Iowa Democrats to speed up their campaign this week
Iowa Democrats plan a sharpened drive to end the quiet period as Republicans push ahead. Gov N G Kraschel will make eleven talks in six days while party chiefs tighten statewide machinery and literature mailings to counter strong GOP momentum. Senator Guy M Gillette and others join a rapid schedule with Dickinson and Wilson already active campaigners.
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Iowa
Des Moines
INS
N. G. Kraschel
Kraschel
Guy M. Gillette
G.O.P
L. J. Dickinson
George A. Wilson
Dickinson
WPA Foreman Sentenced to Year in Prison for Forgery
Des Moines AP Federal Judge Charles A. Dewey gave Joe F. Petty 38 a year and a day for four counts of forging WPA checks and two counts of passing them. Petty listedWilliam H. Wilson on the payroll after Wilson left for California and cashed eight checks in Wilson’s name. Petty was a WPA foreman and time keeper. His attorney sought leniency citing a wife and four children. The judge called the case a deep laid plot and affirmed strict enforcement of criminal laws.
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Des Moines
Charles A. Dewey
Joe F. Petty
Council Bluffs
Cloud Level
Petty
William H. Wilson
Wilson
California
Level
Dewey
Hedges and Buser Elected To Iowa Realtors Board
Waterloo AP Hugh W. Blackwell of Council Bluffs was elected president of the Iowa Realtors association at the convention. He follows George E. Walker of Des Moines as president and Ralph Jester of Des Moines was named secretary treasurer. Vice presidents include George L. Towne Des Moines Horace Hedges Cedar Rapids K P Cotton and Frank Buckwalter Sioux City. Three year directors named were Frank Buser Cedar Rapids George Scully Waterloo and Ed ie (incomplete).
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Waterloo
Hugh W. Blackwell
Council Bluffs
Iowa Realtors’ Association
Blackwell
George E. Walker
Des Moines
Ralph Jester
George L. Towne
Horace Hedges
Cedar Rapids
K. P. Cotton
Frank Buckwalter
Sioux City
Frank Buser
George Scully
Edie
Sioux City Strike Draws Troop Demand Amid Picket Clash
James Porter of Minneapolis appealed to Governor Kraschel for national guards to preserve order and keep the Swift and Company plant closed during bargaining. Porter and Arthur Shelton faced contempt charges. 125 arrest warrants were issued for strikers. Police escorted a train delivering 12 refrigerator cars, while union pickets protested.
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Sioux City
James Porter
Minneapolis
Nelson G. Kraschel
National Guardsmen
Strikehound Swift and Company
Porter
Arthur Shelton
William Houston
Maurice Rawlings
Frank L. Horton
Swift
Swift and Company Packing House
Ray Mahr
Packing House Workers’ Union
W. R
Grand Jury
Otho S. Thomas
Rock Rapids
Injuries Fatal To Richard Kester 14
Funeral services set for Richard Henry Kester 14 of near Troy Mills after fatal injuries from a tractor accident in Cedar Rapids. He died in hospital after the tractor plunged into a ditch and pinned him, as he rode home from school with his parents Alfred and Mrs Kester from the family farm.
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Sacred Heart Church
Richard Henry Kester
Alfred Kester
Troy Mills
Cedar Rapids
Animals Or Children He Trains Em Alike
William A. Stone, a Central City school custodian, trains pets and children with gentle firmness. His dog Pedro and mare Lady perform a coordinated act showing calm, confident training. The pair walk, sit, and perform on cue, with Pedro walking wires and posing like an actress beside Stone.
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Hiun
Pedro
Mr. Stone
Lady
Central City
Mrs. Stone
Barrel Tricks and Wire-Walking Highlight Pedro’s Act
The act features Pedro rolling a barrel over a teeter board and performing wire-walking on his hind legs. The routine shows flexible balance and daring stunts with a playful nod to circus performance.
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Pedro
McGregor Dentists Father and Son Lead Public Life
Dr. John A. Walter and his son Dr. J. Frederick Walter of McGregor share identical records as leaders in private, public and business life. The father is mayor, Iowa Municipalities president and dental society leader, while the son followed suit. The elder musician remains active, playing cornet despite tooth loss, once in the Walter family band aboard the 1880s Mississippi river packet Josephine.
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McGregor
Cgregor
John A. Walter
J. Frederick Walter
Iowa League of Municipalities
John
Walter
Josephine
Local man showcases high wire horse and trick dog act
Mr. Stone has set up two suspended wires four inches apart between posts in his yard. Pedro the horse climbs a post and walks a wire in a tense but fearless display, then sits on a platform before returning. Stone says he trained the animals for fun and they are a pleasant, time consuming hobby for the trio.
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Pedro
Lady
Stone
Mr. Stone
Sheriff Sees Accident in Girl’s Well Death
Decatur county sheriff Roscoe Sinco says a preliminary inquiry into 11 year old Margaret McCall's nude body found at the bottom of a 30 foot well points to an accidental death. Drowning listed as the cause. investigation continues.
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Leon
Roscoe Sinco
Decatur County
Margaret McCall
Linco
Margaret
Iowa Board Defers Action on Buying University's Coal
Iowa board of education defers coal contract decisions for the University of Iowa winter supply amid a Des Moines suit alleging use of 21,000 tons of foreign coal. A board member denies any foreign coal use since 1937 and says Iowa coal will be used when possible. A special Ames meeting is planned in two weeks to let coal contracts.
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Iowa City
INS
Iowa
State Board of Education
University of Iowa
Otto Muntz
Des Moines
Illinois
School For the Blind
Vinton
W. Earl Yall
Mason City
Towa
Ames
Iowa coal bid dispute roils Iowa University contracts
Otto Muntz advisory chairman of the Greater Iowa commission says the University of Iowa bought Illinois coal without bids and stored it, never burned it, and that no Illinois coal has been burned since April 1937. Earl Hart echoes concerns over contract practices.
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Des Moines
Otto Muntz
Greater Iowa Commission
University of Iowa
Earl Hart
Illinois
Hamilton County Bonds Defeated for Courthouse and Hospital
Webster City district voters rejected a $250000 courthouse bond and a $50000 hospital addition bond on Friday, ending plans to fund the county building project.
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Webster City
Hamilton County
Sioux City Shows Open Liquor By The Drink Demand
A Sioux City feature highlights numerous bars from ordinary taverns to elaborate revolving clubs with affordable prices, arguing state law against liquor by the drink is unenforced. The piece notes political graft risks and claims the town wants wide openness while urging state action.
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Charley Dingwell
Tuestinns
Sioux Citvans
Careter Lake
Nebraska
Missouri River
Council Bluffs
Sioux City
Iowa
Iowa Tavern Owners Association
Sioux City Journal
State Equor Commission
South Amana Farmer Burned When Car Hits Wagon
William Cumer, about 65, a South Amana farmer, was seriously burned Saturday afternoon when gas from a damaged car tank ignited by his cigarette. He was driving a wagon on highway 6 east of South Amana when a car carrying a group headed to the Iowa homecoming struck his wagon, throwing him out. He suffered burns to his arms and legs and was treated at Marengo hospital before being returned home.
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The
Gazette
Marengo
William Cumer
South Amana
Cumer
Highway 6
Sioux City
Iowa
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Swift and Co
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George W. Hansen
Dadra
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Stone's Backyard Circus
Iowa Board
University
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