Linn County Homestead Tax Relief Details Revealed
Iowa's new homestead tax relief law will fund state refunds to owner occupied Linn county homes from a statewide three part tax base. Auditor Vesely cites about 12 500 Linn homesteads valued at 20 639 500 with refunds to reduce year by year, up to 25 mills on valuation up to 2 500.
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Iowa
Nelson G. Kraschel
Linn County
Robert M. Vesely
Tjtown
Linn
Wesely
State Planning Board
Vesely
Marton Township
Marion
Funeral flood of grief drowns oil town churches
In the wake of a London school explosion, five coffins were carried per service as crowds of oilfield workers packed small churches. Ministers answered a call for help, 75 preachers joined the effort, and hundreds faced long funeral lines across towns. Dozens of graves were dug as processions moved slowly along roads guarded by highway officers.
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London School
Church of Christ
the Nazarene
Old London
Pleasant 111
Pleasant Hill
Old London Baptist Church
Red Cross
Rex
Sparkman
T FP Murphy
Kilgere
Stocken
Band of Crod
Bt Whitten
Orengyin Tey Baptist Church
John
Maninet Sigans Yeader
William McFann Wins First Prize in House Contest
The Cedar Rapids Better Homes Show awards William McFann first prize for a Colonial model noted for its all white finish and architectural balance. Judges praised workmanship and dormer windows while detailing the prize distribution for William Slade George Thayer Katharine Irwin Estelle Strop pel Ralph Hepker Perry Woodward Jack Zaruba and Don Hunter among entries from Cedar Rapids area students. The exhibit runs at the Memorial Auditorium with afternoon and evening showings and affordable admission.
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Patsy Slade
R L. Slade
A Avenue NW
Cleveland School
Newton Thayer
George L. Thayer
Eighth Avenue
McKinley School
Kathleen Irwin
C. W. Irwin
Fifth Street
Elizabeth Stroppel
Charles Stroppel
Linn Boulevard
Johnson — School
Howard Gibson
Clarence Gibson
Fairfax
Roosevelt School
Estelle Bachelder
George L. Bachelder
B Avenue
McKinnecy School
Ralph Hepker
C Avenue
Polk School
Perry
Cedar Rapids
Bruce McKay
Mark Anthony
Evelyn Cone
William
Peanespel
Tye
George Thayer
Ike
George
Withouse
Better Homes
Memorial Auditorium
RKO
Exhibition Hall
Pleads Not Guilty To Charge Of Unlawful Pharmacy Practice
Emil Hite Horak faces a charge of unlawful practice of pharmacy after a state inspector alleged he permitted a non pharmacist to sell drugs without direct supervision. The case, based on a preliminary information, was continued with a $200 bond posted.
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Emil Mo
Diary of Fontanges Tells of Visits and Hidden Secrets
Fontanges diary reveals visits to Venezia palace and a hidden life with Mme Fontanges, a Musolini autograph photo, and hundreds of love letters found during a two and a half hour police search. Authorities hint at a powerful network of friends including a former French premier. Security officials seek to hush the case amid pressure from high profiles.
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Venezia Palace
Politce
Mme. Vontanges
Petite Roquette
Mussolini
Duce
Magda Fontanges
Mussolani
Mme Fontanges
France
Vittorio Cerutti
Yvon Delbos
Qual Dorsay
Spring Arrives in Cedar Rapids After Last Winter Snow
Following winter's final snowstorm Cedar Rapids welcomed spring at 6 31 pm Saturday with fair skies. High reached 38 at 4 pm and fell to 27 by 10 pm. Snow totaled about a quarter inch, according to Chamber Inskeep Company records.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chamber
Bernhardt in Toul Night Aims Courage to War Wounded
The author recalls seeing Sarah Bernhardt in Toul during World War I. Despite disability, she performed for wounded French soldiers and Marines, in a theater near a hospital where a load of wounded Americans were brought. The piece contrasts war horrors with her indomitable spirit and calls for action beyond protest.
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Sarah Bernhardt
France
Toul
Bernhardt
Les Cathedrals
Guam
China
Hawaii
General Strike Threatens To Protest Ouster
Strikers threaten broader action to protest ouster amid Detroit plant stoppages. Chrysler chief Keller says plants cannot run with lawless elements in charge as Gov Murphy mediates with union and management leaders. Federal and labor officials in Washington and Detroit discuss fresh talks while Dewey and Perkins coordinate efforts with Lewis and Fahey Grady.
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Frank Murphy
Dewey
Murphy
James F. Dewey
Detroit
Edward Faee- Grady
Labor
Washington
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
United Automobile Workers
Chrysler Group
McGrady
Lewis
Perkins
New York
Labor Department
Chrysler
Remington Rand
Dusty Miller To Key Cedar Rauds Farm Bureau Dinner
Thurlman Dusty Miller of Wilmington Ohio veteran newspaper man will be the principal speaker at the Cedar Raunds Chamber of Commerce and Linn County Farm Bureau dinner at 7 p.m. Monday March 29 at the Shrine temple. Rex Conn county agent and Dave McCreery Linn County Farm Bureau president say 500 farmers will attend. A. L. Taylor chamber executive secretary asks members to reserve promptly. Dr Charles E Finley president of Iowa State College will attend and speak briefly. Musical entertainment is arranged.
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A. L. Taylor
Chamber of Commerce
Dusty Miller
Charles E. Finley
Iowa State College
Templeton as peacemaker amid large union strikes
The Hudson strike left 10,000 idle and the Reo dispute affected 2,200 as mid afternoon talks failed to yield wage accord with CIO leaders. Stores closed in Providence R I and Akron O amid union pressure while Woolworths in Akron and Barberton shut their doors. The textile campaign runs with a $500000 war chest and CIO aims to enroll about 1,250000 workers. Farther pay raise announcements increase the total beneficiaries to over 190000, including 100000 in New England.
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A. Templeton
Hudson
Reo
Providence
R. L
CIO
F. W. Woolworth
Akron
Barberton
Textile Organization
New England
Eagle Scout approvals and advances noted
A list of Scouts advanced to first and second class and Life Scouts includes Ald Menzel Howard Lynch Robert Brown Richard Ruff John Donnelly Warren Johnson George Abbott Charles Remme John Bearbower Richard Stoneman Daryl Heiserman William Scott John Tidball Wilford Nachholz Alva Norton and W Gray Ap plication for Eagle Scouts were approved for Harlan Halbert Melvin Gray LeRoy Walters.
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Ald Menzel
Howard W. Lynch
Robert K. W. Brown
Richard Ruffcven
John Donnelly
Warren Johnson
George L. Abbott
Charles Remme
John Bearbower
Richard Stoneman
Daryl Heiserman
William Scott
John Tidball
Life Scouts
Wilford Nachholz
Alva M.norton
W. L. Gray
Eagle Scouts
Harlan Halbert
Melvin Gray
LeRoy Walters
Amelia Earhart Crashes. Lands Safely After Oil Spill
Amelia Earhart sustains a violent plane skid after a tire explodes and a grease spot. She switches off ignition, averting a fire as an oil line breaks and a pool forms around the craft. Earhart calmly surveys the wreck, tells reporters she can stay by her plane, and helps quell officers’ push to move the scene. General Barton K. Young pins the incident as a postponement, not a halt, to their flight.
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Miss Earhart
Michigan forces clear Newton Packing sitdown strike
Sheriff deputies and police forced entry into Newton Packing company plant in Detroit, arresting 47 men and 19 women after a monthlong sitdown. The group was jailed on contempt charges. 30 men pled guilty, 11 remained held on $100 bonds, while women were released with promises to appear in court.
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Detroit
Michigan
Newton Packing Company
United Automobile Workers
Allan Campbell
Newton
Independence Boy Scouts Get Awards
Twenty eight Boy Scouts received merit badges and fifteen were advanced in rank at a Thursday court of honor in Independence. The ceremony featured a committee of Walter K. Steve, Carl Grief, and Dayton H. Winter and listed recipients from Troops 46 40 and 47 including George Baker Lea Donnelly Donald Koeppel Dale Koeppel Joseph Holgate Harland Halbert Harold Hammelman Paul H Woods Clair Lorenz Marvin Ossman Robert Ossman Murray Sorg Leroy Town Leonard Rasmussen John Bearbower Alva Norton W. L. Gray David Tidball Melvin Gray Wilford Nachholz Richard Fiester Billy Dean Burr McFarland Ron and others.
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Independence
Walter K. Steve
Carl Grief
Dayton H. Winter
George Baker
Lea Donnelly
Donald Koeppel
Dale Koeppel
Joseph Holgate
Clifford Duffy
Harland Halbert
Harold Hammelman
Paul H Woods
Clair Lorenz
Marvin Ossman
Robert Ossman
Murray Sorg
Leroy Town
Leonard K. Rasmussen
John Bearbower
Troop 47
Alva Norton
W. L. Gray
David Tidball
Melvin Gray
Wilford Nachholz
Richard Fiester
Billy Dean
Burr McFarland
Ron
Tax Payment With 5491 Pennies Shocks County Courthouse
Three chalk boxes filled with 5491 pennies were pushed across the county treasurer's counter at the courthouse Saturday to pay a tax item. The tax receipt bore the name Montgomery Ward, the treasurer’s office said.
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Milo Sedlacek
Montgomery-Ward
Forty Die In Simmer Jack Mine Blast
Capetown reports from Termiston say forty natives died and were brought to the surface after a gas explosion at Simmer Jack mine. Officials warned thirty three more may be missing as fire raged through the site.
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Capetown
Termiston
School safety questions over radiator gas risk
Belew testified before a board on radiator safety and gas regulation in Texas schools. He said the standards bureau certified no carbon monoxide risk and defended his installation advice while noting 250 to 300 schools used similar equipment since 1928. He claimed he warned officials and left a service man to adjust regulators to four or five ounces, adding he did not know if new regulators were bought. Stone Wells said no criminal prosecutions were possible in the disaster.
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Bureau of Standards
Schoch
Belew
Texas
William C. Shaw
Shaw
Stone Wells
Rusk
Reckless driver Teslow linked to two crashes and jail
Police traced A. M. Teslow 40 of 219 Seventh Street SW after he struck Mrs. Charles O. Griffith’s car at First avenue and First street E then rammed a second vehicle on Third avenue near Second street SE. Patrolman John Hanna stopped him. Teslow appeared intoxicated and was jailed after a prior Saturday arrest.
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Charles O. Griffith
Daniels Street
First Avenue
First Street
John Hanna
A. M. Teslow
Seventh Street
AttersTeslowrhen
Ie Nitan
Griffith
Third Avenue
Second Street
Hanna
Second
Third Avenues
Teslow
Pope Pius Appears Rested After Mass Return
Vatican officials report Pope Pius XII showed no signs of fatigue after standing for nearly half an hour during his first mass in months. The pope appeared rested despite the strain, with officials noting no ill effects from the lengthy service.
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Vatican City
Ins
Pius
Vatican
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Dusty” Miller of
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