Counties Must Pay Expenses Of Their Pension Boards RULING ANNOUNCED BY SUPREME COURT
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that county boards of supervisors must pay expenses incurred by county old age assistance boards. The decision remanded the Floyd county case back for further hearing and criticized attempts to shift costs to state funds.
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DES Moines
Town Supreme Court
County Boards of Supervisors
Floyd County
Weston E. Jones
Board of Supervisors
Old Age Assistance Board
M. F. Edwards
James Parsons
General Assembly
State Commission
Boards of Supervisors
Floyd
Anderson
Richards, Donegan
Albert
District Court
Maquoketa Wins One First In Speech Meet
Maquoketa high school took two firsts and a second in the sub county declamatory contest. Olis Joiner and Alvin Schreiber led in oratorical. Ila Sommers and Lucille Balster were top in dramatic. Robert Dyas and Arthur Roe won humorous.
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Maquoketa
Andrew High School
Baldavin
Monmouth
Sabula
Olis Joiner
Iowans In Washington Puzzles Over Townsend Card Campaign
Iowa congressmen report mysterious postcards signed only by nicknames urging compromise with the Townsend plan for old age pensions. The cards, read as coordinated pro Townsend messages, raise suspicions of organized lobbying as Iowa officials meet with federal leaders. Rep. Hubert Utterback, contractor Lytle of Sioux City, and Iowa State College Dean H H Kildee describe recent discussions on federal funds, land use, and state aid.
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Associated Press
Washington
Iowa
Congress
Townsend
Bob
Bill
Tom Slowie
Rep. B. M. Jacobsen
F. Lytle
Sioux City
House
Roosevelt
H. H. Kildee
Iowa State College
Iowa University to award 105 degrees at midyear convocation
One hundred five diplomas the largest mid year class since 1932 will be presented to University of Iowa graduates at Iowa Union Tuesday night. John S. Nollen Grinnell college president will give the address Adaptation with Eugene A. Gilmore and Dean George Kay presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Iowa Union
John S. Nollen
Grinnell College
Eugene A. Gilmore
George F. Kay
Liberal Arts College
Bromo Quinine Advised For Early Cold Relief
An old public health notice promotes Bromo Quinine as a safe quick remedy. It urges going to a druggist at first cold signs and taking two tablets every four hours. The notice claims relief within 24 hours and warns against harmful ingredients, stressing prudent purchase.
Mulock Quits Relief Post Relief Push to Exit
Des Moines state relief administrator E H Mulock has offered his resignation to Governor Clyde L Herring who declined to accept it Mulocks letter cites press of personal business and he suggests a FERA representative take his place He says he could leave any time if allowed but the governor wants him to stay reflecting Iowa's low administration costs and a staff choice on salary contrasts
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Des Moines
E. H. Mulock
Clyde L. Herring
Mulock
Federal
Washington
FERA
Jong
Herring
Iowa
Maquoketa Faces Beer Fee Shortfall in County Suit
Maquoketa is among four Iowa towns not paying half of beer license fees to the county under state law. Sioux County sues Hawarden to recover fees, while Hawarden vows to appeal to the supreme court if needed. City Manager J H Curtis says the city needs the funds for bills as banks fail.
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Maquoketa
Iowa
Sioux County
Hawarden
Supreme Court
Iowa Falls
McGregor
J. H. Curtis
Viola
Springville
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Maquokela
Kent 77 Fayette County Farmer Dies at Home
West Union Iowa Kent age 77 farmer died at 1 a m Tuesday at his home one mile north of town after a long illness from a second stroke Born in Vermont he moved to Fayette county in 1860 He served as a director of the Iowa Mutual Tornado association He attended Fayette county fair daily for 70 years Surviving are his widow two sisters Cora Kent Boise Idaho Gertrude Shaw and Herbert Kent Funeral arrangements incomplete Tuesday morning
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Strawberry Point
Elizabeth Walters
James P. Gable
Methodist Church
Mount Harmony
Elkport
Walters
Elizabeth Laxson
McKeees Rock
Penn
Elkader
Alexander C. Walters
Greeley
Rebekah Lodge
Mary Hennesey
Guttenberg
Stella Wathen
Garber
Charles Walters
Kingfisher
Okla
William Walters
Raymond Walters
Martelle
Collis Peet
Tracy
Calif
Delta
Delta Methodist Church Parsonage
Harriett Hilderbrand
Rex McNabb
Charles Ellis
Harry Hilderbrand
Barnes City
Lee McNabb
Doyle Lemon
Ned Hilderbrand
Paul McNabb
Lawson Kapple
Ely
Delbert Smyth
Margaret Smyth
Smyth
Agnes Zahradnik
J. J. Zahradnik
James Smyth
George Chaloupka
Edward Osborn
Edwin Krueger
Charles Janko
Emil Nemec
Rudolph Pisarik
Marie Blazek
Dorothy Lockwood
Lenora Nezerka
Wattie Dostal
Bessie Cesticky
Rose Abraham
Martha Cesticky
Margaret Cesticky
Charlotte Holets
Adelaide Nemecek
Harvey Smyth
Frank Zahradnik
William Zahradnik
Milo Zahradnik
Charles Tichy
Lloyd Rischer
Adolph Nezerka
Lumir Zahradnik
Edward Vornholt
Wilbur Smyth
Jimmy Souers
Washington — C
R. Cooper
Towa City
Washington County
Wilbur Eicher
Justice of the Peace
J. E. Bovee
West Union
Kent
Fayette County
Here
Vermont
Mr. Kent
William Kent
Iowa Mutual Tornado Association
Gertrude Shaw
Boise
Idaho
Cora Kent
Herbert Kent
Iowa Girl Weds Chilean Millionaire Mystery Ends Bright
Dubuque reports Lillian Brosky Puelma marries a South American student known as Chile who proves wealthy as Banco de Chile president's son. The couple travels toward Chile with a fortune and mansions awaiting, while Pence of Vinton pays a fine for disturbing the peace after a dance incident.
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Dubuque
Lillian Brosky
Puelma
High Seas
South America
Chile
Europe
University of Dubuque
Epworth
Chicago
Justice of the Peace
Banco de Chile
Spain
Lillian
Amana Pays 9 Percent Wage Bonus in 1934
Amana announces a five percent wage bonus for all 1934 workers totaling 6 751 11 while the colony payroll rises to 154 342 02 from 130 483 54 in 1933 an increase of 15 4 percent. The woolen mills run at full capacity on two shifts and the code limits forty hours per week. Non-members receive 14 207 58 of the payroll, indicating low unemployment.
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Amana
Amana Corporation
Anamosa Man Fined for Illegal Liquor Purchases Under Two Names
Anamosa resident Guy Byerly, 48, was fined $500 or jailed five months in district court for illegal liquor purchases. Police found two liquor permits at his Anamosa home after a raid. He allegedly used his own name in Cedar Rapids and an assumed name in Maquoketa. He is out on $500 bond with a week to post the fine.
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Gazette
Anamosa
Guy Byerly
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Maquoketa
Byerly
Blairstown Man Slightly Injured After Loft Fall
Charles A. Hevener of Blairstown fell from a hay loft while doing chores at his farm west of town. He suffered bruises and a fractured rib after dropping to a cement floor, and was unassisted in reaching his car. X rays in Cedar Rapids confirmed the broken rib.
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Blairstown
Charles A. Hevener
Mr. Hevener
Cedar Rapids
Iowa House Opens Sessions At Ten A.M.
Des Moines reports the Iowa House of Representatives will begin sessions no earlier than 10 a.m. after prior mock adjournments. Reps Bonnstetter and Maniece sparked jokes by proposing 9 a.m. adjournments as calendars showed only a few bills.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa House of Representatives
A. H. Bonnstetter
West Bend
Arch W. McFarlane
Waterloo
Bonnstetter
E. J. Maniece
Estherville
Maniece
Traer Men Sentenced in Liquor Nuisance Case
Albert Bradley and William Mowery of Traer pled guilty before Judge Carl B. Stiger in district court to maintaining a liquor nuisance. Each received six months in county jail and a $500 fine plus costs. Jail terms run concurrently while remaining time depends on paying the fines. arrest followed January 31 raids by state liquor patrol officers led by W. P. Haley.
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Toledo
Albert Bradley
William Mowery
Traer
Carl B. Stiger
W. P. Haley
State Liquor Patrol
Hopkins High Declamatory Contest Entries Named
Eleven Hopkinton high school pupils will compete in the declamatory contest to be held here Thursday evening. Principal Franc Wilson coaches the contestants. Oratorical: Dale Allen Frances Kehoe Robert Smith. Dramatic: Ilo Boots Lois Himebaugh Erma Keith Dorothy Loop. Humorous: Charles Allen Pearl Henkel Billy McNeill Thomas Smith. Musical directed by Miss Odys Moore.
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Hopkinton
Hopkinton High School
Franc Wilson
Dale Allen
Frances Kehoe
Robert Smith
Ilo Boots
Lois Himebaugh
Erma Keith
Dorothy Loop
Charles Allen
Pearl Henkel
Billy McNeill
Thomas Smith
Odys Moore
Waterloo Packers Refuse Demands Of Union
Waterloo AP The Rath Packing plant kept workers on the job despite union pickets. The company announced it had hired all needed men and pledged to fill vacancies. Two men were arrested for blocking cars as the dispute continued. Union officers urged perseverance while the plant refused to sign a contract ending the plant council or restoring eight laid off members.
Funeral Services for Mrs. L. H. Peck Held in Olin
Mrs. L. H. Peck 78 mother of Dr. John Peck of Des Moines died after a long heart illness. Funeral will be Wednesday at 2:30 pm in the Methodist church with Rev. O. J. Felter. burial in Olin cemetery. Survivors include husband L. H. Peck, three sons Dr. John H. Peck, Will C. Peck, Ernest F. Peck, and two daughters Ada Seegar and Esther Jurgensen. Born March 5, 1856 in New Germantown Pennsylvania.
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Olin
L. H. Peck
John Peck
Des Moines
O. J. Felter
John
Elizabeth Gable
New Germantown
Illinois
Lost Nation
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