Worst Cold Grips Midwest with Deep Freeze Today
The cold wave hammered Iowa and surrounding regions with record lows and no relief expected for days. Temperatures plunged to well below zero across Minnesota North Dakota Montana Wyoming and the central west and Rocky Mountain states.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Chicago
Dec
Central West
Rocky+Mountain
Mississippi Valley
Plains States
Northwest
Mercury
Minnesota
North Dakota
Montana
Wyoming
Explosion in New Mexico mine kills fourteen workers
In Madrid near Albuquerque a Jones soft coal mine explosion killed 14 miners and injured others as 17 were at work. State Mine Inspector Warren Bracewell led the inquiry. the last body was recovered and three men were saved by a dust barrier. The mine owned by Albuquerque Cerrillos Coal Co had reopened the day before. Coal gas is suspected to have ignited.
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Albuquerque
N. M
INS
Warren Bracewell
Jones Soft
Madrid
Jimmy Taylor
Pete
Andres Sampira
Albuquerque Cerrillos Coal Company
Justice Morling Memorial Services in Iowa Supreme Court Chamber
Memorial services were held this afternoon in the Iowa supreme court chamber for the late Justice Edgar A Morling of Emmetsburg. Resolutions were presented by lawyers from the fourteenth judicial district and a court member delivered the response with a full bench participating.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Supreme Court
Edgar A. Morling
Emmetsburg
Fourteenth Judicial District
Former Wellman businessman A. J. Palmer dies
Relatives report the death of A. J. Palmer of Pomona California. He owned a Wellman hardware store for years and worked in real estate. He was the brother of the late J. R. Palmer. Surviving siblings include J. Palmer of Wellman and three sisters Mrs. C. C. Yoder Kalona Mrs. A. W. Roup and Mrs. Al Farhetta Fry Wellman. A son and daughter live in California and another son in Tyrone Oklahoma. He was elderly, in his eighties.
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A. J. Palmer
Pomona
Calif
Palmer
Wellman
J. R. Palmer
J. 2 Palmer
C. C. Yoder
Kalona
A. W. Roup
Alpharetta Fry
California
Tyrone
Okla
A. L. Palmer
Junior College Play Difficult Production At Board
The junior college Little Theater presents Craig's Wife tomorrow night with Mary Pauls and Harvey Coulter in lead roles. The production is noted as difficult, requiring experienced amateurs, and the play was Pulitzer Prize winner. Music by the school symphony orchestra precedes the eight o'clock performance in the high school auditorium.
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Junior College Little Theater
Craig
Mary Pauls
Harvey Coulter
Witte
Parsons College to Stage Everyman Play Sunday
Parsons college sophomore Raymond Witting of Washington will play in Everyman the old morality drama produced by the Parsons college players next Sunday evening December 2 at six o'clock in Barhydt chapel. Director Susan Fulton Welty says the play features subtle characterization and dignified treatment with gentle humor and a clear moral. The production is the third in a series on the development of drama and will be offered free of charge.
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Parsons Dramatists
Charlies McFadden
Leo McCaleb of Ainsworth Shoppers Reported Yesterday
The line reads that Leo McCaleb of Ainsworth shopped here yesterday morning, indicating a local resident’s routine activity captured in the period’s shopping notes.
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Leo McCaleb
Ainsworth
Develops At Hearing On Bill Of Wets
The House Ways and Means Committee reopened debate on 3.2 percent beer and a proposed wine legalization. Rep. Stafford argues wine legalization could lead to constitutional challenges and urges restricting the bill to beer legality as a wholesome drink.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Rep
Stafford
Wiscoswin
Supreme Court
Y M C A Wins Game at Sharon Center
The Washington Y M C A basketball team defeated Wellman All-Star 48 to 17 on Sharon Center’s floor. Washington led 28 to 9 at halftime and used Ahrens Casey Westermark Fuhr McAvoy Little Judevine Blick Brown in the lineup.
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Washington Y. M. C. A
Sharon Center
Sharon
Washington
Weisman
Ahrens
Casey
Westermark
Fuhr
McAvoy
Little
Judevine
Blick
Brown
Cherokee Night at University Theater Iowa City
Ten people show interest in viewing Cherokee Night at the University Theater in Iowa City with special tickets from Mrs. C C Williams or J A Taylor covering all but twenty five cents of the admission. Tickets valid for any of three nights December 7 8 or 9. Lynn Riges wrote Cherokee Night and assisted with direction with Priscilla Morrison of Washington in the cast.
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University Theater
Iowa City
Priscilla Morrison
Washington
Girls' Basketball Class Holds Opening Workout
The girls' basketball class held a Tuesday night workout with twenty attendees. A Friday practice is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. to accommodate the junior college play, with meetings planned every Tuesday and Friday. Attendees included Eoma Clemans, Bertha Benda, Loretta Cantoni, Mildred Brown, Willa Briley, Dorothy Soukup, Nellie Wylie, Lillian Berry, Catherine Wilson, Dorothy Shively, Ruth Ballard, Nita Corbin, Audrey Humble, Oma Mason, Helen Jungbluth, Hazel Starr Payne, Mary Briley, Edna Messer, Haney, Loretta Wheelan, and Pansy Starr.
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Bertha Benda
Loretta Cantoni
Mildred Brown
Willa Briley
Dorothy Soukup
Nellie Wylie
Lillian Berry
Catharine Wilson
Dorothy
Death of A Lutzen of Brighton After Illness
Andrew Lutzen of Brighton dies at 2 15 am after years of poor health including stomach cancer. He will be buried near Maquoketa after a funeral in Maquoketa held by the Odd Fellows, with family making arrangements. He was a Delco Light service man, born in Germany, married to Anna Anderson, with children Harold Fred and Heather and a missionary daughter Mathilda in Cuba.
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Andrew Lutten
Maquoketa
Odd Fellows Lodge
The
Odd Fellows
Berlin
America
Anna Anderson
Mathilda
Cuba
Harold
Fred
Eather
Ottumwa
Edwin
Junior
Mr. Lutzen
Methodist Church
Bank Bandits Shot After Shawnee Bank Holdup
Two bandits were critically wounded and a third escaped when they robbed Shawnee State Savings Bank in Kansas. Vigilantes opened fire after a burglar alarm set off by the bandits drew them to the scene. About $1,000 in loot was recovered.
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Shawnee. Kan
Shawnee State Savings Bank
Rabbit hunting by bow and arrow bill circulated in Ohio
A petition seeking to authorize hunting rabbits with a bow and arrow has been circulated among Ohio archers and will be presented to the Ohio legislature for consideration in the coming session.
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Tiffin, O
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Ohio
Cheyenne Hunter Kills Two Deer with One Shot
Dan Park Jr. of Cheyenne shot once and killed a buck and a fawn stacked behind it. The incident occurred in Cheyenne Wyoming and demonstrates precise marksmanship with a single bullet.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Ins
Dan Park, Jr
Davenport High School Principal Dies
George E. Marshall longtime Davenport High School principal and president of the National Federation of State High School Athletic Associations died at his Davenport home. He served 25 years on the Iowa high school athletic association board of control and led state high school sports organization.
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Iowa
George Edward Marshall
Iowa High School Athletic Association Board of Control
Marshall
National
Federation of State High School Athletic Associations
Winter Storm Forecast Brings Heavy Snow Tonight
Last night’s low was six degrees above zero, two degrees colder than the previous night. Calm winds made the cold feel stiffer, and this morning snow began. Indications point to a heavy storm this afternoon, the strongest so far this winter.
Widmer Busby Clothing Co Plans New Store Opening
Announcement from Widmer and Busby Clothing Co. that their new store in the Masonic Temple building opens this Saturday after a recent move. Stock was depleted last week delaying opening. the shop neighbors Scott Furniture Co. and McDaniel Drug Store and will offer gifts for ladies and men as crowds expect.
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Widmer & Busby Clothing Co
Masonic Temple
Scott Furniture Co
McDaniel Drug Store
Tax Meeting for Tomorrow Evening in City Hall
A community meeting at 7 28 in city hall invites all residents. It aims to educate Gur po Pile on tax matters and mobilize nonpartisan action toward tax reform and justice in Iowa.
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Iowa
Unusual Bible Class Records For United Presbyterian Church
The men’s Bible class at United Presbyterian Church shows 55 members with an average yearly attendance of 49 and 30 men present daily. Organized in 1921 with 31 members, 18 remain. six are dead and seven moved away. Howard White elected president with W E Anderson as VP, Albert Simpson secretary, Ross Galloway treasurer. Everett Stewart and Dr A Rolce reassigned as teachers.
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United Presbyterian Church Sunday School
Albert Simpson
J. C. Boice
W A. Stewart
T. J. McElhinney
Howard White
W. E. Anderson
Ross Galloway
Everett Stewart
A. Rolce
Board Defers Appointments For County Government Posts
At the board of supervisors meeting this week the panel postponed filling appointive offices for county government. Appointments will likely occur at the January session, instead of the usual December meeting. Roy Mapel, new supervisor, has attended to learn duties ahead of taking office January 1.
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Roy Mapel
LN. Jessen of
Wellman
Cambridge Woman Granted Divorce After Spouse Clipping Hair
A Cambridge woman was granted a divorce after her husband cut part of her crowning glory while she slept. The court decision cites the spousal attack as the basis for dissolution.
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Cambridge
Mass
Ins
Eimor Shokarian
USC Coach Howard Jones Signs New Five Year Contract
National champion USC coach Howard Jones signed a new five year contract in Los Angeles. Jones has led the Trojans to 72 wins with eight losses and two ties over eight seasons and the team has won its last 18 games. National titles came in 1928 and 1931.
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Los Angeles
Howard Jones
University of Southern California
Jones’ Trojan
Hhe
What’s the matter with this country
Beverly Hills in a critique of consumer hunger and patriotism with a call to read Sam Blythes article on made in America and foreign influence. The piece contrasts American life with global trends and urges practical purchases for family life over patriotic posturing.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Saturday Evening Post
Sam Blythe
America
England
Death claims Mrs G Sheetz at 4:15 PM in Pleasant Plain
Mrs G Sheetz of Pleasant Plain dies after a long illness at her son Jake Sheetz's home in Pleasant Plain. Funeral at Valley Evangelical Church Friday at 1 PM. Burial Tyrone Cemetery. Born July 27 1856 in Bavaria she came to the U S at age eleven. Survived by sons Jake and Otto and daughter Clara Carris.
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Sarah Sheety
Jake Sheetz
Pleasant Vlain
Valley Evangelical Church
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Tyrone Cemetery
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Germany
Godfried
Phillipena Sheetz
Godfrey Sheet
Pleasantlain
Otto Sheetz
Keota
Clara Carris
Packwood
Three Bandits Ro b Kansas City Bank Heist
Three bandits hid in the Plaza bank overnight and met officials with a machine gun at opening. They escaped with 9803 dollars in cash and an undetermined amount of negotiable bonds after forcing employees to lie on the floor. no one was harmed.
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Kansas City
Plaza Bank
Missionary to Resume Post in Sholapur After Settlement Effort
Reverend Stephen P. Hieb of Omaha Nebraska sails for Sholapur India to continue as missionary and oversee a settlement project for more than 4000 criminals. The move follows a plan to manage and reintegrate the group under church guidance.
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Boston
Stephen P. Hieb
Omaha
Nebraska
Sholapur
India
Cuba Owes Part of League of Nations Dues
Havana reports Cuba owes $55,000 for 1931 and $57,000 for 1932 toward the $1,440,060 total due from members to the League of Nations for 1920 to 1932.
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INS
League of Nations
Cuba
Iowa State Farm Bureau Convening January 18 20
Iowa State Farm Bureau will meet at the Shrine Temple Des Moines January 18 to 20 in a major convention. National farm leaders will speak on mortgage problems government economy credit and stabilizing the dollar plus a farm home exposition. Awards honor counties with large or high membership and township standardization.
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Iowa
Farm Bureau Federation
Shrine Temple
Farma
British PM MacDonald to Pay WWI Debt on Dec 16
In Paris Premier Ramsay MacDonald announced that Britain will meet the war debt payment due to the United States on December 16. Premier Edouard Herriot will seek chamber approval for France’s installment, as International News reports.
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Paris
INS
Edouard Herriot
Chamber of Deputies
J. Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
United States
Herriot
France
Meredith Chance Injured in Fall at Newspaper Plant
Meredith Chance, an employee in the Journal office, suffered head back and shoulder injuries from a fall at the newspaper plant this morning. He fell through an open loading-room door to the basement while returning from an errand, and was taken to his father in law John Kupka's home for care.
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Meredith Chance
Journal
Meredith
John Kupka
Henke Funeral Attended by Washington Relatives
Funeral services for Henry Henke, a former Washington resident, were held in Sioux Rapids Mina on Saturday after his death Thursday evening. Survivors include his wife and children and his mother Mrs Rose Henke of Washington along with sisters Mrs J H McGraw Mrs S Mangold Mrs Peter Witt ing of Washington and Mrs Marsh of California. Pallbearers were Don VieChaw Paul VieChaw and Leo Mangold.
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Washington
Henry Henke
Washington Tan
Sioux Rapids
Mina
Hamburger Inn
Rose Henke
Henke
J. H. McGraw
S. Mangold
Peter Witting
Marsh
California
County Hogs To Be Butchered At Home For Needy
County supervisors authorize use of the county home facilities to butcher hogs donated by county farmers for distribution to needy families. Volunteers will handle slaughter and sausage production and transport from farms to markets in Washington.
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Washington County
County Board of Supervisors
Washington
County Home
Carl W. Klein
Mrs Joan Wehrie Recovers After Hernia Operation
A telegram received last night reports Mrs Joan Wehrie is progressing well after an abdominal hernia operation yesterday morning in Rochester. Mr and Mrs Wehrie traveled to Magee Clinic early Sunday morning.
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