Gas tax receipts set new record in Iowa
Iowa's April 1936 motor fuel sales broke the previous high, totaling 1 353 253 dollars from a 3 cents per gallon levy. Tax revenue funds primary and secondary road funds, city refunds, and administration, with beer tax up slightly from 1935.
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West Union Students Honored For Scholastic Athletic Work
West Union high school honors three top students Robert Kamm Jean Eleanor Hutchison and Clair Wiltgen for academics and athletics. Kamm ranked valedictorian with 96.9 average and won the top math prize. Hutchison graduates with 96.6 average and is saluatorian. Wiltgen wins 25 dollar athletics prize, shared by two senior girls who tied in math contest.
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Washington Centennial Speakers Named for 1891 Celebration
Washington county will mark its centennial from June 29 to July 4 with speakers from the State Historical Society. Dr. Benjamin F. Shambaugh of Iowa University helped arrange four talks: William J. Petersen on On the Way to Iowa, J. A. Swisher on On the Trail of the Pioneer, Ruth A. Gallaher on The First Hundred Years, and Louis Pelzer on Westward by Concord Coaches. Local committee members are Rev. C. W. Klein, Dr. C. A. Boice, and Richard Stewart.
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Citizens conflict over routing of federal Highway 6 in Iowa City
City officials heard conflicting views on rerouting Highway 6 while most nearby property owners petitioned to move it to the city edge. Residents of Kirkwood Avenue urged that the road be taken entirely outside the city limits.
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Decorah Angler Catches 21 Inch German Brown Trout
Decorah angler E. L. Acres hooked a German brown trout in Bear Creek north of Decorah. The fish measured 21 inches and weighed about five pounds, the largest trout recorded in local waters to date.
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District WPA Director Yokom Resigns in Iowa
Des Moines AP L. S Hill reports WPA district No 2 director William L Yokom has resigned effective June 15. The district covers Waterloo Cedar Rapids and Dubuque counties. Yokom says he built an organization to fulfill WPA aims and now wishes to return to private business. A replacement will be named within days.
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Memorial Day Chief Decries Sports Chaos at observance
Oleg Nelson, 92, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, protests Memorial Day despoiled by exhibitions and contests of sport. He urges Legion to honor fallen comrades and follow General Orders No. 4 recalling John A. Logan's 1868 observance.
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Report on Costs at Iowa Juvenile Home Toledo
A state audit shows the net cost of operation at the Iowa juvenile home in Toledo rose by 10 996 82 for the year ending June 30 1935 compared with the previous year. Total operating cost reached 123 977 53 with 50 023 99 charged to counties leaving 73 952 54 to the state. Cost per inmate was 51 99. Increases occurred in salaries and maintenance 3032 54 provisions 2946 69 and hospital care 1074 10. State investment in the home is listed at 405 042 36 and auditors urge better records of supplies.
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Grant Wood to Receive Wisconsin Honorary Degree
Grant Wood of the University of Iowa art department will be awarded an honorary degree by the University of Wisconsin at convocation in Madison on June 22. Katharine Cornell actress Douglas Southall Freeman editor of the News Leader and Isaiah Bowman Johns Hopkins president also receive honors. All four will be guests of university president Glenn Frank.
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Farm Home Near Calamus Destroyed by Fire
A farm home on George Wagner's property three miles south of Calamus was destroyed Saturday morning by fire. Defective wiring is believed to have caused the blaze. The Wagner family faced the loss of their residence and belongings.
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