Iowa Campaign Reports Reveal Small Donors Across Parties
The Democratic National Congressional Committee reported a $1000 contribution to Byron G Allen for his Iowa Sixth District bid. The Republican groups logged numerous small donations from Des Moines and other Iowa towns, including totals from the Glenn Frank committee and the National Federation of Republican Women, with various individuals giving mostly modest sums.
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Washington
Democratic National Congressional Committee
House
Byron G Allen
Iowa
Tate Cassius C. Dowell
William_ S. Jacobsen
Republican Study Committee
Glenn Frank
Des Moines
Gaylord Gray
Guy E Logan
R Engelbeck
EC Finkbine
W. Hubbell
Henry Frankel
M Cowles
National Federation of Republican Women of America
Iowa Council of Republican Women
LC Jemsworth
Waterloo
Republican National Committee
Iowa WPA reorganizes offices into six district centers
Des Moines Iowa WPA Administrator George J Keller announced a reorganization dividing the state into six district offices with headquarters at Waterloo Fort Dodge Sioux City Council Bluffs Des Moines and Davenport Each district will be led by a district manager A Franquemont heads the south central field R D Briggs northeast district Waterloo Donald Tormey north central Fort Dodge C R Smith northwest Sioux City L N Hintgen southwest Council Bluffs and R C Choate Davenport lead their respective districts.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
WPA
George J Keller
Waterloo
Fort Dodge
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
Davenport
Keller
A. Franquemont
South Central
R. D. Briggs
Donald Tormey
North Central
C. R Smith
L. N Hintgen
R C. Choate
Montezuma Physician Dies From Auto Crash Injuries
Dr J Lea Taylor 67 longtime Montezuma physician and former Poweshiek county coroner died from injuries after a Tuesday auto accident. He had practiced in Monroe before moving to Montezuma. Funeral services planned for Sunday at 1:30 PM with burial in Monroe.
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Montezuma
J. Lea Taylor
Poweshiek County
Monroe
Tama state contest Play A Wedding features Tama high cast
A one act comedy A Wedding by John Kirkpatrick will be staged in Tama high school auditorium Tuesday evening March 19. Directed by Miss Alberta Bond the play is entered in the state play production festival at Iowa City March 25 29. Another one act Doomt Owners in Spain will be shown by LeGrand high school students Tuesday.
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Spemmi
Cric
Carel Houghton
Marshalltown
Russell Krlemak
Robert Jaipka
Walma Shope Charles Witosky
Evelyn Houdyushell
Wilbur Patterson
Louie Crumb
Ethel Willer
Iowa City
Three Central City Women Run Amid Withdrawals
In Central City three of nine filed women will appear on the March 25 ballot as six withdrew after learning their names were on a petition with the city clerk. Two candidates face their husbands on another ticket while Mrs Perry Mills Mrs Harry Davis remain in council races and Leo Davis seeks assessor. Mrs VV Brown listed for mayor says the petition was filed without some women’s knowledge.
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The
Gazette Central City
Perry Mills
Harry Davis
Leo Davis
VV Brown
PWA Spends Two Million in Iowa City Projects
Special to The Gazette Iowa City two million dollars in PWA funds have supported local projects since the office opened. The current work wraps next week and the office will close March 26 under supervisor U L Klippel. Projects include senior high school additions Currier hall women's dormitory Hillcrest dormitory Iowa Union conditioning units and improvements along the Iowa River.
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Gazette
Iowa City
PWA
U. L
Iowa Union
University Theater
Iowa River
Pastor Figge leaves La Porte City church for Burt post
The Rev P K K Figge pastor of the Presbyterian church in La Porte City since 1986 will not accept a similar position at the Burt church. Figge was a student pastor here in 1938, graduated from a theological school at Dubuque, and ordained in 1937.
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LA Porte City
P KK. Figge
Presbyterian Church
Burt
Mr. Figge
Dubuque
Iowa Census Begins April 2 in Statewide Effort
Census takers start the count on April 2 in Iowa cities over 2,500 residents and must finish within two weeks there. Smaller towns have 30 days. Western Iowa is supervised by Ross Ewing from Des Moines with about 1,000 enumerators. eastern Iowa by Milo J. Sedlaeck from Cedar Rapids. Enumerators must pass an exam and oath of secrecy, with penalties up to two years in jail or $1,000 fine for breach. Refusing to answer questions carries a $100 fine and 60 days in jail.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Ross Ewing
Milo J. Sedlaeck
Cedar Rapids
Plea To Keep U S Out Of Europe Pleads By D A R Figures
Des Moines Iowa news notes a joint D A R and Sons of the Revolution meeting. Sterling F Mutz of Lincoln Nebraska urges the United States avoid European entanglements and focus on domestic issues. The event also names Iowa officials and honors several DAR and SAR members and local chapters for leadership and awards.
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Sons and Daughters of Revolution
U.S
Europe
Des Moines
America
Iowa D A R and Sons of the Revolution
Sterling F Mutz
Lincoln
Neb
National Society of Sons of the Revolution
Marion P T A Meeting Promotes Character Guidance
Mrs Briggs of Lisbon state vice president of the American Legion spoke at the P T A meeting on character at the crossroads. The program opened with a devotional by Rev Vernon Carter and included remarks on schools teaching love of country. Delta Sigma Delta initiation followed for several students.
Local social notes from Marion Iowa area events
Miss Carolyn Hagerman hosted a Tuesday shower at the Earl Dukek home north of Marion in honor of Mr and Mrs Harold Krause. Guests included Mr and Mrs Harold Halstead, Mr and Mrs Harold Calvin, Dorothy Knapp, Russell McBurney, Merl Blaty, and Myr and Mrs Robert Hagerman. The event featured gifts under a yellow and white umbrella and refreshments. Mrs Alfred Pantry with Mrs Elvic Peterson led the Mothers club gathering and the dental care program. New Milwaukee Women's Club members were welcomed at Nailwood cafe with a dessert luncheon. A carpet sale ad for Balsters and 1940 Bigelow patterns closing the notice.
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Carolyn Hagerman
Earl Dukek
Marion
Harold Krause
Krause
Emagene Dukeck
Harold Halstead
Harold Calvin
Dorothy Knapp
Russell McBurney
Merl Blaty
Myr
Robert Hagerman
Alfred Pantry
Elvic Peterson
Mothers Club
Darrell C. Marchant
Eldon Coffman
Gail Postel
Coffman
George Brewer
Elmer Fisher
Bruce Daniels
Archie Conklin
Hew
Milwaukee Woman's Club
Nailwood Cafe
Dental Medical Fund
P.T A
Tea hosted by Legion Auxiliary draws regional attendees
Seventy five women from the American Legion Auxiliary WCG T U Marion Jinn chapter D AR and Robert Mitchell WORC plus friends gathered Thursday at the Legion hall for a tea hosted by Mrs Harlan Briggs Lisbon state Auxiliary vice president spoke on Americanism and National Defense noting the policy already in effect Mrs Briggs and others performed songs and among attendees were Mrs C V R De Jong Mrs Merle Robison and Mrs C E Ellinger Fourteen members and guests including Mrs Jake Kray and Miss Jean Tiedeman were present Also noted were local ads and community updates includingmovements of residents and hospital visits with several notices of illness and social events listed throughout the page.
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D A R
Harry E. Narey
Spirit Lake
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
National
D AR
DAR
Valley Forge
Spinning Wheel
D. AR
Marshalltown
Oskaloosa
E. A Hewitt
Ames
Iowa Sons of the American Revolution
John S. Cutter
Shenandoa
WR Felton
Sioux City
Tom B Throckmorton
Des Moines
J. A. Goodrich
W. M. Baker
C. D. Reed
Frederick Long
Glenwood
WF Boiler
Iowa City
Howard Green
Cedar Rapids
Board of
American Legion Auxiliary
Marion Jinn
D, AR
Robert Mitchell Worc
No 126
Friends
Legion Hall
Legion Auxiliary
Harlan Briggs
Lisbon
Auxiliary
Legion
United States
Briggs
Ladies Aid Society
St. Pauls Lutheran Church
Glenn Wickham
Arnold Williams
Elmer Williams
Kenneth Brandt
Jake Kray
Eitel Petruseh
Marion
Jean Tiedeman
Luzerne
Eastern Star Holds Instruction School in Marion Temple
Marion chapter 183 CES hosted a school of instruction in the Masonic temple with Ruth Watson as lead instructor. Luncheon served for 32, dinner for 125 at Hallwood cafe. A musical program preceded the inspection meeting, featuring local vocal and instrumental performances. Guests included Cedar Rapids and Iowa City dignitaries and officers from multiple chapters.
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Ruth
Bernice Fitzgerald
Fay Murdoch
Blanche Vanderlinden
Oma Kruger
Hildred Shellenbarger
Lucile Sears
Ralph Fitzgerald
Ruth Watson
Carmen Bintz
la Verna Crew
Watson
Marion Camp Fire Groups Mark 28th Birthday
Marion Camp Fire units celebrate the twenty eighth anniversary of the national group. Beginning in May 1926 the first local chapter organized and the movement has grown to six active groups in the city. They include Ohitaya Ka Naya Ehaweetanda Otyokwa Unaliyi and Patciyowa with guardians S A Fontaine W H Booze Robert P Burns Lillian Thada Elinor Kendall Rachel Hatch.
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Marion
Ohitaya
S. A. Fontaine
Ka- Naya
W . H. Booze
Ehaweetanda
Robert P. Burns
Otyokwa
Lillian Thada
Torchbearers named for Chitaga Camp Fire event in Cedar Rapids
Marilyn Fontaine and Eileen Schenken earn Torchbearers ranks while Geraldine Smith, Betty Loch, Loyce Schenken, Bonnie Fowler, Donna Helbig, Beverly Lutz, Sydney Cornell, Beverly Walker, Joan Gibson, Carol Jean Fairley, and Darlene Port receive master, woodgatherer, and trailseeker ranks. Also notes birthday honors in Skillful Living and church choir rehearsal at 7.
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Guardian
Chitaga
Grand Council
Cedar Rapids
Marilyn Fontaine
Eileen Schenken
Marilyn
Eileen Firemaster
Geraldine Smith
Betty Lochher
Carol Jean Fairley
Darlene Port
Trailseeker
Frances Ford
Jo Marie Peck
Dille Warns On Acetanilide Poisoning In Nostrums
Joan F Dille Cot cautions that chronic acetanilide poisoning arises from common headache powders and cold remedies containing acet anilide. She notes heart depressant effects and cyanosis, urges avoiding these coastal derivatives, and prefers aspirin for pain relief due to safety.
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Joan F Dille Cot
Auto Crash Fatal To Central City Woman
Mrs. Frank Davis 68 of Central City dies in a Marshalltown hospital from injuries after an auto accident four miles west of State Center on Tuesday. Her husband suffers a pelvic fracture and other injuries. the Plummers were uninjured. Davis born in Central City with long North Dakota sojourn. three brothers and two sisters survive.
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Marshalltown
Frank Davis
Central City
State Center
Davis
Jewell
Roy Plummer
Mertie Plummer
Mr Davis
North Dakota
George
Norwood
Seymour
Manchester
Reuben
Davenport
Vernie West
Williston
N D
Gertrude Cinadar
Fayette County Names Centennial Executives
WEST UNION The Fayette county centennial planning group met for the first time to organize events in 1940. An executive committee was named with Dr W C Welch as chairman and Walter H Beall as secretary. A pageant on Upper Iowa University campus is planned with a DAR memorial tablet at the Franklin Wilcox cabin site and a display of pioneer relics. Each community will stage a local pageant depicting a pioneer event, culminating in a countywide pageant.
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West Union
Fayete County
Fayette
W. C. Welch
Walter H. Beall
D R Roberts
Max Thoma
Elgin
RD. Noble
Oclwein
W. F Pfeiffer
W. H. Antes
Leo C. Stone
Waucomas
I. R. Young
Arlington
Upper Iowa University
Fayette County
DAR
Franklin Wilcox Cabin
Edgewood election ticket filed with town clerk
A ticket for the March 25 election lists mayor Charles H Peters. councilmen J E Beehm, B E Schultz, Louis H Perrinaquet, Dr HB Stalnaker, J J Tyrrell. treasurer John W Gates. assessor Leona Fraser. The filing was recorded with the town clerk.
Des Moines Weather Forecast Ends Cold Iowa Wave
The UP dispatch reports fair and warmer weather moving into Iowa with temperatures rising by Sunday. A short cold spell dropped to zero in Mason City and rose to 30 above in Council Bluffs, with northern Iowa expected 10 to 18 above and southern parts around 20 above tonight.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Mason City
Iowa Falls
Charles City
Council Bluffs
Why Do People Talk On Trains
A reflective verse muses on human folly as travelers chatter on trains. It notes pride greed love and hate drive people to reveal family secrets and personal names while confidence yields to gossip. The poet ponders why tongues outrun brains and mystery remains unsolved.
Progress Review sale halves ownership to Everett Smith
La Porte City publisher W. C. Trotter sold his interest in the Progress Review to Everett Smith who held a half stake and becomes sole owner. Two years earlier MF Lizer had sold the paper to the pair. Marengo appoints Ellsworth Reed as assistant manager of the state liquor store, succeeding Mark McGivern. Reed starts Monday.
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LA Porte City
W. C. Trotter
The
Progress Review
T O Everett Smith
Trotter and Smith
Lizer
Marengo
Ellsworth Reed
North English
Mark McGivern
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Wilma Shope
Magnesia
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Lambert PuarMacal Co
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Mutz
Marion News
I Stan Post
Stateice
American Legion Sanitary
Crossrooads
Parent-Teacher Association
Vernon TL Carter
Christian Church
Robert Hess
PTA
Dental Medical Committee
L. Bosacker
Helen Crane
Ralph Williams
C de Jong
Merle Robison
C. C. Ellinger
Lyle N Warren
Delta Sigma Delta
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Melvin Arp
Bruce Phillips
Kathleen Oxley
Richard Arp
Mary Frances Howell
Betty Lou Scott
Lawrence Martin
Virginia Jackson
Martha Ann Young
Bob Vernon
Harold Miller
Mary Mutlaley
Ruth Ostrander
Dorothy Adee
Marilyn Balcom
Hugh Hutton
Neal Bunting
Krauses
Earl Booze
Dickey’s
Maureen, Donald and
LeRoy
Newhall
Choate Farm
Clayton Pitcher
Marion Sausage Co
Fifth Avenue
Twentieth Street
Donald Balster
W. H Balster
Western Auto Associate Store
Betty Lou Kemp
Mrs. Irvin Kemp
Kenneth King
Alice Carey
Lupe Velez
Leon Errol
Jean Rogers
Eddie Collins
Darlene Williams
St Luke's Hospital
DeMolay Mothers Circle
J. H. Stanaway
Northrup
Hugh Churchill
Sacred Heart Study Club
James Murray
John P. Oliver
Eastern Star
Owen's
Tuella GG McGowan
Huntington Park
Calif
MccGowan
George B. Gray
Arthur Hanson
Helen Lake
Grayston Apartments
Betty Jacobs
Mildred Geesaman
Clyo Castle
Helen Burt
Alice Hyde
Wyoma Carey
Bertha Mae Golden
Mary Ellen Forbes
Personal Health Service
William Brady
National Optical
First Avenue
Roosevelt Hotel
Wei
Sou
A Pease SR
Clear Lake
Edgar A. Guest
the Poet of
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Watersnake
Qualira Shoes
Bakers
Second Street
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