Public Works Program Plans 9 Miles Of Surfacing In Linn County
The Iowa Public Works program funds extensive paving across eastern Iowa. Projects include 7 miles in Linn, 6 miles near Des Moines, and a major route upgrade in Des Moines with bridges and three overpasses. Total costs reach into the hundreds of thousands for each county.
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Linn
Pating
Cascre Sa
Isbi Muses
Gracrgac
Ted
Des Moines
Amouih
Pavine
Calhoun
Davis
Muscatine
Lac Sioux
Warren Woodbury
Wapelio
Iowa
Woman Taste Reflected In Blue And Yellow License Numbers
A historical article describes license plate production detailing color choices blue and yellow, the design process, and the bulk output. It notes production history since 1925, plate sizes, and the step by step manufacturing from steel blanks to embossing and enamel coating. It highlights monthly capacity and variety of tags including motorcycles trucks and trailers.
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Towa
Te Reformators
Tru Art previews 1934 Iowa license plates color process
Elizabeth Young presents a look at the 1934 To wa license plates. Plates are dipped in enamel vats then colored by rollers and baked in a second oven. Flaws are corrected by caustic baths and all plates are packed in pairs for delivery. Lee county splits plates between Ft Madison and Keokuk to ease tension in the region.
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Elizabeth Young
Towa
Lee County
Lee
Ft. Madison
Keokuk
Ft Madison
Revisiting Days of John Brown and Underground Railroad Routes
Officials study proposed highway realignments near Cedar Rapids and the Amanas. Engineer Vir Paulsen notes highways 189 and 190 may stay inside county lines while parallel routes to the Milwaukee railroad are surveyed. The route lines are completed and under review by the state transportation commission.
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Cedar Rapids
Amanas
Beverly
Kairtay
Oy Paulsen Bagh
Wistriet
Othe Tigtwas
Walwaukee Railroad
Fairfay
Tatrlay
Posade Couture
Tne
Vir Paulsen
State Brehwas Commission
Fort Dodge man charged with forgery in gas tax refunds
Beane Jr. 28 of Fort Dodge was arrested Saturday on forgery and related counts connected to gas tax refund claims. County officials say he sought a state warrant through the treasurer for a gas tax fund claim, with alleged fraud involving several hundred dollars.
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Fort Dodge
Bane, Jr
Lehigh
Petition To Revise Iowa Truck Rates On Household Goods
Des Moines AP hear Sept 19 on proposed reduction of uniform truck rates for household goods in Iowa by the state railway board. Sept 20 set for a hearing on investigation and reduction of railroad freight rate for car load sugar beets within Iowa. Iowa Warehousemen's Association seeks graduated mileage-based cuts and alignment with other states citing higher Iowa charges.
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DES Moines
Iowa
State Railway Board
Iowa Warehousemen’s Association
Warehouseman’'s Association
Minnesota
North Dakota
Montana
Wyoming
Idaho
Utah
Colorado
Kansas
Nebraska
Towa
First Cedar County Phones Unearthed By Local Curiosity
Special to The Gazette Tipton the first telephones in Cedar county were uncovered by Fred B Wilson who dragged two drum like diaphrams from a second floor corner and demonstrated a 19th century line. M H Miller installed the first telephones with a single wire between his store and home four blocks away. Vibrations carried over the wire and a sounding board amplified calls. People came from miles to see the demonstration. Dr S Miller recalls his mother hearing laughter from Frank Sheldon across the line and inviting dinner to follow.
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Gazette
Tipton
Cedar County
Fred B Wilson
M H Miller
C S Miller
Dr. S. Miller
Frank Sheldon
Retailers Selling Prison Goods Liable Under New Iowa Law
Des Moines AP reports that under the new Iowa Prison Made Goods Act retailers handling prison produced merchandise are personally liable to ensure proper marking. Assistant Attorney General Lehan Ryan issued the opinion answering whether pre January 19 1934 purchases may be sold unmarked. A separate opinion addressed county spending on county homes and federal loan scenarios.
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Iowa
DES Moines
Lehan Ryan
Hugh S Guernsey
Centerville
Boards of Supervisors
Tax on Cigarettes in Iowa Since 1921
Des Moines AP report shows cigarette tax revenue through August 1 1933 totaling 11 942 995. Peak year was 1930 with 1 401 435 96. State revenue up to August 1 1933 reached 608 437 97.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Willat Merckens
Cigaret Revenue Division
40 Year Old Cuts Third Set Of Teeth
In Counct Bluff s area reports Mrs J A s wt out Coinea Brails as 56 robot hat ne daeone a ter thug. For twenty ven sears she had Hoey fase tee the fale molars Mo De pressed herauee of a sene. The article describes dental issues and a painful process of teething in a confused OCR text.
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Councte Bluffs
Mrs
Wyoming Man Named Sheriff Of Jones County
Henry Elchhorn Democrat of Wyoming was named Jones county sheriff after a long meeting. R D Cooley remains deputy sheriff. Elchhorn and his family will move to Anamosa. Frazer left the office to become warden at the men’s reformatory.
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Anamosa
Henry Elchhorn Democrat
Wyoming
Jones County
Board of Supervisors
Elchhorn
W H Frazer
R. D. Cooley
Eichhorn Lyes
Emil Jansen
Molly Jo
Anamosa Frazer
Reformatory
Charles Ireland
Urge Non Partisan Administration of Liquor Control Plan
G Watson French of Davenport, commander of the Iowa Crusaders, urged the administration of any liquor control plan be non partisan. He asked that board personnel be civil service and that no avowed prohibitionist serve on the drafting committee. He urged that members favor an adequate control law and avoid rigid or fanatical stances.
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Des*moines
G. Watson French
Davenport
Iowa Crusaders
Iowa
Clyde Herring
Board of Commission
French
Million Dollar Drop In Revenue On Car Licenses
Iowa revenue from automobile licenses fell by 1,096,312 on July 1, 1933 compared with the prior year. Total receipts to July 1 reached 10,106,761 after seven months from December 1. The decline stems from a drop of 64,560 vehicle registrations, with automobile registrations down 56,324 from 591,438 to 535,114.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Lew Wallace
State Motor Vehicle Department
Suit Against Road Board Dismissed
Des Moines AP Judge John J Halloran dismissed a 203 suit by Lofus Kramme of Fort Dodge against the highway commission and others after his lawyers said the case was settled out of court Kramme claimed wages as foreman and time keeper on a Polk County bridge job Other defendants included Fort Dodge Construction Scott and Snyder and Central Surety and Insurance Corp of Kansas City.
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Des Moines
John J Halloran
Lofus Kramme
Fort Dodge
State Highway Commissions
Kramme
Polk County
Fort Dodge Construction Company
Scott and Snyder
Central Surety and Insurance Corporation of
Kansas City
Logan man sentenced for murder of wife and son
William E. Fells 26, a school teacher and farmer, killed his 19 month old son with a hammer on July 31 and fatally injured Mrs Kelly. District Judge Ernest M Miller sentenced him to life in the state penitentiary after Kelly pled guilty to first degree murder. the sentence was deferred until Saturday. Kelly died days later in Council Bluffs Hospital after being beaten by her husband.
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Logan
William E. Fells
Kelly
Ernest M Miller
Miller
Nisson
Council Blufts
Educator Favors Minor Sports As Having More Permanent Value
Grinnell superintendent C. E. Humphrey champions minor sports like tennis and golf for lasting joy and lifelong participation. He argues football offers educational value only if players commit fully and notes today’s broader program supports all ages through school athletics.
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Eo Nipfenegger
Gazette Grinnell
C. E. Humphrey
Grinnell Public Schools
Iowa High School Athletic Association
Humphrey
Hgh
Nebraska State Teachers College
Grinnell
Denison
Clock house draws thousands to isolated farm clocks
Calmar reports the Billy brothers on a remote Canover farm drew about 20 000 visitors this summer. A line of clockwork masterpieces drew crowds from many states, forcing a cashier and signs that read Follow the clocks to guide curious sightseers.
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Gazette Calmar
Billy Brothers
Canover Ja
United States
Columbus
Lindbergh
Bily
Commercial Club
Danly
Nurserymen Oppose Ames Erosion Nursery Project
William H Mast of the Iowa Nurserymen's association asks legislators to curtail a public works erosion control nursery planned for Ames. He argues government nurseries compete with private firms and could force tax payers to fund cheaper, zero-profit competition. An Agriculture Department official says the project targets erosion work where commercial trees are impractical.
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Washington
William H Mast
Iowa Nurserymen's Association
Iowa
Public Works Administration
Ames
Mast
Forestry Department
Department of Agriculture
Lindbergh Legend Linked To Grand Mound Barn Visit
An elderly Grand Mound veterinarian recalls a 19 year old motorist who broke down near his barn in 1922. A scrawled autograph on a barn plank allegedly bears Charles A Lindbergh’s name, hinting the future aviation hero rested there before heading to Lincoln.
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Grand Mound
Jerry Wolfe
Col
Charles A Lindbergh
Charles A Lindberg
Detroit Mich
Detroit
Wolfe
Iridin
Nebraska
Kelly
Lincoln
Lindbergh
Clinton
Harvest Home Fete in Springville Tuesday
Springville will celebrate its Harvest Home festival Tuesday led by Lieut. Gov N G Kraschel at 10 30 am in Butler park. Activities start at 9 with a pony show and proceed with music, invocation, welcome address, a quartet, free barbecue at noon, races at 1 30, Wyoming band exhibition at 2 30, plus exhibits of fruits and grains and a 7 30 band concert and dances.
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Springville
N G Kraschel
Kraschel
Butler Park
James Gallagher
Maurine Christian
Marvin Levien
Broad Street
Wyoming
Ball Park
Towa’s Coal Output Last Year Per Man Low at 3.23 Tons
Iowa bituminous mines produced 3,623,000 tons and employed 7,130 men at 157 days, a 3.23 ton per man daily rate the lowest among fourteen major coal states. Week ended August 5 output was 34,000 tons, down 1,000 from prior week and 6,000 from last year. In August 1923 weekly output averaged 100,000 tons.
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Washington
Iowa
Bureau of Mines
Towa
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Vray Howe
Max
Tiny
Stomone
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Underground Railroad
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Vivetery
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Robert Fechte
Comsersation
Te Heerng
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Road Board
Grinnell Supt. and
High School Athletic Assn
William
Jollous Roosevelt
Nnell Janor High
Teddy Roosevelt
Supt Humphrey
Tru-Art Cut Co
E. Humphrey
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