States Seek 90 Day Delay on Oleo Rule
Minnesota Governor Stassen said the council of state governments asked federal security administrator McNutt to postpone the oleomargarine ruling for 90 days. The ruling would allow coloring flavoring and vitamins to oleo margarine, which dairy interests in Minnesota Iowa and other states oppose as too butterlike. The postponement request follows a Chicago meeting where a rehearing on the ruling was discussed.
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ST. Paul
Staswen
Council of State Governments
Paul V. McNutt
Federal Security Administrator
McNutt
Minnesota
Iowa
R. A. Trevatten
McNutt denies statement on dairy standards order
Federal Security Administrator Paul McNutt told The Gazette that he did discuss a Lisbon Iowa dairy matter by phone with Lyle Capper but he denied making any threat or remark about the oleomargarine standards order. He said he does not intend to suspend the order despite Midwest dairymen protests.
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Lisbon
Capper
Federal Security Administrator
Midwest
McNutt
Henderson Urges Construction of Pipeline Network
Washington held Price Control Administrator Leon Henderson urged the building of a nationwide pipeline network to move oil efficiently during a potential attack. He testified before the special Senate committee on east coast shortages and noted plans to add 20,000 railroad tank cars to deliver 200,000 barrels daily, with possible fuel rationing and new supply divisions guiding action.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
Henderson
Senate
OPM
Henderson rejects gas price hikes seeks 10 15 percent cut
Federal Price Administrator Leon Henderson rules out gasoline price increases stating oil firms have earned profits to cover costs. He urges no broad conservation plan for the East but recommends a 10 to 15 percent reduction to free transport for light heating oil and heavy fuel orders ahead of a possible severe winter. He warns that next winter's temperature will largely determine oil shortages and urges building reserve stocks now.
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Washington
INS
Leon Henderson
Seaboard
Russians To Spend Weekend In Seattle
A 47 man Russian military mission arrived from Moscow and will rest in Seattle over the weekend before flying to Spokane on two chartered planes Monday. Led by Brig. Gen. Mikhail Gromov, the party toured the city in small groups as they remained non-communicative and no confirmation was obtained about training on American aircraft for a polar ferry route to Russia.
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Seattle
Wash
Moscow
Spokane
Mikhail Gromov
Russia
Hungarian War Chief Quits Over Health
Gen. Henry Werth resigns as chief of Hungary's general staff citing ill health. He is succeeded by Gen. Francis Szombathelyi. Werth fought in World War I fronts with the Russian and Italian theaters and helped build Hungary's regular army after 1919. He became a general in 1930 and led the staff from Oct. 1938.
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Budapest
Hungary
Henry Werth
Francis Szombathelyi
Werth
Nicholas de Horthy
Iowa Deaths and Obituaries Across Towns
Funeral notices from Williamsburg Anamosa McGregor Aberdeen Wapello Columbus Junction and West Liberty report deaths and services. Albert Hudepohl 70 died in Marengo with funeral at St Pauls Lutheran Williamsburg burial at St John near Homestead. Marguerite Grimm Marguerite Adel Grimm dies at University hospital Town City age 23 burial Riverside. Mrs William Kramer 76 funeral at St Marys McGregor burial Pleasant Grove. Effie Rudden former Wapello resident dies in Minneapolis. Margaret Bush 89 dies heart trouble funeral at St Josephs Iowa City.
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Williamsburg
Albert Hudepohl
Marengo
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Enno Scuelke
St. John's Cemetery
Homestead
Hudepohl
Iowa Township
Henry Hudepohl
Gesina Ahrens
Edward
Oxford
John H. Maas
Henry Madoerin
John
Louis
Molly Baack
Anamosa
Smykil
Marguerite Adel Grimm
University Hospital
Town City
Grimm
Center Junction
Melburn Grimm
Monticello
Lee Earl
Mildred Jean
LeRoy Melburn
Wilbur
St. Louis
Merle
Elmer
Peoria
J. K. Delahooke
Riverside Cemetery
McGregor
William Kramer
St. Mary's Catholic Church
J. J. Horsfeld
Pleasant Grove Cemetery
W. J. Whalen
Savanna
Kramer
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Ill
Phil Straus
Des Moines
Harold Hettinger
Waterloo
Glen van Neff
Centerville
Aberdeen
S. D. Wapello
Effie Rudden
Wapello
Minneapolis
Galesburg
Rudolph Rudeen
Wapello Benteco
Rudolph
Davenport
Columbus Junction
Frank O'Neill
Chicago
T. N
West Liberty
Margaret Bush
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Mary Maureen
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Iowa City
Meeting of District One Council of Religious Education
The Wapello district one council will meet at the Presbyterian church in Wapello Sunday at 2 p.m. The district includes Oakville Wapello and Sunday schools at Toolesboro and Fairview. TIFFIN-School opened Tuesday with 59 in grade enrollment and a high school enrollment.
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Wapello
Louisa County Council of Religious Education
Presbyterian Church
Oakville
Toolesboro
Fairview
Tiffin
Gwynne Lists 4 Bars To Victory By Hitler
Iowa congressman John W. Gwynne told Tama county Republican women in To ledo that four major hurdles could block a Hitler victory. He cited British sea power, resistance in occupied nations, German morale, and American production as key factors. He urged unity and criticized Roosevelt advisers and Henders on Hopkins while warning that democracy at stake amid war pressures.
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Toledo
Tama County
John W. Gwynne
Iowa
America
Roosevelt
Henderson
Harry Hopkins
Congress
Pleads Guilty in Des Moines Shooting Case
Robert Alonzo White 43 formerly of Des Moines and Davenport pled guilty to second degree murder for the July 3 shooting of his estranged wife. District Judge Tom K. Murrow set sentencing for next Tuesday.
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Des Moines
Robert Alonzo White
Davenport
Tom K. Murrow
White
Des Moines Man Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter Charge
Donald J. Eastman 25 of Des Moines pled guilty before District Judge Tom K Murrow to a manslaughter charge in the Feb 15 traffic death of Sherman Osborne. Sentencing set for Sept 13. In Tracer Florence Davis 17 remains missing since Monday with search and broadcast description. Roland Shogren, formerly of Waukon, had his left eye removed after a July 4 firecracker explosion in La Crosse Wisconsin.
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Des Moines
Donald J. Eastman
Tom K. Murrow
Sherman Osborne
Murrow
Traer
Florence Davis
Charles Davis
Tracer
Sheriff's Office
Cedar Rapids
Waukon
Roland Shogren
Wheatland Students Elect Class Officers In 1930s Day
Wheatland high school elects officers across all grades with Francis Clark as president and Vernita Bentrott as vice president for freshmen. Sophomores select Lee Witte as president and Darrell Voelkers as vice president, while juniors choose Vernon Hansen as president and Roger Knocke as vice president. Seniors elect Glen Stanke president and Robert Schanze as vice president.
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Wheatland
Wheatland High School
Francis Clark
Vernita Bentrott
Lee Witte
Darrell Voelkers
Vernon Hansen
Roger Knocke
Glen Stanke
Robert Schanze
Hopkinton
Phil Himebaugh
James Kirby
Thomas Dunlap
Jean Thompson
Edwin Tomlinson
Edward Gerlich
Robert Lux
Raymond Joseph
Horizontal British Author Puzzle Clues List
A compact crossword style grid of clues with numbered items across and down. Includes references to occupations languages plants numbers and common terms such as burial ritual foods and letters, guiding the solver to fill overlapping words.
Three Iowa NYA Health Camps Set for Rejected Recruits
Iowa selective service and NYA will run 90 day rehab programs for 17 to 24 year olds rejected for army service due to physical defects. Needy men may volunteer to stay at NYA camps in Fairport Milford or Clinton with $30 monthly, $20 for board and care, plus defense courses in metal and woodworking. Clinton camp opening is delayed about 30 days.
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Des Moines
Iowa Selective Service
National Youth Administration
State Selective Service
NYA
Frank B. Hallagan
Selective Service Headquarters
Fairport
Milford
Clinton
Petit Jurors Named for Jones County September Term
The Gazette lists jurors for Jones County district court starting September 29 under Judge Charles J. Haas. A large roster includes Ray Eby Monticello W H McDaniel Monticello Rufus Nelson Mechanicsville Guy Beardsley Anamosa Helen Hirtz Cascade Louis Davis Center Junction and many others across Anamosa Oxford Junction Wyoming and surrounding towns.
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Gazetta Anamosa
Jones County District Court
Charles J. Haas
Marion
Ray Eby
Monticello
Lyle Clark
W. H. McDaniel
Rufus Nelson
Mechanicsville
Guy Beardsley
Anamosa
Helen Hirtz
Cascade
Louis Davis
Center Junction
John W White
Wyoming
Davie Kotelinek
Oxford Junction
Gerry Hanken
L. W. Brickley
Minnie Strine
Walter Nankey
John McCrea
Vinnie Kulhavy
Donald Attwood
John Pashek
Rex Reuter
Amber
Bernard McGovern
William Denny
Olin
John C
Anna Skelley
Agnes Conley
Anna Hintz
Carl Eggers
Lula Weighels
Leo McGrane
George Mead
Delbert Graft
Robert Powelka
Vanetta Engelking
John Steahm
Raymond Koppess
Divorce Petitions Filed in Johnson County Court
Two divorce petitions were filed Friday in Johnson County district court. Norma Swallum seeks legal separation from Robert J. Swallum on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. they wed in 1937 at Sac City. Orlie Dean Finley filed for divorce from Helen Finley on similar grounds. married May 1 1937 in Knoxville.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Norma Swallum
Robert J. Swallum
Sac City
Orlie Dean Finley
Helen Finley
Knoxville
John L. Eaton
Ft. Des Moines
Parker Pelzer
Louis Pelzer
University of Iowa
U. S. Navy
Naval Air Station
Pensacola
Fla
Corpus Christi
Tex
John A. McCooch
University of Iowa Psychology Department
National Research Council
American Psychological Association
Northwestern University
Vina Tompkins
George A. Callahan
Central City marriage ties Betty Byerly to Marvin Mills
Central City, Iowa reports the marriage of Betty Byerly daughter of Mr and Mrs C J Byerly to Marvin Mills of St John North Dakota in the Little Brown church Nashua with Rev Hanscom officiating. Attendants were sister of the bride Mrs Raymond Svenksen and Ray Mills brother of the groom. The couple both graduates of Central City High School plan to reside in St John where Mills is manager of the St Anthony lumber yard.
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What Cheer
General Filter Company
Ames
American Well Works
TRAER
David Currell
Tiffin
Robert Meade
Henry Brant
Viola
Patterson-Lake
Duck Pond
Ellis Park
Cedar Rapids
Donald Brink
Central City
Neil Collins
Nellie A. Patterson
Winthrop
Janet Card
Emmet Tank
Alpha
Little Brown Church
Nashua
E. E. Hanscom
Kathryn Neilsen
Eldred Kilcher
Fredericksburg
Ed Neilsen
Winthrop High School
Tank
State Hospital
Independence
Brandon
Brandon School
Lois Thomas
PALO
Palo High School
John P. Gibney
Verle Francis
Ira Phelps
Vivian Phelps
George E. Little
Lois Hayes
Clyde Yates
Everette Weis
Stanley
Will Campbell
Near Fayette
Dorothy L. Campbell
William Sims
Fairbanks
Miss Campbell
Stanley Consolidated School
Upper Iowa University
Deaconess Hospital
Marshalltown
South English
O. Hamersly
A. Sigafoose
Roy Fattig
Tipton
Ed Deardorf
Victor
Victor High School
Ray Maschmann
Opal Shine
Craig Davis
Loren Shaw
Marion Maschmann
Clayton Tuefel
Dean Fontinel
Billy Stevens
Donald Brandt
Betty Byerly
C. J. Byerly
Marvin Mills
St. John
N. D
Hanscom
Raymond Svenksen
Ray Mills
Mr. Mills
Leila Mills
St. Anthony
Tipton Woman Killed In Davenport Crash
Mrs. Jay B. Lerch 36 of Tipton Ia died Friday in an auto crash at U S Highway 6 and Kimberly road Davenport Police said Lerch failed to halt as she approached the highway and struck a machine carrying Don Scott 44 of Minburn Ia and Mrs Clarence Granquist of Washington DC They were riding to Washington Five persons were injured including Lerch Scott Mrs Granquist and two Lerch children aged 10 and 7
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Davenport
Jay B. Lerch
Tipton
U. S. Highway 6
Kimberly Road
Lerch
Don Scott
Minburn
Clarence Granquist
Washington
D. C
Scott
Granquist
Kate Shelley Remembered at Ogden Anniversary
In Ogden Iowa a Friday celebration marked the seventy fifth anniversary of the town with tribute to Kate Shelley Iowa's famed heroine who died 29 years ago. Dr R W Jack led proceedings and a bronze plaque honoring Shelley was accepted by Jack Shelley Des Moines radio broadcaster and nephew to the heroine.
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Ogden
Kate Shelley
Iowa
Jack Shelley
Des Moines
Two Soldiers Held To Grand Jury On Car Theft Charges
Two soldiers who escaped from Fort Des Moines guardhouse were bound over to the grand jury on automobile theft charges in Des Moines municipal court. A. E. Stennett of Creston and Walter Fish Jr. of Fayette faced the car theft counts, part of a breakout scheme involving five soldiers. Two others were captured the same night and one remained at large.
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Des Moines
Fort Des Moines
Keokuk
A. E. Stennett
Creston
Walter Fish
Fayette, Jr
Liberty
Des Moines Rooming House Owner Seeks Injunction
Des Moines operator Fred J. May who runs 11 rooming houses asked a district judge to enjoin the city from enforcing a new rooming house ordinance. He contends the ordinance conflicts with state law and, as applied to his properties, is unreasonable. The judge took the case under advisement.
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Des Moines
Frank S. Shankland
Fred J. May
May
Manchester Hey Day slated for Tuesday festivities
Manchester’s sixth annual Hey Day, sponsored by American Legion Post No 45, features $2,000 in prizes donated by local merchants. Afternoon events open at 2 pm with baseball games by Manchester and Elkport at 2 and 7:30 pm. Ten free acts include John and Jorie Armstrong. Rides, shows, confections, and music from the Manchester high school band and Jimmy Smith and his orchestra.
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Gazette
Manchester
Post No. 45
The
American Legion
Elkport
Wapsie Valley
Maquoketa Valley
Perry Farm Bureau elects officers at Traer meeting
At the Perry township Farm Bureau meeting in the Traer library R G Stoakes was reelected chair man Eva Earley was named vice chairman Lebert Morrison asked to be relieved as secretary treasurer because of 4 H work and Ernest Weaver was named for the office.
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TRAER
Perry Township Farm Bureau
R. G Stoakes
Eva Earley
Lebert Morrison
Ernest Weaver
Waukon
Vic Zoll
Dorothy
Clarence Murphy
Chicago
Oelwein
Naomi Mary Lubbs
Waterloo
W. C. Lubbs
Lester H. Hostetler
S. S. Hostetler
the Baptist Church
Princeton
Mo. Mrs. Hostetler Is A Graduate of the Oelwein High School
Hostetler
East High School
Saptteto
Woodrow to Quit as President of CIO Union Council
Ottumwa report states Woodrow would resign as president of the Ottumwa Industrial Unions Council CIO after a CIO request that he and other officers quit. The CIO issued a separate demand for Don Jones Orval Champ and Helen Whitney to resign from the council. A Witwer Grocer injunction motion was under advisement amid a recent truck drivers strike.
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Ottumwa
Jack Woodrow
Ottumwa Industrial Unions Council
CIO
United Packinghouse Workers Union
Woodrow
Don Jones
Orval Champ
Helen Whitney
Industrial Council
AFL
H. V. Levis
Witwer Grocer Company
Witwer
Strikers In Des Moines Textile Plant Agree To Return To Work Monday
In Des Moines the CIO union spinners and weavers at Scheuerman woolen mills reach agreement to return Monday pending negotiations. 75 workers walked out Thursday as a protest over stock and yarn quality, while 155 others were sent home as weaving production halted due to material shortages.
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Des Moines
CIO
Scheuerman Woolen Mills
Ross Daniels
Five Year Sentence For Iowa Oil Station Robbery
Edward Hoadley of Baraboo Wisconsin received a five year penitentiary term after admitting involvement in a Baraboo area oil station robbery on August 19. The attendant Ed Brown was slugged and injured as $9.95 was stolen from the register. A companion faced burglary and larceny charges and claimed responsibility for the blow.
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Logan
Edward Hoadley
Baraboo
Wis
Hoadley
Ed Brown
Iwana
Sioux City Girl Wins Six Month Warner Brothers Contract
Sioux City teen Jean Fitzgerald has secured a six month contract with Warner Brothers after screen tests and a Des Moines contest win. Her parents Hal and Mrs. Fitzgerald announced the news, noting she is a former Morningside College student who later attended the University of Town.
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Sioux City
Jean Fitzgerald
Warner Brothers Studio
Hollywood
Hal Fitzgerald
Jean
Morningside College
University of Town
Des Moines
Warner Brothers
Milwaukee worker tentatively identified in Iowa crash
Milwau kee railroad officials said Friday night the body of a man who died in a Bluffs hospital Friday from automobile accident injuries was tentatively identified as John A. Muzeri 61 a Milwaukee track crew worker. The man was hit by a car on the road near Underwood Iowa near where Muzeri had been working.
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Council Bluffs
Milwaukee Railroad
Bluffs Hospital
John A. Mizeri
Milwaukee Track
Underwood
Muzeri
Iowa City Man Killed by Train
Albert D. Smith 62 of Iowa City, formerly Tipton, was struck and killed by a train in Iowa City on Thursday night. The incident was reported by AP via Durant.
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Durant
Albert D. Smith
Iowa City
Tipton
Anamosa Garden Club Flower Show Set At Graver Ford Garage
The annual flower show of the Anamosa Garden Club will be held Saturday afternoon and evening at the Graver Motor Co Ford garage. The exhibit combines with the junior flower and vegetable show led by C B Jessen. Committee members include Mrs T E Watters and others. Dolores Cush and Roy Cleveland wedding postponed after a death in the Cleveland family.
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Anamosa Garden Club
Graver Motor Co. Ford
George Waite
C. B Jessen
T. E. Watters
C. W. Metcalf
J. D. Paul
A B. Lake
F. H Burgert
F 0. Ellison
B. H. Erb
Charles Niles
Paul N. Smith
Manchester
Dolores Cush
Tony Cush
Roy Cleve-land
Robert Cleve- Land
Charleston
S. C
Cleveland
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