Forty Civil Service Reassigned In Iowa Motor Vehicle Split
Thirty five of the thirty eight motor vehicle registration division employees whose jobs ended with the creation of the new public safety department returned to work Saturday under review of new applications. James Allen of Indianola will head the division supervising the 35 returnees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
DES Moines
Motor Vehicle Registration Division
Department of Public Safety
Karl W. Fischer
Fischer
Vicker
Public Safety Department
James Allen
Indianola
Allen
Maxwell
Marshalltown
Wilson
New Public Safety Department
Benton County
Warren County
R. B. Laird
Highway Commission
Fremont County
Royal Suite Decorated for Norwegian Royal Visitors in Decorah
Landlord and Mrs. E A Bergman of Hotel Winneshiek redecorated three rooms and two baths in the royal suite for Crown Prince Olav and Crown Princess Martha during their Decorah visit. The suites feature distinct masculine and feminine themes with handmade towels, watercolors, flowers, and electric buzzers linking rooms to the aide staff. A traveling salesman occupied the prince's room Thursday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Bergman
Winneshiek
Crown Prince Olav
Lee
Life Magazine
Martha
Ted
Bonnie Pease Straub
Decorah
Cedar Rapids
Killian Company
Crown Princess
Pension Boost Not Bringing Big Increase for Iowa Checks
Iowa pension officials say the recent legislature's 1.5 million dollar boost will raise average monthly payments only a few cents. They project about 20 dollars per month for the next two years, with roughly 6.3 million dollars available annually for payments and federal matching. By July 1, 1941 the system would support about 56,800 pensioners, up from 51,500 now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
General Assembly
Byron G. Allen
United States
Iowa
Traer and Nevada Take Honors for Smaller Schools
In Iowa City the eastern Iowa high school music festival crowned Traer and Nevada as top small schools. Ten thousand spectators saw fifteen bands perform under heat, with Mason City winning top class A honors and Vinton excelling among the blind students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traer
Nevada
Mason City
Iowa City
Davenport
Decorah
Tracr
Wallace Plans Des Moines Summer Home For 1936
Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace will relocate his family to Des Moines from June 15 to September 15 for the summer. The move aims to keep the family together and positions him for farm leader conferences amid Democratic nomination talk. The Wallaces will rent a Des Moines house, avoiding Estes Park vacations, while Henry and Robert attend Iowa State College in Ames and Jean studies in the East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Henry A. Wallace
Friends
Wallace
Corn
Iowa
Harry L. Hopkins
Grinnell
Estes Park
Colo
Wallaces
Washington
Henry
Robert
Iowa State College
Ames
Jean
Keystone businessman Thomas Z. Blakey dies in Iowa City
Thomas Z. Blakey, 56, a Keystone restaurateur for 30 years, died Saturday in an Iowa City hospital after a five week illness. Born November 2, 1882, in Savirit Lake, Iowa, he had lived in Keystone since 1905 and helped raise a son Thomas L. Blakey and daughter Mary Eleanor Blakey of Omaha. Funeral arrangements are pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keystone
Z. Blakey
Iowa City
Mr. Blakey
Savirit Lake
Nell McKay
Ackley
Thomas L. Blakey
Mary Eleanor Blakey
Omaha, Nel
Prof Frank L Mott To Be Honored At Dinner May 14
Prof Frank Luther Mott director of the University of Iowa school of journalism, recent Pulitzer prize winner, will be honored at a congratulatory dinner May 14 in Iowa City. The event is hosted by local chapters of Sigma Delta Chi and Theta Sigma Phi with faculty, students, alumni, and civic leaders invited. James Fox will act as toastmaster at Iowa Memorial Union.
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Iowa City
Frank Luther Mott
University of Iowa School of Journalism
Chapters
of the Nations
Sigma Delta Chi
Theta Sigma Phi
School of Journalism
Middle West
David C. Mott
Indianola
Professor Mott
State Historical Department
Iowa Memorial Union
James Fox
Boone
Daily Iowan
James C. Kiper
Charles L. Sanders
John von Lackum
Waterloo
Baird McIlroy
Ionia
Darrell Huff
Clinton
Anne Marie Sheely
Marshalltown
Frances Revere
Wauwatosa
Wis
Robber Traps Trustee in Cooler During Davenport Theft
Davenport police report Rex Doyle, a trustee of the East Davenport Turner society, held for about 45 minutes in a beer cooler by an armed bandit who rifled the safe at Turner hall barroom. About $150 in cash was stolen as the thief threatened Doyle with a revolver before locking him in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Rex Doyle
East Davenport
Turner Society
Turner Hall
Doyle
Iowa Muskie Vacation From Clear Lake
Iowa's famed muskie nicknamed Thunder Bird remains in a glass tank after being hauled from Clear Lake for the fourth time last week. The 38 pound fish measures 48 inches, cannot turn in the tank, and has a history of taken hauls dating back to 1932 with fin injuries noted in 1934 1936 and last week. It will be returned to the lake soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clear Lake
Iowa
Wisconsin
Rule Out Vacation Pay For Former Board Of Control
Des Moines AP report says members of the old board of control removed May 1 by Gov. George A. Wilson are not entitled to vacation pay for this year. The three members Harry C. White Vinton chair E H Felton and Frank M Stevens sought 160 42 each for two weeks salary. Attorney General office ruled a state employee cannot receive compensation beyond employment. Comptroller Porter requested the opinion after the retiring board filed claims. The board was removed on Senate recommendation following a report accusing immorality intemperance and neglect at state institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Old Board of Control
Gev
George A. Wilson
Fred Everett
Harry C. White
Vinton
E. H. Felton
Indanola
Frank M. Stevens
Garden Grove
John E. Mulroney
Fort Dodge
C. Fred Porter
Senate
Capitol Currents on Iowa Reorganization and Patronage Shifts
Capitol currents describe the Iowa reorganization under the governor as a two edged move. The shift from Miller to the new department reduced Miller patronage while giving the administration leverage. Valentine named for district attorney in the southern district. White House response awaited. Secretary Corey and Bates survived senate heat over salaries. banking budget reform failed and a pay cut standoff did not suspend the fair board’s funding. Bates, Corey salaries noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Valentine
Iowa
Democratic Party
Clyde L. Herring
White House
A. R. Corey
State Fair Board
D. W. Bates
Senate
Banking Department
Fair Board
Bates
Corey
Retirement of Guthrie Center man names Cedar Rapids senator
Retirement of white haired George M. Hopkins of Guthrie Center leaves Frank C. Byers of Cedar Rapids with the mythic title of Dean of the Senate. Byers has not attended as many sessions as L. B. Forsling of Sioux City, but Forsling’s service was not continuous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Hopkins
Guthrie Center
Frank C. Byers
Cedar Rapids
Senate
Byers
L. B. Forsling
Sioux City
Forsling
Ruth Dickinson Hunter Named for Public Safety Post
Ruth Dickinson Hunter, daughter of former senator L J Dickinson, works in the new department of public safety office but commissioner Fischer has not declared if she will be secretary. She served as committee clerk for Senator Ralph Benson of Jefferson during the legislative session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Dickinson Hunter
U. S
L. J. Dickinson
Department of Public Safety
Fischer
Ralph Benson
Jefferson
Democrats Find Roles in State Departments After Shift
As Republicans seized control in January, many golden dome Democrats moved into state department posts still run by the minority. Departments stay predominantly Democratic until July 1 when Governor Wilson's appointments take effect, with vacancies filled by former holders ousted in the last election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Dome
Wilson
Half of Europe Would Move to America
Fort Dodge AP report notes Rev. James J. Davies, superintendent of the Fort Dodge Methodist district, believes open immigration gates would attract about half of Europe. He says Europeans, not only refugees, seek passage contracts and await quotas while awaiting ships to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
United States
James J. Davies
Europe
Davies
Methodist Church
Two Gambler Suspects Sentenced in Sioux City Dice Case
Two men, Nelson Maurice Baxter of Kansas City and L. W. White alias Russia Walker of Topeka, Kan., were sentenced to fifteen days in the workhouse after pleading guilty in municipal court to gambling charges. Police said they worked at a grain dealer's convention in Sioux City, Iowa, where a delegate complained he was nicked for 35 dollars in a dice game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Sioux City
Nelson Maurice Baxter
Kansas City
L. W. White
Russia Walker
Topeka
Kan
Belle Plaine youth sentenced for transporting stolen car
Lincoln Nebraska AP Federal Judge T C Munger sentenced Robert Joseph Chambers an 18 year old from Belle Plaine Iowa to one year and one day in a federal reformatory after he pled guilty to transporting a stolen automobile from Des Moines to Hastings Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln, Neb
T. C. Munger
Robert Joseph Chambers
Belle Plaine
Federal Reformatory
Des Moines
Hastings
Fire Siren Threatened Decorah Police During Royal Visit
Decorah faced thousands of visitors for a Norwegian royal visit as police and state officers kept traffic smooth. Firefighters wore peace officer uniforms, risking half the force if the fire whistle sounded. Only a popcorn stand blaze near King’s stand required action, extinguished with J. P. Burns’s help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Eli Ellickson
Ellickson
King’s
J. P. Burns
Demand Sturdier Roads To Stand Speedier Traffic
Ames reports a plea for sturdier roads to handle faster traffic. At the tenth annual surveyors conference, Lawrence Shuttle urged stronger roads to support high speed heavy commercial vehicles and rural improvements for agricultural benefit.
Western Iowa music contest to be permanent says Watters
L E Watters of Des Moines, president of the Iowa High School Music Association, says the western Iowa music contest likely becomes permanent after this year. He notes the split location reduced transportation costs for large schools and that Carroll’s facilities proved adequate in all details.
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T. Harry Vicker
Motor Vehicle Department
Secretary of State
Earl G. Miller
Highway Patrol
Driver’s License Section
Olav
Decorah Hotel
Royal Suite
Princess Martha
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Carl Duesel
Gov. Wilson
Postville
Iowa Stadium
Victor J. Grabel
University of Tulsa
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C. B. Righter
Righter
Vinton School For the
Alsthough
Franklin
Roosevelt
McKinley
Independence
School For Blind
West Union
Marion
Springville
Tipton
Cy Larris
Betty Lea Leonard
West Liberty
Minneapolis
Jean Mocho
Jean Taylor
John S. Miller
Elkader
Helen Davis
Manchester
Jean McKnight
Donald Key
Harry Carter
Jack Parrish
Versa Bales
Richard Smith
William Gower
Thomas Z. Blakey
Frank L. Mott
Board of Control
Capitol Currents
John H. Chapman
Associated Press
Lew Wallace
John K. Valentine
America
Toca
Belle Plaine Bay
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