Admiral Yarnell Delivers Homecoming Address in Buchanan Dedication
Independence observes the dedication of the Buchanan county courthouse with Admiral Harry E. Yarnell addressing a large crowd. He cautions against communism and war while urging work, frugality, and national unity, recounting his boyhood on a farm near Quasqueton and praising American initiative.
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Art Snider
Independence
Buchanan County
Craigs
Biddingers
Tabors
Littlejohns
Hoveys
Clarks
Harry E. Yarnell
U. S. Navy
Ervin Yarnell
Annnapolis
Jesup
Winthrop
Quasqueton
Boys Camp Patterned After Indian Lines At McGregor
McGREGOR An acre of hilltop land above the Mississippi near Pike's Peak state park will host a boys summer camp led by H. Clark Brown of Pike's Peak park. The camp will run mid June through summer with tepees and nature study plus Indian lore. A weekly council fire program and Indian dances will entertain visitors. A trading post will let campers trade bead work for cash. Towns with Indian names are invited to contribute tepees and select youths to initiate a tepee by living in it for the first month.
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McGregor
Mississippi River
Pike's Peak State Park
H. Clark Brown
Pike's Peak Park
Tepees
Brown
Iowa
Mr. Brown
Clayton County Awards $33,460 In Road Jobs
The Clayton County supervisors set contracts on Monday for road work totaling $33,460.40 across 16 projects in four divisions. Divisions 1 and 2 awards went to Reverud Brothers of Decorah for $13,191 while divisions 3 and 4 were to be announced.
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Monona
B L. Anderson
Cedar Rapids
Concrete Materials Co
A. Overgaard
Cambridge
Wis
W H. Carroll
Roverud
Boardman
Read
Garnaville
Farmersburg
Clayton Township
Farmersburg Township
Wagner Township
Leason
Highland Township
Lodomille
Sperry Township
Boardman Township
Cass Township
Marion Township
Elkport
Elk Township
Volga Township
Eleader
Clayton County
Reverud Brothers of
Decorah
Diamonds Stolen In Highway Robbery Near Adel Iowa
Four masked bandits robbed New York jeweler Gravender of about 50 900 in diamonds on a highway near Adel Iowa. The thieves forced the car off the road grabbed a sample case from Gravender and fled in a car with Illinois plates. The loot belonged to Lazare Kaplan Jewelry of New York and was shipped from Minneapolis to Marshalltown.
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M F Gravender
New York City
E. A. Burger
Gravender
Highway 6
Redfield
Des Moines
Gravenders
Finois
Minneapolis
Marshalltown
lazare-Kaplan Jewelry Company
New York
Iowa
Williamsburg
Illinois
Iowa GOP Sets Dates for State and Judicial Conventions
The Iowa Republican Central Committee announced July 12 as the tentative date for the state convention with the site to be announced. The state judicial convention is set for July 19 in Burlington. Prawns in a tank with electric current move toward the positive pole.
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GOP
DES Moines
Iowa Republican Central Committee
Burlington
Postville Woman Julia Pearson to Turn 90 Thursday
Postville's oldest resident Mrs Julia Pearson will celebrate her ninetieth birthday on Thursday at her granddaughter's home. Born May 23 1850 in Rodman New York she moved to Postville in 1864 and married George Pearson in 1868. She has five children 17 grandchildren 17 great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren and remains mentally sharp after a long life of family and service.
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Gater
Postville
Julia Pearson
Fred Bruhn
Rodman
McGregor
George Pearson
The
Presbyterian Church
Jesse Ernst
Chet Pearson
Mattie Dinning
Alva
Georgia Sawdey
Portland
Ore
Catherine Evans
Pueblo
Colo
Yeggs Attempt To Rob Baldwin Savings Bank
Yeggs tried to rob Baldwin Savings Bank Tuesday night but fled before finishing. They faced a vault door after solving the combination and used a drill to work the safe. State agents from Des Moines examined the scene and fingerprinted the safe, with water-filled cream cans cooling the drill. Tire impressions were found in a nearby alley. The robbers also entered the post office and stole about $150 in stamps from its safe.
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Baldwin
Per Capita Tax Loads Vary Across States Led Iowa at $27.08
A Des Moines report shows 28 states had higher per capita tax collections than Iowa’s $27.08 in 1939, while 19 were lower. California topped at $51.99. South Carolina was lowest at $11.35. Iowa total tax receipts reached $69,002,464 with diverse sources including beer, gas, incomes, sales, and property taxes.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Fred Porter
Tax Policy League of New York
California
South Carolina
Nebraska
Wisconsin
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