High Court Reverses County Paper Official Status
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled the La Porte City Progress Review the official county paper, reversing a Black Hawk county decision that favored the Waterloo Herald. The court found the Waterloo list had been inflated and then reduced, while the La Porte list remained bona fide with 640 subscribers. The Cooper appeal was not decided. O S Bailey and Mary F Lizer were listed as publishers.
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Des Moines
State Supreme Court
la Porte City
Iowa
Progress-Review
Black Hawk County
Waterloo
County Board of Supervisors
la Porte
la Porte City Paper
District Court
Waterloo Herald
O. S. Bailey
Mary F. Lizer
la Porte City Progress Review
Cantril Farmer Seth Silver Announces Secretary of Agriculture Bid
Seth S. Silver of Cantril declares candidacy for Republican nomination as secretary of agriculture in Des Moines. He backs Lowden farm plans and a 3 to 5 year storage and distribution system to curb surpluses, and calls for federal credit rule changes to aid farmers and midwest industry, plus estate taxation.
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Des Moines
Seth S. Silver
Pee Silver
Lowden
Silver
Wickfield Farms
Hampshire
Drake University Law School
Racine
Wis
Cantril
Federal Reserve Bank
Middle West
Iowa City Man Sentenced After Guilty Plea in Assault Case
Ralph White a laborer from Iowa City pled guilty to assault with intent to inflict great bodily injury. Judge James P. Gaffney suspended a one year jail term on the condition White leave the state within 30 days. Nall a garage owner suffered a broken nose and severe bruises.
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Gazette
Iowa City
Ralph White
James P. Gaffney
White
Vern Nall
Nall
Central City Couple Observes Fifty Fifth Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Joshua G Bailey of Central City celebrated their fifty fifth anniversary on Tuesday Gifts and visits from friends made the day pleasant Mrs Bailey a semi invalid confined to home enjoys reading and visiting They married March 10 1881 in Laramie Wyoming The winter delayed the ceremony with snow blocked roads in Cedar Rapids The couple has six children Eugene four miles west of Cedar Rapids Josephine Iola Kan Mrs Edith Fuller Mrs Philena Fuller and Mrs Olive Haatfield all of Central City The family home has stood for eighteen years
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The
Gazette
Central City
Joshua G. Bailey
Dynamite Used to Break Iowa River Ice Jams
University of Iowa building superintendent Arthur A. Smith said danger from ice jams along the Iowa River near campus was eliminated after three days of blasting. Workers used nearly three tons of dynamite to free more than a mile of river ice and kept ice from bridges. blasting continued as ice cakes gathered near the university service bridge and the Iowa Avenue traffic bridge. No significant river rise since Sunday.
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Gazette
Iowa City
Arthur A. Smith
University of Iowa
Iowa River
Smith
Boy Scouts Court Of Honor Honors Victor And Marengo Troops
Marengo and Victor Scouts gathered at the school Monday for a supper and a court of honor led by Glen Fordyce from Iowa City. First class, second class, and merit badge awards went to multiple Marengo and Victor members including John McSweeney leading the Victor troop.
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Marengo
Glen Fordyce
Iowa City
Court of Honor
B. W. Mann
Ira Ryerson
H. W. Swift
Victor
John McSweeney
Joseph Cooney
Darrell Allen
Everett Neuhaus
George Carroll
Elmer Nowotny
Dean Johnson
George Meyers
Gordon Ferguson
Dean Herman
George Dillin
Earl Morse
Dick Lindenmayer
John Wilkinson
Harold Chittenden
Leonard Fullmer, Jr
James Franey
Joseph Franey
Eugene Luce
Kenneth Heller
Harry Kramer
Junius Grant
Robert Smith
Paul Bielstein
Grinnell and Cornell Debate Teams Clash Here Wednesday
Grinnell College and Cornell University will send two teams each to Mount Vernon to argue the pro and con side of the supreme court question. Cornell’s affirmative will be Fred Ackman of Clinton and Robert Johnson of Pleasantville, while Harold Calkins of Barrington AL and Franklin Littell of Mount Vernon will argue the negative. Professors Littell plan to bring three women debaters to Grinnell Helen Flynn of Aurora Illinois Virginia Russell of Newton and Jeanette MacDonald of Hinsdale Illinois will support the affirmative on the state medicine issue.
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Mount Vernon
Grinnell
Cornell
Supreme Court
Fred Ackman
Clinton
Robert Johnson
Pleasantville
Harold Calkins
Barrington
Franklin Littell
C. F. Littell
Helen Flynn
Aurora
Virginia Russell
Newton
Jeanette MacDonald
Hinsdale
Water main burst halts Brandon water supply
Brandon residents faced an interrupted water supply Saturday night and Sunday morning as a water main ruptured near V. Niebuhr's garage. Back pressure from the break caused the tank lid to blow off.
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Brandon
V. Niebuhr
La Porte junior high declamatory contest winners
The Friday event crowned winners in humorous and dramatic divisions. In humorous, Russell Mizner took first with Russell Bannister second and Velda Jean Brust third. In dramatic, Lester Smith won, Betty Glassner was second, and Marie Butschy placed third.
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LA Porte City
Russell Mizner
Russell Bannister
Velda Jean Brust
Lester Smith
Betty Glassner
Marie Butschy
Darling Warns Water Power Belts Deserts Rivers
Des Moines AP: Cartoonist J N Darling argues in Better Homes and Gardens that Cock-eyed water power projects ruin streams and create barren deserts from Keokuk to Baton Rouge. He cites Santee Cooper as destructive and asserts the Mississippi dam at Keokuk failed to deliver promised recreation or industry.
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Des Moines
J. N
Ding) Darling
Federal Biological Survey
Darling
Mississippi
Keokuk
St. Paul
Baton Rouge
Santee- Cooper
South Carolina
Santee-Cooper
Curryluck Sound
North Carolina
Sound
Mississippi River
Grace church checks records of Sioux City candidates
A Grace Methodist church committee in Sioux City examined aspirants for public office focusing on men tied to the recent graft probes for possible underworld connections.
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Sioux ‘City
Sioux City
INS
Grace Methodist Church
Expect Nearly 500 Art Entries In Competition
Iowa City The University of Iowa annual high school art contest expects 400 to 500 entries and closes April 8. Miss Edna Patzig of the graphic and plastic arts department notes the exhibit runs April 17 to 27 with pupils and teachers viewing at the annual art conference ending April 27. The competition covers drawing painting design civic art and lettering.
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Gazette
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Edna Patzig
University Graphic and Plastic Arts Department
Washington to Host Sub-District Music Contest
Washington will host a two day sub district music contest on March 20 and 21. Sept E A Ralston and local directors Maurice Brayton and Helen Coffey lead preparations for bands orchestras glee clubs and large groups from AA A and B division schools to advance to the district contest. Participating schools include Ottumwa Fairfield Washington Sigourney Ainsworth Birmingham Brighton Delia Eddyville Hedrick Kalona Keota Millersburg Richland Thornburg Webster Wellman West Chester.
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Washington
E. A. Ralston
Maurice Brayton
Helen Coffey
Ottumwa
Fairfield
Sigourney
Ainsworth
Birmingham
Brighton
Delia
Eddyville
Hedrick
Kalona
Keota
Millersburg
Richland
Thornburg
Webster
Wellman
West Chester
Riverside Club Dinner Honors St. Mary's Basketball Team
The Better River side club hosted Riverside school band director O. C. Bergman and two high school basketball teams at a Tuesday dinner in the Methodist church served by the Ladies Aid society. The feature was presenting the club trophy to the winning St. Mary's squad.
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Riverside
O. C. Bergman
Ladies Aid Society
St. Mary’s
Marengo Officials Approved for City Election March 30
City council approved election officials for Marengo. First ward clerks William Fike and Mrs J A Simmons. judges Marshall Beem Agney Lindsay H G Smith. Second ward clerks Mrs Ed Hogan and Mrs Ernest Lindenmayer. judges George Langlas Harry Misbach Henry Burgy. Third ward clerks Mrs Everett Lillie and Mrs T Akerman. judges Will Scott Mrs Oral Ramsey and Clarence Wandling.
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Marengo
William Fike
J. A. Simmons
Marshall Beem
Agney Lindsay
H. G. Smith
Ed Hogan
Ernest Lindenmayer
George Langlas
Harry Misbach
Henry Burgy
Everett Lillie
T. Akerman
Will Scott
Oral Ramsey
Clarence Wandling
Mount Vernon School Election Returns Highlight Reform Ticket Victory
In Mount Vernon 881 residents voted, electing two reform candidates Maud Peet and Ed Smith to the school board, with 454 and 445 votes respectively. Incumbents Harry Gilliland and John N. Kyle trailed, while Rudolf Vodicka was unopposed and elected treasurer with 790 votes.
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Mount Vernon
Board of Education
Maud Peet
Ed Smith
Harry Gilliland
John N. Kyle
School election names Nicoll Clifton directors Mc Cormick treasurer
Only seven votes were cast in the Mechanicsville school election. Lester Nicoll and Merle Clifton were named directors and H C Mc Cormick was re elected treasurer.
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Mechanicsville
Lester Nicoll
Merle Clifton
H. C. McCormick
Stanwood and Clarence elect new officials in school election
In Stanwood voters elected Dr. W. C. Tilden 78 votes and Harry Kiahn 116 for two tickets while Mrs. F. E. Horr and Earl Daugherty earned 26 and 14 votes and C. H. Haesemeyer was re elected treasurer. In Clarence the two-ticket balance produced Walter J. Kemmann 114 votes and J. Klatt 95, Frank Miller 88, W. E. Merritt 71, with Charles Seaton re elected treasurer.
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Stanwood
W. C. Tilden
Harry Kiahn
F. E. Horr
Earl Daugherty
C. H. Haesemeyer
Clarence
Walter J. Kemmann
J. Klatt
Frank Miller
W. E. Merritt
Charles Seaton
Open field school election yields tie for incumbents
In Lowden an open field school election ended with incumbents Chris Hansen and George Dein singer tying at 16 votes each.
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Lowden
Chris Hansen
George Deinsinger
Directors elected at West Branch school election Monday
West Branch directors elected were W. B. Gerlets and L. P. Foster with L. C. Rummels named treasurer. Rural schools also elected, listing Prairie Knoll Max Lodge Willow Dale Henry Petersen Cedar Valley John Ka dera Gower No 1 Anton Slach Gower No 3 Nick Osterkamp Gower No 5 Tim Linch Graham No 6 Glen Hoke Bleak Knoll George Hills Carthage Ed Murphy Rose Hill Fannie Cabela Fairview S C Cozine Honey Grove Sadie Campbell Linn Grove Clifford Schooley Joe Tarizek Downey Emery Stagg John Coxon.
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West Branch
W. B. Gerlets
L. P. Foster
L. C. Rummels
Prairie Knoll
Max Lodge
Willow
Knoll
George Hills
Carthage
Ed Murphy
Rose Hill
Fannie Cabela
Fairview
Weber and Rees Re elected Directors in Columbus School District
G W Weber and John H Rees were re elected as Columbus Independent School District directors. Monday without opposition they received 93 and 19 votes respectively. J E Henson was re elected treasurer with 19 votes.
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Wapello
Lee Dotson
Ludwig Johnson
Dean Parsons
Dotson
Parsons
H. L. Davison
Columbus Junction
G. W. Weber
John H. Rees
Columbus Independent
Mon Day
J. E. Henson
Tama Board Elects McKeen and Hill To Three Year Terms
Tama voters cast 154 ballots on Monday with J. A. McKeen winning 153 and Hugh J. Hill 152. Mrs. Robert Blythe received 2 votes and A. V. Fulton 1 in the three year school board contest.
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TAMA
J. A. McKeen
Hugh J. Hill
Tama Board of Education
McKeen
Hill
Robert Blythe
A. V. Fulton
Belle Plaine school board reelects Hartman and Driscoll
In Belle Plaine the annual school district election reelects H. J. Hartman with 405 votes and J. L. Driscoll with 435 votes to new terms, defeating H. E B. Woodruff who had 202 votes and George Dickey with 221 votes. Paul Groszkruger is elected school treasurer. In Lisbon R. P. Andreas gains 156 votes over Merle Kepler 99 for directors, John Auracher 141 for treasurer, with Auracher unopposed and Lee Crelly listed as director candidate earning 36 votes in a total of 181 ballots.
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Belle Plaine
Harold J. Hartman
J. L. Driscoll
George Dickey
H. E. Woodruff
Paul Groszkruger
H. J. Hartman
Board of Education
H. E B. Woodruff
Lisbon
R. P. Andreas
Merle Kepler
John Auracher
Auracher
Lee Crelly
Local School Board Elects Tilden and Kiahn for Terms
Dr. W. C. Tilden and Harry Kiahn won seats on the Stanwood school board for three and one years respectively at Monday’s election. Henry Hacsemeyer was chosen treasurer. Tilden has served 28 years on the board, with 27 years as president.
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Stanwood
W. C. Tilden
Harry Kiahn
Henry Hacsemeyer
Dr. Tilden
Two incumbents Re-elected In Manchester Ballot
In Manchester on Monday 273 ballots were cast. Incumbents P. M. Cloud and Dr. H. B. Willard won with 211 and 254 votes respectively.
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Manchester
P. M. Cloud
H. B. Willard
Delaware Counties Road Bond Sale Yields Savings
Delaware county saved 53072.50 on a 465000 issue of primary road refunding bonds sold to F S Moseley and Company and Mississippi Valley Trust of Chicago. Bonds priced at par with 1.34 percent interest. premium 3025. Interest due semi annually. Maturity schedule totals 60000 yearly 1937–1943 and 45000 in 1944.
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Manchester
Delaware County
F. S. Moseley and Company
Mississippi Valley Trust Company of
Chicago
Flood Waters Rise as Sioux City Faces Flooding
The Floyd River flood spreads through Sioux City's east side, evacuations underway as industrial areas shift stock upstairs. Francis Gaul, 14, drowns in Six Mile Creek near Hawarden, marking a third flood death. High water looms on the Big Sioux. Missouri River levels fall elsewhere in the state.
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Sioux City
Floyd River
Francis Gaul
Six Mile Creek
Hawarden
Ford Gaul
Chattsworth
Big Sioux River
Missouri
Iowa News in Brief Highlights Local Obituaries
Death notices from Delhi, Decorah, Scotch Grove, Center Point, Lost Nation, and Riverside report funeral services and anniversaries. Frank Crosier 85 dies at home with Bay church ties. J. P. Enright 78 buried in Phelps cemetery. other notices cover marriages and long-term residents with family details.
Norway school bond fails by four votes
A proposed 23000 bond for an addition to the Norway school was defeated by four votes here Monday. The measure stood 184 in favor and 130 against under the sixty percent requirement. Edward Nellius was re elected to the school board and William Utehoff was elected to replace Milo Melberg. Magnus Gunderson was re elected school treasurer.
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Norway
Edward Nellius
William Utehoff
Milo Melberg
Magnus Gunderson
Federal Income Tax Returns Rise 30 Percent in Iowa
Des Moines AP report shows Iowa federal income tax collections up 30 percent year to date versus last year. Revenue collector Charles D. Huston forecasts higher returns and greater collections. The deadline for individual returns is next Monday. An extra deputy staff assists in Des Moines to help filers.
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DES Moines
Deaf couple wed in sign language ceremony at Maquoketa
Miss Nellie Mullins and August Wiese, both deaf, were married Saturday in Maquoketa with Rev. Karl Weltner leading. The couple read the service and replied in sign language, witnessed by Emil Wiese. They will live with the groom’s parents and both studied at Council Bluffs for the deaf.
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Maquoketa
Nellie Mullins
George Mullins
Chillicothe
August Wiese
John Wiese
Karl F. Weltner
First Lutheran Church
Emil Wiese
Ae Pain For the
Delegates Elected to Democratic County Caucus
Mount Vernon delegates to the Cedar Rapids county caucus include Bert Avery Tom Milholm R T Walters C M Ink Fred Baldwin C F Litell and Mrs John Kilma Alternates are Mrs George Robbins Mrs W D Scarbrough and Charles Paul Baldwin is today’s chairman and Mrs Kilmo is precinct committee woman Dawson Schlemmer leads the young democrats.
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Mount Vernon
Cedar Rapids
Tom Milholm
R. T. Walters
C M. Ink
Fred Baldwin
C.F. Littell
John Kilma
George Robbins
W. D. Scarbrough
Ana Charles
Paul
Baldwin
Klimo
Dawson Schlemmer
Young Democrats
Pallbearers Named for C E Hearst Funeral in Cedar Falls
Charles E Hearst longtime Town Farm Bureau federation president dies Sunday night from pneumonia and complications. Funeral services set for Wednesday afternoon at Congregational church Cedar Falls with Rev Harry Moore of Westminster Presbyterian Waterloo directing. Pallbearers: Francis Johnson R F O'Donnell J N Hor Jacher Murl McDonald P A Lund and James Stark.
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Cedar Falls
Charles E. Hearst
Town Farm Bureau Federation
Congregational Church
Hearst
Harry Moore
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Waterloo
Francis Johnson
R. F. O'Donnell
Colo
J. N. Hor~ Jacher
Iowa Livestock Marketing Co
Murl McDonald
Iowa State College
P. A. Lund
Gedar Falls Elevator Co
James Stark
Des Moines
Slight Improvement Reported In Condition Of Rep Gallagher
Williamsburg Iowa reports slight improvement in State Representative J P Gallagher who has been ill since last Saturday. He is a five term legislator famed as an orator and served on key committees including the repeal of prohibition bill. Unmarried, he edits the Williamsburg Journal Tribune and was born in Iowa County seventy four years ago.
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Williamsburg
J. P. Gallagher
Gallagher
Iowa
Williamsburg Journal-Tribune
Iowa County
Thousands of Ducks Roost Near Amana Iowa Lakes
Special to The Gazette reports wild ducks migrating northward and roosting in temporary lakes formed by the Iowa River overflow. Men in timber lowlands observe thousands of birds flying and settling in the Amana area.
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Iowa River
Amanas
Gazette
Amana
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Bay Settlement
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Mary Crosier
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Hazel Green Township
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Decorah
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Kinross
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Richmond
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Francis
Ida Kolosick
Ignatz Shellangosky
Ruth Hauschild
Wilton Junction
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Clara Rummelhart
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Lee Florang
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