Iowa proposes 3 percent gross sales tax for old age pensions
Des Moines Solon sponsors a bill to fund old age pensions with a 3 percent gross sales tax starting April 1, 1937. The plan would set a $45 monthly maximum, unite state and federal pensions, and require county boards to administer local pension programs.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Iowa House of Representatives
Milton W. Strickler
Strickler
County Boards of Supervisors
Lamont Man Held For Jail Break at Lamont
Kenneth Carr 27 of Lamont is jailed in Independence on jail breaking charges. Officials say he forced window bars apart and slipped through. Sheriff Hammelman reports Carr found hiding under a bed at a Lamont area farm home.
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Independence (Ap
Kenneth Carr
Lamont
Carr
A. W. Hammelman
A. J. Gurney Former West Union Banker Dies in Wyoming
Special to The Gazette A. J. Gurney formerly of West Union and Fayette county banker for fifty years died at his Buffalo Wyoming home February 1. He is survived by his wife Allie O Hayes and son Forest H. Gurney both of Buffalo. Born August 1 1860 in Ohio he began banking in 1881 with Rawson and Rice at Brush Creek now Arlington. He joined the Bank of West Union in 1885 as bookkeeper later became assistant cashier and then cashier from 1914 to 1931. He and Mrs. Gurney lived with their son after 1931. He was a member of the West Union A F and A M lodge.
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West Union
A. J. Gurney
Fayette County
Buffalo
Wyo
Allie O. Hayes
Forest H. Gurney
Mr. Gurney
Ohio
Manchester
Rawson and Rice
Brush Creek
Arlington
Bank of West Union
State Bank of West Union
Gurney
West Union A. F. & A. M. Lodge
Penetro Promoted as Strongest Cold Salve in Market
Advertisement touts Penetro as containing 113 to 227 percent more medication than rivals and describes counter irritant relief and aromatic vapors. It recommends asking druggists for Penetro in multiple sizes 35c 60c and $1 with a stainless snow white version for all ages. It notes Penetro products are made by PLOUGH Inc.
New Evidence Emerges in 1925 Indianola Murder Case
Sheriff reports two new leads in the Carlisle straw stack murder of July 24, 1925. Des Moines hotel employees identify Clarence Gift from a photo as the man who registered with a young red haired girl at the time. Gift, jailed in Salinas California, is held in Indianola as investigators pursue the case. An anonymous Des Moines bureau letter is also said to bear on the matter. County Attorney Wilson probes a possible victim named Esther who may have worked in a Chinatown restaurant in 1925. Gift maintains innocence, with investigators citing discrepancies in his account.
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Indianola
Lewis Johnson
Carlisle
Des Moines
Johnson
Clarence Gift
Gift
Salinas
Calif
W. W. Akers
Bureau of Investigation
Berkley Wilson
Omaha
Esther
Compulsory Auto Insurance Would Promote Safety
Des Moines AP Rep. Os car Johnson of Kanawha explains a bill requiring Iowa motorists to show financial responsibility before licensing. The plan sets minimum liabilities and ties insurance to driving tests to curb drunken driving and unsafe vehicles amid a highway death toll exceeding 500 last year.
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Des Moines
Oscar Johnson
Kanawha
Iowa
Johnson
State
Bible Printing History: Early Printers Publish Bible First
The Bible has been reprinted more than any other book. Early printers started their careers by issuing a few copies of the Bible to secure future publishing success.
Iowa Senate Backs Bipartisan Liquor-By-Drink Bill
A coalition of two Republicans and four Democrats introduces a liquor by the drink bill in the Iowa Senate. The measure would allow wet cities to issue licenses for buffets hotels and organized clubs with petitions and a city vote to authorize special balloting within 120 days after passage.
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Iowa Daily Press
Howard Baldwin
Cascade
Dubuque County
Phil Roan
Fort Madison
Iowa General Assembly
Roan
House
Baldwin
Senate
Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Max Geske
McGregor
T. F. Driscoll
Farmington
Morris Moore
Walnut
D. W. Kimberly
Davenport
George Parker
Independence
Calif. woman funds dog licenses for needy in Council Bluffs
Mrs. T. F. Hardin of Los Altos once Council Bluffs started sending 13 dollars to City Clerk Ivan Bradford to buy dog licenses for indigent owners. She began this nine year habit after intervening to save a dog headed to the pound for lack of a license that had daily followed its master to school.
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Council Bluffs
Tama County Grand Petit Jurors Drawn for 1937
Twelve Tama County residents were drawn for the 1937 grand jury with the March term starting March 1 under Judge B. O. Tankersley. A list of seventy-five petit jurors follows with reporting set for March 8 and case filings due by February 19.
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Tama County
Toledo
Grand Jury
Herman Arp
John E. Benda
E. W. Branch
Gladbrook
Charles Doe
Montour
Otto Hanson
Clutter
John F. Hayes
Buckingham
Henry Sorensen
Garwin
B. F. Mowry
Charles F. McGrew
Chelsea
Fred J. Prusha
Gus Timm
Tama
William P. Wilson
Elberon
B. O. Tankersley
Marshalltown
W. G. Allard
Albert P. Benda
Alma Benda
Sadie Higgins
Charles Hach
William F. Houska
Irving
Clara Holtz
Dysart
Velma Harlow
Alvin Jansen
Frank Josifek
Traer
Glen Jaquay
John Kerr
Vince Kunch
J. F. Kostlan
Joe Krezek
Ernie Kober
Amy Kentner
Dirk Lorenzen
J. E. Lauderdale
Paul Mathern
James H. Musel
Irene Mohrfeld
Alesse Martin
Traey
T. P. Marsh
Frank Morek
Frank Novak
Jr. Irving
Grace Orcutt
Will Powell
Glen Paxton
P. I. Petersen
Frank Pennell
Lee Parmenter
Gilman
Ed Pieper
Edith Pryne
Ray Rowden
Marion C. Rucker
Fred Sinat
Reinbeck
Donald L. Smith
Fred Saver
Cluetier
Joe Schrier
C. R. Tyler
Gladys Thomas
Henry Thede
Otto Thadden
Grundy Center
Emma Upah
Vining
Peter Uhlenberg
Oscar van DeWalle
Sarah E. Whittaker
Walter Westphalen
Joseph Zeman
Helpful Acne Advice Promotes Resinol Ointment and Soap
Local skin care guidance recommends nightly washing with Resinol Soap and hot water, then cold rinse and gentle dry. Apply Resinol Ointment overnight to affected areas to aid healing and reduce recurrence. For over 40 years Resinol ingredients are said to be effective and available at drug stores with free samples by mail order from Baltimore Maryland.
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Resinol
Dept
Itimore
Delay Opening Of Bids On Tama School
The Indian Bureau announced delay of bid opening for a Tama Reservation school in Tama Iowa to February 24. Bids had been due Tuesday but were postponed to allow redrafting of plans.
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Tama Reservation
Washington
Tama
Indian Bureau
Farm Hand Rescues Employer From Piled Corn
Dallas Center AP reports farm hand Ralph Thornsberry pulled employer Ralph J. Barrett from beneath a 20 foot shelled corn pile. Barrett nearly suffocated but recovered quickly after rescue.
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Dallas Center
Ralph Thornsberry
Ralph J. Barrett
Barrett
Father of Eleven Killed on Highway
Delmar Iowa AP Ernest Huling 50 a WPA worker and father of eleven was fatally injured Tuesday night when he stepped into the path of an oncoming car on highway 61 two miles south of Maquoketa He was believed to have dodged one car and was struck by another driven by George Schellenberger A coroner jury exonerated Schellenberger The incident recalls a near fatal fog accident two years earlier involving Huling and a truck slipping down a steep embankment
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Delmar
Ernest Huling
Maquoketa
Huling
George Schellenberger
WPA
Huling Dies After Injury While Hospitalized Recovery
After sustaining injuries in an incident, Huling spent several weeks in a hospital for treatment before his death.
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Huling
Snow and Colder Weather Expected Across Iowa
Snow was falling in Sioux City and Council Bluffs as the state awaited light snow flurries from the federal weather bureau. After a brief thaw sub zero temperatures were forecast for Thursday with Keokuk at 28 and Iowa Falls at 6 above. Cloudy skies covered the state as the flurries moved eastward.
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Des Moines
INS
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
Federal Weather Bureau
Iowa
Keokuk
Iowa Falls
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