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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1936

Page

3

Iowa Delegation Faces Contest for National Committee Seats

Roosevelt delegation members from Iowa head to Philadelphia to contest national committee posts held by Justice R. F. Mitchell of Fort Dodge and Mrs. Flora Cotton Etter of Sigourney. The group, including Gov. Clyde L. Herring and Rep. Hubert Utterback, attends the convention with 44 delegates and numerous alternates.

Des Moines Iowa Philadelphia Justice R. F. Mitchell Fort Dodge Flora Cotton Etter Sigourney Roosevelt Clyde L. Herring Mitchell Dan McEniry St. James Etter Erwin Larson Charles City L. S. Hill J. J. Hughes Frank Comfort C. B. Murtagh Hubert Utterback Hughes June Fickel Hastings J. C. Pryor Burlington Mary S. Kelleher Louis Murphy Dubuque E. H. Birmingham Sioux City Edward Breen, Jr Nels Kraschel Harlan Ed W. McManus Keokuk Herring Utterback

Veterans receive adjusted service compensation in Iowa City

Final distribution shows 249 veterans receiving 103 950 dollars as bonds worth 400 000 dollars were issued. Postmaster Bowman noted many may hold bonds to earn 4 percent interest.

Iowa City Charles A. Bowman

Temperature Hits 105 At Shenandoah

DES MOINES AP reports a heat wave across southern Iowa with Shenandoah reaching 105 degrees and many towns recording 100-plus readings. Keokuk 104 Atlantic 100 Clarinda 102 Creston 101 Lamont 101 Albia 101 Burlington 102 Centerville 100 Des Moines 100. The Des Moines value neared last year's peak. Shenandoah neared the state's high 107 set in late July.

Des Moines Iowa Shenandoah Keokuk Atlantic Clarinda Creston Lamont Albia Burlington Centerville Sac City

J F Duvall Former Bennett Mayor Dies Suddenly

J F Duvall aged 69 and former Bennett mayor died suddenly of embolism Thursday at the Bruhn brothers farm near Bennett. Born December 3, 1866 near Beardstown Illinois he taught school five years after graduating Carthage College. Survived by widow Catherine Hansmeier and three children Mrs W F Blair Bennett Mrs Roy Bowden and Henrietta Duvall Davenport. Services Sunday at the W F Blair residence at 2 p.m. with burial in Inland Cemetery near Bennett.

South Fork Township Earlville Mollie Arnold Fred Voleschow Henry Kenny Manchester George Greeley A. W. Sinden Congregational Church Fairview Cemetery Bennett J. F. Duvall Bruhn Brothers Here Mr. Duvall Beardstown Ill Carthage College Catherine Hansmeier

Teach Psychology Of Reading At U. Of Iowa

Iowa City experts offer a first time summer course in the psychology of reading directed by Prof. Ernest Horn. The program aims to aid school children with special reading difficulties and is among the few of its kind in the country.

Marengo Youde Iowa City University of Iowa Ernest Horn College of Education

Nature In Thunder Night Lesson Recalled By Willie Willis

Willie Willis recalls a line about nature being wasteful and thunder often coming at night when you are good. The quote reflects a rural upbringing and weather lore tied to discipline and the natural world.

Siegel Appeals to U S Supreme Court

Joe Siegel of Sioux City won a stay on his eight year manslaughter sentence and was freed on bond while appealing to the U S Supreme Court for a writ to certify lower court records in the 1934 slaying of Glenn Gross in a Sioux City nightclub. Former Iowa Supreme Court Justice F F Faville secured the stay.

DES Moines Joe Siegel Sioux City United States Supreme Court Parsons and Albert Iowa Supreme Court Siegel Glenn Gross F. F. Faville State Bar Association Davenport

Alleged Confidence Men May Be Taken To Mitchell County

James Murphy of Rockford Illinois and Eddie Martin of Fox Lake Wisconsin were jailed in Tipton after Mitchell County officials linked them to a confidence game. They allegedly borrowed money to repair a damaged car promised to return with a $20 bonus, and left watches as security. A charge of obtaining money under false pretenses has been filed, with possible transfer to Mitchell County authorities.

Tipton James Murphy Rockford Ill Delaware County Eddie Martin Fox Lake Wis W. W. Christian Martin Murphy Mitchell County

Record attendance at Iowa child welfare conference

A total of 1,042 people from 32 states registered for the University of Iowa tenth annual child welfare conference, ending Thursday. The count surpassed last year’s record by 96 and set a new attendance mark for any open meeting in Iowa City, with most out-of-state participants being university summer session students.

Iowa City University of Iowa

Earlville Residents Hurt When Car Upsets

Earlville residents suffer injuries after a car overturns near Princeton Illinois. Neil Clifton fractured shoulder Mrs Ed Irmscher broken collar bone Mrs H A Bergman scalp wounds Ed Irmscher facial injuries and Mrs J E Clifton bruises. They were returning from Peoria where they visited relatives. They were taken to Princeton hospital.

Earlville Neil Clifton Ed Irmscher H. A. Bergman J. E. Clifton Princeton Peoria Ill Irmscher

New Lions Club Elects Officers in Jesup

The Jesup Lions Club elected officers with W. W. Blasier as President H. D. Freeburg as first vice president R. W. Esslinger as second vice president L. G. Ham as third vice president C. E. Stewart as secretary R. A. Lochead as treasurer F. H. Hawley as lion tamer M. F. Grosscup as tail twister and directors E. A. Brown R. L. Knipfer H. J. Hopkins W. J. Campbell.

JESUP New Lions Club W. W. Blasier H. D. Freeburg R. W. Esslinger L. G. Ham C. E. Stewart R. A. Lochead F. H. Hawley M. F. Grosscup E. A. Brown R. L. Knipfer H. J. Hopkins W. J. Campbell

Priest Hogan to Leave for Ireland on Sunday

Rev. Patrick Hogan of St. Bridget's Catholic church will depart for New York City Sunday evening to meet a friend and sail for Ireland. A student priest will lead the parish during his absence.

Postville Patrick Hogan St. Bridget’s Catholic Church New York City Ireland

Cosmic Rays Still Unknown Quantity Says Nobel Winner

Nobel laureate Arthur Compton told a University of Iowa audience that cosmic rays remain largely unknown. He compared their future impact to magnetic induction, noted they come from outside Earth, resemble X-rays, and cannot be manufactured or harnessed for power.

Iowa City Arthur Compton University of Chicago University of Iowa Chicago

Warning Against Beer Law Violations By Johnson Taverns

Iowa City authorities warn Johnson County tavern operators and beer license holders that all complaints about state beer law and local closing hour rules will be investigated and acted upon. Copies of the beer law and county regulation setting midnight closing were sent to licensees.

Iowa City Johnson County Board of Supervisors

Anne Adams Summer Pattern 4033 for Ladies

Pattern 4033 offers a light summer dress with capelets and a flared skirt. Sizes 14 through 42. 3 1 2 yards of 39 inch fabric for size 16. Send 15 cents for pattern and book, with name address and size to The Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Department.

Anne Adams Summer Fabric News Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Department W. 17Th St New York

Kidnapped Trucker 15 Still Missing After Abduction

George Scott of Superior Wisconsin remains unaccounted for after four armed men abducted him Friday from his truck on highway 71 between Storm Lake and Early Iowa. The hijackers looted a seven thousand dollar meat shipment from Chicago to Sioux City, badly damaging it. Authorities in Iowa South Dakota Nebraska and Minnesota joined the search.

Sioux City Morningside George Scott Superior Wis Storm Lake Early Scott E. C. Crockett Crockett E. Crockett Crocketts Chicago Elder Crockett Iowa South Dakota Nebraska Minnesota

Mechanicsville Hosts District Epworth League Rally

In Mechanicsville at the Methodist church 124 young people from 24 churches attended the Epworth League district rally. Highlights included talks on What Jesus Means To Me and What Resources of Christian Life Mean To Me, plus a picnic lunch, speeches by Dr. W. G. Rowley and Dr. H. J. Burgstahler, and a banquet with multiple local toast speakers.

Mechanicsville Davenport Epworth League Mechanicsville Methodist Clear Lake Institute Otis Moore Bennett Bob Michealson Clinton Kathryn Grace C. Stoll Maqucketa Virginia Butterfield Stanwood Donald Mumford Rowley W. G. Rowley H. J. Burg

Savory Tomato Recipe and Dinner Menu Notes

Menu items list breakfast and luncheon offerings including chilled orange juice egg omelet and coffee. Recipe steps describe broiling tomatoes with buttered pan and a later note on canning with sugar and fruit ingredients. Raspberry Shortcake and topping directions shown with hints of preserving via paraffin.

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