Iowa PWA requests near 30 million in state projects
Iowa PWA applications total 331 with an estimated 28.7 million dollars in projects as the deadline nears. About 35 percent target school buildings while hospitals and civic structures also appear. Washington has rejected some high cost projects, with Iowa officials noting the push aims to create work.
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DES Moines
Iowa
PWA
P. F. Hopkins
Washington
Hopkins
State Board of Education
Board of Control
Adjutant General’s Office and Fair Board
Iowa Pwa
Hubert Utterback
Utterback
Col C J Wilson III Undergoes Major Operation
Col C J Wilson III longtime Iowa governors staffer is to have a major operation at University Hospital Iowa City next week after a month of illness at his Washington Iowa home.
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Washington, Ia
C. J. Wilson
Iowa
University Hospital
Iowa City
Brothers Held For Investigation In Oil Station Fracas
NEVADA AP Sheriff Verne Lynch says Victor and Forest Grayiver Webster City brothers were jailed here Thursday in connection with the shooting of Byron Holt at a service station on Aug. 2. They face Ames municipal court Monday on aggravated robbery charges after being arrested Wednesday night. Holt was wounded when the men ordered gas and left without paying. A clue came when an abandoned car linked to J. C. Scurr, West Bend school supervisor, was found at West Bend. The Essex car tied to the Groviers was traced from the Scurr theft.
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Nevada
Verne Lynch
Victor
Forest Gravier
Webster City
Byron Holt
Story City
Ames
Holt
Lynch
West ‘Bend
J. C. Scurr
West Bend
Scurr
Groviers
Keota Hosts Homecoming and Fall Fete for Major General Kreger
Keota hosts a multi day celebration honoring Major General E. A. Kreger with a parade led by W. C. Peiffer and judges including H. A. Hofer and Rev. Rogers. General Kreger speaks in the afternoon, a kittenball tournament opens Thursday, nightly dancing, music by school and drum corps, races and contests run by Dr. H. B. Morris.
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Keota—The
American Legion
E. A. Kreger
General Kreger
W. C. Peiffer
B .J. Byrne
C. C. Dawson
C. F. Holmes
H. K. Stewart
Felix Weber
H. F. Freshwater
J. A. L. Schreckengast
H. A. Hofer
Q. B. Rogers
Father Thoman
H. F. York
Alex Gillies
Edith Teets
F. A. Klein
C. D. Kirkpatrick
H. B. Morris
Cedar County Educators to Convene at Local High School
Fred J. Kluss of Roosevelte and Wilson high schools will speak at the Northeast Iowa Education Association Cedar County Institute meeting at the local high school on Friday September 13. Other speakers include Dr. James R. McGaughy and Dr. Harry Newburn with a full faculty from several universities. All Cedar County schools will close for the convention. Washington News Madison J Orr celebrates fiftieth wedding anniversary with sixty relatives and friends at dinner. attendees include Mrs. R. K. Atchison, Mrs. George B. French, Mrs. Alice Kennedy and others from nearby communities and cities.
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Tipton
Fred J. Kluss
Roosevelte and
Wilson
Cedar Rapids
Northeast
Iowa, Education Association
Cedar County Institute
James R. McGaughy
Teachers’ College of
Columbia University
Harry Newburn
University High School
Iowa City
Washington
Madison J.orr
R.‘K. Atchison
Pennsylvania
George B. French
Alice Kennedy
Homer’ Coulter
Peoria
Ill
K. Ross Sheldon
Monmouth
Elizabeth Fisher
Washington, D. C
C. N. Johnston
J. R. Johnston
F. H. Johnston
John, Howard
Margaret
Columbus Junction
Suits Filed Against Iowa Union Pledgers
Sixty petitions totaling 9840 were filed in district court against Cedar Rapids pledges to the University of Iowa Memorial Union. The Theodore Stark Construction Co built the Union at 465000 and claims 143000 unpaid, with 500000 pledged as collateral. Interest on 143000 has been paid. suits are test cases after earlier settlements.
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Gasette
Iowa
Towa
University of Iowa Memorial Union
Theodore Stark Construction” Company
Cedar Rapids
Union
R. H. Fitzgerald
Memorial Union
Stark Company
Cedar Rapids Company
Jones County Court Opens September 23 with Grand Jury
Judge John T. Moffet of Tipton will preside at the Jones County term opening September 23. Grand jurors include A G Bothken, A G Hanken, James Flanagan, M B McQuillen, Dell Merritt, G V Mann, Frank Moffett, George Nolan, Otto Rohwedder, Frank Nesper, and Frank Snyder. Petit jurors report September 30, with a large list of names from Wyoming Oxford Junction Anamosa Cascade Mechanicsville and other towns.
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Anamosa
John T. Moffet
Tipton
Jones County Court
A. G. Bothken
A. G. Hanken
Monticello
James Flanagan
M B. McQuillen
Cascade
Dell Merritt
G. V. Mann
Olin
Frank Moffett
Clarence
George Nolan
Otto Rohwedder
Wyoming
Frank Nesper
Oxford Junction
Frank Snyder
Lee Allen
Burnett Dahl
Will Eye
George Herzberger
Bertha Allen
Dave Benischek
Clara Clausen
Anna Carrington
August Hansen
Alva Haines
Mabel Phillips
Palmer Vaughn
John Biedenbach
C. W. Haffelfinger
Donald Robinson
Central City Couple Married Fifty Years
Central City marks the fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jennison at their home hosted by Mrs. A R Hoffman Mrs W A Stone and Mrs Stella Sawyer. The couple wed Sept 3 1885 at the Baptist parsonage in Central City and have lived nearby except for brief stays in Minnesota and Rowley. Local W R C member presented flowers. out of town guests included Mrs and Mrs Percy Blount Decorah and Mr and Mrs John Patten Springville.
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Gazette
Central City
A. R. Hoffman
W. A. Stone
Stella Sawyer
Frank Jennison
Jennison
Baptist
Minnesota
Rowley
Beverly Butters
Percy Blount
Decorah
John Patten
Springville
Graduates Of S. U. S. Music School Get Jobs
Iowa City twenty graduates of the University of Iowa school of music have secured teaching posts in eight states. Prof. P. G. Clapp said the class includes Harold Cerny of Belle Plaine at Kearney State Teachers College Nebraska and Paul Stevens of Iowa City at Ohio Wesleyan University etc.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa School of Music
P. G. Clapp
Harold Cerny
Belle Plaine
Kearney
Mrs Agnes Bickle 87 Dies in Anamosa
Mrs Agnes Bickle 87 died Tuesday morning from a cerebral hemorrhage at Anamosa Iowa Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 pm at the Congregational church with Rev H D Green officiating Burial will be in Riverside cemetery She was born Agnes Birk January 10 1848 in Wapakoneta Ohio and moved with her parents to Linn county in 1854 She married Elias Bickle in 1876 and moved to Oklahoma in 1897 Her husband died in 1919 and in recent years she lived in Anamosa She is survived by two sons Norman of Anamosa and Arthur of Alhambra California a sister Mrs Louisa Crow of West Plains Missouri and a granddaughter
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Anamosa
Agnes Bickle
Congregational Church
H. D. Green
Riverside Cemetery
Oklahoma
Norman
Arthur
Alhambra
Calif
Louisa Crow
West Plains
Lake Macbride draining for 125000 fish stocking
Iowa conservation board workers began draining Lake Macbride in Lake Macbride State Park near Solon to prepare for stocking the lake with 125 000 bass crappies bluegills and bullheads. Drainage should finish within 24 hours and stocking is slated for the week.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
Washington Man Heads Dist Bar Association
Carlton C. Wilson of Washington was elected president of the sixth district Iowa Bar Association at a meeting in Washington. Clyde McFarland of Oskaloosa was named vice president and Edwin Wilcoxson of Sigourney became secretary treasurer.
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Washington, Ia
Carlton C. Wilson
Washington
Iowa Bar’ Association
Clyde McFarland
Oskaloosa
Edwin Wilcoxson
Sigourney
Iowa in Brief Highlights Local Meetings and Obits
Wilton Junction reports American Legion officers elected led by President Mary Stucker and other posts. Manchester public schools enroll a record 765 pupils with extra kindergarten teacher. Palo notes Ada Hepker death. Delware reports Zirtzman passing. Vinton dismisses grand larceny case against Pearl Towne after witness recants.
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Wilton Junction
American Legion
Regional heads to supervise Iowa schools by district
Iowa shifts to regional supervision of public instruction with four districts and a dedicated supervisor for each. H. K. Bennett joins to lead the northeast district and William A. Dunlavy heads the southeast. R. A. Griffin oversees the southwest. northwest supervisor to be named. Clara Wallace and Jessie M. Parker continue with normal training and rural schools.
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Des Moines
State Department of Public Instruction
H. K. Bennett
Traer
Allamakee
Benton
Black, Hawk, Bremer
Buchanan
Butler
Cerro
Gordo
Chickasaw
Clayton
Delaware
Dubuque, Fayette
Floyd
Franklin, Grundy
Hardin
Howard
Linn
Marshall, Mitchell
Clinton
Davis
Decatur
Henry
Iowa
Jackson
Jasper
Jefferson
Johnson
Jones
Keokuk, Lee
Louisa
Lucas
Mahaska
Marion
Monroe
Muscatine
Poweshiek
Scott
van'' ‘Buren
Wapello
Washington
Wayne
R. ‘A. Griffin
Southwest
Northwest
Clara, Wallace
Jessie M. Parker
Agnes Samuelson
Oxford
England
International Congress of Teachers
Suspect Held in Iowa City on Check Charge Transferred to Davenport
Special to The Gazette reports F Thompson of Oklahoma held since Saturday in Iowa City faced forging payroll checks charges in Davenport. He admitted cashing four checks totaling 34.75 to 48.75 from a non existent Cedar Rapids firm. A woman calling herself Mabel Thompson was released. Also noted: Perry N McLane Jr 78 funeral in Manchester and DeWitt Legion auxiliary officers re-elected.
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Gazette
Iowa
R. ‘F. Thompson
Oklahoma
Davenport
A. Baldwin, Johnson
Thompson
Merchants National Bank of
Cedar Rapids
Lumber and Material Company
Mabel Thompson
Kelley
William Hennelly
Fairfax and Marion Men Held On Forgery Charge
VINTON Charles Kotek of Fairfax and Charles Peterson of Marion are jailed awaiting grand jury action after forging the name of Will Schlotter on a check and passing it at an Atkins store. They were arrested there Wednesday, arraigned before Mayor H. A. Haerther, and bound over to the grand jury, then brought to Vinton by Sheriff Leland Fry.
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Vinton
Will Schlotter
Atkins
Charles Kotek
Fairfax
Charles Peterson
Marion
H. A. Haerther
Leland Fry
Iowa Liquor Profit To Balance Budget
Des Moines AP report states assistant state comptroller C Fred Porter says the liquor commission will contribute 100000 monthly to cover the budget deficit after January 1. Fiscal year receipts expected at 13500000 vs 15000000 appropriated. a 700000 cash balance could bring totals within 200000 of the appropriation with tax boosts and reduced expenditures. A stray line notes hogs used to control snakes in infested areas.
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DES Moines
C. Fred Porter
Liquor Commission
Porter
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Atterback
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Capital
Harry L. Hopkins
WPA
Harry Hopkins
Harold L. Ickes
Secretary of the Interior
Col
C. J. Wilson III
Keota
Fred Kluss
Cedar County
PAU. Eus
Briardale
Wroterae Bland
Washington Man Heads
Bar’ Association
Iowa News
Arnold Kretschmar
Alma
Alice
Ann
Stockton
Max Kretschmar
Roger Kretschmar
Elmer. Hetzler
Ie Mae
Corrine
Agnes
Arid
Harland Hetzler
New Era
Xi Herman
Kretackhmar
Norma
Robert
Augusta Heiken
Louisa County District Court
G. E. Pratt
Wapello Foreman
W. P. Roberts
Columbus City Township
Harold McCormac
Concord
H. A. Lieberknecht
Grandview Township
Ray Hollister
Union Township
John Wilson
Morning Sun
Vernie Forbes
Oakland Township
Palo
Ada Hepker
F. J. Rabe
Hepker
Chambers Thompson
George A. Hepker
Monroe Township
George
Center Point
Frank
Near Robins
C. C. Hepker
J. C. McArthur
William Krueger
B. C. Clark
Free Methodist Church
A. R. Coffeen
Henry Zirtzman
Louis Richter
Cleveland
Adram Hatch
Edith Schroeder
Manchester
Reinhart
Walter
Otto Stevn
F. Jacksen
Chicago
Orin Starr
Pennsular
Lew Richter
Dubuque
Pearl Towne
Brandon
J. A. Ruhl
Victor Visquain
Richard Ames
Towne
Perry N. McLane
Elton D. Wells
Brown Funeral Home
Noble
Strawberry Point
William McLane
Pecatonica
John Perry, Jr
Mae Parsons
Oklahoma City
Okla
Donald McLane
Martinsville, IL
Flora Haley
Duluth
Kneip
Antioy
Jack Sprat
Strongheart Brand
Arm and Hammer
Colorado
Bartlett
Baker’s Chocolate
NAVY
R Grocer
Li, Bag 2i
Croxon
Rite Way Food Store
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