Charges Gillette Aided in Political Domination of WPA
Special to The Gazette Denison Iowa coverage contends that Guy M Gillette aided the political dominance of the WPA through a 1935 letter urging a Democratic endorsement. Berry Halden claims the Iowa WPA is a Democratic machine with superintendent Hill and most district directors listed as Democrats and salaries totaling substantial monthly sums.
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Gillette
WPA
Gazette
Denison
Iowa
Halden
Sioux City
T. P. Cleary
G. M. Gillette
Rep. Gillette
L. S. Hill
Des Moines
Roosevelt
Hill
Advocates Four Steps To End Exploitative Iowa Tenancy
Ames AP Iowa State College economist Rainer Schickele urged four reforms to end exploitative tenancy of Iowa farms. He cited a study showing 70 percent of tenancy is abusive and proposes longer leases, compensation for improvements, humane housing, and long term credit for owner operators. He suggested annual leases be replaced by three to five year terms with automatic renewal and six months notice.
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Ames
Rainer Schickele
Iowa State College
Iowa
Schickele
Economist
Oelwein American Legion Post elects Carl Gregory commander
Ross Reid post No. 9 of the American Legion in Oelwein names Carl Gregory as commander for the coming year. New officers include Walter Merritt and Paul Maire Jr as vice-commanders, William Irwin as adjutant, O H Henry as finance officer, Wilbur Morrison as sergeant-at-arms, P J Nee as chaplain, Col. E E Stoup trustee for three years, with Dr. Nothnagel Dr. F P Leehey and L J Muller on the executive committee at large.
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Oelwein
Carl Gregory
Ross Reid
American Legion
Walter Merritt
Paul Maire, Jr
William Irwin
O. H. Henry
Wilbur Morrison
P. J. Nee
E. E. Stoup
Nothnagel
Four New Speakers Added to S. U. S. Lecture Series
Prof. Benjamin F. Shambaugh announced four new speakers for the 1936-37 University of Iowa lectures: John Erskine Oct 22 on an unannounced topic, Dr. William Beebe Dec 3 at Memorial Union, John Mason Brown Feb 5 in the afternoon, and Thornton Wilder Feb 23 at Macbride hall.
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Gazette
Iowa City
Benjamin F. Shambaugh
Senate
University of Iowa
John Erskine
William Beebe
John Mason Brown
New York Evening Post
Thornton Wilder
Erskine
Beebe
Memorial Union
New York Zoological Society
Brown
Iowa
Wilder
Macbride Hall
Bridge of
San Luis Rey
Butter Thief Ring Busted Across Iowa State
Iowa investigators linked an ex-convicts duo to a theft spree from butter to bonds after overheard clues in a Des Moines tavern. Byron Green and Franz Harvey were jailed, C E Wright released on parole, and several others faced charges in a widening case spanning multiple towns and states.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Investigation Bureau
Paul J. Gruber
Bureau
Byron Green
Minnesota
Franz (Cotton) Harvey
E. Wright
State Reformatory
Anamosa
George
Shorty) Hart
le Mars
L. C. Fitzpatrick
Mapleton
Lou Swanger
Woodbury
O. J. Miller
Omaha
Harvey Mighell
Holstein
Gruber
Franz Harvey
Harvey
Wright
Centennial celebration recalls Wisconsin Territory's first legislature
Belmont Wisconsin hosts a centennial in October marking the 1836 first meeting of Wisconsin Territory's legislative body. Iowa and Minnesota ties are noted, with re enactment on the capitol lawn and Charles E Schafer of the Wisconsin State Historical Society as lead speaker.
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McGregor
Belmont
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Territory
Iowa
Minnesota
Mississippi
Dubuque
Des Moines
Charles E. Schafer
Wisconsin State Historical Society
Territorial
New Theater At University Of Iowa Is One Of Best Equipped In World
University of Iowa unveils a cutting edge dramatic arts complex with a revolving stage the first west of the Mississippi. Arnold S. Gillette lauds its sliding wagon and running stages, for students and teaching, with murals by Grant Wood and a 500-seat auditorium offering excellent sightlines and a noiseless motorized turn system.
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New Theater
University of Iowa
the Gazette
Iowa City
Dramatic Arts
Arnold S. Gillette
The
University
Europe
Gillette
Grant Wood
Graphic and Plastic Arts
Mississippi
Ing
E. C. Mabie
Speech and Dramatic Arts Department
Control Board
NEW Dramatic Arts
Defaults Entered Against Iowa City Firms In Libel Suit
Harold Cooper of Marshalltown obtained defaults in a $50,000 libel suit against The Cedar Rapids Gazette and four Iowa City distributors Whetstone's drug store Racine's cigar stores Gibbs' drug store and Pusateri grocery. The Gazette appeared before the deadline and was not defaulted. The four defendants may seek to set aside the defaults. none were represented at the hearing.
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Gazette
Iowa City
Harold Cooper
Marshalltown
State Liquor Commission
Cooper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
James P. Gaffney
Boardman
Rampaging Creek Washes Out Track Near Burlington
Train service on the Rock Island railroad north of Burlington was suspended Saturday morning due to a track washout near a bridge a few miles north of the city. Flint Creek flooded wide acreage after 1.86 inches of rain Friday night and was receding Saturday.
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Burlington
Rock Island Railroad
Flint Creek
Potato sprout grows eight inches at Nira farm
NIRA planted during drought on the William McClel land farm near Nira, a potato grown from a tuber placed in August reached a circumference of eight inches, marking notable growth amid arid conditions.
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Nira
New Yorker
William McClelland
Baldwin High Strikers Demand Basketball and Math
Baldwin voters in a small town saw 25 of 38 high school students strike for reinstating basketball and adding math. The board, which voted 3 to 2 to abolish basketball, faces ongoing student protests and budget limits for an auditorium lease.
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Baldwin
Lyman Teeple
Jackson County Farm Bureau
Actuilion
Monmouth
Maquoketa
Frank Rollins
GOP and Dems in Chickasaw County Agree on Poll Worker Ban
In Chickasaw County both parties signed an agreement not to hire poll workers to hand out campaign cards at polling places on November 3. The pact aims to save each candidate between 100 and 150 dollars by eliminating poll worker hires.
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NEW Hampton
Chickasaw County
Lenox College Receives Gift After Woman’s Natural Death
Mrs. Rosaline M. Summers died a natural death leaving a $10,000 estate. The will directs the residue to be used to track down a suspected killer if murder occurred. Lenox College of Hopkinton Ia benefits from the bequest.
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Los Angeles
Lenox College of
Hopkinton
Rosaline M. Summers
Sixteen WPA Truck Occupants Hurt in Iowa Crash
A WPA truck carrying 21 people rolled on a shoulder near Afton Iowa on a sharp curve injuring sixteen. William Clinton and Warren Eblen of Creston sustained serious injuries and Ray Tillotson the driver had head injuries. Thirteen others received minor hospital treatment.
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Creston (Ap
Afton
William Clinton
Creston
Warren Eblen
Ray Tillotson
Raze Independence Landmark Livery Barn for Oil Station
The Sherwood barn in Independence, once a leading livery and landmark, will be razed this week to make way for an oil station. Built by Tom Sherwood after the 1874 fire, the property later housed six liverymen and more recently a farm implement business run by H. E. Miller, who sold the building and lot. The structure sits south of the main business intersection on highway 11.
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Independence
Sherwood
Tom Sherwood
H. E. Miller
Highway 11
Political campaign schedules span Iowa this week
Col Frank Knox leads Republican speakers with James Reed and other GOP figures touring Fort Dodge Shenandoah Mason City Waterloo Elkader. Democrats mobilize with Senator Wheeler Duffy Wheeler schedules in Shenandoah Waterloo Cherokee and more, while Lt Governor candidates Valentine and Herring court Iowa voters with coal and industrial claims.
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Des Moines
Frank Knox
United States
Iowa
Knox
Fort Dodge
James A. Reed
Missouri
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
F. Ryan Duffy
Wisconsin
Wheeler
Shenandoah
Mason City
Duffy
Waterloo
Elkader
Roosevelt
Valentine
Wilson
John K. Valentine
Knoxville
Clyde L. Herring
Iowa Senate
George Wilson
Oklahoma
Democratic
U. S. Senate
Indianola
Council Bluffs
Guy M. Gillette
Bloomfield
Marshalltown
Ames
Nevada
Mingo
Clarion
Hampton
Nelson G. Kraschel
Manly
Oel«wein
Cresco
Decorah
New Hampton
Waverly
Waukon
Independence
Charles City
Osage
Lester J. Dickinson
Forest City
Nashua
West Union
Oelwein
Fairfield
Berry Halden
Storm Lake
Humboldt
Boone County
Parkersburg
Sumner
Sioux Center
Mapleton
Ida Grove
Sibley
Paullina
Boone
Albia
Lovilia
Iowa Homecoming Opens With Mass Meeting Friday
The 25th annual Iowa homecoming begins Friday night with a mass meeting at Old Capitol. Prof. George D. Haskell heads the executive committee. 16 events follow, including receptions at the Triangle and University clubs and a Memorial Union homecoming party. The Illinois game in Hawkeye Stadium tops the weekend, with open house, golf, and military exhibitions Saturday morning and an alumni luncheon at noon.
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Gazette
Iowa City
Old Capital
Iowa
George D. Haskell
Triangle Club
University Club
Memorial Union
Illinois
The
Illini
Hawkeye Stadium
Field House
I” Club
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Pittsburgh
Ohio
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Lenox College
Sherwood Livery
Col. Knox
Jim Reed
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