IOWA A COLUMN ABOUT IOWA EXPOSED INCIDENTS
A column reports Wesley Miller of Iowa Falls suffered severe facial burns from a lye explosion while pouring into water at Ellsworth Municipal hospital. Howard Clark of Des Moines, 20, broke both arms and sustained facial bruises after a fall insulating a new home in Ottumwa. John H. Clark, 20, Linn county 4-H president, was found in Denver after a 10 hour search spanning Ely and surrounding areas.
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Iowa Falls
Wesley Miller
Ellsworth Municipal Hospital
Ottumwa
Howard Clark
Des Moines
Clark
Cedar Rapids
John H. Clark
John Clark
Ely
Denver
Colo. John
Linn County
Martina McDonald
State Directory of Relief
Tev. C
Roy Finch
Donald Wood
County Welfare Office
W. N. Alcorn
William Griffin
Riverside
Plaster Crushes Transient at Police Station
A transient sleeping in the police station here was killed when a large ceiling plaster fell on him breaking a blood vessel near his ear. The accident occurred in the transients' sleeping room.
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Boone
C. E. Clark
Woman wounded in shotgun discharge accident
Mrs. Ethel Roseberry, 26, was hit in the right hip when a shotgun her husband Charles was preparing to clean discharged. The shot ripped through her leg and emerged on the back of the thigh.
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Des Moines
Ethel Roseberry
Charles
Randall man convicted of Manslaughter after Easter crash
Webster City Clarion Weltha 45 of Randall stood convicted of Manslaughter after a crash near Randall at Easter that killed Virginia and Victoria Urbatech, Swaledale twins, and M. C. Rydson Britt. Blood was taken for an alcohol test while he was unconscious.
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Webster City
Clarion Weltha
Randall
Weltha
Virginia
Victoria
Urbatech
Swaledale
M. C. Rydson
Britt
Sermon Denounces Hitler as Fool at AMES Mass
Rev. J. M. Campbell of St. Cecilia's Catholic Church called Hitler in a high mass sermon “that silly, nonsensical fool who is only an ignorant painter.”
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Eays
Hitler
Ames
J. M. Campbell
St. Cecelia’s Catholic Church
Fight over broken false teeth leads to court suit
Amos L. Conley sues in district court for the January term alleging Robert Anderson struck him with a beer bottle in a Clarinda pool hall fight on October 5, breaking his upper false teeth and injuring his gums.
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Clarinda
Amos L. Conley
Robert Anderson
Harvest Sunday Observed Across City and Rural Iowa
Observance of Harvest Sunday set a record as hundreds of rural churches and city churches held special services in Des Moines. Inaugurated ten years ago, the day aims to foster better understanding between town and country communities.
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Des Moines
Night Hunting Mishap Fatal to Young Man
Davenport report states Milton Mc Keever aged 29 was accidentally shot and killed while rabbit hunting with automobile headlights near Walcott. The incident details contemporary hunting practices and the death of a local resident.
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Davenport
Milton McKeever
Walcott
Ruthe Voss Takes Teaching Position in Jewell Schools
Ruth Voss, previously teaching near Burlington, has been elected to teach second grade at Jewell and will start after Thanksgiving. The report notes the advancement and happiness of her friends. Also mentioned are visitors William Davidson from Cuiney Illinois and his wife, and the Hanna family hosting guests over the weekend.
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Mary Manners
Crawfordsville
Ruth Voss
Burlington
Jewell
William Davidson
Cuiney
W. P. Davidson
Waterloo
Hanna
William
Rath Packing Company
Robert Hanna
Iloo
Lee Hanna
Bowser and Dunbar Obtain Marriage License Here
Paul W. Bowser of Martin and Thelma E. B. Dunbar of Cedar Rapids obtained a marriage license here Saturday.
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Paul W. Bowser
Martin
Thelma EB. Dunbar
Ceder Rapids
Handlers Paralyze Chicago Stockyards Strike Hits 160 Workers
In Chicago the union stockyards paused trading as 160 CIO affiliated livestock handlers walked out, about half the force, while non striking workers stayed at duties. The walkout halted business at the world largest market with no violence reported and talks planned for tomorrow to avert disruptions ahead of the livestock exposition starting November 26.
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Chicago
CIO
Federation of Labor
Tomorow
Methodist Choir Sings a Cantata at Southeast Iowa Conference
The Southeastern district conference on social welfare met in Ottumwa, with 125 attendees from 22 counties. Officers elected include E N Mellrath as president and Harold Frame as vice president, plus Louise Coast as secretary treasurer. The cantata Maunder's Song of Thanksgiving, performed by a 32-voice Methodist choir directed by Mrs. Lewis Warren, featured soloists and duets and received high praise.
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E. N. Mellrath
Appanoose
Centerville
Harold Frame
Ottumwa
Louise Coast
Jefferson County
Fairfield
C. Ted Johnson
Marion County
Knoxville
Wilma Whilcox
South Lee County
Keokuk
Gertrude Nott
Clinton
Iowa
Congress Hotel
George Haskell
College of Commerce
University of Iowa
State of
Hendricks
United States Children's Bureau
Laura Taft
Evelyn Lewis
H. M. Skeels
Child Welfare Department
Methodist Church
Maunder
Lewis Warren
Milo Sordea
Elma Rice
Loren Sutherland
Pheasant Hunters Hunted as No Open Season in County
Reported pheasant hunting near Wellman and Kinross drew sheriff and local enforcers yesterday. A Cedar Rapids group was accused of hunting in Wellman vicinity but no arrests were made. only 15 rabbits were found and a state game warden found no birds. Residents protest outsiders’ killing while trying to conserve pheasants in Keokuk county.
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Washington County
Cedar Rapids
Wellman
H. M. Putnam
Nira
Kinross
Keokuk
Colonies Hear Plan to Help Jewish Refugees in Africa
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain announced plans to relocate German Jewish refugees to British territories in Africa. Kenya Rhodesia and other colonies expressed willingness to cooperate within local conditions to enable settlements. Berlin urged the United States and other nations to open borders, aiming to remove Jews from Germany within four to five years.
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London
INS
Neville Chamberlain
Africa
House of Commons
Kenya
Rhodesia
Berlin
United States
Germany
Cars in Collision Near Town injures none reported
Cars driven by Caril Greiner and Francis Mottet collided on primary road No 2 between 11 and 12 Sunday morning west of town. The Greiner car was damaged and forced off the highway rear bumper struck by the second machine. All occupants were shaken up with no injuries reported.
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Caril Greiner
Francis Mottet
Mm A
Colston
Greiner
Hone
Chairman Links Radicals to Class Hatred in Hearings
Washington November 21 The chairman of the House Committee investigating un American activities said secret hearing testimony shows radicals employed by the administration are using government machinery and publications to disseminate class hatred.
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Washington, D. C
INS
Dies
House Committee
Friendship Service at Baptist Church
A large I O O F lodge delegation attended the Sunday night service at the Baptist church. A male quartet including Elwin Gardner, Charles Murdock, Milo Steele, and Harold Walker sang two numbers while organist Mrs. Claude L. Reister offered selections. Rev. J Fredmund delivered an inspirationalmessage on The Good Samaritan during the Friendship service.
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I. O. O. F. Lodge
The
Baptist Church
Elwin Gardner
Charles Murdock
Milo Steele
Harold Walker
Old Rugged Cross
Claude L. Reister
J. Fredmund
Republican Dinner Set for Des Moines December 9
A state-wide Republican dinner will be held in Des Moines on December 9 with Governor-elect George A. Wilson as the principal speaker, announced by the party's state central committee.
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Des Moines
George A. Wilson
Anler Resigns from Iowa Emergency Relief Board
Davenport publisher E. P. Adler resigns from the Iowa emergency relief council. Governor Kraschel states he accepted the decision without providing a reason. The report notes a Cedar Rapids incident with unidentified shooters discussed a week earlier.
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Anler
Iowa Relief Board
E. P. Adler
Davenport
Iowa Emergency Relief Council
N. G. Kraschel
International Livestock Exposition Opens at Chicago Yards
The 39th International Livestock Exposition runs November 26 to December 3 at the International Amphitheatre Chicago Stock Yards. Nearly 300 entries from leading U S and Canadian stables compete in 12 horse show classes plus 500 draft horses. About 14 000 cattle horses sheep and swine will be exhibited with livestock value exceeding 5 000 000. Major events include a Meat Show the 17th National 4 H Club Congress and the Wool Show.
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Chicago Stock Yards
United States
Canada
B. H. Heide
States
Barn Fire at Farmers' Dairy Kills Three Cows and Destroys Property
Early Sunday morning a barn fire at the Farmers' Dairy on 1042 South Sixth Avenue destroyed the barn and contents including three cows a 1930 Chevrolet car twelve tons of hay and ground feed and household goods. The building belonged to William Saville and the loss is estimated at about 1000 dollars plus insurance on all but the car. fire officials face delays due to late alarm and initial report of grass fire.
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Farmers’ Dairy
George Birney
South Sixth Avenue
Farmers’ Mutual
William Saville
Neighbors Help Grant Humston With Harvesting Corn
A large group of men gathered at the Grant Humston farm Friday to husk his corn as he recovers from flu. Humston expressed deep gratitude for the community support and listed many helpers by name as a gesture of thanks.
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Grant Humston
Mr Humston
Roy Humston
C. R. Crawford
Carl Hering
Harold Humston
Leonard Marie
Clarence Jackson
Bill Marie
Lloyd Alliman
Asa Rowe
Harry Anderson
Leo Marie
Bernard Need
W. F. Murdock
Howard Baker
Lloyd Murphy
Harold Brock
Lyle Embree
Adolph Guenther
Harold Fultom
Glen Schwartz
Willis Schwartz
Wilard Bell
EB. L. Barthelow
Tom Kelly
Claude Rhodebeck
Bert Dickerson
LeRoy Rich
Frank Harvey
Ray Singleton
Glenn Knupp
Don Kerr
C. C. Palmer
Frank Pringle
Franyx Lemley
Paris Police Strike Evacuates Industrial Plants
Paris authorities today moved against protests by evacuating about six industrial plants where workers had begun strikes in opposition to government decree laws.
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Paris
INS
Immunize Tuesday to Offer Diphtheria Clinic
Parents urged to bring children to the last toxoid clinic at the Y M C A tomorrow morning from 9 30 to 11 30. Free immunizations for ages nine to twenty four months. others for fifty cents. Doctors Droz Lloyd Barrett and staff will conduct the clinic.
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A. Keith Droz
J. M. Lloyd
D. C. Barrett
Washington County Health Unit
Thelma Luther
Eileen Jeffrey
Colder Weather Forecast Dampens Thanksgiving Plans
Snow and frigid air were forecast for tonight across the state with sub freezing temperatures likely. The piece notes possible ground cover from snow, a wintery Thanksgiving day in prospect, and temperatures above normal earlier in the day ranging from one to 21 degrees above normal.
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Des Moines
Revival Continues As Dr Canada Delivers Weeklong Campaign
Dr Canada completed the first week of his campaign with three large Sunday gatherings and will hold events each evening this week closing next Sunday. Tonight's topic is Senetification services and starts at 7 30 with public invited.
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Dr. Canada
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