Iowa Supreme Court Upholds State Tax Law Unanimously
The Iowa Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision written by Justice Richard Mitchell, upheld the constitutionality of the state sales and income taxes as passed by the legislature. The ruling rejected claims that the law deprives due process, delegates unlawful powers, or discriminates against partnerships versus corporations.
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Supreme Court
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Fort Dodge
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Narrow Escape In Car Stalled On Milwaukee Tracks
Special to The Gazette Keystone five persons escaped injury Sunday afternoon when a new demonstrator car owned by Doug Wilson of Van Horne stalled on Milwaukee tracks in front of a westbound freight train. Driven by Mrs George Hagen of Van Horne the car stalled directly in the path of the oncoming train. All passengers jumped to safety except Mrs Mary Guider mother of Mrs Hagen who sustained no injuries as the train hit only the front end of the auto.
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Doug Wilson
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George Hagen
Mary Guider
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Mrs Johanna Levsen 85 Dies After Brief Illness Near Wyoming
Funeral services for Mrs Johanna Levsen 85 widow of August Levsen who died Monday at the A G Rohwedder home two miles southwest of Wyoming will be held at the home Wednesday at 2 p m with burial at Olin She was German born and spent her married life in this community and in South Dakota Surviving children include Lena Moreland Chamberlain SD John Levsen Hans Levsen Herta Levsen and Fred Levsen all of Dolan SD Mrs Martha Hendricksen Watertown SD Mrs Anna Glase Columbia MO Mrs Freda Wells Sioux City IA Harry Levsen Olin IA Mrs Elsie Rohwedder Mrs Emma Rohwedder and Mrs Erna Ingwersen all of Wyoming
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August Levsen
A. G Rohwedder
Olin
Levsen
Germany
South Dakota
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Chamberlain
S OD
John Levsen
Hans Levsen
Herta Levsen
Fred Levsen
Dolan
Martha Henricksen
Watertown
Anna Glase
Columbia
Freda Wells
Sioux City
Harry Levsen
Elsie Rohwedder
Emma Rohwedder
Erna Ingwersen
Maquoketa
Gus Danielson
Union Cemetery
Danielson
Amelia Fuglsang
Hans Fuglsang
Clinton County
Herman Mau
Helen
Jack Dietz
Elwood
Mau
Jacqueline Dietz
Peter Fuglsang
Matt Fuglsang
Kewanee
Ill
Will Johnson
el Campo
Tex
Chris Fuglsang
Holstein
Charles Waugh
H. P. Nelson
Kewanee, II
Iowa City Briefs Highlight School Bond Vote and Local News
The Iowa City board of education plans a special election on a 595000 bond for a new high school after a 500 signature petition. Funeral services for Joseph Fuhrman 85 were announced. City high school will graduate 136 students with Prof Harrison J Thornt on delivering commencement. A 14 year old was bruised after a car ran over his legs. Police will begin machine gun training for new officers. National Hospital Day will be observed at University and Mercy hospitals with open houses. The Light and Power Co seeks a 25 year rural power franchise. hearing May 28. Earl W Kurtz remains Moose Judge Building president manager. A giant meteor was seen Sunday near Iowa City. 301 Town students take the 1937 every pupil tests. top scorers advance to state scholarship June 7 and 8.
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Funeral notices from Maquoketa and surrounding towns
Funeral services for Mrs Gus Danielson will be held at the family home near Maquoketa with burial at Union cemetery. Other obituaries note the passes of Mrs Walter Harding in La Porte City and A L Moats in Volga, with details on survivors and burial locations. Additional briefs cover court actions in Wapello and social events in Baldwin and Decorah communities.
Tama Mayor Returns to Ball Game With Court on Field
Tama Mayor E. C. Carnal enforces law at a baseball game while watching Tama high school’s Dick Carnal in a Tama Garwin match. Deputy Henry Werner and M. Bolton are stopped for a stop sign violation. Bolton pays a $1 fine plus costs. The mayor resumes the game without missing a play.
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TAMA
E. C. Carnal
Tama- Garwin
Henry Werner
M. Bolton
Kansas City
Mr. Bolton
Thirty Six Iowa U Students Elected To Phi Beta Kappa
University of Iowa names thirty six students to Phi Beta Kappa active chapter after four years of college work with a 32 average. The list includes Elmina Hawk Albion Genette Herrick Bettendorf Margaret Kampmeier Cedar Rapids Kent Grantow Hubbard Carter Alexander New York John Hyland Traer Madel yn Phillips Webster City Elizabeth Miller Macedonia Lovela West Clarksville Amanda McCloy Iowa City Margaret Miller Iowa City Emily Jean Bontz Nardin Okla Ruth Crow Burlington Robert Little Colfax John Mahoney Milwaukee Wis May Lou McQuillen Charles City Mrs Marjorie Falls Lincoln Des Moines Alice Mikulasek Newton Mary O'Brien Iowa City Virginia Mapes Iowa City Mildred Pauline Adams Lowell Mass David F Moore Ryan Ruth M Blanchard Albion Dwight Rice Danville Mobart Carr Iowa City Hobart Boegel Clinton Helen Thisted Ringsted Florence Scannell Iowa City Frank O Connor Dubuque Paul Hendrick Waukon Margaret Englund Muscatine Daniel Rodman Fort Dodge Bedford Buris Des Moines Earl Staten Browning Iowa City Eleanor Lee Sloan Robert Alberhasky Iowa City. They will be initiated at a date to be named later.
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Phi Beta Kappa
University of Iowa
Elmina Belle Hawk
Albion
Genette Herrick
Bettendorf
Margaret Kampmeier
Cedar Rapids
Kent Grantow
Hubbard
Carter Alexander
New York
John Hyland
Traer
Madelyn Phillips
Webster City
Elizabeth Miller
Macedonia
Lovela West
Clarksville
Amanda McCloy
Margaret Miller
Emily Jean Bontz
Nardin
Okla
Ruth Crow
Burlington
Robert Little
Colfax
John Mahoney
Milwaukee
Wis
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Charles City
Marjorie Falls Lincoln
Des Moines
Alice Mikulasek
Newton
Mary O'Brien
Virginia Map
Earl Staten Browning
Eleanor Lee
Sloan
Robert Alberhasky
Mrs Mary A Neff Dies At Iowa City
Mrs Mary A Neff mother of Robert Neff administrator of University hospital at Iowa City died at University hospital Monday. Her body will be taken to Eaton Indiana for burial Thursday. She had lived in Iowa City since 1928 and is survived by two sons Robert and Harry Neff of Eaton Indiana.
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Robert Neff
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Jury orders Belle Plaine physician to pay $20 000 damages
A Vinton district court jury awarded $20 000 to the R. P. Westfall family of Boone against Dr. Don Newland for a September 6 auto collision near Chelsea. Mrs Westfall received 5000, Dr Westfall 12500, and their son 2500. Newland had 10000 in liability insurance and had a 1625 settlement with the insurer. Dorothy Woods accompanied Newland. he sustained a fractured knee. The trial began a week earlier before Judge B O Tankersley.
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Dorothy Woods
Williamsburg W R C Observes Anniversary
The Fifty year anniversary of the Women's Relief Corps of Williamsburg was observed on May 7 with attendance from Iowa City leaders including Mrs Clara Weber and Mrs Tracy Bradley. The program included memory readings, a history read, a piano solo, and nine new members admitted into Reese Lloyd Relief Corps No. 109.
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Tracy Bradley
Tena Holubar
Iowa City
Women's Relief Corps of
Mary Scholl
Reese Lloyd Relief Corps
Margaret Hogan
Kitt M. Harris
Anna B. Hughes
Margaret Lee
Theresa Humphrey
Gwennie Dane
Stella Hanson
Miss Scholl
Elizabeth Linn
Hogan
Weber
Hattie Scholl
Caroline Sthal
Minnie Yeaman
Grace Jones
Elizabeth Shinko
Eleanor Everest
Effie Fant
la Rita Bricker
Alice Scholl
Jeannette Hart
Hughes
Jennie Iowa Berry
California
Cedar Rapids
Reese Lloyd
Anna Thomas
Nell McSwiggin
Irene Gaffney
Elizabeth Sinn
Virgie Stake
Grain exchange totals for Omaha Council Bluffs Milwaukee and St Louis
The report gives grain marketing and distribution figures by city and bushel volume. Omaha Council Bluffs facilities handle 24 485 000 bushels, Milwaukee 16 665 000 bushels, and St Louis 15 315 000 bushels.
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Former Mayor of Earlville Dies at 81 in Iowa
Henry J. Van Fleet, 81, longtime Earlville resident and former mayor of Earlville for fourteen years, died after weeks of illness. Funeral Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Earlville Congregational Church with burial at Fairview cemetery. Survived by wife Eliza Gibbs, daughter Mrs. W. L. Suchow, and grandsons Earl Swindell and Duane Swindell. Born October 14, 1855, in Auburn New York, he moved to Iowa as a child and became a prominent stock buyer.
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W. L. Suchow
Alden
Earl Swindell
Fort Dodge
Duane Swindell
Waterloo
A. W. Sinden
Fairview Cemetery
Homesick thief given sentence
Berlin Haught 18 of Middlebourne West Virginia faced a sentence of up to ten years in the Anamosa state reformatory after pleading guilty to breaking and entering. He stole a fountain pen and other items from a local sand and gravel firm, and sought lodging at the police station after the attempt to open a safe failed.
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Haught
Middlebourne
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Iowa Engineering Society Essay Contest Winners Named
Gustave F. Kerndt of Lansing won first prize in the high school essay contest with What Engineering Has Done For My Community. Donald Hargrove of Milton took second. Kennet will receive 20 dollars and a silver medal, with the essay printed in the society's proceedings. Ten more students from various towns earned five dollar prizes and silver medals.
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Wayne Wells
Clinton
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Dow City
LaVon Ahrens
Sheffield
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Ellsworth
Doris Graichen
Middle Amana
John Mueller
Iowa City
Dorothy Mescher
Bancroft
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