Status of Key Men in State Offices Remains in Doubt
An Iowa Daily Press survey finds several state postholders in limbo as reorganizations unfold. Key figures include R. W. Nebergall and C. Knee amid unclear appointments, with others like Virden Hall Sayre Rininsland Dailey awaiting confirmation or delegation of duties within the public safety and tax commissions. The issue centers on whether new authority allows direct appointments or delegation to keep posts filled.
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Des Moines
Iowa Daily Press Association
R. W. Nebergall
Criminal Investigation Division
Public
Muscatine
State Tax Commission
M. W. Dailey
Waterloo
Chief Knee
Miller
Public Safety Department
C. B. Akers
Supt. Virden
Virden
Hall
Sayre
Rininsland
Tax Commission
Commission
Dailey
Nethergall
Knee
Beer and Cigaret Revenue Division
W. G. C. Bagley
Treasurer of State
Pickpocket Takes $600 At Funeral in Independence
N G Moore of Oelwein, a retired farmer, told Independence police a pickpocket stole his wallet containing $600 while he attended the funeral of the Right Rev Msgr Donohue at St John’s Catholic Church in Independence.
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Independence
N. G. Moore
Oelwein
Msgr
Donohue
St. John’s Catholic Church
Police Learn How To Get Their Men
In Iowa City during the University of Towns peace officers short course about 300 police officers sheriffs and highway patrolmen from across Iowa learned arrest search and identification techniques. Instructors included fellow officers federal investigators and university experts using tools like the micro-comparoscope ultra violet light and jiu jitsu to sharpen practical skills. While many lessons may be rarely used, the course promises value in a few crucial moments.
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Owa
Rochester
New York
University of Town
Iowa City
Iowa
Federal Bureaus of Investigation
Iowa Liquor Revenue Report Highlights State Share
Iowa contributed a $4,635,059 share of the $317,786,828 total net revenue from alcoholic beverages for state and local governments. State stores sold $10,877,027 in Iowa, with $240,894 in license fees and $1,111,387 in ABC taxes. Net ABC revenue was $3,558,748 after costs, with $224,310 from the general sales tax and $852,000 from local taxes. New York led with $45,402,645. Nevada was smallest at $376,006. State store sales ranged from $1,571,025 in Vermont to $72,632,153 in Pennsylvania.
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Washington
Iowa
Commerce Department
ABC
New York
Nevada
Vermont
Pennsylvania
Government Plans Steel Bins to Store Midwest Corn
The Agriculture Department asked for bids on steel bins with 50 to 100 million bushels capacity to store surplus corn in rural Midwest areas. Bins of 1000 and 2000 bushel sizes will shift storage from private warehouses, costing about 12 cents per bushel, and may be used to hold loaned corn off the market then resold in lean years.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Tragic Freight Car Door Accident Claims Roof Brother
Sioux City report says Duane Roof aged 23 from Linwood California was killed when his head was caught in a slamming freight car door on Saturday. His brother Jack Roof, 17, tried to pull him free but failed.
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Sioux City
Duane Roof
Linwood
Calif
Jack Roof
Capitol Currents In Iowa Politics And Public Safety Remarks
Public opinion split after Johnson county tavern raids during the University of Iowa peace officer program. State leaders praise the patrol’s new role while critics push stricter liquor and gambling laws. Senator Husted joins the 1939 assembly in the new GOP administration. tax credit rulings ease budget strain. The state law library undergoes shifting leadership as policies await a final head librarian.
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EL Moines
Johnson County
Peace Officers’ Training School
University of Iowa
Fischer
Highway Patrol
O. E. Husted
St. Charles
General Assembly
George Tinley
Council Bluffs
Tinley
State Tax Commission
Abramson Exhibits At Iowa Art Festival
Christian Abramson, portrait painter from Chicago, has eight paintings on display at the Memorial Union during the University of Iowa fine arts festival in Iowa City. Notable portraits include Dr. H. J. Burgstahler Dr. Frank Cole and Dr. W. H. Norton of Cornell College presented to the college by the Cornell board of trustees last June. The exhibit continues through the week’s start.
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Iowa City
Christian Abramson
Chicago
Memorial Union
University of Iowa
H. J. Burgstahler
Frank Cole
W. H. Norton
Cornell College
Cornell Board of Trustees
Grain Elevator Burns in Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant fire officials report a large grain elevator owned by the A. D. Hayes Co. partially destroyed by a dust explosion that blew the top off the structure. Fire crews battled flames for over five hours saving the east portion. Loss estimated at about 30000 with most grain undamaged but water damaged.
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Mount Pleasant
A. D. Hayes Company
Cc. C. Taft
Taft
Burlington Railroad
Hayes
Two Flour Thieves Leave White Trail at Davenport Mill
Davenport mill workers chased two thieves who broke in and stole a 98 pound sack of flour. The men followed a snow white trail for a block before the suspects escaped, dragging the torn sack with them.
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White Trail
Davenport
INS
Davenport Mill
Des Moines May Use Stamps For Surplus Products
Des Moines is eyed as the next city to test Henry Wallace's surplus commodities stamp system. If assembly talks succeed, Des Moines could be designated Monday or Tuesday as the fifth U S site for stamp distribution to relief workers. The plan requires cooperation among local relief, city and state officials and is part of a broader national rollout beginning in Rochester and expanding to Dayton Seattle and Birmingham. Des Moines officials and Maguire of the Federal Surplus Commodities Corp work on details, with Wallace's approval anticipated early next week.
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Gazette
Washington
Des Moines
United States
Henry Wallace
Philip M. F. Maguire
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Wallace
Department of Agriculture
Rochester
N. Y
Dayton
Seattle
Birmingham
Wright outlines ideal home with no kitchen or garage
Frank Lloyd Wright shared ideas at a round table in Iowa City detailing his modern home concept. He proposes eliminating the kitchen the garage and the attic and chimney to favor human scale. He envisions a heated floor climate reducing heat loss and parks the car under a house wing. He criticizes schools as factories and calls for decentralization to smaller groups.
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Iowa City
Frank Lloyd Wright
America
Wright
Signs on Gas Pumps Satisfy State Law, Everett Rules
Des Moines Attorney General Fred Everett ruled that the single gasoline price sign on each pump suffices under state law and that other on premises signs need not display net price and taxes. He also ruled two public offices cannot be held simultaneously if duties clash. An additional opinion bars county officials from collecting a 25 fee for Fort Madison escapes prosecutions.
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DES Moines
INS
Fred Everett
W. G. C. Bagley
C. B. Akers
Everett
County Soldiers’ Relief Commission
Floyd Philbrick
Jens Grothe
Robert Johnson
Lee County
Fort Madison
Penney to Crown Centennial Queen at Washington Event
J C Penney founder of the New York company accepts an invitation from the Washington centennial commission to crown the centennial queen on August 8, opening night of a three day celebration.
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Washington, Ta
J. C. Penney
New York City
Washington Centennial Commission
Labor groups push to raise Iowa utility and farm property taxes
The State Federation of Labor joined the drive to raise assessments on utility property in Iowa saying the tax burden on workers is too high. The Iowa Farm Bureau and League of Iowa Municipalities have sought changes, with a court hearing set for August 1 on the municipality league’s injunction against low utility assessments.
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Des Moines
State Federation of Labor
Iowa
A. A Couch
State Tax Commission
Couch
Federation of Labor
The
Tax Commission
Towa
League of Iowa
Polk County
Tax Board
League
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau
Labor Federation
Lou Ladd
Municipality League
Pierce says restraining order does not stop tax assessments
Frank G. Pierce of the League of Iowa Municipalities states that a Polk county restraining order does not bar the state tax commission from continuing assessments. He says the order only requires adherence to the law and obedience by the commission.
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Marshalltown
Frank G. Pierce
League of Iowa Municipalities
Polk County
State Tax Commission
Pierce
Loyadd
League
Tax Board
Supreme Court
Des Moines
Driver Takes to Heels After Stolen Car Crashes
Ottumwa police and highway patrol hunted a fleeing driver after a stolen car struck a tree on the city’s south side. The vehicle, stolen in Carrollton Missouri on July 20, carried Tow a license plates stolen in Oskaloosa Friday night. Inside were original plates ammunition a hunting knife and 54 cents in pennies plus 43 cents in silver. Authorities noted three holdups in Carrollton vicinity near the theft but did not connect the vehicle to those robberies.
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Ottumwa
Carrollton
Oskaloosa
Spolice
Dette
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Frank Nye, JR
Iowa Daily Press Ass'n
Frank
Moon" Mullin
Cedar Rapids
E. A. Conley
Iowa Highway Patrol
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Milford
Chris" Engelbert
Marengo
Sergt
L. W. Dawson
Clarence Day
Ed Miller
Midwest
Capitol Currents
Jonn Chapman
Associated Press
Wilson
State Law Library
Paul DeWitt
California
Abramson
Mit
Lloyd Wright
Penney
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