Des Moines Column Tells of Swindle and Kindness
Iowa column recalls Lars Ujerdes a 25 year old cowpuncher from Martinsdale Montana swindled out of 50 dollars at an old penny matching game. He heads to Oakdale to visit a dying brother, and Ed Welsh Rock Island station master lends him funds after hearing his tale.
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Des Moines
Lars Ujerdes
Martinsdale
Mont
Oakdale
Ed Welsh
Rock Island Depot
Gjerdes
New President Named for Iowa Wesleyan College
Dr. Harry DeWitte Henry of Iowa City was elected unanimously by the Board of Trustees to head Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant. He succeeds President James E. Coons whose resignation becomes effective June 20 to lead Tilton School in New Hampshire. Henry has pastored the Iowa City Methodist Episcopal church and is praised for solving student problems and coordinating educational goals.
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Iowa Wesleyan College
MT. Pleasant
Harry DeWitte Henry
Iowa City
James E. Coons
Tilton School
New Hampshire
Henry
Brock’s Apple Tree Shows Blossoms and Regrown Limb
In Columbus Junction G W Brock reports an apple tree with three blossom clusters and sizable fruit on July 1. A previous spring he bored a hole through a small limb and now the limb regrew on two sides of the tree, showing unusual growth.
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Columbus Junction
G. W. Brock
Flyer Blames Grass for Plane Mishap in Forest City
Forest City residents recount a minor plane crash when Ed Hamon of Leland and Higer said the long grass at the airport caused him to crash. The plane rolled over and Hamon suffered bruises. He plans to sue the city for $800 in damages.
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Forest City
Ed Hamon
Leland
Higer
City
Hamon
Hutchins to Speak at University of Iowa Lecture
President R M Hutchins of the University of Chicago will lecture at the University of Iowa on Friday evening and Saturday morning, announced by Prof Benj G Shambaugh chair of the senate board of university lectures.
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R. M. Hutchins
Iowa City
Roobert Maynard Hutchins
University of Chicago
University of Iowa
Benj. G. Shambaug
Senate Board of University Lectures
Boone Health Official Warns Boil Water After Flooding
Boone city health officer William Woodburn warned residents to boil all well water fearing possible typhoid contamination after frequent rains and flood waters. He cited the 1934 outbreak as a precedent for precaution.
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Boone
Willam Woodburn
Churches unite against opening of liquor store in Wapello
Petitions were filed in all Louisa county churches and will be circulated to oppose a liquor store. Rumor says such a store is planned for Wapello, prompting united church opposition.
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Wapello
Louisa County
How New Driver Can Get a State License
Iowa residents who never held an operator license should write to the Driver's License Division in Des Moines to request an examination. They will be informed of exam dates in their county and provided exam details. Examinations are conducted by trainees under National Safety Council supervision, with fees paid at the exam.
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Iowa
Motor Vehicle Department
Des Moines
Low
National Safety Council
L. Wallace
Supt. Motor Vehicle Dept
New York Flood Death Toll Rises as Guards mobilize
Residents in Ithaca and surrounding communities faced extensive flooding after two days of heavy rain. National Guardsmen doctors and volunteers aided refugees while dams struggled under rising waters. At least 38 dead and 20 missing, with damage estimated near 30 million dollars across fifty communities.
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Ithaca
N. Y
National Guardsmen
New York
New Jersey
Low Iowa Rivers Back Below Flood Stage After Three Weeks
Des Moines reports all Iowa rivers below flood stage ending three weeks of high waters. Eastern Iowa may see showers tonight into tomorrow with no general rain expected. Temperatures remained high with Council Bluffs hitting 96. The Des Moines River near Ottumwa fell below flood stage, ending the last flood threat per Federal Meteorologist Charles D. Reed.
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Des Moines
U.P
Lowa
Council Bluffs
Charles D. Reed
Ottumwa
Iowa Democratic Committee Meets in Des Moines Plans 194? Campaign
Iowa's newly organized Democratic party leadership meets in Des Moines to map plans for next year's campaign and declare policies. H. Birmingham of Sioux City arrives to establish permanent headquarters at the Fort Des Moines hotel.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Democratic Party
Plano
Ke. H. Birmingham
Soux City
Ft Des Moines
Porter at 78 Still Farming From Sunrise to Sunset
J A Porter aged 78 in February planted thirty acres of corn and ten acres of beans. He spends his days barn or field, barrowing, hoeing and performing farm tasks from sunrise to dark.
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J. A. Porter
Barker to Talk at Chamber Meet
Charles Barker, hydraulic engineering expert and UW Madison faculty member, will speak at the Washington Chamber of Commerce meeting this month. Program committee chaired by Charles W. Davis arranged the address to follow a 6 30 dinner at the YMCA. Barker, son of Mrs. T K Barker, grew up in Washington and attended Washington High School.
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Charles Barker
University of Wisconsin
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Charles W. Davis
Barker
T. K. Barker
Washington
Washington High School
Y M. Co. A
German and French teacher named for Washington Junior College
Ernst F. Jurgens was elected to teach German and French at Washington Junior College starting next September. He has taught at the State University of Iowa and in Waukon junior college, with degrees from the University of Iowa. He is also a musician and gymnast.
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Harland Mead
S. Williams
Washington Junior College
Ernst F. Jurgens
University
Jurgens
State University of Iowa
Waukon
Iowa
Iowa City
F. Co
Ensign
College of Education
B. K. Orr
Five Year Old Allen York Dies in Hospital
Allen York five years old son of Mr and Mrs Dale York of 914 North Fifth Avenue died at three o clock yesterday afternoon at the children's hospital of the State University of Iowa where he had been under treatment since the Thursday a week ago. He was born January 15 1980 and lived all his life in Washington. Besides the parents he leaves two brothers Dean and Curtis. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at two o'clock at the L A Jones funeral home with Rev W J Stevens of the Foursquare Gospel church officiating. Burial will be at Green Mound cemetery near Trenton in Henry County.
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Allen York
Dale York
North Fifth Avenue
Children’s Hospital
State University of Iowa
Washington
Dean
Curtis
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
W. J. Stevens
Foursquare Gospel Church
Green Mound
Trenton
Henry County
Budget Hearing Set for August 5 in Washington City
City council approves 1936 budget estimate prepared by City Clerk W. H. Fulton. Proposed expenditures total 76,508 with 49,546 to be raised by taxation and 17,962 from other sources. Tax rate set at 9.80 per 1000 assessed value. Hearing required by law scheduled for August 6.
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Washington City
Journal Today
W. H. Fulton
Severe Storm Strikes Shelby County Iowa
A severe thunderstorm hit Minden Iowa on July 9 with heavy rain and high winds. Local telephone lines were downed and a building at Portsmouth was struck by lightning. parts of Shelby county suffered crop damage from the downpour.
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Minden
Iowa
U.P
Shelby County
Portsmouth
War in Ethiopia Appears Nearer
In The Netherlands on July 4 A P a joint committee tasked with frontier clash talks adjourned without progress. The deadlock left the dispute unresolved with two options looming: League of Nations action or Britain persuading Mussolini to avoid war.
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Ssehheveningen
Netherlands
Italy
Ethiopia
League of Nations
Great Britain
Mussolini
Brown on Soldiers Relief Commission Appointment
Capt. Jay Brown has been appointed by the board of supervisors as a member of the county soldiers relief commission. He will serve a three year term, succeeding himself after serving since last January to replace C. C. Reister who resigned.
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Capt
Jay Brown
Board of Supervisors
County Soldiers’ Relief Commission
C. C. Reister
Four Montana Towns Wiped Out by Tornadoes and Flood
GLASGOW Montana July 9 Nearly 100 injured as the towns of Midway Park Grove Blue Eagle and Wheeler along the Missouri river near the Fort Peck dam site were destroyed by a pair of cloud bursts. Wreckage left hundreds homeless and refugees moved to Fort Peck and Glasgow.
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Glasgow
Montana
Fort Peck
Missouri River
Midway
Park Grove
Blue Eagle
Wheeler
Moothart Awarded School Painting Contract
At a Washington board of education meeting Lloyd Moothart was awarded the contract to paint two city schools before September. Exterior painting to cover high school window frames and doors. Interior walls and ceilings at Heights school plus entrance structure and fire escapes. Work must be finished by August 10.
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Washington Board of Education
Lloyd Moothart
Washington School
Moothart
the Heights School
Helen Wills and another Helen praised for rivalry respect
Santa Monica readers reflect on Helen Wills and a rival named Helen. They defend sportsmanship after past jeers about injuries and praise both for their strong performances and mutual respect as rival stars.
New College Head Named for Iowa Wesleyan College
Dr. Harry DeWitte Henry of Iowa City was announced as the new president of Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant this week. He succeeds Dr. James E. Coons, who resigned in June.
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Harry DeWitte Henry
Iowa City
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
James E. Coons
Claims Slot Machines Sold by Sheriff Deputies
Mason City Iowa July 9 Harry K Sondergard a county supervisor accuses sheriff staff of selling slot machines ordered destroyed by the district court He says Sheriff J M Robertson signed the destruction order but three deputies sold the machines for 160 dollars and kept the proceeds.
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Mason City
Iowa
Harry Kk. Sondergard
Cerro Gordo County
Premium corn hog contracts ready for Des Moines shipping
Washington county corn hog headquarters reports 1094 signed ecorn hog contracts prepared in envelopes to be sent to Des Moines. 89 contracts are held for landlord signatures or court action, with some farmers awaiting group two status.
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Washington County
Des Moines
Three Youthful Killers Executed in Chester
Three young men from East St. Louis were executed in the electric chair here today for the murder of a 67 year old streetcar motorman in February. John Krul 21 Edward Balling 19 Van Burden Dedmon 25 underwent the sentence at Chester.
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Chester
Las
John Krul
Edward Balling
van Buren Dedmon
East St. Louis
Regal Lilies Produce Freak Blooms In Davenport Garden
Fame invaded the garden of Mr. and Mrs. Ross W. Robinson in Davenport when regal lilies produced unusual blooms. One plant bore eleven blossoms in a crown, three buds opened but did not mature, and another plant displayed Siamese twin blooms with two perfect blooms on joined stalks.
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Davenport
Ross W. Robinson
House utilities hearing erupts in shouting dispute
In Washington D C July 9 a House utilities hearing erupted into an uproar as Rep Ralph Brewster Maine Republican and RFC attorney Thomas Corcoran exchanged loud accusations over the utility holding company death sentence bill and the Passamaquoddy 35900000 power project in Maine Witnesses demanded cross examination and Corcoran denied pressuring Brewster to vote for the bill leading to a chaotic caucus.
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Washington D. C
House
Ralph Brewster
Maine
Thomas Corcoran
RFC
Utilities Holding
Passamaquody
Corcoran
Brewster
O'Connor Asked to Resign State Job in Open Letter
A.B W. Eb. Keane president of the Iowa Farmers' Holiday association asked Attorney General Ed L. O'Connor in an open letter to resign his office until he can vindicate his reputation in open court.
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Des Moines
W. EB. Keane
Iowa Farmers’ Holiday Association
Ed L. O'Connor
Book Review at the Library Today
More than 30 people attended a library talk by Mrs. Cora Dunsmore reviewing George Doran's Chronicles of Barabbas. The librarian Miss Eva Denny announced the next review set for 10 o'clock Tuesday morning August 13 by Melvin Gingerich.
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Cora Dunsmore
George Doran
Chronicles of Barabbas
Melvin Gingerich
Eva Denny
University Players stage Prologue to Glory at Iowa
Abraham Lincoln at 21 stars in a new play by Ellsworth Prouty Conkle to be shown by the University Theater at Iowa on July 10 and 11. Philip Foster, alumnus of the university, will portray young Lincoln with the Experimental Theater group under Prof. E C Mable. Foster recently acted with Helen Hayes in Mary of Scotland and with Grace George in The Road to Rome.
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University Players
Iowa City
Abraham Lincoln
Ellsworth Prouty Conkle
University Theater
University of Iowa
Lincoln
New Salem
Mr. Conkle
E. C. Mable
Philip Foster
Young Lincoln
Foster
Helen Hayes
Mary of
Scotland
Philip Merivale
George Washington
Grace George
Rome
Theater Guild
Eugene O'Neill
Hecomes Electra
G Men Seek Writer of Extortion Letter
Federal agents and local officials traced a $16 000 extortion plot against James JF Toy, pioneer banker, and set a trap where the banker was to deliver the money. News of the plot was withheld until the extortionist failed to appear at the appointed hour.
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Sioux City
James JF. Toy
Colflesh Plans Republican Governor Run Next Year
Des Moines native Robert Colflesh, during a Washington luncheon with Senator L. J. Dickinson, said he intends to seek the Republican nomination for governor again next year announcing his continued political run.
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Des Moines
Robert Colflesh
Washington, D. C
L. J. Dickinson
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Houston Man Visits Kin and Friends for Weeklong Stay
Art Hazen of Houston Texas a former Washington resident arrived here last night to spend a week visiting relatives and old friends.
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Art Hazen
Houston
Texas
Washington
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