Analysis shows GOP alive in Iowa with 50 counties voting Republican
In Des Moines Iowa analysts note GOP gains in Congress despite FDR hold. Five of nine Iowa congressmen elected as Republicans win seats while 50 counties backed GOP in congressional races though Roosevelt carried statewide. Split voting remains common with about 200000 voters only voting in presidential years.
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Congress
Gov. Landon
Iowa
Roosevelt
William Allen White
Court House
Miller
Alex Miller
Kraschel
Guy Gillette
Average Cost of Iowa Votes in 1932 Election
Des Moines AP reports the average cost per Iowa vote in Tuesday's general election was about 22 cents. Total expenses include printing, judges and clerks, voting machines, absentee ballots, and registration costs. State auditor’s office estimates 1932 overall cost around 250000 dollars, up from 244000 last year.
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DES Moines
Iowa
C. J. Burns
State Auditor’s Office
Funeral services for Bart Young in Sigourney
Bart Young died of apoplexy at 68 in Sigourney. Funeral held at German Evangelical Church officiated by Rev. E. K. Schneider. Burial in West Cemetery where he had been sexton. Born in Burlington, moved to Keokuk county as a child. Married in 1901 to Sylvia Brandel. son Harold survives with wife. Also survived by two sisters Katheryn Wallerich and Frances Hinnah and four brothers Joe John Mike and Henry.
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Sigourney
Bart Young
German Evangelical Church
E. K. Schneider
West Cemetery
Young
Burlington
Keokuk County
Sylvia Brandel
Harold
Katheryn Wallerich
Frances Hinnah
Oskaloosa
Joe
Mount Pleasant
John
Mike
Henry
West Union Historical and Literary club opens year on Plato topic
The West Union Historical and Literary club, organized in 1880 as Iowa’s oldest men's study group, plans its year’s work Monday evening led by surviving charter member H. P. Hancock with the discussion on Plato. Fifteen members currently active with one vacancy from L. A. Steger’s move to Sac City. Members include Camp, Beall, Grimes, Rogers, Hancock, Meyer, Brown, Hoover, Buchmann, Lynch, Nielsen, De Fisher, Antes, and Cline.
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West Union
Iowa
H. P. Hancock
Plato
L. A. Steger
Sac City
Frank Camp
Walter H. Beall
L. A. Grimes
W. J. Rogers
L. G. Meyer
D. D. Brown
Robert Hoover
H. H. Buchmann
D. R. Lynch
T. M. Nielsen
George de Fisher
W. H. Antes
J. H. Cline
Wellman Precinct Stays Republican In Tuesday Vote
The Wellman precinct backed Republicans again, matching its 1936 general election trend as Roosevelt received 317 votes and London 496 for President. Kraschel drew 261 to Wilson 519 for governor.
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Wellman
Iowa
Roosevelt
London
Kraschel
Wilson
Toledo woman to observe 100th birthday this Saturday
Mrs. Peter DeJaeger of Tama county, noted as the oldest resident, will mark her centennial with family in attendance due to illness. Born Rosalie Verhaaka in the Netherlands, she came to America at 21, married Peter DeJaeger in 1858, lived on a Tama county farm, and flourished as mother to ten children amid a large extended family of grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Toledo
Tama County
Peter DeJaeger
de Jaeger
Rosalie Verhaaka
Francis de Croix Verhaaka
Sinta Cross
Holland
America
Chicago
Moline
Ill
Oneida Township
Clutter
Los Angeles
Frank
Chula Vista
Calif
Sophia
Peter
Edward
Recount Planned for Des Moines Airport Bond Vote
Des Moines officials plan a recount of ballots on a 200000 bond for airport improvements after an unofficial tally of 25 571 for and 17429 against. Approval stood at 59.47 percent, just under the 60 percent requirement, with judges citing likely counting errors due to identical ballot size and color to a constitutional amendment.
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Des Moines
Harry Grund
Polk County
Amana Elects First Candidate for County Treasurer
Amana residents cast a record vote electing Reynold W. Zuber of South Amana as Iowa county treasurer on the Democratic ticket. The win marks Amana’s first candidate to run for an elective office.
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Amana
Reynold W. Zuber
South Amana
Iowa
Death of Charles Walker at DeWitt farm home
Charles Walker 74 died Wednesday morning at his farm home four miles southeast of DeWitt after a heart attack in the home of neighbor John Dohse. Born March 1, 1862 in Clinton county, he had lived in the area all his life. Survived by wife Frances Blythe deceased, three daughters Lindus Schockey Clinton, Albert Truelson DeWitt, Emma at home, two sons Earl and William DeWitt, two brothers Henry McCausland and James Walker, 14 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral at 1:30 p.m. Friday at his home, Rev. Leonard Spooner officiating. Burial Elmwood cemetery.
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Dewitt
Charles Walker
Here
John Dohse
Dohse
Clinton County
Frances Blythe
Donahue
Lindus Schockey
Clinton
Albert Truelson
Emma
Earl
William
Henry
McCausland
James Walker
Leonard A. Spooner
First Congregational Church
Elmwood Cemetery
Republicans Sweep Jones County Offices in 1936 Election
Five Republicans were elected to Jones county offices on Tuesday. J. E. Heiserman won the county attorneyship by 1,360 votes, Bess Sherman was re elected recorder by 1,560, Henry Eichhorn topped the ticket for sheriff by 5,034 with Lee Sheriff of Wyoming second, George Specht auditor, T. E. McNamara treasurer, J. J. Hayes coroner, Lee Byerly clerk, and two Republicans won county supervisor seats William Bailey Greenfield township Herman Helgens Wayne township and J Mayberry for 1938 term.
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Jones County
George Specht
T. E. McNamara
J. J. Hayes
Monticello
Lee Byerly
William Bailey
Greenfield Township
Herman Helgens
Wayne Township
J. Mayberry
Two nominees named to head Iowa teachers association
Des Moines ISP reports W H Heyman of Indianola and W Brooks of Burlington nominated for president of the Iowa State Teachers Association at its annual convention. The winner will succeed James A Rae of Mason City and lead the push for state school support beyond local property taxes. Thousands of teachers and students attend the convention, renewing long dormant ties and vacation patterns.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa State Teachers Association
Iowa
W. H. Heyman
Indianola
W. Brooks
Burlington
James A. Rae
Mason City
Edgewood voters set record as 843 cast chief ballots
Edgewood reports 843 votes across two precincts with London receiving 495 and one straight prohibition ballot. It marks the heaviest turnout in the town's history. The item also notes several local events and resignations from nearby communities.
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Edgewood
London
Armless Iowa City Man Elected Johnson County Prosecutor
Harold W. Westermark, 31, armless Republican, unseated Democrat Edward A. Baldwin to win the Johnson County attorney post in a tight race. A University of Iowa law graduate and former police judge, Westermark writes with his teeth and guides a pencil with a right arm stump. He is known for long walks and swimming, and lives with his mother in Iowa City.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Harold W. Westermark
Westermark
Edward A. Baldwin
Vestermark
Baldwin
College of Law
University of Iowa
University of Iowa Pool
Manchester Woman Dies At Age 92
Mrs. Margaret Ann Williams age 92 longtime Manchester resident died at her West Manchester home Tuesday Funeral services were held Thursday led by Rev C J Brown She was born Margaret Ann Mason February 24 1844 in La Porte Indiana She moved to Viroqua Wisconsin at seven married Charles H Chaney at 15 He died in Civil War service Surviving children include William John Williams Robert and Mrs William Leach Also surviving are brother Charles Mason and sisters Mrs Ida Favers Mrs Mirmie Webster and Mrs Ella McCarthy all in various states.
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Manchester
Margaret Ann Williams
Anchester
C. J. Brown
The
Baptist Church
Margaret Ann Mason
la Porte
Ind
Viroqua
Wis
Charles H. Chaney
Charles Mason
Rockford, Ill
Ida Favers
Mirmie Webster
Seattle
Ella McCarthy
Jurors Drawn for Jones County Court
Anamosa will open the November term of the Jones county district court with Judge F O Ellison presiding. Petit jurors summoned to appear include a long list of residents from Anamosa Center Junction Martelle Scotch Grove Olin Oxford Junction Monmouth Wyoming and other towns.
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Anamosa
Jones County District Court
F. O. Ellison
Lewis Burrock
Herman Burkett
Will Balsiger
W. S. Hall
Ruth Hayes
Leer Hutton
John F. Leineman
Alfred Ommen
E. Osterkamp
Paul Petersen
John Renken
George E. Rickels
Monticello
Jay Byerly
W. J. Blanche
Gladys Crow
Edward Folkers
Thomas Folkers
Presley Hanna
Henry Hultz
Maud Hartman
L. A. Kula
Pard Miller
T. S. Platner
Lee Reed
Faye Smyth
C E. Vernon
Lou H. Ahraken
J. W. Livingston
P. N. Smith
Center Junction
Ethel Betzer
Bertha Kohl
Ralph Lacock
Martelle
George Bothken
George Plueger
L. H. Rickels
R.D. Sangard
Scotch Grove
Stella Crain
Roger Hospers
Grace Tudor
Anta Wheelock
Vera Westphal
Olin
William Quick, Jr
F. H. Shimanek
Oxford Junction
Delbert Ward
Monmouth
John Latare
Wyoming
Belle Plaine Woman Celebrates 103 Descendants
Belle Plaine dinner honors Mrs. James Allen for her seventy sixth birthday. She heads five generations with one hundred and three living descendants. Attendees include Arthur Malsby, Watson Ramsey, Ray Myers family, and others from Marshalltown and Rockford. Born October 31, 1860 in Dark County Ohio.
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Belle Plaine
James Allen
Allen
Arthur Malsby
Watson Ramsey
Ray Myers
Evelyn
Dolores
Marshalltown
Milton Fisher
Edgar Allen
Sam Ealy
Mary Wilson
Ben Wilson
Dark County
Ohio
Shelby County
Ind
Iowa
Rockford
Ill
Davenport Chosen For P T A Meet
DES MOINES AP The board of managers of the Iowa Congress of Parents and Teachers selects Davenport as the site for the 1937 biennial convention. They endorse Iowa Child Welfare Research station work and pledge support for legislative funding. Three new chairmen appointed are Mrs John Vanderlinden Ames Mrs A D Qualy Creston and Dr Ralph Ojemann Iowa City.
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Des Moines
Iowa Congress of Parents and Teachers
Davenport
Board of Managers
Iowa Child Welfare Research Station
Iowa City
John Vanderlinden
Ames
A. D. Qualy
Creston
Ralph Ojemann
Iowa Ity
North English Man Frank Mutchler Dies After Stroke
Frank Mutchler 77 of North English died at home Tuesday after a stroke. Born in Germany November 26 1858 he came to the United States as a young man to work as a painter and decorator. He married Sarah Stahl in 1906. He leaves his wife and relatives in Germany. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church Thursday afternoon with Rev George Pennington officiating.
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Frank Mutchler
Germany
Sarah Stahl
George Pennington
Iowa University Dedicates Fine Arts Building and Theater
The University of Iowa will dedicate its new fine arts building and theater as part of the third national fine arts conference. Delegates from twenty six institutions attend with speeches by Carnegie and university leaders. The $380000 complex was funded by Carnegie and Rockefeller grants, federal funds, and private gifts. Attending schools include Michigan Pittsburgh Chicago Minnesota Wisconsin Rutgers Pennsylvania Princeton Boston Illinois Redlands Iowa State Washington State and Harvard.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Frederick P. Keppel
Carnegie Corporation
Eugene A. Gilmore
University
Walter A. Jessup
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching
George T. Baker
State Board of Education
Gilmore Brown
Pasadena Playhouse
Gilmore
Jessup
Baker
Thomas W. Stevens
Chicago Globe Theater
Carnegie
Rockefeller
Michigan
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Rutgers
Pennsylvania
Princeton
Boston
Illinois
Redlands
Iowa State
Washington State
Harvard
Toledo Armistice Day Football Game Rosters
Armistice day activities in Toledo include a high school versus alumni football game with a weight limit of 180 pounds. Nineteen players have signed on for the alumni squad including Paul Simpson and Earl Spear, with Ames students listed among planned participants. A church service is planned east of the courthouse Wednesday morning.
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Toledo
Paul Simpson
Earl Spear
Harry Christensen
Kermit Boles
Allen Long
Duane Clow
Bob Ward
Lowell Dutton
Arthur Hennesy
Roy Weaver
Myron Smith
Ernie Maye
Leonard Hall
Edward Burrows
al Benda
Russell
Earl Lyon
Rex Wise
Calvin Moore
Ames
Kenneth Henderson
Bud Mathern
Harley Beem
George Wilson
Miles Morgan
Court House
Monticello Juniors to Present Captain Applejack Friday
Monticello high school junior class will stage Captain Applejack Friday evening in the school auditorium. Elmeree Nichols stars as Anna Voleska the Russian dancer with Charles Field as Ambrose Applejohn. Cast includes Burdena Behrends Vernon Steiner Betty Thomas Josephine McNeill Frances Bone Leslie Balster Maynard Kuhns Harold Yeoman and Lyle Burrichter under director Miss Harriet Brindley.
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Monticello
Monticello High School
Captain Applejack
Elmeree Nichols
Anna Voleska
Charles Field
Ambrose Applejohn
Burdena Behrends
Vernon Steiner
Betty Thomas
Josephine McNeill
Frances Bone
Leslie Balster
Maynard Kuhns
Harold Yeoman
Lyle Burrichter
Harriet Brindley
County Officers In Poweshiek Re-Elected
Poweshiek county re elected all county officers except coroner after a record turnout delaying results. Elected were Auditor A. C. Heath Republican Treasurer J. R. McDonald Republican Recorder Nattie Law Republican Clerk Glenn Eichhorn Republican Sheriff D A Mulcahy Republican Attorney Charles P. Vogel Democrat Coroner J L Taylor Republican.
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Grinnell
Poweshiek
A. C. Heath
J. R. McDonald
Nattie Law
Glenn Eichhorn
D. A. Mulcahy
Charles P. Vogel
J. L. Taylor
Iowa City Freshman Engineering Class Elects Leaders
Dave La sensky of Sioux City was elected president of the University of Iowa freshman engineering class. Other officers elected include Everett C. Rowe of Oxford as vice president, Hilton L. Yakish of Iowa City as secretary treasurer, and Michael B. Eran of Buffalo New York as sergeant at arms.
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Iowa City
Dave Lasensky
Sioux City
University of Iowa
Everett C. Rowe
Oxford
Hilton L. Yakish
Michael B. Eran
Buffalo
N. Y
Kendall Funeral Planned Friday in Des Moines
Former governor Nathan E. Kendall 68 died at home Wednesday. Funeral services are set for Friday at 1 30 p.m. Cremation will follow per his request, ashes to Albia for burial. Honorary pallbearers include Gerald Bergan Eugene Mannheimer George W. Clark B F Carroll Dan W Turner Clyde Herring and others.
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Des Moines
Nathan E. Kendall
Kendall
Albia
Gerald T. Bergan
Eugene Mannheimer
George W. Clark
B. F. Carroll
Dan W. Turner
Clyde L. Herring
Charles A. Dewey
J. J. Halloran
Thomas J. Guthrie
D. W. Bates
C. C. Dowell
Harvey Ingham
Gardner Cowles
Addison M. Parker
John H. Brine
W. G. Wood
M. W. Duncan
Mrs Bedell Elected Dickinson County Prosecutor
SPIRIT LAKE AP Mrs Walter B Bedell of Spirit Lake wife of a former attorney who served a jail sentence for jury fixing and surrendered his right to practice law was elected county attorney of Dickinson county Tuesday.
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Spirit Lake
Walter B. Bedell
Dickinson County
Close in Delaware County Roosevelt Trails by 42 Votes
Complete election returns in Delaware county show Landon with 4 482 votes and Roosevelt with 4 440. Roosevelt loses by 42 votes in a tight county tally reported by Special to The Gate.
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Anchester
Delaware County
Landon
Roosevelt
Local Grocery Listings Names and Addresses
A compact directory lists Indra's Food Market Jensen Brothers Henry Jensen Jerry Klinsky Miller's Select Foods Mineck Bros Surry's Food Market Troyak Bros Vavra Bros Zachar Bros with street addresses and phone dials across multiple avenues and streets.
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Indra’s Food Market
Oakland Ave
Dial
Jensen Brothers
1St Ave
Henry Jensen
K St
Jerry Klinsky
B Ave
Dia
Miller’s Select Foods
3Rd Ave
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Roy Mikel
T. Richardson Gray
August Frederick
Anna Belle Liddle
Monona
Ernest L. True
Fred Grapes
Barbara
Frederick
Truer
Perry Township
Traer
O. F. Meede
Jean Burroughs
Violet Bruger
Mary Jean Cooper
Maurita Hoffman
Carol Rodman
R. A. Badger
Henry Cooper
Glenn Bowdish
Virginia Wiley
Troy Mills
Spring Grove Township
Grant
Hayes
John Bailey
Frank Elliott
Elliott
Newton Center
Buchanan County
Linn County
Bailey
Mechanicsville
Charlie
Florence Stiles
John Mulherin
Mildred Hittie
Forrest Johnson
Marie Ward
Donald Puffer
Edith Platner
Cassie Riddle
Kirby Gonnor
Edward Crock
Miss Stanerson
Harold W. Vestermark
Jones County Court
P. T. A. Meet
Tony Manero
Tony
CRACK
Douglas Dupont
Monticello Juniors
Charles Field, Elmeree Nichols
Delaware
M. E.garmoe
Optometrist
3Rd St. SE
He Finer
Weel Dale
Briardale
Elmdale
Aee
GWC Kraut
California
Morton’s
National Cheese Week
Kraft
Cottage
McGee Oysters
Coast
Central Park
E. Ave
College Grocery
13Th St
Eaton’s Food Market
Ist Ave
Oo. L. Gerdl
2Nd Ave
Highland Grocery
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