Iowa Cities Report June Home Building Permits Rise
Des Moines and 13 other Iowa cities issued 127 new residence permits totaling 441 270 in June, and 422 remodeling permits totaling 130 406. The report compares with June 1935 figures of 66 new residence permits and 344 remodeling permits.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Division of Public Health Engineering
Diovor Borg
Casey Es
Cedar Rapids
Council Bluffs
Cece
Peete
Delhi School Fight Resumed In Court
A court hearing in Manchester reviewed a dispute over Delhi school board actions to erect a building for new buses in the consolidated district. Judge Hasner upheld the board’s discretionary powers while not ruling on the legality of the move.
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Manchester
Delhi
Wayne Jackson
D. J. Schnittjer
Frank Jackson
Schnittjer
Ralph W. Hasner
Floyd Pratt
Delhi School Board
Merle Rimmer
J. D. Irmscher
E. H. Fleming
Schmittjer
Lyle Sutton
Fleming
Rimmer
Sutton
Jackson
Hasner
Chelsea to Open New Savings Bank Sept 1
Chelsea The Chelsea Savings Bank, a new enterprise, will open here about Sept. 1. At a meeting Friday officers were elected: S. A. Brush president, C. E. Hrabak vice president, J. R. Vermazen cashier, Karl J. Kupka assistant cashier. Directors are James Musel, S. A. Brush, Walter Rich, Joseph Hrabak Jr., A. A. Sheda, George Benda, George Veit. Capitalization will be 25000 with a 5000 surplus.
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Chelsea
Chelsea Savings Bank
S. A. Brush
C. E. Hrabak
J. R. Vermazen
Karl J. Kupka
James Musel
Walter Rich
Joseph Hrabak, Jr
A. A. Sheda
George Bend
Son Becomes Resident Doctor in Fresno Oral Surgery
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schott announce their son Dr. Robert W. Schott has been appointed resident doctor in the oral surgery department at the General Hospital in Fresno California.
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Robert Schott
Robert W. Schott
The
General Hospital
Fresno
Calif
East Central Iowa Briefs Funeral notices and local updates
Funeral services for Abraham L. McIntire 71 will be held at Cedar Valley Methodist church. Antone Kuelper 60 died in Elma Washington. Numerous community updates from Belle Plaine Strawberry Point Anamosa Independence Westchester Wyoming and other towns detail marriages births deaths accidents and civic notices.
Plan to Increase Iowa City Police and Fire Departments
A public hearing on August 14 seeks resident input on a 1936-37 budget provision to raise personnel in both the police and fire departments. The proposal follows a recommendation by the state insurance service to protect the city’s fire insurance rating and avoid higher premiums, aided by a forthcoming $119,000 payment from the state sinking fund.
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Iowa City
Iowa Citians
State Insurance Service
Liklihood
City Council Finance Committee
Herring Plans Bridge Labor Conference Next Week
Gov Clyde L Herring said he will call a conference early next week on the Des Moines bridge dispute with a tentative 10 am Wednesday time. Four projects halted after a union demonstration last Saturday prompted the intervention.
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Des Moines
Clyde L. Herring
Iowa City Chamber Reorganization Underway
Iowa City prepares for a major reorganization with a committee to solicit applicants for permanent secretary. The six member committee will interview candidates and report to the board as President Charles A. Bowman serves as full time administrator until a successor to D. W. Crum is chosen. An executive committee guides the broader plan.
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Iowa City
Iowa City Chamber of Commerce
Jay J. McNamara
Harry R. Jenkinson
Vern W. Nall
Flave L. Hamburg
Alva Cathout
L. D. Wareham
Charles A. Bowman
D. W. Crum
Harry S Bunker
Albert B. Sidwell
John Nash
Des Moines Milk Prices Rise One Cent
Des Moines dairymen announced a one cent per quart increase in milk prices to 11 cents retail starting August 1 due to drought damage to crops and reduced pasture. Proportions of the rise to be passed to farmers are still under discussion between producers and distributors.
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DES Moines
Des Moines Dairymen
What Cheer Faces Shortage In Water
What Cheer faces a looming water shortage with less than ten days supply on hand. Domestic use requires boiled water and council officials warn residents to conserve.
Waukon Prisoner Attempts Death by His Own Action
George Brandt, jailed in Waukon on an arson charge, cut his wrist Friday in a county jail attempt. He remains alive and is awaiting trial.
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Waukon
INS
George Brandt
Cave Found on Otto Mielke Farm Near Monona
A cave was discovered on the Otto Mielke farm near Watson six miles east of Monona. Three men from Harmony Minnesota and Leo and Gerald Mielke explored the opening to a depth of 150 feet. They found branching passages with formations hanging from the ceilings.
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Monona
Otto Mielke
Watson
Harmony, Minn
Leo
Gerald Mielke
Funeral Of Manchester Pastor Set For Monday
The Rev. J. Frank Moore pastor of the Manchester Community church died Tuesday night at his sister’s home in New Wilmington Pa. His funeral will be Monday at 2 30 p m at the Community church. The Rev A R McLaughlin of Ames will conduct with services kept as a regular church service. The Rev Joseph C Cleveland of Kansas City Kan will attend. Moore is survived by three children from a former marriage Vira Hull Anaconda Mont Mark Dubuque and Jasper Des Moines.
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John Tarpenning
State Reformatory
Smykil Chapel
Masonic Lodge
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Dallas County
Iowa
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A. F
A. M
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Rena Stevenson
Independence
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Rowley
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Westchester
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Chris Jensen
Charivari
Wyoming
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Harold Bickford
Howard Bickford
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R. W. Hasner
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George Fowler
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Ladora
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Ohio
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Elizabeth Mouser
Sumner Township
Jessie Gates
Minneapolis
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Marengo
C. R. Zimmerman
Kalona
Albert Yoder
John S. Yoder
Joel J. Miller
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
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Ethel Heath
Shellsburg
Britt
Columbus Junction
William Nelson Duncan
Union Township
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Columbus City
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Max
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Joseph Carter Duncan
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Colo
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Edward and
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Ada Fay
Cedar Rapids
Emma Carson
George Starr
Hampton
Frank Starr
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Lester
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Ernest Carson
Decorah
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Joseph C. Cleveland
First Congregational Church
Kansas City
Kan
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Vira Hull
Anaconda
Mont
Mark
Dubuque
Jasper
Des Moines
Iowa City Man Held For Child Desertion
Sacramento AP report says Governor Merriam ordered Frank Crofcot returned from Santa Ana California to Iowa City Iowa where he is sought on child desertion charges.
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Iowa City
Sacramento
Calif
Frank F. Merriam
Frank Crofcot
Santa Ana
New Orleans Families Shrink But Rents Rise
New Orleans families have fallen from 5.3 persons per family in 1918 to 3.8 currently, says William Dinwiddie, research expert for the association of commerce. Despite smaller household sizes, rents have increased due to a housing shortage in the city.
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New Orleans
William Dinwiddie
The
Association of Commerce
Two-car crash in Hampton leaves one dead
Louis Allen of Greenwich Conn aged 53 died Friday night after a head on collision near Hampton between cars driven by Allen and Frank Charlton of Des Moines. Three others were injured in the accident.
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Louis Allen
Greenwich
Conn
Allen
Frank Charlton
Des Moines
Here
Air Conditioning Dreams Meet House Heat Relief
An overheated day prompts Nancy and her mother to discuss adding air conditioning. They describe early morning measures to keep a home cooler, including opening awnings and adjusting blinds to trap cool night air.
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Nancy
Peter
Cooling Tips From The Heat Of The Summer
A reader describes homemade cooling tricks to beat the heat. Ice near fans chills the air while freezing water wrapped in a sheet hung to dry cools the room. The piece mentions placing wrists under cold water and a sheet wrung and hung to dry as long trusted methods. Nancy Page invites readers to request outdoor camping leaflets from The Cedar Rapids Gazette.
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Texas
Nancy
Nancy Page
Cedar Rapids
Farmer Turns Cop And Autoists Mean
Andover Massachusetts report notes Winthrop K. White a gentleman farmer who becomes a reserve patrolman during vacations enforces parking rules. Since taking the job this year the city has seen a surge of illegal parking tickets and motorists uproot tickets in anger.
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Andover
Mass
Winthrop K. White
John Law
Couple Adopts Three Orphaned Brothers With Bonus Money
In Lorain Ohio Mr and Mrs Joseph Matolich used their $1346 bonus from Uncle Sam to adopt three orphaned brothers aged 13 and 11 twin brothers. The couple married 24 years had no children and say adoption brings noise and joy they had hoped for.
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Lorain
Joseph Matolich
Sam
Matolichs
Poets Run A Village Near Khudsorek Russia
In the village of Khudsorek Russia there are no residents except professional poets who live and work there. The unusual settlement pattern highlights a literary community functioning as a distinct local culture.
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Khudsorek
Russia
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