Sioux Candy plant tragedy ends life of manager
The Sioux City plant scene saw Cy Young of South Sioux City Neb shoot Harold A Schroer twice then kill himself at the base of the spine. Schroer survived initial injuries but was near death at St Vincent's hospital. The firing followed company troubles as the firm enters receivership and a separate report notes Verne Roach dying from a gunshot after a dispute with Charles James at his sewing machine store.
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AP Cy Young
South Sioux City
Neb
Sioux Candy Company
Harold A Schroer
St Vincent's Hospital
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Schroer
Verne Roach
Charles James
James
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Five Percent Wage Rise At Button Company
The Iowa Pearl Button company headquarters in Muscatine with shops in Wapello and Columbus Junction orders a five percent wage increase for all employees. About seventy workers at the Columbus Junction shop will receive the boost across all departments, in effect while business conditions warrant, five days a week.
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Columbus Junction
Iowa Pearl Button Company
Muscatine
Wapillo
Consolidated Bank Opens in Monona
The Union State bank of Monona opened Monday in the former Monona State building after consolidating with the Monona State and Farmers State banks. Officers include President Delbert W Meier, vice-president and trust officer H T Orr, cashier K W Rash, and directors H H Smith P H Humphrey and Edward Wirkler.
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Monona
Union State Bank of
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Farmers State
Delbert W Meier
H TO Orr
K W Rash
H H Smith
P H, Humphrey
Edward Wirkler
Teachers College Debate Coach Dies in Cedar Falls
William A Brindley, 52, professor of speech and debate coach at Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls, died at University Hospital in Iowa City Monday night at 6 30 pm from kidney trouble after several months of illness.
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Iowa City
INS
William A Brindley
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
University Hospital
Music Festival Opens In Iowa City With Record Turnout
Iowa City prepares for the four day state high school music festival as about 3 073 musicians from 100 of 110 qualified schools arrive for 30 group and 21 individual events. The event adds a fourth class AA and features 132 large organizations including 26 girls glee clubs and 24 orchestras. A memorial Sousa concert will be led by A R McAllister involving 1 000 musicians. A stray line notes Germany has 3 248 854 telephones.
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Iowa City
Iowa
A R. McAllister
Joliet, Ill
John Philip Sousa
Iowa Stadium
Admiral Yarnell Named Pearl Harbor Commandant
Rear Admiral Harry Ervin Yarnell born 1875 in Independence Iowa named commandant of the Fourteenth Naval district and navy yard at Pearl Harbor Hawaii. He served as World War I naval staffer in European waters and led destroyer squadrons, earned the Navy Cross and Order of the British Empire, and later advised at the London treaty conference before commanding aircraft squadrons and engineering bureaus.
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Destroyer Flotilla Nine
Naval Air Station
Hampton Roads
Naval War College
Bureau of Engineering
Iowa news in brief items from county events
The report lists local political filings for county superintendent candidates Winnie Palmer and Lester Krabill with Joe Clyde also expected to file. It notes county convention delegate elections and new relief work for the unemployed in Arlington, plus road maintenance between Arlington and Wadena.
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Washington
Winnie Palmer
Washington County
Lester Krabill
Joe Clyde
Arlington
Here
Wadena
G. A. R. Chief Retires As Judge At Grinnell
G A R commander and Grinnell superior court judge T J Noll retired after four years on the bench. His last act was issuing a passport to Charlotte LaRue of Grinnell College who will tour Europe. The Grinnell court, established 24 years ago with William Lyman first on the bench, ends as voters dissolved the court at the last general election.
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Grinnell
T. J. Noll
Iowa
Iowa Conservation Workers Begin Their Salt Earned
Iowa's 216 civilian conservation corps workers began work at Fort Des Moines with spring cleaning and tent erection for 400 reserve officers on May 5 and 6. Training continues to create self sustaining units with clerks and army cook duties. Crandall says crews will manage most tasks in the field with minimal direct army oversight. Enlistment instructions remain awaited by the relief committee and army officials.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Civilian Conservations Corps
Federal Army
Fort Des Moines
M. B Crandall
Crandall
Army
Iowa Emergency Relief Committee
Strawberry Point Woman Has Worked As Weaver 70 Years
Mrs Surrelda Woodruff of Strawberry Point is aged eighty three and still weaves, learning her trade at age twelve from her mother. Her first blanket traveled to the Civil War with her uncle, who was killed near Memphis. The loom from that blanket remains in use. In Webster, the annual junior senior banquet at the high school gym featured a hard time theme with print dresses for girls and overalls for boys, decorated with branches and flowers.
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Postville
Charles H Huebner
Huebner
George
Board of Education
R. J. Carroll
T. R. Collins
Inez Hult
Dumont
Letha Hesner
Monona
Lacy Bell
Waukon
Regina Sullivan
Jessup
Frederick W. Drahn
Lutheran Evangelical Church
A Daugs
Lloyd Ferguson
John Khefoth Jr
Luana
Verda Mae Drahn
August Harnack
Gossman
Farmersburg
Strawberry Point
Surrelda Woodruff
Webster
Claussen Returns to Supreme Court Bench in Iowa
Justice George Claussen of Clinton resumed his seat on the Iowa Supreme Court after a contested election. The November contest against Hubert Utterback was declared invalid and Utterback retired. the case is set for argument May 13. The May docket includes hundreds of cases with several criminal appeals possibly deferred to September.
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Des Moines
George Claussen
Clinton
Iowa Supreme Court
Claussen
Dan W. Turner
E. A. Morling
Emmetsbureg
Hubert Utterback
Canton
Utterback
Supreme Court
Mary Ellen Shanafelt Completes Eighth Year Without Absence
Mary Ellen Shanafelt, 13, daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Shanafelt, finished her eighth year at Thorny Hill school in Plank township District 4 without a single absence or tardy. She will graduate at Keokuk county commencement in June despite past illnesses occurring during vacations.
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Mary Ellen Shanafelt
Harry Shanafelt
Thorny Hill School
Plank Township
Keo‘uk
Mary Ellen
Man Fined $100 For Spiking Coca Cola Case
Eldon Schlaubaugh was fined $100 and costs by Justice of the Peace B F Carter in Iowa City for spiking coca cola. Complaint filed by James Lons owner of a cafe cites illegal transportation of unlabeled liquor.
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Gazette
Iowa City
Eldon Schlaubaugh
Justice of the Peace
B. F. Carter
Schlaubaugh
James Lons
Yale Man Is Grinnell Commencement Speaker
Grinnell college schedules a four day commencement beginning Friday June 2 with trustees meeting, ending Monday June 5 with degree conferral. President John S. Nollen preaches at a June 4 baccalaureate service. Charles R. Brown of Yale Divinity School will deliver the commencement address. Prof. BE B. T. Spencer chairs the committee.
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Grinnell
Grinnell College
Board of Trustees
John S. Nollen
Charles R. Brown
Divinity School
Yale University
BE. B. T. Spencer
County to Convene Reforestation Meeting When Applications Near Quota
Twenty applications for reforesting work have been received at the county recorder’s office. County chairman Frank Sage will call a meeting to review all applications once the county quota of thirty five is near. The meeting is expected to be held next week.
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Washington
County Recorder's Office
Frank Sage
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