Linn County Maps Seven Road Improvement Projects
Linn counties supervisors adopt a seven project plan to use potential federal and state grants for secondary road work. Projects include crushed stone surfacing on trunks C BB and X, a twin concrete culvert near Walker, a I-beam bridge on Indian Creek, and multiple reconstructions and extensions of trunk roads R J FF CJ GG, totaling about several miles of paving and improvements.
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Linn County
Highway Commission
State Commission
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
Central City
Bertram
Walker
Lincoln Park
Indian Creek
Ey Bertram Road
Ely
Marion Township
Cedar Rapids
Whittier
Toddville
Harold Lloyd Hurt Slightly In Crash
Hollywood Harold Lloyd film comedian suffered minor injuries in a Tuesday crash when his chauffeur driven car hit a truck. The car was struck broadside and hurled 35 feet into a lamp post. Lloyd declined aid at the scene but was under a physician’s care at his Beverly Hills home. Driver Ernest M. King had no injuries. truck driver Pete Luizza received slight hurts.
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Hollywood
INS
Harold Lloyd
Lloyd
Beverly Hills
Ernest M. King
Pete Luizza
Mind and Morals Insights from Albert Edward Wiggam
A May 1939 Q&A explores psychology and ethics. Wiggam discusses women's cycles, swindler psychology, and reading speeds citing studies by Bromberg Keiser Buswell. The piece concludes with a teaser on marriage and career links.
Treasury proposes two percent flat rise in corporation income tax
Washington officials report a flat 2 per cent increase on all corporate net income and abandonment of capital stock and excess profits levies to raise about 140 million dollars. Rates would start at 14.4 percent on small nets, reaching 21 percent over 25 thousand, with undecided status on undistributed profits tax amid congressional debate.
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Washington
INS
Treasury
Departmental
Roosevelt
Congress
Canada Sees Over One Million U S Cars Enter Yearly
An estimate places more than one million vehicles from the United States crossing into Canada each year, signaling significant cross border traffic and economic ties between the two nations.
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United States
Canada
Play At Olivet Church Thursday
A four act play The Attorney for the Defense will be presented at Olivet Presbyterian church Thursday at 7 30 p m by a cast of ten under the direction of Wilma Wykle. Cast includes Donna Faulkner Marilyn Chyle Marvin Buckner Ben Haddad Charles McClain Georgine Heider William Donnan Albert Hoppe Jean Mentzel and Paul Brooks.
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Olivet Presbyterian Church
Wilma Wykle
Donna Faulkner
Marilyn Chyle
Marvin Buckner
Ben Haddad
Charles McClain
Georgine Heider
William Donnan
Albert Hoppe
Jean Mentzel
Paul Brooks
British Mission Winds Up Its Warsaw Work
A British trade mission completed negotiations in Warsaw and departed for Moscow. Delegation members stated no agreements were signed and that they collected information for use in discussions in London.
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Warsaw
Moscow
London
Rabbit rescue by beagle in abandoned mine shaft
Petersburg farmer Robert Summers chased a rabbit with his beagle. The rabbit fell into an airshaft. Summers lowered the dog on a grapevine to reach and grab the bunny, then hauled both to the surface. Do you believe it?
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Robert Summers
Petersburg
Ind
Beagle
Bunny
Summers
DeMolay Names Allan N. Wilson Grand Master
The DeMolay grand council elected Allan N. Wilson of Manchester New Hampshire as grand master and adopted a resolution urging youth education to expose the terror of the isms including atheism.
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Louisville, Ky
Allan N. Wilson
Manchester
N. H
Edgar A. Guest Poem Versus Spring Golf Haunts Rail Freight
The poem contrasts golf in winter vs spring and the difficulty of keeping a straight shot with head winds and bunkers. An accompanying line notes that railroads haul one seventh of freight as steel inputs or products, highlighting industrial shipping.
1500 Linn Auto Owners Delinquent On 1939 Licenses
More than 1500 Linn county motorists received delinquent registration notices from Sheriff James H. Smith. The list of unpaid 1939 fees was turned over by County Treasurer Frank F. Bates' motor vehicle department as required by state law. Delinquency date was Feb 1. Owners warned cars may be seized and sold to satisfy fees if unpaid.
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Linn County
James H. Smith
Frank F. Bates
Motor Vehicle Department
Iowa
Veteran Ignacio Velazquez Dies at 109 in Mexico City
Ignacio Velazquez who claimed to be 109 and to have served in the Mexican United States war of 1847 died Tuesday in Mexico City. He headed a national association of war veterans for years.
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Mexico City
Ignacio Velazquez
National Association of War Veterans
Be Still and Know Prayer Message on March 22
The piece urges stillness before God to hear the still small voice, reflecting on Psalm 46 and the need for quiet reflection amid haste. It warns that haste and violence erase thoughtful listening and calls readers to exercise faith and patience while awaiting guidance. It ends with a meditation on measured pace and the limits of speed.
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God
Williams Formula advertised as relief for gas and stomach pains
An Iowa Wisconsin era advertisement promotes Williams Formula claiming to ease sour gas pressure bloating and irritated kidneys. It touts rapid absorption and multiple benefits including mild laxative diuretic and iron tonic effects with wholesale pricing claims and several local pharmacies listed for purchase.
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Wisconsin
Williams
Podzimek Pharmacies
Edison Pharmacy
Marion
Hutchinson
Tipton
Me. Mickle
Anamosa
Fred J Kay
Monticello
Williams Formula Endorsed for Gas Relief by Bowlander
William Bowlander of Fond du Lac Wisconsin shares a testimonial about Williams Formula easing gas and bloating from a sluggish stomach and bowels. He recommends the medicine and expresses gratitude for the relief and opportunity to endorse it.
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William Bonlander
Fond du Lac
Wisconsin
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