Fire destroys Brandon Co operative Exchange elevator
A spectacular blaze destroyed the Brandon Co operative Exchange elevator early Thursday. Wind aided spread, the building collapsed within an hour and smouldered to 9 am. Fire department saved nearby sheds. losses included oats, corn, coal, seed, salt, equipment and a shelled corn carload. Insurance partly covers losses. stockholders have not decided on rebuilding.
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Brandon
Brandon Co-operative Exchange
Don McDonald
Will Short
W. C. F. and N
Waterloo
Two City Tickets In Field At Washington
Two city tickets linked to caucus results in Washington Iowa include the community slate led by Mayor John Applegate with councilmen at large Will Kos and Paul Snakenberg and ward candidates John Squire George Pauls Glen Mace and A E Baldridge. The citizens ticket lists D J Ross for mayor and a full slate of council and park officials with Walter Conner as treasurer and J E B Lemmon as park commissioner. In Iowa City University professors prepare four textbooks in commerce and sociology with authors Sidney L Miller Dale Yoder George R Davies Edward B Reuter and Clyde W Hart.
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Washington
John Applegate
Will Kos
Paul Snakenberg
John Squire
George Pauls
Glen Mace
A. E. Baldridge
Charles Lemley
Walter Conner
Joe Melinski
Citizens
D. J. Ross
Ross
Orr and Ross Land Company
Commercial Savings Bank
Will Morrow
O. F. Boller
Firet Ward
Leland Morrison
W. By
Dupuis
Carl Ridges
Fred Reid
Cheres E. Lemley
J. E B. Lemmon
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Sidney L. Miller
Bureau of Business Research
Dale ‘Yoder
Nebraska
George R. Davies
Edward B Reuter
Clyde W. Hart
Manchester Mayor Faces Unopposed Bid at March Election
Mayor Fred W. Hermann, in office eight years, appears unopposed unless a new candidate enters by Saturday. Four People's ticket candidates stand for mayoral opposition in the March 27 city election, with ward council and alderman candidates named. Polling places and precincts are listed for First and Second wards, plus Third ward arrangements and clerk and judge assignments.
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Manchester
Fred W. Hermann
D. J. Meggenburg
Herman B. Randle
Frank B. Wilson
J. N. Whisler
A. E. Dunlap
Howard Drew
A. W. Stearns
George S. Banta
Charles H. Durey
Abbie Hennessey
Clair M. Lillibridge
G. H. Dunham
Edward Rieck
Howard W. Drew
Ernest Lawman
Charles McCormick
George Clemans
George A. Newman
John Higman
F. G. Gosling
Emma Ree
Miss Bethel Bronson
Belle Plaine Couple Celebrate Anniversary
Belle Plaine residents Mr. and Mrs. James N. Greenlee celebrated their golden wedding with about one hundred relatives and friends at a Tuesday reception at their home. Their six children and seven grandchildren figure in the long life they have shared. They were married March 7, 1883 in Belle Plaine.
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Gazette
Belle Plaine
James N. Greenlee
Greenlee
Martha Craig
James
Candace Craig
Tama County
Haven
Squire Andrew Hale
Guinntown
Wee
Roman Lodge
Pocahontas Lodge
Clayton E. Greenlee
Walter Shields
Clifford Mall
Williamsburg
R. B. McSwiggin
McSwiggin
Parnell
Father Mahoney
Regina Driscoll
J. P. Gallagher
Wiliamsburg
Alfred
Iowa Estimated Liquor Tax Could Reach 3.5 Million
G Decker French, secretary of the Iowa Repeal Council and Moderation league, projected annual revenue from a proposed liquor control measure at 3.5 million dollars. He broke down the estimate into 2.29 million from permits 0.875 million from beverage taxes and 0.36275 million from liquor licenses. French argued resuming liquor manufacture could aid employment and grain use, citing wartime arguments.
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Des Moines
G. Decker French
Iowa Repeal Council and Moderation League
Iowa
Lquor
United States
Pioneer Tama Woman Dies at 90 in Tama Iowa
Mrs. Isabelle Comms 90 longtime Tama resident widow of Dr. William Corns Sr died Tuesday evening from infirmities of age. Born May 19 1842 Wooster Ohio she moved to Muscatine county as a child and later to Tama with her husband in 1864. They raised nine children six survive including Mable Bent Kittie Fame ter Dr William Corns Jr Emmet Amos and Charles Corns. Funeral at 2 30 Friday at the family home with Rev W O Eckler officiating. Pallbearers include six grandsons.
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Tama
Isabelle Comms
William Corns
Keon
Corns
Wooster
Ohio
Muscatine County
Amos Corns
Charles Corns
Belle Plaine
W. O. Eckler
League Opposes Beatty Bennett Bill
Mrs. F A Strom sten president of the Iowa League of Women Voters says the league opposes the Beatty Bennett mandatory tax reduction bill. They argue fixed school expenses cannot be cut without harming teaching staff and that funds should keep students in school through taxation.
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Iowa
F. A. Stromsten
Iowa League of Women Voters
Beatty-Bennett
League
North Liberty Forms Junior Band With Iowa City Leader
A new junior band is organized in North Liberty led by Clfford Berkey of Iowa City. Members plan summer concerts and have elected Kathryn Myers president Arlene Saxton vice president Barbara Stuart secretary and June Myers treasurer.
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North Liberty
Clfford Berkey
Iowa City
Kathryn Myers
Arlene Saxton
Barbara Stuart
June Myers
McGregor Chiropractor Bound Over For Grand Jury
Dr. Reuben Ruesser a 26 year old McGregor chiropractor was bound over to the May grand jury after a preliminary hearing in justice court He was released on bond of 2000 dollars for an illegal operation charge in the county jail context
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Eleader
Reuben Ruesser
McGregor
Justice Court
Ruesser
Iowa City to Host State Child Conference in June
The state conference on child development and parent education returns to Iowa City June 20–22, drawing nearly 500 attendees. National authorities will discuss child development and family life with joint sponsorship from the University of Iowa Iowa State College and Iowa State Teachers College.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Iowa State College
Iowa State Teachers College
Monticello Chapter FP PEO elects new officers
Monticello Chapter FP PEO met this week and elected officers for the coming year. President Mrs Eliz a beth Noble. vice president Mrs W D McLaughlin. corresponding secretary Mrs B C Roberts. recording secretary Mrs Siegfried Guyan. treasurer Mrs Rex Rickless. chaplain Mrs Arch Grimes. guard Miss Alfreda Reed.
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Monticello
Elizabeth Noble
W. D. McLaughlin
B. C. Roberts
Siegfried Guyan
Rex Rickless
Arch Grimes
Alfreda Reed
Unemployment Insurance Bill Filed in Iowa Senate
Iowa's first unemployment insurance measure, filed in the senate by Senator Chris Reese, would require employers to build a 4 percent reserve from wages. Wait period is eight weeks, with benefits at 40 percent of prior three years' wages, up to 40 weeks. Minimum reserve set at 12 percent of prior payroll. payments supervised by the state labor commissioner.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Chris Reese
Marshalltown
Reese
Forger Gets 10 Year Term In Toledo Court
William M. Sowards was sentenced to an indeterminate term not to exceed ten years for forgery in Toledo district court before Judge B O Tankersley. He was arrested last month for forging a $14 check at the Ben bargain store. Thirty seven international telephone circuits are in operation.
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Toledo
William M. Sowards
Fort Madison
B. O. Tankersley
Sowards
Sewards
Ben Bargain
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