Crop Production Estimates Low for First Half of Year
The crop reporting board says the first six months were less favorable for output. Spring wheat is forecast at 159,914,000 bushels, winter wheat 335,767,000, oats 698,941,000, with declines noted across barley, rye, flaxseed, tobacco, and potatoes. Stock on farms July 1 shows lower than last year across corn, wheat, and oats, while acreage and condition figures are listed for major crops.
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Washington
The
Crop Reporting Board Today
Milwaukee Group Buys Dubuque Brewery Plant
A Milwaukee syndicate led by Joseph M. Marko M. Blumen thal and N. J. Gordon bought the Dubuque Brewing and Malting plant, built in 1895, for about $500000 and plan to brew 300000 barrels yearly. Remodeling starts immediately with several hundred jobs created.
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Dubuque
Milwaukee
Joseph M. Marko
M. L. Blumenthal
N. J. Gordon
Dubuque Brewing and Malting Company
Iowa
Corn Belt Packing Company
Citizens Investment Company
Fort Madison Prison Population Shrinks
Fort Madison reports 1 484 inmates in the Fort Madison penitentiary the smallest in seven months. Warden Tom P Holowell notes inmate counts drop as courts are in recess sentences expire and paroles are granted during this period.
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Fort Madison
Tom P. Holowell
Fort Madison Penitentiary
Hollowell
Miss Robinson Sets New Mark at Sunnyside Country Club
Miss Lucile Robinson posted a new course record to lead qualifiers in the women s state golf tournament at Sunnyside Country Club Waterloo with a 41 37 78 two over par. Des Moines player Miss Robinson birdied the 3rd and 5th holes and finished 1 over par on three front nine holes and two back nine holes. Betty McPeak Mason City posted 44 41 85 for second best, while Mrs. Dave Bonella Ottumwa and Mrs. Victor Shewbert Des Moines followed with 87 and 88 respectively as eleven others finished under 100 in the first two dozen.
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Sunnyside Country Club
Waterloo
Lucile Robinson
Miss Robinson
Des Moines
Betty McPeak
Mason City
Dave Bonella
Ottumwa
Victor Shewbert
Efforts to Save Pal Fail on Meramec River Beach
Arthur Bayles, 31, drowned after a party of ten men arrived at a Meramec river beach in two cars. Bayles urged to swim despite warnings to don swim suits. He broke from the group, swam toward the opposite shore, and vanished mid stream as friends watched.
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St. Louis
Arthur Bayles
Bayles
Meramec River
Mayor of Atlantic Slugged and Robbed in Morning Assault
Mayor Joseph Burnea of Atlantic was slugged and robbed as he opened his grocery store. A bandit entered quietly, grappled with Burnea, struck him on the head, and stole $50 from his purse while not attempting to loot the safe or cash register. Police seek suspect in southwestern Iowa.
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Atlantic
Joseph Burnea
Iowa
Burnea
Ex Farm Bureau Official Dies in Washington Iowa
Joseph H. Jones 57 former Iowa Farm Bureau Federation vice president died Sunday night in a Washington hospital He had served as district committeeman and long time educational committee member Surviving are his widow and three children
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Washingon
Joseph H. Jones
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Messenger Loses Cash to Bandits on Way to Bank
Four robbers stopped Paul Prove, messenger for the University of Chicago, and took $978 in cash and $1000 in checks as he carried funds to a bank. The incident occurred in Chicago. Police are investigating the robbery.
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Messenger
Bandits
Chicago
Paul Prove
University of Chicago
Mine Workers and Operators Meet on Fair Practice Code
A Washington conference of United Mine Workers officials and bituminous coal operators continued drafting a fair practice code. John L. Lewis urged using present union contract scales as the negotiation basis while Ben Gray threatened to submit a separate code to Hugh S. Johnson, proposing a 45 cent minimum wage and 32 to 36 hour maximum.
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Washington
United Mine Workers of America
John L. Lewis
Ben Gray
Central Coals Associates, Inc
Hughs. Johnson
Gray
Expect 20000 New Members in A F L
Des Moines reports a forecast that about 20 000 members will join the American Federation of Labor in Iowa due to the national industrial recovery act. J C Lewis president of the Iowa Federation of Labor outlined the plan to organize unemployed groups and engage employed workers in unorganized crafts as part of the drive. Sherman secretary treasurer and Lewis have been addressing groups statewide.
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Des Moines
American Federation of Labor
Iowa
J. C. Lewis
Iowa Federation of Labor
Lewis
Mike Sherman
New Revenue Law Boosts Receipts
The 1932 billon dollar revenue law raised total taxes to 1.616 billion for the 1933 year ending June 30, offsetting income tax declines with a surge in nuisance taxes and beer revenue. Individual and corporate income tax receipts fell from 1.057 billion to 746.8 million, while miscellaneous taxes rose to 869.44 million.
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Washington — (P
Treasury Department
Four Bandits Rob State Bank of Sandwich
Four bandits held up the State Bank of Sandwich and fought a street gun battle with the town guard, escaping with more than $4,000 in cash. One bandit was believed wounded after an exchange of about 25 shots as they left the bank.
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Sandwich
State Bank of
Iowa Civil War veteran dies at 93 in Shenandoah
Shenandoah reports the death of D. S. Louden 93 a Civil War veteran at home Sunday night His passing leaves only three Civil War veterans remaining in Shenandoah Mrs E A Read Loudens daughter visiting in Waco Texas hastened to his bedside but arrived too late to see him
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Shenandoah
D. S. Louden
E. A. Read
Louden
Waco
Tex
Fugitive Sutton Hunted After Corn Exchange Bank Robbery
New York police renewed the search for William Sutton a three year fugitive from Sing Sing linked to a $28,835 robbery at the Corn Exchange Bank on Broadway and 110th Street. An employee identified a photo as the man who in police disguise directed three accomplices. Sutton was serving 30 years for a $100,000 jewel theft when he escaped the supposedly escape proof Sing Sing cell block.
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New York
William
Willie
Sutton
Sing Sing
Corn Exchange Bank
Broadway
110Th Street
Oklahoma Weighs 3.2 Beer Vote Tuesday
Oklahoma City races to decide if 3.2 beer becomes legal statewide. Pro prohibition leaders urge supporters to vote, claiming they can mobilize the dry vote while opposing camps aim to maximize turnout. Reverend A M Jayne of the prohibition group predicts strong turnout for prohibition despite current momentum.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
A. M. Jayne
Prohibition
Royal Neighbors elects officers at Rock Island meeting
Mrs Frantes R Torkelson of Lincoln Nebraska was elected chairman and Mrs Grace W McCurdy of Des Moines named vice chairman of the board of supreme managers of Royal Neighbors of America at the board meeting Saturday afternoon in Rock Island.
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Rock Island
Frantes R. Torkelson
Lincoln, Neb
Grace W. McCurdy
Des Moines
Supreme Managers of
Royal Neighbors of America
Movie Mechanics Strike Causes Hold on 1983-84 Schedule
In Los Angeles Columbia Pictures announced its 1983-84 production plan as sound technicians union and allied trades honored a strike threat to demand higher pay, delaying no sets yet.
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Los Angeles
Columbia Motion Picture
Hollywood
Sound Technicians’ Union and Allied Trades
Father Steals His Own Baby in Iowa Case
Robert Smith, 25, of Manly Iowa, allegedly took his one year old son from his wife at her grandparents home in Forest City. Neighbors heard screams and called the sheriff who pursued Smith to Manly. He is jailed on a charge of child theft. the couple remain married but not living together.
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Forest City
Robert Smith
Manly
Smith
Wanda Latta
Newell Avenue
Holland
Mich
Chicago
T. R. Davis
Jackson Street
Hardin Davis
Ernest
Melvin
Bryan Avenue
St. Louis
Kentucky
Mary Reeder
Paducah
Nettie Hinkel
Ellen Chedzey
Glenridge
N. J
Frank J. Schafer
East Eleventh Street
First Baptist Church
Ruth Sander
Clarence Berry
Hershey Hospital
Robert William
Banner Lodge
Maccabee Hall
Woodrow Brenteman
Nichols
Dale Marvin
Thera Mae Patterson
West Front Street
Dorothy Powell
East Second Street
Burlington
Miriam Glatstein
O. A. Glatstein
Canon Avenue
Leila
Gena Cook
Sarah Marie Cook
West Second Street
New Mexico
Walter Raethz
Natalie
Barry
Philadelphia
W. T. Barry
Mulberry Avenue
Cedar Rapids
H. L. Tucker
Davis
University of Iowa Commerce Department
Rotary Club
Muscatine Hotel
Dorothy Hahn
East Fifth Street
Genevieve Cromer
Francis Longhurst
East Seventh Street
Studebaker
East Front Street
Walnut
Cedar Streets
William Schoenig
Washington Street
Park Avenue
Monroe Street
Schoenig
Edwin Bujewski
Fairport
Chevrolet
Helen McKee
Essex
Harold Hobart
Conesville
Ardis Rabe
West Liberty
Weldon Bond
Oak Street
Bellevue Hospital
Ned W. Richards
Davenport
W. L. Mackey
Muscatine County
Fred Nesper
J. W. Richards
Marshalltown
Wisconsin Bank Looted by Bandits in New Lisbon
Three men robbed the New Lisbon state bank in Wisconsin, slugged the cashier, and escaped with $5,000 in cash. The bandits fired three shots into the air as they fled in a northbound automobile.
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New Lisbon
Wis
Bell Telephone Officer Is Dead
Dr Harold De Forest Arnold director of research for Bell Telephone Laboratories Inc died early today of a heart attack at his Summit New Jersey home. He was 50 years old.
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New York
Harold de Forest Arnold
Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc
Summit, N. J
Local residents on travels and community notices
City residents embark on trips to Holland Chicago St Louis Dubuque and New Mexico while local clubs host picnics and meetings. Births weddings and car accidents are noted with names ages and locations. A St Louis excursion on July 25 is announced by Eastern Star and Rainbow Girls.
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J. S
Eastern Star
Rainbow Girls
Raymond Elicker
Lothe
Colo
Olothe
Lena Sander
John Moser
West Fourth Street
Robbers Elude Aerial Pursuit Near Truman
Sheriff William Roehler from Fairmount Minnesota chased a quartet of robbers who fled after a holdup near Truman Saturday night. Two men Anes and Mordal Nelson were wounded when they pursued the bandits car. The robbers fled after crashing the car and abducting Loren Herwick before fleeing. The stolen car linked to Carroll and the plates to Kiron.
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Nelson Brothers
Anes
Mordal
Truman
Carroll
Kiron
Weather Update Notes .35 Inch Precipitation Nearby
Weekend observations show precipitation of .35 inch recorded last Saturday night into Sunday. Skies were partly cloudy Sunday, then overcast today with little temperature change. 75 degrees at 7 a.m. today, up 1 degree from Sunday morning. Forecast calls for generally fair and slightly warmer weather with partly cloudy skies and possible showers in the northwest on Tuesday. River level fell .5 foot today, measurement 5.5 feet.
Iowa Bread Prices To Be Submitted For Approval
Cedar Rapids report that any proposed bread price changes in Iowa must go to Secretary Henry Wallace for approval. John F. Currell of Cedar Rapids, president of the Iowa Bakers' Association, announced after the opening session of 42 master bakers. A special committee will draft a trade code study production costs and set recommended prices, with a report expected later today.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Henry Wallace
John F. Currell
Iowa Bakers’ Association
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Ft. Madison
Beauty
Lucille Lund
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Partners For Life
Jenny Sweet
Willie the
Wisconsin
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F. L. Beadle
U. S. Army
Civilian Conservation Corps
Rainier National Park
City News
Jess Wagner
Robert Green,Jr
Muscatine
Louisa
John Ficken
Ficken Furniture and Rug Company
Carl Hagemeister
Joe Hratz
Bernard Harper
Streckfus Steamboat Lines
Daven
Earl Nicola
Ella Nicola
Muscatine County Medical Society
Meyerholtz Lake
Wapello
Louisa County Society
Bellevue Nurses
Minnesota
Carl
George R. Stevens
Spring Street
Elgin, NL
Mr. Stevens
Plymouth
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Seevens
NEW Plymouth
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