State Legislators Face Shuffle as Term Limit Tradition Bites Hard
Story and surrounding counties may see veteran Iowa state senators move on as an unwritten rotation rule prompts reshuffling. L. H. Doran of Boone, C. E. Lockinghill, and William S. Beardsley are among those whose seats could be passed to others, with several two county districts eyeing reelection chances amid the informal eight-year pattern.
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Des Moines
Senate
L. H. Doran
Boone
Story
Doran
C. E. Lockinghill
Nevada
Senate Appropriations Committee
Legislative Interim Committee
William S. Beardsley
New Virginia
Warren County
Clarke
O. E. Husted
Tax Commission
Husted
Madison County
Adair County
Buchanan-Delaware
George L. Parker
Independence
Harry E. Morrow
Hopkinton
George M. Hopkins
Guthrie Center
Audubon- Dallas-Guthrie
Curtis W. Gregory
Adel
Dallas County
Audubon County
Leo Elthon
Fertile
In. Worth
Mitchell
Winnebago
Elthon
Lester Gillette
Fostoria
Winfred Michel
Holstein
Earl Dean
Mason City
Hugh Guernsey
Centerville
Henry D. Miller
Morley
Ed Breen
Fort Dodge
Gillette
K. A. Evans
Emerson
J. Kirketey
Bedford
H. V. Levis
Chariton
Hugh Lundy
Albia
F. C. Schadt
Williamsburg
C. Colfax Smith
Clarksville
Paul Stewart
Maynard
Sanford Ziegler, Jr
Fairfield
Flag Salute Issue Heads Toward Supreme Court
The Third Circuit upheld a student religious freedom claim against compulsory flag salutes but suggested the Supreme Court may revisit its stance. The ruling affects New Jersey Massachusetts and Georgia cases and sets up potential Supreme Court review. Counsel for the Pennsylvania school board indicated an appeal is planned.
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Philadelphia
Third
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Georgia
U. S
Circuit Court
Frank Hague
Pennsylvania
Supreme
Weather Still Bad On Western Front.
Paris dispatch reports continued bad weather over the western front reducing ground activity. However some German planes conducted flights over northeastern France, according to the high command.
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Paris
Ins
France
High Command
Subway Hatchet Attack On Crowded Seventh Avenue Train
A six foot man attacked a standing passenger with a hatchet on a crowded Seventh avenue express after leaving the 14th street station. The victim Emery L. Bryan, 47, of Roslyn New York, was rushed to St Vincent's hospital in serious condition with a deep head wound and possible skull fracture. The attacker Leon Jasper, 44, admitted marijuana addiction and spoke incoherently.
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New York
14Th Street
34Th Street
Emery L. Bryan
Roslyn
N. Y
St. Vincent's Hospital
Leon Jasper
Plans Near Completion for U B and Evangelical Merger
Indianapolis AP report outlines a merger plan between United Brethren and Evangelical churches. Final draft awaits ratification by UB General Conference in 1941 and Evangelical General Meeting in 1942. It bars women from ordination, requires two years college and three years seminary, and a year of practical preaching. Governance rests with quadrennial general conferences, regional annual conferences, and quarterly congregational meetings.
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Indianapolis
United Brethren
Evangelical Churches
United Brethren General Conference
Evangelical General Meeting
U. B
Evangelical Church
Duce Strengthening His Army Rapidly
Rome AP reports Premier Mussolini in Italy uses an $873.8 million arms appropriation to quickly bolster the army against potential spread of war. Authorities say the move aims to deter threats while maneuvers last August reportedly left the force below the desired efficiency.
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Rome
Mussolini
Italy
Mediterranean
Duce
Say It With Flowers Ninth Grade Play Presented at Wilson
Wilson ninth graders staged Say It With Flowers a three act comedy by Glenn Hughes with Roy Bonham Betty Jane Sedenka Mary Berger Laureen Martin and others in lead roles. The production directed by Miss Louise Renner featured a junior high orchestra conducted by Alan Richardson in its first performance of the year.
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Wilson School
Glenn Hughes
Dramatic Department
University of Washington
Roy Bonham
Betty Jane Sedenka
Min
Mary Berger
Laureen Martin
Dorothy Andresen
Wilbur Matus
Velma Stehlik
Betty Ruth Konigsmark
James Reger
Arthur Koehler
Frank McPherson
Louise Renner
Alan Richardson
Garner Aims for Nomination as Roosevelt Faces Third Term Debate
Garner leads in delegates and polls as his backers push for a quick nomination on an early ballot. Roosevelt allies fear minority alienation and labor split undermine a possible third term amid new deal discontent and tariff shifts. Sam Rayburn may keynoted to place Garner’s name.
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Roosevelt
White House
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Sam Rayburn
Texas
House
Garner
Rayburn
Deaths Mrs Mary M Jones Funeral Services
Funeral services for Mary M Jones who died at her home 1613 Twelfth Avenue SE will be held at Moon chapel at 2 p.m. Monday conducted by Rev Frank H Ward Burial will be at Oak Hill cemetery Friends may call at the chapel
Funeral services for Gerald Long at Kuba chapel
Funeral services for three month old Gerald Richard Long, son of Mr and Mrs Charles L Long of 1803 Johnson Avenue NW, will be held at 2 pm Sunday at the Kuba chapel conducted by Rev R N Coolidge. Burial will be in Rochester cemetery.
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Gerald Richard Long
Charles L. Long
Johnson Avenue NW
Kuba Chapel
R. N. Coolidge
Rochester Cemetery
Kavanaugh Funeral Services Set In Local Church
Patrick J. Kavanaugh will have funeral services at 9 a.m. Monday at St. Ludmila's Church conducted by Rev. Frank Hruby. A brief service precedes at Brady Mortuary at 8:30 a.m. Burial is in Mount Calvary Cemetery. The Rosary is planned for 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Brady Mortuary. Friends may call there.
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Kavanaugh
Patrick J. Kavanaugh
St. Ludmila’s
Frank Hruby
Brady Mortuary
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Father Hruby
David Niven Sails to England to Visit Relatives
British born film star David Niven sailed from New York aboard the Italian liner Rex on Saturday en route to his home in England. He said he did not intend to fight but wished to see his relatives and his former regiment.
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New York
David Niven
Rex
England
Funeral for John B. Harding 73 Retired Rock Island Engineer
John Bennett Harding 73 retired Rock Island engineer died at his Cedar Rapids residence Saturday at 2 15 p m following a brief illness. He was born April 26 1866 in Eddyville Iowa and came to Cedar Rapids from Muscatine in 1936. He married Gertrude Brinkman April 28 1891 at Clinton. Surviving are two daughters Mrs R E Choate and Mrs Ralph P Schump and a grandson John Harding Choate. Funeral Mon at 2 p m in Turner chapel with Mount Hermon lodge A F and A M and Knight Templar escort. Honorary pallbearers listed.
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John Bennett Harding
Rock Island
Washington Avenue SE
Mr. Harding
Eddyville
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Muscatine
Gertrude Brinkman
Clinton
Mount Hermon Lodge
A. F
A. M
Knight Templar
Apollo Commandery
Masonic Hall
Knights Templar
Charles Stone
Frank Hunter
Harry Smith
Thomas Brand
William Nesper
Thomas Brady
Republicans foresee Roosevelt third term bid or McNutt surge
Everett C. Watkins reports from 23 GOP lawmakers on the 1936 Democratic race. Ten expect Roosevelt to be renominated, seven doubt his bid and favor McNutt or Hull as the nominee, with no support for Garner.
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Washington
Everett C. Watkins
Indianapolis Star
Roosevelt
Paul V. McNutt
McNutt
Cordell Hull
Mr. Roosevelt
William O. Dougass
John N. Garner
No One Wants To Buy Flint's Cargo
The American freighter City of Flint discharges cargo at Bergen and prepares to sail home. Captain Joseph A Gainard cannot sell the cargo and stores it in decommissioned vessels in Bergen harbor awaiting storage space.
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Flint
Oslo
Norway
INS
Bergen
United States
Joseph A. Gainard
Gestapo Involved In Dutch Border Incident At Venlo
Eyewitnesses report German Gestapo agents shot an Dutch intelligence officer and took five others into the Reich during a Thursday border clash. A second event at Balhaus Inn near Venlo showed German troops entering a no man’s land area and loading furniture from a Dutch side customs house into a truck. Dutch officials called for German investigations while witnesses say two captives may have crossed to relay information.
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Venlo
Holland
Gestapo
Secret Police
Reich
Balhaus Inn
United Press
No Man’s Land
Germany
Plaster dust excuse fails in drunk driving case
Alfred Swinborn denied a drunken driving charge in South Portland. He told the court his driving looked wobbly because plaster dust on his glasses obscured his vision. Municipal Judge Clinton Goudy fined him 100 dollars, declaring he admitted being plastered.
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South Portland
Alfred Swinborn
Clinton Goudy
Milk Trust Case Heads to Supreme Court Argument
Washington dispatch reports the Chicago milk trust case slated for Supreme Court argument this week, likely Tuesday, as a pivotal element in Thurman Arnold's trust-busting effort.
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Washington
INS
Chicago
Thurman Arnold
Supreme Court
Saturday Marks in Scores Across Cities
Partial score table shows teams from Cedar Rapids Kansas City Minneapolis Saint Paul Washington Oklahoma City Paseo and Miami with mixed results. Notable games include Minneapolis St. Paul 56 47 over Oklahoma City and Denver 45 7 against Salt Lake City.
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Miss Low
Cedar Paptes
St. P. Washington
Okla
City
Christianson To Speak At Meeting Of Iowa Merchants
Theodore Christianson former Minnesota governor and former congressman will be the midday speaker at the Independent Business Men's Association of Iowa convention in Des Moines at Hotel Fort Des Moines on November 27. He is public relations counsel for the National Association of Retail Druggists and has led retailer opposition to chain stores. The event will promote the Patman chain store tax bill with Congressman Wright Patman addressing the night session and statewide rally at the Shrine Temple.
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Iowa
Midwest
Congress
Wright Patman
Shrine Temple
Man Allegedly Swindles for $10 Down, Car Not Delivered
Edward Miller reports paying $10 down for a car at McSwiggan’s tavern but never receiving the vehicle. He tracked the man to several bars Friday and Saturday, saying the suspect fled through a back door at Riverside tavern after promising a return. Police mention the suspect stayed at Windsor Hotel.
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Edward Miller
R Avenue NE
Miller
McSwiggan
First Street
City Market
Flender
Second Avenue SW
Riverside Tavern
Third Avenue
Riverside
Windsor Otel
Convict's Mother Dies in Shack Fire Near Pens
Mrs. Kate Farnell, 73, widow living in a shack outside the state penitentiary since 1924, died of burns after a fire started by an overheated stove. Her son Jean Farnell, 45, had been sentenced to life for assault with intent to commit rape and later faced parole and further imprisonment in Ohio before returning to the prison.
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Fort Madison
Kate Farnell
State Penitentiary
Jean Farnell
Davenport
Ohio
Mine Roof Failure Blamed for Five Deaths in Wyoming
A coroner's jury and State Inspector J M Sampson found negligence by coal mine operators near Rawlins Wyoming in the death of five men after a roof collapse. The jury held improper timbering as the cause as the men were working Friday when the mine roof caved in.
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Rawlins
Wyo
INS
Here
J. M. Sampson
Debate Over Driver's Incapacity and Cause of Accident
The discussion questions whether the motorist’s incapacity or sun glare caused a crash after he claimed to see children 500 to 600 feet away. Officials previously ruled reckless driving not a factor if either explanation stands, which critics call ridiculous and improper.
Iowa City Pioneer's Mixed Message on Driving Licenses
A 911 year old Iowa City pioneer with a sense of humor renews his license rather than drive recently. He remarks on the ease of obtaining renewals for physically impaired applicants, blaming the legislature for the flawed system and urging clearer access to motor vehicle laws for first time license seekers.
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Iowa City
Armistice Day Address Highlights Allied Sentiment
President Lebrun in Paris spoke on Armistice day noting noncombatant nations favor France and Britain though they may stay neutral. The remarks reflect global sympathy and cautious support from allied states.
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Paris
Lebrun
France
Britain
Ex-LSU President Smith Sentenced to Prison in Wheat Scandal
Dr. James Monroe Smith, 51, former LSU president, received a thirty month federal sentence. He said he caused his troubles and would not blame others, noting he fled to Canada after admitting wheat market involvement. He blamed Governor Leche for misjudgment and aims to rehabilitate after release.
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New Orleans
James Monroe Smith
Louisiana State University
Richard W. Leche
Dr. Smith
Canada
Governor Leche
This Takes Nerve
Denver AP describes Burt C. Coldren's encounter with a young robber. Coldren refuses to panic, offers a lecture on crime futility, and provides spare change to the armed youth who then demands more before Coldren ejects him from his car.
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Denver
Burt C. Coldren
Coldren
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