County Remains Republican in Election Results
Official precinct reports show all Republican candidates elected over Democrats, keeping the county firmly in the Republican column. Two new Republican supervisors will create an all Republican board, with notable wins for Sheriff Putnam, Treasurer Marion George, Representative Stewart, District Judge Baldrige, and Congressman Ed Eicher among others. Landon, Dickinson and Halden also carried the county for president and senate, with Wood bested by Miller among Democratic contenders.
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Journal
Board of Supervisors
Boyd Foster
Ned Morrow
Wellman
M T. Coon
Harve P. Wilson
Washington
Putnam
H.a. Putnam
T. E. Jackson
Marion George
Jay Brown
E. L. Stewart
Amos Stout
A. E. Baldrige
P. J. Siegers
Ed Eicher
Congress
John N. Calhoun
Miller
Alex Miller
Wood. Landon
Dickinson and Halden
Wilson
Non-Resident Fined for Duck Hunting Without License
Shenandoah Nebraska City Nebraska man Shenandoah Leo Fitsch was fined 100 dollars for duck hunting without a non resident license and for failing to plug his gun. His weapon was confiscated and he was ordered to obtain a license.
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Shenandoah
Leo Fitsch
Nebraska City
Neb
Man Bags Duck Inside Creston Window Incident
Creston resident Creton-Joe Frus, while at the Masonic temple, heard a window shatter on an upper floor. He discovered a duck killed by the impact, having apparently bagged it without a gun during the incident.
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Creton
Joe Frus
Creston
Eggen
Masonic Temple
Frus
Mrs N A Merriau Dies At Ballot Box Steps
Mrs N A Merriau age 70 collapsed at city hall steps while casting her ballot and died from heart disease after a period of poor health. Her husband is a retired farmer. Friends think she was a Republican.
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Green
N. A. Merriau
Plan to Move Rail Offices From Estherville
Rock Island management will move the train dispatcher's office from Estherville to Cedar Rapids as part of the railroad's reorganization of operations. This change shifts headquarters and operations center, affecting staff and local operations in Estherville.
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Estherville
The
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Road
Cedar Rapids
University of Iowa Students Paid for Campus Work
About 2,000 University of Iowa students receive roughly 31,000 monthly in cash for campus jobs. Jee Kann, director of the employment bureau, says 1,100 are paid about 29,000 each month and around 900 receive 11,000 from NYA funds. Some 594 students hold university board jobs, estimated at 500 town-based roles.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Jee Kann
University Employment Bureau
NYA
University Board
Postmasters Warned About Con man Posing as Phil Conway
Burlington postmasters are urged to watch for a man using multiple aliases including Phil Conway who has been soliciting postmasters veterans and widows of veterans for subscriptions to fictitious magazines. He is described as 35 to 40 years old five feet seven inches tall thin and a fast talker who does not close his mouth when he stops talking.
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Burlington
Phil Conway
Conrad farmer nets 3800 from 100 acres corn yield
G A Ralston living near Conrad harvested 100 acres of corn that averaged 45 bushels per acre. By October 21 he picked shelled and delivered the crop to the Conrad elevator and received a check for 3800 dollars.
Farm Tractor Overturn Leaves Teen With Severe Leg Injuries
William Wiskus, 20, trapped in a field after a tractor overturned on the Dedham farm, suffered two broken bones in his left leg. He crawled to Elmer Jones’s home seeking help, but the family was away and he remained on the ground for an hour exposed to the cold before authorities arrived.
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Dedham
William Wiskus
St Anthony's Hospital
Carroll
Wiskus
Elmer Jones
Iowa City Youth Dies In Accident During Rabbit Hunt
Ernest Wild man, 18, of Iowa City died from shotgun wounds after a companion’s .12 gauge gun discharged while they hunted rabbits four miles south of Iowa City. Hilton Mathes, the companion, with coroner Dr. George Maresh confirming the accident.
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Iowa City
Ernest Wildman
Iowa
Hilton Mathes
Wildman
George Maresh
Iowa corn husking contest set near Newhall aims for state titles
Iowa City figures Emmett C. Gardner and Arthur Schuessier of Lone Tree will attend the Benton county event near Newhall as wagon referee and competitor. Rehneesser faces 17 rivals in the state contest. Schwessler won his second straight county title and placed 10th in Davenport last year with a top county score last week.
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Iowa City
Emmett C. Gardner
Arthur Schuessier
Lone Tree
Benton County
Newhall
Rehneesser
Schwessler
Serond Streight
Davenport
Maratine Strike Still a Deadlock
A deadlock in the 15 000 seamen and maritime workers strike persists as about 50 ships idle. Federal efforts for a truce fail and government pressure toward a compromise grows. West coast ships protect property while union crews move perishables and non union crews are hired to prevent damage.
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International News Service
Spaulding Seeks Federal Help for Libraries
Des Moines reports that Spaulding urged federal aid to libraries as local funding declines from property tax exemptions. Spaulding, a member of the ALA federal relations committee, addressed about 200 librarians at the start of the Iowa Library Association convention.
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Des Moines
Forrest WH
Spauldine
Spaulding
American Library Association
Iowa Library Association
Lead Taken by Kraschel On Wilson
Des Moines reports show Iowa governor race tightening as Kraschel leads Wilson by a narrow margin amid fluctuating counts. With 1943 precincts tallied Kraschel ahead by about 4,000, while president Roosevelt shows a strong majority statewide and Herring and Gillette lead in other key contests.
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Kraschel
Wilson
Des Moines
Roosevelt
Iowa
Goveror
Nelson Kraschel
George Wilson
Viking Pump chief funds $20 gifts for 800 employees
Cedar Falls, Iowa George Wyth president of the Viking Pump Co presented each of his about 800 employees with a $20 gift check at the Viking Aid Society banquet. Members in branch offices across the United States received their checks by mail.
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Cedar Falls
George Wyth
Viking Pump Co
Viking Aid Society
Concern
United States
Democrats Likely Increase House Majority Nationwide
Early returns show the Democratic party poised to hold a strong House majority with about 258 seats to 27 Republicans, with 150 races uncertain. The current House composition favors Democrats with 309 members, while the Senate is poised for its largest Democratic majority in history.
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New York
House of Representatives
Roosevelt
House
Senate
Close Race For District Judge Between Baldrige and Siegers
Conflict centers on the sixth judicial district where Baldrige of Washington leads in Mahaska Keokuk Poweshiek and Washington counties with a combined 1 740 majority while Siegers claims Jasper county with about 1 500 and seven precincts missing creating an undecided outcome amid late returns.
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Baldrige
Newton
Sieger
Sigers
Jasper County
Washington
Sixth Judicial District
Dan Hamilton
Po. J. Biegers
Herring
A. E. Baldrige
Mahaska
Keokuk
Poweshiek
Washington County
Early Precinct Returns Stream In For Local Election
Reports from Franklin township Leslie Gates 8 46 P M. West Chester reported by R K Ferguson Seventy Six by Ek E Chambers Richmond Frank Patterson. Journal led with complete tabulated results to Washington and Washington county towns as dawn broke and public address by Fred Downing kept updates flowing.
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Franklin Township
Leslie Gates
West Chester
Rk. C. Ferguson
Ek. E. Chambers
Richmond
Frank Patterson
Journal
Washington
Washington County
Fred Downing
Republican gains in Democratic stronghold noted by Frank Patterson
Frank Patterson from Richmond delivered a report and said the Republican vote in the Democratic stronghold had doubled this year. Patterson is an ardent Republican.
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Frank Patterson
Richmond
Frank
Election Returns Reported Across Crawford Township Precincts
In Crawford township the Republican majority areas reported results by 10 30 with most precincts returning data by midnight. Washington wards arrived soon after, completing the county tally except Dutch Creek which finished about three o clock.
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Crawford Township
Washington
Dutch Creek
County returns show Washington County sticks to Republican edge
Many spectators at the Journal office monitor county, state, and district counts as precincts report. Voters note Republicans hold firm, with national and state results leaning Democrat elsewhere, while L M Eicher earns praise as an effective county chairman for steady Republican majorities.
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Journal
Washington County
Journal staff work overnight to publish results
A large portion of the Journal staff stayed up all night to receive and compile returns and get the results into the paper before breakfast. It was a demanding effort and required strong coordination.
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Journal Force
Local Election Staff Races Through The Night For Reports
A team of thirty to forty workers in the city and surrounding counties kept late hours to ensure timely and accurate election results. They labored through the night to deliver prompt reporting and maintain vote tallies across jurisdictions.
Journal thanks hundreds for cooperation in early morning journal weighing
The Journal expresses gratitude to hundreds of helpers including M. C. DeLong the city postmaster who came in the early hours to weigh Journals, recognizing their cooperation and effort.
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M. C. DeLong
Election reporter Marty Whittaker shares meals with Jackson township staff
Marty Whittaker who covers Jackson township elections brought sandwiches and fried chicken for journal workers. Emmett Hays supplied Golden Guernsey milk with straws for staff who had stayed up all night without sleep or breakfast.
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Marty Whittaker
Jackson Township
Journal
Emmett Hays
State and National Reports Tied to Wire Service
The Journal carried state and national reports via INS league wire and GE radio, installed through courtesy of Al Franzen. Gratitude is expressed to Al until repayment is made.
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Journal
INS Leage
General Electric
al. Franzen
Government defends power projects as valid welfare policy
Washington reports that federal loans and grants for power projects were defended in the Supreme Court as a valid move to promote the national general welfare. Duke Power of Greenville County, South Carolina seeks to block the Buzzards Roost hydro plant with federal aid. Attorney General Homer Cummings signed the brief. argument scheduled next Monday.
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Washington
INS
Supreme Court
Duke Power Company
Greene County
S. C
Homer Cummings
Sioux City brothers sentenced for bill tearing and passing scheme
In Spencer Iowa on October 29 two brothers Al Kriens 28 and Wilfred Kriens 25 pleaded guilty to tearing one and ten dollar bills and altering the halves to pass eleven dollars for twenty. They were sentenced to one year each.
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Sioux City
Iowa
al Kriens
Wilfred Kriens
Spencer
Ex Governor Kendal Dies in Des Moines at 69
Former Iowa governor Nate Kendal died at his Des Moines home at age 69 from an apparent heart attack. Kendal, a two term governor and longtime representative from Montree County, was praised as a top Iowa speaker and a prominent Republican figure. He was found seated in a chair, dying shortly before 10 am, by his wife who had been upstairs.
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Des Moines
INS
Nate Kendal
Kendall
Iowa
Montree County
Twelve reasons listed for carpenter's suicide note
The Cherokee coroner's report reveals a note from Elias Harvey Meacham, 52, an unemployed carpenter, outlining twelve reasons for his death by own action. Reasons include loss of family, lack of support, hardship, and despair, with explicit phrases such as my little boy wants me and I have a gun.
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Elias Harvey Meacham
Carpenter
Roosevelt leads in nearly all states as returns pour in
New York dispatch reports Roosevelt sweeping to a massive electoral margin as returns show all but Maine and Vermont for him. Kansas and New Hampshire flip to Roosevelt. total electoral votes climb to a record 523 of 531 with a predicted popular majority near 9 million. Landon loses his home state by over 20,000. Taft once shared the worst defeat distinction.
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New York
Roogesvelt
Maine
Vermont
Roosevelt
Kansas
New Hampshire
Landon
William Howard Taft
Taft
Utah
Car Kills Aged Woman in Western Iowa
Mrs Mollie Davis a Linn county pioneer aged woman died from injuries after a car driven by Don Sample from Detroit struck her on highway No 161 in front of her Western Iowa home Sample attempted to avoid her as she walked across the road Mrs Davis born at Shueyville and had lived in Western Iowa for sixty years
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Mollie Davis
Linn County
Don Sample
Detroit
Western
Sample
Eicher Builds Safe Lead in Iowa District Race
In Iowa's first district contest Ed ward Eicher of Washington holds a growing lead over State Senator John Calhoun. With 136 of 243 precincts reporting, Eicher has about 27,147 votes to Calhoun's 23,? The headquarters expect a final margin between 6,000 and 7,600.
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Eicher
Calhoun
Congress
Burlington
John Calhoun
Iowa
Edward C. Eieher
Washington
Congressman Eicher
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