Herring and Wallace in Play for Vice Presidential Bid
Iowa senator Clyde L. Herring is linked to a 1940 Democratic vice presidential bid as analysts note a strategy tying his gains to Wallace delegates. They cite his New York speech against New Deal labor policy and Garner-era quid pro quo history, suggesting a conservative appeal to rally anti New Deal sentiment.
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BE. P. Chase
Iowa Daily Press Assn
Washington
D. C
Iowa
Clyde L. Herring
New York City
New York
Garner
Herring
Town
Democratic Party
Wallace
Roosevelt
Agriculture Needs . John L. Lewis, Says Harrington
Rep. Vincent Harrington argues in Congress that the U S should import German steel for ships and government buildings to save money and protect domestic producers. He cites 1937 tariff steps and laments lack of similar safeguards for agriculture amid inbound Polish hams and Argentine corned beef and fats. Special to The Gazette Clermont high school girls trio to Minneapolis for regional music contest after superior Iowa City state rating.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Navy
Vincent F. Harrington
House
John L. Lewis
United States Steel Trust
John L Lewis
Iowa
the Gazette
Clermont
Clermont High School
Minneapolis
Iowa City
Clermont Girls’ Glee Club
Monona Girl To Be Married On May 28
Monona Mr and Mrs Hugo Pape announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter Lillian to Glenn A Rydalch of Burley Idaho. The ceremony will be in the Lutheran church on May 28. Miss Pape is assistant office manager at Equitable Life of Iowa in Mason City. Mr Rydalch is manager of the Piggly Wiggly in Marshalltown.
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Gazette
Monona
Hugo Pape
Lillian
Glenn A Rydateh
Jethro Rydualeh
Burley
Idaho
Miss Pape
Equitable Life of Iowa Insurance Company
Mason City
Rydalch
Piggly Wiggly
Marshalltown
Cross burned at Kappa Kappa Gamma house in Iowa City
Firemen labeled the incident a college prank after a five foot wooden cross saturated with gasoline was set ablaze on the front lawn of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority house on a Tuesday night. The residents said they were unaware of the cross before it suddenly burst into flame.
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Iowa City
Kappa Kappa Gamma_ sorority
Luana Students to Tour State Hospital at Independence
The Luana high school juniors and seniors will make a Thursday tour of the state hospital in Independence, visiting the facility to learn about its operations and services.
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Luana
Luana High School
State Hospital
Independence
Fingerprint Checks Proposed by Iowa Officials
Des Moines AP reports a plan to have check casters provide fingerprints to deter forgers. Sheriff M G Mamminga of Grundy County proposed the system, backed by R W Nebergall of the Criminal Investigation Division, who says it could deter professional forgers and aid honest cashing of checks. A poster bearing the concept would urge fingerprinting when presenting a check, though the exact word fingerprinting would not appear.
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Des Moines
State Division of Criminal Investigation
M G. Mamminga
Grundy County
R W. Nebergall
State Department of Public Safety
Nebergall
Mamminga
Funeral services for Mrs Christine Chase in Independence
Funeral services for 59 year old Christine Chase, née Klammer, a former Independence resident who died in Mora Minnesota, will be held at Heege's chapel with Rev Gerhard Bunge officiating. She was born December 3 1879 in Westgate and survived by a sister Bertha in Panama and brothers Fred Klammer in Mora and AC Klammer in Frankenmuth Michigan.
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Independence
Christine Chase
Mora
Minn
Heege
Gerhard Bunge
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Christine Klammer
Westgate
F. F
Louise Klammer
George Chase
Bertha
Panama
Fred Klammer
AC. Klammer
Frankenmuth
Mich
Amana bread truck driver dead in Highway 199 crash
Herbert Moershel, 46, an Amana bread truck driver, died after his truck hit a car driven by Nelda Schlue on Highway 199 near Van Horne. Schlue and Mrs Cora Woltersdorf were mildly injured. coroner Burrows is considering an inquest. Moershel is survived by his wife and two children. private funeral services set for Thursday.
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Homestead
Herbert Moershel
Amana
Nelda Schlue
van Horne
Highway 199
Moershel
Cedar Rapids
J R. Burrows
Belle Plaine
Miss Schlue
Cora Woltersdorf
Burrows
Restoration Drive Aims At Fort Atkinson and Winneshiek
Decorah Iowa special report: the Greater Winneshiek league adopts an ambitious program to restore Fort Atkinson and 1840s Indian missions, mark defunct post offices and cemeteries, erect monuments to notable native-born individuals, preserve pioneer histories, roster Fort Atkinson service members, and place 10 to 12 foot Chief Winneshick statues along state and federal highways.
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Gazette
Decorah
Greater
Winneshiek League
Fort Atkinson
Winneshirk County
Winneshick
Wellman Seniors Present Three Act Comedy Friday
Wellman high school seniors stage the three act comedy Second Fiddle Friday evening under Miss Margaret Bedford's direction. Leading man Robert Martin and leading lady Virginia Gardner, a junior substituting for ill Lillian Bell, head the cast alongside Maxine Adams Marian Durst Cedric Olin Helen Ruth Durian Ferne Oldfield Virginia Stricker and Robert Miller.
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Gazette
Wellman
Wellman High School
Margaret Bedford
Robert Martin
Virginia Gardner
Miss Gardner
Lillian Bell
Maxine Adams
Marian Durst
Cedric Olin
Helen Ruth Durian
Ferne Oldfield
Virginia Stricker
Robert Miller
Wrecking Work Advances On Cedar River Route
Work progresses on tearing out bridges over the Cedar and Wapsie rivers between Nichols and Muscatine. Rails and ties are being hauled away as the railroad wrecking proceeds.
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Nichols
Muscatine
Cedar
Wapsie
Torchbearers Play Set by Upper Iowa U Seniors
The Upper Iowa University senior class presents The Torchbearers by George Kelly on May 26. Director and lead actor Robert Graham of New Port, Mass, stars alongside Emma Meiners of Eitzen Minn. Other cast members include Irma Frucchte Margaret Campbell Roberta Proctor Sophus Peterson Forrest Moore Carl Lund Helen Moyer Robert Welch Lois Fargason and John Burke.
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Fayette
Upper Iowa University
George Kelly
Robert Graham
New Port
Mass
Emma Meiners
Eitzen
Minn
Irma Frucchte
Margaret Campbell
Roberta Proctor
Sophus Peterson
Forrest Moore
Carl Lund
Helen Moyer
Robert Welch
Lois Fargason
John Burke
Iowa City News Briefs Feature Court Ruling And Local Notices
A judge in district court found Leonard Robinson not guilty of theft of two wrist watches from a local jewelry store in 1938 after ruling the testimony of two alleged accomplices insufficient for conviction. 4-H roundup party for Iowa City youth and leaders set for Saturday night at the Cc oS hall. Robert Bokaney elected to represent University of Iowa Engineering students on Union Board. new members named from Iowa City and surrounding towns. Iowa City High School to present Peg O My Heart on May 25 and 26 with a large cast. The Farmers Loan and Trust Company will pay its final dividend of 43,692.08 to about 2,200 depositors Thursday, totaling 422,898.42 since the institution’s collapse.
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Iowa City
Leonard Robinson
Chicago
Harold D. Evans
Robinson
Johnson County
Thei
Cc Os
William Hunter
Donald Spencer
Dean Williams
Walter Winborn
Tialona
Robert Bokaney
Cedar Rapids
Associated Students of Engineering
University of Iowa
Edward McCloy
Jocelyn McRoberts
Columbus Junction
College of Commerce
Frederick A Quire
Kkanawha
College of Pharmacy
Fred R Schwin
Red Lodge
Mont
Iowa State Bank and Trust Company
Claims Farm Road Act Being Crippled
Des Moines reports Rep. Dewey E Goode accuses a cross party push to cripple the farm-to-market road act. He says funds are diverted to expensive county projects and that money can be used for trunk roads. The act reallocates state funds to secondary roads with federal matching.
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Claims Farm Road Act
Des Moines
Dewey E Goode
Bloomfield
Goode
Iowa
Kraschel
Highway Commission
Strawberry Point Motorist Is Fined
Tar box of Strawberry Point was fined $50 and costs after pleading guilty to leaving the scene of an accident without reporting. His car struck a machine driven by Burdette Peterson on Erie Ehne farm north of Manchester. Tarbox hitchhiked away and did not report the incident until Sunday morning. Peterson’s car repairs will be paid.
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Manchester
Percy FE
Tarbox
Strawberry Point
William J. Nieman
Burdette Peterson
Erie Ehne
Carl Anderson
Nieman Tarbox
Peterson
Brooklyn Couple Mark Golden Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Hugh Lang of Brooklyn celebrated their golden wedding with an open house on Monday. They married in Madison township by Rev I N Busby and ran a farm there before retiring to Brooklyn. Their daughter is Minnie and eight siblings attended, some visiting from California Idaho Washington and nearby communities.
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Brooklyn
Hugh Lang
Lang
Madison Township
I N Busby
Minnie
E W Wilkson
Altadena
Calif
H. E. Wilkson
Buhl
Idaho
Wilkson
Spokane
Wash
Jeanie Graham
Maggie Ormiston
Mary Wilson
Marshalltown
J. A Lang
Lizzie Brennimian
Mystery comedy in Lisbon by Helen Hines
Lisbon high school seniors stage a three act mystery comedy titled Mystery in the Library by Helen Hines of Cedar Rapids. The play features Gordon Rahn as the college president and Lowell Andreas as a former professor with a cast including Marvin Reynolds Geraldine Ronald Otto Kruse Joe Bova and others. Nichols Virgil Vetter recovers at home from a weekend auto accident.
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Lisbon
Helen Hines
Cedar Rapids
Lisbon High School
Gordon Rahn
Lowell Andreas
Marvin Reynolds
Geraldine Ronald
Otto Kruse
Joe Bova
Lee McHenry
Jean van de Berg
Jane Slater
Roberta Johnston
Bill
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Max Snyder
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Lillian Papl
Prapids
The
Winneshiek
Upper Iowa
Robent Graham Emma Meiners
Gordon Rihn
Virgil Vetter
Duvies
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J. C. Penney CO
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Lim
Hamilton Seed and Coal CO
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