Hopkins Must Quit PWA Post If Named WPA Chief
Federal leadership debate centers on P F Hopkins Iowa PWA engineer possibly becoming state WPA administrator. Hopkins would have to resign PWA role, with Harry L. Hopkins unnamed for comment. Senator Murphy seeks clarity as Capitol Hill waits on Hopkins decision and potential nominee.
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PWA
WPA
Washington
P F Hopkins
Iowa
Works Progress
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Mar Secretars
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Terry
Actos State
CWO Fevestors
Works Progress Ad
Murphy
Harry L. Hopkins
Capitol Hill
P. F. Hopkins
Bids Called For July 10 On Road Projects
Ames Iowa bids due July 10 with 36 projects listed by the Iowa highway commission. Main item includes paving two miles of highways 34 and 275 from Council Bluffs plus second course bituminous surfacing and maintenance work. Bids also sought for supplying gravel or crushed stone on primary roads across multiple counties including Benton Black Hawk Buchanan Cedar Clinton Dubuque Jefferson Keokuk Lee Louisa Muscatine Wayne and Marion.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa Highway Commission
Benton
Black Hawk
Buchanan
Cedar
Clinton-Jones
Delaware - Dubuque
Delaware- Jones
Dubuque
Dubuque-Jackson
Iowa
Jackson-Clinton
Johnson-Clinton
Jones-Cedar
Appanoose
Jefferson
Keokuk, Lee
Louisa
Lucas
Muscatine
van Buren
Washington
Wayne and
Marion
New relief director Pryor named Iowa relief administrator
Gov Clyde Herring appointed J C Pryor of Burlington as relief administrator for Iowa, succeeding E H Mulock. Pryor has served on the state relief committee and as relief chairman for Des Moines county.
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Joc Pryor
Burlington Railrog
Iowa
Clyde Herring
E H Mulock
Pryor
State Relief Committee
Des Moines County
Keokuk Strike Settled At Hubinger Corn
About 300 Hubinger Corn Products workers in Keokuk will return to work Monday after a settlement. Seven men rehired, previous nonrehires rescinded, and all employees to be rehired. The deal followed a Mayor led conference with union and company reps. no violence occurred, Gov. Herring involved. Strikers pledged not to coerce others or organize during work hours.
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Hubinger Corn Products Company
Frank Wilmering
Robert Fisher
Clyde Herring
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Maquoketa Man Purchases Park Buildings for Raze
George McDonald of Maquoketa buys all buildings owned by the Recreational Park association including the old fair amphitheater sale barn and country club house at Lakehurst and begins razing. Frank Reyner holds the contract for the new country club house foundation and basement on the former fair grounds where work started this week.
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Maquoketa
George McDonald
Recreational Park Association of
Lakehurst
Frank Reyner
Country Club
Des Moines River Flood Flares Up Ottumwa Damages
Floods peak then recede in upper reaches while lower Des Moines valley stays dangerous. Ottumwa faces rising water five feet above flood stage with levee reinforcement and mass evacuations. Eddyville backwaters straddle roads as Tracy reports a brief tornado funnel near Des Moines. Basements flood and subsistence gardens worth $25,000 inundated. Rivermen warn of another foot rise.
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Midwest
Ottumwa
Eddyville
Albio
Tracy
CCC
River floods ease at Marengo as waters recede
The Iowa River, swollen by heavy rains, was receding Friday leaving water on the 82 detour as backwater rose eighteen inches Thursday. Bear Creek, a longtime flood threat, fell about two feet.
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Marengo
Iowa River
Bear Creek
Coggon High School Addition Approved With Grant Funds
Residents of the independent Manhattan district including Coggon voted 227 to 9 on Thursday to authorize a 35000 addition to the high school. Total 239 votes with three spoiled ballots. The plan adds gymnasium auditorium classrooms and assembly. funds on hand plus a 45 percent federal grant cover costs without bonds or tax increases.
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Coggon
Manhattan
Coggon High School
Independent School District of
Iowa City Mayor Leads Scouts at National Jamboree
Mayor Thomas E. Martin of Iowa City directs a regional Scout contingent at the national jamboree in Washington D C from August 21 to 31. He will run a three day training camp before the event, with Glen G. Fordyce serving as quartermaster for 35 troops’ supplies.
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Martin
Iowa City
Thomas E. Martin
Washington, D. C
Glen G. Fordyce
Iowa City Couple Injured In Off Road Car Crash
DES MOINES AP Ben Summerwill of Iowa City and his wife were injured when their car was crowded off Highway 6 near Altoona and overturned. Mrs Summerwill suffered a hip injury, Mr Summerwill a shoulder injury, Irene Wengert sustained bruises, and Ben Summerwill Jr. was uninjured. The other driver fled the scene, according to the Summerswills.
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Des Moines
Ben Summerwill
Iowa City
Summerwill
Irene Wengert
Summerwills
Ben, Jr
Altoona
Iowa Methodist Hospital
Wengert
Hearing on Chain Store Tax for Gas Bulk Plants
Fifteen major oil firms seek taxability ruling on gasoline bulk plants under the new chain store tax. State sales tax chief Fred Wray reports 933 retail permits canceled since Feb 1, listing numerous majors with permit cancellations."}
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State Board of Assessment and Review
Fred Wray
Standard Oil Company
Phillips Petroleum Corporation
Continental Oil Company
Cities Service
Mona Motor Oil
George Crane
Shoe Store
Sai
Iowa City Man Begins 30 Day Jail Term for Cheating
C. E. Long of Rock Island Illinois started a 30 day stay in Johnson County jail after pleading guilty to cheating by false pretenses. Police say he solicited donations under several names for multiple charities in Davenport Marengo and Muscatine before arriving in Iowa City.
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Iowa City
C. E. Long
Rock Island
Ill
Johnson County
Iowa in Brief: Obituaries and Local Notices Across Towns
Funeral services were held for Henry Gosse 58 rural mail carrier of Oelwein. Alva Rockwell 19 died of pneumonia in Maquoketa with services in Fulton. Rev Walter Boeckman named St Marys pastor in Lone Tree. Numerous obituaries in Lone Tree Maquoketa Grand Mound and other towns follow with details on survivors and services. Local notices also mention school appointments and community events across several Iowa communities.
Rural Mail Carrier McCool Ends 33 Year Post
Rural carrier William McCool of Masonville ends a 33 year service on the pension with 303,835 miles logged. He delivered for eighteen years with horses then five cars, endured nine mile foot days, ferried Buffalo creek floods, witnessed railroad construction, and relied on wife Mrs. McCool as deputy for 23 years amid Iowa winters.
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Manchester
William McCool
Masonville
McCool
Silver Creek
Delaware County
Buffalo Creek
Winthrop
Robinson
Independence Farmer Sentenced for Forgery in Fort Madison
INDEPENDENCE Francis Gaffney a Middlefield township farmer was sentenced to 15 years in the Fort Madison penitentiary by Judge George W Wood on a forgery charge. He was arrested after a complaint by his brother P W Gaffney later changed to the Farmers State Bank. WAUKON Harry Gast pled guilty to selling intoxicating liquor and selling cigarettes without a license before Judge T H Goheen and was fined 500 and 100 dollars respectively.
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Francis Gaffney
Middlefield Township
Fort Madison
George W. Wood
Gaffney
P. W. Gaffney
Farmer's State Bank
Waukon
Harry Gast
Postville
T. H. Goheen
Decatur Woman Dies in Minneapolis at 77
Mrs. John Tucker, 77, died in Minneapolis on Wednesday. Burial service will be conducted at Phelps cemetery by the Rev. Dr. J. P. Burling.
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John &. Tucker
Minneapolis
Phelps Cemetery
J. P. Burling
Midwest Is Ideal Place For Artists Says Grant Wood
Cedar Rapids artist Professor Grant Wood told about 500 listeners in Iowa City that the middle west offers favorable conditions for worthwhile painting. He said regional art is not sectional and that Iowa’s setting avoids quaintness hindering real art objectives.
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Gazette
Iowa City
Middle West
Grant Wood
Cedar Rapids
New York
Wood
Iowa
Fine Arts
Cash From Confiscated Slot Machines Given to Calhoun School Fund
Contents of Calhoun county slot machines and other gambling devices are being turned over to the school fund. Two machines confiscated at Knoke and Pomeroy by Sheriff M. E. Dawson yielded $27.72.
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Calhoun School Fund
Rockwell City
Calhoun County
Knoke and
Pomeroy
M. E. Dawson
Funeral set in Detroit for Mount Vernon music teacher
Funeral services are planned Friday in Detroit for Mrs. James Baltz former Mount Vernon resident and public school music teacher who died Tuesday. She is survived by her husband Dr. James Baltz of the Ford hospital a week-old son and a six year old son, her father and two sisters. The Rev. James Baltz Mrs. Herbert Smith and Prof. Harold Baltz departed for Detroit Thursday morning.
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Detroit
James Baltz
Ford Hospital
Herbert Smith
Harold Baltz
Notice of Sale of Real Estate in Cedar Rapids Iowa
The receivership of American Trust and Savings Bank seeks court authority to sell real estate in Linn County Iowa to C Batterly and G B McMillan for 1000.00 by written contract. A hearing is set for July 1935 at the Cedar Rapids courthouse to determine if the sale should be granted.
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American Trust and Savings Bank
Cedar Rapids
Tows
District Court
Linn County
Iowa
D. W Bates
American Trust and Savines Bank
C. ©. Batterly
G. B. McMillan
Brown
Ows
Washington Approves Part of City Street Surfacing Plan
The Washington city council approved all but five streets in a 6.28 mile surfacing project costing 23000 dollars. H R Green of Cedar Rapids explained the program providing crushed rock and asphaltic road oil surfacing. Property owners face assessments totaling 18000 dollars or up to 19.80 per 66 foot lot.
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Washington, In
H. R. Green
Cedar Rapids
Wayland Votes Against Municipal Water Plant
Wayland residents narrowly rejected the issue of 20000 in bonds for a municipal water works plant by 132 to 131 with a 60 percent approval needed. A separate 60 percent vote on a municipal water system passed 132 yes to 127 no as the public works committee had approved a 45 percent grant for the project.
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Washington
Wayland
Public Works Committee
Fire damages cattle barn at Oakdale sanatorium
Undetermined origin fire damaged a cattle barn at Oakdale sanatorium in Iowa City early Thursday evening. Estimated damage was 400 dollars. Firefighters responded and found no animals inside the building.
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Iowa City
Oakdale
Kellogg laxative food advertises Atx-Baan bulk
A Kellogg produced laxative food called Atx-Baan promises relief from constipation. The label claims two tablespoons daily provide bulk as leafy greens do and advises medical consultation if not helped. The ad markets the red and green package as a superior option to patent medicines.
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