Iowa to craft strict state liquor law with high taxes
Gov. Clyde Herring announced a drafting committee will create a state liquor law to take effect after national prohibition ends. The plan calls for severe restrictions, high taxes, and education as the path to temperance, with a Canadian style government control model favored.
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Herring
Drys
Des Moines
INS
Wetl
Clyde L. Herring
Sovernor
Iowa
Postville Student Wins Prize in Chemistry Contest
Francis C Schroeder of Postville, a recent Town State college chemical engineering graduate, earned third prize in a nation wide contest by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. The award includes a $25 honorarium. First and second places went to students at University of Illinois and Washington University St Louis. The contest addressed recommending evaporating equipment for chemical engineering industries.
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AMES
Francis C. Schroeder
Postvile
Town State College
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
University of Tfnois
Washington University
St. Louis
Center Point Couple Celebrate Golden Anniversary
Center Point Mr and Mrs J F Wormer marked their golden wedding at home with a surprise visit from twelve relatives from Gordonville Minn and seventy five local friends. The couple have spent their fifty years in Center Point with active church lodge and civic involvement.
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Gazette
Center Point
J F Wormer
Wormer
BCR and
Hanna Buchanan
Lfe
Bridge Plans Approved for Mississippi Crossing at New Boston
Washington approves bridge construction over the Mississippi at New Boston Illinois across from Toolsboro Iowa. Assistant Secretary of War Woodring signs off on the project.
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Washington
INS
Mississippi River
New Boston
Woodring
Toolsboro
Louisa County
Iowa
Secretary Murray Cited For Contempt In Bread Case
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Ray Murray faced a contempt hearing after being ordered to show cause why he should not be cited for contempt for violating a federal injunction against enforcing the standard bread loaf law. Murray argued he was enforcing only the bread labeling act and criticized large companies for mislabeling bread, warning that such practices threaten small bakers.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Ray Murray
Murray
John Dewey
Elizabeth Jane Wright 87, Poet, Hymn Writer Dies At Mount Vernon
Elizabeth Jane Wright, 87, noted hymn writer and editor of the Cornellian in 1872, died Thursday noon at the home of her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs R Lowe in Mount Vernon. Born Elizabeth Buttolph near Ogdenburg N Y in 1845, she studied at Cornell and wrote poems and hymns published by E O Excell. Funeral likely Saturday at 1 PM at Neff funeral chapel. She leaves three sons and a daughter plus a sister, Mrs Myra Brink.
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Mount Vernon
Elizabeth Jane Wright
Cornellian
R. Lowe
Dee
Ogdenburg
Jane Elizabeth Buttolph
Baldwin
Cornell
Mount Vernon Hawkeye
E. O Excell
Missoula
Mont
W. M Wright
Jackson
Jones Counties
North Dakota
Montana
Wright
West
Lowe
Earlville
Neff Funeral
Myra Brink
Long Beach
Colesbury Man Arrested on 1933 Plate Charge
Manchester Howard Groth of Colesbury was arrested by the sheriff's office Tuesday charged with driving a motor car with 1933 plates issued to another owner. Groth was bound over to the grand jury by Justice J J Pentony.
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Manchester
Howard Groth
Colesbury
Sheriff's Office
Groth
Grand Jury
J J Pentony
Weddings and a Funeral Highlight Masonville and Dysart
Dorothy Heffernen and Earl Keegan wed at Immaculate Conception church with a morning ceremony. A double wedding, Jone Schwartz and Edwin Frederick plus Alvina Frederick and Darwin Esch, took place at the Lutheran parsonage in Strawberry Point before couples left for a Wisconsin trip. Funeral services were held for Leroy J. Selk aged 23 at Zion Lutheran church in Dysart with survivors listed.
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Masonville
Immaculate Conception
Dorothy Heffernen
John Heffernen
Earl Keegan
Ryan
John Sheehy
Veronica Heffernen
Mable Devlin
Kenneth Heffernen
Madonna Duffy
Strawberry Point
M. C. Jahr
Jone V. Schwartz
Lamont
Edwin G. Frederick
Alvina Frederick
Darwin C. Esch
Dells
Wisconsin
Frederick
Esch
Louis Frederick
Louis Schwartz
Mr. Esch
Herman Esch
Dysart
Leroy J. Selk
Zion Lutheran Church
W. F. Domres
Jurgen Stroh
Steamboat Springs
Cole
Roberta Myer
Harry Selk
Alice
Paul Selk
Garrison
Vincent
Keystone
Ray
Albert
Colorado
Blairstown High Wins National Band Championship Trophy
Blairstown Iowa Blairstown High School received a bronze plaque from the National School Band Association for national contest honors won at Evanston on June 10 1933 The inscription notes the National School Band Championship held at Evanston IN Class C Group 2 Blairstown led by Director G L Lyman The plaque will join other band trophies at the school and is the only trophy of its kind for a Iowa class C school.
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Blairstown
National School Band Association
Evanston
Iowa
G L. Lyman
Hearing Saturday on Royal Union case in Des Moines
A petition by E W Clark state insurance commissioner seeks permanent receiver for Royal Union Life Insurance filed before Federal Judge Charles A Dewey. Clark aims to counter H A Gross of Los Angeles who prompted temporary appointment of L A Andrew state banking superintendent. Interventions by Peter Kern and Otto Lange request Clark as permanent receiver.
Consolidation Creates Daily Hawk Eye Gazette in Burlington
Two of Iowa's oldest papers the Burlington Hawk Eye and the Burlington Gazette merge under Howard T. Custer as publisher and J Tracy Garrett as editor. The Daily Hawk Eye Gazette will publish as an afternoon paper with no morning edition to replace the Hawk Eye.
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Burlington
INS
Burlington Hawk-Eye
Burlington Gazette
Howard T. Custer
Galesburg
Illinois
Daily Hawk-Eye Gazette
Custer
J. Tracy Garrett
The
Hawk-Eye
Thomas Green
Gazette
Charles M. Morgan
Green
Belle Plaine Fire Department Celebrates 60th Anniversary Picnic
The Belle Plaine fire department marks its sixtieth anniversary with a Sunday picnic at Fireman's park by the Iowa river. Events start at 2 p.m. with sports and stunts, including a kittenball tournament, footraces, a greased pig chase, and prizes for the largest family and oldest fireman. A dinner at 5:30 p.m. and a free dance follow in the park pavilion.
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The
Gazette
Belle Plaine
Iowa River
Harold Harris
E. R. Ehren
Lyle G. Woods
Hedrick Woman Heads Keokuk Legion Women
The Keokuk county American Legion auxiliary annual meeting at Memorial hall elected officers for the coming year. Presiding was Mrs. George Burdine of Sigourney with Hedrick’s Mrs. C R. Brodie named chairman, Ada Blacketeer of What Cheer as vice chairman, Franco Bridger of Richland as secretary and treasurer, and Mrs. Charles Harlan of Keswick as chaplain.
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Sigourney
Keokuk County
American Legion Auxiliary
Memorial Hall
George Burdine
C R. Brodie
Hedrick
Ada Blacketeer
What Cheer
Franco Bridger
Richland
Charles Harlan
Keswick
Dyersville Attorney Runs for Senate Seat
Offerman, an attorney from Dyersville, seeks the Democratic nomination for the state senate from the Dubuque county district. He aims to fill the seat vacated by Senator Matt D. Cooney of Dubuque who resigns to join the state board of parole. a special election is expected after July 1.
Hubbell Estate Enters Iowa Salary Cut Suit
The Hubbell estate of Des Moines became an intervenor in the case challenging the Iowa legislature salary reduction for public officials. Hearing is set for next Tuesday before Judge Miles W. Newby. Meanwhile Hopkinton hosts the 48th Iowa Presbyterial convention of the Reformed Presbyterian church with Mrs. J. K. Dunn presiding and Miss Mary McGlade as treasurer.
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Sioux City
INS
F. M. Hubbell
Des Moines
F. Price Smith
Woodbury County
Miles W. Newby
Hubbell
Carl Adams
Hopkinton
Iowa
Post Office Classifications Shrink As Business Drops
The AP reports a July 1 salary readjustment lowers ratings for many Iowa post offices. First class outlets Centerville Creston Decorah Hampton Red Oak Spencer Washington and Waverly shift to second class. Several move from second to third class, while a long list transfers from third to fourth class, including Albion Arcadia Arthur Barnes City and many others.
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Washington
Iowa
Centerville
Creston
Decorah
Hampton
Red Oak
Spencer
Waverly
Belmond
Bettendorf
Colfax
Dyersville
Greene
Hartley
Lake City
Lansing
Malvern
Montezuma
Northwood
Pocahontas
Sumner
West Liberty
Williamsburg
Woodbine
Albion
Arcadia
Arthur
Barnes City
Boxholm
Calamus
Callender
Cleghorn
College Springs
Defiance
Derby
Duncombe
Elberon
Farmersburg
Floyd
Hancock
Harper's Ferry
Harris
Harvey
Homestead
Imogene
Ionia
Kimballton
Latimer
le Claire
Mayor of Hartwick 4 Turns Sleuth Nabs 2 Robbers
Hartwick residents Kenneth O Hare and Irving Doty are jailed in Montezuma on charges of robbing Hartwick businesses twice in a week. Mayor J H Hunting orchestrated the arrest after learning from a Ladore woman who fed the suspects. The car was traced to Carroll, and a police pursuit in Brooklyn led to the capture of one man and the other surrendering.
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Hartwick
Kenneth O'Hare
Irving Doty
Montezuma
J. H. Hunting
Carroll
Brooklyn
Calvin Korns
State highway bids planned for Fayette county rock and gravel
The state highway commission announced bids will open on June 30 at the office of C. A. Cool in Postville for 10 000 cubic yards of class A rock and 6 345 yards of class B gravel to be used in Fayette county.
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AMES
State Highway Commission
C. A. Cool
Postville
Fayette County
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