Special Iowa Legislature Session Aims For Nov 6 Start
Des Moines AP The Iowa general assembly plans a special session beginning November 6 to tackle liquor control tax revision government restructuring and banking issues. Clyde L. Herring will issue the call next week allowing about three weeks for committees to prepare proposals as Republicans gain control of the Senate and Democrats hold the House. The session could run six weeks, possibly extending past Christmas with six new members seated and interim committees drafting recommendations based on Brookings Institute findings and tax revision studies.
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Des Moines
Iowa General Assembly
Clyde L. Herring
Assembly
State Ignor Control Commission
State Senate
Althove
George Miller
House
Nels Kraschel
Senate
State Liquor Control Commission
Brookings Institute
Iowa
Derahu
Lamont Reduces School Levy From 64000 to 18000
Lamont consolidated school district cuts its operating levy from 64000 to 18000, the largest reduction in Buchanan county per County Auditor Lloyd P Todd. Six years ago the levy was 43000. in 1932 it drops to 18000, with transportation costs slashed from 8000 to 3300 and routes reduced from 15 to 8, limiting pupil delays to four minutes. Lind say Barr presides the board and Frank Macheck serves as secretary for the past three years.
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Independence
Lamont Consolidated
Buchanan County
Lioyd P Todd
Lindsay Barr
Frank Macheck
Recommendations at Friday Meeting on Poor Relief Problem
Legislative consideration of the poor relief problem for the coming winter is seen as important to the governor due to impending depletion of federal funds. The special session may receive numerous proposals from members, including four bills testing state corporation laws and plans to repeal or set laws, plus small loan attempts and Beatty Bennett tax recent updates.
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Beatty-Bennett
Ioaa
Iowa City Applies For Federal Grant
Iowa City files for 508009 in federal funds to finance a sewer construction program. Mayor Harry D Breene leads officials presenting a request for 132480 in outright grant and federal loans for remaining costs. Endorsed by the state health and conservation boards, with rental revenue bonds as loan security.
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Iowa City
State Public Works Administration Board
Harry D Breene
Iowa Cit
State Board of Health
State Conservation Board
Add 2 More Events To Homecoming Program
Spectal to The Gazette reports the University of Iowa homecoming adds a military demonstration and an alumni golf tournament. Prof Forest C Ensign announced Wednesday that Oct 20 and 21 mark the events as part of arrangements aiming for large crowds. The homecoming includes a mass meeting Oct 20 at 7:45 pm and ends Oct 21 with alumni entertainment at the Iowa Union.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Forest C Ensign
Iowa Union
Fire destroys farm home in North Fagin area
The farm home of J Yossex micea sorh af there was destroyed by fire. Supaay diner Mrs Yoss and their Caucitor were S Shunk in North Fagin' and M. Yoss and their con Gienn were asleep upstairs and knew nothing of the fire until awakened by neighbors. They barely had time to get out. Only a few articles were saved. Trys thought the fire caught from the chaumney.
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Websten
J Yossex Micea
Mrs Yoss
S Shunk
North Fagin
M. Yoss
Trys
Chaumney
Herring Seeks More Funds for Iowa Road Projects
Governor Clyde L Herring urged Interior Secretary Ickes to accelerate public works and emergency highway construction in Iowa to cut unemployment. He and Nebraska's Charles W Bryan asked for a new appropriation of funds, seeking faster approval and full use of state grants by January 1 if contracts and authorizations are received.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Clyde L Herrng
Interior
Ickes
Weemess
Idies
Hermne
Charlies W Bryan
Nebraska
Public
Niniftration
A. Olrrent
Funes
Hichwsi
Tota
Anamcdee
Ratei
Cate
Aestever
Ties
State Highway Commission
Petit Jury Drawn For Cedar County
A panel of forty jurors was selected for Cedar County district court for the November term and must report November 13. The next term begins November 6 with Judge H C Ring of Cedar Rapids presiding. Jurors listed include Burr Aynsworth Stanwood Ed Wakening Clarence John France Tipton Arthur Wendt Durant Margaret Plank Gender Tipton Howard Kingsbury West Branch Gust Thiessen Durant George Kopf Tipton Alice Cobb Tipton Arthur Fogg West Liberty L C Larson West Branch Elmer Bixler Clarence August Kammeyer Clarence Frank Marolf Wilton Junction Ruth Kerr Mechanicsville Francis Laing Tipton Frank Sohsen Wilton Junction Frank Riedese Tipton Robert Berry Springdale Henry F Hansen Stanwood Louise Davidson Mechanicsville George L D Waton Wilton Junction Wilbur Ford Tipton Myrtle Brommel Tiptor Lilhe C Thedrich Durant Mrs Purho Hammon Lisbon RM Coppess Stanwood Grace Dickin son Wilton Junction Eliza Winter Tipton E.wood Hansen Stanwood Lowe Mockler Tipton W A Pirks West Branch Abbie Vetter West Branch Minute Crock Tipton Fort Daugherty Stanwood Florence Ten Stanwood Freda Anderson Wet Loers RF Owen Tipton D W Wer add West Branch
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Tipton
Cedar County
Howard Kingsbury
West Branch
Gust Thiessen
Durant
George Kopf
Alice Cobb
Arthur Fogg
West Liberty
L. C. Larson
Elmer Bixler
Clarence August Kammeyer
Clarence
Frank Marolf
Wilton Junction
Ruth Kerr
Mechanicsville
Francis Laing Tipton
Frank Sohsen
Wlton Junction
Frank Riedese
Robert Berry Springdale
Fort Daugherty
Stanwond
Florence Ten
Freda Anderson
Wet Loers
Owen Tipton
Court To Convene At West Union On Oct 30
A brief notice states a court session will be held in West Union on October 30. The document lists various local officials and legal references, indicating scheduling and procedural details for the seated term.
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West Union
Debt from relief work seen aiding USS by economist
DES MOINES AP The federal debt from relief programs may yield an economic advantage says Dr George R Davies University of Iowa statistics professor at a joint Iowa Lutheran Synod conference He argues wealth concentration fuels overproduction and low demand taxes on excess wealth to cover relief costs could curb excess output and prevent a repeat of the downturn
Iowa dealers form NRA cooperative in Marengo area
A count of 36 Iowa county automobile dealers met in Marengo to organize NRA program cooperation. Officers named include Roy Englebert president Ellsworth Van Fleet vice president Lloyd R. Simmons secretary and Louis Koehn George Pebbles among others with a plan to report back in about a week with a county code. Also listed are Civilian Conservation Corps re enlistments with four new recruits and multiple local social notes from Shueyville Riverside and other towns.
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Marengo
Iowa County
NRA
Roy Engelbert
Williamsburg
Ellsworth van Fleet
North Engish
Lloyd R. Simmons
Louis Koehn
Victor
George Pebbles
Ladora
Civilian Conservation Corps
Elmer Sherlock
Kenneth Thomas
Pilot Township
Duane Swink
North English
Kenneth Klein
Shuexville
Adolph Mackovets
Anton Netolicky
Maxine
Maxwell
George Ross
William Netolicky
Robert
Richard
Ernest Kaplan
Shirley Faye al
Ely
John Lorack
William Novotny
Leland
Iowa City
Wesley Novotny
North Liberty
Harry Ziskovsky
Elmer
Clifford and
Ariston
Vining
Agnes Ziskovsky
Frank Ziskovsky
Marvin
Vernon
Isla Carver
Shueyville
Riverside
Parent-Teacher Association
E. Blythe
C J. Karel
E. F. Wheelan
H. E B. Doud
E. E. Blythe
Edith Price
H. E. Doud
L. R. Bates
Gladys Page
Joan Reinhart
Mela Shalla
Albin. Beranek
Frank Lafourek
M Hartzler
Pauline Reed
C. J. Karel
Harold Cress
Norval Flynn
Margaret Jane Griffin
Opal Gerot
H. T. Holt
Wyoming
Donna Waggy
The
Happy Hour
Officers Elected By Wheatland Legionaires
Wheatland post of the American Legion re elected commander Dr E V Riedesel at the annual meeting Monday evening. New officers include vice commander Edward Cavey and adjutant Walker Kighn. Legion Auxiliary installed its officers led by Mrs Clara Lillis with Mrs Edward Cavey as president and Mrs Elmer Riedesel as assistant secretary.
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Wheatland
E V Riedesel
American Legion
Edward Cavey
Edd Grundmeier
Walker Kighn
John Bicknese
John C Clark
Frank Andresen
John Hendersen
Lemon Hall
the Legion Auxiliary
Clara Lillis
Lost Nation
Edward Ronald
Elmer Riedesel
Wilma Riedesel
Charles Heckard
Earl Wilmarth
Augustine Murder Trial Set for October 30
The state’s case against Augustine, accused of murdering storekeeper George Hardy near Parnell to obtain hidden fortune, will begin October 30. Judge Harold D. Evans approved the date by mutual request of counsel for postponement. A local fundraising effort, totaling several hundred dollars, is under way in Wellman Parnell and North English to finance Augustine’s defense.
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Spreini
Marengo
State
Augustine
Harold D. Evans
Wellman
Parnell
North English
George Hardy
Blairstown Barber Pushes Cafe Owner In Wheelbarrow
Carl Wilson, Blairstown barber, paid a bet by pushing M A Eckert, cafe owner, in a wheelbarrow along Main Street Sunday morning. Wilson is small in stature while Eckert weighs about 200 pounds.
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Blairstown
Carl Wilson
M A Eckert
Main Street
Wilson
Eckert
Lecturer Advises Wives to Show Trust to Husbands
That statement quoted a lecturer who urged wives to display trust in their husbands, while Ma declares she will not start such deception at her age, suggesting skepticism about the advice.
Ancient Indian Village Sites Found Across Iowa
Dr. Charles R Keyes leads a survey locating about 200 prehistoric village sites and rock shelters in Iowa. He notes villages, not mounds, yield richer scientific data from refuse heaps with pottery and tools. The Davenport Mississippi area Hopewell sites highlight a unique ancient culture.
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Mcgregor
Iowa
Charles R Keyes
Iowa Archaeological Survey
Keyes
Mississippi
Davenport
Red Men Lodge Installs Officers in Iowa Convening
Burlington reports the installation of George H. Frick Davenport as great sachem of the Iowa Red Men lodge during the annual convention. Other officers named include Earl Smith Ames great senior sagamore and Oscar Parsons Des Moines great prophet, with auxiliary roles filled by Nellie Haag Des Moines and Clara Cox Iowa City among others.
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Burlington
George H. Frick
Davenport
Iowa
Red Men Lodge
Co.a. Werbhle
Knoxville
Sagamore
Earl Smith
Ames
Oscar Parsons
Des Moines
W L. Boswell
Marshalltown
A. J. Danielson
Wampum
William Hears
New beacon planned for United Air Lines route in Millersburg
A new beacon will be built as part of the transcontinental United Air Lines route. It will be placed on the Will Seaton farm at the southwest edge of town, four miles from Millersburg, marking a key position on the route.
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Millersburg
United Air Lines
Will Seaton
Cedar County NRA Officers Appointed
Cedar county NRA announces completion of its county organization with Tipton officers and multiple town divisions. The report lists chairmen secretaries and compliance board members for Cant, London, Durant, Mechanicsville, Stanwood, West Branch, and Cedar County wide roles, and notes plans for a county NRA rally and parade in Tipton.
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Tipton
Cedar County Nra
W. H. Simpson
NRA
Compliance Board
Cc. H. Leabhart
Peter Belgard
Clyde Kuhn
W M. Furnish
L. E. Casterline
Woman's
Margaret France
Thelma Alcorn
Edith Buck
Elizabeth Furnish
W. DB. Nesmith
Clarence
L. E. Martzahn
Paul Lohman
Harry Decker
Ernst C. Hasselbusch
George Miller
Bennett
J. G. Engel
Ethel Carl
R. J. Wieman
H. E. Buttolph
Cc. F. Brockmeyer
London
E. J Rutenbeck
Duane Miller
al Mensing
Charles Barnes
Walter Pauls
Durant
Louis Trede
Harry H. Voss
Rudolph Harder
George Hass
H. T. Diedrich
Mechanicsville
John de Wald
A. J. Garlick
A. W. Cruse
Ray M. Mullan
R A. Smith
Stanwood
C. H. Waite
E. H. Anthony
H. F. Haesemeyer
M. D. Hart
Arch Graft
West Branch
J. T. Butler
O O Yoder
F. E. Corbin
Six In Counterfeit Gang Are Sentenced
Six members of a counterfeiting gang arrested last May in Council Bluffs were sentenced by Federal Judge Dewey. Eugene Pulley and Edna Myers drew three months in jail and two years probation. John Murphy Robin Moore Jesse Anderson and Mrs El lar Anderson received thirty days in jail. Izetta Pruett and Claude Bridgett had not guilty pleas but were dismissed.
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Council Bluffs
Dewey
Eugene Pulley
Edna Myers
John Murphy
Robin Moore
Jesse Anderson
Ellar Anderson
Izetta Pruett
Claude Bridgett
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