Rites Held For Three Sumnerites Past Week
Rites conducted for William Heller Harvey Ritchie and Wm McMeans in Sumner area churches and cemeteries. Heller born 1883 Germany. Ritchie 1891 Westgate. McMeans 1872 farmer, WWI veteran, longtime Sumner resident. Burial services at St Peters Westgate Wilson Grove cemetery First Methodist church.
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Sumnerites
Fred Heller Sumner
Fred Heller
Sumner Community Hospital
St. Paul's
Martin
Walter
John
Sumner
Chris
Austin, Minn
Charles
Westgate
Harvey A. Ritchie
Harvey Arthur Ritchie
Berg Funeral Home
St. John’s American
Robert
Oelwein
Cedar Rapids
Fred
Vancouver
Wash
Wm. McMeans
Berg Funeral
First Methodist Church
Rev
Shaper
Wilson Grove
George McMeans
Effa Treloar
Democrats Elect 44 Iowa Delegates for Chicago Convention
Iowa Democrats elected 44 delegates and 24 presidential votes for the Chicago convention to fill 32 delegate seats. Delegates will be uninstructed. straw draws will determine convention floor occupancy. Hogan and Florence Lynch were reelected national committeeman and woman. dues and travel will be self paid. Palmer House to host. Alec Mackenzie calls the Young Republicans state convention for July 24 in Des Moines with district caucuses at 9 AM and delegate allocation by the executive committee on June 28.
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Iowa
Democratic Party
Chicago
Mike Hogan
Dubuque
Kefauver
Hogan
Florence Lynch
LeMars
G. G. Jack
Atlantic
Internal Revenue
Palmer House
Alec Mackenzie
Iowa Young Republicans
Ft. Des Moines
Des Moines
Mackenzie
Iowa Jobless Benefits Fall in April Despite Spring Activity
The Iowa Employment Security Commission reports a drop in unemployment insurance in April from March due to increased spring activity. Payments fell by 243,26 dollars, benefit rolls declined by 1,913, and the average check slipped 41 cents. Rural electric coops oppose Iowa public utilities regulation, while Prof. Clarence Updegraff notes a five member proposed commission to oversee securities, service and rates.
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Iowa Employment Security Commission
Iowa
Iowa Public Utilities Commission
Iowa Electric Cooperative Association
Clarence M. Updegraff
University of Iowa College of Law
Iowa Commerce Commission
Rea
Slugging the Thresher and the Bow Key Feeding Program
A rural advertisement explains avoiding waste in livestock feeding by following Bow Key Feeds feeding program. It compares threshing loss to inefficient feed and highlights a balanced ration tailored to different life stages, offering a free Bow Key Feeding Program through local dealers.
Iowa GOP moves to new HQ and convention battles roil Democrats
In Des Moines the Iowa Republican party moved to a larger HQ at 741 Insurance Exchange, planned to host campaign offices and meetings. Democrats at their presidential convention faced a loud scene over candidate sentiment and at large delegations, with friction aimed at chairmen Gillette and prep for Chicago bound delegates. The state guard logged flood costs of about 192 thousand paid, with total payrolls over 145 thousand and 1,250 guardsmen on duty at peak. State boards seek funds to fireproof Oakdale and boost hospital protections, including rewiring, water lines, a new fire truck, and an overhead tank.
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C. E. Heyer
Pfe
Eugene Woodcock
Sumner
Ft. Jackson
S. C
L. W. Pipho
C. W. Stapel
Ray Fedeler
Linda
Los Angeles
Cal
Dora Fedeler
A. C. Stapel
Oelwein
First Baptist Church
United Brethren Church
Second
Chicago
F. W. Mashner
Lorimer Potratz
W. O. Potratz
Moody Bible Institute
Hitch
University of Iowa
Art Lofsgaard
Fredericksburg
Robert Wells
Iowa
Nels Kraschel
Jake More
Kraschel
Herschel Loveless
Ottumwa
Otha Wearin
Hastings
More
Lester Gillett
Gillette
Joe Stalin
Iowa Republican Party
Kirkwood
Insurance Exchange Building
Des Moines
Tandy
Missouri
Mississippi
State board sets caps on medical aid in old age assistance
Attorney general rules the state board may set a maximum for medical expenses under old age assistance. The board recently allowed a 10 percent increase for food aid but capped medical allowances at four dollars monthly. It costs about twenty cents per month to operate an electric fence. Leader ads claim results.
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State Board of Social Welfare
State Board
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H. A. Ritchie
Jack McBride
Hillcrest
Jack
Phi Eta Sigma
C. W. McBride
Route 4
Aug. A. Buhr
Carol Ann
Harold R. Snyder
W. D. Snyder
St. John's Lutheran Church
Buck Creek
Miss Buhr
Lutheran Mutual Insurance Co
Waverly
Pvt
Snyder
Army
Ft. Leonard Wood
Warren Backlund
Omaha
Gretchen
Nels
Capitol
Howard Boeke
Bergmann
Hatchery
Tripoli, Iowa
Iowa National Guard
Fred C. Tandy
Oakdale
State Board of Education
Iowa State Teachers College
Buick
H. H. Buhr Chevrolet Co
Association of Better Business Bureaus, Inc
The
Lowa Optometric Assn
R. M. Murphy
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