Redistricting Plan Groups Cedar Rapids Waterloo And Dubuque
A Senate committee chairing plan advances two monkeywrench districts as it redraws Iowa map after the 1940 census. The proposal would place Dubuque Cedar Rapids and Waterloo in a new Third district while Davenport Clinton Iowa City and Marshalltown join a new Second. The plan shifts other counties into revised districts and expands the Seventh Ninth and Sixth arrangements to balance population.
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Des Moines
Senate
John R. Wattery
Nevada
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Davenport
Clinton
Iowa City
Marshalltown
Iowa
Tower House of Congress
Delaware
Buchanan
Black Hawk
Bremer
Butler
Franklin
Wright
Hardin Counties
Scott
Cedar
Johnson
Poweshick
Tama
Marshall
Jasper
Arch McFarlane Returns to Hospital with Appendicitis
Des Moines AP Arch W McFarlane veteran Iowa legislator and House chair on congressional redistricting was hospitalized with appendicitis at Mercy hospital. Doctors said he may need an operation but his condition was not favorable for immediate surgery. His illness could limit participation before the April 10 adjournment and impact plans to redraw districts for a reduced congressional delegation.
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Des Moines
Arch W. McFarlane
Waterson
Iowa House
Mercy Hospital
R A Weston
Assembly
McFarlane
Weston
Black Hawk County
House Committee
Republican Party
Senate
House
Arlo Sanderson Taps Three Trees for Maple Syrup
In Mount Vernon the Arlo Sanderson family operates a small maple syrup camp on a city lot. Over two weeks they tapped three trees and boiled down four gallons of sap as a kindergarten class taught by Mrs John Lavige studies the process.
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Mount Vernon
Arlo Sanderson
John Lavige
Curb a Rupture Plan Offered Free by Captain Collings
Thousands of ruptured men women and children can obtain a full recovery plan used by Capt. W A Collings for his own rupture. Write for the method sending name and address to Capt. W. A. Collings Inc Box 108 M Watertown NY. Free information promises satisfactory results and many have already reported improvements.
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W A. Collings
Capt
W. A. Collings
Advertieement
Tama Indians Establish Own Court In Native Tongue
The Sac and Fox Indian court on the Tama reservation west of Tama held its first session serving about 36 offenses under a government backed code. Judge George Young Bear presided with Horace Poweshick and Frank Wanatee as associate judges, all proceedings conducted in Mesquakie with English sworn witnesses. First cases included Frank Scott with a 5 dollar fine for disorderly conduct and a later plea change, Marie Jefferson supported by relatives, Carl Jefferson acquitted, and Conklin Morgan facing non support with custody sought by Una Roberts. The court will continue with fines directed to a fund for witnesses and justice administration.
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Ama
Tama
George Young Bear
Horace Poweshick
Frank Wanatee
Poweshick
Young Bear
HP Davie
The
Indian Service
Sac and Fox Tribal Council
Secretary of the Interior
Scott
Euiltu Ue
Carl Jefferson
Marie Jefferson
Flora
Kim Old Bear
Jefferson
Conklin Morgan
Una Roberts
Leo
Cedar Rapids artists win awards in Iowa City salon exhibit
Special to The Gazette Elaine Healy of Cedar Rapids received a popularity prize for a monochrome piece titled Arlene in the University of Iowa student salon art show. Donald Anderson of Cedar Rapids earned a quarterly award for Oil Derricks. Over 84 student works were entered and selected for display at the Iowa Memorial Union for two weeks. Twenty four quality awards and four popularity prizes were presented.
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Owa
Elaine Healy
Cedar Rapids
Arlene
University of Iowa
Donald Anderson
Iowa Memorial Union
Mrs Eugene Jolas Speaks At Cornell Chapel
Special to The Garett Mount Vernon Mrs Eugene Jolas of New York formerly of Paris told Cornell students at chapel Tuesday that France was a jay walker and fell because it did not know which way it was going She and her daughter are visiting Mount Vernon couple Jacques Jalas joined their family Mrs Jalas described the fall of France and called democracy the greatest luxury of the human mind.
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Garett Mount Vernon
Eugene Jolas
New York
Paris
Cornell
France
Jolas
Jacques Jalas
Mount Vernon
Jalas
Democrac
10-20-30 Years Ago In The Gazette
A look back notes spring blooming early in the yard of R R Downer. Dr Fred W Bailey earned one of three white gold watches from the Chicago Athletic Club for swimming proficiency. Margaret and Doris Wiley ages 6 and 5 were injured crossing Thirteenth Street NE. Ruth Cameron left for Chicago to study voice with Mary Peck Thomson. Leonard Racer fractured his right leg in a bicycle accident on South Third Street West. Rev C F Ensign resigns to become pastor in Marion. Herbert Larimer, touring vaudeville, plans to leave with Ben Beyer and brother at the Majestic. Charles Kenyon of Cedar Rapids named keeper of tribute for the Iowa Tribe of Ben Hur at Marshalltown convention.
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R. R. Downer
Fred W Bailey
Chicago Athletic Club
Margaret
Doris Wiley
W. B. Wiley
Thirteenth Street
1 Avenue
Ruth Cameron
Chicago
Mary Peck Thomson
Leonard Racer
South Third Street West
Fifteenth Avenue
C. F. Ensign
Olivet Presbyterian Church
Marion
Herbert Larimer
Ben Beyer
Majestic
Charles Kenyon
Cedar Rapids
Marshalltown
Pigs Cornered After Escaping Stock Truck Near Sorority
In Iowa City four policemen and four truck drivers spent half an hour corralling two escaped pigs that leaped from a passing stock truck. Coeds watching from Sigma Delta Tau sorority house during lunch hour.
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Iowa City
Sigma Delta Tau Sorority
Herring Surprise Dessert At Jackson Day Dinner
Des Moines AP report details the Jackson Day dinner with a secret dessert dubbed Herring Surprise. The $25 meal features listed courses and a notable speaker lineup including Guy M. Gillette Herring Kraschel and Mitchell with John K. Valentine as toastmaster. About 1 000 Iowa democrats are expected to attend the Hotel Fort Des Moines event to raise funds for campaign expenses.
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Des Moines
Miy
G G Deck
Atelantic Jeck
Clyde L. Herring
Loywa
Long Island
Gillette
Guy M Gillette
Hering
Nelson G. Kraschel
Richard F. Mitchell
Iowa Supreme Emirt
John K. Valentine
Centerville
Iowa
Fort Des Moines
Iowa House Approves Bank Loan Discount Measure
DES MOINES Iowa Tuesday the Iowa House approved a bill allowing banks to charge a discount rate up to seven percent on installment loans to 2500 dollars. The vote was 89 to 4 with Rep Joseph Wagner supporting a five percent limit and Rep John Hessner backing six percent. both amendments failed. Wagner supported a pro rata refund of the discount if loans are prepaid.
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Des Moines
LLP
Iowa House
Senate
Joseph Wagner
Ottumwa
John Hessner
Webster City
Wagner
Car Hits Box Car Of Milwaukee Train At Crossing
Charles Doe suffered rib fractures and severe cuts and bruises on the left side after his car struck a box car of a Milwaukee train at a highway crossing two miles south of Montour. The car was demolished and the rear of the box car was thrown off the rails.
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The
Gazette
Montour
Charles Doe
Doe
University of Iowa Briefs Highlight East Asia Speaker
Sigma Nelta Chi will host a dinner meeting in Amana to hear Robert T Bellaire United Press Shanghai bureau manager discuss five years in the Far East. Edward L. O Connor resumes law practice in Iowa City after Des Moines tenure since 1983. Dr Heinrich Bruening German chancellor era figure speaks at University vespers on spiritual crisis. Spelling winners from Iowa City and Johnson County to attend state meet in Des Moines April 18 and 19.
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Spreijat
Gazette
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Sigma Nelta Chi
Amana
Robert T Bellaire
United Press
Shanghai
Far East
Edward L. O'Connor
Towa City
Des Moines
Heinrch Bruening
Germany
Hindenburg
Hitler
Bruening
Harvard
Iowa Memorial Union
Kaimy Pence
Kila Lenz
Lincoln Township
Johnson County
Nes Moines
Myra
Haris Lenz
Joseph Pence
Lila
Jimmy
St. Mary’s School
Iowa's 168th Gets Modern Weapons
CAMP CLAIBORNE LA AP Iowa's 168th infantry regiment now uses modern weapons. Col Folsom Everest announced 342 Garand rifles distributed to the nine infantry companies. Heavy weapons companies D H and M each received three rifles and an 81 mm mortar. The regiment also has six 60 mm mortars, two per battalion.
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Camp Claiborne
Towa
Uncle Sam
Folsom Everest
Victor Girls Basketball Coach Weds Clinton Man
Miss Mildred Williams Victor high school girls basketball coach and commercial instructor married Dwight Davis of Clinton at the Grinnell college chapel. Ceremony by Dr Edward A Stein er. attendants Markie Dalziel and George Dwelle. Mrs. Erwin Jones provided instrumental music and Mrs Edith Williams sang. The couple are Grinnell College graduates. Mrs Davis will continue teaching for now.
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Victor
Mildred Williams
Victor High
Dwight Davis
Clinton
College Chapel
Grinnell
Edward A. Steiner
Markie Dalziel
Superior
Wis
George Dwelle
Erwin Jones
Edith Williams
J. Grant Williams
Monroe
Leslie Davis
North Liberty
Grinnell College
Davis
Curtis Sash and Door Company
Decorah obituary for Mrs John S Williams passes at 83
Mrs John S Williams 83 a native of Winneshirk county died Tuesday morning Surviving are her daughter Mrs Clara Jackson and two grandsons Funeral arrangements were not listed in the fragment
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Decorah
John S Williams
Winneshirk County
Clara Jackson
REA Tax Exemption Bill Nears Gov Signature
DES MOINES Iowa lawmakers move the REA tax exemption bill forward after Senate concurrence with House changes. The measure exempts rural electrification cooperative lines from property tax for two years, with a tightened amendment limiting service to farms and rural facilities. The Senate also addressed a state boiler inspection department and a tax deed possession issue in separate actions.
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Des Moines
Towa House
Senate
George A. Wilson
Carler
House
FP Donohue
New Hampton
Frank Byers
Cedar Rapids
Edward Vrha
Cresco
B J Shaw
Pocahontas
Frame
Adoption
Donohue
Iowa
Mrs A B Blunt Funeral At Oelwein Wednesday
Funeral services for Mrs A B Blunt 72 will be held Wednesday at 1 30 pm at the Presbyterian church in Oelwein with Rev T W Hauter officiating and burial in West Union cemetery. Survivors include her husband A R B Blunt of Delware a daughter Mrs W S Walle of California two sons Miles Blunt of Philadelphia and Grover A Blunt of Cedar Rapids two brothers Ed Sadler of Palmdale Calif and Tommy Sadler of Dunkerton two sisters Mrs M C Lohan of Oelwein and Mrs M V Scott of near Oelwein and four half brothers George Archie Jardee both of Oelwein Albert Jardee of Galveston Texas and Alva Jardee of Racine Wisconsin Born Fannie Sadler at Hazleton.
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Orlwein
B Blunt
Presbyterian Church
T. W Hauter
West Union
Blunt
Favele
Meres Hospital
RB Blunt
Delwe
W. S Walle
California
Miles Blunt
Philadelphia
Grover A Blunt
Cedar Rapids
Ed Sadler
Palmdale
Calif
Tommy Sadler
Dunkerton
M C Lohan
Oelwein
M V. Scott
Near Oelwein
George
Archie Jardee
Orlwei
Albert Jardee
Galveston Tex
Alva Jardee
Racine
Fannie Sadler
Hazleton
Harold Levis Named District Court Judge
DES MOINES AP Gov George A Wilson Tuesday appointed Harald W Levis of Chariton as judge of the district court in the Second Iowa judicial district to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Judge George W. Dashiell of Albia Counties in the district are Lucas Monroe Appannose Wapelio Jefferson Davis and Van Buren Levis who is scheduled to take office immediately served as state senator from the Lucas-Wayne district in the Forty-seventh and Forty-eighth general assemblies.
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Des Moines
George A Wilson
Harald W Levis
Chariton
Iowa Judicial District
George W. Dashiell
Albia
Lucas
Monroe
Appannose
Wapelio
Jefferson, Davis
van Buren
Levis
Lucas-Wayne
Thornburg Consolidated board elects president and reelects staff
At the Thornburg Consolidated school board organization meeting on Monday evening Claude Moore was elected president. Superintendent E B Wyllie and his corps of seven teachers were reelected for another year.
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Thornburg
Thornburg Consolidated School Board
Claude Moore
E. B. Wyllie
Milk Mixture For Stomach Ulcers Ad Claims Quick Relief
A new medical discovery advertised as a stomach ulcer treatment is said to relieve pain quickly and also aid gas, indigestion, and heartburn. The product Lurin is described as easy to take, mix with milk, and sold with a money back guarantee at May's Drug Store and other outlets.
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May
Ford Hopkins
Fugitive convicts caught by posse near Clarksville Iowa
Two Iowa reformatory convicts who escaped Saturday night were captured Tuesday near Clarksville by a posse led by Sheriff Frank Neal. LaVerne Lorraine of Clarion and Philip Wildboro confessed they had stolen cars in Anamosa West Branch Mount Vernon Reinbeck and Rowan since escaping and were nabbed near a railroad bridge.
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Anamosa
Iowa
Criminal docket in Fayette County quickly cleaned up
WEST UNION jurists and Judge WoT Euhendorf prepared to clear Fayette County’s criminal docket by seven trials. Six pleas of guilty were entered before noon. one case continued. Notable cases include Len Nolan Hazleton and Laston Zbarnick with suspended sentences and restitution plans. Reuben Swendsen and others faced motor vehicle charges with varying suspended sentences. Roy Godden faced embezzlement charges with case continued. District updates noted for Albert Gipper and other local figures.
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Gazette West Union
Wot. Euhendorf
Faysete
Wall
Fello
Len Nolan Hazleton
Roy Godden
Clermont Tayuor
Albert Gipper
Westgate
Marengo Pupils Stage Moliere Farce Friday Night
Marengo high school in The Gare presents Moliere Seventeenth century farce The School for Husbands in the school auditorium Friday evening The cast features Dick Lindenmarver Patricia Gaffney with a large local student and staff ensemble The production marks six years since the last costume play at the school with Chester Webber directing and Bernice Gilmore Helen Merritt overseeing costumes
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Ois
Bette Schatuch
Merle Cranbhaneh
Genree Kimmiech
Kevin McGstivern
Richard Edwards Properties
Charles Gahiing
Oren Hagen
Varvin Norton
Lauren Faas
Stege Crow Warne Sehmidt
Marvin Noten
Frebte
James Kimm
Wink Hadenfeldt
Genirge Wisers
Judge Starts Drive On Liquor Vendors In Johnson County
TOWA CITY CAP Jame OO Gaffnes judge of the Johnon county basinet coutr promised Tuesday he would make a con centrated drive against liquor nuisance and immediately sued Injunctions against tw tavern op eratate Gaffney, speaking at the clue of a seris of hearings an jiquor Violation said that we cant expect in have under in the world of locally or in the state or na tion we have dn order if the laws of the state are not enforced. Gaffney added you will see in Towa in John son count a worse debauch of the prohibitory laws than von saw in prohibition have if that is possible. The vast majority of the peo ple of lowa want these pro hibitors laws enforced and they are ian he enforced.
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Towa City
Cap
Jame OO
Johnson
von Saw
Lowa
Ian
Iowa Deere Affiliate Lands $11 Million Tank Contract
Waterloo dispatch reports the Deere company subsidiary may win an $11 million war contract to assemble about 1599 transmissions for medium tanks. Vice president A Rowland said over half the work would be sub contracted outside Waterloo. Production starts this fall with 10 to 12 transmissions daily by December.
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Waterloo
War Department
Newl
John Deere Tractor Company
Rowland
Deere
Iowa Income Tax Receipts Show Slight Rise Over Last Year
Des Moines reports total Iowa income tax payments of 1 863 951 30 collected so far this week with a rise of more than one percent from a year ago when 3 201 963 78 had been credited. H W Dale notes rates indicate national forecast growth of about 46 percent.
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Des Moines
Iowa
H W Dale
Federal Income Tax Division
Man to Help Bette Davis With Her Book
Iowa City professor Deere Jance White of the university’s human languages department will contribute reminiscences to the biographs of actress Bette Davis. White spent two years living with Mrs Day-tather Parlow Davis at Bates College. The project is under way as the college site for the actress is being written.
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Iowa City Cap
Deere Jance S White
Crrema
Bette Davie
Poof White
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