Iowa Politicians Set Up Machinery For Full Elections
Iowa parties moved to build campaign machinery for the fall race as conventions closed in on the last congressional nomination in Mount Pleasant. Democratic leaders in Des Moines organized state and county structures while court races were set, and Mount Pleasant eyed among primary candidates for the First District seat.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Mount Pleasant
Democratic
Rapids
State Supreme Court
F. F. Faville
Fort Dodge
Lawrence DeGraff
H. F. Wagner
Sigourney
Supreme Court
J. W. Kintzinger
Dubuque
M. F. Donegan
Davenport
J. W. Anderson
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
Otha D. Wearin
Hastings
Congress
Max A. Conrad
Burlington
E. C. Eicher
Washington
Stanley Watts
Birmingham
8. D. Whiting
Iowa City
J. W. Long
Ames
E. R. Appel
Long
Sisters Run South Amana Hotels Where Guests Of Far Lands Eat Apple Fritters
The South Amana hotel sisters Mrs. Linzie Siegel and Miss Emma Zierold run the Amana hotels serving garden fresh produce and famed apple fritters. They describe preps from Beets to jars and a timeless fritter recipe enjoyed by guests from Iowa City to Cedar Rapids and beyond.
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South Amana
Far Lands
Anamosa
Linzie Siegel
Emma Zierold
Arthur Barlow
Cedar Rapids
Emma
Lizzie
Amana
Colony
Barlow
Iowa
Aunt Lizzie
Upper South Amana
Upper South
Homestead
Lincoln Highway
Amanas
Ohio
Germany
England
Japan
United States
Pioneer Love of Prairie Land at Belle Plaine
Special to The Gazette recounts William Lucke born July 30 1839 in Silzen Germany who left poverty to seek opportunity in America. He broke prairie near Arcadia Carroll County Iowa bought 80 acres, married Henrietta Bake, endured a harrowing river crossing and years of hard farm work before settling in Belle Plaine where he and his wife observed their sixtieth wedding anniversary.
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Belle Plained Wile Se
Belle Blaine
George Frederick
Christina Lucke
Silxen
Germany
Lucke
Mr. Lucke
William
Glat Baikal
America
Locke
Iowa
Belle Plaine
Vinton
Henrietta Bake
Carroll Count
Mr. Locke
Beto
Iowa May Seek 6 Million Federal Relief Funds
Iowa plans to request up to six million dollars in relief funds from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Governor Dan Turner may specify the amount, with six million previously suggested at a meeting of state officials and workers. The plan envisions repayment with three percent interest from future federal road allotments to avoid gift status while funding employment and aid for the unemployed.
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Iowa
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Associated Press
Dan Turner
Corporation
State Farm and Charity
Poultry Farmer Turns Her Efforts To Wild Pheasants
West Branch Mrs. Clarence Roegler shifts from poultry and ducks to Chinese pheasants. Sixty six young birds will be released in about four weeks from 94 eggs provided by the State Fish and Game department. The project follows losses to disease and predation, with Roegler caring for daily custards and egg boils to raise the brood.
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Gazette
West Branch
Clarence Roegler
Roegler Farm
Here
State Fish and Game Department
Cecil Bowers
Liverpool Pastor To Speak At Cedar Falls Bible Conference
Cedar Falls hosts the eleventh annual Bible conference opening today for an eight day session led by Liverpool pastor Dr William Paxton. Other speakers include Dr Arley Zertman of Winona Lake Dr William Evans of Los Angeles and Dr William Gratz of Chicago.
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Cedar Falls
William Paxton
Liverpool
England
Arley E. Zertman
Winona Lake
Ind
William Evans
Los Angeles
William Gratz
Chicago
Benton County Native Gains National Art Recognition
Famous painter Tenney Johnson from Benton County Iowa has become a nationally known interpreter of western prairie. His cover art for the Literary Digest titled The Lure of the Rockies has drawn broad attention as his works hang in major galleries. Johnson studied in New York and holds multiple awards and memberships including the National Academy of Design and the Salmagundi club.
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Literary Digest
Saturday Evening Post
Benton County
Tenney Johnson
Big Grove
van Horne
New York City
Johnson
The
Rockies
Iowa
New York
Art Students’ League
New York School of Art
Lorenz, Heinie and
Henri
Wisconsin
Salmagundi Club
Allied Art Association
Painters of the West
National Academy of Design
National Arts Club
Allied Arts Club
American Federation of Arts, Painters of the Wi
Alhambra
Calif
California Iowans Rally for West Coast Outing
Iowa club members on the west coast plan a Saturday outing in Long Beach California. Officials expect about 150000 attendees and a program featuring a Golden Wwe cente centering on longtime service.
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California
Long Beach
Calif
Road Commission To Let Contracts At Tuesday Meeting
AMES AP One paving contract and several for other primary road improvements will be let by the Iowa highway commission at its meeting Tuesday. The only paving job is in Mitchell miles of U to of primary 14 noo Mp mig iy 9 ne.
Appointment of Judge Ward as Iowa veterans chief
Des Moines AP reports the appointment of Judge John F. Ward of Iowa Falls as chief of staff for the Iowa? veterans of foreign wars. The announcement came today from Wis pen W. W. Strickler, commander.
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Des Moines
John F. Ward
Iowa Falls
Iowa
Veterans of Foreign
Wispen W. W. Strickler
Lotus Blossoms Welcome McGregor Nature Students
The Wildlife School opens its week long session Monday August 1 in a rustic McGregor pavilion overlooking the Mississippi. Nature lovers from Iowa and nearby states attend as the Iowa state conservation board and the Iowa fish and game commission meet in McGregor on Thursday and Friday. Mrs. Henry Frankel of Des Moines will speak Saturday on progress in conservation.
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Mississippi
Mcg
Wi Wild Life School
McGregor H
Fort Crawford
McGregor
Gregor
Father Marquette
Joliet
Wisconsin
Iowa
Iowa State Conservation Board
Iowa Fish and Game Commission
Henry Frankel
Des Moines
Conservation Board
Bogus Check Gang Suspect Arrested in Mendota
Deputy Sheriff Hi Over arrested a woman matching a newspaper description of a bogus check suspect who paid with a falsified veteran affairs disability check at a Mendota filling station. She identified as Harriet E Patti of Hilton Iowa, wife of W B Francks in Polk County jail, and was with her 14 year old adopted son Robert. Police suspect a Des Moines based counterfeiting gang operation. Mendota lies near Centerville in Appanoose County Iowa.
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Mendota
Hi Over
Over
Harriet E. Patti
Hilton
Albia
W. B. Francks
Polk County
Des Moines
Veterans Administration
Patti
Robert
Appanoose County
Iowa
Centerville
Bettendorf Dept Manager Dies In Davenport Hospital
Jay L. Goddard longtime Bettendorf company department manager and former first ward alderman died Saturday in Davenport hospital after a period of illness. He had been with the Bettendorf company for 30 years and was widely known in business circles.
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Davenport
Jay L. ,Goddard
Bettendorf Company
Bettendorf
Goddard
Keota Banker George Stevenson Dies at 76
Funeral services were planned for Sunday afternoon for George Stevenson president of Farmers Savings bank who died Thursday evening after a heart attack. He was 76 and survived by his widow two daughters Mrs Percy Littlefield Read ing Pa and Mrs H B Morris Keota a sister Mrs Walter Kleece Washington and a brother Nathanial Stevenson of South Dakota.
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Keota
George Stevenson
Farmers Savings Bank
Stevenson
Percy Littlefield
Reading
H. B. Morris
Walter Kleece
Washington
Nathanial Stevenson
South Dakota
Lansing Farmer Harvests Oats on Bad Axe Battlefield Ground
Milford Johnson tills oats on Bad Axe bottomland north of Lansing Iowa near the site of the 2 August 1832 massacre where U S troops and advancing forces clashed. A centennial visit and picnic are planned with local guides and a tablet commemorating the event.
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Lansing
Milford Johnson
Mississippi River
Iowa
Hawk
Red Axe
Tama County Tax Protesters Form Taxpayers League
Hundreds from Tama county gathered at the Welling theater Toledo to organize a taxpayers league aimed at reducing county taxes. Governor Dan Turner voiced sympathy for the protestors and urged economy, citing cuts in expenditures and a halt on spending. E. E. Taylor of Traer was chosen chairman and Willard F. Russell of Toledo secretary as the league set its executive board and planned topics for a Tuesday meeting in Toledo.
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Toledo
Tama County
Welling Theater
Taxpayers’ League
Dan Turner
Keee
E. Wenner
Waterloo
R. C
McElhinney
Dysart
William Lorenz
Lincoln
P. R. Overturf
Elberon
Seer Lee
Smith
Man
Court House
E. E. Taylor
Traer
Willard F. Russell
Prisoners Build $75,000 Iowa Penitentiary Block
At Fort Madison work on a four story brick building with reinforced concrete framing proceeds by prisoners. The $75,000 structure will have a 60 day completion target and house an auditorium for sound motion pictures, an electrical cooling and heating system, and a projection booth. The fourth floor remains planned for future use.
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Fort Madison
Iowa State Penitentiary
Auditoreum
Woman Seriously Injured In Auto Crash Near Jesup
Mrs Jennie Adkins 52 of Elkhorn Wisconsin was seriously hurt and husband Henry 56 had minor injuries when their car veered into a ditch near Jesup Their daughter Eugenia 19 was driving and ran onto the road shoulder hitting a moving van The car overturned as she tried to steer back onto the pavement
Maquoketa Couple To Celebrate Golden Wedding
Maquoketa The wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kauffman will be celebrated Wednesday with a reception from 2 to 5 pm and 7 to 10 pm at their home. Family and friends will call during these hours. Mrs. Kauffman is the sister of Perry Cee.
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Maquoketa
Jack Kauffman
Aie Kauffman
Perry
Beventh
Cedar Rapids
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Adeline Taylor
Lower South Amana Hotel
Mes, Lizzie Siegel
Tru
Grart
William Lucke
Benton Co
Frank Tenney Johnson
Amana Hotels
Amana Society
Lower South Amana
Amana Hotel
Amana Lake
Road Commission
Bettendorf Dept
Colt
Burning Bridge
Battle Ground
Iowa 9
Black Hawk” Bridge
Checobeln
Bad Axe Bottomland
Bad Axe River
Victory
U. S
Nora Spould
Johnson Oat Field
Battie Island
Bruce E. Mahan
T Fee
Nora Spaulding
Farm League
Ft. Madison
Jesup
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