Iowa Column Reports Spencer Airport Approved for Hanford Route
Spencer's municipal airport, long hailed as one of the Midwest's best for a city its size, has been approved by the Commerce Department for use by Hanford Airlines Inc of Kansas City on its Sioux City Minneapolis alternate route.
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Spencer
Middle West
United States Department of Commerce
Hanford Airlines Inc
Kansas City
Sioux City
Minneapolis
Former Iowan Joins Farley European Tour
Ambrose O Connell a former Ottumwa resident accompanies James A Farley Democratic National Committee chairman on his Europe tour. O Connell has long been Farley associate and serves as executive assistant to the postmaster general.
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Ottumwa
Ambrose O'Connell
James A. Farley
Europe
O'’Connel
Farley
Detectives Find Hidden Money After Shoe Robbery
Cedar Rapids police recovered $16 hidden in a shoe after detectives questioned three tavern patrons about a reported robbery. Don Richards claimed three men robbed him, but the money was later found in Richards's sock. He could not recall hiding it.
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Cedar Rapids
iIt
Don Richards
Lowa
Richards
Richard
Woodchopper Killed by Truck Near Waubeek
Cedar Rapids Marion resident Cedar Rapids Wapsipinicon river area woodcutter 68 year old Percy W. Hut on was crushed to death by a backing truck two miles south of Waubeek. The truck driven by Carl Stone king of Marion became stuck in mud as Hut ton and fellow woodcutter John Wehrend worked to clear saplings. Wheels halted and the machine backed over Hut ton.
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Cedar Rapids
Percy W. Hutton
Marion
Waubeek
Wapsipinicon River
Carl Stoneking
Hutton
John Wehrend
Health Department Warns on Rabbit Fever Tularemia
Iowa health officials report four tularemia cases in the last month and urge hunters and homemakers to wear rubber gloves when handling rabbits. The bulletin notes prevention rests on avoiding contact with infected animals and recommends thorough cooking of rabbits.
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Department of Health
Des Moines
Iowa
Towa Department of Health
Health Departments
Ames High to Teach Students Dancing to End Wall Flowers
Ames High principal Ames Verne M. Young announced plans to hire a dancing teacher so pupils can learn social dancing. He said many students are wall flowers at school entertainments and could enjoy themselves and improve social contacts with instruction.
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Ames
Verne M. Young
Ames High School
270 Nurses Take State Examinations in Des Moines
Des Moines reports 270 nurses sit for a two day state board examination. If all pass, the event fills both houses of the state legislature at the state house. Miss Vera Sage of Burlington hospital acts as board chair overseeing the exam.
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Des Moines
Statehouse
Getate Board of Nurse Examiners
Vera Sage
Buelington —Hospital
Burlington
Josephine Rossi Six Months Old Tries Spaghetti
Des Moines report notes Josephine Rossi at six months shows budding spaghetti interest. Her parents Mr and Mrs Leo Rossi observe her light teeth and curiosity for pasta, while the father’s pride quietly grows as he favors spaghetti.
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Josephine
Josephine Rossi
Leo Rossi
Funeral services for Horace Worley held at Sherman’s
Funeral services for Horace Worley were held yesterday afternoon at Sherman’s funeral home with Rev. W. J. Stevens in charge. Burial followed in Elm Grove cemetery. Pallbearers named were Dick Pratt Byron Oorkley Frank Hunt Elmer Vinton Virgil Earl and George Hindahi.
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Horace Worley
Sherman
W. J. Stevens
Elm Grove Cemetery
Dick Pratt
Byron Oorkley
Frank Hunt
Elmer Vinton
Virgil Earl
George Hindahi
Garden awards tomorrow in county exhibit
Gerald Duncan, supervisor of subsistence gardens for the county, said winners of prizes in the exhibit of products from these gardens at the courthouse will be announced tomorrow.
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Gerald Duncan
Court House
Santa Claus To Be Here December 5
Washington the Christmas City prepares for Christmas with a committee driven, week by week program. Store lights go up after Thanksgiving and a parade with homemade vehicles dolls and prizes leads to a free movie at the State theater. Churches will host carols on December 16 and 23.
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Chamber of Commerce
Santa Claus
Santa
Death of Frank Boyd of Gladwin at 30
Frank Boyd 30 of near Gladwin died at Washington county hospital at 6 30 am after several days illness. He is survived by his mother four brothers and three sisters. Funeral arrangements set for Swank church in the Gladwin community with burial in Foster cemetery.
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Columbus Junction
Frank Boyd
Gladwin
Washington County
J. C. Ritchie
Swank Church
Foster
Hugh Boyd
William
Jessie
Donald
Joseph
Henry Simmons
Ethel
Callie Hesseltine
Drivers Licenses Expire Next June
State automobile department examiners held tests as many license holders misread expiration dates. Licenses are valid until June 30, 1937, not year-end. Chauffeurs licenses must be renewed before year’s end with examinations required for renewal. Examiners are available every Friday at the courthouse for those interested.
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State Automobile Department
Mission Address Drives Washington Church Men Dinner
About 112 men from Washington churches gathered at the United Presbyterian church for the annual men and missions dinner and program focusing on home and foreign missions. Dr Arthur Atack urged continued missionary work and greater male involvement, stressing world terms and support for the church program.
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Washington
United Presbyterian Church
Atack
Arthur Atack
Methodist Church
Ralph Shannon
F. W. Eastwood
The
Presbyterian Church
Vernon Carter
Christian Church
D. C. Fulton
Carl W. Klein
St. Paul's Evangelical Church
Jesse Busby
Fort Sherman
P. A. McLamore
Davies Names New U. S. Envoy to Russia
Washington attorney Joseph Be. Davis has been named ambassador to Russia to replace William C. Bullitt who will be transferred to Paris.
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Washington, D. C
Joseph BE. Davis
Washington
Russia
William C. Bullitt
Paris
Crowds Flock to County Poultry Show at City Hall
Large crowds fill the city hall auditorium as the county poultry show opens. Oscar Grow of Atlanta Missouri calls the displays among the best balanced and most varied he has seen with strong waterfowl and rare poultry exhibits. Awards include the Eicher trophy to Mrs. Walter Jarrard for White Wyandottes and Maplecrest Turkey Farms cup to Mrs. John Stewart, with the champion Jersey Black Giant exhibited by P. P. Black.
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City Hall
Washington County
Oscar Grow
Atlanta
Eicher
Walter Jarrard
Maplecrest Turkey Farms
John Stewart
P. P. Black
Kalona School Building Dedicated In Ceremony
Kalona held a dedication program for its new school building with state superintendent Agnes Samuelson giving the main address. The event featured music by the high school band and vocal groups, plus remarks by Dr. S. C. Ware. The building offers dual gymnasium and auditorium use and modern classrooms with new locker and shower facilities.
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Kalona
Agnes Samuelson
J. T. Perkins
Paul Snyder
Kate Rott
Herb Beachy
H. V. Snodgrass
Samuelson
5. C. Ware
Ivo Grady
County Poultry Show Exhibitors List
Official list of exhibitors for the third annual Washington county poultry show at city hall includes Mrs. Wilmer Lauderman Brighton Iowa Mrs W J Edgar Crawfordsville Iowa Prall Bantam Yards Washington Iowa Art Prall Washington Iowa Fred Merrifield Ainsworth Iowa Sam Lambert Washington Mrs Gerald Duncan Washington Iowa Gerald Duncan Washington Mrs R W Hyde Washington Iowa Mrs Fred Wagner Washington Town A M Anderson Washington A M Corcoran Keota Iowa Mrs Sam Petratz Brighton Iowa Mrs Walter Jarrard Washington
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Washington County
Wilmer Lauderman
Brighton
Iowa
W. J. Edgar
Crawfordsville
Prall Bantam Yards
Washington
Art Prall
Fred Merrifield
Ainsworth
Sam Lambert
Gerald Duncan
R. W. Hyde
Fred Wagner
Washington Town
A. M. Anderson
A. M. Corcoran
Keota
Sam Petratz
Towa
Walter Jarrard
Wash
Iowa Store Robbery Waylaid by Rooftop Entry
Experienced thieves entered Leinke and Butler clothing store in Atlantic through the roof using a ladder, escaped with over $2,000 in goods including 60 suits Sheep-lined coats and leather belts. The lapse raises Iowa clothing thefts since October to more than $15,000 with Osceola thwarting one earlier heist.
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Atlantic
Iowa
Leinke & Butler
lIowa
Estherville
Oskaloosa
Senator Harrison predicts no tax increase next year
Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi, chair of the Senate Finance Committee, predicts no federal tax increase next year while signaling substantial changes to the corporate surplus tax law and a balanced budget aim for the fiscal year starting July 1, 1937. Morrison and Chairman Deighton echo the outlook.
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Washington, D. C
INS
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Senate Finance Committee
Morrison
Deighton
House Ways and Mean
Ruth Sartor Visits Mrs. Courtright Hawley in Iowa City
Ruth Sartor is spending the week in Iowa City with Mrs. Courtright Hawley, visiting relatives and enjoying local events and hospitality.
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Ruth Sartor
Iowa City
County Poultry Show Prize Winners
Oscar Grow of Atlanta Missouri completed judging the poultry exhibits and the official winners list prints below including corn show quilt rug exhibit judges Charles Kirkpatrick Keota and Miss Grace Randall Washington. Winners span Dark barred Plymouth Rock White Plymouth Rock Speckled Sussex Wyandotte Rhode Island Red New Hampshire Jersey Giant White leghorn and other breeds with multiple first places and young trio honors.
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Oscar Grow
Atlanta
Charles Kirkpatrick
Keota
Grace Randall
Washington
Plymouth’ Rock
Cockerel
McConnell
Prall
Pullet
Pratt
Plymouth Rock
Wolfe Pullet
Davison
Wolfe
Hen
Wolfe Cock
Buff Plymouth Rock
Salterburg
Speckled Sussex
Anderson
Neiswaneger
White Wyandotte
Jarrard
Hays
Wyandotte
Acheson
Cockeerl
Wyandotta
VY. Duncan
Rhode Island
Potratz
Gerdes
Lambert
Gerdeg
New
Young
Black Jersey
Black
Winckler
Wagner
Shuman
Hyde
Fire devastates Alton farmers cooperative elevator
Alton Iowa residents faced eight hours of blaze from midnight spreading through a farmers cooperative elevator and lumber yard. Loss estimated at 50,000 dollars with the coal bins and lumber piles destroyed. A shift in wind saved the town from further spread.
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Alton
Iowa
State Theater Announces Reunion Premiere With Dionne Quintuplets
The State Theater presents a premier showing of Reunion with the Dionne Quintuplets opening Sunday and running through Tuesday in Iowa. A gala next week features Can This Be Dixie with Jane Withers and Mae West in Go West Young Man.
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State Theater
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Mae
Spaniards Ignore British Plea Amid Madrid Skirmishes
Rebels threaten Barcellona and shelling continues as Europe seeks to avert a wider war. Moscow cautions over recognition of the Spanish rebels amid non intervention debates while Madrid reports loyalist setbacks in the northwest sector.
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Barccelonia
Europe
Spain
London
Great Britain
Moscow
Italy
Germany
Madrid
Nine Washington professionals move to new offices
Nine Washington businessmen recently relocated and are listed in the Mover's Directory. Four occupy rooms in the Jeffrey building above Crone's Market including W. S. Kyle M. D. and M. J. Cruise, dentist. Others move to Graham store area, Nicola building, and behind Miller's footwear, with listings for medical, legal, and insurance offices.
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Washington
Routenay
Jeffrey
Crone’ Narket
W. S& Kyle M. D
M. J. Cruise
R. A. Hender
W. G
Pen) Eldridge
W. D. Dwyer
Graham
Baldridge Ung Bailey
Washington Loan & Trust
Theodore B. Bailey
Nicola
Nicola & Harmons
A. Keith Droz
M. D
Hender
T. M. Mast
MBRB
Miller's Footwear
Still Time to Join Red Cross in Washington County
With several county towns unreported, Washington County Red Cross has over 700 members for next year. Reports from Wellman Kalona Riverside Crawfordsville and Rubio are still due, as chairman Rogee Sherman notes. Anyone not yet asked may enroll at Washington banks as the goal remains 900 members.
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Washington County
the Red Cross
Irene Yard
Wellman
Kalona
Riverside
Crawfordsville
Rubio
Washington
Rogee Sherman
Cougery
Two Decrees Granted by Judge Siegers Court
Judge P J Siegers triad court granted two divorces yesterday. Names include Peter B Pair child vs Rena B Pairchild and Olive L Pratt vs Zack Wy Pratt. Court adjourned to Monday morning for two motions and equity cages were assigned for early next week.
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P. J. Siegers
Peter B. Pairchild
Rena B. Pairchild
Olive L. Pratt
Zack Wy
Pratt
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