White cites halt of abuses at Iowa juvenile homes
Harry White of Vinton, state board of control member, said in Davenport and Toledo facilities abuses of child inmates have been stopped in the last three years. He noted over 1,000 neglected children are cared for and emphasized improvements in feeding and school privileges as he spoke in Iowa City substituting for Gov. Clyde L. Herring.
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Des Moines
Harry White
Vinton
State Board of Control
Davenport
Toledo
White
Clyde L. Herring
Iowa City
Iowa state farms run 15008 acres for 15000 inmates profitably
Des Moines reports the Iowa board of control says state institutions operate 15008 acres of farm land with livestock valued at over 19 million dollars to feed 15000 inmates. Costs fell from 9.7 million in 1932 to 7.25 million in 1934 saving over 2.4 million for the biennium while farms showed a net profit in 1934.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Harry C. White
Board of Control
White
Safety instruction urged in schools nationwide
Des Moines report says Miss Agnes Samuelson president of the National Education Association supports a campaign to bring safety training into schools. She travels to Chicago for discussions with education leaders and cites safe driving and accident prevention as essential classroom topics.
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Des Moines
INS
National Education Association
Agnes Samuelson
Samuelson
Chicago
Miss Samuelson
Iowa
J. W. Studebaker
United States
Wife Of Sheriff Foils Jail Break in Hardin County
Mrs. W. H. Thompson wife of the Hardin county sheriff Saturday was credited with foiling a jail break by two youths Friday night Hearing noises in the jail upstairs she investigated and found Wendell Bowman 19 and Dale Bowman 17 attempting to saw through the bars with bunk parts They also tried to force the cell lock They were moved to an escape proof cell
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Eldora
INS
W. H. Thompson
Hardin County
Wendell Bowman
Dale Bowman
Spring Brings Burden on Iowa Pension Chief Barney Allen
Iowa old age assistance chief Barney Allen says good weather boosts pension-application visits as 22,500 cases await action. The state pays about 30,000 pensions totaling around 5.6 million dollars yearly, with the federal government providing roughly half. The average check is 14.65 dollars monthly, with a top 25 dollars.
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Iowa Daily Press Bureau
ES Moines
Byron G. Allen
Allen
State
Old Age Assistance Commission
Statehouse
Iowa
23 Iowa counties seek rural electrification loans
Des Moines Iowa M P Conway state railroad commission chairman said 23 counties have filed for federal rural electrification loans to bring electricity to about 20 000 farm homes. Total line mileage is estimated 350 to 400 miles per county with overall costs of eight to nine million dollars. Counties listed include Scott Muscatine Sioux Floyd Calhoun Webster Grundy Monona Crawford Carroll Greene Tama Benton Harrison Shelby Dallas Madison Wapello Lee Louisa Cedar Clinton and Jackson.
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Des Moines
M. P. Conway
State Railroad Commission
Iowa
Commission
Federal Rural Electrification Administration
Washington
Conway
Scott
Muscatine
Sioux
Floyd
Calhoun
Webster
Grundy
Monona
Crawford
Carroll
Greene
Tama
Benton
Harrison
Shelby
Dallas
Madison
Wapello
Lee
Louisa
Cedar
Clinton
Jackson
Deckhand Drowns As Towboat Docks in Missouri River
Peter J. Langkamp of Dubuque Indiana, a deck hand on the towboat John W Weekes, drowned in the Mississippi River at St. Louis while preparing to dock after a downstream trip. He removed his life belt and fell in while throwing a line to secure the vessel and was swept under the barges.
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ST. Louis
Peter J. Langkamp
Dubuque
Federal Barge Lines
John W. Weekes
Mississippi
Langkamp
Military training praised as educational by Iowa leaders
President Eugene A. Gilmore of the University of Iowa called military training one of the most valuable educational agencies. Gov. Clyde L. Herring urged restoring faculty salary cuts. Major Gen. Frank C. Bolles and Col. George F. Dailey joined the remarks during the Gover nor's day luncheon and a review of the cadet regiment of more than 1,200.
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Iowa
University of Iowa
Clyde L. Herring
Eugene A. Gilmore
University
Frank C. Bolles
Omaha
Seventh Corps
Catherine Nacke
Marshalltown
University Cadet Corps
George F. Dailey
Herring
Iowa Real Estate Taxes Rise Over Relief Fund Split
Rep. Lloyd Thurston of Iowa criticizes federal relief fund distribution, claiming Iowa paid 40 to 50 percent of relief costs while others paid little. He notes Iowa real estate taxes would rise 12 to 18 percent next year to cover what he calls an unfair division. Thurston advocates a 20 to 25 percent state contribution as fair nationwide.
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Washington
Lloyd Thurston
Iowa
Congressional Record
Thurston
Body of missing Iowa woman found near Fraser
The body of Jane Ward an 80 year old Boone woman missing since November was found Saturday near Fraser by Roy Anderson who was mushrooming. Sheriff Fred Wilkins said she likely wandered from the interurban station and died of exposure.
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Boone (Ap
Jane Ward
Boone
Fraser
Roy Anderson
Miss Ward
Fred Wilkins
Blacksmith Sues County Over Horse Kick Injury
Peter L. Haas a Delhi blacksmith files in district court against Delaware county seeking 4792.77 damages for injuries from a county owned horse kicked him on December 4 1934 causing a broken knee and life long disability state a petition.
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Manchester
Peter L. Haas
Delhi
Delaware County
Haas
Frank Grapes
Phi Psi First At Iowa to Own Debt-Free Fraternity House
At the University of Iowa Phi Kappa Psi celebrated paying off its mortgage on the chapter house making it debt free. The house built in 1917 was financed by a mortgage of 16 000 dollars and fully paid by 1930 with remodels funded separately. The celebration followed a mortgage burning ceremony as other fraternities faced loans and building booms in the late 1920s.
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Phi Psi Fraternity
University of Iowa
Burns
Iowa City
Phi Kappa Psi
Phi Psis
Phi Psi
Frank Turner
Corning
Robert Lamson
Cedar Rapids
Dick Westerfield
Robert Waples
George Nagle
Madge Bock
Linville Warns Of Heavy Taxes Under Democrats
Cedar Rapids Republican US Senate candidate Guy Linville warned in Mapleton that Democratic rule at state and federal levels would bring higher taxes. He cited Iowa tax increases and argued wage earners and small businesses could be squeezed as public debt grows.
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Linville
Gazette
Mapleton
la Follette
Iowa Farm Distillery to Process Crops into Power Alcohol
Fort Dodge based Farm Production Distillery filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state. The firm plans to turn farm crops into power alcohol to be blended with gasoline for motor fuel. Capital stock is 200000 dollars, split evenly between common and preferred, with 20000 shares at 10 dollars each. W. P. Daugherty of Mitchell South Dakota is president and C. R. Daugherty of Mitchell is secretary.
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Des Moines
Farm Production Distillery Corporation of
Fort Dodge
Secretary of State
W. P. Daugherty
Mitchell
S. D
C. R. Daugherty
Iowa City Woman Attacked By Hog
Mrs Albert Anton of Iowa City was attacked by a sow while gathering asparagus in her father’s orchard Friday night. She suffered deep arm lacerations and about twenty skin abrasions but is reported recovering.
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Iowa City
Albert Anton
Anton
Polk Prosecutor Denounces Parole Release Of Hines
Polk County Attorney Carl A. Burkman condemned the parole board for releasing Jack Hines who served four years of a 30 year term for shooting a detective. He said he will ask J Edgar Hoover to investigate and noted no consultation occurred with his office or Judge Loy Ladd. Local officials call for tightening parole rules and possible state association actions.
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Des Moines
Polk County
Carl A. Burkman
State Parole Board
Burkman
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Investigation Bureau
Jack Hines
Oran Pape
Joe Loehr
Hines
Parole Board
Hoover
Department of Justice
Investigation Bureau
Federal Department of Justice
Loy Ladd
State Board
Clint Knee
Adel
State Sheriffs’ Association
Iowa
State Sheriffs
Witness links Jack Hines to 1931 Ely bank robbery case
The Ely bank robbery case may implicate Jack Hines known as Jack Traynor after a 1932 prison statement he gave to authorities implicated him and two others at large. No charges were filed due to a five year Linn county statute of limitations and state parole official Frank Carroll indicated no recollection of Hines in parole records.
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Jack Hines
Jack Traynor
Ely Trust and Savings Bank
Joseph A. Petrus
Ray Scott
Hines
James H. Smith
Glen L. Schmidt
State Bureau of Investigation
G. K. Thompson
Larry Condon
Linn
Ely
Frank M. Carroll
Des Moines
State Board of Parole
Ely Bank
State Board
Couple At Onslow Celebrate 60th Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Koon marked their fiftieth wedding anniversary at home in Onslow. Married May 9, 1886, they once lived near Maquoketa with roots tracing to the Koon family farm in Clinton county. They moved to Onslow in 1925 where Mr. Koon runs a hardware business. Children Walter, Wilmer, and Cecil, plus five grandchildren, attended a six thirty dinner and afternoon calls.
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Onslow
Henry Koon
Koon
Koons
Onslaw
Walter
Wilmer
Mapleton
Cecil
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Estates Pay Inheritance Taxes Saturday
Nine Iowa estates paid the state treasurer $8,206 in inheritance taxes. Notable returns include John Smith of Fort Dodge with $142 on $1,376 valuation, John H. Kahler of Clinton $229 on $4,596, Gertrude Williams of Black Hawk County $874 on $8,744, and William G. Couch of Marion $1,378 on $17,718.
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Des Moines
Iowa
John Smith
Fort Dodge
John H. Kahler
Clinton
Gertrude Williams
William G. Couch
Marion
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Vinton Control Board
Barney Allen
Action On Pensions
George Mills
Iowa Club
E. R. Meredith
Ames
Pocahontas County
State Senate
Senate
Fred Gilchrist
Joe Allen
Barney
Gilmore
West Liberty
Whistler
The
Rachel Forsyth
First Presbyterian Church
Forsyth
Virginia
Coldierstown
West Branch
L. H. Forsyth
Blacksmith Sues County
Don Durian
Iowa Company
Power Alcohol
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