U S Socialism Warned At Linn County Rally
Linn county Republican women rallied to denounce a drift toward socialism urging new officials in Iowa and Washington. Adalia Wright Macauley of Menomonie, Wis., linked recent voting to socialist trends while Senator L. J. Dickinson urged tariff restoration and a GOP shift.
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Iowa State House
Washington, D. C
Chamber of Commerce
Linn County
Paris
FIDAC
Adalia Wright Macauley
Menomonie
Wis
United States
Dickinson
L. J. Dickinson
Russia
Germany
Spain
Alfred M. Landon
Congress
Des Moines
George Wilson
Iowa
Carl Hendrickson
Republican
Republican Women’s Volunteer Movement
World War Veterans Of 1st Iowa Cavalry Reunion Planned
The First Iowa Cavalry mainly from Johnson Washington and Cedar counties will hold a reunion in Iowa City on Sept 26 and 27. It will be the first gathering in twenty years with a fish fry on Sept 27 at Picnic Point. Col R P Howell of Iowa City organized the unit. Members of former Company A engineers and friends are invited.
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First
Iowa Cavalry
Johnson
Washington
Iowa
Cedar Counties
Iowa City
R. P. Howell
Picnic Point
Company A Engineers
Oe Cavalry
Funeral services for Joseph Gene of Franklin township
Funeral services were held for Joseph Gene 49 of Franklin township who died after injuries from an auto crash five miles south of Waukon. He suffered a skull fracture internal injuries and died in Iowa City Hospital. He was born December 9 1886 in Watson Iowa. He married Mary McShane in 1909 and leaves children Anno Schutte Jessie Leonard La Verne Geno two brothers Hugo Geno of Waukon Harry of Mason City and sister Mrs Nellie Christianson of Des Moines.
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Waukon
Joseph Gene
Franklin Township
Iowa City
Watson
Mary McShane
Anno Schutte
Postville
Jessie
Leonard
la Verne Geno
Hugo Geno
Harry
Mason City
Nellie Christianson
Des Moines
Linn County Court Grants Many Default Judgments and Divorces
The September term of Linn county district court saw a flood of default judgments and several divorces granted on desertion and cruel and inhuman treatment grounds. Cases include divorces for Phoebe Miller, Stella Chapman, Leona Barron, Rudy Ovens, Louis Taber, and Maxine Beers, plus rulings in cases involving G. F. Darland, Ellen McClenahan, B. F. Goodrich Rubber, and others.
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Linn County
District Court
Edwin W. Lundquist
A. B. Clark
Phoebe J. Miller
John M. Miller
Walter F. Chapman
Stella M. Chapman
Leona Carrie Barron
Walter John Barron
Rudy H. Ovens
Ethel M. Ovens
Louis Taber
Esther Taber
Maxine Beers
Paul Beers
Lelaes Ellen Colbert
Ralph LeRoy Colbert
Colbert
Linn
John T. Moffit
Mary Evelyn Helm
Robert Niles Helm
Clark
Perpetual Savings and Loan Association
G. F. Darland
Darland
Ellen M. McClenahan
Clara F. Joss
B. F. Goodrich Rubber Company
W. L. Kee
Charles T. Frazer
George H. Trenholm, Jr
Harper and McIntire Company
Louis Yaints
No Inquest In Death Of Girl Electrocuted
Linn county coroner Dr B L Knight said no inquest will be held into the death of 5 year old Donna Mae Whitman at Mount Vernon Farmers. She was electrocuted Monday while trying to start a motor attached to a pump. Cause cited is absence of a switch to start the motor and the risky method of touching live wires.
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B. L. Knight
Linn County
Donna Mae Whitman
John Whitman
Mount Vernon
Knight
Donna Mae
District Court Hears Petition in Tucker Estate Removal
Most of Monday and Tuesday were occupied in district court for a petition in the estate of Bridget Tucker. Beneficiaries seek removal of Henry Tucker as executor. the case was not completed by Tuesday evening.
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Tipton
Bridget Tucker
Henry Tucker
Five Die in Nebraska Head-On Car Crash Near Chadron
Five people died in a head-on collision on highway No 19 five miles northwest of Chadron Nebraska. Victims include Selden a wool buyer and merchant about 45 from Hot Springs South Dakota E E Frost about 25 from Omaha Byron Hummel about 20 from Gordon Nebraska and Bill and Mrs McKean both about 65 from Valentine Nebraska. Selden and the McKeans were en route north from Chadron to Hot Springs and the other car was bound for Chadron. Hummel died en route to Chadron hospital. Selden leaves a widow and four children. McKean is described as a wool and cattle buyer. the McKeans have two daughters. Mrs McKean was Selden's aunt.
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Chadron
Neb
Bill
Hot Springs
S. D
R. McKean
Valentine
McKean
E. E. Frost
Omaha
Byron Hummel
Gordon
Hummel
Selden
McKeans
City to prepare sewage disposal plant plans for federal aid
A state health department letter sent to city authorities indicates plans and specifications for a city sewage disposal plant must be submitted to the Public Works Administration in Des Moines. The issue has been discussed for years, but this is the first sign the city may be obliged to build soon.
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State Department of Health
Public Works Administration
Des Moines
Contour Plowing Urged By Campbell As Drought Antidote
Thomas Campbell Montana wheat grower urged President Roosevelt to link reservoir building with contour plowing to fight future droughts. He cited planting 27000 acres with zero harvest and described himself as the world wheat king after farming 65000 acres.
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Campbell
Washington
Thomas Campbell
Montana
Roosevelt
Great Plains
Hardin
Mont
Waukon Jury Hears Case Against Anamosa Pastor
A Allamakee county jury was impaneled for trial in the damage case of Leo Geisler of near Mason City against Rev. H. J. Krieger of Anamosa former Cherry Mound pastor. The suit stems from an auto collision alleged to have occurred December 4 1935 near Bassett in Chickasaw county with Geisler claiming his truck overturned and damaged.
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Waukon
Allamakee
Leo Geisler
Mason City
H. J. Krieger
Anamosa
Cherry Mound
Bassett
Chickasaw County
Geisler
Veterans urged to seek work at Bellevue dam site
Adjutant F R Purinton of the Jackson County American Legion reports former soldiers receive preference for jobs at the Bellevue dam. Veterans must register in person at the Bellevue employment office and renew registration every thirty days. Work is expected to continue through winter into next summer with many vacancies across departments.
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Maquoketa
F. R. Purinton
Jackson County Association of American Legion
Bellevue Dam
Bellevue
Ossian Witt and Dorothy Lundgren Wed in Onalaska Wis
Ossian Ray Witt son of Mrs Nelle Witt Ossian and Dorothy Lundgren daughter of Mr and Mrs Gus Lundgren Houston Minn were married by Rev G H Marshall September 13 in Onalaska Wisconsin. Attendants were Thomas Walker La Crosse and Amelia Russell Onalaska. They will live here.
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Ossian
Raymond Witt
Nelle Witt
Dorothy Lundgren
Gus Lundgren
Houston
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Adalin Macauley
Senator Dickinson
Macauley
Canada
Detroit
WPA
Allis Chalmers
Newman
Biues
Williams
Canple
Trwkvami
World War Veterans of
1St Iowa Cavalry
The
Money Corporation
Grover
H. Nix
Essie Nix
D Avenue NE
C. L. Hoverter
Mildred A. Hoverter
Garnaville Savings Bank
Rita Prochaska
John Prochaska, Jr
Marion Savings Bank
Walter W. Hubbard
James B. Wilson
Susan S. Keith
George G. Keith
Mildred Austin
Robert Austin
Nebraska
Waukon Jury
Frontier Park
America
Newman’s
Chatham
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