Heat, floods kill five in Iowa as storms strike
Des Moines reported five heat related deaths as Thursday s heat wave broke with Friday showers. The weather bureau forecast cooler temps tonight and noted sub 102 degree highs in Decorah and Eldora. Northern Iowa rains caused washouts and railroad damage near Avoca and Manning while a cloudburst near Manning triggered the breach.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Decorah
Eldora
Fred Burns
River Sioux
Gilbert Walters
Eldora Harvest Hand
Houston Smith
Oelwein
PWA
Inwood
Nishnabotna River
Rock Island Railroad
Avoca
Manning
Washington
Blencoe
Rains Bring Relief From Heat Wave In State
Marion news notes officers reelected at Grace H Starr Missionary circle with Mrs Keith Vawter as president. Other officers reassigned include Mrs Will Grassfield secretary Mrs Charles Harlan and Mrs W H Applegate treasurer. Socials and visits listed among local happenings.
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Keith Vawter
Grace H. Starr
Siesta Advice as Heat Warms Des Moines Health Officials
Iowa Health Commissioner Walter Bierring endorses a midday siesta to beat summer heat. He says noon is the danger hour and rest builds resilience for afternoon work. Des Moines health leaders urge salt, liquids, fruit juices, and keeping children indoors during peak heat.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Walter Bierring
Webster’s
Robber Sought After Mason City Filling Station Heist
Northern Iowa peace officers sought two men after a night robbery at a Mason City filling station. They took about $40 from Harry Arnold, the attendant, with the incident reported Friday.
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Mason City
INS
Iowa
Harry Arnold
Missing Sabula operator sparks state search
State agents join Sheriff Cahill in hunting Michael Burns, a 59 year old Sabula railway bridge tender last seen leaving John Callaghan's farm to walk to Green Island station. Two days of searches found no trace, with investigators considering foul play though no motive is known. The Mississippi near Green Island was dragged without results. Friends say Burns was moderately wealthy and did not carry much money.
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Maquo Keta
Ronald Cahill
Green Island
Michael Burns
Sabula
Burns
John Callaghan
Mississippi
Youth Hostel Near North Liberty to Open Saturday
The Young Youth Hostel two and one half miles north of North Liberty will open Saturday July 8 instead of Sunday. The fourth hostel in the state will host families and groups for picnics on the grounds. Quarters will be inspected and films of hostels in the United States and Europe shown. Singing and folk dancing will be part of the program.
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North Liberty
United States
Europe
Sign of War? Locusts Hint at War in Iowa
In northeastern Iowa near McGregor seventeen year cicadas swarm bearing the letter W on their wings. Dr Roy Abbott of Iowa State Teachers College notes such markings are a superstition about war. The cicadas emerge every 17 years in the north and 13 years in the south feeding on tree roots.
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Cedar Falls
Iowa
McGregor
Roy Abbott
Iowa State Teachers College
Abbott
North
New Income May Hold State Levy At 2 Mills
Iowa officials seek to keep the state property tax levy at two mills through savings measures and higher tobacco liquor revenues. Comptroller C Porter says no levy increase if departments curb expenses and liquor profits exceed estimates. Cigarette tax gains from new enforcement are projected at 800000 annually. Porter must certify needed funds by August 1.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
C. Fred Porter
Liquor Commission
Porter
State Tax Commission
Letter Carriers Convene in Iowa City Three Day Meet
Iowa's letter carriers gather in Iowa City for a state convention Sunday through Tuesday with an auxiliary unit meeting. Registration begins at Jefferson hotel at 11 a.m. Sunday. Social events include a stag party and theater outing at 7:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday focus on business with City Solicitor Robert L. Larson greeting delegates. Notable speakers include C. A. Bowman of the chamber of commerce and Postmaster Walter Barrow.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Jefferson Hotel
Robert L. Larson
Moose Hall
Chamber of Commerce
C. A. Bowman
Walter Barrow
Liquor Jobs In Iowa Attract Heavy GOP Pressure
Iowa Republicans press for state liquor jobs with chairman M L Curtis calling the demand terrific. About 7,500 applications for roughly 720 central office and store positions have been filed as Curtis interviews dozens daily under an open door policy. He notes a 60 40 split favored by Democrats currently, with potential Republican replacements numbering several hundred.
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Des Moines
Iowa
M. L. Curtis
Commission
Curtis
Liquor Administration
Edict raises Iowa WPA worker monthly hours by 25
Iowa WPA workers will be required to log at least 130 hours monthly, increasing the average by about 25 hours per worker. WPA administrator George J. Keller says 26,000 workers exist statewide, with over 5,000 in Polk County. Previously a Polk carpenter at 74 hours a month earned 85.10 dollars. under the new rule he must work 56 more hours to reach that amount.
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DES Moines
INS
Iowa
WPA
George J. Keller
Polk County
Keller
Des Moines WPA workers return after walkout over hours ruling
Two groups of Des Moines WPA employees quit over the new 130 hour monthly limit. Seven truck drivers at the asphalt plant returned after officials persuaded them back. A larger airport group followed suit, persuaded to return by Harry Snyder, vice chairman of the Workers Alliance in Iowa.
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Des Moines
INS
WPA
City
Harry Snyder
Workers Alliance
Iowa
Tibbett concert sales top three thousand at UI fieldhouse
Lawrence Tibbett of the Metropolitan Opera will perform at the University of Iowa fieldhouse on July 19 as part of the fine arts festival. About 3,000 tickets have sold, including 1,000 of 1,400 original reserved seats, with more seats to be added to accommodate demand for the 7,500 capacity venue.
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Iowa City
Lawrence Tibbett
Metpolitan Opera Company
University of Iowa
Fieldhouse
Charles S. Galiher
Galiher
Tibbett
University of Iowa Fine Arts
Banking In Iowa Maintains Stability Through 1938 39
Iowa's banking system stayed steady in fiscal 1938 39 with a under 1 percent change in operating units. The state reports 538 banks compared with 542 a year earlier, noting closures and consolidations but a stronger asset base per surviving institution.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Banking Department
Nevada
Sime Bank
Yoder Din Bye
Waterloo Teacher Injured in Malcom Crash En Route to Victor
Geraldine Pritchard a 26 year old Waterloo school teacher was seriously injured in an auto wreck near Malcom on Friday. She suffers a fractured pelvis and other injuries and is hospitalized at St Francis in Grinnell. Donald Thomas of Waterloo was driving. He said a truck blinded him and caused the collision while they headed to the Pritchards in Victor.
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Grinnell
INS
Malcom
Geraldine Pritchard
Waterloo
St. Francis Hospital
Miss Pritchard
Donald Thomas
J. J. Pritchard
Victor
Thomas
Arnolds Park Romance Tangles Local Hamburger Family
Arnolds Park tale centers on Lizzie Rickman wife of concessionaire Bud Waimer who wed Friday. The union links the Rickman and Waimer families as Doris Rickman married Buds brother Milo. Bud becomes father in law of his own brother and grandfather to his grandniece, while Lizzie gains several in law connections within the lakes region.
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Arnolds Park
INS
Lizzie Rickman
Orville
Bud” Waimer
Waimer
Guy Rickman
The
Lakes Region
Rickman
Doris
Bud
Milo
Cool, Decorah Highway Boss, Dies at 52
Claude A. Cool, 52, highway maintenance superintendent for five northeast Iowa counties, died Friday of pneumonia in Decorah. Funeral services will be Sunday afternoon with burial at Waverly. He was commander of the local American Legion post. his wife and a daughter survive.
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Decorah
Claude A. Cool
Iowa
Waverly
Cool
American Legion
Orphans' Home Audit Reveals Errors in Davenport
Iowa auditor C. B. Akers reports the Davenport Iowa soldiers' orphans home had unsatisfactory records of supplies and storeroom inventories for the year ended June 30 1938. The audit notes omissions and lack of stocktaking and cites improved conditions after officials reported changes. A $243.33 shortage in former steward W F Wilkins accounts was repaid by the Massachusetts Bonding and Insurance company.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Davenport
C. B. Akers
G. S. Worden
Worden
W. F. Wilkins
Massachusetts Bonding and Insurance Company
L. A. Meyer, Ossian Banker, Dies at 86
L A Meyer 86 former Ossian banker died at his Ossian home. He co founded the Ossian bank in 1880 later Ossian State bank and retired in 1927. He married and had eight children and ten grandchildren. Funeral set for Saturday at St Francis de Sales Church with burial in nearby cemetery.
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Ossian
L. A. Meyer
M. J. Carter
Ossian Bank
Ossian State Bank
Caroline Holtaus
Fena
Joseph
A. F. Becker
Arnolds Park
Victoria
Rural Franchise Sought by Utility at Montezuma
Montezuma voters rejected a municipal light plant in a recent election. Poweshiek county residents face a proposal from Tow. Electric Light and Power to obtain a farm franchise from the commerce commission to build and maintain additional power lines.
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Montezuma
Electrc Light and Power Company
Commerce Comm Sid
Poweshiek County
Farmer Edward Spick Pleads Guilty to Obscene Mailings
Edward Spick, a farmer near Murray, pleaded guilty before U S Commissioner John R. Hamilton to sending obscene and threatening letters through the mail. He was released on 2500 bond pending sentencing.
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PES Moines
INS
Edward ‘Spick
Murry
Liberty
United States
John R. Hamilton
Death of Forrest A. Southwick in Iowa noted
Forrest A. Southwick of Ida Grove died in a Sioux City hospital. Funeral services were held in Ida Grove and followed by services in Des Moines. He is survived by his wife Grace Reilly and three children, with his parents listed as Mr. and Mrs. Roy Reilly of Wapello.
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Wapello
Forrest A. Southwick
Ida Grove
Sioux City
Des Moines
Southwick
Grace Reilly
Roy Reilly
Mrs Gordon’s Body to Arrive for Cedar Rapids Funeral
The body of Mrs Mae Gordon who died Tuesday in Seattle Wash will arrive Saturday morning. Brief services will be held at the grave in Oak Shade cemetery at 10 oclock conducted by Rev S C Bretnall. She was the widow of Frank Gordon a former railroad lineman who died at Marion in 1911. The family home was at 863 Sixth avenue Cedar Rapids. Mrs Gordon lived several years in Cedar Rapids before moving to Seattle a grandson Kenneth Paulson of Seattle will accompany the body here.
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Gordon
Mae Gordon
Seattle
Wash
Oak Shade
S. C. Bretnall
George Timson Rites Held At Yocom Chapel
Funeral services for George T. Timson were conducted Thursday afternoon at the Yocom chapel by Rev. Irving E. Wade. Timson’s daughter Mrs. Harold Miller of Marion accompanied the body to Bucyrus Ohio for grave side services Friday morning.
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George Timson
George T. Timson
Yocom Chapel
Irving E. Wade
The
Christian Church
Teachers on way to New York World’s Fair
Overnight guests in Brookings were Miss Agnes Schlender Miss Stella Erickson Miss Beulah Bogenries and Miss Bertha Norem all teachers en route to New York City to attend the world’s fair.
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Mary Buzza
Agnes Schlender
Stella Erickson
Beulah Bogenries
Bertha Norem
Brookings, S. C
New York City
Picnic supper hosts Rev H M Thomas and Mrs Thomas
The Rev H M Thomas former pastor of Prairie Chapel church and Mrs Thomas of Oxford Neb will be guests Monday at 7 pm for a church picnic supper. All friends of the Thomases will meet them. Robert Stickley returns to Fremont after visiting his mother Mrs Alice Stickley grandmother Mrs Margaret Cleland and aunt Miss Eliza Cleland. Kirk Snell returns to Minneapolis for work after a Fourth of July visit with his mother Mrs Hazel Snell. Helen Wade returns from Burt after Fourth of July visit with friends. Mr and Mrs A B Black travel to Lake Hubert to bring granddaughter Dorothy Runkle back to Minneapolis parents Mr and Mrs R L Runkle. The Runkles camp at the lake. For rent modern 5 room apartment phone 501 J Advertisement.
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H. M. Thomas
The
Prairie Chapel Church
Robert Stickley
Fremont, Neb
Alice Stickley
Margaret Cleland
Eliza Cleland
Kirk Snell
Minneapolis
Hazel Snell
A. B. Black
Lake Hubert
Dorothy Runkle
R. L. Runkle
Runkles
Stull Family Returns Home After Visit
Mr and Mrs Robert M Stull and their son Robert Donald returned to their Sandstone Minnesota home Wednesday after visiting Mrs Stulls parents Mr and Mrs L A Franke and Mr Stulls parents Mr and Mrs Herbert Powell of Cedar Rapids The ad lists grocery prices at Dickeys Foods including sweet corn 25c per dozen Wheaties 11c butter 26c pork roast 116c and dressed fries 26c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert M. Stull
Robert Donald
Sandstone
Minn
Dickey’s Foods
Mrs Voris Visits Relatives Then Heads Home
Mrs D E Voris of Fairhope Alabama returned to Marion from Springville where she stayed with relatives over the Fourth of July. She is guest of Mrs Clara Wilson and Mrs N A Baker. Auction sale of household furnishings Saturday afternoon at 2343 8th Avenue. Charles Stout owner.
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D. E. Voris
Fairhope
Ala
Marion
Springville
Clara Wilson
N. A. Baker
8Th Avenue
Charles Stout
Weekend Visit Ends at Humboldt Homecoming
W B Franke returns to Humboldt after a weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs L A Franke. Mr and Mrs John H Pazour hosted dinner at Marion Golf Club with guests Misses Josephine Zila Jeannette Pape and Jen Euken of Cedar Rapids. Boys Soong shirts ages 6 to 18 on sale at Ed Sigfred’s. W Lundquist family visiting relatives in Chicago.
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W. B. Franke
Humboldt
Mrs. L. A. Franke
John H. Pazour
Marion Golf Club
Josephine Zila
Jeannette Pape
Jen Euken
Cedar Rapids
Soong
Ed Sigfred’s
Dorothy Edwards Called Home by Relative’s Death
Miss Dorothy Edwards, a guest in the Claude S. Evans home, is summoned to West Branch by the death of a relative.
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Dorothy Edwards
Claude S. Evans
West Branch
Mrs Mary Bliss Returns Home After Visit
Mrs Mary Bliss of Chicago comes back home following a visit in town with her cousins Mr Ned Jones and Mrs Jones.
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Mary Bliss
Chicago
Mrs
Ned Jones
Hutchison Couple Return From Des Moines Visit
Mr and Mrs G A Hutchison have returned from a visit with relatives at Des Moines.
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G. A. Hutchison
Des Moines
Fourth division Presbyterian Ladies Aid hosts tree discussion luncheon
Mrs. Andrew Kershner entertained Thursday at 1468 Tenth Street with a peak luncheon for the Presbyterian Ladies Aid society's fourth division. Miss Emma Klein spoke on hobbies after an informal chat on trees. guests included Miss Nellie Fuhrmeister Mrs. Henry Achter of Cedar Rapids and Mrs. Irvin Scott and her daughter Margaret.
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Andrew Kershner
Tenth Street
Presbyterian Ladies Aid Society
Emma Klein
Nellie Fuhrmeister
Henry Achter
Cedar Rapids
Klein
Irvin Scott
Margaret
Storcks Return From Wisconsin Visit
Mr and Mrs D B Storck returned Thursday from a three day visit at the home of their son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Owen Storck in Darlington Wisconsin They also visited at Madison.
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D. B. Storck
Owen Storck
Darlington
Wis
Madison
Picnic and Social News From Marion Area
Mrs Elmer Nelson hosts Fourth of July picnic with guests from Des Moines Cedar Rapids and Indiana. Madylene Elkin invites Gleaners class for wiener roast near Marion Monday evening with church gathering at 7 30. Mrs Eva Hewitt travels to Austin Minnesota after niece Ina Harbeson Heisey dies. Loyal division Methodist Ladies Aid meets at Minnie Schenken home with twelve present and reads articles by Dr Joseph Fort Newton.
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Elmer Nelson
Muscatine
W. T. Jackson
P. H. Jackson
South Bend
Ind
Ina Berry
Des Moines
Hattie Cook
Cedar Rapids
Clara Wilson
N. A. Baker
Carl Hindman
E. J. Esgate
J. W. Bowman
Minnie Lathrop
Henrietta Robinson
Miriam Jackson
Madylene Elkin
Gleaners
Presbyterian Sunday School
Marion
Eva Hewitt
Austin
Minn
Ina Harbeson Heisey
Methodist Ladies Aid Society
Minnie Schenken
Harley Silker
John Johnson
Owen Turner
Joseph Fort Newton
Munier Family Attends Maquoketa Rodeo Sponsored by Legion
Mr and Mrs George Munier and their children Virginia Dale and Gene joined relatives from Maquoketa for a weekend visit at the home of Mr and Mrs Claude Evans. An American Legion auxiliary meeting is slated for 8 pm. Mrs Brockman returned from Utah while Miss Verle Breed visited Anamosa with Miss Hester Bowles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Munier
Virginia
Theodore Munier
Dale
Gene
Maquoketa
The
American Legion
Claude Evans
Mr. Evans
C. W. Evans
Evans
Verle Breed
Anamosa
Hester Bowles
Balcom Family Funeral Attendees Return to Carrollton
Mrs. F. B. Cornelius and her daughter-in-law Mrs. Chester Cornelius attended funeral services at Mount Carroll NL for F. W. Balcom and returned to Carrollton with her sister Mrs. Balcom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. B. Cornelius
Chester Cornelius
Mount Carroll
F. W. Balcom
Carrollton, IL
Balcom
Gough Family Returns From West Coast Vacation
The Rev. Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Gough and their daughters Eleanor and Bernice returned Thursday from a month long vacation on the west coast.
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E. T. Gough
Eleanor and
Bernice Gough
West Coast
Sanders Guests With Miller Family In Chicago
Mr and Mrs L D Sanders of Chicago are guests of Mrs Sanders parents Mr and Mrs Thomas J Miller. The Millers sons include the Rev T Franklin Miller and How.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. D. Sanders
Chicago
Local Notes From Marion This Week
Ard Miller and the Rev Mil ler and wife of Boston have returned home after a visit. Ross re Mrs Douglas urn a to Chicago. John T. Raymond returned home Friday from New York City. LeRoy Miller with a fractured thumb placed in splints after softball. Dr Young and Mrs Young hosted dinner for 925 Tenth Street on the eighty seventh anniversary with guests Burt Young and A E McConaughy of Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ard Miller
Mr. Miller
Boston, Mass
John T. Raymond
New York City
LeRoy Miller
Payne
Hallwood
John Young
Young
Mrs. Young
Tenth Street
Burt A. Young
Mr. Young
A. E. McConaughy
Marion
Kate Ingram forms committees for Ladies Auxiliary
Riverside Mrs. Kate Ingram, newly elected president of the Ladies Auxiliary to the American Legion, named a long list of committee members including Leona Kucera Elsie Soukup Mary Pailliotet Clara Rummelhart Elsie Fox Evelyn Birrer Libbie Mahaffey Mary Hartzler Mary Kucera Rose Dumont Rose Kloppfer Eva Thompson Anna Kupka Freda Allen Velma Whitlock Celia Lafourek Helena Novy Mary Kron Edna Muller Edna Bushek Bernadine Soukup and Mary Hardy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Kate Ingram
Ladies’ Auxiliary
American Legion
Leona Kucera
Elsie Soukup
Mary Pailliotet
Clara Rummelhart
Elsie Fox
Evelyn Birrer
Libbie Mahaffey
Mary Hartzler
Mary Kucera
Rose Dautremont
Rose Kloppfer
Eva Thompson
Anna Kup
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Marquette
Floyd Snook
Alvin Eggestein
Superior
Elmer A. Blume
Burlington
Thersia Blume
Harbur
Jefferson
Webster City
Rockwell City
Pocahontas
Alta
Carroll
Cherokee
Fort Dodge
Dubuque
Iowa Falls
Marion News
Harlan Dye
Sata
Mary Ellen Granger
Q. N. G. Club
Ed Sigfred
Victor B. Demaree
Martha
Hedrick
Gilbert Voorhies
Gordon Hatchery
Painters
Hatchery
Stonekin
Brooks
Berlin
Emil Fevery
Harley Reynolds
Sixth Avenue
Byron Barnes
Barbadoo
EDICT
C. A. Cool
Decorah Highway
Maguoreta
Helen Wade
Burt
Owen's
Sont
Ithe W. Lundquist
Her Illie
Armstrong
American Legion Auxiliary
the Legion
B. F. Brockman
Utah
Ross
Douglas Urna "Puyernie
Bombay
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