Youth Work Plan Urged to Aid Unemployed Youth
The American Youth Commission urged the federal government to start a public works program for jobless youths amid wartime growth. It proposed conservation projects and construction of public buildings, stressing noncompetitiveness with private industry and modest pay.
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Washington
American Youth Commission
Commission
Owen D. Young
Young
General Electric Company
Robert E. Wood
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Ralph Budd
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Henry I. Harrison
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Clarence A. Dykstra
University of Wisconsin
Will W. Alexander
Chester H Rowell
San Francisco Chronicle
Mathew Woll
American Federation of Labor
Civilian Conservation Corps
Iowans Buy 112 Million in U S Savings Bonds
Iowa residents purchased United States savings bonds totaling 112 million dollars in maturity value. Nationally sales crossed 3 billion dollars by Oct 31, with Illinois leading purchases at 324 million, New York next at 295 million, and Delaware the smallest at 3.2 million.
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Washington
Iowa
United States Savings
Morgenthau
Treasury Department
New York State
Delaware
Buck Manning Named Examiner of 4 Banks
Edwin Buck Manning, ex Ottumwa mayor and former Republican committee treasurer, named examiner in charge of four Jefferson County banks. The closed banks are Iowa State Savings and Iowa Land and Trust in Fairfield, Farmers' State in Fairfield, and Linby Savings in Linby. Manning replaces Ralph Eastburn, who resigned to join Iowa State Bank and Trust in Fairfield.
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Des Moines
INS
D. W. Bates
Edwin “Buck” Manning
Ottumwa
Republican State Central Committee
Jefferson County
Iowa State Savings
Iowa Land and Trust Company
Farmers’ State
Fairfield
Linby Savings Bank
Linby
Manning
Ralph Eastburn
Iowa State Barrk and Trust Company
Fairie
Fire at Forbes Home Invokes Quick Rescue during Silver Anniversary
Gazette carrier Donald Beadle discovers a morning fire at 387 Eleventh Street, Marion. Mr and Mrs Forbes wake to find bed ablaze with roomer Oscar Wente trapped. he is pulled free and mattress removed. Fire department canceled after all are safe. The couple later hosts a family celebration with 130 attendees.
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E. T. Forbes
Eleventh Street
Donald Beadle
Gazette
Forbes
Beadle
Marion
Church
Margaret
Cedar Rapids Industrial League
Mrs. Forbes
Lo,o F. Hall
Social Hour and Bridge Party at Burns Home
A Saturday dinner and bridge gathering at 549 Twelfth Street hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Burns included guests from Cedar Rapids and Marion. Prizes were awarded for bridge scores and attendees shared news of illnesses, visits, and local advertisements.
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Charles D. Burns
Twelfth Street
F. C. Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Earl F. Biggs
Albert Bragg
J. A. Beeson
Paul Kruger
Marion
Kruger
Bragg
Beeson
Johnson
Entre Nous Club
James E. Bromwell
Harold J. Shold
Irma Dovey
Charles Pertbeck
Solon
Surprise Dinner Party Honors Bert Graves Birthday
Mrs. Graves hosted a Sunday surprise dinner in observance of Bert Graves birthday. Guests included Bill Newton of Arlington, the Beardsleys of Anamosa with children, the Waverkas of Des Moines area with children, Jennie Brighton Lester Harford with children, John Fillmore and son Stephen, and Ruth and Roy Graves of Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Graves
New Books Displayed At Public Library
Marion public library displays new arrivals with titles by Beard Loth Milne Gunther Trattner Tomlinson Culbertson Wellman Wilder Grey Stout Lansing Brier Kell Haskell Boylston and others. Reservations require five cents for new under six months or two cents for other books. held three days after return. Community notices include anniversary, birthday, visits, and local events. Centennial Encampment No 91 meets with officer nominations.
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Marion Public Library
Austin
Beard
Alexander Hamilton
Loth
Milne
Asia
Gunther
Trattner
Tomlinson
Culbertson
Nadya
Haskell
Sky Service
Lansing
Skycruiser
Brier
Sue Barton
Wnurse- Boylston
Silver Lake
Wilder
Missouri Valley Race Hinges On Final Decisive Clash
Washington leads the Missouri Valley race with three wins and one loss and can clinch the title by beating St. Louis on Washington field December 2. St. Louis needs victory to deny Washington and force a title tie with remaining games involving Drake Tulsa and Oklahoma A and M.
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DES Moines
Washington
St. Louis
Billikens
Bears
Drake
Tulsa
Tulsa Hurricane
Creighton
Oklahoma A
Dies Sees Sabotage To Hold Back Arms
Pittsburgh Texas Democrat Chairman Martin Dies of the House committee on un American activities says agents of Europe totalitarian nations will use sabotage espionage and labor strife in the Pittsburgh district to halt arms and supply movement to Allied armies after a one day hearing. He questioned 15 key men whose names were not revealed.
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Pittsburgh
Martin Dies
House Committee On un-American Activities
Europe
Dies
Onetime Boy Hero Nabbed As Drunk
Bryan Untiedt, 21, famed for saving children in the 1931 Towner Colorado bus blizzard episode, was arrested Sunday at a downtown Denver dance hall with a companion and to face Police Judge Philip Gilliam Monday on drunkenness charges. He is reportedly employed by a construction firm.
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Denver
INS
Bryan Untiedt
Towner
Colo
Philip Gilliam
Untiedt
City Hall notes on permits and bonds in Cedar Rapids
City council granted Charles D Nolan permission to drill a well in the alley between Fifth and Sixth avenues SE and Third street for Petersen Baking. Cedar Rapids Electric Supply seeks flood lights and a metal sign for Phillips Petroleum at 603 Oak land road NE. referred to city engineer. Sewer bonds from 1930 and 1931 retired with approved expenditures of 9000 and 8000 dollars. Bids for fanity sewers on Mt Vernon avenue SE and Knoll street SE to be received December 7 after final reading of improvement ordinance. Public Safety Commissioner Wes Benesh proposes raising plumbing license bond from 1000 to 2500 to cover liability, with final action next Monday.
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Charles D Nolan
Fifth and
Sixth Avenues
Third Street
Petersen Baking Company
Cedar Rapids
Mt Vernon Avenue
Thirtieth Street
Twenty-eighth Street
Knoll Street
Dalewood Avenue
Public Safety
Wes Benesh
Benesh
L. G Berry
Berry
Oelwein Man Dies in Duck Hunting Accident
Keith Johnson 21, a Great Western railroad shop employee, was killed near Guttenberg while duck hunting on the Mississippi. J R Wood Maynard and Lee Ball Waterloo said a shotgun in their canoe exploded as they dragged a sandbar canoe. Johnson died on the scene from a gunshot wound to the left side near the heart. He leaves his parents Mr and Mrs J A Johnson and two sisters.
Junior class play at Strawberry Point set for Thursday
Strawberry Point high school stages The Adventures of Tom Sawyer next Thursday evening. Lead roles go to Billy Hughes and Harriet Matthews with a large cast including Marvin Hofer Anna bell Runyon Fred Fenchel Jr Donnan Mac Fredrick Mary Barnes Bruce Tarbox Kathleen Burke Janice Luse Devil Davis Max Waring and Bernita Bowman under director Ruth Berg.
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Strawberry Point
Tom Sawyer
Strawberry Point High School
Billy Hughes
Ek. J. Opperman
Harriet Matthews
Jod, Matthews
Marvin Hofer
Annabell Runyon
Fred Fenchel, Jr
Donnan Mac Fredrick
Mary Barnes
Bruce Tarbox
Kathleen Burke
Janice Luse
Devil Davis
Max Waring
Bernita Bowman
Ruth Berg
Welsch Speech Clinic Draws 27 At West Union
Special to The Gazette. West Union—more parents and children than could be accommodated attended the first speech impediment clinic Saturday. Prof Dale Welsch of Cee college diagnosed 27 cases and will return December 15 for another session.
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West Union
Dale Welsch
Cee College
Oclwe
Fayette County
Welsch
Temperance Campaign Hit By Legal Ruling
Des Moines AP reports an attorney general opinion dated January 25 states the Town liquor control commission cannot spend funds to promote temperance. The ruling emerged as the Liquor Commission outlined a state temperance drive with James Pearson as campaign director. Attorney General Fred Everett noted the opinion covered temperance advertising expenditures and did not address salaries or other campaign costs.
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Des Moines
Town Liquor Control Commission
Horace Pike
Fred Everett
Liquor Commission
James Pearson
Shenandoah
Everett
Poilus Deep Underground City 155 Feet At Maginot Line
French soldiers live 155 feet underground in a buried city on the Saar front with electric, rail, water and sewage systems. A tour for American and British reporters reveals 12 miles of streets and double track railways, gas-sealed rooms, air pressure safeguards, and rabbit alarms for gas.
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Poilus At
City
Webr Miller
Saar Front
Maginot Line
New York
Holland Tunnel
Warn Allies May Search Nazi Ships In Red Hands
Paris reports Le Temps warns any German ships transferred to Russia remain enemy vessels subject to search and seizure by Allied warships. The note follows Bergen claims Germany would trade blockaded ships for submarines and cites a 1776 French ruling.
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Paris
le Temps
Russia
Bergen
Norway
Germany
Bremen
Tokio
Nichi Nichi
Rome
Vladivostok
Far East
France
Great Britain
Austria
New York
Baltimore
Boston
Iowa Liquor Stores To Close On November 23
Des Moines reports that Iowa liquor stores will close on November 23 though Thanksgiving date remains contested. Signs in 173 state stores announce the closure and future signs reference Thanksgiving day for November 30. Governor Wilson fixes November 30 as the holiday, while Roosevelt declared November 23. The conservation commission notes pheasants may be saved for a November 23 feast but must be consumed by November 30 with a ten day possession limit after season end.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Republican
Roosevelt
George A Wilson
Iowa Conservation Commission
Iowa City Briefs Report car crash victim in serious condition
Carl Bell of Iowa City remains in serious condition at University Hospital after a Saturday accident on highway No 1. The 1931 UI graduate suffered a fractured skull when the car he rode in rolled after striking a stray calf. A fourth graduate college round table is set for Tuesday with Col Homer H Slaughter leading a war strategy discussion.
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Gasetir
Iowa City
Carl Bell
University Hospital
Sharon Center
Bell
University of Iowa
Graduate College
Homer H. Slaughter
W de Kiewier
Erich Funke
CA. Bagby
Military Department
Francis M Dawson
College of Engineering
Louis Pelzer
Post Office Schedules for Thanksgiving Observance
Washington Iowa post office announces altered hours for Thanksgiving. Rural carriers will skip routes on November 23 but resume November 30 with no city delivery that day and stamp window hours limited to 8 to 10 a.m.
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Washington
M C DeLong
Roosevelt
Dr Albert Barfoot, Winneshiek Dean, Dies at 77
Decorah reports the death of Dr Albert F Barfoot 77 longtime dean of Winneshiek county medical profession and University of Iowa alumnus. He died at Decorah hospital from a paralytic stroke suffered two months ago funeral services await relatives arrival.
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Decorah
Albert F Barfoot
University of Iowa
Winneshick County Medical Profession
Decorah Hospital
Gideons Place Bibles In Jones County Schools
Four Cedar Rapids Gideons visited Anamosa Sunday conducting services in three churches and distributing 118 Bibles in Jones County. The group included Rev. Frank H Ward Robert E MacDanel Arthur Baxter and W C Wirthbeck Kirchbeck. 88 Bibles were placed in Jones rural schools and 30 in Anamosa schools. Earlier distributions totaled 200 in Cedar Rapids 12 at Central City 12 at Lisbon and 9 at Center Point.
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Cedar Rapids
Gideons
Anamosa
Jones County
Frank H Ward
Robert E. MacDanel
Arthur Baxter
W. C Wirehbeck Kirchbeck
Jones Rural
Central City
Lisbon
Center Point
Quaker Oats Sells Its Fort Dodge Warehouse
Ply mouth Processing Mills announces purchase of Quaker Oats Fort Dodge warehouse for a new soy bean plant. The Plymouth plant, damaged by fire Oct 19, will cost 125000 for buildings and machinery with a 600000 bushels per season capacity.
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Fort Dodge
Quaker Oats Company
Plymouth Processing Mills
Louis E. Armstrong
Plymouth Company
Plymouth
Armstrong
Quaker Oats
Italy Aids Buyers of Synthetic Automobiles
Rome government offers loans 2000 to 9000 lire to buyers of methane gas or alcohol fueled self sufficiency cars. The aid aims to reduce gasoline use for non military purposes and supports the new synthetic automobiles program.
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Rome
Italy
Thornburg home declamatory contest results
At the home declamatory contest held Friday the following placed Oratorical first Lois Marie Dansdell second Eloise Allar Dramatic first Lois Caughey second Louise Moore Humorous first Helene Allar second Emery Wallace judged by John Harlan of Sigourney.
Bell ringing ban on crown land churches since Reformation
Churches built on English crown land have not been permitted to ring bells since the Reformation.
Palo Man Fatally Hurt Near Urbana
William Langguth, about 60, of Palo, died after a car driven by Archie Beatty left the road two miles south of Urbana. Langguth died at Vinton hospital at 7 am after being taken there by Clarence Fetherkile. Beatty survived with only bruises. Services set for 2 pm Wednesday.
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Cinzerte Urbana
William Langguth
Palo
Archie Beatty
Urbana
Clarence Fetherkile
Langguth
Vinton Hospital
Beatty
Fire destroys Morley area home as fire truck stalls
Morley MORLEY The Ed Laucamp farm residence two miles north of Morley was lost Sunday morning when the Morley fire truck bogged down a mile from the scene. Flat tires on the chemical tank trailer delayed response and a broke tongue halted the outfit three quarters of a mile from town. Firemen used extinguishers and saved other farm buildings. The Laucamp family and neighbors saved most contents except basement fruit and vegetables. The house was a story and a half. Insurance covers the losses.
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The
Gazette
Morley
Ed Laucamp
Laucamp
Grinnell Students Celebrate Football Victory Over Coe
Grinnell students skip classes and celebrate Saturday’s football win over Coe with impromptu gym skits and a campus dance. Sunday night they honored the team and seven seniors who played their final game at ward field bonfire.
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Speen
Gazette
Grinnell
Coe
Grinnell College
Thes
Ward Field
Doctor Weeps Over Wife's Death From Leukemia
Dr Hyman I Goldstein a blood specialist in Camden New Jersey weeps at his wife Dorothy 40 who died after leukemia resistant to treatment. He studied in Vienna and sought help from experts in New York Cleveland Detroit Chicago and Philadelphia. nine weeks earlier she fell ill with leukemia and received fifteen blood transfusions before passing away.
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Camden
Hyman I Goldstein
Goldstein
Vienna
Dorothy
New York
Cleveland
Detroit
Chicago
Philadelphia
Iowa football tackle Jowell visits Decorah in 1913 notes
The 1913 visit by Decorah to see University of Iowa football tackle Joh J Jowell is recorded. Jowell served as secretary to the governor of Montana. The Gazette misspelled Flo as Jreutera 20 ernor in its listing.
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Spee
Cinretti Decorah
Joh
J Jowell
Iowa
Suedas My
Jowell
Montana
Flo
Ernor
Suraas
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Minneapolis
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Hopkinton
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Faribault, Minn
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