Column on Iowa Deaths After Car Crash in Anamosa
Cedar Rapids Ike Helphand 68 of Anamosa died in a hospital from a skull fracture after a crash. W C Blood 55 of Anamosa, a rider, is in St Luke’s with a pelvic fracture. Charles Mills 20 of Cedar Rapids drove a car that rear ended a vehicle stopped near the mishap injuring five youths. Russell Carne 19 was seriously hurt. the others were treated and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Ike Helphand
Anamosa
W. C. Blood
Helphand
St. Luke's Hospital
Charles Mills
Russell Carne
Farmer Loses Life in Creek Swim Near Farnhamville
Joe Givens a 57 year old farmer from Farnhamville attempted to swim Hardin creek near his home to bring in his cows. He fell from his horse and sank in swift current while an all night search led by Deputy Sheriff George Dahlke recovered the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farnhamville
Joe Givens
Hardin Creek
George Dahlke
Calhoun Courty
Mr. Given
Bones of Boy Found in Box on City Dump
Newton report says a wooden box containing the skeleton of a boy about 10 to 12 years old was found in a ditch near a city dump by Jess Tolles and Leland Duckett. They notified Sheriff Earl Shields, initiating a mystery case for Jasper county authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Jasper County
Jess Tolles
Leland Duckett
Earl Shields
Native Dancing Adds to Scandinavian Picnic
Des Moines hosts the fifth annual Scandinavian American day picnic with an estimated 10 000 attendees. Governors Elmer A. Benson of Minnesota Leslie Jensen of South Dakota and Nelson G. Krasch el of Iowa along with Grand View College president A C Nielson praised Scandinavian heritage in speeches amid national anthems folk songs and dances from Denmark Sweden and Norway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
Elmer A. Benson
Minnesota
Leslie Jensen
South Dakota
Nelson G. Kraschel
A. C. Nielson
Grand View College
Krasechel
Law Graduates of ’95 Contribute Class Book
Forty years after graduating from the University of Iowa law college the class of 1895 contributed to a class book. Editor Fred M. Hopkins once starred as an Iowa baseball captain and now runs the Fostoria Daily Review. The volume includes short sketches of members, campus pictures, and letters. Michael L. Mexinley, judge of Cook County Superior Court, wrote the foreword.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
University of Iowa Law College
Fred M. Hopkins
Iowa
Superior Court of
Cook County
Woman Drives Miles With Man Dead Beside Her
Des Moines woman Rachel Jacoby drove about 35 miles with Rex McNeill a 44 year old World War veteran dead beside her. She later described to Dr Shaw how McNeill grew ill and urged a turn toward Des Moines. The car continued toward Madrid after 11 pm as darkness fell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Rachel Jacoby
Rex McNeill
Boone
McNeill
Des Moins
Shaw
Madrid
Miss Jacoby
Record Degree Count Predicted at Iowa Summer Convocation
Iowa City officials anticipate a record number of degrees at the summer session convocation on August 5. Last year 406 candidates earned degrees. already this summer over 440 applications have been received. A dinner at the Town Union will precede the exercises, with Prof. Hudson Strode of the University of Alabama speaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Town Union
Hudson Strode
University of Alabama
Russians Raid Japanese Positions On Manchukuo Front
Five Russian aircraft were shot down in an attack on Japanese positions in Manchukuo. Japanese reports say Moscow retaliated after defeats, bombing Changkufeng border district and strafing near Korean territory as tensions flare and more Russian troops mass at the frontier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Manchukuo
Changkufeng
Moscow
Five Die as Car Hit by Broadway Limited Train
Five persons were killed when their car was demolished by the Broadway Limited train at a grade crossing in Hobart Indiana. The Pennsylvania Railroad train suffered a badly damaged locomotive in the wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobart
Ind
Pennsylvania Railway
Pastor Dr B F Schwartz visits local Methodist classes
Dr B F Schwartz formerly pastor here and now at Indianola spoke to the adult Sunday school classes in the main auditorium. Regular preaching is on vacation but Sunday school continues each Sunday. A large group later gathered at the Cloud Willits home for a potluck supper in their honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Schwartz
Methodist Church
Indianola
Arthur Atack
Dr. Schwartz
Mrs Margery Sullivan Takes Two Week Vacation
Mrs Margery Sullivan takes a two week vacation from Blanche's beauty nook. She will visit her parents in Corning during part of the time. Mrs W J Shannon has returned to work at the beauty nook after a two week vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margery Sullivan
Blanche
Corning
W. J. Shannon
Fined for Driving Without License and Disorderly Conduct
Ervin J. Whetstone known as Barkney was fined twenty five dollars and costs for operating a motor vehicle without a license after arrest by city police and pleading guilty in JP J. E. Bovee court. He had previously served a four month jail term for driving while intoxicated and his license was revoked for a year. Floyd Morrow, a Missouri farm worker, was fined five dollars and costs for disorderly conduct after his arrest by Officer Walt Kiesey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ervin J. Whetstone
Court of Justice of the Peace
J. E. Bovee
Whetstone
Barkney
Justice Boyee
Floyd Morrow
Missouri
Here
Walt Kiesey
Barn Fire Near Chester Suppressed With Minor Damage
A barn south of West Chester was scorched in a Sunday blaze caused by new hay sparks. The Farmer's Mutual fire truck arrived and contained the fire with only one timber charred and no further spread, avoiding a repeat of recent county fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer's Mutual
Lafe Stour
West Chester
Allotments Reported for 96 PWA Projects Over State
Omaha regional PWA office reports 96 Iowa projects approved under the 1938 program with total estimated cost 10.5 million dollars and 4.69 million as federal grants. Iowa submitted 147 new applications, the most in the region, with work to start by January 1 and applications not accepted after September 30. Waterloo and Marshalltown sewage plants are among the largest projects, costing about 1.09 million and 463 thousand dollars respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Public Works Administration
PWA
R. A. Radford
Towa
Iowa
Missouri
Minnesota
Nebraska
North Dakota
Montana
South Dakota
Wyoming
Washington
Waterloo
Marshalltown
Four Bandits Rob Banco de Napoli Trust Branch
Four armed bandits raided the east side Banco de Napoli Trust branch in New York City. They held 23 employees and patrons at bay and escaped with between 65000 and 75000 dollars in cash. An armed guard was away on lunch break during the holdup. The robbers fled north on First Avenue in a blue sedan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
INS
East Side
Banco de Napoli Trust Company
Broadway
First Avenue
Saturday Night Mess to Be Swept up for Sunday
Harlan city officials urge business houses to sweep paper and rubbish from sidewalks at closing time Saturday nights. Street cleaners will be given the afternoon off to work that night.
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Harlan Harlan
Humboldt School Bond Election Called
Humboldt school board sets August 22 for a special election on bonds valued at 24 750 to fund an addition and repairs with total expenditure planned at 45 000 and federal aid expected.
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Humboldt
Rainfall totals and weather notes from Iowa July
July rainfall totaled 3.02 inches, near normal, with 1.94 inches in Iowa City the heaviest in the state. Temperatures ranged from 58 to 92 degrees across sites including Sioux City and Clarinda. Jesse K. Myers leaves for St Petersburg Fla after a two month visit with family in Grace Hill and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Wolf
Des Moines
INS
Weather Bureau
Iowa City
Davenport
Burlington
Keokuk
Sioux City
Shwood
Clarinda
Jesse BK. Myers
St Petersburg
Fla
J. W. Meyer
Mary Sherlock
Washington
A. J. Robertson
John Williams
Grace Hill
Fort Madison and Mt. Pleasant guests visit Bickels
Marie Timmerman and Way Land Longwirth both of Fort Madison and Stanley Harr of Mt. Pleasant were weekend guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Bickel. Miss Timmerman is a sorority sister of Verna Bickel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Timmerman
Wayland Longwirth
Fort Madison
Stanley Harr
Mt. Pleasant
W. F. Bickel
Miss Timmerman
Verna Bickel
Community cooperative cold storage project planned for Washington
The Farm Bureau Service company launches a stock drive to fund a community refrigerated locker system in Washington. At a Saturday meeting 20 preferred shares sold and 14 lockers signed. $3,000 in stock is needed to start, with a goal of 30 days for initial sales. Plans include on site butcher operations and use of Rock Island and Burlington rail land for facilities.
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Washington
Court House
Glenn B. Holden
Farm Bureau Service Company
Charles Speer
Holden
Rock Island and
Burlington Railways
Wilson and Shields
Busby
H. & A. Bakery
Three-Quarter Century Club Honors Nobles at Dinner
Mrs. R. H. Hamilton of Keota and Rollin B. Organ of Chicago were named honorary queen and king of the Three-Quarter-Century club as 150 pioneers dined at the country club. Rev. W. M. Nichol Jr spoke on Time, noting about 12,009 years of life in the audience, while weather and setting favored a low-key, sociable program.
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R. H. Hamilton
Keota
Rollin B. Organ
Chicago
King
Journal
Country Club
Hamilton
Organ
Iowa
Elder
al Morgan
Clay Township
C. C. Gardner
Wellman
Nichol
W. M. Nichol
Senator Thomas Calls for Broad Government Control of Economy
In Washington August 1 INS report Senator Elmer Thomas, renominee in Oklahoma, urged the US government to regulate money and much more. He backed stabilizing the dollar at a lower level and creating an agency to manage prices from farm outputs to consumer goods, arguing such controls are essential for recovery.
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Washington
INS
Oklahoma
Elmer Thomas
Thomas
Roosevelt
F. RK
NLRB Maytag Hearing Pauses as Iowa Martial Law Stands
National Labor Relations Board suspends hearings in the Newton Maytag dispute for two days. Governor Kraschel halts the Newton session arguing it is a disturbing factor and may move the hearing, while martial law extends across Iowa. Major General Tinley and local authorities report patrols and vandalism as investigations continue.
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Newton
Iowa
National Labor Relations Board
Maytag
Matt A. Tinley
Tinley
Madison Hill
Washington
Hill
NLRB
Kraschel
Maytag Company
Washington, D. C
Des Moines
Edward C. Eicher
Williard James
INS
National Labor Relations Board Today
Former Lexington Resident Stella Goodspeed Dies in Chicago
Word was received of the death of Stella Goodspeed, 84, who died yesterday in Chicago after living there for years. The body will be brought to the county for burial by L. A. Jones funeral home. Services will be at Lexington cemetery Tuesday at two, conducted by Rev. Carl W. Klein. Miss Goodspeed was from a pioneer Lexington family long prominent in the area fifty years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella Goodspeed
Chicago
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
Rock Island
Lexington
Carl W. Klein
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New York State
Elmer F. Andrews
Barney Whetstone
Chester
New York Bandits
Four
Humbolt
Dionne
Pius XI
Calander
Ontario
Frank C. Bued
Madison, Wis
Catholic Central Verein of America
Aage
U. S
Kraschel No
Eicher
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