Governor cites $7.5 million rise in state and county spending
Iowa Governor Clyde L. Herring announced that state and county government expenditures will grow by 7.5 million dollars this year, driven by a 5 million local levy rise and a 2.5 million boost in state spending. Total taxes reach 104 million with refunds shaping a net 92 million bill, up from 84.5 million last year. Increased outlays cover old age assistance, poor relief, board of control institutions, and education. He urged levy bodies to justify tax hikes before considering relief.
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Des Moines
Clyde L. Herring
Board of Control
Board of Education
Second Indianola Victim Of Highway Accident Is Dead
Richard Watson, 29, Indianola attorney, died in Fort Dodge hospital. He was the second victim of the Jan 31 Gilmore City accident. his father J. O. Watson, also an Indianola attorney, died soon after the crash. Richard suffered a fractured knee and complications from surgery led to his death. He is survived by his widow, infant son, his mother, and two brothers J O Watson, Jr. and Vinton.
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Fort Dodge
Richard Watson
Indianola
Gilmore City
J. O. Watson
Watson
J O Watson
Vinton
Patient Escapes Sanitarium and Hangs Self
DAVENPORT AP Escaping from a sanitarium here Friday noon Dr Oscar J Dotzel 29 of Galena Ill a chiropractor ended his life by hanging in a tree near the facility The body was found Saturday by an attendant The coroner announced no inquest is needed noting death by own action Dotzel was formerly an inmate of the Watertown Ill state hospital and was being treated for a mental illness.
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Davenport
Oscar J. Dotzel
Galena
Ill
W fF _ Shelley
Dotzel
Watertown, Ill
Farmer Charged in Fence Dispute Killing Neighbor
Ivan Rhone 53 is indicted by the Madison county grand jury for the murder of Sharwood Carney 46 on a farm near Barney Iowa twelve miles south of Winterset. The shooting occurred February 21during a cattle drive blocked by snow drifts after a fall quarrel over a line fence. Rhone was jailed after being re arrested following a prior bond.
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Winterset
Ivan Rhone
Madison County Grand Jury
Sherwood Carney
Rhone
Barney
Carney
Six Nurses Suspended Over Two Hour Student Strike
Mercy hospital in Des Moines suspended six student nurses for one week and cancelled special privileges for two months after a two hour student nurse strike triggered by a reassignment of patient rooms at the hospital.
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Des Moines
Mercy Hospital
Ti Aent
Hospitid
Judge Willett Celebrates 90th Birthday In Tama
Judge James W. Willett, active head of a three generation Tama law firm, marks his 90th birthday while continuing to practice. His son James H. Willett and grandson Walter J. Willett also work in the Tama firm as the judge reflects on a long Iowa legal career and G A R service. The gathering includes family members in Tama, with additional guests from Des Moines.
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Willett
Tama
MAMA
James W. Willett
Iowa
James H. Willett
Tama High School
University of Iowa
Leander Clark College
Toledo
State University
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
Walter J. Willett
Stivers and Safley
Washington
New York
Naval
New York City
Marinus Willett
Walter
William S. Willett
C. J. McCortney
Des Moines
Marcelle
Margaret McCortney
S. Baumgartner
Jene Seabert
Mr. McCortney
G A R Representatives Visit Judge Willett on 90th Birthday
G A R leaders Oley Nelson John Risley and Katherine Flood visit Judge J W Willett at Tama to extend greetings. The contingent plans a statewide birthday shower and is due about 2 30 p m.
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TAMA
J. W. Willett
G A. R
Oley Nelson
Slater
John P. Risley
Katherine Flood
Willett
Judge Willett in Washington with Roosevelt and LaGuardia
The retired judge and five prior commanders toured Washington to plan the national encampment for September. President Roosevelt greeted them while in New York Judge Willett spoke with Mayor LaGuardia asking about regiment service. The exchange touched on Civil War history.
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Washington
Roosevelt
New York
Willett
LaGuardia
Fayette Boy 16 Becomes State Weather Reporter
Special to The Gazette Fayette- DeWitt Clinton a Fayette high school junior aged 16 is Iowa's youngest official weather man. He follows R Z Latimer a Civil War veteran who read thermometers for forty years and passed equipment to Prof Wan Van Ness. On Van Ness retirement Charles Reed appointed Clinton as temperature reader and the instruments moved to the Methodist parsonage home of Clinton's father Rev John D Clinton. Clinton is a Boy Scout of star rank and remarks it has been a tough winter to start with temperatures falling low.
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Fayette
DeWitt Clinton
Iowa
R. Z. Latimer
Wan van Ness
van Ness
Charles Reed
Clinton
Government House
DeWitt
John D. Clinton Clinton
Refuse Transfer On Court Row Over Gas In Iowa City
In Davenport Iowa City Light and Power Co seeks an injunction to prevent interference with natural gas installation and to stop rate increases. Special Master Herrick overruled Nolan's motion to transfer the remainder of the hearing as the federal hearing adjourned to Monday. Cross-examination of engineer R L Baldwin concluded before adjournment. The five week long hearing may last several more weeks.
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Davenport
D. C. Nolan
Iowa City
Iowa City Light and Power Co
A A. Herrick
R L. Baldwin
Kansas City
Lincoln High Wins McCahill Debate Tournament
Lincoln High School of Council Bluffs defeated Thomas Jefferson High School to win the David I. McCahill debate tournament in Des Moines. The winning team members were Marian Saks Barbara White and Harry Jensen after a gruelling contest among seventeen high schools with a judges vote of 2 to 1.
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Des Moines
INS
Abraham Lincoln High School
Council Bluffs
Thomas Jefferson High School
David I. McCahill
Marian Saks
Barbara White
Harry Jensen
Sells Property To Raise Defense Fund
BEDFORD, Floyd Horton’s nephew Pete Horton of Clearfield bought the cot at Horton's auction sale for 8 dollars. Proceeds exceed 1000 dollars to fund Horton's murder defense. Lem Ross, linked to Horton's neighbor Anna Johnston, says Johnston’s property will be sold Thursday for the same purpose. Trial set for March 16.
Man gets eight years for kiss slaying of daughter
Charles H. Brown 67 of Phelps City Missouri was sentenced to eight years in prison for the killing of W. J. Mawher 66 on December 2. Brown received a $100 fine and a $3500 appeal bond. He plans to appeal and contests the dispute over his daughter Ruby 18. Brown said Mawher kissed his daughter and sought to undermine her character. He said he intended a fair settlement when he shot Mawher at the Mawher farm.
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Sidney
Charles H. Brown
Phelps City
W. J. Mawher
Brown
Supreme Court
Mawhor
Milk Routes In Cedar Rapids Finance Their S. U. S. Careers
University of Iowa students Paul and John Maney run weekend milk routes in Cedar Rapids to fund their education in pharmacy and pre law. The brothers, who once operated a dairy stand, juggle up to sixty hours of work with seventeen hours of study, even during sub zero winters, maintaining early morning shifts after late nights. Paul, a senior in pharmacy, recently joined Rho Chi, while John pursues junior pre law studies.
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Owa
Joe College
University of Iowa
Paul
John Maney
John R. Maney
First Avenue E
Cedar Rapids
Coe
John
Iowa City
Maney Brothers
Rho Chi
Honorary Pharmaceutical Society
Kraschel Urges United Stand Behind Farm Program
Lieutenant Governor Nels Kraschel urged Iowa voters to unite behind a farm program to safeguard the state's agriculture. Speaking at the Randall Cooperative Creamery meeting, Kraschel stressed maintaining support during federal policy changes and warned against partisan politics interfering with a unified agricultural policy.
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Iowa
Grant Wood Illustrates Farm on the Hill for Madeline Horn
Iowa City artist Grant Wood completes a series of eight full page color illustrations for Madeline Darrough Horns Farm on the Hill to be published by Charles Scribner s Sons on March 20. The book stars Bill and Tom on a Missouri farm with lively farm life scenes including a lively milking catastrophe.
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Srant Wood
Middle Western School of Painting
Madeline Darrough Horn
Charles Schribner’s Sons
Grant Wood
Ernest Horn
University of Iowa
Missouri
Mr Wood
Anamosa
Bill
Tom
Farm Labor Party Plans First Entry In Iowa Primaries
Des Moines AP reports farmer labor party leaders met to plan the organization first entry into Iowa primaries after qualifying by 2 percent vote in 1934. State Chairman Gus Erickson named a resolutions committee and Rachel Revell of Guthrie Center announced her bid for secretary of state.
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Farm-Labor Party
Iowa
Des Moines
Farmer Labor Party
Gus Erickson
Rachel Revell
Guthrie Center
Farmer-Labor
Iowa City Mecca Queen Candidates Named
Six University of Iowa women have been named as candidates for the Mecca week queen. The nominees from 22 include Ruth Flynn Quincy Illinois Mary Louise Meersman Moline Illinois Mildred Yarnall California Pennsylvania Nancy Rendleman Davenport Florence Paine Iowa City and Mary Elizabeth Irwin Ida Grove. The queen will be elected by students this week and revealed at the Mecca ball Friday night.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Ruth Flynn
Quincy
Ill
Mary Louise Meersman
Moline
Mildred Yarnall
California
Nancy Rendleman
Davenport
Florence Paine
Mary Elizabeth Irwin
Ida Grove
Stranger Held for Federal Inquiry After Name Swaps
A man wanted in Atlanta for postal law violations was detained for federal agents after officers questioned him. He offered multiple names, first Muse then Hasse and Kirk, before being held for Omaha Police to forward to authorities.
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Shenandoats
Atlanta
Omaha
Muse
Hasse and
Kirk
Funds available for projects at hospitals and schools
The Iowa state comptroller said funds will be available May 1 to begin a million dollar building program approved by the last legislature. Each year of the current biennium will use 445 375 dollars in state funds for remodeling and new construction with public works grants supplementing totals.
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Des Moines
Comptroller's
Comptroller
Executive Council
Clarinda Hospital
Cherokee Hospital
Mitchellville Training School
Oakdale Sanatorium
Woodward Hospital
Fort Madison State Penitentiary
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Ames
Iowa State College
Cedar Falls
State Teachers’ College
Vinton
School For the
Council Bluffs
Iowa State Fair
Bedell Pardon Appeal Rejected by President
DES MOINES AP Attorney General Edward L O Connor said he has been advised Walter B Bedell Spirit Lake attorney whose presidential pardon application has been rejected O Connor had asked federal prosecutors to consider the application seriously Bedell was convicted of jury fixing and sentenced to a year in prison
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Des Moines
Edward L. O'Connor
Walter B. Bedell
Spirit Lake
O’connor
Bedell
Shot rifle discharges wounding woman in neck
In Hubbard a hired man cleaned a loaded rifle in the kitchen. The gun fired striking Mrs. Ernest Beaupain in the neck and exiting through her mouth, knocking out a tooth. She spent two days in Eldora hospital before recovering.
Farm Bureau Chief Charles E Hearst Critically Ill
Charles E Hearst 66 of Cedar Falls vice president of the American Farm Bureau federation and former Iowa Farm Bureau president for thirteen years was listed in critical condition Saturday at Sartor hospital Cedar Falls He has a heart ailment with kidney complications and has been hospitalized two weeks.
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Cedar Falls
Charles E. Hearst
American Farm Bureau Federation
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Sartor
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Paul and
Kraschel
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Mecca
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