Limburger Cheese Sniffing Contest Declares Nose Superior
In Dubuque Iowa postmasters John Burkhard and Warren Miller faced off in a parlor room duel over limburger odor. Burkhard won as the nose ruled and the judge upheld that properly wrapped limburger can be mailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Furrman
Dubuque
Julien Dubuque
Monroe
Wis
United States
John
Burkhard
Warren
You” Miller
Independence, Ta
A. F
Tony” Schrup
Wisconsin
Miller
Jim Farley
Independence
Farley
Amana Colony Wedding Without Minister Or Rings
Charles Louis Selzer and Louise Marie Kippenhan wed in the Amana colony in a traditional ceremony without a minister or rings. Elders passed on the match after inspections and the couple exchanged no wedding finery, with services in High German and receptions held at the homestead and colony hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Louis Selzer
Louise Marie Kippenhan
Bruderrat
Amana
Church Board
Fred Moershel
Homestead
J. A. Kippenhan
Colony Hall
Amana Woolen Mills
Selzer
Louis C. Selzer
Coe College
Visits Old Military Trail Which She Trod 81 Years Ago
Florence L. Clark profiles Mrs. Elizabeth Denning of Marquette Iowa who recalls traveling the Old Military Road in 1840 as a child of nine. The article notes the trail’s early use by Fort Crawford troops and later immigrant migration to Prairie du Chien and northwest of Marquette, with Denning still living near the trail past age 90 along with her sons Orrin and Charles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Denning
Marquette Hills
Arquette
Iowa
Mississippi River
Marquette
Pleasant Ridge
D. A. R. Marker
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Smith's Landing
Toy Admits Beh Made Him Warrant Offer on Fancy Terms
Sioux City AP reports James F. Toy, head of the Tay bank, testified that Carleton D. Beh offered to sell $1,000,000 in anticipatory warrants to the bank for a profit of one percent, though Toy said the bank would not buy warrants or bonds outside competitive public bidding and questioned the legality of closed negotiations. He noted open bids would likely yield about three percent and warrants would be oversubscribed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Carleton D. Beh
Toy National Bank
Beh Company
James F. Toy
Tay Bank
Beh
Toy
Supreme Court Set To Rule On Road Bond Refunding Law
Iowa Supreme Court moved to rule on constitutionality of the highway bond refunding law before May 1. March 15 is set for argument in E. G. Banta vs Clarke County to block refunding. Governor Herring says refunding plus last year’s 15 million saves taxpayers 11 million. Bonds total 31 million with rates around 4.6 percent. Friday sales averaged 2.41 percent. Counties Polk Linn Jones Jasper Dallas and Jackson refunded bonds. Linn leads with 880 thousand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
INL
Iowa Supreme Court
High Court
E. G. Banta
Clarke County
Clyde Herring
Polk, Linn
Jones
Jasper
Dallas
Jackson
Linn County
Robbers Pose As Federal Men But Holdup Blocked
In Cresco two men posing as Justice Department agents tried a store holdup at Charles Zender shop. A clerk refused their claim, grabbed a shotgun, and called Sheriff Pederson. The robbers fled before the sheriff arrived.
Injunction Denied in Iowa City Gas Suit
Judge James P. Gaffney refused to halt Iowa City Light and Power from installing natural gas. George Johnston, a coal dealer, sought to bar the council and city engineer from allowing the project. Council members signaled no permit action before a new administration takes office April 1 amid gas and municipal ownership debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
James P. Gaffney
Iowa City Light and Power Company
George Johnston
No Relief for Lazy Workers in Warren County
Indianola report says a drive to purge relief rolls of lazy persons began Saturday. County relief director R H Johnson states many examined residents refused private work and would have future relief suspended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianola
Warren County
R. H. Johnson
Johnson
Extension Debate On Beatty Bennett Tax Law
Des Moines lawmakers debated extending the Beatty Bennett mandatory tax reduction law. A committee bill would reenact the 1935 1936 tax relief with ceilings on local levies and affect payments due in 1936 and 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INL
Beatty-Bennett
Baker Reappointed to State Board of Education
DES MOINES AP Gov Clyde L Herring announced the reappointment of George T Baker of Davenport to the state board of education for another six year term He is currently chairman and his term expires July 1 1935 Senate confirmation is required.
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Des Moines
Clyde L. Herring
George T. Baker
Davenport
State Board of Education
Baker
Senate
Noted Pianist to Play at Cornell
Special to The Gazette Mount Vernon world famed pianist Frank Mannheimer tops the Cornell college lecture and artist course in the college chapel Tuesday evening. The next day he will hear and critique piano students in a concert clinic. Born in Dayton Ohio he began piano at seven and later studied in Chicago Berlin Paris London. Now a faculty member at the Matthay Music School in London.
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Mount Vernon
Frank Mannheimer
Cornell College
College Chapel
Mannheimer
Dayton
Ohio
Chicago
Conservatory of Music
Signal Corps
Europe
Berlin
Leonid Kreutzer
Paris
London
Tobias Matthay
Matthay Music School
Iowa Farmers Stage First Farm Opera The Bohemian Girl
Iowa farm residents from forty counties rehearse for the first state opera presented outdoors at Ames by 4-H clubs and Iowa State College. Tolbert McRae directs as Miss Buchanan adapts The Bohemian Girl for farm folk with a two act format and a staged folk dance program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
Iowa
Ames
Northwest
Sioux
Fayette
Fremont
Lee
Des Moines
Fannie R. Buchanan
Grinnell
Tolbert McRae
Newton
Jasper County
Iowa State College Department of Music
Buchanan
Philadelphia
Miss Buchanan
Edith Barker
4-H Club
McRee
Zaneta Eager
Iowa proposes tough beer law revisions with 11 p.m. closing
Assistant Attorney General Leroy Rader drafts amendments at the request of house and senate committees. The plan sets 2.75 percent minimum alcohol by weight for beer, bans spiking near beer, fixes 11 p.m. closing time, raises permit fees, and creates a state beer board with review powers. Existing permits expire within 90 days after March 1, 1935, and license quotas scale by population. Local authorities would retain some permit issuance and regulate venue features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Leroy Rader
House
Senate
Iowa
Boards of Supervisors
Rader
House Liquor Control Committee
Senate Judiciary No. 2
Legislative Committee
Iowa League of Municipalities
Greeley Girl Collects 87 Dolls Amid Scarlet Fever Cure
Betty June Reed of Greeley, age 10, amassed eighty seven dolls in three years as a hobby during a scarlet fever quarantine. The collection features dolls from seven nationalities and popular cartoon characters. The pins and dresses, some handmade by Betty, fill her china closet as neighbors contribute dolls for her growing family. Betty continues schoolwork and sings solos while her doll passion thrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anchester
Betty June Reed
George Ray Reed
Greeley
Betty
Pop-eye
Uncle Bim
Andy
Min
Chester Gump
Skippy
Papa Bear
Mama Bear
Baby Bear
Betty June
Reed
Davenport Firm To Defend Lutherans In Wartburg Feud
Realff Ottesen of Ottesen Doerr and Weise announced the firm has been retained by the American Lutheran church board of regents to defend in Clinton County district court against quo warranto proceedings filed by Clinton County Attorney E C Halbach to oust the regents over Wartburg college. The fight centers on moving the college to Waverly Virginia and a Clinton effort to keep it in Wartburg. Defense preparations have begun but details remain undisclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Realff Ottesen
Ottesen, Doerr and Weise
American Lutheran Church Board of Regents
E. C. Halbach
Clinton County
Wartburg College
Clinton
American Lutheran Church
Waverly
Board of Regents
L. G. Krebs
Ottesen
Town City Council Candidate Warned To Drop Campaign
Iowa City AP reports Henry F Willenbrock a ward alderman candidate on the municipal ownership ticket said he received seven anonymous late night calls warning him to withdraw from the election. He sought police protection as officers traced the threatening messages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town City Council
Iowa City
Henry F Willenbrock
Willenbrock
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Coe Weds Colony
Adeline Taylor
Bridal Party In Black
Arthur Selzer
Helen Kippenhan
Co. W. Perkins
Marengo
University of Iowa
Montleur
Charles L. Selzer
Florence L. Clark
Supreme Court
Cornell
Iowa State College Extension Service
Travis
Tru-Art
Greeley Girl
Triu
Wartburg
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