Landon Leads 11-8 In Magazine Poll Amid Metro Returns
New York Governor Landon maintains a sizeable edge over President Roosevelt in the Literary Digest poll though metro areas narrow his lead. Landon shows 370 electoral votes to Roosevelt 161 with 2,158,739 votes tallied nationwide.
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INS
Landon
Roosevelt
Literary Digest
Lemke
Chicago
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
PWA Grants Iowa Projects Amid New Federal Aid
Federal grants totaling over 75 000 dollars support Iowa works with a 175 000 dollar cost. Largest grant 49 050 dollars funds a women’s gymnasium at Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls. Other aid covers Avoca waterworks Oakland waterworks Tama paving Earling paving and a Dunlap school heating plant project with varied federal shares.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Public Works Administration
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Avoca
Oakland
Tama
Dunlap
Labor Federation Protests Oakdale Hospital Wage Scales
The Cedar Rapids Federation of Labor met at Labor Temple to oppose a proposal paying 80 cents an hour for skilled labor and 40 cents for unskilled on the Oakdale hospital project. They will file a protest with PWA authorities in Des Moines and demand prevailing wages per other PWA contracts.
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Cedar Rapids Federation of Labor
Labor Temple
Oakdale
PWA
Des Moines
Hit and Run Crashes Into Yellow Cab on Third Avenue
A hit and run driver collided head on with a Yellow Cab on Third avenue near Seventeenth street SW at 3 25 am Friday. The cab, parked facing west, sustained front end damage including a sprung axle a bent fender and a broken tire. Police were informed but a driver description or license number could not be obtained.
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Yellow Cab Company
Third Avenue
Seventeenth Street
C. F. Matthews
Yellow Cab
Matthews
Prowler Reported Trying Front Doors in Neighborhood
A prowler appearing on front porches and attempting to open doors was reported to police by Ed Mar soon of 1909 Hamilton Street SW and by Mrs. L Frink of 1308 K Street SW. The incidents have occurred several times between 6 30 and 9 30 p m recently.
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Hamilton Street
L. Frink
K Street
First Trials In Boys Football Tests Set For Saturday
The opening trials of the annual playground football efficiency tests begin at 9 a.m. Saturday at Franklin McKinley Wilson and Roosevelt grounds with overseers listed. Boys compete in punting drop kicking place kicking and forward passing for distance by age group. Top scorers advance to Chicago for the Midwest trophy and a Coe College football prize awaits the best overall record after three Saturdays.
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Roosevelt
Walter Estley
Franklin
Wayne Basler
McKinley
Sam Cooper
H. M. Holte
Chicago
Bill Currell
Moray Floy
Coe College
Coe
Collins says Townsend pension probe driven by politics
Rep. Samuel L. Collins, California Republican, claims the Townsend old age pension inquiry was politically motivated. He filed a minority report with the investigating House committee and criticizes efforts to use the $200 monthly plan for electoral gain.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Samuel L. Collins
California
Collins
House Committee
John H. Tolan
Oakland
Federal film on Social Security released nationwide
A government motion picture titled We, the People, and Social Security opened in Washington theaters with officials saying the film has no political significance. The release advances a government view of the federal social security program to the general public.
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People
Social Security
Security Board
Arkansas youth dies for murder at Tucker Prison Farm
Roy House, 22, was electrocuted Friday in Arkansas penitentiary's crude homemade chair after being convicted of slaying money lender Tom Menser in March 1935 at his Searcy home.
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Roy House
Arkansas Penitentiary
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Searcy
Missing veteran Melville Wagner found in Kansas
ALGONA AP Missing for eighteen years and presumed dead in France with the American Expeditionary Forces Melville E Wagner has been located in Kansas His wife has been advised he is alive and in good health The war department had previously reported his death in action following a card he mailed from France and no further word was received
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France
Melville E. Wagner
Kansas
Wagner
War Department
Josselyn Describes Rapid Travel Advances in China
Paul Josselyn, Consul-General at Hangkow, outlines major Chinese progress in transport and infrastructure. He notes air travel now cuts long inland trips to hours, road and rail building resurgence, and the role of new leadership in aiding famine and flood responses. He surveys Hangkow as a commercial hub with 850,000 residents and 1,200 Americans under his office.
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Hangkow
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Mississippi River
Paul R. Josselyn
Henry S. Josselyn
Fourth Avenue SE
Josselyn
New York City
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Italy
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Far East
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Chicago
Jossebén
Shanghai
Hongkow
Schoolmasters Hear Budgeting Talk at Linn County Club
R. K. Bennett, northeast Iowa supervisor for the state department of public instruction, spoke on budgeting at a Linn County Schoolmasters club dinner at the Y M C A. Forty two attended. next meeting set for November 18 with neighboring counties.
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Iowa
State Department of Public Instruction
Linn County Schoolmasters’ Club
Independent School Board
Retired 30-Year-Old Horse Dan Returns to Farm Life
Dan, a 30 year old horse once used by Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Rice for courtship and church outings, is retired. After being sold in 1918 when the Rice family bought a car, he was found pulling a garage wagon in Lubbock and brought home for lifelong retirement on a Fort Worth area farm.
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Tex
Dan
W. M. Rice
Beer consumption on Kenyon campus compared to milk intake
A university survey found 300 male students at Kenyon College drink an average of twelve quarts of beer daily while the milk consumption ranges from eighty to ninety gallons per day, highlighting stark beverage preferences.
Benjamin Franklin Almanac Fame Highlighted
Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard Almanac remains the best known American almanac, shaping early publishing and popular wisdom through its quotes, humor, and practical guidance for colonial readers.
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Benjamin Franklin
Richard
Court House News: Civil Actions and Divorces Listed
Ben Sherman seeks 632.64 in district court against Frank Tichy after a collision at Edgewood school intersection west of Cedar Rapids on Sept. 3. J C Grady seeks 110 in a mechanic’s lien case against Ellen Horak and J J Horak. Blatz Brewing Co of Milwaukee sues J E Wheeler for 186.83 and John B Turner and Son sues John Zuber for 515.50. United Bank of Cedar Rapids seeks 227.23 in a note and chattel mortgage suit against Ben R Senft and Edna M Senft. Gladys Gardner petitions for divorce from Ray Gardner on cruel and inhuman treatment. married Oct 11, 1924. Other divorces filed for cruel and inhuman treatment include Florence Mable DuBois vs Charles Frank DuBois, married Nov 1, 1933, and Lulu Huggins vs George Huggins, married Nov 15, 1918. Ed Jakubec seeks divorce from Ethel Jakubec on desertion. married Sept 22, 1905.
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Ben Sherman
Frank Tichy
Edgewood School
Cedar Rapids
J. C. Grady
Ellen Horak
J. J. Horak
Blatz Brewing Company
Milwaukee
Wis
J. E. Wheeler
John B. Turner
Florence Mable DuBois
Charles Frank DuBois
Lulu Huggins
George Huggins
Ed Jakubec
Ethel Jakubec
Separate Maintenance Action In Emma Litsey Case
A legal filing records a separate maintenance action by Emma Litsey against Fred Litsey alleging cruel and inhuman treatment. The case cites residential disputes and requests court relief including support and exclusive use of residence.
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Emma Litsey
Fred Litsey
Custody Dispute Over Ouster Notice In Litsey Family
Mrs Litsey files for divorce and custody in district court alleging she was served an ouster notice to keep her from her mother in law's home where she and her two children reside. The couple, originally married in 1925, divorced and remarried with a 1935 marriage latest.
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A. B. Clark
Litsey
Litseys
Judge Allows 700 Dollar Stock Claim In Bank Case
Judge John T. Moffit in district court Thursday allowed a 700 stock assessment claim of D W Bates receiver of the American Trust and Savings bank Cedar Rapids on stock held by Hiram I Levy and Esther Solomon as trustees of the Oscar Solomon estate Relief from assessment of full holdings was granted because of participation in depositors agreements and capitalization of the new bank.
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John T. Moffit
D. W. Bates
American Trust and Savings Bank of
Cedar Rapids
Hiram I. Levy
Esther Solomon
Oscar Solomon
Judge Quieted Title In Linn County Property
Judge H. C. Ring in district court entered an agreement of parties and set aside a sheriff s deed issued in 1934 to D W Bates receiver of the Niles and Watters Savings Bank of Anamosa. The action by Thomas McNamara and Elizabeth McNamara resulted in title being quieted in Thomas McNamara.
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H. C. Ring
Linn County
D. W. Bates
Niles and Watters Savings Bank of
Anamosa
Thomas McNamara
Elizabeth McNamara
Canoe Found After Missing Hire Near Cedar Rapids
An 18 foot canoe not returned after being hired from Ed Sheffie of Cedar Rapids on September 9 was found near Keithsburg Illinois on the Mississippi River through investigations led by Deputy Sheriff Dick Payn. Payn located the vessel along the river.
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Ed Sheffie
Cedar Rapids
Keithsburg
Ill
Mississippi River
Dick Payn
Payn
Canoe Interview Highlights Keo County Motor Theft Case
Two young men from Keo Kuk county were sent to Ana Mosa State Reformatory after an interview revealed details of a motor theft charge. The report notes their transfer and the involvement of the reform school authorities.
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Anamosa State Reformatory
Keokuk County
Settlement Dismisses Auto Damage suit in District Court
After a settlement the action of Ethel A. Winterfield against Rapids Chevrolet and Nevin Brock, and a defendants’ appeal from a justice court ruling, were dismissed in district court before Judge John T. Moffit. Justice A. S. Reed had awarded a $94.05 judgment on July 25, 1935. The collision occurred Dec 30, 1934, nine miles west of Cedar Rapids on Highway 30.
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Ethel A. Winterfield
The
Rapids Chevrolet Company
Nevin Brock
John T. Moffit
A. S. Reed
Cedar Rapids
Judge approves settlement on Burkhalter debt in Cedar Rapids
Judge A. B. Clark in district court authorizes D. W. Bates receiver of Iowa State Savings Bank Cedar Rapids to settle an indebtedness of L. D. Burkhalter including a $300 stock assessment judgment against the bank.
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A. B. Clark
D. W. Bates
Iowa State Savings Bank of
Cedar Rapids
L. D. Burkhalter
Dog killed by car leaves license plate clue
State police reported a hunting dog was struck and killed by a car in North Syracuse New York. The impact hurled the dog into the air and its fall knocked the rear license plate from the killer vehicle revealing the license number.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Carey orders street flushers on election night in New York
New York Sanitation Commissioner William F. Carey asserts street flushers will be deployed on election night, aiming to keep the city clean and orderly during the voting period.
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New York
William F. Carey
Military orders to clear lumber for bonfires
He issued instructions to remove all lumber and refuse that could fuel celebration bonfires, and directed all auxiliary fire apparatus to be ready at strategic points.
Ironton Constable Shot Head in Forehead
Constable Clarence Munyon was fired upon after stopping a motorist for questioning. Five shots were fired. four missed and the fifth struck him in the forehead. He received medical treatment to remove the bullet and returned to duty.
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Ironton, O
Clarence Munyon
Munyon
Beetin' Team Hauls Win Despite Forfeit
Windsor high school forfeited its Saturday football game with Fort Collins due to a beet harvest closing. Windsor’s three game record stands at 9 to 229 in favor of the Wolverines, showing a dominant early season.
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Windsor
Colo
Windsor High School
Fort Collins
Ballots to Count From Pacific and Far Abroad
Eight votes will be counted in Aberdeen next month from St Pauls island in the Bering sea the Canal Zone and Manila. Mrs Zetta B Averill on the first regular passenger flight plans to return her ballot on the Clipper.
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Aberdeen
Wash
St. Paul's Island
Bering Sea
Canal Zone
Manila
Zetta B. Averill
Pacific
What s in a name San Francisco mule injury suit
Samuel J Horselike filed a civil suit in San Francisco seeking damages for injuries from a mule kick. The case names Horselike as plaintiff and requests compensation for medical costs and pain and suffering.
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San Francisco
Samuel J. Horselike
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