Iowa State College to Confer Degrees on Record Number
Iowa State College announced 641 candidates for diplomas and certificates at the sixty-eighth annual spring commencement in State Gymnasium. Dr. Charles E. Finley will give the commencement address and Dr. Joseph Fort Newton will deliver the baccalaureate sermon at 10:30. The class is the largest in history, with 521 bachelor of science degrees and 16 doctorates among the results. Notables include Marston award to Thomas H. MacDonald and several professional degrees in electrical and chemical engineering.
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Ames—I
Iowa State College
State
Charles E. Finley
Joseph Fort Newton
Church of St. Luke and the Epiphany
Philadelphia
Thomas H. MacDonald
United States Bureau of Public Roads
Washington
Marston
Anson Marston
Iowa State
Elmer H. Braun
Flushing
N. Y
Eugene B. Fowler
Des Moines
Clarence H. Hoper
Alliance
Neb
Welby E. Stewart
Ames
Norman F. Kruse
Decatur
Ind
Iowa
Benton County
Henry Julius Grunewald
Blairstown
William Charles Wheeler
Newhall
Glenn Werner Rieke
Harriet Werner
van Horne
Clayton County
Willis Jacob Steen
Elkport
Buchanan County
James MacMillan Hood, Jr
Independence
Andrew Lawrence McGrath
Jesup
Lila Jean Hood
Delaware
Francis Milton Hoag
Manchester
Fayette County
Ralph William Adams
Waucoma
Madge Miller
Fayette
Iowa County
Ivor Delos Butler
Williamsburg
Jones County
Peter Alyea
Center Junction
Ruth Eugenia Howie
Mont
Roger S. Conrad
Cedar Rapids
James Durand Ramsey
Louise Helen Grange
Rosa Katherine Taube
Marion
Betty Whipple
George Edmund Reilly
Robert Lumbr Blahnik
Walter Ford Gormly
Mount Vernon
Tama County
Elmer Frank Ferneau
Tama
Earl Allen Lyon
Traer
William Reid O'Halloran
Rex Russell Wise
Toledo
Richard Carl McRoberts
Frank Fordyce Silver, Jr
Robert James Monroe
Dysart
Robert Charles Wahl
Gladbrook
Robert Arthur Dean
Tracer
Taxes On Pensioner Property Delinquency Rule Issued
Iowa Attorney General Fred Everett issued multiple opinions. Delinquent taxes on property of old age assistance recipients must stay on county records with interest and penalties until the recipient dies or sells. Taxes due after the certificate are not charged interest or penalties but remain as a lien.
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Des Moines
Fred Everett
King Palmer
Board of Social Welfare
Henry J. Paske
Sioux County
Everett
CCC
Soldiers’ Relief Commission
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
George Struble
Tama County
Great Dane Shot Six Times Fights For Life
A Great Dane named Josephus was shot six times by two patrolmen as he was tied in George C. Turner's yard. He was found in the arms of Aubry Tetrick, animal trainer, who rushed him to a veterinarian. doctors say recovery looks hopeful. Police had alleged the dog was mad, but the vet stated the illness was acute digestion.
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YES Movies
Josephus
George C. Turner
Aubry Tedrick
Brintnall Dies in Marshalltown Store Leader at 73
Marshalltown mourns the death of H. G. Brintnall, senior partner of Brintnall and Brintnall department store, after a stroke. The 73 year old local business leader was widely known in the community.
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Marshalltown
INS
H. G. Brintnall
Brintnall and Brintnall
Swisher Iowa Town Split Over Incorporation Keeps Two Sides
Swisher a 150 resident town in Johnson County with no taxes, $2,500 in treasury and $460,000 deposits thrives on beer and growth. In 1933 residents voted to incorporate to erode tax fears, creating an incorporated core and unincorporated fringe. Today debates fade yet loyalties linger as Swisher prospers with visitors and beer trade.
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Wisher
Linn Line
Johnson County
Swisher Trust and Savings Bank
Frank Stangler
Swisher Pavilion
Cedar Rapids
Leo Skvor
Edward M. Holets
Iowa City
Treasury
Stangler
Holets
O.k
Swisher
Swisher Bank
W. H. Dvorak
Anton Novotny
Joe D. Janko
Charles J. Ross
Lumir W. Jansa
Alvis Kadlec
Joe Houser
Wesley Serbousek
William Rudil
George Chadima
Harry Wendler
West Amana
Nebraska and Iowa clash over Seventh corps training center site
In Washington a fight looms between Rep Karl Stefan and Rep LeCompte over amending a bill to place the Seventh corps area army training center near Norfolk Nebraska rather than in southern Iowa. Stefan cites Gen Duncan’s Norfolk report while LeCompte argues Iowa is more central.
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Washington
Karl Stefan
Neb
Norfolk
Iowa
Stefan
George B. Duncan
Nebraska
Rules Committee
Rep. LeCompte
Seventh Corps
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Kansas
Missouri
Arkansas
Judge Gaffney To Hear Motions In Des Moines Case
Iowa Supreme Court appoints District Judge James P. Gaffney to hear motions in a dispute between the state board of assessment and review and Des Moines over reassessment. The city appealed a district ruling overruling the state unit, and a rehearing pleas may be pursued.
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Gaffney
Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
James P. Gaffney
Williamsburg
State Board of Assessment and Review
Board of Review
Supreme Court
Job Situation Improves in Iowa With Private Placements Up
Des Moines AP report shows Iowa unemployment compensation figures for April with private job placements up 2.3 percent and job applications down 14.9 percent. Public sector placements rose 92.7 percent, while benefits paid fell 40.1 percent since March.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Capitol Currents: Iowa Bar Exam Disqualifications Stir Debate
The Iowa bar board disqualified 22 of 58 applicants from last week’s exam, citing old rules and new requirements. Six were barred for insufficient time since their October attempt, others failed educational standards. The board may hold a special meeting amid criticism. Governor Wilson, 57, commutes travel, favors cost-cutting and reports on state expenses.
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Nes Moines
Board of
Bar Examiners
Secretary Thornburg Usually Speaks Up In Any Situation
Secretary of Agriculture Mark Thornburg is quoted delivering remarks amid an ongoing policy discussion. The piece notes his typical readiness to comment on varied topics and hints at forthcoming statements or clarifications from his office.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Mark Thornburg
Iowa Highway Patrol to wear brown shirts in summer
State patrolmen will receive new summer trousers and low shoes within two weeks under the contract. Shirts will be issued later.
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Tiowa
Grinnell College Grants 169 Seniors Degree Today
Grinnell College prepares a record class of 169 seniors for baccalaureate services at the Congregational church with John S. Nollen as speaker. Commencement follows, with diplomas conferred by President Nollen. Alumni events include Judge Paul W. Richards address and a trustees meeting electing Fred Little and Murray D. Welch.
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Grinnell
Grinnell College
John S. Nollen
Fred H. Bair
Bronxville
N. Y
Nollen
Fred Little
Des Moines
Murray D. Welch
New York
Corporation
Hanford MacNider
Mason City
Ben F. Hormel
Austin
Inn
Paul W. Richards
Iowa Supreme Court
Harry L. Hopkins
Secretary of Commerce
Man Confesses Holdups After Ditch Discovery Near North Liberty
Iowa City AP Johnson County Sheriff Don McComas announced a confession from Leo Lester Lovell of Des Moines. Lovell implicated William McQuinn in the Wednesday night holdup of Dale Ressler and said they robbed him of 20 dollars after forcing Lovell from a car near a ditch by North Liberty. Previously the pair had stolen cars in Des Moines Marshalltown Cedar Rapids and Davenport and robbed a CCC youth in Marshalltown. McQuinn, bonded on a breaking and entering charge, faces robbery with aggravation charges. Lovell is held in the county jail.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Don McComas
Leo Lester Lovell
Des Moines
Dale Ressler
Sharon
Lovell
North Liberty
William McQuinn
McComas
McQuinn
Ressler
Ames to Observe Civil War Vet's 100th Birthday
Ames marks Capt. Charles Hamilton 100th birthday with a citywide observance led by Mayor Frank D. Paine. Hamilton, a Civil War veteran who settled in Ames in 1868 after enlisting his own company, later ran a grocery, served as county clerk, and held state posts. he remains active and mentally sharp at 100.
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AMES
Charles Hamilton
Frank D. Paine
Hamilton
Hamilton Lawn
Upper
New York State
Nevace
Iowa House
Hydraulic Engineers Convene At SUI For Conference Monday
Several hundred hydraulics engineers from across the country will gather at the University of Iowa Monday to open a conference on practical hydraulics. The joint event is sponsored by the Civil Engineering Division of the Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education and the Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research. Fifteen speakers will lecture and demonstrate in the university hydraulics laboratory on sediment evaporation experiments spillways hydraulic models channel stabilization and flood forecasting.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Civil Engineering Division
The
Society For the Promotion of Engineering Education
Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research
F. T. Mavis
F. M. Dawson
College of Engineering
E. W. Lane
A. A. Kalinske
Martin E. Nelson
Merrill Bernard
U. S. Weather Bureau
K. C. Reynolds
Massachusetts Tech
Capt
Herbert Vogel
U. S. Engineer School
Fort Belvoir
Harold A. Thomas
Carnegie Tech
R. A. Dodge
University of Michigan
Cedar Rapids Lawyers Featured at Iowa Bar Association Meeting
At the 45th annual Iowa State Bar Association meeting in Sioux City June 14 to 16, Cedar Rapids speakers include Harvey M. Coats on probate proceedings, Alvin G. Keyes with the president’s report, and R. E. Hatter chairing the property law and probate session. James M. Landis of Harvard will address changing postulates of the legal order, with additional participants from Sioux City, Anamosa, Maquoketa, West Liberty, and notable national figures.
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Sioux City
Iowa State Bar Association
Martin
Harvey M. Coats
Cedar Rapids
Alvin G. Keyes
James E. Remley
Anamosa
R. E. Hatter
Marengo
Robert Brooke
West Liberty
Iowa
James M. Landis
Harvard Law School
F. F. Faville
Frank J. Hogan
American Bar Association
B. F. Butler
Waterloo
Jacob M. Lashly
St. Louis Bar Association
Federal cash may weight Iowa elections in 1940
Iowa political figures weigh the impact of federal aid in the 1940 race as about 950000 of 2500000 residents benefit from AAA WPA pensions NYA and other programs. Observers expect no easing of distribution before November 1940 polling, with potential political sway tied to Roosevelt era aid and party fortunes in Iowa.
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Iowa
Des Moines
United States Treasury
AAA
WPA
NYA
Pension
CCC
Federal Treasury
Henry A. Wallace
Congressional
Summer Session Opens Monday At Iowa University
More than 3,000 students will arrive at the University of Iowa in Iowa City for the fortieth annual summer session. A 700 course curriculum targets advanced degrees while a busy schedule includes the fine arts festival child welfare conference and writers workshop as key events. Over 40 visiting lecturers from 20 states will assist, joining conferences on secondary education physical education hydraulic engineering and a short course for peace officers and news photography.
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Gazette
Iowa City
University of Iowa
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