Iowa House Seeks Vote On Louisiana Chain Tax Concept
An Iowa House amendment by Rep. Oscar E. Johnson proposes a constitutional chain store tax concept from Louisiana. Attorney General Fred Everett said parts of the Senate bill are unconstitutional, with taxes tied to outlet counts and differing stock assessments for chains versus independents, while the Senate rejected the Louisiana approach.
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Des Moines
Louisiana
Iowa
Oscar E. Johnson
Kanawha
House
Fred Everett
Senate
Christian Army Men jailed in Maquoketa for illegal soliciting
Two men identified as Major R. W. Brest 63 and Captain William Bremer 69 of the Christian Army of America were jailed for 15 days after pleading guilty to soliciting without a permit. Brest wore a blue uniform and tambourine in public, leading locals to mistake him for Salvation Army. Authorities traced movements from Des Moines to Maquoketa and then to DeWitt and Dubuque, with no local knowledge of the Christian Army.
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Maquoketa
R. W. Brest
William Braymer
Christian Army of America
Clifford Miller
Brest
Salvation Army
Iowa
Salvation Army Corps
Des Moines
Dubuque
Ronald Cahill
St. Louis
Springfield
Duque
Cahill
Marshal Moore of
DeWitt
Riley to contest Iowa City alderman election results
Walter Riley a Democrat who lost by five votes to John Grady in the First ward alderman race will challenge the returns. Grady received 475 votes to Riley 470, in a contest noted Monday. Delta Sigma Rho elected eight University of Iowa students as new honorary members. Theta Sigma Phi will initiate six University of Iowa women journalists at Mrs. Fred Pownall’s home.
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Iowa City
Walter Riley
Riley
John Grady
Citizens
Grady
University of Iowa
Delta Sigma Rho
Elaine Pagel
Egan
Ss. D
Matthew Hartney
Des Moines
James McCarthy
Keokuk
Clair Hendersider
Onawa
George Hill
Burlington
Loren Hickerson
John Gil Jotti
Merle Miller
Marshalltown
Theta Sigma Phi
Fred Pownall
Lois Spauldin
Perry
Ruth Bunce
Cedar Rapids
Marjorie Marks
Elgin
Ill
Clara Baratz
New York
N. Y
Anne Marie Sheely
Maxine Burke
Des Moines Woman Falls From Ballroom Balcony
Lucille Brown a 25 year old elevator operator died after a weak wooden railing collapsed at the Hotel Savery during an inaugural ball for the state Junior Chamber of Commerce convention. Companion Co T Kraftsmayer 29 of Moline Ill was not seriously harmed.
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Des Moines
Lucille Brown
Miss Brown
Kraftsmayer
Shaw
Mabel Brown
Marie
Chariton
John Orr Former State Representative Dies After Illness
John Orr longtime Keokuk County resident and former state representative died April 13 at the home of Mrs. Jennie Garrett in Sigourney after a two week illness. Born February 18 1850 in County Down Ireland he came to America in 1870 and settled in Rock Island County Illinois later moving to Iowa. He lived near Thornburg for 59 years was married to Anna L Johnston in 1898 and leaves three sisters Mrs Jane Harding What Cheer Mrs Agnes Dunbar Cedar Rapids and Mrs Belle Bigelow Edmonds Washington. He held Mason and Eastern Star ranks and served three terms as county representative. He was active in White Oak Presbyterian church and Masonic orders.
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Thornburg
White Oak U. P
Aten
Delta
John Orr
Jennie Garrett
Sigourney
John Baxter
What Cheer
Orr
County Down
Ireland
America
Rock Island County
Illinois
Iowa
Keokuk County
Mr. Orr
Anna L. Johnston
Robert Orr
White Oak Presbyterian Church
Order of Eastern Star
Perfect Union Lodge
A. F
A. M
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Keokuk
Jane Harding
Agnes Dunbar
Belle Bigelow
Edmonds, Wash
Walker-Miß Leusen Valedictorian in 1939 seniors
Betty Leusen daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold Leusen named valedictorian of the 1939 senior class Janet Assmus named salutatorian Eighteen students will receive diplomas in the graduation ceremony
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Walker—Miiss
Betty Leusen
Harold Leusen
Janet Assmus
Kissing Cemetery elects officers at Urbana meeting
Iowa brief notes at a Kissing Cemetery association gathering in Urbana report new president Mrs. Ivan Hawley and officers Lela Kelty vice president Mrs. Earl Wilson secretary and Loren Rollinson treasurer Cliff Brody remains caretaker. Funeral services held for Mrs. Michael Cash in Parnell with son Rev John Cash officiating and attendance by clergy. Verna Mae Beecher of Traer dies in Denmark after pneumonia illness. she was born February 17 1917 in Traer and had taught in Traer and Denmark.
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Urbana
Kissing Cemetery Association
Lela Kelty
Ivan Hawley
Earl Wilson
Loren Rollinson
Cliff Brody
Parnell
Michael Cash
St. Joseph’s Church
John Cash
Traer
Verna Mae Beecher
Denmark
Will Beecher
Iowa State Teachers College
Mary Beecher
Alvin H. Boettcher
Congregational Church
District Music Meet Results at Mount Pleasant
Final results from the district music contest list winners in multiple classes. Top orchestras include Fairfield Fort Madison Sigourney Bloomfield and Columbus Junction Wellman Wilton Junction with first places and runners up across A B C divisions. Soloists and ensembles such as snare drum baritone euphonium marimba violin viola cello and concert band are named with winning performers and schools.
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Mount Pleasant
Fairfield
Fort Madison
Sigourney
Bloomfield
Columbus Junction
Wellman
Wilton Junction
Milton
Tipton
Muscatine
Ada Glee Hemingway
West Branch
Dorothy Lind
Burlington
Davenport
Keokuk
Iowa City
Ottumwa
Washington
Fern Nusbaum
Richland
What Cheer
Danville
South English
Sigourney and
Bloomfield, Lyons, Clinton
West Liberty
Clarence Youth's Joyride Lands Him In Tipton Jail
Burrel Oberholser, 21, of Clarence, took a joyride that ended after a short drive when his car crashed into a filling station on primary road No. 30 in Clarence. The vehicle, owned by Gene Clancy of Clarence, was damaged and a gas pump demolished. Oberholser was arrested and charged with operating a motor vehicle without the owner's consent.
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Tipton
Burrel Oberholser
Clarence
Gene Clancy
Tragic Boone County Family Mass Suicide Shoots Three Children
In Ogden Indiana Ray Platter 33 and his wife Lena 31 killed themselves and their three children Dwayne 14 Joyce 12 and Kenneth 10 with a .22 rifle and a .32 revolver. Two notes found near the bodies cited by Sheriff Wilkins indicate a joint decision for peace and family unity.
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Ogden, In
INS
Ray Platter
Boone County
Lena
Platter
Marie Platter
Joe Mathers
Boone
Ted Wilkins
Dwayne
Joyce
Kenneth
Clell
Leonard Good
Ogden
Medical Group Honors Cedar Rapids Doctor
The Iowa Clinical Medical Society elected its officers at its annual meeting near Iowa City. Dr. Ray S. Grossman of Marshalltown was chosen president, with Dr. E. E. Shaw of Indianola as vice president and Dr. J. S. McQuiston of Cedar Rapids as secretary and treasurer.
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Marshalltown
Iowa Clinical Medical Society
University Hospital
Iowa City
Ray S. Grossman
E. E. Shaw
Indianola
J. S. McQuiston
Cedar Rapids
Grace Sunday School to Stage Look Out Lizzie Play
Conesville Grace Evangelical and Reformed Sunday school presents Look Out Lizzie Thursday at the school building. Director Hilda Owen leads a cast including Reuben McCormick Ruby Yocum Aldon Bebb Alice Cox Winifred Jones Lawrence Yocum Mrs Thomas Gipple Max Allen.
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Conesville
Grace Evangelical and Reformed Sunday School
Lizzie
Hilda Owen
Reuben McCormick
Thomas Gipple
Alice Cox
Ruby Yocum
Max Allen
Winifred Jones
Lawrence Yocum
Aldon Bebb
Woman Escapes as Paris Store Burns in Night Fire
In Paris Iowa Mrs Burdella Wright 62 narrowly escaped as flames destroyed the Glenn Ellis grocery store between 9 30 and 10 30 p m Saturday The building owned by Hattie B Grassfield was about 75 years old valued at 1600 dollars but not insured Store stock loss not yet estimated Sheriff Jim Smith investigated the fire attended by Central City and Coggon fire crews
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Gazette
Paris
Burdella Wright
Glenn Ellis
Central City
Coggon
Hattie B. Grassfield
North Linn County
Ellis
Coggan
Jim Smith
Missionary Will Address Meeting At Wellman
WELLMAN The Burlington district convention of the Women's Foreign Missionary society of the Methodist Episcopal church will be held in Wellman Tuesday. The program opens at 9 15 with devotions by Rev. Paul Hann. Guest speakers are Grace Stockwell missionary from Thongwa Burma Mrs Frank Wright Webster Grove Mo and Mrs M R Talley Greenfield. An evening program will follow a fellowship supper at 6 30 with Mrs Grace Clark Keosauqua as toastmistress. Miss Stockwell will speak on A Swarm of Burma B s.
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Wellman
Burlington
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Paul Hann
Grace Stockwell
Thongwa
Burema
Frank Wright
Webster Grove
M. R. Talley
Greenfield
Grace Clark
Keosauqua
Miss Stockwell
Burma
Memorial Service for Cornell Benefactor Held
Hold Memorial Service For Cornell Benefactor Henry Pfeiffer a New York philanthropist who died Wednesday at Cornell College Mount Vernon memorial service held Monday morning Pfeiffer funded Pfeiffer and Merner halls the chapel organ and many scholarships Funeral services were held Monday at Cedar Falls former home Program included music by the a cappella choir Dorothy Beach vocalist and Eugene Devereaux organist and a talk by President H G Burgstahler.
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Gazette
Mount Vernon
Henry Pfeiffer
New York
Cornell College
Pfeiffer
Merner
Cornell
Cedar Falls
Dorothy Beach
Eugene Devereaux
H. G. Burgstahler
FASTEETH Denture Powder Promises Comfort and Odor Control
FASTEETH, a pleasant alkaline powder, holds false teeth more firmly for easier eating and talking. It leaves no gummy taste or paste feel and helps prevent denture odor. Available at any drug store.
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American Friends Service Committee
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Hamburg
Scattergood School
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