Dickinson Gillette Iowa Senate Race Sparks Campaign Turning Point
In Des Moines Dickinson and Gillette lead a pitched 1938 Senate fight described as a clash of old guard anti New Deal contrasts. Dickinson, once counted out, gains ground with research backed claims while Gillette touts his independent record and peace with the New Deal amid Iowa political interest and gubernatorial implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillette
New Deal
Des Moines
Guy M. Gillette
Republican Party
Lester J. Dickinson
Old Guard
Wallace
Dickinson
Carl
Board of Education Accepts Iowa Coal Bids for University of Iowa
The Iowa state board of education awarded contracts for all coal used at the University of Iowa to Iowa operators. Graham Coal Company of Monroe County will supply 15,000 tons, and Oskaloosa Coal Company will supply about 24,000 tons. The board reserved the right to cancel if prices are fixed under the Guffey Act, and emphasized preference for Iowa coal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George T. Baker
Davenport
Iowa Coal
Iowa
State University of Iowa
Kraschel
N. G. Kraschel
Iowa City
Iowa Board Cuts Coal Cost For State University
Des Moines reports the state board of education’s Ames decision to buy Iowa coal for the State University saved taxpayers 25000 dollars. Otto S. Muntz of the Greater Iowa commission credits publicity and possible court action for the savings and praises the board while noting a technical dispute over coal origin since 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
State Board of Education
Ames
Iowa
Otto S. Muntz
Greater Iowa Commission
Board of Education
Muntz
Husking Time Draws Out Iowa Farm Help
Iowa farms gather for husking as families from Keystone and beyond join in. Dorothy Ann Niebes and siblings help on the Niebes farm while Keystone students take a husking break from school to assist. Across the state, wagons haul yellow corn to elevators and into cribs as harvest lasts weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Ann Niebes
Rudolph Niebes
Keystone
Iowa
Niebes
Eldor'Tess'’ Jordt
Dysart Couple To Celebrate Their 60th Anniversary
DYSART The sixtieth wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Peter C Wieben will be observed Monday when their four children eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren gather at the couple s home here Open house will be held from 2 to 5 p m Mr Wieben is 86 and his wife 83 Both are natives of Germany The Wieben family came to America in 1869 1870 and settled in Iowa farming community life near Dysart and Oneida township progress described as pioneer farmers with wheat as a major crop and Belle Plaine as the nearest trading point
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dysart
Peter C. Wieben
Wieben
Germany
America
Scott County
Oneida Township
Here
Belle Plaine
Hoover Birthplace Restored at West Branch Westward Birthplace
Estoration of Herbert Hoover birth home in West Branch nears completion in three to four weeks. The modest two room cottage sits 14 by 23 feet with a rear wood shed and porch, a white cow fence, and a front stoop, linking to the early 1870s dwelling of Jesse and Jesse Hoover and the future president born August 10, 1874.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Branch
Herbert Hoover
United States
Mississippi River
Hoover
Herbert
Jesse L. Hoover
Theodore
Stanford University
Herbert Clark Hoover
Record 478 Driving Privilege Denials in September
DES MOINES AP report shows the state motor vehicle department suspended revoked or denied 478 driver's licenses in September, up from 387 in August. Among cases 125 due to drunk driving, 98 suspended pending court action, with causes including careless driving 38 and manslaughter two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Motor Vehicle Department
600 Still Idle In Des Moines Strike
DES MOINES AP Pickets of the team and truck drivers union continued to turn back trucks of firms without signed wage and hour agreements. About thirty transport and transfer firms here have not signed, union secretary Leo Quinn said. The strike keeps 600 drivers and warehouse men idle as union and attorney for unsigned operators discuss terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Leo Quinn
Quinn
Carl Keul
Walter L. Stewart
Meeting Planned to Discuss Contract Terms
Keul said no time had been set for the meeting to discuss the contract, scheduling appears pending further discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keul
Ask Completion Of Highway 64 Paving From Sabula West
Petitions circulate urging the state highway commission to finish paving Highway 64 from Sabula west in 1939. The road is paved from Cedar Rapids to Preston, leaving about 12 to 13 miles. Proponents note four years of construction since the Mississippi River bridge link to Savanna NL and argue the road is vital for farm-to-market transport. Similar petitions spread to nearby towns and communities relying on the route for marketing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maquoketa
State Highway Commission
Sabula
Cedar Rapids
Preston
Mississippi River
Savanna
Chicago
Iowa Gets First Glimpse of Snow
Flurries of snow the first in Iowa this fall were reported Saturday at Humboldt Mason City Clarion and Garner. A mix of snow and rain fell at Humboldt while Clarion saw light snow. Temperatures dropped rapidly and weather officials forecast heavy frost or a freeze by Sunday morning with a warmer return expected for the north and west Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Humboldt
Mason City
Clarion
Garner
Weather Bureau
Widow appeals in school bus driver compensation case
Mrs. Gertrude Simpson widow of the bus driver sues in district court after Iowa Industrial Commissioner John T. Clarkson denied compensation. Deputy Woodcock had awarded $9.86 weekly for 300 weeks, but the commissioner reversed, ruling Simpson was not an employee of the school board but a contract carrier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
John T. Clarkson
Iowa
Gertrude Simpson
Rock Island
R. A. Woodcock
Fifty Turn Out To Hear O'Brian at Courthouse
WAUKON Fifty Democrats gathered at the courthouse Thursday evening to hear a campaign talk by Secretary of State Robert E. O'Brian. The event drew a small crowd and highlighted local political activity in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Brian
Waukon
Robert E. O'Brian
Politicians Readied for Final Two Weeks of Iowa Campaign
Iowa politicians prepared for a two week surge of speeches before the November 8 election. Candidates debated corn loans, prices, WPA, and the Supreme Court while liquor faded from focus. B. B. Hickenlooper assailed WPA growth, noting July 1936 and October 1936 figures and the post election drop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Hoover
WPA
Supreme Court
Hickenlooper
Creston Man Burned To Death After Wreck Fire
Elmer Ohlschlager 35 of Creston Iowa was burned to death in Fremont after a collision between an automobile and a truck. He was involved in the crash when the wreckage caught fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont, O
Elmer Ohlschlager
Creston
Cowles Deal for WNAX Faces FCC Ownership Scrutiny
FCC approval of the WNAX sale to Cowles interests raises questions of radio monopoly as observers link the move to broader political pressures. The approval followed a White House lunch with Gardner Cowles Jr and John Cowles, though the exchange came amid an FCC study into ownership concentration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ED Hadle
Rey Indentt
Washington
Federal Communications Commission
WNAX
Yankton
S. C
Cowles
Des Moines
Iowa
FCC
Los Angeles Times
New York News
Washington Times
White House
Frank McNinch
Examiner
Commission
Gardner Cowles, Jr
John
Roosevelt
House of
Discoverers Of Germ Believed To Cause Tooth Decay Are Iowans
West Union Iowa report notes Dr. Bert Belding and his physician brother Dr. Leland Belding from Waucoma and New York City announce isolation of a streptococcus germ as the principal cause of tooth decay. They traveled from New York after addressing a dental society session and head to St. Louis for the American Dental Society meeting. The duo, editors of Dental Items of Interest, are highlighted as a small town Iowa success and a family enterprise in dental research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
Belding
Waucoma
New York City
Baseball
Navy
Naps
Cedar Rapids Gazette
American Dental Society
Paul Herbert
Bert) Belding
Brooklyn
St. Louis
New York
Iowa
Fayette County
H. H. Belding
Caledonia
Minn
Young Bert
Leland J. Belding
United States Navy
Annapolis
District Naval Headquarters
Belding Dental Office
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nickinson
John D. Zug
Congressional Record
Huskin
Whusks
Naomi Doebel
Oregon
Sabula West
George S. Mills
Dakota Station
P. H. Belding
Paul H. Belding
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!