Senate Committee Begins Work On Homestead Exemption Bill
Iowa Senate moves to amend the homestead tax bill to exempt food sales from the 2 percent tax and raise clothing and shoe thresholds. Also plans for a state farm to market road program aim to accelerate road improvements with local matching funds and a state fund.
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Senate
DES Moines
L. H. Doran
Boone
Iowa Senate
Doran
Assembly
Ways and Means
Earl Dean
Mason City
William S. Beardsley
New Virginia
Lester S. Gillette
Fostoria
Sam D. Goetsch
Decorah
Gillette
Charles B. Hoeven
Albia
Kiowa
Paul L. Millhone
Clarinda
State Highway Commission
Dorothy Craft Installed as Worthy Advisor in Belle Plaine
Dorothy Craft daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Craft was installed as worthy advisor of the Belle Plaine chapter of the Order of Rainbow for Girls in a candle light ceremony. Eastern Star, Masonic lodge and other guests attended the open meeting as Maxine Maxson completed her term and presented the Rainbow Bible.
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Belle Plaine
Dorothy Craft
Floyd Craft
Order of Rainbow
Eastern Star
Masonic
Miss Craft
Maxine Maxson
Assembly
Florence Wheeler
Nadine Hoff
Charity
Ella Mae Smith
Hope
Jeanne Bohlman
Dorothy Fuller
Mildred Manuel
Mary Anderson
Arline Smith
Helene Gaskell
Katherine Herejk
Marjorie Cameron
Nature
Betty Hall
Marion Stoner
Fidelity
Beverly Peterman
Margaret Swatosh
Dorothy Mall
Inner Observer
Betty Marie Walker
Capt. Hawthorne 97 River Pilot Dies in Le Claire
Capt Joseph M Hawthorne 97 one of the oldest Mississippi river pilots died at home in Le Claire Iowa after a short illness. He began as a raftsman and spent forty years as captain of packet boats. At 88 he piloted a government boat from Rock Island to Le Claire and back, earning a reception and remark that piloting the Father of Waters is a job for a softie.
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Father of Waters
Two Men Fined in Anamosa for Drunk Driving
In Anamosa Judge F O Ellison sentenced two men for drunken driving. Fred Fedderson of Olin pled guilty and paid a $300 fine and three month license revocation. Robert Cavanaugh pled guilty, fined $300 plus costs with $200 suspended. Eldred Widel received five added years for parole violation.
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Anamosa
F. O. Ellison
Fred Fedderson
Olin
Robert Cavanaugh
Cavanaugh
Eldred Widel
Justice Meted Out To All Involved In Robbery And Murder
Kossuth County Attorney L A Winkel said the sentencing of three persons cleared the records in the torture robbery murder of Mrs Anna Jorgenson in 1935. Glen McVey pled guilty to conspiracy to commit robbery and got three years at Fort Madison. Lottie McVey was paroled after a one year sentence for bigamy. Harry Stoner, 37, got life imprisonment after pleading guilty to a part in the murder. Warren Dale, previously acquitted, serves 25 years as an habitual criminal.
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Algona
Kossuth
L. A. Winkel
Anna Jorgenson
Glen McVey
Fort Madison Penitentiary
F. C. Davidson
Lottie McVey
Davidson
Women’s Reformatory
Harry Stoner
Jorgenson
Warren Dale
Iowa City Race To Reopen Shimek School Begins
Petitioners circulate in Iowa City to reopen Shimek school at the start of the second semester. They aim to present the issue to directors before the March 8 elections. The grade school was closed last summer with students moved to Horace Mann.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
Shimek
Horace Mann School
Bobsled Rider Killed in Crashes Near Creston
Afton farmer Jake Stroup died when his bobsled overturned. authorities believe his head struck a rock. Neighbor Neal White was only slightly injured in the crash near Creston.
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Creston (Ap
Jake Stroup
Afton
Stroup
Neal White
Clayton County Jury Lists Drawn for February Term 1937
Grand jurors for 1937 and petit jurors for the February term of the Clayton county district court were selected by Clerk G H Meyer Auditor E F Seifert and Recorder Verna O Connor. The grand jury includes W M Allyn Garnaville William Frederick Strawberry Point P J Hyde Elkader R G Kinsley McGregor Henry Kahle Guttenberg J H Kaiser St Olaf R L Phelps Strawberry Point George Ruegnitz Elkport Paul Reimer Edgewood K K Stearns St Olaf G A Tornowske Monca na Andrew Yearous Elgin. Petit jurors named: Harold Aulrich Monona Harry Barnhart Colesburg Otto Brimeyer North Buena Vista P J Barry Turkey River Harold Conley Elkport Ellsworth Carnicle Strawberry Point John Christen Elgin Alvin Dettman Luana M R Dykeman Marquette R W Duff Volga City George Ferguson McGregor Arthur Glawe St Olaf Joe Grathe Strawberry Point Mrs Florence Hamilton Elkader Mrs J W Hudek Garnaville George Holtz Edgewood Arthur Klinge Farmersburg L C Lenth Elkader John Link Clayton Henry P Larson St Olaf Wilbert F Lenth Monona Herbert Lau Elkader Elmer Lenth Farmersburg Oscar Meese Edgewood William G Murphy McGregor Albert Meyers Elkader Edith Matthews Strawberry Point Arthur Moellering Garnaville Mrs Mary McLane Guttenberg Carl Opperman Elkader Myrtle O Neill McGregor Ed Pufahl Luana Charles Peck Marquette L R Rowell Edgewood Harlan Reinhart Luana Fred Rodas Edgewood E W Schierholz Luana Willard Tuecke Clayton Ernest Winch Garber Frank Wiley Edgewood.
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Eleader
Clayton County District Court
G. H. Meyer
E. F. Seifert
Verna O’connor
W. M. Allyn
Garnaville
William Frederick
Strawberry Point
P. J. Hyde
Elkader
R. G. Kinsley
McGregor
Henry Kahle
Guttenberg
J. H. Kaiser
St. Olaf
R. L. Phelps
George Ruegnitz
Elkport
Paul Reimer Edgewood
K. K. Stearns
G. A. Tornowske
Moncna
Andrew Yearous
Elgin
T. H. Goheen
Calmar
Harold Aulrich
Monona
Harry Barnhart
Colesburg
Otto Brimeyer
North Buena Vista
P. J. Barry
Turkey River
Harold Conley
Ellsworth Carnicle
John Christen
Alvin Dettman
Luana
M. R. Dykeman
Marquette
R. W. Duff
Volga City
George Ferguson
Arthur Glawe
Joe Grathe
Florence Hamilton
J. W. Hudek
George Holtz
Edgewood
Arthur Klinge
Farmersburg
L. C. Lenth
John Link
Clayton
Henry P. Larson
Wilbert F. Lenth
Herbert Lau
Elmer Lenth
Oscar
E. W. Schierholz
Willard Tuecke
Ernest Winch
Garber
Frank Wiley
Benton County Towns Drive Flood Relief Funds
The Benton county chapter sent 348.87 to the Red Cross in St Louis, bringing two day total near 700 with Van Horne contributing 148.87 led by Mayor Ilen. Funds are expected to reach 1 000 by Friday while a clothing shipment leaves Vinton for Cincinnati Monday driven by Theodore Ferrick. Contributions are accepted at Mrs Charles Isbell's home in Vinton.
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Vinton
Red Cross
St. Louis
Benton County
van Horne
Ilen
F. W. Shoquist
Cincinnati
Theodore Ferrick
Charles Isbell
Tama Rainbow Girls install new worthy advisor Mary Jeanette Woods
Mary Jeanette Woods becomes the new worthy advisor of the Tama chapter of the Order of the Rainbow for Girls. Installation held at the Masonic hall Tuesday evening with officers installed led by installing officer Ethel Carpenter and recorder H C Woods.
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TAMA
Mary Jeanette Woods
Order of the Rainbow
Masonic Hall
Jesse Kauble
Ethel Carpenter
H. C. Woods
Earl Spooner
Willem Ford
Meredith Yerkes
Helen Rugg
Charity
Marilyn Storm
Hope
Arlette Rugg
Faith
Frances Scott
Bette Metz
June Ehret
Josephine Griswold
Jean Austinndale
Norma Jeanne Blythe
Marjorie Nelson
Virginia Larson
Phyllis Malin
Joan Booth
Beulah Overturf
Roberta Lauderdale
Ice Mint Foot Comfort Now
Want feet that stand, walk and stay cool all day. Purchase Ice Mint at your druggist and try it for one day to relieve foot odors, cool, rest and comfort tired feet. A single day of use may make new shoes feel like old boots.
Veteran Allamakee editor dead at 82
John J. Dunlevy 82 longtime editor of the Allamakee Journal and Lansing Mirror died Thursday after a four week illness. A Northeastern Iowa Democratic leader, he served as Allamakee county Democratic chairman, mayor of Lansing for multiple terms, and two terms as postmaster. Surviving are eight children.
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Waukon
John J. Dunlevy
Allamakee Journal
Lansing Mirror
Dunlevy
Iowa
Allamakee County
Lansing
Plan Regional Band Contest To Replace Discarded National
The National School Band Association ends the national contest causing Iowa high school bands to join a regional sectional contest at the University of Kansas Lawrence. Superior rated bands will compete with Missouri Kansas Nebraska and eastern Colorado entrants. National orchestra competition remains unaffected per Dr. Charles D. Righter.
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Gazette
Iowa City
National School Band Association
Iowa
National Association
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Kan
Charles D. Righter
Iowa Festival Committee
Cedar County Tax Askings For 1937 Show Slight Drop
Cedar county 1937 valuation and tax report shows $681,471.60 in taxes certified for collection, down from $682,512.60 last year. City and town levies average 33.547 mills, school levies 15.931 mills, rural 22.739 mills, and countywide 24.369 mills. Total property value listed at $26,844,300 with credits at $5,655,753 and money and credits tax about $27,278.42.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Hermann Onken
Iowa City's Flood Relief Surpasses Quota Tenfold
Iowa City Red Cross reports over 500 contributors and a relief total of 1430.80 dollars sent to headquarters. The city surpassed its 160 dollar quota long ago and plans further benefits to aid flood victims.
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Iowa City
United States
Red Cross
Cold Wave Fades As Snow and Ice Grip Iowa
Iowa weather shifted from expected cold to snow and freezing rain with rising temperatures. Snow began in Sioux City and Council Bluffs and moved east with dangerous driving conditions. Temperatures fell to 2 below in Spirit Lake and peaked at 32 in Dubuque as forecasts warned more wintry mix.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
Spirit Lake
Dubuque
Des Moines Flood Relief Progress Report
Des Moines AP dispatch notes Red Cross collected 15462.78 toward a 21000 quota for flood relief as of Friday. Local officials report steady donations and ongoing fundraising efforts to meet the target.
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Des Moines
Red Cross
Trampled by Bull at Farm Sale Injures Man
William S. Roberts, 62, of Lewis, Ireland, was seriously injured when an enraged bull trampled him at a farm sale near here. Bystanders subdued the animal after the attack in the pen.
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Griswold
William S. Roberts
Lewis
Here
Roberts
Filip Re-Elected Treasurer Iowa Investment Assn
DES MOINES AP Winfield C. Jackley of Des Moines was elected president of the Iowa Investment Bankers association at a Thursday night meeting. John Quail of Davenport and Frank Warden of Des Moines were elected vice presidents. Re-elected secretary and treasurer were W. E. Frame of Des Moines and Frank Filip of Cedar Rapids. Directors re-elected were W. D. Hanna Burton R. B. Pecaut of Sioux City and C. Shaw of Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Winfield C. Jackley
Iowa Investment Bankers Association
John Quail
Davenport
Frank Warden
D Moines
W. E. Frame
de Moines
Frank Filip
Ceda Rapids
W. D. Hanna
Burkington R. B. Pecaut
Sioux City
C. Shaw
Six Photographs Rated Superior in Iowa U. Contest
Iowa City contest awards six superior photos from 19 entries at the University of Iowa. Wilbur Flaherty of Fort Dod ge and Don Berry of Indianola shared top honors. Flaherty's Snow and Shadows will be used as a sticker print for twenty traveling salon photos. Berry’s October Day and Summer Afternoon also rated, along with Shady Stream Old Mill by H M Williams Iowa City and Starch Works Night by Vincent Stelcik Cedar Rapids.
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Gazette
Iowa City
Iowa
University Iowa
Cochran
Wilbur Flaherty
Fort Dod
Don Berry
Indianola
Wer Berry
Sumer
Flaerty
Shady Stream
Old Mi Lynville
H. M. Williams
Vincent Stelcik
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