307 Corporations Lose Charters for 1939-40 in Iowa
Des Moines (INS) secretary of state Earl G. Miller said 357 Iowa corporations had charters revoked for failing to file annual reports and renew permits as required. About 57 cooperatives, 250 domestic firms, and 50 out-of-state corporations were affected. Officers are being contacted to determine intent, and penalties may include dissolution or liability for debts if charters are revoked.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Earl G. Miller
Miller
H. J. Metcalf
Metcalf
Marshall County Rural Electric Cooperative
Marshall Cooperative
Metcal
Farm Hand Held In Death Of Youth In Kanawha
Donald Ashe a farm hand living near Kanawha is held in jail for investigation in the death of Ernest Olson 27 of Kanawha who was fatally shot near West Lake. Olson was brought to Kanawha for medical aid and died five hours later at Belmond hospital. Sheriff Brower says no charges yet. two boys were on a party when the shooting occurred. Olson was shot above the right eye with a .22 caliber gun and a bullet hole was found in the car windshield used to bring him to town.
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Kanawha (Ap
Donald Ashe
Kanawha
Ernest Olson
West Lake
Here
Ashe
Olson
Belmond
L. M. Brower
Fingerprints Identify Youth Killed Sept 18
Sheriff Carl Anderson received word from the FBI that fingerprints match Henry G. Neighbors, a 1937 Fort Thomas draftee who later deserted. The unidentified 20 year old was found fatally injured near the Illinois Central crossing in Delaware, Iowa, and the body was sent to Iowa City 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
Mineden
Hoover
Iowa City
One Fifth Of Senior Citizens Eligible For Pension In Iowa
DES MOINES AP reports the Iowa social welfare board wrestles with old age pension limits as families split between frugal support and rising costs. The piece contrasts a $13 000 income earner unable to aid parents with a low income son offering room board and $5 monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Iowa Social Welfare Board
Pension family in Des Moines raises welfare questions
Des Moines officials report a father mother and their three children all drawing old age pensions. The minimum age for the program is 65, and ages of the family members were not disclosed. The case highlights potential welfare access by a multi-member household.
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DES Moines
Iowa Aged Pensions and Family Support Rules Examined
Welfare officials in Iowa report about 53 000 of 210 000 seniors over 65 draw pension checks averaging $20 monthly. One in five has no children to help, meaning more than 40 000 children may contribute to parent care. Children with income pay support pro rationately. many cases reveal hidden expenditures.
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Ing
Iowa
Welfare Board
Iowa Band Delivers Spectacle in Football Halftime Show
In Iowa City, the University of Iowa marching band under Director Charles E. Righter combines art with sport. His innovative halftime formations of words symbols and caricatures draw wide praise amid recent football struggles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Iowa
Charles E. Righter
Prof
Righter
Iowa Stadium
Fate blamed for highway deaths in Des Moines
O C Burrows, head of the accident statistics division, cites drunken driving and speed as major causes. He argues fate explains the rise in fatalities, noting more multi death crashes and a death toll 55 higher than last year.
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Des Moines
INS
O. C. Burrows
Fate
Burrows
Belle Plaine
Historic Amana House Becomes Youth Hostel in Homestead
Homestead owners Mr. and Mrs. Charles Eichacker convert the old storage building behind the hotel into a youth hostel with sleeping quarters for about 10 boys upstairs and a downstairs area to be used as a shared sitting room and kitchen. Girl hostelers will use a regular hotel room. The American Youth Hostels, Inc. supports inexpensive vacations for youth and standard overnight facilities. The property is part of the Amana community history since the 1850s.
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Amana
Homestead
Charles A. Eichacker
Homestead Hotel
American Youth Hostels, Inc
Northfield
Mass
Eichacker
Iowa
Amana Society
Art Works Of Cornell Alumni Go On Exhibit
Mount Vernon hosts the first annual Cornell alumni art exhibit in Armstrong hall through Oct 29. Works range from class of 1888 to 1938, including watercolors oils photographs and carvings by artists such as Russell Cowles 11 France Schoonover Kiburz 08 Lucy Dash Tobin 88 and Wayne Barbar 738 among others.
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Mount Vernon
Cornell
Armstrong Hall
Russell Cowles
United States
Little Gallery
Cedar Rapids
France Schoonover Kiburz
Monticello
Beatrice Smith
Burlington
Lotta Liquin Walliker
Clinton
Parent Teacher Units Meet in Sioux City Biennial
More than 600 Iowa Congress of Parents and Teachers units will send delegates to the twentieth biennial convention in Sioux City October 18 to 20. State president Mrs. Charles C. Collester of Spencer will preside. National president Mrs. J. K. Pettengill of Detroit and National Founders' Day chairwoman Mrs. Percy Powell of Omaha will attend as guests.
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Sioux City
Iowa Congress of Parents and Teachers
Charles C. Collester
Spencer
J. K. Pettengill
Detroit
Percy Powell
Omaha
Sea
Tuesay
Waukon Post Office to be dedicated in October
WAUKON The new post office building in Waukon will be dedicated October 21 with an Kiwanis club directed afternoon program. Construction head Charles Le Gris announced the postal department will take charge October 13 but regular business will likely begin October 23.
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Waukon
Kiwanis Club
Charles le Gris
Postal Department
Judge Moffit Named Michigan Delegate To Magee Inauguration
Special to The Gazette Tipton Michigan District Judge John T Moffit a Cornell and Michigan alumnus was named Michigan University delegate to the inauguration of Dr John Benjamin Magee as president of Cornell college on October 27 The invitation came from Cornell faculty and trustees.
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Tipton
Alexander G. Ruthven
University of Michigan
John T. Moffit
Cornell
Michigan
Michigan University
John Benjamin Magee
Cornell College
Michigan School
Stars on Cornell artist and lecture course listed
Cornell's Artist and Lecture course wraps with Angna Enters on October 31. Eva Jessye Choir performs November 14. Pianist Eugene Liszt comes November 8. Paul Leyssac appears February 19 with musical setting. Cellist Gregor Piatigorsky visits April 3. Final speaker Tooy. Smith to close the series.
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Mount Vernon
Cornell
Eva Jessye
Eugene Liszt
Paul Leyssac
Hans Christian Anderson
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Gregor Piatigorsky
Tooy. Smith
Philosopher-Statesman
Third Dreher Suspect Released For Des Moines Murder Case
William E Cooper 22, a convicted robber, was released from Arizona prison to Iowa authorities to face murder charges in Des Moines for the Harold J Dreher slaying. Francis P Welsh 28, accused of firing the fatal shot, was to be returned from San Francisco. two pardons board members defied state law to authorize Cooper's release.
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Florence, Ariz
Wiliam E. Cooper
Iowa
Arizona Board of Pardons and Paroles
Des Moines
Cooper
Paul Castelline
Charles Antrim
Harold J Dreher
State of Arizona
William &E. Cooper
Iown
Francis P. Welsh
Dreher
San Francisco
Little
Fred Otto Ostenrieder
Arizona
Joe Conway
Phoenix
Board of Pardons and Paroles
Conway
H A. Albey
Welsh
Fire Destroys Farmhouse Near Calamus
A Thursday fire at the Miss Engelina Olson farm home tenanted by the Milton Henning family destroyed the two story frame residence. Neighbor Mrs Henry Vetter spotted the blaze prompting alarms and Calamus Dixon and Grand Mound fire brigades to respond and save ground floor belongings while protecting other structures from embers.
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Calamus
Farmer Witnesses Allied Bombing of Danish City Esbjerg
Benton County farmer Jacob Hansen, 11 miles west of Cedar Rapids, recalls a British bomber dropping four bombs on Esbjerg in September. He and relatives narrowly escaped. one explosion killed a woman in a bathtub and injured 11 others. Britain admitted the incident after evidence of British bombs emerged.
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Esbjerg
Denmark
Jacob Hansen
Benton County
Cedar Rapids
Jake
New York City
Mr. Hansen
North Sea
Gazette
Iowa New Car Sales Rise 30 Percent in First Nine Months
Iowa use tax figures show 1940 nine month new car licenses total 45 982 000 up more than 32 percent over 1939 first nine months. September sales 3 033 450 nearly 30 percent higher than September last year.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Reason For More Funds For State Laboratory Told
DES MOINES AP behind the request to the legislative interim committee for additional funds for the hygienic laboratory at Iowa City lay the story of how the public has responded to the states venereal disease control campaign. Dr Walter L Bierring said in July August and September the lab performed 41238 blood tests including 6023 from expectant mothers.
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Des Moines
Legislative Interim Committee
Iowa City
Walter L. Bierring
Iowa
Bierring
Wheat crop losses insured in Iowa total 123 217 bushels
Des Moines AP reports Iowa wheat growers facing drought and chinch bugs total losses. More than 1 700 insured losses settled with indemnities totaling 123 217 bushels. Crouth caused most losses in 738 cases. other causes include chinch bugs winterkill and floods. Indemnities cover up to 75 percent of average yield.
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Des Moines
Iowa
O. D. Klein
State Agricultural Committee
Klein
Crouth
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America
Iowa Band
Highlanders
Amana House
William Noe
Mrs. Eichacker
Moffit
Magee
Bullotin
Danish City
Bob Estabrook
Mgr. Hansen
Copenhagen
London
Hansen
Akysten
State Laboratory
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