Ancient buried trees found along highway 88 in Iowa
A field party including Dean George F Kay Prof Bohumil Shimek and Dr Paul T Miller of the State University of Iowa and Don L Teal highway engineer explored a site between Des Moines and Marshalltown where well preserved wood believed buried by dust storms 25 000 to 50 000 years ago was uncovered 10 to 20 feet beneath black spruce in hard packed clay.
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Des Moines
Marshalltown
Iowa
George F. Kay
Bohumil Shimek
Paul T. Miller
State University of Iowa
Iowa City
Don L. Teal
The
State Highway Commission
Rev Vernon Shantz Named To Mission Board
Muscatine pastor Reverend Vernon L. Shantz of the First Baptist Church and president of the Iowa Baptist churches returned from the national convention in Colorado Springs where he was appointed to the board of managers of the American Baptist Foreign Missionary Society.
Woman breaks leg after step on family cat
Mrs. N. Creager of Council Bluffs stepped on the family cat and fell down basement stairs onto a concrete floor, breaking her leg. She was hospitalized for treatment and is expected to recover.
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Council Bluffs
Largest cash land sale in central Iowa seals deal in Eldora
R C C Beach of Lewistown Idaho purchased 320 acres in Grundy county from the Charlies Baskin estate for 40960 dollars in cash. The price averaged 128 dollars per acre and marks the largest such sale in central Iowa in several years.
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Marshalltown
Iown
Eldora
Hardin County
R. C C. Beach
Lewistown
Idaho
Grundy County
Charlies Baskin
Sherees Must Vacate Kis College Inn Beer Permit Battle
T G Sherees who has fought for a beer permit at Kis College Inn near the Morninside campus must vacate the building. The move follows legal action related to selling pirin illegally.
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Sioux City
T. G. Sherees
Kis College Inn
Morninside
College
Email World Brings Long Lost Cousin Reunion
In Muscatine Mrs. C W Mewes visits a doctor's waiting room and meets a man named Martin McNall who shares her maiden name. Further digging reveals McNalls father is her first cousin, unseen for 30 years, linking two families after a chance encounter.
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Muscatine
Oregon
C. W. Mewes
Martin McNall
McNall
Algona Editor Pleads Guilty in Quarantine Breach Case
Algona Upper Des Moines managing editor Algona Russell Waller pleaded guilty to breaking quarantine for tearlet fever. Judge George A. Heald of Spencer fined him 190 dollars.
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Algona
Russell Waller
Des Moines
George A. Heald
Spencer
Gift from Batavia Dentist Supports Iowa Aid Commission
Des Moines reports the Iowa old age assistance commission received its first donation since a recent amendment allowed gifts. A dentist named Kian Wie Lee, educated at the University of Iowa, sent $1 from Batavia Centrum Java with a note thanking the university for his education.
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Des Moines
Batavia-Centrum
Java
Tuteh East Indies
Kian Wie Lee
University of Iowa
Iowa
Prongs of Rake Penetrate Boy’s Foot
A ten year old boy, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Terrill, was injured at home when he jumped on a garden rake in the yard. One prong penetrated the foot completely while two others also pierced the foot.
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Bay Island
George Terrill
Want ads offer daily Butter-Nut coffee for readers
A vintage newspaper note promotes free coffee servings to several people each day and invites readers to check the Want-ads for details on Butter-Nut coffee. The snippet highlights ad style and price references as part of the paper’s classifieds.
Washington County Names New Welfare Worker Miss Alice Teeple
Miss Alice Teeple arrives as Washington county's new welfare worker taking over the emergency relief branch from Miss Marian Baker who moves to state relief. Teeple comes from Oshkosh Wisconsin with five years in social work at the Children's Home and Aid society of Wisconsin and prior roles in Cincinnati and Chicago. She met Chairman Carl W Klein and other relief committee members and impressed officials with her fit for the job.
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Alice Teeple
Washington County
Washington
Marian Baker
Miss Baker
Monica Lyman
Miss Teeple
Wisconsin
Oshkosh
Wis
Children’s Home and Aid Society of
Social Administration School
Cincinnati
University of Chicago
Ohio Wesleyan University
Associated Charities
Chicago
Illinois Home and Aid Society
Illinois Emergency Relief Commission
Carl W. Klein
Board of Supervisors
Death claims John Gamble after family tragedy
John Pressley Gamble, son of William J. and Mary Rodgers Gamble, dies at county hospital after a week of pneumonia. Survived by wife Mabel Grace Carr and two children Clara Matilda and John Jr. His infant daughter June Pauline died 45 days earlier, and his mother and father are noted as deceased.
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John Gamble
John Pressley Gamble
County
John Pressley
William J
Mary Rodgers Gamble
Fort Madison
Margaret Schulte
Los Angeles
Calif
Thomas L
Aimee Dodo
Mr. Gamble
Little June
June
John
Clara
John Jr
Gamble
Beverly Hills Talk on Tax Exempt Bonds in Congress
Beverly Hills resident criticizes a congressional bill to tax exempt bonds, arguing it would end wealthier individuals' tax free income from bonds and enhance fairness. The speaker suggests bonds enable excessive municipal borrowing beyond prudent limits.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Congress
Unusual Facts Told by Barker at Y Club Dinner
Professor Charles Barker of Minnesota spoke to the Y’s Men's club at the Y about water use, car oil life, and wind tunnel tests. He discussed dam construction and engineering projects, noting high per person water consumption, long vehicle oil intervals, and flow dynamics.
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Charles Barker
Washington
College of Engineering, Hydraulic Department
University of Minnesota
Barker
Bob Arthur
Wilson Concrete Company
Mr. Barker
Grand jury probes graft and racketeering in slot machines
Sioux City reports a state wide graft probe resumes with Verne Marshall Cedar Rapids editor as first witness. The grand jury will review high state official records over three to four days and may issue a report next Monday or Tuesday. Des Moines Polk county panel studies bank records of Governor Herring Lieutenant Governor Kraschel and Feuling with no immediate report expected.
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Sioux City
Verne Marshall
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Polk County Grand Jury
Herring
Kraschel
Eugene Feuling
State Democratic Committee
Woodbury County
Roosevelt Pushes Tax Program in Congress
Administration leaders move to keep both houses in session to enact heavier taxes on wealth. Roosevelt describes his proposals as revenue and social order measures and aims to attach the soldiers bonus to the tax package. Senate plans to attach the program to the nuisance tax extension face drafting delays.
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Washington, D. C
U.P
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
Finance Committee
Treasury
Miss Mauree Applegate Visit to City Family
Miss Mauree Applegate of Janesville Wisconsin is spending the week visiting Mrs John Applegate and family. She arrived Monday night and will depart Sunday.
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Mauree Applegate
Janesville
Wis
John Applegate
Miss M Cutchen Dies in Denver at 26
Evelyn McCutchen daughter of Mr and Mrs C R McCutchen died in Denver of peritonitis following an operation performed two weeks earlier Her funeral is set for Thursday at 4 pm at the L A Jones funeral home Dr F W Eastwood of the Presbyterian Church to conduct services She was born in Ida Grove Iowa and educated there and at the University of Illinois where she earned her degree For four years she worked as auditor and accountant for Davis Bros wholesale Florists in Denver Her uncle Mr Davis among her relatives She had visited Washington several times with her parents and made many friends in the community She was described as bright capable indefatigable in service and eager to help her family and friends The family including four brothers Allen Richard Earl and Edward and the parents will receive the body in Mt Pleasant at 2 pm today.
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Evelyn McCutchen
C. R. McCutchen
Denver
Ida Trove
University of Illinois
Davis Bros. Wholesale Florists
Davis
P. BE. O. Society
Washington
Allen
Richard
McCutchen
Carl R. McCutchen
Earl
Edward
Pivotal Figures in New Deal Program Debated
The article outlines a fourfold leadership circle shaping the New Deal tax reform. President Roosevelt proposes a three point plan while Senator Borah Senator Long and Senator Robinson mobilize support and push for rapid action on graduated income taxes targeting the wealthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Deal
Roosevelt
William E. Borah
Idaho
Senate
School Nurse Reports Free Milk Served to Pupils in Washington
Miss Laura Einspahr reports a year of health work in Washington schools including 7357 bottles of milk served free to pupils. The narrative outlines visits, immunizations, dental programs, growth tracking, and classroom health education across elementary and secondary levels.
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Washington
Laura Einspahr
Miss Einspahr
P T. A
Iowa Dental Plan
Parenta
Five Years Since Slayings Of Sheriff and Marshall
Five years have passed since Sheriff Fred Sweet and Night Marshal Aaron Bailey were killed by a desperado after their arrest of an auto thief. The fugitive, Jack Klutas, was killed in January 1984 in a Chicago hideout, ending the pursuit that began with the Washington tragedy of June 26, 1938.
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Fred Sweet
Aaron Bailey
Washington
Jack Kintas
Chicago
Klutas
Marshall
William Bailey
Bailey
City Plans Street Improvement Hearing Tomorrow
City officials announce a hearing on proposed street improvements affecting about six miles. Plans and assessment schedules, detailing a $19.80 charge per front foot, are on file with the city clerk at city hall for public inspection.
Tree at Albany ballpark credited with long putout?
Workmen removing a maple tree from Albany ball park found a baseball wedged high in its branches. They jokingly pondered digging into box scores from six or seven years ago to credit the tree with a putout.
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Albany
Ore
In Chicago Morgue Klutas Found Dead with Bullet Mark
Report says Klutas was found slain in the Chicago morgue with a visible bullet mark on his body attributed to a Perado bullet. Authorities continue to investigate a motive and suspect lines.
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Perado
Klutas
Chicago
Cloudburst At Council Bluffs Causes Major Flood Damage
A severe storm drenched Council Bluffs with over four inches of rain in two hours causing about 200000 dollars in damage. Indian Creek overflowed flooding the main business street, with four to five foot water in stores basements. Across the Missouri at Omaha damages reached 250000 dollars and four people were injured by floods in the lowlands.
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Council Bluffs
Indian Creek
Missouri River
Omaha
Miss Rathmel Leaves for Wisconsin Hospital Post
Miss Maurine Rathmel former furs at Washington County Hospital departs for Rice Lake Wisconsin to become an anaesthetist at Lake side Methodist hospital There she will pursue a postgraduate laboratory course She is a daughter of Mr and Mrs Art Rathmel
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Maurine Rathmel
Washington County Hospital
Rice Lake
Wis
Lakeside Methodist Hospital
Maerine
Art Rathmel
Kenneth Carris Visits With Daughter for Two Week Stay
Kenneth Carris spent the weekend at Corydon and returned with his daughter Gertrude for a two week visit in town.
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Kenneth Carris
Corydon
Gertrude
Roosevelt Creates National Youth Administration With $50 Million Ease
President Roosevelt by executive order formed the National Youth Administration and earmarked $50,000,000 of a four billion fund for work relief. The program aims to place about a half million needy youths in employment, train them for industrial technical and professional roles, and support continued schooling in high school and college.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
National Youth Administration
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