Wilson urges tax relief policies to Dysart crowd in 1939 address
Gov George A Wilson told the Third district Republican women’s clubs convention that opponents of the tax cut must reveal which taxes they would raise and by how much. He touted 3,000,000 in state property tax relief for next year, crediting expenditure cuts for savings while preserving aid to the needy.
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Dysart
George A. Wilson
Third District Federation of Republican Women’s Clubs
Y. Wilson
Alfred Mueller
Davenport
Jacobsen
Scott
Clinton
W'tson
H. R. Gross
Wilson
lIowa
Campaign Routes Set For Wilson And Valentine
Gov. George A. Wilson seeks reelection on the Republican ticket with six campaign addresses planned next week while Democrat challenger John K. Valentine will speak 19 times. The first debate with B. B. Hickenlooper is Sept. 19 in Charles City at the Chamber of Commerce.
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Des Moines
George A. Wilson
John K. Valentine
Centerville
Valentine
B. B. Hickenlooper
Charles City
Independence
Manchester
Wilson
Chariton
Elkader
Waukon
Cresco
Decorah
West Union
Oelwein
Waverly
New Hampton
Mt Ayr
Osage
Allison
Grundy Center
Corydon
Guthrie
Fresh Arrive At Cornell For Full Round Of Activity
250 freshmen arrived at the Cornell campus by train bus and car for registration. Under upper class oversight led by John MacGregor freshman week began with dinner at Bowman hall and the president s reception. Tests started Friday morning and the Palisades picnic was held in the afternoon with formal dancing that evening.
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Brecial
Gazette
Mount Mercy
Cornell
John MacGregor
Bowman Hall
Methodist
Presbyterian
Methodist Church
Harriette Olsen Weds Robert Rayman In Tama
Miss Harriette N. Olsen and Robert J. Rayman wed at St Pauls Lutheran Tama with a 7 45 pm ceremony. Neice Patty Ann Olsen carried a bouquet. Arlene Kaisand maid of honor. Harry Olsen best man. Reception for 60 at Olsen home and plans for a farm east of Elberon. Rayman to help on his father’s Elberon farm. Also news of bishop Rohlman to confirm class at St Marys Riverside September 29.
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Tama
Harriette N. Olsen
Grant H. Olsen
Robert J. Rayman
Elberon
Joseph Rayman
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
I. J. Deines
Mendelssohn
Ben Jones
Tama High School
Bee Hive
Mr. Rayman
Elberon High School
Riverse
Henry P. Rohlman
Davenport
Riverside
St. Mary’s Church
Bernard Jacobsmeier
West Union Couple Celebrate Golden Wedding Tuesday
Mr and Mrs H S Swale mark their golden wedding anniversary with an afternoon home reception and a family reunion. Married in Windsor township near West Union, they lived on local farms before moving downtown two years ago. They have five children 12 grandchildren and three great grandchildren, including Mrs H P Richards Oronoco Minn and Mrs David Hand West Union. A guest from 50 years ago was Mrs Frank Ressler Shell Rock.
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West Union
H S Swale
Windsor Township
H. P. Richards
Oronoco
Minn
David Hand
G. W. Adams
Royal
Iowa
Charles Swale
Near West Union
Albert Cook
Wadena
Swale
Frank Ressler
Shell
Rock
Iowa AG Reviews Defense Laws for Possible Legislation
Des Moines AP Attorney General John M Rankin studies Iowa statutes to assess defense related needs. He reviews firearms explosives conspiracy and destruction of property with sabotage as a prime focus. Rankin attended the National Association of Attorneys General meeting in Philadelphia to align with uniform bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
John M Rankin
Iowa
Rankin
Philadelphia
National Association of Attorneys General
American Bar Association
Association of Attorneys General
Trinity Lutheran mission festival announced for Sunday
Trinity Lutheran church in Lowden will host its annual mission festival this Sunday. Rev W Schreiber of Delaware will give a German sermon at 10 a.m, Rev Otto Nesting of Newhall will lead English services at 2 30 p.m, and Rev Paul Barth of Clinton will conduct English services in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowden
Trinity Lutheran Church
W. Schreiber
Delaware
Otto Nesting
Newhall
Paul Barth
Clinton
Believe Peak Of Paralysis Outbreak Over
DES MOINES AP three days of steady decline in new infantile paralysis cases in Iowa led health doctors to hope the peak had passed. Twelve new Iowa cases were reported Thursday down from 19 Wednesday and 33 Tuesday. September total through Thursday night was 165, with a yearly total of 388. Counties reporting Thursday cases included Allamakee Carroll Clayton Henry Kossuth Marshall Fayette Johnson Ringgold Poweshiek Webster and Wright. Nearby states showed no alarming increases. Illinois reported 40 new cases last week and 122 for the year to Monday.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Department of Health
Allamakee
Carroll
Clayton
Henry
Kossuth
Marshall
Fayette
Johnson
Ringgold
Poweshiek
Webster
Wright
Ilinois
Iowa City Briefs Mixed Local News Items
Ottumwa buyer purchases Johnson County Savings Bank assets for 485 at a Roy Huber led sale unit bid. University of Iowa to offer two civil pilot training courses this year for private certificates. Infantile paralysis cases rising at university hospital with iron lung treatment. Smallpox case reported by Dr Isom Rankin as moderately severe. Des Moines dispute over lost suitcase value claimed by Reuben Mattison. Funeral for Everett Dale Hogan reported with extensive survivors listed. Stella S Scott elected secretary of the Iowa Interprofessional association in Des Moines.
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Iowa City
E. W Cropper
Ottumwa
Johnson County Savings Bank
Roy Huber
University of Iowa
University Hospital
Isom Rankin
Reuben Mattison
Des Moines
Mattison
Everett Dale Hogan
Darrell
Donald
Wendell
Patricia Ann
Shirley
Phyllis
Michael Hogan
John
Edward
Charles Hogan
Carl McLachlan
Glenn Rummelhart
Everett Watkinson
North Liberty
Stella S. Scott
Iowa Interprofessional Association
Willkie Boost Sought in Iowa Second District Race
In Iowa's Second district a GOP bid led by Wendell Willkie aims to flip the seat held by the Jacobsen family since the early 1930s. Clinton and Linn counties anchor the six-county district as Democrats note Roosevelt wins, while Republicans point to past gains and the chance for a political shift with Judge W A McCullough as nominee.
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George S. Mills
Des Moines
Iowa
Wendell Willkie
Bill Jacobsen
G.op
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Alfred M. Landon
Roosevelt
Linn
Hoover
Guy M. Gillette
L. J. Dickinson
George A. Wilson
Town
N. G. Kraschel
Wilson
Kraschel
Clinton
Dubuque
Jackson
Jones
Scott
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
GOP
W A McCullough
Jacobsen
Jacobsens
G.O.P
Dubuque County
Ben Jacobsen
W. S. Jacobsen
Landon Jackson
Dickinson
Gillette
Kraschel Scott
Gillette and
Senate
B B_ Hickenlooper
Harrison E. Spangler
Greater Tipton Club Plans Two Entertainment Programs
The Greater Tipton club sponsors two events with a Sept 2 Appreciation Day featuring a merry-go-round and free rides for youngsters. An October dance will honor Whisker and Sundonnet club members who helped Tipton’s centennial celebration last July.
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Gazette
Tipton
Greater
Whisker
Minn. man charged in Decorah truck theft case
Sheriff George Harms and County Attorney Carl Nystrom returned from Kasson Minnesota with Carl Holton 33 of near Byron Minnesota charged with stealing a truck from Interstate Power company on June 23 1939. Holton allegedly admitted abandoning a Chickasaw county car two years earlier whose location was traced to Decorah.
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Decorah
George Harms
Carl Nystrom
Kasson
Minn
Carl Holton
Byron
Interstate Power Company
Minnesota
Rochester
Iowa
Holton
Chickasaw
Iowa News in Brief Highlights from Several Counties
Louisa county courthouse closed for funeral services in Muscatine for Mrs IL Johnston mother of Floyd C Johnston chair of the county board of supervisors. Beryl Oates to Genevieve Wirekert wed in Rock Island Illinois August eight. Two Masonic groups to meet in Elkader September 26. speaker Raff Ottesen of Davenport. J B Elliott Construction wins Hazleton Aurora bridge contract in Buffalo township with low bid of 5337.70. Harley Grimes of Whittier learns of brother Edwin Grimes death after auto crash in Elliston. Grimes travels to Elliston.
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Wapello
Louisa County
All Counts
Muscatine
IL. Johnston
Floyd C Johnston
County Board of Supervisors
Ralph J Woittich
Indian Creek
McGregor
George Oates
Beryl
Genevieve Wirekert
Rock Island, Ill
Rock Island Presbyterian Church
Rock Island
Eleader
Trowel Masonic Fellowship Association
Northeastern Iowa Masonic Fellowship Association
Elkader
H M Wolf
Realff Ottesen
Davenport
Independence
J B Elliott Construction Company
Hazleton
Aurora
Buffalo Township
State Highway Commission
Elliott Company
Whittier
Harley Grimes
Edwin
Ellston
Creston
Grimes Lfeft
Elliston
Commission OKs Low Bids On East Iowa Road Projects
The Iowa Highway Commission approved low bids on 50 road projects across the state. Bids, listed with counties and contractors such as J. B. Elliott Independence and Shirley Construction Omaha, cover bridges and culverts on county and local roads, with totals ranging from about 1,100 to 21,573 dollars. Final approval awaits in Omaha.
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Commission O. K
Iowa
Ames
Iowa Highway Commission
Omaha
Bureau of Public Roads
Buchanan
West Branch
Buffalo Creek
Stanley
J. B. Elliott
Independence
Tama
Helena
Burton and Sons
Waterloo
Emmert and Sons
Grinnell
Clutter
Clyde Elliott
Muscatine
Ninth Street
Clark Street
West Liberty
William Horrabin Company
Iowa City
Black Hawk
Waterlown
Burch Construction Company
Cedar Rapids
Shirley Construction Companys
Shirley Construction Company
Decorah Fall Festival plans announced by chamber committee
Decorah plans the second annual fall festival with sports, entertainment, and street decoration. A German leads the general committee with sub chairmen for street and window decor, contests, parade, entertainment, and pancake committee plus publicity and rural school roles.
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Decorah
Decorah Chamber
Commeree
A Jerman
Mel Griffith
Anna Kittisllev
Leo Herold
Fred Desing
Frank Christen
Connie Rosenthal
Justin Hammond
M. Lee
EL. Amundsen
Whitten Farm Hand Crushed to Death
Ross Spurlin a 40 year old farmhand was crushed to death near Whitten when the tracing he operated plunged off a bridge and pinned him underneath Motorists found the body and notified Sheriff J E Davidson Eldora.
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Fldora (Ap
Ross Spurlin
Whitten
Whitten Ts
Marshalltown
Cormer EH
Fiersborn
Union
Spurlins
J. E Davidson
Eldora
Education Director For All Methodist Churches Approved
Des Moines Iowa AP The Iowa Des Moines conference of the Methodist church approved a paid director of religious education to serve all Iowa churches. Confirmation from the Upper Iowa Northwest Town and South Dakota conferences is anticipated. The post would pay 7500 dollars yearly.
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Des Moines
Iowa- Des Moines
Methodist Church
Iowa
Upper Iowa
Northwest Town
South Dakota
J Ralph
Midwet
Fermor G. Barnes Corning
Secretari
L. Yes
Muscatine
Burlington
Maillie-Boulton Wedding Link Oelwein to Los Angeles
John Andrew Maillie son of Vr and Mrs A J Maillie of Oceluc r and Dorothy Boulton daughter of Mr and Mrs William Boulton of Los Angeles wed in Los Angeles on Wednesday and will make their home there.
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Oelwein
John Andrew Maillie
A. J Maillie
Oceluc R
Dorothy Boulton
William Boulton
Los Angeles
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Mueller Close
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Wey
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Dial
I. S. T. C. Head
Malcolm Price
Iowa State Teachers College
Price
Detroit Public Schools
Iowa News
Soldier South
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Jefferson
Concrete
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Washington
Sandman
Northern Gravel Company
Whitten Farm
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