A COLUMN ABOUT IOWA
Relief officials in Page county Clarinda back by supervisors require 25 cents per hour for relief work. Senator Clyde L. Herring pledges to save Ole Bill the cavalry horse from execution. Mrs Pauline Stuart, 24 Newton, dies from scalding burns after accidentally turning on hot water in a shower.
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Clarinda
Page County
County Boards of Supervisors
Des Moines
United State
Clyde L. Herring
Ole Bill
Iowa National Guard Cavalry
Herring
Newton
Pauline Stuart
Dancer Wins Pow Wow Contest for Fifth Year
Marshalltown report says John Bear Jr aged 32 won first prize in the Tama Indian reservation pow wow dancing contest for the fifth consecutive year. Edward Cloud of the Winnebago tribe placed second and David Blackbird of the Omaha tribe placed third.
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Marshalltown
John Bear, Jr
Tama Indian Reservation
Edward Cloud
Black River Falls
Wis
David Blackbird
Macy, Neb
Boy Suffers Injuries in Fall from Elevator Platform
Charles City reports four year old Robert McGee slipped while playing with his brother on a grain elevator platform and fell twenty feet striking his head on a cement floor. He was taken unconscious to Cedar Valley hospital with a skull fracture and described as in fair condition. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Verne McGee of Greene.
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Charles City
Robert McGee
Cedar Valley Hospital
Robert
Verne McGee
Greene
Oskaloosa Residents Hit by Freak Lightning Bolt
A dozen Oskaloosa residents were stunned when a freak lightning bolt struck during a Saturday night storm. The bolt traveled through light wires into homes for three blocks. Charles Van Arkel suffered a cracked radio while his father John Arkel was knocked down and burned.
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Oskaloosa
Charles van Arkel
John Arkel
Jehovah's Witnesses at Iowa City Booklet Distribution
About 50 members of Jehovah's Witnesses were brought to the police station for distributing literature house to house without a license at the Stewart apple orchard area during their annual sectional meeting. They were warned and released. William Lundquist of Moline contended the material was given free, not sold, and thus not peddling.
Tuberculosis Under Control Discussed By Iowa Doctor
Dr. John H. Peck head of Oakdale hospital talks to northwest Iowa social workers at Miller's Bay hotel. He predicts waiting lists will be eliminated in three years and beds will be available after a few more years.
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Arnold's Park
Iowa
John H. Peck
Oakdale
Professor Maps Insect Survey Across Iowa States
Dr H E B Ja nes, professor at Iowa eslegan college, leads the Iowa insect survey begun twenty years ago with a goal to map all state insects and their distribution. About 300 000 specimens are mounted at the laboratory in ht Pleasant with help from Iowa Wesleyan and the University of Iowa and several Iowa high schools.
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Iowa Wesleyan
Te University of Iowa
Towa Lakeside Laboratory
Iowa
Weather Driftle: Mild Temps Rule Weekend
Pleasant day yesterday with highs near 83 degrees and a cool night down to 57. Saturday evening saw around 0.8 inches of rain.
Underpass Project Discussion Sets Stage for North Second Avenue Work
A conference at the North Second avenue underpass site outlined early steps for the $159,000 project. City officials, the state highway commission, railways, and utility firms agreed to sink test pilings and build falsework to protect train service while excavation proceeds. Plans move to relocate water mains, sewers, and a gas line as construction goals begin.
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North Second Avenue
State Highway Commission
Rock Island and Milwaukee Railways
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
Washington City
Milwaukee Railways
East Fifthtreet
Second Avenue
Stolen Car Recovered North Of Kalona Johnson County
A car found ditched north of Kalona near the Johnson county line had been stolen from Maquoketa from a Davenport man. Sheriff H. M. Putnam reported the incident. The vehicle was not badly damaged and was taken to Kalona for repairs. Two hitchhikers, found by a passing motorist, are suspected as thieves though not formally charged. One had a skinned nose. both appeared involved in a prior wreck.
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Kalona
Johnson County
Maquoketa
Davenport
H. M. Putnam
Coal Commission Sets Central States Soft Coal Prices
The National Bituminous Coal Commission announced weighted average producing costs for soft coal in 10 central and southwestern states and directed district boards to propose minimum prices by Sept 14. Areas 2, 138, 4 and 5 cover Iowa Kentucky Illinois Indiana Alabama Arkansas Oklahoma Missouri Kansas Texas and more with per ton costs ranging from 1.772 to 3.617 dollars.
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Washington
National Bituminous Coal Commission Today
Rocky Mountain
Western
Alaska
Commission For
Iowa
Kentucky
Illinois
Indiana
Alabama
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Happy Watchdog Fails Congressman's Security Test
Congressman K C Eicher of Washington Iowa seeks a new watchdog after his terrier Happy aged three months failed to guard the home. A thief entered the house through a pried screen door while the Eichers slept taking cash and car keys along with the car itself. Happy greeted the owners on the back porch with a wagging tail.
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Washington
Db. C
K. C. Eleher
Iowa
Eicher
Ed Corette 81 Dies in Hartford Michigan
Ed Corette 81 of Hartford Michigan died Saturday at his home after more than a year of illness. He was born November 24 1856 in Washington and was a son of Joseph and unnamed mother. Survived by wife Mary Crail and daughter with one brother Chas Corette The funeral was held today at 2 PM in Hartford.
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Ed Corette
Hartford
Michigan
Chas. Corrette
Henry Shields
Ed Corrette
Joseph Corette
Washington
Mary Crail
Clay Township
West Chester
Newton
Kansas
Chicago
Chas. Corette
Subway Collision Kills Two in New York Station
At the 116th Street Station a rear end subway crash killed two and injured 57 as a southbound local stalled after a woman fainted with an arm caught in a door. A second southbound train plowed into the stalled car amid a panic and flying glass. Motorman Salvatore Cota, 46, was trapped and died after emergency leg amputation. Mayor LaGuardia ordered rescue efforts.
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New York
116Th Street
Salvatore Cota
Farm-Club Boys Plan Camp at State Fair
Washington county 4-H club boys will camp at the state fair in two 14 by 21 tents on a cooperative basis. Nineteen boys are enrolled with room for five more at 50 cents per night or one dollar for three nights. They depart Wednesday morning and return Friday night September 2, with free admission for 4-H members on the second Wednesday of the fair.
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Washington County
W. J. Roudabush
Roudabush
The
Legion
Fire out quickly with no damage reported
The incident was extinguished promptly with no damage but fire trucks were dispatched as a precaution, according to initial reports.
Insect survey eyes 75 years to catalog all types in America
The Iowa Insect Survey aims to catalog all species in the state and map their distribution. Dr. H E Jacques of Iowa Wesleyan says it may take 20 to 75 years to capture all types as they appear seasonally and years apart. The project, with cooperation from University of Iowa and local labs, reports 68 counties surveyed this summer.
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America
West Okoboji
Jaques
Iowa Wesleyan
University of Iowa
Iowa Lakeside Laboratories
Iowa
Washington Families Face $684 250 Yearly Retail Tax Burden
Washington families in Washington Iowa and area pay $684 250 annually in taxes on retail purchases according to a National Consumers Tax Commission survey. Hidden levies raise the cost of food clothing medicine and more and residents also pay other taxes beyond retail sales.
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Washington
Iowa
Vicinity
National Consumers Tax Commission, Inc
United States Bureau of Census
Fire crews respond to Willits garage blaze
Fire department answered a still alarm from the Willits garage after a car under repair caught fire. Officials suspect a short circuit or similar electrical issue as the cause.
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Willits
Scheme Unfolded On Stand
Washington dispatch reports sworn testimony before a Congressional committee on un American activities alleging a Soviet plan to spark U S economic chaos and create a soviet America. Professor J B Matthews testifies that the program seeks to provoke massive relief spending and public works to exhaust resources and enable a communist minority to seize control. He ties the Workers Alliance to a bid to raise funds to defeat a New York representative and place pro Communist members in congress.
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Washington, D. C
Russia
United States
Soviet America
Congressional Committee
J. B. Matthews
Moscow Popular Front
Exploding Boiler Damages Brighton Canning Plant
A boiler explosion at the Brighton canning factory largely damages the west building but injures no one. Workers, including Horace Hesseltine and Clem Benda, escaped unharmed as authority investigates the blast and plans repair with east building operations resuming.
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Brighton
Horace Hesseltine
Clem Benda
Ira Schafer
Schafers
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