Osteopaths Meet in Des Moines District Session
Osteopaths in the second Iowa district gathered for the first of a series of circuit meetings sponsored by the state society of osteopathic physicians and surgeons. Lectures were delivered by Dr. F. A. Gordon, president, and Dr. J. P. Schwartz, dean of the Des Moines Still College of Osteopathy.
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Iowa
State Society of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons
Br. FF. A. Gordon
J. P. Schwartz
Des Moines Still College of Osteopathy
Public Works Applications Approved in Iowa
Iowa cities and towns received approval for 186 of 239 submitted public works applications. FP F Hopkins, state public works engineer, announced today.
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Iowa
Des Moines
F. Hopkins
Farmers Protest Losses Over RAC Sheep Contracts
A north Iowa meeting of contract sheep feeders climaxed a campaign to obtain compensation for losses said to arise from feeding contracts with the Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation of Omaha Nebraska. Farmers allege no profits from fattening lambs for western breeders and that net sale proceeds in weight went to Iowa farmers.
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Fort Dodge
Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation
Omaha
Neb
North Lowa
Lowa
World Peace Writing Contest For High Schoolers
Jennie R. Brody announces a high school writing contest on world peace questions. She serves as state chairman for the National Council of English Teachers International Relations Committee which sponsors the event.
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Des Moines
Jennie R. Brody
The
National Council of English Teachers
Mistaken Judgment Trial For Iowa Liquor Chairman
Cedar Rapids reports that Harold M. Cooper chairman of the Iowa Liquor Commission faces jury empanelment. He will claim a mistake in judgment in giving away liquor seals but asserts no violation of the law.
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Cedar Rapids
Harold M. Cooper
Iowa Liquor Commission
Cooper
Boy Dies in Car From Gas While Sleeping in Truck
Cedar Falls authorities report Arthur McDowell twenty of Salem Iowa remains hospitalized after carbon monoxide poisoning from sleeping in a stalled truck with its motor running. Wayne Trublood twenty of Mount Pleasant Iowa also died at the scene.
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Cedar Falls
Arthur McDowell
Salem
Wayne Trublood
Mount Pleasant
Close School of Nursing in Centerville
CENTERVILLE St Joseph's Mercy hospital school of nursing will close on June 1 with 13 student nurses transferring to Mercy hospital in Des Moines to finish their courses. The hospital cites new stricter state regulations making it hard for a small hospital to meet the requirements.
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Centerville
St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital
Cyclist Dies After Motorcycle Crash in Sioux City
Sioux City reports 22 year old Richard Wood ward died Monday night hours after his motorcycle collided with a curb.
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Sioux City
Richard Woodward
Shoes Stolen From Box Car Near Rock Island Depot
Five cases of women s shoes each case containing 36 pairs were stolen from a box car near the Rock Island freight depot Sunday night, police reported after the incident.
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Iowa City
Rock Island
Seed oats allotments announced for drought area
Applications for government seed oats for the Jones drought area must arrive by February 20. R K Bliss, state agricultural drought director, learned from the federal seed stocks committee in Minneapolis that 200000 bushels are available.
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AMES
Jone
R. K. Bliss
Federal
Minneapolis
Dennis Ex Water Works Trustee Dies After Fall
John B. Dennis former water works trustee in Ottumwa died in a hospital from injuries after he slipped on a pen leg sidewalk and fell down.
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Ottumwa
John B. Dennis
Water Works
Town FAIS Creamery reports 1934 butter output rise
The Iowa Walla Creamery manufactured 802 499 percent pounds of butter in 1934, a gain of about 92,000 pounds from the year before. The annual tally was reviewed at the Community clubrooms Saturday.
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Iowa Walla Creamery Company
Ennvel
Prosecution Demands Hauptmann Life Amid Liquor Probe Delay
In Des Moines the senate again delayed final action on the liquor control inquiry amid dispute over an amendment to limit expenses to five thousand dollars paid by the commission. Senator Hush attacked the Cedar Rapids liquor seals incident, arguing concern over bootlegged Iowa seals. A house vote advanced a mortgage foreclosure deficiency judgments repeal bill.
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Des Moines
Senate
State Liquor Control Commission
House
Hush of
Essex
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Fireworks Over Liquor Control Probe Stall In Senate
Des Moines reports mounting debate as lawmakers delay action on a joint resolution to investigate the liquor control commission. Democrats have blocked progress for over three weeks and the senate plans a 9:30 special order with no other business until the liquor issue moves.
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Des Moines
Senate
Liquor Control Commission
Surprised transient triggers fire alarm at city hall
In Brighton on February 12 a transient staying at the city hall accidentally pressed the wrong button in the jail area causing the fire bell to ring. Startled by potential punishment he fled town and was last seen heading away in record time.
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Brighton
Roosevelt reveals plan for 4 billion relief fund
Washington February 12 U P reports first authentic information on President Roosevelt's plan to administer his 4 5 0 0 0 0 000 work relief fund by a coordinator and a five member board The president would chair the board with Harold L Kekes James A Moffett Harry L Hopkins Arthur Morgan and Robert Feechtner as administrators George L Berry offered the coordinator post.
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Washingtn
D. C
U.P
Roosevelt
United Press
George L. Berry
Organized Labor
NRA
Harold Kekes
Interior Department
Harry L. Hopkins
FERA
James A Moffett
PHA
Arthur Morgan
TVA
Robert Feechtner
CCC
Berry
Preasman’s Union
American Federation of Labor
Rogie mocks claims of death and revival in Hollywood comments
A Santa Monica reader lambasts sensational claims of near death experiences. He jokes about English heaven tales and a Hollywood man who says he was dead for 22 minutes, suggesting the chatter is mere filler until a Supreme Court ruling.
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Santa Monica
Cal
England
Hollywood
Chamber of Commerce
Oskaloosa Pastor Speaks at Presbyterian Men’s Meeting
Dr. George G. Bruce of the Oskaloosa Presbyterian church addressed the monthly gathering of the Presbyterian men's brotherhood. He discussed twelve years as a missionary in Alaska and shared experiences from his time there. About seventy men attended the dinner led by L. S. Patterson with Fred Moore singing and James DeWit presiding.
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George G. Bruce
Presbyterian Church
Oskaloosa
Men's Brotherhood of the
Alaska
Hgh
L. S. Patterson
Fred Moore
James DeWit
Brotherhod Organization
Farm Debt Meeting Notices Feb 13
Farm debt conciliators will meet at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon February 13 in the court room. Anyone with matters to present before them should appear at this time.
Flags Out Today Honor Lincoln
Washington observes Abraham Lincoln’s birthday with flags at the courthouse tower and storefronts. Court offices close for the day and banks treat it as a holiday while no public gathering is held.
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Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Court House
Lincoln
Income Tax Man to Five County Towns
L. W. Lynch of Iowa City, field auditor for the Iowa income tax division, schedules visits to Washington County towns to answer questions on payment and returns. Brighton February 22, Ainsworth February 23, Riverside February 25, Kalona February 26, Wellman February 27. Lynch urges residents to meet him at the designated times as interviews will be time limited.
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L. W. Lynch
Iowa City
Iowa Income Tax Division
Washington County
Brighton
Ainsworth
Hold Corn Hog Meetings Set Across Townships
Chairman Ott Patterson of the Washington county corn hog committee announces township meetings Saturday at 1 30 except Clay and Jackson with Friday sessions. Township reps for 1935 to be chosen, then county committee later. Signups progress countywide, 125 farmers signed 1935 36 contracts. another meeting planned later week, bad roads slowing work.
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Ott Patterson
Washington County
Clay
Jackson
Patterson
Wayland Pigners
Wayland
Kemery Kigsti
Italians Demand Salute to Flag in Abyssinia Crisis
Rome reports Italy demands a formal salute to the Italian flag from Abyssinia after tribesmen attacked Italian troops. The supreme defense council met with Premier Mussolini to discuss political and military steps, including a diplomatic apology, indemnity, and a frontier commission to secure the frontier.
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Rome
Abysinia
Supreme Defense Council
Mussolini
Lincoln Elm remembered after Civil War end in McGregor
McGregor residents recall the Lincoln Elm as a living monument from 1865. Local merchant John Jarrett and his wife celebrated news of peace by planting a tree, only to learn President Lincoln was assassinated shortly after. The tree remains a symbol of that moment.
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Mcgregor
John Jarrett
Jarrett
Jarret
Sorrow
Education Board Holds Meeting to Discuss Books and Health Unit
The county board met at the courthouse with all members present. They set March 7, 1935 for hearings on books and adoption, protested a rural unit bill, and supported reorganizing a county health unit with Dr. Boice noting funds of 5700 and a county cost of about 159 monthly. Attendees included J. H. Baird and others.
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County Board of Education
Court House
Lester Krabill
Clara Faulkner
Book Companies
Aee Stewart
Claire Dewey
A. Bowe
J. H. Baird
C. F. Letts
I. F. Kraemer
B. C. Foster
R. Oldfield
W. W. Twinam
Nic McCleery Returns to City After Weekend at Home
Nic McCleery arrived in the city yesterday morning after spending the weekend at his home. He was seen entering a local residence and reporters noted his calm demeanor as he settled back into city life.
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Nic McCleery
Flown City
Praise for Theater Attitude in Movie Influence Talk
Reverend D C Fulton praised local theater owners for selecting quality films and noted improvements since the League of Decency. He cited out of town praise for Washington pictures and highlighted a Motion Picture Research Council study on movies’ effects on children. A March library review by Dave Elders on Werfel’s The Forty Days of Musa Dagh is announced.
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Rev. D. C
Fulton
Motion
Fcture Research Council
Henry James Porman
United Presbyterian
Evg Denny
Dave Elders
Franz Werfel
Misa Dagh
Washington Oil Station Closed For Funeral
The Washington Oil company station on East Washington street will close from 9 30 to 10 30 Wednesday morning for the funeral of A J Linnenkamp an employee of the station for the last five years.
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Washington Oil Company
Eastashington Street
A. J. Linnenkamp
Special Coat for Lincoln's Birthday
Frank Dewey Arnold observed Lincoln's birthday by wearing a plush 75 year old overcoat kept in moth balls. The coat, won in a bet when Lincoln was elected, originally belonged to Dr. John Dewey Arnold of Peoria Illinois, a Lincoln era friend and consul to Russia.
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Humbqoldt
U.P
Frank Dewey Arnold
Lincoln
Main Street
John Dewey Arnold
Peoria
Ill
Russia
Lincoln shrine rites mark 18th Lincoln birthday
Notables joined a Springfield observance at the Lincoln tomb to honor Abraham Lincoln on his 18th birthday anniversary. Floral wreaths were laid including one from the Roosevelt administration while thousands visited the old Lincoln homestead and Lincoln’s Salem postmaster village pilgrimage sites.
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Springfield
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln Shrine
Illinois
Lincoln
Roosevelt
Lincoln Homestead
Farm Bureau to Hear Supt Krabill at Jackson Township Meeting
Supt Lester B Krabill of Washington County schools will speak at the Jackson township Farm Bureau gathering at the Living Lake school house Wednesday at eight o clock. County Agent W J Roudabush notes a twenty minute playlet and three reels of films will be shown, among the best seen at county Farm Bureau meetings.
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Lester B. Krabill
Washington County
Jackson Township
Living Lake
W. J. Roudabush
Selling Tickets for Marionette Show at High School
Y W members begin selling tickets for Ethel Hanley's Happy-Go-Lucky marionettes to be performed at the high school auditorium at 8 15 p m Thursday February 21 Placards advertise a lively display of marionette figures including clowns and soldiers placed around town.
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Y W
Ethel Hanley
Wilentz Demands Death in Lindbergh Baby Case
In Flemington New Jersey Attorney General David Wilentz urged the death penalty for Bruno Richard Hauptmann claiming the Lindbergh baby was murdered before the kidnapper left the premises. He pounded the table and shouted murder at Hauptmann while probing defense witnesses and defending police against alleged plots. The jury watched as Wilentz attacked Hauptmann and defense insinuations with intense rhetoric and a look of fury crossed Hauptmann’s flushed face.
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Flemington
N. J
U.P
David Wilentz
Bruno
Richard Hauptmann
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Lindbergh
Bronx
Hauptmann
Wilentz
Thomas Trenchard
Edward W. Reilly
Answers
Reilly
New Jersey
Farmer's Appeal for Help Denied by State Supreme Court
In Des Moines on February 13, the Iowa Supreme Court denied William Frye of Scott County a continuance in a foreclosure case under the low mortgage moratorium law. Justice W. H. Hamilton wrote the decision noting Frye is not in distress and has other property, and had made no effort to clear debts. This marks the first such denial under the new law.
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Des Moines
State Supreme Court
William Frye
Scott County
Frye
W. R. Maines
Wrye
W. H. Hamilton
Sigourney
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Daytona
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Malcolm Campbell
Rogie
Supreme Court
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Kalona
Wellman
IN Book Review
Farm Bureau
Supt
Krabill
J. M. Kelly
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Batavia
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