No Kitty Split In State Liquor Truck Contract
Des Moines reports no charges of a kitty in the state liquor commission trucking deal. The Brady Trucking Co. of Fort Dodge won the one year contract at 21 cents a case, replacing the 29 cent rate amid reform scrutiny. White Line and Merchants bids ranged around 23.9 to 25 cents. The arrangement saves about 40,000 dollars yearly.
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Des Moines
INL
State Liquor Commission
B. E. Manley
Brady Trucking Company
Fort Dodge
White Line Trucking Company
Merchants Transfer Company
White Line
Merchants
Delhi Farmer Pinned Under Tractor. Dog Brings Help
Delhi farmer Hubert Grapes suffered severe cuts and bruises when his tractor slid into a twelve foot embankment on his west Delhi farm. X rays showed no broken bones but internal injuries could not be determined. A dog alerted a nearby farmer after an hour, drawing Ray Glen to the scene where Grapes remained conscious on the field.
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The
Delhi
Hubert Grapes
Ray Glen
Mr. Grapes
Receive Bids On East Iowa Highway Projects
The Iowa state highway commission announced low bidders on sixteen eastern Iowa road projects and rejected bids on nine others. Concrete Materials Co. and Northern Gravel Co. submitted the lowest bids for multiple maintenance resurfacing jobs across Benton Cedar Delaware Johnson Linn Jones counties with various mileage figures and project totals.
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AMES
Iowa State Highway Commission
Iowa
Benton County
Concrete Materials Co
Cedar Rapids
Cedar
Northern Gravel Co
Muscatine
Clayton
Delaware
Johnson-Linn
Jones
Memorial service and commencement events in Earlville area
Earlville holds its Union Memorial Sunday service at the Earlville Methodist church with Rev. H. H. Palmer delivering the address. Earlville high school graduates include Helen Hunt Roger Hahn Lucille Dettbarn Lloyd Wellman and others in Friday’s commencement. Dr. F L Rabe dies after illness. funeral Thursday in his home with Rev. Gordon Smith officiating and burial at Monticello. He was born in 1852 in Bromberg Germany and practiced medicine for decades before moving to London in 1918. He leaves a wife and adopted daughter Echo Rabe Hall.
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Earlville
Union Memorial
Earlville Methodist Church
H. H. Palmer
Earlville High School
Helen Hunt
Roger Hahn
Lucille Dettbarn
Lloyd Wellman
Mildred Gerdes
William O’brien
Marion Schaller
Forrest Diesch
Hazel Zaar
Marjorie Luense
Hope Clute
Junior Carty
Mary Rogers
Vivian Rogers
Irma Davey
Marshalltown
Amelia Schoenhut
Peoria
University of Iowa
London
Echo Rabe Hall
Los Angeles
Calif
Lisbon Girl to Wed Vera Yates to Wed Glen Andreas
The Rev. Mr and Mrs Joseph Yates of Lisbon announce the engagement of their daughter Vera Yates to Glen Andreas son of Mr and Mrs R P Andreas of Lisbon. The wedding is set for June 23 at the Lisbon Methodist Episcopal church with Rev Yates officiating. Vera Yates graduates in June from Cornell college. Andreas is a member of the Honeymead Products company firm.
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Joseph Yates
Lisbon
Vera Yates
Glen Andreas
R. P. Andreas
Methodist Episcopal Church
Yates
Miss Yates
Cornell College
Andreas
Honeymead Products Company
State Officials Attend Mason City Safety Day Event
State officials and safety leaders from Iowa attend Mason City's Safety Day observance. The program includes a noon peace officers conference, a parade, and raising the Cerro Gordo county safety council flag. Gov. Kraschel, Attorney General Mitchell, and Hugo Wallace plus other dignitaries speak. The flag flies full staff unless a fatal accident occurs, then it lowers and half staff for 24 hours, with a June No Accident campaign flag also launched.
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Mason City
Iowa
Cerro Gordo County
W. Earl Hall
Iowa State Safety Council
MacNider To Speak At Luther College Graduation
Mason City’s Hanford MacNider will deliver the commencement address for Luther College at Decorah. The week features a concert by the Luther College Band under Dr. Carlo Sperati, a baccalaureate sermon by Dr. L M Gimmestad, a baseball game with Upper Iowa, and alumni events before the 8 p m commencement in the gymnasium.
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Decorah
Luther College
Carlo A. Sperati
L. M. Gimmestad
Orfordville
Wis
Upper Iowa
C. K. Preus Gymnasium
Preus Gymnasium
Hanford MacNider
Mason City
Memorial day address to be given by Rev. J H Krenmyre
The Rev J H Krenmyre of Montezuma will deliver the Memorial Day address in North English this Sunday.
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J. H. Krenmyre
Montezuma
Marion Man Heads Lions Club Group
Iowa Lions clubs wrapped up the twentieth state convention in Muscatine with plans for the 1938 gathering in Council Bluffs. District governors elected include Charles Weaver Mason City 9A W C Sheets Marion 9B John Handa Sioux City 9C and C F Olson Town City as district deputy governor 9B. Robert Hendon Des Moines FBI agent spoke Tuesday and Alexander T Wells New York Lions International third vice president gave the banquet address.
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Muscatine
Iowa Lions Clubs
Council Bluffs
Charles Weaver
Mason City
W. C. Sheets
Marion
John Handa
Sioux City
C. F. Olson
Town City
Robert Hendon
Des Moines
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Alexander T. Wells
New York
Lions International
Chicago Band To Lead 1000-Piece Civic Festival
Chicago band leader Captain Jay M. Sawyer will bring a 90 piece Lindblom school ensemble to Central City for two concerts June 13 at the eastern Iowa festival. A mass band of 1000 will close the evening program at the fairgrounds with noon and 8 pm performances.
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Central City
Jay M. Sawyer
Chicago
Lindblom
Cental City
Central City Chamber of Commerce
Iowa
H. M. Gage
Coe College
Linn County Archery Club
Fairgrounds
Central City Band
Chamber of Commercé
George W. Hansen
M. M. Mills
Flower S. Phillips
M. M. Filloon
Stephen J. Kucera
Prairieburg
James H. Smith
Cedar Rapids
Fred C. Henson
The
Ruth Messenger Signs To Teach At Cornell
Ruth Messenger of Iowa City English instructor at Iowa City High School has been hired as English instructor at Cornell College to fill a vacancy from Lois Taylor Hendersons marriage. A 1929 Cornell graduate now pursuing a master’s at the University of Iowa she taught six years at Algona High and two at Iowa City. Messenger majored in English at Cornell and joins Phi Beta Kappa. her prose and verse have appeared in The Husk, Literary Digest and College Humor. Her poems were included in anthologies and Cornell college verse volumes. She has directed plays supervised school newspapers and edited student prose and verse publications, fostering creative writing among students.
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Gazette
Mount Vernon
Ruth Messenger
Iowa City
Cornell College
Lois Taylor Henderson
Miss Messenger
University of Iowa
Algona High School
Cornell
Phi Beta Kappa
Iowa
Husk
Literary Digest
English Club
the Husk
Clyde Tull
Errors In Driver's Licenses Irk Iowa Official Wallace
Des Moines report on Lew Wallace of the motor vehicle department listing main errors in license applications. He notes 13 common mistakes, from renewal mismatches to unsigned checks, with stamps and photostatic procedures under preparation as the process speeds toward issuing first licenses.
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Des Moines
INS
Statehouse
Lew Wallace
Motor Vehicle Department
Wallace
Iowa
D. S
O. K
N. G. Kraschel
O'Brian
Valentine
Wegman
Storms
Iowa City cab driver held after holdup report
Walter Ellis, a local cab driver, claims he was robbed of $300 by a masked man who summoned a cab. Police found three half-pints of alcohol and a case of whisky in the cab. Ellis held without bond, likely to be charged with illegal transportation of liquor.
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Iowa City
Walter Ellis
Ellis
Art Schnoebelen
Robbery in Cab Reported as Driver Describes Gun Threat
A cab driver recounts a robbery after a man masked with a handkerchief entered the vehicle and, at gunpoint, forced him to surrender his money. Police investigate the incident and seek leads from witnesses.
Amana basket maker Ludwig Dietrich dies at 85
Amana resident Ludwig Dietrich aged 85 died here Tuesday. Born in Orfeffshau sen Hessia he was famed for producing Amana willow baskets. His wife Gretchen and son Louis preceded him in death in 1911. Private funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon.
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Amana
Ludwig Dietrich
Mr. Dietrich
Orfeffshausen
Hessia
Gretchen
Louis
Dietrich
Downpours Hit North and Central Iowa Causing Local Floods
Heavy showers totaling up to 2% inches moved through northern and central Iowa Tuesday night. Rain caused crop damage in places while rivers rose across the state but officials said no major floods were imminent.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Raccoon
Walter Beerman
Paullina
Correctionville
Floyd
Big Sioux
Sioux City
Akron
Floyd River
James
Storm Lake
Pocahontas
Ottumwa
Osceola
Mount Ayr
I Like Your Nerve staged by St. John's students
Principal characters are played by Marieris Fleming Robert Oehler and Marjorie Fleming in the three act comedy I Like Your Nerve by Katharine Kavanaugh. The St. John's high school performance is scheduled for May 30 at 8 p.m. in the parish hall.
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the Gazette
Ryan
Robert Oehler
Marjorie Fleming
Katharine Kavanaugh
St. John's School
Fragmented OCR Numbers Report
Summary cannot be derived from the scattered numeric OCR fragment. The readable items include place names such as Keokuk Lamont Sioux City Town Falls Dubuque Davenport Omaha Rockwell City Chariton and numbers 1.48 1.15 1.47 22 17 30 148 63 92. The fragment lacks a coherent event or context to describe.
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Keokuk
Lamont
Sioux City
Charles City
Town Falls
Dubuque
Davenport
Omaha
Rockwell City
Chariton
Belle Plaine honors death of longtime city official E N Brown
E N Brown age 76 Belle Plaine city clerk and engineer dies of heart ailment at 10 15 p m Tuesday after a week out of work. Born in Delavan Wis he moved to Belle Plaine in 1865 and graduated from Iowa University in 1883. Surviving wife Julia Chaney and three sons Elwyn Dean Willis funeral Friday 2 30 at Driscoll chapel with Masonic lodge officiating.
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Belle Plaine
E. N. Brown
Delavan
Wis
University of Iowa
Brown
Congregational Church
Royal Arch Masons and Commandery
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Julia Chaney
Elwyn
Dean
Willis
Driscoll Chapel
A. C. Walker
Masonic Lodge
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Conoco
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Best Oil and Fuel Company Distributors
P. L. McCalley
R. C. McCalley
Balik
Cedar Oil Company
Johnson Grocery
Mashek Grocery
Pauba
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Walcott Service Station Co
Dye Garage
Marion Kremer
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Martin
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Tom Kelley
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