Snow Tonight Forecast Across Iowa From Federal Meteorologist
Federal meteorologist Charlies Reed predicts snowfall tonight or tomorrow for most of Iowa as Arctic temperatures persist. Yesterday’s low reached 12 degrees in Charles City with Keokuk at 26 and Omaha reporting a trace of snow. The weather outlook notes warmer lows tonight and ongoing cold conditions statewide.
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Des Moines
Federal i
Charlies PD. Reed
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Charles City
Keokuk
Omaha
Smallpox Quarantine Hits Anita as Outbreak Grows
On January 4 a smallpox outbreak threatened Anita with 15 families quarantined in the town of about 1000. No cases were severe.
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Anita
Katona Child Succumbs After Boiler Water Injury
In Kalona on January 4 Ellis Shepter, age 1, died from burns suffered when he fell into a pail of boiling water last Saturday. Authorities reported the accident occurred within the month prior to the year’s start.
Ann McLean Reaps Nine Replies Over $10,000 Demand
Nine men answered a newspaper ad by Ann McLean 21 seeking ten thousand dollars for her parents. The Fort Dodge report notes she has been married twice and divorced once, and residents in Waterloo say the item originated from her.
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Ann
Fort Dodge
Ann McLean
Ft. Wedge and
Waterloo
Iowa ministers gather for 1934 convocation in Des Moines
Iowa City based Mrs. F A Stromsten cites an Illinois law on marriages contracted there by residents intending to remain Illinois residents An Illinois attorney general official says such marriages likely legal James Fletcher says no Illinois statute matches the cited provision and would force a state to follow others Des Moines hosts ministers in Des Moines January 11 to 13 to discuss economic and spiritual issues
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Des Moines
Iowa
Illinois
F. A. Stromsten
Iowa City
Stromsten
Iowa League of Women Voters
John Fletcher
Hinds
G. J Nelson
Io. Stromsten
Tlinois
Missing Boy Found Safe in Shreveport
Wayne Brewer, 14, who vanished from Boone ten days ago, is safe in Shreveport Louisiana. Parents telegraphed that he is all well. Another boy, Lewis Todd, who disappeared with him, is believed kidnapped by his step grandmother Anna Todd.
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Boone
Wayne Brewer
Shreveport
Lewis Todd
Anna Todd
Local Sheriff Candidate Tullar Seeks Republican Nomination
Myron C. Tullar, currently a state agent and former sheriff, announces his bid for the Republican nomination for county sheriff in Fort Dodge.
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Fort Dodge
Myron C. Tullar
Tullar
Modale School Reopens After Muddy Road Vacation
After a three week enforced vacation Modale pupils are expected to return to classes today. Muddy roads blocked bus travel but now freezing conditions should allow travel on Monday unless weather changes.
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Modale
Iowa Incorporation Fees Mixed Across Years
Des Moines report shows 1931 revenue from filing articles with the secretary of state at 170 511 07 dollars. The 1930 total reached 820 050 59 dollars, boosted by a railroad renewal that year which alone brought in 172 000 dollars.
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Des Moines
Iowa
G. C. Greenwalt
Iowa AG to press lower bridge tolls case in Omaha hearing
Neill Garrett assistant attorney general of Iowa will attend a Tuesday hearing before federal officials in Omaha. The session will discuss Council Bluffs Iowa demand for lower bridge toll rates Garrett will advocate for Council Bluffs.
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Des Moines
Neill Garrett
Iowa
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Garrett
Former Officer Arrested in Farm Cash Theft Case
INDIANOLA Jan 4 Will Francks of Des Moines a former Polk county deputy sheriff was held by police in connection with a $3000 theft from Charles Hadley of Lacona. Hadley reported the money taken from a farm care after a failed real estate deal involving Francks and two other men.
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Indianola
Will Franceks
Des Moines
Polk County
Charles Hadley
Lacona
Hadley
Francks
Local Firms Advertise Services and Contacts
A collection of small ads lists T. A. Michels general law practice at Temple building opposite the Journal office with phone 65, Beam & Carson Plumbing and Heating featuring Duro Pumps and water escafters at 119 North Town Ave with phone 263, Lemley & Yard Insurance opposite Washington National Bank upstairs end of hall, 10119 East Main St with phone 784.
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T. A. Michels
Temple Building
Journal Office
Livingston & Eicher S. W. Livingston and
GC. Jwicher
West Main St
Court House
Morrison & Morrison
Edmund Db
George Morrison
North Side Square
T. J. Pease
Penney
Plumbing Beam & Carson Plumbing and Heating
North Town Ave
Lemley & Yard Insurance
Washington National Bank
East Main St
Chiropractors and Osteopaths Services Listed in Town Directory
A local directory lists several medical providers including chiropractors neurocalometer service offices near court house with phones 102 and 410, and a Dr. O Speciale for rectal diseases. It also notes osteopathic practitioners Drs A W Clow Joseph Henrietta M Griffith and D R Steninger, with hours and night calls, in West Chester and We Chester Iowa.
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D. R. Steninger
D. O
West Chester
Iowa
We Chester
Squirrel Season Closes Warning to Hunters in Iowa
Hunters are warned season ends today as squirrel hunting has been good this fall in Iowa due to open winter conditions. Forest destruction is cited as reducing future squirrel hunting in Iowa and a forestry program is urged.
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Iowa
Lowa
Fish Survey Planned in State Early 1932 Cooperation
Dr. A N Wiebe of the U S Bureau of Fisheries Fairport will work with the state fish and game department on a two year survey as part of Towns twenty five year plan, per Jacob Crane engineer in charge.
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A. N. Wiebe
U. S. Bureau of Fisheries of
Fairport
State Fish and Game Department
Jacob Crane
Quail census in southern Iowa hints at potential cash crop
A preliminary state survey in southern Iowa shows one quail for about every 4 to 5 acres in a county near the Missouri line, with final figures due soon. Leopold leads the project for the commission, noting quail cropping could benefit farms, especially margin al lands, and raises questions about future legalization of quail shooting.
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Iowa
State Fish and Game Commission
Missouri-Iowa
Leopold
Lowa
Missouri
Two Thousand Deposit at Des Moines Hotel Registered
It was learned that he deposited two thousand dollars with a clerk when he registered at a Des Moines hotel. No charge had been filed against him at noon today.
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Des Moines
Tragedy Near Whiting Claims Hunter
Jess Marshall 26 was accidentally killed while rabbit hunting near Whiting as he crawled through a wire fence his shotgun discharged blowing off the top of his head. He was a Sinclair Oil service man and left a widow and two children.
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Whiting
Jess Marshall
Marshall
Sinclair Oil Company
Death by Own Action Claimed in Ida Grove Farm Family
William Forney a 48 year old farmer killed himself with a shotgun at his Ida Grove home. He was discovered by family returning from a movie after attending a family party earlier in the day.
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Ida Grove
William Forney
Farmer
1931 Sports Champions Highlight US Athletes
The year 1931 produced notable champions across sports: Helen Wills Moody reclaimed the tennis crown, Ellsworth Vines rose as a tennis sensation, Helen Hicks won the Women's National Championship, Francis Quimet reclaimed the men's amateur title, Clarence Crabbe claimed the National Swim Championship, Helene Madison set marks, Frank Wyssoff stood as sprint king, Marchmont Schwartz praised in football, Lefty Grove shines in baseball, Twenty Grand dominates four-legged racing with Kentucky Derby wins, Tony Canzoneri defends lightweight title, Navy crew wins intercollegiate rowing, and Hotsy-Totsy wins the Gold Cup Regatta. The piece suggests optimism for the 1932 Olympic bid.
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Helen Wills Moody
Ellsworth Vines
Pasadena
Cal
Helen Hicks
Francis Quimet
Clarence Crabbe
Los Angeles Athletic Club
Helene Madison
Washington D. C
Seattle
Frank Wyssoff
California
Ans
Marchmont Schwartz
Notre Dame
Lefty”’ Grove
Philadelphia Athletics
Grand
Magnum Cum
Pheasants Around Knoxville Interest Centered in Ringneck
Ed M. Butterfield, president of the Marion county Game Protective Association, reports healthy wild pheasants this spring in Knoxville Iowa. Farmers say young birds are thriving with examples of 54 young from five hens and a flock of 42 in another area. Butterfield suggests testing paid rehabilitation by hiring a woman with success raising chickens to raise game birds on new ground and asks for guidance on prices.
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Knoxville
Ringneck
Iowa
Marion County
Ed M. Butterfield
Marion County Game Protective Association
Fanny
Ducks Rally at Wall Lake Near Lake View Reported
Wild ducks by the thousands, mainly pintails, mallards and canvasbacks, are said to be inhabiting Wall Lake near Lake View. The phenomenon mirrors prior winter patterns with birds found along the Mississippi near Lansing, as reported December 19.
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Fish and Camp Department
Wall Lake
Lake View
Lansing
Mississippi River
Department
Counties Seek Fox Season Extension In February Closure
State fish and game commission approves an extension of the red fox season for Johnson and Wapello counties after petitions signed by 100 residents. Other recent extensions include Chickasaw Palo Alto Benton Fremont Hancock Winneshiek Mayette Shelby Harrison Allamakee Crawford Dallas Story Pottawattamie Monroe Humboldt Warren Jasper Taylor and Adair with a new closing date of February 15.
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State Fish and Game Commission
Johnson and Wapello
Chickasaw
Palo Alto
Benton
Fremont
Hancock
Winneshiek
Mayette
Shelby
Harrison
Allamakee
Crawford
Dallas
Story
Pottawattamie
Monroe
Humboldt
Warren
Jasper
Taylor
Adair
Old hunters license found in stock of long owned gun
The Ossian Bee reports Clem Reicks of Pt Atkinson found an old Fayette county hunters license issued to Henry Sehlichte in 1911 inside a gun stock bought from a St Louis dealer twenty years ago. Nearby, about sixty farmers near Tiffin in Johnson county posted lands to protect pheasants and quail, with Burr Wolfe among those involved.
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The
Ossian Bee
St. Louis
Clem Reicks
Atkinson
Fayette County
Henry Sehlichte
Tiffin
Johnson County
Burr Wolfe
Turkeys Protected on Local Ranches. Wolfe Seeks Release
Residents agree to grant full protection to birds and ban hunting on their lands. Mr. Wolfe wants to release wild turkeys near Tiffin, noting turkeys sent to Homestead were thriving with several dozen observed.
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Mr. Wolfe
Tiffin
Leopold proposes shallow Iowa lakes restoration for wildlife
A preliminary report to the state fish and game commission by Aldo Leopold suggests feasibility in restoring several shallow Iowa lakes for duck breeding and feeding, hunting, and public recreation.
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State Fish and Yam Commission
Aldo Leopold
Mr. Leopold
Iowa
Rabbits Trade Sparks Proposal To Ban Sale In Iowa
Missouri ships thousands of rabbits annually to eastern states for stocking and meat sales bring in about 300000 dollars. The article warns that southern Iowa could face a similar need to stock the state and suggests restricting hunting from November 10 to February 1 with a daily bag limit of fifteen and a ban on sale or barter.
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Missouri
Iowa
Park Receives Four Wild Turkeys for Release
King state park received four wild turkeys from the state fish and game commission for release. Six birds had been released previously and are reported to be thriving. The article notes many wild turkeys are being raised on the state farm at Lans ing in Adlamakee county and suggests reforestation could restore the wild turkey as hunting game.
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King State Park
State Fish and Game Commission
Lansing
Adlamakee County
Lawa
Duck die off at Bear Lake alarms residents near Odebolt
Hundreds of wild ducks are reported dead at Bear Lake near Odebolt from an unknown cause. Game wardens cannot determine the cause as residents collect dead birds for feathers and disposal. The casualties include teal mallards wood ducks spoonbill and other varieties.
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Bear Lake
Odebolt
Leopold recommends corn shocks to aid quail winter feeding
Aldo Leopold in charge of the Iowa game survey advises leaving loose cracked corn shocks near quail cover as a winter feeding method. He notes quail can strip husks and silk from husked corn. A conservationist from Lake View reports a flock of mallard ducks wintering nearby.
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Aldo Leopold
Iowa Game Survey
Mr. Leopold
KE. Eh. Speaker
Lake View
Sac County
Birds Shelter and Feeded by Town Park Board
The flock remains south of Lake View with signs of staying until spring. Doctors say residents’ food encourages them to stay. The town park board now handles winter care supplying food and shelter. An attached photo shows the birds.
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Lake View
Town Park Board
Speaker
Leopold Reports On Iowa Lakes For Conservation Plan
Thirty one Iowa lakes and marshlands are analyzed for restoration costs and potential uses. Aldo Leopold leads the survey under a two year plan, with future reports to inventory and appraise all current and potential lakes. Restorations could create waterfowl breeding grounds winter cover for upland game and fishing opportunities while pursuing park and recreation uses. The aim is to pick projects delivering maximum service at minimum cost for state action.
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Iowa
Starefish and Game ¢ Commission
Aldo Leopold
Towa
State curator notes wood cock sightings in state history
Edgar R. Harlan reports observing woodcocks in several locations across Iowa. He recalls a sighting near Altoona in early October and notes earlier observations in Keosauqua State Park, with nesting activity documented around 1890 to 1907 along the Big Cedar River in Van Buren and Jefferson counties.
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Edgar R. Harlan
Altoona Cpark County
Keosauqua State Park
van Buren
Jefferson
Prairie chickens more numerous this year in Howard County
Deputy game warden V. S. Bowers reports Howard County has issued over 2,200 hunting and fishing licenses and 120 trapping licenses by November 11. Prairie chickens appear more abundant than in years past with many good sized flocks and a large winter flock observed near eighty hundred birds.
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V. S. Bowers
Lime Springs
Howard County
Catfish Distributions Reported For Iowa Towns In Fall 1931
Figures compiled by Wes Raur fish culturist at the Lansing holding station show more than 54 000 catfish distributed to Iowa cities and towns during fall 1931. Largest plantings led by major stations with regional postings across the state.
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Wes Raur
Lansing
Allamakee County
Iowa
National University Proposed for Washington
Congress considers a bill to establish a national university in Washington using Washington's bequest of 25 000 pounds stock in the Potomac canal. The plan would place the university at the Naval Observatory site, with a board of regents including the president and chief justice and a council of leading institutions. Lectures open to qualified students. graduate studies toward a doctorate. government labs available for research.
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George Washington
Potomac Canal
National University
Massachusetts Avenue
United States Naval Observatory
University Circle
Potomac River
Cumberland
Georgetown
John Adams
Lafayette
United States Treasury
Columbian College
George Washington University
Kelly
Pennsylvania
Congress
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Board of Regents
University Council
Board of
Regents
United States
Smithsonian Institution
American Association For the Advancement of Science
American Bar Association
American Medical Association
Library of Congress
Folger Shakespeare Memorial Library
Crcoran Art Gallery
Naval Observatory
Bureau of Standards
Iowa distributive totals bloom across many towns
Thousands more were distributed in smaller towns throughout Iowa with figures listed for Vinton Elkader Greene Decorah Farmington Park ershoro Eldora Mairfield Delhi Creston Corydon Burlington Nora Springs Waterloo Grant New Thompton and Council Bluffs among others indicating widespread spread of funds and goods.
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Lows
Vinton
Elkader
Greene
Decorah
Farmington
Parkershoro
Eldora
Mairfield
Delhi
Creston
Corydon
Burlington
Nora Springs
Waterloo
Grant
New Thompton
Peace
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Riverside Whist and Bridge Club Gather for Games
Mr and Mrs G H W Norgang hosted the Whist club with guests including Mr and Mrs Walter Nicola and Mr and Mrs Edward Pushek. William Griffin and Wy Edward Push shared consolation prizes, C J Karel and William Griffin won traveling prizes, followed by a two course luncheon. Mrs William Griffin later hosted the Delta Delta bridge club with Rose Heaton visiting from Boone. Three tables played as prizes went to Mrs Vern Landers and Mrs Jed Kron, with a consolation to Rose Heaton. refreshments followed.
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Riverside
G. HW. Norgang
Walter Nicola
Edward Pushek
Koee Teaton
Charles Karel
William Griffin
Edward Push
C. J. Karel
Delta Delt Bridge Club
Rose Heaton
Boone
Vern Landers
Jed Kron
Cedar Rapids News Notes of Family Visits and Travel
The report lists residents and visitors including Everett Staskel returning to Cedar Rapids after two weeks with grandparents Mr and Mrs M A Stratsky and Mr John Martindate and Sean. Burlington guests and Mrs Salladay and others were hosted by Mr and Mrs Albert Hahn. Margaret Griffin came home Tuesday after Christmas visit with grandmother Mrs Urif fin in Walrfax and Marion.
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Everett Staskel
Cedar Rapids
M. A. Stratsky
John Martindate
Sean
Jack
Burlington
Eroest Salladay
Ek. Bk. Blythe
Rose Hleaton
Rose Mannion
Floyd Dane
Iowa City
Cedar
Albert Hahn
Margaret Griffin
Thomas uUriffin
Walrfax
Marion
Youth Bank Robber Captured After Airport Flight Ruse
Ovel Burch aged 20 of Seminole robbed the First National Bank of McCloud near Shawnee claiming to visit his sick mother and used a flight to Fort Smith Arkansas. He took Judge LeRoy Cooper as his guest and was arrested shortly after arriving at the airport.
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Shawnee, Okla
McCloud
LeRoy Cooper
Fort Smith
Ark
Ovel Burch
First National Bank of
Jake Simms
Simms
Burch
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