Shenandoah Lawyer to Open Cedar Rapids Office
Willis A. Glassgow a Shenandoah attorney with six years practice and two terms as Page county prosecutor will open a Cedar Rapids law office on June 1 He is a former University of Iowa all American football player A fire at the Walter Muller farm near Griswold destroyed 1500 bushels of corn in a double crib an automobile and a tractor with losses about 2500 partly insured Walter Fisher is the tenant on the property
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Willis A. Glassgow
Page County
Cedar Rapids
Glassgow
University of Iowa
Griswold
Walter Muller
Here
Walter Fisher
Two REA Workmen Burned by Live Wire Near Muscatine
Two REA workers John Farrier of Muscatine and Alfred Miller of Wapello were severely burned after contact with a live wire while erecting an electric service line to a farm near Muscatine. Miller was listed in critical condition and Farrier injured but less seriously.
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REA
Chiropractors Present 60000 Names to Governor in Iowa
A petition bearing about 60 000 names was presented to Governor Wilson in Des Moines by Dr. R H McClintock of Carroll president of the Iowa Chiropractors Association and Dr J E Slocum of Des Moines research director of the National Chiropractors Association.
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Des Moines
Wilson
Iowa Chiropractors
R. H. McClintock
Carroll
Iowa Chiropractors Association
J. E. Slocum
National Chiropractors Association
Utility Head Opens Sioux City Hospital Plan
SIOUX CITY The Associated Hospitals Service Insurance Co recently launched here and sold its first policy to George A Neal president and GM of the Sioux City Gas and Light Co Neal also leads the nonprofit aimed at providing affordable hospital service for individuals and families Four area hospitals endorsed the plan.
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Sioux City
Associated Hospitals Service Insurance Co
George A. Neal
Sioux City Gas & Light Co
Neal
Crestons Oil Millionaire Fetes Town Athletes
Creston oil magnate Frank Phillips of Bartlesville Oklahoma, once a local barber, returned to town to fete Creston’s state high school basketball champions who defeated Diagonal. He joined old residents in praising the players and hometown pride during a day long celebration.
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Creston
Frank Phillips
Bartlesville
Okla
Phillips
Oklahoma
Transfer of Security Dept Proposed In Iowa Reorganization Bill
A bill filed by the senate committee on governmental reorganization proposes moving the securities department from the office of Earl G. Miller Secretary of State to the Insurance Department under Commissioner Charles R. Fischer. The measure also shifts regulation of installment stock sellers from the state auditor to the insurance commissioner.
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Miller Des Moines
Securities Department
Secretary of State
Earl G. Miller
Insurance Department
Charles R. Fischer
Iowa Senate
Senate Committee
Insurance Commissioner
Free Auction Delivers $27 800 in Washington Park
A crowd of 600 plus bidders attended the Washington Chamber of Commerce free auction in Central Park. About 60 to 70 individual sales totaled 37 485 dollars in Dividend Dough. Top bid was 1 709 dollars for a dishes set and 1 200 dollars for a linoleum rug. The next auction will be in a few weeks with more Dividend Dough offered and leftovers usable in future sales.
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Washington Chamber of Commerce
Central Park
Washington
Iowa Legislature in Recess Today Summary of This Week's Work
Iowa lawmakers faced a busy week with four major bills passed in each chamber. Appropriations for the next biennium loom large as committees weigh cuts and possible increases. Major actions include a statewide teachers retirement system, farm to market road funding, dependent children aid, and appointments for NIH and farm managers.
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Des Moines
Lowa
Appropriations
House
General Assembly
Board of Control
Board of Education
Senate
State Board of Social Welfare
NIH
State Board of Control
Hungary invites Slovakia to discuss peace terms
Budapest reported Hungary has invited Slovakia to send a delegation to Budapest to discuss terms to stop the fighting in the Carpatho Ukraine area. It also claimed Slovak planes bombed three undefended frontier cities and Hungarian forces shot down seven Slovak planes, with retaliation at Iglo airfield.
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Hungary
Slovakia
Carpatho-Ukraine
Iglo
Weather Summary: Warm Conditions Persist
Yesterday reached 78 degrees with a low of 51 overnight. Rainfall totaled 0.1 inches during the night, continuing the warm pattern in the region.
Japs Consider German Pact
Tokyo dispatch reports Japanese leaders in urgent talks over a German proposal for a broader German Italian Japanese alliance against democratic powers. A current majority oppose European entanglement but fear losing the German idea without a better option. Diet members press premier to seek military alliance with Germany and Italy as Britain and France oppose Japan's strategy.
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Japan
Diet
Germany
Italy
Ee Great
Britain
France
Wale
Quiet Municipal Campaign Dominates Washington Election
Voters head to four ward polls from eight in the morning to eight in the evening for the Washington municipal election with a light anticipated turnout around 1,250 ballots. Two tickets vie: Citizens Party led by R L Lytle and the Public Service Party headed by O K Schmitt. candidates cover mayor treasurer assessor park commissioner and council seats across four wards.
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Court House
Mace Garage
Fred Reid
Citizens’ Party
Public Service
O. K E. Schmitt
R. L. Lytle
Citizens Party
E. F. Mlick
Charles BE. Lem
Germans Will Stand by Italy Pledge From Goering
Field Marshal Hermann Goering pledged that Germany would stand by Italy at all costs. He attacked Great Britain calling her a dog that barks but never bites and suggested Mussolini might gain aims peacefully in the Mediterranean and Red Sea areas.
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Hermann Goering
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Italy
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Red Sea
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Wyoming killer ends chase with suicide after bank attempt
In Cody Wyoming on March 25 UP reports Durand known as tarzan died by his own hand after being wounded while attempting to rob a Powell Wyoming bank. A five day posse hunt followed his deadly spree in which five people were slain.
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Wyoming
Tarzan
Durand
Powell
Hitler
Polish Romanian Chiefs Confer on Mutual Defense
Polish and Romanian government chiefs meet in Warsaw to discuss defense against potential aggression linked to German eastward expansion. Marshal Smigly Rydz, Foreign Minister M Gafencu, and Col. Josef Beck sit for talks. no conclusions were disclosed.
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Gether
Marshal Smigly-Rydz
M. Gafencu
Romania
Col
Josef Beck
Lithuanian Warship Vanishes From Memel Port
Lithuania's lone naval vessel, the Prezidentas Smetona, a converted German minessweeper, departed Memel shortly before the city was annexed by Germany and has since disappeared.
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Prezidentas Smetona
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Prezidenta Sme
Tona
Judge Bechly Host at 66th Birthday Party in Washington
Judge Frank Bechly of Montezuma marked his 66th birthday with a dinner party at the Y M C A in Washington attended by about forty lawyers from across the region. The event featured a cake with 66 candles, fishing-tackle gifts, and informal camaraderie after remarks by guests noting the judge's habit of hosting birthday gatherings.
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Washington
Frank Bechly
Montezuma
Dunham Morrison
Ted Bailey
Bechly
Ruby Stewart
Ed Newell
Columbus Junction
Paul McCord
Mt. Pleasant
Schuyler Livingston
Beehly
Funeral of A H McCarty in Bright on Methodist Church
The funeral for A H McCarty was held yesterday afternoon at the Bright on Methodist Church with Rev EF Hebner officiating. A duet by Mrs Nellie Hagans and Mrs Nellie Kyle accompanied the service. pallbearers included Dr M L McCreedy H Hagans Dr J N Irwin and L E [illegible].
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Methodist
Brighton
Hebner
Nellie Hagans
Nellie Kyle
M. L. McCreedy
H. Hagans
J. N. Irwin
L. E
Washington Junior College Play Wins Superior Rating
The Washington junior college play The Neighbors by Iona Gale earned a superior rating at the Iowa Play Production festival in Iowa City. Mary Westphal was named one of two outstanding women, joining Louise VanbDyke, with Gerald Giles and Robert Cronin as the top men. Bloomfield junior college also received a superior rating.
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Mary Westphal
Iowa City
Iona Gale
Iowa
Washington
Louise VanbDyke
Chariton
Gerald Giles
Graceland
Robert Cronin
Creston
Carol McDowell
Grandma
Mary Atchison
Miss Abel
Wendell Baker
Peter
Martha Anne Mace
Inez
Doris Leffler
Mis’ Moran
Ruth Dupuis
Burial in Hillcrest Cemetery at Brightou
Edgar Keseell and Charles Weldin are interred in Hillcrest Cemetery at Brightou as part of the obsequies noted in the brief obituary item.
Franco's Army To Enter City In Spain Crisis
Madrid Daher report says Spanish republicans are surrendering Madrid this afternoon after Franco demanded a decision within 48 hours. Nationalist sources at the border say Madrid appears surrendered though troops have not yet entered. ultimatum expires soon.
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Hendaye
French- Frontier
Madrid
Damage Case Set for Monday Trial
Sam Miller Washington sues Max Wat house of Brighton community for $10,000 claiming auto damage. The case, set for Monday in district court, follows a weekend recess. Judge Frank Bechly paused proceedings and planned to return to Montezuma. Dunham Morrison represents the plaintiff. Richard A. Stewart and Putnam Fillmore & Putnam defend.
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Sam Miller
Washington
Max Wat
Brighton
Tiff
Dunham Morrison Intorney
Richard A. Stewart
Putnam, Fillmore & Putnam
Chamber Drive Progress Report in Journal
The Chamber of Commerce membership drive shows considerable progress with several names added to the list published in the Journal. Heavy Saturday boat and the afternoon auction limited work, but drive will resume early next week under Chairman Ed Haneen aiming for full Washington business men participation.
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Chamber
Ed Haneen
Washington Busness
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