Truck Tax As Substitute For Farm-To-Market Road Bill
Iowa lawmakers consider a ten mile tax to fund secondary roads after Governor Kraschel vetoed the farm to market road bill. A five member House committee reviews options, with Democrats Rice Bruene Moore and Democrat-turned-Floyd J Pine Republicans Sours on board. Trucking interests warn of 80,000 trucks facing tax and possible industry harm while the Republican steering panel delays its formal response.
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Kraeshel
House of Representatives
Senate
House
Kraschel
C. L. Rice
Delta
Fred K. Bruene
Tama
E. A. Moore
Shelby
Roy J. Sours
Floyd
Floyd J. Pine
Louisa
Pine
Fred White
Highway Commission
Iowa
Republican Steering Committee
Oelwein to Build New Telephone Building
Northwestern Bell plans a new one story brick office in Oelwein costing 55 000. C F Eischeid says the upgrade stems from rising telephone and toll demand as the local office serves ten nearby towns. Construction to begin soon with completion expected next winter.
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Gazett Lwein
Wiehe
Oelwein
C. F. Eischeid
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Class Play Friday to Appear in Coggon
Miss Somebody Else to be staged Friday evening in the high school gymnasium by the junior class under director Miss Maxine Meythaler. Leading roles go to Pearl French and Cecil Hinton with a large cast including Gertrude Emerson Donna Graut Helen Estling Marguerite Coleman Vera Estling Mildred Kinley Euelah McCann Rosemary Holub Wilma Falconer Dale Patton Dick Henderson Charles vate James Knott William Ellsworth Lester Estling Boyd Wiltsey Bob Henderson.
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Gazette
Coggon
Maxine Meythaler
Pearl French
Cecil Hinton
Gertrude Emerson
Donna Graut
Helen Estling
Marguerite Coleman
Vera Estling
Mildred Kinley
Euelah McCann
Rosemary Holub
Wilma Falconer
Dale Patton
Dick Henderson
Charles Vate
James
Bidwell Play Charms Large Cornell Audience
Dr. Marshall Bidwell of the Carnegie Institute Pittsburg gave an organ recital at Cornell chapel Tuesday evening to a large audience. The program showcased Bach, Horace Alden Miller’s Negro Portraiture, Tristan and Isolde pieces, Debussy, and Vierne, highlighting Bidwell’s growth as an organ virtuoso and his imaginative use of color and orchestral expressiveness.
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Marshall Bidwell
Carnegie Institute
Pittsburgh
Cornell Chapel
Bidwell
Coe College
Horace Alden Miller
Cornell
Iowa
Prelude
Liebestad
Debussy
Damozel
Louis Vierne
Iowa state high school music festival district meets announced
Preliminary contests across Iowa will determine finalists for the state festival. Four district meets are planned, with winners earning spots at the May 6 to 8 finals in multiple cities including Waterloo Ida Grove Nevada and Mt. Ayr. The new judging system uses specialists for each event this year.
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Iowa City
Newton
Waterloo
Ida Grove
Nevada
Mt. Ayr
Another Professor To Leave Iowa U Faculty
Iowa City reports Dr. Donald Slaughter associate professor in pharmacology will resign from the University of Iowa to take a position at Baylor University starting September 1. The move promises higher pay and a better role.
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Iowa U
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Donald Slaughter
Department of
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Hospital employees demand living wage in Des Moines
A five-member delegation from the University of Iowa Hospital representing about 300 workers including janitors nurses housekeepers cooks dishwashers and technicians urged lawmakers in Des Moines to restore pay cuts and provide a living wage. They met with an appropriations subcommittee and other legislators as well as State Comptroller C B Murtagh and Rep Gustave Alesch describing their case for increasing hospital funding.
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Des Moines
University of Iowa Hospital
House
Senate
C. B. Murtagh
Gustave Alesch
Marcus
House- Appropriations Committee
Yale Artist to Lecture at Iowa U Art Conference
Yale professor Eugene F. Savage will lecture and paint at the University of Iowa graphic and plastic arts conference on April 10. The noted sculptor and painter, member of the US Commission of Fine Arts, has won nine major prizes including the Prix de Rome and the Clark prize. He will be joined by Erwin Frey, Victor D Amico, and Wallace Baldinger as other speakers and demonstrators.
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Iowa City
Eugene F. Savage
Yale University
University of Iowa
United States Commission of Fine Arts
Savage
Yale
Chicago Art Institute
Clark
National Academy of Design
Erwin Frey
Ohio State University
Victor D'Amico
Fieldston School
New York City
Wallace Baldinger
Washburn College of
Kansas
Tax Deadline Day in Des Moines Urges Timely Payments
Des Moines report notes Wednesday deadline for state income tax and property tax plus federal unemployment tax for employers with eight or more workers. Penalties apply for late payments. Dog owners must obtain licenses by April 2 or face a $1 penalty.
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Des Moines
INS
Farmersburg Couple Married Fifty Years
Special to the Gazette Farmersburg Mr and Mrs Julius Dettmann celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in the Lutheran church parlors Monday They have long resided in Clayton county spending 42 years on a farm They are survived by seven children and a large extended list of relatives who attended the dinner including numerous Dettmann descendants and local families.
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Farmersburg
Julius Dettmann
Clayton County
Mike Bente
John Dettmann
Louis Mueller
Gus Hempler
Vern Marting
Alvin Dettmann
Edwin Dettmann
Whittier Lecture by Betty Sigworth on Europe trip
Betty Sigworth of Anamosa will present a lecture and stereopticon views of her European journey at the Whittier hall Thursday night during a community program.
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Whittier
Betty Sigworth
Anamosa
Europe
Whittier Hall
University Heights elects D. Koser mayor in close vote
Eastern Iowa News reports in University Heights Lee D Koser reelected mayor with 30 of 32 votes. Two write in votes went to Prof. Clay Harshbarger. Other items include Tiffin bid for a new 15000 municipal building and diverse local notices across towns.
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University Heights
Iowa City
Koser
Clay Harshbarger
Williamsburg and Marengo win meet declamatory crown
Williamsburg and Marengo earned two representatives for the state declamatory contest at Shenandoah on April 6 after the Southeast Iowa district contest in Shenandoah Tuesday night. Conrad Schadt, son of Senator Schadt of Williamsburg, won the oratorical division, and Garth Hite of Marengo won in dramatic. Gartha McConnell of Bussey won humorous, with second place going to William Fraser of Davenport, Catherine Clark of Fairfield, and Junior Lessenger of New London.
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West Liberty
Iowa County
Shenandoah
Iowa
Conrad Schadt
Senator Schadt
Williamsburg
Garth Hite
Marengo
Gartha McConnell
Bussey
William Fraser
Davenport
Catherine Clark
Fairfield
Junior Lessenger
New London
House Bill Exemption for Oil Stations Fails in Iowa House
In Des Moines the Iowa House rejected a bill to exempt oil companies from the chain store tax by a 52 to 51 vote. The bill missed the constitutional 55 vote requirement, despite a two and a half hour debate recalling the earlier march on the house by oil company opponents. Rep Oscar Johnson noted lease operators were satisfied with the outcome while sponsor Rep LeRoy Mercer said about 98 percent of independent dealers favored the exemption.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Oscar Johnson
Kanawha
LeRoy Mercer
Iowa City
Two Men Hurt In Crash Near Ladora
LADORA Nasby Spitser 44 and his son Charles 21 of Rochelle II were injured at 5 30 a m when the latter allegedly slept at the wheel. Their car struck a telephone pole. The elder man had a broken collarbone and the son a severe head cut with possible internal injuries. They were treated at the accident clinic of Dr A C McKean. QUASQUETON Two tickets were in the field for the city election. 174 votes cast. Mayor race Dr F W Benz 101 votes W C Carroll 60. Councilmen elected E E Chesmore 108 H P Larson 100 Ray Walton 98 Don Sauer 91 Fred W Crawford 85. Treasurer Claude L Kimball 107 Assessor E T Clark 94.
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Siedel
Frank
Rose Skubal Siedel
Christian McCabe
Des Moines
William Upah
Tama
Emma Benda
William Babinet
George Vavra
Joseph Musel
Emil
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
W. Panek
Charles Upah
Frank Musel
John Morek
Joseph Kratoska
Frank Vavaroch
Raymond Wilkinson
Stejskal
Vining
West
Liberty
Rotary Club
W. L. Watters
Frank W. Sutton
L. A. Royal
Ray Kirkpatrick
H. F. Lewis
Watters
Sutton
L. E. Lewis
John Klinert
Kirkpatrick
Sunrise Telephone Company
Louis
J. Valenta
Frank Blazek
F. A. Dvorak
James
Charles Sokol
West Union
George Def. Fisher
Bethel Presbyterian Church
St. Paul
Mr. Fisher
J. C. Probert
Elsie Smith
Mrs. Fisher
East Grand Forks
Minn
Ralph Pixler
C. C. Sands
Olaf Hoag
Peter Jensen
Frederick Wagner
Albert J. Vorba
Paul Kouba
James Hruby
William Riha
James Kuba
Louis Kovarik
Richard G. Vesely
Charles Dolash
Walford
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H. T. P. Hall
Darling
Lumir Blaylock
Elmer Snell
Alma Hausar
Lorraine Schulte
Franklin Light
Wanda Rasdail
Robert Jandik
Donald Winger
Dorothy Jandik
Merle Yanacek
Ivan Rees
Glenn Erger
Evelyn Halla
Betty Craizer
Leonard Cerney
Bess Wilson
Elgin
Dorothy Brackin
B. H. Brackin
Clarence F. Winkler
Hans F. Winkler
Oelwein
Witzigman
Robert Wilson
Lillian E. Nelson
Wyoming
Tidman
Buffalo
Helen Downing
Anamosa
Norway
R. A. Peters
Jordan Johnson
Dorothy Endsley
Leota Wherry
Mabel Streeper
Ellen Marshall
Jane Inglis
Delhi
J. H. Engel
H. L. Irmscher
Harry Brockman
P. E. Keith
Fred Bartsche
Donald Goldsmith
Henry Bartlett
Peter Haas
Jones County
Town City
Rachel Frost
Henry Petersen
John Wherry
Paul Huston
Helen Leyvien
Elizabeth Marshall
Dollie Greer
Ladora — Nasby Spitser
Charles
Rochelle
A. C. McKean
Eight Year Old Inventor Checks Up On Competitors
In Chicago an eight year old boy, David Suddeth formerly of Fairfield Indiana, appeared at an inventors congress to observe other ideas. He described a potato masher to mash boiled potatoes with their jackets on and a window washer allowing a person inside to wash the outside. He plans a painless shampoo device for children and others to avoid neck strain.
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David Suddeth
Fairfield
Inventors’ Congress
Postville Man Fined $650 for Liquor Charge in District Court
Postville man John Ruckdashel pled guilty in district court to illegal transportation of liquor. A bootlegging charge was dismissed. Judge H E Taylor imposed a $650 fine and costs plus a $50 county attorney fee, and forfeited Ruckdashel's coupe to Fayette County. A jail delay was granted after $350 was paid, with the balance due to remain free.
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West Union
John Ruckdasher
Postville
Hillis W. Noon
Ruckdashel
Clermont
H. E. Taylor
Bank official to sell building and fixtures for 1500
Mon tou r A J Bird receiver for the First National Bank is authorized to sell the bank building and remaining fixtures to R E Finney for 1500 dollars.
Iowa records lowest per capita liquor consumption in 1936
Special to The Gazette. Des Moines Iowa reports distilled spirits per capita consumption in 1936 was the lowest among 37 states and DC where liquor sale is legal. Iowa averaged 0.440 gallons, Vermont 0.659, DC 3.793. Monopoly states average 0.964 gallons versus license states 1.182.
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Gazette
Des Moines
Iowa
District of Columbia
Distilled Spirits Institute, ‘Inc
Washington D. C
Vermont
Washington Man Loses Arm In Freight Car Fall
OSKALOOSA AP report says E. J. Stamp, 30, of Washington Iowa, fell from a moving freight car Tuesday night. His right arm was severed just above the elbow when a wheel passed over it. Name provided by the man at the scene. Authorities investigate the accident for details and cause.
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Oskaloosa
E. J. Stamp
Washington
Iowa
Alcoban advertised as cure for liquor craving
An advertisement touts Alcoban as a safe, non addictive liquor craving suppressant once used in hospitals. It claims the product can be added to tea coffee or food with or without knowledge and offers money back guarantees. Sold by May's Cut Rate Drug Store and other druggists.
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May
Alcoban
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