Column Highlights Iowa Events and Incidents
A Cedar Rapids note recalls Dr Wayne J Foster performing a rapid procedure to save Mrs Gertrude Bentley from choking on beef. In Waterloo a 12 year old boy Charles Corde man sustains eye injuries from an airgun shot, risking loss of sight, treated at University hospital Iowa City.
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Cedar Rapids
Wayne J. Foster
Gertrude Bentley
Waterloo
Charles Cordeman
University Hospital
Iowa City
Wind toppled tower injures worker at LeGrand plant
Edwin Hoekstra, 21, of Rock Rapids, was seriously hurt when a 30 foot tower blew over at the LeGrand Limestone and Gravel Co. plant. The tower supported a 7 inch pipe that fell in high wind and struck him on the head. In Harlan, Merwin E Brown and his wife moved from the Brown apartments into the J. W. Brown apartment on W Baldin St. the Browns are not related.
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Sioux Rapids
Edwin Hoekstra
Rock Rapids
LeGrand Limestone & Gravel Co
Hoekstra
Harlan
Girl Dies From Peculiar Illness Starting in Knee
Betty Jane Kapfer four died after a mysterious illness began with knee pain. Tissue samples were sent to a lab after an autopsy failed to reveal a cause. She was the daughter of Levi and Mrs Kapfer of Westfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Betty Jane Kapfer
Rs. Levi Kapfer
Westfield
Fly
Kansas City Man Freed After Houdini Like Escape
Oliver Bancom of Kansas City Missouri was released by Pace county officers after being found semiconscious on a highway. He claimed three women and a man bound him but later said he self bound in an attempted death by action. Authorities believed the self binding tale and freed him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarinda
Oliver Bancom
Kansas City
Pace County
Bancom
Benton county grand jury probes death at home
A second Benton county grand jury was impaneled to investigate the death of William Hamilton at the Benton county home three months ago. Investigation was ordered by County Atty. Wallace Snyder when a coroner's jury found Hamilton's ward mate culpable. A virus grand jury investigation failed to reach agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Benton County
William Hamilton
FE. F. Lenninger
Pelle Plaine
Wallace Snyder
Hamilton
Two Instructors Know Two Reasons for Salary Raise
Cedar Falls Iowa State Teachers College instructors Dr H Paul Rath and Dr Marshall R Beard renewed efforts to secure higher teachers salaries after their families welcomed newborns within two hours of each other. Rath learned it's a boy and Beard's wife had a girl. The doctors cited personal joy as motivation linked to the wage push.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Iowa State Teachers College
H. Paul Rath
Marshall R. Beard
Rath
Beard
One Case of Malta Fever Reported in County Vicinity
The county health unit reports one case of undulant or Malta fever in the area. Health officials say the case is not serious and hope no more will develop. Dr. E. F. Walsh and R. J. Schnckelman note the disease can be acquired from cattle hogs and goats. Precautions are urged for those handling such animals. A Q and A on the disease appears in today’s paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malta
EF. L. Walsh
R. J. Schnckelman
Rev. W. L. Clapp Returns to Evanston Home
The Rev. W. L. Clapp is back in Evanston and has his residence on South Avenue, Til. The note confirms his return and placement in the local area.
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Rev. W. L. Clapp
Evanston, Til
South Avenue
Rebels Launch Counter Offensive in Madrid Front
International News Service reports the insurgents began a wild counter offensive in Madrid's university district to bolster weak positions. Loyalists led by Gen Jose Miaja faced renewed bombardment with heavy casualties as reinforcements arrived under cover of darkness.
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International News Service
Great Britain
Madrid
Seville
Jose Miaja
Spain
Eicher Expected to Visit Sunday, Des Moines Meeting
Report notes Congressman F C Eicher is expected to be in Washington Mall on Sunday and then travel to Des Moines on Monday to address a meeting at the Shrine Auditorium. The message does not specify the meeting's nature.
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Worg
F& C. Eicher
Washneten Mall
Des Moines
Shrine Auditorium
County sells town properties to recover back taxes
Thirty-two town parcels from Washington county tax sales were disposed of after a tax-sale period ended with no bidders. Parcels were located in Riverside, Brighton, Wellman, Washington, West Chester, Ainsworth, Haskins, Nira, and Valley. Cooperating town councils and school boards aided sales. some netted enough to cover back taxes, others not fully. No rural properties were sold, and additional town tracts remain unsold.
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Washington County
Riverside
Brighton
Wellman
Washington
West Chester
Ainsworth
Haskins
Nira
Valley
Washington's Elder Jesse Harvey Stricken With Illness
Jesse Harvey, among the county's oldest residents and early citizens, is reported ill amid concerns for his health. Local officials and neighbors express hopes for his speedy recovery.
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Jesse Harvey
Washington
Boy Scouts Court of Honor Held in Kalona Washington County
A Washington county court of honor for Boy Scouts was held in Kalona last evening with scouts from across the county receiving honors. The event included Tenderfoot ranks for several Troop 34 Kalona members and multiple merit badges awarded to scouts from Troops 32 33 and 34 including Washington and Wellman units.
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BOY Scouts
Kelona
Washington County
Owen B. Thiel
Iowa City
William Griffin
Riveride
H. V. Gsnodsites
Kalona
Judson Perkins
Walter Gingevich
Emil Hesselschwerdt
R. BE. Arthur
Carleton Haven
L. A. Saul
Washington
Ray Maort
Paul Hamm
Wellman
Thomas James
Baker's Day in Jail Delayed by Second Rehearing Request
Iowa Supreme Court postpones Norman Baker sentence for contempt as he seeks a second rehearing over his Muscatine cancer clinic. Attorneys argue no direct evidence ties him to the offense while Baker insists he is not a doctor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
Iowa Supreme Court
Norman Baker
Muscatine
Baker
Supreme Court
Bus Plunge Into Creek Injures 22 in Brunswick
A Pan-American line bus traveling from Miami to New York swerved in fog and plunged into a creek near Brunswick Georgia. Twenty two people were injured and one woman remained missing as tidewater later backed water into the submerged vehicle.
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Brunswick
Pan-American Line
Miami
New York
Here
Berdo Rites Scheduled for Springfield Brother‑in‑Law
Charlie Winter of Springfield Missouri was en route to attend the funeral of his brother in law Boyd B Berdo this morning amid travel plans.
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Charlie Winter
Springfield
Boyd B. Berdo
Boy Scout Rank Advancements Across Washington Troops
James Gallagher of troop 33 Washington and Ralph Drolling er of troop 34 Kalena exchanged first class awards with Gordon Carstensen of troop 32 Washington and Charles Mayo of troop 33 Washington. Cyfford Perkins of troop 84 Kalena earned the sear rank and John F. Killian of troop 32 Washington received life rank.
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James Gallagher
Washington
Ralph Drollinger
Kalena
Gordon Carstensen
Charles Mayo
Cyfford Perkins
John F. Killian
Fights Plan To Increase Iowa Budget
Rep Ed Brown of Polk argues against tax increases while three education budget measures move in the Iowa House. He says a pension bill would raise standards for 500,000 Iowa students, and a $290,000 university boost targets higher pay for a few. another proposal would abolish the engineering school.
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Des Moines
Ed Brown
Polk County
House
Brown
Iowa
State University of
LeRoy Mareer
Iowa City
County Hen Lays an Eight Inch Egg
A Leghorn hen on Jesse Nicola’s farm southwest of town laid a giant eight inch egg on display at Reister Produce. After week long exhibit the egg cracked during handling and revealed a second full sized normal egg with a hard shell inside.
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Leghorn
Reister Produce Company
Jesse Nicola
Rotary talk outlines federal state job program reach
W H Simpson district supervisor for Washington county area spoke to the Rotary club about the federal state employment administration. The office here aids job seekers and local recruitment with emphasis on expediting placement and widening options. In one year Iowa offices filled 183000 jobs and nationwide 9000000. A chemist position paying 500 dollars monthly was noted as an example of high skilled labor shortages.
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W. H. Simpson
Washington County
Rotary Club
Simpson
al Faulkner
WPA
REA
PWA
Iowa
United States
Samuel Knupp Taken Suddeny
Samuel Knupp died suddenly at his home 721 South Iowa Avenue this morning from heart trouble. Funeral services set for Friday at 2 PM at the Methodist church with Rev. Arthur Atack, burial in Elm Grove cemetery. He was born near Washington December 5, 1857, and survived by Lena Horning, eight children and eight grandchildren. Washington Golf and Country Club directors met to plan 1937 season. committees appointed. Bunny Blair elected groundskeeper. seeding and course work underway.
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Samuel R. Knupp
South
Iowa Avenue
Arthur Atack
Elm Grove
L. A. Jones
Smuel Knapp
Washington
John
Susan Neiswanger Knupp
Maggie Phillips
Lena Horning
California
Methodist Church
Pive Chilcpen
Cloyd
Vera Bartholomew
Longeach
Calif
Wilbur Kaupp
Sioux City
Glenn Knupp
Gladys Peterson
Long Beard
Helen
Wso
Charles Knupp
Arlington
Texas
Ed Knupp
Riverside
Harve Kaupp
Amarillo
Bunny’ Blair
Bunny
Veteran's Hospital
Des Moines
Tracy Phillips
Spe
Local residents visit Shannon home on Sunday
Rob Shannon of Iowa City and Miss Eleanor Appe of Dubuque spent Sunday at the R K Shannon home. Delbert Bailey, once under the weather for several weeks, is much better and able to be out of doors again.
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Rob Shannon
Iowa City
Eleanor Appe
Dubuqe
R. Kk. Shannon
Delbert Bailey
Opens Door For Liberal Legislation
In Washington the National Labor Relations Board moved to enforce compliance by Remington Rand, after a Supreme Court backed hardening of its power. The House Labor Committee reported by 11 to 4 a resolution condemning sitdown strikes, mirroring a Senate action last week.
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
National Labor Relations Board
Remington Rand
INS
House Labor Committee
GE Strike Threat Looms as UE members Speak
G E workers and United Electrical Radio Workers union CIO affiliate warned of a strike threat at General Electric plants. The statement came from organized plant employees signaling possible labor action.
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New York
INS
General Electric Corporation
G-E
United Electrical and Radio Workers Union
CIO
Supreme Court Opens Door to National Labor Relations Act
The 5 4 decision upholds the validity of the National Labor Relations Act and restores federal regulatory power over interstate commerce linked industry. Roosevelt pledges no compromise while labor leaders hail expanded collective bargaining rights and potential NRA revival in a modified form.
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Washington, D. C
INS
NRA
AAA
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Presbytery Acts on Pastorate in Washington Church
At Keota spring meeting the Keokuk presbytery released Rev. D. C. Fulton as pastor of the Washington congregation. The dissolution completes when Fulton declares the pulpit vacant next Sunday. Rev. R. A. Foster to succeed Fulton as superintendent of missions in the presbytery.
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Keokuk
United Presbyterian Church
Keota
D. C. Fulton
Washington
Fulton
D. D. Sherman
R. F. McFarlane
R. A. Foster
John L. Alexander
Winfield
Penn College
Oskaloosa
Washington Church
Rev
H. D. Richmond
Lord’s Day Alliance
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