Senate moves to curb governor pardoning power in Iowa
Des Moines report says the Iowa Senate approved 40 to 0 a measure transferring clemency duties from the governor. It requires publication of intent in two county newspapers at least 20 days before action and 10 day notice to county officials for misdemeanors. The bill also tightens procedures and voids unauthorized pardons.
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Des Moines
INS
Town Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Nelson G. Kraschel
Senate
House
Ind. A
Wele
Public Schools Committee
George Faul
Des Moines Republian
Defense Motion Heard in Ins merger suit
Judge C J Haas heard a defense motion to dismiss a reply by policyholders of Preferred Class Mutual Insurance challenging its merger with Iowa Mutual Liability Insurance. The reply questions the insurance commissioners and attorney general approval and raises a constitutional issue.
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C. J. Haas
Preferred Class Mutual Insurance Company
Preferred Class Mutual
Iowa Mutual Liability Insurance Company
Passmore Rites Held for La Porte City Resident
Chilton A. Passmore 72 of La Porte City died after weeks of illness. Born Sept 2 1867 in Judy Wisconsin he married Lizzie Landers in 1905 and settled in La Porte City. A carpenter and I O O F member he is survived by his wife a sister and two foster daughters. Funeral Wednesday at Barnhart Johannsen Funeral Home with burial at West View cemetery.
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LA Porte City
Chilton A. Passmore
Judy
Wic
Thomas
Mary Passmore
Lizzie Landers
Passmore
I. O. O. F. Lodge
Pioneer book dealer J W Albright dies at 96 in Illinois
J W Albright Cedar Rapids pioneer bookseller dies in Winnetka Illinois at 3 p m age 96 He came to Cedar Rapids in 1873 and ran a bookstore for more than 56 years His wife Fannie Duncan Albright died March 27 1935 He leaves a daughter Mrs Charles R Sutherland of Winnetka and a son George A Dorwart of Chicago Funeral services set for Turner chapel Cedar Rapids Wednesday at 3 30 p m with Rev Robert Little officiating burial in Oak Hill cemetery
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John W. Albright
Cedar Rapids
Winnetka
Fannie Duncan Albright
Charles R. Sutherland
Ill
George A. Dorwart
Chicago
Turner Chapel
Robert Little
Oak Hill Cemetery
Mrs. Mary B. Torrence Dies at 92 in Cedar Rapids
Mary Bell Torrence widow of George P. Torrence died after a brief illness at a local hospital at 9 15 p.m. She was born August 27 1846 near Woodstock Illinois and lived in the city sixty years. Survived by two sons E A Torrence and J A Torrence Cedar Rapids two daughters Ethel Lantz Lincoln Nebraska Blanche Beebe Hibbing Minnesota nine grandchildren eleven great grandchildren. She was a charter member of the Second Christian church. Funeral at Turner chapel Thursday 2 p.m. Rev I E Linklater officiating burial Cedar Memorial Park. flowers omitted. Friends may call at Turner chapel.
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Mary Bell Torrence
George P. Torrence
Second Street
Woodstock
E. A. Torrence
J. A. Torrence
Cedar Rapids
Ethel Lantz
Lincoln
Neb
Blanche Beebe
Death of Miss Antonette Kratechvil Near Iowa City
Miss Antonette Kratechvil 81 died at her Solon area home after a brief illness. Born in Bohemia she lived near Iowa City for 35 years and near Solon for six decades. Survived by sisters Mrs James Baxa and Mrs Vine Zobac Cedar Rapids and brother John Kratochvil Solon rural route 2. Brosh funeral home Solon conducts services Thursday at 2 p.m. burial to follow.
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Antonette Kratechvil
Iowa City
Bohemia
Solon
James Baxa
Vine Zobac
Cedar Rapids
John Kratochvil
Brosh Funeral Home
Theodore B. Hlubucek
Burial plans for local resident near Solon announced
Be in the Sutliff cemetery near Solon. Friends may call at the funeral home Wednesday evening.
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Sutliff
Solon
Julia Ann McMorran obit in Beatty Chapel services
Julia Ann McMorran 74 died at her daughter’s home in Northeast Tuesday after a short illness. Born in Erie, Pennsylvania April 11, 1864 she was long time night matron at St Luke’s hospital. Survived by daughter Mrs F J Kimes grandson J Burton Hudnall and several nieces nephews and three great grandchildren Barbara James and Charles Hudnall. Service in Beatty chapel Thursday at 2 p.m. conducted by Rev James H Blackstone Jr. Burial in Linwood cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Julia Ann McMorran
F. J. Kimes
Center Point Road
Erie
St. Luke's Hospital
John
J. Burton Hudnall
Barbara
James
Charles Hudnall
Beatty Chapel
James H. Blackstone, Jr
Linwood Cemetery
Mrs Alma Slezak Burger dies after short illness
Mrs Alma Slezak Burger 52 wife of Louis Burger dies at a Cedar Rapids hospital after a brief illness. Born Feb 8 1887 in Iowa City she lived in Cedar Rapids 17 years. Survived by husband three daughters Gale Woods Florence Maxine and Ralph all at home three grandchildren and three sisters and three brothers. Services at Brush chapel Wednesday at 2 p.m. conducted by Theodore Hrubacek. Friends may call Tuesday evening.
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Alma Slezak Burger
Louis Burger
Fourteenth Avenue SE
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Gale Woods
Florence
Maxine
Ralph
Anna Holub
William Prybil
Bertha Lantz
Frank Slezak
John Slezak
Leo Slezak
Des Moines
Brush Chapel
Theodore B. Hrubacek
Death Notice for Arthur L. Hill in Cedar Rapids
Arthur L. Hill died at his home 827 Ninth street SW at 10 35 a m Tuesday after a lingering illness. Born Sutton Nebraska December 29 1884 he lived in Cedar Rapids twenty nine years. Survived by wife Marie and six sisters and three brothers with funeral plans pending at Polansky chapel.
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Arthur L. Hill
Ninth Street
Sutton
Neb
Cedar Rapids
Marie
William
Homer City
Ray
Bend
Ore
Ralph
Idaho
Edward Stevenson
Forks
Wash
Gerda Bell
Hammond
Ind
Daniel Fretwell
Stanley Sutter
Coleville
Harry Bone
Lawrence
Kan
August Doebler
Oswego
Mich
Polansky Chapel
Funeral services for William H. Bushnell
Funeral services for William Henry Bushnell will be held at Beatty chapel at 10 a.m. Wednesday. He died Monday morning at his daughter Mrs Lucy Ambroz’s home at 1010 First Avenue East. A First Church of Christ Scientist reader will conduct the service and burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery. Pallbearers are Ed Sparling S Clifford Keyes George Farmer and W D Ralston, Crescent Masonic Lodge members.
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William Henry Bushnell
Lucy Ambroz
First Avenue E
Beatty Chapel
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Oak Hill Cemetery
Ed Sparling
S. Clifford Keyes
George Farmer
W. D. Ralston
Crescent Masonic Lodge
Funeral services for Ben Edgar Miller in Turner chapel
Ben Edgar Miller died March 4 in San Diego California. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Turner chapel with Rev. Father R. J. Campbell in charge. Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Ben Edgar Miller
San Diego
Calif
Turner Chapel
R. J. Campbell
Oak Hill Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs. Sadie Gillis set for Wednesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Sadie Gillis will be held at Mona han funeral home on Wednesday at 10 a.m. The Rev. Frank Ward will conduct. Burial follows at Linwood cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday evening at the funeral home.
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Sadie Gillis
Monahan
Frank Ward
Linwood Cemetery
Andrew Kordas Dies After Brief Illness
Andrew Kordas aged about 63 died at a local hospital around 3 45 p m Monday after a brief illness. He was born in 1882 in Greece. The funeral will be held in the Barta chapel at a time to be announced.
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Andrew Kordas
Avenue
Greece
Barta
Cedar Rapids proposal to merge school and city elections
City Clerk L. J. Storey urged combining the school and city elections in even years to boost turnout and cut costs. He argued a joint election would raise school board interest, reduce duplicated effort, and attract more candidates, noting a state law change would be needed for Cedar Rapids. Opposition cited minority vote concerns.
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Cedar Rapids
L. J. Storey
Storey
Craemer's spring fashion show fills Iowa theater twice
The Craemer's fifth annual spring fashion show at 7 and 9 o'clock drew full houses as men and women queued a block and a half. The event featured Craemer staff, musical numbers, and a parade of tailor made coats, dresses, and novelty outfits with stage sets and spotlight effects.
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Craemer
Iowa
Craemer's
Catherine Collins Vanous
Divorce Proceedings and Annulment Between Mary Lou and Mike George
Judge H C Ring grants Mary Lou George a divorce from Mike George on desertion grounds filed Monday. Tom Koury wins an annulment from Mrs George from a 1934 marriage at Oclwein. The Georges were first married in Ohio in 1916 and remarried in Des Moines in 1934. The decree takes effect March 10 with prior May 19 1936 divorce decree not filed and costs unpaid.
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H. C. Ring
Mary Lou George
Mike George
Tom Koury
Cedar Rapids
John T. Moffit
George
Oclwein
Georges
Ohio
Des Moines
Koury
Personal injury suits seek 30000 in Fremont case
Personal injury suits asking total 30000 have been filed against Leo Pieper Eugene Pieper and Carl Anderson all of Fremont Neb as the aftermath of an accident on highway No 30 near Cedar Rapids on the night of July 10 1938 through Charles Summers Miss Ruth Summers of Harlan asks 15000 Helen
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Leo Pieper
Eugene Pieper
Carl Anderson
Fremont
Neb
Cedar Rapids
Charles Summers
Ruth Summers
Harlan
Helen
Osborne jailed for unpaid fine in DWI case
Donald D. Osborne 28 of Cedar Rapids was lodged in the county jail to serve the remaining 76 days of a 90 day term on a $300 fine for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He pled guilty November 28 and commitment was withheld until January 2 with two weeks already served. Time was extended due to illness in his family, according to County Attorney G. K. Thompson.
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Donald D. Osborne
Cedar Rapids
Harlan Snyder
Osborne
G. K. Thompson
McKinley 9A Class Presents The Pampered Darling
McKinley junior high 9A class presents a one act play The Pampered Darling directed by Miss Marjorie Emerson Friday at 1 45 p m The postponement was due to illness of cast members The plot centers on 14 year old Victor the pampered darling of the Gibbons family and his sisters plan to party without him.
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McKinley Junior High School
Darling
Marjorie Emerson
Victor
Gibbons
Connie
Janet
Fatal Decision Theme Highlights Calvary Baptist Evangelism Night
The Calvary Baptist church evangelistic message for Tuesday centers on "A Fatal Decision." A souvenir will be given to the man reading the most Bible chapters during men's night. Music includes piano accordion, musical saw, vocal selections, choruses, and congregational singing. Monday’s revival drew 1,400 Bible readings, totaling 7,200 for the campaign.
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Calvary Baptist Church
Salk
Rabbits Vary in Status Across Countries
Across many nations rabbits are widely viewed as vermin or pests. Some regions regulate or control their populations through hunting, trapping, or fencing. Cultural attitudes and ecological impact influence how societies manage rabbit incursions.
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Frank Bates, Jr
Howard Snyder
Fitzpatrick Twins
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Rose Marie Jun
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A&p
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Prince Albert
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I Dream of
Jeannie
Foster
Rose
Nevin
Ilene Feith
Mabel Slaymaker
Betty Kessler
Lelia Voelker
Charlotte Penningroth
Margaret Kohl
Ernest McCrackin
Donald Nedved
Dick Sedlacek
Harold Frazier
Garfield Potts
Willard Yates
Joe Klassen
Warren Pugh
William Misbach
Bruce Ellis
Glee Club
Sara Angott
Jacqueline Bachman
Barbara Burke
Nola Burlingham
Rosalie Campbell
Bertha Huggins
Ruth Kubik
Joan Locatell
Barbara Nix
Mary Risk
LaVonne Shallenberger
Yvonne Svoboda
Bernice Tichy
Jane Watson
Ruth Ross
Luella Waite
Naomi Anderson
Rosalee Bunce
Opal Davis
Georganne Dunshee
Phyllis Kobe
Nadine Mitvalsky
Marie Nassif
Shirley Pinsky
Martha Rompot
Lullian Stodola
Shirley Thompson
Harriet Elliot
Bernus Pirk
Leonora Beggs
G. Esther Copp
Wayne Mochal
BIG
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del Monte
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Zep
DU Monte
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Ron
Fey
Sunkist
Sye
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