Out In State Expenses May Reach 1 500 000
Des Moines Iowa state comptroller C Fred Porter revised the savings estimate for 1939 administrative expenses upward from 1 250 000 to possibly 1 500 000 based on second quarter figures. First and second quarter savings totaled 330 618 for half a year, with projections to years end totaling 661 236 and a combined total with highway commission savings to 1 413 335 as the commission begins operating on a new budget.
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Des Moines
INS
Fred Porter
Porter
Highway Commission
Walter Stevenson Dies Former Independence Banker
Walter G. Stevenson longtime Independence banker dies at home after nearly a year of ill health. Born April 4, 1860 in Muscatine he moved to Buchanan County in 1864 and taught in local schools. He served as county clerk and bank cashier before retiring in 1928. Funeral Tuesday at 2 30 p m at the Methodist church with burial in Oak Grove cemetery.
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Independence
Walter G. Stevenson
Mr. Stevenson
Muscatine
George D
Sarah A Stevenson
Buchanan County
Independence High School
Upper Town University
Fayette
Commercial State Bank
First National Bank
Mattie E. Miller
Methodist Church
Upper Iowa University
Cornell College
Rena Stevenson
Stevenson
Heege
H H_ Dill
Oak Grove Cemetery
Oak Shade
Ada Gregory
Marion
Walter Pike
Coggan
Coggon
20 Seek Offices In Benton County
Special to The Gazette. Benton County Republicans file for nominations with 20 names listed for various offices including auditor clerk of district court sheriff and recorder. Incumbents and newcomers appear from Vinton Belle Plaine Kane township Mount Auburn Garrison Monroe and Leroy townships with terms starting January 1941 and 1942. Democrats also file for sheriff and recorder with nominees from Belle Plaine Vinton and Leroy township.
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Vinton
Benton County
Alfred A. Happel
Harry E. Weichman Newhall
Robert J. Hilliard
Jo A. Franklin
George Briggs
A V. Thompson
Wilbur Elson
Don Boddicker
John F. Scott
John R. Burrows
Belle Plaine
Richard Andresen
Kane Township
J. W. Healy
Mount Auburn
Hayes Henkle
Garrison
W. E. Lee
Monroe Township
EB. le Wheeler
Clayton E. Grenlee
Louis Prazak
P. J. Conter
William Danker
Leroy Township
Herman Fleck
Bruce Township
Cedar Rapids Firm Wins Washington Grading Job
Cedar Rapids contractor G WM Lowe won the grading of county trunk roads in Washington, moving 103561 yards of dirt at 13 1/2 cents per yard for a total of 13835 74 dollars. Work must start by June 1 and finish by September 1. Burch Construction of Cedar Rapids was second low at 15 4 cents. New bids saved the county 2358 90 dollars.
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Gazette
Washington
G. WM. Lowe
Cedar Rapids
Burch Construction Company
Dr Earl B Bush Named President-Elect of Iowa Medical Society
Ames physician and surgeon Dr Earl B Bush was chosen president-elect of the Iowa State Medical Society at the annual Des Moines convention. He will succeed Dr F P McNamara of Dubuque in 1941. Bush holds a colonel s commission and serves as a 37th division surgeon in the Iowa national guard.
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Earl B Bush
Ames
Iowa State Medical Society
Des Moines
F P McNamara
Dubuque
Bush
Iowa National Guard
Births and Deaths Up in Iowa in 1939
Des Moines reports a rise in both births and deaths in Iowa for 1939. Births increased from 43,000 in 1938 to 43,849 and deaths from 25,687 to 26,455, with heart disease the leading new cause of mortality and influenza deaths rising notably.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Walter L. Bierring
Delaware County Has Few Primary Contests
Delawa re county politics shows limited primary races with two Republican contests for sheriff and supervisor. Incumbents seek reelection as county offices remain Republican. State level battles include three way GOP bid for representative and a two candidate race for state senator. A $60,000 county hospital proposal seeks voter approval for site building and equipment funded by tax levy.
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Manchester
Delaware County
Carl D Anderson
Joe Engel
Delhi
R. F. Hovekaday
Eugene State
John A May
Fred Porteous
Joseph H. Donahue
Thomas H. Tracey
E. W. Williams
Hugh Parker
Greeley
JD Anderson
Near Ryan
Irving D Long
Harry E. Morrow
Buck Creek
Administrators Sale Of Real Estate In Cedar Rapids
In Linn county Iowa the District Court appoints administrators Edward J Dahms and Miller to sell at public auction on May 24 1940 at 10900 AM the Lot Seven 7 Black Eighteen 181 Hulls Third Addition Cedar Rapids Iowa real estate. 25 percent cash balance in 30 days with deed and abstract of title.
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District Court of Iowa
Linn County
Lizzle Stepmyre
Livzie Stenmyre
Iowa
Hull
Cedar Rapids
Edward J Dahms
Oka Miller
Palm Grove No 1 Woodmen circle meet Friday in Sokol hall
City briefs note Palm Grove No 1 Woodmen circle will meet Friday at 7 30 p m in Sokol hall 415 Third street se for a business session Myrtle lodge No 16 Juniors of the Forest will meet Friday at 4 se for practice Knights of Columbus meeting Tuesday evening Ray Allen will show moving pictures from the New York world fair.
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Third Street SE
Myrtle Lodge No
Juniors of the Forest
Third Street
Knights of Columbus
Ray Allen
The
Marion Chamber of Commerce
City Hall
Robert Mitchell
W. R. C. No. 126
Memorial Hall
Mary Kerns
Correction of Butterfat Content in Jersey Milk Grades
The Gazette corrects butterfat content for Dows Man iti dairy grades. Raw and pasteurized Jersey milk were misreported as 32 percent butterfat. the correct value is 52 percent. Bacterial counts on both grades remain listed as very low.
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Dows Maniti
Jersey
the Gazette
Hoening in Fair Condition After Cedar Rapids Crash
Lee Hoening aged 29 of Toddville remained in fair condition at St. Luke's hospital Monday after a Saturday crash on highway No 11 seven miles north of Cedar Rapids. A search for a car said to have been driven on the wrong side of the road, which allegedly caused Hoening to leave the highway, was unsuccessful.
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Valeria Fuegan
Davenport
Stanwood
Mercy Hospital
Miss Fuegan
Milford Miller
Chicago
Miller
Lee Hoening
Toddville
St. Luke's Hospital
Hoening
Cedar Rapids
City approves closing out sales at two Second Street stores
In its first use of a 1939 ordinance, the city council allowed Beenar's clothing store at 113 Second Street SE and the Linen Mart at 115 Second Street SE to run 30 day closing out sales after paying a $25 license and filing a daily inventory to prevent restocking.
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Beenar’s
Second Street
Linen Mart
Eight Cub Pack 17 Awards At Monthly Meeting
At Buchanan School Friday eight awards were given to members of Cub Pack 17. Wolf honors went to John Campbell and Glen Schueler. Silver was awarded to Allen Davis Teddy Todd Sammie Wilson Richard Stusak and Don Elfstrom. Bear went to Donald Wilson. Den 3 won the pack garden project for April. A pack picnic is planned for May 31 in a Cedar Rapids park.
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Buchanan School
Wolf
John Campbell
Glen Schueler
Silver
Allen Davis
Teddy Todd
Sammie Wilson
Richard Stusak
Don Elfstrom
Donald Wilson
Den 3
Cedar Rapids
Republican Women To Meet In Linn County
The Linn County Republican Women's club holds its last pre primary meeting at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the YWCA. Republican candidates and all district county and township aspirants are invited. Mrs. O. J. Elsenbast, the club president, urges Republican women and friends to attend whether or not they are members. A social hour with refreshments follows.
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Linn County
Republican Women’s Club
GOP
0. J. Elsenbast
Van Buren Pupils Tour Gazette Plant
Bright eyed Van Buren 3B and 3A pupils visited The Cedar Rapids Gazette plant with teacher Miss Helen Gillham. The groups toured the building, saw newspaper work, and edited their own paper the Van Buren Gazette. A chartered bus ride added excitement for three students.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Helen Gillham
van Buren Gazette
Death Toll On Town Highways Shows 156 For 1940
Des Moines reports seven traffic deaths on town highways last week raising the year total to 156, versus 143 in the same period of 1939. No fatalities occurred Sunday despite spring weather.
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Des Moines
Marion News Highlights Local Social and Naval Moves
Marion residents share weekend visits with Raymond Manson at Great Lakes before his transfer to San Diego for trade school. Lyle Manson returns to Washington after attending Navy School of Music. Community activities include clubs meets, picnics, sales, and church events with multiple local families and organizations noted.
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Wayne
Waukegan
Raymond Manson
Raymond
United States Navy
Great Lakes
San Diego
Lyle Manson
Navy School of Music
Washington
Hawaiian Islands
Cedar Rapids Club Plans Music Week Events
The club will perform over WMT tonight as part of music week and sing at a program in Memorial coliseum Cedar Rapids on Friday evening. The group meets Tuesday at 2 p.m in the public library auditorium.
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WMT
Memorial Coliseum
Cedar Rapids
Public Library
Poppy poster contest winners announced across divisions
Eileen Miller won first in senior high in the annual poppy poster contest sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary and also took district honors. It advances to the state contest in Des Moines in June. Harold Young took second in senior group, Clement Backer first in junior high, and Dorothy Johnston second. Prize money totals two dollars for first and one dollar for second.
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Eileen Miller
American Legion Auxiliary
Des Moines
Harold Young
Clement Backer
Dorothy Johnston
Iowa Democrats weigh caravan campaigns and first ballot plans
Democratic State Chairman E. H. Birmingham previews a first ballot Roosevelt nomination at the national convention and a May 11 Iowa convention keynote by Henry Wallace. Republicans cite Nebraska style caravan campaigning as a bid to level the field while several candidates pursue independent strategies.
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E. H. Birmingham
Roosevelt
Henry Wallace
Iowa
Birmingham
Washington
Wallace
Walace
Dewey Impresses Iowa Press Corps on Des Moines Visit
Early reports praise Thomas E. Dewey for his performance in Iowa showing humor and strong speaking presence. He adapts to photographers and jokes about bulbs while engaging Des Moines reporters. Meanwhile C A Williams Jr launches Wendell Willkie for President petitions across the state.
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Iowa
Dewey
Statehouse Press Corps
Des Moines
C. A. Williams, Jr
Oskaloosa
Wendell Willkie
Republican State HQ Sends Primary Canvass Letters
Republican state headquarters mailed letters inviting all GOP primary voters to participate in the nomination process. The outreach emphasizes party unity and encourages turnout ahead of upcoming statewide ballots.
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Nebraska
Atom Smashing Lab To Cost $20 000 At Iowa University
Iowa City officials announce a new underground atom smashing laboratory at the University of Iowa costing $20 000. The facility includes a 70 by 15 feet chamber and a 45 by eight foot steel cylinder housing equipment to generate higher atom smashing forces for graduate physics research. The project aims to train PhD candidates in nuclear research while shielding workers from radiation.
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Iowa City
INS
University of Iown
George W. Stewart
Barnes City PTA Elects New Officers
Barnes City PTA elected Mrs. Claude Phillips president Mrs. Gerald Dalbey vice president and Mrs. Elmer Greene secretary and treasurer The last PTA meeting will be May 17 for the annual school picnic.
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Barnes City
Claude Phillips
Gerald Dalbey
Elmer Greene
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