Margaret Clewitt Celebrates 90th Birthday at Farm Home
Mrs. Margaret Clewitt of Blairstown marked her 90th birthday with a family dinner at her daughter’s farm west of town. A Indiana native who moved to Benton County in youth, she married in 1873 at Holy Cross church. She has seven children, 20 grandchildren, and 18 great grandchildren.
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Blairstown
Margaret Clewitt
Grant Shuck
Here
Indiana
Clewitt
Benton County
Holy Cross Church
Grahl Reveals Guard Ordered Alert Over Iowa Labor Dispute
Brig. Gen. Charles H. Grahl said some state guard units were told to be ready for an alert related to a labor dispute in Ottumwa. Gov. Robert D. Blue stated he had informed Grahl's office of the situation.
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John Morrell Packing
Grahl
Blue
CIO United Packinghouse Workers Union
DES Moines
Ottumwa
Charles H. Grahl
Robert D. Blue
Stanley Meyer Elected Mayor in Local Vote
Leon Meyer won the mayoral race on Monday. The council will include Elmer Morgan Albert Eschen Harold Fox Leo Schmidtke and Royce Hefner.
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Stanley
Leon Meyer
Elmer Morgan
Albert Eschen
Harold Fox
Leo Schmidtke
Royce Hefner
Downey School Board Special Election Announced
Tipton County records a special school election at the Downey school building on Monday April 14 to fill three vacant seats after recent resignations. The vote will determine new Downey school board members.
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Tipton—County
W. F. Shirley
Downey
Downey School Board
Vigilantes Report Traffic Violations in Des Moines
On the campaign's opening day five violators were cited by the Des Moines Vigilantes, four men and a boy. The group, part of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, forwards reports to the police traffic bureau and plans to leave notes for each offender.
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DES Moines
INS
Fire Destroys Basement of Davenport Paint Store
Davenport firefighters battled heavy smoke and flames at the basement of a Sherwin Williams paint store. Crews in gas masks and full gear contained the blaze after alarms rang Tuesday, with extensive damage reported to stock and interior areas.
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Davenport
Sherwin- Williams Company
Basement Fire Damages Three Story Business Building
Firemen battled a basement fire in a three story business district building, confining the blaze to the lower level. Smoke and water damage are believed to total thousands of dollars though no immediate estimate was provided.
Perry Resigns Post as School Superintendent
West Branch Hartsel M Perry resigns as superintendent of the consolidated school after two years in the role. His resignation takes effect at the close of the current term.
Iowans File Record Number of Tax Returns
DES MOINES RP The state tax commission reports a record number of Iowa income tax returns filed this year with high quality entries. If early checking holds up the average payment on 1946 income may exceed previous years. March payments averaged $24 versus $18 last year.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Tax Commission
Iowa governor backs cigarette and beer tax plan
Governor Blue signals tentative support for higher cigarette and beer taxes as the Iowa House weighs revenue measures to fund an $11 million school aid package. A one cent per pack cigarette tax would raise about $1.8 million, beverages could fall under sales tax for $2 million, amusements might add $700,000, and beer tax would double to eight cents per gallon for $1.5 million. Final committee action set for Thursday.
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DES Moines
Robert D. Blue
House
Ways and Means
C. A. Bryson
A-Iown Falls
G. T. Kuester
R-Griswold
House Ways and Means Committee
Norway Trades Whale Oil for Soybean Oil
The Agriculture Department announced 186000 bushels of soybeans to Norway in exchange for sperm oil. It also allocated 140000 pounds of red clover seed to the United Kingdom and 100 long tons of calf meal to Mexico for experimental feeding purposes.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Norway
United States
United Kingdom
Mexico
Students Flock Home for Easter
IOWA CITY Thousands of University of Iowa students left campus for a five day Easter recess on Wednesday. A special train extra plane space and extra railroad equipment were arranged to ease the exodus. After recess the university will remain in continuous session until June 6.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
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