Morrow Loses Fight For Local Option Bill
Iowa House failed to make the Morrow local option bill a special order of business after a 55 to 51 vote. Rep. H. K. Morrow sought to force county by vote decisions on beer sales and state liquor stores, backed by dry faction, with key absence affecting the result.
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Morrow
Bill
DES Moines
Iowa
George Hathaway
Independence
H. K. Morrow
Hopkinton
House
Hathaway
Isabel Elliott
Bronson
F. E. Sharp
Elkader
Senator Mighell pushes session on Iowa farm tenancy reform
Des Moines reports Senator Winfred Mighell urges the Iowa senate to stay in session until all farm tenancy reform measures are fully considered. He claims two thirds of time is wasted and calls for records votes to show support for bringing farm tenancy bills to debate.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
State Senate
Winfred Mighell
Mighell
Committee On Agriculture
Iowa Senate Advances Oil Lease Protection Measure
The Iowa Senate approved a bill shielding landowners who lease to oil prospectors by ensuring oil leases do not cloud title. It requires protection of water, coal and mineral resources, plugging of dry wells, and reporting of all oil operations to the state geologist, before sending the measure to the lower house.
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Des Moines
Iowa Senate
O. J. Kirketey
Bedford
Iowa
Iowa Teachers To Hear Jan Masaryk In Des Moines
Jan Masaryk son of the late Czechoslovak president will headline the 1939 Iowa State Teachers Association meeting in Des Moines November 2 to 4. Other speakers include Bishop G Bromley Oxnam of Omaha head of the Methodist Episcopal church in this district.
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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, Tipton Farmer, Is Dead
Reed Carl, 58, Tipton farmer from a Cedar county family, died in a Cedar Rapids hospital Sunday night after a long illness. 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 of Oaks cemetery officiating.
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Tipton
Reed Carl
Cedar County
Cedar Rapids
Willa Woods
Glen Agne
Agne
H. N. Poston
Oaks Cemetery
Marion Woman Dies After Illness at McShane Home
Mrs. Mary Van Brecklin Patterson, mother of Mrs. Fred McShane, died Sunday at 9 15 a.m. at the McShane home southeast of Marion after a long illness. Born December 26 1856 in Chicago she had lived in Wisconsin and moved with her parents to Fayette and Buchanan counties in 1868. She was married to G L Smith in 1872 and later to George Patterson of Lisbon in 1895. Survived by husband Frank J Smith of Cedar Rapids, two former stepchildren, four grandchildren, five great grandchildren and a stepdaughter and stepson. Funeral Tuesday at 4 p.m. in Mount Vernon with burial in Lisbon cemetery.
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George Patterson
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Earl Sperring
Cedar Rapids
Art Schrack
Oelwein
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Pearidge
Ark
Johnson Chapel
Mount Vernon
C. V. R. de Jong
Marion Presbyterian Church
Lisbon Cemetery
Prairie Chapel Ladies Aid Plans Thursday Church Meeting
The Prairie Chapel Ladies Aid society will meet Thursday at the Prairie Chapel church. A picnic dinner will be served at noon for members. attendees are asked to bring their own picnic requirements.
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Prairie Chapel Ladies Aid Society
Prairie Chapel Church
Music contest schedule announced for Iowa districts
P C Lapham secretary treasurer of the Iowa High School Music Association announced district and sub district contests. Northeast district lists Monticello and Charles City for district contests April 14 15 with sub district rounds in Anamosa Cresco Elkader Vinton and Waverly March 24 25. Southeast district sets Mount Pleasant district contest April 14 15 with sub districts New London Washington and West Branch March 31 April 1.
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P. C. Lapham
Iowa High School Music Association
Monticello
Anamosa
Cresco
Elkader
Vinton
Iowa University to Install New Psychology Head
Prof. John A. McGeoch of Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn., will assume leadership of the University of Iowa psychology department on July 1. He succeeds Dean George Stoddard, interim head and longtime dean of the graduate college and Iowa child welfare research station. McGeoch has held posts at Washington University St Louis and the Universities of Arkansas and Missouri, and has edited the Psychological Bulletin since 1931.
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Iowa City
John A. McGeoch
Wesleyan University
Middletown
Labor and Pension Groups Unite in Des Moines Meeting
In Des Moines 600 representatives from old age pension and labor groups backed amendments to Wagner act and WPA cuts, endorsed an Iowa housing program, urged old age pensions funding, and opposed a state assessor bill. CIO official Don Harris warned 1,500,000 workers could be laid off if WPA appropriations are cut.
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DES
John Connolly, Jr
Des Moines
Don Harris
CIO
Eskimos Hopkinton Swim Champions Brave Cold Reach Thirteen Years
Eskimos Frank Irish Jr and Louis Gaddie refused to let the cold deter them from their annual St Patrick s day swim in Maquoketa Hopkinton. For thirteen years they have held the record as the first swimmers in the mill pond despite warm days blizzards and ice edges.
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Gazette
Hopkinton
Frank Irish, Jr
Louis Gaddie
St. Patrick’s Day
Maquoketa
Mill Pond
Death by Own Action Ends Tama Man’s Grief
Joseph Kratofil, 82, shot himself in the heart after his wife died, locking himself in an upstairs room. Mrs. Kratofil died Saturday afternoon. Son-in-law Frank Pospichal found the door locked and heard a muffled gun report. Dr. A J Wentzein, Tama county coroner, ruled death by own action. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Frank Pospichal and Mrs. William Blazak.
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Tama
Joseph Kratofil
Frank Pospichal
William Blazak
Family Head To Serve Sentence On Weekends
In Waterloo, Judge G J Sager orders Leon Parsons to serve 30 days for intoxication by reporting to the city jail every Saturday morning for 15 weekends and remain jailed until Sunday night. The court says the sentence lets Parsons support his family instead of relying on welfare.
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Waterloo
G. J. Sager
Leon Parsons
Sager
Parsons
Refugee Haven Set to Open in May at Scattergood
West Branch reports tentative May 1 opening for Scattergood refugee project. Four buildings will be repaired and furnished with heating, floors, and plumbing at a cost of 5 000 to 6 000 dollars. About 35 to 40 German refugees and 10 to 12 staff will stay up to 90 days, with an Americanization program and work on a 12 acre plot. None will be public charges after Americanization. The project aims to relieve existing suffering and preserve nationality neutrality. The Scattergood general 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
Death of Mrs Louis Conrad in Bennett Davenport
Mrs Louis Conrad of Bennett died Friday while an inmate at Sunnyside Home Davenport. Funeral services were held at the German church in Bennett with burial in Inland cemetery. Born in Germany September 23 1868 she was widowed twenty years. Survived by brothers Henry Boynes West Liberty and William Boynes Lamont.
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Louis Conrad
Bennett
Sunnyside
Davenport
Inland Cemetery
Conrad
Germany
Henry Boynes
West Liberty
William Boynes
Lamont
Teachers Honored At Rites For Abbie Taylor
Funeral services for Abbie Taylor longtime Center Point and Urbana teacher were held at the Methodist church. She died last Thursday from pneumonia after influenza. The large turnout filled the church and gallery as Rev S C Bretnall led the rites. Burial followed in Urbana cemetery.
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Abbie Taylor
Methodist Church
Miss Taylor
Urbana
S. C. Bretnall
C. E. Luce
Tax Board Rules on Income Tax Exemptions
Des Moines report says LaVerne Clark, income tax director, announced that the state board will simulate federal procedure in calculating exemptions for married couples this year. A husband and wife with income may divide exemptions as they wish, and married couples may file joint or separate returns. The change may reduce the tax burden for many families.
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Des Moines
LaVerne Clark
State Board of Assessment and Review
Clark
Mrs C L Rigby Dies of Injuries After Car Crash
Mrs C L Rigby wife of a former Cedar county state senator died in Woodville Mississippi from injuries suffered last November in an automobile accident at Henderson Texas. The body will be cremated and ashes brought to Stanwood for burial. A memorial service will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Methodist church. Surviving are a son Edward of Stanwood and a daughter Isabelle of New York City.
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Co L Rigby
Cedar County
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Henderson
Texas
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New York City
Longs Granted Divorce for Desertion
Warren C. Long of Washington is granted a divorce from Myrtle M. Long by Judge P. J. Siegers for desertion. They wed December 25, 1900, in Keokuk county, and Myrtle allegedly deserted Warren around March 1, 1936. They are the parents of eight children, all of whom are adults.
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Warren C. Long
Washington
Myrtle M. Long
P. J. Siegers
Keokuk County
Dentists Of Iowa Pull 1 300 000 Teeth In Year
Iowa dentists pulled 1 300 000 teeth last year according to the state health department. Dr. O. E. Hoffman said most could have been saved with proper care and hygiene. Causes cited include inadequate nutrition poor hygiene excess carbohydrates vitamin deficiency and heredity.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Iowa State Department of Health
O. E. Hoffman
Hoffman
Winthrop Band and Glee Club to Perform Wednesday
Members of the Winthrop high school band and glee club will give a public concert in the high school gymnasium Wednesday evening.
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Winthrop High School
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