Veterans elect Risley at Iowa G A R encampment
Twenty seven Civil War veterans attending the sixty third annual Iowa G A R encampment reelected John P. Risley 91 of Des Moines as department commander. Other officers unanimously reelected include Michael Hawk of Sioux City senior vice commander John T. Baker of Newton junior vice commander and Dr L J Leech of West Branch medical director.
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Davenport
Iowa
Grand Army of the Republic
John P. Risley
Des Moines
Michael Hawk
Sioux City
John T. Baker
Newton
L. J. Leech
West Branch
Newton Maytag reach agreement to end plant idle
Newton Maytag Co and union officials reached a two hour agreement late Tuesday to end the washing machine plant strike. Production workers are to return to work this morning following the conference, ending an idle period of about 2,500 workers since last Thursday.
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Newton — Maytag Co
Cedar Falls Father Builds 1/4 Inch Miniature Railway
W. H. McChane, a Cedar Falls carpenter, runs a basement railway with 16 year old twins Roy and Ray. The system uses a 1/4 inch to foot scale, making track length five eighths of a mile. McChane notes trains would move 100 to 150 mph by scale, though real motion would seem slow.
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Cedar Falls
W. H. McChane
Roy
Ray
McChane
Indiana budget appeal law expert to keynote Iowa conference
A. bh. executive secretary of Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce will speak at the State Taxpayers conference in Des Moines on July 16. He will discuss his 12 years of personal experience with the Indiana law and how it saved Indiana taxpayers millions, with Joe L. Long noting Iowa seeks insight as its own law echoes Indiana’s approach.
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Des Moines
Indiana
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
Joe L. Long
Iowa Tax Payers Association
Taylor
State
Iowa
Long
Iowa State Fair sees record advance reservations
Iowa Secretary A Q R Corey reports space requests and early entries indicate a record turnout of over 400 000 for the state fair and exposition running from August 27 to September 8 with strong gains in industrial show reservations and open air exhibit space. Space tightens as county agricultural exhibits and individual farm exhibits fill up.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Fair Board
A. Q R. Corey
Varied Industries
Corey
Norgaard Warns Against Hybrid Cooperatives at ISU
James G. Norgaard manager of the Farmers Union Creameries of Superior Nebraska warns the American Institute of Cooperation meeting at Iowa State College against hybrid cooperatives. He accuses competitors of unfair pricing tests and poaching operators while raising cream prices when markets fall.
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Ames
James G. Norgaard
Farmers Union Creameries
Superior
Neb
American Institute of Cooperation
Iowa State College
Norgaard
Vacation School Closes With Parish Picnic
The United Presbyterian daily Vacation Bible School ends Friday at 10 15 a m in the church. A picnic follows at Sunset Park with seventy four pupils enrolled under Miss Althea Montgomery. Mothers are invited and attendees should bring sandwiches a dish to pass and table service. If rain occurs the picnic will be held in the church.
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United Presbyterian Daily Vacation Bible School
Sunset Park
Althea Montgomery
Theicnic
Steel strike mediation stalls as Lewis vows CIO win
Thousands attend road celebration as the federal mediation board seeks to end a steel strike affecting 160000 workers across seven states. CIO head John L. Lewis declares the four companies will sign CIO contracts, amid calls in Congress to deem strikes illegal during negotiations. Localities report orderly picketing and only modified martial law in Youngstown and Johnstown.
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International News
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Federal Mediation Board
Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
CIO
Washington
Senator Bridges
New Hampshire
Ellender
Louisiana
LaFollette
Chicago
Youngstown
Johnstown
Washington County Payroll Ranks 35th in State
Census Bureau report shows Washington county in 1935 ranking 35th among state counties for business and industry payrolls. Total payrolls were 842000 with 1083 employees plus 491 active proprietors, across sectors including manufacturing retail wholesale and services.
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Washington, D. C
Washington County
Census Bureau
Miscellaineaus
Iown
Wayland Welcomes New All Weather Road Linking Washington
Washington and Wayland celebrated completion of the all weather road joining the towns with a large crowd, bands, and speeches. Mayor C P Boshart praised cooperation, while Jake Roth detailed costs totaling 174000 for the road, right of way, bridges, grading, and surfacing.
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Washington
Germany Sends Warships to Spain and Withdrawals Stir Europe
Sev en German warships arrived in the Tagus River and will sail to Spanish Mediterranean waters. The fleet includes the battleship Admiral Scheer the cruisers Nuremberg and Karlsruhe three destroyers and one transport. In London Eden announced Germany and Italy will withdraw from the neutral patrol and pledge no further drastic steps, with Italy cooperating.
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Lisbon
INS
Tagus River
Admiral Scheer
Nuremberg
Karlsiruhe
London
Germany
Euope
Italy
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Chester Athlete Marion Wolfe Killed in Navy Service
Marion Wolfe, a standout West Chester high school athlete, is to be buried Sunday after his body arrived from Washington state. He was accidentally killed while serving in the navy, which he joined last fall. The accompanying photo shows him winning a distance race at Case Field.
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Marion Wolfe
West Chester High School
Washington State
Navy
Case Field
Bill Stewart Sings for Y's Men's Club
The Washington Y's Men's Club praised William Stewart at their dinner meeting calling the program the best yet. Stewart, son of Fred L. Stewart, trained at Chapman College in Los Angeles and has held minor film roles. He sang two sets with accompaniment by Mrs. R. A. Hender.
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Washington Y's Men's Club
William Stewart
Stewart
Fred L. Stewart
Chapman College
Los Angeles
R. A. Hender
Robert McFarlane
Wolfe Services for Marion Wolfe Held Sunday
Marion Wolfe son of Vernon and Mrs. Wolfe of Brighton will have a full military funeral Sunday at 3 PM at the West Chester Methodist Church. The body arrives from Washington Monday and burial is in Keota cemetery after services conducted by Rev. A W McBlain. Wolfe, who would have turned 19 in August, died in a Washington state accident while serving in the U S Navy. He played prominent high school athletics at West Chester and lived with his uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. Alex Gillies near West Chester. maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. W A Henry of Brighton.
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Keota
Marion Wolfe
Vernon Wolfe
Brighton
Washington
U. S. Navy
Marsh Funeral
Alex Gillies
Methodist
West Chester
W. A. Henry
Tax Board Split Over Use Taxes in Des Moines
Iowa tax board members debated use tax rules on auto sales in Des Moines with a vote postponed to study the issue. If no action is taken the board would enforce new rules charging dealers tax on a used car taken as part payment, otherwise reverting to the 1934 interpretation.
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Des Moines
INS
Lowa
Scinding
C. F. Green
D. L. Murrow
Tax Board
Poison bait killing hoppers urged by state entomologist
Dr. A D Worthington declared that a well stocked mixing station in Washington county has produced poison bait used by about 150 farmers. Demonstrations are set for Saturday at multiple farms to show how to apply the bait as hoppers threaten alfalfa and soybeans now before grasses are cut and numbers rise.
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A. D Worthington
Washington County
Clarence Phillips Yards
Dr. Worthington
Carl Anderson
Wellman
Fred Longer
Fred Yonger
Brighton Road
Ed Endicott Place
Haskins
Worthington
Ruling Postpones Effective Date To July 1 For Used Cars
The ruling postponed the effective date for the policy affecting used cars to July 1, shifting deadlines and implementation timelines for dealers and buyers. The decision impacts existing registrations and compliance steps as the market awaits the new start date.
The Poet's Highway Proposed For Wayland Washington Road
Jake Roth of Wayland proposed naming the twelve mile Wayland Washington road The Poet's Highway after a committee from both towns favored the idea. Some locals prefer The Poet's Drive or The Wayland Road depending on whether poetry or practicality appeals to residents.
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Wayland
Washington
Jake Roth
Wayland-Washington Road
Howard Siller
Wayland Road
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John Sanders
Wayland Consolidated School
Elizabeth Neft
C. P. Boshart
Ionda
Lloyd Lytle
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Spain
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Y’s Men’s Club
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