Iowa Police Radio Plan Expands Across State
Iowa state police radio department plans to link highways with five broadcasting stations to speed crime alerts. Two new units will be added in the month, with sites under study in Ottumwa or nearby cities and Red Oak or Shenandoah area. Receiving sets will equip patrols and city sheriffs offices to broadcast law information statewide.
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Des Moines
Iowa
E. F. Brown
Brown
Ottumwa
Mount Pleasant
Fairfield
Washington
Iowa City
Burlington
Red Oak
Clarinda
Atlantic
Shenandoah
Storm Lake
Waterloo
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Sioux City
State Bureau of Investigation
Davis defends agriculture in balancing economy at Grinnell
AAA administrator Chester C. Davis told the Institute of International Relations at Grinnell College that agriculture should retain production control. He warned industry and praised three million farmers in crop adjustment efforts while outlining four causes of economic imbalance, including unequal distribution of wealth and slow social development. Davis planned to fly to Washington after the speech.
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Grinnell
Chester C. Davis
AAA
Davis
Institute of International Relations
Grinnell College
Washington
Merchants barred from keeping tax on returned goods in Iowa
Iowa merchants cannot keep sales tax on returned merchandise. Ray Murphy, board chairman, said refunds must include tax and credits exist on the tax form. The same rule applies to interstate shipments where finished goods go directly to the buyer.
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Iowa Daily Press Association
Des Moines
Iowa
State Board of Assessment
Ray Murphy
Outaes Tailoring
Murphy
Van Horne silent: George Kraft dies Civil War veteran
George Kraft aged 90, last Civil War veteran at Van Horne, died at his daughter Mary Stevens home in Kaylor South Oak. He lived with his daughter after moving from Van Horne, visited annually, and was honored during his last trip. Funeral at American Legion hall with military rites. burial southeast of Van Horne. He served three years, wounded on Sherman’s March to the Sea. Survived by four sons, forty grandchildren, forty great grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren.
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van Horne
George Kraft
Mary Stevens
Kaylor
S. Oak
American Legion Hall
John McKee
Brandon
Legion Post
Mr. Kraft
Pennsylvania
Sherman
Here
Town
Alvin
Isaac
Chicago
Benjamin
Cedar Rapids
Outstanding High School Musicians in Iowa U Music Course
Eighty four high school musicians were enrolled in the University of Iowa all state orchestral and choral programs to be trained over six weeks. Prof. Charles B. Righter will supervise the orchestra, Harold Stark conducts the chorus, with a second session featuring an all state band. Students hail from Iowa City Cedar Rapids Kalona Toledo Marshalltown Columbus Junction Tipton Montesello North Liberty West Liberty and Lisbon.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Charles B. Righter
Harold Stark
Righter
Cedar Rapids
Kalona
Toledo
Marshalltown
Columbus Junction
Tipton
Monticello
North Liberty
West Liberty
Lisbon
Bertram Father and Son Banquet at Community Hall
A Bertram father and son banquet was held Tuesday at the Community hall sponsored by the Brotherhood of the Methodist church. The Ladies Aid served and Mrs. C. C. Berry chaired. The program featured Invocation by George Kramer, singing led by Rev. J. Bruce Eyestone, toast master F. G. Anderson, readings by Warren Jorgenson Junior Berry and Lester Mikulecky, addresses by A. R. Minish Kyle Blaine Leonzo Berry and Harold Letner, and prayer by Frank A. Letner.
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Bertram
Brotherhood of the Methodist Church
Ladies Aid
C. C. Berry
George Kramer
J. Bruce Eyestone
F. G. Anderson
Warren Jorgenson
Junior Berry
Lester Mikulecky
A. R. Minish
Kyle Blaine
Leonzo Berry
Harold Letner
Frank A. Letner
Grundy Center Man Heads Iowa G A R
H B Kelly a 93 year old Civil War veteran from Grundy Center led the Iowa Grand Army of the Republic after a fellow veterans meeting in Waterloo. He was chosen to succeed as commander while J C Hanes Des Moines became senior vice commander and other officers were elected or reappointed.
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Waterloo
H. B. Kelly
Grundy Center
Iowa
Grand Army of the Republic
Kelly
J. C. Hanes
Des Moines
John Baker
Newton
J. C. Baice
Washington
John P. Risley
Sons of Union Veterans
Fred Hull
Iowa Falls
G. A. Clark
H. M Stryke
Frank M. Stull
Fannie B. Small
Camanche
Anna Hesser
Martha Bryant
Redfield
Minnie Snyder
Alice Stewart
Alice Young
Fort Dodge
Lorna Schwartz
Julia Wanamaker
Marengo
Jannette Black
Nevada
Gettysburg Association
Ethel Collier
Sioux City
Nettie Kensinger
Brooklyn
Road Patrol School Opens On Saturday Des Moines
Chief John R. Hattery prepares to muster 96 recruits for the new state highway patrol at Camp Dodge training school with 15 Iowa National Guardsmen aiding as military police. The program runs at least 30 days starting Saturday with daily instruction in calisthenics first aid discipline and safety.
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Des Moines
John R. Hattery
State Highway Patrol
Camp Dodge
Hattery
David R. Paterson
Maryland State Highway Patrol
Iowa
Chief Hattery
Nass v Helm trial opens in Tama County Court
Theodore R. Nass sues John Helm Jr for 615.02 claiming services due. Helm offers to confess for 225 plus costs. Nass rejects. Jury drawn includes Floyd Davis Chris Hoeppner Ruth Currell Charles Homolar Roy Plogman and others.
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Toledo
Tama
Theodore R. Nass
John Helm, Jr
Nass
Helm
Floyd Davis
Chris Hoeppner
Ruth Currell
Charles Homolar
Roy Plogman
Charles Kosnar
Adolph Poduska
John Mace
Hem-Roid lets doctors claim pile cure with internal medicine
Piles prove caused by internal poor circulation in the lower bowel and external treatments fail. Hem-Roid, Dr J S Leonhardt’s prescription, is sold by druggists and boosts circulation, clears congestion, heals affected parts, with money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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J. S. Leonhardt
May Drug Co
Postville Student Wins Harriet Mott Award At Alumni Banquet
Mary Hope Humphrey received the Harriet Mott award for outstanding school and community service during high school. She also earned a declamatory award and was valedictorian. F H Luhman served as toastmaster as 145 alumni gathered for the event with new officers named Dr Milton Kelsall president Gertie Sanders vice president Evelyn Dresser secretary and Charles Beucher treasurer.
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Tal
Gazette
Slg
ST Ville
Mary Hope Humphrey
Harriet Mott
Postville Alumni Association
L. O. Beucher
Miss Humphrey
F. H. Luhman
Euclid Marston
Wilma Galloway
Murtis Weihe
Lloyd Walter
Pauline Ellis
W. H. Burling
Earl Handy
Milton Kelsall
Gertie Sanders
Evelyn Dresser
Charles Beucher
Farm Buildings and Livestock Burned on Baldwin Estate
A blaze at the Barrows estate farm near Baldwin destroyed a basement barn, double corncrib, machine shed and garage along with four work horses and two calves. Tenant Herman Hencke and helpers discovered the fire while at lunch. volunteers could not stop the flames. Insurance partly covers the loss.
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Baldwin
Barrows
Here
Herman Hencke
Fire destroys barn and garages in Oelwein incident
Firefighters battled a blaze in Oelwein on Wednesday afternoon suspected to be started by young children. The barn, owned by Louis Anderman, and a garage were destroyed along with two other garages owned by Mrs. Bernice Allen and Mia Mary Horn.
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Oelwein
Louis Anderman
Bernice Allen
Mia
Mary Horn
Iowa relief funds may earn interest under sinking fund law
Iowa lawmakers debate if federal emergency relief money held at the Des Moines National Bank qualifies as state deposits under the Brookhart Lovrien sinking fund rule. If treated as state money the bank would owe 1 percent interest on 90 percent of the seven month average balance, about 35 000 annually. The question hinges on whether federal grants are “state money” and whether the treasurer controls relief funds.
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Iowa Daily Press Bureau
Des Moines
Iowa Emergency Relief Administration
Statehouse
Attorney General's Office
Ilowa
Des Moines National Bank
State Auditor
State Relief Administration
Brookhart-Lovrien
Iown
Relief Administration
Iowa
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