Iowa counties near bankruptcy due to relief burden and debts
State tax experts say five Iowa counties head toward bankruptcy from a long buildup of debts and growing relief costs amid the machine age. Growth in taxes from 1912 to 1929 and relief spending, plus deferred debt payments for road and school projects, pushed counties to the brink. The question remains whether Iowa will divert sales tax revenues to counties, opposed by Gov. Herring.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Board of Assessment and Review
Comptroller’s Office
State Auditors and Comptrollers
Atlanta
Clyde L. Herring
Hold Campaign Rally In Iowa City Tonight
The Municipal Ownership league hosts a pre primary rally in Iowa City with speeches by republican mayoral candidates B. F. Carter and Thomas Martin and democratic hopefuls S. D. Whiting and M. P. Lumsden. The event focuses on a city owned light plant ahead of Monday’s primary.
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Ercelal
the Gazette
Iowa City
Municipal Ownership League
B. F. Carter
Thomas Martin
S. D. Whiting
M. P. Lumsden
Governor Suspends Three Month Sentence in Liquor Case
Des Moines AP reports Dale Lukenbach serving in Louisa county had his three month sentence on a liquor nuisance charge suspended on the recommendation of officials by Governor Clyde L. Herring.
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Des Moines
Dale Lukenbach
Louisa County
Clyde L. Herring
Esther Hoyt and Charles R Haynor Wed in Anamosa
Esther Hoyt of Cedar Rapids and Charles R Haynor of Anamosa were married at the Congregational parsonage with Rev. D. M. Beggs officiating. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Arthur Kohl of Anamosa. Haynor works at the state reformatory and they will reside on a state farm.
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Anamosa
Esther Hoyt
Cedar Rapids
Charles R. Haynor
D. M. Beggs
Arthur Kohl
Haynor
State Reformatory
Twins Born Hefty to Sioux City Hospital
18 POUND TWINS SIOUX CITY AP Twins a boy and a girl born to Mr and Mrs Martin Christensen of Sioux City at the local hospital. The boy weighed nine pounds twelve ounces and the girl eight pounds four ounces. Both mother and babies are reported doing well by hospital attendants.
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Sioux City
Martin Christensen
John Troutman
Webster
Baptist Church
South English
John Brower
Troutman
Casper Troutman
Walter
Orange City
Calif
Anaheim
Both Legs Broken In Garage Accident
Daniel Shonka, foreman in Independence garage, is hospitalized with both legs fractured below the knee after a truck in gear lunged forward and pinned him against a work bench Friday. He started the truck and it moved unexpectedly.
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The
Gazette
Daniel Shonka
People’s Hospital
Add Two Rare Books To University Collection
IOWA CITY The University of Iown adds two rare volumes to its Leigh Hunt holdings. Grace Wormer acting library director announced the acquisition Saturday. Vincent Hunt letters to Leigh Hunt from his son, presented by A. N. L. Mumby of Cambridge. Charles Dickens and Clarkson Stanfield volume donated by Kent College’s Kenneth L. Brooks.
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Iowa City
University of Iown
Grace Wormer
Leigh Hunt
Luther Brewer
Cedar Rapids
Vincent
A. N. L. Mumby
Cambridge University
England
Bie
Mumby
Kenneth L. Brooks
Kent College
Charles Dickens
Clarkson Stanfield
Viola Couple Mark 56th Wedding Anniversary
Viola residents Mr. and Mrs. Warren Studer celebrated their fifty six year marriage. Married in Mechanicsville, they now live near Viola with four sons Frank George Ray and Warren. He is 80 she is 76. They traveled in a covered wagon in 1879 to Shelby County before returning to Mechanicsville and later moving to Cedar Jones and Linn counties.
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Gazette
Viola
Warren Studer
Mechanicsville
Studer
Mail
Daily Papers
Studers
Shelby County
Cédar
Jones and Linn
Frank
George
Ray
Cedar Rapids
Warren
Chicago
Decorah
J. H. Hargreaves
Winneshiek County
James P. Burling
Lucinda M. Dudley
Ferdinand and
Sarah Garfield Dudley
Weston
Freeport
John H. Hargreaves
Marengo Chorus Hosts Sleepy Hollow Cantata
A chorus of seventh and eighth graders at Marengo High School presents the cantata Legend of Sleepy Hollow in the auditorium Tuesday evening with fifty pupils. Soloists Pearl Zopf Eileen Shipton and John Buelow perform Irish Lullaby On Wings of Song Hills of Home. A string quartet of Hoyle Shipton Dillin Zentmire plays Suwanee and Song of India. Younger students perform Playmate Song and The Good Ship Lollypop under Ruth Pascoe's direction.
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Marengo
Sleepy Hollow
Marengo High School
Pearl Zopf
Eileen Shipton
John Buelow
Doctor Nelson Vance Russell speaks at Iowa Endeavor convention
Dr Nelson Vance Russell of Coe College addressed the first annual Thirteenth district Iowa Christian Endeavor convention in Anamosa Friday evening. The gathering includes representatives from Benton Linn and Jones counties and will close with a banquet sponsored by Cedar Rapids First Congregational Endeavor Sunday night.
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Anamosa
Nelson Vance Russell
Coe College
Iowa Christian Endeavor
First Congregational Church Endeavor
Cedar Rapids
Benton, Linn
Jones County
Federal levy hits Davenport liquor emporiums
Davenport tavern keepers face federal excise taxes of 750 to 900 dollars arising from raids last week. Owners warn fines may force closures while claiming state raids target rough houses. Some operators buy Illinois liquor to offset costs as bottles seized bore stamps.
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Davenport
INL
Justice Court
Illinois
Missing Iowan Is a Victim of Amnesia
Des Moines typesetter Robert R. Mitcham was missing from Feb 11 and found dazed near St. Louis after eleven days. He wandered among strangers, then telephoned his father in Chariton Ia. His father drove to fetch him, and Mitcham rested at home after being returned.
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Des Moines
Robert R. Mitcham
Chariton
St. Louis
Mitcham
West Chester man injured when buggy struck by car
Clarence Hotle, a substitute rural mail carrier from West Chester, is improving at the county hospital with severe head and back injuries after a car driven by E S Percival of Cleveland struck his buggy near West Chester. The incident occurred as Hotle returned home. Percival could not see due to glare from an approaching car. The buggy was wrecked and the horses ran away. Percival was not arrested.
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Washington
Clarence Hotle
West Chester
Hotle
E. S. Percival
Cleveland
Percival
Wheatland Route Assignments and Local Notices
Wheatland postal routes are reassigned with Pat McGee of Tipton on the north route and Alton B. Herring of Mechanicsville on the south route starting July 1. Joe Benhart and Albert Benhart will move to Davenport. A Wheatland glee club forms with officers led by Ludwig Larson. Monticello hosts a regional music contest with multiple schools. Local obituaries and civic notices span Decorah to Amana and South English.
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Wheatland
Star
Pat McGee
Tipton
Alton B. Herring
Mechanicsville
McGee
Toronto
Massilon
Lost Nation
Oxford Junction
Wyoming
Herring
Big Rock
Dixon
Donahue
Davenport
Joe Benhart
Albert Benhart
Waukon
Ludwig Larson
C. W. Ronninger
L. L. Shurtleff
Genevieve Griebel
John Kepler
Clair Duggan
Robert Engrav
J. F. Kepler
George Herman
Bernard Schwartzhoff
Mary Toney
Monticello
Monticello High School
Dubuque
Anamosa
Manchester
Marion
Alburnett
Bellevue
Coggon
Delhi
Edgewood
Lamont
Lisbon
Preston
Sabula
Springville
Winthrop
Snow and colder weather forecast for Iowa
The weather bureau forecast probable snow across the state Saturday night or Sunday with much colder conditions Sunday or Sunday night. Minimums were 20 in the northwest, 25 in the northeast, 30 in the southwest, and 32 in the southeast. Dubuque at 14 was the coldest Friday night while Sioux City and Council Bluffs reached 42.
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Des Moines
Weather Bureau
Iowa
Dubuque
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
St Louis Symphony Orchestra Captivates Iowa City Audience
More than 1500 people including numerous high school music directors and supervisors attended the St Louis Symphony Orchestra concert in Iowa City. Vladimir Golschmann led the program with Tschaikowsky and Wagner drawing thunderous applause as the three day conference of music directors concludes this afternoon.
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Iowa City
St. Louis
Palo-A PTA Meeting Highlights First Band Performance
The Parent-Teacher Association met Thursday night in the high school auditorium with president Mrs. L. F. Melton presiding. The school band performed several numbers marking its debut. County Attorney G. K. Thompson spoke on The Citizen and the Law.
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Palo
Parent-Teacher Association
L. F. Melton
G. K. Thompson
Anne Adams Pattern 2194 for Spring Wardrobe Update
Pattern 2194 offers an easy to sew dress with a yoke formed sleeve, large pocket, and smart button detail. Sized 14 to 40 with fabric yardage for size 16, illustrated instructions, and a spring edition Fashion Magazine offering. Mail 15¢ for pattern. book and pattern combo 25¢. Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Department.
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Anne Adams
Cedar Rapids
West Seventeenth Street
New York City
Washington Plans Model Home Under Federal Project
Washington Chamber of Commerce will buy the Gazeman house on South Iowa Avenue to remodel as a model home for an FHA project. Work is set to begin within three weeks with local merchants supplying labor at cost. The property, one of the city’s oldest, has been home to a resident who lived to 102 years.
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Decorah
N. S. Jordan
Interstate Power Company
DELTA
Melvin Arendt
Delta Man
Gibson Savings Bank
Harvey Paul
Winterset Bank
Arendt
Gibson
South English
H. W. Raplinger
Don Buchanan
Paul Roberts
Anamosa
Loren Bobst
Cleo Bobst
District Court
F. O. Ellison
Maquoreta
Jackson County
High Amana
Amana Wood Products Company
Iowa
Minnesota
Wheatland
American Legion
Frank Purinton
Maquoketa
Emil Lang
Toronto
Frank Witte
Otto Krahn
Paul Stankee
E. V. Riedesel
E. Cavey
Verna Schnieder
Tracy Tracy Schnieder
Frank Fey
Ray Anderson
Walter Morgan
Wilma Riedesel
Edward Ronald
W. Martens
E. V. Wilmarth
Minnie Riedesel
L. Ahl
Charles Heckard
Melvin Dennie
A. Rothbart
Walter Fox
C. Missel
Emil Koch
Albert Burrichter
The
Gazette
Washington
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Gazeman
Iowa Avenue
FHA
Guzeman
Charles Guzeman
Continue Probe in Fuller Death
Des Moines AP reports investigators deepen inquiry into W C Fuller case to determine if homicide or self harm caused his body found in a cemetery car. Al Henson of Mickeys Place held for questioning after admitting sending Fuller $2 for a gun later redeemed.
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Des Moines
W. C. Fuller
Fuller
al Henson
Mickey
Cornell college Women’s Athletic Association honors five winners
A buffet supper and fireside party at Cornell college in Mount Vernon will honor numeral winners from the fall and winter seasons. Margaret DeWolf, Reinbeck. Sue Kepler, Mount Vernon. Doris Newstrand, Dayton. Marilyn Ross, Chicago. LaVerna Titus, Marion receive recognition. Helen Deal chairs the event with help from Margaret DeWolf Genevieve Greenwood Geneseo and Stella Petersen Minneapolis.
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Mount Vernon
Women's Athletic Association
Cornell College
Margaret DeWolf
Reinbeck
Sue Kepler
Doris Newstrand
Dayton
Marilyn Ross
Chicago
LaVerna Titus
Marion
Helen Deal
Newton
Genevieve Greenwood
Geneseo
Ill
Stella Petersen
Minneapolis
Maquoketa Sees First Robin Report of the Year
Maquoketa resident Mr. Sears reports the season’s first robin sighting. The bird hunted for food Friday morning as snow blanketed the area, yet appeared well fed.
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Maquoketa
F.C. Sears
Lizzie Donovan 87 Dies at Sisters of Mercy Convent
Independence obituary notes Lizzie Donovan born December 20 1848 in Illinois daughter of John and Shields. She lived with parents near Hazleton before marrying Dan Donovan. She served as housekeeper for Father Gosker and later for a priest at Walker then resided at the convent for 25 years. No near relatives listed.
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John Gosker
St. John’s Church
Walker
Hauptmann Defense Fund Reaches $10000 in Contributions
Public contributions for Bruno Richard Hauptmann's defense fund total $10000, said C. Lloyd Fisher, Flemington counsel for the Bronx carpenter. He added the defense will need about $25000 in all and hinted at future expenses. In other notes, Hauptmann asked his wife to bring a Lutheran minister on the next prison visit.
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Trenton
N. J
INS
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
C. Lloyd Fisher
Flemington
Bronx
Fisher
Hauptmann
Hauptmann Is Model Prisoner In Death House
Bruno Richard Hauptmann follows state prison rules like a typical German soldier in his death house cell. Officials say the Lindbergh kidnap murder suspect has been a model prisoner during the first week and has made no unusual requests. Col. George L. Selby notes he understands and obeys the rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Trenton State
Death House
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Hauptmann
George L. Selby
Woman Falls to Death in Chicago Eleventh-Floor Plunge
Mrs. M. R. Kelly aged 55 wife of a coal company official died Friday after plunging from an eleventh floor Sheridan Road apartment. Her body landed in an areaway as investigators probed the cause of the fall.
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Chicago
M. R. Kelly
Sheridan Road
Iowans Pay Income Tax Totaling 133495 to Date
Des Moines report states Iowans have paid 133,495 in state income tax so far. Laverne Clark, head of the income tax division, notes the board processes about 800 returns daily and expects 200,000 returns by the April 1 deadline.
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Des Moines
Burlington Leads In Iowa City Debate Meet
Burlington high school topped seven entries in the district elimination debate tournament opening round. Debates on federal grants to state schools continue this afternoon with each team meeting the others. Burlington was the only school to win all six debates. Fort Madison Muscatine Davenport Keokuk Iowa City and Washington also posted varied win losses.
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Gazette
Iowa City
Burlington
Fort Madison
Muscatine
Davenport
Keokuk
Washington
Plane Narrowly Misses Train In Forced Landing
A cabin plane piloted by J. G. Coulter narrowly missed a passing Union Pacific freight train during a forced landing near the Council Bluffs airport after a motor failure. The aircraft, owned by Lieut. R. L. Wilton of Fort Crook, Nebraska, was undamaged in the 30 acre tract landing after the excursion to Omaha for inspection.
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Council Bluffs
Union Pacific
J. G. Coulter
Council Bluffs Airways
Lieut
R. L. Wilton
Fort Crook
Neb
Omaha
Jury verdict for defendant in Newton vs Coulter auto case
Independence jury returned a verdict for defendant in the automobile damage case of Laurence Newton of Waterloo against Eo L. Coulter. The verdict was reached at 3 30 Friday morning after the jury had been out since Thursday noon. Newton sued for 10000 dollars in damages and the trial lasted three days.
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Laurence Newton
Waterloo
Eo L. Coulter
Independence
Newton
Fruit stuffed into gelatin with cheese on greens
A novel canapé idea uses cherries prunes figs or dates filled with cheese and folded into lemon gelatin then served on lettuce with salad dressing. The recipe offers a seasonal, elegant hors d oeuvre option.
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St. Paul’s Reformed Church
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