Power line funds allotted to East Iowa counties
The Rural Electrification Administration on Tuesday announced 35,440,680 in allotments to 34 projects across 21 states. The largest grant, 390,000, goes to Eastern Iowa Light and Power Cooperative to build 300 miles of line serving 750 customers in Cedar Muscatine Johnson Linn Jones Clinton Louisa and Scott counties.
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Ashington
Eastern
Iowa Light and Power Cooperative
Davenport
Cedar
Muscatine
Johnson
Forty Five Petit Jurors Drawn For Delaware County
Forty five jurors were drawn for the October term of Delaware county district court. Names include Harold Wilson Delhi L B Bishop Earlville Myron Alger Edgewood Lou Bacon Manchester and others from Manchester Searles Bisgrove Earlville Albert Brown Manchester Vera Blaker Colesburg Eve Bullock Manchester La Rue Borden Hopkinton and more.
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Manchester
Delaware County District Court
Harold Wilson
Delhi
L. B. Bishop
Earlville
Myron J. Alger
Edgewood
Lou M. Bacon
Searles Bisgrove
Albert Brown
Vera Blaker
Colesburg
Eve Bullock
la Rue Borden
Hopkinton
George Duggan
Ryan
Ed Combs
Burdette Evans
Masonville
B. J. Davis
Verne Hermann
George Gadient
Monticello
William Goedken
Louis W. Holbert
M. J. Joslyn
Oneida
Elmer Kehrli
Marie Koeneke
Elmer Koelker
Dyersville
Harold Kenyon
Henry Klaren
Joseph Kaiser
Merle Lillibridge
Greeley
Alice Lyman
A. W. MacDonald
B. H. Morris
Ike Moreland
Albert Mensen
Worthington
Ed Moser
Harvey Merten
James O’brien
Walter Rossman
Arnold Sandhagen
Dundee
H. A. Stead
Two Men Sentenced At Wapello For Larceny
Two men from near Wapello, Clifford Robinson and Velores Gott, pled guilty to larceny from a trailer during a nighttime break in. They received four months in Louisa county jail. Additional suspects included Isaac Cook charged with bigamy in Columbus Junction and Roy Leech and Frank West held for breaking and entering at Iowa Southern Utilities. Sheriff Oakes planned to extradite Bill Blackburn for a gold watch theft, while Oak Kerr received 30 days for uttering a false instrument.
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Wapello
Louisa County
Clifford Robinson
Velores Gott
George Oakes
Oscar Hale
Isaac Cook
Columbus Junction
Roy Leech
Frank West
Iowa Southern Utilities
Washington
Fort Dodge
Bill Blackburn
Morning Sun
Oak Kerr
Justice of the Peace
J. W. Crutchfield
M. L. Milligan
Kerr
Hartwick Gets WPA Grant For Building
Des Moines state administrator George J. Keller announced 21 new Works Progress Administration construction projects employing 770 laborers are approved for immediate operation. The Hartwick project is a 58 by 70 foot auditorium gymnasium using 15 men at a cost of 12525 dollars.
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Des Moines
George J. Keller
Works Progress Administration
Keller
East Central Town
Hartwick
Former Mt. Vernon Woman To Be Wed To Philanthropist
Mt Vernon reports the engagement of 76 year old philanthropist James E MacMurray a former Chicago industrialist now in Pasadena California to 54 year old Kathryn Titus Smith a Pasadena mortuary hostess and Cornell alumna involved in California alumni activities. The couple plans to wed and then travel to Chicago and Illinois cities before a round the world tour.
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Mount Vernon
James E. MacMurray
Chicago
Pasadena
Calif
Kathryn T. Smith
Smith
Kathryn Titus
Titus
Rhodes
Cornell
H.C. Ring
Judge Ring
Cedar Rapids
Two Plasterers Fined After Ames Disturbance
Ames plasterers Frank and Mark Hurley were held after a disturbance near the Baptist church at 11 p.m. Officers cited them for intoxication and disturbing the peace. Mayor E C Carnell quipped the case as plastering business and set fines at ten dollars plus costs totaling 15.83 dollars.
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Tama
Jove
Frank
Mark Hurley
Ames
Baptist Church
Hurley Brothers
E. C. Carnel
Monona Hosts Second District Homemaking Conference
The second annual district girls vocational homemaking conference will be in Monona on September 24 with theme Keeping in Step With 1938. More than 300 girls mothers faculty and friends from District 16 are expected to attend the all day meeting with programs including registration mixer group discussion a luncheon a toast and a one act pantomime.
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Eleader
Monona
Elkader
Guttenberg
Cresco
Lansing
Postville
West Union
Calmar
Mildred Deischer
Mildred Green
Eunice Johnson
Pearl Robbins
Clermont Bride Irene Rafferty Weds Frank Shaw in Clermont
Irene Rafferty of Clermont marries Frank Shaw of Pocahontas at St. Peter's Catholic church. Rev. Leo O'Connell officiates as Loretta Rafferty is maid of honor and Pren tice Shaw serves as best man. The couple plans a Ozarks and New Orleans honeymoon and will reside in Pocahontas after October 1.
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Clermont
Irene Rafferty
Frank Shaw
Pocahontas
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Leo O'Connell
Lawrence Flaherty
A. J. Shaw
Loretta Rafferty
Prentice Shaw
Des Moines
Albert
Robert Shaw
Ozarks
New Orleans
W. J. Rafferty
Clermont High School
Iowa State Teachers College
University of Minnesota
MacPhail’s
Minneapolis
Shaw
A. J
Sentner Trial Set for September 26 in Des Moines
Ten CIO members charged with criminal syndicalism during the Maytag strike will be tried in district court in Des Moines starting September 26. Judge J. G. Patterson ordered the assignment after Siebert Chesnutt pled guilty and received a suspended sentence. Defendants include James Carey of New York and Hollis Hall of Newton.
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Homer A. Fuller
Chesnutt
Luther Carr
William Sentner
St. Louis
Union
James Carey
New York
Hollis Hall
Newton
Heavy Rain Sweeps Northwest Iowa and Nearby Areas
Northwest Iowa soaked with over an inch of rain Monday night while most of the state received under a quarter inch. Key totals include Cherokee 1.19 inches Inwood 1.23 inches Alta 0.90 Sioux City 0.88 Storm Lake 1.45 and Sac City 1.40 with Sac City reporting a near cloud burst within two hours. Temperatures ranged 89 at Albia to 57 at Decorah.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Keokuk
Weather Bureau
Albia
Decorah
Cherokee
Inwood
Alta
Sioux City
Storm Lake
Sac City
Obituaries and local notices from Strawberry Point and surrounding towns
Funeral services held for Miss Mary R. Pebler and Mrs. J. E. Maine in Strawberry Point with burial in local cemeteries. Aurora hosts a reunion of old settlers with hundreds attending. Death announced for Joseph C. Critz of Riverside, with survivors listed. School class organizations form at Rowley. Holy Communion at Volga City. Parochial enrollments noted in Waukon. Stated resignations and injuries reported in Manchester and Tama.
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Strawberry Point
Mary R. Pebler
Emanuel's Lutheran Church
Max O. Jahr
St. Sebald
Frederick
Barbara Pebler
John
J. E. Maine
Carrie V. Lucas
Congregational Church
Ellen White
S. B
Jane White
John E. Maine
Ray
Maine
Carl C., Deyo
Robert Deyo
Anamosa
Aurora
John Jakway
W. R. Jewell
Rex
Ed Matteson
Peter Swarts
James Trotter
Rex Matteson
Riverside
Joseph C. Critz
Denver
Sylvester F
Louisa Mentzer Critz
St. Mary’s School
Riverside High
John E
Frank Critz
Iowa City
Evelyn Critz Brown
Hampton
Virginia
Velma Stout
New York
Rowley
Rowley Consolidated School
Junior Kleine
Anna Wheeler
Dorothy Shaffer
Supt
R. J. Hebel
Vera van Tassel
Myron Fagee
Darrell E
Anamosa to Host District Legion Conference
Iowa American Legion officials announced the fall district conferences with Anamosa hosting on October 13. Other dates: Fort Madison October 27, Cedar Falls October 12, Mason City October 11, Chariton October 26, Pella October 25, Council Bluffs October 18, Fort Dodge October 20, Odebolt October 19.
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Des Moines
Iowa
American Legion
Fort Madison
Anamosa
Cedar Falls
Mason City
Chariton
Pella
Council Bluffs
Fort Dodge
Odebolt
Rebuilding Plans Pushed At Rowley
Rowley eyes reconstruction after the September fire that destroyed nine businesses, with losses over 50 000. Insurance of 800 funds a new community hall for school activities. Local businessmen plan smaller rebuilds and a single large harness and shoe shop may rise.
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Rowley
R. R. Rosencrans
Iowa
John Corkery
Boone Votes Schools Bond Issue Passes
Boone voters approve a 198000 bond to fund three new grade schools and remodel one. A PWA grant of 162603 completes the financing.
Motorists Slow Down When Speed Limit Is Raised
In Ankeny on Highway 65 motorists sped through a 25 mph zone until the limit rose to 40 mph. Acting Commissioner Horace Tate notes drivers largely adhered to 40 mph after the change, illustrating practical psychology in traffic behavior.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State
Ankeny
Horace Tate
Three McGregor Youths Held For Auto Theft
Three McGregor youths Vernon L. Sawvell 19 Raymond Gross 18 and John Wright 17 are in the county jail charged with larceny of a motor vehicle. They are held in default of 500 bonds and bound over to the grand jury after a car was stolen from Mr and Mrs John Benskin while they attended a church meeting in McGregor. The stolen car was found later in Bierbaum woods road near Garnaville. Fred Krinkey Garber serves 30 days for bootlegging and Ray Carson Littleport serves 30 days for defrauding a hotel keeper.
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Elkader
McGregor
John Benskin
Bierbaum Woods
Garnaville
Vernon L. Sawvell
Raymond Gross
John Wright
Fred Krinkey
Garber
Ray Carson
Littleport
Butter Used to Caulk Tibetan Round Boats
Native Tibetan boats are sealed with butter as a waterproof caulking method. The practice highlights traditional craftsmanship and material use in high altitude river travel.
Firemen to Meet at Belle Plaine for State Convention
About 500 of the 1,600 Iowa Firemen’s Association members are expected in Belle Plaine September 20 and 21 for the sixty-first annual convention. Events include ladder and hose handling contests, the chief’s race, and a water fight with prizes. a banquet, parade, and dance occur Tuesday night, with an address on hydrants Wednesday morning and officers to be elected in the closing session.
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Belle Plaine
Iowa Firemen’s Association
Wright Hedges
Atlantic
Park E. Miller
A. C. Giger
Earl Byers
Frank Broz
Cedar Rapids
American Legion Hall
Belle Plaine Country Club
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REA
Linn, Jones, Johnson and Cedar
Nebraska
Lancaster County
Delaware County
Mt. Vernon
Tama Mayor
Sentner
Iowa News
the Gazette
Volga City
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Rita Marie Krieg
Charlotte Manson
Junior Hildebrandt
Waukon
M. Evangelista
M. Clifford
Joseph Krocheski
St. Patrick’s Church
M. Lawrence
M. Virginia
L. M. Skow
United Brethren Church
Craemer's
Aemer
Boone
Smulekoff
Third Ave
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