Gillette spurns Dickinson debate challenge in Iowa race
Senator Guy Gillette rejects Dickinson's limited debate proposal on the Supreme Court. Dickinson, a longtime congressman, replies with a plan to debate in every congressional district if Gillette accepts terms. The exchange centers on broader campaign issues beyond the court, including farm and labor policies.
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Gillette
Dickinson
Des Moines
L. J. Dickinson
Guy Gillette
Supreme Court
Wyoming Civil War Vet Morse Celebrates 97th Birthday
Special to The Gazette notes H m Morse a Civil War veteran and Wyoming’s oldest resident marked his ninety seventh birthday with a noon dinner at Memorial hall led by the Woman’s Relief corps. Born October 18, 1841 in Bradford New Hampshire he moved to Wyoming in 1854 with his parents. He married Eliza Willis January 25 1867. two sons John W and William N live nearby. Morse served in the Union army 31st Iowa Regiment and fought at Lookout Mountain Missionary Ridge and the Atlanta campaign. He remains active at Presbyterian church and Memorial hall displaying relics over a century old.
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Wyoming
Mm. H. Morse
Memorial Hall
Woman's Relief Corp
Bradford
N. H
Morse
Maquokets
Eliza Willis
Monmouth
John W
William N
31St
Iowa
Lookout Mountain
Missionary Ridge
Atlanta
Presbyterian Church
W.R.C
Gettysburg
Golden Wedding Of West Union Couple Observed
WEST UNION The golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Swain was observed Sunday with a dinner at a long table in a local cafe A three tiered cake and gold vases from Mrs Swain s childhood gift were centerpiece guests included their son A E Swain of Chicago grandchildren Rob ert Swain and Mrs Ward Hardesty Cedar Rapids along with many Swain siblings relatives and townspeople in Cedar Rapids Hawkeye and Wavcoma regions
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West Union
Russell Swain
Swain
H. M. Carmichael
A. E. Swain
Chicago
Robert Swain
Ward Hardesty
Cedar Rapids
Minnie Pritchard
John Swain
Nellie Swain
DeKalb
Hazel Swain
Virginia Slade
Charles Cochran
Lynn Stafford
Wavcoma
Homer Carmichael
Church Worker's Conference Held by Local Evangelical Group
In Lowden a church workers conference of Evangelical and Reformed churches gathered with Rev. C Schmidt leading services. Rev. Louis Gunneman spoke, Rev. C Berger addressed attendees, while Mrs Elsa Mensing and Harlan Goldsmith led study periods. In Marengo a divorce suit was filed by Bernice Groff against Guy Groff citing prior felony convictions and seeking custody of six children. Calmar elected Community Ladies Aid officers with Mrs Kenneth Meyer as president and Mrs A L Buntrock as vice president.
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C. Berger
Presbyterian Church of
Marengo
Bernice Groff
Guy Groff
Calmar
Community Ladies Aid Society
Kenneth Meyer
A. L. Buntrock
Helen Soule
Marengo taxes hit new Iowa county high in 1938
Iowa county tax collection reaches 594000 dollars of the 620000 levy for 1938, a 95.58 percent collection rate, a possible state record. Other items note Iowa County teachers meetings with talks by Dr E L Ritter and Lucille Johnson, an art exhibit, and exam dates for uniform teacher certificates.
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Marengo
Reynold Zuber
Iowa County
Defends towns on speed trap charge in Iowa
Iowa State Motor Vehicles Commissioner Lew Wallace backed five towns accused of speed traps. He found Ladora's mayor and police officer act sound and conscientious after a special look. Wallace questioned Rhodes' claim that Iowa is overrun with speed traps and said no complaints or outside warnings have reached the department.
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Des Moines
Lew Wallace
Iowa
B. E. Rhodes
Davenport
Motor Club of Iowa
Ladora
Wyoming
Lowdon
Malcom
Hurstville
Wallace
Motor Vehicle Commission
Rhodes
United States
Hickenlooper says Democrats fear to discuss record
SPIRIT LAKE Iowa AP Republican candidate for lieutenant governor B B Hickenlooper said Democrats avoid detailing their administration. He condemned numerous bureaus and high Des Moines rents, urged local tax spending, bureau elimination, and a return to a sound tax program.
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Spirit Lake
B. B. Hickenlooper
Des Moines
Pearl Sheppard Morse Postmaster Dies at 60
Pearl May Sheppard 60 postmaster of Morse died at 3 30 p m Monday born March 8 1878 near Morse and lived here all life Surviving sisters Annie Akerly Morse and Mrs Jerry Akers Central City brothers Harry William Richard Funeral at home 1 30 p m Wednesday Reverend Neil Swanson Morse cemetery burial Friends may call at home Tuesday evening
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Morse
Pearl May Sheppard
Annie Akerly
Jerry Akers
Central City
Harry
William
Richard
Christian Church
Sheppard
Neil Swanson
Morse Cemetery
Centenarian A N French Dies in Marshalltown
Marshalltown's oldest resident A N French died suddenly Monday night at his home. Born in 1849, he came to the city in 1859, served a few months in the Civil War, and later was county auditor of Marshall County for fourteen years.
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Marshalltown
A. N. French
Marshall County
Urbana Approves Cedar Rapids Utility Franchise
Urbana voters approve a 25 year franchise for Iowa Electric Light and Power of Cedar Rapids by 122 to 51 and decide to sell the city lines and equipment for 2500 dollars. The utility must accept within sixty days. For 24 years Urbana bought power wholesale from the Waterloo Cedar Falls and Northern railway.
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Urbana
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Sioux City Pastors Target Bank Nights Campaign
Sioux City pastors launch a campaign to end the theater bank nights. Mayor Loepp says the legal department may study the issue after the Sioux City Ministerial association condemned bank nights as a lottery and urged congregations to remove their names from the rolls. Protestant ministers denounced bank nights in Sunday sermons.
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Sioux City
David F Loepp
Upper Iowa Freshmen Triumph In Annual Class Contest
Fayette reports the freshmen outscored sophomores 18 to 13 in Upper Town university activities. Pat Livingston led tennis and sprint wins for freshmen. Janette Gibson and Erma Hulsebus starred for sophomores. Harold Bates and Jimmie Buell won multiple events. tug of war ended in a draw after lunch at Klock's island.
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Fayette
Upper Town University
Pat Livingston
Bellevue
Janette Gibson
Aurora
Robert Bacon
Randalia
Erma Hulsebus
Denison
Juanita McLeese
Eileen Goeller
Fairbank
Jeanette Egeland
Ossian
Virginia Fargusson
Chester
Lloyd Keifer
Stanley
Bob Bacon
Randall
Dale Alderson
Wayne
Nel
Bert McKimm
Beloit
Edward Barnes
Strawberry Point
Dale Gosch
Carrol Rimmer
Delhi
Harold Bates
Klock's Island
RADIO STAR PUZZLE CLUE LIST
Puzzle list with horizontal and vertical clues including radio star motion picture, sea direction, film roles, razor sharpening, deer, newspaper paragraphs, workmanship, rooster crests, pagan, pronoun, hydrophobia, fortified work, evergreen shrub, climb, grotesque Chinese ornaments, boredom, wool fiber, knots, popularity, Nova Scotia relation, born, garments, feudal fee, gardens, ratite bird, portion, by way of, fern seed, being, band lead, sun god, lacerated, consumer, delete, large oxen, springs up, rent, list, tree, actual being, Persian ruler, lacerated, opposed person, musical note, master of ceremonies, playhouses, tortures, continue, endure, keep on, constellation, huge, portrait statue, epochs, payment demand, god of sky, health spring, root edge, Assam silkworm, impish spirit, discuss, lug, long tooth, Gaelic, father, chicken hearted person, senior, unit of electricity.
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Assam
Arrest of two Waterloo men for Laporte robberies
Deputies report Allen Pfalzgraf, 25, and Fred Dugan, 28, are arrested in connection with burglary of a Waterloo grocery and two LaPorte City stores on Sunday night. Pfalzgraf admits involvement and leads to loot including $50 in cash, two radio sets, and other items. Pfalzgraf previously served a year in Anamosa reformatory for armed robbery in Cedar Rapids.
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Waterloo
H. T. Wagner
H. R Crumline
Allen Pfalzgraf
Fred Dugan
LaPorte City
Pfalzgraf
Crumline
Dugan
Wagner
State Reformatory
Anamosa
Cedar Rapids
Earlville Couple Celebrates Golden Anniversary Forty Years On
Earlville merchants Robert Carty and wife observed their 50th wedding anniversary at their son Glenn Carty’s home in Earlville. The Oct 17 date was celebrated with a family dinner including relatives from Phoenix Logansport Dubuque Milwaukee and Pardeeville. The Cartys have deep local roots with long service in the community and church. Their daughter Le Vonne Carty and son Robert Carty Jr. attended, along with many relatives.
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Robert Carty
Carty
Glenn
Emmett Pasley
Phoenix
Ariz
Nancy Pasley
Logansport
Ind
Glenn Carty
le Vonne Cart
Hunt
Holscher and Company
England
America
Pardeville
Wis
Osage
Delaware County
Cart
Iowa City News Briefs Highlights Local Developments
Under Henry Herring and Cromwell T. Jones the American Legion post opened its annual membership drive at a dinner, with captains named to run the effort. the drive closes next Monday. Plus arraignment updates include Gilbert Wyn Nest pleading not guilty to taking $70 from Shulman Coal, bond set at $2,000. A new education book by Ruth Updegraff and collaborators is published in the McGraw Hill series. Two men, John Murphy Jr and George Kost, plead not guilty to forgery. bond $1,000 each. Charles Miller, 19, Buffalo Indiana, charged with car theft and injuring his leg, released on own recognizance awaiting healing.
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Iowa City
Henry Herring
Cromwell T. Jones
American Legion Post
Charles Kennett
James Marinns
Robert Berry
William Hughes
Gilbert Wyn Nest
Shulman Coal Company
James P. Gaffney
Ruth Updegraff
University of Iowa
McGraw-Hill
Iowa Child Welfare Research Station
Helen Dawe
Evaline Fales
Bernice Stormes
Mary Oliver
John Murphy, Jr
George Kost
West Liberty
Charles Miller
Buffalo, In
Miller
Buffalo
Notice of Hearing on Referee's Report in Linn Co Iowa
In Linn County District Court a hearing is set for October 24 at 9 AM on the Report of sale by Referee Thos L Woods selling the north 40 feet of Lot 2 Block 31 Hunt's Third Addition Cedar Rapids to Leonard Costello for cash at appraised value. Defendants and all interested parties are notified to appear and object if any.
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District Court of
Iowa
Linn
Leonard Costello
Regina Tiernan
Earl.Tiernan
Irene Collins Mitchell
Gilbert Milton
Kathryn Kaufman
Floyd Kaufman
Wilfred Costello
Elizabeth Costello
District Court
Thos. L. Woods
Hunt
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Oklahoma Onslow mail carriers swap jobs exchange
Mr and Mrs Arley Bethel of Bristow Oklahoma moved to Onslow to take rural mail carrier duties through a government approved exchange with R W McPhillips who moved to Bristow The swap included homes fixtures and most furniture McPhillips had earlier exchanged with L M Smith and faced return to the south for climate reasons Bethel family include four sons three of whom begin Onslow grades on Monday.
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Onslow
Arley Bethel
Bristow
Okla
Bethel
R. W. McPhillips
McPhillips
L M Smith
el Paso
Texas
Postpone Trial Of Mrs McDonald On Robbery Charge
In Sigourney, Mrs William McDonald of Victor faces trial for aiding in the Sept 1 Hedrick Savings Bank robbery. Judge Frank Beechley postponed the case to Oct 31 due to a legal technicality. Bond renewal for $15,000 was heard as the trial date was moved.
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Sprelat
Sigourney
William McDonald
Victor
Hedrick Savings Bank
Frank Beechley
Montezuma
Ralph Goddner
McDonald
Beckly
Peace Council Head Fined For Pilfering Iowa City Road Sign
Edward Freutel, a Los Angeles student and president of the Iowa City Peace Council, was fined 10 dollars and costs for pilfering a roadway sign. The sign was found in the bathroom of the Phi Delta Theta house during a police search. Police had warned campus houses to return missing signs or face searches.
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Towa City
Edward Freutel
Los Angeles
University of Iowa
Iowa City Police Department
Freutel
Phi Delta Theta
Iowa City Peace Council
W .H. Bender
Victims Of Duffy Farm Fire Are Recovering
Special to The Gazette Manchester neighbors aided the Clem Duffy family after a Monday fire destroyed their Masonville area home. Mrs Owen Duffy, 80, died from burns. Mr Duffy and Bonnie Duffy 18 were injured and are recovering. Vincent Reiger helped rescue the children. Funeral services for Mrs Duffy will be held in Masonville.
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Gazette
Manchester
Clem Duffy
Masonville
Duffy
John O'Brien
Winthrop
Cedar County to Pick Petit Jurors for November Term
Cedar county district court will open November 7 with Judge John T Moffit on the bench. A list of 60 jurors drawn, including Harold Bachman Clarence Clarence, Mrs Elmer Barnes Stanwood, and multiple residents from Tipton Clarence West Branch Wilton Junction and Mechanicsville, is notified to appear November 14 for duty.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Dawson Powers
Arnold Ridenour
Maurice Safley
Ferdinand Schneckloth
Wilton Junction
W HH Schneckloth
Harry Schooley
West Liberty
Hilda Seebeck
Bennett
Ray Stagg
van Sterner
Emil Stolte
Lowdon
Alfred Voss
Lorie Walton
J E. Willer
Ted Worrall
West Branch
Guy Wright
Mechanicsville
Geo. Yerrington
Ata
Eam
Sam Young
Harry Shaw Death Declared Suicide in Sarasota
A coroner s jury in Sarasota Florida ruled that Harry Shaw a 52 year old former Iowa newspaper publisher and radio operator took his own life at his home Sunday Shaw had been in ill health and previously published the Waterloo Tribune and the Cedar Falls Daily News He also owned a Waterloo radio station The Hazleton Presby Church marked its sixty fifth anniversary with a sermon by Rev J W Everds Cedar Falls and a memorial address by Rev J C B Peck followed by a rededication sermon The Great Task
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Sarasota, Fla
Harry Shaw
Iowa
Shaw
Waterloo Tribune
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Hazleton
First Presbyterian Church of
J. W. Everds
J C B Peck
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