Liquor Profits Grow as Iowa Revenue Source in 1939
Iowa, AP. The 1939 Iowa tax report shows liquor store profits at about 2.5 million dollars for 1938 39, supplying 12.6 cents of general revenue per dollar. Only fees refunds and the property tax levy ranked higher. Alcohol receipts compare with cigarette tax insurance inheritance use tax and other sources. Liquor profits rose from 1937 and 1938 levels as school district shares in the millage shift with districts counties and cities receiving most of the levy.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Treasury
Iowa Tax Commission
Iowa
Do You Drive Then Read This 1940 Iowa Safety Plan
Des Moines reports Chief C Knee of the Iowa Highway Safety Patrol suggests a 10 point New Year resolution to make state highways the safest in the nation. The drive clean plan includes obeying road signs, watching school zones, avoiding passes on hills, respecting laws, avoiding drunk driving, and reducing risky behavior. Karl Fischer, state safety commissioner, says the 1940 campaign will feature school education, civic club cooperation, and enforcement by the patrol.
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Des Moines
C . Knee
State Highway Safety Patrol
Iowa
United States
Knee
Karl Fischer
Iowa State Safety Council
Highway Patrol
Public Safety Department
Fischer
Iowa Highway Patrol
Edgar C. Faber
C. A. Knee
Paul Hill
Iowa Guards Reach Enlistment Milestone Amid Fluctuations
Iowa National Guard units report 700 enlistments since the Sept. 22 order raising the quota to 4,659 total. Discharges average 50 to 75 monthly, preventing full strength. Attendance in November ranges from 74.86 to 100 percent with many units above 90 percent. Liquor Control Commissioner Manley, leading the National Alcoholic Beverage Control association, tours the west to discuss monopoly-state liquor issues and cost savings. Republican headquarters distributes a brief on Roosevelt administration successes. State Senator Breen rejects a potential governor bid, signaling a tight campaign in Iowa.
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ES Moines
Iowa
National Guard
Adj
Charles H. Grahl
Unusual 18 inch Syrian water pipe gifted to chairman
A Christmas gift for Liquor Centre Commission Chairman M. L. Curtis arrived as an odd contraption no staff could assemble. Clerk Elias Mamo, born in Sidon, Syria, fitted the pipe together and explained it is imported for the occasion, standing 18 inches high with carved silver inlay. He also knows where to order Turkish tobacco for the device. Curtis looks forward to the inaugural smoke.
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Liquor Centre Commission
M. L. Curtis
Elias Mamo
Mamo
Sidon
Syria
Curtis
Blaze Destroys Farm Home Near Waukon
Fire in zero weather and a strong northwest wind destroyed a farm house tenanted by Dennis Mitchell on Highway 13, thirty miles southeast of Rockwell. Firefighters and neighbors used water hauled two miles to save nearby structures. the farm owner is C. C. Blum and some insurance coverage is noted.
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Waukon
Dennis Mitchell
Here
C. C. Blum
Rockwell
Brushville Couple’s Golden Anniversary First In Community
Calamus area marks a first time golden wedding anniversary in Brushville with Mr. and Mrs. David Figley celebrating their fiftieth year of marriage. The couple wed January 1 1896 in Brushville with Rev. D C Curtis officiating. A 1 to 4 pm open house featured tea, dining room setup by local volunteers, and a church dinner for about 50 friends.
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Calamus
Brushville
David Figley
Iowa
Laura V. Curtis
D. C. Curtis
Figley
Clinton County
Henry Anderson
Simon Snyder Ring
Eli Mason
Harry St. John
Emil Timm
Charles Schwartz
C. D. Curtis
Funeral services for George Crist held in Conesville
Funeral services for George Crist, 58, were held Sunday at the Conesville Methodist Church with Rev. E. L. McClure in charge. Choir members included Mrs. C. L. Wolford and others, with Mrs. Ralph Crawford as accompanist. Pallbearers named. Moose lodge conducted a service. Burial followed in Conesville cemetery.
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Conesville
George Crist
Conesville Methodist Church
E. L. McClure
C. L. Wolford
R. W. Jean
E. H. Settlemire
J. H. Gipple
Ralph Crawford
Ernest Chown
Jackson Curtis
Everett Fox
Fred Timmerman
Elmer Lenz
Raymond Lovak
Moose Lodge
Conesville Cemetery
Fayette County Recorder Records Recordyear in Filings
The Fayette county recorder reports a peak filing day and a record year with 8 853 instruments filed, topping the previous high of 8 624 set in 1936 by 229 filings.
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West Union
the Recorder of
Fayette County
1939 Iowa highway toll ends with 542 deaths
Des Moines reports 542 Iowa highway fatalities for 1939, up from 484 in 1938, with five other violent deaths last week including three by suffocation. Kenneth Cole, 23, died in Waterloo after Thursday Tama county crash. drownings fell from 76 in 1938 to 63 in 1939.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Kenneth Cole
Tama County
Waterloo
Albert McGinn Announces Democratic Congressional Candidacy
Albert McGinn of Council Bluffs announced his bid for Congress from the Seventh district as a Democrat. He was the runnerup in the party primary last year.
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Council Bluffs
Albert McGinn
McGinn
Georgetown Graduate Narrowly Misses Nomination on Ninth Ballot
In the 1938 party nomination contest, a six man convention saw a candidate lose on the ninth ballot. The nominee is a Georgetown University graduate from Washington D C.
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Georgetown University
Washington, D. C
Spent Legay As Boy, Now Asks Settlement From His Guardian
In Monticello, 24 year old John Henry Eden objects to guardian Mrs. Anna Balster’s final estate report. He claims she allowed unnecessary expenditures of a $5,000 legacy given by his grandfather and seeks a court settlement after years of misreporting. He says Balster disbursed funds for his purchases including four automobiles. The case, under Judge J. E. Heiserman, remains under advisement.
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Anamosa
Anna Balster
Monticello
John Henry Eden
Dubuque Named Safest U.S. City for Traffic
Dubuque, the nation’s largest city with no traffic deaths in 1939, earned the National Safety Council award. The record stood through year’s end with only two minor accidents reported within city limits.
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Dubuque
National Safety Council
United States
Clinton Qualifies for National Traffic Safety Award
Clinton bids for a National Traffic Safety award after achieving a year with zero traffic deaths within city limits in 1939. The record reflects a citywide traffic safety drive attributed to local efforts and programs during that year.
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Clinton
Traffic Education Campaign Aims to Eliminate Hazards
Throughout the year the police department and the Clinton traffic commission pursue a campaign of traffic education to identify and remove hazards.
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Police Department
Clinton Traffic Commission
Funeral services for C. M. Hanna in Manchester
Funeral services for C. M. Hanna aged 83, who died Saturday, will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Platt chapel in Manchester with burial at Greeley. A previous notice had listed 8 p.m. as the time.
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Manchester
C. M. Hanna
Platt Chapel
Greeley
Bennett K of P Lodge to Install New Officers
The local Bennett K of P lodge will install newly elected officers at the Legion rooms in Bennett. Appointed officers include Chancellor commander A F Wuestenberg, vice chancellor Paul Gendelmann, prelate Leroy E Wiese, master of work H F Battolph, keeper of seal and master of finance H J Lamp, master of exchequer J G Engel, master of arms John F Beil, inner guard Ralph Ripson, outer guard Wilbert Eggert, and trustee for three year term W H Motz.
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Bennett
K. of P. Lodge
Legion Rooms
A. F. Wuestenberg
Paul Gendelmann
Leroy E. Wiese
H. F. Battolph
H. J. Lamp
J. G. Engel
John F. Beil
Ralph Ripson
Wilbert Eggert
W. H. Motz
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Iowa Daily Press
Asen
Utah
Idaho
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Oregon
Montana
B. E. Manley
National Alcoholic Beverage Control Association
Association
F. Clyde Keefe
Dover
N. H
Republican
Roosevelt
Edward Breen
Clyde L. Herring
Valentine
Breen
Senator Breen
Senator Herring
Oskaloosa
John K. Valentine
Centerville
Blaze Razes
Brushvile
Lei
Derby
UmiteDrime
Alf Price
Congress
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Primghar
Iowa Falls
Sioux City
Omaha
Martin's
West Point
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