Firemen Re-elect C. C. Reister Chief In Washington Service
At a city hall gathering the Washington fire department re elected Chief C C Reister for the 23rd year and kept H H Reister and Jack Westphal as assistant chiefs with Harvey Meek as secretary. Eight new members joined the department bringing total active and holdover ranks to 32.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reisty
C. Reister
Washington Firemen
H. H. Reister
Jack Westphal
Harvey Meek
John Custer
Washington
James Casey, Jr
Harry Miller
Bob Lytle
John Lefever
Claude Reister, Jr
Paul Wolf
Bill Sitler
Dick Springman
Iowa Senate Rejects Kraschel Appointee to Unemployment Board
Des Moines reports the Iowa senate in executive session refused to confirm Governor Kraschel's pick Walter Scholes of Council Bluffs to the Iowa unemployment compensation commission. It marked the first senate rejection of a Kraschel appointment.
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Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Kraschels
Walter Scholes
Council Bluffs
Itowa Unemployment Compensation Commission
Senate
Kraschel
Lake Park Housing Crisis Forces Family Into Church
In Lake Park the Hammer family Carl and Mrs Hammer and relatives have moved into the former Catholic church to live there while plans proceed to convert the building into a residence reflecting the city’s severe housing shortage.
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Lake Park
Carl Hammer
McCann Sues Buch Over Cow Collision Denied Damages
Glenwood M W McCann sued farmer Henri Buch after a cow blocked his truck causing a wreck. A district court jury denied McCann the requested 5000 dollars in damages.
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Glenwood
M. W. McCann
Henri Buch
Buch
Man Sentenced for Ottumwa Card-Table Robbery
Harold Moyer pleaded guilty to a November 1934 Ottumwa card game holdup and was sent to the Anamosa reformatory for one to ten years. He claimed his share of the loot was two dollars and was captured recently at Colorado Springs, Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Harold Moyer
Anamosa Reformatory
Colorado Springs
Colo
Defunct Bank Pays 60 Percent Dividend to Stockholders
Stockholders of the closed Farmers Savings bank will receive a dividend of 60 percent of their total stock holdings. Payment completes another achievement in Iowa's unusual bank receivership, following full payment to depositors months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calamus
Farmers Savings Bank
Iowa
O'Brian urges Realtors to adopt their own code
Sioux City report shows Secretary of State Robert E. O'Brian calling real estate dealers to adopt a code of conduct. He argues the profession lacks a formal code because it is relatively new and needs standards to elevate business practices.
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O'Brian
Sioux City
Bronx
Robert EK
It’s $1 Cheaper to Admit Traffic Violation
Sioux City traffic violators were offered bargain rates by Municipal Judge Berry J. Sisk. Motorists who plead guilty may save time and money by reporting to the court clerk and paying the fine, with a $1 deduction from the ticket amount.
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Sioux City
Berry J. Sisk
Sisk
Iowa Teachers College to Host Arts Conference Date
Cedar Falls residents will hear two addresses by Elizabeth Wells Robertson director of art in Chicago public schools at the annual Iowa State Teachers College conference on the teaching of arts. Charles H. Bailey notes the event set for March 27.
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Cedar Falls
Elizabeth Wells Robertson
Chicago
Iowa State Teachers College
Charles H. Bailey
Lumber Group to Convene in Ottumwa Two Day Event
About 250 lumber dealers and manufacturers from southern Iowa are due in Ottumwa for the annual convention. Ormie Jance of Minneapolis secretary of the Northwestern Lumbermen's Association and W. H. Badeaux of Des Moines secretary of the Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association will attend.
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Ottumwa
Towa
Ormie
Jance
Minneapolis
Minn
Northwestern Lumbermen's Association
W. H. Badeaux
Des Moines
Laws Association of Lumber and Building Material Dealers
Resigns Editor's Post After New Curator's Letter
DES MOINES David Mott resigns after 18 years as editor of the Annals of Iowa. His resignation arrived with a notice that his future employment would depend on negotiations with the historical department, sent alongside letters advising staff of uncertainty after March 31. The move follows Governor Kraschel’s directive about the staff’s future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
David Mott
Annals of Iowa
State Historical Department
C. &. Klingaman
Historical Department
Mott
Kraschel
Kungaman
Scarlet fever hits a large Pocahontas family
In Pocahontas Mrs James Gilchrist reports fifteen of her sixteen children have scarlet fever. The oldest child is the only one not infected, leaving a family grappling with a widespread illness.
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Pocahontas
James Gilchrist
Local Soldiers Form Cavalry Rifle Team
Washingtons Troop F will field two shooters and the captain of the 118th Cavalry rifle team this year. Captain O O Brown praised troopers for marksmanship in competition with other Iowa cavalry units. Stanley Smith and Ward Richardson earned spots on the team after strong recent trials. First Sergeant Dale Kiesey named captain of the rifle team for the Des Moines meet against ten-man teams from Iowa National Guard infantry regiments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
118Th Cavalry
Oo. J. Brown
Iowa Cavalry Regiment
Stanley Smith
Warl Richardson
Dale Kiesey
Max O Brien
Des Moines
Iowa National Guard
C. J. Lambert
Sigourney
Dollar Day Frugal Fest Draws Veterans and Crowds
Washington eyes large turnouts for Dollar Day Friday and Saturday despite rain. Chamber of Commerce president H W Ramseyer notes strong display windows and a tied in Spring opening with voting ballots earned from each dollar purchase. Ballots must be bundled and left at the chosen store to win cash prizes from 25 to 5 dollars for top windows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
H. W. Ramseyer
Chamber
Today
Dow
Reister Re-elected Washington Fire Chief For 28th Year
Claude C. Reister was elected chief of the Washington fire department for his 28th year in that role at a general meeting last night. He first served as chief in 1914 and has been re-elected annually since. He joined the department in 1891 as a boy helping to carry torches for light, a time when his father W. S. Reister led the fire department.
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Claude C. Reister
Washington Fire Department
White
Reister
W. S. Reister
Mre
Rain Fell Nearly Half Inch Last Night
Rain measured at .47 of an inch fell steadily through the night easing frost cover and softening dirt and gravel roads. Russell Frink notes state highways show variable softness while Washington streets require caution as wet weather continues and temperatures rise to 58 degrees before cooling to 35 at noon.
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Russell Frink
State Highway Commission
Washington
Convicted Woman in Shine Murder Case Sentenced
The fifth and final Shine murder case ends with Minnie Hines, 49, sentenced for second degree murder. Deke Cornwell, convicted along with others, denied a new trial and given life imprisonment at Fort Madison.
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Eleader
Iona Mareh
INS
Dan Shine
Minnie Hines
Deke Cornwell
Fort Madison
Washington County Medical Society Holds Evening Meeting
The Washington County Medical Society met Tuesday evening at the county hospital nurses’ home with a 6 50 dinner. Dr W G Bessmer of Davenport delivered an address on fractures of the pelvis and the upper femur. Seventeen physicians attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Medical
Nuree
County Hospital
W. G. Bessmer
Davenport
Please Keep Off the School Lawns
Supt. B. A. Ralston appeals to Washington school pupils and older residents to stay on sidewalks around school buildings. The earth is soft now and footprints on the turf will leave lasting indentations.
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B. A. Ralston
Washington School
Protection for New Paving in Washington Streets
City officials post stay-off signs for six miles of new rock asphalt streets to protect the surface during thawing. Mayor Lytle and the council urge property owners and police cooperation to enforce the rule for the next thirty days against heavy trucks and vehicles.
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Washington
Lytle
Floods Still a Menace in Iowa
Iowa rivers swelled by melting ice snow and rain threaten to flood lowlands. The Raccoon River at Van Meter rose 4.5 feet, Tracey Des Moines River up 2.8 feet to 15 feet, and Oskaloosa near the gorges held while Missouri Valley fears a repeat of last year’s flood. The Iowa lowlands see rising rivers and subsiding western reaches.
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Des Moines
Iowa River
van Meter
Tracey
Ihe
Tracy
Oskaloosa
Missouri Valley
Lown River
Iowa
Marshalltown
Part of Detroit Strikes Settled and Ongoing
The Briggs plant sitdown strike in Detroit ending after concessions to 1,500 workers over speed ups in body product lines. Overall Detroit sitdowns rise to about 26 with over 16,000 idle, while 1,000 striking workers return to their jobs after settlements.
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International News Service
John L. Lewis Committee For Industrial Organization
Briggs
Detroit
Com
Virginia dentist confesses to death in illegal operation
Richmond broadcast reports Dr. Richard G. Miller, a 53 year old Charlottesville dentist, confessed to killing Cleo Sprouse a high school junior by overdosing chloroform during an illegal operation. Miller said he acceded to the girl's pleas but denied responsibility for her condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
Richard G. Miller
Charlottesville
Cleo Sprouse
Miller
Two Die in New York Tenement Fire
A blaze gutted four crowded tenements on the lower east side killing at least two residents and injuring 15. Firefighters rescued more than 200 people using tall ladders as the inferno raged today in New York.
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New York
Lower East Side
GE Workers Seek Wage Rise in Eight Point Program
Representatives of the electrical and radio workers were granted a conference with General Electric on March 15 to discuss an eight point program including a ten percent wage increase and efforts to expand union activity nationwide in oil and textile plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mittee
Lewis’ Associates
General Electric Conference
General Electric Company
Maron 15
River County Legislators Split Over Local Option Bill
Iowa Daily Press Bureau reports lawmakers from river counties show nine opposed to the liquor-by-the-drink bill with two in favor and three undecided. Opponents cite the local option clause as a key issue while supporters argue for liberalizing liquor laws.
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Des Moines
Iowa Daily Press Bureau
Iowa Daily Press Association
Walter Dietz
Frank Engel
Scott County
P. CC. Rasmussen
Ernest L. Currie
Pottawattamie
I Moore
Woodbury
Eugene H. Reilly
John Ryder
Dubuque
William N. Judd
Harry F. Bulow
Clinton
Phil Roan
Fort Madison
Aml F. A. Latehan
Muscatine
Frank Elliott
Woodbury County
John R. Irwin
Lee County
Bert K E. Dodds
Des Moines County
Interior Counties
Rasmussen
Engel
Iowa
Moore
Reilly
Dubuane
Roati
River County
Doyle Steele Pleads Guilty To Tavern Burglary
Ottumwa reports Doyle Steele pleaded guilty to breaking into a tavern and was sentenced to eight months in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
INS
Doyle Steele
Train Delay Saves Man’s Life Under Viaduct
Police found Archie C. McCormick asleep with his head on railroad tracks beneath the Eighteenth Street viaduct at 11:20 a.m. A train due at 11:00 a.m. was thirty minutes late, sparing his life. He was jailed for intoxication.
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Archie C. McCormick
McCormick
Eighteenth Et
Lee County Voters to Choose Driscoll Successor
Lee County to vote March 10 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator T F Driscoll. Democratic nominee James H Vermazen of Charleston faces Republican Stanley Hart of Keokuk in the special election for the Lee County state senate seat.
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Fort Madison
James H. Vermazen
Charleston
Lee County
Stanley Hart
Keokuk
T. F. Driscoll
Farmington
Runyon Charged in Iowa Bank Robbery and Zrostick Slaying
Thom as J. Runyon, 30, held on first degree murder for the James Zrostick killing after three Iowans positively identified him as one of three gunmen who stopped a Britt couple. He was moved from Sioux City jail to Garner area for a preliminary hearing and grand jury consideration. A separate robbery count for Morningside bank was dismissed yesterday.
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Thomas J. Runyon
Bethel
Minn
Garner
Iowa
James Zrostick
Britt
Mass
Wichita
Kan
Sioux City
Paul Gruber
Mar
Runyon
State Bureau of Investigation
Cay
Justice of the Peace
H. W. Reed
W. B. Daly
Minnesota
Zrostlik
Gruber
Gremmer
Morningside State Bank
Zrostlick
Townsend Club to Meet Next Monday
The Washington Townsend club will hold a meeting at the courthouse on Monday at 7 30 p m for the first congressional district advisory report. Townsendites are urged to attend and the public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townsend Club
Washington Townsend Club
Court House
First Congressional District
Hitler Criticism Angers Germany Protest Over Mayor La Guardia Remark
The German embassy protested to the state department over Mayor La Guardia's World’s Fair 1939 remark suggesting a chamber of horrors with Hitler as the principal exhibit. The exchange occurred in Washington D C on March 4.
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Washington, D. C
State Department
la Guardia
New York
Hitler
Shopper Glen Cuddeback Seen in West Chester
West Chester resident Glen Cuddeback was photographed shopping in town this morning, adding to a quiet weekday scene as locals go about errands.
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Glen Cuddeback
West Chester
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Adeysattmnent
Washington City
Insurance
Kureau
Warrington
Chaseis
Bossy
Reformatory
Doctors Mill
Ulow
Judd
Hasti
Driscoll
City Today
Germany
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