WPA to Cut 90 Iowa Administrative Jobs This Fall
The WPA plans to eliminate about 90 administrative positions in Iowa within sixty days. The payroll will drop by roughly 11 400 dollars monthly by October, with the central office most affected. Secretary Keller notes most dismissals occur August 1, and many workers have annual leave to exhaust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPA
Iowa
DES Moines
Federal Works Program
George J. Keller
Fuiay
Keller
Washington
Division of Finance
Frank Hatch McGregor suffers fall from tar roof
Frank Hatch McGregor, 78, fell from a ladder on the tar roof of his two story home. He escaped with no broken bones, though badly shaken and bruised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGregor
Frank Hatch
86 Year Old Lone Tree Man Flies Historic Route
Jacob Foster age 86, a Iowa pioneer, flew United Air Lines from Chicago to Iowa City, re tracing the ox drawn wagon route from pre Civil War days. He joined his wife in Iowa City after a 1 hour 47 minute flight, a contrast to the six weeks by wagon. His son Lyle Oak Park Illinois praised his vigor and predicted a hundred years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Foster
Iowa
Lyle
United Air Lines
Betsy Ross
Summer Is Rainiest Season Nationwide
The article states that summer, not spring, is the rainiest season overall in the United States, indicating higher precipitation levels across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Elkader Man Heads Bankers of Clayton
MONONA The Clayton County Bankers association held its annual meeting with 32 members from across the county except St Olaf. R L Jipson of Elkader was elected president succeeding Ernie Nicholson of McGregor. T J Oehnke of Guttenberg became vice president. Caroll Oelke of Farmersburg is secretary treasurer. The next gathering will occur in October at Guttenberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monona
Clayton County Bankers Association
St. Olaf
Methodist Church
R. L. Jipson
Elkader
Ernie Nicholson
Mcgregor
T. J. Oehnke
Guttenberg
Caroll Oelke
Farmersburg
Blind War Veteran Heads to Fourth Cornea Transplant
World War II veteran Clark, blind since injuries in 1932, travels to New York for a fourth cornea transplant. The sequence includes three prior procedures using corneas from a stillborn infant and one from a monkey, which briefly restored sight before scarring and rupture ended the gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wadena
Fremont Clark
New York
Ramon Castoviejo
Columbia Medical Center
New York City
Clark
Rainfall Drenches Iowa With Varied Totals Across State
Iowa temperatures returned to normal as showers cooled the state Thursday night except for the extreme southeast. Ames measured 1.28 inches, Inwood 0.73, Marshalltown 0.60, Des Moines 0.37, with most stations reporting substantial rainfall per the weather bureau. Saturday is expected to be fair and warmer.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Ames
Inwood
Marshalltown
Burlington
Keokuk
Weather Bureau
Young Democratic Delegates Named
Walter H. Beuse announced 15 Iowa delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Pittsburgh August 10 11 and 12. The slate includes James M. McNally LeMars Phyllis Sheeley Oelwein Ray Tritz Remsen Stanley Comfort Mason City Mary Jane Freeman Des Moines Charles E OConnor Dubuque Dr E W Neenan Sioux City Boneta Williamson Pauline Hollin Austinette Vermilyea Mark C. Rerfo Des Moines Margaret Woerth Sioux City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Walter H. Beuse
Scott County
Young Democratic Clubs of
Iowa
Pittsburgh
Beuse
James M. McNally
LeMars
Phyllis Sheeley
Oelwein
Ray Tritz
Remsen
Stanley T. Comfort
Mason City
Mary Jane Freeman
Des Moines
Charles E. O’conner
Dubuque
Washington, D. C
E. W. Neenan
Sioux City
Boneta Williamson
Pauline Hollin
Austinette Vermilyea
Oskaloosa
Mark C. Rerfo
Margaret Woerth
Cedar County Native Cornelia Bolton Dies at 95
Mrs. Cornelia A Bolton 95 lifetime Cedar county resident died at her son Sherman Bolton in Tipton. Born July 14 1844 in Cedar county she left three sons Harry Sherman and John Bolton of Tipton and four daughters Nettie Reeve Aurora S D Lucy Folson Davenport Florence Morton Fairmont Minn and Cornelia Cheney Woolsey S D. Funeral services expected at 2 p m Saturday in the Methodist church with Rev William Crossley and Rev Otis Moore officiating.
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Ipton
Cornelia A. Bolton
Cedar County
Sherman Bolton
Harry
Sherman
John Bolton
Tipton
Nettie Reeve
Aurora
S. D
Lucy Folson
Davenport
Florence Morton
Fairmont
Minn
Cornelia Cheney
Wool
John Devitt, longtime Muscatine attorney, dies at 72
John F. Devitt, 72, a Muscatine attorney for nearly 48 years and former city attorney, died Friday night after a stroke. He had been in failing health for years. Surviving are daughter Loretta Devitt and sisters Anna Thornt on and Margaret Devitt, with brother James Devitt deceased recently in Oskaloosa.
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Muscatine
John F. Devitt
DeVitt
Law College
University of Iowa
Loretta Devitt
Anna Thornton
Margaret Devitt
James Devitt
Oskaloosa
Praises Tightening Up of Liquor Laws Des Moines
Chairman M. L. Curtis of the state liquor control commission lauded recent enforcement efforts by state and local officers. He said enforcement tightening preserves the liquor control system and urged that illicit traffic be stamped out while keeping access to fairly priced, tested liquor locally.
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DES Moines
M. L. Curtis
State Liquor Control Commission
Curtis
Iowa
Seek Communation For Flossie Fear
Mrs Hazel Kemmerer of Farley sister of Mrs Flossie Fear seeks commutation for Fear who is serving a life term in Rockwell City reformatories after aiding Reginald S Tracy in the murder of his wife near here Oct 3 1934. Fear’s daughter Lenora of Dubuque joins the talks with Sheriff Carl R Anderson and County Attorney Harlan J Williamson. They may seek Judge A B Lovejoy of Waterloo for a interview. They cite Adolph Berg as the suspected slayer and believe him alive but offer no whereabouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Hazel Kemmerer
Farley
Flossie Fear
Rockwell City
Reginald S. Tracy
Three People Hurt In Manchester Collision
Three persons were injured in a broadside automobile collision in Manchester on Thursday night. John R. Toussaint an engineer on the Manchester and Oneida short line railroad suffered a crushed chest. Mrs Toussaint had bruises and scotches. Mary Helen Ferguson nine of Chicago a guest in the Toussaints home dislocated her thumb. Harold Sauerbry of Manchester driver of the other car escaped injury.
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Manchester
John R. Toussaint
Manchester and Oneida
Toussaint
Mary Helen Ferguson
Chicago
Toussaints
Harold Sauerbry
Sauerbry
Franklin Street
Gay Street
Funeral for George Schroeder at St Matins Lutheran Church
George Schroeder. 67, died of a heart attack and funeral services were held Monday at St Matins Lutheran church near Blairstown with Rev. Weise officiating. He operated a farm 20 years at the south edge of Norway and is survived by his wife Marie, daughter Lucile in Chicago, and grandchildren Dean and Lee Almendinger of Blairstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
George Schroeder
St. Matins Lutheran Church
Blairstown
Weise
Schroeder
Marie
Lucile
Chicago
Dean and
Lee Almendinger
Blairsown
Spotted Fever Fatal to Grinnell Farmer
Funeral services were held at the United Presbyterian church for Jacob Niemants a 60 year old Grinnell farmer who died of spotted fever caused by a wood tick. Born in Sioux County he spent much of his life in Poweshiek County. He married Helen Van Xante and is survived by five children Ru Lena Russell Lester and Moline.
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Grinnell
United Presbyterian Church
Jacob Niemants
Grinnell Farmer
Sioux County
Poweshiek County
Helen van Xante
Lena
Russell
Lester
Moline
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Lipton’s
Meriden
Conn
Young Democratic
John Devitt
Clermont
Katherine Evingson
Minneapolis
Eleanor Schump
Miss Schump
Cedar Rapids
Miss Evingson
Concordia College
New York Mills
Ida Mae Carlson
Coe College
Ruth Berg
Strawberry Point
Baldwin
William Hale
Clifford Tabor
Flossie
Bie
Jenny
City
Urs
IT. W. Laude
Ana
KOTEX
Gevaert
Eaneviy Tame Me
Crystal
Tay A
Colgate Tooth Powder
Williams
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