Iowa column notes 1940 Dairy Cattle Congress plans
Waterlou announces the annual Dairy Cattle Congress and International Belgian Horse Show will be held here from Seth to on G B Sfiatel secretary manager announced. Creston Ray Emerson Creston building contractor announces candidacy for Republican state senate from the fih Iowa district including Union Ringgold Decatur counties. Emerson is a former Creston mayor.
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Dairy Cattle Congress Waterlow
Setythru Oon G. B.S Fiatel
Creston
Ray Emerson
Fih
Iowa
Union
Ringgold
Decatur
Emerson
Creston Muaye
Drunken Driver Pleads Guilty for Fourth Offense
Arthur LeValley known as Cedar Falla pleaded guilty to a fourth drunken driving charge. County court sentenced LeValley to one year in an ammonia reformitory.
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Waterloo
Arthur LeValley
Cedar Falla
Surley
le Valley
Alamosa
Four J. & C. Heads of Senior Exercises at Ames
Four senior class heads were announced for State College exercises by Cardinal Guild student government. Alice Nelson, Prof. Minn., heads senior reception. James Edwards Cedar Falls treasurer, Quite Ward also Cedar Falls program, Robert Bonnewell Altoona senior prom Cedar Rapids. An attendance of 600 is expected for a banquet and corn crowning contest prizes by De Kalb Hybrid Seed Corn Co with Reba Honner of Jowell coordinating trophies for state and county high yields in 1959.
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Ames
Flown State College
Cardinal Guild
Alice Nelson
Minn
James Edwards
Cedar Falls
Quite Ward
Robert Bonnewell
Altoona
Cedar Rapids
de Kalb Hybrid Seed Corn Co
Argementa
Reba Honner
Jowell
Woman 86 Dies in Waverly Kitchen Fire
Mrs. Sarah In aged 86 of Waverly died in her home after a blaze in the kitchen. Neighbors found the house ablaze and could not enter until firefighters controlled the fire. The body was recovered after flames were put out.
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Waverly
Sarah
E. Kitchen
Mrs Bell 89 Dies at Columbus Junction
Samantha Bell 89 a longtime resident of the area died at 3 30 a m in the home of her daughter Mrs John P Jones near Columbus Junction after several weeks illness Funeral services will be held at 1 30 p m Saturday in the Jones home and at 2 30 p m in the Cotter Presbyterian church Rev Harold Irwin and Rev M A Robeson will conduct the service Burial will be in Columbus City cemetery She was born November 10 1850 in Ohio and was married to Civil War veteran Ebenezer Bell She is survived by four daughters two sons two step daughters a step son and several grandchildren and great grandchildren One daughter and one son preceded her in death. She was a member of the Columbus City United Presbyterian church.
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Columbus Junction
Samantha Bell
John P. Jones
Ritchie
Cotter Presbyterian
Harold Irwin
Columbus City
Samantha Spencer
Wiseman
Hannah Spencer
Ohio
Ebenezer Bell
Cotter
Bell
Lizabeth Hawkins
Ainsworth
Carrie Quigley
Omri Peters
Spencer
Milford Bell
Emma Dunphy
Muscatine
Minnie Stewart
Wisse Bell
Denver
Colo
Mae
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
Mr. Braty
Funeral
F. W. Eastwood
Presbyterian Church
Elm Grove Cemetery
Miss Kinzie
New London
Iowa G A R to Convene 1940 Des Moines Meeting
Iowa department of the Grand Army of the Republic will hold its 1940 convention in Des Moines June 9 to 12 with allied groups meeting concurrently. State tallies show 126 Civil War veterans remain in Iowa, about half of whom are G A R members.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Zeigler Seeks Reelection to Iowa Senate
Fairfield Iowa January 25 State Sen Banford Zeigler Jr announced his candidacy for reelection He is a Republican serving his first term as senator from Jefferson and Van Buren counties Zeigler lives on a farm north of Fairfield
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Fairfield
Iowa
Banford Zeigler, Jr
Jefferson
van Buren
Zeigler
Forecast Warmer On Friday
Southeast Iowa faced extreme cold as forecasted. Official readings showed temperatures plunging to 16 below zero, with some areas around 19 below earlier in the month. Washington ranked as the state’s second coldest spot last night, marking the second coldest night of the winter so far.
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Iowa
Ugsa
Washington
Iowa Hopes Rise From Second Cold Wave
Des Moines reports relief from the severe cold as federal forecaster Charles D. Reed predicted temperatures would moderate tonight and rise tomorrow. Readings across Iowa ranged well below zero with Mt. Ayr 17 below and Des Moines 10 below. coal dealers saw brisk business while WPA workers in Appanoose County prepared roads to move fuel from mines by truck.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Charles D. Reed
Mt. Ayr
Washington
Iowa Falls
Council Bluffs
Pocahontas
Spirit Lake
Keokuk
Charles City
Sioux City
Davenport
WPA
Appanoose County
Auto Damage Case at Accident Stage
Arguments were made today in the case of Jay Figgins against Ed Hotle over injuries from an August 1938 automobile collision west of Riverside. Defense attorney Dunham Morrison spoke at noon as the case neared juror deliberation, with trial having begun Monday afternoon and first evidence Tuesday.
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Jay Figgins
Ed Hotle
West of
Riverside
Dunham Morrison
House Votes 75000 For Dies Un American Activities Probe
The House approved by unanimous consent a $75,000 appropriation to continue the Dies investigation of un American activities during 1940. It directed executive departments and agencies to assist the committee in its work.
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Washington, D. C
House
U S Japan Pact Expired Amid East Asia Tensions
The 1911 U S Japan commercial accord expired drawing Tokyo calls for a rapid new agreement while Japanese officials warned of a plot to assassinate U S Ambassador Nelson T Johnson to trigger a crisis. In Europe, Dutch Foreign Minister Van Kleffens urged peace and neutrality yet warned belligerents against disrupting trade.
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United Press
America
Japan
Far East
United States
East Asia
Tokio
Foreign Office
Shanghai
U. S
Nelson T. Johnson
Netherlands
Ebn, van Kleffens
Governor defers bank receivership audit findings
Des Moines Iowa January 25 Gov George A Wilson withheld public results of a state banking department receivership audit covering 35 cases while deciding on potential state action Ben E Summerwill of Iowa City had petitioned for the inquiry last October.
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Des Moines
George A. Wilson
State Banking Department
Ben
Summerwill
Iowa City
Underpass Lights Delayed by Cable Shortage
Electrician W K German working on traffic signals at the North Second Avenue underpass says a special parkway cable caused a delay. The cable has arrived and installation will proceed when weather allows.
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W K. German
North Second Avenue
German
Labor Board Criticized by AFL Chief in Congress Hearing
William Green president of the American Federation of Labor challenged the National Labor Relations Board’s handling of the Wagner Act before a House inquiry. He urged sweeping revisions, citing amendments proposed last year by Senator David Walsh and Representative Graham Barden.
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Washington, Pl. c
UPC
William Green
American Federation of Labor
House
National Labor Relations Board
Federation
Congress
David Walsh
Massachusetts
Graham Barden
North Carolina
Audit review covers two receiverships in Johnson County
The Johnson County district court audit centers on two receiverships with a focus on the current case while noting that Iowa City receiverships were examined in a prior audit. The report clarifies the present audit does not include those matters.
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Pear
Johnson County
Iowa City
Ask Drafting Of Roosevelt For Third Term Caucus In Ohio
Forty seven local union resolutions call for President Roosevelt to be drafted for a third term. The measures from nine states move at the United Mine Workers golden jubilee convention amid opposition from John L. Lewis. Delegates may press for support against the Dies Committee and favor funding the La Follette civil liberties committee.
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Columbus
Ohio
Roosevelt
United Mine Workers
Dies
Congress
Senate Civil Liberties Committee
Robert M. LaFollette
Wisconsin
Jilted Woman Charged With Murder in Sioux City
Mrs. Martelle McPees 29 is charged with first degree murder after shooting Maurice Handschin 36 at his home on January 11. The man, a packing house worker and newlywed of ten days, died late yesterday. Police say she enraged by his refusal to marry.
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Sioux City
Martelle McPees
Maurice Handsehin
Handschin
McPeek
Navy expansion cut proposed to two years
Washington D C January 25 The navy says 200 million dollars could be saved on the 800 million naval expansion bill by limiting the program to a two year construction plan. Chairman Carl Vinson of the house naval affairs committee urged the change.
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Washington, D.C
Navy
Carl Vinson
House Naval Affairs Committee
Iowa Issues About Sixty One Thousand Chauffeur Licenses
The state safety department announced that about 61,000 persons have obtained Chauffeur licenses in Iowa since January 1. Licenses cost 2 dollars each. In 1930, 71,076 licenses were issued, compared with 62,848 in 1938.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Safety
Fatal Train Crash Claims Two at Ainsworth Crossing
Edward J. Bruty 82 and Miss Mar celo Elaine Kinzie 23 died when their car was struck by a Rock Island passenger train at a west Ainsworth crossing. The car was carried a mile on the locomotive pilot before being thrown off. Bruty, a hospital custodian, and Kinzie, a nurse, were living from New London and Burlington respectively.
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Edward Bruty
Washington
Rock Island
Ainsworth
Dempsey
Iowa Southern Utilities
Edward J. Bruty
Washington County Hospital
Marcelo Elaine Kinzie
New London
Bruty
Leo Wolfe
W. 8S. Kyle
H. M. Putnam
Stan Kiesey
L. A Jones
Miss Kinsie
Jotes
J. T. Blanchard
Eldon
Joe Walsh
A. W. Craig
L. Fr. Flesher
A. Beiter
Iowa City
Dessa Shaw
Russ Troops Repulsed As Finnish Line Holds
Helsinki reports Russian attacks on the Mannerheim defense line were repulsed with heavy losses for a fourth day. Soviet offensives northeast of Lake Ladoga persisted into yesterday and last night, but retreated after costly counterfire. Kollaanjoki near Lake Ladoga saw the heaviest daytime assaults as Russian night attacks began.
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Helsinki
Mannerheim
Lake Ladoga
Kollaanjoki
Robert Shaw Dies in St Joseph Missouri
Mrs May McParland learned Robert Shaw of St Joseph Missouri died of a heart attack at noon today. Shaw spent his life in railroad work and was once employed by the Rock Island railroad company. His wife is Myrtle Logan, a niece of Mrs McParland. No funeral details were received.
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May McPfarland
Robert Shaw
St. Joseph
Shaw
Rock Island Railroad Company
Myrtle Logan
McParland
Swedish Patria Sinks After Mine Strike Losses Seventeen
The Swedish steamer Pat ria of 1200 tons struck a mine in the North Sea and sank. Seventeen crew members are reported lost as authorities established the tragedy today.
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Stockholm
aJn
North Sea
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Miss Shaw
ME Wroey
Mr. Bruty
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Washington Community
Frank Bruty
Celia (Beasty) Bruty
County Soos
Mildred Caldwell
East Third Street
Burlington
Mercy Hospital
Monmouth
Chester and
Grace (Murray) Kingle
Mra
Grace Kinzie
Child Welfare and Research Department
W. O S. Kyle
St. Joseph, Mo
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