Insurance Commissioner F E Clark Seeks Court Block on Hearing
A petition filed by State Insurance Commissioner F E Clark asks a district court to stop an executive council hearing on a merger between the Modern Brotherhood of America and the Independent Order of Foresters. The petition claims due process rights are violated and seeks a writ of certiorari to compel written charges and halt further investigation. The hearing was set for 2 p m Friday before Judge Lou Ladd.
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DES Moines
F E. W. Clark
Lou Ladd
Clark
Executive Council
Modern Brotherhood of America
Mason City
Mason City, With the Independent Order of Foresters of
Toronto
Clyde Herring
Catholic Fraternity Buys Acacia House
Acacia House, long used by the Masonic and Catholic groups, has been sold to Phi Kappa, a Catholic fraternity. Despite religious differences the two fraternities have maintained friendly ties, including an annual exchange dinner hosted between their houses.
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Ames — Acacia
Phi Kappa
Iowa State College
Senator Miller to Hold Down Two Posts
Washington AP report says Warren F. Miller may keep acting postmaster duties in Independence Iowa while serving as state senator. The Post Office Department ruled his dual role temporary and not conflicting with legislative duties since the Iowa legislature is adjourned.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Warren F. Miller
Independence
Miller
Anamosa Man Dies From Auto Accident Injury
Henry Davis aged 68 of Anamosa died in Des Moines from injuries from an auto crash near Altoona last Friday. Funeral services were held Thursday in Lacona Lucas county. Davis was a native of Lucas county.
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Des Moines
Henry Davis
Anamosa
Altoona
Lacona
Lucas County
Davis
Vinton Observes Golden Anniversary of W R C
The Vinton Women’s Relief Corps marked its 39 year existence with a gathering at president Mrs. Charles Isbell’s home attended by forty of fifty six members and ten guests. Charter members Mrs. Susan Brewer and Mrs. Ellen Bumgardner attended along with Civil War veteran George Fullmer, while Emma Cesner of Iowa City remains living locally. The group has sponsored reunions, donated flags to local schools and hospitals, and aids veterans and dependents through monthly Kensingtons.
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Vinton
Women’s Relief Corps
Grand Army of the Republic
Vinton Corps
Charles Isbell
Susan Brewer
Ellen Bumgardner
George Fullmer
Emma Cesner
Iowa City
P. M. Coder Relief Corps No
Benton County Veterans' Association
Lincoln High School
Perkins Hospital
Marshalltown
Edith Isbell
Bessie Fowler
Myr
Moone's Emerald Oil Promises Fast Pain Relief
A vintage advertisement touts Moone's Emerald Oil as a powerful penetrating remedy for foot pain including corns bunions and swollen varicose veins. It offers a money back guarantee if pain does not end and notes sale by May Drug Co and Podzimek Pharmacy.
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Moone
May Drug Co
Podzimek Pharmacy
Noted Geologists To Study Glaciation Effects in Iowa
Twenty noted geologists under University of Iowa Dean George F. Kay will tour Iowa sites from Fort Madison to McGregor. They will study glacial impacts, including interglacial gravels near Iowa City and granite boulders near Independence, with visits to Oelwein Fayette West Union and McGregor. Renowned scientists Ernest Anters Eliot Blackwelder Frank Leverett Irving Crosby and C. E. Gordon join the delegation.
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Iowa City
Fort Madison
McGregor
George F. Kay
University of Iowa
Dean Kay
International Geological Congress
Washington, D.C
Independence
Oelwein and Fayette
West Union
Wild Life School
Ernest Anters
Sweden
Eliot Blackwelder
Stanford University
Frank Leverett
United States Geological Survey
Irving Crosby
Boston
C. E. Gordon
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Early Spanish Expedition Sought in Iowa Excavations Begin
Near Mount Pleasant Herman Elgar of the Henry County Historical society led excavations with H E Reese Major W E Lynde Perry Mathews and two reverends to uncover signs of an early unrecorded Spanish expedition through Iowa. A skeletal find with lead bullets and an iron cross spurred the effort. In Louisa county, supervisors set the 1933 tax levy at 161600, down 26871 from 1932.
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Mount
Pleasant
Herman Elgar
Henry County Historical Society
Iowa
Elgar
H. E. Reese
W. E. Lynde
Perry Mathews
M. F. Gaffney
C. E. Sayre
Willford Fights Nine-Foot Channel in Mississippi Plan
Representative A. C. Willford of Waterloo returns to Washington to block the nine-foot channel project in the Upper Mississippi public works program. He calls the $100,000,000 plan a pork barrel with a gold rim and says dams would trap silt from five states with no disposal site. He doubts army engineers understand the river and argues silt costs should be part of the project.
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Washington (Ap
A. C. Willford
Waterloo
Washington
Army
Wilford
Washington County Raises Money for Lake Site Project
Washington County launches a fund drive to buy a site for an artificial lake. $8,000 is needed for Coal Creek and $4,000 for Dutch Creek. A decision by state engineers hinges on reaching the goal. Dr. C. W. Boone urged strenuous effort. over 100 county men attended the Tuesday night meeting.
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Crozette
Washington
C. W. Klein
Coal Creek
Dutch Creek
C. W. Boone
Ottumwa
State Fish and Game Commission
Washington County
Sha State Fish and Game Commission
Grant Wood painting to be shown at state fair art salon
A new Grant Wood painting The Threshing Dinner from Cedar Rapids will headline the state fair art salon. The State Fair entries include works by Marvin Cone David McCosh and Adrian Dornbush from the Stone City Art Colony. A loan exhibit from the University of Iowa will also be hung.
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DES “Movies
Chicago Art Institute
Adrian Dornbush
Ness
University of Iowa
Benton County Boy Stricken With Lockjaw Near Urbana
Urba na eight year old Robert Smith, son of farmers Mr and Mrs John Smith, was taken to a Cedar Rapids hospital by Dr M Dingman after a sore ankle preceded lockjaw. No cause found. Palo board names Irene Sampson from Norway Indiana as new Palo consolidated school primary teacher. she is a Iowa State Teachers College graduate with years of experience.
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Urbana
Robert Smith
John Smith
Cedar Rapids
M. Dingman
PALO
Irene Sampson
Norway
Sampson
Iowa State Teachers College
Olds Bank Cashier Faces Prosecution For Embezzlement
Mount Pleasant Iowa area reports cashier F A Morgan age 38 of Olds Savings bank charged with embezzling 660 dollars. Morgan served at the bank for twenty seven years and was placed under a 10000 dollar bond. The charge followed banks move to receiver ship after his resignation at the request of state bank examiner Walter Light.
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Mount Pleasant
INS
F. A. Morgan
Olds
Olds Savings Bank
A. H. Roth
Near Here
Morgan
Walter Light
State Bank
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