened a house. Baxter department answered both calls.
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Newton
Jasper
Maytag
Here
Frank Long
Baxter
D. M. Cross
Baxter Fire Department
Versatile Pattern 4049 for Two Summer Fashions
A bright Anne Adams pattern 4049 offers two chic versions with brief sleeves and a Peter Pan collar. Sizes range 12 to 40 with a size 16 fabric yardage of 34% yards. Illustrated instructions accompany the pattern and a Summer Pattern Book is offered for fifteen cents. Order via The Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Department 243 W. 17th St New York 7.
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Anne Adams
Pattern
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Pattern Department
W. 17Th St
New York
Fourth of July Heat Tops Iowa Readings
Iowa baked under a 100 degree plus Fourth of July with Council Bluffs Omaha tying a heat record at 110. Sioux City hit 104 Des Moines 102 and Dubuque 80 as northeastern areas faced rising highs Saturday with no rain forecast for the weekend.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Charles Reed
Alberta
South Dakota
Iowa Weather Bureau
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Sioux City
Charles City
Davenport
Keokuk
Dubuque
Forecast Foresees Prolonged Heat Across Midwestern States
An official forecast from the federal weather bureau indicates no relief from extreme heat for at least a week in the Upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys including Minnesota Wisconsin Illinois Iowa and Missouri. Little precipitation is expected in the south with scattered showers in the north on Monday and Friday while temperatures remain above normal in the north and unseasonably warm in the south.
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Des Moines
INS
Federal Weather Bureau
Mississippi
Missouri
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Iowa
Omaha Man Found Dead of Self Inflicted Wound
Luciano Radicia, 63, of Omaha, was found fatally shot in a bedroom Friday by Dr. Carl Mangiamelli who had treated him. A pistol lay beside the body and police ruled the death a self inflicted wound. Sixteen years earlier Radicia had been acquitted of a charge that he killed another Omaha Italian.
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Omaha
Luciano Radicia
Carl Mangiamelli
Radicia
Senator Murphy and wife guests at Monticello New Deal luncheon
Senator and Mrs Louis Murphy of Dubuque were honored at a New Deal rally luncheon hosted by Mrs Henry Carpenter in Monticello. Guests dined at a long table and smaller settings around the house as red white and blue decor and garden lights framed the event. An orchestra played patriotic airs and the gathering closed with The Star Spangled Banner. Senator Murphy delivered an address at a Farm Bureau picnic in the city park in the afternoon.
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Monticello
Louis Murphy
Dubuque
Henry Carpenter
Iowa City Men Named in Damage Suit Over Fatal Crash
Administrators of Leroy Fay estate sue for 25000 dollars charging negligence by two drivers. Fay died after a March 3 collision near Mechanicsville while a passenger in a car driven by John Willard Jr. The defendants are John M. Darrow Chicago and John W. Willard and John W. Willard Jr Iowa City.
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Iowa City
Leroy Fay
John M. Darrow
Chicago
John W. Willard
John W. Willard, Jr
Fay
Mechanicsville
John Willard, Jr
Dorrow
Two Slightly Hurt In Crash Near Anamosa
Alvin Bailey and Wayne Pavin were injured when their car skidded and rolled twice on a road seven miles west of Anamosa while attempting to pass another vehicle. Bailey owns the car and works on Cliff Tharp's farm. Pavin, living with his parents, suffered facial cuts and a possible broken nose.
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the Gazette
Anamosa
Alvin Bailey
Wayne Pavin
Bailey
Cliff Tharp
Pavin
Japanese Make Flags For British Coronation
Japanese merchants in the Far East prepare for King Edward's coronation and seek orders for flags medals hunting gear and postcards to sell in Empire markets. British traders expect British made Union Jacks but find English prices higher than Japanese quotes.
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Singapore
Far East
Edward
June license surge sets record in Manchester area
Manchester June records 34 marriage licenses issued by County Clerk Burton Clark and deputy R W Nie man. The six month total reaches 85, up from 75 in 1935, with June 1936 showing a 15 license increase over the previous year.
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Manchester
Burton Clark
R. W. Nieman
Roosevelt third term talk fuels wartime democracy call
Washington conversations on Franklin D. Roosevelt's third term ambitions focus on his acceptance speech. The crowd at Franklin Field interrupted as the war for the survival of democracy was invoked. Longworth notes the enlistment phrasing could echo in four years.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Franklin Field
Alice Longworth
Funds on Hand to Cancel Levy in Iowa
Iowa state accounts show 9.089 million dollars in three point tax cash on hand July 1 to refund property taxpayers and cancel the 3.1 mill levy. The surplus could also cover the soldiers bonus 0.4 mill levy. 4.319 million remains in the general fund, with timing of revenue collection delaying access.
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Des Moines
INS
C. B. Murtagh
Clyde Herring
Iowa
CCC
Murtagh
Rev Joseph J Boyle Dies At Sister Home In Mason City
Mason City reports the death of Rev Joseph J Boyle 54 president of the University of Portland Oregon who died Friday at his sister Mrs P H Hughes home in Mason City Funeral services are set for Notre Dame Monday He was famed as a Notre Dame mission band member retreats speaker and pulpit orator Surviving siblings include three sisters and two brothers
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Mason City
Notre Dame
Joseph J. Boyle
University of Portland
Portland
Ore
P. H. Hughes
Notre Dame Mission Band
Shoe Production Totals Rise From 1932 to 1934
Shoe manufacturers produced 353 million pairs in 1934 up from 313 million in 1932, reflecting a substantial output increase in the period.
Orleans Hotel at Spirit Lake Burns
The Orleans hotel at Spirit Lake burned on the hottest day of the year, the third on the same site to be destroyed by fire. Holiday guests escaped as the frame structure, owned by Mrs Mabel Burnside, was consumed. loss estimated at 10000 dollars. The fire started near a chimney not used this season.
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Spirit Lake
INS
Orleans
Mabel Burnside
Fire reports from Orleans hotel night clerk Paul Spray
Paul Spray a night clerk at the Orleans hotel sent a late Friday message to his mother Mrs. Lida J. Spray 1608 Washington Avenue SE reporting a fire. The note places the incident with Spray as a key witness or participant in the unfolding event.
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Paul Spray
Lida J. Spray
Washington Avenue SE
Orleans Hotel
Senate Candidates Spend Most Money In Iowa Primaries
DES MOINES AP reports that Iowa primary candidates spent most in the June contests with 91 candidates unpaid due to late reports. Senators led with 15 23583 total for 11 candidates. governors 11 85573. Congress 15 05155. other state offices 12 86153. legislature 16 08923. Representative J W Frizell spent three cents, the lowest. Senator L J Dickinson filed a four dollar expense.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Secretary of State
Congress
J. W. Frizell
Brooklyn
Poweshiek County
L. J. Dickinson
People
Pike's Peak Park Road To Be Upgraded
The Pike's Peak road near McGregor will be added to the state primary highway system and improved to first class condition. Carl Hageman of the Iowa Highway Commission inspected the dirt two mile stretch and reported that funds allocated to the region will complete the upgrade.
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Mcgregor
Pike’s Peak
Pictured Rocks
Iowa Conservation Commission
Carl Hageman
Iowa Highway Commission
Highway Commission
Dramatic Critic Cheney To Speak In Iowa City
Sheldon W. Cheney dramatic critic and founder of Theater Arts will lecture on the modern theater in Iowa City on July 7 8 and 9. He follows Barrett Clark of New York who spoke at the university last week.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
Sheldon W. Cheney
Theater Arts” Magazine
Cheney
Barrett Clark
New York City
Mrs. Sarah Cray Dies at 78 in Lone Tree
Funeral services were held in the Methodist church for Mrs. Sarah Cray born Sarah Esther Stout in Ohio. She came to Iowa as a child, married John H. Cray in 1891, who died in 1902. Surviving are son Scott Stout of Lone Tree and sister Addie Wilson of Minneapolis.
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Jesup
Edgar Moore
St. Francis Hospital
Waterloo
Mary McNelly
Kenneth
Elizabeth McNelly
Pennsylvania
Iowa
Edgar D. Moore
Toledo
B. W. Phillips
Guy Moore
Ralph Moore
Dunkerton
R B. Sires
Methodist Church
Parkers Chapel
Lone Tree
Paul Hann
Sarah Cray
Sarah Esther Stout
Elias and
Jane Walker Stout
Ohio
John H. Cray
Scott Stout
Addie Wilson
Minneapolis
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Iowa News
Old Settlers Association
Lloyd Magruder
J. R. Musser
Ross Rayner
J. M. Sims
E. D. Porter
Frank Poland
J. D. Musser
Davenport Association
Congregational
Eagle Point Park
Walter Staves
Mary Virginia Evans
Tom Thoesen
John Blough
Musca
Wyoming
Helen Cook
Harry Cook
Harrison H. Rearick
Grace Methodist Church
W. N. Weasmer
Independence
Gertrude Jamason
Fay Miller
Littleton
Center Point
Herbert Benson
Alice Church
John McKee
Brandon
Alice
Benion
Ted Benson
Benson
Marjorie Cozart
Morley
Wesley
Walker
Myrtle Sailor
Kansas City
Scotland
Presbyterian Church
Town
Beatrice Herr
Earl Seitsinger
Earl Herr
Otha Huber
Ralph Seitsinger
O. C. Rowe
N. O. Walk
Clara Simmons
Eleader
E. W. Reinbold
Garnaville
Grannville Cooperative Creamery
Alburnett
Milton Weislogel
Iowa State College
Carnegie Illinois Steel Company
Gary
Ind
Waukon
Earlville
Earlville Consolidated
Ruth Klaus
Charles Vanter
Shirley Smith
Leroy Smith
Clyde Merchant
Harry Merchant
Petersen
Fairview Church
Arlen Lamprecht
Myron Merchant
Mr. Merchant
Garrison High School
Clear Lake
Tipton
D. B. Winslow
W. A. Findlay
Stanwood
Winslow
Webster
Victora Caleb
Oskaloosa
Leona Russell
Winfield
H. T. Frederickson
Bennett
Bennett State Bank
Federated Sunday School
Country Club
Albert Dickman
George Dobling
Emily Smith
Elsie Cressey
Martha Myatt
Winifred Clapp
Esther Steiner
Mona Kiel
Viola Smith
Bernice Dobling
Ruth Eleanor Myatt
Nadine Rohling
Robert Rutenbeck
Richard Dake
Henry
Winnifred Shine
Clifton M. Frane
Little Brown
Ben Shine
Winthrop
Winthrop High School
Findlay Hospital
People’s Hospital
Frane
Elizabeth Frane
Algona
Cedar River
Palisades
Lake Macbride State Park
WPA
Solon
Palisades Dam
DELTA
Edith Reed
Charles Shelby
Shelby
Rep. Jacobsen
Iowa Daily Press
Rep
B. M. Jacobsen
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Clinton National Guard
Hubbard
1St Ave. E
Messinger & Sons
Fifth Street
Willie Willis
Maytag Farm
Senator
Mrs
J. J. Boyle
Senate
Pike’s Peak Park
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