Farley Denies Democratic Chiefs To Oppose Gillette
Postmaster General James A Farley denied reports that the national Democratic chiefs will oppose Senator Guy Gillette of Iowa for reelection. He said the national committee will not meddle in state contests and will focus on aiding candidates after elections. Farley noted the Iowa primary matter and planned a low profile abroad. He also commented on farm prospects and Roosevelt’s aid to farmers.
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Des Moines
INS
James A. Farley
National Democratic Committee
National Democratic Chieftains
Guy Mark Gillette
Iowa
Gillette
National Committee
Farley
Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Corporation
Town City
Davenport
E. Li
Birmingham
Clyde Herring
Nelson G. Kraschel
Muscatine
James A Farley
National Post Office
Muscatin
Fare Jey
Ecaullonet
Brandon Woman Honored on 87th Birthday in Brandon Iowa
Vi Alice Young of Brandon Iowa marked her eighty seventh birthday with family gathering as relatives from Spencer Grove Rowley Brandon Cedar Rapids and Roawles attended. Born September first 1850 in Wisconsin she lived 84 years in the Brandon area and taught school in 1867 before marrying David Young in 1873 and later farming near Brandon and Rowley. She sews extensively piecing fourteen quilts this year bringing total quilts since leaving the farm to 32 and donates handiwork to church bazaars while aiding Red Cross during floods.
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Brandon
Alice Young
Towe
Mrs Young
Warshery County
Wis
Ehes
Laura Parker
Delaware County
Iowa
Coffin's Grove
Independence
Quasqueton
Young
Maquoketa
David Young
Rowley
Red Cross
WW. Young
Spencer Grove
Bert Robinson
John Meegers
Earl Forsythe
Clarence Cannon Ard
Leo Harrison
Roawles
Ruby Archibald
Irvin Tochante
Cedar Rapids
Martelle Church Plans 40th Anniversary Celebration
Martelle The Methodist church will mark its 40th anniversary with a morning service and special program. The event honors former pastors and features guest speakers reflecting on the church’s history in the community. Local residents are invited to attend.
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Martelle Church
Iowa WPA Jobs Quota Increased to 16,200 for Sept and Oct
Des Moines AP state WPA Administrator George Keller Friday announced Iowa's WPA job quota rising to 16,200 for September and October, up from 15,200. He said the increase avoids layoffs and noted assurance from Washington that future quota hikes would be considered if more jobs are needed. Keller cited last winter's peak WPA rolls at 25,700 and last August and September’s 21,850 quota, with about 11,000 drought relief cases in September alongside regular load.
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Des Moines
WPA
George Keller Wriday
Iowa
Keller
Washington
Schools At Council Bluffs Still Closed
Council Bluffs schools remain shut as Superintendent J A True postpones opening for another week after a new infantile paralysis case. Original Aug 30 start date delayed. civic leaders launch a drive to raise 1600 dollars to buy an iron lung for the city.
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Council Bluffs
J. A. True
La Porte Boy Fractures After Window Fall
Eight year old Donald Harting of La Porte City suffered fractures in both feet after falling from a second story window at his home while walking in his sleep. He was brought to Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo for treatment.
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Waterloo
Donald Harting
Tierbert Harting
la Porte City
Allen, Memorial Hospital
Marriage License Total Issued At Elkader
A new record for licenses issued in one week was set in Elkader as Clerk C E Meyer and deputy J J Finnegan issued eleven licenses. Five went to out-of-state couples and five to out-of-county residents including Clarence Remmer and Marie Kaiser of Garnaville and McGregor residents, with others named from Elkader, Guttenberg, NcGregor, Garnaville, and Eliader.
Angeline Wieben Married in Dysart Ceremony
The wedding of Harry Holst of Clutier and Angeline Wieben of Keystone occurred Wednesday at Zion Evangelical Lutheran church in Dysart with Rev. W. F. Domres officiating. Attendants included the bride’s sister Mrs Wilbert Krutzfeldt and Helen Holst. after ceremony, a dinner was served at the bride’s home. The couple plans a Minnesota honeymoon and will live on a farm near Clutier.
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Elberon
Harry Holst
Clutier
Angeline Wieben
Keystone
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
Dysart
W. F. Domres
Jubilee
Wilbert Krutzfeldt
Helen Holst
Wendell Knoop
Cluter
Henry Allers
Ann Burmiester
Dorothy Bernstorf
F. F. Wieben
Keystone High School
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
York No. 1
Tama County
John Holst
Minnesota
WSUI Plan to Acquaint New University of Iowa Students
WSUI in Iowa City will air two weeks of programs guiding new students through campus life. Topics include registration, housing, jobs, athletics, religious activities, and campus organizations with panel discussions led by university officials and student leaders.
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Aim
WSUI
Jowa City
State University of Iowa
Iowa City
Eric Wilson
University News Servic
Iowa Memorial Union
Iri I. Tubbs
Ernest G Schroeder
William H Morgan
Department of
Rufus Fitzgerald
Clinton Moyer
Interfraternity Council
Madge Jones
Womens Panhellenic
University Women’s Association
University Womens Association
Chiice
Betty Braverman
Berbira Lilek
Dorothy Ward
the Universal
WSUEL
Tre University
Calmar Liquor Store to Open Next Monday
The Calmar liquor store will begin operations next Monday with a formal opening Friday by the tavern commission. Charles Henry Mo Kome named manager. additional openings set for Sept 13 in Calmar and Sept 15 in Lawler, with Oscernla venue also listed.
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DPS
Tawa Haudger Control Commisson Ine
Lquor
Oscernla
Charles Henry Mo Kome
Were Can
Calm
Lawler
Cornyap
OWA Enjoys Cooler Weather After Rain
Parts of town saw relief from heat after Thursday night’s heavy rainfall. Rain totals ranged from .33 to 1.48 inches across several cities including Arnolds Park, Iowa Falls, Keokuk, Dubuque, Davenport, and Waterloo. Friday brought cooler, cloudy conditions with a sharp morning low in Inwood and a 1.32 inch rain in Waterloo. Farmers expect the precipitation to aid fall plowing.
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Des Moines
Northwest Lakes
Arnolds Park
Iowa Falls
Keokuk
Dubuque
Charles City
Davenport
Inwood
Iowa City
Waterloo
Forest City
Marshalltown
Decorah
Albia
Iowa City tighten dental entrance rules for Iowa students
Beginning this fall the University of Iowa dental college will admit only students with at least 60 hours of liberal arts coursework, the equivalent of two years. The change aligns with American Association of Dental Schools recommendations approved two years ago and becomes effective this year.
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Iowa City
Dental College
University of Iowa
American Association of Dental Schools
Lifeguard Henry Hughes at 81 keeps watch on Medium lake
AP report notes Henry Hughes aged 81 serves as lifeguard at Medium lake near La Porte City where he and his 79 year old wife marked their 59th wedding anniversary. They have nine children. Extensive improvements were made to three business places and one residence in La Porte City. Rock Island stockyards were rebuilt adding three new pens, two covered feeding pens and a receiving pen with new alleys. Clifford Williams at Farmers Supply built a new seed and machine shed. L L Froning erected an office building. Louis Schrieber bought the former Dr Garner building, plans to remodel it into a residence to be occupied by Russell Cole.
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Emmetsburg
Henry Hughes
Medium Lake
Here
Hughes
LA Porte City
Rock Island
Clifford Wiliams
Farmers Supply
L. L. Froning
Louis Schrieber
Garner
Justice Parsons Links Past to Present at Anamosa Courthouse Dedication
Anamosa IA AP Justice James M Parsons of the Iowa Supreme Court born on a Jones county farm near 79 years ago linked past and present at the dedication of a new 250000 courthouse. His father Silas moved from Knox County Kentucky in 1836 as Iowa opened settlement after the Black Hawk War. The piece traces Jones County’s formation and shifting county seats from Edinburgh to Newport to Lexington later renamed Anamosa.
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Anamodia
James M. Parsons
Iowa Supreme Court
Jones County
Silas Parsons
Knox County
Kentucky
Iowa
Wisconsin
Supreme Court of
Alabama
South
Parsons
George W. Jones
Dubuque
Congress
Jones
United States Senate
Edinburgh
Newport
Lexington
Anamosa
Oelwein Man Dies Of Crash Injuries
FREEPORT Illinois UP Harry E Gardner 36 Oelwein Ia died in a hospital Friday from injuries suffered in an automobile crash near here early Thursday. Gardner suffered a fractured skull and a possible fractured back when his car struck a telephone pole. TRAER Irven Robb 78 longtime Traer resident died Tuesday at his Belmond home of pneumonia after a stroke last week. He was father of Earl Robb of Traer and Mrs Gerturde Cone southeast of town both with him at death. Funeral services were held at Belmond Friday then body returned to West Union cemetery. The Rev C E Luce conducted a prayer at the grave. Born in New Jersey Robb married in 1880 at Reinbeck. He and his wife spent nine years on Tama county farms and lived in Traer 25 years, moving north 22 years ago. He was father of sixteen children, fourteen with the widow survive. Besides Earl Robb and Mrs Cone, children include Mrs Ernest Bohnsack Garwin Dan Cedar Rapids Walter Waterloo George Lyman near Webster City and two daughters Orpha Emma Town Falls.
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Tracer
Belmond
Earl Robb
Gertrude Cone
West Union Cemetery
C. E. Luce
New Jersey
Mr. Robb
Reinbeck
Avife
Tama County
Robb
Cone
Ernest Bohnsack
Garwin
Dan
Cedar Rapids
Walter
Waterloo
George
Lyman
Ernie
John
Clifford
Art
Roy
Webster City
Orpha
Emma
Town Falls
Garrison war veteran commits death by own action
Frank Zimmer 42 a World War II veteran living near Garrison died Thursday afternoon by asphyxiation driving his car into an outfield and using a tractor to exhaust. Found about 9 am Friday coroner Don R Burrows investigated. Zimmer despondent over finances survived by wife formerly Gertrude Schreiber of Dysart three children Marjorie 13 Richard 5 and a three month old baby three brothers Harry Max Paul all near Garrison and five sisters Elizabeth Wilson of Monroe Elsie Pritchard of Traey Helen Kessler of Chicago Frieda Gross of Morrison and Emma Fry of Garrison. Body to Vin ton mortuary.
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the Gazette
Spyinton Frank Zimmer
Garrison
Zimmer
Benton County
Don R. Burrows
Gertrude Schreiber
Dysart
Marjorie
Richard
Harry
Max
Paul
Elizabeth Wilson
Monroe
Wis
Elsie Pritchard
Traey
Helen Kessler
Chicago
Frieda Gross
Morrison, Il
Emma Fry
Vinton Mortuary
Echo Valley Peak visits tally six thousand three hundred forty six
At Echo Valley State Park near West Union, a two and a half month count recorded 6,346 visitors. WPA officials and the state conservation commission tracked the totals with desks in West Union and Clermont. Visitors came from seventeen states, led by Wisconsin and Illinois, with E. R. Ballard as custodian. Proceeds reflect a statewide outreach effort and park engagement.
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Echo Valley State Park
Spencer Hedrick
Paul Wickham
Clermont
WPA
State Conservation Commission
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Minnesota
California
South Dakota
New York
Missouri
Michigan
North Dakota
Indiana
Texas
Florida
Washington
Nebraska
Kansas
Ohio
District of Columbia
E. R. Ballard
Squirrel hunting season announcement in ads
Advertisement notes that hunting season opens soon for boys and instructs readers to watch Want Ads for bargains in guns and hunting equipment. It reflects a local paper urging youth hunters to prepare and check listings for gear.
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