Senate Transactions Doomed Tax Bill In Iowa Senate
The Iowa Senate will begin final drafting Monday afternoon of a tax revision measure after labeling the classified transactions bill a special order for the first day of next week’s session. key senators, led by G W Patterson and WS Beardsley, favor the interim bill. the Farm Bureau bill loses momentum as concessions shift support away from the selective transactions tax plan.
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Des Moines
Iowa Senate
G W Patterson Republican
Burt
Lax Revision Committee
WS Beardsley
New Virginia
Farm Bureau
Clyde L. Herring
Senate
Valentine
Appanense
House
Farm Bureau Bill
Farm Bureau Mil
Hicklin
R. Lowsa
Custom
Funeral services for I. W Knight in Maquoketa
Funeral services for I. W Knight 90 Civil War veteran held Sunday at 1:30 p m at the family home officiated by Rev G F Barsalou burial in Elmwood cemetery Dewitt Iowa after death occurred Thursday morning spotlighting local veteran history
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Clay Bowersox
Shueyville
Johnson County
Maquoketa
I. W Knight
G F Barsalou
Elmwood
Dewitt
Iowa City Woman Owns 261 Year Old Violin From Italy
Mrs Bernice K Mueller of Iowa City possesses a violin dated 1673 from Andreas Guarnerius. She claims it predates the oldest Stradivarius in the United States by six years, notes its Guarnerius characteristics, and ties to John Moocer of Bona Parta Indiana.
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Iowa City
Italy
Bernice K. Mueller
Andreas Guarnerius
United States
Max Adler
New York City
Muceller
Grundy Church Calls Toledo Pastor for One-Year Supply
The First Presbyterian Church of Grundy Center invites Rev Oliver Stevenson of Toledo to serve as pastor for one year as a stated supply. Stevenson has led Toledo and Tama churches for seven years and once pastor of a Grundy County church. The Grundy Center congregation has been without a regular pastor since Rev R B Fisher moved to Clarksville.
Emergency Nursery Schools To Aid Needy Across Four States
Emergency nursery schools will open in more than 100 Iowa Nebraska Kansas and Missouri towns serving children of needy and unemployed families. About 2700 teachers will be hired with Iowa benefiting from 35500 of a 135000 monthly state budget. Training sites include University of Iowa and Iowa State Teachers College with remodeling funded by CWA and direct relief to provide transportation meals and cod liver oil and orange juice.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Harold H. Anderson
Iowa Child Welfare Research Station
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
CWA
University of Iowa
Iowa State Teachers College
Anderson
Name Board Members For Iowa City C O C
Six new directors were elected to two year terms for the Iowa City Chamber of Commerce. They are Dr. E. J. Anthony, Harry Bremer, Edward A Chappell, Will J. Hayek, Chester A Phillips, and LeRoy R. Spencer. Continuing members include Charles A Beckman, Dr. W L. Bywater, Charles A Bowman, Carl Cone, Joseph Munkhoff, and Everett R. Means.
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Gazette
Iowa City
Honored on Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs J F Johnston celebrated their golden wedding at their Chelsea farm home after forty nine years of residence. John F Johnston and Miriam A Webster wed January 16 1884 in Toledo Iowa. They have seven children and were joined by relatives for a large anniversary dinner with a golden cake and fifty candles.
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Chelsea
J. F. Johnston
John F Johnston
Miriam A. Webster
Toledo
Anna Bowman
Mark Johnston
Brooklyn
Ela Graham
Marion
Jennie Dunaway
Marshalltown
Edna McCarty
Tama
Theodore
Floyd Johnston
John Bowman
A. E. Dunaway
Floyd
Foster
Martha
Margaret
Louise
Elmer Graham
Arlyne
Irvin
River Improvement Project in Independence
A new CWA project awarded to Buchanan County funds three riprap dams on the Wapsie River just below Independence dam. The first dam sits below the Main Street bridge with two more about three blocks apart. The work aims to beautify the river by keeping water visible and to preserve game fish when the power company shuts off water. Dr J K Step of Jesup, a state fish and game commissioner member, secured the project which will employ 30 workers plus a foreman and a timekeeper.
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Gazette
Independence
Buchanan County
Wapsie
Main Street
J. K. Step
Jesup
State Fish and Game Commission
Wegman Speaks On State Finances At Tama Banquet
Tama Iowa Leo J. Wegman state treasurer addresses the Tama Commercial club banquet discussing gas tax fraud in refunds and calling for repeal of the refund law amid 1.7 million dollars in annual refunds. He notes soldiers bonus bonds as top security and states plans to borrow 20 million for the sinking fund.
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Leo J. Wegman
Tama Commercial Club
I. O. O. F. Hall
Civic Improvement League
Wegman
United States
J. H. Ferguson
John Hynek
Youngbear
Council of
Edward Davenport
J. H. Willett
Carl B. Stiger
EB. J. Fueling
M. W. Hyland
Brother fatally shoots younger brother in Des Moines
Des Moines police questioned Roy Garrison 18 after he shot 13 year old Harold Garrison in bed. Harold died at a hospital. Officers found blank cartridge shells in Roy pockets and suspect the act was meant to scare not injure.
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Des Moines
INS
Roy Garrison
Harold
Roy
Indictments in Iowa include rail coal code case
Five indictments returned by a federal grand jury include the first against a coal operator for violating the NRA bituminous coal code. Charles and Howard Seals of Appanoose county allegedly sold standard lump coal at 90 cents below the code price, with shipments reaching Memphis Missouri. Additional counts involve tax evasion, obscene mail matter, mail theft, and white slave traffic violations.
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Memphis
Charles A. Dewey
J. W. Michael
Des Moines
Ice harvesting begins in Middle Amana and High Amana
Ice harvesting started at Middle Amana and High Amana on Thursday. The fly pond ice is about eight inches thick and about 300 loads are planned for both villages.
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Middle Amana
High Amana
Iowa City Home Building Drops in 1933 Remodeling Rises
Des Moines AP reports the 16 largest Iowa cities saw a 585 518 decline in home building value in 1933 from 1932 while remodeling rose by 245 950. Local housing commissioners compiled figures include hotels and hospitals with 571 new dwellings in 1932 and 472 in 1933, and 2066 remodels in 1932 versus 3274 in 1933.
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DES Moines
Iowa
State Department of Health
Department
Winners Announced In Toledo Declamatory Meet
Toledo junior high held a Thursday declamatory contest with awards in four categories. Kepler Harding won Oratorical with The Unknown Speaker. Barbara Muetzel won dramatic The Bishop's Candlesticks. Harriet Harlow placed second with Just Lean. Georgiana Amidon won Humorous with Monday Morning, Donald Henderson second with Tommy Sterns Scrubs Up, Maxine McAnulty third with Painful Parting. Judges included Supt M F Cheever Miss Herdecker and Miss Burkes of Gladbrook.
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Toledo
Kepler Harding
Barbara Muetzel
Harriet Harlow
Georgiana Amidon
Donald Henderson
Tommy Sterns
Maxine McAnulty
Sigourney Happy Hour Club Elects Officers
The Sigourney Happy Hour club elected officers at its meeting this week naming Mrs J K Arnold president Mrs Sohn Freres vice president Mrs R E Shaver secretary and Mrs Rassie Griffin treasurer for the group.
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Rebekah
Vina Mattison
Ottumwa
R. E. Street
Martinsburg
ITO
Fred Wilkening
Noble
Ralph Goeldner
Ray Schweinke
Henry Snakenbere
Henry Utterback
Noble Grand
John Morrow
Harald Webb
Walter Richardson
Ed Brannan
C C Heninger
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George Baker
I. O O F. Erand Lodge
Sigourney Happy Hour Club
J. K Arnold
Sohn Freres
R. E. Shaver
Rassie Griffin
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