Crandic to File Brief at ICC on Bridge Rates Battle
Cedar Rapids and Iowa City rail line plans to file a brief with the Interstate Commerce Commission in response to Western Trunk Line petitions seeking abolition of bridge rates and routes via short lines. The Crandic says its intermediate carrier service is demanded by local industries and short routes save nearly 25 miles in distance. The petition argues trunk lines seek to cancel routes for revenue, while Crandic notes an average of 11 freight trains daily and urges preservation of intermediate service against unwarranted rate suspensions.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Cedar Rapids and
Iowa City Railway
Western Trunk Line
Commission
Harry F. Sundberg
Chamber of Commerce Traffic Bureau
Crandic
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
North Western
Rock Island
Illinois Central
Milwaukee
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Northern
Minneapolis
Northfield
Southern
Chicago
North Shore
Aurora
Elgin
Sundberg
ICC
Crash Kills Seven Children and Two Women in Ontario
A Toronto area train collision at a crossing claimed the lives of seven schoolchildren and two women riding to school. The incident occurred near Etobicoke as a Canadian Pacific passenger train struck the car.
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Etobicoke, Ont
Canadian Pacific Railway
Kraschel Accepts U S Agriculture Dept Post
Fred Kraschel son of the former governor leaves Des Moines for Washington to join the United States Department of Agriculture as an investigator for the division of farm securities. He is a former University of Iowa student and recent Iowa bar admittee active in the 1938 Democratic campaign.
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Des Moines
Fred Kraschel
Washington
United States Department of Agriculture
Division of
Farm Securities
University of Iowa
Iowa
Urbana High School Play Go Slow Mary Set for Oct 13
Urbana junior class presents Go Slow Mary at the American Legion hall Oct 13 with Elza Moubry and Maurita Fish in leading roles. Cast includes LeVora Kramer Neta Smith Vernon Petro Clarence Leibsch Donna Mae Hauser Geraldine Hepker Ivan Rector and Raymond Spencer.
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Gazette
Urbana
Mary
American Legion Hall
Elza Moubry
Maurita Fish
LeVora Kramer
Neta Smith
Vernon Petro
Clarence Leibsch
Donna Mae Hauser
Geraldine Hepker
Ivan Rector
Raymond Spencer
Holbrook Youth Shot When Gun Is Accidentally Fired
William s Leiken, 17, son of Mr and Mrs James Leiken, east of Holbrook, is in serious condition after a gun he carried accidentally discharged. The bullet pierced his thigh and knee while he and friends were shooting pigeons from a silo when he slipped and fell.
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Williamsburg
Paul Leiken
James Leiken
Holbrook
Edith Adams La Porte City death obituary
Mrs Edith Adams 177 died Monday after a lingering illness. Born in West Franklin Bradford County Pennsylvania she moved to La Porte City at age 12. She married H G Adams in 1884 and left a son Don C Adams who died in 1901. Funeral Wednesday at 2 p.m. at home with burial in West View cemetery.
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LA Porte City
Edith Adams
West Franklin
Bradford County
Pennsylvania
Charles W
Susan M. Smith
H. G. Adams
Don C. Adams
Fred A. Smith
Lyra
The
Literary Circle
Lotus Club
Presbyterian Church
P. K. Figge
West View Cemetery
Adams
Marion News Musical Literary Club Opens Fall Season
The Musical Literary club met at Miss Mabel Kearns home Monday evening. Miss Ruth Ostrander spoke about a recent band clinic at the University of Madison Wisconsin. The first division led by Miss Lula Toms presented a program of piano and vocal solos and readings by club members and guests.
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Musical Literary Club
Mabel Kearns
Ruth Ostrander
University At
Madison
Wis
Lula Toms
Largo
Frances Hildebrand
Lauterbach
Herman Reutter
Rose Wilcox
Iano
Ase
Grieg
Emery J. Miller
Reading
Mary Huntington
Albert Bragg
Venice
Nevin
Edna Roberts
Liebestraum
Liszt
Wilson
C. V. R. de Jong
Maykapar
A. J. Keyes
Local Notices on Travel and Missionary Speech
Miss Helen Wescott leaves Tuesday evening for Council Bluffs to visit her aunt Mrs J W Joseph for a week. Miss Grace Sommerville, missionary to China on furlough, will speak tonight at 7 30 at the Free Methodist church Fourth avenue and Seventh street about conditions near Kaifeng and her work.
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Helen Wescott
Council Bluffs
J. W. Joseph
Grace Sommerville
China
United States
Free Methodist Church
Fourth Avenue
Seventh Street
Miss Sommerville
Kaifeng
Congregational Church Annual Meeting and Picnic
The annual meeting of the Congregational church will be held Wednesday at 7 30 p m and will be preceded by a family picnic supper at 6 30 in the church dining room. Attendees are asked to bring their own table service and the usual picnic requirements.
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Congregational Church
Des Moines Family Guests Arrive at Oliver Home
Mrs. Oliver hosts her son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Roy Fleming with sons Gene and Don, plus her daughter Mrs. Dale Morgan and granddaughter Barbara Dale, all from Des Moines.
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Joan P. Oliver
Mrs Fay of Nevada Visits Friends in Marion
Mrs A H Fay of Nevada visiting her niece Mrs Dan Lillie north of Marion called on friends in Marion Monday.
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A. H. Fay
Nevada
Dan Lillie
Marion
Ivanhoe Club Members Review The Heart of Midlothian
The Ivanhoe club met Monday at Mrs. Andrew P. Munson's home with Mrs. Eldon Coffman leading a program reviewing three chapters of The Heart of Midlothian. Thirteen members attended.
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Ivanhoe Club
Andrew P. Munson
Eldon Coffman
Marion P T A Meets in Lincoln Auditorium Tonight
The October Marion P T A meeting starts at 7 45 p m Thursday in Lincoln auditorium with community singing led by Rev C G Ellinger and music by the P T A sextet. Robert Haupt will present an illustrated talk and India movie. Refreshments follow. Mrs Munson and son visited Ames over the weekend. The Methodist Sunday school class picnic supper, once planned for Wednesday, is indefinitely postponed.
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Marion Parent-Teachers Association
Lincoln Auditorium
C. G. Ellinger
Robert Haupt
India
Methodist Sunday School
Virginia Self
Rinard Returns Home From Des Moines Veterans Hospital
L. C. Rinard formerly of Marion has completed treatment at the Des Moines Veterans' hospital and returned to his home in Coggon keying a local recovery note for the community.
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L. C. Rinard
Marion
Veterans’ Hospital
Des Moines
Coggon
School Board Rehiring Pianist For Vocal Contests
At the October board meeting Mrs. La Verna Crew was reemployed as pianist to accompany the high school vocal groups during contest work. Thanksgiving vacation begins Nov 29 evening with school resuming the following Monday morning.
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Board of Education
Marion High Meets Independence Friday Football Clash
Marion high school football squad to play Independence high school Friday evening in Independence. Local social notes recount visitors, club meetings, and community ads.
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Marion High School
Independence High School
Independence
Mrs Higgins Visits Chicago After California Visit
Mrs Maude Higgins of Los Angeles California has been visiting in Bristol and accompanied her hosts to their Chicago home for a visit.
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Herb Douglas
Chicago
Douglas
Mrs. O. W. Bristol
Mrs. Douglas
Presbyterian Choir Rehearsal Rescheduled For Wednesday
The Presbyterian choir meets for rehearsal at 6 30 p m Wednesday at the church. Members are asked to note the change in meeting date. Mrs Stella Jordan formerly of Marion is confined in an Alhambra California hospital after a recent operation.
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Presbyterian
Stella Jordan
Marion
Alhambra
Cailif
Mrs Blakeslee Hosts Monday Bridge Club Dessert Luncheon
Mrs. Fred M. Blakeslee entertained the Monday bridge club with a dessert luncheon at her home.
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Fred M. Blakeslee
Monday Bridge Club
Mrs McShane and Patterson Return From Pea Ridge Visit
Mrs. Fred McShane and her stepfather G A Patterson return from a trip to Pea Ridge Arkansas to visit Patterson's son. They were joined by Mr and Mrs Carl Reese of Cedar Rapids on the journey.
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Fred McShane
G. A. Patterson
Mr. Patterson
Pea Ridge
Ark
Carl Reese
Cedar Rapids
Marion township teachers meet at Dorothy Knapp's home
The Marion township teachers gather Wednesday evening at Dorothy Knapp's home in Alburnett. They plan a regular business meeting followed by reading and discussion of the group’s Professional Reading Circle book.
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Marion Township
Dorothy Knapp
Alburnett
Legion Members Urged to Report for Work This Week
Marion Post No 298 American Legion asks all members to report for work each night this week at the Legion hall. Mary Lowe Dickinson circle of King's Daughters met Monday evening with Mrs. John C. Smith hosting. Mrs. H. F. Knight presided in Mrs. C. J. Kassler’s absence and led devotional. The Birth of Christ was taught by Mrs. Walter Hall. An honorary pearl was voted for retiring president Mrs. Irvin L. Ford. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Smith to eight members and guest Mrs. F. E. Wilbur.
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Marion Post No
American Legion
The
Legion Hall
John C. Smith
Mary Lowe Dickinson
King’s Daughters
H. F. Knight
C. J. Kassler
Christ
Walter Hall
Irvin L. Ford
F. E. Wilbur
Former Iowan on Trial in Slaying of Follies Dancer
DeWitt Clinton Cook, 20, formerly of Waterloo, faced trial for the bludgeon killing of Anya Sosoyeva, a former Follies dancer, at a City college campus last February. The case paused as lawyers argued over admitting testimony from two Hollywood girls he allegedly struck. He pleaded guilty to two nonfatal assaults including a slugging and a rape claim in a related set of incidents.
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Hollywood
DeWitt Clinton Cook
Thomas Ambrose
Cook
Waterloo
Anya Sosoyeva
City College
Delia Bogard
Myrtle Wagner
Second suspect in Dreher slaying identified in Arizona prison
Des Moines report states William E. Cooper known as Slim is in Florence Arizona prison after being identified by Fred Ostenrieder as the mobile driver in the July 27 shooting that killed Harold J. Dreher. Ostenrieder and Fred Ostenrieder face murder charges. Francis Welsh remains missing. Cooper pled guilty to a Bisbee robbery before, and detectives plan to bring him to Des Moines for trial.
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Des Moines
Slim
Harold J. Dreher
Florence
Ariz
Jack Brophy
William E. Cooper
Minneapolis
Fort Snelling
Brophy
Mason City
Welsh
Fred Ostenrieder
Eugene
Ore
Francis Welsh
Ostenrieder
Dreher
Cooper
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Bisbee
Paul Castelline
11 Vacancies Open in Iowa Highway Patrol
Iowa public safety commissioner Karl Fischer announced 11 vacancies exist in the state highway patrol. He noted resignations by Officers Carl Wiuff of Atlantic and Ray Platter of Council Bluffs. Wiuff was among the original 50 hired when the patrol started.
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DES Moines
Karl Fischer
Iowa
Des Moines School Funds Include Public Forums Ruling
Iowa Attorney General Floyd Philbrick ruled that public school funds may finance so called forums as part of adult education and evening school programs. The Des Moines budget for 1939 40 is cited, with speakers potentially paid from funds. A separate opinion approved a 125 member safety highway patrol plus chiefs.
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DES Moines
Attorney General
Des Moines School Board
Floyd Philbrick
Cedar Rapids
Karl W. Fischer
Public Safety
Fischer
Fire Destroys Barn On Maquoketa Farm Near Wilson
A barn and outbuildings on the W. S. Wilson farm nine miles northwest of Maquoketa burned Monday inflicting about 3500 to 4000 dollars in damage. The fire started from spontaneous combustion in 100 tons of alfalfa hay. Machinery tools stock and harnesses were removed. The house was badly scorched but saved by about 40 neighbor bucket brigades.
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Maquoketa
W. S. Wilson
Oliphants Celebrate 20th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Ivan Oliphant were honored by neighbors and friends at their Toddville home Sunday marking twenty years of marriage with a warm gathering and well wishes.
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Toddville
Ivan Oliphant
Frost Predicted for Southern Iowa
Temperatures near freezing in northern Iowa Monday night prompted the weather bureau to forecast frost in south central Iowa Tuesday night. Normal October weather prevailed Tuesday morning with varied temperatures, light rains reported in spots including Waterloo.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Waterloo
Springfield
Minn
Sioux City
Keokuk
State moves to collect fee from exempt gas line firm
Des Moines Iowa AP The secretary of state seeks 11879 from Natural Gas Pipe Line Company of America Chicago Illinois for a permit to do business in Iowa. The party argues it owes 1 on each 1000 of capital investment totaling about 12 million. The company already sent a check for 1 with its permit application.
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Des Moines
Secretary of State
Oelwein Railway Agent John F Oberfell Dies
Oelwein rock Island railway agent John F Oberfell 67 died at 2 15 am Tuesday after a brief illness He joined Rock Island in 1902 as an operator at Wapello Born at Baldwin he is survived by wife Lena and two children Ruth and Alois
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Oelwein
John F., Oberfell
Rock Island Railway
Mr. Oberfell
Baldwin
Rock Island
Wapello
Lena
Ruth
Alois
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Lost Nation
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