First Frost Hits North Iowa After Heavy Rainfall
A frosty start spread across north Iowa with temperatures dropping to 31 at Atlantic marking the lowest reading since spring. Reports describe cloudburst rain in southern counties causing property damage and crews clearing washed bridges while frosts spread to several towns though no major crop damage noted.
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Des Moines
North Iowa Plains
Iowa
Centerville
Ottumwa
Appanonse
L E White
Brighton
Washington County
Everett
Sioux City
Atlantic
Creston
Dubuque
Forest City
Cedar Rapids
Iowan City
Mount Pleasant
Davenport
Burlington
Winterset
Iowa City
Keokuk
Albia
Pharmacy college attendance up at Iowa with 77 students
In Iowa City the University of Iowa college of pharmacy reported 77 students attending classes on Wednesday, up seven percent from last year. Dean Wilbur J Teeters also announced a 52 percent increase in the freshman class.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa College of Pharmacy
Wilbur J Teeters
Professors Favor Blond Students in Iowa City Class
University of Iowa psychologist Professor Frederick Knight quipped that brunet students were late, prompting six female students to join the lecture after the hour. The scene ended with Knight taking a bet and continuing his talk.
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Iowa City
Frederick Knight
University of Iowa
Knight
Northeastern Town junior college schedule set for year
Deans and superintendents from the Northeastern Town conference met to approve tentative dates for school year contests. Events include basketball in Hopkinton and Lenox College February 23 24, oratory in Tipton March 16, debate in Waukon March 23, one act plays in Independence with date pending, music festival in Maquoketa April 20, and track meet in Elkader May 12. Officers K Orr and Moyle retain posts.
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Maquoketa
K Orr Waukon
Mavle
Elv Laughlin
Lenox College
Hopkinton
Dale Welsch
Elkader
C W Cowan Tipton
JS Vanderlinden
Independence
Tipton
Waukon
B. K. Orr
B.S Moyle
Anamosa Native Weds Morley Man In Mechanicsville Nuptials
Miss Ruby E Shoop of Anamosa married Harlan H Shumaker of Morley at the Methodist parsonage in Mechanicsville with Rev. Arthur J Kindred officiating. The couple was attended by Althea Shumaker and Leo Hay. The bride, a 1933 Anamosa High School graduate later at Cornell College, taught in Morley Martelle and Lisbon. The groom, a 1923 Morley High School graduate, studied at Cedar Rapids Business College and worked at Jones County Savings bank before farming near Morley. After the ceremony, guests joined the couple at the bride’s parents’ home for dinner.
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Morley
Ruby E Shoop
Anamosa
Harlan H Shumaker
Mechanicsville
Arthur J
Althea Shumaker
Leo Hay
Shumaker
George Shoop
Anaamosa
Anamosa High School
Cornell College
Martelle
Lisbon
Hullie Shumaker
Morley High School
Cedar Rapids Business College
Jones County Savings Bank
Notice of Executor Appointment in Linn County Town
On September 26 19a3 Leonard Spright was appointed and qualified as executor of the estate of Tanies DO Hollingsworth late of Linn County Town deceased Creditors are asked to promptly pay the estate and file claims with the Clerk of Linn County Town District Court in authenticated form
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Jowna Linn
Tanies DO Hollingsworth
Linn County
Leonard Spright
Gram Fuott Shuttleworth and
Incersot Noowpoe
Republican wins Clay County vote signals party strength
In a special election Avery, a Republican, defeated Democrat Mrs Morgan and independent Ketcham to win the Benton Tama district seat, potentially shifting the balance of power in the State Senate. Louis Murphy and N G Ebraschel will back Mike Hyland in the Benton Tama race. The contest fills the vacancy from Harry C White.
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Spencer, In
Clay County
Frank F Weng
General Assembly
Avery
Benton- Tama
Senate
Brookings Institute
Flat Morgan
E C Ketcham
Vinton Ins
Louis Murphy
Harry C White
State Board of Control
Lady Wolseley Renounces Title in Modern Courtesy Move
Lady Wolseley widow of Sir Reginald Wolseley, once an elevator operator in Waterloo, Iowa, renounced her hereditary title on Wednesday. She said she wishes to be known henceforth as Mrs Reginald Wolseley. Sir Reginald inherited the baronetcy in 1923 and died this summer after a brief illness.
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London
Wolseley
Reginald Wolseley
Waterloo
Reginald
Four Youths Face Charges in Train Derailment Attempt
OsKaloosa County Attorney Arlo W. Palmer planned to decide Wednesday on charges against four boys aged 10 to 15 held in connection with an attempted derailment of an M and St. L. train on a trestle. Heavy ties and timbers blocked the tracks but were seen by the engineer in time.
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Oskaloosa
Arlo W. Palmer
M and
St. L
Wombacher injured playing kittenball in Hills
Hills report says Wombacher, son of Ray and Mrs Wombacher, suffered a compound fracture of the right leg Monday night after two players collided while catching a fly ball. He was rushed to Mercy hospital in Town City for treatment.
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Hills
Urban Wombacher
Ray Wombacher
Here
Silmans
Wombacher
Mercy Hospital
Elgin
Saint Paul's Methodist Church
Don Bancroft
Ohio
Bancroft
Iowa
Ruth Freeborn
Wayne Halstead
Eleanor Johnson
Helen Dover
Donna Hebel
Franklin Blankenburg
Delmar Fairchild
Gladys Christensen
Clara Bergmann
Geneva Clark
Harry Buchanan
Harvey Smith
Francis Foster
Irene Sherrets
Delpha Meythaler
Wilbur Sauer
Hazel Matteson
Ardis Kress
William Anderson
Kenneth Chesmore
E. D. Johnson
Oelwein
Sarah Gray
Great Western Railroad
St. Paul
Quasqueton
P T. A
P. T A
Verle Manson
Guy Reed
Hawkeye
George
Dollie Lovell
Cedar Rapids
Donald
Waterloo
Lida Hills
Waverly
Aubrey Curtis
Goldie Ryan
Rapid City
S.D
Public Works Projects to Create 4000 Jobs in Iowa
Thirty counties will share 4000 jobs on 27 public works projects led by Hans Pfund. Construction will rely on unemployed lists from county re employment committees. Major allocations include Missouri River improvements in Woodbury and Pottawattamie counties with 771 and 536 workers, plus paving and bridge work across Clayton, Delaware, Dubuque, Howard, Iowa, Mahaska and Muscatine counties.
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Woodbury
Pottawattamie
Iowa
Clayton
Delaware
Dubuque
Howard
Mahaska
Muscatine
Mastrogany Released On Bond In Iowa City
Gus Mastrogany former University of Iowa football star was released on 1000 bond after pleading not guilty to sale of intoxicating liquor charges. He waived to the grand jury when he appeared before Justice of the Peace Elias J. Hughes. Police said they found 21 half pints of alleged alcohol in a car he drove.
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Gazette
Iowa City
Gus Mastrogany
University of Iowa
Mastrogany
Justice of the Peace
Elias J. Hughes
Woman Acquitted Of Forgery Accused By Former Husband
Maquoketa Mrs Mary Longman was found not guilty by a jury on forgery charges. She allegedly signed her daughter's name to an insurance instrument to obtain 103.98 for a policy. The daughter Lillie Mang ier, a patient at Independence state hospital, was the insured. Charles Longman, the former husband, complained he had kept up premiums. Leroy Fells of Rock Island, a former Prudential agent, faces an indictment for a similar offense. his trial is set for November term.
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Maquoketa
Mary Longman
Lillie Mangier
Independence
Charles Longman
Leroy Fells
Rock Island
Prudential Company
Pledges Announced At Teachers College
Cedar Falls Lambda Gamma Nu led Iowa State Teachers College with eighteen pledges this week, followed by Alpha Delta Alpha with fourteen and Phi Sigma Epsilon with twelve. Other pledges included Xanho nine, Alpha Chi Epsilon nine, and Chi Pi Theta ten. East central Iowa pledges include Merton Blake and Gene O'Brien of Volga City, with list of dozens of named pledges from Grinnell Blairstown Dike Traer La Porte City Montezuma and Montezuma area towns.
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Gazette
Cedar Falls
Lambda Gamma Nu
Iowa State Teachers College
Alpha Delta Alpha
Phi Sigma Epsilon
Xanho Fraternity
Alpha Chi Epsilon
Chi Pi Theta
Iowa
Merton Blake
Gene O'Brien
Volga City
Paul FE. Anderson
Grinnell
Orville Sayers
Blairstown
Leland Shaub
Ladora
Edward Volberding
Dike
Bernard Hach
Clutter
Orlo Hulme
Traer
J. L. Boots
Dinsdale Alpha Chi Epsilon
Ethan Akin
Grundy Center
Melvin Kensinger
Bernard Hopper
Mount Auburn
Milne Goodwin
Blaine Goodwin
Martin Renner
la Porte City
Maurice Boatman
Montezuma
Par ent-Teacher Association elects officers in Oxford
Mrs Stanley James was re elected president of the Parent Teacher association Monday evening in Oxford. Other officers include vice president Hazel Jones secretary Mrs Henry Dee and treasurer W O Scott. Plans were set for several members to attend the state convention in Marshalltown in October. A talk was given by Mrs Dewey Worthman.
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Oxford
Stanley James
Parent-Teacher Association
Hazel Jones
Henry Dee
W. O. Scott
Marshalltown
Dewey Worthman
Iowa Veterans Win Claim Appeals
Des Moines reports the Iowa Veterans Review Board has heard 226 service disability appeals and allowed 102, including 20 tubercular, 71 neuropsychic, and 11 general medical cases. The board will review 790 service cases before month end.
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Des Moines
INS
Veterans' Board of Review For
Iowa
F. L. Williams
Veterans’ Hospital
Veterans’ Review Board
Williams
Seek Man Posing As Federal Agent Alleged Car Thief
Iowa City police hunted Homer Fanning described as an auto thief who fled a patrolman and escaped after a running gun battle. Three women with him were released. he is accused of posing as a federal officer and molesting farmers near West Branch. The vehicle carried a Missouri stolen license from Springfield.
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Te Gazette
Iowa City
Homer Fanning
Frank Burns
Fanning
Frances Bradley
Myrtle Cory
Evelyn Sheets
West Branch
Springfield
Killed 53 and 1582 Hurt In August Auto Accidents
Iowa's August auto toll stood at 53 killed and 1,582 injured, per secretary of state's office. The total for the year reached 311 deaths and 7,460 injuries as highway safety efforts began.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Alex Miller
Castle Grove Farmer Dies At Wheel Of Car
Henry Knack 65 a Castle Grove township farmer was found dead with his car in a roadside ditch near the Castle Grove Catholic church. He had been visiting Independence earlier and apparently suffered a heart attack while driving home. Fred Shover found the body and it was taken to Iverson mortuary.
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Boccha
The
Monticello
Henry Knack
Castle Grove
Castle Grove Catholic Church
Independence
Fred Shover
Iverson Mortuary
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