Coe and Iowa U Debate Power of the President
Coe college and the University of Iowa debated whether to intensify presidential powers at a Kiwanis Club gathering in Montrose hotel. The Iowa team argued for centralized power citing recovery and planned economy under Roosevelt, while Coe warned of party shifts, weak presidents, and bureaucratic dangers.
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Coe College
University of Iowa
Kiwanis Club
Montrose Hotel
Coe
C. A. Curnan
Davenport
William Whipple
Cedar Rapids
University
John D. Moon
Roswell Johnson
Ottumwa
Loren Jenks
Roosevelt
Iowa University
United States
Congress
Manchester Man Wins Damage Suit
Judge G. W. Wood directed a verdict for the defendant in a $13,000 damage suit filed by Fred Winston of Savanna Illinois against Grant Garvey a Manchester truck operator The Winston couple were injured February 6 when their car collided with Garvey s truck operated by Wilbur Gearhart The truck was left on the highway while Gearhart phoned for repairs
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Manchester
G. W. Wood Wednesday
Fred Winston
Savanna, Ill
Grant Garvey
Winston
Garvey
Wilbur. Gearhart
Gearhart
Personnel Director Appointed For Iowa Liquor Commission
Des Moines Iowa The Iowa liquor control commission Wednesday named Clarence A McClurg of Spencer as personnel director He began work immediately and will oversee liquor store job applications which have reached more than 15000 Chairman Harold M Cooper noted the panel is still forming the state setup and will not place liquor orders for at least ten days or two weeks The commission also seeks a comptroller a store supervisor and other oversight officers to guide the system.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Clarence A. McClurg
Spencer
McClurg
Harold M. Cooper
Cooper
Getting the soil ready for planting in the garden
A practical guide on soil preparation for subsistence gardens by W E Beatty. It covers clearing the plot, deciding between plowing and spading, soil depth based on surface soil, using manure and organic matter, and applying commercial fertilizers in moderation for small and half acre plots.
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W. B. Beattie
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Sistence
NRA Wage Dispute Heard Over Pre NRA Contract
Justice A Reed heard A E Hartel seek $100 back wages from Hadad Master Service Inc claiming NRA rules should apply to a prior August contract. Hadad argues Hartel was paid on commission and that an earlier agreement superseded NRA terms. Written briefs are due. decision expected in a week or more.
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NRA
A. E. Hartel
Hadad Master Service Inc
Justice Reed
Hartel
Hadad
Court House News: Hollingsworth Charged With DUI
William Hollingsworth 80 of 1314 Hinkley Ave NW was arrested 8:45 p m Tuesday near E Ave and 10th St NW after narrowly missing a signal. He allegedly crashed into a wig wag at E Ave NW near the North Western tracks and fled the scene. A pint bottle of alcohol was found on him. He was fined 300 dollars plus costs and given 90 days jail in lieu of the fine and a 90 day driving ban. He previously faced a drunk driving charge on Oct 29 1931 with 3060 dollars in costs.
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William Hollingsworth
Hinkley Avenue NW
E Avenue
Tenth Street NW
Hollingsworth
Second Avenue
First Street
E Avenue NW
North Western
John T. Moffit
G. K. Thompson
State plans condemnation visits to Fairfax area properties
The commission will assess damages April 3 and 4 for properties to be used in an overhead bridge project near Fairfax. Sheriff Petrus is to host a site visit with members E. E. Parsons, H. J. Grunewald, H. H. Gee, Hal Stuart, S. G. Frink, and Roy Van. Williams property faces 1.19 acres of the 25 total needed, and a temporary injunction by Joseph A. Petrus restrains action.
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Commission
Joseph A. Petrus
E. E. Parsons
Marion
H. J. Grunewald
van Horne
H. H. Gee
Anamosa
Hal Stuart
Iowa City
S. G. Frink
Tipton
Roy van
Millersburg
Petrus
Town Farms, Inc
Winnifred Shea
Andrew J. Tamblyn
James Kenneth Listebarger
Pekony Post
The
American Legion
Fairfax
Charlies EF
Heaton
Mildred G. Heaton
Joseph Yanecek
Edwin 8. Williams
First Avenue
Williams
Cedar Rapids
A. B. Clark
District Court
Trimble Divorce Sought by Marie B Trimble in Anamosa
Marie Bessie Trimble files in district court for divorce from Earl James Trimble on cruelty and inhuman treatment. She seeks custody of a minor child and title to household furniture. The couple married in Anamosa on March 22, 1930.
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Marie Bessie Trimble
Earl James Trimble
Anamosa
Air Line Miles Flown In 1933 Compared With 1932
Reported totals show 64 642 545 miles flown by all scheduled operators in 1933 versus 80 632 067 in 1932. This indicates a sharp decline in air travel activity during 1933.
Willie Willis About Old Pants and Salvation Army Fish Worms
Willie Willis recalls a quirky moment over handing down pants to the Salvation Army. He jokes that both pockets carried fish worms, mixing humor with a memory of a shared act.
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Salvation Army
City Briefs and Personals Highlights
A collage of local notices reports events and incidents. Captain Sophus Klinge ordered to Civilian Conservation Camp duty at Fort Snelling Minnesota effective April 1. Local residents include J A Parcell called home by his father’s death in Kirksville Missouri. Two injuries noted Joe Freshwater 25 fractured wrist at a quarry and Jack Doze 10 fractured arm from a skating fall. Ethyle Breedlove returns from buying trip for Paris Beauty and Hat Shop Easter bonnets. Mr and Mrs P E Frink return from Decatur Illinois after a funeral visit.
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Sophus Klinge
Fort Snelling
Minn
Funeral services held for Alton McNeil
Mrs Frink and family mourn the death of Alton McNeil whose funeral was held Tuesday. Their daughter Mrs Stewart Shank and Mr Shank of 1352 Hinkley avenue NW returned after accompanying them to Decatur. Harry K Treacle of 724 H avenue NW received a suspended thirty day jail sentence in police court Wednesday for intoxication.
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Frink
Alton McNeil
Stewart Shank
Shank
Hinkley Avenue
Decatur
Harry K. Treacle
H Avenue
Reward Revolves Around Siding Switch Incident
A Virginia railroad employee delayed a freight train to prevent collision with a supply train by throwing the siding switch at the last moment. He received a severe reprimand for unauthorized possession of the switch key.
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Virginia
Choctaw Indian Demonstrates Lore to Scout Troop
David Redwing of the Choctaw tribe spoke to Boy Scout Troop 11 at Peoples Church Tuesday evening. He performed the war dance and war whoop and showed relics including a pipe over a century old carved by his great grandfather. Field Commissioner W A Buthhers conducted an area inspection of the troop.
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David Redwing
Lake Avenue
Boy Scout
Peoples Church
Redwing
W. A. Buthhers
Twenty Spies Arrested in Czechoslovakia
Prague dispatch reports a highly organized band of twenty five spies posing as immigrants arrested with Dr. Riegelhaupt named as chief. The group reportedly served a northern neighbor and worked in Prague factories. The case ties to espionage rings in France England and the United States with new arrests expected.
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Berlin
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Riegelhaupt
Poland
Russia
Germany
Paris
Robert
Marjorie Switz
France
England
United States
Page
Andre Moise
Secret Service
Union League Club Walls Recovered Boom Era Art
Paperhangers plaster a million dollars of stocks bonds mortgages and Insull securities on the Union League club walls. The 1929 boom is recalled in the club’s millon dollar room as workers paste wealth imagery amid brushes and paste.
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Chicago
Union League
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Offer Gentle Bowel Tone
Advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a safe 20 year old remedy to cleanse poisons from bowels and invigorate the liver. It claims improved complexion energy and vitality with nightly use and notes olive color tablets priced 15c 50c and 60c.
Paperhanger Puts Fake Insull Bond On Display
A paperhanger slaps green embossed wallpaper over a phony bond promising $1,000 and six percent interest. He eyes the money dreamily while a companion admires the deception. A faux document touts gold curtains and a walnut dining set, with Samuel Insull’s autograph conspicuously shown.
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Samuel Insull
Edgewood Bank Depositors to Receive 10 Percent on March 22
The closed State Bank of Edgewood will pay depositors ten percent of their deposits on March 22, according to P. H. Peterson the examiner in charge.
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Edgewood
P. H. Peterson
State seizes eight parcels for Highway 149 route
Notices of condemnation were served to eight property owners in the Fairfax Cedar Rapids corridor in Linn county. The action starts proceedings to obtain right of way for the new Highway No 149 stretch from Fairfax to Cedar Rapids. Deputy Sheriff Roy Radbaugh delivered the notices on a Tuesday near Fairfax and Cedar Rapids. A condemnation commission appointed by Chief Justice George Claussen of the Iowa supreme court oversees the case.
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State Highway Commission
Fairfax
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Roy Radbaugh
George Claussen
Iowa Supreme Court
New Aero Dynamic Performance Hint for Hupmobile
The copy touts streamlined design for less wind resistance and better mileage. It highlights exclusive coordinated suspension with flexible springs side sway elimination torsional stability and weight redistribution. It emphasizes roomy six passenger seating and easy access with side hood opening doors and rear luggage compartments.
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Hupmobile
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U. S. Department of Variculture
Shire
Julia J. Goddard
Mary Dunbar
Hotel Roosevelt
Wm. S. Cadow
Mgr
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Hall-Ekfelt Company
C. J. Welsh
Jerome Welsh
F. ©. Ellison
Allied State Utilities Company of
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William Singer and Company
Ida Singer
William Singer
George D Zier
Blanch Carighn
Rose Mefferd
Willie Willis
Bungalow Cooking School
Clinton Center
Stony Point
Covington
First United Presbyterian
J. A. Parcell
Meadowbrook Drive
Kirksville
Calvin L. Parcell
Central Park Church
Joe Freshwater
Eighth Avenue
Larimer and Shafer
St. Luke’s Hospital
Jack Doze
First Avenue W
St. Luke's Hospital
P. E. Frink
Ninth Street
Decatur, Ill
I. C
W. Atwill
Illinois Central Railroad
H. 8. Gray
W. S. Williams
Waterloo
Lester Cach
Theodore Hruska
Rock Island
A. S. Reed
J. H. Devin
Reno
Nev
Harriet C. Bacur Pohl
Robert L. Pohl
Associated Press
Ripley
N. Y
Switz
Bruce Barton
C. V. Shepherd
Dows Bldg
Robert O. Bickel
George McCollister
Welcom
W. Reams Warren Buchan
Montreye
Dennis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Telex E Fehlewes
Millsap Motor Company
S. E
Hupmobile Distributors
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