Racket In Gas Tax Refunds Revealed By Iowa Committee
Des Moines report details lax handling of motor fuel refund claims from contractors during 1931 32. It cites lawyers in Des Moines paid on commission for canvassing claims and suggests improper payments including duplicate invoices and payments on old purchases.
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Des Moines
Forty-fifth General Assembly
Attorney General
Supreme Court
Des Moines Asphalt Paving Company
Johnson
Two Mythical Claimants in Iowa Refund Fraud Case
A legislative committee reports 88 803.52 dollars in refunds paid in error to two mythical claimants and other improper claims tied to former treasurer office staff. The probe cites fake invoices and altered vouchers, with suits planned against oil companies and changes urged to solidify anti fraud safeguards.
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Herman Anderson
Des Moines
A. L. Mack
Minnesota
Treas
Urer
Iowa
Nght
Central City Veteran L E Brookman Dies in California
Relatives in Central City report the death of L E Brookman a former local businessman who died Tuesday at his Orange Cove California home after a long illness. Funeral will be in Orange Cove with his widow Angie Hatch Brookman and son Kenneth surviving. He was brother to J H Bert Brookman Frank Brookman Mrs Art Davis and A J Mosher and L K Hatch.
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Central City
L. E. Brookman
Orange Cove
Calif
Angie Hatch Brookman
Kenneth
J. H
Bert Brookman
Cedar Rapids
Frank Brookman
Center Point
Art Davis
Davenport
A. J. Mosher
L. K. Hatch
Stanwood
John Long
Letha
Lee Paxton
Peoria
Lockport
Raymond Paxton
Lee Covert
Paxton
Stanwood School
M. H. Paxton
Harrisburg
Holt Caterpillar Tractor Company
Lisbon
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
The
Eastern Star
Catherine Briggs
Lynn Frink
Joyce Ann
Jackie Dunn
Donna Faye Dunn
Sheldon Rahn
Margaret Albright
Iane Smith
Gordon Rahn
Grace E. Bittle
Samuel Dunnworthy
Decorah
Napoleon J. James
Fort Atkinson
Tenney
Calmar
James
Winneshiek County
Praxedes C. More
Leo
Independence
Buchanan County
Dayton H. Winter
Perry No
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Holland
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Union
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Triumph
Lorraine Kelley
Prairie Grove
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Perry
Marie Sasse
Washington
Richard McDonnell
Gertrude Pint
Loretta Burns
Buffalo
Vera Ferguson
Byron
Bernice Peck
Minnie Wells
Anna Mazur
Mary Donnell
Cono
Good
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Liberty
Margaret Pennell
Evelyn Robinson
Ossian
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Mrchant
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Cyril Figge
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Alphonse Figge
Chicago
Anton Hartman
Minneapolis
J. W. Meyer
L. T. Fillenworth
Dubuque
Mindful choices in marriage and self reliance
In an author’s note from 1933, science-based ethics argue that intelligent young women should follow their judgment against parental heartbreak. The piece stresses self-reliance, careful planning, and education, noting stop look listen as prudent in danger and blaming ignorance for marital misery rather than malice.
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University of North Carolina
Iowa lawmakers push reform on motor vehicle fuel law
A state legislative committee notes the Southern District of Iowa freed about 118000 dollars in motor vehicle license fees held in trust. Ongoing suits involve large sums. Complaints cite tractors misusing fuel names and enforcement gaps. The panel plans a bill to tighten motor vehicle fuel license fee enforcement. Signed by Moore Mitchell Cunningham Irwin Harrington Knutson.
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Treasurer's Office
States District Court For
Southern District of
Iowa
C. D. Moore
John Mitchell
Paul Cunningham
Harold Irwin
Vincent Harrington
I. H. Knutson
Weather watch Cedar Rapids chilly with possible snow
Thursday saw Cedar Rapids endure a low of 27 degrees at 8 am with a rise to 32 by 10 am and 34 by 1:15 pm. The day ranged from a Wednesday high of 39 to midnight readings near 31 as skies stayed heavy with snow hints, per Chambers-Inskeep data.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers-Inskeep Company
Grant Buser Granted Permit To Remodel Apartment
The board of adjustment in a special meeting approved Frank Buser's petition to convert the building at 1007 1009 Avenue NE from four to eight apartments. Special action was required as the site is not large enough for eight-family occupancy under the zoning ordinance.
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Board of Adjustment
Frank Buser
Avenue NE
Buser
Joyful News For Rheumatic Sufferers
A drug advertisement touts Allenru from May Drug Co Podzimek Pharmacy and leading druggists as a fast remedy for rheumatism neuritis sciatica backache and gout leaving the body in 48 hours. One bottle priced at 85 cents is guaranteed to work or money back.
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Allenry
May Drug Co
Podzimek Phcy
No Quail Open Season in Iowa Limited to Licensed Hunters
Iowa fish and game warden I T Bode says there is no open season on quail in the state. Experimental hunts are planned in select areas under Iowa State College staff to study factors for future seasons. Only a small number of guns and surplus quail may be shot. applications closed November 20 for experimental permits.
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R. C. Duthbert
Armstrong's Sporting Goods Department
I. T. Bode
Commission
Wild Life Research
Iowa State College
Ames
Bode
Fish and Game Commission
Evans
Iowa
Pocahontas County
Gross Income Tax Bill Introduced in Iowa House
Iowa lawmakers introduced a gross income tax bill with rates on wages, fees, interest, and business sectors, aiming to fund state and county expenses and schools. Exemptions include certain organizations and life insurance premiums tax. The bill would cap property assessment at one percent and set administration by the board of assessment and review. Erosion note references 20,000,000 acres lost.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Strachen
Beswick
McClean
Felter
Crouch
Farm Bureau Federaon
Pia Board of Assessment and Review
Spike Evans Heads Corn-Hog Committee
Spike Evans, a prominent Iowa figure, leads a 23-farm corn hog operation stretch across five counties in Laurens and northwest Iowa. He foresees large benefits from federal corn loans and outlines plans to reduce corn acreage and hog output to secure 43 cent per bushel loans while pursuing political influence in Iowa.
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Spike” Evans
State House
Spike
Evans
Iowa
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