Taxes Take Eighth of Average Iowa Income Last Year
The December tax box score shows a typical Iowa resident with a $1,600 salary paying $195 in direct taxes, about 12.2 percent of income. Indirect levies push the total higher. three point taxes total $30.59, with $27.61 sales tax and $2.98 state income tax, and a $2.78 refund. Property levy on real estate was $100.68 after refund.
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George Mills
IoWa Daily Press Bureau
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Iiowa Daily Press Association
Iowa
Jowan
Japanese Leader to Speak at Cornell in February Meetings
Mount Vernon based news notes report Toyohiko Kagawa, renowned Japanese religious and social reformer, will visit Cornell College for two days of delegate conferences February 27 and 28. He will address youth groups first and then adult delegates including ministers, church groups, and peace labor organizers.
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Mount Vernon
Toyohiko Kagawa
Japan
Cornell College
Iowa
Kagawa
America
Cornell
Helen Topping
Forum
Abbie Probasco
E C Moorhead
Albion R. King
Otis Moore
Tipton
Kermith Huehn
Manchester
L. W. Reynolds
West Branch
Cooper Faces Two Libel Suits Against Gazette Co
Iowa City The dismissal of a $50,000 libel suit by Harold M. Cooper reduces his actions against the Cedar Rapids Gazette to two in three counties. Similar suits were filed in Benton and Marshall counties. Cooper alleges libel from a Gazette perjury claim during his liquor law trial.
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Iowa City
Harold M. Cooper
Iown Liquor Control Commission
Cedar Rapids
James P. Gaffney
Cooper
Benton
Marshall
Johnson County
Gazette
Linn
Boardman
Cartwright
Marshall County
The
Supreme Court
Cooper libel suit dismissed. new action to be filed
Harold M. Cooper former liquor control commission chairman wins dismissal of the libel suit filed in Iowa City against The Cedar Rapids Gazette company Judge James P. Gaffney presiding C H E Boardman Cooper’s counsel says a new suit will be filed soon in Linn, Benton or Marshall counties.
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Marshalltown
James P. Gaffney
Iowa City
Harold M. Cooper
Liquor Control Commission
Cedar Rapids Gazette Company
C. H. E. Boardman
Cooper
Boardman
Linn
Benton
Marshall
Pickpocket Suspect Otto Cameron Sought In Des Moines Return
Des Moines police and Polk County officials plan to return Otto Dutch Cameron to Des Moines after his Friday arrest in St Paul Minnesota on a grand jury inquiry. The Des Moines charge is larceny from a person. Cameron, jailed on bond in St Paul, was hospitalized for a severe asthma attack after his arrest.
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Des Moines
Polk County Sheriff's Office
Otto (Dutch) Cameron
St. Paul
Seek To Abandon Short R. I. Line Out Of Iowa City
Trustees of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railway applied to the Interstate Commerce Commission for authority to abandon 10.27 miles of track between Iowa City and Iowa Junction. The branch connects with the main line in Iowa City. Frank O Lowden, former Illinois governor, is among the trustees signing the filing. The application cites declining traffic and reduced operating revenues in recent years.
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Washington
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Interstate Commerce Commission
Iowa City
Iowa Junction
Frank O Lowden
Illinois
Young Arson Suspect Committed to Mental Hospital
Emmetsburg Iowa AP County Attorney Joe Hand said Paul Weibrod 17 who confessed to lighting a $100000 fire on December 7 in the Iowa theater basement will be committed to Woodward Hospital for feeble mindedness. University of Town psychiatrists found he has the mentality of a 10 year old and little chance for improvement.
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Emmetsburg
Joe Hand
Paul Weibrod
Iowa Theater
Woodward Hospital
Hand
University of Town
Explosion at electrical shop endangers four in Ottumwa
A gasoline blow torch exploded in an Ottumwa electrical shop late Saturday, shattering first floor windows and rattling nearby buildings. Proprietor W. L. Martin had just entered the shop after lighting the torch to thaw a water pipe.
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Ottumwa
W. L. Martin
Leap Year Bachelors Lure in Iowa and D.C. Politics
Ached with tongue in cheek, this piece playfully lists eligible Iowa bachelors in the state house and Washington D.C. in a presidential election year. It names lawmakers, aides, and a few young prospects, including Howard Baldwin, M. X. Geske, Don W. Burington, David M. Evans, J. P. Gallagher, Joe Flynn, Eugene H. Reilly, Clyde Tolson, and others, suggesting marriage prospects and political ambitions amid Leap Year.
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Iowa
State House
Ali
Towa
Diogenes
Cupid
Des Moines
Washington, D. C
Heart
State Senate
Howard Baldwin
Cascade
Dubuque County
M. X. Geske
McGregor
House of Representatives
Don W. Burington
Sioux City
David M. Evans
Cresco
J. P
Is Iowa Weather Changing Charles D Reed Has Answer
Des Moines reports weather chief Charles D Reed dismisses camel-drawn plows but notes 58 years of warming trends with mean temp rising from 46.4 to 49.2 since 1878. He cautions 2.8 degree rise may be overstated due to record methods, predicts a cooler trend and potential frosted corn in 1939 1940 or 1941 with an 85 percent forecaster standard.
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George Mills
Iowa Daily Press Bureau
Des Moines
Charles D. Reed
Weather Bureau
Federal Weather Observer
Towa
Reed
Iowa
Suit Against Iowa Fair Board Heads to High Court
H G Devotic of Mitchellville Iowa files suit seeking 17000 damages from the Iowa state fair board for his son's death at the 1930 fair when two stunting airplanes collided above spectators. The case moves to the state supreme court after prior rulings upheld a demurrer claiming no negligence by state officials.
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Des Moines
H. G. Devotic
Mitchellville
Iowa State Fair Board
Supreme Court
Devotie
A. A. Herrick
Polk County
Tribune President Weds Sioux City Bride
John C. Kelly president of the Sioux City Tribune company married Miss Dorothy Hagan at Cathedral of the Epiphany. The ceremony was performed by Very Rev T M Coghlan the diocese vicar general. Kelly is son of Eugene Kelly editor and manager and grandson of Tribune founder.
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Sioux City
John C. Kelly
Sioux City Tribune Company
Dorothy Hagan
First Lady May Speak At Drake
Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt tentatively accepts a Drake University commencement address for June 8. The White House notes the plan could change if President Roosevelt's schedule alters.
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Drake
Washington
Franklin D Roosevelt
Drake University
White House
Two Viola Boys Injured When Train Strikes Bus
Special to The Gazette. Gene Bingham 18 suffered a fractured leg and James Bingham 15 was cut on the head when the school bus they were driving was struck by a westbound freight at 3 45 p m Saturday. The youths are sons of Joe Bingham of Viola, owner of the bus. They did not hear the train as they approached the crossing, the bus overturned and was badly damaged. The boys were taken to their home.
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the Gazette
Springville
Gene Bingham
James Bingham
Joe Bingham
Viola
Fanning Linked to Slaying Vicinity of Britt In
Captain William Baxter of the Missouri highway patrol said Homer Fanning, 26, captured in Kansas City, fits the description of the man who killed James Zrostlik, 26, of Britt, two months prior. Baxter said Fanning's companion also matched the description of Zrostlik's killer’s associate. Baxter questioned Fanning and believes he was near Britt, Iowa, when Zrostlik was slain and noted gun descriptions match the weapon used. Fanning is being questioned in Macon, Missouri, over recent robberies.
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Kansas City
INS
William Baxter
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Homer Fanning
James Zrostlik
Britt, Jr
Farmer
Fanning
Zrostlik
Alvin Karpis
Baxter
Britt
Iowa State Bureau of Investigation
Iowa
Macon
Herman Merrill Dies A Ottumwa Business Leader
Ottumwa honors Herman W. Merrill 77 a longtime business figure linked to the Merrill wholesale grocery line with his father J H Merrill. He later worked in banking and trust interests. A daughter survives. Merrill hailed from Mount Pleasant.
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Herman Merrill
Ottumwa
Herman W. Merrill
J. H. Merrill
Merrill
Mount Pleasant
Two Men Arrested At Washington On Shoplifting Charge
Police arrested L. Jackson and Joe Coryell, both of Dubuque, for shoplifting in Washington Iowa. They held them for investigation after finding 15 pairs of gloves 14 pairs of women’s hose and two suits in their possession. All but one suit were stolen from a local store.
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Washington, Ia
L. Jackson
Joe Coryell
Dubuque
Hiccough Victim Shows Improvement in Davenport
Victor Hampton a 23 year old radio amateur in Davenport is reported much improved after a hiccoughing attack lasting 191 hours. He stopped coughing Friday afternoon and began nourishing last night. Hampton has been bedfast since a school fire drill accident five years ago.
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Davenport
Victor Hampton
Hampton
All Iowa Highways Are Reported Icy
Ice glazed highways cut traffic as the weather bureau forecast a warm up after a cold snap. The Iowa highway commission said all main roads were open though slick, with Creston area roads described as slick as glass. Northern Iowa saw the coldest temps at Spirit Lake minus three degrees.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Weather Bureau
The
Highway Commission
Creston
Spirit Lake
Party Chief Denies Authority To Probe Donor List
Iowa Democratic Party chairman says County Attorney Burkman cannot force disclosure of donors to the Iowa Democracy group. Burkman vows investigation into the contributing names amid a report listing 8660.49 dollars from Iowa Democracy and related subsidiaries.
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Burkman
Iowa Democracy
DES Moines
Iowa
Birmingham
Democratic State Central Committee
Iowa Democratic Club
Democracy, Inc
Friends
The
New Deal
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