Spanish Rebels Link British Steamer Meets Small Business Rally
Representatives of small business pressed for floor time as they heard President Truman’s message echoed in Washington. In Des Moines Iowa a 106 page Mental Hospital Survey report urged a new state hospital, reorganization of facilities and salary boosts, citing staff shortages and high demand for better mental health care.
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Washington
Fred Roth
Cleveland
Des Moines
Iowa
INS
Nelson G. Kraschel
Mental Hospital Survey Committee
Joseph E. Barrett
Kraschel
Barrett
Michigan
State Comptroller’s Office
Mount Pleasant
Independence
Clarinda
Cherokee
Glenwood
Woodward
State Board of Control
State Department of Health
New Hampton Receives Final Payout From Closed Bank
Final payment of 6 percent totaling $40,000 to depositors of the closed Second National Bank will be distributed today. Depositors will have received a total of 8714 percent, according to Julius Boeckh, receiver.
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New Hampton
Second National Bank
Julius Boeckh
Boy Displays Sign Over Dog Poisonings In Neighbourhood
Council Bluffs reports 11 year old Sheldon Kochel holding a sign in front of his name that declares the meanest person in the world is the one who poisoned his dog. Fluffy is one of four neighborhood dogs poisoned recently.
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Council Bluffs
Sheldon Kochel
Fluffy
Burlington Chain Scheme Tied to Fraud and Lottery Laws
Postmaster R W Baxter warned Thursday that a new chain mail fraud targets five recipients who are asked to send handkerchiefs to three leaders and then to five more. The scheme promises the top three will collect 135 handkerchiefs, violating federal fraud and lottery statutes.
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Burlington
R. W. Baxter
Shenandoah Man Pleads Guilty To Chicken Theft
George Phelps of Shenandoah pleaded guilty to stealing eight chickens near Blanchard Indiana. District Judge Earl Peters sentenced him to five years in Fort Madison penitentiary.
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Clarinda
George Phelps
Shenandoah
Blanchard
Earl Peters
Fort Madison
Partridge Millwright Killed By 440 Volt Wire
Sioux City millwright Charles L Partridge aged 42 was fatally shocked Thursday afternoon when he touched a live 440 volt wire in an elevator cage at the Flanley Grain Co. plant.
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Sioux City
Charles L. Partridge
Flanley Grain Co
Sioux City Girl Recovers After Corn Kernel Nasal Operation
Patsy Hungerford daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack Hungerford farmers near Sioux City underwent successful surgery to remove a corn kernel from her nostril. Doctors performed the procedure Thursday night and she is recovering.
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Sioux City
Patsy Hungerford
Jack Hungerford
Small Man Overpowered by Larger Woman in Nevada Robbery
Nevada resident Dan Weldy, a about 65 year old man working on a small eastern Nevada acreage, was overpowered yesterday by a 200-pound woman while another woman stole his billfold containing $16. The assailants arrived in a new black car and used a pretext about wire to approach him, Weldy said. He escaped from the smaller attacker but the larger woman restrained him as the other fled with the money.
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Nevada
Dan Weldy
Weldy
Prison escapee Worrick sentenced to 10 years
Webster City Howard Worrick 24 escaped prisoner recaptured in a tunnel beneath an Eagle Grove home and appeared in district court yesterday. He received a term not to exceed 10 years in the Fort Madison penitentiary. Worrick had escaped Clarion county jail January 13 and was held on breaking and entering charges.
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Webster City
Howard Worrick
Eagle Grove
Fort Madison
Worrick
Clarion
Spirit Lake road bond plan eyed for primary highways
Dickinson county officials move to resolve details of a $550,000 road bond issue election aimed at completing hard surfacing of the county's primary highways.
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Spirit Lake
Dickinson
February Temperature Declares Colder Than Usual Winter
Des Moines forecasts note February likely to follow a below normal trend for the winter of 1937 38. If temperatures stay below average, the period could be recorded as notably colder than typical for the season in this region.
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Des Moines
Dime Request Leads to Life Sentence for Wilson in Sharp Object Case
Joe Wilson, a Black man, was sentenced to life in prison after a district court jury found him guilty of a serious charge connected to a sharp object incident involving Frank Crowder, also Black. Wilson testified Crowder repeatedly begged for a dime to enter a dice game.
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PPS
Joe Wilson
Frank Crowder
Wilson
Crowder
Check Fraudin Old Age Assistance in Des Moines
Des Moines postal authorities intercepted 15 town old age pension checks revealing violations of the state old age assistance law, according to Pension Superintendent Byron G. Allen statements on Thursday.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Byron G. Allen
Poultry Producers Set Record Boosters in Ottumwa
Ottumwa aims to host over 3 000 farmers from all Iowa counties for a big anniversary booster day of the Iowa Poultry Producers Marketing Association on February 10. Inspection tours begin at 9 a.m. with a free lunch, followed by a 1 p.m. program at the Coliseum featuring J O Christianson of the University of Minnesota.
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Iowa Poultry Producers Marketing Association
William Heckendorn
J. O. Christianson
Agricultural Division
University of Minnesota
Heckendorn
Iowa
Earth
Iplp M. A
Wapello
C. Ke
Johnson
Oskaloosa
W. B. Hamilton
Des Moines
G Lindsay
Fairfield
Earle Libe
Karle F. Libe
Washington
J. F. Zepp
Clarence Decatur
Poultry Minute
Rollin’ Brown
Farm Bureau District E Committee
Antoine Heitshuven
Harold F. Miller
Velma Packer
Heekendorn
Meyer to Conduct Happy Hour Meet
Meyer leads a Sunday evening gathering after church services with Maurice Meyer Christian Endeavor president of the fifteenth district in charge. The program features special numbers from Christian Endeavor groups and a playlet to highlight the value of the organization, marking its fifty seventh birthday and inviting all youths to attend at the YMCA.
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Maurice Meyer
Christian Endeavor
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America
President Roosevelt signs housing act to boost building
President Roosevelt announced the signing of a new housing bill to finance up to three billion dollars for low cost homes and apartments. Builders pay ten percent down, with the government insuring up to 99 percent of the mortgage.
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Washington, D.D. C
INS
Roosevelt
Iowa student dies from barn accident in Unionville
Keith Bair 21 Iowa State College senior of Unionville died from injuries after a barn collapse while tearing it down at his home on September 8. The accident left him with a broken back. A Washington delegation reports progress and the county expects twenty carloads of attendees from Washington County for Farm Bureau marketing methods.
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Centerville
Iowa
Keith Bair
Iowa State College
Unionville
Washington Fach Farm Bureau
Washington County
Maniac slays three patients at Tewksbury infirmary
John Mack of Chelsea, a six foot maniac, shot three elderly patients at the Tewksbury state infirmary and wounded two more before escaping. he was recaptured. The victims were all over 70, shot through chest and abdomen.
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Tewksbury
Mass
Tewksbury State Infirmary
John Mack
Chelsea
Iowan Indicted for Murder in Webster County
Vincent Bittner, 26, a farmer, was indicted by the Webster county grand jury for the murder of Julius B. Newsome, 45, during a scuffle in front of a beer tavern on January 15. He is jailed without bond.
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Fort Dodge
Vinecent Bittner
Webster County
Julius B. Newsome
Newsome
Body Found on Ocean Beach Ties to Plane Crash Victim
In San Diego a body washed ashore at Ocean Beach amid a navy search for ten of eleven men lost in a Wednesday night plane crash. The body is taken to the coroner's office for identification, and may be one of seven flyers missing from a January 5 bombing plane disaster.
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San Diego
INS
Navy
Ocean Beach
Mead earns Safe Driving Award in Iowa program
Des Moines reports an award of 23 safe driving certificates to instructors and students who completed a driving education course. One certificate goes to Harland W. Mead of Washington, Iowa.
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Des Moines
Harland W. Mead
Washington
Iowa
Four suits seek 22500 damages in Christmas crash toll
Donald C. Dushek of Waterloo files three of four suits seeking 10000 for his wife s death 10000 for his infant son s death and 2500 for personal injuries after a Christmas morning auto crash in Fort Dodge that killed his wife and son and another driver Ernest Kaufman whose estate faces the suits.
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Fort Dodge
Donald C. Dushek
Waterloo
Ernest Kaufman
Kaufman
Dushek
Iowa Safest State on Highways Despite Toll
Des Moines reports Iowa remains the safest state for highway travel based on a nationwide ten month fatality rate. The study notes Iowa's rate and compares it with Rhode Island, Massachusetts, North and South Dakota, while listing five year county death figures across the state.
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Iowa Daily Press
Iowa
North
South Dakota
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
National Automotive Safety Foundation
North Dakota
Georgia
Phil Sproul
Iowa State Safety Council
John Hattery
Iowa Highway Patrol
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Dawson Cleared by Jury Verdict
Willford Dawson was acquitted of turkey stealing after a jury verdict of not guilty delivered at 2 55 pm. The trial began with the state resting yesterday afternoon and defense motions denied. Jury instructions were read and jurors were excused until Monday to resume other cases.
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Charles G. Vincent Pens
Dawson
BE. D. Morrison
J. G. Patterson
Atorney
Richard A. Stewart
Mr. Morrison
Patterson
Wagners Attend Iowa Poultry Conference Invitation
Mr and Mrs Fred Wagner traveled to Des Moines by special invitation of the governor to attend a meeting in the state capitol to form committees representing Iowa at the World Poultry Congress and Exhibition planned for Cleveland Ohio in 1939. Governor Kratchel notes the need to determine Iowa representation.
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Fred Wagner
Des Moines
State Capitol
Cleveland
Ohio
Kratchel
Wagner
Iowa
Crisis Ahead for Sick Movie Star
Hollywood reports a crisis expected today affecting a prominent film star as medical teams prepare for possible treatment and public announcements. The situation centers on an illness or injury prompting studio and family briefings, with fans awaiting official updates.
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Crisis Today
Pirates Strike Mediterranean Shipping In New Air Attack
Spain reports a pirate style air attack sinking the British steamer Alfira in the western Mediterranean. Two seaplanes from Palma dropped bombs as 25 crewmen and a non intervention official were rescued. The conflict also saw rebels bomb Figueras, causing civilian casualties.
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Barcelona
INS
Mediterranean
Great Britain
National Defense
Alfira
Palma
Balleric Islands
Special Program at Trinity Church
A special program with motion pictures will be shown at the regular monthly fellowship meeting at Trinity Lutheran church this evening. Three reels feature a trip to Europe plus one reel of the Oberammergau Passion Play and one reel on Winter Witchery of Niagara. The meeting begins at 7 o clock.
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Trinity Lutheran Church
Europe
Oberammergau
Niagara
Lincoln Dinner Tickets On Sale At Congress Hotel
Ted Brown announces a Lincoln dinner on February 12 at the Congress hotel with ticket sales to aid reservations. Tickets cost 46 cents and may be bought at the Congress hotel or Scott furniture store. State Senator Frank Beatty will be the speaker with music by a committee led by Mrs. Roger Sherman.
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Ted Brown
Congress Hotel
Scott Furniture
Legise Richer
Republican County Central Committee
Frank
Brighton Women Shop In Washington Trip
Ancong shoppers to Washington yesterday included Mrs. W. H. Lloyd and Mrs. J. N. Irwin of Brighton and Mrs. Lyle Duncan of Columbus Junction.
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Matt Gent
Helen
Harper
Washington
W. H. Lloyd
J. N. Irwin
Brighton
Lyle Duncan
Columbus Junction
French Actress Simone Simon Ill in Cedars Hospital
Petite French star Simone Simon is reported ill at Cedars of Lebanon hospital with bronchial pneumonia. Medical staff attend to her condition as physicians monitor her progress.
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Simone Simon
Cedars of Lebanon
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