Herring Urges Immediate Action as Liquor Question Faces Vote
Des Moines Iowa Gov Clyde L Herring called for immediate action on repeal of prohibition urging a vote by the people this week He said the Blaine amendment machinery should move before spring recess and tax relief should come via lower taxes rather than revision Leaders in the legislature planned a concerted move toward anti prohibition legislation with a senate resolution to authorize a blanket committee to draft reform bills The governor pledged to propose repeal steps at the proper time and emphasized the need for a vote on the issue
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Des Moines
Gory
Clyde L. Herring
General Assembly
INS
Iowa
Senate
Joe R. Frailey
Fort Madison
Herring
Henry M. Hartman
Congress
Johnson Attacks Slackers at Iowa Legion Meeting
National commander Louis A. Johnson told the Des Moines state convention that slackers among veterans threaten the ranks. He urged strong national defense, warned against cutting veterans benefits, and defended Legion support for military strength and anti communism with speakers including Hanford MacNider and Governor Herring.
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Des Moines
INS
Louis A. Johnson
American Legion
Veterans’ Organization
Calvin Coolidge
America
Johnson
Legion
Berlin
Hanford MacNider
Governor Herring
W. Earl Hall
Mason City
Gilmore Criticizes U S Philippines Policy At Iowa City Meeting
Eugene A. Gilmore, dean of Iowa's law college and former Philippines official, told the Iowa City Chamber of Commerce the United States is abandoning responsibility in the Philippines. He warned Japan's rising power and cited five partisan forces behind the recent Philippine independence bill.
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Iowa City
United States
Philippines
Eugene A. Gilmore
College of Law
University of Iowa
Japan
Congress
Far East
The
Sugar Trust
Iowa City Taxpayers Association To Meet
Iowa City taxpayers association will meet Tuesday evening to complete its organization and receive information on local taxes and expenditures. The latter part of the meeting will be an open forum to discuss expenditures of city and county tax spending bodies.
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Iowa City
Iowa City Taxpayers Association
Audit planned for county mileage accounts in Benton
E Roy Wiley of the state auditor office will audit the Benton county mileage records for 1931 and 1932. Reports by Wiley and E T Porter claimed supervisors collected more mileage than entitled, prompting the audit.
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Vinton
E. Roy Wiley
State Auditor's Office
Benton County
Board of Supervisors
Starn Held on False Pretenses Charge Over Stolen Cattle
G E Starn of Union Hardin county a truck driver arrested Saturday in Dike on obtaining money under false pretenses linked to disposing of a truck load eight cattle stolen from the Eckhardt farm near Clemons He posted 500 bail and faced Mayor Knulson of Dike His complaint was filed by P J Johnson who bought the cattle and sold them to feeder Carsten Plaehn The cattle were recovered through Sheriff M G Mamminga of Grundy Center The man charged with actual theft Butch Nielsen of Clemons is still at large Starn says he did not know the cattle were stolen
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Grundy Center
G. E. Starn
Union
Hardin County
Dike
Eckhardt
Clemons
Knulson
Starn
P. J. Johnson
Carsten Plaehn
M. G. Mamminga
Butch” Nielsen
Stark
Iowa Action on Day of Repeal Steps for Ratification
AP outlines the process Iowa must follow to ratify an amendment prohibiting liquor. Gov Herring would receive and transmit the resolution to the legislature, which may pass a law creating a constitutional convention. Delegates would vote on ratification, but ratification alone does not change Iowa liquor laws.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Herring
Washington
Towa
Child 15 Fatally Burned in Blast
Otto Paul Patterson three-year-old son of Mr and Mrs John Patterson died Monday night from burns after a gasoline can exploded on a farm northwest of Washington Iowa The blast occurred as gasoline was tossed into a stove the flames spread to a rug injuring Dona Glee an infant daughter and the mother who beat out the fire The mother and Kenneth Patterson were carrying in wood when Otto was sent to the wash house for the gasoline
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Washington, Ia
Otto Paul Patterson
John Patterson
Here
Kenneth
Otto
Dona Glee
Three Youths Face Jail Terms After Deer Trail Fines
In Council Bluffs Iowa AVoca youths Hugo Peters Clifford Fisher and Wilbur Jacobson faced possible jail terms after Justice of the Peace Mildred Vanacek refused to revoke $18.25 fines for placing a dog on a deer trail. Farmers gathered and warned of further action. The boys were summoned to appear again to pay the fines as checks were returned after the waiver plan failed.
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Council Bluffs
Avoca
Mildred Vanacek
Peas Banks
Hugo Peters
Clifford Fisher
Wilbur Jacobson
Maynard Couple Marks 50th Anniversary Celebration
Maynard residents Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Dyer celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary at home with friends. They were married at West Union February 19, 1883 and lived nearby, with a four year period in Toledo Ohio.
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Maynard
C. W. Dyer
Dyer
Randala
Cora V. Cook
Near
Faye
West Union
Toledo
Ohio
T. E. Hockett
Randalia
Hockert
Michigan City
Mich
Mr. Dyer
Mrs. Hockert
Delbert Robb
Ingrown Nail Turns Right Out
An advertisement touts Outgro a chiropodist antiseptic sold in drugstores. A few drops in the nail crevice reduce inflammation and pain and toughen skin so the ingrown nail turns outward almost overnight.
Des Moines Senate Debates Gross Income Tax Proposal
A public hearing in Des Moines on a bill by Senator Vincent Harrington would replace property taxes with a gross income tax set at one half of one percent on all gross incomes. Supporters from Tax Assn and Iowa Association for Tax Justice argued the plan is sound and shifts the burden to dollar turnover, while opponents from labor groups and Rep. Donion warned it would hit farmers and workers. Applause and boos accompanied speakers as critics urged lawmakers to consideránother approach.
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Des Moines
Senate Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Vincent Harrington
Sioux City
Thomas B. Huff
C. A. Knudson
Clear Lake
Iowa Association For Tax Justice
Knudson
Rep
P. H. Donion
Ruthven
J. C. Lewis
Iowa State Federation of Labor
Donion
Three Welsh Brothers Arrested in Chicken Theft Ring
Maquoketa sheriff Heinecke and deputy N P Nissen report the arrest of brothers Earl Oscar and Frank Welsh for poultry thefts in Clinton and Jackson counties. Earl and Oscar confessed to about 15 thefts and theft of around 400 birds. Frank, a Clinton resident, is jailed in Clinton county. George Brown aided the arrest after shots were fired at his Zwingle poultry house near Magicketa.
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Maquoreta
Leo Heinecke
N. P. Nissen
Earl
Oscar
Frank Welsh
Jackson County
Heinecke
L. C. Schroeder
Clinton
Jackson
Frank
George Brown
Zwingle
Dubuque
Fulton
Magicketa
Maquoketa Wins Jackson County Speakers Trophy
Maquoketa high school captured the Jackson County declamatory contest trophy Monday night by securing three second places. Scores: firsts five points, seconds three, thirds one. Maquoketa totaled nine points with winners including George Goode of Maquoketa and Theresa Theilen of Preston among others. The event featured winners in oratorical dramatic and humorous divisions, judged by Mrs. Juniata Laser of Cedar Rapids, with the Maquoketa orchestra providing music.
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Maquoketa
Maquoketa High School
Jackson County
Kenneth McClare
Bellevue
George Goodenow
Theresa Theilen
Preston
Dolores Knapp
Monmouth
Bootlegging charge ladles ten dollar fine jail term
William Siemsen of near Traer was arrested at Conrad Saturday night and brought to Grundy Center. He was arraigned before Mayor H. K. Wilson and fined ten dollars or thirty days in jail. he chose the jail term.
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Grundy Center
William Siemsen
Traer
Conrad
H. K. Wilson
Iowa's Days Plan Last-Ditch Fight
Mrs Ida B Wise Smith president of the state and national W C T U AFL says Iowa will fight to keep prohibition in the constitution. She declares Iowa drys are far from defeated and warns wet forces rejoice at repeal act passage will not end the battle. She predicts a long time before the nation goes wet.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Ida B. Wise Smith
United Press
North English Pioneer Caspar Dix 81 Dies of Pneumonia
Caspar Dix 81 died at his home seven miles east of North English Monday morning from pneumonia. He was among the oldest settlers in the area. Survived by his wife four sons Earnest Harrison Charles Frank and two daughters Mrs Mayme McArtar and Mrs Effie Ona, all of North English and vicinity.
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Caspar Dixon
Here
Earnest, Harrison
Charles
Frank
Mayme McArtar
Effie Ona
North English
Wellman Girl Wins Dramatic Contest
Jean McIntosh of Wellman won the dramatic division of the Washington county declamatory contest at Ainsworth high school. Muriel Michel of Kalona took second and Margaret Griffith of Washington third. Judges were Supt. W. G. Roberston Kathleen King and Martha Smylie. The oratorical and humorous divisions will be at Brighton Wednesday. Other dramatic division competitors included John Batea Riverside Thomas Dawson Brighton Lucille DeLong West Chester LaVaughn Leffler Ainsworth Virginia Miller Crawfordsville.
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Gazette
Washington
Jean McIntosh
Wellman
Washington County
Ainsworth High School
Muriel Michel
Kalona
Margaret Griffith
W. G. Roberston
Kathleen King
Martha Smylie
Columbus Junction
Brighton
John Batea
Riverside
Thomas Dawson
Lucille DeLong
West Chester
LaVaughn Leffler
Ainsworth
Vireginia Miller
Crawfordsville
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