Welfare board takeover may shift Iowa duties from board of control
Iowa may consolidate the three member board of control with the new state welfare board to save about twelve thousand dollars annually. Republican leaders in both houses favor the idea, though no formal measure has appeared. Governor Wilson plans to name the welfare board members soon and has signed most bills received.
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DES Moines
Iowa Board of Control
State Welfare Board
House
Senate
Board of Control
George A. Wilson
Welfare Board
Five
Control Board
Wilson
State stocks 43 773 980 fish in Iowa waters
In 1938 the Iowa fisheries department stocked 43 773 980 fish in state lakes and streams. Adverse conditions at Spirit Lake and Clear Lake reduced totals from 1937. The mix included 40 million fry and 2,303,000 fingerlings among others.
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Iowa
Des Moines
INS
Towa
Fisheries Department
State Conservation Commission
Spirit Lake
Clear Lake
Two Airplanes Destroyed by Fire at Local Flying School
In Council Bluffs, two airplanes burned at Burnham-Miller flying school after being wheeled from the hangar to make room for a third. No injuries and no hangar damage reported. Loss estimated at about 2800 dollars.
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Council Bluffs
Burnham-Miller
Burglary at Reed's Transfer and Storage Reported
Waterloo police sought a burglar who blew open a small safe at Reed's Transfer and Storage on Wednesday night. The thief took $5 in stamps and coins, an old coin collection valued at $20, a suede jacket and a coat sweater. Total loss estimated about $100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Reed’s Transfer and Storage Company
Mrs. Sarah Tharp of West Liberty Celebrates 99th Birthday
West Liberty notes mark the 99th birthday of Mrs. Sarah Tharp at her East Sixth Street home. Despite loss of sight and partial hearing, she follows local events, admires Abraham Lincoln, and remains a staunch Republican. Her Civil War veteran husband and six living children are noted among guests from Iowa City Wilton and nearby towns.
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West Liberty
Sarah Tharp
East Sixth Street
Tenn
Tharp
Sarah Willis
Logansport
Ind
Louisa County
Mississippi River
Muscatine
Lee Tharp
8Th
Iowa Infantry
Roy Tharp
Herman Peters
Iowa City
Fred Tharp
Francis Henderson
Wilton
Ora Wilson
Martha Miller
Herbert Wilson
Roy Westfall
Olive Hazlett
Parts Of Iowa To Get Rain Or Snow
Temperatures in Iowa returned to normal with an active forecast for rain or snow in the west and south regions. Keokuk saw springlike warmth at 64 degrees, while Charles City and Iowa Falls reported the state's lowest 18. Anticipated overnight lows ranged from 25 to 32 across the northwest northeast and southern areas.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Keokuk
Charles City
Iowa Falls
Never toook better advice from Natex helps Linn County woman
Center Point resident Mrs William Slocum credits Natex for dramatic relief from years of constipation and misery. A Natex representative at Podzimek's Pharmacy explains the remedy daily, with Martha praising improved sleep, appetite, and energy.
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Linn County
Natex
Center Point
William Slocum
Podzimek
100
Second Ave. SE
F. C
Naex
100 Second Ave
Podzimek's
Sixteenth Ave
Towa
Wives Tip Off Des Moines Stag Party
Police raided a Fort Des Moines hotel stag party and arrested 128 men and four women. Officers seized liquor gambling gear and cash as they charged attendees with disorders and gambling. Guiseppi de Carlo faced a $600 bond while many released on $100 bonds after arraignment. Police said wives tipped them off.
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Edwin C. Moore
Guiseppi de Carlo
Kerosene Blamed In Mr Ayr Fire Near Mount Ayr
A kerosene explosion that killed four Morse children at Mount Ayr is blamed on kerosene heavily loaded with gasoline. Inspector Hipsley said the sample was from Mrs Morse in a kitchen fire attempt. Mrs Morse critically burned and funeral services for the children were held.
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Mount Ayr
Milo Morse
J H Hipsley
New Market
Hipsley
Morse
Des Moines Lobby Party Highlights Liquor Control Debate
Legislators gathered at a Davenport host’s lobby party hosted by G Decker French for Guardians Inc. The event drew the liquor control committee plus other legislators, with some choosing liquor and others ice water. French spoke on proposed liquor solutions as guests enjoyed cocktails and meals.
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DES Moines
G Decker French
Davenport
Guardians, Inc
Liquor Control Committee
West Union Woman 98 Dies Longtime Resident Maggie Gunsalus
Mrs. Maggie Gunsalus 98, West Union's oldest resident, died Thursday morning. Funeral at 2 p.m. Saturday at her home, conducted by Rev. C. D. Boggie. Burial in West Union. Born November 19, 1841 in Rowsburg Ohio, she came to West Union in 1865 with family. Survived by daughter Mrs. L. A. Fisher and three grandchildren. other relatives listed.
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West Union
Maggie Gunsalus
C. D. Boggie
Hawkeye
Gunsalus
Rowsburg
Ohio
Area
L. A. Fisher
Clyde Park
Mont
Alfred Fisher
W. F. Redding
Providence
R. L
Archibald Sowden
Fred Gruver
B. C. Gruver
Clermont
Nerces
Ebbie Helmer
Hawke
Extradition dropped in Clem Schnurr case over child support plan
Chickasaw county authorities dropped plans to extradite Clem N Schnurr, former car salesman, after he agreed to pay 15 dollars a month for his minor daughter's care. He had been jailed in Los Angeles. A 1937 law now limits cherries to one pit per 20 ounces for standard quality.
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NEW Hampton
Clem N. Schnurr
Oelwein
Waterloo
Chickasaw
Los Angeles
Mystery drama Night Must Fall staged by Mt Vernon group
High School Velvet Curtain presents Night Must Fall by the drama club at Mt Vernon High School. Charles Hodge stars as the English servant at Mrs Branson's cottage with James Hawker directing and a cast including Letitia Beranek Marilyn Scarbrough Mark Hutchinson Helen Culbertson Alice Vodicka Jim Eyre Jeanne Sullivan.
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the Gazette
Mount Vernon
Velvet Curtain
High School Dramatic Club
Charles Hodge
Name Petit Jurors For Louisa County
Louisa county district court will convene in Wapello on April 3 at 2 am with Judge Paul McCord presiding. The following Louisa county residents have been drawn to report April 10 for petit jury work: Gayle Bishop Wapello, Frank Gipple Elm Grove, Donald Howell Columbus Junction, W. L. Heither Oakland, Mrs Josephine Schweitzer Port Louisa, Achiel De Waele Letts, Alvie Fisher Wapello, Mrs Raymond Pagemiller Morning Sun, Bessie Westfall Eliot, Hallie H. Hanft Columbus City, Ruby Aringdale Elm Grove, Mrs Bertha Hicklin Wapello, Florence Swanson Jefferson, L. L. Lukenbach Union, George Beik Grandview, Wade Scranton Cotter, Mrs Rita V. Tennant Wapello, Hazel Billings Columbus Junction, Raymond Ament Wapello, Harve Derby Jefferson, Harold Wilson Morning Sun, D. D Hamilton Oakland, Lester Charbonneau Eliot, N D Hill Oakland, J A Green Columbus Junction, Cordia Bowers Eliot, Mrs Fred Mohlie Wapello, Russell J. Gilkey Columbus City, A. D. Crumley Letts, Kenneth Weiderrecht Jefferson, Guy Jamison Morning Sun, Thomas Guffey Columbus City, James Umphrey Morning Sun, Loyd Austin Eliot, H. G. Humiston Wapello.
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Wapello
Louisa County
Raymond Pagemiller
Morning Sun
Bessie Westfall
Eliot
Hallie H. Hanft
Columbus City
Ruby Aringdale
Elm Grove
Bertha Hicklin
Florence Swanson
Jefferson
L. L. Lukenbach
Union
George Beik
Grandview
Wade If’. Scranton
Cotter
Rita V. Tennant
Hazel Billings
Columbus Junction
Raymond Ament
From 2400 to 2500 Parts Are Needed for Modern Automobile
The article states a demand range of 2400 to 2500 parts are required to assemble a contemporary automobile. It notes the complexity of early mass production and the drive for standardized components across models.
Petit Jury Drawn for Jackson County March Term
The Jackson county district court jury list for the March term convening March 28 under Judge W R Maines includes Maquoketa residents Hallie Walker Cynthia Ritter Mary Joiner Florence Grove Clarence Morehead Frank Wilson Jy Jay Breeden Alice Dean Catherine Jones Vienus Mills Olga Wilson Max Morehead James Summers Edward Miller E R Stoddard Almon Poole Hazel McGowan Dyas Carrie Cornelius Joseph Meisenberg John Kettman Ralph Tietjen John Lamps J B Oberleitner Arthur Goepfert Leroy Yoerger George P Feltes Belle Vue residents Joseph Herrig Marie Watters Josephine Nemmers John A Kirk William Knief John Kaiser Lamotte residents Thomas Taplin Clara Allen Otto Eggert Lu Scarborough Miles residents Alfred Rathje Anna Marshall Jack Henfry Sa bula Rosella Sommers Faye Daudel Andrew residents Nick Thill Alfred Mitchell Jr Zwingle residents Angus Klemme W A Hanson Preston residents John McCarthy Spragueville Patrick Shanahan Bernard Hans Jorgensen Baldwin residents.
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Spectal
Maquoreta
Jackson County District Court
W R Maines
Davenport
Hallie Walker
Cynthia Ritter
Mary Joiner
Florence Grove
Clarence Morehead
Frank Wilson
Jay Breeden
Alice *Dean
Catherine Jones
Vienus Mills
Olga Wilson
Max Morehead
James Summers
Edward Miller
E.R. Stoddard
Almon Poole
Maquoketa
Hazel‘McGowan Dyas
Carrie Cornelius
Joseph Meisenberg
John Kettman
Ralph Tietjen
John Lamps
J. B. Oberleitner
Arthur Goepfert
Leroy Yoerger
George P. Feltes
Bellevue
Joseph Herrig
Marie Watters
Josephine Nemmers
John A. Kirk
William Knief
John Kaiser
Lamotte
Thomas Taplin
Clara Allen
Otto Eggert
Lu Scarborough
Miles
Alfred Rathje
Anna Marshall
Jack Henfry
Sabula
Rosella Sommers
Faye i
Daudel
Andrew
Nick Thill
Alfred Mitchell Jr
Zwingle
Angus Klemme
W A. Hanson
Preston
John McCarthy
Spragueville
Patrick Shanahan
Bernard
Hans Jorgensen
Baldwin
Iowa City News Briefs Highlights Local Sentences and Elections
Judge James P. Gaffney sentenced John Murphy Jr to an indefinite term of 10 years in the state reformatory on forgery charges after prior continuance for good behavior. Dan A. Davis was reelected chairman of the Johnson County Red Cross with Dan C. Dutcher named vice chairman. Coroner George D. Callahan ruled Mrs Alta M. King died of a heart attack from a fall at her home. she is survived by three sons in Michigan Texas and New Mexico.
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Iowa City
James P. Gaffney
John Murphy, Jr
State Reformatory
Murphy
Dan A. Davis
Johnson County
The
American Red Cross
Dan C. Dutcher
James Gwynne
Ely
Solon
American Legion Auxiliary
Yimmie Yonson
American Legion Hall
Brandon
Brandon Cemetery Association
Rose Short
John Albert
Elizabeth Albert
Flora Deeter
Palo
H. C. Gerhold
John A. Owens
Graham McFarlane
George Silha
TRAER
J.S. Guynn
Buckingham Cemetery
Mount Morris
Guynn
John Steffen
Methodist Church
Eastern Star
Park Fearer
Grundy Center
L. D. Fearer
California
Charles
Canada
William Brooke
Oregon
William Dodd
Tulsa
Okla
West Branch
Ed Kemp
Kemp
Carmen
Ill
Lomax
West Point
Rock Island
Maquoketa
Ralph Murray
Dilman Doland
Eddie Tubbs
Grace Dyer
Charles Anderson
Ruth Moyle
Charles Tubbs
Roy Hayes
Lola Wirth
Kenneth Smith
Margaret McCarthy
Evelyn Wilson
T. W. Null
Laura Jepson
Oxford Junction
Fred Buresh
James Kotelinek
Fred Wosoba
George Lasack
Frank Kolarik
Ely and Solon units stage comedy at Legion hall
The Ely and Solon American Legion auxiliary present a three act comedy drama Yimmie Yonson's Job at the Ely American Legion hall Friday night. The item promotes community theater in the East Central Iowa towns with local volunteers in cast and production roles.
Sioux City Men Held On Narcotics Charge
Three Sioux City men Charles Hall Leonard Smothers and Lyle Hammiatt were to be arraigned on federal narcotics charges after police found six morphine packages in their hotel room bed coverings. They were held without bond pending hearing and tied to a hold up of F L Heese near Dakota City Nebraska. Heese identified them as the robbers who took 300 dollars after withdrawing funds from a Sioux City bank.
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Council Bluffs
Sioux City
Charles Hall
Leonard Smothers
Lyle Hammiatt
F. L. Heese
Pender
Neb
Heese
Dakota City
New President Named for Loras College in Dubuque
The Rev. Michael J. Martin appointed president of Loras College succeeding Monsignor Thomas Conry. Martin, 42, formerly principal of Loras Academy, is a Loras graduate (1926) and Navy veteran. The college, soon to mark its centennial, had renamed from Columbia College to honor Bishop Mathias Loras.
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Dubuque
Michael J. Martin
Loras College
Thomas Conry
Francis J. L. Beckmen
Loras
Columbia College
Mathias Loras
St. Raphael's Seminary
Father Martin
Loras Academy
United States Navy
Archdiocese of Dubuque
Authors Aid Student Writers At Iowa University
A University of Iowa summer course will coach student writers for publication. Professor Wilbur Schramm will chair the project, running from June 12 through the summer session, with faculty including Ruth Suckow Josephine Johnson Carl Sandburg Louis Adamic Wallace Stegner Paul Engle and John T. Frederick.
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Gazette
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Wilbur Schramm
American Prefaces
Ruth Suckow
Josephine Johnson
Carl Sandburg
Louis Adamic
Wallace Stegner
Paul Engle
John T. Frederick
George No Longer Drinks Whisky Ad
The White Ribbon Remedy can be added to coffee tea or milk and has helped stop drunkenness. One woman reportedly cured a 20 year drunkard with one box. Priced at $2.00, available at Podzimek's Pharmacy or May's Drug Store.
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Podzimek
May
Former Ackley Man Guilty In Kesley Bank Robbery Case
Leo T. Mikesh 34, ex Ackley clothing merchant, found guilty of entering with intent to rob the Kesley Iowa State Bank on December 20 1938. Jury took four and a half hours. judge set 20 days to file motion for new trial. Bank netted $53. Mikesh arrested soon after at his Ackley home with $17 on hand.
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Mikesh
Hardin County
Ackley
NLRB Orders Iowa Packing Union Dissolved
The NLRB ordered the Des Moines Iowa Packing Company to disestablish its packing house workers association, deeming it a company union. The board said the firm diverted over $400 and provided time, property and cooperation to the group. Iowa Packing, owned by Swift and Company, employs about 470 workers.
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Washington
INS
National Labor Relations Board
Iowa Packing Company
Des Moines
Association of Packing House Workers
Swift and Company
Governor approves truck reciprocity in Iowa
Gov George A Wilson signed a bill allowing the Iowa commerce commission to enter reciprocal license pacts with other states for truck operators permits. Officials say it makes legal an arrangement with Illinois where each state waives the others permits, ending the prior extra legal fees of 5 dollars for Iowa truckers and up to 250 dollars for Iowans in Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
George A. Wilson
Iowa Commerce Commission
Commerce Commission
Illinois
Iowa
Threeway Mayoral Fight Looms In Vinton Election
In Vinton Mayor race, incumbent George W. Reynolds may seek reelection as former mayor George N. Urice announces bid. Clare Donels enters with a slate including Dr. L. S. Lewis and A. B. Kirk for at large council, Marion G Alcorn first ward, Lester Richart second ward, Carl W Kouba third ward, Karl Roths fourth ward. Filing deadline for city offices is March 11.
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Vinton
George W. Reynolds
George N. Urice
Clare ©. Donels
Donels
Dr. L. S. Lewis
A. B. Kirk
Marion G Alcorn
Lester Richart
Carl W. Kouba
Karl Roths
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Ray Kellogg
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Howard V. Steward
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