Frost Grips Large Part of Iowa Amid Cold Night
More than half of Iowa reported frost Friday night as temperatures Saturday morning ranged 10 to 20 degrees below normal. Rainfall varied from .01 inch at Creston to about a quarter inch at Keokuk with heavy frost in Alta, Cherokee, Atlantic, Des Moines, Iowa Falls, Charles City, Waterloo and Iowa City.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Creston
Keokuk
Alta
Cherokee
Atlantic
Iowa Falls
Charles City
Waterloo
Iowa City
Sioux City
Omaha
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Mercury
Estherville
CIO Director Guilty Of Malicious Mischief In Sioux City
James Porter regional director of the CIO packinghouse workers union was found guilty of malicious mischief for involvement in a strike incident in Sioux City. The jury awarded $40 in damages and sentencing by Judge Miles Newby is scheduled for next week.
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CIO
Sioux City
Swift Packing Company
James Porter
CIO Packinghouse Workers Union
Miles Newby
Porter
William E. Kruch
Iowa City News Briefs Highlight Union Board Officers
Union board at the University of Iowa installs Bill Sener of Chicago as president with four officers. Richard Witt, June Hyland, and Nona Seberge also take roles. New members include Fedderson, McCloy, Bokerney, Nichols, and McRoberts. Also installed Sunday night, Triangle club president is Prof. Bartholow Crawford, with Marsh and Maruth as officers. John May elected president of the UI student chapter of ASME, with Miller and Yakish as officers. H L Godeke named honorary chair for the coming year after Ralph Barnes.
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Iowa City
Bill Sener
Chicago
Union Board
University of Iowa
Sener
Iowa Union
Richard Witt
Shell Rock
June Hyland
Traer
Nona Seberge
Mount Pleasant
Richard Fedderson
Ed McCloy
Robert Boker
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Bob Miller
Hilton Yakish
H. L. Godeke
College of Engineering
Ralph Barnes
Delaware County Sunday School Convention elected new officers
The Delaware county Sunday school convention at Golden church presided by Rev. Floyd Maynard heard speaker O G Herbrecht of Des Moines. New officers include President Rev E F McClain Ryan, vice presidents Lyle E Sutton Delhi Mrs M F Clifton Earlville John Schaub Greeley, secretary treasurer Freda Dittmer Earlville, children’s division superintendent Mrs Howard Robinson Greeley, young people supervisor Ray Jaycox Manchester, adult supervisor E A Anderson Dundee, admin supervisor Mrs H Wilcox Hopkinton, leadership trainer Fay Ashline Manchester. 81 present and 25 Sunday schools represented. Earlville won the silver cup for largest attendance. Next year in Colesburg.
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Ryan
Delaware County
Golden Church
Floyd Maynard
Colesburg
O. G. Herbrecht
Des Moines
E. F. McClain
Lyle E. Sutton
Delhi
M. F. Clifton
Earlville
John Schaub
Greeley
Freda Dittmer
Howard Robinson
Ray Jaycox
Manchester
E. A. Anderson
Dundee
Shueyville
Shueyville High School
Charles Josifek
Henry Claypool
Vernon Zach
Elma Kucera
Jefferson Township
E. R Bowersox
Leo Vavricek
Mary Geraldine Sheeley
Richard Sheeley
Monti
Cyril Dolan
Belle Plaine
St. Michael's Catholic Church
Dorothy Paulsen
Herman Paulsen
Keystone
Wilfred Drahos
Joseph Drahos
Keystone High School
Verne Eige
Commerce Club
Agriculture
C C. Benson
O. E. Myers
Harold Wehrman
S. Roudabush
C. W. Burnham
James Murphy
George Peterman
L. G Woods
E. K Clear
Ernest Gihring
C J. Nebel
Frank Kouba
Isadore Feder
Dale Andrews
J.S. Vitquain
Jack Hix
John R. Burrows
Victor Vitquain
Co. Snow
Charles C. Rideno
Harlan Malcolm
Don Hunt
K. E. Hrabak
A. L. Luckritz
Shellsburg
Mildred Hayes
LaVern King
Robert Swanson
Beulah Vogt
Stanley Coberly
Richart Blottler
Alice Mae Copeland
Robert Bull
Vernon Bergen
Amelia Hayenga
Tommy Railsback
LaVonne Reynolds
Anamosa
J. R. Wright
Jones County Schoolmasters Club
E. D. Phillips
Olin
Germany
America
Florentine Strackbein
Lowden
Anna Doorman
Toronto
Hopkinton
Strawberry Point
Industrial Club
The
Methodist Church
G. J. Gill
C. W. Bull
R. W. Dutton
Thomas R. Scott
Buckingham Cemetery
J. J. Snyder
Tracer
Mr. Scott
Mount Vernon
North Tama
Fort Smith
Ark
Anna Frederickson
William
Emma Frederickson
Ruby
Robert
Thomas, Jr
Aurora
Charles Rosenstiel
Oelwein
Belle Plaine Hosts W R C Convention in 1940
Belle Plaine hosts the annual district convention of the Woman's Relief Corps in the I O O F hall. Department President Olive Moore of Oclwein leads the call to order as Mayor W A Vaughn welcomes attendees and local corps president Jennie England introduces the program. Representatives from Cedar Rapids Iowa City Mar ion Oxford Vinton Williamsburg and Belle Plaine attend with past national and department officers present. Marion is designated as the 1940 convention city.
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Belle Plaine
Woman's Relief Corps
Olive Moore
Oclwein
I. O. O. F. Hall
W. A. Vaughn
Jennie England
Anita Endsley
T. Z. Cook No. 11
Leona Wilcoxen
Maude Durand
H. L. McLennan
Jack Hix
Tom Miller
Lester Barry
Marion
Clara Weber
Iowa City
Maude Troutner
Marshalltown
Tracy Bradley
Margaret Lemming
East Tama teachers host aid party after fire at Blythe home
Alberta Bond and Maxine Leslie, left with nearly all clothing lost in a fire at the Robert Blythe residence, were guests at a Thursday party planned by fellow teachers Margaret Trevett and Margaret Lindell. The Blythe family hosted a night of support as Ray Allen and his wife donated food baskets and the faculty club members attended.
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Tama
Alberta Bond
Maxine Leslie
Robert Blythe
Margaret Trevett
Margaret Lindell
John Roberts
Gene Stone
Kathryn Landa
Mr Drury
Glen Bryson
Ruth Matfield
Mary Quinn
Wesley Cranston
Douglas Tompkins
NORTH
Cynthia Ann Sweet
Ernest Bremer
Sweet
Indiana
Robber Sought in Fatal Shoet Store Shooting
Authorities hunted a Friday night robber in Ottumwa after Arthur Geifman 22 was shot and beaten beside a shoe store cash register. The register was looted except for pennies. Geifman died at a hospital after being found at noon. initial reports said a clubbing bat, later found to be a gunshot wound behind the left ear.
Wilson declines to intercede in Doll case
Des Moines Iowa governor George A Wilson refused to intercede for Herman G Doll of Davenport who received seven years for cheating by false pretenses. Doll must begin serving the sentence October 5 when a stay order expires after appearing with his attorney and Jackson county attorney Arthur Janssen who argued against clemency.
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Des Moines
George A. Wilson
Herman G Doll
Davenport
Doll
Friday
Arthur Janssen
Jackson County
Parcen
Sarah Kerby
Andrew
Injured Man Found Five Hours After Accident
Dysart hears a report of Earl Wiebbecke, Moeller's accordion band manager, sustaining serious injuries when his car rolled into a ditch near Harold Bel linger farm about 1 am. He lay trapped five hours before being found by local resident Bellinger. A broken steering component pierced his neck. he lost blood but had no broken bones. He was moved to Waterloo hospital and is expected to recover. Police believe fatigue may have caused him to fall asleep at the wheel on the return from his parents' home in Dysart.
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Dysart
Earl Wiebbecke
Moeller
Here
Harold Bellinger
Wiebbecke
Bellinger
Waterloo
George Wiebbecke
Brooklyn Votes Down Utilities Franchise
In an election here Friday the Town Southern Utilities company lost its renewal bid. Five hundred fifty five ballots were cast from 875 voters with 446 against and 109 for renewal. A week earlier a favorable vote supported building a municipal plant costing 135000 dollars to be managed by three trustees appointed by the city council.
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Klyn
Southern Utilities Company
Broo
Farm Home Burns in Ryan a Fire Destroys Doyle Residence
A fire of undetermined cause destroyed the Thomas Doyle farm home east of Ryan late Thursday. Estimated damage is $9,000. neighborly alert and Manchester fire department saved the outbuildings. The Doyle family was in Delhi when the blaze started around 9 p.m.. insurance partly covers the loss and rebuilding is planned.
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The
Gazette
Ryan
Thomas Doyle
Here
Lewis Doyle
Delhi
Manchester
A. Russell Dies in Iowa City at 68
C A Russell former South Dakota secretary of agriculture died at University hospital Iowa City after an operation he was 68 and had been in the hospital since September 15 Fayette Upper Iowa A Cappella choir members announced with names by voice part Winthrop marriage of Martha Blosch to Leo Ringold ceremony at Monti Catholic church Sept 21 Central Africa proposes resettling Britain's unemployed to develop mineral districts
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Iowa City
C. A Russell
Brooklyn
South Dakota
University Hospital
Fayette
Upper Iowa
Margaret Peterson
Denison
Daisy Anderson
Houston
Minn
Dora Lee Belding
Waucoma
Chrystal Miller
Clermont
June Rhines
Edgewood
Mary Williams
Fairbank
Maxine Ellion
la Porte
Ruth Patridge
Maynard
Katherine Hetzel
Arlington
Margaret Mosley
Palo
Lowell Lyford
Manly
Quentine Wagner
Protivin
Maynard Taylor
Hayfield
Thornton Roberts
Vince Crawford
Winthrop
Martha Blosch
George Blosch
Leo Ringold
Monti Catholic Church
William McGovern
Harry Ringold
Central Africa
Britain
Speidel Purchases Newspaper at Reno
Mer rit C Speidel of Iowa City and Palo Alto, Calif., buys the Reno Evening Gazette Nevada's largest paper. Graham Sanford remains editorial director. Graham M Dean to publish the Gazette with Lyle T Harper as national advertising manager. Acquisition expands Speidel holdings to 20 newspapers and radio units across several states.
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Reno
Nev
Reno Evening Gazette
Nevada
Merritt C Speidel
Iowa City
Palo Alto
Calif
Graham
George
Leigh Sanford
Graham Sanford
Graham M Dean
Salinas Index-Journal
Morning Post
California
Speidel Holdings
The
Gazette
Lyle T Harper
Salinas
Dean
Harper
Town City
Paul H Caswell
Cherokee
Speidel
Colorado
Iowa
Wyoming
Ohio
New York
Former Union County Deputy Treasurer Indicted on 2 Counts
A Union county grand jury indicted James Huntington of Cres ton on grand larceny and forgery related to a September 9 robbery at the county treasurer s office involving 2815 dollars and altered fee receipt records in the motor vehicle department. Huntington is in custody with 3000 dollar bonds per count. he previously faced a forgery charge and was released on bond after pleading innocent.
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Creston
Union County
James Huntington
Huntington
F. C Locke
Farm youth held for $3000 extortion attempt near Creston
Beryl Siddens 22 of a farm near Creston Iowa is jailed on a charge of trying to extort 3000 from neighbor Wallace Wells. A letter signed X 23 threatened withdrawal of funds if the money was left in a jar at a pasture. Siddens admitted the plot and pleaded guilty before a justice of the peace, jailed on 3000 bond.
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Creston
Beryl Siddens
Wallace W Wells
J. R. Ewing
Union County
Siddens
Wells
Ewing
Justice of the Peace
W. G Wickham
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W. L. Peick
Doris Peick
Elwin Galliart, Jr
Elwin Galliart
Dubuque
Mary Jones
Joseph Glab
Emma King
Lowdon
Martha
Henry of
Chamberlain
Herman
Independence
Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church
Fred Abele
Christian Church
Walker
Hattie Hamblin
Moser
Harriett Leverting
New Hampshire
Theodore Hamblin
Washington
Guy 5S
Martin
Keota
W. S. Eldridge
Melack Kolosick
Kalona
Nu Lac Company
Jefferson, Jr
H. G. Richardson
Clarence
Methodist
A. B. Chamberlin
Charles P. Culver
Christian Herald Industrial Mission
Foochan
China
St. John's Evangelical Church
F.C. Schmidt
Muscatine
Paul Keller
Central China Union Seminary
Wuchang
Dr. Keller
Karl Fauth
Wilson
C. A. Russell
Iowa Farm
Chicago Sunday Tribune
Julius Schrack
Hitler
Boehm
Europe
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