Canvass Confirms Iowa Primary Results and Nominations
Des Moines reports the official canvass of the June 4 state primary shows Dan Turner winning the Republican gubernatorial nomination with 36.8 percent and Clyde Herring securing the Democratic gubernatorial nomination with a strong lead. Huffman and Dunlap are nominated for railway commissioner, while the Republican tickets for lieutenant governor secretary of agriculture and attorney general await the state convention after no candidate reached 35 percent.
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Des Moines
CIP
State
Frank Flaherty
Sioux City
George Huffman
Dunlap
Huffman
Flaherty
Turner
Dan W. Turner
Robert W. Calflesh
Fulton to Broadcast 7:30 PM On WSUI With Kleese Accompaniment
Dave Fulton will sing again over WSUI at 7 30 tomorrow night delivering a fifteen minute program. Catherine Coulter Kleese will provide piano accompaniment. Fulton previously broadcast from the same station to favorable listener response and sang with the U P choir in their Sunday night broadcast.
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Dave Fulton
WSUI
Catherine Coulter Kleese
U. P
Sunday School Officers Named at Church Board Meeting
The Methodist Sunday school elected officers at a lawn meeting. Supt J H Peet led with Jesse Kusby as first assistant and L ec Willits as second. Mrs Homer C Birney heads the young people department with Hazel Jugenheimer as assistant.
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Methodist Sunday School
Supt
J. H. Peet
Jesse Kusby
Lec Willits Harrison
Homer C. Birney
Young People's Department
Hazel Jugenheimer
Edna Klein
HE Busby
Jo Wf. Peet
Mabel Rice
George Dowell
Loyd Morrison
Walter Ro Brown
Harland Mead
Louise Wasson
Elma Rice
C. Owen
T. F. Barker
Clifford Thorne
Carl Hedges
W. J. Roudabush
Len Hoover
George Jones
F.C Witzigman
Willits
Jesse Busby
Dodder
F c Witzigman
Eichers to Return Home Soon Amid DC Graduation
Congressman and Mrs EB C Ficher are expected home soon as Congress adjourns. Their daughter Betty is graduating tonight from Central High School Washington DC. Commencement exercises are set for 8 o clock at the Central High School auditorium per DC Board of Education announcement.
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EB. C. Ficher
Congress
Ficher
Betty
Central High School
Washington, D. C
Board of Education of
District of Columbia
Court ruling upholds act of congress on gold payments
In St Louis June 19 Congress upheld a federal ruling that Congress may suspend gold payments. Judge C B Faris ruled the Missouri Pacific trustee cannot demand gold payments for bonds issued May 1 1900, stating repayment in gold would cost far more in present currency. If upheld, this decision could allow government and private obligations to be paid in paper money despite gold clauses.
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Faris
Tte
Congress
Supreme Court
Teachers Exams Set for June 27 29
Co Supt Lester B Krabill announces teachers examinations for June 27 28 and 29 to be taken by normal training students ill at prior exams or seeking grade raises. Uniform county examinations will also occur. Mrs John Lemmon returns tonight from Chicago trip.
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Co. Supt
Lester B. Krabill
Washington Boys to Attend Ottumwa YMCA Camp
Secretary Leigh Soule of the YM C A announced two Washington boys Cloud Willits Jr and Dave Pearson will attend the summer Y camp at Ottumwa. They will be there the week of June 26 with the Ottumwa camp offered in two periods the other runs starting July 2. Soule will arrange for a few Washington boys at the second camp if they apply promptly. C S Lemmon returns Thursday night or Friday morning from Red Oak where he attends the town synod of the Presbyterian church.
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Leigh Soule
YM. C. A
Washington
Cloud Willits, Jr
Dave Pearson
Ottumwa
Soule
C. S. Lemmon
Red Oak
the Presbyterian Church
Journal Pilgrim to Panama Returns Home with Gratitude
The writer reflects on a long trip with adventures from New Orleans to Iowa and Mississippi to Missouri. He thanks hosts Staten, Parke, and Owen Kall for hospitality in the tropics and expresses happiness to be back in Washington County after a month away.
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New Orleans
Iowa
Clarksdale
South
Missouri
Washington County
Staten Kall
Parke Kall
Owen Kall
Tropics
Oil deliveries aid farmers in war on church bugs
Three carloads of creosote oil arrived at Rock Island for Washington county farmers battling church bugs. More cars were expected at Brighton and Kalona as officials stress timely barriers for corn fields and warn against breaches in oil lines. County agent W J Roudabush notes oil demand remains high and rains, if timely, could curb the pest invasion.
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Cresote
Rock Island
Washington County
Brighton
W. J. Roudabush
Kalona
Rock
Washington
Speidel Busy On Committee Job In Des Moines
State representative Joan Speidel attends the first year opening meeting in Des Moines to outline procedures and propose legislation for the 46th Iowa General Assembly session. The interim committee focuses on reducing government expenses and a fairer property tax system, noting a $30 million reduction over three years.
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Joan Speidel
Des Moines
Legislative Interim Committee
General Assembly
Speidel
Iowa
Dan Turner
Clyde Herring
Valentine, Kimberly and Rolfs
Dean and
First Day Liquor Sales Reach Near Five Thousand In Iowa Stores
Des Moines and four other Iowa cities opened state liquor stores marking the start of the new system. Officials estimate initial sales around 5000 dollars with Des Moines alone over 2000 dollars. Shipments to additional cities begin as the control commission aims to have 27 stores operating by July.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Tate Liquor Commission
Pntrol Commission
Control Commision
Heatwave Touches Near 100 in Iowa As Storm Hits
Des Moines reports heat in the 90s with yesterday’s peak near 100. A wind storm at Anita damaged telephones and farm buildings. The weather bulletin notes corn progress aided by showers but planting delays and chinch bug damage threaten southern crops. Fresh hog cholera outbreaks are reported in several counties.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Anita
Tomors Row
Lowa
Charles D. Reed
Crop Service
Reed
Sudan
Scott
Cedar
Linn
Buchanan
Jones
Johnson and Fayette
Iowa Sale of Liquor to Cause Boom in Cocktail Shakers
A forecasted boom in glassware bar tools and cocktail books follows Iowa joining the liquor trade. Merchants plan to teach housewives about glass choices for sherry sidecars and room temperatures for Burgundy as about 382 ware varieties line local stores.
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Iowa
Army Balloon Moves to Launch Site for Stratosphere Flight
The army airmen prepared the balloon for a high altitude mission, moving it to a natural bowl in the hills to await takeoff as they seek the new scientific frontier fifteen miles above the earth in the stratosphere.
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Rapid City, & D
Deering Plant Swept By Blaze In Chicago
A December 20 fire at the abandoned 26 acre Deering plant of International Harvester in Chicago stemmed from an overturned blow torch. Seven salvage buildings were destroyed as work crews fought the blaze. damage estimated up to 100000 dollars.
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Chicago
Deering
International Harvester Company
McCormick Harvester Company
Michael Corrigan
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