Fight Brews Over Transferring Beer Licensing Power
Iowa cities fear losing tax revenue as Gov. Herring proposes shifting beer licensing from municipalities to the state liquor control commission. A United Press survey shows many lawmakers undecided, while officials cite enforcement gaps and potential centralization as the debate intensifies.
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Des Moines
United Tress
Forty-sixth
General Assembly
Clyde L. Herring
State Liquor Control Commission
Lowa Mus
Lesisi
Ws Moines
United Press
Liquor Commission
Kidney Relief Pills Claim Fast Help for Sufferers
An early 20th century advertisement touts Foley pills as a quick remedy for kidney and bladder irritation. It promises rapid relief from aches, soreness, and joint pain, claiming toxins are flushed and comfort restored within hours.
Amana Students Report Noted Civic Facts in First Edition
In Amana high school's debut student newspaper under the heading Significant Facts the issue states there has never been a jail in Amana colony towns no society member has been sentenced to prison crime costs in Amana are under 10 percent of the national rate no member has gone to the county poor farm and 95 percent of families are homeowners.
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Middle Amana
New Amana High School
Amana
Letter Carriers Meeting Postponed In Independence Iowa
Road conditions force indefinite postponement of the fourth district Rural Letter Carriers convention scheduled for Saturday in Independence with carriers from across the state invited. In Stanwood two local weddings were held this week. Evelyn Keseberg wed Herbert Meier at the Lutheran parsonage with Rev. Nagler officiating. the couple will live on the Keseberg farm near Clarence. Alma Lerhman married Raymond Hansen at a Stanwood ceremony also officiated by Rev. Nagler. they will reside on the Hansen farm north of Clarence.
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Fourth District Rural Letter Carriers Association
Stanwood
Evelyn Keseberg
William Keseberg
Clarence
Herbert Meier
Walter Meier
W.G Nagler
Keseberg
Alma Lerhman
Paul Lerhman
Raymond Hansen
Gus Hansen
W. G. Nagler
Herbert Lerhman
Louise Lerhman
Erosion control program citing 440 787 acres aided
An Iowa report shows 440 787 acres in 35 counties benefited by ECW erosion control efforts over the past 18 months. Fifteen camps with about 200 men each built 53 041 dams and seeded gully and stream banks, with continued work planned into 1935 and support for permanent local programs.
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Ames
ECW
Iowa
V. S. Peterson
Towa
Peterson
Centerville
Number Of Telephones Still Gaining In Iowa
Iowa telephones rose in November by 283 after a September 1933 upturn. Northwestern Bell's H G Conger cited a 5 730 net gain for January to November, with gains in most months except June and July.
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Iowa
Des Moines
IDPA
H. G Conger
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Conger
Iowa Legislators Begin Angling For Committee Posts
In Des Moines 29 house chairmanships and 13 senate posts are vacant as incumbents jockey for key committee jobs. Senate chairmen are chosen by Lt. Gov. Nels Kraschel and the House leaders by the new speaker. Party splits will keep close watch on committee rosters as vacancies appear and proposals seek new committees for the state government re organization plan. There are 41 active house and 37 active senate committees.
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Des Moines
House
Senate
Iowa
Nels Kraschel
Bids Open December 18 on Vinton Bridge Project
Des Moines IDPA reports bids due December 18 for two Benton county road projects. A high truss bridge on primary road No 101 north of Vinton with an estimated cost of 90000 and grading 554 mile on same route. Ottumwa viaduct funding depends on federal grade crossings allotment. Preliminary estimates: 315000 for steel vs 875000 for concrete structure, excluding right of way and approaches.
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Des Moines
IDPA
Benton County
Iowa Highway Commission
Ottumwa
Fred R. White
Commission
North Corporation
Vinton
Iowa
White
Snow Dump Dilemma Hits Charles City Mayor
In Charles City AP report Mayor W. K. Carr faces a major backlog as 21 inches of snow fall in a week. Thirty workers clear streets but all dump sites are full while more snow continues Wednesday night.
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Charles City
W. K. Carr
Extradition Sought for Alleged Iowa Briber
Iowa will seek the extradition from Illinois of Joseph T. Robineau to face an attempted bribery charge involving Harry C. White of the state board of control. Robineau, indicted in Polk County in October, failed to appear for arraignment, prompting the move and a request to forfeit his $1,000 bond.
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Des Moines
Claire Hamilton
Iowa
Joseph T. Robineau
Illinois
Hamilton
Robineau
Polk County
Harry Co. White
Vinton
State Board of Control
Fort Madison
Polk County Grand Jury
Iowa renumbers routes simplifying U S 63 line
Des Moines reports seven U S highway renumberings to streamline travel. The key change moves U S 63 to run north south across Iowa from Minnesota to Arkansas, absorbing the former Iowa primary 59. Des Moines to the new 63 becomes 163, with New Hampton Waterloo Tama Oskaloosa and Bloomfield listed along the route.
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Des Moines
U. S
Iowa
Chamber of Commerce
Oskaloosa
Ottumwa
Missouri
Minnesota
Arkansas
New Hampton
Waterloo
Tama
Bloomfield
Committee Revises Measure On Public Welfare Department
Iowa interim committee previews amendments to a draft creating a state department of public welfare as part of the Forty sixth general assembly. The panel backs establishing public welfare and public safety departments and a state bureau of purchases with Senators Valentine Rocloff Kimberly and Representatives Speidel and Dean among members.
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Sioux Center
D. W. Kimberly
Davenport
John Speidel
Washington
Earl M. Dean
Mason City
Max Mildenstein Named Officer of Master Builders
Des Moines AP reports W F Kucharo of Des Moines was elected president of the Master Builders Association of Iowa to succeed Clarence Larson of Fort Dodge. Officers include Max Mildenstein of Cedar Rapids as vice president, Robert W. Miller of Waterloo as secretary, and J B Tusant of Des Moines as treasurer. Directors elected are Larson, Joe E Currie of Waterloo, W Ray Emerson of Creston, Alva Meier of Ottumwa, and Eric W Lippert of Boone.
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Des Moines
W. F. Kucharo
Master Builders Association of Iowa
Clarence Larson
Fort Dodge
Max Mildenstein
Cedar Rapids
Robert W. Miller
Waterloo
J. B. Tusant
Des Mgines
Larson
Joe E. Currie
W. Ray Emerson
Creston
Alva Meier
Ottumwa
Eric W. Lippert
Boone
More Snow Forecast as Weather Front Heads East
Federal meteorologist Charles D. Reed warned of heavy snow possible in Iowa as a low pressure system over Wyoming moves east. He cited two paths, with the southeastern dip risking snow rivaling last Friday’s storm, and he forecast zero temperatures in at least two sections of the state.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Charles D. Reed
Wyoming
Reed
Iowa Records First Zero Temperature This Season
The report notes a statewide minimum of zero degrees in Iowa with Sioux City registering zero early Thursday. It marks the first zero reading this season at a weather bureau station in the state.
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Sioux City
Weather Bureau
Iowa
Reed
Cosson Joins Drake Law School Staff
Des Moines AP George Cosson, former town attorney general and state senator, is added to Drake University law school staff. He will teach public utilities in winter quarter and legal ethics in spring quarter, replacing Hubert Utterback who was elected to Congress and will begin for Municipal Corporations in fall quarter.
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DES Moines
George Cosson
Drake University Law School
Hubert Utterback
Utterback
Congress
Washington
Drake Law
End Severe Cough Quickly at One Fourth the Cost
An old advertisement describes a home remedy to curb coughing. It instructs mixing two cups sugar with one cup water, then adding 244 ounces of Vinex to a pint bottle, producing a syrup that soothes coughs, loosens phlegm, eases chest discomfort, and is claimed to be fast acting and long lasting with a money back guarantee.
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