Save Corn in Keokuk County From Chinch Bugs Invasion
Sigourney reports two CCC work crews mobilized to shield Keokuk County crops from a chinch bug invasion. About 300 troopers from Oskaloosa and Solon will deploy to infected areas to erect oil barriers, stopping bug movement as corn fields are targeted. Ray Murray, agriculture secretary, will command the effort with extensive creosote and coal tar dip supplies.
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Sigourney
CCC
Keokuk County
Nels G. Kraschel
Jeo H. Pfaff
Oskal
Oskaloosa
Solon
G.B. MacDonald
Kraschel
Washington
Ray Murray
Secretary of Agriculture
Murray
Iowa
Washington, Il
Washington County
Catholic Foresters Meet in Dubuque for Initiation Ceremony
Catholic Foresters from three states gather at St. Marys Casino Dubuque on Monday for a banquet and initiation of more than 150 new members marking the fortieth anniversary of High Chief Ranger Thomas H. Cannon. Speeches by Herbert J. Hoffman Eugene H Reilly George C Ickel and Charles E Byrnes plus address by Most Rev Archbishop Francis J Beckman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
St. Mary's Casino
Sundy
Thomas H. Cannon
Herbert J. Hoffman
Eugene “ H.’ Reilly
George C. Ickel
Independence
Ranger
Charles E. Byrnes
Cedar Rapids
Arnold A. Boeding
Sacred Heart Church
Francis J. Beckman
Thomas R Heaney
Chicago
Cannon Campaign Committee
Bold Thief Steals Maquoketa Ambulance
Maquoketa residents were puzzled as a thief stole the town's only ambulance belonging to George Buchner, an undertaker. Buchner chased the man from the driver's seat but the thief sped away, vanishing as he left town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maquoketa
George Buchner
Buchner
Start Work On Power Plant At Guttenberg
Special to The Gazette Guttenberg work on a $10,000 brick building to house the municipal light and power plant began after a March special election. Ed T. Wagner, contractor, expects it ready for machinery installation in two months. Diesel engines and other equipment will cost $70,000, installed by Hanlon and Okes. The plant will supply light and power for locks on Talesh river and nearby operations.
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Guttenberg
Ed T. Wagner
Hanlon and
Okes
Talesh
Vacation Bible School Closes At St Marys Strawberry Point
STAWBERRY POINT The two weeks vacation Bible school at St Mary's Catholic church ended Friday morning with one hundred students in attendance. After mass the baptismal vows were renewed and the most Blessed Sacrament was benedicted. Sisters M Iva and M Anacitus from Sioux Falls directed the school. Marian and Dale Kellogg of Cox Creek received first Holy Communion. The group sang hymns at mass and shared breakfast on the church lawn prepared by St Mary's and Sacred Heart parish women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strawberry Point
St. Mary's Catholic Church
M. Iva
M. Anacitus
Sioux Falls
Marian
Dale Kellogg
Cox Creek
St. Mary's
Sacred Heart
Cedar Rapids Man On Code Committee For Grain Dealers
Five town men were elected at the Western Grain and Feed Dealers association closing session to administer the county elevator and association code in Iowa. Earl Galbraith of Sac City and F B Milligan of Jefferson were elected as Iowa code authority members. W C Walker of Boone R A Tierney of Bouton and Leland Miller of Cedar Rapids form the code authority, under state authority, per David Milligan secretary. The meeting, with about 200 grain dealers, was addressed by Frank A Theis of AAA and Fred H Clutton of the Chicago Board of Trade.
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David Milligan
Western Organization
Frank A. Theis
AAA
Washington, D. C
Fred H. Cluttton
Chicago Board of Trade
Milwaukee Abandons Line To Hurstville
MAQUOKETA The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway has abandoned its stock yards in Hurstville and over a mile of track toward Maquoketa. The Maquoketa river bridge will be torn down soon. The line, built in 1888 for limestone quarry traffic, declined as business fell and heavier engines required repairs the river bridge could not support.
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Gazetta
Maquoketa
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company
Hurstville
DeWitt
Long Grove
Hurstville- Maquoketa
Winthrop Alumni Picnic Elects New Leader at Park
Eighty two members attended the annual Winthrop Alumni picnic at Independence Park. Harry Frantz was elected president with Mrs. Edgar Bloom as secretary treasurer. Next year's picnic is set for June 3 at Winthrop Park.
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Winthrop
Winthrop Alumni Association
Independence Park
Harry Frantz
Edgar Bloom
Winthrop Park
Betty-Lou Will Remember This Frock Pattern 1913
Betty-Lou will recall a charming 1913 pattern with epaulets that flare into a cape, smart pleats, and fabric options swiss dimity or voile. Sizes 6 to 14, pattern 2% yards of 36 inch fabric, 344 yards edging. Send 15 cents for pattern by Anne Adams pattern department Cedar Rapids Gazette New York City.
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Anne Adams
Betty-Lou
Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Department
West 17Th Street
New York City
State Gets Clues in Tama Cudahy Robbery
Des Moines investigators obtained clues in the Tama Ia Cudahy Brothers office robbery. Three blocks of bank drafts were stolen. Two forged drafts were cashed in Des Moines. Six drafts totaling 136.50 were cashed in Cedar Rapids.
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DES Moines
Tama
Cudahy Brothers Company
Cudahy
Wis
Park A. Findley
State Bureau of Investigation
Cedar Rapids
Findley
Liquor Commission Withdraws $50,000 and Orders New Stock
Des Moines reports state liquor control commission has drawn $110,000 of $500,000 set aside to establish stores. A $50,000 withdrawal occurred Friday as the panel placed orders for gin champagne Scotch whisky and American whisky. Four new stores will open Tuesday in Sioux City Council Bluffs Fort Madison and Clinton with clerks and managers attending operation instruction. Des Moines police seized the first liquor permit Friday night after Bernard A Powell was arrested on an intoxication charge with permit showing purchases totaling $5.
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Des Moines
State Liquor Control Commission
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
Fort Madison
Clinton
Bernard A. Powell
Tipton July Fourth Parade and Events Plan
The Moose Lodge and Tipton businessmen sponsor a July Fourth program beginning with an 11 am parade offering 100 dollars in prizes for best float and decorated car. A 10 am band concert opens, followed by a picnic at noon and a 1:30 patriotic address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Moose Lodge
Mechanicsville
Stanwood
University of Iowa to Promote Three Staff Members
Special to The Gazette Iowa City three University of Iowa staff members are slated for promotion next school year. Arthur A Smith will be permanent head of buildings and grounds, after serving as acting head since J M Fisk died in 1931. Bruce Mahan and Rufus H Fitzgerald will be professors. both are administrative directors of their departments. Dr Jessup, president, will step down July 1 to head the Carnegie Foundation.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
University of
Lewm
Arthur A. Smith
Smith
J. M. Fisk
Bruce Mahan
Rufus H. Fitzgerald
Pythians Picnic At West Liberty Sunday
Arrangements are being completed for the annual Sixth Pythian District picnic at West Liberty fairground Sunday. The event should surpass past picnics with 160 lodges invited from Iowa and Illinois and grand lodge officers expected. All Pythians, Pythian Sisters, families and friends are invited.
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West Liberty
Pythian District
of P
Pythian Sisters
Iowa
Illinois
Antique display funds youth conference trip at church
At Community Presbyterian in Postville a Thursday evening exhibit showcased artifacts over 200 years old to raise expenses for sending several youths to Cedar Falls conference. Participants in a related play included LaVonne Thomson and Mary Elizabeth Stutzman among others. Eleanor Galloway won the prize for oldest article. Divisions led by Mrs. Burling and Mrs. Harvey Roberts sponsored the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postville
Community Presbyterian Church
Cedar Falls
LaVonne Thomson
Mary Elizabeth Stutzman
Neva Kiluss
H. H. Douglass
Jean
Elizabeth Ann
A. L. Peterson
Alicia Lange
Eleanor Galloway
Kathryn Stone
Wilma Galloway
Recital at Monticello and Mount Vernon Church
Mrs George Guyan presents piano pupils in a Monticello recital at her home featuring Betty Jo Guyan James Matthiessen Louis Havlichek Rebecca Grimes Jack Stuhler Yola Rodman Josephine Ricklefs Bernice Havlichek Jean Royden Wilma Kuhns Josephine McNeill Esther Folkerts Lucile George Kathleen Carlsen Antonette Coxsee Shirley Hoag Jo Royden. George Tracy of Mount Vernon gives a musical recital at the Methodist church Sunday evening, assisted by violinist Laura Sinclair and cellist Alice Reed.
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Monticello
George Guyan
Betty Jo Guyan
James Matthiessen
Louis Havlichek
Rebecca Grimes
Jack Stuhler
Yola Rodman
Josephine Ricklefs
Bernice Havlichek
Jean Royden
Wilma Kuhns
Josephine McNeill
Esther Folkerts
Lucile George
Kathleen Carlsen
Antonette Coxsee
Shirley Hoag
Jo Royden
George Tracy
Wyoming
Joe Huffman
Mount ‘Vernon
Presbyterian’ Church
Life
Roberta’Boxwell
Heralds of Life
Mildred Fisher
Iris Platner
Elizabeth
Viola Midkiff
Billy Milholm
Church
Marguerite ‘Johnson
Genevieve Burge
Violetta ‘Cook
Dorothy Gamble
Pleasure
Betty Morrow
Doris Brown
Jo Anne Morrow
Audrey Burnett
Helen Dvorak
Mary Wolfewealth
Ruthanne Biderman
Betty Kleineck
Eleanor
Norma Jean Thomasson
Wilma Gage
Faye Rogers
Doris Woods
Pearl Whitlack
Donald Minnick
Gerald
Charles Talmadge
Robert Gill
Darwin Cook
Donald Current
Robert Brooks
Donald Dolezal
Howard Fisher
Fame
Maxine Midkiff
Winged Messengers
Bobby Morrow
Richard Dvorak
Raymond Lake
David Ford
Dorothy Gage
Louise Rogers
Leo Biderman
Billie Litts
LaVerna Travis
Marian
Louise+ Fisher
Esther Dvorak
Everett C. Moorhead
Dorothy Fisher
Bernice Gill
of Jerusalem
Oxford Junction
John Lasack, Jr
Louis G. Lasack
Davenport
Mercy Hospital
Mysterious Iowa News In Brief From Various Towns
Reports from Iowa towns recount events including a barn struck by lightning near Wyoming with full loss of hay and equipment, a pageant at Mount Vernon marking the end of a Vacation Bible School, local accidents and birthdays, a father and son banquet at Bertram, flood cleanup work in McGregor, and plans for Fourth of July in Winthrop.
Willie Willis Tove
A crude remark quotes Willie Willis about muddy floors and a person stepping in front of a truck, reflecting a tense moment likely from a local dialogue or conflict on a street scene. The line suggests confrontation and possible danger without public detail or broader context.
Iowa Beer Tax Shows Big May Gain
Des Moines AP reports Iowa collected 89007.05 dollars in May beer taxes, up 31085.77 or 53 percent from April. Treasurer Leo Wegman said the Beet tax division compiled the figures, noting May 1934 revenue rose 124 percent from May 1933 when 35491.89 was collected.
Anamosa Man Loses Divorce Suit Keeps Adopted Son
J G Anderson of the state reformatory failed to obtain a divorce from Wilma D Anderson but kept custody of his adopted seven year old son in district court. Judge Ellison reserved further orders and Laura L Taft of Iowa Children’s Home Society faced costs for intervening.
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Anamosa
J. G. Anderson
State Reformatory
Wilma D. Anderson
F. ©. Ellison
Laura L. Taft
Iowa Children’s Home Society
Des Moines
Anderson
Jimmie
Harold Floyd’s son injures shoulder in fall at home
Harold Floyd reports his 11yearold son Dallas Floyd suffered a badly wrenched shoulder in a fall at their home four miles southeast of here on Thursday.
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Brandon
Harold Floyd
Dallas Floyd
Here
Insulin Helps Healthy Thins Gain Weight and Vitality
Healthy thin persons may gain weight and energy through insulin therapy under physician supervision. In a study of ninety cases, the standard dose was ten units three times daily, with adjustments per individual needs. Patients gained 4.5 to 31 pounds in one to twelve weeks and often felt improved wellbeing and appetite.
TNT absorption debate on unbroken skin questioned
A dialogue on TNT absorption challenges the claim that substances pass through intact skin. It cites lack of scientific evidence, proposes controlled tests, and notes ethical concerns about using animals in high school experiments. The exchange links biodesy discussions, drug metabolism, and public safety.
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A. A. Stevens
T.N.T
J.G
Stevens
Physisan
Fayette Couple Loses Daughter and Home in 24 Hours
Mr and Mrs George Miller of Fayette mourn the death of their infant Donna Lee nine and a half months old who died in Iowa City after an operation on Thursday night The same 24 hour period saw their home destroyed by fire Friday with contents largely lost and no insurance The fire’s cause remains undetermined The daughter's funeral was held Saturday morning at the Wesleyan Methodist church conducted by Rev A B Wilson.
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Oake Grove
Marengo
Delta
Gladys Thompson
Delta Telephone Exchange
Doris
Everett, Colbert
What Cheer
Frank Colbert
Methodist
Monticello
William J. McCauley
Charles Joss
Marion
Thompson
Bertram
Brotherhood of the Methodist Church
J. Bruce Eyestone
Ladies Aid Society
George Kramer
The
Brotherhood
America
FP. G. Anderson
Robert Greene
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Eyestone
A. R. Minish
Wapello
Henry Mohlie
McGregor
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Federal Emergency Conservation Corps
CCC
G. B. MacDonald
CWA
Eleader
William C. Reimer
Public Brary Board
C. F. Murphy
Reimer
Mechanicsville
David Driscoll
D. F. Driscoll
Donald
Arnold
Agnes Crock
George Fisher
George
Mary
Betty
Marjorie
Allene
Leo Robertson
Don
Evelyn
Kalona
A. Reid
Marilyn
Darrell
Alberta
Charles Driscoll
Leo Driscoll
Ernest Crock
Kathleen
Thomas
Rita
Joel Gingerich
East Union Mennonite Church
Nancy Miller Gingerich
Johnson County
Joseph Miller
Gingerich
Lucy
Sally
Alva
Acalona Communutioa
Lona
Earlville
Joseph B. McKay
Columbus Junction
Columbus
S. D. James
T. N. O'Neill
L. Myers
F. J. Pine
Gazette
Fayette
George Miller
Donna Lee
Iowa City
Millers
Wesleyan Methodist Church
A. B. Wilson
La Porte City Man Held For Theft From North English Friend
Waterloo report states Fred Brandt, 39, of La Porte City, is held for trial on a theft charge involving $550 in money and checks taken from John Kirkhove of North English. The alleged act followed a Waterloo shopping trip and a Cedar River swim. Brandt denies the accusation.
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la Porte City
Waterloo
Fred Brandt
John Kirkhove
Brandt
Kirkhove
Cedar River
Lions Club District Officers Named at Ninth Convention
Nearly 1,000 Lions club members heard President D. W. Morehouse of Drake University and international VP Vincent C. Haskall as the Ninth district convention closes with a banquet and boat ride. Officers elected include Ira Jones Clear Lake district A governor M A Aasgeard Lake Mills district A welfare director George Robb Davenport district B governor Judd Dean Indianola district B welfare director A J Robyn Orange City district C governor and Carl Stephens Council Bluffs district C welfare director.
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Orange City
Carl Stephens
Council Bluffs
Cornell professor elected SSP EPresident at annual meeting
C. C. Williams of the University of Lens was elected president of the Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education at the forty second annual spectacles at Cornell University Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ithaca, N
INS
C. C. Williams
University of Lens
Society For the Promotion of Engineering
Cornell University Friay
Wilton Junction boy burned in oil can blast
Wayne Thurston, 16, resident of Wilton Junction, is badly burned on the face arms and chest after a can of oil used for fighting chinch bugs exploded at the A E Christiansen farm east of town Thursday. Mrs Minnie Thurston, Wayne's grandmother, also affected. Doctors fear possible loss of sight.
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Wilton
Wayne Thurston
Minnie Thurston
A. E. Christiansen
Here
Christiansen
Thurnton
Cherry dessert and muffin mix recipe notes and relic display
Reading from a historical column includes a fruit dessert and muffin method with measurements and steps such as Cream butter and sugar, add dry ingredients, bake cherries, and finish with fruit garnish. It mentions a 1845 pair of dogwood plow homes carved by hand exhibited at Rus ton La during a semi centennial celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rus‘ton
Hold Erwin Under "Lindbergh Law" in Extortion Case
Federal authorities prepared to file Lindbergh law charges against Lyle Erwin, 42, itinerant salesman, arrested in a trap near Council Bluffs in an extortion plot against Earl E. May of Shenandoah Indiana. Erwin denied writing the threats and is held in Omaha jail after a dummy package led May to cooperate. Six thousand dollars was demanded. Erwin had been staying at an Omaha hotel and may have used a fictitious name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Lyle Erwin
Council Bluffs
Earl E. May
Shenandoah
Erwin
May
Werner Hanni
Iowa-Nebraska
Department of Justce
Iowa State
Hopkins backs federal aid for Iowa City sewer plant
Special to The Gazette Iowa City final federal approval for a proposed sewage disposal plant appeared likely after Harry Hopkins met with the city council. He recommended full financing for the project including mains and storm sewers with an estimated cost of 493,248 dollars. The plan envisions 30 percent grant and 70 percent loan from the federal government, with revenue bonds retired by a tax on water meters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Federal Public Works Administration
Harry Hopkins
Hopkins
Iowa City Council
William Mullen Dies Suddenly of Heart Attack
William Mullen, about 65, of Wilton Junction, died Friday night from a heart attack. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at the Methodist church, conducted by Rev. J. W. Gruber. He was a resident of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilton - Junction
William Mullen
Chicago
Methodist Church
Mrs Anna Hemping Dies At 79 In Wilton Junction
Mrs Anna Hemping 79 widow of J M Hemping longtime resident of Wilton Junction died Thursday after a long illness. Born in Harrisburg Pa May 31 185 she married in 1881 and farmed in Cedar County before moving here thirty five years ago. Survived by son Earl Hemping Davenport. Funeral at Grace Reformed Church Sunday afternoon conducted by Rev J M Newgard.
Welders and Blacksmiths Meet in Dysart Shop
The Association of Welders and Blacksmiths of this Iowa section held a meeting Thursday evening in the Stoner and Dixon shop at Dysart. President called the gathering to order. Henry Malek of Cedar Rapids, a director, spoke on codes and industry issues. About fifteen men attended from Cedar Rapids to Traer and Dysart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dysart
Association of Welders
Iowa
Stoner and Dixon
Conrad Schallau
van Horne
Henry Malek
Cedar Rapids
Traer
St Josephs Parish Members Pledge Off Indecent Shows
More than 308 members of St Josephs Catholic church pledged to avoid indecent movies and improper shows at fairs and carnivals during the past week after a church drive urging moral conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garnavillo
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
McGregor Bank Declares Third Dividend to Depositors
Officers of the Mc Gregor State Bank Trust fund declare a third dividend of five percent. A sum of $5,070 will be paid to holders of depositors' trust certificates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGregor
McGregor State Bank Trust Fund
Notice of Probate Hearing for Wencil Rigel Will
In Linn County Iowa the District Court will hear proof of the Last Will and Testament of Wencil Rigel, deceased, filed for admission. Hearing set for June 2, 1934 at 8:00 A.M. in Cedar Rapids with Clerk Edwin Lundquist and attorney J. M. Otto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Iowa
Linn County
District Court
Wenc
Cedar Rapids
Edwin W
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