Prison sentences ordered held up in Sioux City detectives case
Judge Ralph A. Oliver of the Iowa Supreme Court stayed the proceedings against former Sioux City detectives Claude Bledsoe and Perry Davis to allow appeals to the U S Supreme Court. Petitions for rehearing were denied. the men seek a writ of certiorari. They were convicted of conspiracy tied to narcotics and prostitution protection in Sioux City and sentenced to three years at Fort Madison. The state Supreme Court upheld the convictions. The pair also sought paroles claiming conviction on perjured testimony.
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Des Moines
Ralph A. Oliver
Iowa Supreme Court
Sioux City
United States Supreme Court
Claude Bledsoe
Perry Davis
Bledsoe
Davis
Woodbury
Fort Madison
State Supreme Court
Hearing Begins on Fraternity Tax Appeals in Iowa City
In Johnson county district court Judge James P. Gaffney consolidates 21 University of Iowa fraternity and sorority tax appeals to speed trial while allowing separate judgments. Two witnesses per side. The cases hinge on a 60 percent of actual value tax rule. Witness Wilbur J. Teeters and others questioned finances and rental arrears among campus groups.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Johnson County
James P. Gaffney
Gaffney
Town City Board of Assessment and Review
Wilbur J. Teeters
University College of Pharmacy
William Seiffert
William Morrison
Seiffert
Marion teachers seek 15 percent pay rise at meeting
A Marion school board session heard a delegation of teachers ask for a 15 per cent wage increase citing rising living costs. The board took the request under advisement as other local notices and community events filled the page.
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Marion School Board
Isabelle Smay
C. B. Vernon
Lyle Warren
Smythe
Cornell College
Melvin Arp
Dale Thomas
Melvin Meggers
Thomas
Meggers
Arp
Burlington Sees Four Inches Rain in 24 Hours
Iowa experienced a sharp cold snap after a night of unseasonably warm temperatures. Burlington reported 4.09 inches of rain in the 24 hours ending 6:30 a.m. Friday, while Davenport logged 1.58 inches and other cities reported lighter totals. Des Moines cooled to 58 degrees by 9:30 a.m. with more warmth and light rain forecast for Saturday afternoon.
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Des Moines
Ins
Iowa
Burlington
Davenport
Tracey
Albia
Sioux City
Estherville
Mount Ayr
Atlantic
Iowa City
Mercury
Weather Bureau
September Gas Tax Tops 1940 Figures
Des Moines AP reports Iowa state gasoline tax receipts for September at 1,704,192 dollars, 156,330 more than September 1940. It marks the ninth straight month of higher collections than a year ago, with 1941 totals 688,000 ahead of the prior year.
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Des Moines
Treasuerer
W. G. C. Bagley
G O P Says Nation Needs Save From Waste and Bureaucracy
Governor George A. Wilson urged the First district Republican rally that the party will be needed to rescue the nation from Democratic waste and bureaucracy. He hinted at a 1942 Senate bid and cited defense contract delays caused by vast red tape in Washington.
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Fairfield
George A. Wilson
First Congressional District
U. S
Clyde L. Herring
Wilson
Republican Party
Des Moines Grocers Face Food Stamp Violation Charges
Des Moines grocers face federal food stamp violations with 21 stores charged and barred from program participation. Hearings will be held soon by the surplus marketing administration. Violators face fines and imprisonment for selling household supplies on orange stamps and accepting stamps removed from books.
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DES Moines
Des Moines Retail Grocers and Meat Dealers Association
Surplus Marketing Administration
White Gets Highway Group Committee Job
Detroit AP reports delegates to the American Association of State Highway Officials elected G. Donald Kennedy of Michigan president for 1941 42. New executive committee member Fred White chief engineer of the Iowa highway commission joins the group.
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Detroit
American Association of State Highway Officials
G. Donald Kennedy
Michigan
Fred White
Iowa Highway Commission
Sneak Thieves Hit Two Fraternity Houses in Ames
Police in Ames seek thieves who stole 93 dollars from two Town State College fraternities Theta Xi and Delta Tau Delta. Theta Xi lost 62 dollars and Delta Tau Delta 31 dollars. Police Chief W J Cure provided the update.
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Ames
State College
Theta Xi
Delta Tau Delta
W. J. Cure
Survivors file $15,000 claim after river accident
Survivors of Vernon Swenson Helen O'Brien and Valeria Cano filed $5,000 claims each Friday with Prairie du Chien city officials for deaths in a Mississippi River car plunge on February 23. The other occupants were Margaret McMullen Norval Roe Helmer Bakke Clarence Sanderson and La Vera Bakkom. Authorities say the car missed the toll bridge and sank. City Attorney F J Antoine said the claims would be considered next Monday.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
C A. Pichal
Waukon, Ja
Mississippi River
Vernon Swenson
Helen O'Brien
Valeria Cano
Margaret Mce- Mullen
Norval Roe
Helmer Bakke
Clarence Sanderson
la Vera Bakkum
Water City
F. J Antoine
East Meets East In Drake Dorm Friendship
Francis Won of Chinese descent and Jitsuma Kuniaki of Japanese descent are claimed as the friendliest roommates in Drake University men's dormitory in Des Moines AP report. Both are American citizens from the Hawaiian islands and praise President Roosevelt as a swell guy while avoiding discussion of the Far Eastern war.
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Ican Story
Francis Won
Jitsuma Kuniaki
Drake University
Roosevelt
Hawaiian Islands
Tax reform move aims to limit tax on tax
Des Moines AP reports the Iowa state tax commission debated stopping taxpayers from paying sales tax on the tax itself. Officials noted that applying the 2 percent sales tax to the original cost plus the new federal excise tax would double tax the citizen. They suggested retailers should charge sales tax only on the original cost, easing the burden on the payer.
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Des Moines
State Tax Commission
Towans
Farmers Fear U.S. Risk If Britain Falls to Germany
A Des Moines survey by Wallaces' Farmers and Town Homestead finds 86 percent of farmers believe a German conquest of Great Britain would threaten the United States, 10 percent see no difference, and 4 percent think it could help the U.S. in the crisis.
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Des Moines
Great Britain
Germany
United States
Wallaces’ Farmers and
Town Homestead
Unions At Ankeny Put By Dues For A Rainy Day
At the Des Moines ordnance plant near Ankeny, unions collected initiation fees from workers as a reserve for postwar labor. About 7,000 employed, with 300 carpenters newly joining at 40 dollars each, laborers around 2,000 the largest group. Plant operations widen as S Rubber plans start up and engineers project highly mechanized facilities.
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DES Moines
Ankeny
Ira Lane
Building Trades Assembly
Ordnance Plant
S. Rubber Company
F. L. Swanson
Detroit
Mich
Enforcement Will Cut Auto Deaths Says Iowa Official
Vice president of the Iowa State Safety council John R. Hattery of Nevada urged strict enforcement to reduce rising highway deaths. Iowa recorded 421 motor fatalities this year, 46 more than last year, with many caused by violations such as running stop signs. He cited factors like increased traffic, more mules, liquor use, wartime attitude, and stressed that drinking drivers who are not dead drunk still pose hazards.
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DES Moines
INS
Iowa State Safety Council
John R. Hattery
Nevada
Iowa
Hattery
Iowa Highway Patrol
Governor's Traffic Safety Committee
Safety Council
Otter Creek Farm Bureau Reelects Officers
The Otter Creek Farm Bureau met Wednesday evening and reelected A. W. Aller as president and Miss Faye Hauser as secretary and treasurer. Nominating committee members were Fred Fisher and Arthur Gravel. Rex Conn, a Linn County agent, spoke.
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Otter Creek Farm Bureau
A. W. Aller
Faye Hauser
Fred Fisher
Arthur Gravel
Rex Conn
Linn County
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