Eicher supporters clash as judge appointment feud rekindled
Washington reports say Seth Thomas of Fort Dodge Iowa resigned as agriculture solicitor and may seek a seat on the eighth circuit. Iowa Democrats remain divided with Rep Eicher backed by the Iowa delegation while Murphy pressed the Kelleher name. Ferris was appointed after divisions. Roosevelt reportedly pledged to consult the Iowa group, keeping the dispute unresolved as talks continue.
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Washington
Seth Thomas
Fort Dodge
Department of Agriculture
Eighth Circuit
Federal Bench
Rep
E. C. Eicher
William S. Kenyon
Iowa
Congress
Eicher
Thomas
Murphy
Kelleher
House
Charles B. Ferris
St. Louis
Roosevelt
Iowa House
Missouri
Judge Ferris
House Group
Department of Justice
Ferris
Hubert Utterback
Farm Debt Board to Continue Under Rural Resettlement Unit
Gov Clyde J. Herring said Washington officials assured the Iowa farm debt advisory council would continue under the Rural Resettlement Administration. A survey in three-fourths of counties shows 9,265 mortgage foreclosures pending. 2,886 not covered by the state moratorium act. He urged farmers facing foreclosure to apply promptly. 585 new foreclosures filed in five weeks.
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Des Moines
Clyde J. Herring
Washington
Iowa Farm Debt Advisory Council
Iowa Students Fund Education Via Great Lakes Cruise
Eight University of Iowa students on an S. U. S. Great Lakes liner worked as purser, photographer, waitresses, and bell hops to earn extra cash for winter study and vacations. Tom Miller, official boat photographer, captured diverse images and earned prize-worthy credits while the crew sang school songs and hosted nightly shows for tips.
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Iowa
Purser
South America
State University
Chicago
University of T Iowa
Miller
Harry Free
Bob McDowell
Free
Uni
Macedonia
Elizabeth Miller
Eileen Alston
Richard Miner
Verna McCormick
Cedar Rapids
Henry Rundquist
University of Iowa
Great Lakes
Tom Miller
Iowa City
College of Commerce
Verna Fae McCormick
Town University
The
University
Washington County's oldest war vet enjoys weekend trips
Riverside resident John F. Younkin, 94, the county's oldest Civil War veteran and longest-serving car owner, plans to celebrate his 95th birthday on November 29. He no longer drives his 1931 car but still enjoys rides, hiring a Riverside boy to chauffeur him to Muscatine.
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Washington County
Riverside
John F. Younkin
Court House
Magicians To Swap Secrets At Meeting In Marshalltown
Prominent magicians from across America will reveal their secrets at a September 28 gathering in Marshalltown honoring T Nelson Downs known as the King of Coins. A testimonial dinner will precede a feats of wizardry program with demonstrations and displays from magical equipment manufacturers. Afterward, the group will tour local theaters to present further demonstrations.
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Marshalltown
America
T. Nelson Downs
Downs
Marshalltown Picture Theaters
Iowa Postmasters Convene Ninth Annual Convention
Postmasters from all over Iowa gather in Des Moines for the ninth annual Iowa Association of Postmasters convention. R. H. Buley of Newton will preside. Sessions run through Tuesday night with W. L. Noah of St. Louis as the only scheduled speaker, a federal postal inspector.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Association of Postmasters
R. H Buley
Newton
WL. Noah
St. Louis
New Superintendent Takes Over Work at State Juvenile Home
Mrs. Virginia Silver named new superintendent of the state juvenile home in Toledo. She previously served three years as information clerk at the state capitol and has been active in civic clubs and organizations. The article notes her readiness to oversee all departments.
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Toledo
Virginia Silver
Silver
State Capitol
State Board of Control
William Maynard Civil War veteran dies at 91 in Vinton
VINTON William Maynard 91 long time resident and Civil War veteran died at home Saturday. He served in the Thirteenth Iowa Regulars and Forty-seventh Iowa Infantry and was wounded at Vicksburg. He married Fannie Lair in 1872 and they lived east of Vinton before retiring there twenty years ago. Survived by widow and three children Mrs. Fred Meyers Spencer Maynard and Walter Maynard.
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Vinton
William Maynard
Maynard
Jackson County
Ohio
Benton County
Ohio River
Mississippi River
Keokuk
Mr. Maynard
Iowa
Vicksburg
Forty-seventh
Iowa Infantry
Fayette Estate Pays Tax on Schroeder Inheritance
The estate of John C. Schroeder of Fayette County paid $235 in inheritance tax on a taxable value of $4,701, as reported by the state treasurer's office on Saturday.
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Des Moines
John C. Schroeder
Fayette County
71 Year Old Relief Client Confounded by Twins
John Slattery a 71 year old relief client in Council Bluffs sits in a one room shack with his 24 year old wife and newborn twins born ten days ago. He previously led a union in Omaha and says he is puzzled about caring for the twins as winter approaches. The wife eloped from Omaha to Kansas with him when she was 17 and he was 64 and her parents now accept the marriage. The mother remains in hospital while Slattery reflects on the odd turn of his life.
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Council Bluffs
John Slattery
Paper Shack
Slattery
Hiawatha
Kan
Alex Toth
Omaha
Margaret Toth
Teamsters’ Union
Approves Use Road Funds To Construct Bridge Over Missouri
O J Ditto Iowa highway chairman and Irving Knudson signed a project statement approving reallocating federal funds to a 1 million dollar bridge over the Missouri River at Council Bluffs. Gov Herring conferred and the request will go to the federal bureau of roads. Additional signatures from Nebraska officials and other commission members are pending.
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DES Moines
O. J. Ditto
Iowa State Highway Commission
Missouri River
Council Bluffs
Ditto
Irving Knudson
Clyde L. Herring
Federal Bureau of Roads
A. C. Lobdell
Nebraska State Roads Bureau
A. C. Tilley
Nebraska
Highway Commission
Files Appeal For Job Under Veteran Preference Ruling
DES MOINES AP J W Holmes of Sioux City filed a supreme court appeal seeking to invoke the Iowa soldier's preference law to gain reinstatement as a clerk for the Iowa state employment bureau at Sioux City. Holmes was discharged Jan 1. District Judge Robert Munger denied the injunction ruling the soldier's preference law does not apply since the employment service is funded by both state and federal funds.
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Des Moines
J. W. Holmes
Sioux City
Supreme Court
Iowa
Gavn
Iowa State Employment Bureau
Holmes
Robert Munger
Spillville Church Celebrates 29 Years Under One Priest
St Wenceslaus in Spillville marks a diamond jubilee with an eight scene pageant and a three day schedule. Archbishop Beckman will celebrate pontifical mass as parades, Czech dinners, and dances accompany the festivities. Father John P Broz has led the parish for over 29 years, most of its 75 year history.
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Spillville
St. Wenceslaus
J. L. Beckman
Dubuque
A. B. C. S. Hall
Riverside Park
St. Wencelaus
Iowa House Speaker to Convene Informal Pension Inquiry
Speaker John H. Mitchell plans an unofficial meeting with Iowa legislators to investigate delays in old age pension applications. He will invite Byron G. Allen to explain the status of thousands of cases as state funding and federal social security changes loom. The gathering aims to uncover problems and inform any potential legislative action at the statehouse.
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Allen
DES Moines
John H. Mitchell
Iowa House of Representatives
Iowa
Mitchell
Fort Dodge
Byron G. Allen
Herring
Congress
Statehouse
House
Senate
State House
J. E. Craven
Jasper County
Old Age Assistance Commission
A. H. Avery
Clay ‘County
C. E. Lookinghill
Story County
Iowa State “Fair
Commission
U S Files Lien On Baker In Muscatine For Taxes
Muscatine cancer hospital operator N G Baker faced a federal tax lien of 33442.89 dollars filed by C D Huston at the county recorder. Taxes alleged due include 29101.22 dollars plus interest for 1930.
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Muscatine (Ap
N.G. Baker
Muscatine
County Recorder
C. D. Huston
Cole Sector
Internal Revenue
Governor Suspends Term of Des Moines Inmate
Gov. Clyde Herring suspended the five year term for C. C. O Kane from Jones county sentenced in 1934 for escape at Anamosa reformatory on parole board recommendation.
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Des Moines
Clyde Herring
State Board of Parole
C. C. O’kane
Jones County
Anamosa Reformatory
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Svihov
Bohemia
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Klotov
Truart
John P. Broz
U.S
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