Boy 12 gunman shoots principal blames crime programs
Police report a 12 year old pupil Robert Snyder shot Miss June Mapes 59 Arlington principal in Toledo hospital with a gun he took from his father. The boy, said to be deranged by gangster fantasies, shot at classmate Gloria Moore after a dispute and then wounded himself while fleeing. The principal's condition was favorable. the boy remained in serious condition.
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Toledo
June Mapes
Arlington
Robert Snyder
A. W. Bernhagen
Mercy Hospital
Bernhagen
Ralph Murphy
James Foltz
Snyder Boy
Robert
Murphy
Gloria Moore
George Timiney
Mapes
Ra Moore
Ett
Moore
DeLieut
George Snyder
New York
Kert
Q. Murphy
Iowa Club Women Attack Political Interference With Conservation Plan
Des Moines AP Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs denounces political interference in the 25 year state conservation program. The resolution says the program, adopted 1931, should be executed by the state conservation commission without politics to prevent exploitation and waste of state resources. It charges that the program is being ignored and replaced by unauthorized projects and three paid coordinators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Iowa
Federated Club Women
Iowa State Federation of Women's Clubs
State Conservation Commission
Local Scout honored as 38 merit badge holder dies
Donald Dale Dircks 22, son of Mr and Mrs Henry A Dircks, died at his parents home after a long illness. Born March 30 1916 in Amber Iowa he lived in Cedar Rapids eighteen years. He earned 38 merit badges and held roles in Troop 9 and Cub Pack No 6. Funeral Sunday at Turner chapel with Boy Scouts as pallbearers. Burial Riverside cemetery Anamosa.
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Donald Dale Dircks
Henry A. Dircks
J Avenue
Amber
Cedar Rapids
Boy Scouts
Congregational Church
H. M. Wies
Garfield Parents- Teacher Association
Bert Atwood
Merle Atwood
Chris
George Dircks
Anamosa
Hazel Leslie
Clinton
Alma McCauley
Nell Evans
Faye Carstens
Monticello
Turner Chapel
Nelson C. Dreier
Riverside Cemetery
Florence Hinder
Martha Keel
Long Beach
Deaths: Frank B. Douglass former Cedar Rapids railway foreman
Frank B. Douglass 74 of Cedar Rapids died at a local hospital at 1 50 a m Friday after a hospital stay since Tuesday He was born May 16 1877 in Kingsville Missouri married Elsa Neidig October 10 1905 in Muscatine He leaves a son Ben Douglass a daughter Mrs Leonard Hamilton three grandsons a sister and two brothers He was a member of several Masonic and Woodmen lodges. Funeral services at Turner chapel Sunday with cremation. Friends may call.
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Frank B. Douglass
Second Avenue
Cedar Rapids and Marion City Railway
Kingsville
Cedar Rapids
Muscatine
Elsa Neidig
Ben Douglass
Maplewood
Leonard Hamilton
Douglass
James
Richard Hamilton
Mattie Reeves
Wichita
Kan
E. T. Douglass
Kansas City
J. B. Douglass
Clinton
Ottumwa
Turner Chapel
Crescent Lodge
Masonic Hall
Funeral services for George Pettit in Beatty chapel
Funeral services for George Pettit will be held in the Beatty chapel at 10 am Saturday conducted by the Rev. F. H Ward. Burial will be in Linwood cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel from 7 to 9 pm Friday.
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Orley D. Dorland
Turner Chapel
Elton D. Wells
Indian Creek Cemetery
Columbus Junction
George Pettit
Beatty Chapel
F. H Ward
Linwood Cemetery
Hopkinton Plant Halted by Utility Injunction
An injunction issued by Sheriff Harry G Utley enjoins Hopkinton officials from entering contracts with the U S government or Works Progress Administration for a municipal light plant. Iowa Electric posted a $1000 bond. Defendants include Hopkinton’s council members and city officials. Work on the plant is halted by the court action.
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Manchester
Harry G Utley
Iowa Electric Company
Hopkinton
United States Government
Works Progress Administration
Utilities Company
George W. Wood
L. L. Gearhart
C. D. Herrington
J D. McAllister
W. H. McNeil
Charles Thing
G. G. Brown
A. W. McDonald
E. L. Wright
Marriage Licenses Filed for Long and Molloy
William Patrick Long and Hilda Marie Molloy, both of Cedar Rapids, obtained marriage licenses.
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William Patrick Long and
Hilda Marie Molloy
Cedar Rapids
Linn County May Lose State Relief After Jan 1
Gov Kraschel signaling continuation shift informs Linn county relief committee automatic dissolution as state funds for emergency relief may end beyond January 1 if conditions are good. Benjamin Tait to stay briefly to close affairs and supply data to the emergency board. Linn county’s funds deemed adequate to January 1 and reinstatement possible next year.
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Linn County
Nelson G. Kraschel
Des Moines
Benjamin Tait
Kraschel
U S Navy vows to keep fleet in Far East amid China row
London reports say the United States warned China and Japan it will not recognize any breach of Chinese sovereignty. Britain protests Japanese raids on Canton killing about two thousand civilians while Tokyo pledges to limit bombings to military targets in Nanking and Canton.
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U.S. Navy
Far East
China
Japan
United States
London
Robert L. Craigie
Great Britain
Canton
South China
Tokio
Nanking
France
Italy
Russia
Germany
INS
Wings And Wheel Of Chicago Plane Damaged In Iowa
A cabin plane piloted by M. S. Lillie of Chicago sustained wing and landing wheel damage during landing at Cedar Rapids airport while en route from Norfolk to Chicago. The pilot and two passengers escaped injury and completed the trip by train while the damaged aircraft was left for repairs.
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M. S. Lillie
Chicago
Norfolk
Neb
Cedar Rapids
Large Postcards To Be Used For Jobless Census
John D. Biggers heads a White House round table with agricultural, industrial and labor leaders to plan the national unemployment census. Invitations go to John L. Lewis and William Green though their acceptance is not yet known. The plan foresees 14 questions on a large postcard and 100 million copies in multiple languages for the United States Hawaii and Alaska.
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Washington
INS
John D. Biggers
White House
CIO
John L. Lewis
William Green
A. F. of L
Biggers
Federal
Post Office
United States
Hawaii
Alaska
Labor boycott on Jap goods sought by unions
Union leaders in the AFL and CIO push for boycotts of Japanese goods. A resolution calling for an embargo over the war in China was expected at the AFL convention in Denver opening October 4, with CIO affiliates planning to raise the issue at their Atlantic City meeting on October 11.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Committee For Industrial Organization
China
A. F. of L
Denver
CIO
Atlantic City
New Car Collision Injures Driver on Bowling Street
J. G. Spillman, 22, of St Louis, suffered a head bump after his car collided head on with E. F. Siemer, 37, of Schaffer heights on Bowling Street between Eighteenth and Nineteenth Avenues SW. Lewis Clark reports two new closed shop pacts: Fashion Cleaners with United Laundry Workers and Dry Cleaners, and Supreme Radio Service with United Electrical and Radio Workers.
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J. G. Spillman
St. Louis
Bowling Street
Eighteenth
Nineteenth Avenues
E. F. Siemer
Schaffer Heights
Lewis Clark
CIO
Fashion Cleaners
United Laundry Workers and Dry Cleaners
Supreme Radio Service
United Electric and Radio Workers
Johnson County Jury Postponed To October 11
Judge James P. Gaffney excused the Johnson county petit jury until October 11 due to heat and to allow case assignments to be organized. The delay follows the first day of fall conditions and seeks cooler weather for later dates.
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Gunetts
Iowa City
James P. Gaffney
Johnson County Petit Jury
Gaffney
Otto C. Bauch
Des Moines
Johnson County District Court
Sebastian Vinciquerra
Omaha
Highway 6
Here
Vinciquerra
Millio Millitti
Johnson County
Ed Sulek
Congregational Church
R. G. Popham
Harold Monk
Mary Jo Brown
Corning
University of Iowa
James H. Coleman
Ottumwa
Wilson & Co. Board Votes To Continue Regular Dividends
Wilson and Co meat packers directors voted to continue payments of regular dividends on both common and preferred stocks. Common stock dividend 124% per share payable Dec 1 for record Nov 15. preferred $1.50 on $6 payable Nov 1. Common stock had been 50 cents annual for three years.
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Chicago
Wilson and Co. Meat Packers
Ohio Man Heads Farmers National Grain Corporation
W C Horn of Fostoria Ohio was confirmed Friday as president of the Farmers National Grain Corporation, succeeding Dr C E Huff who resigned months ago. Other officers elected at the annual meeting include H C Peterson of Chappell Nebraska first vice president Eugene Curtis of Champaign Illinois secretary and William C Engel general manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
W. C. Horn
Fostoria
Farmers’ National Grain Corporation
C. E. Huff
H., C. Peterson
Chappell
Neb
Eugene Curtis
Champaign
Ill
William C. Engel
McGregor Couple Wedding in Norway Church St Olaf
McGREGOR Miss Sofie Juvik daughter of Mr and Mrs B O Juvik of near Elkader and Ray mond Davis of McGregor were married Sept 22 by Rev S J Strandford at the Norway church in St Olaf. Attendants included the bridegrooms sister Miss Marie Davis and the bride s brother Odin Juvik with Agnes Juvik as flower girl. A reception followed at the bride s home. After a Dakotas wedding trip the couple will reside on a farm near McGregor.
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Dakotas
Mrs. Davis
McGregor
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Iowa Club
Vincent Driscoll
N_ street
St. Luke's Hospital
Donald Dircks
Orley Dorland
Linn Committee
Iowa City News
Maquoreta
Jackson County Public Health Association
Charles F. Martin
Ella Zentner
Bellevue
Jess L. Tomlinson
Monmouth
F. E. Krause
G. C. Ryan
Maquoketa
John Dick
Coe
Ade
Clu
Lee
Zenit Purfel, Fey
Hollywood
Smulekoff
Hasmer
Big Stu
Jenny Lind
Smulekeff
Tisco
Mia SA
Ane
Third Avenue
3Rd Ave
Ohio
Farmers National Grain Corporation
Richard Seibold
Meister Brau
Poen
Cyrup
Meister Bray
Pontae
Paul Jerabek
Twelfth Avenue SE
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