Iowa Delegates to Republican National Convention Named
A Cleveland INS dispatch profiles Iowa’s 22 delegates to the Republican National Convention. Notables include Dan W. Turner, former governor. Robert W. Colflesh, US district attorney candidate. Harrison E. Spangler of Cedar Rapids. Ralph E. Jones of Williamsburg. Willard F. Russell of Toledo. W. A. Sheaffer of Fort Madison. George D. Rose of Dubuque. Richard N. Howes of Clinton. Cassius Allen Bryson of Iowa Falls. and Martin M. Cooney of West Union, with brief bios and service records.
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Cleveland
INS
Iowa
Dan W. Turner
Corning
Iowa National Guard
Iowa State Senate
Clyde Herring
Robert W. Colflesh
Des Moines
George Washington University
Washington, D. C
Seventh Infantry
Chateau Thierry
United States
Dan Turner
Turner
Spangler
Cedar Rapids
Harrison E. Spangler
State University of
Adair
Republican State Central Committee
Iowa University
Daily Iowan
Ralph E. Jones
Williamsburg
State Central Committee
Willard F. Russell
Toledo
Russell
University of Iowa
Roosevelt
W. A. Sheaffer
Fort Madison
Sheaffer Pen Company
Sheaffer
Sheaffer Company
New York
San Francisco
London
Montreal
Canada
Bloomfield
Florida
California
George D. Rose
Dubuque
Spahn- Rose Company
John T. Adams
Richard N. Howes
Clinton
Kiwanis Organization
Cassius Allen Bryson
Iowa Falls
Ackley
Drake University
Cooney
Martin M. Cooney
West Union
University of
Eighth Graders Lead Linn Rural Scholarship Honors
Carol Burr, 13, daughter of Mr and Mrs Elmer Burr, tops Linn county rural schools with a 97.4 average among forty-one students scoring 90 or higher to receive I honors at the rural graduation. West Prairie one room school, Spring Grove township, earned the superior rating from the state department of instruction.
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Carol Burr
Elmer Burr
West Prairie School
Spring Grove Township
Linn County
Burt E. Tritle
State Department of Instruction
Iowa Republicans Name Delegates From Districts Four Through Six
Iowa Republicans announce delegates for districts four to six. Shannon Charlton of Manchester 42 a World War veteran lawyer Masonic Shrine Knight of Pythias Rotary delegate from district four. S. Ray Emerson of Creston 47 builder conservative Republican delegate from district five. Clyde McFarlin of Montezuma 46 mayor of Creston delegate from district five. Jesse A. Miller of Des Moines 67 delegate from district six with long Iowa legal training. Don Berry of Indianola 56 Republican born in Indianola son of late Senator Berry college educated in Simpson and Drake with farming ties.
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Old Register and Leader
Indianola
E. P. Chase
Atlantic
Atlantic News Telegraph
Iowa
William Cochrane
Red Oak
Iowa State Senate
Warren County
National Advertising Specialty Association
Murphy Calendar Company
Shannon B. Charlton
Manchester
University of Iowa
Knights of Pythias
Rotary Club of
S. Ray Emerson
Creston
Union County
Emerson Construction Company
Clyde McFarlin
Montezuma
Grinnell
Drake University
Jesse A. Miller
Des Moines
Johnson County
Iowa University
Don Berry
Senator Berry
Simpson College
Zioncheck Escapes Gallinger Hospital Grounds
Washington congressman Marion A. Zioncheck, held for mental observation, fled his room at Gallinger hospital. He kicked out two window screens and ran around the grounds in a white bathrobe, shouting with a long black cigar before guards apprehended him.
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Washington (Ap
Gallinger Hospital
Marion A. Zioncheck
Washington State
Rotarians Visit Camp Hitaga for Camp Fire Tour
About 100 Rotarians and guests toured Camp Hitaga the Camp Fire Girls camp near Iowa. Mrs. M. R. Warren highlighted camp life benefits while Miss Ariana Burr led the program and two Rotary presidents’ daughters attended as guests. Canopus club members are set to be hosted at Hitaga tonight.
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Camp Hitaga
Hitaga
Camp Fire Girls
M. R. Warren
Camp Fire Board
Warren
Iowa
Boone
Des Moines
Hiaga
Illinois
Wisconsin
Ariana Burr
Camp Fire
Cedar Rapids
Maine
Vermont
New Hampshire
Miss Burr
Sargent’s
School of Physical Education
Boston
Louis D. Burkhalter, Jr
Rotary Club
Rotary
Betty Cottingham
C. W. Cottingham
Mary Gent
John J. Gent
Canopus Club
Quaker Oats Elevator at Royal Destroyed by Fire
The Quaker Oats elevator at Royal Iowa was destroyed by fire Tuesday morning. Loss is estimated at 18000 dollars, with about 6000 dollars tied up in grain. Cause of the blaze is not yet known.
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Royal
Quaker Oats Company
Dardanella Author Johnny Black Dies From Wounds
Johnny Black age 45 who wrote the song Dardanella died from a skull fracture suffered in a cafe fight over 25 cents. He was operated near Hamilton. The report notes DC zoo rattlesnakes are kept at 80 degrees year round.
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Hamilton
Johnny Black
Dardanella
Washington, D. C
Linn County Sets Cut Dates for Noxious Weeds Compliance
The Linn County Board of Supervisors requires landowners occupants and those in control of land including railroad lands to destroy listed noxious weeds by specified dates or have them cut and destroyed by the weed commissioner with costs charged to the property owner. July 1 for certain species August 1 for some others and June 18 for roadside or adjacent land. a lengthy list of names follows as local landowners and managers subject to the order.
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Linn
Seventy Boys Attend First Y Camp Period
Nearly seventy boys joined Camp Wapsie Y at the Cedar Rapids Y camp near Central City as the 1936 summer season opened with the high school and Hi Y camp. Most enrollees are high school boys and Hi Y members.
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Camp Wapsie-Y
Cedar Rapids Y
Central City
Hi-Y
Gerald Ard
Eophe Berry
Fred Berry
LaVerne Boots
Buddy Boyie
Arnold Brawner
Bud Brousard
Billy Cones
James Cunningham
Junior Day
Donald Fritz
Eugene Fritz
James Foster
Wilbur Foster
William George
Clifford Geiger
Bob Gibson
Charles Gibson
Billy Green
Bob Hanson
Charles Havlik
Ray Hayward
Kenneth Meefner
Bob Hinton
Shirly Huggins
Junior
Missing Girl Found Gets Domestic Job
Dorothy Blumenshine a 14 year old from Washington Illinois was found in Chicago after nine days away. She told the Daily Times she ran away to work and buy clothes and see the city lights. She had secured a housework job and was to start Tuesday.
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Chicago
Dorothy Blumenshine
Washington
Ill
The
Daily Times
Dorothy
Five youths charged in mysterious death case near Mackinaw
Dorothy was returned to her home by five youths and another girl after an outing at a nearby resort town. The youths, later taken into custody on warrants by Dorothy's father Dr Emil Blumenshine, were released after explaining she became ill after drinking at a tavern near Mackinaw and they revived her before taking her home.
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Emil Blumenshine
Dorothy
Mackinaw
Vera Stainbrook and Marvin Wolf Wed at Nashua Church
Brandon Miss Vera Stainbrook daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph Stainbrook and Marvin Wolf son of Mr and Mrs Hezzie Wolf were married Sunday at the Little Brown church in Nashua by Rev Mr Kent. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Glen Geltz.
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Brandon
Vera Stain«brook
Ralph Stainbrook
Marvin Wolf
Hezzie Wolf
Little Brown
Nashua
Kent
Glen Geltz
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Emmett
Palo Alto
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Dickinson
Kossuth
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Iowa State College
George C. Murray
Sheldon
Robert W. Pike
Sioux City
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Pike
Woodbury County
Lona
John Huston
Ottumwa
Lasswell
Zioncheck
George Schuller
Bud Stevens
Earl St. Germain
Walter Edward Traby
Clarence Vanourne
Jim Watson
Elmer Woolwin
Bernard Webster
Charles Zeieny
Gail Schwartz
Jim King
Swednesday
Spie
Welch
Oxydol
Lators
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H. Ward Ave
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