Iowa House Votes to Raise Minimum for Teachers to Fifty
The Iowa House approved a bill raising the monthly minimum wage for teachers from forty to fifty, 94 to 8, with the Senate backing a concurrent push for immediate cash payment of soldiers' bonus. A separate measure would create a highway patrol under the secretary of state. A. H. Avery urged a ten year plan to abolish out of state chain stores, proposing a joint six member committee to draft phased legislation ending chain stores in Iowa.
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Iowa News in Brief Highlights Local Obituaries and Elections
Van Horne widow Minnie Kerkman 77 dies after paralytic stroke. Marengo petitions push municipal light and power plant under Simmer law. Elsie Le Beau marries Albert Schlesselman at Guernsey. Cedar county Boy Scouts court of honor held in Tipton. Urbana school election reelects Ed Moore L.E. Hauser. George Drips new director. Anamosa continues case Nina Byerly for whisky sale to Sept term. Middle Aviana fire damages Koch drug store roof. West Union Legion birthday observance planned. Wilton Junction school reelects D W Small Bart Atkinson. Donnan school election names Andrew Jasper George Holmes.
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Biography of Dr. Nicholas Knight in London Publication
Mount Vernon note on Dr. Nicholas Knight professor emeritus of chemistry at Cornell college listed in the February Town and Country Review overseas section. He led the department for 34 years, rebuilt the chemistry building, taught about 3 500 students, studied at Syracuse Harvard and Cornell, researched solvate theory at Johns Hopkins, authored works on analytic chemistry and cologists products, and held memberships in American and German chemical societies and international science bodies.
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Get a Horse from Your Drugist Now
A persuasive drageur tone urges women to try a patent remedy, claiming nearly a million American women use it and report relief. The appeal stresses quick action and personal experience as proof of efficacy.
ASK LIQUOR FIRMS FOR INFORMATION BY GEORGE MILLS
Iowa investigators prepare a questionnaire to 75 distillers and liquor distributors from New York to California. The aim is to uncover business relations with the state liquor control commission and potential political contributions. Out‑of‑state witnesses may be called, with cooperation penalties bars from future business.
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Columbus Junction and Washington Win Declam Contests
At the sub district declamatory contest Columbus Junction and Washington students advanced to the pre district round. Winners included Robert Reaney Columbus Junction first and Keith Harris Webster second in oratorical. Ruth Weber Columbus Junction first and Helen Ilene Arnold Keota second in dramatic. Billy Cox Washington first and Craig Huston Columbus Junction second in humorous.
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Cedar Rapids Second in Volume of Liquor Sales
Des Moines reports February liquor commission income at 470452.48 with permits totaling 761,765 and liquor sales 464,275.98. Des Moines led at 66,419.91. Cedar Rapids ranked second with 26,567.26, followed by Davenport 10,830.64 and others including Council Bluffs 21,383.63 and Ottumwa 9,878.52.
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Children Learn Manners by Association Not Force
Iowa State College official Lydia Swanson says manners are caught not taught. Parents should model courteous behavior and avoid overemphasizing small phrases like please and thank you.
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Sixtieth Wedding Date Celebrated by Hexoms at Decorah
Special to The Gazette Decorah Mr and Mrs David D Hexom mark their 60th wedding anniversary with a family dinner at First Lutheran church for 150 relatives and friends. They have ten children all attending and visitors will be received at home in the afternoon.
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Harry Thompson
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Albert C. Johnson
Joseph Johnson
Johnson County Seeks PWA Funding for Road Program
Johnson County board of supervisors filed a request with Des Moines PWA for 1 207 570 32 dollars to finance a countywide secondary roads program. The plan covers current contracts, year by year improvements, grading surfacing and oiling and completes 1934 35 36 surfacing work.
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Jacobsen Favors Lottery to Raise Government Funds
Rep. B. Jacobsen of Clinton Iowa urges a national lottery to cut federal taxes and reduce the deficit. He argues Americans gamble anyway and a lottery would tax that impulse while keeping funds in the United States. He notes foreign lotteries drain dollars annually and the plan offers an honest way to collect revenue.
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Grinnell-Poweshiek Alumni Set March Meeting at Montezuma
Grinnell Poweshiek county alumni of Town State college will hold their annual meeting at Montezuma March 21. L L Jones of Grinnell, committee member, says other committee members are Mrs M H Goeldner of Brooklyn and Mrs R E Liljedahl of Montezuma.
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Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Remedy Ad Claims Health Boost
An old advertisement promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a harmless, effective laxative to cleanse the bowels. It cites tiredness, dull complexion, bad breath, pimples, and poor appetite as constipation symptoms and suggests taking one or two tablets at bedtime for a week. Prices 15c 30c and 60c. All druggists.
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Bids Sought for East Iowa Highway Surfacing Projects
Iowa Highway Commission scheduled bids to open March 26 for about 75 miles of road surfacing across ten counties. Planned work includes Edgewood primary road No. 10 surfacing, a 2.68 mile secondary grading project near Tipton, and material contracts for culverts, gravel or crushed stone, and bituminous surfacing bases across Linn, Johnson, Keokuk Washington, Tama, and Benton counties with multiple primary and secondary road segments and dates.
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Ridgeway School Election Yields 29 Votes for Gunhus
In Ridgeway the school election was quiet with 29 ballots cast all for incumbent H. G. Gunhus. Gunhus won re election as the sole vote recipient.
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Marion Motorist Jailed on Two Charges at Tama
Marion motorist Gordon Reynolds pled guilty in Justice Lew Smith's court to reckless driving and possessing intoxicating liquor not properly labeled. He chose to serve 45 days in jail after fines and costs. Information filed by Emil Pustevsky described Reynolds driving on the left, crowding others off the pavement, followed to Tama, with a gallon can of alcohol found in his car.
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Iowans Slow In Filing Federal Tax Returns
Des Moines AP report notes about 35,000 Iowa taxpayers had not filed federal returns by Monday. If the 25 percent penalty is to be avoided, the filing deadline is Friday. Charles D. Huston, collector, provides the figures.
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Iowa and Fayette Refunding Road Bonds
Iowa and Fayette counties completed refunds on road bonds with lower rates. Marengo saves about 126070 in interest. a 555000 bond issue refinanced at 2.5 percent with 6076 premium to bidder syndicate Harris Trust and Savings Bank Chicago White-Phillips Davenport Iowa-Des Moines National Bank. West Union bonds total 1304000 issued to a syndicate led by Harris Trust White-Phillips and Iowa-Des Moines National Bank at 2 percent with 5501 premium.
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Municipal Utilities Not To Be Taxed
DES MOINES AP Municipal owned public utilities are declared not taxable under Iowa 2 percent corporate income tax. The tax board reversed a January ruling, stating such plants are an arm of municipal government and therefore exempt from taxation.
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Lisbon Maquoketa Win Sub District Declamatory Honors
Lisbon wins two firsts and Maquoketa one at sub district declamatory contest in the school auditorium. Other schools entered include Anamosa Central City Marion Monticello and Preston. Winners span oratorical dramatic and humorous divisions with several runners up. Judges from Olin Davenport evaluate performances. Musical numbers featured a tuba solo and an accordion solo.
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Jean Liddy
Monticello
Frances Otto
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Ray Mc Conlogue
Helen Kroeger
May Beyers
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Olin
Jean McDonald
George Potter
Davenport
Dillon Franks
Gordon Rahn
No More Old Age Pensions Possible Under Present Fund
Des Moines Iowa The Iowa old age assistance program halted pension awards Thursday by order of Byron G Allen district superintendent The fund now available cannot support new pensions and he urged the legislature to provide additional revenue The commission had been paying 8500 pensions with about 1 million dollars from a 2 cent head tax on adults for support of the system
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