Iowa City farmer appeals to Supreme Court over 25-foot barrier
Tucker seeks permission to plant trees 50 feet or more high on land adjoining the city airport after a district court injunction limited barriers to 25 feet. He argues for broader property rights, while airport officials warn a taller hedge could threaten aircraft safety. An extension of runways beyond Tucker's farm is under consideration to restore intercontinental service.
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Iowa. City
Frew A. Tucker
State Supreme Court
Tucker
United Airlines
Iowa City
Lowa City
Supreme Court
E. A. Korab
Korab
E. G. Beley
Keota native Williams dies in Long Beach hospital
George P. Williams 43, a native of Keota Iowa, died in a Long Beach California hospital from pneumonia.
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Keota
Long Beach
Calif
George P. Williams
Keokuk Woman Declines 3500 to Keep 150000 Buckthorn Chance
Myrtle Butcher of Keokuk rejected a $3500 cash offer for her Buckthorn ticket in the Irish Grand National sweepstakes. She refused to surrender her chance at the $150,000 prize, risking losing everything if Buckthorn fails to win.
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Myrtle Butcher
Keokuk
Buckthorn
Wapello Minister In Representative Race
The Rev. Jesse Huddle has filed for nomination as state representative on the Republican ticket. Other candidates include R. G. Hawkins of Wapello and F. J. Pine of Columbus Junction.
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Wapello
Jesse Huddle
R. G. Hawkins
F. J. Pine
Columbus Junction
Thomas A. Peters
Columbus City
Louisa County
George Oakes
Leo Plumb
S. H. McGill
Port Louisa Township
R. J. Cotter
J. Carson Duncan
River Nearing Flood Stage At McGregor
The Mississippi River at McGregor stood at twelve feet Thursday morning and rose steadily. Residents expect another spring flood, possibly higher than last year, as ice breakup begins upstream on the Mississippi and Wisconsin rivers and tributaries. peak water not expected for a week or more.
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the Gazette
McGregor
Mississippi
Wisconsin
Waterloo Judge Hears Two Civil Claims in Manchester
District court in Manchester reserved decision this week in two cases. Dr. H A Dittmer sues Mrs Lillian Burnside and Mrs Thomas Kent for 153 dollars for medical services, while Burnside disputes an equivalent claim for artificial flowers. In a second suit Ed L Rieck seeks 314 dollars from Standard Auto Parts, now in receivership, with testimony detailing his stake and salary terms and administrator Thomas H Tracey disputing the claim.
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Manchester
George W. Wood
Waterloo
H. A. Dittmer
Lillian Burnside
Thomas Kent
Burnside
Ed L. Rieck
Standard Auto Parts Company
Rieck
Herman B. Randle
Randle
Thomas H. Tracey
Randle Estate
Dr J A Williams Dies in Belle Plaine
Dr J A Williams 70 longtime Belle Plaine physician died after pneumonia and heart ailment in an Iowa City hospital. He served as Belle Plaine school board president and was active in civic affairs. Survived by wife, son Nathan Williams of Des Moines, son DeWitt of Des Moines, and another son, services Sunday at 2 30 at the Methodist church with Masonic lodge clergymen officiating.
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Gazette
Belle Plaine
J. A. Williams
Iowa City
Williams
Nathan Williams
DeWitt
Des Moines
Methodist Church
Masonic Lodge
J. B. Ackman
Earl Selden
Golden 50th Wedding Anniversary Observed in Vinton
The 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bassett was celebrated at their Vinton home with a family dinner hosted by their four children. Guests included relatives from Brandon La Porte City Shellsburg and Chicago along with former wedding attendees Ed Spencer Nellie Spencer Frank Bassett and Kittie Bassett.
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Vinton
Walter Bassett
Joe Burkhart
Brandon
Cecil Davis
la Porte City
Clifford Bassett
George Peck
Ed Spencer
Shellsburg
Bassett
Brown snow falls in Mason City dust bowl winds
Mason City area observed brown snow Thursday forenoon as snowflakes mixed with dust from the dust bowl in Kansas and Oklahoma.
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Mason City
Kansas
Oklahoma
John Klimo Resigns From Mt. Vernon School Board
John Klimo resigned after twenty one years on the Mount Vernon school board and as president in recent years. He informed the new president Mrs. R. P. Ink on Thursday. Ink announced committee appointments for the coming year as the board processes about forty superintendent applications.
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Mount Vernon
John Klimo
R. P. Ink
Klimo
Ink
George Anselm
Brandon–Antone Jeager and Priscilla Hyde Wed in Iowa City
Local druggist Brandon Antone C. Jeager married Priscilla Jane Hyde of Iowa City at the home of her sister Mrs Harriett Runner in Iowa City. Rev Wilbur Bearse of Parkersburg officiated the ceremony.
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Brandon
Antone C. Jeager
Priscilla Jane Hyde
Iowa City
Harriett Runner
Wilbur Bearse
Parkersburg
Fur Prices May Boom As Result Of Hard Winter
Z D Brown of the Alaskan-Canadian fur trading company reports 1936 fur catch in Iowa Wisconsin and other northern states at 40 to 50 percent of 1935 due to a severe winter. He cites hunter losses starved fur-bearing animals and predicts higher prices across the board with fur buyers expecting stiff costs for next fall.
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McGregor
Iowa
Wisconsin
Z. D. Brown
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Upper
Mississippi
Mr. Brown
Iowa CCC Workers Lead Nation In Education Gains
D E Wiedman an educational adviser from Omaha announced after a two day training session that Iowa s 6 400 CCC workers average better than tenth grade with the highest educational level among CCC camps nationwide Only 32 were illiterate upon joining and many now study reading writing and arithmetic Nearly 90 percent engage in educational programs with about 100 boys finishing eighth grade in June and at least 120 more completing high school Also noted is the variety of courses from math and journalism to music art and crafts with 34 of 37 camps publishing camp newspapers.
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Des Moines
D. E. Wiedman
Omaha
Southern Corps
Iowa
CCC
Wiedman
United States
Hopkinton Election Sees Dual Light Plant Proposals
Two tickets contest Hopkinton town election with municipal ownership of the light plant as the main issue. Current council led by Mayor B W Humphrey seeks re election while the rival ticket backs James F Kehoe for mayor and names new council members. Assessor A K Cramer and city treasurer E L Wright endorsed by both tickets.
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Hopkinton
Municipal Ownership Administration
B. W. Humphrey
G. G. Brown
G. D. Herington
J. D. MacAllister
W. H. McNeill
Charles Thing
People’s
James F. Kehoe
J. J. Dunlap
Jesse Huggins
Charles Reggentin
Charles Robbins
George Tibbitts
A. K. Cramer
E. L. Wright
City of Hopkinton Institute
Iowa Electric Company
C. W. Metcalf
Iowa Electric
Couple Feared Embalmed Alive In $60 000 Suit
Mason City reports a peculiar $60,000 damage case. Nels Quelin accuses Josephine and Frank Finn of embalming his wife after a cataleptic episode, claiming a prior agreement to shield them from death rituals. He states both feared being mistaken for dead and seeks damages.
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Mason City
Nels Quelin
Josephine
Frank Finn
Quelin
Miss Finn
Frank
Former Muscatine Mayor Enters First Iowa Race
Herman B. Lord former Muscatine mayor and Iowa Municipalities League president announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination as congressman from Iowa's First District. He did not seek another mayoral term this spring. Lord faced an oyster suit last summer over alleged laxity in enforcing gambling and liquor laws. the case was dismissed before trial.
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Muscatine
Herman B. Lord
Iowa League of Municipalities
Iowa
Lord
Belle Plaine Residence Damaged by Fire
A residence at 808 Tenth Street in Belle Plaine owned by Mrs. Mary Richardson was badly damaged by a Thursday early morning fire. The unoccupied house was under redecoration when the roof partially caved in and the interior was ruined. the cause was not determined.
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Belle Plaine
Mary Richardson
Tenth Street
Grinnell College Glee Club Plans Friday Tour
Twenty six members of the Grinnell College Men s Glee Club depart Friday for a brief concert tour including four regular concerts two radio broadcasts and several short recitals.
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Grinnell
Grinnell College
Half of Iowa Work Relief Fund Spent
The Roosevelt fund for Iowa shows 21,093,474 paid out of 32,687,408 obligations as of March 10, leaving unexpended balances of 23,312,298. CCC and WPA led expenditures with 6,000,000 plus in conservation and road work, while other agencies spent modest amounts.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Iowa
The
Treasury
CCC
Works Program
Works Progress Administration
FERA
Department of Agriculture
Public Roads Bureau
Resettlement Administration
Public Works Administration
Labor Department
Interior Department
Bureau of Public Roads
Soil Conservation Service
Missouri
Mississippi
Call Off Student Strike At Iowa University Forum
A peace forum will replace the national student strike against war and compulsory military training at the University of Iowa on April 22. The Iowa City ASU chapter will join ten religious and peace groups to organize the meeting. Local antiwar committee members include Willis Dyer Ledyard Laura Knight Gerald Boyd.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
American Student Union
National Union
Willis Dyer
Ledyard
Laura Knight
Gerald Boyd
Fort Worth
Tex
Iowa Senator Recommends Malcom Postmaster
Senator Louis Murphy of Iowa announced he recommended Louis E. Maxfield for appointment as postmaster of Malcom. The action follows the standard senatorial recommendation process and cites Maxfield as a qualified local candidate for the position.
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Washington
Louis Murphy
Iowa
Louis E. Maxfield
Malcom
Dickinson labels New Deal policy borrow boom bust
Senator L. J. Dickinson of Iowa, en route to Des Moines after an eastern tour, calls the New Deal policy borrow boom and bust. He says the basic philosophy remains unchanged despite supreme court invalidations of the NRA and AAA and notes no willingness to adapt to court admonitions.
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Chicago
L. J. Dickinson
Des Moines
Supreme Court
NRA
AAA
Iowan
Keswick Hedrick and Webster Speakers Win
A What Cheer sub district declamatory contest saw Keswick Hedrick and Webster take top honors. Winners included Doris Caskey Keswick first in Oratorical and Helen Plopper Hedrick first in Dramatic, with several runners up from Keota Delta Sigourney Keswick Ollie and other towns. Judges were John Rosentrater LaVera Jones and Doris Anderson of Fletcher college.
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the Gazette
Keswick
Hedrick
Webster
Doris Caskey
Velma Thompson
What Cheer
Everette Stouter
Keota
Wilfred Tucker
Richland
Helen Plopper
Jeanne Bowen
Delta
Betty Jean Shaefer
Sigourney
Marjorie Kramer
Kermit Bliss
Naomi Broliar
Ollie
Thelma Dunbar
Maxine Hicklin
John Rosentrater
LaVera Jones
Doris Anderson
Fletcher College
They That Mourn Wins Stage Magazine Prize
Mrs. Tull and Grant Wood win Stage magazine April short play contest with their one act They That Mourn. Produced in New York City under MacDowell club sponsorship directed by Albert McCleery. Mrs. Tull is wife of Prof Clyde Tull. Wood is a noted painter from Iowa City.
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Jewell Bothwell Tull
Mount Vernon
Grant Wood
Iowa City
Stage Magazine
New York City
MacDowell Club
Albert McCleery
Cedar Rapids Community Players
Tull
Clyde Tull
Cornell College
Wood
Clayton County Sells Road Refunding Bonds
Clayton County sold 493000 worth of primary road refunding bonds to Halsey Stuart company of Chicago Wednesday at 134 percent interest and 2100 premium. The bonds presently pay 4 34 and 4 2 percent.
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Eleader
Clayton County
Halsey Stuart Company
Chicago
Loans for Business Approaching Normal in Iowa Banks
Des Moines AP reports Iowa banks are pumping a flow of dollars into business and industry at a rate near normal. M. W. Ellis, president of the Iowa Bankers Association, presents tables showing loans and discounts for 1933–1935, with total reserves rising and deposits climbing from 1933 levels as bank counts fluctuated from 713 to about 659.
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Des Moines
Iowa
M. W. Ellis
Charles City
Iowa Bankers’ Association
Ellis
Puneso
Bled
ISSO
Nies
DeWitt Legion Post to Receive Colflesh Trophy
Eugene McManus DeWitt American Legion post will be awarded the Colflesh trophy at a Clinton county meeting. The prize, donated by former state commander Robert Colflesh, honors the leading post in the top district by Nov 11 in membership and organization. Weather prevented DeWitt members from attending the February state conference.
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Dewitt
Eugene McManus
American Legion
Colflesh
Clinton
Iowa
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Arch Shoes
Sil Store
Cedar Rapids
2Nd Avenue
Iowa CCC
Marengo
Frank Cook
Sophie Biggs
Fetzer
Clinton Avenue
Roy Neilson
Mark Simmons
Lord of
Work Relief Fund
Mto
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Dickinson
New Deal Policy
Mrs. Tull
Second Street
Fitch
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