Iowa World War Vets to Receive 40 Million Bonus
Iowa veterans are poised to gain about 40 million dollars in adjusted compensation bonds and cash. About 80 000 veterans stand to benefit as payments begin mid June with roughly 18.85 million due to local Des Moines recipients and a similar sum to applicants elsewhere.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Congress
G. Gordon Beck
United States
Beck
Washington
American Legion
Bureau
Longtime Muscatine Resident Frank Canfield Dies at 82
Frank A. Canfield 82 of Muscatine died at 10 30 am today at his daughter's home 518 LeRoy street after a week with pneumonia He was born June 10 1853 in Batavia Illinois and married Elizabeth Pratt in 1875 The couple marked their 60th wedding anniversary last year Surviving are his wife a daughter Metta Magnus and two sons Arthur of Muscatine and Philip of Omaha He belonged to Congregational church and held numerous Masonic and Shriners memberships The body was taken to Fairbanks Home for Funerals for pending funeral arrangements.
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Frank A. Canfield
Muscatine
A. J. Magnus
LeRoy Street
Mr. Canfield
Batavia, Ill
Elizabeth Pratt
Metta Magnus
Arthur Canfield
Philip Canfield
Omaha
Canfield
Congregational Church
Iowa Lodge
No. 2
Lloyal A. Munn
Royal Arch Masons
Elgin
DeMolay Commandery
Eastern Star
Zarephath Consistory
Davenport
Medinah Temple
Chicago
Fairbanks
Japan Faces Grave View After Bombing in North China
Sino Japanese tensions rise after two attacks near Tientsin. A bridge on the Peiping Liaoning line between Tangku and Tientsin was blown up and a Japanese troop train narrowly escaped a blast. Chinese fears center on possible Japanese intervention as Tokyo reinforces North China garrisons.
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Tientsin
Chamliangchen
Tangku
Japan
North China
China
Chuanliangchen
Peiping-Liaoning
Shanhaikwan
Great Wall
Tokyo
Death of Muscatine Resident Carl Winning at 50
Carl Richard Edward Winning, 50, longtime Muscatine resident, died in Colorado Springs after a three month illness. He was born Sept. 29, 1886, in Muscatine and married Lutiemae Ridley in 1910. Survived by his wife and uncle and aunt Calvin Brenner. Body to arrive in Wilton for funeral arrangements at Ralph J. Wittich Funeral Home. Services planned by Dr. David I. Berger of the First Presbyterian Church.
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Carl Richard Edward Winning
Muscatine
Colorado Springs
Colo
Mr. Winning
Colorado
Edward
Mary Schneider Winning
Calvin Brenner
Lutiemae Ridley
Winning
First Presbyterian Church
Woodmen and Elks Lodges
Wilton
Ralph J. Wittich
David I. Berger
Lowans Pass Tests for Naval Academy
Thaddeus A. Herrick Jr of Humboldt and Ernest R. Peterson of Council Bluffs passed entrance examinations for admission to the Naval Academy at Annapolis.
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Washington
Thaddeus A. Herrick, Jr
Humboldt, Ia
Ernest R. Peterson
Council Bluffs, Ia
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Flood Waters Rise Across Three States Amid Anniversary Flood
Floods swept northeast Colorado and parts of Nebraska and Kansas as the Republican River breached banks and cut highways and rail lines. In Granada and nearby towns two people were missing while Stratton reported a drowning amid ongoing high water and washed bridges.
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Granada
Colo
Colorado
Trenton
Republican River
St. Francis
Kas
Northwestern
Nebrasa
Stratton
Holly
Granda
Motor Vehicle Registrations Up in Iowa
Iowa records show a 22 640 rise in motor vehicle registrations this year versus last year with total registrations reaching 564 226 as of today.
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Des Moines
State Motor Vehicle Department
Weather Outlook and River Stages for Midwest States
Iowa forecast calls for fair weather tonight and Sunday with unsettled conditions in the far west family warming in the southeast. Illinois trends fair for tonight and Sunday with milder temperatures. Chicago at four degrees below zero. For the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys the week should begin with a fall in levels then showers mid to late week and near normal early temperatures rising to above normal mid to late week. Mississippi River stages show Davenport at 7.4 feet, down 0.4. Muscatine at 8.4 feet, down 0.5.
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Iowa
Illinois
Chicago
Mississippi
Missouri
Mississippi River
Davenport
Muscatine
Black Legion Recruiting Officer Object of Hunt
A Black Legion recruiting officer becomes the focal point of a pursuit as authorities pursue the suspect. The report outlines the operation and its implications for local security and community response.
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Black Legion
Iowan Killed in Head-On Des Moines Collision
Robert J. Hodgins of Des Moines was killed and four other persons were injured in a head-on crash at Sixth and Holcomb avenues. Mrs Hodgins was seriously hurt, Ralph McBride and Mrs McBride sustained injuries, and R C Devine of Sterling Illinois, the other driver, was hospitalized with undetermined injuries.
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Des Moines
Robert J. Hodgins
Sixth
Holcomb Avenues
Oley Nelson Protests Memorial Day Distortion
Oley Nelson, 92 year old national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, protests Memorial Day celebrations as corrupting the day. He urges honoring fallen soldiers per General Logan’s 1868 order and plans to attend Ames Memorial Day ceremonies.
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Des Moines
Oley Nelson
Grand Army of the Republic
Nelson
Legion
American Legion
Ames
Logan
John A. Logan
Walther League Opens Three-Day Convention in Waterloo
The Walther League opened its three-day convention in Waterloo Iowa with Rev P L Bornhoeft of Cedar Rapids delivering the principal address. Prominent speakers include Prof O P Kretzman of Chicago and Rev Dr Paul Lindemann of St Paul. About 1000 delegates expected to register Sunday.
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Waterloo
P. L. Bornhoeft
Trinity Lutheran Church
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Walther League
O. P. Kretzman
Chicago
Paul Lindemann
American Lutheran
Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer
St. Paul
Climax in Relief and Tax Legislation Looms Before Congress
Congress faces a tax and relief showdown with a possible mid June adjournment after debate on a 2.37 billion relief deficiency bill. Senator Robinson and Senator Vandenberg lead opposing groups over relief funding and a Pasamaquoddy tidal project proposal. Tax proposals stir attacks with Democrats split on corporate undistributed profits and a 1 percent surcharge on higher income surfaces. Tributes to war dead accompany the day's events.
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Robinson
Arkansas
Senate
Vandenberg
Michigan
Roosevelt
Pasamaquoddy
Florida Ship Canal
Senate Finance Committee
Former Justice of Iowa Supreme Court Dies at 92 Birthday
Spirit Lake IA former Justice G S Robinson longtime state jurist and legislator died at a West Okoboji lake cottage on his 93rd birthday after a long illness.
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Supreme Court
Spirit Lake
G. S. Robinson
State Supreme Court
Iowa
West
Okoboji Lake
Memorial Day Service Honors Local War Dead
Hundreds attended a Memorial Day service at Greenwood cemetery led by Rev. Leland H. Lesher. He urged citizens to honor national heritage with selflessness, conducted by C. R. Stafford, with students and veterans participating before a river ceremony at Riverside park.
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Greenwood Cemetery
Leland H. Lesher
Grace Lutheran Church
America
Lesher
Attorney C. R. Stafford
Carl P. Gunzenhauesr
John H. Blough
Mulford Congregational Church
Riverside Park
Grand Army of the Republic
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion
United Veterans
Disabled American War Veterans
Women’s Relief Corps
Daughters of Union Veterans
Spanish-American Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
American Legion Auxiliary
Sea Scouts
Boy Scouts
Veterans honored in Washington and Belgium on Decoration Day
Memorial ceremonies in Washington D C included a Civil Spanish American and World War veterans parade along Pennsylvania and Constitution avenues with leaders and diplomats. In Arlington Gen Pershing and Sec Roper spoke while President Roosevelt attended. Belgium decorated American graves and Leopold sent a message of gratitude. Naval academy planned a Decatur reenactment. Monument to Robert Mills unveiled in Congressional Cemetery. The Civil War veteran roll call recalled a drop from 2 128 948 Union troops to about 10 000 and Confederate troops from 900 000 to about 9 000.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Constitution Avenues
Pershing
Arlington
Arlington National Cemetery
John J. Pershing
Roper
Roosevelt
Belgium
United States
Leopold
Naval Academy Midshipmen
Annapolis
Stephen Decatur
Philadelphia
Bay of
Tripoli
Robert Mills
Washington Monument
Mills
Congressional Cemetery
Harry Rene Lee
Nashville, Tenn
Iowa Gas Taxes Reach New Peak
Iowa State Treasurer Leo J. Wegman reported May gasoline tax collections at $1,353,252.73, the highest since the law began 10 years ago, with beer taxes at $95,664.72 and inheritance taxes down to $84,557.13, a drop of $21,617 from May 1935.
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Des Moines
Leo J. Wegman
Wegman
Five Die Three Hurt in Memorial Day Auto Crash
A Petersburg turnpike crash near Richmond killed five youths and injured three others after leaving a dance. Victims include Patroon 14 and Ruby Lane 17 of Hopewell Cornelia Lewis 17 of Hopewell Joseph C Barron about 18 of Matoaca Opal Harrell about 17 of Hopewell. The lumber truck was driven by C H Dubose 18 of Roseboro.
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Richmond
Here
Sam Redding
Patroon
Hopewell
Ruby Lane
Cornelia Lewis
Joseph C. Barron
Matoaca
Opal Harrell
Petersburg Turnpike
C. H. Dubose
Roseboro
W. C
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Greenwood
Frank Canfield
Carl Winning
Naval Academy
Gar
James E. Chenot
Wayne County
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