Slot Machine Seizure Law Upheld In Supreme Court Ruling
Iowa Supreme Court ruled slot machines and punch boards are gambling devices per se and subject to forfeiture under a 1937 law. The Waterloo raid in Black Hawk county led to seizure of 83 slot machines and 148 punchboards. Justice Oscar Hale wrote there was no dissent in the decision.
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DES Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Fred Everett
Waterloo
Black Hawk County
Lncal
C O Fouts
Oscar Hale
Vanella
State Supreme Court
25 Still Sick In Lamont CCC Camp
The Lamont CCC camp remains under quarantine with 25 boys ill from scarlet fever or mumps. One nurse and one doctor are on duty, with Dr Ver non H Coughlan serving as the new camp physician, replacing Dr FP Riggle.
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Vernon H Coughlan
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Walker wedding unites Ruth Price and Ray Avis in home ceremony
Ruth Marlene Price and Ray Harry Avis were wed at the Price home on Saturday evening. Rev C L Fuller officiated with Anna Price as brides maid and Leo J Willmott as best man. Mrs Avis, a Troy Mills graduate, will reside on a Cogdon area farm after a wedding supper.
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Democrat Jack Galvin Runs for Iowa Lieutenant Governor
S J Jack Galvin 61 of Sheffield and president of the Sheffield Brick and Tile Company announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor. The former state board of education member cited balancing business duties with public office and noted his prior roles in the Iowa Manufacturers Association and emergency relief administration.
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Cedar Rapids
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Iowa Manufacturers Association
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Herring
Iowa Emergency Relief Administration
Governor nominees stir Iowa race in Des Moines filings
G W Dean of Fairfield filed for the Democratic designation for governor and James L. Harris of DeWitt joined the GOP ticket designating him candidate for lieutenant governor.
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Fornor
State car expense cut projected at 200000 dollars
Des Moines AP reports a GOP spokesman cites 200000 dollars in annual savings from Iowa car dispatcher law. Thirty cars were disposed of saving 95558.40, with 50 to 100 more to be sold, plus new bidding controls and lower priced vehicles for state use. Monthly mileage reports are required.
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Republican Party
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G.op
Oldest Wheatland Resident Dead Of Pneumonia At 93
Marie Schneider 93 Wheatland's oldest resident died Monday after a brief pneumonia illness. A Germany native who came to America at 19 and took part in an early Atlantic passenger steamship voyage she married Louis Schneider in 1867 and settled in Wheatland in 1904. Surviving are six children 14 grandchildren and six great grandchildren Funeral services Wednesday 2 p.m. at St Pauls Reformed Church where she was the oldest member.
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DeWitt Resident John Cavanagh 82 Dies After Illness
John W Cavanagh 82 a Clinton county native died after a 10 day illness at his DeWitt home Born in DeWitt he married Margaret Hogan in 1881 They lived on a local farm before retiring to DeWitt wife preceded him in death Surviving include four sons and several daughters with grandchildren and great grandchildren Funeral Mass at St Josephs Catholic Church with burial in St Josephs cemetery
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Brooklyn couple marks 50 years together at open house
Golden anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Butts celebrated at their Brooklyn home. He is a lifelong resident, 48 years in grocery business, partner in Butts and Company with Carl Richie. Their family includes daughter Lena Richie, two deceased sons Dewey and Clifford.
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Iowa Professor Sees Business Upswing Hope Amid War Strain
Prof. George R Davies of the University of Iowa reports in the Iowa Business Digest that Iowa faces a milder downturn than the nation. He notes that early 1940 exports to Europe rise, unemployment improves, and renewed faith in free trade and foreign expansion could bring better times.
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University of Iowa Bureau of Business Research
Iowa Business Digest
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Bond Bondage: Des Moines Probe Links Bondsmen and Police
Des Moines city solicitor F. T. Van Liew charged that a municipal court bail bond survey found an apparent connection between police and bondsmen. The study by City Prosecutor Sol Glick noted bondsmen could identify monetary status of prisoners and steer them to attorney services, plus multiple bonds on single offenses, suggesting profit gaps favoring bondsmen over the city.
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Tax Returns Rise in Des Moines as State Employees Pay
Des Moines AP Chief H W Dale reports increases in federal income tax returns and taxes due this year due to better Iowa finances and state employees now paying. Through Tuesday about 20 000 returns filed, up from 17 000 last year, with 90 000 still to file in ten days. Addition of state workers is expected to push totals toward 110 000, versus 94 000 last year.
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Dale
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Garland Dies Removes Dean Of American Letters
Hollywood mourns Hamlin Garland, 79, famed chronicler of the middle border and psychic researcher. He died Monday night after a cerebral hemorrhage, survived by his wife Zulime and two daughters. His work spans the Middle Border trilogy and later psychic studies.
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McClintock
Embezzlement Charge Postponed Against Clinton Bank Clerk
A hearing on embezzlement charges against Harold M. Olney of Clinton City National Bank was postponed to March 12. Bond was set at $5000. Olney, a clerk for 23 years, was arrested Monday on orders from County Attorney Carroll Johnson for allegedly stealing $7400.
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Maquoketa Man Henry Butka 82 Dies After Illness
Henry Butka 82 a native of Jackson county died at his Maquoketa home Sunday after a lingering illness. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Buchner chapel. He leaves wife Anna two sons Frank near Clinton and Charles Davenport and several grandchildren.
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