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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 01, 1936

Page

7

Linn County Votes Face Record Turnout in 1936 Election

Linn County voters, over 40 000, in Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas eye a record turnout for the 1936 general election. The article details voting procedures, registration, polling hours, and the race slate for state senate, state representatives, county offices, and Cedar Rapids specific ballot propositions.

Linn County Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids Gazette Iowa Verne Marshall Gazette State House Marshall Clyde L. Herring United States Nels G. Kraschel the Gazette Des Moines Sioux City Robert M. Vesely Vesely Wesely Penningroth Congress Charles Penningroth George F. Buresh United States Senate Frank L. Williams Arthur Hoover Springville Raymond B. McConlogue Frank C. Byers Ira Edwards Farmer-Labor Wayne C. Boland Marley D. Clark John R. Gardner B. B. Hickenlooper Velma F. Burwinkle Roy Lange Luther A. Fuhrmeister Carrie Forsythe Milo J. Sedlacek Joseph W. Carberry Raymond Coward Edwin W. Lundquist Frank J. McCarthy Dempsy Jones J. M. Kovar Joseph Topinka James H. Smith E. J. Hawks Frank Healy G. K. Thompson Thomas Joseph Brady, Jr B. L. Knight Charles Mentzer

Local Races Include Churchill Reed Osborn Sheridan Fleming Taylor

Republican contenders Howard R Churchill and Almon S Reed face intraparty rivals while Democrat Constable Lee E Osborn and Hugh A Sheridan run in opposite lanes. Incumbents W J Fleming and John Taylor also seek reelection amid a crowded slate.

Howard R. Churchill Almon S. Reed Lee E. Osborn Hugh A. Sheridan W. J. Fleming John Taylor

McGregor CCC Camp to Stay Six More Months

Captain J A Whe Lan reports from Des Moines that the McGregor CCC camp will be continued for at least six months. The unit has worked in soil conservation within a 15 mile radius for three years, with 122 enrollees currently and 100 fewer than two years ago. Superintendent D C Poshusta leads the camp. An aside notes a method to craft a polishing cloth from velvet.

Mcgregor J. A. Whelan CCC Des Moines D. C. Poshusta

Million Dollar Life Insurance Offered Without Medical Exam

A St. Louis company announces a new method for $1,000,000 life insurance with no medical exam and payments delayed. Premiums are $1.00 monthly for five years then $2.00 for fifteen years, fully paid up later. Apply by mail for 10 days free inspection. age under 55 in good health.

St. Louis American Life & Accident Insurance

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