307 Corporations Fail To File For 1939 40 Charters
Des Moines reports that 357 Iowa corporations have had their charters revoked for failing to file annual reports and renewal permits before March 31. The group includes about 57 cooperatives, 250 domestic firms, and 50 foreign concerns. Officers may be held personally liable for debts if litigation occurs after revocation.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Earl G. Miller
Miller
H. J. Metcalf
Metcalf
Marshall County Rural Electric Cooperative
Marshall Cooperative
Farm hand held in death of youth he brought to doctor
Donald Ashe a farm hand near Kanawha is held for investigation in the death of Ernest Olson 27 of Kanawha shot near West Lake five hours after the midnight incident Olson died at Belmond hospital Olson was shot above the right eye with a .22 gun a bullet hole found in the windshield of the car used to bring him to Kanawha Sheriff L M Brower conducts the inquiry no charges filed Olson worked at a Kanawha pool hall for years.
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Kanawha (Ap
Donald Ashe
Kanawha
Ernest Olson
West Lake
Here
Ashe
Olson
Belmond
L. M. Brower
Fingerprints Tie Youth to Army Deserter in Delware Tragedy
Sheriff Carl Anderson received word from the FBI in Washington identifying the 20 year old youth found fatally injured Sept 18 beneath the Illinois Central tracks at Delaware as Henry G Neighbors. Neighbors enlisted at Fort Thomas Kentucky in 1937 and later deserted. The body was released to Iowa state authorities.
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Manchester
Carl Anderson
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington
Illinois Central Railway
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Delaware
Anderson
FBI
Henry G. Neighbors
Fort Thomas
Kentucky
Henry Smothers
Minden
Hoover
Iowa City
One Out Of Four Over 65 Getting Old Age Pension
Des Moines report on Iowa’s old age pension program highlights wide gaps in support. A high earning Iowan with $13 000 annual income struggles to contribute to parents while a low income family man with $87 monthly salary offers board room and $5 monthly to an elderly parent. The Iowa social welfare board analyzes these contrasts to shape policy.
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Ing
Iowa
Welfare Board
DES Moines
Iowa Social Welfare Board
Pension family in Des Moines draws old age pensions
State welfare officials said a father, mother and their three youngsters in Des Moines are all drawing old age pensions. The minimum age for a pension is 65. Ages of the family members were not disclosed.
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DES Moines
Iowa Band Fashions Spectacle In Gridiron Display
In Iowa City the University of Iowa band under director Charles E. Righter creates halftime magic with inventive formations and symbols. The piece highlights Righter as more than a band leader, an artist whose work drew praise alongside the football team’s ups and downs in recent seasons.
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University of Iowa
Charles E. Righter
Prof
Righter
Iowa Stadium
Fate blamed for Iowa highway deaths by official
O C Burrows director of Iowa accident records says drunken driving and speeding drive crashes. He links a 55 person rise in fatalities to fate, noting more multi casualty wrecks where several are killed at once. He cautions accidents exceed control of individuals.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
O. C. Burrows
Fate
Burrows
Belle Plaine
Mr. Hansen
Copenhagen
London
Historic Amana House Becomes Youth Hostel
Homestead acquires the American Youth Hostel in Amana district. Charles and Eichacker family run operations with the Homestead hotel. The 80 year old frame building, once a pioneer store, will house ten boys in the upstairs dormitory and provide a self contained kitchen and sitting area downstairs for hostelers, while girl guests stay in a hotel room.
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Amana
Homestead
Charles A. Ejihacker
Homestead Hotel
American Youth Hostels, Inc
Northfield
Mass
Eichacker
Iowa
Amana Society
Cornell Alumni Art Exhibit Showcases Regional Talent
Mount Vernon hosts the first annual Cornell alumni art exhibit in Armstrong hall through Oct. 29 with watercolors, oils, photographs, and carvings. Notable contributors include Russell Cowles 11, Franc Schoonover Kiburz 08, Lucy Dash Tobin 88, Wayne Barbara 38, Grace Kegley 29, Edna Warren Travis ex 05, Beatrice Smith 86, and Lotta Liquin Walliker 701, among others.
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Mount Vernon
Cornell
Armstrong Hall
Russell Cowles
United States
Little Gallery
Cedar Rapids
Franc Schoonover Kiburz
Monticello
Lucy Dash Tobin
Vinton
Iowa State Fair
Wayne Barbara
Grace Kegley
Dubuque
Edna Warren Travis
Beatrice Smith
Burlington
Lotta Liquin Walliker
Clinton
Parent-Teacher Units Meet in Sioux City Convention
More than 600 Iowa Congress of Parents and Teachers units will send delegates to the twentieth biennial convention in Sioux City October 18 19 and 20. State president Mrs Charles C Collester of Spencer will preside with guests national president Mrs J K Pettengill of Detroit and National Founders day chairwoman Mrs Percy Powell of Omaha. The three day program covers health citizenship learning personality and youth with a pre convention state board meeting Tuesday.
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Sioux City
Iowa Congress of Parents and Teachers
Charles C. Collester
Spencer
J. K. Pettengill
Detroit
Percy Powell
Omaha
Tuesay
Waukon Post Office Dedicated and Open Dates
WAUKON The new post office building in Waukon will be dedicated Oct. 21. The Kiwanis club will direct the afternoon program. Construction lead Charles Le Gris says the postal service will take over Oct. 13, but regular business likely starts Oct. 23.
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Waukon
Kiwanis Club
Charles le Gris
Postal Department
Judge Moffit Named Michigan Delegate To Magee Inauguration
President Ruthven of the University of Michigan named District Judge John T. Moffit of Tipton as Michigan’s delegate to the Magee inauguration at Cornell College on October 27. The invitation came from Cornell’s faculty and trustees.
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Moffit
Michigan
Magee
Tipton
Alexander G. Ruthven
University of Michigan
John T. Moffit
Cornell
Michigan University
John Benjamin Magee
Cornell College
Michigan School
Cornell Artist and Lecture Course Featured Stars
Mount Vernon report notes Angna Enters dancer opens the season on October 31. Eva Jessye choir appears November 14 with Negro folk literature. Eugene Liszt pianist visits November 8. Paul Leyssac speaks February 19 with musical setting. Gregor Piatigorsky cellist appears April 3. Final speaker T. V. Smith to be announced.
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Mount Vernon
Cornell
Eva Jessye
Famous
Colored Choir
Eugene Liszt
Paul Leyssac
Hans Christian Anderson
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Gregor Piatigorsky
T. V. Smith
Arizona to Des Moines: Cooper Released for Dreher Slaying
William E. Cooper, 22, a convicted robber, is handed to Iowa officers after Arizona pardons board commutes his sentence. Des Moines police expect Cooper, along with Francis Welsh and Fred Ostenrieder, to be brought together to face Harold J. Dreher's murder charges.
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Florence, Ariz
William E. Cooper
Iowa
Arizona Board of Pardons and Paroles
Des Moines
Cooper
Paul Castelline
Charles Antrim
Harold J. Dreher
State of Arizona
Francis P. Welsh
Dreher
Mason City
San Francisco
Little
Fred Otto Ostenrieder
Drehér
Arizona
Joe Conway
Phoenix
Board of Pardons and Paroles
Conway
H. A. Alber
Welsh
Farm home destroyed near Calamus
Fire Thursday razed the two story frame residence on the Miss Engelina Olson farm tenanted by the Milton Henning family near Calamus. Neighbor Mrs. Henry Vetter spotted the roof blaze and fire crews from Calamus Dixon and Grand Mound arrived, saving only ground floor belongings while protecting adjacent structures.
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Calamus
Farmer in Benton County Survives Bombing of Esbjerg
Jacob Hansen a Benton County farmer was in Esbjerg Denmark when four British bombs fell on the city during early September. Amis from the blast killed a woman in a bathtub and injured 11 others while buildings and a bath area were damaged. British planes originally blamed for the incident were later apologized for after evidence showed misdirected fire.
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Esbjerg
Denmark
Jacob Hansen
Benton County
Cedar Rapids
Jake
New York City
Mr. Hansen
North Sea
Hansen
Great Britain
Iowa auto dealers eye 1940 models after 30 percent nine month rise
Iowa motor vehicle dealers hope new 1940 models will preserve the 11.3 million business gain posted in the first nine months of 1939. Use tax receipts show 45.982 million dollars in new car licenses for the first three quarters, a 32 percent rise from 1938, with September sales 3.353 million up nearly 30 percent. September marks the ninth consecutive monthly increase as buyers respond to upcoming model year changes.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Airy Wsea
Pedrurty Wises
Sa Eta
Ace Wareikry
Reason For More Funds For State Laboratory Told
Des Moines AP reports Dr. Walter L. Bierring states the Iowa Hygienic Laboratory faces higher demand from a venereal disease control program. From July to September 1939 the lab ran 41 238 blood tests including 6023 prenatal samples. 101 positives. Growth comes from schools hospitals and institutions. testing now reveals asymptomatic infections aiding early treatment. The interim committee funds plus federal support raise the budget to 62 500 for this year, up from 55 000 last year.
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Iowa
Bierring
Wheat crop loss insured payouts in Iowa totals
Des Moines AP reports Iowa farmers faced drought and pests causing total wheat losses, yet crop insurance paid $60,369 to insured growers. Chairman O D Klein said 1,700 losses have been settled and 123,217 bushels of wheat indemnities issued. Drouth led 738 losses, chinch bugs 493, winterkill 65, floods 47.
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Des Moines
Iowa
O. D. Klein
State Agricultural Committee
Klein
Drouth
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Thysten
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