New Iowa Bill Proposes Combined Sales Franchise and Income Taxes
A new Iowa Senate bill combines a retail sales tax a business franchise tax and a personal net income tax aiming to raise 25 to 40 million dollars annually. It would allocate the first 25 million to public schools the next 5 million to state government operations and the remainder to state-directed uses. The measure is sponsored by Senator Beardsley of Warren County with several related tax proposals already before the Senate.
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Des Moines
Senate
Iowa General Assembly
Beardsley
Warren County
Patterson
Harrington
Ways and Means Committee
C E. Hearst
Iowa Farm Bureau
G. F Bloss
Farmers Union and Farm Holiday Association
J C Lewis
State Federation of Labor
Hearst
Amana stockholders hold first meeting in Amana
Four hundred seventy seven stockholders attended the inaugural Amana corporation stockholders meeting held in Amana Monday afternoon. Reports from Business Manager Arthur Barlow Secretary Peter Stuck and Treasurer William F Moershel were adopted with no other business conducted.
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Amana Corporation
Amana
Arthur Barlow
Peter Stuck
William F Moershel
Old World Remedy Promises Relief From Rheumatism
An advertisement touts a swift acting formula named Rgenru and Allenru from May Drug Co. Podzimek Phey and leading druggists. It claims 48 hours to ease pain inflammation and uric acid buildup with a guaranteed money back offer for 85 cents per bottle.
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Rgenru
Allenru
May Drug Co
Podzimek Phey
When Your Cough Hangs On Mix This at Home
A home cough remedy claims quick relief from stubborn coughs by mixing Piney to a compound of Norway pine and sugar with water to create an elixir. The ad promises low cost and rapid easing of phlegm and inflamed membranes with guaranteed relief or money back.
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Drugesst
Pioneer Of Benton Observes Birthday
Hiram Ringler aged 85 celebrated at Belle Plaine Iowa where he has lived since 1900 after retiring from farming. Born February 14 1848 in Zanesville Ohio he came west with his parents in 1851 settling near Burlington before moving to Benton county. He and his wife ran a boarding house and later did team work hauling sand when possible. He has seven children four deceased and remains with numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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The
Gazette
Belle Plaine
Hiram Ringler
Iowa
Zanesville
Ohio
Burlington
Mississippi River
Benton County
Hickory Grove
Blairstown
Hannah Woodrow
Ll. L. Ringler
Ringler
George Ringler
Myrtle Sparrowgrove
Sparrowgrove
Raymond Sparrowgrove
Helen Ronchett
Farm Homes Destroyed by Sunday Hayesville Blaze
Three farmhouses near Hayesville burned on Sunday including the Beasley residence where Mrs J F Beasley escaped by luck. Also lost were homes of the Howard Van Nansdale and Ralph Shirkes with nothing saved from the structures.
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Garete
Sigourney
Hayesville
J F Beasley
Howard van Nansdale
Ralph Shirkes
Weather forecast for Iowa turns frigid with readings near zero
The weather bureau predicted temperatures from 10 above to 10 below zero across Iowa Tuesday night. Northwest areas may see 10 below while the southeast could reach 10 above. Wednesday looks generally fair with colder temps in the northwest and north central. Monday’s high reached 28 at Keokuk and Charles City posted 6 below. Light snow from a trace to a half inch was widespread.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Keokuk
Charles City
Enrollment hits record at Iowa Law School
The University of Iowa college of law reports 245 students this semester with June to June enrollment at 280, the highest since 1865. Dean Eugene A. Gilmore says over half of the 107 freshmen hold bachelor of arts degrees. Second and third year classes number 69 each. Webster Savings Bank opens under the new state banking law.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa College of Law
Eugene A. Gilmore
Webster
Webster Savings Bank
Benton County Taxpayers league starts township drive
The Benton County Taxpayers league launches a countywide membership drive with fifty cent dues to support its work. President is B. H. Blocher of Vinton. other officers include Sam Rieke, John Healy, L. C. Eggleston. executive committee lists Kray, Albertsen, Koopman, Rieke, Healy, Blocher.
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Winton
Court House
Benton County Taxpayers League
B. H. Blocher
Vinton
Sam Rieke
van Horne
John Healy
Mount Auburn
L. C. Eggleston
W. C. Kray
John Albertsen
Keystone
Otto Koopman
Newhall
Hearts and Laces Puzzle Clue Grid Overview
The page presents a dense crossword style grid with clues and numbering for across and down entries. It lists numerous definitions and word fragments including sections labeled 1A and vertical clues, with references to animals, objects, and abstract terms, plus miscellaneous notes on word lengths and directive hints.
Poweshiek Health Group Plans Home Talent Play
The Poweshiek County Health association hosts a two night home talent play at Broadway theater Brooklyn on February 16 and 17 to raise funds for county health promotion and correction work. Directed by Frances Fitzgerald and Theresa Ryan with Dr Busby’s orchestra, the cast features Lawrence Kinnamon Helen Ecklund Lourie Montgomery and others including a school day frolic and Good Luck Revue acts, plus college and chorus girls and pianist Suzanne Fauver.
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The
Gazette
Brooklyn
Poweshiek County Health Association
Broadway
Frances Fitzgerald
Therse Ryan
Busby
Lawrence Kinnamon
Helen Ecklund
Lourie Montgomery
Gene Downey
Harold Redd
Frances
Jack Lawson
Harriet McMurray
Bob Neff
Gordon Cronk
Patsy Talbott
Phyllis Ann Fowler
Wilma Jean Geiger
Alice Newton
Patricia Akery
Betty Sinclair
Jean Brown
Charlotte Helm
Jane Talbott
Maxine Gocring
Gretchen Gocring
Lena Eggert
Sue Eggert
Maxine Jacobs
Edith Kinnamon
Doris Downey
Vivian Sinclair
Wilma Strimmer
Fay Eichhorn
Margaret Eggert
Aileen Keeny
Evelyn Keller
Suzanne Fauver
Tama County Grand and Petit Jurors Chosen at Toledo
Tama County selects its grand jury for the coming year listing T. W. Brown Montour through J. Wrage Gladbrook. Petit jurors for the March term named include Anna Arp Clutier, Chris Anderson Toledo, Edward Blozek Chelsea, Zelma Blodgett LeGrand, Louise Bartcek Chelsea, Minnie Buchmeyer Tama, Matilda Breese Tracy, Lot tie Bostian Tama, Fern Bartlett Toledo, and many others across Tama, Grundy, Dysart, Garwin, Chelsea, and To ledo communities.
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Toledo
Tama County Grand Jury
T. W. Brown
Montour
A. J. Calderwood
Traer
A. V. Fulton
Tama
Harry Hary
John Hayes
Buckingham
Emil Jipp
Lincoln
Horace Krinzle
Alice Menzle
Garwin
E. M. McElhinney
Dysart
F. J. Parizek
Clutier
A. C. Dugan
F. J. Dolash
Alfred Ewoldt
Clutter
Ethel Evans
Margaret Enright
Lillian Foster
D. H. Fernau
Cora Irvine
C. B. Jessen
Joe King
Gladbrook
Madaline Kraft
Esther Lee
Clermont Governor’s Namesake William Larrabee in Serious Condition
William Larrabee of Clermont, son and namesake of a former governor, is critically ill in a Decorah hospital after gallstone treatment and heart weakness. An operation performed Saturday was reportedly successful, but he remains in a precarious state.
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Clermont
William Larrabee
Decorah
Fifteen Thousand Dollar Still Seized Near Brayton Farm
Audubon Iowa Carl Tacke of Breda was jailed after federal agents and Audubon county officers discovered a 1000 gallon still at the Frank Thielen farm near Brayton. The still valued at $15,000. authorities also seized 200 gallons of alleged alcohol in cans, similar amounts in vats, and multiple truckloads of sugar and coke.
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Audubon
Ins
Carl Tacke
Breda
Prohibition
Audubon County
Frank Thielen
Brayton
Senate Committee Approves Stamp Money Measure for Poor Relief
Des Moines AP report notes the Roelofs Zylstra bill would let counties adopt stamp money for relief. Unemployed workers would receive $1 in stamps redeemable for goods, with a 2 cent stamp added on each use. Banks could accept stamps in exchange for currency or credit, subject to stamps attached.
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Des Moines
Senate Committee On
Roelofs-Zylstra
Charles J. Zylstra
Sioux County
Hawarden
Senate
Garritt E. Roelofs
Board of Supervisors
Zylstra
Blaze at Brandon High School Laboratory Fight Fires
Fire broke out in the high school laboratory Monday morning as phosphorus and ether burned fiercely. Three girls going to school discovered the blaze and all extinguishers were used before it was controlled. In Olin, the Fred Biere family home burned Saturday from an undetermined cause. Only a small amount of furniture was saved on the first floor and both house and furnishings were insured.
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Vinton
James Bramwell
Vinton Hospital
Ed, Means
Waite
Brandon
Olin
Fred Biere
More Scientists and Fewer Politicians in Office Help
Prof Hugh Taylor of Princeton urges in Toa City that more scientists and fewer politicians could revive prosperity. Speaking before the Toa City Chamber of Commerce he argues U S research can curb British Dutch rubber monopoly and that study of monopolies and international debts may ease global tensions.
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Jowa City
Hugh 5. Taylor
Princeton University
Towa City
Mrs Avery Crary of Grundy Center Dies in Iowa City
Mrs Avery Crary 56 of Grundy Center died Sunday at University hospital Iowa City after a severe flu attack. He was a leading attorney here and county engineer in Grundy county until his death in October 1927. Survived by four children E L Voss Evanston Julia Inglewood CA Annabelle USC and Evelyn Grundy Center high school junior.
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Grundy Center
Avery Crary
University Hospital
Iowa City
Crary
Grundy County
Evanston
Julia
Inglewood, Calif
Annabelle
University of Southern California
Evelyn
Grundy Center High School
Kruschen Salts Advertises Quick Fat Loss
Fat man Clarence A Case of Monterey Park California claims Kruschen Salts helped him shed 12 to 18 pounds after belt tightens. The ad urges taking a half teaspoon in hot water each morning and offers a four week bottle for a few cents with a money back guarantee at May Drug Co Podzimek Phey or any drugstore.
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Clarence A. Case
Monterey Park
Calif
May Drug Co
Podzimek Phey
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Robert Helton
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Jeanne Kenyon
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Frodden Lumber
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Shellsburg
Shellsburg Telephone Company
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Elsie Weatherwax
Inez Freeman
Miss Freeman
Mount Vernon
Iowa Chiropractic Society
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Hearts and Laces
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Lweathercock
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Tama County
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