Food Costs Force Iowa State Hospitals Budget Cut
Rising food prices push Iowa Board of Control to sidetrack a two year plan to improve care for inmates. With staple foods up 20 percent and coal costs rising, maintenance and staff numbers are being sacrificed to feed 14,426 inmates and 2,533 workers across 15 institutions under strain.
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Baron L. Reed
Des Moines
INS
Iowa
State Board of Control
P. F. Hopkins
H. L. Shropshire
Shropshire
Sran
Hopkins
Clarinda State Hospital
November Petit Jurors Drawn In Jones County
Special to The Gazette Anamosa the following persons have been drawn for petit jury duty during the November term of Jones county district court Ethel Bebee Anamosa Florence Bebee Monticello John Bennen Wyoming Emil Burrichter Monticello T M Clothier Olin Hazel Deischer Monticello Joseph J Delay Monticello R C Denniston Wyoming Burrell Fagen Lee Louis Finn Cascade Myron French Wyoming E C Harms Monticello Henry A Harms Anamosa Lester J Hearn Monticello John Henrichs Ons L .
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Anamosa
Jones County District Court
Ethel Bebee
Florence Bebee
Monticello
John Bennen
Wyoming
Emil Burrichter
T. M. Clothier
Olin
Hazel Deischer
Joseph J. Delay
R. C. Denniston
Burrell Fagen
Lee Louis Finn
Cascade
Myron French
E. C. Harms
Henry A. Harms
Lester J. Hearn
John Henrichs
Ons. L
Jury List for November Term Convenes in Anamosa
The November term will convene Nov. 17 in Anamosa with Judge J. E. Heiserman on the bench. The petit jury has been summoned to appear Monday, Nov. 24.
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F. Himebaugh
Center Junction
James H
Monticello
Pearl Hunter
Orley
Emmett Koob
Cascade
Otto Koranda
Oxford Junction
Eileen Kotilinek
Jessie Krause
Anamosa
Glen Larson
Kenneth Leggett
Onslow
Fred Sevne
Charles Mulherin
Mechanicsville
Hannah Murphy
David Myers
Martello
Esther Peck
Martin E. Petersen
Wyoming
Clarence Ricklefs
Bernice Phelps
Amelia Roubinek
Herman Schaffer
Carl Schneider
Hei Schoon
A P. Shoop
Mildred Shoop
Gail Stahl
John Steenhoek, Jr
Delpha Swartzeil
Olin
Hazel Taylor
Clair Thompson
Julia Toenies
Amber
Henry Wesemann
Archie Wood
J. E. Heiserman
Petit Jury
Greeley School Carnival For Activity Fund
A carnival will be held at the Greeley school Friday night to raise money for the activity fund. Funds will support school programs and student activities.
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Greeley
Greeley School
56 Patrolmen To Work Husking And 2 Football Games
Des Moines dispatch reports Chief C A Knee assigned 56 Iowa highway patrolmen to traffic duties at three events this week. 20 for the cornhusking contest, 21 for the Iowa City game hosting Indiana, and 15 for the Iowa State South Dakota tilt. No serious injuries cited as patrols monitor flow and regulate speeds to prevent jams.
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Des Moines
INS
C. A. Knee
Iowa
Hartley
Iowa City
Ames
University of Iowa
Indiana
Iowa State
South Dakota
Gas Tax Yield In Iowa To Surpass 18 Million This Year
Iowa’s 1941 gasoline tax revenue is projected to exceed 18 million dollars for the first time, as October receipts push the year-to-date total to 15.189 million. The three cent tax funds road maintenance and construction, with five ninths allocated to the state highway commission and the rest to secondary roads.
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Iowa
Des Moines
INS
W. G. C. Bagley
State Highway Commission
Deaths in Iowa: Traer Belle Plaine Colesburg Earlville Independence
Multiple Iowa obituaries note Elsie Lee of Traer died in Waterloo on Sunday and funeral Thursday in Traer. Wesley Harris of Belle Plaine died Sunday. Arthur Radabaugh of Colesburg died from timber accident. William Brinkman of Earlville buried in Fairview. John Simpson of Independence died at 88 with services Thursday at Rowley Presbyterian. Survived by spouses and families in several counties.
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Independence
John Simpson
Buchanan County
Peoples Hospital
Ohio
Simpson
Rowley
Jane Smith
California
Dias Simpson
Elmer Simpson
Rowley Presbyterian Church
Charles Kruse
Rowley Cemetery
Class Play Leads At Troy Mills
The Troy Mills junior class will present a play Saturday night with Wilbur Gilbert in the leading role. Cast includes Maxine Warner Orval Andrews Louise Polk Irma Cook Wilma Gilbert Virgil Chester Bernard Carson Oakley Floyd Fern Alder Eldon Jefferies and Marion Price. Miss Blanche Norris directs the production and Daniel Floyd serves as stage manager.
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Troy Mills
Troy Mills High School
Wilbur Gilbert
Maxine Warner
Orval Andrews
Louise Polk
Irma Cook
Wilma Gilbert
Virgil Chester
Bernard Carson
Oakley Floyd
Fern Alder
Eldon Jefferies
Marion Price
Blanche Norris
Daniel Floyd
Webster resigns from Johnson county welfare board
Earl E. Webster, chairman of the Johnson county social welfare board since January, resigned Tuesday after three years on the board. The Rev. Martin J. Diamond will be installed as pastor of St. Marys Solon and St. Peter and St. Pauls Nolan settlement churches by Monsignor Meinberg of Iowa City. Father Diamond succeeds the late Rev. John E. Michalek who died October 16 in a hunting accident. Four Iowa City girls were named officers in the University of Iowa chapter of Tau Gamma sorority led by Patricia McVicker, president. Barbara McCann, secretary, Marian Pickering, vice president, and Josephine Wilson, treasurer. Twenty University of Iowa women were named to the university chapter of Phi Gamma Nu, with Betty Crum, Neva Mae Schaefer, Violet Lackender, Anne Serup, Lone Tree’s Week and Shirley Jackson of Blairstown among those listed.
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Iowa City
Earl E. Webster
Johnson County Social Welfare Board
Webster
Martin J. Diamond
St. Mary’s Church
Solon
St. Peter and St. Paul’s
Nolan Settlement
C. H. Meinberg
St. Mary’s Parish
Father Diamond
John E. Michalek
University of Iowa
Tau Gamma Sorority
Patricia McVicker
Marian Pickering
Barbara McCann
Josephine Wilson
University
Phi Gamma Nu
Eastern Iowa
Betty Crum
Neva Mae Schaefer
Violet Lackender
Anne Serup
Eckoey
Lone Tree
Shirley Jackson
Blairstown
Tipton Winter Pinochle Season Kicks Off
Tipton's winter pinocle season starts Wednesday night with a 6 30 dinner for about 100 farmers and businessmen at the Tipton Methodist church. No prizes are offered. Games run every other Wednesday through the winter.
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Tipton
Attorneys Balk At Dismissing Action Against Dog Racing
In Council Bluffs AP report Joe of Harlan filed objections in district court to True s petition to drop the suit alleging lack of consultation and consent from them and the county attorney. The state is interested due to the quasi criminal nature of the action. William J. Syms and Meyer Lansky ran the track last summer and True filed suit July 22. The state supreme court recently upheld his right to sue and Monday he sought dismissal.
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Council Bluffs
Joe
Harlan
True
Iowa
William J. Syms
Meyer Lansky
State Supreme Court
Reinstate Roland White As Editor of Dubuque Leader
Stockholders ordered the directors to reinstate Roland A. White as editor of the Dubuque Leader labor paper. White, formerly of Marengo, was discharged a month earlier by a five to four vote, and the stockholders upheld his policies.
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Dubuque
INS
Roland A. White
White
Marengo
Morley Woman Mrs Cyrus Lamb Dies After Illness
Mrs Caroline Pfeiffer Lamb wife of Cyrus Lamb of Morley two miles north of town died Tuesday after a lingering illness. Born January 30 1853 she was active in church work and led the United Brethren Ladies Aid. She and Cyrus Lamb married October 1 1890 and raised foster children. Funeral services will be Thursday at the United Brethren church in Morley.
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Morley
Caroline Pfeiffer Lamb
Cyrus Lamb
George Pfeiffer
Center Chapel
Morley United Brethren Church
United Brethren Ladies’ Aid Society
Harold J Miller of Belle Plaine Dead
Harold J Miller of Belle Plaine dies at home. Services at First Congregational church at 2 p.m. He was born in Belle Plaine, ex-police chief for 13 years, later railroad engineer. Survived by wife Ann Jane McElroy and three sons Harold, Thomas, and Jack. He was a Mason and Eastern Star member.
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First Congregational Church
J. Irvine Walker
Miller
Belle Plaine
John W. Miller
North Western Railroad
Ann Jane McElroy
Harold
Burlington
Thomas
Cedar Rapids
Jack
Masonic and
Eastern Star
Lococomotive Firemen
Water Follies to Open Homecoming Thursday at Iowa
The University of Iowa aquacade Dolphin Follies returns to the Iowa fieldhouse pool for three nights starting Thursday. A Tropical Trade Winds theme features guest acts and a Dolphin queen with four attendants chosen from campus groups. The show includes The Flying Collegians trapeze act, diving, bubble dancing, weight lifting, water drills, races, and a 37 foot fire dive.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Iowa Fieldhouse
Jean Badgley
Panama
Clifford Kobayasky
Dr Steiner Weds Clara Perry in Westerly Rhode Island
Grinnell friends of Dr. E A Steiner 74, former professor of applied Christianity, prepared to welcome his bride Clara Elizabeth Perry of Westerly Rhode Island, married Saturday at Westerly. They will be at home in Grinnell after November 15.
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Grinnell
Grinnell Friends
E. A. Steiner
Clara Elizabeth Perry
Westerly
R. L
Grinnel
Iowa Jobless Benefits Hit All Time Low As Placements Rise
Iowa employment reports show September benefits totaled 106000 dollars the lowest on record while job placements rose to 10024 the second highest in four years. The unemployment fund financed by employer payroll taxes provides up to 15 dollars weekly for 15 weeks.
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Iowa
Des Moines
INS
Iowa Employment Security Commission
Iowa State Employment Service
SUI Every-Pupil Test Program To Open On Jan 14
The University of Iowa will administer its annual every-pupil test from January 14 to 28 in over 200 Iowa schools. Prof. E F Lindquist announced the program assessing more than 60 000 pupils in reading work-study language and arithmetic across grades three through nine.
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SUI
The
Gazette
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Iowa
E. F. Lindquist
College of Education
Participa
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Elsie Lee
Waterloo
Roy Cochrane
Koshkonong
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J. J. Snyder
Buckingham
Wesley Harris
Hrabak
P. F. McKinley
Bethany Evangelical Church
Beal Cemetery
Harris
West Branch
Cora Wonderlich
Henry Harris
Charles Harris
Hazel Ryerson
Anna Garrett
Sadie Bechler
Elizabeth Bailey
Lucinda Davis
Missouri
W. H. Harris
Colesburg
Arthur Radabaugh
Floyd R. Maynard
Oak Hill Cemetery
Tracy Radabaugh
Raymond
Galena
Aloyns
Homer
Davenport
Earlville
Immanuel Lutheran Church
William Brinkman
Randolph
Neb
W. A. Adix
Manchester Lutheran Church
Fairview Cemetery
Fred Hahn
William Kragenbrink
Ray Salow
Albert March
John Wendt
Fred Hackbarth
Brinkman
Germany
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Betty Biggs
Roland White
Mrs. Cyreas Lamb
Harold J. Miller
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