United Air Lines chief blasts Civil Aeronautics Board
Des Moines United Air Lines President W A Patterson blamed the Civil Aeronautics Board for airline difficulties. He urged independent economists to review the board’s stewardship, charging the CAB with failing to foster sound economic conditions and misdirecting attention to minor issues while airlines suffered large losses and rising costs.
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Des Moines
INL
Civil Aeronautics Board
W.A. Patterson
United Air Lines
Town Bankers Association
Patterson
United States
Civil Aeronauticcs Board
United
Interstate Commerce Commission
Farmer Meyers radio address to back Democratic farm plan
Alvin Meyer, a Van Meter farmer who lost everything in 1932, will deliver a 15 minute radio speech at 10 30 p m Wednesday on WHO. He funded the time himself and endorses the Democratic farm program that aided his recovery. Meyer now owns 600 acres of land 500 hogs a Winterset restaurant 10 filling stations and a bulk oil plant.
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Des Moines
Alvin’t Meyer
Frank Moorhead
Meyer
Moorhead
Winterset
Hancher Mails Reply to Heald
Dr. Virgil M. Hancher said he was mailing a reply to Progressive party candidate Allen Heald who had demanded his resignation as University of Iowa president. Heald cited “shockingly inconsistent and discriminatory” use of university meeting places for speakers.
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Iowa City
Virgil M . Hancher
Progressive Party
Hancher
University of Iowa
Allen Heald
Cedar Rapids
Heald
Swanson Will Direct Iowa Press Institute
Charles E. Swanson of the University of Iowa school of journalism is named head of the Iowa Press Institute by Leslie G. Moeller. The institute will run seminars on newspaper production with discussion periods for editors and newspapermen to share techniques, with the first session slated for Town City on November 15 and 16, inviting 25 city editors.
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Iowa City
Charles E. Swanson
University of Iowa School of Journalism
Iowa Press Institute
Leslie G. Moeller
the Institute
School of Journalism
Town City
Navy to commission USS Des Moines cruiser next month
Washington dispatch says the USS Des Moines, the world’s heaviest heavy cruiser at 17 000 tons, will be commissioned next month. The ship will join the fleet from Bethlehem Steel’s Fore River yard in Quincy Massachusetts and features fully automatic eight inch rapid fire guns.
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Washington
INS
Navy
Des Moines
Bethlehem Steel Company
Fore River
Quincy
Mass
Elberon Man Pleads Guilty to DWI, Fined $300
Joseph Kopecky of Elberon pled guilty in district court to drunk driving and was fined 300 dollars by Judge B. O Tankersley after an October 4 arrest.
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Toledo
Joseph Kopecky
Elberon
B. O Tankersley
Kopecky
Polio Deaths In Iowa Reach 23 In September
Iowa's September polio toll stood at 23 deaths, raising the year to date fatalities to 34 for the first nine months. The state division of vital statistics noted prior years with far lower totals and provided city and county distribution, ages from one to 37, and a near-term outlook from Division Director Loren E. Chancellor.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Division of Vital Statistics
Loren E. Chancellor
Sioux City
Davenport
Iowa City
Council Bluffs
Marengo
Crawford
Decatur
Ida
Sioux
Boone
Carroll
Mitchell
O’brien
Polk
Scott
Story
van Buren
Webster
Winneshick
Woodbury
Minois
Nebraska
Jordan Elected President of Iowa Musical Teachers Assn
AP report from Ames says Frank Jordan dean of Drake University fine arts school is elected president of the Iowa Musical Teachers Association Olive Barker of Iowa State Teachers College is secretary.
Bernatz Estate Valued at 42 400 in District Court Inventory
The estate of William A Bernatz who died last July is valued at 42 400 according to an inventory filed in district court.
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Decorah
William A. Bernatz
No Special Party For Sanquist Boy
VINTON AP Five year old Richard Sanquist is blind from cancer and expected to live only a short time. A planned Christmas party for him has been dropped as his mother says she does not know how long he has. She vows to make every day Christmas and will accept gifts when they arrive. A Cedar Rapids boy, Larry Valenta, nine, heard the boy’s wish for a train and plans to send his own train to Vinton for Richard.
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Larry Valenta
Cedar Rapids
Larry
Richard
Judge Delays Second Of Rath Riot Trials
Waterloo Iowa district judge Shannon B. Charlton Wes aansley postponed the opening for the second Rath packing strike trial. Warren’s riot conspiracy sentencing pushed to November 30 due to attorney illness. Kenneth Ellyson’s trial for malicious mischief delayed to December. Manslaughter trial for Fred L. Roberts possible to be moved earlier after joint request.
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Charlton
Fred L. Roberts
Dunkerton
Rath
Vinton Plans Welcome for Pierce Knox
Vinton prepares a homecoming celebration at the Town School for the Blind to honor Pierce Knox, a totally blind xylophonist. Knox, recently notable on the Horace Heidt radio talent show, is expected to appear with his 15 member Musical Knights band for a concert. Knox attended the Vinton school from 1926 to 1936 and has toured the West with Heidt after debuting in Oakland. His parents once farmed near Washington, Iowa, and now live in California.
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Vinton
Town School For the
Pierce Knox
Horace Heidt
Knights
Knox
Vinton School
Oakland
Calif
West
Washington
California
Draftees Will Report For Duty About Nov 15
Des Moines AP report states the first Iowans called under the current draft act will report around November 15. About 175 men are to be drafted in November, one from each of 100 draft boards with the rest prorated to boards with more registrants. Iowa’s December 1 quota is expected near 270 and January near 350, per Col. Ralph Lancaster.
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Des Moines
Traffic death in Dubuque claims 46 year old woman
Miss Frances Coyle aged 46 died from injuries suffered Sunday when struck by a car on a downtown street. She passed away Wednesday morning at a local hospital. Police investigated the crash and no further details were provided.
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Dubuque
Frances Coyle
Boy Smothered in Corn Crib Near Watkins
Seven year old Johnnie Ochenfels died after being smothered while playing in a corn crib being emptied by machinery on the Ochenfels farm north of Watkins. His sister alerted workers but the noise hid the accident until the crib side was torn out and he was dug out. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Leo Ochenfels. ten other children in the family.
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Watkins
St. Michael’s
Norway
Johnnie Ochenfels
Johnnie
Ochenfels
Leo Ochenfels
New trial sought in murder case at Ottumwa
Attorneys for Edward Ebelsheiser 55 filed a motion for a new trial after his second degree murder conviction in the death of Earl Robertson. Ebelsheiser remains free on a 13000 bond as proceedings continue.
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Ottumwa
Edward Ebelsheiser
Inlaw
Earl Robertson
Ebelsheiser
Liberty
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