Iowa City Legion Community Building Destroyed by Fire
Fire of unknown origin damaged the American Legion Community building in Iowa City, starting in the janitor’s room and gutting the roof and interior. Two fire companies fought the blaze from before 4 a.m. until 7 a.m., with $30,000 to $50,000 in damage and insurance of $48,000.
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Iowa City
American Legion
American Legion and Legion Auxiliary
Chamber of Commerce, Credit Bureau
Boy and Girl Scouts
Community Chest
Woman’s Relief Corps
Red Cross
Bishop Oxnam to Keynote Cornell Forum Conference
Bishop Bromley Oxnam, elected to lead the Omaha area Methodist Episcopal church, will be the principal speaker at the third annual forum conference for ministers and laymen at Cornell on November 22 to 24. M T Yamamoto of the Japan Times will defend Japanese military policy, with other speakers to cover multiple viewpoints.
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Mount Vernon
Bromley Oxnam
Omaha
Methodist Episcopal Church
Cornell
Bishop Oxnam
de Pauw University
Greencastle
Ind
M. T. Yamamoto
Japan Times and Mail
Cornell Forum
Albion R. King
W. G. Rowley
E. T. Gough
H. J. Burgstahler
Harvest Home Festival Schedule Told for Coggon
Coggon outlines two day Harvest Home events including band concerts races drills by Cedar Rapids and Boys Drum and Bugle Corps free vaudeville dances kittenball and baseball games with Central City Walker Alburnett Troy Mills and other teams and speakers Lieutenant Governor Nelson G Kraschel and U S Senator L J Dickinson.
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Nelson G. Kraschel
Alburnett
Coggon
Coggon Girls
Troy Mills
Cedar Rapids Boys
New Legion Pavilion
L. J. Dickinson
U. S
Iowa
Central City
Walker
Legion Pavilion
Mrs Maynard Installed as Legion Auxiliary President
Mrs Charles Bartels was installed as president of the American Legion auxiliary for the forthcoming term. Also installed were Mrs R E Glen as first vice president Mrs Lester Martin as second vice president Mrs B W Patsy as secretary Mrs Earl Foss as treasurer and other officers including Mrs Floyd Simpson historian Mrs Greeley Humbert chaplain Mrs John Delsing sergeant at arms Mrs Annette Conrad Mrs Robert Pon sar Jr and Mrs Lowell Gray on the executive board.
Halden to Open Campaign in Council Bluffs Aug 12
Berry F. Halden Chariton republican candidate for the short term US senator will open his campaign at Council Bluffs August 12 as part of the Council Bluffs Centennial Republican day program. L. J. Dickinson also plans campaign events across Iowa with dates in August and September.
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Des Moines
Berry F. Halden
Chariton
United States
Council Bluffs
L. J. Dickinson
Defiance
Shelby County
Halden
Carl Cook
Bank chief brings four lawsuits over examiner embezzlements
D W Bates superintendent and receiver for Toledo Savings bank and Farmers State bank of Elberon files four suits in Tama county district court naming surety companies as defendants. Claims detail misaccounted funds and property by examiners F S Binger and J C Jacobsen, seeking about 5808 dollars in total. Jacobsen died in a 1933 car crash.
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Gazette
Toledo
Tama County
D. W. Bates
Toledo Savings Bank
Farmers State Bank of
Bates
F. S. Binger
Elberon
J. C. Jacobsen
Elberon Bank
Jacobsen
Binger
Aetna Casualty and Surety Company
Hartford
Conn
Harold E
Charles Collins
Collins
George Abbe
Abbe
Ben Wotrobeck
Theodore Fritzen
L. Bowman
Central Surety and Insurance Corporation
William Houska
Joe Raymon
Raymon
Doty
Metropolitan Casualty Insurance Company of New York
Joseph Breja
Houska
Charles Benesh
Frank J. Parizek
Tama woman improves after crash into tree
Mrs F W Mills of Tama, critically injured July 18 in a car crash, shows great improvement at Deaconess hospital Marshalltown. She suffered ten major fractures and multiple bone injuries plus a skull fracture. Her daughter Margaret is also improving after jaw and rib fractures.
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Tama
F. W. Mills
Deaconess Hospital
Marshalltown
Mills
Former legislator D H Young dies at 79 in Independence
D H Young 79 former state representative and senator publisher and business man died at the state hospital in Independence after years of ill health. Born January 9 1857 in Manchester he served in the Iowa legislature and later edited the Delaware County News. He organized bridge work in eastern Iowa and married Laura Belle Robb in 1878. He leaves two children Bert Crosier and Samuel. Funeral services were held at Platt chapel with Rev James McInnis officiating.
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Manchester
D. H. Young
Independence
Young
James McInnis
Platt Chapel
Delaware County News
Samuel R
Sarah E. Young
Milo Township
Iowa City
W. W. Young
Cedar Rapids
Illinois Central Railroad Company
West Manchester
Maquoketa River
Marion Street
West Main Street
Iowa
Mr. Young
Laura Belle Robb
Bert C. Crosier
Samuel
Cincinnati
Masonic Fraternity
K. P. Lodge
Modern Woodmen and
Odd Fellows
Bandits Hold Up Vinton Driver For 350 Dollars
Ed Baugh driver for Vinton Produce says two armed men in a car stopped him seven miles north of Vinton about 4 p m Tuesday and robbed him of 350 dollars. The bandits, described as blacked up or Negro, fled on a side road.
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Vinton
Ed Baugh
Vinton Produce Company
Baugh
Historical Society Elects New Members
Iowa City reports the Iowa State Historical society elected twenty seven life members and eleven new members. Life members include Frank W. Mueller of Davenport and Prof. Kirk H. Porter of Iowa City. New members named are George Knapp of Vin-ton, Alfred S. Nickless of Davenport, N. H. Petersen of Davenport, and others from Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and Davenport.
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Iowa City
Iowa State Historical Society
Board of
Frank W. Mueller
Davenport
Kirk H. Porter
John E. Stansbury
Cedar Rapids
Gretchen Trumpp
George Knapp
Vinton
Alfred S. Nickless
N. H. Petersen
George Y. Schwartzendruber
Jeanette Vitetoe
Ralph E. Walker
Carl H. Wilson
Wapello Hosts Weeklong Homecoming Jubilee
Wapello fills the fairground for a homecoming celebration with the Wapello and school bands and Kremer’s orchestra for dancing each evening. Opening day was Wednesday with Farmer’s Day and the Louisa County Farm Bureau picnic planned for Thursday. A children’s pet parade starts at ten and events include mule races relays horseshoe pitching baseball and kittenball with a free ox roast. Friday features a eight team kittenball tournament.
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The
Gazette
Wapello
Kremer
Louisa County Farm Bureau
Confirmation services at Kvindherred Lutheran Church
Confirmation services were held Sunday at Kvindherred Lutheran Church with Rev H J Sheldahl presiding. Confirmands included Doris Ruth Dosland Signa Theodora Fagerland Gertrude Helen Christella Malmanger Doris Lucilla Rasmussen Sherwood Harold Andersen Ralph John Henry Blanck Edward Casperson John Henry Eden Roland Winston Keith Noel Malcolm Olson.
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Calamus
Kvindherred Lutheran
H. J. Sheldahl
Doris Ruth Dosland
Signa Theodora Fagerland
Gertrude Helen Christella Malmanger
Doris Lucilla Rasmussen
Sherwood Harold Andersen
Ralph John Henry Blanck
Edward Casperson
John Henry Eden
Roland Winston Keith
Noel Malcolm Olson
Halden and Gillette to Speak at Waukon Picnic
Halden and Guy Gillette the Republican and Democratic nominees for the unexpired Senate term will speak at a Catholic picnic in Waukon on August 16. Halden to be introduced by Rep. Fred Biermann of Decorah and Gillette by H. O. Talle of Decorah, Biermann's Republican opponent.
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Guy Gillette
Democratic State Central Committee
Gazette
Waukon
Berry Halden
Louis Murphy
Halden
Rep
Fred Biermann
Decorah
Gillette
H. O. Talle
Biermann
Legion Auxiliary to Install Officers at Wednesday Meeting
Riverside Legion auxiliary members will meet Wednesday evening at the Legion hall for installation of officers. Newly elected officers include President Rose Dautre mont First vice president Mrs Joseph P Quinn Second vice president Mrs William Ingram Secretary Miss Leona Kucera Treasurer Mrs Edward Bushek Chaplain Mrs Al Walton Sergeant at arms Mrs Frank Safou rek Historian Mrs Eva Thompson Executive board members Mrs C J Karel Mrs Edward Muller and Mrs William Kucera.
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Riverside
Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Rose Dautremont
Joseph P. Quinn
William Ingram
Leona Kucera
Edward Bushek
al Walton
Frank Safourek
Eva Thompson
C. J. Karel
Edward Muller
William Kucera
Decorah men set Sept 7 picnic at Riverside Park Spillville
Decorah business leaders choose September 7 for an annual picnic and play day at Riverside park in Spillville. A program of sports and dancing is being organized.
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Decorah
Riverside Park
Spillville
Democrats Pensions Plan Could Cost State 3 Million Yearly
Iowa officials estimate enactment of the Democratic platform on old age pensions would raise annual costs by about 3 million dollars and expand payments. About 31,000 receive pensions now. under plans, roughly 43,000 would qualify with monthly pensions rising toward 25 dollars.
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Des Moines
INS
Byron G. Allen
Old Age Assistance
Iowa
Allen
Townsend Leader Quits Amid Dictatorial Charges
Harry B. Elliott, 35, of Chicago, named Iowa director of the old age revolving pension movement, the third in as many months. He takes over after E. L. McCullouch was ousted for alleged dictatorial methods and for expelling Des Moines leaders Otto E. Neal and C. E. Forbes over fundraising tactics. F. M. Goldsberry backed Elliott, saying funds were obtained properly and dictatorial methods will not be tolerated.
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Des Moines
INS
Harry B. Elliott
Townsend
Chicago
Iowa
E. L. McCullouch
McCullouch
Otto E. Neal
C. E. Forbes
Neal
Congress
F. M. Goldsberry
Sigourney Garage Owner Dies in Iowan Collision
Floyd Green, 35, of Sigourney, a garage owner, was fatally injured in a Tuesday afternoon car crash at a road intersection about twelve miles northeast of Sigourney. He died at 7 p.m. at Sigourney hospital. Four others were injured, including Herbert Clubb, 21, also of Sigourney, who was listed in serious condition.
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Ottumwa
Floyd Green
Sigourney
Here
Sigourney Hospital
Herbert Clubb
Clutier Sets Annual Kolach Festival Date
Clutier officials fix Sunday August 23 as the festival day. Committees formed by the Clutier Bowery association sponsor the event and plan new entertainment features to accompany the traditional Kolach celebration.
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Clutier
Clutier Bowery Association
Wachai Reunion Set for Sunday at Walker Pavilion
The fourth annual Wachai reunion is planned for Sunday at the Walker pavilion. Organizers invite attendees to gather at the community site for a day of fellowship.
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Walker
Walker Pavilion
Double Funeral Held For Accident Victims
Monona Iowa observers held double funeral services at St. Patrick's for Ed Lestina and his wife Elizabeth Holly Lestina who died when their car was struck by a freight train. Clergy from Waterloo Cedar Rapids and Monona led the rites with Joseph Latza and others serving as pallbearers. Elizabeth Holly Lestina, 46, was daughter of Frank and Mrs. Holly. Ed Lestina, 50, was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lestina. Both were lifelong farmers with no children.
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Monona
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Ed Lestina
J. J. Olinger
Waterloo
Lestinas
G. V. Steiert
Cedar Rapids
W. G. Peters
Dubuque
John Holly
Frank
John
Albert
Jake
Vincent
Elmer
Joe
Farmersburg
George
Sumner
George Montgomery
Ben Lestina
Henry Schroeder
John Johnson
Marquette
Mary Sibikar
Boone
Lestina
Beulah
Frank Lestina
Kathryn Lestina
Ben
McGregor
Frank Klima
Mary Blietz
Kathryn Morovets
Ionia
Ben Klima
Milwaukee
J. H. Papachek
Warwick
N. D
J. J. Tayek
F. E. Lestina
F. A. Lestina
Anton Morovets
A. M. Burlingame
Sylvester Latza
Joseph Latza, Jr
B. L. Whittle
Funeral for Will Dress Held at Sacred Heart Church
Will Dress 29 died Tuesday from apoplexy while riding on a hay rack in Richland township. Funeral Thursday at 9:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic church with Rev. Father A Lorenz. burial in Sacred Heart cemetery. Survived by parents Rub en and Mrs Dress, three brothers Edward Monticello Ted California Burnell Amber, and three sisters Kate Fagan Ruth Dolores, all of Monticello.
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Monticello
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Will Dress
Father A. Lorenz
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Dress
Leon Liddy
Sydney Schweitzer
John Schweitzer
Richland Township
Will Schneider
Schweitzer
Lovell Township
Jones County
Ruben Dress
Edward
Ted
California
Burnell
Amber
Kate Fagan
Ruth
Dolores Dress
Iowa to Put Reflector Warning Signs on All Primary Roads
Iowa Highway Commission plans to mark the entire primary road system with reflector warning signs by summer's end. Maintenance Engineer W H Root said 600 more signs bring total to 8 500 and outlined three sign types for curves with recommended speeds. He urged drivers to ease off the accelerator and brake when encountering reflector signs, noting the investment signals a need to slow down.
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Ames
Iowa Highway Commission
W. H. Root
Root
Commission
Iowa
Woodbury County Board Sued Over Tax Lien Action
Five Woodbury county supervisors named as defendants in an $8,250 suit filed by E. G. Dunn U S district attorney for Northern Iowa. Federal action on behalf of the Internal Revenue Service alleges Havner owes $22,708.99 in income taxes for 1920 1923 1924 1925 1926 and 1927. Lien filed Sept 3 1935 and with the supervisors Sept 9 1935 on Havner's compensation. the board refused to recognize the lien.
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Mason City
Woodbury County Board of Supervisors
Sioux City
E. G. Dunn
United States
Iowa
Internal Revenue Department of the
H. M. Havner
Des Moines
Havner
Woodbury
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Elmwood Park
Ill
Lewis E. Johnson
A. W. Hammelman
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Clyde Burkett
Winthrop
Oelwein
R. S. Johnston
Highway No. 10
Johnston
Isabelle Dee
Herbert H. Dee
Alvin Kouba
Paul Kouba
Vining
Kouba
Louis Westemeir
Frank Mowadzhy
Westemeir
Mowadzhy
Linda Kiburz
Marengo
Alice DeSpain
Iowa County
West Branch
Springdale
Friends Quarterly Meeting
Bandits
Historical Society
Malden
Mass
Tennial
Sigourney Man
Clutier Kolach
Woodbury County Board
Pune
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