Iowa House Passes Beer Import Levy for Farm Roads
The Iowa house approved a beer import tax to fund farm to market roads by a vote of 88 to 11, sending the bill to the senate. The measure imposes 4 cents per gallon on beer made outside Iowa and raises the total beer gallonage tax, projecting about one million dollars annually for highway projects.
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Des Moines
Iowa House
Senate
House
W. N. Judd
Harry F. Bulow
Clinton County
Michigan
Rep
Judd
Nels G. Kraschel
Robert D. Blue
Eagle Grove
Highway Commission
Commission
Eugene Reilly
Dubuque
Iowa
Reilly
Bulow
Divorce Granted After Short Marriage in Independence
Leta Rutherford was granted a divorce from Mervyn Rutherford by Judge A B Lovejoy on Monday. She testified they married June 27 1934 and lived together only one week, charging cruel and inhuman treatment.
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Leta Rutherford
A. B. Lovejoy
Mervyn Rutherford
Drake Relays Queen Frances Rather Named for 28th Meet
Frances Randolph Rather of the University of Texas is chosen queen for Drake Relays April 23 and 24. The Phi Beta Kappa member and English major will graduate in June and plans to study interior decorating in New York City. Des Moines hosts a weekend of festivities with a court of six Drake Quax beauties and six finalists from colleges nationwide.
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Miss Rather
New York City
Austin
Pi Beta Phi
United States
Des Moines
Topaz Riles
Hot Springs
Ark
Loraine Duncan
St. Charles
Lois Harris
Lois Hartman
Marjorie Paul
Miriam Mintzer
Iowa City News Briefs Highlight Local Grants and Affairs
County Treasurer W E Smith distributes over 200000 in tax money to 71 school districts and 10 towns with Iowa City receiving 77707.31. Police warn unlicensed dogs face death or lab transport. Funeral held for Mrs David J Leeney. Lawsuit filed for 550 back pay by Miss Mary Eugene Schwartz at Cosgrove school. City spent 25246 on street cleaning. Four women injured in North Liberty crash described as serious. Traffic commission and state planning board to meet to review city traffic. Johnson county CMT enrollment totals 13. water works conference to convene with 100 superintendents. Cedar Rapids plant tour planned.
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Iowa City
W E, Smith
J Leeney
Windham
Cosgrove School
Mary Eugene Schwartz
University Hospital
North Liberty
Mary L. Howell
Ila Iddings
Logan
Virginia Jones
Des Moines
Virginia Hazen
Warsaw
University of Iowa
Iowa City Traffic Commission
State Planning Board
Planning Board
Citizens Military Training Camp
Johnson County
Will J. Hayek
Iowa Water Works
Iowa State
City
Cedar Rapids
Mattisons announce marriage of Marjorie to Gerald Bales
Mr and Mrs George Mattison of Victor announce the marriage of their daughter Marjorie to Gerald G Bales son of Mr and Mrs Winfield Bales of Milo Iowa The ceremony occurred in Milo on April 12 After April 24 the couple will reside in Harper Iowa where the bridegroom works for Natural Gas Pipeline Company
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Victor
George Mattison
Marjorie
Gerald G Bales
Winfield Bales
Milo, Ia
Milo
Harper, Ia
Natural
Solon High School Plans April 22 Play Ganagway Cast
The Solon senior class will begin commencement activities with the April 22 presentation of the play Ganagway. The cast includes Kenneth Stahle Dan Kelsey Cecil Meyers Edward Kasparek Ray Hertz Omer Miller Clarence Panzer Anna Kent Georgin Novy and Dorothy Pavel a.
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SOLON
Solon High School
Ganagway
Kenneth Stahle
Dan Kelsey
Cecil Meyers
Edward Kasparek
Ray Hertz
Omer Miller
Clarence Panzer
Anna Kent
Georgin Novy
Dorothy Pavela
Iowa payrolls rise per a year earlier in March
Iowa weekly payrolls from 286 firms totaled 1,189,292 dollars for the recent month, up 14.8 percent from a year ago as employment rose 8.8 percent. the average weekly wage reached 25.49 dollars, with 44,998 men and 11,885 women employed in March, and officials expect continued gains.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
State Department of Labor
Frank E. Wenig
Wenig
Purity Oats and Fibre Box Chief J O Hoerner Dies
J O Hoerner, president of the Iowa Fibre Box company and the Purity Oats company, died suddenly at a Keokuk hospital Tuesday morning. A longtime civic and industrial leader, Hoerner helped organize both firms.
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J.O. Hoerner
Purity Oats Co
Fibre Box
Keokuk (Ap
J. O. Hoerner
Iowa Fibre Box Company
Purity Oats Company
Keokuk Hospital
Hoerner
Anamosa And Delmar Clubs Reach Federation Finals
Mrs W H Harrison of Maquoketa Iowa announces three scrapbooks from the district have been chosen for final judging at the Sioux City biennial. Dubuque Woman's club Anamosa Fortnightly club and Delmar New Century club will exhibit and compete for a $25 prize awarded for the most impactful community project.
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W. H. Harrison
Maquoketa
Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
Sioux City
Dubuque
Ben Pulley
Two Oklahoma Men Jailed At Maquoketa
J. L. Mc Laughlin of Tulsa is jailed in Maquoketa on a concealed weapons charge for a revolver found in his suitcase. Elmer Nicholls, also from Tulsa, faces a false pretenses charge over missing money. They were arraigned in district court and cannot post bond. Judge W R Maines appointed Paul Ahlers to defend them. Arthur Janssen prosecutes.
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Eclal
Spiaquoketa
J. L. McLaughlin
Tulsa
Okla
Mc Laughlin
Elmer “Mose” Nicholls
McLaughlin
Panama Canal Zone
Nicholls
Earl Boyer
Boyer
W. R. Maines
Paul Ahlers
Arthur Janssen
Funeral for last Spanish American War veteran in Volga
John M. Cunningham aged 72 received a military funeral at Sacred Heart church in Volga. Rev. D P Cregan led mass with active pallbearers H L Taylor Ray Little Ricd Davis L N Hunger ford Maurice Minihan and H L Rogers. Survived by widow Henrietta Halzer Cunningham and three sons Claire Donald and Harley. Born in Washington Iowa in 1864 the veteran served from 1898 to 1899 and lived in Decorah before moving to Volga in 1909.
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Volga City
John M. Cunningham
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
D. P. Cregan
H. L. Taylor
Ray Little
Ricd Davis
L. N. Hungerford
Maurice Minihan
H. L. Rogers
Mr. Cunningham
Washington, Ia
Joseph A. Cunningham
Iowa
Bancroft
Savannah
Decorah
Henrietta Halzer
Filgin
Volga
Angry Railroad Man Seeks Identity Of A Smart Aleck Driver
A Cedar county official received a letter from a Clinton railroad man complaining about a group of youths who drove on railroad tracks ahead of a fast freight. The engineer and crew attempted to avert disaster but could not identify the car owner due to missing license details.
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the Gazette
Tipton
Cedar County
Clinton
Veteran depot agent J H Rogers dies in Independence
J H Rogers aged 75, long time Rock Island Lines employee, died at his Independence home after a stroke. Born in Iowa City, he began with B C R and N in 1880, later serving 35 years in Independence. Survived by daughters Alice and Shourds and son Tow. Funeral plans incomplete.
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Independence
J. H. Rogers
Rock Island Railroad
Rock Island
Iowa
Oelwein
J. E. Gorman
Rock Island Lines
Rogers
Iowa City
West Liberty
Alice
McKinley High School
Cedar Rapids
Shourds
Washington, D. C
Tow
Cornell College Paper Rated All American
The Cornellian edited by Robert Rowley from Mount Vernon received the All American rating in a ACP competition. 355 papers were judged. 47 earned All American with Cornellian excelling in editorial, sports, features, and front page makeup. Rowley, senior journalism major, has served in multiple collegiate news roles. Delta news notes Keokuk county Federated Women's clubs convention to be held April 28 at Delta high school with book talk, films, hobby show, and luncheon at the Christian church.
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Gazette
Mount Vernon
Cornellian
Cornell
Robert Rowley
Associated Collegiate Press
University of Minnesota
Pacemakers
Red and Black of Georgia University
University of Minnesota School of Journalism
College
DELTA
Keokuk County
Federated Women's Clubs
Delta High School
Walter Draegert
Thornburg
Frank Hofmann
Ottumwa
W. G. MacMartin
Tama
Christian Church
Tom Sawyer Selected for McGregor Class Play
In McGregor Iowa the 1937 senior class has chosen The Adventures of Tom Sawyer as their school play to be staged April 27. Bob Noble will portray Tom Sawyer with Rita Melvin as Becky Thatcher and Burt Walters as Huckleberry Finn. Additional cast includes Helen Mills Aunt Polly Bud Mills Sid Sawyer Don Aird Joe Harper Harriet Kleinow Mrs Sereny Peggy LeRang Mrs Thatcher Darlene Hultgren Mary Rogers Jack Miller Walter Potter Gladys Smothers Amy Lawrence Eleanor Gruver the Widow Douglas and Walter Henry as Injun Joe.
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Gazette
McGregor
Old McGregor
Mississippi
Tom Sawyer
Bob Noble
Rita Melvin
Becky Thatcher
Burt Walters
Huckleberry Finn
Helen Mills
Aunt Polly
Bud Mills
Sid Sawyer
Don Aird
Joe Harper
Harriet Kleinow
Sereny
Protest Abandonment Of Branch Railroad In Clayton And Fayette
Rep. Fred Biermann of Iowa filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission protests against Milwaukee Road plans to abandon a 58 mile branch line between Turkey River and West Union Iowa. Residents of Volga City Elkport Littleport and nearby communities oppose the discontinuance as a serious loss. Biermann will supplement with an associate protest. a hearing is set for May 14 in Manchester.
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Washington
Fred Biermann
Iowa
Interstate Commerce Commission
Milwaukee Railroad
Turkey River
West Union
Volga City
Elkport
Littleport
Clayton
Fayette
Biermann
ICC
Manchester
Bishop Oxnam Addresses 400 in Fayette on Culture and Democracy
Bishop G Brom ley Oxnam of Omaha spoke to about 400 at the Upper Iowa University gymnasium on culture and democracy. He defined culture as what remains after memory fades and urged its role in preserving democracy.
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Oxnam
Fayette
Gazette
G. Bromley Oxnam
Omaha
Upper Iowa University Gymnasium
Bishop Oxnam
Kalona Pupils Walk Out Over Coach Refusal to Sing
High school students staged a walkout after coach L. W. Zehr refused to sing for the crowd. The protest ended Tuesday as Zehr pledged to sing a solo if the team wins the Kewash conference title, while students skipped classes and hiked in the woods.
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Kalona
INS
L. W. Zehr
Zehr
Solon Legion Buys Land For Park
The Solon post of the American Legion purchased six acres in the west part of Solon known as Fleming field from the Shir cliff estate for 1500 dollars. The land, used by Solon High School for baseball and other athletic events, will be planted with trees and shrubs and converted into a park and later serve as headquarters for the local post. Joseph Reyhons is commander in chief.
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Solon
Solon. Post
The
American Legion
Fleming Field
Shircliff
Solon High School
Joseph Reyhons
Protest over principal and coach firings in Nevada
High school students in Virginia City protest the board of education decision not to retain John Gilmartin of Sparks as principal and Glenn Lawlor of Victor as athletic coach Lawlor has coached for five years.
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Virginia City
Board of Education
John Gilmartin
Sparks
Nev
Glenn Lawlor
Victor, Ia
Lawlor
Missing cashier's automobile found in Sioux City
Clyde Cate a 44 year old Rossie bank cashier charged with embezzlement remains missing. His car was found in Sioux City and authorities believe he may have left for Chicago with a ride. Bank officials and examiners declined to release further details about securities at the Rossie Savings Bank.
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Spencer
Fred Erickson
Clay County
Sioux City
Clyde Cate
Rossie Bank
Cate
Chicago
Rossie Savings Bank
Bravery Prize Debate At Cedar Rapids Camera Contest
Edgewood men J B Hutchison and D K Berninghausen urge The Cedar Rapids Gazette contest editor to award bravery prizes for their two hour pursuit of a pole cat. They faced dangerous closeups, a smoky field, and a skunk charge that drove Hutchison to a rocky ledge while Berninghausen offered himself as a shield.
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Gazette
Edgewood
J. B. Hutchison
D. K. Berninghausen
Camera Club
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Hutchison
Berninghausen
Volga Cemetery Association elects officers at annual meeting
At the Volga Cemetery association annual meeting held at the Presbyterian church, officers were elected for the year. President is Mrs Henry Whitford. vice presidents are Mrs Ed Hayes, Mrs Walter Everett, Mrs Herman Baars, and Mrs C E Lovett. Secretary is Mrs Otto Germar. treasurer is Miss Eva Prabert.
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Volga Cify
Volga Cemetery Association
The
Presbyterian Church
Henry Whitford
Ed Hayes
Walter. Everetts
Herman Baars
C. E. Lovett
Otto Germar
Eva Prabert
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W H. Bender
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University of Town Medical Laboratories
Cosgrove
David
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Floer
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Delmar
Oklahoma
Cornell College
J.C
Bob Noble and
Clayton and
Solon Legion
Rose
Kemble
Marion Boulevard
A Rec
Walter J. French
Holden-Kahler Co
Home Lumber Co
Sherwin-Williams Co
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Standard Glass & Paint Co
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