Fun Pal Picnic at Palisades Park Draws Cornell Crowd
NORE THAN 250 freshmen and upperclassmen attended the Cornell Pal picnic at Palisades State Park. Faculty and students dressed in slacksuits and quartersleeves for the event. Photos show Prof. C. C. Tull and Dean Albion R. King greeting newcomers, freshmen in line for activities, and groups on river trips, bikes, and the two mile Pal walk.
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Palisades State Park
Cornell College
Cornell
Palisades
Hunt on Their Hands as Car Stolen with Firearms
Des Moines police report a car stolen downtown on Saturday. Birney Baker, owner, said the vehicle carried about $1000 of hunting gear including 10 guns, shotgun shells, hunting jackets, and a camera before a planned Canadian hunting trip with friends.
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Des Moines
Birney Baker
Baker
Democrats Seek Committeeman 10 Replace Utterback
Iowa Democrats seek an acting national committeeman to handle duties until the 1940 national convention. Hubert Utterback is ill, with Mark Reno acting as coordinator amid factional divisions over patronage and 4000 to 5000 Iowa federal jobs. Birmingham and Utterback discussed an arrangement, needing national committee approval, after a failed effort to name C. B. Murtagh.
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Des Moines
Iowa
National Committee
Mark Reno
Reno
Democratic State Central Committee
Birmingham
State Committee
Central Committee
C. B. Murtagh
Algona
Friends
Clyde L. Herring
Utterbuck
United States
New Deal
Utility Fight Nears Again In Iowa City
Iowa City's political fight over a municipal owned light and power plant heats up as voters prepare for a September 26 referendum on granting a 25 year franchise to the Iowa City Light and Power company. Leaders on both sides mobilize. registration closed Saturday afternoon as the battle hinges on turnout and the strength of the Municipal Ownership league versus the pro franchise camp.
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Iowa City
Iowa City Light and Power Company
Municipal Ownership League
Anti-M.o.l
M.O.L
Power Company
Convict To Testify In Theft Probe In Davenport
Elmer Galdner former teller of the First Trust and Savings Bank Davenport will be returned from Fort Madison prison Tuesday to testify in a further investigation of the 16 dollar lease theft from the Davenport bank involving Pete Hames.
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Elmer Galdner
First Trust and Savings * Bank
Fort Madison
Pete
Hames
Des Moines Man Faces Federal WPA Check Theft Charges
Federal postal inspectors say Jerome Roy Osborne of Des Moines has been returned to Iowa to face charges of stealing forging and passing WPA checks. He is held in Ottumwa jail.
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Jerome
Roy Osborne
Des’ Moines
Iowa
Ottumwa
Walcott Trader Defrauded Farmer, Suit Claims
George Golinghorst, 70, a retired Scott County farmer, filed in district court alleging H. A. Dietz, president of Walcott Trust and Savings Bank, defrauded him of 3000 by purchasing a farm in 1937 for 24000 rather than 21000 using power of attorney for M. G. Hartwell.
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George Golinghorst
Scott County
H. A. Dietz
Walcott Trust and Avenged Bank
Farmer’s
Dietz
Galinghurst
M.2.g
Hartwell
Secret sweetheart ties spark farm sale dispute at Tipton
The case centers on a banker who allegedly bought the Hartwell farm for Golinghorst from M. G. Hartwell, with records filed within two minutes at Tipton's recorder's office. Golinghorst demanded 3000 dollars plus 5 percent interest from the purchase date, challenging the deeds and timing.
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M. G. Hartwell
Golinghorst
Recorder's
Tipton
CCC Workers Sought for 20 Dollar Increase
Des Moines reports the state board of social welfare received a request from Robert D Fechner federal director of emergency conservation work for 920 replacements in the civilian conservation corps The replacements will raise the town enrollment to 3500.
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Des Moines
INS
State Board of Social Welfare
Robert D. Fechner
Emergency Conservation Work
Civilian Conservation Corps
Tax Commission Dismisses Thirteen Staff Amid Budget Cut
The Iowa state tax commission announced the dismissal of thirteen employees due to a lower budget for the coming year. The measure affects staff in the sales tax and income tax divisions, with no reflection on individual qualifications. Names include Naomi Alexander, Charles Hafield, Taylor, Louis Moore, Grace Powers, Dorothy Kern, and others across Lee, Polk, Scott, Clayton, Tama, and Johnson counties.
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INS
Iowa State Tax Commission
Naomi Alexander
Lee County
Charles Hafield
Taylor
Louis Moore
Ida
H. H. Joplin
Grace Powers
Polk
Dorothy Kern
William Brown
Rollo Hutchinson
Scott
Sylvia Grace
Clark
Winifred Feulling
Clayton
Nelson Cronk
Tama
Richard Pittman
Johnson
State Government Series Begins In Gazette Monday
The Cedar Rapids Gazette and Towa Daily Press announce a weekly series starting Sept 18 detailing Iowa state government departments. Each article aims to be informative and authentic, readable in two to five minutes, to help residents understand government functions.
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Des Moines
IDPA
Towa
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Towa Daily Press Association
Iowa
Legion Publication Urges U S Neutrality in War
Des Moines AP editorials from the Town Legionaire argue the United States must stay neutral even as Germany’s actions loom. The piece condemns Nazism and communism, warns against cash and carry armaments, and urges all Legionnaires to commit to honor and security while keeping neutrality.
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Des Moines
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3500 Men Turn Out War Arms At Rock Island Arsenal
Davenport report says 3500 workers on double shifts at Rock Island Arsenal produce tanks artillery carriages and other war gear under Col Norman F Ramsey. Output may rise to 4000 as a two year program completes with a $2.5 million navy battery shop and restricted visitor access. Rear Admiral WOR Furlong notes navy gun gear can be produced faster locally than via private industry.
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Wor Furlong
Naval Bureau of Ordnance
County Officers Not Required to Open Saturday Afternoons
Des Moines Iowa county boards of supervisors lack legal power to force county offices to stay open on Saturday afternoons. The opinion, issued by Attorney General Fred Everett, answers a query from J Paul Naughton Marengo about year round office hours. A separate opinion by Polk County Attorney Francis Kuble holds that recorders and auditors must charge fees for filing public documents including old age assistance licenses and tax deeds obtained under the scavenger tax law.
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INS
County Boards of Supervisors
Fred Everett
Iowa
J. Paul Naughton
Marengo
Board of Supervisors
Polk
Francis Kuble
Chiefs Of Police Open Conclave At Davenport Tuesday
Between 250 and 300 chiefs of police are expected to attend the thirty first state convention of the Iowa Association of Chiefs of Police in Davenport for activities Tuesday through Thursday. Prominent speakers include Karl W. Fischer state public safety commissioner R W Nebergal Iowa bureau of investigation John Gutknecht Chicago municipal court judge and W J Gordon Kansas City police identification chief. County Attorney Clark O Filseth will address visiting ladies at a luncheon Tuesday.
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Iowa Association of Chiefs of Police
Karl W. Fischer
Vinton
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R. W. Nebergal
Iowa Bureau of Investigation
John Gutknecht
Chicago
W. J. Gordon
Kansas City
Police Department
Clark O. Filseth
Frank Gitchell Rites Set for Monday in Arlington
Funeral services for Frank L. Gitchell 69 longtime Arlington resident who died Friday of a heart attack will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at the Christian church. Burial will follow in the family lot at Center Point.
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Arlington
Frank L. Gitchell
Christian Church
Center Point
Cedar Falls Man Appointed Director of Safety Education
Paul F. Hill of Cedar Falls was named director of safety education for the Iowa Department of Public Safety. The 1939 legislature allocated 31 210 dollars annually for the program as Fischer outlined plans for field representatives, a sticker on liquor bottles, and county safety councils to promote safety education statewide.
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Paul F. Mill
Cedar Falls
State Department of Publicafetys
Karl W Fischer
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Fischer
Frank Uhsh
Fort Dodge
Phillip Sproul
Jessie Parker
Darlene Warner
Perry
Iowa Safety Council
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Rotary Clubs
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American Legion
Sproul
State Safety Council
Director Hill
Towa State Teachers College
University of Iowa
A RR Lauer
Towa State College
Ulish
Drake
Jury Finds No Guilt In Fatal Burning Of Iowa City Woman
Iowa City coroner's jury after a five hour inquest found no evidence to warrant a definite finding in the burning death of Mrs. Carl Williams. The verdict stated she died by being almost totally consumed in a fire at her residence about 6 am on August 30, 1939, and the jury was Myron J. Walker Roscoe B Ayers and F. B. Volkringer. Coroner George Callahan noted the verdict was delayed since Sept. 5 while the testimony was reviewed.
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Iowa City
Witneses
Carl Williams
Johnson County
George Callahan
Myron J. Walker
Roscoe B Ayers
F. B. Volkringer
Callahan
War Draft Debate Splits Iowa Methodist Conference
Delegates at the Iowa-Des Moines Methodist conference in Burlington spend the forenoon arguing their social creed. They adopt a report condemning war conscription and urging peaceful labor dispute picketing, though the contentious sentence on permitting peaceful picketing is tabled.
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Creed
Ales
Albia
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United ‘Mine
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