Turmoil as Cutler Withdraws Lieutenant Governor Bid
Iowa Democrats face a split over Francis Cutler of Boone withdrawing his nomination for lieutenant governor. Secretary Greenwalt allowed the move citing attorney general guidance, while state chairman R F Mitchell contests it. The party plans to nominate at Friday’s convention and may seek court action to list a convention nominee on the November ballot.
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Des Moines
Francis Cutler
Boone
Secretary of State
Nerg Oe
Attorney General's Department
Democratic State Central Committee
Cutler
R. F. Mitchell
Mitchell
G. C. Greenwalt
N. G. Kraschel
Iran
Kraschel
Thursay
F. Malloy
Davenport
C. D. Huston
Cedar Rapids
W. E. Herbert
Ed Birmingham
Sioux City
Fort Dodge
Huston
L.S. Hill
Murphy
Aviator Strangles in Rope Swing at Shenandoah
AP report details the death of Raymond rope swing victim W. L. Leavitt in Shenandoah as relatives said he entangled on a swinging rope while cooling off. Survived by widow and 4 month old son, with relatives named from Newton Fort Madison Manson and Waukon. The article also covers Democratic convention discussions and upcoming caucuses and district changes.
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Aviator
Shenandoah
Raymond
W. L. Leavitt
Funk
W. H. Shaw
Newton
C. W. Storms
Fort Madison
Ed Bachman
Manson
Ed F. Medary
Waukon
Shaw
Storms
Bachman
Medary
Resolutions Committee
Chicago
Herring
Louis Murphy
Dubuque
Federal Farm Board
South Africa Astronomer Discovers New Comet
Astronomer Houghton of the Cape of Good Hope Royal Observatory reports the discovery of a new comet in the southern heavens marking a notable addition to southern sky observations.
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Houghton
Cape of Good Hope Royal Observatory
South Africa
Malvern Man Sought in Slaying of Son in Law
Fred Cozad of Malvern is sought on a murder charge after he shot Gale Vandershale 20 near a railroad station as Vandershale argued with Cozad over returning to his wife. Witnesses say Cozad fired twice, Vandershale died quickly, and Cozad fled pursued by Night Marshal Jake Frazier who he menaced before escaping.
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Malvern
Fred Cozad
Gale Vandershale
Vandershule
Cozad
Supervised Swimming Planned At Elkader
Elkader plans a supervised swim area for the Turkey River below the dam. A roped wading section will be set off with a guard on duty each evening, plus a float, wooden steps and lights for evening swimming.
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Elkader
Turkey
University of Iowa to award 204 degrees at July convocation
204 University of Iowa graduates will receive degrees at the July convocation in Iowa City. 141 advanced degrees include 63 bachelor and 94 master levels plus 23 doctorates. Prof. George W. Stewart will deliver the address at 8 p.m. with a 6:30 honoring dinner.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
George W. Stewart
Cedar Rapids
George H. Anderson
William Gannon
Ada. Herring
Bruce Herring
Frances Sebern
C. Isabel Wolfe
Ainsworth
Dorothy Mae Fisher
Hubert Mueller
Calamus
Alvin Baumgartner
Bade
Junction
Alice Davis
George W. Davis
Mary M. Duffy
William P. Gruenwald
Faye Holt
Frank Jakeman
Mary P. MacInnis
Edwin Schoenleber
Elizabeth Sherbon
Clyde White
Tipton
Katherine Whorley
Helen Brant Wyman
Irma Young
Clarence
Franklin Turrell
Leon Wesley
Edwin Cates
Frederick Freytag
Floyd Haworth
Oscar Johnson
Doris Lorden
Cecil Marshall
Francis Robinson
Roy Tozier
Harold Skeels
North Liberty
Wyoming Couple Observe Their Fiftieth Anniversary
Mr and Mrs G W James prominent Wyoming residents celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary with a surprise Sunday gathering by their children. They were married in Madison township near Wyoming and lived on a farm before moving to town twenty one years ago. Mrs James, Carrie Burch, was born in Dryden New York and has been active in Dorcas class W A C American Legion Auxiliary and Methodist work. Mr James served in the Civil War from Iowa including Vicksburg Champion Hill and Winchester and remains active in the Ben Paul G A R Wyoming. They have seven living children and fourteen grandchildren.
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Wyoming
G. W. James
James
Madison Township
Wyoming. Mrs. James, As Carrie Burch, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Burch
Dryden
N. Y
Iowa
Dorcas
W. A. C., American Legion Auxiliary
Methodist Church
Ladies Aid Society
Harper’s Ferry
Twenty-fourth
Iowa Infantry
Omar
Vicksburg
Champion Hill
Winchester
Ben Paul
Jones County
Methodist Episcopal Church
Rolla
Cora Hayden
Cedar Rapids
Lee
Altadens
Calif
Viola Glenn
Norway
Ethel Swordes
Maquoketa
Raymond
Olin
Hazel Reitz
Death of Bishop Ce J Kephart Revered Leader Dies at 80
DES MOINES AP A J Kemp ton son in law received word of the death of Bishop Ce J Kephart 80 of the United Brethren church at a daughter’s home in Shelby Nebraska. He retired from active service in 1925 and served twelve years as bishop of the southwest district. Kephart previously led pastorates in the area about thirty years ago and held positions as general secretary of the Pennsylvania Sunday School association and president of Lebanon Valley College Avalon College and Leander Clark College.
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Des Moines
A. J. Kempton
Cc. J. Kephart
United Brethren Church
Shelby
Neb
Pennsylvania Sunday School Association
Lebanon Valley College
Avalon College
Leander Clark College
Gas Explosion Kills Child In Car Accident
A gas line can exploded in a car when a match was struck to light a cigarette. Boone Tee A Bent ley and his wife and one year old child were burned. The five gallon can had been bought in Logansport. The blast destroyed the automobile and the three injured were taken to a hospital.
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Boone Tee
A. E. Bentley
Bentley
Marlin
Bentleys
Logansport
Fire Kills 4 Year Old In Forest City Garage Blaze
In Forest City Iowa a garage and barn on a farm burned killing four year old Thomas Otis. Authorities believe the boy started the fire while playing with matches and the blaze spread to the structures.
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Forest City
Thomas Otis
Garner Invited To Speak At Spencer
John N. Garner was invited to Spencer to reply in person to Charles Curtis’s 1928 campaign remark. The invitation came from A. J. Livingston who was heckling Curtis about farm relief at the Clay county fair when the remark was made.
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Garner
Spencer
Curtis
John N. Garner
Charles Curtis
A. J. Livingston
Livingston
Clay County
Final stretch of Iowa Highway 6 near West Liberty opens
The last unrepaired quarter mile of pavement on Highway 6 across Iowa will open near West Liberty on Friday. The section was left open for an overhead bridge planned by the railroad, but plans were dropped after an automatic signal was installed by the railroad.
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West Liberty
State of
Iowa
Increase In Cost Of County Clerks Offices
Des Moines AP report on state interim committee urging local tax groups to study clerk of court offices for potential cuts. Despite small total expense rise from 1920 to 1929, fees collected rose sharply, especially in larger counties. Counties highlighted include Pottawattamie and Black Hawk with disparate costs, plus Johnson Muscatine Dallas Appanoose Benton and Floyd as others with higher per-population expense.
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Des Moines
State Interim Committee
Pottawattamie
Black Hawk
Pottawattamie County
Johnson
Muscatine
Dallas
Appanoose
Benton
Floyd
Grundy County Budget Cuts Limit Road Patrol and Mileage
Grundy county board of supervisors lowers 1933 budget by 14.2 mills. Road patrolmen capped at forty hours per week and thirty hours with maintainer. Supervisor mileage cut 20 percent starting August 1. Gravel checkers paid 35 cents per hour with no mileage.
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Grundy Center
Grundy County
Partial Break In Heat Wave Near Des Moines
AP reports a cooling trend in southern and eastern Iowa with a partial heat wave break expected Thursday night. Rain fell in southwestern Iowa with Clarinda 1.7 inches and Lamont 0.6 inches. Inwood reached 103, Albia's 65 low, and highs included Estherville 99, Waterloo 99, and several cities at 96 to 98.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Clarinda
Atlantic
Lamont
Inwood
Albia
Estherville
Waterloo
Carroll
Boone
Decorah
Marshalltown
Burlington
Iowa City
Council Bluffs
Fort Dodge
Charles City
Iowa Falls
Dubuque
Davenport
Keokuk
Met calf resigns as state fish and game director
Des Moines AP reports H. J. Metcalf, director of information for the Iowa State Fish and Game Commission, resigned from his post on Wednesday.
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Des Moines
H. J. Metcalf
The
State Fish and Game Commission
Van Horne Trip Under Peace Bond
John Streliner of Van Horne placed under a 100 peace bond after arraignment for assault with intent to cause great bodily harm. He and two Van Horne men, George and Charles Johnson, were at the Wheeler filling station where Streliner was shot in the leg by Mrs. L. M. Wheeler. all denied the charges and posted bonds.
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Vinton
John Streliner
van Horne
J. A. Ruhl
Streliner
Nile Morena
Gus McClellan
Wheeler
Streitner
L. M. Wheeler
George Johnson
Charles Johnson
Wheeler Station
Toledo Merchant Joins Shrine Convention in San Francisco
Toledo merchant Zelic Sime left Wednesday evening for Minneapolis to join the Minneapolis Shriners band and attend the National Shrine convention in San Francisco. Sime belongs to El Kahir temple in Cedar Rapids.
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Toledo
Zelic Sime
Minneapolis
Minneapolis Shriners
San Francisco
Sime
Cedar Rapids
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