Electric rate variation in Iowa towns reported by FPC
Federal Power Commission rate survey released to show typical electric bills across 767 sites in Iowa as of January 1, 1935. The tables group communities by population and compare bills for 10, 25, 40, 100, 150, 250 and 1,000 kilowatt hours, highlighting wide variations between municipal and investor owned utilities.
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Federal Power Commission
Clinton
Des Moines
Bur
Waterloo
Daven
Muscatine
Newton
Oak
Shenandoah
Spencer
Ipal
Fairfield
Atlantic
Arlan
Pleasant
Estherville
Eldon
Haland Alta
Hawardenta
Bloomfield
Unclear OCR Note: Marriage License Confusion in Clarinda
A damaged OCR note describes a court office scene in Clarinda where a marriage license was processed. The bride’s clerk allegedly filled in her own name as the bride, with details muddled by garbled text. The fragment mentions Pass County and Myrtle but lacks clear dates or outcomes.
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Rk of Court
Clarinda
Nice
Myrtle
Ube
West of the Pecos star Richard Dix at Rialto Theatre
Richard Dix stars as Pecos Smith in West of the Pecos from RKO, a Zane Grey tale praised for action and western fidelity. Martha Sleeper portrays Terrill Lambeth with comic partners Sleep'n'eat and Louise Beavers, amid striking photography and a Band Age musical comedy. Paramount news completes the Rialto program.
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Pecos
Richard Dix
Rko-Radio
Dix
Rialto Theatre
Zane Grey
Pecos Smith
Terrill Lambeth
Martha Sleeper
Colonel Lambeth
Pecos River
Santa Fe Trail
Fred Kohler
Louise Beavers
The
Lambeths
Phil Rosen
Anita's Pioneer Merchant Retires From Business
Val Wiegand, 80, retires after fifty four years in Anita. He sold his shoe repair shop to Arthur Eble who has assisted for a year. Opened in 1881, the business grew from a frame shop to a combined repair and shoe sales operation. His son Otto once partnered as Val Wiegand & Son. He and his wife faced health issues, prompting retirement to stay home and care for her.
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Anita
Val. Wiegand
Arthur Eble
Wilson
Otto Wiegand
Briardale Canning Supplies Offer Spices and Jars
We stock Briardale spices vinegar jar lids rubber rings fruit pectin Pen-Jel Sur-Jell Certo and Jell-Aid Kerr caps and lids and Presto universal lids for all canning and pickling needs.
Touring Bureau Set Up by Standard Oil Company
Standard Oil opens a touring bureau at 910 South Michigan Avenue Chicago to aid motorists across thirteen states with free detailed trip information on passable roads to North American destinations. Cards are mailed for requests, with rapid acknowledgments and prompt information, and a nearby service man is notified to ensure further needs are met.
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Standard Oil Company
South Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Atlantic Service Station Man Defeats Holdup Men
Cecil Williams operator of a Standard Oil station on highway No 6 in Atlantic Iowa thwarted a holdup Sunday night. Two men in an Illinois car pretended to need service and offered a five dollar bill. Williams grabbed the money from the register and fled to the rear. The pair sped east out of town. Dr P T Williams and family witnessed the incident.
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Cecil Williams
Standard Oil
Highway No. 6
Atlantic
Williams Station
Williams
Cecil
P. T. Williams
Anita
Joe Vetter Opens Insurance Agency in Anita
Joe Vetter, longtime Anita Bank department manager, rents second floor suites in the Campbell building rear of Dr C H Johnson’s office and will open a general insurance agency including fire and life. He resigned from the Anita Bank last Saturday. Also notes Mrs Frank H Osen recovering from a broken arm and Anita kittenball beat Massena 7 to 5 with Mardesen and Shoemaker battery for Anita.
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Joe Vetter
Anita
Anita Bank
Campbell
Information For Those Seeking Drivers Licenses
A Tribune feature will publish weekly a state motor vehicle Q and A list for exam practice. Set No 1 covers passing, stop sign rules, arterial right of way, tail light requirements, and obscured registration plates with answers on Page 8. Clarence Robinson, Wiota hardware merchant, visited Saturday.
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the Tribune
State Motor Vehicle Department
Cass County Pays $11,616 Into Pension Fund
State Comptroller reports 1935 old age assistance tax collected through July 15 totaling 1,631,454.31 statewide, with Cass County contributing 11,616.36. Despite delinquency since July 1, remittances continue. a $1,000,000 state appropriation supports a 1936 fiscal year and federal aid may come via social security. An estimated 6,000 more pensions may be awarded after August 1, bringing total to about 16,000, funded by future appropriations.
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State Comptroller's Office
Cass County
Old Age Assistance Commission
Congress
Byron G Allen
Iowa Old Age Assistance Commission
Allen
Fair Officials Announce Major Exhibit Features
Des Moines reports major features for the 1938 Iowa State Fair include over 200 acres of displays from the National Livestock Show to a farm women’s hobby exhibit. New exhibits feature an FHA model home on the grounds, government sponsorship, and a National Shorthorn Show for the first time. Other highlights include 4-H livestock and home economics, flower and garden shows, art salon, and state fairwide exhibits. Entries are running ahead of last year, signaling the largest fair in a decade. County agents Knaupp on Oklahoma trip. star mail route Creston to Atlantic planned. Gates, Shelby county, a small town near Elk Horn, is economically dead after merchant Kintz closed the last store.
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Des Moines
A. R. Corey
Iowa
August 3 Deadline for Corn-Hog Compliance in Cass County
Cass County farmers face an August 3 deadline to remove excess corn acreage after compliance checks show surplus. 48 supervisors completed field verification of 1985 corn acreage, enabling contract cancellation for ineligible producers and allowing excess land to be shifted to other crops.
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Cass County
Carl Zellmer
Corn-Hog Production Control Association
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Dick Bude Metz
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