Sealed Corn Tax Exemption Bill Heads to Vote
Iowa lawmakers, after a weekend recess, prepare for a Monday morning showdown on a sealed corn tax exemption bill. The measure faces Republican hesitancy and administration opposition, with Rep. Dancer proposing an amendment to cover livestock feed purchases.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
House
Dave Dancer
Lamont
G. T Kuester
Cass County
Dancer
Kuester
Judge Frees Judge of Contempt Charge
SLOUX CITY AP Municipal Judge Berry Sisk ruled George M Paradise not guilty of contempt in a 1940 civil action dispute. Sisk had sought the Iowa Supreme Court to appoint a replacement, but the high court let him proceed. In the ruling Sisk reprimanded Paradise for unethical conduct below professional standards.
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Sloux City
Berry Sisk
George M. Paradise
Paradise
Sisk
George A. Wilson
Iowa Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Iowan Leaves Major Part Of Estate To Kin In Denmark
Spencer Iowa probate records reveal Robert W Hansen log a 150000 estate with about 125000 left to Danish sister Karen Rasmussen and brother John Hansen. The Spencer business man died after a long illness and his wife had died months earlier. Home left to his first wife's grandsons Theodore and Robert Netzger. Chamber of Commerce building to Masonic lodge and Congregational church. Cash bequests to Ed Perry and to an orphans home.
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Spencer
INS
Robert W. Hansen
Denmark
Hansen
Theodore
Robert Netzger
Ed Perry
Chamber of Commerce
Both Experts and Laymen Like Martin's Paintings
Fletcher Martin, visiting artist at the University of Iowa, blends ordinary life with an emotional style that appeals to critics and laymen. His varied life from a Colorado boyhood to lumberjack and sailor informs his work, which stresses clear idea expression over mere technique. Martin values direct impact, noting his own life experiences and friendships, including Ted Cook and George Hurrell, shape his art and views on society and art.
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Fletcher Martin
University of Iowa
Prudence Burg
Fayetteville
N. Y
Miss Burg
Priscilla
Jtowa City
America
Ted Cook
Aaail Vila Lalit
Martin
Fletch Martin
Colorado
Pacific Fleet
Ted
Governor Wilson Signs Iowa Defense Commission Bill
Governor George A. Wilson signed the Iowa defense commission bill creating a $50,000 fund to attract national defense industries. An interim four member committee will oversee the fund and a one member Iowa industrial and defense commission will be named by the governor. The joint legislative panel on national defense coordination includes Sanford Zeigler Jr. F J Pine and a senator and representative to be named.
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DES Moines
George A. Wilson
Iowa Defense Commission
Iowa
Iowa Industrial and Defense Commission
Joint Legislative Committee On National Defense Coordination
Sanford Zeigler, Jr
Fairfield
Senate Defense Committee
F J Pine
Columbus Junction
House Defense Committee
House
Half Of Iowa State Engineering Class Already Have Jobs
Ames Iowa State College reports that about 275 senior engineers will have secured or been offered jobs by June based on recruiting visits from over 100 industries. Fifty percent of the class by graduation already holds positions, with continued demand for industrial engineering.
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Iowa State
Ames
Iowa State College
T. R. Age
Iowa
Agg
Farmer Ends Life In Cedar County
Curtis Herring, 65, hanged himself in the haymow of his barn southeast of Mechanicsville Saturday. The body was found at noon. Cedar County Coroner A M McCormick said it was a clear case of death by own action. His wife and son survive.
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Tipton
Curtis Herring
Mechanicsville
Cedar County
M McCormick
Her- Ying
Iowa Guards Mobilize for Camp Claiborne Training
About five thousand Iowa Minnesota North and South Dakota guardsmen report to home armories for two weeks of instruction and packing before convoy to Camp Claiborne near Alexandria Louisiana. The 34th division led by Major General E A Walsh will deploy with 196 vehicles and sixteen 155 mm howitzers. Brigadier General Gordon C Hollar leads Claiborne garrison.
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Des Moines
Towa National Guardsmen
Iowa
Camp Claiborne
Alexandria
34Th
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
E. A. Walsh
South
Charles H Grahl
Iowa Guard
Ned Turner Named Assistant Attorney General by Rankin
DES MOINES AP announces Ned B. Turner of Corning will become an assistant attorney general replacing Horace E. Pike who goes on military leave. Pike, a captain in the reserves, is ordered to report to Fort Des Moines Feb 10 then proceed to Omaha and Camp Robinson Little Rock Ark.
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Des Moines
Ned B. Turner
Corning
John M. Rankin
Turner
Adams County
Dan Turner
Horace E. Pike
Waterloo
Pike
Fort Des Moines
Omaha
Camp Robinson
Little Rock
Ark
Rankin
Shelve Bill Would Reapportion Iowa In Congress Seat
Washington UP report states the House Rules Committee shelved a plan to raise House seats to 450 and approved a reapportionment bill based on census data. The latter would shift seats among states, with California gaining three and Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Massachusetts Nebraska Ohio Oklahoma and Pennsylvania losing one each whileArizona Florida New Mexico North Carolina Oregon and Tennessee gain one each. The action leaves Congress to decide before the March deadline.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
J. E. Rankin
Miss
Adolph Sabath
Ill
E. C. Gathings
Ark
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Massachusetts
Nebraska
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
California
Arizona
Florida
New Mexico
North Carolina
Oregon
Tenessee
Congress
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Carl Dueser
Edward Weston
Weston
George Hurrell
Hollywood
Milt Gross
Ultra- Sonnev
Alees
Col
Cook
Gazette
Wilson
Industrial Defense Commission
Farmer
Texas
Louisiana
Claiborne
Gordon C. Hollar
Sioux City
67Th Infantry
George F. Everest
Council Bluffs
168Th
Howard J Rouse
Ned Turner
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