Hospital head shot at Clarinda hospital
Dr R D Smith superintendent of the state insane hospital in Clarinda was shot three times by Elmer McCowen a head carpenter who then barricaded himself in his shop set fire to his clothing and killed himself McCowen died before officers could reach him Physicians called Dr Smith's condition unchanged with a 50 50 chance to live city and hospital officials pursued a motive noting sudden insanity and no prior signs while Ralph Hughes acts as acting superintendent substituting during recovery.
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Clarinda
R. D. Smith
State Insane Hospital
Municipal Hospital
Dr Smith
Elmer McCowen
Smith McCowen
McCowen
Hughes
Des Moines
David R. McCreery
Board of Control
Smith
McCreery
Mrs Frank Shaw Former Cornell Instructor Dies
Mount Vernon reports the death of Mrs Frank Shaw wife of the Oberlin Conservatory director. A three month illness preceded her passing. Funeral set for 3 p m Saturday in Oberlin.
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Frank Shaw
Cornell
Mount Vernon
Conservatory of Music
Oberlin
Shaws
Cornell Conservatory
Shaw
Archers To Meet Sunday At Oelwein For Tourney
Archers from McGregor Waterloo Cedar Falls Manchester Cedar Rapids Muscatine Burlington Oskaloosa Newton Marshalltown and Central City gather at Sunset Archers range south of Oelwein for the clubs first anniversary tournament. Qualifying rounds start 9 30 am with medals awarded after the afternoon events in four men and women classes and two junior classes. Everett Younker is field captain Arlene Wetherbee is lady paramount.
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Oelwein
Sunset Archers
Aftenson
Everett Younker
Arlene Wetherbee
Paramount
McGregor
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Manchester
Cedar Rapids
Muscatine
Burlington
Oskaloosa
Newton
Marshalltown
Central City
Funeral services held for 84 year old Andrew Bowman
Andrew Jackson Bowman died Wednesday at City Memorial hospital after a five day illness. The Maquoketa resident, born in Clinton County, had worked as a cattle buyer and later made soap products. Funeral services were conducted Friday at the Harrison chapel by Mrs. Nellie Keeney of the Christian Science church. He is survived by his sister Mrs. Clarissa Taylor of Villisca.
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Maquoketa
Andrew Jackson Bowman
Harrison Chapel
Nellie Keeney
The
Christian Science Church
Bowman
Clinton County
City Memorial Hospital
Clarissa Taylor
Villisca
Sac City Woman Slain In Storm Lake Dance Hall
Buena Vista County Sheriff says Joe Anderson 59 of Sac City shot and killed Lara Jones 49 in Cobblestone ballroom Storm Lake early Friday The suspect is held in the county jail on a murder charge No other injuries reported investigators probing motive and prior relationship of the pair.
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Storm Lake
Buena Vista County
C. R. Gaffin
Joe Anderson
Sac City
Lara Jones
Anderson
Lisbon Couple Wed in Mason City Home
Miss Eleanor Reiger and Frank Carbee were married Tuesday at Mason City in the home of Rev Clar ence Flynn. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Lyle Capper of Lisbon. The bride, youngest daughter of Mrs Mamie Reiger, taught in Stanwood and attended Iowa State Teachers College. The bridegroom, son of J M Carbee, works with Honeymead Products. They will reside in Lisbon as Mrs Frank Carbee.
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Lisbon
Eleanor Reiger
Frank Carbee
Mason City
Clarence Flynn
Lyle Capper
Mamie Reiger
J. M. Carbee
Iowa State Teachers College
Tau Sigma Delta Sorority
Stanwood
Carbee
Honeymead Products Company
Didn’t Annoy Bees But Gets Stung In Return
Earl Reasoner skeptical of the old bee lore that nonprovocation avoids stings. His son Young Reasoner, son of apiarist Arthur Reasoner, was hospitalized after a severe sting to the left eye and right arm while gathering stove wood. Earl notes exposure to thousands of bees but cautions that one or two bad ones can strike if you linger.
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Des Moines
Earl Reasoner
Young Reasoner
Arthur Reasoner
Earl
N E Iowa Conference Of Social Welfare Meets In Manchester
Representatives from 29 northeastern Iowa counties gather Saturday at the Manchester Golf and Country Club for an all day welfare program. Floyd Pratt will open the morning session with Dr Emma McCloy Layman discussing Psychological Services Demonstrated and Discussed.
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Manchester
Iowa
Manchester Golf and Country Club
Floyd Pratt
Delaware County
Emma McCloy Layman
Shannon B. Charlton
King Palmer
Des Moines
R F Hockaday
Delaware County Board of Social Welfare
Frank Walton
Division of Public Assistance
Grace Bryan
Louis Rich
Edward Refshange
Joseph Niess
Calvin Crew
C. Pinkham
Mary Butterfield
Vadena Finney
Kathleen R. Cassidy
Marion City Council cuts street project by half
In response to taxpayer protests the Marion city council revises its street improvement plan, cutting blocks scheduled for paving from 150 to about 77 and reducing overall paving to 3 890 square yards of concrete and about 51 628 square yards of bituminous material. Bids set for July 8 at 7 30 p m at city hall, with publication of the amended resolution next week.
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Marion
John H. Pazour
Women's Work in the Church Topic at Joint Guild Meeting
Mrs. Charles T. Hickok of Cedar Rapids spoke on women's work in the church at a joint lunch eon of the Priscilla Guild and Julia Allen Missionary Society in the Congregational church dining room. The event covered 40 attendees at decorated tables and featured music by Kathryn Kendall and Elinor Kendall, with Doreen Cobb singing two numbers. The groups voted to unite as the Women's association, led by Mrs. Earl W. Kendall and Mrs. Waffle.
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Charles T. Hickok
Cedar Rapids
Priscilla Guild
Julia Allen Missionary Society
Congregational Church
Cecil Seger
C. G. Ellinger
Creighton Hardenbrook
Grace
Kathryn Kendall
To Be Ordained At Clarence
Robert Fauth son of Rev Karl Fauth will be ordained in Clarence at 10 30 Sunday morning in the Evangelical church. Speakers are Rev Alan G Wehrli and Rev F J Rolfe with Rev Mr Fauth in charge and Norman Meyer to sing plus choir music. Fauth is a Clarence high school graduate who attended Cornell College and Webster Groves Theological Seminary.
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Clarence
Robert Fauth
Karl Fauth
St. John’s Evangelical
Picnic and sales ads fill Cedar Rapids and Marion notes
A weekend slate includes a joint picnic at the George Witwer cabin near Springville with noon departure from the hall, dairy specials at Marion and Central Markets, Father’s Day gift hints, and local shop promotions. Railway Mail association members plan a Marion park picnic supper and meeting TV. The Coast to Coast softball team beat Milwaukee Service Club 10 to ? and Linn Produce beat Gordon Hatchery 17 to 5.
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George Witwer
Springville
Railway Mail Association of
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Thomas Park
Milwaukee Service Club
Linn Produce
Gordon Hatchery
Evening Party at Church Celebrates Local Graduates
A church gathering honored twenty five graduates from the high school and their mothers with compliments. Attendees enjoyed games and refreshments during the evening event.
Funeral services held for Mrs Lara Mae Remington
Funeral services were conducted Thursday at the Yocom chapel by Rev. Burton L Nay of the Primitive Baptist church for Mrs Lara Mae Remington. Burial followed at the Oliphant cemetery with grandnephews Gilbert and Maria Titler of Alburnett among pallbearers. Out of town attendees included numerous relatives and friends from Marion Centro and surrounding areas.
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Lara Mae Remington
Yocom Chapel
Burton L. Nay
Primitive Baptist Church
C. G Ellinger
Russell Ellinger
Oliphant
Gilbert
Maria Titler
Alburnett
Dale
Carroll Napier
Whittier
J. A. Corwin
Betty Mae
Jimmie
Frank Remington
Gertrude Myers
Verne Hall
Evelyn Hall
Herbert Cook
Cedar Rapids
Mildred Carpenter
Chicago
Nancy Ollinger
Lucile Olinger
Zadie Noah
Toddville
Mrs. Sarah Price Dies in Central City After Illness
Mrs. Sarah Florence Price died at her daughter’s home in Central City after a lingering illness. Survived by husband Nelson Price (deceased), five sons Clyde Center Point Ray Minneapolis George and Frank Albany Cedar Rapids James Cedar Rapids. 16 grandchildren. four great grandchildren. Funeral at 2:30 Sunday at Federated Church. Burial Troy Mills Cemetery.
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Central City
Sarah Florence Price
Bertha Goldsberry
Nelson Price
Walker O. E. S. To Observe Its Fiftieth Anniversary
Walker O. E. S. will mark the Eastern Star chapter fiftieth anniversary Friday evening. The event honors charter member Mrs Aggie Wilson who will receive a life certificate from Mozelle Russell Grand Worthy Matron of Winfield. It is the order’s first life certificate issued here. Mrs Wilson is 84 and has lived in Walker sixty six years.
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Walker
Walker Chapter
The
Eastern Star
Aggie Wilson
Wilson
Mozelle Russell
Winfield
Boone Man Chosen Leader of Iowa Association of Blind
O. I Fey of Boone was elected president of the Iowa Association of Blind at Vinton Iowa. Harold Reeves of Cedar Rapids was named first vice president, Mrs Tom Tiernan of Des Moines second vice president, Vinton Arnold of Spirit Lake secretary, and Robert McGregor of Newton treasurer.
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Vinton
O. I Fey
Boone
Iowa Association of Blind
Harold Reeves
Cedar Rapids
Tom Tiernan
Des Moines
Vinton Arnold
Spirit Lake
Robert McGregor
Newton
Iowa Red Cross Raises $112,601 For War Relief
Iowa's 130 Red Cross chapters report $112,601 raised toward a $257,880 war relief goal. Midwest manager William M. Baxter Jr. announced that four chapters have surpassed initial quotas and are nearing final targets.
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Iowa
ST. Louis
Red Cross
William M. Baxter, Jr
Midwest
Dubuque Population Put At 43 833 In 1940 Census
David J. Murphy, federal census supervisor for the Second district, announced a preliminary 1940 census figure for Dubuque of 43 833, a gain of 2 154 from the 1930 figure of 41 679.
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Dubuque
David J. Murphy
Henderson Funeral At Coggon Saturday
Henderson funeral services for William Henderson 24 will be held Saturday at 2:30 in the Presbyterian church. He died from complications after an amputation caused by an infected bullet wound sustained while shooting rats.
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Coggon
William Henderson
Presbyterian Church
Henderson
Caldwell Farmer Dies, Funeral Set at Presbyterian Church
Jesse Caldwell, a local farmer, died Thursday. His funeral is scheduled for Sunday at 2:30 PM at the Presbyterian church.
Labor cooperation in emergency urged at Iowa labor meeting
Iowa State Federation of Labor closes its convention urging voluntary contract clauses for emergency production. Speakers Vogt and Connolly warn labor and employers to share sacrifices without eroding liberties. Paradise links AFL and American Legion, while dues issues and unemployment benefits reforms are debated.
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George M. Paradise
Sioux City
Iowa
American Legion
State Federation
No Vote By Jacobsen On Bridges Deportation
Eight Towans in the house joined the majority in directing the attorney general to deport Harry R. Bridges CIO west coast director. The absence of Representative Jacobsen Democrat was noted on the roll call. Taxable value of London County estimated at 306,680,830.
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House
Harry R. Bridges
CIO
Harrington
Gilchrist
Goodwin
Gywnie
Jensen
le Compte
Martin
Talle
Jacobsen
County
London
England
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