National Guard to Double Drills and Add Field Training
Brigadier General Charles H. Grahl will review plans for extra field training after recent orders doubling monthly drills. About 160 enlisted men and 25 officers will train at Fort Des Moines the week of Nov 12, with the 168th Infantry unit at Des Moines and others training at home stations on weekends.
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Des Moines
Charles H. Grahl
Iowa National Guard
Adjutant General’s Office
Grahl
Baltimore
National Guard Association
Washington, D. C
National Guard Bureau
Fort Des Moines
168Th Infantry
Council Bluffs
133Rd Infantry
Sioux City
Jefferson
Cedar Falls
Sixty-seventh Brigade
Ten Rules Listed To Make Pheasant Season Successful
DES MOINES INS The Iowa conservation commission issued a 10 point plan to ensure good hunting for pheasant and quail seasons opening soon. The pheasant season runs November 12 14 in 41 northern counties with a 12 pm to 5 pm daily limit of three male birds and a possession limit of six. The quail season runs November 15 to December 15 in areas to be announced. The plan emphasizes landowner permission keeping to boundaries inviting farmers along, preventing hunting near buildings or livestock, knowing gun handling, avoiding crowding, confirming legal game, accurate watches and recovering cripples with dogs. Population levels for pheasants and quails are high this year and hunting should be good. List of counties open for pheasant shooting included.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa Conservation Commission
Iowa
Commission
Lyon
Osceola
Hardin
Dickinson
Emmet
Winnebago
O'Brien
Sioux
Clay
Palo Alto
Kossuth
Hancock
Worth
Mitchell
Floyd
Winneshiek
Cerro Gordo
Butler
Grundy
Black Hawk
Buchanan
Franklin
Woodbury
Sac
Ida
Calhoun
Howard
Chickasaw
Bremer
Fayette
Wright
Humboldt
Pocahontas
Buena Vista
Cherokee
Plymouth
Monona
Delaware
Webster
Story
U. S
Governor Wilson Dedicates Tablet At Grinnell Game
Gov. George Wilson dedicates a tablet commemorating the first west of the Mississippi football game in 1889 between Iowa University and Grinnell. The dedication occurred before Grinnell’s homecoming contest with Beloit, a 60-0 Pioneers win in 1889.
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Wilson
Grinnell
Gazette
George Wilson
Mississippi
Iowa University
Beloit
Pioneers
Bear Hunt Leads to Movie Capture on Montana Mountain
In a rugged October expedition near Glacier National Park, ten Iowa men and one Montana hunter tracked bears for film. Paul Boyt directed a staged hunt using color motion pictures while preserving cubs and securing a bear skin and meat for the crew.
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Boyz
Stamats
Woman Grabs Bandit By Throat To Thwart Holdup
Davenport Iowa Mrs Katherine Ziebarth proprietor of a novelties shop grabbed the holdup man by the throat and forced him to flee Saturday defying the bandit who tried to rob her store leaving without loot and summoning police to report the incident The dramatic confrontation occurred in her shop in Davenport and the suspect fled the scene.
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Davenport
Katherine Ziebarth
Joot
Roof Burns At Manchester Residence Blaze
Damage estimated near 1000 dollars occurred Saturday afternoon at the home of Mrs. E W Hoag of Charlotte Michigan formerly of Manchester. The roof was destroyed and water damage noted. Insurance covers the loss. The residence was tenanted by Mrs Elizabeth Roe and her daughter Martha.
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the Gazette
Manchester
E. W. Hoag
Charlotte. Mich
Elizabeth Roe
Martha
Pension comes from liquor profits, asks to cut pension
Des Moines AP report notes an elderly recipient asked to end his pension after learning liquor profits fund part of the payments. Welfare officials will refer the case to the county. Other items include lifeguard pension, an 80 year old seeking funds for cigars and movies, a blind wife case, and a man who sought a pension after dry cleaning fluid mishap.
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Des Moines
Drunk Driver Sentenced to Three Years Third Offense
William Andrews of Quasqueton was sentenced by Judge A B Lovejoy in district court to three years in the Anamosa reformatory after pleading guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. This marked his third conviction on the charge with prior counts in Delaware county in 1932 and Buchanan county in 1935.
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Independence
William Andrews
Quasqueton
A. B Lovejoy
Anamosa Reformatory
Andrews
Delaware County
Buchanan County
G R Beswick
Winthrop
Beswick
Rhodes to Seek Supreme Court Rehearing in Death Sentence
Iowa City attorney Will J. Hayek said he will file for a rehearing with the state supreme court for Walter H Dusty Rhodes who awaits execution at Fort Madison for the murder of his wife. The court recently reversed a prior decision to grant Rhodes a rehearing and Hayek plans to act soon.
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Iowa City
Will J. Hayek
Walter H “Dusty” Rhodes
Fort Madison
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Rhodes
Hayek
Spirit Lake Man Heads High School Athletic Assn Board
H I Isley of Spirit Lake elected chairman of the Iowa High School Athletic Association board of control O C Warner of Diagonal chosen treasurer George Brown of Des Moines remains secretary Other members include C L Ellis J W Edie and J F Saur The board added 150 to death benefit policies for athletes Cedar Rapids player fatally injured in Waterloo two weeks ago The 1939 40 wrestling committee appointed with C J Christenson Forrest Moore Fred Coone C E Johnson Fee Chew and others to work with Brown drafting rules
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Des Moines
H. I. Isley
Spirit Lake
Iowa High School Athletic Association
O. C. Warner
Diagonal
George Brown
C. L. Ellis
New Providence
J. W. Edie
Rudd
J. F. Saur
Fairfield
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Representative Council
C. J. Christenson
Clarion
Forrest Moore
New Hampton
Fred
Coone
Fort Dodge
C. E. Johnson
Davenport
Fee Chew
Council Bluffs
Brown
Des Moines Couple Dead in Suspected CO Poisoning
A Des Moines man and his bride were found dead in an auto court apartment in Daly City California. Coroner William Crosby ruled accidental carbon monoxide poisoning with no foul play suspected. The pair Cleo Lucille Allen Welch 19 and James H Welch 22 had married on October 28.
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Daly City
Calif
Des Moines
William F Crosby
Crosby
Cleo Lucille Allen Welch
James H. Welch
Welch
James Rinehart
University of California
Des Moines Relatives Identify California Bride as James Welch
Relatives say James Welch 22 and his wife, Clea Lucille Allen 19, married last Saturday at St Ambrose Cathedral Des Moines and planned a three week trip. Uncle J F Ford plans to travel to California to investigate.
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Des Moines
James Welch
California
St. Ambrose
J. F. Ford
Ford
Clea Lucille Allen
Harry A. Allen
Ames
Grace
Auburn
Calif
San Francisco
Coburn
Mrs Allen Receives News of California Death While Staying in Marion
Mrs Harry A Nora Allen mother of Mrs James Welch has been staying two months with her sister Mrs Leona Hanson at 405 Fourteenth Street Marion. She was notified from Des Moines by telephone Saturday night of the death of her son in law and daughter in California. The Allens formerly lived in Ames and before that in Des Moines. Mrs Allen lived in Cedar Rapids about 25 years ago.
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Harry A
Nora) Allen
James Welch
Leona Hanson
Fourteenth Street
Marion
Des Moines
California
Allens
Ames
Allen
Cedar Rapids
Fire at Rath Farm Causes Major Loss Near Waterloo
A Saturday blaze at Rath Packing company's Hilltop farm east of Waterloo caused an estimated 30,000 to 40,000 in damage. The fire destroyed 150 tons of hay 10 000 bushels of corn and other feeds as well as machinery elevator three tractors and multiple sheds and power units.
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Waterloo
Rath Packing Company
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Bob Overton
Carl Brown
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Doc” Strader
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Bixter
Doc
Tarzan
Bix" Bixler
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Dusty” Rhodes
High Court
Man Heads High School Athletic Assn. Board
E H Welch
Northwesttern Bell Telephone Company
Welch Famiy
Rath Company
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