Iowa Supreme Court Rules Gas Tax Refunds Must Be Repaid
The Iowa Supreme Court ordered Standard Oil of Indiana and Phillips Petroleum to repay 109,688.81 in gasoline tax refunds deemed illegally allowed. The judgment fixes Standard Oil at 93,400.79 and Phillips at 16,288.02, with interest from the lower court date. The case, spanning several years through 1933, centers on deductions for evaporation and loss and whether refunds covered the true amounts due.
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DES Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Phillips Petroleum Company
High Court
Standard Oil Company
Phillips Company
Polk County
Allen A. Herrick
Supreme Court
Iowa
R. F E. Johnson
Leo J. Wegman
Wegman
Louis Clay Loses Second Appeal in Folsom Slaying Case
The Iowa Supreme Court denied the second appeal of Louis Clay, an Iowa City man sentenced to 30 years for the murder of George J. Folsom, Johnson County pioneer. The ruling ends all state-level appeal opportunities after more than two years of courtroom proceedings.
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Des Moines
State Supreme Court
Louis Clay
Iowa City
George J. Folsom
Johnson County
Clay
Iowa
Fred Martin celebrated at 79 with family gathering
Fred Martin born in England, who farmed west of town then served as school janitor, was honored Sunday by his children and grandchildren for his seventy nine birthday. Mrs. Martin died last June as attendees including multiple Martins and friends joined the event.
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Martelle
Fred Martin
Mr. Martin
England
America
Here
Martin
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
Pauline Larson
Kennett
Arnold Wustenberg
L. E. Bees
Kennett— Rixe - Lausen Post
American Legion
Legion Rooms
M. F. Bullis
John Engel
A.rt Bachus
A. R. Stevenson
Hoyt Battolph
C. W. Pollock
Paul Hambright
Omer Wright
Ed Kruse
Art Bachus
M. F. Bulis
Arnold Bartener
A. R. Stephenson
W. Fair
Oxford
Ruth Schmidt
Ethel Mann
Minnie Taylor
Mabel Schweitzer
Mabel Summerhays
Mabel Goodrich
Mary Saxton
Ida Wagner
Iona Horn
Esther Bireline
Mabel Singer
Jennie Day
Lizzie Gegenheimer
Jennie Specht
Barbara Simpkins
Thelma Floetchinger
Mary Winters
Brandon
G. A. R. Hall
Lucille McKee
Russell Shaffer
Marjorie Weart
Velma Davis
Bruce Weart
Nile Fullton
Fairbanks
Jesup
Prairieburg
Albert C. Kula
Kula
Six Counties to Represent at Junior Farm Bureau Drama Event
County Agent Emmett C. Gardner announced a drama and music tournament in Yjowa City on January 27 for Junior Farm Bureau groups. Six counties Benton Scott Linn Poweshiek Macocaine Johnson will participate with folk dances plays quartets and choirs on the program.
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Yjowa
Emmett C. Gardner
Farm S Bureau
Benton Scott
Linn
Poweshiek
Macocaine
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 was struck by a car driven by Keith Smith and thrown against a tree, suffering brain concussion and spinal injuries. Survived by his parents Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Spangler and sister Eleanor. He died at People's hospital.
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Gazette
Independence
Franklin Spangler
Wapsipinicon
People's Hospital
Spangler
Keith Smith
E. T. Spangler
Winthrop
Eleanor
J J Carroll Seeks Iowa City Mayor Nomination
J J Carroll, four time Iowa City mayor, announced Monday his candidacy for mayor on the Democratic ticket. The Democratic primary now includes Carroll, L L Crowder, and Grover C Watson, all listed as candidates.
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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
Mr and Mrs William Gray were honored Saturday for their forty nine year marriage with a family picnic. Their children grandchildren and great grandchildren attended the celebration.
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Grand Mound—M
William Gray
Frock with back flare wins honors as season's smartest style
Anne Adams Pattern 4253 showcases a V neck frock with puffed sleeves and a back flare skirt. The design, available in sizes 12 through 40, includes illustrated instructions and costs 15 cents pattern and 15 cents book with combined price 25 cents.
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Anne Adams
Pattern
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Pattern Department
West Seventeenth Street
New York
N. Y
Iowa Lawmaker Proposes Graduated Tax on Large Landholds
Des Moines reports Rep. John W. Moore introduces a bill taxing landowners with over 320 acres at rates from two percent up to full double tax for 1 200 or more acres. Revenue would fund schools by district student counts, with penalties for title transfers to dodge the levy. The measure targets farm tenancy.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa House
John W. Moore
Sioux City
Moore
Iowa News in Brief Roundup of Local Notices and Events
Community forums begin with Prof. George F. Davies of the University of Iowa addressing business topics. Various towns report weddings births school changes and club elections along with funeral notices and local honors across Marengo Stanwood Grinnell Toledo and other towns.
State liquor laws upheld in Iowa Supreme Court ruling
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled state liquor seals are required for all liquor in Iowa, overturning a defense that seals applied only to liquor bought inside the state. Luther Johnson’s appeal from a Page county conviction for illegal possession was denied.
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DES Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Iowa
State Liquor Commission
Luther Johnson
Page County
Iowa Highway Survey Measures Trucks and Buses
A state highway survey station ten miles west of Cedar Rapids weighs and records trucks and buses. Five crew members under Hassett operate daily for six weeks with 24 hour coverage, collecting detailed data on load, dimensions, tires, weights, owner and license. Similar surveys occur across forty states under the federal bureau of roads.
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Cedar Rapids
R. J. Hassett
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 at 74
Cascade businessman Francis J. Tallman died at Hotel Faber after an eleven month illness. Born in Garry Owen, he was 74 and raised by his aunt and uncle. A published poet, he ran real estate and insurance for 30 years and supported civic charities. Surviving sisters Theresa Campbell and E L Schweppe of Madison. Funeral Mass at St Martin's church Wednesday at 9:30.
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Gazette
Cascade
Francis J. Tallman
Hotel Faber
Garry Owen
Frank Tallman
Patrick Tallman
Tallman
Theresa Campbell
E. L. Schweppe
Madison
Knights of Columbus
St. Martin’s Church
Thomas J. Rooney
Track ambitions lead Willie Willis to risky night hike
Willie Willis says he does not mind going by the cemetery after dark as he plans to go out for track in the forenoon. He expresses a willingness to take the risky route for training and competition.
New Cold Wave Heads Toward Iowa
Snow and rising temperatures were forecast for Iowa on Wednesday but a new cold wave is expected to reach the state. Meteorologist C. D. Reed cautioned that forecasts are uncertain yet the pattern suggests much colder air arriving Wednesday night. Temperatures dipped as low as 28 below in North Dakota while Bemidji Minnesota reported 42 below. Iowa records ranged from 14 below at Charles City to 20 above at Keokuk, with Iowa Falls at eight below.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Tall Corn
C. D. Reed
North Dakota
United States
Bemidji
Minn
Charles City
Keokuk
Iowa Falls
It Was A Good Dog Story But Untrue
A dog in Des Moines named Rex resembled a Denver police dog but was misidentified. Mrs. Stanley C. Wilmore found the dog with sore feet and nearly sent it to Denver before learning Rex’s Des Moines origins and the mix up involving Max, the missing German police dog.
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Des Moines
INS
Max
Denver
Colo
Stanley C. Wilmore
Rex
Robert L. Martin
Oldest Iowa graduate earns degree in 1865
Special to The Gasette Iowa City Mrs Kersey Holmes of Carpentry? Carpentaria Calif is the oldest living University of Iowa graduate having earned a bachelor of didactics in June 1865 She is the sole surviving member of the class of 65
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Iowa City
Kersey Holmes
Carpentaria
Calif
University of Iowa
Oxford Junction Install O N S Officers
Mrs. Bess Harris and helpers installed O N S officers in Oxford Junction led by Lizzie Nowachek as worthy matron and E A Grimwood as worthy patron. New officers include Anna Powelka associate matron and J E Davies associate patron, with a list of staff and an homage from Gladys Novotny of Cedar Rapids.
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Oxford Junction
Bess Harris
Lil- Nan 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
Lillian Berner
Lula Koranda
Eena Tillie Pashek
Ruth
Kalouse
Ahrendsen
Grace Stuhr
Electa
Tillie Stewart
Enna Cave
Sentinel
Funeral services for Mrs Elizabeth Morgan in Stanley
Mrs Elizabeth Morgan 71 longtime Stanley resident died at Mercy hospital Oelwein of pneumonia. Husband preceded her in death. Survived by nine children including Mrs Anna Berger Iowa City and Mrs Rose O'Brian Oelwein. Services at Methodist church with Rev F A Smith of Gladbrook officiating.
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J. R. Rogers
Jennie Mines
Wayne
Neb
Presbyterian Church
A. C. Fischer
St. Paul's Church
Presbyterian Cemetery
Rogers
New York
Traer—Hesperia Lodge
A. F
A. M
Bona Dea
Eastern Star
Blanche Steffen
Zulu Bower
Ruth Fleming
Ethel Taylor
J. W. Dodd
Celia Owens
A. J. Norton
Lola Ames
Hazel Morrow
Pearl Street
Frances Earley
Grace Crippen
Jean Cottrell
Marshal
Florence Ulstad
Adah
Margaret Griffeth
Ruth
Mary Beecher
Esther
Mary Neidick
Martha
Elizabeth Earley
Electa
Eva Vorba
D. M. Cottrell
Sentinel
Hazel
W. E. Bower
Merle Beecher
A. L. Wise
D. P. Jordan
Tyler
Belle Plaine
John Henry, Jr
John
Margaret Henry
Miami
Henry
Andrew
Scott
Archie
Charles Lenze
Mason City
Hrabak Chapel
A. C. Walker
Congregational Church
Marengo
Presbyterian Men's Brotherhood
D. H. Zentmire
George Fiser
Howard Myers
Jay Zahrt
Stanwood
Charles Koering
Dorothy
Eugene Pye
William Pye
New Port
Tipton
Viola Koering
Louis McGuire
Olin
Pye
Grinnell
Edith A. Sternfeld
Grinnell College
American Water Color Society
Fine Arts
Carol Sax
Tama
Florence Cuthbertson
LaRue Howard
O. A. Hennesy
Dallas
Arthur Hennesy
Watson Mason
Walter DuToit
Roy Harris
Adria VanHorn
Dorothy Goodman
Sidney Smith
Clutier
Marion
Here
Catholic Foresters
Stanley
Elizabeth Morgan
Mercy Hospital
Oelwein
Anna Berger
Iowa City
Will
George
Elmer
Char Harold
Mamie Kraft
Frank
Aurora
Rose O'Brian
Methodist Church
F. A. Smith
Gladbrook
John McLachlan dies at 80 with niece in residence
John McLachlan aged 80 died Saturday after living with his niece Misa Effie Manning. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at the Union church with Rev. Horace Bethel officiating.
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Stanley — John McLachlan
Misa Effie Manning
Union Church
Horace Bethel
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Nannie Hainen
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University of Iowa College of Commerce
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Tom C. McAllister
Sacred Heart Cathedral
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Edgewood
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Flint
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Delaware
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North Liberty
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C. K. Wolfe
Ernest Myers
Lee Colony
L. L. Stoner
Cascade Business
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Florida
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Dixie Ver
Dearborn Sta
Dally
C&ei
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L. A
St. Patersbuch
Cuba
Psssenger
Dixie
Dixie Route Travel Bureau
LaSalle
Ill
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D.P.A
Lie N RR
Bestmen's Bank
D.T
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