Enthusiasm Over Improved Business At Bankers Convention
Nearly 1,000 delegates and wives attended the Iowa Bankers association annual convention in Sioux City with a keynote on prosperity. President Turner cited 20 percent higher deposits year over year as bankers planned a golden jubilee banquet. Governor Kraschel urged more grazing land, while speakers warned on federal spending and inflation if not controlled.
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Sioux City
INS
Iowa Bankers Association
Robert W. Turner
Council Bluffs
Nelson G. Kraschel
Iowa
Turner
W. W. Johnson
Cedar Falls
Joseph E. Goodbar
Society For Stability In Money and Banking
New York
Clifford Depuy
Des Moines
Northwestern Banker
Depuy
RFC
Pioneer Of Iowa County Dead At 85
Jacob Kinzenbaw 85, longtime Iowa county resident born in Germany, died Monday. He lived on a farm north of Marengo for years. Funeral Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Lutheran church in Marengo. Survived by eight children George South Amana Jake Blairstown Charles Marengo Fred Ladora Mrs Edward Simmons Marengo William Marengo Mrs Rose Smoley Marengo Mrs Walter Olson South Amana a sister Mrs Rose Sherlock Oxford.
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Gase Ladora
Jacob Kinzenbaw
Iowa County
Germany
Marengo
George
South Amana
Jake
Blairstown
Charles
Fred
Ladora
Edward Simmons
William
Rose Smoley
Walter Olson
Rose Sherlock
Oxford
Iowa City Daily Iowan Names New Staff for Year
Staten Browning of Iowa City announced the Daily Iowan staff for the year. Appointees include Robert Sherwood of Atlantic as managing editor, Mildred Holly of Cherokee as campus editor, David Denton of Colorado Springs as news editor, Merle Miller of Marshalltown as city editor, Betty Holdt of Iowa City as society editor, John Mooney of Waverly as sports editor, and Jervas Baldwin of Iowa City as photographer.
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Iowa City
INS
Staten Browning
Daily Iowan
Robert Sherwood
Atlantic
Mildred Holly
Cherokee
David Denton
Colorado Springs
Merle, Miller
Marshalltown
Betty Holdt
John Mooney
Waverly
Jervas Baldwin
Officers Reelected By Walther League
FORT DODGE INL The Rev. M E Feltz of Atlantic Mon day was reelected president of the Iowa Walther league. Other reelected include the Rev. H Nieting Audubon vice president Lydia R Otto Atlantic secretary Victor Herrman Lidderdale treasurer the Rev George Griesse Adair and G T Schliching Yorktown members of the executive committee.
Rainbow Girls Install Tama Chapter Officers
Helen Rugg becomes worthy advisor of Tama Rainbow Girls chapter at Masonic hall installation led by Mrs. Frank Fowler Miss Wil len Ford and R G Scott. New officers include Marilyn Storm as worthy associate advisor Arlette Rugg as Charity Frances Scott as Hope June Ehret as Faith Jean Lauderdale treasurer Josephine Grisswold drill leader Beulah Overturf Love Madelyn Vobornik Religion Claudine Weaver Immortality Phyllis Malin Fidelity Mary Jeannette Woods Patriotism Virginia Larson Service Ruth O Harra confidential observer Marjorie Nelson outer observer Phyllis Oldson musician Roberta Lauderdale mother advisor Mrs. W H Copp.
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TAMA
Helen Rugg
Order of Rainbow
Masonic Hall
Frank Fowler
Willen Ford
R. G. Scott
Marilyn Storm
Charity
Arlette Rugg
Hope
Frances Scott
June Ehret
Jean Lauderdale
Josephine Grisswold
Beulah Overturf
Norma Jean Blythe
Madelyn Vobornik
Nature
Claudine Weaver
Phyllis Malin
Mary Jeannette Woods
Virginisia Larson
Ruth O’harra
Marjorie Nelson
Phyllis Oldson
Roberta Lauderdale
W. H. Copp
One Man Seriously Hurt At Manchester In Holiday Crashes
Two injuries reported near Manchester on Memorial Day weekend with high speed cited as cause. Jerry Eaton suffers severe arm, rib, hip injuries and shock. Ray Flaucher has shoulder injuries. A third driver, Richard Preble, escapes serious harm after a rollover three miles south of Manchester. In Tama, Joseph Vaverka dies at 82 after a life in Tama county with a long railway career. funeral details and survivors listed. Memorial services for World War veterans held in Colesburg with American Legion involvement.
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Manchester
Jerry Eaton
Ray Flaucher
Highway 13
Flaucher
Eaton
Iowa City
Flancher
Richard Preble
Independence
C. E. Dodge
Here
Tama
Joseph Vaverka
Tama County
Mr. Vaverka
Sipravice
Kraj Tabor
Czechoslovakia
Mary Frances Svoboda
United States
Long Point
Vaverka
Chicago and North Western Railway Company
Joseph E
Frank
Howard, S. D
C. F. Vaverka
Davenport
Fred Sunier
Joseph Dvorak
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
A. P. Meyer
Joseph Bohacek
Joseph Mimra
Emmett Kozishek
Thirteen Die in Memorial Day Weekend Accidents in Iowa
AP reports thirteen Memorial Day weekend deaths in Iowa as the swimming season opens. Over the three days eight died in auto crashes and five in water incidents, raising the year auto toll to 179 compared with 152 a year ago. Warm weather spurred risky swims and casual water contact.
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Des Moines
Self Defense Plea Frees Iowa Slayer in Fatal Shooting
A coroner's jury absolved Frank Raymond, a farmer from River Sioux Ia, in the death of Abe Richardson, a relief worker and brother-in-law of Raymond’s wife. Raymond claimed self defense after Richardson obtained a gun amid efforts by the wife to place flowers on their infant son’s grave.
South English Man Gets Mail Contract
John Cox Jr of South English has won a post office contract to haul mail from Iowa City to Webster with stops at Hills Riverside Kalona Wellman Kinross and South English. The two daily round trips, totaling four mails a day, start this week. The contract is worth 2655 dollars yearly. Cox has served as substitute rural mail carrier for five years.
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John Cox, Jr
South English
Post Office Department
Iowa City
Webster
Hills
Riverside
Kalona
Wellman
Kinross
Cox
Church spooners spark Nashua misread romance case
In Nashua the Little Brown Church in the Vale, famed as a wedding spot, saw a twist when two young couples were taken into custody for supposed spoons. The boys were fined 5 each and the girls were released.
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Nashua
Little Brown
Peacock yearbook picks editor in chief in poll
Fayet te-based Moore of Wadena is chosen editor in chief of the 1938 Peacock yearbook at Upper Iowa University following a student poll. Other staff include Emma Meiners literary editor, Paul Heath business manager, Maude Werla uf er art editor, Richard Basham sports editor, Elizabeth Lockwood activities editor, and Emma Oberfell humor editor, with Maynard and Oelwein represented among the team.
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Ralph Petty
Mary Alice Spoerry
Lois Hoyle
Richard Brown
Roberta Myers
Arlene Madison
Junius Grant
Marjorie Whitehead
Margaret Reece
Decorah
Ingre Myren
Decorah Hospital
Madison Lutheran Church
Martinus B. Quill
Miss Myren
Ashe Myren
America
Springville
Roy T. Schwab
Business Men's Club of
Wyoming
Wyoming Band
New Commercial Club
Anamosa
F. H. Witcombe
Drowning victim funeral held in Sacred Heart
Funeral services were held at Sacred Heart church for George Nagy, the drowning victim who fell into a whirlpool while fishing below the Littleton dam on Saturday. His body was recovered Sunday morning. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dezso Nagy, with siblings Louis, Arnold, Irene, Elizabeth, and Margaret noted.
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Oelwein
George Nagy
Sacred Heart Church
George
Littleton
Dezso Nagy
Louis
Arnold
Irene
Elizabeth
Margaret
Former S U S football star found among arrested felons
Dwight Meyers a 46 year old fugitive from Los Angeles wept in a police lineup recalling his past as a University of Iowa football player. He had served time for bad checks and hotel bill disputes with prior arrests dating back to 1915 and San Quentin sentences followed by parole.
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New York
INS
Los Angeles
Dwight Meyers
University of Iowa
Myers
Samuel Mooney
Meyers
San Quentin
Parachute Jumper Recovering After 150 Foot Fall
Fern Myers 20, fell 150 feet from a balloon over Riverview Park Sunday night. She suffered critical internal injuries but doctors at Mercy hospital said her condition was improving after a rough night. Her employer Capt Wilbur Johnson later made a safe jump.
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Des Moines
INS
Fern Myers
Mercy Hospital
Riverview Park
Wilbur Johnson
Fern
Litchfield
Memorial day veterans and local obituaries span Iowa towns
In Wyoming cemetery Memorial day services were held with M H Morse as the lone local Civil War veteran among four living members in Jones county. The list on Paul No 130 includes J S Lawson of Olin G W James and James Spencer of Onslow. Fayette church services honored J Arthur Caudle a 19 year old Upper Iowa student who died from a lung infection. Anamosa saw Charles Thompson fined for a car crash with no license. Independence witnessed the marriage of Margaret Buzynski and LaMoine Price at St John’s Catholic Church. Marengo noted the burial of Mrs. W A Bryant aged 68 after a life active in church and community. Survivors for Mrs Bryant include four children and siblings from nearby towns.
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Wyoming
M. H. Morse
Jones County
Paul No. 130
J. S. Lawson
Olin
G. W. James
James Spencer
Onslow
Fayette
J. Arthur Caudle
Upper Iowa University
Jesse Caudle
Fayette High School
University of Iowa
Upper Iowa
Verda
Anamora
Charles Thompson
Hopkinton
Arthur Meeks
Peter Buzynski
Independence
LaMoine_ E. Price
Winnifred Price
Adelanto
Calif
St. John's Catheolic Church
J. J. Buzynski
George Parker, Jr
W. F. Assmus
Bernadette Toomey
Clarence McDonald
Francis Joslin
Louis Kayser
Price
Bell Telephone Company
Winthrop High School
Iowa State College
Ames
Marengo
W. A. Bryant
Mary E. Hendershot
Swartswood
N. J
Iowa
Mr. Bryant
Guernsey
Bryant
Roy L
California
Wiley Whitehead
Fred Sommer
W. Richard
Survived Storm Kills Husband Now She Reaches 100
Mrs. Honor Allen of Waterloo marks her 100th birthday with an open house on Wednesday. She narrowly escaped death 62 years ago when a Grant county Wisconsin tornado killed her husband and a small son. She and daughter Mrs. J. L. Whitney, her caregiver, survived injuries as their home was wrecked. Born in England, she immigrated at age seven and joined the Methodist Church at fourteen.
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Kalona
J. O. Emmons
Anna Snair
Honor Allen
Waterloo
Grant County
Wis
Allen
J. L. Whitney
England
America
Methodist Church
Iowa City Press-Citizen Dedication In Iowa Daily Press Event
The Iowa Daily Press association and the University of Iowa School of Journalism will dedicate the new Iowa City Press-Citizen building with a 3 p.m. meeting, a 6:30 dinner, and an 8 p.m. program. Hosts include association officers and faculty members. speakers include John Huston and Dr. Frank L. Mott.
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Iowa City
Iowa City Press-Citizen
Iowa Daily Press Association
School of Journalism
University of Iowa
Clare Marshall
Cedar Rapids
W. S. Rupe
Ames
Dale E. Carrell
Keokuk
Eugene T. Flaherty
Des Moines
Frank L. Mott
Fred L. Lazeil
Edward F. Mason
Charles L. Sanders
Mott
John Huston
Ottumwa Courier
Press of
State
William R. Hart
Iowa City Chamber of Commerce
Business
Myron J. Walker
Eugene A. Gilmore
Education
Saint Xavier’s School to Close with Graduation at St Mary’s
Manchester St. Xavier’s will close after graduation at St. Mary’s church Thursday evening. Lyle Dillon is the only high school graduate this year. Eighth grade graduates include Lenore Barne, Bert Gearhart, Gerald Holtz, Jack Kenna, Albert Reeves, Harold Wilson and Howard Wilson, with Lenore Barne receiving a writing certificate. Rev. F W McKinley will confer certificates to many in the class. St Mary’s choir will perform with Jeanne Gavin at the organ and James Barne and James Schacherer as soloists.
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Manchester
St. Xavier's School
St. Mary's Church
Lyle Dillon
Leta
Lenore Barne
Bert Gearhart
Gerald Holtz
Jack Kenna
Albert Reeves
Harold Wilson
Howard Wilson
F. W. McKinley
Gregory Sbarnd
Cletus Burke
Virginia Delay
Dorothy Farley
Dolores Holtz
Betty Quigley
Mary Louise Wilson
St. Mary's Choir
Jeanne Gavin
James Barne
James Schacherer
FBI opens Des Moines field division in Iowa
The Des Moines office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation inaugurates a new field division to handle only Iowa cases. Robert C. Hendon of Washington is named special agent in charge, directing operations from 739 Insurance Exchange Building. Previously all Iowa cases went through Omaha. the ten new divisions were authorized to manage regional workload. Hendon joined the FBI in 1934 after graduating from the University of Montana Law School and served as administrative assistant to J. Edgar Hoover before transferring to Des Moines.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Robert C. Hendon
Washington
Bureau of Investigation
Insurance Exchange Building
FBI
Omaha
Hendon
Law College
University of Montana
J. Edgar Hoover
Iowa City News Highlights Local Arrests and Graduation Events
Thomas Kettles of Iowa City faced assault and battery charges after a police identification by Frank Look. He had a six month suspended sentence for a car ownership consent offense and was paroled to Deputy Sheriff Preston Koser. Also, 168 Johnson County graduation diplomas will be issued to eighth graders with Prof. C J Lapp delivering the commencement address. Memorial Day observances drew over 1,000 attendees with services across local sites. University High School held commencement with 44 seniors receiving diplomas and Dr. Howard R. Anderson delivering the address.
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Kalona
Roman Gingerich
Donald Hesselschwerdt
Kalona High School
Iowa City
Thomas Kettles
Frank Look
Kettles
Preston Koser
Sook
Look
Johnson County Public Schools
C. J Lapp
University of Iowa
Frank J. Snider
University High School
Howard R. Anderson
Funeral services for John Clark in Monmouth area
Funeral services for John Clark eighty of near Monmouth will be held Wednesday at 2 pm in the family home with the Rev Samuel Knoer of Monmouth officiating. Burial will be in North Madison cemetery. Clark born November 12 1856 in Pennsylvania lived many years in Monmouth community. Survived by ten children including David George Sadie Mildred at home May Hopkins Onslow Hazel Work Washington DC Alice Sawyer Monticello Nealey Bradshaw Bainbridge and Supt John Clark Wheatland.
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Maquoketa
John Clark
Monmouth
Samuel Knoer
North Madison
Mr. Clark
Pennsylvania
Monmonth
Clark
David
George
Sadie
Mildred
May Hopkins
Onslow
Hazel Work
Washington, D. C
Alice Sawyer
Monticello
Nealey Bradshaw
Bainbridge
Ohio
Wheatland
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J.C. Landenberger
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Leila Rabe
Cedar Valley
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Eldora
W. T. Grigg
Jess Grigg
Frank Grigg
Muscatine
John Kleinert
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Conesville
H. M. Strong
Alice Cox
Mary Elizabeth McKee
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F. D. McCullough
Elaine Jarrard
Virginia Stafford
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Toledo
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John Nolte
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James Tague
Joseph Kearney
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Edward Johnson
Dale Harrington
Joseph Thornton
Thomas Wendt
Francis Bloom
Edward A. Taylor
Thomas F. Loftus
Ruth Frank
Father Taylor
Ann Therese Farren
Cleo Ryan
Jack Connore
Nelson Meyer
George Johnson
Kathleen Scanlan
Claudine Wendt
Lolita McGuire
Marie Cummins
Angels
Miss Farren
R. P. Maher
Grand Mound
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Father Loftus
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Catherine Nonnenmacher Thomas
Josephine Cook
Dewitt
Union
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American Legion
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Eugene McManus
Thomas Loftus
Elmwood
Jerrell
H. E. Wilkinson
Lincoln
Thomas N. Sedgwick
Delaware County
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Thomas H. Tracey
George Winters
Paul J. Kehoe
Lorraine Bushnell
Thos. P. Shaffer
J. N. Whisler
James Hunt
Roy Westerlen
Miles Bushnell
Edward J. Goottee
Miles Utley
Fréd Beddow
Virginia Keck
Doris Swietert
Donald Nothdurft
John Jesson
Harvey Moyer
Jesson
Claude R. Hoff
Toddville
Toddville High School
Ferne Hoag
Ira McBurney
Dave Taylor
Ruth Ditch
Bernita Oliphant
Mildred McCreary Olinger
Bertha Cress Oliphant
Lucile Olinger
Alice Olinger Wiley
Bess Rae Dewitt Deal
Ila McBurney
Venita Edaburn
Verne Oliphant
Lois Taylor
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Jay Olinger
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George Wiley
Gordon Feekes
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Wyoming High School Alumni Association
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Hale
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Anne Smith Shelly
Dorothy Rohwedder
Irvin Sievers
Leann Wherry Campbell
Frances Franks
Ronald Holtz
Richard Rohwedder
Pauline Shaffer
Association
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Garrison
Hayes Henkle
Betsys
Bill
LUX
Husband
Iowa Daily Press Phate
Iowa Daily Press
Iowa City News
Amishoe
Anna Unglaub
Suriig
Iowa Avenue Bridge
Oakdale
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