Iowa Column Dabbles With Numbers At Monticello Horse Picnic
Monticello farmer Monti cello, McGregor Carl Hein, with four year old triplet daughters Jean Jane Joan, attends Holbert horse picnic drew winning number 444 in a drawing for a Belgian filly, amid a 2,500 horseman crowd. The humorous tie between his four four four daughters and the winning draw drew laughs.
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McGregor
Carl J. Hein
Monticello
Farmer
Jean
Jane
Joan
Hein
Couple to Serve Church in India City Hyderabad Mission
Rev and Mrs Jas McEldowney depart Aug 14 for Hyderabad India to lead the English speaking Methodist church. Both graduates of Simpson College Indianola Ia. His father Rev B C McEldowney of Fontenelle Ia and her father Rev C A Calkins of Malvern Ia.
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India
Malvern
Jas McEldowney
Hyderabad
McEldowney
Simpson College
Indianola
B. C. McEldowney
Fontenelle
Cc. A. Calkins
Six City Founders Leave Humboldt After Death of Lynn Pinney
The passing of Lynn Pinney aged over 80 ends a circle of six survivors from a band of 50 who settled Humboldt in 1864 after arriving from New York. None of the remaining six live in Humboldt, five reside in California and one in Spokane Washington.
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City
Humboldt
Lynn Pinney
New York
City of
California
Spokane
Wash
Twin Doctors Deliver Twin Boys at Mercy Hospital
A twin doctor and a twin nurse helped bring twin boys into the world at Mercy hospital. They are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. John Besteman weighing five pounds nine ounces and five pounds four ounces respectively.
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Davenport
Mercy Hospital
John Besteman
Grinnell Approves Truck Parking Restriction in Business District
The Grinnell city council passed an ordinance restricting parking of trucks in the business district. The measure targets long parked commercial vehicles to improve street appearance and traffic flow in downtown Grinnell.
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Grinnell
Penaway Lad Finds Dime Isn't Enough
Penaway Lad Edwin Barclay travels from Des Moines toward Wyoming chasing cowboys. He spends 10 cents for coffee and a hamburger in Adel. Police provide him with food and carfare to visit his mother at Fort Crook Nebraska.
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Council Bluffs
Edwin Barclay
Des Moines
Wyoming
Adel
Fort Crook
Neb
Kidnapping Suspect Pair Release 15YearOld Mary Burk
Keokuk police investigated a possible abduction after a man and woman picked up Mary Burk, 15, of Mt. Pleasant, along a street. They asked her to enter the car and then asked her name, saying she was not the one they wanted before releasing her.
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Keokuk
Mary Burk
Mt. Pleasant
Paraffin spill burns 69 year old canning worker
Mrs. Charles Miller, 69, of Cedar Rapids, was in critical condition at Mercy hospital after paraffin she was melting for canning boiled over and set her clothing on fire.
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Burns
Cedar Rapids
Charles Miller
Mercy Hospital
Co operative Dairy Building Dedicated at Keosauqua
Dedication of the new concentration building for the South Iowa Co operative creameries association in Keosauqua marks a milestone in the development of cooperative dairy marketing in southern Iowa.
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South Iowa Co-operative Creameries Association
Iowa
Plan to Resume Pension Payments in Des Moines
Byron GC Allen, old age assistance superintendent, assured residents that state old age pensions will be resumed on August 1. The announcement targets Des Moines aged and needy beneficiaries awaiting payments and confirms official action to restart benefits.
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Des Moines
Byron GC. Allen
Whetstein Faces Third Liquor Charge in Months
Iowa City man Albert L Whetstein was arraigned on a liquor violation for the third time in a few months. He appeared in court as the liquor case proceeded amid prior related charges and disputes.
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Iowa City
Albert L. Whetstein
Sioux City Man Loses Arm in Machinery Accident
James Rue was visiting a Park Avenue cleaning shop when his left arm was torn from the elbow to the shoulder by a flywheel. The incident occurred in Sioux City and prompted a medical response.
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Sioux City
James Rue
Park Avenue
Bue
Emergency relief ends in Washington county until Sept first
Emergency relief work ends today in Washington county and will stay halted until September first. Chairmen Klein and county officials said the pause affects Grace Hill and Wilson quarries and the soil erosion project at the country club, employing about 65 men. Some projects will continue, including sewing at the courthouse and Ka lona library work, garden work at Wellman, Riverside and Living Lake school projects, and supervision of relief gardens. Jobs will be sought via the re employment office in the post office basement as farmers need harvest hands and new work opens County relief staff will be reduced soon.
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Washington County
Carl W. Klein
County Emergency Relief Committee
County Board of Supervisors
Henry Vollmer
Alice Teeple
Klein
Grace Hill
Wilson
Country Club
Court House
Kalona
Wellman
Riverside
Living Lake
Alfred Faulkner
Judge Says Tax Declarations May Nullify Purchases
In Santa Monica a columnist notes frequent court rulings declaring taxes illegal and suggests the entire process might have to be redone. He jokes about European fortune hunters and observes a recent case where a woman misled a rich young man, highlighting gendered stereotypes.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Mildred Birmingham Loses Liquor Store Job in Des Moines
Iowa Daily Press Bureau reports Mildred Birmingham was discharged from a Sioux City liquor store cashier role after her father E H Birmingham chaired the Democratic state central committee. The $100 monthly pay stopped July 15 amid claims the move served best interests of girl, father, and the liquor commission.
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Des Moines
Iowa Daily Press Bureau
Mildred Birmingham
Sioux City
E. H. Birmingham
Democratic State Central Committee
Liquor Commission
Birmingham
State Central Committee
Restraining Order Shields Benteco Against Iowa Sales Tax
In Des Moines on July 14 Judge Lou Ladd issued a district court restraining order preventing collection of the state chain store tax from the Benner Tea company of Burlington. The action follows yesterday's federal court ruling blocking tax collection from 19 chain organizations, marking the first of several similar state suits.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Benner Tea Company
Burlington
Lou Ladd
Glacier priest notes Adak naval base overlooked
Father Bernard R. Hubbard says Adak in the Aleutians, a little heard naval base, gains concern though scarcely covered by headlines. The note contrasts Adak with July 4 headlines as county work relief ends for nonemployable families relying on county aid. some relief continues in the same manner.
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North
Naval Base
Salt Lake City
Utah
America
Naval
The
Aleutians
Bernard R. Hubbard
Weather Helps Iowa Crops Amid Heat Wave
Washingtons temperature isn't higher today but may rise later. In Des Moines on July 19 the Weather Bureau predicted 100 degree heat again, with clear skies, aiding farmers as corn growth advances despite late planting notes.
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Des Moines
Weather Bureau
Detective Miller Slays Sioux City Hold Up Suspect
Des Moines ace detective Lorin Miller shot and fatally wounded Elmer Black of Sioux City an escaped convict wanted by South Dakota and Illinois authorities late last night as Black attempted to flee from a car. Police credited Miller with breaking up a hold up gang after arresting two men and a woman nearby. Black’s death marked Miller’s third in the line of duty. The car bore Kansas plates and matched a gang suspect vehicle.
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Des Moines
Lorin Miller
Elmer Black
Sioux City
South Dakota
Illinois
Black
Miller
Kansas
Goodrich given life term after guilty murder plea
Merton Goodrich confessed as the slayer of eleven year old Lillian Gallagher and was sentenced to life imprisonment in Detroit. Prosecutor Duncan McCrea stated Mrs. Goodrich would face trial as an accessory to the crime. The defense failed to prove temporary insanity.
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Detroit
Merton Goodrich
Lillian Gallagher
Duncan McCrea
Des Moines River navigation plan eyed by conservation board
Ottumwa and Des Moines delegations asked the state conservation commission for approval to make the Des Moines River navigable from Des Moines to Keokuk. The project would create 23 lakes, total shoreline over 700 miles, and about two years of work for 7,000 men, boosting recreation and lowering freight rates for Iowa farmers and manufacturers.
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Des Moines
Iowa Daily Press Bureau
Keokuk
Ottumwa
State Conservation Commission
Greater
Capitol City
The
Conservation Commission
Iowa
Horace A. Brown
Ottumwa Chamber of Commerce
State Planning Board
Mr. Brown
Conservation Committee
John Huston
Plea of Guilty leads to immediate sentence in court
A defendant asked if a plea of guilty had been entered. The judge affirmed yes and Goodrich was sentenced on the spot. He was moved from the courtroom under heavy guard to the county jail.
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Goodrich
Ambitious Hustlers Plan July 4-H Events in Oregon Township
The Ambitious Hustlers 4-H club schedules music for the Oregon township Farm Bureau meeting on July 24 at W. E. Frame home and plans a guest day July 381 at Hazel and Modelle Harbison home. Eight members attend with leader Mrs Frame and Mrs Harold Clegg assisting. Guests include Clara Simmering and Cladys Vincent. Hazel Harbison and Marjorie Frame show demonstrations for the county 4-H club fair in August. Wilma Stephens elected princess in the club. Marjorie Frame reports on the state 4-H club convention at Ames. Leader’s lesson on 4-H Girls Responsibility in Home Efficiency.
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Hustlers 4-H
Oregon Township Farm Bureau
W. E. Frame
Hazel
Modelle Harbison
Elizabeth Dea
Frame
Harold Clegg
Township Farm Bureau
Clara Simmering
Cladys Vincent
Hazel Harbison
Marjorie Frame
Wilma Stephens
Ames
Carr Service at Baptist Church
Funeral services for Mrs. A. B. Carr announced for two oclock Sunday afternoon at the Baptist church conducted by Rev. A A Vinz. Burial will be in Elm Grove cemetery. Mrs. Carr died yesterday morning at 10 30 at the family home 615 East Washington Street after a nine day illness and long prior health decline.
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A. B. Carr
The
Baptist Church
A. A. Vinz
Elm Grove Cemetery
Mrs Clara Carr obituary notes long Rozetta service
Clara T Allaman Carr daughter of J H Allaman and Jennie Lofftus Al laman was born in Rozetta Illinois on May 21 1876 and died July 18 1935 at 10 30 am aged 59 years one month and 27 days She studied music at Rozetta and the Baptist College of Burlington Iowa served as church organist for Rozetta Baptist and taught music later in life Her home life was such a
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Clara T. (Allaman) Carr
J. H. Allaman
Jennie Lofftus Allaman
Rozetta
Illinois
Baptist College of
Burlington
Iowa
Rozetta Baptist Church
Mount Pleasant Band to Perform in Central Park Exchange Concert
The Mt. Pleasant Municipal band of 45 under Edward Smith will play in Central Park Saturday at 8. The concert serves as an exchange with the Washington Municipal Band visiting Mt. Pleasant in about two weeks. The Mt. Pleasant group includes men and women and features classical, popular and novelty selections with solos. The Washington band recently performed in Oskaloosa to a large crowd and thanked locals for parking space and car donations.
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Mt. Pleasant
Washington
Central Park
Oskaloosa
Oskaloosa Municipal Band
Thirty Injured in Packing Plant Riot at Sioux Falls
Thirty persons were injured in Sioux Falls after rioting at the John Morrell packing plant broke out when workers tried to cross picket lines. Police used tear gas as riot squads dispersed the crowd. none of the injuries were serious.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
John Morrell
Lauren
Song Sermon Sunday by United Presbyterian Choir
The United Presbyterian choir presents a song sermon Sunday evening at 7 30 p m with most of the service in music and a brief message by Pastor Rev D C Fulton.
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United Presbyterian Choir
D. C. Fulton
Mr and Mrs Kaufman Shopped Here Today
Mr and Mrs E L Kaufman of Newton shopped here today according to local shopper notes.
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E. L. Kaufman
Newton
Rioters Set Street Car Afire in Council Bluffs
Rioters shot two striking street car workers at the car barns as they tried to stop an operator from reporting for work. Mayor Finerty held off on martial law while police tried to quell the melee. Six shots were fired by operator W R Inman, bricks and a three inch staple injuring two men. The crowd overturned and burned a street car. firemen could not reach it. Police dispersed the rioters as calm returned by noon.
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Council Bluffs
L.b
Hugh Finerty
Omaha
Dick Stephenson
James Dawson
W. R. Inman
Hager Finerty
Baraa
_Those on Relief Must Take Jobs
_Iowa emergency relief administration warns able bodied relief recipients who refuse private employment will be dropped from relief rolls. Officials cited numerous rejections statewide, with about a dozen counties discontinuing relief in recent weeks.
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Des Moines
Iowa Emergency Relief Administration
Ralph Kittinger
Local Cupola Removed at Heights Crossing Sparked Civic Praise
Albert Simpson removed a cupola from the Heights area, while railroad crossing work on North Marion disrupted celebrations north of the tracks. Citizens credit the Council, Chamber of Commerce, and officials, including an influential railroad man on the Council, Bi Dupuis, Orville Hardin, and Jim Schmoelller of Scott Furniture for the change. A Romeo and Juliet scene at Maidrite Sandwich shop featured Jimmie balcony antics as he kissed Orville from below during an awning plan.
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Albert Simpson
Baieiy
North Marion Ig
Chamber of Commerce
Bi Dupuis
Orville Hardin
Jim Schmoelller
Scott Furniture
Maidrite
Jimmie
Orville
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