Wife of Police Victim Released
Mrs. Laura Black, 29, was released after police questioning in Des Moines. Her husband Elmer Black, also known as Earl Markson, 35, was shot by Detective Loren Miller while Black tried to flee from a car en route to the station. A man and woman with Black escaped during the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Laura Black
Elmer Black
Earl Markson
Loren Miller
Black
Miller
Siena City
Bakers Promise Police Protection
Non-union bakery workers visited the governor to urge arbitration of a deadlock. They presented a Colonial Baking Co. petition noting few workers were unionized while outside picketers suspended operations. Twenty two relief bakery employees filed county relief applications Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Baking Co
Relief Bakery
Streetcars Halted in Council Bluffs After Picket Action
The streetcar strike led 35 pickets to the Council Bluffs car barns Friday night, preventing a mob and keeping curious crowds away. In Omaha a split in union ranks looms after the Central Labor union defeated an outsiders’ Resolution. Mayor Finerty bans Council Bluffs streetcars while Omaha trams run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Omaha Central Labor Union
Central Labor Union
H. N. Nelson
Central
Finerty
Fund Transfers at Keota Receive OK
Des Moines State Comptroller C B Murtagh approved three fund transfers today across Keota areas. Baxter may move 1000 dollars from town hall to fire fund. Keota independent school district moves 2921 dollars from general to bond fund. Town of Keota transfers 771 dollars from trust certificates to bond fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
C. B. Murtagh
Baxter
Keota Independent School District
Keota
Poisoner Threatens Muscatine Pets Says Law Must Enforce
In a July 17 1935 Communication Vernon S Scott of 507 East Sixth Street condemns a Muscatine felon for poisoning birds and pets including a Persian cat. He cites Iowa law on animal harm and calls for indemnity or legal action to curb the menace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Muscatine
Vernon
Scott
East Sixth Street
Officers Search for Mahan Here but Tip Proves False
Police investigated a report that William Mahan, linked to the $200,000 George Weyerhauser kidnapping, was in Muscatine but the man found bore no resemblance to the fugitive. Sheriff Fred B. Nesper and Assistant Chief Menzo Grady led the inquiry. Earlier tips placed Mahan in the Sioux City area after three men allegedly resisted a Hooper Nebraska night marshal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Mahan
George Weyerhauser
Tacoma
Wash
Muscatine
Fred B. Nesper
Menzo Grady
Mahan
Sioux City
Hooper, Neb
Sioux Cty
State Payrolls Rise Over Three Years Across Agencies
Payroll totals increased by 407 state employees from 1932 to 1935 with overall expenditures reaching $415 983.38. The rise is offset by a $47 263.25 gap after added duties in liquor old age assistance and board of assessment. Overall salaries show a downward trend from 1932 to 1935, with averages excluding major colleges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Assessment and Review
Payroll expansion shown in state tables 1932 to 1935
A table compares payrolls by division for May 1932 and May 1935. It notes new departments since 1932 such as liquor, sales tax, income tax, and old age assistance. Excludes board of education payrolls, held separately by each institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ieseee
Board of Control
Board of Education
Liquor Commission
Revisions of Corn Hog Program Urged
A committee of 25 Iowa farmers advanced corn hog reform proposing continued corn loans at a flat per bushel rate and a 20 percent production reduction to protect soil. It calls for grass planting on retired corn acres with minimum payments of 35 cents per bushel and 2.50 per hog produced up to 75 percent of the 1932-33 hog base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa Experiment Station
AAA
Washington
North Prairie Club Meeting Postponed By Weather
The North Prairie Live Wires meeting at Wayne Garvin’s home was postponed due to threat of rain and farm work. Four-H meetings in Muscatine and Louisa counties were canceled as Edgar Rogers heads to the Louisa county Four-H camp in Columbus Junction. Members focus on preparing exhibits for West Liberty and other fairs while policy plans discuss county soil fertility based corn reductions and farm adjustment schedules with payments for reduced yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Prairie
Wayne Garvin
Edgar Rogers
Muscatine
Louisa Counties
Louisa County
Columbus Junction
West Liberty
Scouts Plan Week at Camp Minnegota Near Dixon
A group of 22 Boy Scouts from Troop 125 of First Presbyterian church will depart Sunday for Camp Minnegota near Dixon for a full week at the Buffalo Bill area camp. They are to be joined by 16 boys from Troop 123 of Knights of Columbus and Scoutmaster Howard Carl who will return this week from a prior stay. Clifton Satterthwaite will accompany the Presbyterian unit as assistant Scoutmaster. Muscatine council troops will use the camp facilities in remaining weeks. A delegation of six to eight Muscatine Scouts will attend the national Scout Jamboree in Washington, D C in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Minnegota
Dixon
Buffalo Bill
Knights of Columbus
Howard Carl
Presbyterian Scout Unit
Clifton Satterthwaite
Muscatine
New Roads Built and Ditches Ready in County Relief Projects
Relief crews rebuilt water veins removing streetcar tracks while forging 1.34 miles of drainage ditches. The fisheries station at Fairport benefited from 17 improved ponds yielding about 250 000 fish annually. Three golf fields and two dams were upgraded. Landscaping planted 500 trees and erosion controls built 157 and 427 check dams across farms and roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilton
Jefferson Cool
United States Bureau of Fisheries
Fairport
Wild Cat den State Park
Wilton Plans Park With Fundraising Effort
A mass meeting at Wilton city hall approved a new park project with a fundraising goal of 2100 dollars. A committee including H F Lauser and Dr Henry Hell will oversee plans for a six acre site at the old Wilton college home, with a lagoon wading pool drives picnic grounds a fountain and a future swimming pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Naber
Muscatine County
Wilton College
Stamp Price Surge From 1847 1869 to Columbian Issues
A 1895 price list shows 1847 five and ten cent stamps used pair rose from 3.75 to 38.00, 1869 set from 28.97 to 85.95, and Columbian 16 stamps from 24.86 to 103.37. Commemoratives are rising due to limited print runs, while well centered lightly canceled stamps fetch top prices. Local collectors plan displays at the West Liberty fair in August and the editor offers stamp pricing guidance by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colector
Whiout
West Liberty Fair
Iowa relief rolls cut by harvesting jobs
Relief workers refused private harvest work citing wages under 40 cents an hour and fear of losing relief eligibility after temporary employment ends. Farmers pay about $2 a day plus keep for harvest labor. County officials report morale erosion among relief recipients and promise reapplication will be considered after full time work. Suspended counties include Union Page Washington Chickasaw Floyd Humboldt Wright Benton Wayne Clay Keokuk Calhoun Harrison and Adair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Cameron
Harrison County
Union
Page
Washington
Chickasaw
Floyd
Humboldt
Wright
Benton
Wayne
Clay
Keokuk
Calhoun
Harrison
Adair
Radio Program Tonight Across NBC CBS and More
Radio listings show a dense schedule with multiple networks and stations. Acts include Hit Parade New York Philharmonic Orchestra Al Jolson Claude Hopkins Wayne King Eddie Duntstedter Transoceanic London broadcast Freddie Martin Manhattan merry go round Cornelia Otis Skinner Wayne King Benny Venuto Fidelity to network hour by hour across 6 PM to 9:30 PM, with baseball and symphonic programs into late night.
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NBC — Who
WMAQ
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
WGN
Concert Hall
CBS
WHAS
KMOX
al Jolson
Nbc—Who
WLW
California Melodies
WBBM
WCCO
Jan Garber
NBC— Who
WTAM
Major Bowes
WIBA
Radio City Music Hall
NBC
London
Eddie Duntstedter
Simeone
MOX
Cubs
New York
WHO
Willard Robison
Rhythm Symphony
Ethel Merman
Lew Lehr
WOWO
Manhattan
Cornelia Otis Skinner
WENR
Wayne King
Seth Parker
Benny Venuto
WMBD
Lee Gordon
Joe Sanders
Maurice Spitalny
Breakfast Club
Morning Melodies
Green Brothers Orchestra
Chicago
Brooklyn
Bluebirds
Army Band
Dorsey Brothers Orchestra
Dorsey Brothers
Margaret Speaks
Minstrels
Cuckoo Hour
Wayne’ King
Max Baer
Peg LaCentra
Ae Wheels Masters
M. Amos
Andy
WWTAM
Ted Fiorito
Ray Noble
Nichols Group Attends Summer School at Iowa
G. G. Bellamy superintendent of schools will receive his M A degree at the August convocation. Misses Alvina and Elsie Kirchner Mina M Hargis Nina Quimby Alberta Kelley Helen Hargis and Vivian Roe of Delavan Wis attend the first session. Bellamy and Mrs Hargis and Mrs Roe plan to return for the second six weeks. Delta Alpha class raised about $30 at ice cream social.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wis
Hargis
Bellamy
Roe
Delta Alpha
Ilo Adamson
B. F. Nichols
Fred Poole
Des Moines
Ben Swickard
Leo Derkson
Jean Krider
Bob Chown
Sweetland
Rylander to Return From Ames After Breeding Study
County Agent Carl Rylander is expected home this weekend from Ames where he has attended a study on corn breeding and hybridization at Iowa State College. Extension crops specialist E. S. Dyas notes the need for broader information as hybrid corn production rises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Rylander
Ames
Iowa State College
E. S. Dyas
Cedar County Four-H Beef Tour Attracts 60 Plus Attendees
The Cedar Four-H Beef club tour was held Tuesday in Cedar county with over sixty people present. A stop at Red Oak Grove park north of Tipton featured a noon picnic dinner. Carl Olson of Ames guided the group as they inspected 21 Herefords 8 Angus and 2 Short horns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Cedar County
Red Oak Grove Park
Carl Olson
Iowa Beef Producers Association
Ames
Boy Scouts Swim Party at West Liberty Pool
A group of Boy Scouts and auxiliary members enjoyed a Thursday evening swim at the West Liberty pool. Attendees included Rayner Burge Jim Loehr Loren Dickenson and others with family members and local hosts at the American Legion auxiliary picnic in Lone Tree park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Tree
West Liberty Pool
Harris Buell
Maynard Forwald
Rayner Burge
Jim Loehr
Loren Dickenson
Gayl Toland
Billy McGuire
DeWayne Stonebarger
Scott Walker
Luellyn Green
Roy Yakish
Gerald Brinkmeyer
E. C. Green
L. O. Adams and
M. H. Hudnall
Tulsa
Okla
D. V. Morgan
J. B. Smith
Burlington
Clara Peppler
South Johnson Street
Iowa City
Nemec Services Held at Church Lone Tree
Funeral services for Frank Nemec were conducted Friday at 10 30 a m in the Methodist Church by Rev Paul Hann. Burial followed in Lone Tree cemetery. Pallbearers included W EF Shoquist E C Green and others with flower attendants named. Frank Nemec born July 18 1891 in Kapstol Austria came to America at 18 enlisted in the U S Army in 1918 and later discharged. He married Mayme Sudensky in Lone Tree and a daughter Betty survives with his wife and several relatives in Milwaukee and Prague. He belonged to the American Legion John L Mumm post and Z C B J lodge Richmond Ia.
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Morning Sun
F. M. Elliott
Burlington
Methodist Church
O. G. Orcutt
Elmwood Cemetery
Mary Griffith
Alice Talbot
Erma Wilson
Marian Wilson
Nellie G. Curran
Paul
K. L. McClurkin
C. A. Brown
Paul Robertson
S. H. Curran
John Curran
F. O. Jarvis
Elliott
W. P. Elliott
P. R. Entringer
Jack Elliott
San Bonita
Tex
Flora Billingsley
Newton
A. T. Elliott
Frank Latta
Neb
Duncan
University of Pennsylvania
Lawnsdale
Philadelphia
Lone Tree
Frank Nemec
Paul Hann
Lone Tree Cemetery
W. EF. Shoquist
E. C. Green
L. G. Kilbourne
G. B. Kirchner
Steyn Westfall
Charles Gaeta
Mildred
Lorene Krotz
J. K. Kent
Raymond Ri
Co. C
Battallion
U. S. Guard
Mayme Swedensky
Betty
Peter Nemec
Milwaukee
Wis
Prague
Bohemia
John L. Mumm
The
American Legion
Z. C. B. J. Lodge
Richmond
Relief Officials Check Reasons of CCC Resignations
County relief officials under Iowa Emergency Relief head J C Pryor begin a thorough inquiry into why Civilian Conservation Corps enrollees leave camp. They will learn if resigning youths have found other work, their wages, work duration, whether dependents receive earnings, and if they will return to relief rolls this winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civilian Conservation Corps
J. C. Pryor
Iowa Emergency Relief Administration
CCC
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Bakers
University of Iowa
Borri of Control
North Prairie Club
Dixon, Ia
Journal
Ladies
Nichols Group
Nichols
E. R. Swickard
Cedar River
Daedlow
Helen Hargis
Kensington Club
Ralph Mills
Emma Shafer
Triangle Club of the
Christian Church
Weed Park
Rebekah Lodge
Marguerite Kirchner
Katherine Elder
Hershey Hospital
Bernice Hillyer
Rylander
Cedar Four-H Club
Emperor Selassie
Ruben Turk
Jack Musser
Charles Gosenberg
Downey
Fay Musser
Gosenberg
Musser
Billy
Joanne
Tiffin
Maria Reynolds
John Krall
Joe Luther
Hazel Atkin
Elsie Smid
Merle Rowan
Tumble Inn
Walker’s Beach
W. Smid
Fred Wieland
Lena Krotz
Roy Krotz
Norma Jean
Frank Krotz
Mary Krotz
Lone
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