Iowa GOP may replace Spangler as national committeeman
Des Moines reports indicate simmering GOP talk about challenging Harrison Spangler of Cedar Rapids for the national committeeman spot as convention year nears. Gov Wilson’s stance remains noncommittal, while three potential rivals Goodwin Rupe and Milroy are eyed, with Wilson favoring either Goodwin or Rupe if opposition grows. Milroy could also claim the post if desired.
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Frank Nye, JR
Iowa Daily Press Assn
Des Moines
Harrison Spangler
Cedar Rapids
Spangler
George A. Wilson
Old Guard
Iowa
W. J. Goodwin
Des Moines Bankery
National Program Committee
WS. Rupe
Ames
J. H. Milroy
Vinton
Goodwin
Rupe
Wilson
Milroy
Jurors Drawn For October Term Of Court At Decorah
Special to The Gazette reports Winneshiek County district court will convene Oct 2 with Judge T H Goheen of Calmar presiding. The grand jury named includes Ray Putnam, R E Knox, Martin Olson, James Mash ek, A L Dehning, Charles Kornmeyer, Albert Solness, Julius Tutterono, Joseph Collan, and others. Forty trial jurors are listed to report Oct 9 including W J Springmeir, Francis Snyder, James Kelly, Julia Hegtvedt, Clifford Sphar, Pearl Larson, Louise Uher, Tom Warne, Mildred Larson, and Mabel Sersland among many.
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Decorah
T. H. Goheen
Calmar
Winneshirk
Ray Putnam
Bloomfield Township
R. E. Knox
Burr Oak
Martin Olson
Bluffton
James Mashek
A. L. Dehning
Canoe
Charles Kornmeyer
Albert M. Solness
Highland
Julius Tutterono
Hesper
Joseph Collan
Jackson
R. B. Fijelstul
Lincoln
Stewart Baker
Madison
Ben Eimers
Springfield
W. J. Springmeir
Francis Snyder
James Kelly
Julia Hegtvedt
Clifford Sphar
C BE
Finnesgan
Bloomfield
Pearl Larson
Mary Hruska
August Moeller
Louise Uher
T. G. Johnson
A. A. Olson
QO. Westenberger
Charles Follette
Oscar Twenge
James Birdsell
Lawrence Andres
Austin Hanson
Julia Jacobson
Ruth Evanson
W. T. Symonds
Claude Barnes
Fremont
J. H. Halverson
Frankville
Joseph P. Bidno
William Darling
Winfield Bender
Clem Burns
Myrtle Woolridge
Tom Warne
Mildred Larson
Frank Tieskotter
Military
Melvin Hovley
Orleans
P. J. Loesch
Frank Hauber
Sumner
Mabel Sersland
Albert Roe
Hugon Hageman
Joseph Lechtenberg
Pavlovee
Washington
Misses Death In Baltic After Train Delays
Rep. Henry O. Talle of Decorah narrowly escaped a European air crash when a plane bound for Oslo sank in the Baltic sea. The incident occurred after his London to Oslo flight was delayed by a late train, according to Rep. W. F. Harrington returning from Oslo.
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Washington
Henry O. Talle
Decorah
W. F. Harrington
Sioux City
Oslo
Norway
Baltic Sea
Harrington
More Than 9 000 New Home Owners Reported In Iowa
Des Moines reports a net gain of 9 715 Iowa families becoming homeowners in the year ending June 1, raising total homestead qualifiers to 342 700 and boosting taxable value from 1938 to 1939. The 38716 increase since the law began exceeds 32 percent, with 1940 homestead distribution projected at 12 632 600, about 36 per qualified applicant, stressing the tax fund to meet commitments.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Stolen Car Passes His As He Listens To Report Of Theft
In Iowa City a Weehawken New Jersey traffic sergeant heard a Davenport theft via police radio. An Illinois car with matching plate passed him, prompting a call to Iowa City police. They detained thief J A Fisk of Rock Island outside Iowa City as radio description matched his appearance.
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Iowa City
Thomas F. Hickey
Weehawken
N J
Hickey
Illinois
Davenport
J. A. Fisk
Rock Island
Fisks
Iowa waits on war department word on guard expansion
Des Moines based National Guard officials said they had received no word from the War Department about a 30,000 increase authorized by President Roosevelt. Iowa’s guard strength stands at 4,100, with Adjutant General Charles Grahl unsure how a state expansion could occur without federal funds.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Legion Officers To Instruct Pupils On American Flag Code
American Legion officers will teach seventh and eighth grade pupils the code of the American flag during February. State Superintendent Jessie Parker said the Americanism committee of each post will coordinate with local schools. The code will appear on eighth grade state exams. The organizing committee included Miss Parker, George Paradise of Sioux City, town state Legion commander, and Ben Nichols.
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Des Moines
American Legion
Jessie Parker
Americanism Committee
Legion
Miss Parker
George Paradise
Sioux City
Town
Ben Nichols
Americanization Committed
Professor L W Forman Dies After Illness At Ames
Prof L W Forman a 26 year Texas A and I college staff member died of heart disease Saturday at Ames He directed soil experiments at the college agronomy farm and authored numerous scientific articles, after months of illness.
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Ames
L. W. Forman
Towa State College
Forman
Refugee Solmitz to Join Cornell Adopters as Freshman
Ernest Solmitz, German refugee adopted by Cornell students, will live on campus as a freshman this week. A rural sociology class organized aid, raising funds with a $150 student pledge matched by a $100 faculty gift and Cornell aid to cover a year. Solmitz, born in Freiburg, fled Nazi persecution. his family endured loss and hardship, with his elder brother at Cornell and his sisters in schooling elsewhere.
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Mount Vernon
Ernest Solmitz
Cornell College
Cornell
H. J. Ennis
Scattergood
West Branch
Solmitz
Cornell Christian Association
Cornell Aid Committee
Freiburg
Black Forest
Berlin
Luebeck
Ernest
Winning Prizes Not Her Aim REELEY-Mary Holmes in Iowa Portraitist
Mary Holmes Reeley of Greeley defies prize culture as a non-regionalist painter who refuses to change her style. Her oil and egg tempera portraits have earned admittance to major salons including American Women Painters, Wisconsin, Baltimore, and several Iowa state fairs. Her studio is a backyard shed, and she has taught at Hannah More academy after studies with Alexander Brook Donald Coale and Paris Collorossi staff.
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Reeley
Mary Holmes
Greeley
Iowa
John Holmes
Wisconsin
Baltimore
Ames
Greenbelt
Tuwa
New England
Alexander Brook
Donald Coale
Collorossi Studios
Paris
Hannah More Academy
Maryland
Iowa Politics and Public Health Funding Highlight Des Moines
Dr Thomas Parran tells Gov Wilson that a 15 million dollar federal health appropriation increase applies nationwide with Iowa receiving roughly 30000. Iowa prints annual state payrolls while debate over legislator salaries continues. Herring hints at political moves, party figures discuss future races and federal job control in Iowa ahead of Glenn Frank visit.
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John MH. Chapilan
Associated Press
Des Moines
Thomas Parran
U.S
Iowa
Wilson
Parran
Methodist Leaders To Address Upper Iowa Conference
Outstanding church leaders were listed as speakers for the Upper Iowa conference at the Clinton Methodist church in September 1924. Names include Bishop J. Ralph Magee Des Moines Rev C J Hewett Kirkland Ill Dr Earl A Baker Cedar Falls Dr Ernest H Clay North China Dr Clovis Gillman Chappell Oklahoma City Dr F W Miller Philadelphia Dr F A Lindhorst Chicago Dr J Benjamin Magee president of Cornell College. The board of ministerial training will meet on Sept 19 to give.
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Clinton
INS
Upper Iowa
Methodist Church
J. Ralph Magee
Des Moines
C. J. Hewett
Kirkland, Ill
Earl A. Baker
Cedar Falls
Ernest H. Clay
North China
Clovis Gillman Chappell
Oklahoma City
F. W. Miller
Philadelphia
F. A. Lindhorst
Chicago
J. Benjamin Magee
Cornell College
Virginia Cherrill Seeks Passage To England Home
Virginia Cherrill, wife of the Earl of Jersey, seeks safe passage from Keokuk to London. She left after visiting relatives as her husband serves in British aviation and cannot provide an address. If she cannot sail, she will proceed to California to join her mother.
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Virginia Cherrill
England
Keokuk
Earl of
Jersey
London
British Aviation Corps
Miss Cherrill
California
Charlie Chaplin
Cary Grant
Iowa Banks Observe Two Thanksgiving Holidays
Des Moines AP notices Iowa banks will close on both Roosevelt and Watson Thanksgiving days this year. Earl Milly, association counsel, says conflicting national and state holiday dates will be legal bank holidays under state code. Governor Wilson counters with November 30 as the official day of Thanksgiving.
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DES Moines
Roosevelt
Watson
State Bankers Association
Earl Milly
Association
Roorewell
George Wilson
Town
Plan to Use Detectives as Espionage Spotters
Washington AP Federal Bureau of Investigation offered a plan to use 25 private detective bureaus nationwide to help prevent espionage and sabotage. Harry Lewis of Sioux City proposed a nation wide armored car fleet owned by counties and usable by war and law enforcement, with egg shaped armor trials and training for county crews to deploy in emergencies.
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Washington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Harry Lewis
Sioux City
Des Maimnes
Wgeney
Lewis
National Detective Bureau Association Association
Hive
War Department
Ther
Army
Insult charge in Dubuque case ends with fines
In Dubuque an arrest led to a hearing where Daniel Shields, 41, of Rock Island admitted the incident involved profanity and was fined thirty dollars after police and a judge delivered a terse exchange about the offender's claim of doing at least 90.
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Dubuque
INS
Daniel Shields
Rock Island
Lous Fautsch
Iowa City Pair Return From Mexican Summer Adventure
Scotty Swisher and Bob Dunlap, both from Iowa City, recount a 4000 mile hitchhiking summer through Mexico and the U S into Monterrey. They describe bullfights, a New Orleans wharf incident, Saddleback climb, and a frugal trip costing about 75 dollars. Scotty plans to pursue law and possibly the U S consular service.
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the Gazette
Owa City
Scotty
Bob
Iowa City
Monterrey
St. Catherine's Cathedral
Menxico
Ingalls Swisher
Bob Dunlap
Ralph Dunlap
Zanesville
Ohio
Swisher
Mexico
New Orleans
Texas
Mississippi
Dunlap
Mexico City
United States Consular Service
War Threatens State Institution Funds In Iowa
Des Moines figures warn that rising wartime prices may erase the extra appropriations voted last winter for the state’s institutions. Comptroller C Fred Porter warned that gains will be consumed by higher costs for food, fuel, and supplies. With 15,000 inmates in 15 institutions, even small price hikes could wipe out the extra funding in months, threatening doctors, nurses, and attendants. The interim committee's $500,000 emergency fund remains vulnerable as the levy decision looms.
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Des Moines
Europe
Fred Porter
Legistate
State Hospital State College
Porter
General Assembly
Board of Control
Legislatuve Interim
Possum Plays It Cool Spotting Burglar Calls Cops
Mason City AP Addi Ugoge 53 Chicago man held for grand jury on burglary tools with intent to commit burglary. Arrested in a hardware store basement after employee George Andrick spotted a shadow then phoned police. Ugoge admitted hiding inside and planned to crack a store safe after entering in the afternoon.
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Mason City
Addi Ugoge
Chicago
Ugoge
George Andrick
Andrick
Ugogu
Outside Companies Now Paying Iowa Registration Fees
Des Moines reports Secretary of State Earl Miller noting foreign corporations paid $5,327 in Iowa registration fees since January. In 1938 the total was just over $1,000. About 40 to 50 firms registered last year, 106 by early 1939, with E I du Pont de Nemours of Wilmington paying $1,281 and Link Belt Speeder of Chicago following. The fee scales $25 for the first $10,000 of property and $1 for each extra $1,000.
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DES Moines
INS
Secrcetary of
Earl Miller
Sateurday
Iowa
Miller
E. I. du Pont de Nemours Company
Wilmington
Del
Link Belt
Speeder Corporation of
Chicago
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