Grocery and meat taxes top Iowa first-quarter receipts
Des Moines AP reports April to June tax collections totaled 2.618 million from 62,660 taxpayers. Grocery and meat markets led, with general stores second at 6.92 percent. The breakdown lists departments and sums for apparel, auto, food, furniture, general merchandise, lumber, utilities, and unclassified groups.
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DES Moines
Ray Murphy
State Board of Assessment and Review
Boots
Eace
Furniture
Mater's Dealers
Gas and Electric Com- Damics Syessseeeoseee
Amus
Biermann Seeks Flood Help for McGregor Iowa
Congressman Fred Biermann met with engineers from the one emergency relief administration to discuss flood control for McGregor and vicinity after last spring's flood. He and Gov. Clyde L. Herring plus the Iowa executive council approved leasing a Decorah city park for state conservation work before returning it to the city.
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Des Moines
McGregor
Fred Biermann
Decorah
Iowa Executive Council
Prominent Iowa County Woman To Observe Birthday
Mrs. Mary Pugh Gittins of Iowa county will celebrate her eighty fourth birthday at her daughter Mrs. Clara Gittins Jones home in Williamsburg. Born December 6 1850 in Middle House near Williamsburg she is among the first settlers. She is the eldest member of the local Congregational church and was married to Thomas E. Gittins in 1878. Her six living children include Ann Hull Gertrude Albert Clara Jones Edward M. Gittins Jane Evans and T Roy Gittins.
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Williamsburg
Mary Pugh Gittins
Iowa County
Clara Gittins Jones
Gittins
Richard and
Ann Pugh
Middle House
Evan D
William Evans
Muscatine
Sarah Jones
Death of Mrs Bailey at Farm Home Near Coggon
Mrs Fred Bailey aged 60 died suddenly Monday night at her home four miles north of Central City on the Coggon road. Born as Lillie Ware in the Coggon vicinity she had lived 33 years on the farm where she passed away. Survived by her husband and one son Claire.
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Central City
Fred Bailey
Here
Coggon
Lillie Ware
Claire
Democrats Move to Oust Two Iowa Officials
Two Iowa state officials face resignation demands from Democratic leaders over alleged partisan activity during the recent election. Frank R. Scholes will resign March 15, 1935, while John W. Strohm has not responded to the demand. Garrett seeks a second term as clerk of the Iowa Supreme Court, supported by new court members despite Republican roots.
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Associated Fress
Des Moines
Capitol
Board of Control
Iowa
State Board of Control
John W. Strohm
Scholes
Strohm
B. W. Garrett
Iowa Supreme Court
Garrett
Richard Mitchell
Ames Beauty: Cedar Rapids Girl Named Among ISU Coeds
Margaret Markert of Ames former Cedar Rapids girl, daughter of Mrs. Maude Markert, is chosen by student vote as one of eight most beautiful girls at Iowa State College. A thirteen member committee will select four to be presented at the Bomb Beauty ball next spring for inclusion in the yearbook.
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Ke Ames
Margaret Markert
Ames
Cedar Rapids
Iowa State College
Maude Markert
Board of Control Probes Employee Political Activity
The board investigates complaints about political activity by state institution employees. No decision has been reached yet, according to one board member, as the inquiry continues.
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Board of Control
Forty Men Clear Road Of Snow For Woman To Hospital
Mrs. John Pippett near Dysart grew seriously ill and needed a Waterloo hospital. Forty neighboring farmers volunteered to shovel snow from a drifted road to allow an ambulance to complete the trip. A Rock Island freight train was stranded for twenty four hours a mile west of Dysart after three box cars left the track and broke a rail.
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Dysart
John Pippett
Waterloo
Rock Island
Here
Driving Conditions Stay Hazardous After Snow and Cold Wave
Light new snow and some rain touched southeastern Mississippi river cities while Iowa towns endured 14 to 25 degree lows. Forecasters predicted fair but cold weather for the next two days as melt water froze into ice on highways. State highway officials urged ice chains and warned that eastern Iowa roads will not normalize until a thaw.
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Associated Press
Mississippi River
Iowa
Davenport
Sioux City
Des Moines
Council Bluffs
Dubuque
Charles City
Waterloo
Charles Reed
Sheleve
Rock Rapids
Onawa
Carroll
Kalona Bank President Fred Skola Dies At 58
Funeral services were held for Fred Skola 58 president of the Farmers Savings Bank of Kalona who died in a hospital in Iowa City after a yearlong illness. He had served as cashier and president for 31 years and is survived by his widow and three children. Marego school closes first five grades due to measles epidemic with 50 to 60 pupils absent.
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Fred Skola
Kalona Bank
Kalona
the Christian Church
Farmers Savings Bank of
Iowa City
Skola
Farmers Bank
Marengo
Chairman of Jackson County Board Is Dead
Maquoreta Will Patterson 62 longtime Jackson County supervisor and board chairman died suddenly Monday at midnight. Survived by widow and three daughters. He was prominent in Odd Fellow circles.
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Maquoreta
Will Patterson
Jackson County
Plan to defend Iowa coal intrastate rate restrictions
A Tuesday conference at the Iowa Board of Railroad Commissioners gathered Iowa coal industry representatives to defend current intrastate rates as the commission prepares to argue before the Interstate Commerce Commission in Chicago on December 13. Hugh W. Lundy warned that a shift to higher Iowa-to-Iowa rates would cost several hundred thousand dollars annually. Attending traffic commissioners were named from Des Moines Cedar Rapids Keokuk Fort Dodge Ottumwa and Mason City.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Board of Railroad Commissioners
State Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago
Illinois
Federal Commission
Railroad Board
Hugh W. Lundy
Albia
Iowa Coal Institute
Cedar Rapids
Keokus
Fort Dodge
Ottumwa
Mason City
C J Long Appointed Stanwood Postmaster
Stanwood gains new postmaster as C J Long succeeds G W Sisler who retires. Long appoints Miss Marjorie Gruber as deputy and is a former Clarence resident with a painting and decorating background and town council service. Sisler, 78, plans a California winter with his son Manfred in San Diego.
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Stanwood
G. W. Sisler
C. J. Long
Long
Marjorie Gruber
Washington
Sisler
John Grant
Grant
California
Manfred
San Diego
Clarence
Resignation of Iowa State social life director ends era
Mrs Iza W Merchant, four years as director of social life at Iowa State College, submitted her resignation effective December 21. Margaret Stanton to replace her. The program guaranteed every student a weekend social function, expanding beyond fraternities and sororities to dormitory and campus events.
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Ames
Iza W. Merchant
Iowa State College
R. M. Hughes
Merchant
Margaret Stanton
Rejuvenation of G. O. P. Urged By Decorah Attorney
Decorah attorney J. A. Nelson, a prominent Republican, calls for a national and state party rejuvenation. He condemns Roosevelt era radical trends and Democratic influence, urging Republicans to shed old alignments and rise when the Democrats falter. He wants an indifference and hidden powers removed to rebirth the party toward progressive aims.
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Decorah
J. A. Nelson
Roosevelt
Nelson
Turner Spent 92 400 in Campaign for Governor
Dan Turner of Corning reported 2 400 80 spent on his bid to become Iowa governor in the recent election. He listed items including Republican central committee 500 hotel and travel 740 printing 356 advertising 250 80 radio 25 postage 4 78 and miscellaneous 51. State Auditor Storms listed expenses at 817 81. Other filings include Thomas Martin 982 Lloyd Thurston 3476 Fred Gilchrist 2211 and C A Benson 2065 50 all for various campaigns.
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Des Moines
INS
Dan Turner
Corning
Iowa
Turner
Republican Central Committee
C. W. Storms
Thomas Martin
Iowa City
Lloyd Thurston
Osceola
Congress
Fred C. Gilchrist
Laurens
C. A. Benson
Elkader
Fourth District
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