Campaigning heats up in Iowa for 1940 vote battle
Des Moines AP reports Iowa's 1940 campaign Garten falters no more as Taft plans speeches in Des Moines to spur GOP delegation bids while Mrs Taft joins him. Democrat Clyde Herring signals Roosevelt third term renomination amid internal party shifts as census jobs spark competition within the state party. Party leaders discuss patronage and upcoming state conventions loom as 1940 march toward national meetings accelerates.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Robert Taft
Ohio
Taft
Martha
Bob and
Clyde L. Herring
Roosevelt
Herring
Guy M. Gillette
Harry B. Swann
Statehouse
Name 33 Iowans To Attend Game Warden School
DES MOINES AP Selection of 33 Iowans to attend a game warden school here next Thursday Friday and Saturday was announced. The 33 survivors of a larger group from Oct 10 will be ranked after training to fill vacancies in the warden park custodian and lake custodian forces. Harold F. Banes Sigourney Harry J Schlotfeldt Vinton Robert W Speer Belle Plaine are among those selected.
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DES Moines
Iowa Conservation Commission
Harold F. Banes
Sigourney
Harry J. Schlotfeldt
Vinton
Robert W. Speer
Belle Plaine
Delta Upsilon and Alpha Chi Omega Win in Decorating Contest
Special to The Gazette Iowa City Delta Upsilon fraternity and Alpha Chi Omega sorority took first prizes in the University of Iowa decorating contest. Alpha Tau Omega and Sigma Chi earned second and third for the fraternities while Pi Beta Phi and Phi Mu earned honorable mention. The Alpha Chi Omega display featured a large hawk with 11 smaller hawks symbolizing the Iowa football team.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Delta Upsilon Fraternity
Alpha Chi Omega Sorority
Pi Beta Phi
Phi Mu
Alpha Tau Omega
Sigma Chi
Alpha Chi Omega
Eddie Anderson
Iowa
Temperance Drive to Reach Iowa Schools by Liquor Board
Des Moines AP James Pearson Shenandoah pastor says Iowa liquor control commission will expand temperance education into Iowa schools. He stresses it is not prohibition and aims to show the liquor road’s consequences, directing mainly to high schools. He notes the plan is exploratory and not tied to immediate sales changes.
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Des Moines
James Pearson
Shenandoah
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Iowa
Commission
Pearson
Iowa U Plans Special Train for Northwestern Game
The University of Iowa schedules a student trip to Evanston for the Northwestern game. A special train will depart Iowa City Friday at 12 15 p m carrying hundreds of students the university band and the Scottish Highlanders. Col H H Slaughter leads the faculty committee with Chicago's LaSalle hotel serving as headquarters.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Evanston
Northwestern Iowa
Scottish Highlanders
H. H. Slaughter
Military Department
LaSalle Hotel
Chicago
Names on the University of Iowa Herd Book Revealed
Special to The Gazette reports on an Iowa City directory at the University of Iowa campus showing only three Christians in the entire school and a mix of unique surnames and professions. The piece notes notable names among students and faculty, including Dillinger, Cody, Feller, and Barnum, plus a wide range of trades and local color names.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Henry Clay
William Cody
Buffalo Bill
John Garner
John Dillinger
Robert Feller
Barnum
Baileys
Robert Burns
Byrd
Dains
Abels
Eddie Anderson
Notre Dame
College of Liberal Arts
Byers
Batman
Goodman
Oldfather
Blunt
Gay
Good
Grimm
Kool
Lacy
Little
Luckey
Meek
Speedy
Wild
Wise
Young
Strong
Trickey
Powers Behind S U S Progress Meet At Homecoming
A cadre of University of Iowa alumni and faculty gather at the Triangle club in Memorial Union during homecoming events. They discuss university policies, coach selections, and presidential appointments, with the evening highlighting honors for long-time supporters and notable Iowa leaders across multiple cities and states.
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OWA
University of Iowa
Triangle Club
Memorial Union
Hawkeye
Ben Butler
Waterloo
Jesse Hawley
Howard Jones
Mike Catlin
Eugene A. Gilmore
Don Mallett
Homecoming Lure Draws Iowa Officials to Iowa City
Des Moines reports that a university homecoming celebration drew the Iowa state government from the Capitol. Governor George A. Wilson led the exective council, Attorney General Fred Everett, and Safety Commissioner Karl Fischer to Iowa City. Fischer also supervised traffic with fifty highway patrolmen.
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Des Moines
INS
University of Iowa
State House
George A. Wilson
Executive Council
Fred Everett
Karl Fischer
Iowa City
Fischer
Ames Men Pass Air Corps Physical Tests
A high share of Iowa State College students passed air corps physicals, more than at other colleges visited. Out of 110 applicants, 20 to 25 qualified. Eye tests were notably easier, attributed to midwest youths’ milk and eggs diet. Appointees head to Lincoln Nebraska for three months then Randolph Texas for flight training, with many starting next summer or deferring until college completion.
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Ames
United States Air Corps
Iowa State College
Air Corps Examining Board
Whitwell T. Rison
Henry C. Chenault
Medical Corps
Army Field
Lincoln
Neb
Randolph Flying Field
Texas
Iowa Builds 77 Sewage Plants With PWA Aid
Regional PWA Director R A Radford reports Iowa has completed 7 sewage treatment plants and related systems with PWA funding. Plants costing 3 210 314 in federal grants and total project cost 8 316 395 will end raw waste dumping in many cities and improve public health, fish life, recreation, and property values.
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Omaha
Sns
Iowa
Public Works Administration
PWA
R. A. Radford
Radford
Federal Works
John M. Carmody
Interim committee weighs state space and trade school plan
The joint legislative committee on retrenchment and reform grapples with office leases and a proposed Des Moines trade school at the Highland Park site. Officials debate annual rents, potential building purchases, and a capstone lease with a 12 month cancel clause while governors push for a new statehouse area.
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TH. Chapman
Associated Press
Des Moines
Legislative Interim Committee
Highland Park college-Des Moines University
General Assembly
Iowa
Omaha
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Joint Legislative Committee On
Liquor and Conservation Commissions
Herring
Wilson
Executive Council
A. J. Shaw
Des Aros
Statehouse
Equor Commission
Old Age Pension Division
Ktraschel
Will Hay Jr Arrives for Glenwood Wedding on Ocean Liner
Will Hay Jr English comedian arrives in New York aboard the British liner Sa Maria en route to Glenwood Illinois to wed Virginia Estes a Glenwood dancer whom he met in England while both acted in the Switzerland Ice Show prior to their marriage plans.
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New York
Will Hay, Jr
Samaria
Glenwood
Virginia Estes
England
Switzerland
Corn Monument Burned After Hawkeye Victory Riot
Iowa City celebrated Iowa's 13-9 win over Minnesota with a massive 30 foot corn monument set ablaze. 3,000 fans filled streets while cars rocked and horns blew in a wild postgame party. Public order remained intact and offices planned a victory dance at the Memorial Union.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Minnesota
Iowa Stadium
Town Avenue
Clinton Street
Towa Memorial Union
Safety Conference Set for Ames December 14 15
Ames hosts the fourth annual highway safety conference December 14 and 15 at Iowa State College. R A Moyer professor of highway engineering announced the event. Sponsored by Iowa State College and the Iowa department of public safety the conference aims to promote statewide safety education.
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Ames
Iowa State College
R. A. Moyer
Iowa Department of Public Safety
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