Curtis Brands Herring Attack Refutes Liquor Board Criticism
Liquor Control Commission Chairman M. L. Curtis rebuts Senator Clyde L. Herring in Washington, saying Herring’s critique of Iowa liquor price policy is theory without facts. Curtis argues prices in Iowa are lower than neighboring states and that the system benefits the state treasury, not private gain, while noting the commission seeks nonpartisan administration.
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Des Moines
IDPA
Clyde L. Herring
Washington
Iowa
Liquor Control Commission
M. L. Curtis
Herring
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Curtis
Minnie C Bowen 83 Dies at Maquoketa After Long Illness
Mrs. Minnie Clark Bowen, 83, prominent clubwoman and pioneer physician wife of Dr. A B Bowen, died at home in Maquoketa after an extended heart illness. She was the mother of five, with two sons and two daughters surviving earlier. active in First Baptist church and Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs. member of the Davenport DAR and Quinck Club.
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Maquoketa
Minnie Clark Bowen
Warren Clark
A. B. Bowen
Jesse C. Bowen
Frances Myatt
Bowen
First Baptist Church
Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
Quiinck Club
Davenport
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Olin Juniors to Present Three Act Comedy
The Olin high school junior class will stage Take It Easy this Friday night. Lead actors are Carol Swenson and Lawrence Williams with Betty Furst James Ramsey Lowell Ahrendson Patricia Easterly Earl Phillips Hazel Starry Edward Levsen and Donovan Switzer in supporting roles. Joyce Taylor serves as stage manager and Miss Haesemeyer directs with musical specials between acts.
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Gazette Olin
Olin High School
Carol Swenson
Lawrence Williams
Betty Furst
James Ramsey
Lowell Ahrendson
Patricia Easterly
Earl Phillips
Hazel Starry
Edward Levsen
Donavon Switzer
Joyce Taylor
Miss Haesemeyer
Party staffing balance proposal limits in power
A text fragment argues for guarding against abuse by setting a fixed balance between parties. It proposes capping employees of the ruling party at 60 percent of the total to ensure representation and limit dominance.
Red Cross Roll Call Workers Named in Delaware County
Manchester will host the Red Cross drive from November 11 to 30 with Miss Martha Rowe of Manchester as chairman. Workers include E J Gootee in Manchester, Mesdames Allenstein Jones and Howard, Hopkinton pair Sullivan and Billings, Colesburg Adah Graybill, Greeley Martha Hackbarth, Delhi A A Schmidt and Pauline Schmidt, Dundee Mrs Kleinso rge, Ryan Mrs Baxter, Masonville Mrs Moroney and Mrs Ryan, Silver Creek Mrs Emerson, Earlville Mrs Suckow.
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Manchester
Red Cross
Delaware County
Martha Rowe
E. J. Gootee
Frank F. Allenstein
Forrest K. Jones
Don Howard
Hopkinton
Leo J. Sullivan
Ray Billings
Colesburg
Adah Graybill
Greeley
Martha Hackbarth
Delhi
A. A. Schmidt
Pauline Schmidt
Dundee
Fred C. Kleinsorge
Ryan
U. S. Baxter
Masonville
Leo Moroney
Ed Ryan
Silver Creek
Roy L. Emerson
Earlville
Opal Suckow
Settlement Reaches Mine Pay Dispute Near Madrid
Final differences in a long contract dispute between Scandia Coal Co of Des Moines and its miners were settled Tuesday in a conference of company and union reps. The agreement decides pay rates for miners who do con veyer loading and will return about 100 men to work at Mine No. 4 near Madrid.
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DES Moines
Scandia Coal Company
Madrid
Hunting Mishaps Claim Third Victim in Iowa
Des Moines AP report notes three hunting mishaps in two days across Iowa. Lloyd Hagerman, 17, died in an Emmetsburg hospital after a shotgun in his twin brother Lyle's hands discharged during unloading. Earlier, Howard F. Day, 40s, of Webster City was fatally wounded in a Wright county accident. Charles Kelz of Des Moines died when his car overturned near Randall. Nearly a dozen others were injured in other incidents.
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Des Moines
Lloyd Hagerman
Emmetsburg
Iowa
Hagerman
Lyle
Lloyd
Howard F. Day
Webster City
Wright County
Charles Kelz
Randall
Newhall Couple Weds at St Pauls Catholic Church
Miss Eleanor Erger of Newhall married C Vernon Samuelson of Albert City in a Monday ceremony at St Pauls Catholic church. Rev N A Keffeler officiated with families and local friends attending. The couple plans a Cedar Rapids home and share a wedding dinner and dance at Meissner hall.
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Newhall
Eleanor Erger
Joseph Erger
C. Vernon Samuelson
Minnie Samuelson
Albert City
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
N. A. Keffeler
Virgil Boddicker
Wayne Stein
Martin Kolsto
Geraldine
Maxine Boddicker
Gail Weichman
Frances Erger
Cedar Rapids
Earl Hartiigson
Davenport
Melvin Samuelson
Newhall High School
Cedar Rapids Business College
Metropolitan Supply Company
Samuelson
University of Iowa
Cedar Rapids Skelgas Company
Meissner Hall
Almost Had Him Ends as Gun Jam Lets Thief Escape
Brandon store proprietor Jesse George, sleeping above his hardware and grocery shop to catch a suspected intruder, saw the attempt fail when his gun jammed as the thief climbed out a window Sunday. The burglar fled, deputies later took fingerprints.
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The
Gazette
Brandon
Jesse George
Buchanan County
Alexander J. Wirth dies. Elwood school official and civic member
Funeral services for Alexander J. Wirth 68 longtime Elwood school board president and assessor were conducted at the Methodist church. He was born near Grand Mound and married Clara Herkelman in 1894. Survived by children Raymond Lester and others and nine grandchildren. he joined the Methodist church in 1924 and was an Odd Fellows member for 40 years. Other brief notices report two weddings in Marengo venue as Georgia Black and Kenneth Shute and Lillian Wiegand and Edwin Albert.
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Elwood
Alexander J. Wirth
Methodist Church
F. L. Brooks
Wirth
Grand Mound
Clara Herkelman
Raymond
Baldwin
Lester
Iven Clothier
Dow City
W. P. McLendon
Tampa
Fla
John
Donald
Kenneth
Carmi
Ill
Mara Dow
Odd Fellows
Will Ruggeberg
Lost Nation
Frank Wirth
Maquoketa
Arthur Wirth
Will Gruenwald
Delmar
Fire damages kitchen area at Marion residence
Firefighters rushed to the home of Harry Easterday on Fourth Avenue and Ninth Street Monday afternoon. The blaze started in the basement and reached the attic above the kitchen before it was controlled. crews were on scene for over an hour.
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Fourth Avenue
Ninth Street
Hillis M. Gill
East Ninth Avenue
W. J. Goodyear
Baptist Parsonage
Picnic and Kensington meetings for church groups
The Pastor's Helpers of the Presbyterian church will meet Thursday noon for a picnic lunch at the home of Mrs. Clara Wilson, 930 Twelfth Street. The Service class of the Christian church will hold its Kensington Thursday at 2 30 at the home of Mrs. E C Hamm, 220 Sixth Avenue. Joint hostesses will be Mrs. Roy Mack, Mrs. Mae Widger and Mrs. G L Martin.
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Clara Wilson
Twelfth Street
Christian Church
Kensington
E. C. Hamm
Sixth Avenue
Roy Mack
Mae Widger
G. L. Martin
Diana Fret Club
L. M. Phelps
Eighth Street
D. B. Storck
C. R. Oxley
Methodist Church
Marion Silker Klinger
Hendersons Return From Wedding Trip to New London
Mr and Mrs John J Henderson have returned from a wedding trip to New London Missouri and were guests Monday in the home of Mrs Hendersons parents Mr and Mrs E A Starry before moving to Coggon to establish their home.
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Charles Dow
Mr. Dow
L. C. Dow
Port Washington
L. I
John J. Henderson
New London
Dickie Starry
E. A. Starry
R. A. Iliff
John Crawford
Webster City
Unaliyi Camp Fire Group Meeting at Mrs Norman Waffle Home
The Unaliyi Camp Fire group met Monday at the home of assistant guardian Mrs. Norman Waffle. After a brief business meeting the group worked on head bands for a planned activity.
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Unaliyi
Norman Waffle
Tea Honoring Mrs Richard Sears Hosted By Mrs Shank
Mrs W D Shank hosted a tea on Tuesday at her home to honor Mrs Richard Sears. Members of the first division of the Presbyterian Ladies Aid society served as hosts.
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W. D. Shank
Richard Sears
The
Presbyterian Ladies Aid Society
Adla Tablets and Adlerika Sold at Local Drug Store
Mrs Frances Shadle and her sons Stephen and George of Estherville visit Mrs Shadle's parents Dr and Mrs H O Young. Adla Tablets priced at 1.09 to 1.25 and Adlerika at 1.00 or 89c at Owen's Drug Store.
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Francis Shadle
Stephen
George
Estherville
Mrs. Shadle
H. O. Young
Admiral Yarnell to be Retired Wednesday
Rear Admiral Harry E. Yarnell, who led the American Asiatic fleet during the Sino Japanese crisis, will be retired Wednesday per the Navy Department. A native of Independence Indiana, he reached the statutory retirement age of 64 on October 18.
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Washington
INS
Harry E. Yarnell
Navy
Navy Department
Yarnell
Independence
Corpus Christi Student Fatally Falls From Window
Laurence C. Clements a 15 year old Corpus Christi Academy basketball and baseball player died in Fort Dodge after a three story fall from a Knights of Columbus ballroom window Monday night He leaned against the window shattering glass and fell to the sidewalk below while on the orchestra platform talking with two companions The skull fracture proved fatal early Tuesday standard Associated Press report
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Laurence C. Clements
Corpus Christi
Knights of Columbus
Clements
Vernon Boy Sees 125th Transfusion At Iowa Hospital
Earl Simpson Jr five year old son of Mr and Mrs Earl Simpson received his 125th blood transfusion at the University of Iowa hospital. He battles zephrasis since April 28 1938 and has improved enough to need only one transfusion weekly. His father has donated 24 pints of blood and friends continue to contribute.
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Mount Vernon
Earl Simpson, Jr
Earl Simpson
University of Iowa Hospital
Zephrasis
Landon Talk On NBC Amid Shenandoah Address
Former Governor Alfred M Landon will discuss America's foreign policy in Shenandoah on Wednesday. The 8 to 8 30 p m NBC Blue Network broadcast to a local Methodist Brotherhood audience will reach nationwide listeners.
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IDPA
America
Alfred M. Landon
Kansas
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Methodist Brotherhood
NBC
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Funeral services set for Mrs. William M. Tomlin
Mrs. Tomlin 50 died in a hospital after 37 years in Iowa City. She is survived by husband five sons John Perry William Carl Lloyd and three daughters Betty Mrs John Cornwall and Mrs George Norton and eight grandchildren. Services at Hechenschuh mortuary with burial Oakland cemetery. Dean Alvin W. Bryan invites Iowa dentists to the thirty first annual alumni clinic November 17 18 with homecoming. Dr Carroll Stewart of Chicago a non alumnus and potential out of state speaker. At the Iowa Union Friday night Quadrangle men host fall frolic with chaperones listed.
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William M. Tomlin
Tomlin
John
Perry
William
Carl
Lloyd
Betty
John Cornwall
George Norton
Heohenschuh
Oakland
Alvin W. Bryan
University of Iowa College of Dentistry
Iowa
Carroll Stewart
Chicago
Iowa Union
Chester I. Miller
Arthur S. Fourt
Virgil Copeland
Maude Hollis Tindall
Davies Cites Gains In Iowa's Business Digest
Iowa City report by University of Iowa Business Digest editor Prof. George R. Davies notes September gains in several sectors 71 percent in contracts 26.6 in new car sales 21.6 in residential contracts 12.1 in bank debits and 4.4 in employment while October data remain incomplete. He links improvements to national production and wartime markets but warns of uncertainty from peace talk neutrality laws and a possible European truce.
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Iowa City
Iowa
University of Iowa
Business Digest
George R. Davies
Legion auxiliary seal sale committee named
Mrs. Glenn C. Teeter, serving as general chairman, announces the committee appointments for the American Legion auxiliary seal sale. The nominees include Mrs. Charles Loveless, Mrs. Maude Kline, Mrs. Ray Thomas, Mrs. Will Turner, Mrs. Roger Bremer, Mrs. Wallace Franklin, Mrs. Harry Kline, and Mrs. Glenn C. Teeter.
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LA Porte City
Glenn C. Teeter
American Legion Auxiliary
Charles Loveless
Maude Kline
Ray Thomas
Will Turner
Roger Bremer
Wallace Franklin
Harry Kline
Akers cuts audit travel costs with town lodging rule
Iowa State Auditor Chet B Akers orders examiners to lodge in towns where they audit to reduce mileage expenses and hotel charges. The policy aims to lower costs for counties schools and municipalities and has already saved over fourteen thousand dollars for twenty nine counties.
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Des Moines
INS
Chet B. Akers
Akers
State Executive Council
Beer Sales Rise 9 Percent in Iowa
Des Moines report shows September beer sales 9 percent higher than last year. October beer tax receipts from September sales totaled $110,132.44, about $9,720 above the 1938 figure.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Tax Commission
Commission
Funeral services for Norman Elsner in Anamosa
Norman Elsner, 67, died Saturday and was laid to rest Monday in Riverside cemetery after funeral services led by Rev. B. T. Schwab at the Congregational church. Born in Maquoketa, he never married and moved to Anamosa about 30 years ago to work at the state reformatory, where he headed the shoemaking department.
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Norman Elsner
B. T. Schwab
Congregational Church
Riverside Cemetery
Maquoketa
Men’s State Reformatory
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Promote Kidney Relief
Advert says to flush excess waste from kidneys and ease bladder irritation with a 35 cent Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules. It claims the capsules are a safe diuretic for weak kidneys and irritated bladder, noting benefits like relief from backaches puffy eyes and leg cramps, and warns to buy GOLD MEDAL only.
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Haariem
Holland
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