Morrow Falls Short in Push for Local Option Special Order
Iowa House members rejected a motion to make Rep. S E Morrow’s local option bill a special order after the beer measure. The vote was 55 to 51 with Rep. George Hathaway absent at key moment, delaying outcome. The Morrow proposal would let counties decide by popular vote on beer sales and state liquor stores.
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DES Moines
Iowa House
George Hathaway
Independence
S E Morrow
Hopkinton
House
Morrow
Hathaway
Isabel Elliott
Bronson
F. E. Sharp
Elkader
Iowa Senate urged to stay in session on farm tenancy reform
Senator Winfred Mighell of Holstein urged the Iowa senate to remain in session until farm tenancy reform measures are considered. He argued two thirds of time is wasted and all farm bills should be brought out for consideration. He demanded a record vote to show who supports taking up the issue.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
State Senate
Winfred Mighell
Mighell
Committee On Agriculture
Iowa Senate Passes Oil Lease Measure
The Iowa senate passed a bill protecting landowners who lease to oil prospectors. The measure ensures an oil lease does not cloud land titles, guards water coal and mineral resources, requires plugging of dry wells, and mandates reports of all oil operations to the state geologist.
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Des Moines
Iowa Senate
O. J. Kirketey
Bedford
Iowa
Iowa Teachers To Hear Jan Masaryk
Jan Masaryk son of Czechoslovakia’s former president will be the principal speaker at the 1939 Iowa State Teachers association meeting in Des Moines November 2 to 4. Other speakers include Bishop G Bromley Oxnam of Omaha.
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Des Moines
INS
Jan Masaryk
Czechoslovakia
Iowa State Teachers Association
Agnes Samuelson
G. Bromley Oxnam
Omaha
Methodist Episcopal Church
Reed Carl dies after long illness in Cedar Rapids
Reed Carl 58 a Tipton Cedar county farmer died in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a long illness He was born near Tipton October 7 1880 He is survived by his wife Willa Woods of Cedar Rapids and a sister Mrs Glen Agne of Tipton Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p m at the Agne home with Rev H N Poston officiating Burial will be in the Oals cemetery We
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Agne
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Oals
Widow of Lisbon man dies at Marion home
Mrs Mary Van Brocklin Patterson aged 78 died Sunday at 9:15 a.m. at the McShane home southeast of Marion. Born in Chicago December 26 1856 she lived in Wisconsin and Iowa before settling in Lisbon with George Patterson in 1895. She is survived by her husband two children four grandchildren and five great grandchildren plus stepchildren. Funeral Tuesday at 4 p.m. in Mount Vernon Johnson chapel with burial in Lisbon cemetery. Miss Virginia Wehrend recently returned from St Petersburg Fla. and several local social events are noted.
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Fred McShane
McShane
Marion
Chicago
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Fayette
Buchanan
G. L. Smith
George Patterson
Lisbon
Patterson
Grace Reformed Church of
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E. S. Mount Vernon
Frank J Smith
Cedar Rapids
Reuben Smith
Harold Smith
Lorraine Smith
Earl Sperring
Music contest schedule announced for Iowa districts
P C Lapham announced district and sub district music contest dates and sites. Northeast district lists Monticello and Charles City districts with April dates while sub district events occur in Anamosa Cresco Elkader Vinton and Waverly in late March. Southeast district events include Mount Pleasant district dates and sub district sites New London Washington West Branch in late March and early April.
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P. C. Lapham
Iowa High School Music Association
Monticello
Anamosa
Cresco
Elkader
Vinton
Iowa to Name John A McGeoch as Psychology Head
Prof John A McGeoch of Wesleyan University will assume leadership of the University of Iowa psychology department on July 1, succeeding temporary head Dean George Stoddard. McGeoch has held posts at Washington University St Louis and the Arkansas and Missouri universities and has edited the Psychological Bulletin since 1931.
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Iowa City
John A. McGeoch
Wesleyan University
Middletown
Labor Groups Unite Behind Pension and WPA Stance
In Des Moines 600 labor and old age pension advocates endorsed resolutions opposing Wagner act amendments, a $150 million WPA cut, and unemployment compensation changes. They backed Iowa housing legislation, urged funding for old age pensions, and protested an assessor bill. CIO official Don Harris warned of 1.5 million workers facing layoffs if WPA funds shrink.
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DES Moines
INS
Industrial Union Council
United Labor Front
Iowa
John Connolly
Don Harris
CIO
St. Patrick’s Day Swim Champs Persist in Ice Cold Maquoketa Welcome
Eskimos Frank Irish Jr and Louis Gaddie refused to be deterred by the cold wave as they began their thirteenth year as the first swimmers in Hopkinton Maquoketa. Over that period they faced warm days blizzards and even broken ice at the pond edge before entering the water.
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Hopkinton
Frank Irish, Jr
Louis Gaddie
St. Patrick’s Day
Maquoketa
Mill Pond
Aged Tama Man Ends Life After Wife's Death
Joseph Kratofil, 82, killed himself with a shotgun in an upstairs room hours after his wife Mrs. Kratofil died Saturday afternoon. A son-in-law found the locked door. coroner Dr. A J Wentzein ruled it death by own action. Surviving: two daughters Mrs. Frank Pospichal and Mrs. William Blazak of Tama.
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Tama
Joseph Kratofil
Kratofil
Frank Pospichal
A J. Wentzein
Tama County
Family Head To Serve Sentence On Weekends
Waterloo Iowa reports Judge G J Sager orders Leon Parsons to serve a 30 day jail term on weekends for 15 consecutive Saturdays and Sundays. The court says the weekend sentence lets Parsons support his family while avoiding welfare dependency.
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G. J. Sager
Leon Parsons
Sager
Parsons
Refugee Haven 10 to Open May 1 at Scattergood
West Branch reports tentative opening date May 1 for Scattergood refugee project. Four buildings repaired at cost 5 000 to 6 000 dollars receive heating, floors, plumbing, and furnishings for 35 to 40 German refugees and 10 to 12 staff for 30 to 90 days. Refugees to pursue Americanization and farm work on a 12 acre plot. no public charges after Americanization. The committee includes J. J. Newlin, Sylvia Davis, Charles Thomas, Ray Clampett, L. S Larson, Ora Edgerton, and Howard Faucett.
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Germany
J. J. Newlin
Johnston
Sylvia Davis
Charles Thomas
Des Moines
Ray Clampett
New Providence
L. S Larson
Ora Edgerton
Howard Faucett
Mrs Louis Conrad Dies at Sunnyside Home in Davenport
Bennett native Mrs Louis Conrad died Friday after years at Sunnyside Home Davenport. Funeral services were held Sunday at the German church in Bennett with burial in Inland cemetery. Born September 23 1868 in Germany she was married until her husband died about twenty years ago. Survived by brothers Henry Boynes West Liberty and William Boynes Lamont.
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Louis Conrad
Bennett
Sunnyside
Davenport
Inland Cemetery
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Germany
Henry Boynes
West Liberty
William Boynes
Lamont
Teachers Are Paid Tribute At Rites For Abbie Taylor
Funeral services for Abbie Taylor longtime Center Point teacher were held at the Methodist church. Died last Thursday of pneumonia after influenza. Large crowd attended as Rev S C Bretnall led tribute citing teachers as in first line trenches. Burial followed in Urbana cemetery.
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Abbie Taylor
Methodist Church
Miss Taylor
Urbana
S. C. Bretnall
C. E. Luce
Tax Board Adopts Federal Style for Iowa Tax Breaks
Des Moines. LaVerne Clark, income tax director, said the state board of assessment and review ruled to simulate federal procedures in calculating income tax exemptions for married persons this year. A man and wife with incomes may divide exemptions as they wish, and married couples may file either joint or separate returns. Clark notes the change can reduce a couple's tax in many cases.
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Des Moines
LaVerne Clark
State Board of Assessment and Review
Clark
Mrs C L Rigby Dies From Injuries in Mississippi
Stanwood Mrs G GL Rigby wife of a former Cedar county state senator died early Sunday in Woodville Mississippi from injuries suffered last November in a Henderson Texas car crash. She will be cremated and ashes brought to Stanwood for burial with a memorial service set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Methodist church. Surviving are husband Edward son of Stanwood and daughter Isabelle of New York City.
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Stanwood
GL Rigby
Cedar County
Woodville
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Henderson
Texas
J. Q. Billings
Edward
Isabelle
New York City
Longs Granted Divorce for Desertion in Washington
Warren C. Long of Washington was granted a divorce from Myrtle M. Long by Judge P. J. Siegers for desertion. Married December 25 1900 in Keokuk County they allege Myrtle deserted him about March 1 1936. They have eight children all of whom are adults.
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Washington
Warren C. Long
Myrtle M. Long
P. J. Siegers
Keokuk County
Dentists Of Iowa Report 1 300 000 Teeth Pulled
Iowa dentists pulled 1 300 000 teeth last year according to the state health department. Most extractions resulted from decay and abscesses, with poor oral hygiene and nutrition as key factors.
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Iowa
Des Moines
INS
Iowa State Department of Health
O. F E. Hoffman
Hoffman
Winthrop Band and Glee Club Public Concert
Winthrop high school music groups including the band and glee club will present a public concert in the high school gymnasium on Wednesday evening. The event offers a showcase of student performances and community attendance is invited.
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Winthrop High School
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