Rumors Roil Iowa 1940 Governor Race At State Fair
At Des Moines Iowa State Day amid party gatherings rumors swirl on possible 1940 governor bids by Lloyd Thurston and Dewey Goode. Thurston dodges. Goode not confirming. Kraschel notes a pro-Democrat shift while Elks raids spark cross party blame and public discourse. Jazz star Paul Whiteman headlines at the fair and comments on farming and European crisis.
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Frank Nye, Jr
Iowa Daily Press
Des Moines
IDPA
State Central Committee
Lloyd Thurston
Osceo
Dewey E. Goode
Thurston
Representative Goode
Public Safety Department
Des Moines Elks Organization
Elks
Paul Whiteman
Iowa Fairgrounds
New Jersey
Bedford
Whiteman
Hitler
Eit
Pleasant Hill Social Notes Include Visits and Family News
Pleasant Hill report lists the Edd Chalupa and Pat Swift families visiting Roy Kephart Monday. Mr and Mrs Edd Chalupa and family visited Mrs Anthony Chalupa in Richmond on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Frank Heck and ...
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Earl Kephart
Pleasant Hill
Edd Chalupa
Pat Swift
Roy Kepharts
Anthony Chalupa
Richmond
Frank Heck
Slayer held in USC campus dancer slaying case
Dewitt Clinton Cook a 20 year old husband from Los Angeles is held as the confessed killer of Russian dancer Anya Sosyeva slain on a Los Angeles college campus last February. Police say the motive in each case was robbery and that two other women were attacked.
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Dewitt Clinton Cook
Los Angeles
Anya Sosyeva
City of
Los Angeles College
Cook
Emma of Dubuque Visits at Freda Heck Home
Emma of Dubuque visited Wednesday at the Freda Heck home. Several families and individuals including Mr. and Mrs. Don Darbyshire and Lee Hesseltines visited Thursday. Sister Mary Francis and Sister Mary Claricia of Cedar Rapids came to see Fred Heck and family. Alvin Kephart attended the West Liberty fair Thursday evening.
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Emma
Dubuque
Freda Heck
Don Darbyshire
Lee Hesseltines
G.S. Greber
Emily Jean
Fairfield
L. B. Hanan
Mary Francis
Mary Claricia
Cedar Rapids
Fred Heck
Alvin Kephart
West Liberty
Edd Chalupa
Eugene
Roselyn
George Chalupa
John Wagner
Roy Kephart
Bob Moran
Rock Island
Gilbert Dickinson
Will Miller
Henry Ballard
Pleasant Plain
Ronald Heck
Iowa City
Raymond
Bernard Kephart
Homer Kephart
Earl Kephart
Bertha
W. C. Ernest
Wayland
Lee Hesseltine
Saville
Harold Fulton
Charles Cannon
Margaret Uhrig
Raymond Wittiig
H. L. Witting
Kalona
Leslie Beenblossom
Milton Coffin
Charles Meacham
Lawerence
Richland
H. H. Hart
Bernie
J. O Saville
Denver
Colo
Lee
Remps Hampshire
L. B. Hanon
Everett Lewi
lHioward Benn
Hoy Kepharts
John Pratt
Sam Sigaloose
Jake Ernest
Crawforda Ville
Gerald Dickinson
Frank
Carl Worrell
Lloyd Dickinson
Maurice Kelley
Otis
Fred Leck
Retha Lewh
Phyllis Diney
Everett Lewis
Washington Lodge Meeting and Train Schedules
Regular meeting details for Washington Lodge So. 26 A F & A M led by W M Kay Cox with secretary A W Yard. Train and bus schedules show Davenport Kansas City local No 8 departing 9 58 am and Southwest Limited Nos 25 and 26 with various departure times. Burlington Travelways lists Westbound Bus No 8 at 6 28 am and No 9 at 8 8 am from Washington.
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Washington Lodge
A. M
Kay Cox
W. M
A. W. Yard
Golden State Limited
Washington
A. Ma
Knoxville
Gunaday
Eis
Auncuens S.lamw
California Pam
O.M
RCO
Davenport
Kansas City
Southwest Limited
Jocal
Bunday
W.C. Bell
Burlington
Chicago
North Side Square
Cart
T AL Cantoni
Pleasant Plain community Sunday gatherings and visits
The report lists numerous families and individuals visiting relatives and hosting Sunday meals across Pleasant Plain area. Notable names include Ballard Kep hart Kephart Witting Hadley Saville Siga loose Beemblossom Pratt Beenblossom Cannon and Hart with multiple households hosting dinners and weekend gatherings. Raymond Ballard plans Kalona teaching duties beginning September 4.
Cotton Yarn Needed for Ge Matic Truck Tires
About 100 s of cotton yarn are required to make a typical ge matic truck tire.
Mr and Mrs J C Richie End Pacific Coast Bus Trip
Mr and Mrs J C Richie return from a two week bus journey to the Pacific coast. The Rev M A Robeson Cot ter will preach at 8 30 am Sunday in the Presbyterian church. The Rev W A Bloomquist leads the 7 30 pm union service. Other locals share travel news and visits as the community notices continue.
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J. Richie
Pacific Coast
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
J. C. Richie
M. A. Robeson, Cotter
Presbyterian Church
W. A. Bloomquist
Union
Harry Hail
Viola
Ray Herven
Ozarks
Marva
Merna Gilkey
Fort Wayne
Ind
Alma Johnston
Y.W.C.A
Denver
C. N. Johnston
Columbus City
Grant Kennedy
Des Moines
Katherine Hoben
Margaret Finley
Hanft Family Visiting Relatives in East Otto
Ss L Hanft and Mr and Mrs Thomas Hanft of East Otto New York are visiting relatives in Chicago after a visit in the John Rees home.
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Chicago
John Rees
Ss. L. Hanft
Thomas Hanft
East Otto
New York
Lourdes Pilgrimage Draws Thousands to Sacred Grotto
Lourdes, famed pilgrimage site, welcomes about 660000 visitors annually. The town formed around its castle as Bernadette Soubirous’ 1858 vision led to a basilica near the grotto, turning the area into a major religious destination.
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Lourdes
Bernadette Soubirous
Night Life: Flood Lighting London Pup Parks for Workers
The national fitness council proposes flood lighting London playgrounds and playing fields to extend usable hours for workers. In a report to 1,641 local authorities, the council says lighting would be inexpensive and not harmful to eyesight.
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National Fitness Council
London
White Oak School Opens With Eight Pupils and a Beginner
White Oak school opened with teacher Thelma Benson from Washington and eight pupils, including beginner Marlene Mayer and eighth graders Orin Black, Lester Mayer, and Teddy Mayer. Nearby families Harry Hamilton and Carl Daering returned from Des Moines State Fair. LeRoy Luers and Keith Daerjing began as Washington high freshmen.
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Lloyd Luers
White Oak
Thelma Benson
Washington
Marlene Mayer
Orin Black
Lester
Teddy Mayer
Harry Hamilton
Carl Daering
Des Moines
Howard Mangold
LeRoy Luers
Keith Daerjing
Washington High School
Arlene Augustine
Harold Luers
Clarence Hyzer
Green roof project on George Augustine tenant house
A brief note describes installing a pretty green roof on the George Augustine tenant house. The item highlights the new roof covering and its decorative appeal for the locality.
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Howae
Declared Christian Nation in Church of Holy Trinity Case
The 1892 Church of the Holy Trinity v United States decision by Justice Brewer held the United States a Christian nation stating a minister’s residence and church services did not violate immigration law.
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Church of the Holy Trinity
United States
Justice Brewer
US School Enrollment by Education Level in 1938
The United States Office of Education reports 1938 enrollment totals: elementary schools 22,400,000 with over 650,000 in kindergarten, secondary schools 6,750,000, and colleges 1,350,000.
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United States Office of Education
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State House
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Washington Directory
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Ethel Grecian
R. R. Noonan
W. P. Rawn
Martha Foster
Harriet Coulteraty
Harold Putnam Ty
Marion
George County
Krabil
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Brown
Court House
Washington Independent School District
F. A Ralston
Harland W. Mead
Georts Fields
Ethel McCreedy
Eec
Harry Bowes School Board
Glenn Mace
Ralph W. Thompson
P. L. Etter
T. J. Pease
A. E. Atchison
W. Tucker
Jones Funeral Home
East Main St
Dk, A. C. Peterson
Second Ave
Sherman's Funeral Home
West Main St
Lemley & Yand General Insurance
Main Street
DE. O. F. Boller
State Bank
Washington St
Theodore B. Bailey
Attorney At Law Loan & Trust
W. Livingston
Abstract Department
Lloyd Lytle
W. H. Fulton
F. Mack
Henry Halley
Water and Adie Echt Gueanoenaataaianee
L. Jordan
J. O. Brown
Walter Kiesey
Mark Pratt City Fire
C. C. Reister Assessor
C. EB. Lemley City Heart
Reeieemenvealor
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Barrett Park
Marian
Bailey
Frank B. Miller
J. EB Lemmon
Lester H. Orr
O. F. Boller
R. F. McFarlane
Will Dupuls
Clarence Jacobs
Fred Reid
Cy Library
Eva Denny
Homer Stephen
Eveready Plumbing Shop
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Mi L Goodlander
Anderson
Uibe Be
Squalus
Portsmouth
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Journal Pidg
Dixie Dugan
Mystery Man
By Striebel & Mevoy
S. Mount
Anthony Adverse
Miss Dugan
Night
White Oak School
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