Contracts Violated in Foresters Merger Case
Spenser G Frink R H France and Vivian G Makemsom, Tipton certificate holders, allege the Order of Foresters set up a special reserve fund in breach of the merger contract with the M B A. They seek credit adjustments claiming $3 303 391 was wrongfully charged while $4 193 755 should have been allocated. The suit is part of several actions tied to the merger amid state investigations and a court hearing ordered by the executive council.
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Dlaitiffs
Spencer G. Frink
R. H. France
Vivian Gs Makemsom
Tipton
Modern Brotherhood
Order of Foresters
J.C. France
Havner, Flick and Powers
Des
Clark Wednesday
Polk County District Court
Cotton Textile Code Scope Is Extended to More Goods
President Roosevelt signed orders extending the cotton textile industrial code to cover cordage and twine hosiery garments and pajamas. The move broadens regulatory reach for manufacturers in these related sectors.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Local Notes From Burlington and Nearby Visits
City residents update: Elmer Blum and the Seiberlings visit Mrs. Chasteen. Billy Seiberling to stay weeks. Miss Audrey Biles returns to Chicago for the World's Fair. Boyers travel to Chicago and Minneapolis. Deputy Pace improving. Harry Ray fined $10 for assault. Otis Slye's daughter Shirley Merrys born July 12. New auto registrations list several owners and vehicles. Hog receipts at stockyards 228. Ina Maes Place to open with Ruth Akins Orchestra. Chamber of Commerce directors meet at city hall.
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Elmer Blum
Audrey Biles
East Sixth Street
Chicago
Veron Boyer
Richard
Coon Rapids
Minneapolis
Boyers
Harvey Wynn
Stewart Road
Marie Milder
Nichols
Helen Byrne
Jack Pace
Harry Ray
Muscatine
J. C. Coster
Ray
Front
Chestnut Streets
W. A. Hill
Mary Place
Otis Slye
Maple Grove Road
Iowa City Hospital
Shirley Merrys
Anna D. Hemingway
West Liberty
Ford Forder
Fred P. Hoopes
Charlies Kern
East Second Street
P. W. Sick
Wilma Danner
Laura White
Grace Smit
Lenz Lorber
Culver Street
Lee McKee
Mulberry Avenue
Bert Hill
East Fifth Street
Ina Maes
Front and
Linn Streets
Ruth Akins
Chamber of Commerce
City Hall
Farm threshing accident leaves man with serious arm injuries
Ben J. Sywassink of rural route Nov. 5 is hospitalized in Bellevue after his left arm was drawn into a threshing machine pulley on his farm Wednesday afternoon. The limb was fractured in four places and his condition was listed as serious.
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Ben J. Sywassink
Bellevue Hospital
Bedford-Earl Woodward Sentenced 15 Years in Fort Madison
Bedford Earl Woodward aged 62 was sentenced to 15 years in prison at Fort Madison after pleading guilty to a charge. Creston O F Erickson, 656, farmer near Lorimer, died today after accidentally ingesting poison mistaken for epsom salts. Melvin A Ayer, 71, former concert tenor, died at home after a long illness. Commandant B C Whitehill announced V C H Van Metre of Mapleton as chaplain of the Iowa Soldiers Home replacing Rev J Winslow.
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Associated Press
Bedford—Earl Woodward
Fort Madison
Creston
O. F. Erickson
Lorimer
Des Moines
Melvin A. Ayer
Marshalstown
B. C. Whitehill
V. C. H. van Metre
Methodist Church
Mapleton
Iowa Soldiers’ Home
J. Winslow
Rev. Whitehill
Iowa National Guard
Britain’s worst mine disaster strikes in 1913
The 1913 Universal mine explosion in England killed 439 workers in Britain’s deadliest mine disaster. Rescue efforts followed as authorities investigated the tragedy and its impact on mining communities.
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Great Britain
Universal
England
Iowans Pledge Plan Support Across State
Pledges in support of President Roosevelt's national recovery program flow from Red Oak Allison Des Moines and neighboring towns. Descriptions include chamber of commerce backing the code, a new auto agency hiring 30 under recovery act, planned wage hour controls in Butler county retail, and wholesale vegetable dealers agreeing to reduce weekly hours for 500 workers. Nine regional merchant meetings are planned in coming days.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
Iowa
Washington
Red Oak
Chamber of Commerce
Des Moines
J. R. Piggott
Storm Lake
Cherokee
Allison, Denison
Indianola
Oskaloosa
Gobble Divorce Papers Withdrawn
The divorce action of Anna Gobble against Emmett Gobble was filed for the September term of district court Wednesday, but papers in the case were withdrawn by attorney F. L. Bihlmeier. Grounds cited are cruelty. The Venus de Milo statue is reported at over 6 feet 3 inches tall.
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Anna Gobble
Emmett H. Gobble
F. L. Bihlmeier
Venus de Milo
Iowa Forecast Keeps Fair Weather Through Friday
The Iowa forecast predicts continued generally fair weather tonight and Friday with temperature rises in some sections. Temperatures rose today under clear skies as southerly wind persisted. At 7 am the reading was 70 degrees, up 4 from Wednesday, and the river stage edged to 2.7 feet, up .1 foot in the last 24 hours.
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Iowa
True Love. He and She Swap Revelations in Town
He asks how she knew of their love and she reveals anger at townspeople calling him an idiot, noting the moment she realized her feelings. Berenspiegel
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Berenspiegel
Blanket code clarifies 36 to 40 hour weeks and minimum pay
The letter explains Paragraph 3 limits workers to 36 hours until Dec 31 with a six week 40 hour option, eight hours per day. Paragraph 6 sets minimum pay of 30 to 40 cents per hour, based on July 1929 rates, guaranteeing a wage floor regardless of pay method. It praises the code as a blanket standard without gender distinction and advocates cooperation to stabilize wages amid rising living costs.
Johnson Hops on Mystery Flight
Washington report states Hugh S. Johnson the recovery administrator departed on an unannounced flight to Detroit aboard a War Department official plane. He left his office after noon and expected to offer no information on the expedition though there is belief he may discuss a code of fair competition with automobile manufacturers.
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Washington
Hugh S. Johnson
Detroit
War Department
Relief promise from a uterine sedative claim
An advertisement touts a modern uterine sedative that relieves periodic disturbances and treats the cause of the trouble. Persistent use is said to bring ongoing relief.
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