Governor Displeased Over Pay Increases
The Iowa board kept President Friley at $12 000 yearly rather than Texas offer of $27 000, citing political interference risks in education. The panel, split over pay limits, eyes a successor for Gilmore and prepares for 1940 campaigns. Republican leaders gather at Des Moines to discuss party power while awaiting Democratic governor candidates.
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Friley
Iowa State College
Texas
Towa
Iowa
Gilmore
Wilson
Harry Swan
Atlantic
Hotel Savery
Des Moines
Clyde L. Herring
Herring Election Prospects Highlight Iowa Race
Senator Herring faces a two year remaining Senate term worth 16000 annually and would forfeit 5000 if elected governor. He stands as the only Democrat in decades to win a clear gubernatorial victory in Iowa and could resign his Senate seat to name a successor, or return if defeated. Treasurer Bagley reports wallet loss after Notre Dame game, joking about a charitable contribution to Iowa City.
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Senator Herring
Iowa
Senate
Senater
W. G. C. Bagley
Iowa City
Bagley
Iowa News Briefs: Accidents, Wells, and Dry Fire Scenes
Health scare and quick actions avert acid burns in two Iowa residents at Grand River and Spencer. A prank nearly injures Leonard DeWall when acid misidentified as water, but cream neutralizes the acid and prevents worse burns. Elsewhere a deep well at Henry Vogt farm near Marengo costs between $1500 and $2000, with neighboring 621 foot well drilled at G. H. Furler’s. A corn picker injury on a Sutherland farmer’s farm leaves him mostly unclothed after the machine tears off clothes. An automatic flasher signal for a Waverly crossroads arrives too late to prevent a crossing death of Mrs. Walter Eickelberg. her five children survive with injuries. Also, prairie fire in Warren county burns 100 acres and rabbits flee flames. John Mac Donald of Sac City misses his 50th year of corn picking due to doctors orders.
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Iowa
Grand River
Russell Morrison
Spencer
Leonard DeWall
Mr. DeWall J
Henry Vogt
Marengo
G. H. Furler
Waverly
Walter Eickelberg
Bremer
Great Western
Dangerous season ends for Kirkhner farmer in Iowa field
Robert Kirchner, 51, a Lee County farmer who lived in the same house all his life, died after stumbling on basement steps last week. The report notes cabinet-style court filings and local incidents including a horse-damages suit by W E O Conner of near Dunlap over an airplane frightening his team, a fractured skull from a horse kick to Roy Hines near Lone Rock, and Nick Rogers of Oelwein being scalped by shattered car glass. A WPA effort moved 16,000 Cass County district court cases dating to 1869 into flat files. The piece also mentions a no parcel post war condition for Germany and Lutefisk supper at Swea City.
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Robert Kirchner
Lee County
Cass
WPA
W. E. O'Conner
Dunlap
Isuit
C. W. Byrnes
Roy Hines
Lone Rock
Hines
Nick Rogers
West Union Hospital
Local Guests Include Olson Family in Clermont
Mrs. V A Leese of Detroit visited her sister Mrs Louie Olson in Clermont while other Cedar Rapids and Chester travelers joined the gathering. In Postville a bank cashier C Adrian Riveland sprained an ankle after falling through a trap door. x rays showed no fracture and his ankle was casted. Quarantine hit the Lloyd Bigler and Ben Erickson homes for scarlet fever as the community shares social and church related notes and dinner gatherings.
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V. A. Leese
Detroit
Mich
Louie Olson
Olson
J. H. Shipton
Cedar Rapids
T. F. Shipton
Chester
M. J. Hartman
Fayette
C. Adrian Riveland
Luana
Dan Burke
Geo. P. Rounds
Joseph Leehy
A. J. Priest
Harry C. Cooney
Harold
Iowa City
Mary Tatro
Hazel Tatro
Cooney
Social Visit roundup at several area homes
Grand Meadow residents Mr and Mrs Selmer Holm and children Betty Elaine and Roger spent Sunday at the Andrew Reinhart home. Numerous guests visited at several homes including Mrs John Sampson at Mrs Laura Holt and Mrs Ed Johnson at Carl Mosby's in Clermont. Families from Castalia and Oelwein also hosted gatherings with neighbors and relatives on weekend.
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Selmer Holm
Betty
Elaine
Roger
Andrew Reinhart
John Sampson
Laura Holt
Eunice Landsgard
Arthur Olson
Ed Johnson
Carl Mosby
Clermont
Gilbert Burnas
Gloria
Carolyn Ericks
Sophia
Sarah Groth
Castalia
Alfred Buraas
Oelwein
Mary Jane Hubert Debuts Bowling Coiffure By Styles Committee
Mary Jane Hubert aged 19 showcases a new Bowling Coiffure crafted by the Styles Committee of a hairdressers group. The nationwide high bowling honor winner is poised for a striking fashion moment blending sport acclaim with salon trend.
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Mary Jane Hubert
Taxed Food Costs Hidden Taxes Rise In Survey
A recent survey finds that about 33 cents of every dollar spent by the average American family for food goes to taxes. Hidden levies amount to six cents of each dollar, with a loaf of bread taxed 53 times, milk taxed 57 times per quart, and tea costs carrying one sixth in taxes.
Carlsbad Caverns National Park Grows From 700 to 46448 Acres
Carlsbad Park enlarged from 700 acres when designated a national park in 1923 to its current 46,448 acre surface area. The park now includes many explored and unexplored caves, with extensive surface terrain.
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Carlsbad Park
Carlsbad Caverns
Postage Cost Americana Spends $647,821,000 in 1938
Postage Cost Americana reports that federal postage outlays reached 647 million 821 thousand dollars in 1938. The figure reflects nationwide mail operations and the cost structure of the postal service during the late 1930s.
Grace Samuel McIntire Architect and Carver of Furniture
Designer of Grace Samuel McIntire, a Sa jem Masih product from colonial days like England's Adam brothers, was famed as an architect and carver. He crafted furniture delicately, especially sofas, with several chairs in the Essex Institute collection in Salem.
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Grace Samuel McIntire
Sajem
Masih
Adam Brothers
England
Essex Institute of Salem
Biureals Spend $43 a Month at University of Oklahoma
The average monthly non clothing expenditure of a University of Oklahoma student is forty three dollars. The figure reflects typical costs for meals housing and incidentals during the period covered.
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University of Oklahoma
Canada Licenses Radios With Annual Government Fee
A government license costs $2.50 for radios in Canada, applying to radio devices and wireless use under annual regulatory rules. The fee supports licensing and oversight of radio transmission equipment nationwide.
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Canada
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Sutherland
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