Electricians Hear Code Explained At Cedar Rapids Meet
Electrical contractors and journeymen in the Cedar Rapids district meet Monday at 7 30 pm at the Iowa Electric Light and Power to hear explanations of the electrical contracting code recently signed by the President. The session covers the code’s effects on bids over 259 and is led by Wes Fowler who also chairs the state code committee.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Willamsburg
Tipton Vinton Monticelo
Guarants Bank and Trust Company
Nhase
Coce
Tag Day Saturday To Aid On Memorial For Veterans
The Daughters of Lions Veterans of the Civil War will sponsor a tag day in the downtown district Saturday to raise funds for a memorial for veterans. Miniature American flag tags will be sold under the Camp Fire group of the First Baptist church, directed by Mrs Howard Britton. This is the tenth tag day by the local organization with Mrs Nettie Heaton of Marion as patriotic instructor and general chairman.
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Daughters of Lion
Howard Britton
Nettie Heaton
Marion
World's oldest man Zaro Agha dies in Istanbul hospital
Zaro Agha born in 1773 reportedly died Friday in Istanbul's Children’s Hospital. He visited the United States in 1930 and was celebrated by some as an example of abstinence and longevity though doctors doubted a century and a half age.
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Istanbul
Zaro Acha
Childrens Hospital
Zara
Zara Agha
United States
Zaro
Napoleon
Syria
Local Woman Proves To Be Good Cattle Judge
Mr and Mrs Martin T Bive and Mr and Mrs Robert Beckman of Mount Vernon traveled to Ames on Thursday for the annual Brown Swiss breeders picnic. In judging the cattle, the local woman demonstrated notable skill.
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Martin T Bive
Third Avenue
Robert Beckman
Mount Vernon
Ames
Anamosa Woman Hurt When Auto Is Forced Off Road
Mrs J A Conaway of Anamosa received facial lacerations after a car she rode in was forced off a Marion road to avoid collision with another vehicle. She was given first aid at St Luke’s hospital and released. Wallace A Moen resigns from local Pieh school to join Waverly Pitch school faculty. he will direct instrumental music and community programs.
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J A Conaway
Anamosa
St Luke's Hespicai
Wes
Marion
Cornawais
Tikadfr
Wallace A’ Moen
Pieh
Waverly
Board of Education
Moon
Luther College
Legion
The
Evangelical Church
Wholesale liquor sellers seek stricter U.S. regulation
Washington AP reports that wholesale liquor and beer sellers urge tighter government controls. Joseph H Cheater called the move remarkable as officials note a likely Roosevelt response before his weekend vacation and Choate cites near universal demand for a rustic permit system to enforce codes.
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Washington
Joseph H. Cheater
Officius
Roosevelt
Choate
Alcohel Administration
Two Missourians Pay On Gallows
Two Missourians were executed at 6 03 a.m. on Friday. Paul Kauffman, 32, a Colombian Pa war veteran, died at Kansas City for the killing of Avis Woolery. Eugene Coveland, 32, a Negro, died at St. Louis after being convicted of murdering a furniture dealer during a holdup. Ed Woolery, the gutl's father, witnessed Coveland's execution in Webb City.
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Maussouri
Paul Kauffman
Kansas City
Eugene Copeland
St. Louis
Kauffman
Avis Woolery
Webb City
Gutl
Ed Woolery
Coveland
Benefit ice cream social aids Camp Conservation fundraiser
More than 300 attended the benefit ice cream social on the lawn at 2257 Mount Vernon Ave SE to raise funds for cots and mattresses for Camp Conservation. Waltonians, led by president A J Smith, praised helpers and noted many cakes donated by Waltonian women with prize winners listed for the cake contest.
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A. J Smith
Mount Vernon Avenue
Camp Conservation
Smith
Leo Powell
Brett Dishong
Paul Anderson
Saturday Deadline for Retail Permits in Iowa
Iowa retailers face a Saturday deadline to obtain state sales tax permits. Penalties include a $1000 fine or up to one year in jail. Permits cost 50 cents each and are perpetual. Applications available from the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce or L A Fuhrmeister. Remittances go to Des Moines by certified funds. Aimed at farms, vendors, and entertainment organizers selling goods directly to consumers.
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Iowa
L. A Fuhrmeister
Cedar Rapids
Tax plan aims at proportional merchant levies two percent
The new schedule, approved by the state board of assessment and review, sets brackets to make tax money paid by merchants near proportional to their aggregate sales. Some may pay slightly more or less, but on average the two percent target should be achieved.
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Fuhrmeister
State Board of Assessment and Review
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Benefit Veterans Foreign Wars Auxiliary
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Wimmer Sale
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32Nd St
Swift
Sunkist
M. Je
Royal Laundry
Omar
Safeguard Health
Clorox
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First Ave. E
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Folger’s
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