Mason City man jailed for mail fraud in life and disability plan
B Taylor, 43, of Mason City, received a two year sentence in Leavenworth for using the mails to defraud. He led the Security Aid Association of Mason City, selling certificates offering life and disability insurance. Members paid $1 monthly fees but benefits were often unavailable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
E. B. Taylor
Mason City
Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary
Taylor
Security Aid Association of
Midwest
Judge Dismisses Wage Hour Case Against Hawkeye Button Co
Federal Judge Charles A. Dewey in Des Moines dismissed the government complaint against Hawkeye Pearl Button Co of Muscatine for alleged wage hour violations. The government claimed 25 cent minimum wage and record keeping breaches though the firm argued fishing industries were exempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Charles A. Dewey
Hawkeye Pearl Button Co
Muscatine
Dewey
Annulment Sought Over Jitterbug Marriage in Omaha
Mrs. Wesley Johnson aged 16 filed an annulment against her 23 year old Marshalltown Iowa husband claiming he was penniless and lazy. She testified he promised wealth including a 450 acre Iowa farm with cattle and hogs and led her on a honeymoon trip before revealing the lack of funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Wesley Johnson
Marshalltown
Johnson
Iowa
Ben Welch
Optional retirement proposal for Iowa postal supervisors
At the Iowa state branch of the National Association of Postal Supervisors annual convention in Waterloo a resolution urged optional retirement at 60 after 30 years of service. It also called for a supplementary annuity based on one fiftieth of the average salary over a 10 year period times total years of service, not exceeding 30. The current compulsory retirement age is 70 with optional retirement at 68.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Iowa State Branch
National Association of Postal Supervisors
Fine Ft. Dodge Man In Alcohol Case
Fort Dodge resident Benford Ellingson, 39, a carpenter, with five prior dry law convictions, was fined $100 by Federal Judge George C. Scott for possessing 276 gallons of untaxed alcohol. Federal attorneys said Ellington stored about 3,500 gallons of alcohol on a Worth county farm in the six months before his arrest last April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Benford Ellingson
Carpenter
George CC. Scott
Ellington
Worth County
County Officers of Iowa Hold Convention
About 1,200 county auditors treasurers supervisors recorders engineers court clerks stewards and matrons expected for a three day Iowa County Officers convention at Hotel Savery in Des Moines. Tuesday night salesmen for road machinery stationery are noted in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa County Officers Association
Hotel Savery
Rival Unions Clash at Flint Injuring Several
In Flint Michigan rival A F of L and CIO auto workers clashed near the Fisher body plant and at CIO headquarters. Six or more men were injured as clubs stones and fists flew. Police and deputies dispersed both incidents and seized a shotgun and iron pipes at CIO headquarters. The Fisher plant continued operating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flint
Mich
A. F. of L
CIO Automobile Workers
Fisher Body
Homer Martin
CIO
Fisher
Mail Robbers Strike Kewanee Illinois Station
Three men with revolvers ambushed a postal messenger at Kewanee Illinois railway station and escaped with four mail sacks. The sacks held letters and papers with two smaller pouches among them. A similar Beloit Wisconsin robbery a week earlier sought a $65,000 payroll for Fairbanks Morse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kewanee, Ul
Beloit
Wis
Fairbanks Morse Company
Vacation Church School to Close Friday
The Daily Vacation church school of West Chester Methodist Church will close Friday June 16. A program will be given Friday evening at 7 p.m. A free will offering will be taken to defray the school’s expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester Methodist Church
P. m
County Officers Gather at Hotel for Bridge Materials
Bridge material purchases and other supplies for county offices were already arriving at the hotel lobby, accompanied by an advance guard of officials.
Iowa VFW Convention Parade Text
Iowa VFW parades occupied Tuesday with impromptu displays across the convention site. Des Moines women’s drill team and senior drum and bugle corps performed in the afternoon but did not compete. Fort Madison captured the junior drum and bugle corps title with Boone in second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Riatffs
Iowa
Des Moines
Fort Madison
Boone
British Proposal Refused in Tientsin Crisis
Japan rejected a British plan to use United States consul general John K Caldwell as chair of a three member conciliation tribunal over four Chinese suspects in the Tientsin dispute. Britain hoped the move would win Japanese acceptance amid looming blockade moves as Tokyo blocks vegetables and arrests a US newsreel photographer. Over 100000 people were confined by the blockade and vegetable prices rose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
Japan
United States
Tientsin
Great Britain
Tokio
John K. Caldwell
China
Caldwell
State Department
Washington
Eric Mayell
San Francisco
Bush Building Foundations Pour on North Avenue B
Concrete foundations are being poured this week for a frame building on North Avenue B. Cy Bush will use the structure for storing trucks and goods for his feed business, occupying the lot once home to Harry Shrader’s carpenter shop. Risk Construction handles the foundation work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cy Bush
Avenue B
Court House
Mr. Bush
Harry Shrader
The
Risk Construction Company
Aquatic Tests Underway at Washington Y M C A Pool
The Washington Y M C A begins national aquatic tests. Boys progress from beginners to Minnow Fish Flying Fish Shark clubs under Howard Little. This week several swimmers passed the beginner and first two, and some reached the first three tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Y. M. C
Minnow Club
Fish Club
Flying Fish Club
Shark Club
Howard Little
Bob Clark
Douglass Dowell
Wilard Spencer
Bob Stockman
Bob Bostwick
Dick Boyer
Bob Downing
Kay Felton
Tom Goodwin
Warren Goodwin
James Gilchrist
Bob Marble
Bill Bur Bam
Archie Euwer
Bob Freese
Brookline Man Buys Hill. Finds Big Beryllium Deposit
Thomas E. Donovan of Brookline Massachusetts invested his entire savings of 5000 to buy a small hill in North Conway New Hampshire. The hill now holds one of the largest beryllium deposits in the United States, whose value has tripled in recent years due to wartime importance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas E. Donovan
Brookline
Mass
Little Hill
North Conway
N. H
United States
Legion Plans Labor Day Jalopy Races At Kendrick Field
At Leon Beatty post meeting American Legion officials appointed Charles Kennedy and Howard Miller to form a committee to choose a race location for the post’s second annual jalopy races on Labor Day. Last year’s event at Kendrick field drew solid crowds despite poor weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Beatty
American Legion
Ed Squire
Charles Kennedy
Howard Miller
Legion
Kendrick Field
Post
Grievances of German Minority in Poland Presented
Senator Erwin Hasbach, leader of Poland’s German minority, handed a lengthy memorandum to the government detailing alleged grievances of about 740,000 German speakers. The document, over 70 pages, was rejected and directed to district governors for any complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Poland
Erwin Hasbach
Slawoj- Skladowski
Infant Body Found in Clyde Stream
Searchers recovered the body of Halden Baker Fink, ten weeks old, from a Clyde stream after vanishing from his grandparents’ home. Sheriff H. L. Myers noted the infant’s death appeared to result from being tossed from a bridge, amid a divorce and an WPA worker father’s strange alibi. Federal agents opened an investigation into the disappearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde
Ohio
H. L. Myers
Halden Baker Fink
Oren Baker
Finks
WPA
William Stewart Sings for Y's Men Club
William Stewart of Los Angeles visiting parents furnished the Y's Men's Club program last evening. His singing drew applause and he is noted for a rising voice career with broadcasts. Bob McFarlane presided in Harry Sizer’s absence as the committee reported on Chicago Y's Convention attendance. Dick McCleery supplied dinner. Phalanx group funded the program and Dick pledged steaks if the club matched the effort. Fred L. Stewart introduced as a guest. Ted Brown led singing and fines went to the Memorial Fountain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Stewart
Los Angeles
Fred L. Stewart
Mr. Stewart
Bob McFarlane
Harry Sizer
Chicago
Dick McCleery
Phalanx Club
Phalanx
Y's
Ted Brown
Plan to Display Picture of How Fountain to Look
Park board members arrange a drawing of the memorial fountain for Central Park to show its final appearance this year. The image, soon ready, will be displayed publicly to help the public visualize the fountain and understand the purpose of contributions. It will be created from concrete foundation blueprints and fountain structure plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Board
Central Park
Marriage Licenses Issued In June In County
Fourteen wedding licenses have been issued in the county so far in June. Francis Butterbaugh Wellman and Neomia Hole Wellman, Glenn P. Duncan Clio, Ruth C. Stewart Washington secured licenses today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Butterbaugh
Weillman
Neomia Hole
Wellman
Glenn P. Duncan
Clio
Ruth C. Stewart
Washington
Lone Ranger Returns Serial At Fox Theater
A new serial titled The Lone Ranger Returns opens this evening at the Fox theater and will run every Wednesday and Thursday. The popular radio story is brought to the screen as a feature for local audiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fox Theater
North School Progress Near 85 Percent Completion
Public Works official J F Sproatt reports the Stewart grade school on North Fourth avenue is 85 percent done with terrazzo floors started on second floor corridors and toilets. Lincoln school brickwork on first story near completion and second story south half pouring to begin. W E Fink audits 70 percent completion on Washington grade school. at 70 percent, 35 percent of PWA funds become available. Mrs H M Shellabarger returns home after illness.
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Stewart
North Fourth Avenue
J. F. Sproatt
Public Works Administration
Lincoln School
South Fourth Avenue
W. E. Fink
PWA
Omaha
Washington
Theater Offers Admission Deals Raise Coupon Promos
The theater management announced pricing promos tied to coupons offering two admissions for one paid ticket or one buffalo nickel for children. The move aims to boost attendance and attract more patrons to the show.
Roosevelt Likely to Fight Bill for Relief Aid
The House in Washington debated a $1.7166 billion relief supply bill for 1940, $45.89 million less than Roosevelt asked. It creates a three member bipartisan WPA board, funds over 2 million workers with reductions by June 30, 1940, and imposes policy shifts including ending the federal theater project and requiring allegiance oaths. The bill trims PWA use, caps project costs, and sets wage and construction limits, stoking expected administration opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
House
Roosevelt
PWA
WPA
Harrington
Milwaukee Service Club Holds Session
The June meeting of the Milwaukee Road Service Club East Kansas City division was held at the station on Monday night with 21 members present. C. J. Capps was elected to fill the term of L. M. Boughtin who is moving to Chillicothe Mo. Archi e Horak provided accordion music during the social hour and refreshments were served by club ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee Road Service Club
Kansas City
Washington
L. M. Boughtin
Haskins
C. J. Capps
Linby
Boughtin
Chillicothe
Archie Horak
Wisconsin Governor starts mediation of Allis-Chalmers strike
Milwaukee June 14 Governor Julius Heil began mediation to end the walkout at the Allis-Chalmers plant. The strike has idled about 6500 workers at the Milwaukee facility and prompted state action to resolve the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Julius Heil
Wisconsin
Allis-Chalmers
Plagg
Odd Fellows Meet At I F Hall With Thirty Seven Members
The Odd Fellows held a session last evening in I F hall with thirty seven members and one guest. A school of instruction was conducted by the members. The next regular meeting is scheduled for June 20 and will be past grands night with past grands in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squire
Post
Washington
The
Legion and Auxiliary
Wellman
Legion
Columbus Junction
Odd Fellows
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Francis Haney
Ray Minick
John Lemmon
Lemmon
U. S
Graham Weil
Nassau
N. Y
Margaret
Krehe Osborn
Kewanee, Ill
Iowa V.F.W
Bill Brown
Jerald Freese
Don Kiesey
Billy Peters
Fort Lee
Palisades
Hudson
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Y’s Men
Archbishop Joseph Schrembs
Gov
John J. Bricker
Cleveland
Joseph Schrembs
Lake Front Stadium
North
H. M. Shellabarger
University Hospital
Town City
University of Iowa
Scottish Highlanders
New York City
Bill
Milwaukee Service Club
ODD
Dad
Prac
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