Union Official Found Guilty of Conspiracy
Des Moines AP Carl Keul a Truck Drivers union official was found guilty in district court of conspiracy He faces a possible sentence up to three years in the state penitentiary Judge Lou Ladd set the sentencing for June 25 The case centers on alleged union pressure to control business operations of Mercer Nicholson a Des Moines truck line operator Keul former business agent Local 90 AFL testified the union grew from 100 to 3000 members with annual income about 80000 and said he acted within his authority The indictment also named Leo Quinn Joe Keul Walter Watson and Ted Beebe as co defendants
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DES Moines
Carl Keul
Truck Drivers Union
Keul
AFL
Mercer Nicholson
Lou Ladd
Keut
Nicholson
Midwest
International Truckers and Teamsters Union
Leo Quinn
Joe Keul
Walter Watson
Ted Beebe
Iowa Cities Spend More on Health, Less on Parks and Streets
Iowa Taxpayers association reports for 44 cities with 5000 plus population showing health department operating costs rose to 835 009 from 818 706 while park and street spending fell. Per person costs declined across health park and street services with Sioux City Des Moines Cedar Rapids Newton Ames Perry Decorah and others highlighted for varying rates.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Iowa Taxpayers Association
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Newton
Ames
Fort Madison
Keokuk
Perry
Decorah
Davenport
Webster City
Albia
Fort Dodge
Centerville
Oclwein
Marshalltown
Damage suit filed over fatal January auto crash
Forest G. Peck of La Porte City seeks $15,000 damages on two counts from C. L. Bright executor of W. H. Gissell’s estate after a head on collision one mile south of Indianola January 25. Gissell, 69, long time Hazleton and Independence resident, had been returning from California with Mr and Mrs Peck.
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Gstte
West Union
Forest G. Peck
la Porte City
C. L. Bright
W. H. Gissell
Gissell
Peck
Indianola
California
Hazleton
Independence
Buchanan County
Iowa Capitol Beauty Sparks Bemused Debate Nationwide
Frank T. Nye profiles Hazel Alford who handles visitor questions at the Iowa Capitol rotunda. Despite Life magazine calling the building a monstrosity, locals defend its beauty noting the gold dome and stately design. Alford guides about 300 visitors daily and explains the gold leaf atop the dome and the capitol’s dimensions and materials.
Escaped Iowa Convict Fatally Shot in Missouri
Wallace Benton 24, who escaped a Woodward prison camp, was killed by police in a chase after abandoning a stolen car in New Franklin Missouri. Patrolman Vaughn Halen identified the suspect. An inquest is planned. Benton and fellow escapee Robert Reese 32 remain at large.
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Columbia
Iowa
Woodward
Vaughn Halen
Wallace Benton
Hulen
Benton
New Franklin
Edwin Do. Orr
Iowa State Reformatory
Anamosa
Montezuma
Robert Reese
Sioux City
Sheaffer Company Declares Record Bonus for 1500 Employees
Fort Madison AP The Sheaffer Pen company will pay more than 1500 employees a June 27 profit sharing bonus equal to 170 percent of six months wages ending May 31. President C R Sheaffer says this bonus is a reward for efficiency, not charity. The previous high was 15 percent across eleven payments.
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Fort Madison
Sheaffer Pen Company
C. R. Sheaffer
Ames Named For Railroad Owner Oakes Ames
Ames grew from a college farm site in Story County Iowa near Des Moines. Mrs Cynthia Duff bought the land in 1864 for John S Blair who planned a depot for the Cedar Rapids and Missouri railroad later North Western. The town was called College Farm until 1866 when Blair renamed it Ames after Oakes Ames.
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AMES
Story County
Des Moines
Cynthia Duff
John S. Blair
Cedar Rapids and Missouri Railroad
The
North Western
College Farm
State Agricultural College
Model Farm
Blair
Oakes Ames
Cedar Rapids Man Elected B'nai B'rith Council Officers
The eastern Iowa Council of B'nai B'rith chose Meyer Zuckerman of Dubuque as president Lou Shulman of Iowa City as vice president Jules Gerlich of Dubuque as secretary Sam Richer of Mason City as treasurer and Sam Cohen of Cedar Rapids as general committeeman.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Testimonial Dinner Honors Dr. Steindler at Iowa City
More than 200 reservations attend a testimonial dinner for Dr. Arthur Steindler honoring 28 years of service at University of Iowa Hospital. Noted toasts include Dean Ewen Mac Ewen and Robert Neff with many former staff members speaking.
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Iowa City
Robert V. Funsten
Arthur Steindler
University of Iowa Orthopedic
Virginia
Steindler
University Hospital
Ewen M. MacEwen
College of Medicine
Robert Neff
St Joseph
William Hansa
Omaha
Neb
Thomas L. Waring
Memphis
Tenn
A. L. Shure
New Haven
Conn
H W. Orr
Lincoln
Nebr
Charles C. Thomas
Springfield 1
Virgil M. Hancher
University
Ed Stout Gains 40 Pounds During London Service
Edwin Stout, former AP reporter and Iowa native, visited Des Moines on vacation weighing 160 pounds after a wartime stay in London. He recounted close calls with bombs, shelter habits, and resilience of Britons who refuse to quit despite heavy bombardment.
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Ed Stout
London
DES Moines
Edwin Stout
Associated Press
Stout
Statehouse
Europe
England
Alumni banquet elects officers in La Porte City
Officers were elected at the Alumni banquet with Marion Tutt as president and Mrs. Donald Bing as vice president. Elsie Kuhns is secretary and C A Brust treasurer. About 250 attended. awards honored the class of 1940 and oldest graduates. notable recipients included Mrs. E E Triem, George Banger, Robert Brandt of Seattle, and Thomas Elliott with six in the largest family. Dinner by Methodist church ladies followed by dancing.
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LA Porte City
Marion Tutt
Donald Bing
Elsie Kuhns
C. A. Brust
E. E. Triem
George Banger
Robert Brandt
Seattle
Wash
Thomas Elliott
Iowa April Retail Sales Show Upturn
Washington reports Iowa independent retailers rose 14 percent in April 1941 from April 1940 based on 822 stores excluding department stores. Department stores up 18 percent. for January–April, department stores up 7 percent and other lines up 13 percent. Des Moines up 12 percent. Cedar Rapids 23 percent. Davenport 20 percent. Sioux City 5 percent. Total Iowa April sales hit 7,060,576 dollars.
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Washington
Iowa
Vergil D. Reed
Census Bureau
Reed
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Sioux City
Lenox College Commercial Head Soren Tiansen Resigns
Soren M. Christiansen who led Lenox College's commercial department for two years has resigned.
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Hopkinton
Soren M. Christiansen
Lenox College
Iowa Lawyer-Tied Ruling On Liquor Seals Sparks Debate
The Iowa attorney general's office debated whether the state printing board or the liquor control commission holds contract power for liquor seals. The printing board, with John M. Rankin as a member, awarded the contract to Consolidated Decal Company of Brooklyn. A Washington visit and comments on national politics follow, noting southern influence and tax dynamics affecting tobacco and southern Democrats.
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Frank T Nye
Towa Daily Press
D*s Moines
John M. Rankin
Towa
State Printing Board
Liquor Control Commission
Charles Woodruff longtime rail worker dies in New Jersey
Charles Woodruff age 70 formerly of Marion and longtime Milwaukee railroad employee died Sunday in Rahway New Jersey after a long illness. He spent 45 years with the railroad mainly in Milwaukee and later in Marion Savanna where he lived the last five years. Born in Rockwood Michigan in 1869 he is survived by two sons Howard of Westfield New Jersey and Lawrence of New Brunswick New Jersey one sister and three brothers all in Michigan. Funeral services will be at Yocom funeral home Marion Wednesday at 11 am with burial in Marion cemetery. The body will arrive in Marion Tuesday afternoon. He belonged to El Kahir temple Shrine Cedar Rapids.
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Charles Woodruff
Marion
Milwaukee Railroad
Rahway
N. J
Railroad
Milwaukee
Savanna
Savana
Rockwood
Mich
Howard
Westfield
Lawrence
New Brunswick
Michigan
Yocom Funeral Home
Woodruff
el Kahir Temple of the Shrine
Cedar Rapids
Seniors Hear Swisher Deliver Baccalaureate
The Rev. Ray mond C. Swisher preached on The Power of the Ideal at the high school baccalaureate service at the Methodist church based on Daniel 1 8. He urged youth to pursue eternal progress and align with worthwhile causes.
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Raymond C. Swisher
Congregational Church
Methodist Church
Daniel
Dr. Swisher
Mrs Ray Barnes Injured When Motorcycle Struck By Car
Mrs Ray Barnes sustained injuries to her right arm Sunday noon after her motorcycle was forced toward the south curb at First Avenue and Fifth Street SE Cedar Rapids when a car cut in. She received treatment at a local doctor's office.
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Ray Barnes
First Avenue
Fifth Street
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids drivers fined for traffic violations
Harold Grimm of Cedar Rapids was fined $1 and costs for passing a stop sign at Seventh avenue and Eleventh street. Wilfred Lang of Cedar Rapids faced reckless driving charges and was fined $25 and costs in Mayor John C. Mullin's court. Both arrests were made Sunday.
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Harold Grimm
Cedar Rapids
Seventh Avenue
Eleventh Street
Wilfred Lang
John C. Mullin
Funeral Services for James W Woods Held at Yocom Chapel
Funeral rites conducted Sunday afternoon by Rev C V De Jong at Yocom chapel for James W Woods burial in Oakee cemetery. Pallbearers included W Sebern R N Fitzgerald W G Neill and Arthur Taube. Out of town relatives from Solon and Cedar Rapids attended.
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Yocom Chapel
C V. R. de Jong
Oakee Cemetery
W. Sebern
R. N. Fitzgerald
W. G. Neill
Arthur Taube
Charles Hakes
Donna
Solon
William McDonald
James
Ida Hoglan
Cedar Rapids
Marion social rounds and club notices from local area
Families from Moline and Boone relocate to 814 Ninth Avenue Marion. Tuck a Stitch club hosts May breakfast at Thomas Park. Christian church Sunbeam class wiener roast for Barbara Miller’s eleventh birthday. Madeline Buckner visits from Anamosa. Witt Riley and Francis Damon visit Marion Golf Club. Marion Lions host joint dinner with neighboring clubs at Palisades Kepler park. Cheerful Companions study group postponed to June 3. Blanche Hamm returns for summer with Hamm family.
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Christian Church Sunbeam
Barbara Miller
Joe Walker
Marion Lions Club
Williamsburg
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Anamosa
Mount Vernon
Palisades-Kepler State Park
Cheerful Companions
The
Christian Church
False arrest judgment at Lone Tree appealed
Des Moines reports the Lone Tree Farmer's Exchange led by F H Lenz and Frank Hoskins appealed to the Iowa Supreme Court from a Johnson county district court ruling that ordered Vernon Halligan of Lone Tree to pay damages after a false arrest claim. Halligan sought 2325 dollars in damages plus 2000 punitive and 1525 awarded by a Johnson county jury after arrest on April 17 1939 and charges of larceny were dismissed May 17 1939.
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Des Moines
INS
Lone Tree Farmer's Exchange
F. H. Lenz
Frank Hoskins
Iowa Supreme Court
Johnson County
Vernon Halligan
Lone Tree
Halligan
Liquor Seal Deal Approved By Board
The Iowa state printing board voted 3 to 2 to sign a contract with Consolidated Decalcomania of Brooklyn for liquor seals at 83 cents per thousand. The earlier 4 to 1 approval was revisited amid authority questions. Gov. Wilson and the liquor commission had favored cheaper seals from Wallace Homestead of Des Moines at 63.14 cents.
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George A Wilson
The
Printing Board
Consolidated Decalcomania Corp
Brooklyn
N. Y
Des Moines
INS
State Printing Board
Consolidated Decalcomania_ corporation
Brooklyn Concern
Hicks
Walter Sharp
Burlington
Former Iowa Legislator Dies At Home In Harlan
Dr. ELA Moore 68 a Harlan physician and surgeon and former Iowa legislator died of a heart attack at his home Sunday He served as a Democratic leader in the house for three terms from 1934 A native of Washington Iowa he studied in public schools and graduated in 1901 from Creighton University Medical School in Omaha Neb He is survived by his widow a son Rex Moore a daughter Mrs C F Peck and a brother Dr Morris Moore of Walnut Iowa.
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Ela Moore
Iowa
Moore
House
Washington
Bas
Creighton University
Omaha
Neb
Rex Moore
C.F. Peck
Morris Moore
Walnut
Guy Smith Leaves Hospital for Iowa Return
Guy Smith chairman of the Iowa AAA, convalescing from a kidney ailment, prepared to leave Illinois Masonic hospital Monday and return by train to Russell, Iowa. He fell ill May 20 while attending a regional farm conference in Chicago and planned to rest several days before resuming duties in Des Moines.
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Chicago
Guy Smith
Iowa Aaa
Ilinois Masonic Hospital
Russell
Des Moines
Smith
Hubbard couple leases El don Forum from longtime editors
Mrs. Ethel Hill Rowley of Hubbard and her son in law Carl J. Lighter of Belle Plaine lease the El don Forum from Vera E. Hollen and James A. Hollen who had edited the publication since 1922.
Jap Troops Seize U S Materials At Indo-Chinese Port
Japanese soldiers breached two Haiphong warehouses and seized 10 million dollars worth of goods belonging to the Far Eastern Trading company and the North American Syndicate. The items had been blocked from reaching the central Chinese government, with Tokyo insisting the firms masked Chinese ownership. Despite American consul Charles Reed's efforts, Indo-Chinese authorities were urged to hand over the goods. After a 7 p.m. deadline passed, the Japanese moved the merchandise onto seven freighters awaiting at Haiphong.
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Hanoi
Indo-China
Haiphong
United States
Far Eastern Trading Company
Charles Reed
Far Easter Trading Company
Reed
R A F Attacks Ships Off Dutch German Danish Coasts
British daylight patrols attacked shipping off the Dutch German and Danish coasts. A direct hit set a 6,000 ton vessel ablaze and it blew up while a 4,000 ton ship was enveloped in smoke, according to the air ministry.
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London
Air Ministry
Bowen Rites Held for John Erwen Bowen in Vinton
Funeral services were held Monday at Alcorn and Holland chapel for John Erwen Bowen 72 of Vinton who died Saturday Rev William Caldwell officiated Bowen born in Vinton son of William H and Mrs Bowen he is survived by a sister Mrs J B Huskey of Cedar Rapids two nieces Ruth Belfield of Vinton and Mrs Wallace Neve of Garrison and a grand-niece Ada Belfield of Vinton
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Vinton
Alcorn and Holland
William Caldwell
John Erwen Bowen
Mr. Bowen
William H Bowen
J. B. Huskey
Cedar Rapids
Ruth Belfield
Wallace Neve
Garrison
Ada Belefield
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