Calmar boy death leads to perjury charges by grand jury
Winneshiek county grand jury indicted four men for perjury before the coroner's jury investigating the death of 9 year old Gilbert Dowd of Calmar who was struck by a hit and run Feb 2. Three suspects were arrested and one released on 5000 bond. Dowd and his 13 year old brother were left unconscious in the street. Coroner Iverson said Festina and Eldorado men gave conflicting testimony at the inquest.
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Decorah
Winneshirk County
Gilbert Dowd
Calmar Boy
Mike Graf
Charles Rathmeyer
Raymond Rathmeyer
Raymond French
Ed Reicks
Reicks
Festina
Eldorado
Dowd
Calmar
Orval
O. R. Iverson
Declamatory Honors Awarded in Maquoketa and Monmouth
Winners in the group declamatory contest include George Haight Maquoketa first in oratorical, Harold Kedley Monmouth second, Moercella Hansen Maquoketa first in dramatic, Catherine Cass Monmouth second, Catherine Caraway Monmouth first humorous, Doris Doland Maquoketa second. Winners advance to the sub district contest in two weeks.
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Monmouth
George Haight
Maquoketa
Harold Kedley
Moercella Hansen
Catherine Cass
Catherine Caraway
Doris Doland
Andrew
Baldwin
Mrs. Wallace in New York Unmoved by Husband's Cabinet Role
Mrs. Henry A. Wallace wife of the agriculture secretary designate toured New York shops with friend Mrs. James D. Le Cron. She said shopping held little appeal and focused more on the challenges her husband will face in Washington and the importance of agricultural relief.
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New York
Henry A. Wallace
Washington
Riverside Man Denied Chance To Change His Plea
Joseph Wieland of Riverside had his request to withdraw a guilty plea to manslaughter denied by Judge James P. Gaffney in district court. An appeal bond was set at $5,000. Wieland was sentenced to eight years in Fort Madison after pleading guilty to manslaughter following a fatal car accident involving Morgan B. Hartsock.
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Iowa City
Joseph Wieland
Riverside
James P. Gaffney
Wieland
Fort Madison
Morgan B. Hartsock
Upper Iowa Plans New Chapel Building
President A E Bennett announced after a trustees meeting that the college has reached a satisfactory adjustment with the insurer over the chapel fire loss and will replace the building. The committee awaits architect consultation on plans while noting new fabric process for wrinkle resistance.
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Fayette
A. E. Bennett
Upper Iowa University
Bennett
Cornell Receives Large Contribution and Alumni Campaign
Cornell College president Dr. H J Burgstahler outlines a campaign to raise 400000 aided by a 55 cent per dollar anonymous gift and a Rockefeller 45 cent match. A hundred alumni form a committee with leaders from New York Trust Iowa Senate Methodist and other groups. Alumni clubs organized in Boston New York Washington Portland Seattle Boise Los Angeles and San Francisco.
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Mount Vernon
H. J. Burgstahler
Cornell College
Panama
Burgstahler
New England
West
Cornell
Board of Trustees
Rockefeller Foundation
Committee of One Hundred
Archibald Maxwell
New York Guaranty Trust Company
Howard Kern
International Telephone and Telegraph
L. J. Dickinson
Iowa
Edwin Holt Hughes
Washington
Methodist Church
Harlan Updegraff
Merle Smith
Elkader Debates Sewage Disposal Plant Plan
Cedar Rapids engineer Howard R. Green led a Commercial club forum in Elkader on Monday evening on building a sewage disposal plant. Proponents Max B. Bishop and Thomas Thomson argued in favor while A. J Johnson and H. L. Griffith opposed. Green outlined engineering considerations and provided useful plant details.
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Elkader
Howard R. Green
Cedar Rapids
Commercial Club
Max B. Bishop
Thomas Thomson
A. J Johnson
Central State Bank and Trust Company
H. L. Griffith
Clayton County Register
Green
Elkader Nominates Two For School Board By Union Caucus
In Elkader the school board nominations marked a first by union caucus method. Dr C L Crider and William C Reimer were nominated for three year terms to succeed H J Conrad and George H Schmidt. More voters attended than in a typical annual election.
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Bordal
Elkader
Union
C. L. Crider
William C. Reimer
H. J. Conrad
George H. Schmidt
Iowa births exceed deaths in 1932 statewide report
Iowa recorded 39 388 births and 25 396 deaths in 1932. Infant deaths totaled 1 906 at a rate of 48 3 per 1 000 live births, potentially ending Iowa’s recent status as the state with the lowest infant mortality. Heart disease remained the leading cause of death with 4 993 fatalities.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Bureau of Vital Statistics
State Health Department
R. L. McLaren
Bureau
Oregon
Washington
Wegman OConnor To Seek R F C Loan In Washington
Attorney General Edward L. OConnor and State Treasurer Leon Wegman head to Washington for the inauguration and talks with R F C officials on loans to cover state funds tied up in closed banks. The executive council sent them to confer with the R F C as $2,000,000 to $3,000,000 remain unavailable. The attorney general expects a plan to loan against the state's credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Edward L. O'Connor
Leon Wegman
Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Executive Council
Iowa City Taxpayers Hear on Tax Spending
George D. Koser, Iowa City realtor, spoke on how taxes are spent in Iowa City at a Taxpayers association meeting. Louis Mueller announced private executive sessions with tax officials to seek ways to lower taxes as about 125 people attended.
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Iowa City
George D. Koser
Iowa City Taxpayers Association
Louis Mueller
Dump Truckload of Milk in Dairy Feud near Council Bluffs
After failed talks between U S Dairy of Council Bluffs and the Nebraska Iowa Cooperative Milk Association farmers blocked a milk delivery near Highway 34. J C Wurtz offered to repack the milk for hog feed but farmers dumped the truck instead. Forty men camped by the Iowa School for the Deaf, prepared with straw and dirt to stop trucks, as Beatrice Creamery remained the only large distributor outside the cooperative.
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Council Bluffs
U. and S. Dairy
Nebraska-Iowa Co-operative Milk Association
Here
Highway 34
J. C. Wurtz
Wurtz
Iowa School For the Deaf
Beatrice Creamery Company
Omaha
Co-Operative Association
Vinton And Urbana Win Speech Honors
Vinton high school won two firsts and one second in the sub county declamatory contest held Monday night. Gerald Siegel of Vinton was first in the oratorical division with Shannon O Neill second, while Garrison took first in Dramatic and Marie Haney of Vinton second. Humorous was topped by Joe Fuchs of Vinton with Georgia Carle of Garrison second. Judges were Mrs. George Bresnahan, Mrs. Marguerite McConhey Rader, and Warren Lee of Iowa.
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Vinton
Vinton High School
Garrison
Urbana
Gerald Siegel
Shannon O'Neill
Helen Hacker
Bana
Marie Haney
Joe Fuchs
Georgia Carle
George Bresnahan
Center Junction Votes Down Bonds For School
Center Junction held a special election Monday on issuing bonds of 5600 to aid building a school. The proposition failed to reach the required 60 percent of votes. The district also received 12000 in insurance for January fire destroyed buildings.
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Center Junction
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Upper Iowa
Tay Gas
Cedar Rapids Gas Co
Board of Education
West Union
Arthur Darling
Shirley Teigen
Lavanda Carr
Miss Carr
Clermont
Hawkeye
Elgin
Standard Stations and Dealers
Ree
Agal
Tex
Atlas
Semdac Auto Polish
Semdac Furniture
Selling &Aseline
Motor Oil
Standard Oil Service
Atlas Tires
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