Citizens Committee Pushes Ton Mile Truck Tax Revision in Iowa
The Iowa Citizens Committee on the Distribution of Road Use asks the legislature to restore ton mile basis for truck fees and raise about 3.5 million dollars yearly for road work. The bill would tax trucks over four tons at 1.14 mills per ton mile or offer an optional road use compensation schedule from 60 to 960 dollars annually.
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Des Moines
Iowa Senate
House
Iowa Citizens Committee
General Assembly
Russell Hayes
Citizens Committee
Justin Barry
Cherokee
Peter S. Peterson
Underwood
Interstate Commerce Commission
Don Preussner Former Federal Marshal Dies at 58
Don A Preussner 58 former United States marshal for the Northern district of Iowa and Manchester postmaster died Tuesday night of a heart ailment in a local hospital. Born Feb 2 1883 he worked at First National Bank 1905 served in World War I as an instructor and later held postmaster duties and banking examiner roles before joining the State Bond and Mortgage company later. He was married in 1910 to Francis Lovelace and is survived by his family.
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Manchester
Don A Preussner
Iowa
Louis Preussner
Dundee
First National Bank
Camp Dodge
Ordnance Department
Fort Des Moines
Preussner
Camp Perry
Ohio
Infantry School of Arms
Camp Benning
Columbus
Gate
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
United States
Sioux City
State Bond and Mortgage Company
Des Moines
Nr Preussner
Francis Lovelace
Bill to Raise Teachers Minimum Pay to Sixty Dollars
A bill offered in Des Moines by Republicans F Guernsey Milton E L Stewart and B S Moyle would raise the minimum monthly wage for 2,186 underpaid teachers from 50 to 60 dollars. The measure estimates a statewide cost increase of 127,840 dollars, tied to higher educational requirements for lower grades.
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Des Moines
Jawa
F. Guernsey
Milton
E. L. Stewart
Washington
B S Moyle
Maquoketa
Guernsey
Father Hubbard Downplays U S Fears on War Invasion
Jesuit explorer Father Bernard Hubbard told an Iowa City audience that the United States has nothing to fear from outsiders. He warned against emotion driven by propaganda and dismissed fears of invasion, aid to Britain, and Soviet or Japanese actions as unfounded.
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Iowa City
Bernard R. Hubbard
United States
Britain
Father Hubbard
England
Hitler
London
Milwaukee Railway Vet A. J. Arthur Dies At Edgewood
A. J. Arthur 80 longtime Milwaukee Road telegraph operator and station agent died at his Edgewood home after a brief illness. Born in Jefferson County Wisconsin his career spanned Denver and Rio Grande Spokane meantime with Chicago Milwaukee St Paul lines. He retired in 1937 after forty four years in service leaving a widow Nellie White and nine children. Surviving are Mrs. Lillian Peters Howard Arthur T W Lichter Mrs Everett Hansel Francis Robert Kenneth Alfred and five grandchildren along with three brothers and a sister.
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Edgewood
A. J Arthur
Jefferson County
Cawker City
Kaw
Chum
Harlan
Kan
Missouri Pacific
Denver and Rio Grande
Spanish Fork
Utah
Escanaba
Mich
Washington State
Northern Pacific
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Anamosa
Delhi
Nellie White
Lou
California
Arthur
Lillian Peters
Bus Men Strike Hauls Patrons In Private Cars In Iowa City
Drivers at Town City bus line walk out on Tuesday night after weeks of contract dispute with owner Henry Negus. Fifteen drivers picket the barns on Wednesday while patrons are ferried to work in the drivers cars. They seek a raise from 37 to 50 cents per hour for a six day week, down from a base of 93 dollars a month. Negus waits for union movement as negotiations stall. Ralph Hess of Local 1234 accuses breach of contract.
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Towa City
Town City Bus Company
Henry Negus
Iowa City
Iowa City Coach Company
Negus
Ralph Hess
Local 1234
Inter-county Bankers Meet To Be Hosted Friday
Buchanan County Bankers host an inter-county meeting with bankers from Benton Black Hawk Buchanan and Linn counties Friday at the Gedney hotel Independence. Registration at 5 p.m. followed by a Dutch treat dinner. speakers include E F Larg Charles S McKinstry Martin R Selden and Frederick L Ludeman Jr with wage hour act and defense loans topics.
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Independence
Buchanan County Bankers Association
Benton
Black Hawk
Buchanan
Linn
Gedney
W W Blasier
Jesup
Buchanan County Association
E. F. Larg
Charles S McKinstry
Water- Inc
Defense
Des Moines
Frank Warner
Iowa Bankers Association
Bankers Associations
Tama County School Superintendent Quits
TOLEDO The resignation of Harry B Hertland Tama county superintendent of schools for the last four and a half years has been received by the board of supervisors The resignation will be effective April 1 He has accepted a position as representative for DC Heath and company a school textbook publishing house
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Toledo
Harry B Hertland
Tama County
Board of Supervisors
D C. Heath and Company
Father Clune of Coggon Dead Funeral Thursday
Rev. John J. Clune 63 long time pastor of St. John's Catholic Church Coggon dies after months of heart illness in Anamosa hospital Burial planned at Key West cemetery services set for Thursday 10 am at St. John's Cedar Rapids clergyman Molloy to officiate Emmett Kelley of Dubuque to preach Born Norwalk Connecticut ordained Allegheny New York in 1903 served at Postville Rockwell Lawler Lamont Anamosa and Coggon in various pastorates
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Spreial
Gazette
Coggon
John J. Clune
St. John's Catholic Church of
Mser
J. M. Molloy
Cedar Rapids
Emmett Kelley
Dubuque
Key West Cemetery
Father Clune
Anamosa
Norwalk
Conn
Allegheny
Postville
Rockwell
Lawler, Lamont
Builder Of First Co-Op Creamery In U S Dies At 83
Manchester Iowa obituary for George W Crouse 83 lifelong resident and likely last link to Spring Branch creamery praised as first in state and pioneer co op dairy founder he helped build and later ran real estate business survived by daughter Edna Curtis sister and brother with Methodist church membership noted.
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Manchester
George W Crouse
Spring Branch
United States
Jacob Crouse
Detroit
Iowa
Delaware County
John Stewart
Crouses
Dubuque
Crouse
Tow
Jennie Tux
Edna Curtis
Imperial, Neb
Charles Crouse
Minneapolis
Anna Dawson
Chicago
Methodist Church
Delhi Girl Injured When Car Crashes Into Pole
Edna Simmons of Delhi is hospitalized with a severely lacerated scalp and face, shock, and possible skull fracture after the car she drove ran off the pavement and hit a telephone pole two miles west of Independence at 3 am Tuesday. Kenneth Sweeney and Kern Lear were also injured in the crash.
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Independence
Edna Simons
Delhi
People’s Hospital
Kenneth Sweeney
Muss Simons
Kern Lear
Health department official films dental care for Amana students
Miss Argo from the Iowa state health department shown a series of films on dental care to Amana high school students Tuesday afternoon in Iowa City.
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Amana
Argo
Iowa State Health Department
Department of Health
Iowa City
Iowa lawmaker links Hitler Stalin doctrines to state control
Des Moines AP Rep Joseph Wagner of Ottumwa declares in the Iowa House that Hitler and Stalin philosophies are being preached in Iowa. He cites laborers talking of state ownership and collective farming and notes radicals at Chicago meetings promoting dictatorship while praising Lincoln as private property supporter.
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Des Moines
Joseph N Wagner
Ottumwa
Hitler
Stalin
Lowa
Abraham Lincoln
Wagner
Chicago
Lincoln
Seven-year term for false relief paroled to repay
Arthur C Bettis 31 Des Moines sentenced to seven years in the state penitentiary for fraudulently accepting relief then paroled on condition he repay part of the money Bettis changed a plea to guilty and told Judge Russell Jordan he had a job chance The judge granted parole with Bettis to repay 4 dollars a month from 42 of 200 relief money while employed Judge Jordan said the act was stealing from the public by accepting relief when not needed.
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Des Moines
Arthur C Bettis
Bettis
Russell Jordan
Jordan
Delhi Couple Plans Marriage On Dan 9 In Independence
Announcement states Henry Vesey son of Mr and Mrs Charles Vesey of Delhi will marry Filta Jean Stovall daughter of Mrs Agnes Stovall of Kansas City Missouri on dan 9 in Independence. Attendants Virginia Dripper and Robert Offerman of Kansas City. The Veseys and Stovalls are Kansas City and Delhi ties with both graduates of local high schools. The couple will reside in Delhi after June.
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Delhi
Dan
Independence
Henry Vesey
Charles Vesey
Filta Jean Stovall
Agnes Stovall
Kansas City
Virginia Dripper
Robert Offerman
Vesey
Central High School
Delhi High School
Ayers appeals 30 year sentence to Iowa Supreme Court
Faye Ayers has appealed her indeterminate 30 year maximum term for assault with intent to murder. The appeal arrives at the Iowa Supreme Court from a county district court conviction in Fort Madison. The case stems from an alleged Sept. 9 attempt to kill Mildred of North English.
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Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Faye Ayers
Iowa
Ayers
Fort Madison
Mildred
Extra Fees Sought for Jones and Lee County Officials
Rep. C F Shimanek proposes a bill to let district courts in Jones and Lee counties pay county attorneys for handling about twenty to thirty parole and escape violation cases annually. He notes Iowa Reformatory at Anamosa in Jones County and Fort Madison Penitentiary in Lee County create heavy workload warranting compensation.
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Des Moines
Shimanek
Monticello
Jones and Lee Counties
Iowa Reformatory
Anamosa
Jones County
Towa
Fort Madison
Lee County
Shimaneck
Calamus Pioneer Daughter Mary Buckman Dies at 90
Mrs Mary Buckman 90 daughter of Calamus pioneers died at her daughter Mrs Emma Dosland home. Funeral services set for 1 30 pm Thursday at the Dosland residence and 2 pm at Buena Vista church with Rev N C Ellerman officiating. Burial in Buena Vista cemetery. Born June 16 1850 in Chatfield Ontario she moved with family to Calamus in 1852 helping found the local Methodist church and donating land for the Chicago and North Western railroad. She married Chris Buckman in 1880. Surviving are daughter Mrs Dosland son Adolph of Minneapolis seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband 1926 two daughters one son her parents and five siblings.
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Calamus
Mary Buckman
Emma Dosland
Dosland
Buena Vista Church
N C Ellerman
Buena Vista
Mary Kuebler
Chatfield
Onto
Leonard Kuebler
Chicago and North Western
Chris Buckman
Adolph
Minneapolis
Iowa U trains 400 engineers for defense program
Iowa City officials report national defense training has drawn 58 845 engineers in colleges and universities. The University of Iowa lists courses in airport, production, and engineering drawing with classes in Davenport and Cedar Rapids. A new explosives defense course will start soon under Prof George Glockler. Carton civil aviation pilot training enrolls 50 students. Budget shows $59 million for the program with $4.19 million spent to date.
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Iowa City
Freerssity of
Iowa
H O Croft
Doe
Fense
Univers Ty
Sesson
Croft
Janatv
Davenport
Kedar Rapids
Derien
George Glockler
Nnt
Cnvilion
Fred Lindenmayer of Marengo Dies at 82
Fred C Lindenmayer 82, longtime Marengo grocer for 47 years, died at 1 am Wednesday. He retired in 1987. Survived by sons Ernest Marengo and Cat Grinnell, brothers Will and Frank, and sister Luc, all of Marengo.
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Marengo
Fred C Landenmayer
Huiness
Ernest
Cat
Grinnell
Will
Frank
Luc
Benton County T B A Elects Officers
The Benton County Tuberculosis Association elected officers at the Tuesday meeting held at the FDH Portzline home in Van Horne. New officers include President Mrs Hartman of Vinton. Secretary Mrs Portzline of Van Horne. Treasurer Carl Ser of Vinton. County Chairman Mrs Alfred Greaser. Directors Dr Koontz of Vinton and Wallace Snyder of Belle Plaine. Proceeds from Chromas stamps sale totaled $1 372 37.
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Sprejal
Vinton
Benton Counts Tubercelosis Association
FDH Portzline
van Horne
Wot Hartman
Presdent
Carl Ser
CBR Barran
Alfred Greaser
Ie W Koontz
Wallace F Snyder
Belle Plaine
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Milwaukee Railway
University of Iowa
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Buchanan County Group
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NT Annual Report
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Sun Life of Canada
Sun Life
Sun Life of
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Ins. Exch. Bidg
Des Moines, Iowa
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Chas
M. Hynek
SUN Life de Elo Canada
Father Clune of
George W. Crouse
Bocwine
Tru
Jones, Lee Counties
Iowa U
Fred Lindenmayer
Benton County
T. B. Assn
Deanna
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola Company
Rapids
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