New Democratic Executive Committee To Meet Thursday
Iowa Democratic leadership reorganizes and plans campaign strategy at Fort Des Moines hotel. E H Birmingham arrives to chair from Sioux City and will stay through the 1936 campaign as the executive group meets in Des Moines with members Irwin Larson Lester Drennan C G Jeck Ruth Hollinshead Florence Lynch and Lillian Smith.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Democratic Party
E. H. Birmingham
Sioux City
State Central Committee
Fort Des Moines
Eugene J. Fueling
New Hampton
L. H. Hughes
Cedar Falls
Irwin Larson
Charles
City
Lester Drennan
C. G. Jeck
Atlantic
Ruth Hollinshead
Albia
Florence Lynch
LeMars
Lillian Smith
Dyersville
Charges Filed Against Mount Vernon School Superintendent
Guy Linville filed ten charges with the Mount Vernon school board against Supt. George Anselm, including dereliction of duty and maladministration. A public hearing date is not yet set. Seward Merritt won the vacancy caused by D. U. VanMetre’s resignation as the new board member.
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Mount Vernon
Guy Linville
Cedar Rapids
George Anselm
Jake Klimo
Seward Merritt
D. U. VanMetre
Augustus Haines 80 Rowley Pioneer Dies
Funeral services for Rowley’s oldest pioneer William Augustus Haines 80 were held at the Presbyterian church. Born in Zanesville Ohio August 18 1854 he moved to Rowley at age three. He married Adelaide Buell December 18 1877 and they had nine children two daughters and one son survive plus a sister and nine grandchildren.
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Rowley
William Augustus Haines
Presbyterian Church
Malcolm F. Stewart
Mr. Haines
Zanesville
Ohio
Hame
Adelaide Anne Buell
Lucy Smith
Sterling, N. D
Gertrude
Independence
Calvin
Paintsville
Ollie Whitney
Hastings, Neb
Clements' Tonic Promises New Vigor For Nervous, Run-Down
Nervous, rundown people are urged to take Clements' Tonic three times daily for ten days to restore energy, brighten eyes, and regain vigor. The ad claims rapid results in three days and guarantees money back from May's Drug Store with mail orders accepted at $1 per bottle or six for $5.00.
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Clements
May
Lightning strikes tree pins Lost Nation farmer
AP reports William X. Kuhlman, a Lost Nation farmer, sheltered with two horses under a tree during a storm. The tree fell when lightning struck. the horses escaped but Kuhlman was pinned, suffers bruises and burns, and was temporarily deaf from the thunder shock.
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Lost Nation
William X. ‘Kuhlman
Kuhlman
P. W. Harding Dies At Council Bluffs
P. W. Harding, 72, a prominent western Iowa attorney, died Tuesday in a Council Bluffs hospital. Born in Nova Scotia in 1863, he came to the United States in 1888 and was admitted to the Iowa bar in 1889. He established a law practice in Charter Oak before moving to Denison in 1904.
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P. W. Harding
Iowa
Council Bluffs
Harding
Nova Scotia
United States
Des Moines
Charter Oak
Plan Hummer Reunion Near Burned Chapel Site
The Hummer chapel nine miles southwest of Iowa City was burned this week, destroying Sharon township’s oldest landmark. Despite the fire plans go ahead for a August 25 reunion to mark the hundredth wedding anniversary of founders Wenzel and Mary Deckleman Hummer. Relatives from Washington D C Mississippi Florida Kansas Montana and Washington are expected, the first national gathering since 1885. The Hammers sailed from Germany in 1835 arrived after six weeks to Baltimore then worked on the Illinois Canal before moving to Burlington and on to Iowa. Their possessions fit in two barrels before settlement. they later built a brick home from native clay. The cemetery near the chapel was laid out in 1845 and a revival in 1870 organized the chapel.
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Hummer Chapel
Iowa City
Sharon Township
Wenzel
Mary Deckleman Hummer
Washington
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Mississippi
Florida
Kansas
Montana
Hummer
Germany
Baltimore
Illinois Canal
Burlington
Jeaben
Kenyon
Partial Distribution Of Reichmann Estate To Heirs
Tama county district court authorized executor W. J. Davidson to distribute 9000 dollars from the estate of G. W. Reichmann of Toledo. Heirs listed include three nephews each to receive 1500 dollars and six nieces and one nephew receiving 642.86 dollars each. Funeral and installation notices from Maynard and Williamsburg sections accompany the brief.
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Carl B. Stiger
Tama County District Court
G. W. Reichmann
Government
Secret Service
W. J. Davidson
Iowa Business Shows Steady Postwar Upturn Says Expert
Prof George R Davies of the University of Iowa reports a steady upturn in Iowa business despite lingering industrial sluggishness. The monthly digest notes gains in bank check transactions building contracts auto sales and employment, while living costs rise 5.5 percent and national political disputes hinder long term investment.
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Iowa City
Iowa
George R. Davies
University of Iowa Bureau of Business Research
Davis
Maquoketa City Manager Contract Terminated
Maquoketa council ended J. H. Curtis four year term as city manager effective July 10. Officials gave no reason, citing contract disputes over his new terms granting him first right on engineering projects. Curtis also served as street commissioner. no successor named yet.
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Maquoketa
J. H. Curtis
Curtis
PWA
Cedar Rapids
Mary Theresa Schulte of Norway Dies After Illness
Mary Theresa Schulte daughter of Joseph and Frances Schulte of Norway died Monday night at a Cedar Rapids hospital after a year long illness. Born February 8 1905 she was survived by her parents two sisters Mrs Bernard Erger Cedar Rapids and Mrs Milo Zabokitsky Norway seven brothers Matt Lewis Walter August George Norbert and Sylvester at home three nieces and one nephew Funeral services are set for Thursday at 9 30 am at St Michael s Church with Rev William Kunkel, burial in St Michael s Cemetery.
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Norway
Mary Theresa Schulte
Joseph
Frances Schulte
East of Norway
Cedar Rapids
Miss Schulte
Bernard Erger
Milo Zabokitsky
Matt
Lewis
Walter
August
George
Norbert
Sylvester
St. Michael’s Church
William Kunkel
St. Michael’s Cemetery
Car Returned After Stolen Fall Theft in Iowa City
A Ford sedan stolen from Burkett Updegraff Motor Co. last fall was found in front of the garage on Monday. The car had been unloaded in Iowa City and the odometer reset to 699 miles, suggesting a guilty conscience or fear of the law behind the return.
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Iowa City
Burkett-Updegraff Motor Company
Iowa Conservation Commission Names Six To Its Staff
The Iowa Conservation Commission announced six appointments to its staff led by Frank A. Belousek as chief engineer. Fred Schwab becomes chief of the fish and game division while Ross Moses heads enforcement. W.W. Aitken is named biologist and Taylor Huston Clyde Updegraff become game supervisors. Salaries for officers shift to monthly pay from per diem with a range of 100 to 1400 dollars annually.
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DES Moines
Iowa State Conservation Commission
Frank A. Belousek
State Emergency Relief Administration
Conservation Board
Fred Schwab
Fish and Game Commission
Fish and Game
Ross Moses
Emmetsburg
W.W. Aitken
Taylor Huston
Valley Junction
Clyde Updegraff
Ottumwa
The
Conservation Commission
Tama’s Oldest Resident Anna Fiala Dies at 95
Anna Kabat Fiala, born 1840 in Czechoslovakia, died at 95 after pneumonia and a long bedfast period following a hip fracture. Funeral services were held at St. Patrick’s Church Tama with burial in the Catholic cemetery. She and Jacob Fiala moved to the United States in 1867 and later settled in Tama. She left nine children, six sons, seven grandchildren, and fifteen great grandchildren.
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United States
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Fiala
North Western Railroad
Tama
Amancy
Anne
Stump
Red
Ranelle Marshalltown
Jacob, Jr
Eagle Grove
Thomas A
Madison, S. C
Frank J
John E
Alfred
Council Bluffs
Iowa to Form 50 Member Highway Patrol in July
Des Moines reports the Iowa highway patrol will add 50 officers selected from about 70 candidates. Training at Camp Dodge continues as 30 cars and 10 motorcycles are bought. Radio equipment tests are underway for a statewide rollout before month end. Patrols will focus on traffic control and pursuing major criminals.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa Highway Patrol
Lew Wallace
Camp Dodge
J. R. Hattery
Wallace
Wednesday Deadline On Filing Drivers License Renewals
DES MOINES AP Mrs Alex Miller secretary of state Tuesday warned Iowans that Wednesday is the deadline for filing applications for renewal of drivers licenses. The extension to July 10 came from shortages of blank forms and about 800 000 applications have been received. Licenses are being mailed. two or three weeks more are needed. A driver can show a written application as a valid excuse until then. Those seeking first licenses may have a valid excuse if they have written the state motor vehicle department to take the exam.
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Des Moines
Alex Miller
State Motor Vehicle Department
Eicher Improves but Not Yet Moved to Hospital
Congressman's condition shows some improvement after heart trouble on July 4. Doctors await an opportunity to move Edward C. Eicher to a hospital as of Tuesday.
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Sicrereron
Paes
France
Earntative
Edward C. Eicher
Iowa
IERA Records Probing State Aid To Transient Service
Iowa auditor C. W. Storms’ office examines IERA records to determine if state funds supported the federal transient service in the state. If state funds are found, he will seek authority to audit the service’s books. The step follows malfeasance charges raised by two discharged employees before the Polk County grand jury.
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Office of
C. W. Storms
Iowa Emergency Relief Administration
Polk County Grand Jury
Death Of Muscatine Man Found In Riverside Park Pond
AP reports Frank Degler about 52 an unemployed button cutter was found dead Tuesday morning in a goldfish pond at Riverside park Muscatine He was discovered in about eighteen feet of water at 5 am by Ed Slavin The pool is fenced Degler is survived by two sisters and a brother in Iowa City Authorities are investigating and an inquest may be held later Tuesday.
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Frank Degler
Riverside Park
Degler
Ed Slavin
Iowa City
Ames Man Directs Rural-Electric Unit
Prof. Frank D. Paine, head of ISU general engineering, will lead a planned rural electrification program in Iowa with an estimated federal expenditure of 4,000,000 dollars. County agents will handle local projects while Paine’s office directs education and state program as rural electrification engineer. Local plans will align with federal stipulations before submitting to Washington.
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AMES
INS
Iowan
Frank D. Paine
Paine
Iowa State College
R. K. Bliss
Iowa Agricultural Service
State Planning Board
Washington
Mor ris to lead Melrose Park schools near Chicago
Marquette's Emmet L. Morris, superintendent for eleven years, accepts the post of head of Melrose Park schools, west of Chicago. He is completing an advanced degree at the University of Iowa.
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Marquette
Emmet L. Morris
Melrose Park
Ill
Chicago
University of Iowa
Runaway Polly Shouts Come And Get Me From Tipton Tree
Polly, a runaway parrot, has perched in Tipton residential trees since Sunday and shouts come and get me while ground crews fail to reach her with long ladders. The incident drew earnest pleas and a fire department call as residents watch the feat.
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Tipton Tree Top
The
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