Public Works Plans Outlined for Iowa Projects
Iowa state public works board outlined the criteria for project approval aiming to lift unemployment quickly. The advisory board will evaluate merit and public benefit with no political pressure, preferring Iowa made products when price and quality are equal, and final decisions will come from Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Public Works Board
Iowa
H. M. Cooper
Marshalltown
W. F. Riley
E. P. Adler
Davenport
P. F. Hopkins
Mazon City
Federal Public Works
Nels G. Kraschel
Washington
Rural Carriers Hear O Mahoney at Des Moines Convention
Des Moines hosts the National Rural Letter Carriers Association annual meeting with two speeches by Joseph C. O Mahoney first assistant postmaster general and Ambrose O Connell executive assistant to the postmaster general. Dowell outlines postal delivery growth including a marked speed increase. O Mahoney to speak at the shrine banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
National
Rural Letter Carriers’ Association
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Presidents
Service
C. C. Dowell
United States Postal Service
Mark Twain
Dowell
O’mahoney
Ambrose O’connell
Farley
Chicago
O'Mahoney
Shrine
O'Connell
Two Divorce Suits Brought by Lemkau Pending in Court
Charles C. Lemkau files two divorce actions against Mabel B. Lemkau in district court. The second petition, filed today by W D Randall, was withdrawn on filing. The first suit, started March 2, 1932, remains on record. they married August 15, 1906 and have four children. Lemkau, a city fireman, alleges cruelty and that his wife swore at him and accused him of intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Lemkau
Mabel B. Lemkau
Attorny W. D. Randall
Drake and Wilson
Lemkau
District Court Notes James Lardner Suit for $91.02
James F. Lardner filed a district court suit to collect 91 dollars and 2 cents from C. A. Peck in today’s docket.
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James F. Lardner
C. A. Peck
City News Updates From Muscatine Reader Notices
A busy Muscatine bulletin records H Valley receiving a 30 day suspended jail term for intoxication in Judge Coster’s court. Many residents travel, visit, or attend events from St Louis to Baraboo and Chicago, including NRA insignia applications rising to 394, with local social and family news across Cedar Street addresses and Park Avenue homes.
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H. Valley
Cedar Street
J. C. Coster
Henry L. Castille
Muscatine
St. Louis
Mr. Castille
Government’ Engineering
Muscatine V
Irene Johnson
Junior Johnson
Trenton
A. G. Bond
Park Avenue
Mary McKillip
Oak Street
Glendale
Cailif
Cheyenne
Wyo
Sidney
Neb
George Hendriks
Hendriks
James McMurrin
Will Hay
Anamosa
Ray Stivers
Evelyn
Olin
M. A. Sizek
Grandview Avenue
Ralph Stormer
Mary Place
Ard
William Christian
Illinois City
Chicago
Thera Mae Patterson
West Front Street
Dorothy Powell
East Second Street
NRA
Recovery Administration
W. S. McKee
George Buttles
Jamestown
N. D
M. J. Madden
East Eighth Street
Buttles
Carmelete Madden
I. E. Grady
Kalona
R. D. Petsel
Lone Tree
Frank Wright
Lulu Wright
Lincoln Boulevard
Virginia Kern Seeks Divorce From T Harry Kern
Virginia Kern filed suit for divorce against T Harry Kern in district court. Attorney R S Jackson, representing Mrs Kern, withdrew the papers immediately. Records show the couple married here on August 24, 1931.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Votan Kern
T. Harry Kern
R. S. Jackson
Bandits Steal $60 From Closed Camer Bank
Four men robbed the State Bank of Cameron in Illinois after finding the bank closed for more than a year. They confronted Dorothy Curtis, the sole employee, and demanded cash. The group took $60, the total on hand, before leaving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron, Ill
State Bank of
Cameron
Dorothy Curtis
Retired Farmer Marcus J Cowlishaw Fatally Shoots Self
Marcus J Cowlishaw, 52, a retired farmer, killed himself at 12 15 p m today at his Waterloo home after a period of ill health. Authorities reported no foul play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Marcus J. Cowlishaw
Lightship Drove Six Miles Off Station in 80 Mile Gale
Coast guard cutter Modoc intercepted a wireless message reporting the Diamond Shoals light ship swept six miles from its position by an 80 mile gale this morning near Wilmington North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willmington
N. C
Coast Guard
Modoc
Diamond Shoals
Death of Father Daniel P. Mulcahy at 55
The Rev. Daniel P. Mulcahy, 55, longtime priest of the Dubuque diocese, died in Anamosa after an operation. He served at St. Patrick’s North Garryowen from 1923 to 1931 and at St. Patrick’s Anamosa since then. Funeral Friday at 10 in Anamosa. Burial in Colo Catholic Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Daniel P. Mulcahy
St. Patrick’s Church
Anamosa
North Garryown
Dubuque County
Mulcahy
Colo
Iowa
Father Mulcahy
Columbia College
North American College
Rome
St. John Lateran Church
Cardinal Respighi
St. Joseph’s Church
Waterloo
Vinton
Farmer Held as Extortionist near Carthage Illinois
Oliver Swisher, 47, a tenant farmer near Carthage Illinois, is held on a federal warrant for attempted extortion of 10000 dollars. He was arrested in Chillicothe Missouri after a threatening letter to banker Fred Rue prompted a stakeout that traced him back to Quincy. He remains jailed in Adams County awaiting arraignment with bond set at unknown amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Ill
Oliver Swisher
Carthage
Chillicothe
Leo Pierce
Fred Rue
Swisher
Pierce
Ray Mosely
Adams County
U. S
John T. Inghram
Damage suit filed against railroad in Davenport
Nona Fay Jackson of Davenport sues the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railway for 35000 damages in Scott county district court. She claims negligence allowed Warren’s train and a motor coach to run under conflicting orders, causing his death in the Des Moines-Albia division crash near Donnelly Iowa on January 12 1933.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Scott County District Court
Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railway
Nona Fay Jackson
James I. Warren
Ottumwa
Donnelly
Iowa
Des Moines-Albia
Warren
White Sox win third straight over Red Sox
Sam Jones pitched a three hit game to beat Boston 3 to 1 in the first game of a doubleheader as the White Sox extended their winning streak to three over the Red Sox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Sox
Chicago
Sam Jones
Red Sox
Boston
Steel Production Cuts Weaken as Auto Sales Rebound
New York reports steel production at 50 percent of capacity down from 53 a week earlier, while retail auto sales unexpectedly rebound. Mills fill orders, and carmakers delay model changes to meet demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Clark's Salary Plea Ponders Appointment Timing
Judge Herrick took the matter under advisement as State Insurance Commissioner E. W. Clark seeks a writ of mandamus for a half month salary payment. The dispute centers on whether Clark was appointed before or after the legislature raised the insurer's pay from 4000 to 4500 dollars, affecting his compensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Allan Herrick
E. W. Clark
Murtagh
Clark
Insurance Commissioner
John Senneff
Mason City
Senneff
Earl Weismiller Granted Custody in Decree
A supplemental decree signed by Judge D W Jackson modifies the 1932 divorce decree granting custody of minor son Robert William to Earl Weismiller. Ruby Weismiller is relieved from $6 monthly support payments and given permission to visit the child at all reasonable times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Weismiller
Earl Weismiller
D. W. Jackson
Robert William
Mr. Weismiller
Weismiller
Wayne King and wife welcome six and a half pound daughter
Chicago leader Wayne King and his wife Dorothy Janis announced the birth of their daughter at Edgewater hospital. The ceremony marks a new addition to the King household as the couple celebrates the arrival of their child this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne King
Chicago
Dorothy Janis
Edgewater Hospital
Button codes set 8 hour day and wage rules for workers
The NRA filed codes for fiber, metal and horn work clothing buttons. They establish an 8 hour day, 40 hour week, and minimum wages of 30 cents an hour for women and 40 cents for men. White collar workers get 14 to 15 dollars weekly. The pearl button code is not released. The American Fiber and Metal Work Clothing Button Manufacturers bureau administers the code. Women doing the same work as men receive equal pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby A. Blace
Journal
Washington Cent
Washington
NRA
American Fiber and Metal Work Clothing Button Manufacturers’ Bureau
Legion Auxiliary Awards Listed at State Convention
Sioux City Sumner Creston unit won the Margaret Jones gavel for outstanding community service. Des Moines units captured multiple honors including the Wayne M. Skelly award and the naval print plate. Davenport Little Sioux and Ottumwa earned other gables and trophies while a Marshalltown unit won the Mary Virginia McRae trophy for the best Americanism program. State office candidates named are unopposed: Floyd Niggemeyer, N. Stanley, Myron Shelley, Bernice Rush, Pearl Vetter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Sumner
Creston
Margaret Jones
American Legion Auxiliary
Des Moines
Naval
Wayne M. Skelly
Argonne
Blanche Gibbs Allbee
Davenport
Gwendolyn Wiggin MacDowell
Little Sioux
O. B. Nelson
Ottumwa
Eleanor Steinburg
Mary Virginia McRae
Frank Lewis Glick
Marshalltown
NRA Groups Set Up in Nearly All Iowa Counties
Des Moines report says nearly every county in Iowa has organized to enforce the NRA. The state recovery board reviewed district work and left parade suggestions to district administrators. Harry Shaw of Waterloo said plans include an information bureau and a speakers’ bureau for NRA meetings. Several hundred complaints since the board’s 10 day start were referred to local groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
NRA
State Recovery Board
Harry Shaw
Waterloo
Buzzing Bee Triggers Truck Crash In Iowa
Julian Colby 20 of Waterloo loses control of a truck near Colfax while transporting a prize cow from Oakdale sanitarium for the state fair. Colby’s father Harry 55 suffers a fractured right hip after the collision. The cow escapes unharmed. The item notes the American Medical Association has over 90,000 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Julian Colby
Colfax
Colby
Harry
Des Moines
Colbys
Oakdale Sanitarium
The
American Medical Association
Roosevelt backs N R A with Boy Scouts in New York
President Roosevelt told Ten Mile River NY Camp Scouts that about 130,000,000 Americans will join the N R A. He praised the program as based on cooperation and helpfulness and likened it to scouting. He noted the recent approval of shorter hours and higher wages in key industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ten Mile River
National Recovery Administration
Peggy Metz seeks maiden name in divorce action
Peggy Metz asks to use her maiden name Peggy Carr in a divorce case filed against Melvin Metz in district court. The suit alleges cruel and inhuman treatment. The couple wed November 14 1931 in Rock Island and lived together until May 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy Carr
Peggy Metz
Melvin Metz
Rock Island
Insurance Firms Named Defendants in Harkey Actions
Eva Harkey, beneficiary, sues Prudential Insurance Company of America for 178 dollars and John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company of Boston for 250 dollars over policies on Lulu E. Harkey who died March 10, 1933. Both suits filed for the September term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Harkey
Lulu E. Harkey
Prudential Insurance Company of America
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company of
Boston
Prudential
Movement He Expects to Gain Full Swing by Labor Day
A local political push anticipates gaining momentum by Labor Day as organizers plan events and outreach. Key figures coordinate volunteers and target swing districts to boost support ahead of the fall campaign.
State relief proposal seeks federal fund matching
Des Moines officials convened the state emergency relief committee to urge a plan that Iowa must match federal relief funds. E. H. Mulock chaired and said prior federal aid required no state contribution. The resolution heads to Governor Herring for action to back a winter relief appropriation at the upcoming special session. Attendees included Claude A. Clark, T. C. Denny, J. H. Gribben, N. G. Kraschel, Frank E. Wenig, and D. S. Wernli.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Emergency Relief Committee
E. H. Mulock
Mulock
Iowa
Herring
General Assembly
Claude A. Clark
Waterloo
T. C. Denny
J. H. Gribben
Newton
N. G. Kraschel
Harlan
Frank E. Wenig
Spencer
D. S. Wernli
Sioux City
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Madonna
Geo. Kranz & Son
East Second St
City News
Virginia Kern
C. L. Hartman
Optometrist
East
Second St
Illinois
Jessie Costello
Salem
Mass
Canada
E Vogue
Iowa Ave
Legion Auxiliary
Roosevelt
Boy Scouts
Children’s Rayon
Royal
Jockey
Rayon
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