99 000 Pledged Drivers Tackle Iowa Highway Toll
A safety council proposal urges 1 000 members per Iowa county to pledge safe driving and promote road safety. The plan targets reducing last year’s 574 traffic deaths by 300 with 99 000 pledged drivers and county councils led by W Earl Hall. The program includes member accountability, license-plate reporting, and education plus enforcement to curb highway deaths statewide.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa State Safety Council
State Safety Council
W. Earl Hall
State Council
Safety Councilor
Iowa State High Patrol
Iowa Statefety Council
Young koala clings to mother as it nears maturity
A young koala of Australia remains carried on its mother's back and is half grown, illustrating its progress toward independence.
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Australia
Survivors in Iowa crash show improvement as inquest delayed
Dr J A Edwards and Dr William Spear of Oakdale sanatorium recover from compound leg fractures and shock after a Lincoln highway collision five miles west of Marshalltown. Dr Howard L Beye dies later from skull fracture. Coroner delays inquest until survivors can testify. funeral set for Dr Beye. Alva Hutson dies in the crash.
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Marshalltown
J. A. Edwards
Oakdale
William Spear
Oakdale Stown
Lincoln Highway
Here
St. Thomas Mercy Hospital
Alva Hutson
State Center
Howard L. Beye
University Hospital
Iowa City
Edwards
Spear
Beye
Sioux City
Woodbury County Medical Society
Iowa Girl Hurt During Holdup
Ruth Overholtzer, 28, a filling station attendant six miles north of Leon, was robbed of $30 by four men Tuesday afternoon. They pushed her to the floor, injuring her back, then fled in a black Ford V-8 with a Polk county plate after forcing her into a storeroom and locking the door. She fainted but regained consciousness and tried to pry the door open with a shingle when a farmer arrived.
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Leon
Ruth Overholtzer
Here
Miss Overholtzer
Polk County
Plan Inauguration Of Dubuque U President
In Dubuque a ceremony will inaugurate Dr. Dale D. Welch as president of the University of Dubuque on October 30. A educators conference will feature talks on education and religion, focusing on rural life. Iowa State College’s C. E. Finley, Coe College’s H. M. Gage, and Drake University’s D. W. Morehouse will speak.
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Dubuque
Dale D. Welch
University of Dubuque
C. E. Finley
Iowa State College
H. M. Gage
Coe College
D. W. Morehouse
Drake University
O. R. Latham
Iowa State Teachers College
Judge Denies Exhume Petition In Mitchell Case
Maquoketa Iowa Judge D W Jackson dismissed Lane and Waterman Davenport petition to exhume Mrs Dora Jessen Mitchell. Lawyers sought autopsy to prove death from natural causes, but motion to dismiss was sustained since no damages action against driver owner or insurer had been filed in Jackson County district court.
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Maquoreta
D. W. Jackson
Lane and Waterman
Davenport
Dora Jessen Mitchell
Moffit
Schoenthaler and Lee
Maquoketa
Jackson County
Jackson
Mrs. Scott Ladd Dies at 78 in Des Moines
Mrs. Scott M. Ladd 78 widow of former Iowa supreme court justice died at her daughter’s Des Moines home. Born in Columbus Indiana she is mother of Judge Lou Ladd Polk County and Prof Mason M Ladd Iowa. Survived by two sons and three daughters including Mrs Valerius Mrs Mills and Mrs Warren.
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Scott Ladd
Des Moines
Scott M. Ladd
Iowa Supreme Court
Lou Ladd
Polk County District Court
Mason M. Ladd
University of Iowa
John Valerius
Valerius
B. N. Mills
Helen Warren
Waukón Zalmona Presbyter ia n church hosts synod meeting
The Waukon Zalmona Presbyterian church in Ludlow Township hosts a four day synod gathering with sixty ministers from seven states. Rev Henry Johnson of Ackley opened Tuesday, Rev Robert Niebrugge of George spoke Wednesday, and on Thursday University day features President Dave Welch of the University of Dubuque. The event ends Friday.
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Waukon
Zalmona Presbyterian Church
Ludlow Township
George H. Ahden
Henry Johnson
Ackley
Robert Niebrugge
George, Ia
Dave Welch
University of
Judgment Entered Against Henry Walker Estate in Iowa City
A district court judgment for 2749.01 was filed Tuesday against the Henry G. Walker estate by Judge James P. Gaffney on behalf of the Iowa City Building and Loan Association. The judgment provides forfeiture of seventy shares of stock as collateral and execution of the judgment on a portion of a property.
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Iowa City
Henry G. Walker
James P. Gaffney
Iowa City Building and Loan Association
Cornellian staff announced at Cornell College
Mount Vernon editor Robert Rowley and Earl Edwards of Westfield announce the complete Cornellian staff. Assisting as copy and proofreaders are Wayne Peterson Edwin Maynard Bruce Beck and Robert Bennett. John Sheets will head circulation. Reporters include Draper Bishop Harriet Blake Earl Edwards Keith Fate Don Lawson Betty Mount Richard Rhode Lawrence Travis and David White.
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Gazette
Mount Vernon
Cornellian
Cornell College
Robert Rowley
Earl Edwards
Westfield
N. J
Wayne Peterson
Ottumwa
Edwin Maynard
Conrad
Bruce Beck
Harvard
Inl
Robert Bennett
John Sheets
Marion
Draper Bishop
Walnut
Ill
Harriet Blake
Maquoketa
Kieth Fate
Fargo
N. D
Don Lawson
Downers Grove
Betty Mount
Warrenville
Richard Rhode
Oak Park
Lawrence Travis
David White
Davenport
Gamma Phi Leads Iowa Sororities In Grades
Gamma Phi Beta topped University of Iowa sororities in grade point average for the second straight year at the Pan-Hellenic scholarship dinner. Kappa Kappa Gamma scored 2.519, Delta Gamma 2.500, Sigma Delta Tau 2.596, and Alpha Xi Delta 2.459, with the all-sorority average 2.380.
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Gazette
Iowa City
Gamma Phi Beta
University of Iowa
Pan-Hellenic Association
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Delta Gamma
Sigma Delta Tau
Alpha Xi Delta
Fined For Using WPA Workmen On Home Job
L. H. Rockwell assistant city engineer pleaded guilty in federal court to diverting WPA funds and was fined 100 dollars plus costs for directing workers to perform 80 to 100 dollars worth of home repairs on WPA time. Charles Campbell, a former WPA timekeeper, was cleared when it was shown he did not know the workers were on Rockwell's property or that he signed the payroll.
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Council Bluffs
L. H. Rockwell
WPA
Rockwell
Charles Campbell
C. I. Level
Campbell
Gasoline tax receipts rise in September totals
Iowa state gasoline taxes collected in September on August sales reached 1.317 million dollars, up 62 thousand from the previous August. The revenue edged down from July 1936 when receipts were 1.367 million, according to the state treasurer's office.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Treasury
Wellman Methodist to Host Welcome Dinner for New Minister
The Wellman Methodist church will hold a reception and pot luck dinner Thursday evening at the church to welcome the Rev. Paul Hann and his wife, along with Wellman school teachers.
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Wellman
Wellman Methodist Church
Paul Hann
Wellman School
U S Fails To Take Up Options On Land For Forest In Iowa
Des Moines report notes two thirds of southern Iowa national forest land options have expired with no immediate renewal. A W Toole, federal forest supervisor, cites lack of progress. peak options reached about 40 700 acres at $11 per acre. Counties under contemplation include Van Buren Lee Appanoose Monroe Davis Wapello Marion Lucas Clarke Decatur Union and Ringgold.
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Iowa Daily Press Bureau
Des Moines
Iowa
National Forest
A. W. Toole
United States
National Forest Reservation Commission
Iowa Forestry
Toole
Iowa National Forest
van Buren, Lee
Appanoose
Monroe
Davis
Wapello
Marion
Lucas
Clarke
Decatur
Union
Ringgold
Two Men Sentenced In Court At Wapello
In Wapello Judge Oscar Hale sentenced J Hanft to six months in the county jail after a jury found him guilty of embezzlement in a suit brought by Midway Oil of Rock Island which claimed a $400 shortage. Frank H. O'Dell received four months for operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
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Special Pett Gazette
Wapello
C. J. Hanft
Oscar Hale
Midway Oil Company
Rock Island
Hanft
Frank H. O’dell
Iowa Historical Assn Honors Otto Hanzlik
IOWA CITY The State Historical society elected eleven persons to memberships at a meeting here Tuesday afternoon. Otto F. Hanzlik of Cedar Rapids was elected to a life membership. Others enrolled include H. W. Clements Cedar Rapids Mrs. Helen H. Fischer Iowa City Miss Ethel M Fitzsimmons Iowa City Mrs. Glen Johnson Cedar Rapids and Miss Florence Kelley Cedar Rapids.
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Iowa City
The
State Historical Society
Cedar Rapids
Otto F. Hanzlik
H. W. Clements
Helen H. Fischer
Ethel M. Fitzsimmons
Glen Johnson
Florence Kelley
Oldest Maquoketa War Veteran Dies at 94
Mortimer Rice 94 Maquoketa born 1842 in Phoenix New York died at home Tuesday after a month ill ness. He enlisted 1862 in Company H Thirty-fifth Iowa served through Civil War. Burial in Mount Hope with Timber City post American Legion honors.
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Maquoketa
Mortimer Rice
Harrison Chapel
Mount Hope Cemetery
Mr. Rice
Phoenix
N. Y
Iowa
Lyons
Jacob Rice
Mechanicsville
Let Contracts For Louisa County Jail
Contracts totaling 2386 for a new Louisa county jail were let here Tuesday. The K N W Construction company of Ainsworth won the general contract at 14059. The Stewart Iron Works company of Cincinnati will provide equipment for 5065. The Rukgaber Hardware company of Wapello received the contract for plumbing and heating at 3462. Work will begin at once.
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Louisa County
K. N. W. Construction Company
Ainsworth
Stewart Iron Works Company
Cincinnati
Rukgaber Hardware Company
Wapello
Cornell Alumnus To Teach School Music
Lloyd Oakland, a 1930 Cornell graduate, elected instructor of public school music at Cornell College to succeed Walter Hodgson who left Oswego Teachers College. Oakland comes from Mount Vernon after leading Great Falls Mont high school music and Angola Ind programs. He earned a 1930 bachelor and 1936 master in music and studied under George Dasch. His wife Helen Elizabeth Munger, from Waverly, is a Cornell 28 graduate.
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Ir Gazett
Mount Vernon
Lloyd Oakland
Cornell
Cornell College
Walter Hodgson
Oswego Teachers College
Oswego
N. Y
Oakland
Great Falls
Mont
Angola
Ind
Arlington
St. Oakland
Northwestern University
George Dasch
Chicago Cosmopolitan Symphony
Helen Elizabeth Munger
Waverly
Enrollment at Iowa City medical college tops 400
The University of Iowa college of medicine reports 384 men and women enrolled. The sophomore class is larger but 14 students below last year while freshmen total 112. In Decorah the Locust Hauge Lutheran church marks 60 years with services featuring three former pastors Rasmus en Glesne and Helme, tracing to 1873 church origins.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa College of Medicine
E. M. MacEwen
Decorah
Hauge Lutheran
Locust
W. A. Rasmussen
Blue Earth
Minn
O. Glesne
Charles Helme
Spring Grove
T. H. Carlson
Morley Juniors To Present Play Up the Hill to Paradise
Morley high school junior class presents Up the Hill to Paradise with Velma Siver Berdell Maley in lead roles. The October 6 performance at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium features Myrtle Hunter Lois Tallman J G Walker Eloise Seeger Floyd Siver Muriel Hunter Mary Gilmore Marshall Cook Betty Angus and directed by Miss Florence Miller.
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the Gazette
Morley
Velma Siver
Berdell Maley
Appeal Filed In Paternity Case In Iowa
William Guttenfelder a 68 year old Cass county farmer sued to cancel notes totaling 8300 and claimed the Iebsens deceived him with a false paternity claim The Iebsens testified Guttenfelder had relations with Mrs Iebsen and said the payment was to settle the matter Guttenfelder sought to cancel notes and had earlier canceled a 4000 note The Cass county district court dismissed the suit The supreme court heard the appeal from Guttenfelder attorneys allegations of extortion and threats by the Iebsen husband
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DES Moines
William Guttenfelder
Cass County
Supreme Court
George Iebsen
Iebsen
Iebsens
Guttenfelder
Iebsons
Iowa University President Gilmore to Speak at Iowa Events
Iowa City reports President Eugene Gilmore will headline inauguration ceremonies for Dr. Charles E. Finley at Iowa State College and mark the sixtieth anniversary of Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls. Gilmore will speak at the Ames program October 7 and join the State Teachers program starting October 8.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Eugene Gilmore
Charles E. Finley
Iowa State College
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Gilmore
Ames
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