Methodist Conference Under Way in Des Moines
At Des Moines the Iowa conference of the Methodist church opening its seven day session in four meetings. About 300 pastors examined admission of young clergymen received conference reports and handled fiscal matters while wives and lay women marked the foreign missionary society anniversary. District superintendents faced likely reappointments with few changes expected.
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Des Moines
Lowa
Methodist Church
Towa
Iowa
Thirty Golfers Set for Fairfield Sunday Tourney
Local country club players plan a Sunday afternoon golf tourney at Fairfield Country Club in Airfield. About 30 have promised to attend at 1 pm. Vic Westphal will be absent due to travel, and several other good golfers cannot participate because of other plans.
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Fairfield
Airfield
Vic Westphal
Bandits Kill Policeman in Chicago After Mail Holdup
Six bandits in two cars staged a post office near midnight robbery in Chicago. Police officer Miles Cunningham was killed by machine gun fire. Authorities linked the crime to gunmen George Kelley and Verne Miller from clues in an abandoned car. Loot included checks, securities, coupons and cash, with estimates up to 500000 dollars, much of which was non negotiable.
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Chicago
Miles Cunningham
George Kelley
Verne Miller
Season Tickets Going Fast for Ottumwa Case Field Game
Season tickets are selling fast as Ottumwa prepares for a Little Six high school conference game at Case Field tonight. Seven games can be seen for a dollar, with five high school and two junior college games. Tickets remain at the Y M C A North Side Café Washington State Bank and the Journal office, with Y's Men club pushing toward a 500 ticket goal.
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Case Field
Ottumwa
Wate
Gale
North Side Cafe
Washington State Bank
The
Journal Office
Y's
Washington Opens Conference Season With Ottumwa at Case Field
Washington starts Little Six play at Case Field facing Ottumwa in the first home game of the season. The Demons are short two key players Leeper and Nowell, while Ottumwa relies on a veteran heavy lineup.
Mr and Mrs John Rees Shop in Columbus Junction
Mr and Mrs John Rees of Columbus Junction shopped here yesterday in a brief local shopping note mentioning their visit and presence in town.
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John Rees
Columbus Junction
Draft of farm code speaks for midwest leaders
Des Moines Iowa September 22 a meeting of 24 midwest states drafts an NRA agriculture code. It proposes cost of production for farmers a 40 hour farm labor week and fair prices aligning with producer costs and fair competition. A national farm strike risk is noted if the code fails adoption and the draft is sent to Hugh Johnson.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Midwest
NRA
Johnson
Hugh Johnson
Iowa NRA Seals Serve Two Roles
Des Moines Iowa September 22 193? The Iowa reemployment seals issued by the state recovery board honor employers who added workers and provide a yardstick to gauge NRA progress. Seals report changes in staffing to county chairs and state offices. Pownall compares the seals to World War service stars and links depression efforts to wartime patriotism.
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Des Moines
Iowa
NRA
Fred Pownall
Iowa Recovery Board
State Board
State Recovery Board
Pownall
Farmers Union backs strike threat at Iowa convention
The Iowa Farmers' Union met in convention and voiced unanimous support for a possible farm strike. A May Call Strike option was discussed with directors reserving the right to renew negotiations. The Holiday association, six months old, claimed roughly 15 percent Midwest farmer support but lacks Farm Bureau federation sanction.
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Iowa Farmers’ Union
Mid-West
Farm Bureau Federation
Inflation Dilemma Puzzles California Officials
In Bevers Hills California a mock philosophical meditation questions whether to endure political slings or inflate with economists guidance. The riff mocks inflation debates and the dreamlike uncertainty it spawns as observers weigh consequences.
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Bevers Hills
Cal
Keota collision injures five residents
Five Keota area residents were injured in a two car crash on the county line road three miles north of Keota. Vehicles driven by Eva Flander and Walter Romine collided at an intersection. Romine and wife suffered injuries while Flander and kin sustained cuts and broken bones.
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Keota
Washington County
Keokuk County
Eva Flander
Kate Singaminster
Everett Amaeberry
Walter S&s. Romine
Romine
Death Comes to Mrs Eb Bishop
Funeral services set for 10 30 Saturday at L A Jones funeral home for Mrs Eb Bishop who died yesterday at her home 902 North Second avenue Her pastor Reve W H Parker of Bethel Presbyterian Church will lead the service Burial will be Elm Grove cemetery She had been in failing health and confined to her home by illness since summer Lydia Jessie Squire born June 30 1864 Iowa later moved to Ohio then Washington county Iowa Married April 12 1886 to Eberly S Bishop lived on farms near Washington and Wyman where Mr Bishop died September 29 1922 They had two children Francis C who died in 1920 and Abigail who lived with her mother There are three grandchildren plus surviving sisters Mrs J W Bishop Mrs H Brindley and Mrs J S Adams and two brothers John and Green Squire
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L. A. Jones Funeral Home
Eb Bishop
North Second Avenue
W H. Parker
Bethel Presbyterian Church
A. A. Vinz
Elm Grove
Lydia Jessie Squire
Bloomfield
Iowa
Nathaniel
Elizabeth
Mead) Squire
Ohio
Washington County
Eberly S. Bishop
Washington
Wyman
Francis C
Abigail
Maralee
Hannah Jane
Doeila Bishop
Zion, IN
J. W. Bishop
H. Brindley
J. S. Adams
Alikin
Minn
John
Green Squire
Wichita reunion after 17 years stuns mother and daughter
A Colorado hitchhiker found the woman's mother in Wichita after more than 17 years apart. The meeting occurred when the girl arrived and learned only part of the mother's name. The Wichita Eagle story helped reunite them.
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Wichita, Kanye
Eric Hobson
Colorado
Wichita Eagle
Roosevelt aims to lift farm prices as inflation debate rages
Washington reports Roosevelt favors delaying money printing to watch his recovery plan. The aim is higher agriculture prices without broad inflation. Separate notes say hog market hits 1942 highs, with $5.45 top, while government hog plan effects may lag until after January. Roosevelt moves to speed a $70 million surplus food program for the unemployed with Wallace and Budget Director Douglas.
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Washington
D. C
Roosevelt
Congress
Chicago
Wallace
Union
Washington, D. C
Douglas
White House
Sam H Neill Dies in University Hospital Iowa City
Sam H Neill a prominent farmer from four miles north of town died this morning in University hospital at Iowa City. The body was brought to Sherman's funeral home where funeral services are being planned. Neill had been at the hospital for several weeks receiving treatment following an operation.
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Sam H. Neill
University Hospital
Iowa City
Sherman
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New York
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George Freshwaters
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