Iowa City Officials Inspect University Hospitals
Dr. Thomas Par ran and Dr. Walter L. Bierring toured the State University of Iowa hospitals and medical school. They discuss care standards and note a custody dispute involving three children and $50 weekly support. Later items mention Elizabeth Shaw aboard the Empress of Britain and family moves between Quebec Yellow Springs Ohio and San Diego with July 1938 notes.
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Iowa City
Thomas Parran
United States Public Health Service
Walter L. Bierring
State Commissioner of Health
State University of Iowa Hospitals and Medical School
Indianola
E Shaw
Elizabeth
Britain
Quebec
Europe
Yellow Springs
Ohio
Divorce petition filed against Hans Christian Muenzer in Iowa City
Esther Payne Muenzer sues in district court claiming divorce from Hans Christian Muenzer the University of Iowa violin department head who recently resigned to pursue concert work in Europe. The complaint outlines grounds for dissolution.
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Iowa City
Hans Christian Muenzer
Esther Payne Muenzer
Muenzer
University of Iowa
Muenger
Europe
Newcomer C E Youngdale Named At J Penney Shoe Dept
Des Moines native C E Youngdale takes charge of the shoe department at J Penney Co. He graduated from Drake University and taught psychology there for a year and a half. He recently worked for the state welfare department and is active in the Lutheran Church. He enjoys golf and horses, is single, and resides at Mrs Work's home 403 East Washington Street.
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C. E. Youngdale
Des Moines
J. Penney Company
Youngdale
Drake University
State Welfare Department
Lutheran Church
Seymour Postal Worker Denies Letter Rifling Charge
Nora Gingerich, a Seymour postal employee, was arraigned before Commissioner Herman J. Schaefer on charges of taking money from a letter mailed at Seymour. She posted a $1,000 bond and entered a not guilty plea. A federal grand jury will hear her case on Sept. 19.
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Ottumwa
Nora Gingerich
Seymour
Herman J. Schaefer
Rush to Statehouse with Guns Drawn
Police squads rushed into the state treasurer's office in Des Moines triggering a burglar alarm. Workers laying a new carpet had accidentally stepped on the alarm, prompting a quick withdrawal and an ensuing investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Statehouse
Iowan Husband Dies in Naval Air Crash
Henry Grant Berry 22, radio operator and one of seven killed in a San Diego naval airplane accident, was husband of North English girl Maxine Tipple. They wed in San Diego August 20.
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Iowan
Henry Grant Berry
San Diego
Cal
Maxine Tipple
Iowa sororities set four day rushing period at UI
At the University of Iowa, 13 national sororities will hold seven two hour parties each over a four day rush period starting Monday to woo rushees as pledging of about 150 to 200 girls will be announced by Arthur O. Leff, rush referee, on Sept. 15.
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Iowa City
State University of Iowa
Arthur O. Leff
Grattans Return to Old Soldiers Home in Iowa
Marvin T Grattan aged 91 and his wife 86 of Decorah returned to the Iowa Soldiers Home at Marshalltown after visiting their son Guyon Grattan in Rapidan Virginia since the national Grand Army encampment at Pittsburgh Pennsylvania on August 27.
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Decorah
Marvin T. Grattan
Plowmen Enter Contest in Horse Division
DES MOINES Officials of the corn belt plowing match at Mitchellville on September 23 announced five plowmen have entered the horse division. Three more horse-drawn plow entries will be accepted and 12 of the 17 available tractor lands have been claimed by county and district champions chosen last week.
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Des Moines
Mitchellville
Stewart School to Open Next Monday for Grade Pupils
Washington school authorities announced that the new Stewart school for grade pupils will open next Monday Mortine with about 265 pupils assigned to classes. Classes will start Tuesday with all arrangements made, and pupils must use the south door. Furnishings are almost complete though minor work remains.
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Stewart Grade School
Washington
Stewart School
Mortine
Puescay
Hondegarten
Dies in Auto Crash Near Kalona Iowa
Mrs Helen Ferris of Iowa City died after an automobile accident four miles from Kalona on highway No 1 in Johnson county. The car driven by Helen Smith skidded in loose gravel and went out of control at about 9 30 last evening. Mrs Ferris suffered a broken neck and later died at a local physician's office. Those injured were Mrs Ferris Mr and Mrs Re Ferris Mrs Lyda Smith and daughters Helen and Marjorie all from Iowa City.
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Kalona
Helen Ferris
Iowa City
Johnson County
Helen Smith
Ferris
Re Ferris
Lyda Smith
Helen
Marjorie
Basketball Coach to Wed Betty Ann Carrier
Betty Ann Carrier of Vinton will wed Robert M. Kinnan Muscatine high school basketball coach in Vinton at night. Kinnan starred at Clinton high school and was 1929 captain of the University of Iowa team. They formerly lived here Lamoni. After a five year delay work began on Lamoni’s municipal electric light plant delayed by litigation with Iowa Southern Utilities Co Centerville. A PWA grant of about 27000 will support the project with four percent revenue bonds totaling 77000 to be issued by the town.
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Betty Ann Carrier Vinton
Betty Ann Carrier
Vinton
Robert M. Kinnan
Muscatine
Kinnap
Clinton
University of Iowa
Mise Carrier
J. ©. Carrier
Austin
Tex
Lamoni
Iowa Southern Utilities Co
Centerville
PWA
Duties of Boards of Education Stressed in Closing Address
Dr H H Davin of Ohio State University urged boards of education to secure strong superintendents and keep technical school management separate. He traced the shift to dedicated school boards and stressed community needs, harmony between patrons and schools, and focused duties in teaching administration and supervision. The event drew 77 attendees at the Wallingford Methodist church with regional supervisor Cameron Ross introducing the speaker.
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Boards of Education
H. H. Davin
Ohio State University
Wallington
Davie
Davis
Krabill
Edu 0
Methodist Church
Wom
Jester B. Krabill
Cameron Ross
State Department of Public Instruction
Rows
Iowa
Goering Says Peace Offer, War Speech Amid Polish Bombing
Reports from Budapest Bucharest and Berlin describe Warsaw bombardment as German troops halt at the outskirts. Goering claims Germany seeks peace while massing 1,050,000 troops to push west after subduing Poland. A German air raid devastates Pomaszow, killing about 80 residents and wounding many.
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Bucharest
Poland
France
England
Berlin
Hermann Goering
Knogland
Great Britain
Goering
Siegfried Line
Germany
West Wall
Geace
French Army Advances From Maginot Line Across Warndt
French troops seize large portions of the Warndt forest in Germany as they push from the Maginot line. They surround Saarbruecken and threaten the Saar defense line as crack units drive toward key targets. In related reports, rumors claim the Graf Zeppelin dirigible was sabotaged and blown up at Friedrichshafen, though not confirmed.
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Paris
Warndt Forest
Germany
Maginot Line
Saar Basin
Saarbruecken
Maineran
Frederickshafen
Zurich
Switzerland
Prederichshafen
Prisoners Held In County Jail Amid Brighton Incident
Sheriff H. M. Putnam reports 16 prisoners in Washington county jail. Six are from Brighton, six from Washington, two from Ainsworth, one from Wellman, and one from West Chester. George Simpson of Brighton begins a nine day term after pleading guilty to assault and battery. Jack Hamilton of Brighton pleads guilty and pays or serves jail. Delbert Fuller and four other Brighton youths plead guilty and await trial after venue change.
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H. M. Putnam
Washington County
Brighton
Washington
Ainsworth
Wellman
West Chester
George Simpson
Justice of the Peace
Bo W. Fillmore
Jack Hamilton
Delbert Fuller
Windsors Coming Soon to England Move
London report says the Duke and Duchess of Windsor will arrive in England next Monday or Tuesday The travel arrangements are being kept secret Also noted Mr and Mrs Howard Crotte took Mr and Mrs Harold Guyer to Iowa City last evening and the Guyers had spent a few days there
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London
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
England
Howard Crotte
Harold Guyer
Iowa City
Guyers
Palmer Secures Radda Cornstalk Height Record
Don Fradda of northwest Washington raised a 23 ft 10 in tall corn stalk that won local tall corn contests. The stalk is now with Col J Palmer of Davenport in a tall corn collection. A radio station panel reviewed it and awarded a $25 special prize for height, though it lacked a matured ear. Revenue totals about $1 per inch, with Crowell publishing seeking photos and material about the record stalk.
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Don Fradda
Northwest
Washington
Journal’a
Iowa Daily Press
Farm News
WHO
Des Moines
Col . J. Palmer
Davenport
Palmer
Radda
Washington County
Haddin
Crowell Publishing Company
Collier's
American Magazine
Woman's Home Companion
Return to Waterloo Family Home In Mixed Incident
At the Crovier home residents described as returning to their Waterloo residence after an unspecified event. No injuries or official statements available in the fragment. Further details are not provided in the readable text.
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Crovier
Waterloo
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