Dexter I O O F Members Attend 119th Anniversary
Four members from the Dexter area attended the Dallas County association of I O O F as the lodge marked its 119th anniversary. The attendees were BE Diddy Perry M S Garrett Eartham Bilderback and A Summer representing Dexter and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dexter
I. O. O. F. Lodge
Dallas County Association of
BE. J. Diddy
Perry
M. S. Gerrett
Feartham
FF. Bilderback
Earlham Aid
Dallas Center
Kraschel Proclaims May 8 as Mother's Day
Governor Kraschel designates May 8 as Mother's Day in a proclamation issued from his office. The move honors mothers and their contributions, aligning with national observances and state recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Kraschel
Goey Nelson
Kraschel
Woman Donates Tract for Downtown Park
Susie F. Sower donates a city park tract north of the Hotel Tealborn in Marshalltown under an agreement with the city council. No buildings may be erected on the land. it will be landscaped and maintained as a public park.
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Marshalltown
Susie F. Sower
To Begin Prison Term After High School Graduation
Fort Dodge Vernon Anderson, 19, sentenced to a $1,000 fine or ten months in jail for assault with intent to rob, will graduate with his high school class this June. District Judge HN EK Fry ruled he may complete his schoolwork and begin his sentence on graduation. The youth admitted two purse snatchings.
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Fort Dodge
Vernon Anderson
HN. EK. Fry
Dewey Reopens Bench Calls for More Lawyers
Federal Judge Charles A. Dewey returns after a 90 day illness and selects a 23 member jury. He sets May 9 to begin jury trials, joking that other courts have plenty of lawyers and suggesting more hires for his staff.
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Des Moines
Charles A. Dewey
Blake to Explain $1,811 Shortage to County Board
Ottumwa Wapello county supervisors after a meeting with Phil Blake former secretary of the county soldiers relief commission will give him two weeks to explain an alleged shortage of $1,811 in his accounts. State checkers fixed the amount due and a second meeting is set for May 16 to hear Blake's explanation.
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Ottumwa
Wapello
Phil Blake
County Soldiers’ Relief Commission
Amn
Blake
Wins Nickel for Cuts Razor Found in Candy
Sioux City Mrs Opal Crell sued S S Kresge for 1200.05 after her daughter Frances bit into a candy bar last Dec 4 that contained a safety razor blade. District Judge F H Rice awarded five cent judgment plus costs as the child’s mouth was badly cut.
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Sioux City
Opal Crelly
S. S. Kresge
Frances
Kresge
F. H. Rice
Crell
Board Backs Music Director Amid Favoritism Claims
Sioux City high school music director H. Buntley won board support against allegations by private teacher L. G. McLaughlin that he played favorites in recent competition. Testimony from Pile and patrons supports that Buntley is efficient and popular.
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Sioux City
Hal H. Buntley
Board of Education
L. G. McLaughlin
Uutley
Emmet County High School Closed At Wallingford
Wallingford district voters discontinue the high school by 1466 to 152. The school now serves 21 pupils. operation costs are high. Pupils will be sent to nearby high schools with transportation and tuition paid by the district.
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Estherville
Two
Emmet
Wallingford
Max Seth
Bottle Note Clues River Death in Keokuk
Local fisherman finds a Mississippi bottle note signed James P. Gibson claiming he drowned himself on pr 12 and asking his brother M T Gibson of New Franklin Missouri be notified. Police report his brother, 55, a miner, left New Franklin three weeks ago. body later located.
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Keokuk
Mississippi River
James P. Gibson
M. T. Gibson
New Franklin
M. T Gibron
Ford and FR Talk Business in Washington Meeting
Henry Ford and son Felsel along with W J Cameron of Ford Motor arrived in Washington for a White House lunch with President Roosevelt to discuss national business problems. They rode from Union Station to the plaza in a Ford car bearing Virginia license plates.
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Washiington
D. C
Henry Ford
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Fasel
W. J. Cameron
Ford Motor Company
Union Station
Plaza
Devastating raid hits Castellon de la Palma
An insurgent air attack on Castellon de la Palma killed fifty people and destroyed seventy buildings. Reports from Barcelona say twenty planes participated in the raid.
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Paris
INS
Castellon de la Palma
Barcelona
Farm is divided to settle case in Dutch Creek township
A settlement ends the Commercial Savings bank trustees versus J. E. Wright case over the McKinstry property. 545 acres go to bank trustees and 217 acres, including the home place, to Mrs. McKinstry and her two sons. The bank seeks buyers to raise cash for depositor dividends. Judge Siegers left for Newton and will return to Washington next week.
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Commercial Savings Bank
J. E. Wright
McKinstry
Dutch Creek Township
John McKinstry
P. J. Siegers
Newton
Washington
Edward E. Duvall
Des Moines Man Resigns From Iowa Relief Board
The resignation of 8. J. Galvin of Sheffield from the Iowa Emergency Relief Administration board was announced by Governor Kraschel. Galvin, also a state board of education member, offered no reason beyond wanting relief from some duties.
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Des Moines
TNS
8. J. Galvin
Sheffield
The
Iowa Emergency Relief Administration
Kraschel
Galvin
State Board of Education
Gar Wood union stock plan ends two day strike
Seven hundred United Automobile Workers members became stockholders in Gar Wood Industries Inc after a settlement ending a two day strike at two plants. Gar Wood, the company head, will cut his $50,000 annual salary 15 percent to aid the plan.
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Detroit
INS
United Automobile Workers’ Union
Gar Wood Industries, Inc
Gar Wood
Biklen of Wapello Visits Washington on Business
HH L Biklen of Wapello was a business visitor in Washington yesterday.
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HH. L. Biklen
Wapello
Washington
Third Party Threat Worries Democratic Leaders In 1940
Washington April 27. The rise of a strong third party movement worries Democrats and excites Republicans. Lafollette progressives have largely split from the New Deal and will rally in Madison to test third party sentiment with leaders like John L. Lewis and Fiorello LaGuardia expected. The Democratic split grows as 1940 convention figures loom, with anti New Dealers pushing against nominating Roosevelt or a closely allied successor.
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Washington
INL
Madison
Wis
John L. Lewis
CIO
Roosevelt
Fiorella H. LaGuardia
New York
Tammany
L Lafollette
LaGuyardia
Hyde Park
Mr Roosevelt
T5th Congress
Supreme Court
Mrs. Marion Bailey Heads Washington Park Board
Mrs Marion Bailey is elected chairman of the Washington city park commission succeeding Frank B Miller. The board includes Miller and J E B Lemmon. Sunset Park has seen upgrades including two new stone placements bringing total to three. Birch furniture and railings appear in the park and WPA labor aided improvements at the swimming pool and drives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Bailey
Washington City Park Commission
Frank B. Miller
Bailey
Miller
J. EB. Lemmon
Frank Stewart
Park Board
Sunset Park
Washington
Sunset
Park
Britain Arming Merchant Ships Across Ocean Routes
Britain secretly moves to arm nearly all ocean going merchant vessels to defend sea trade in war. Government advises major shipping firms to fit fast modern armaments on swift cargo ships, especially on north and south Atlantic routes. Royal Mail fleet ships such as Highland Brigade and Highland Chieftain are being converted as part of the program.
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London
INS
Great Britain
International
Royal Mail
England
South America
Highland Brigade
Highland Chieftain
Highland Monarch
Highland Patriot
Highland Princess
Landon's Father Dies in Kansas City at 81
John M. Landon, 81, father of Alf M. Landon and longtime Kansas oilman, died in a Kansas City hospital after a sudden heart ailment. He was at his son's bedside when the end came at 10:40. Landon had been near Topeka preparing a speech when illness was announced.
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Kansas City
John M. Landon
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Topeka
Landon
William Howard Taft
Nominating Papers Surge in Des Moines for June 6 Primary
In Des Moines 106 Democrats seek nomination for the Iowa House versus 14 Republicans as of noon. Democratic Chairman E H Birmingham predicts Republican gains only in four counties Taylor Page Washington Muscatine. Earlier counts showed 62 Democrats and 4 Republicans.
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Des Moines
Secretary of State
E. H. Birmingham
Democratic State Committee
House of Representatives
Taylor
Page
Washington
Muscatine
Senate blocks debate on naval expansion bill by Holt
In Washington on April 27 Senator Rush D Holt of West Virginia blocked attempts to limit debate on the naval expansion bill. When Majority Leader Bark ley asked for unanimous consent to cap remarks at 30 minutes per senator or 15 per amendment, Holt bluntly said I object.
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Washington, D. C
INS
Senate
Rush D Holt
West Virginia
Barkley
Kentucky
Drunkenness Punishment Speech Sparks Court Action
In Jeffersonville Indiana on April 27 Patrick Bane faced a city judge Charles Fleshman who framed his punishment around memorizing scripture verses about wine and strong drink. The order demanded memorization of commandments and marked passages before release.
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Jeffersonville, Ind
Patrick Bane
Charles Fleshman
Farrier Rites Held Thursday at L. Jones Funeral Home
Funeral services for Henry H. Farrier take place Thursday afternoon at 2 30 at L. Jones funeral home led by Rev. W J Stevens. Burial will be in Elm Grove cemetery.
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Elsie Ellen Dusenbery
W. A. Dusenbery
North
Marion Avenue
L. A. Jones
Arthur Atack
Elm Grove
Dusenbery
Robert A
Sarah Ann (Ralston) Crawford
Dutch Creek Township
William A. Dusenbery
West Chester
Washington
Methodist Church
Harry Dusenbery
Near West Chester
Edith Schaffer
Evanston, Ill
Alvin Shaw
Town
Albert
Tom Stacy
Brighton
John Crawford
Mt. Pleasant
Steve Crawford
Britain arms merchant ships to deter raiders at sea
The Mediterranean Indian Ocean and Pacific routes gain gun platforms as Britain speeds up defense work. Two to six guns are mounted on some ships, especially South Atlantic routes, to deter raiders and enable rapid conversion of merchantmen into armed cruisers if needed.
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Mediterranean
Indian Ocean
Pacific
South Atlantic
Britain
Conference to Add Interest in Iowa Junior Colleges
A Des Moines conference at Drake University on May 14 aims to stimulate planning for the future development of Iowa’s junior college program. Speakers include J R Sage of Iowa State College, Supt C L McDowell, Supt W Co Jackman, and several deans and superintendents from Muscatine Emmetsburg Creston Mason City Clarinda Elkader and Fort Dodge. A morning report will recap 1937 38 junior college accomplishments with one minute per college.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Drake University
Agnes Samuelson
Clude
Willetta Strahan
Muscatine
Burton R. Jones
Creston
James Rae
Mason City
John A. Greenlee
Emmetsburg
Herbert L. Glynn
Clarinda
D. L. Wood
Elkade
Myrtle Fosberg
Chariton
Arthur van Meeveren
Ida KE. Iverven
Carrie W. Longfellow
Fort Dodge
Dean A. R. Gilbert
Graceland
Bill Maeglin
Political uproar over crop control sparks rural rally
In McDonough county about 2000 corn raisers joined the newly formed Corn Belt Liberty League to oppose AAA corn allotments. The group accuses the soil conservation law of limiting sowing rights, breaking up fields, and favoring southern interests while laboring to control world markets. The ABA dismisses the drive as political. A Dusenbery obituary notes Mrs Elsie Dusenbery dies at 69 after six months illness. services set in Macomb.
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McDonough County
Corn Belt Liberty League
American Farm Bureau Federation
Whie
Macomb Armory
Russia
Chicago
Farm Bureau Federation
Gorn Belt Liberty League
AAA
Explosion Wrecks Pottsville Mine Works
A blast at the Mammoth slopes of the St. Clair company mines near Pottsville killed three men Frank Montgomery Andrew W Potts and Nicholas Panco and left about 25 others unaccounted for. Rescue teams faced black damp and descended 500 feet into the mine to reach the site.
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Pottsville
St. Clair Company
Potts Ville
Frank Montgomery
St. Clair
Andrew W. Potts
Nicholas Panco
D A R Prizes Honored History Essay Winners
Washington chapter Daughters of the American Revolution awarded prizes to junior high students for essays on early American history. Esther Goodlander won first place in eighth grade for The Life of General Robert E. Lee, and Eleanor Tucker took first in seventh grade for Sports and Amusements in Colonial Days.
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Washington
Daughters of the American Revolution
Esther Goodlander
Eleanor Tucker
Robert B. Lee
Paul Snakenberg
Nondas Richardson
Frank Kurtz
National Society of the D. A. R
Billy Cox Wins Iowa Art Award for Watercolor Industry
University of Iowa sophomore Billy Cox wins the popular award in the fifth annual salon of arts for his watercolor Industry. The exhibit features 66 entries with 25 quality awards and four grand prize divisions. Cox’sIndustry was voted best in watercolors and pastels. The show runs April 24 to May 6 at the Iowa Memorial Union main lounge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Cox
University of Iowa
Awa
Iowan
Iowa Memorial Union
Iowa City
Four Survive as Japanese Sunk Chinese Steamers
Four persons survived when Japanese planes bombed and sank two Chinese steamers carrying 100 civilians between Hong Kong and Macao, according to a Hong Kong telegraph dispatch.
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London
Hong Kong
Macao
Daily Telegraph
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Democratic Party
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Frank Miller
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Holt
Jackie
Coogan
Jackie Coogan
Joseph M. Schenck
Coogans
Joseph Engel
Mrs. Dusenbery
Macome
Macomb
Fil
W. D. Klein
Iowa Art Award
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