Murphy predicts Democratic victory in Iowa at keynote
Des Moines reports Louis Murphy a Democratic candidate for U S senator told 2 000 delegates at the state convention that Democratic victory in November is as sure as the sun. He urged unemployment relief farm aid and government economy while blaming Republicans for national ills and criticized tariffs and the Fed. He affirmed the party stance against prohibition and asked for currency expansion and liberalized credit to aid farmers and the economy.
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Des Moines
Louis Murphy
United States
Shrine Temple
Murphy
Iowa
The
Union
Federal Reserve System
Federal Farm Board
L. J. Dickinson
Dickinson
Hoover Administration
U. S
Prohibition
Hoover
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Farm Board
Republican Party of
Clyde Herring
Ames Boy Aboard Leviathan Stowaway Identified in Mid Atlantic
Bob Trauger a 17 year old Ames high school student was believed to have stowed away on the Leviathan in the mid Atlantic Friday with 10 cents and a few sandwiches He boarded after hitch hiking from Ames to New York and planned to offer work for passage Bremen Germany The Leviathan event was relayed by Tom Crocker of the Ames Tribune whose son John accompanied Trauger to the pier on his departure
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AMES
Bob Trauger
mid-Atlantic
Trauger
Tom Crocker
The
Ames Tribune
John
Trau
Cedar County Slashes Budget by 17218 Dollars
Cedar county board of supervisors approves a 1933 budget estimate $17,218 below last fall’s budget. Road and road bond levies total just over 60 percent of all county levies of 150,500, with remaining funds sought from other departments. School districts show notable reductions including Mechanicsville and Rochester No. 1, while some districts request higher levies such as Rochester No. 5 and Linn Grove.
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Tipton
Cedar
Iowa
Cedar County
Mechanicsville Consolidated
Rochester No. 1
Linn
Massillon
Springfield
Pioneer Township
Rochester
Lime City
Sunbury
Farmington Township
Fairfield Township
Cass Township
Union Valley
Evergreen
Iowa No. 1
Iowa No. 5
Cedar Hill
Rochester No. 5
White Pigeon
Linn Grove
Seek Bids On New Highway Projects
The Iowa Highway commission issued bids for several primary highway improvements to be considered at its Aug. 3 meeting. A single paving project covers 4.823 miles of U S 218 in Mitchell county east of St Ansgar. Other work includes grading in Muscatine county and Lucas, graveling in Woodbury, and bridges for Mitchell Muscatine and Hardin counties along U S routes 218 160 and 31 and primary 6 and 8S.
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AMBS
Iowa Highway Commission
U. S. 218
Mitchell County
St. Ansgar
Muscatine County
Wild Cat den State Park
U. S. 61
Lucas
Chariton
Woodbury
Smithland
Oto
Mitchell
U S
Muscatine
Hardin
Kingery pleads not guilty to double murder
Knoxville youth John Kingery, 19, was arraigned in Wapello County on charges of the killing of sisters Jennie and Letitia Keefer. He entered a not guilty plea and remained in jail as Judge Norman Hayes did not set a trial date.
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Ottumwa
INS
John Kingery
Knoxville
Wapello County
Jennie
Letitia Keefer
Kingery
Norman Hayes
Guardian Appointed for Elder Whaylen in Grun dy Center
Glen Schuck of Parkersburg was named guardian of 73 year old Andrew Whaylen of Reinbeck by Judge George Wood. Schuck, the deceased’s grand nephew, has cared for Whaylen since Florence Mae Whaylen was shot July 1. Stepson Cressy Whaylen, Waterloo bandmaster, faces murder charges.
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Grundy Center
Glen Schuck
Parkersburg
Andrew Whaylen
Reinbeck
George Wood
Schuck
Whaylen
Florence Mae Whaylen
Cressy Whaylen
Waterloo
Mysterious Murder Probe Ties Grover County Farmer to Death
Bedford Indiana AP witnesses who found the body of 26 year old Thomas J Allen described a shallow grave unearthed Wednesday morning. Coroner jury heard Friday that skull fractures came from a heavy stone. A spade for digging was found and sent to Des Moines for fingerprint tests. Blood stains noted on a wagon used by the victim and Elza Jones the father in law retained counsel to aid the family.
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Bedford
Thomas J. Allen
Allen
Des Moines
Elza Jones
Repairis
Relief Bill Allocates Iowa 3 175 493 for Road Funds
Iowa will receive 3 175 493 from the relief bill for federal aid highways with 3 173 493 allocated for emergency construction under the federal aid act. The funds may be used immediately to match federal emergency money, and Iowa also receives 2 000 for Indian reservation roads. Konrad C Testwuide of Wisconsin will visit Marengo Monday and Tuesday to review life saving examiners and train new ones at the American Legion pool.
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Washington
Iowa
White House
American Association of State Highway Officials
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
State Highway Department
Marengo
Konrad C. Testwuide
Wisconsin
Red Cross
R. R. Schroeder
Red Cross Chapter
American Legion Pool
Testwuide
Alleged Shoplifter Surrenders At Tama
Tama farmer TAMA-Frank Kajer, 21, surrendered after fleeing Tama Marshal Frank Wheeler and Sheriff E O Harris following a $50 diamond ring theft from Lund jewelry store on July 6. He waived preliminary hearing, bonded $500, and was bound to the grand jury on grand larceny charges. The ring was recovered. Kajer claimed he had given it to his wife who did not know it was stolen. The couple had been married a few weeks.
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Tama
Frank Kajer
Frank Wheeler
E. O. Harris
Lund Jewelry
George W. Carpenter
Kajer
Land Condemnation Discussed for Marquette Refuge Site
Wisconsin appraisal of 140 acres of Mississippi river islands and bottomlands near the Milwaukee railroad pontoon bridge, prepared for government condemnation to join the Mississippi Wildlife Refuge. Appraisers C J Ragata R J Villemonte and Co M Calvert. Milwaukee company represented by D Cooley and A born. officials J A Murphy John Stevens and W Woodward attended. The process described as friendly and formality to clear a cloudy title from John A Lawler's ownership.
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Marquette
Milwaukee Railroad Company
Milwaukee Railroad
Wisconsin
Channel
C. J. Ragata
Potosi
R. J. Villemonte
Fennimore
Co. M. Calvert
Lancaster
John A. Lawler
Prairie du Chien
In-Law Slayer Still At Large in Malvern
Fred Cozad admitted killing his son in law Gale Vandershule 20 near a carnival entrance in Malvern Iowa. Vandershule married Cozad's daughter on April 16. The inquest ruled murder and Cozad was named the slayer as funeral arrangements proceeded.
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Malvern
Fred Cox
Gale Vandershule
Liberty
Nce
Young Vandershule
Presbyterian Church
Cozad
Receive Bids On Dubuque Federal Building Project
A bid of 350000 was submitted for the Dubuque Iowa post office building by Ideal Construction company of Gary Indiana using aluminum concrete. A second Gary firm Chiavia and Garuit submitted 339000 using iron and steel and 354000 for aluminum. J P Cullen and Sons of Janesville bid 357627 on aluminum and 340307 on iron steel.
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Washington
Dubuque, In
Post Office
Treasury Department
Ideal Construction Company
Gary Ind
Ideal Company
Chiavia and Gariut Company
Gary
Federal Building
Tama Band Festival Set For Dysart Park
The third annual Tama county band festival and picnic takes place Sunday Aug 7 in Dysart city park with ten or eleven bands from Toledo Tama Traer Indian Reservation Chelsea Gladbrook Elberon Garwin and Dysart.
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Dysart
Tama County
Toledo
Tama
Traer
Indian Reservation
Chelsea
Gladbrook
Elberon
Garwin
Bank Robberies Hit Hazardous Note in Iowa
Iowa data show five bank robberies since January with only two successful escapes. At Stanwood a robber was killed and another captured. Clinton and Cincinnati cases ended with arrests and sentences, while Davenport and Jefferson County sites yielded no arrests. By May 26 no further Iowa bank robberies had occurred.
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Iowa
Madison
Home Savings Bank
Davenport
Farmers State Bank
Jesusup
State Bureau of Investigation
Citizens State Bank
Cincinnati
City National Bank
Clinton
Union Trust and Savings Bank
Stanwood
Bank R Berief
Jam E. Risden
Bureau of Investigation
Iowa City Youth Sentenced for Burglary
A Iowa City youth, Blakely, received a two year maximum sentence for breaking and entering by Judge R. G. at the district court. The sentence was withheld until Thursday afternoon and he will serve at the Anamosa reformatory after pleading guilty. He admitted entering Edwin C. Wilson’s cabin in Iowa City on April 25.
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Ste Blakely
Iowa
Peg’ Men’s Reformatory
Anamosa
Blakely
Edwin C. Wilson
Iowa City
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Liccerr & Myers Tosacco Co
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