Chain Stores Attack Proposed Tax in Iowa Legislature
Rep Don Burington and Sen Vincent Harrington allege organized store pressure to defeat a bill taxing chain stores. The rewritten proposal sets per store fees from five dollars up to 155 plus a tiered gross sales tax from 0.25 to 14 percent, with proceeds placed in a chain store tax fund.
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Des Moines
Don Burington
Woodbury County
Vincent Harrington
Sioux City
Senate
House
Burington
Harrington
Woodbury
State Board of Assessment and Review
Fayette To Vote On School Bldg Plan
Fayette residents prepare for a Monday school election centered on rebuilding the grade school damaged by fire. Three candidates seek a board seat amid debate over repairing the old building or adding to the high school to house all students. The bond proposal seeks up to 10000 dollars.
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Fayette
Henry Hettler
Milo Schneider
A. J. Steggall
Real estate deal closes as Paul Wilson buys Main Street lots
Paul Wilson, postmaster and co owner of Cook and Wilson, bought the estate property of Mrs. Lillie Church on Main street. He plans to build a home. This marks the first sale in nine months in Troy Mills.
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Troy Mills
Paul Wilson
Cook
Oelwein Lodge hosts Meet Me At the Altar program
Oelwein Masonic lodge conducts a Meet Me At the Altar program in observance of the Grand Lodge movement. Speakers L W Hayter Harvey C Travis and J B Ackman discuss The Compass The Square and The Holy Bible. Local committee includes Thomas Ray J B Henderson and C R Schneider. George A Swartz presides.
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Oelwein
Masonic Lodge
Grand Lodge
Oelwein Temple
L. W., Hayter
Harvey C. Travis
J. B. Ackman
Masonic Service Bureau
Cedar Rapids
Thomas Ray
J. B. Henderson
C. R. Schneider
George A. Swartz
Winthrop
Winthrop High School
Richmond
Elgin
Russell Mork
Ruben Mork
Here
K. E. Mork
Littleton
Littleton Cemetery Association
Frank Hoffman
Elmer Stevenson
Lucie Durham
J. B. McGlaughlin
Park Walker
Norman Baldwin
Roy Meythaler
Charles Hoffman
Charles McGlaughlin
William Masters
Henry Ganiere
Thomas Malcom
James McGlaughlin
Thomas Durham
George Alexander
Jones County Sells Road Refunding Bonds
Jones County sold 507 thousand dollars in primary road refunding bonds to the Polk Peterson corporation of Des Moines, which paid a 3901 dollar premium at 24 percent interest. Nine bidders participated, with Halsey Stuart of Chicago bidding second at 3900 dollars. Other bidders included White Phillips of Davenport, W. D. Hanna and Carleton Belt of Des Moines, and several Des Moines firms.
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Anamosa
Jones County
Polk Peterson Corporation
Des Moines
Halsey Stuart Company
Chicago
White Phillips Company
Davenport
W. D. Hanna Company
Cedar Rapids
Jackley and Company
Glaspall Veith and Duncan
Carleton Belt
McMurray Hill and Company
Cat On Wires Causes Sioux City Power Outage
Sioux City was darkened for about five minutes when a cat chasing birds became entangled in wires at the main supply station of the Sioux City Gas and Electric company. Workers switched connections to a sub station and the body of the cat was removed.
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Sioux City
Sioux City Gas and Electric Company
Dancer Spurns Notes From Iowa Legislators
Des Moines dancer Tilah Miller was entertained at a legislators dinner where she received three notes asking her for a date. Miller dismissed the requests, saying she already has a date and would not pay attention to the lawmakers.
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Des Moines
Tilah Miller
Iowa
Miss Miller
La Porte City Civil War Veteran Schmidt Dies at 93
John W. Schmidt, 93, one of the last Civil War veterans in the area, died at 8:30 am in a Waterloo hospital after a three week illness. He lived on a farm six miles west of La Porte City with two children, Margaret and Joe, and another son Will Schmidt. Born in Germany, he came to America at age 10 and enlisted in 1861, fighting in eight battles including Shiloh. He married Angela Lardy in 1882 at Eagle Center. she died three years ago.
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Mount Vernon
Tid E. Peck
Iowa
B. J. Peck
Fulton
Edgewood
Miss Peck
Lizzie Peck
W. A. Smith
Des Moines
Fayette
Strawberry Point
Methodist Church
Eastern Star
Webster
Charles Snakenberg
Harold Morgan
Raleigh Morgan, Jr
Willis van Tyle
George Rubins
George McCombs
Will Beinke
Frank Harding
Russell Case
Herbert Plank
Harley Sigafoose
Roy Herrick
Will Montz
Newhall
William Freeman
LA Porte City
John W. Schmidt
Waterloo
Here
Margaret
Joe
Will Schmidt
Germany
Schmidt
America
Illinois
Shiloh
Eagle Center
Angela Lardy
Rules Section Of New Moratorium Law To Be Invalid
Fairfield Iowa judge rules section 10 of the foreclosure moratorium law unconstitutional. Section 10 required a definite time and place for continuance requests in original notices, but the ruling leaves the rest of the act intact as it extends redemption periods while altering notice requirements.
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Fairfield
Iowa
Elmer K. Daugherty
General Assembly
Daugherty
Iowa City Moves on Sewage Plant Contracts
Iowa City council approves three contracts for a $513,000 sewage disposal plant by a 4 to 3 vote. Work must start by March 25 and site rights are to be negotiated. Three aldermen oppose, arguing contracts lack national PWA approval. A taxi ordinance repeal is postponed for further discussion.
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Iowa City
Iowa City Council
P. F. Hopkins
PWA
van der Zee
Stranks
McGuan
National Pwa
Washington
Complete Try Outs For Barn Dance Frolic
Tipton Iowa. Try-outs for the Cedar county Farm Bureau barn dance frolic were completed at the Tipton hotel. County Agent Emmett Gardner notes a wide musical range with many instruments to be used. Alvin Stone rook of Fairfield township will MC. Two shows nightly Monday Tuesday and Wednesday at 7 and 9 o clock in Tipton Clarence and West Branch school auditoriums.
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Gazette
Tipton
Cedar County Farm Bureau
Emmett C. Gardner
Alvin Stonerook
Fairfield Township
Clarence
West Branch
Candidates Named for Mecca Queen by University of Iowa
Iowa City UC students will pick 1935 Mecca queen by popular vote from thirteen entrants next week. Final selection narrows to three with another vote. The queen and attendants will be announced at the Mecca ball, preside over Mecca week, ending with the show March 19. Contenders include Ruth Aurner Iowa City Bi Beta Phi. Sylvia D Koff Marshalltown Sigma Delta Tau. Virginia Marlowe Massena Alpha Chi Omega. Elizabeth Taylor Washington Pa Kappa Alpha Theta. Josephine Bray Oska Joosa Gamma Phi Beta. Maribeth O Malley Fort Madison Zeta Tau Alpha. Elloise Wilde Fonda Alpha Delta Pi. Agnes M Patterson Fonda Chi Omega. Catherine C Smith Hazleton Eastlawn. Marianne Prugh Burlington Currier hall. Janet Larrabee Clermont Delta Gamma. Elizabeth Decock DeWitt Theta Phi Alpha. Vivian Lloyd Pratt Kan Delta Delta Delta.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa Se Itotog
Mecca
Ruth Aurner
Bi Beta Phi
Sylvia D. Koff
Marshalltown
Sigma Delta Tau
Virginia Marlowe
Massena
Alpha Chi Omega
Elizabeth Taylor
Washington
Local Red Cross chapter names new officers in Johnson County
Iowa City D C Nolan was renamed Friday as head of the Johnson county chapter of Red Cross to serve during the coming year. Elected officers include Robert L. Larson vice-chairman George Sterba secretary and Mrs H N Holdsworth treasurer.
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Iowa City
D. C
Mason City relief strike workers hurl gas during protest
Sulphur gas was used by striking FERA workers to deter relief staff in Mason City and Clear Lake. Fifteen pickets raided a potato cellar, forcing five workers and supervisor A N Michaels to leave. The stoppage, tied to a demand for 50 cents an hour, has halted most relief projects for over a week. Strikers are backed by the local trades and labor assembly.
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Mason City
FERA
Clear Lake
A. N. Michaels
Oelwein Boy Hero To Be Given Receipts Of Show
Clarence Steffen a 12 year old from Oelwein Iowa will be honored as king for a day in Des Moines A benefit show with Jan Garber will raise funds for his college education Proceeds will be placed in trust by Oelwein businessmen A dinner before the show will be attended by Rose Marie Boyle parents Gov Clyde L Herring Lt Gov N G Kraschel and state legislators
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Des Moines
Clarence Steffen
Oelwein
Iowa
Rose Marie Boyle
Jan Garber
Clarence
Rose Marie
Clyde L. Herring
N. G. Kraschel
Iowa Employment Rises in February While Pay Drops
Des Moines report shows Iowa industries adding 0.7 percent jobs in 28 days, with payrolls down 0.9 percent and average weekly wages down 1.1 percent. Biggest gain was 45.3 percent in men's clothing. textiles, iron and steel, lumber products, and railway car shops rose. Leathers, stone and clay, and food products fell. Burlington led with a 9.8 percent city increase. Cedar Rapids 1.5, Davenport 6.6, Dubuque 2.7, others declined.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Frank E. Wenig
Wenig
Burlington
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Dubuque
Flora Wilson Will Is Filed At Toledo
The will of Flora Wilson of Traer sister of Tama Jim Wilson secretary of agriculture sixteen years was filed for probate in district court. She died at 96 on Monday. Executor named Arthur Thomas Traer. Codicil added Waterloo 1925 changes several bequests and distributions among Wilson relatives and note of bank stock income for Elizabeth M Edwards during her lifetime.
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Toledo
Flora Wilson
Traer
Tama Jim” Wilson
Wilson
Arthur Thomas
Waterloo
John Turnbull
Mary Wilson
John
Johanna Wilson
David
Elizabeth M. Edwards
Flora H. Wilson
Washington, D. C
Theodosia Carpenter
Miss Wilson
Margaret Wilson
Turner
Ruth Wilson Cleland
First National Bank of
Bancroft
Padilalios Precess on a Pacticis Unit of Weight
A fragmented report describes a practice unit of weight for a geome exchange troubled by a distribution issue. The text mentions Snowy rate and a signal of linear meneurd, with reference to an elder and a small perforation. Robbing is noted without clear context.
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