Red Cross Directs Relief Efforts In Tornado Area
Eastern Iowa briefs note funeral for Rebecca Benson of Brandon and long list of local notices. The items cover court calendars in Decorah, upcoming marriages, public meetings, school and church events, and several obituaries across Tipton, Decorah, Independence, and surrounding towns.
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Notice of Hearing to Establish Secondary Road District
Linn County to hold hearing on a petition for creating a 2.50 mile gravel road district in Clinton Township. The district covers numerous parcels listed by section 13-83-8 with owners including McNamara, Patterson, Pratt, Rawson, Kra noski, Langham, Patterson, Pratt, Belden and others. Hearing set at the Linn County SABRE office at 2:00 PM.
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State Plans Aid for Farm Victims After Iowa Tornado
Trained Red Cross workers arrive in northwest Iowa and southern Minnesota to lead relief efforts. WPA and CCC teams assist debris clearing as federal aid requests go to Washington. Four dead, over fifty injured, and about 750000 in damage. fifty three homeless in Everly and Terrace Park. many farmers lack tornado insurance. The storm damaged fifty homes in Estherville and destroyed farm buildings in Fairmont, Minnesota.
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Wilson Urges Lower Farm Loan Interest At Independence Rally
Senator George Wilson urged parity with private industry for Iowa farmers in interest rates and tariff protection at a rally in Independence. He compared farm loan costs to NY call money rates and banker acceptances, urging action to help farmers access affordable credit and keep farm land value secure.
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Linn County Music Festival Opens Sunday In Center Point
Center Point hosts the Linn County music festival starting at 1 PM with grade pupils performing. Schools listed include Alburnett Central City Coggon Center Point Lisbon Palo Springville Troy Mills Toddville Viola Walker and more with judges Vesely and Hamblin. Evening events feature Springville band and a 250 piece Linn County school band followed by a 340 voice chorus conducted by Hamblin and Vesely.
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Iowa Speaker Second at Northern Oratorical League
Raymond Irwin of the University of Minnesota won the Northern Oratorical League contest at Northwestern University Friday night. Robert Blakely of the University of Iowa placed second with his speech on Modern Primitivists.
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Mount Auburn High School Junior Senior Banquet Held at Hotel President
Mount Auburn high school held its junior senior banquet at Hotel President in Waterloo. The evening featured a “The Last Roundup” theme with Miss Dorothy Coots as toastmaster and a program including readings, vocal duet, piano solo, and farewell talks by students Ila Dake, Arlene Sheppler, Fred Riley, Vera Petersen, James Dardis, Dorothy Sheffler, and others.
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Louisa County Voters Asked For Road And Jail Bonds
A Wapello movement seeks a primary election vote in Louisa county on two bond issues. One is 400000 for roads and another 20000 for a county jail. E R Hicklin was named chair of a committee to gather petition signatures for the board of supervisors.
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Rebekah District Convention Set at Mount Auburn
Belle Plaine reports the thirty fourth annual Benton county District 6 Rebekah convention to be held in Mount Auburn with registration at 9 30 a m and sessions starting at 10 a m The program includes welcome by Mount Auburn a response by Lucille Shanda and an evening address by the Rebekah assembly president.
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Independence marble tournament honors Stanley Hall
Stanley Hall won high honors at the marble tournament in Independence. Paul Linder finished as runner up.
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Five Iowans Die in Auto Crashes Toll Rises
The 1936 auto death count grows by five with deaths of Bernard Stoltenberg 46 Walcott Ir his son Robert 12, Jeanette De Groot 14 Prairie City, Harold Durbin Ames and Harold Langsett Harlan. Langsett and Durbin died after collisions or a railroad underpass crash while Max Light Des Moines and Leslie Smith Ames were injured.
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Iowa Man Faces Aeronautics Board Over Tall Pole
Frew A. Tucker, who erected a 24 foot pole near the Iowa City runway to deter low flying planes over his farm, will be summoned to appear before the state aeronautics commission on May 12. He must explain why the pole is not lit at night, defying illumination laws. United Air Lines said landings over the obstacle were hazardous and halted the Iowa City stop.
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Funeral services in Washington for Mrs. David Boyer 83
Mrs. David Boyer 83 widow of Captain D A Boyer dies after a stroke. Funeral Monday at Jones chapel with burial in Marshalltown. Born May 18 1852 in North Collins New York she lived in Marshalltown and Washington Iowa. Survived by two children and several stepchildren.
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Brilliant defense halts aggressive bridge bid in Grand National
In a Grand National Tournament hand, North-South vulnerability saw North overtake with aggressive spade ideas. East held firm by signaling with careful card play, preserving defense to defeat declarer.
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Frost Threatens Northern Iowa Weather Shift
A high pressure area bringing frost and freezing temps to Nebraska and the Dakotas Friday night edged toward Iowa Saturday. The forecast calls for fair but chilly conditions Sunday with warming possible in central and west regions later in the day. Friday highs reached 80 in Albia and Waterloo with 40 in Estherville. Keokuk logged 1.46 inches of rain as heavy precipitation affected southeast Iowa.
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Vargo Sought as Suspect in Barton Bandit Case
Des Moines AP Glen Schmidt reports no fingerprint record for Joe Vargo involved in Barton hold up cases. Mason City and Primghar efforts continue to link him to oil station robberies and a taxi kidnapping, with road crash near Crescy and possible ties to a slain highway patrolman case.
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Lisbon Teachers Elected for Tama School Year
Isabelle Doty and Marjorie Laubscher from Lisbon grade school win teaching positions at Tama for next year with salary advances. Remaining vacancies include home economics post filled by Gladys Hagenbuch and mathematics and science by Velma Harding, both from Iowa City.
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