Iowa jobs rise in August 1940 outpace 1939 growth
Iowa's August 1940 employment reached 48 125 across 226 firms, up 0.8 percent from July and 5.5 percent above August 1939, with iron and steel products and textiles leading gains. Commissioner Har ness noted the year remains the best employment since 1937, though August 1937 employed 49 772.
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Iowa
DES Moines
State Bureau of Labor
Charles W Harness
Iron and Steel Products
Patent Medicine
Food Products
Five Sentenced In Jones County Two For Drunk Driving
Five men were sentenced in Jones county district court by Judge J E Heiserman. Two pled guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and three to forgery. Fred Zimmerman and Jack Heisler received 80 day jail terms for drunken driving. Glen Simmons Roy Bailey and Ben Timmer were jailed six months for forgery.
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Anamosa
Jones County
J E. Heiserman
Fred Zimmerman
Wyoming
Jack Heisler
Dubuque
Langworthy
Parr
Glen Simmons
Roscoe Lincoln
Roy Bailey
Delaware County
Ben Timmer
Monticello
Believe Engineer Fell Or Knocked From Train
Authorities search for cause after Great Western locomotive diverges near Alta Vista. Engineer A W Kleckerman of St Paul Minn suffers skull fracture and multiple injuries. fireman Groutner last saw him wiping the cab window before the engineer disappeared as the train moved into New Hampton.
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New Hampton
INS
A W. Kleckerman
Great Western
Alta Vista
St. Paul
Minn
Groutner
Klockerman
Traffic Safety Efforts Focus on Iowa Highways
Des Moines report outlines steps for Iowa traffic safety, led by Ralph A. Moyer and committee members. It calls for stricter speed laws and vehicle inspections, targeted enforcement, no passing center line markings, and safer highway design. It cites 1939 crash costs and urges better roads, wider lanes, shoulder space, and pedestrian paths.
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Des Moines
Towa
Traffic Safety Commission
Ralph A. Moyer
Ames
Iowa State College
National Safety Council
Council
Mover
The
Moyer
Iowa
Traffic Fatalities Total 338 In Iowa
DES MOINES AP Four people died in Iowa highway crashes last week raising the annual toll to 338 versus 350 a year earlier. M L Bullard a 35 year old Waterloo salesman was fatally injured Saturday when his car overturned near Dike.
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Des Moines
Iowa
M. L. Bullard
Waterloo
Dike
Lutheran group meets in Oelwein for veteran reading fund
El don Muir of Dubuque presided as twenty laymen and three pastors from Iowa district of the American Lutheran Brotherhood gathered at Zion Lutheran in Oelwein. A resolution authorized $10 for reading material for soldiers in training camps read by Rev W Sodt. The Urbana note reports Polk township women join at Methodist church for the twelfth annual get together with about 175 attending and prizes for best number oldest active club woman best antique and best modern costume.
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Oelwein
Iowa
American Lutheran Brotherhood
Zion Lutheran Church
Eldon Muir
Dubuque
H W. Siefkes
Monona
W. Sodt
Brotherhood Commission
Urbana
Polk Township
Cedar Ridge
Tri-County P. T. A. Meeting At Grinnell Set For Wednesday
One hundred women from Poweshiek Polk and Jasper counties will meet in Grinnell on Wednesday for a central district instruction conference of the Iowa Congress of Parents and Teachers. The program features Supt Rupert A Hawk and district leaders Mrs Ray Mills Mrs Charles Reynolds Mrs Irve Carlson Mrs Earl Heine Mrs George Lincoln Mrs D S S Fatland Mrs Frank Kenison Mrs O H Albee Mrs Nathan Keith Mrs H Macy and Mrs Van Dyke Clingaman.
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Gazette
Grinnell
Poweshiek
Polk
Jasper
Central District
Iowa Congress of Parents
Rupert A Hawk
Ray Mills
Winterset
Charles Reynolds
Grundy Center
Irve Carlson
Boone
Earl Heine
George Lincoln
D SS. Fatland
Colfax
Frank Kenison
O H Albee
Marshalltown
Nathan Keith
Newton
H. Macy
Lynnville
van Dyke Clingaman
Iowa Colleges Set 26 Campus Aviation Training Quotas
A government civil aviation report lists 26 Iowa colleges, universities and junior colleges in the aviation training program beginning this month. Fall quotas total 550 with 440 for primary and 110 for advanced work. top primary quotas go to Iowa State Ames 40, Drake Des Moines 40, and Iowa City 40, plus Cedar Rapids 30. Other schools receive 20, 10 or fewer in various locations including Des Moines, Dubuque, Sioux City, and Mount Pleasant, with secondary training at Coe and Drake and Morning Side HI.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Iowa State College
Ames
Drake University
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Dowling
Loras
Dubuque
Fort Dodge Junior College
Mason City
Morningside
Sioux City
Western Union
LeMars
Grinnell
Burlington
Centerville Junior College
Estherville
Parsons
Fairfield
Marshalltown
Sheldon
University of Dubuque
Waldorf College
Forest City
Inna Wesleyan
Mount Pleasant
Red Oak
Simpson
Indianola
Luther
Decorah
Ellsworth Junior College
Iowa Falls
St. Ambrose
Davenport
Muscatine
Coe
Drake
Toledo Flower Show Draws 600 Plus With 186 Entries
More than six hundred people attended the Toledo community building event sponsored by the Toledo Garden Club and the chamber of commerce. One hundred eighty six entries were judged by Mrs. W A Quinn of Vinton with special exhibits including a gourd display by William Kupka and 57 cactus varieties by Mrs C E Bell. Karlene Kupka and Joan Vana won Kiddie parade prizes with an old fashioned garden in a coaster wagon.
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Toledo
Toledo Garden Club
Chamber of Commerce
Carrie McKinney
James Conaway
W. A. Quinn
Vinton
H. J Pike
W. C. Harrison
Will Gallagher
William Kupka
Chelsea
C. E. Bell
C. E. Otterman
Thelma Conaway
Hugo H. Joens
Lottie Youngman
Earl Minard
Wapello Couple To Mark Golden Wedding Tuesday
Mr and Mrs William Ruble of Wapello celebrate their golden wedding anniversary at the fairgrounds park with a basket dinner. He is 76 born in Green Pond Pike county Illinois. She is 73 born Susie Main in Pike county Illinois. They married in Pittsfield Illinois and came to Wapello from Hannibal Missouri 32 years ago. They have three children Otho Virden deceased and James Ruble of Wapello, eight grandchildren and one great grandchild. If weather fails, guests will gather at the Christian church to receive friends.
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Wapello
William Ruble
Ruble
Green Pond
Pike County
Susie Main
Pittsfield
Hannibal
Anamosa Wedding Unites Gerdes and Nost at Lutheran Church
Gertrude Gerdes daughter of Mr and Mrs G W Gerdes Anamosa and Harry Nost son of Mrs Cora Nost Mechanicsville wed Saturday at Anamosa Lutheran Church. Attendants included Marie Gerdes and Gerald Schoon. They plan to live in Mechanicsville where Nost manages a Phillips service station. couple will visit Chicago after dinner in Marion. Washington district court resumes with Swantz will contest. trial set for 2 p.m. September term.
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Anamosa
Gertrude Gerdes
G. W. Gerdes
Harry Nost
Cora Nost
Mechanicsville
H L. Buesing
Marie Gerdes
Gerald Schoon
Monticello
Nost
Jones and Linn
Marion
Chicago
Phillips
Washington—District Court
J. G. Siegers
Lydia A. Swantz
G. A. Swantz
English River
D B Hochstettler
George A. Eglin
Kalona
John R. Walter H
Emmett E. Swantz
Airplane crashes near Waukon injuring two men
Clarke Held 21 and Arthur Grotegut 40 were injured when Held's plane crashed four miles southwest of Waukon after motor trouble caused a forced landing. Held suffered a fractured jaw and was taken to Rochester. Grotegut a broken foot and ankle with bruises and cuts.
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Waukon
Clifford Held
Arthur Grotegut
Held
Rochester
Grotegut
Winneshirk
Sheboygan
Wis
Ludlow
Washington Guard Cavalry Converts to Mechanized Troop D
Washington Iowa Troop F of the 113th Cavalry becomes Troop D of a mechanized regiment. Captain Oral J. Brown leads 80 enlisted with 6 officers, adding scout cars motorcycles and trucks. Reserve and officer levels rise. 115 men in active service. Radio operators sought. horses retained for now.
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Gazette
Washington
113Th Cavalry
National Guard
Oral J. Brown
Brown
Porte Cavalry
Captain Brown
Walter G Conner
Max Donaldson
Roger Eicher
Nathan Young
Clermont Masons Hold Rites For Don L. Love
Clermont lodge 160 A F and A M conducted Masonic rites at Clermont cemetery for Don L. Love former mayor of Lincoln Nebraska whose body was brought for burial Love born in Wisconsin in 1863 married Julia Larrabee daughter of Gov William Larrabee in 1890 He supported a girls dormitory on the University of Nebraska campus in memory of his wife Anna Larrabee of Clermont is his sister in law
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Clermont
Don L. Love
Lincoln
Neh
Mr. Love
Wisconsin
Julia Larrabee
William Larrabee
Love
University of Nebraska
Anna Larrabee
Mr Love
Iowa City News Briefs Highlight Rush Week and Local Courts
Rush week visits reach 286 for 15 sororities in Iowa City as Iowa Union opens and eateries hire staff. The Johnson county district court began September term with 12 grand jurors and a lineup of jurors from area townships. Highway officials plan condemnation hearings Sept 27 for land in Solon for a viaduct on Highway 261 after failing to agree on value. Mrs. Lea Hughes, 85, longtime Johnson county resident and Welch Congregational member, dies after years of ill health. services held.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Iowa Union
Johnson County District Court
James P. Gaffney
A. S. Bane
Penn Township
Henry Durst
Sharon
Karl Ketelsen
Fifth Ward
Paul Kral
Oxford
John Leonard
Scott
G. E. Matthews
Fremont
Joe W. Mellecker
Liberty
Ed Rhinchard
Big Grove
L. F Rittenmeyer
West Lucas
Lou Rohret
Hardin
A H. Svoboda
Monroe
George Wanek
East Lucas
Harold D. Evans
Iowa County District Court
Iowa Highway Commission
Emma Parizek
Aseneth Whitington
Solon
Rock Island Tracks
Sheriff's Office
Lea Hughes
Johnson County
Welch Congregational Church
Rooms to Redecorate at Masonic Hall in What Cheer
The Masonic hall in What Cheer is undergoing re decoration. A new furnace with fans and filters has been installed and new light fixtures will be installed in some rooms.
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Masonic Hall
Methodist Pastors Assigned Across Iowa Des Moines Conference
The Iowa Des Moines conference named pastoral assignments across eastern Iowa including Burlington, Kalona, Keokuk, Des Moines, Ottumwa, Sigourney, Williamsburg and more. Elections elected officers for the Methodist Ministers Wives of Iowa and the Iowa Council of Methodist Youth.
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Des Moines
Iowa-Des Moines
Methodist Church
Methodist Ministers Wives Association of Iowa
Will Longnecker
Wilton Junction
Raymond Reed
Burlington
Myron Hayes
Keokuk
Iowa Council of Methodist Youth
Glen Lamb
Carlisle
Bill Rhodes
Indianola
Margaret Campbell
Jack Crandall
Afton
Conesville Elects Sunday School Superintendent and Officers
Donald Buser was elected superintendent of the Methodist Sunday school on Sunday. Other officers include Assistant Superintendent DeEtta Abbott Secretary Ruth Cozad Assistant Secretary Maxine Buckman Treasurer Mrs A W Jones Home Department Superintendent Mrs S D Cozad Missionary Superintendent Mrs F C Johnson Cradle Roll Superintendent Viola Buckman Librarian Robert Lowe Assistant Librarian Grace Keeler Pianist Ruth Walker Assistant Pianist Mary Kemp Chorister Jessie Walker Riverside Funeral held for George A Goldschmidt at St Mary's Church after throat obstruction. Monsignor Bernard Jacobsmeier officiated.
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Conesville
Donald Buser
Methodist
DeEtta Abbott
Ruth Cozad
Maxine Buckman
A. W. Jones
Home Department
S. D. Cozad
F. C. Johnson
Cracie Roll
Viola Buckman
Robert Lowe
Grace Keeler
Ruth Walker
Mary Kemp
Jessie Walker
Riverside
St. Mary’s Church
George A. Goldschmidt
Iowa City
Bernard Jacobsmeier
St. Mary's School Choir
Bernadine Yeggy
Robert and
Melvin Dann
Wilbert Kinsey
Emmett
Ralph and
Francis Waldschmidt
Jurors Drawn for Delaware County October Term
Forty five jurors were drawn for the Delaware County district court October term. Names include Richard Alderson Dundee A H Arens Manchester C N Bell Worthington Lydia Confare Manchester James Duggan Delhi E M Daniels Manchester Frank Easterly Manchester Thomas Fleming Ryan Lawrence Foffel Dundee Bernard Gerken Dyersville Ed Gordt Worthington Veryl Graybill Ryan Iola Hough Ryan Harry Kinley Coggan Patrick Kleisner Manchester Ed Koopman Worthington William J Kurth Manchester Ray Kronlage Dyersville John Lei Earlville Ben Loesche Dyersville Sidney Lawrence Earlville C J Murray Hopkinton Clem Offerman Ryan G H Pitcher Earlville John B Putz Edgewood John Quint Delhi Dee Ryan Edgewood Greg Roling Colesburg Randall State Manchester T M Ryan Masonville Opal Stone Delhi Eleanor Sawyer Manchester Mort Scovel Earlville Lowell Schenke Manchester Floyd Wilson Delhi Lewis Schirmer Manchester Cletus Lassen Dyersville Winnifred Smith Manchester Ella Williams Greeley Garry T Thorpe Manchester J S Wilson Delhi Nadine Thompson Manchester J O Wilson Hopkinton Millie Welter Sand Spring Ambrose WhIFFle Manchester.
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Manchester
Delaware County District Court
Richard Alderson
Dundee
A. H. Arens
C. N. Bell
Worthington
Lydia Confare
James Duggan
Delhi
E. M. Daniels
Frank Easterly
Thomas Fleming
Ryan
Lawrence Foffel
Bernard Gerken
Dyersville
Ed Gordt
Veryl Graybill
Iola Hough
Harry Kinley
Coggan
Patrick Kleisner
Ed Koopman
William J. Kurth
Ray Kronlage
John Lei
Earlville
Ben Loesche
Sidney Lawrence
C. J. Murray
Hopkinton
Clem Offerman
G.H. Pitcher
John B. Putz
Edgewood
John Quint
Dee Ryan
Greg Roling
Colesburg
Randall State
T. M. Ryan
Masonville
Opal Stone
Eleanor Sawyer
Mort Scovel
Lowell Schenke
Floyd Wilson
Lewis Schirmer
Cletus Lassen
Winnifred Smith
Ella Williams
Greeley
Garry T. Thorpe
J. S. Wilson
Nadine Thompson
J. O. Wilson
Millie Welter
Sand Spring
Ambrose Whiffle
Boone Man Sued For Damages Of $13,000
Robert Martin a Boone lumber yard worker was named defendant in two civil suits filed after an auto accident in which two people died. The victims were Dr and Mrs H C McCrea. Martin faces charges of negligent driving.
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BOONE
Robert Martin
H.C. McCrea
McCrea
Martin
Cystex Promises Relief For Night Urination Problems
An old advertisement touts Cystex as a remedy for nighttime urination burning and frequent passages. It claims kidneys may be tired and promises money back if not satisfied with results. The ad emphasizes a low price of 35 cents and highlights a satisfaction guarantee.
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Cystex Costa
Drago Gists
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