Supreme Court Orders Gas Tax Refunds From Two Oil Firms
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that Standard Oil of Indiana and Phillips Petroleum must repay $109,688.81 in gasoline tax refunds deemed illegally granted. The court set $93,400.79 for Standard Oil and $16,288.02 for Phillips, reducing lower court judgments and applying interest from the decree date.
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Des Moines
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Phillips Petroleum Company
High Court
Standard Oil Company
Phillips Company
Polk
Allen A. Herrick
Supreme Court
Iowa
R. E. Johnson
Leo.j. Wegman
Wegman
Frock with Back Flare Wins Honors as Season's Smartest Style
An Anne Adams pattern 4253 showcases a frock with a V neck, puff sleeves, and a back flare skirt. The ad invites readers to order pattern 4253 and the accompanying pattern book, noting sizes 12 to 40 and fabric options. Also reports local obituaries and lodge installations in Wheatland and Traer areas.
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Anne Adams
Pattern
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Pattern Department
West Seventeenth Street
New York
Iowa City forum to feature Prof George Davies
Iowa City hosts the second of a series of community forums on Wednesday night with Prof George F Davies of the University of Iowa college of commerce as speaker. Davies serves as editor of the university business digest and has written on economics and sociology, teaching since 1928.
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Iowa City
George F. Davies
University of Iowa College of Commerce
University of Iowa
Business Digest
Davies
University
Louis Clay Loses His Second Appeal
The Iowa Supreme Court denied the second appeal of Louis Clay, an Iowa City Negro sentenced to 30 years for the slaying of George J. Folsom, a Johnson County pioneer. The ruling ends all state appellate avenues after more than two years of litigation.
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Des Moines
State Supreme Court
Louis Clay
Iowa City
George J. Folsom
Johnson County
Clay
Iowa
Fred Martelle Martin celebrated seventy ninth birthday dinner
Fred Martin born in England was honored by his children and grandchildren who gathered to mark his seventy ninth birthday. He farmed west of town and later served as school janitor for many years. Mrs. Martin died last June. Family attendees included Clarence Miller Chester James Merle Stewart Loren Leonard Frances Eleanor Ray Martin Charles Wayne Ruth Margaret Ellen Guy Martin Reginald Touro Darlene Lesta Jean Pirie and Pauline Larson.
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Martelle
Fred Martin
Mr. Martin
England
America
Here
Frances
Eleanor
Ray_Martin
Charles
Wayne
Ruth
Margaret Ellen
Guy Martin
Reginald Touro
Darlene
Lesta Jean Pirie
Pauline Larson
Six counties to perform in Junior Farm Bureau drama event
Iowa Cfty County Agent Emmett C Gardner announced that six counties will be represented in a drama and music tournament here January 27 for the Junior Farm Bureau groups. Benton Scott Linn Poweshiek Muscatine and Johnson will participate with folk dance plays quartets and choruses on the program.
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Iowa
Emmett C. ‘Gardner
Farm Bureau
Benton Scott
Linn
Poweshiek
Muscatine
Johnson
Independence College Boy Fatally Injured In Coasting Crash
Franklin Spangler 17 Independence junior college basketball player died after a coasting accident at the Wapsipinicon golf club grounds. He died at People's hospital from brain concussion and spinal injuries after a bobsled hitched to a car forced him into a tree. He was son of Mr and Mrs E T Spangler of Independence with a sister Eleanor surviving.
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West Liberty
Lauren Pike
Harry Pike
The
Gazette
Independence
Franklin Spangler
Wapsipinicon
People's Hospital
Spangler
Keith Smith
E. T. Spangler
Winthrop
Eleanor
J. J. Carroll Files Candidacy for Iowa City Mayor
Four time mayor J. J. Carroll announced his bid for mayor on the Democratic ticket in Iowa City. The Democratic primary now includes Carroll and two other candidates L. L. Crowder and Grover C. Watson, who each announced their bids earlier.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
J. J. Carroll
Carroll
L. L. Crowder
Grover C. Watson
Grand Mound Couple Honored On Forty Ninth Anniversary
Grand Mound residents Mr. and Mrs. William Gray were celebrated Saturday on their 49th wedding anniversary. Their children grandchildren and great grandchildren attended a picnic dinner to honor the couple.
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Grand Mound
HXY
William Gray
Extra tax proposed for land holders over 320 acres
Iowa Representative John W. Moore introduces a bill in the Iowa House to impose a graduated tax on owners of more than 320 acres. Tax rates start at two percent and rise to a potential double tax for those with 1,200 acres or more, with revenue shared with school districts and penalties for title transfers to avoid the levy.
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OFS Moiies
INS
Iowa House
John W. Moore
Sioux City
Iowa Supreme Court Rules State Seal Required on All Liquor
The Iowa Supreme Court held it is unlawful to possess liquor in Iowa without the state liquor commission seal, regardless of where purchased. It denied Luther Johnson's appeal from a Page County conviction for illegal possession, rejecting the argument that the seal requirement only applied to liquor bought in Iowa.
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DES Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Iowa
State Liquor Commission
Luther Johnson
Page County
Highway survey begins near Cedar Rapids to study truck traffic
A state highway commission survey station ten miles west of Cedar Rapids weighs trucks and buses and quizzes drivers. Five men led by Hassett operate eight hours daily for six weeks, collecting data on load, dimensions, tires, weight per axle, owner and license, with three other Iowa sites coordinating with the federal bureau of roads.
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Cedar Rapids
R. J. Hassett
Iowa
State Highway Commission
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
Ames
Sioux City
LeMars
Hassett
R. T. Messer
Highway Commission
Bureau of Public Roads
Messer
Cascade Business Man and Poet Dies in Cascade
Francis J. Tallman a Cascade business man and published poet died at Hotel Faber after eleven months illness. Born in Garry Owen at 74 he lived with his uncle and aunt after his mother died. He wrote poetry published in major magazines and ran a real estate and insurance business for 30 years. Surviving sisters Theresa Campbell and E L Schweppe of Madison. Funeral at St. Martin's church Wednesday at 9 30 with Requiem Mass by Rev Thomas J Rooney.
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The
Gazette
Cascade
Francis J. Tallman
Hotel Faber
Garry Owen
Frank Tallman
Patrick Tallman
Tallman
Theresa Campbell
E. L. Schweppe
Madison
Knights ‘of Columbus
Willie Willis Faces Track Comeback Amid Cemetery Tale
Willie Willis expresses determination to return to track in the spring after visiting a cemetery at night. The remark signals a personal backstory and commitment to future competitions despite unconventional training lore.
New Cold Wave Heads Toward Iowa Ahead Of Wind Chill
Forecasters expect a sharp cold snap to hit Iowa with temperatures dropping to near 26 below in some areas. C D Reed, senior meteorologist, cautioned that forecasts remain uncertain but indicate colder weather arriving Wednesday night as Iowa records show subzero readings across several towns. Charles City logged 14 below while Bemidji Minnesota hit 42 below and Keokuk reached 20 above.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Tall Corn
C. D. Reed
North Dakota
United States
Bemidji
Minn
Charles City
Keokuk
Weather Bureau
Iowa Falls
It Was A Good Dog Story But Untrue
A false Des Moines canine tale cleared up when Rex the Des Moines dog, found by Mrs. Stanley C. Wilmore, matched to Max the Denver police dog, causing the mix up. Rex’s owner, Mrs. Robert L. Martin of Denver, was contacted and misidentification resolved.
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Des Moines
INS
Max
Denver
Colo
Stanley C. Wilmore
Rex
Robert L. Martin
Oldest Iowa graduate noted in 1865 degree
Special to The Gasette reports Mrs. Kersey Holmes of Carpentaria California earned a bachelor of didactics in June 1865 as Etta Raymond and remains the sole surviving member of the University of Iowa class of 1865.
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Gasette
Iowa City
Kersey Holmes
Carpentaria
Calif
University of Iowa
Holmes
Etta Raymond
Oxford Junction Hosts O E S Installation Ceremony
Mrs Bess Harris with aide Mrs Lil lian Berner Mrs Jennie Phillips and Mrs Mae Davies installed O E S officers in Oxford Junction led by Lizzie Nowachek as worthy matron E A Grimwood as worthy patron Anna Powelka associate matron J E Davies associate patron Emma Shimerda secretary Emma Thorne treasurer Anna Belle Zak conductress Anna Burda associate conductress Clara Claussen marshal Mae Davies organist Lillian Berner chaplain Lula Koranda Adah Tillie Pashek Ruth Anna Kalouse Esther Christina Ahrendsen Martha Grace Stuhr Electa Tillie Stewart warder Emma Cave sentinel Flowers given to the matron by her daughter Gladys Novotny of Cedar Rapids.
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A. F
A. M
Bona Dea
Eastern Star
Blanche Steffen
Zulu Bower
Ruth Fleming
Ethel Taylor
J. W. d, Worthy
Celia Owens
A. J. Norton
Lola Ames
Hazel Morrow
Pearl] Street
Frances Earley
Grace Crippen
Jean Cottrell
Marshal
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Adah
Margaret
Griffeth
Ruth
Mary Beecher
Esther
Mary Neidick
Martha
Elizabeth Earley
Electa
E. P. Moore
Stevenson Earley
W. E. Bower
Merle Beecher
A. L. Wise
D. P. Jordan
Tyler
Oxford Junction
Bess Harris
Lillian Berner
Jennie Phillips
Mae Davies
Lizzie Nowachek
E. A. Grimwood
Anna Powelka
J. E. Davies
Emma Shimerda
Emma Thorne
Anna Belle Zak
Anna Burda
Clara Claussen
Lula Koranda
Tillie Pashek
Anna Kalouse
Christina Ahrendsen
Grace Stuhr
Tillie Stewart
Emma Cave
Sentinel
Gladys Novotny
Cedar Rapids
Mrs Elizabeth Morgan 71 Funeral in Stanley
Funeral services for Mrs Elizabeth Morgan 71 longtime Stanley resident were held Monday at the Methodist church with Rev F A Smith of Gladbrook officiating. She died at Mercy hospital in Oelwein of pneumonia. Survived by nine children Anna Berger Iowa City Will George Elmer Charles Harold Mamie Kraft Stanley Frank Aurora Rose O'Brian Oelwein. Her husband died eighteen years ago.
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Wayne
Neb
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New York
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John Henry, Jr
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Margaret Henry
Miami
Henry
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Scott
Archie
Charles Lenze
Mason City
Hrabak Chapel
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Marengow
Presbyterian Men's Brotherhood
D. H. Zentmire
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Howard Myers
Jay Zahrt
Stanwood
Charles Koering
Dorothy
Eugene Pye
William Pye
New Port
Tipton
Viola Koering
Louis McGuire
Olin
Fine Arts
Carol Sax
Tama
Sidney Smith
Adria VanHorn
Dorothy Goodman
Cascade
Sacred Heart Church
Fillmore
Daniel McPoland
Milton Walsh
J. J. Leen
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McPoland
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Herman Riedesel
Esther
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Tom C. McAllister
Sacred Heart Cathedral
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Wyan
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Doran Aldrich
Rowley
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L. D. Wallace
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D. H. Dingsley
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Edgewood
Addie Southwich
Anna Lee
Fanny Gardner
Flint
Mich
Addie Gardner
Masonville
Delaware County
Henry Gardner
Elizabeth Blanchard Gardner
Arthur Southwich
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Southwich
Hopkinton
Phyllis Jane Parsons
Albert Parsons
F. Cochel
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Richard Lee
Mount Vernon
George Lindsey
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Johnson County
Joe P. Dvorsky
Newport Township
Glen Stevens
Scott Township
Fred Gegenheimer
Oxford
J. P. Burns
J. A. Brown
C. K. Wolfe
Ernest Myers
Lee Colony
L. L
Stanley
Elizabeth Morgan
Mercy Hospital
Oelwein
Anna Berger
Will
George
Elmer
Charles
Harold
Mamie Kraft
Frank
Aurora
Rose O'Brian
Methodist Church
F. A. Smith
Gladbrook
Stanley McLachlan Dies at 80 in Local Home
John McLachlan, 80, who resided with his niece Effie Manning, died Saturday. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Union Church with Rev. Horace Bethel officiating.
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Effie Manning
Union Church
Horace Bethel
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