Iowa Budget Cuts Largely Lags Midwest Peers
The legislative tax reduction committee finds Iowa has only a 3 percent general budget cut from 1932 33, while neighboring states report larger savings in salaries and expenses. Kansas cites up to 10 percent in education salaries and 8 13 percent in general offices, with Missouri cutting 25 percent of appropriations, amid broader efforts to trim costs as commodity prices fall and revenue declines pressure state budgets.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Legislative
General Assembly
Comesrgy
44Th General Assembly
Kansas
Missouri
Michigan
Mammoth tusk yields size of Iowa ancient giant
Geologist Dean George Kay estimates a fully grown Iowa mammoth stood about thirteen feet long and eleven feet tall from a six foot tusk donated to the University of Iowa museum by Judge O S Thomas. The mammoth roamed Iowa around a million years ago in large herds and died out at the end of the last glacial period.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa Museum
O. S. Thomas
Rock Rapids
George F. Kay
Iowa
Dean Kay
Iowa Democrats Rally at State Fair Amid Campaign Plans
At Des Moines the Iowa Democrats held their annual State Fair rally with gubernatorial and senatorial nominees Clyde Herring and Louis Murphy speaking. The Iowa Farmer-Labor party planned nominations. Roy W. Harrop led the session, with N. G. Kraschel and G. L. Shugart involved. A large livestock show and six horse races augmented the program despite rain and lower attendance.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Democrats
Iowa Farmer-Labor Party
Fair Grounds
Roy W. Harrop
Council Bluffs
G. L. Shugart
Ft. Dodge
Murphy
Herring
Louis Murphy
Dubuque
Clyde Herring
N. G. Kraschel
Harlan
Two-Day Pheasant Season Planned For Iowa This Fall
Iowa's pheasant season to be two days this fall, with dates and open counties to be announced by the state fish and game commission. Open counties will be chosen from landowner petitions and bird counts, with the two days falling between November 15 and December 1.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Fish and Game Commission
Safe Pleasant Way To Lose Fat
An advertisement touts Kruschen Salts as a safe method to shed fat and gain energy. It promises a 15 pound monthly loss, clears skin, and increased motivation, advising a four week regimen with one half teaspoon daily and dietary tweaks. The copy urges weighing before and after and offers a money back guarantee.
Harvest Home Festival to Feature Turner and Murphy
Gov. Dan Turner will headline the Harvest Home Festival in Springville with an morning address and Louis Murphy of Dubuque, a U S senate candidate, speaking in the evening. The day includes a pony show parade baseball games and farm exhibits with free meat buns and beverages for attendees.
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Springville
Dan Turner
Louis Murphy
Dubuque
United States
Butler Park
R. A
Murphy
M. L. Hill
Wyoming Band
E. T. McShane
Paul W. Sterner
C. L. Burroughs
R. F. Wiley
J. V. Patten
Whaylen Murder Trial On Docket In Grundy Center
Cressy Whaylen of Waterloo charged with shooting his stepmother Mae Whaylen on July 1 will appear before Judge A B Lovejoy of Waterloo as the September term of district court opens in Grundy Center September 12. The docket is the heaviest in years.
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Gearette. Grundy Center
Cressy Whaylen
Waterloo
Mae Whaylen
A. B. Lovejoy
Law
Murphy Analyzes Economic Unrest at Democratic Rally
Louis Murphy of Dubuque, a Democratic Senate candidate, blasted President Hoover for economic misjudgments at a state fair rally. He cited Henry Wallace’s 1928 warning and said Hoover ignored forewarnings, citing Smoot-Hawley tariffs and a global surge in import barriers as causes of the crash.
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Des Moines
Hoover
Louis Murphy
Dubuque
Senate
Murphy
United States
Wallace
Work Launched On New Post Office At Dubuque
Work on the new federal court house and post office in Dubuque was scheduled to start Thursday. The building will cost 327000 dollars in a contract awarded to Chiabai and Garlup of Gary Indiana. Local labor will be used exclusively and the building must be completed in 480 days.
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Dubuque
Federal Court House
Chiabai and Garlup
Gary
Ind
Iowa State Fair Executives Face 30000 Deficit
Des Moines state fair officials sought another 30000 or more to cover the remaining 50000 deficit from the current year. An earlier 20000 was provided by a legislative retrenchment committee, with a proposal to borrow 20000 from the county fair fund pending governor and budget director approval. A further 10000 was needed to close this year’s deficit after a 1931 shortfall of 60000.
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Des Moines
INS
State Fair Board
State Legislative Committee On
Iowa to Expand Saturday Class Schedule to 34 Courses
The University of Iowa will broaden its Saturday class program to 34 courses next year across 15 departments led mainly by the college of education. Extension students attend monthly lectures with assignments, earning university credit. Last year 335 students from Iowa and four neighboring states enrolled.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Bruce E. Mahan
College of Education
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Missouri
Funeral Services Held For Hopkinton Youth
Funeral services were held for Gerald Crowley 24 at Castle Grove Catholic church. The Rev J J Hennessy conducted the burial in the church cemetery. Pallbearers included Loras Kehoe Francis Miller Vincent Donovan Leo Chapman Matt Corcara and Howard Cashman.
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Hopkinton
Gerald Crowley
Castle Grove
Patrick Crowley
J. J. Hennessey
Crowley
Loras Kehoe
Francis Miller
Vincent Donovan
Leo Chapman
Matt Corcara
Howard Cashman
Five Bands Enter Wyoming Music Festival
Bands from Mount Vernon Central City Alburnett Olin and Oxford Junction plus late entries will perform in the Wyoming Music Festival and Band contest Friday evening. The event, free to all, opens to high school and municipal bands and will crown winners with silver cups in two classes. Judges include Professor Wain of Oberlin Conservatory and Fayette Moore, first trumpeter in the Boston Symphony.
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Wyoming
Mount Vernon
Central City
Alburnett
Olin
Oxford Junction
On Wain
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Oberlin
Fayette Moore
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Former Wyoming Residents Hold Homecoming Party
The Wyoming homecoming day brought 163 former and current residents to the East Ridge school lawn two miles east of Wyoming. The East Ridge band led by Dr. J. D. Hul linger of Clinton performed with a woodwind group and a trio. M. H. Morse, 91, spoke about memories. Former residents attended from Clinton Anamosa Center Point and Fairview.
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Wyoming
East Ridge
Pleasant Ridge
J. D. Hullinger
Clinton
J. W. Morse
Frank Henderson
Grizelda Morse
M. H. Morse
Anamosa
Center Point
Fairview
Wellsburg Men To Publish Newspaper In Grundy Center
Grundy Center residents will see a new newspaper launched by Neil R. Ashby publisher of the Wellsburg Herald Dike New Era and Conrad Record. He will be joined by his son Donald as part of the Ashby syndicate expanding from Wellsburg and acquiring Dike and Conrad papers recently.
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Grundy Center
Neil R. Ashby
Wellsburg Herald
Dike New Era
Conrad Record
Ashby
Donald
Ashbys
Dike
Conrad
Six Iowa Faculty Men Will Direct Homecoming Plans
Six University of Iowa faculty members will direct the twenty first annual homecoming on October 21 and 22. The appointees are Professors Andrew H. Holt, Rudolph Keuver, Rollin Perkins, C Woody Thompson, and Bruce E. Mahan. Over 100 students, townspeople, and faculty will later be appointed to assist with festivities.
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Iowa City
Walter A. Jessup
University of Iowa
Andrew H. Holt
Rudolph Keuver
Pharmacy
Rollin Perkins
Law
C. Woody Thompson
Commerce
Bruce E. Mahan
Sauerkraut Day Arrangements Set for Lisbon Sept 22
Lisbon prepares for Sauerkraut Day to be held September 22 with free vaudeville bands games and night dancing. American Legion post oversees the celebration with committees for Kraut and weiners entertainment concessions music exhibits decorating speakers street sports baseball and advertising led by local officials.
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Lisbon
American Legion Post
Weiners
E. E. Stahl
J. W. McAleer
C. R. Runkle
E. M. Franks
M. M. Bennett
J. R. Gardner
M. Kepler
Ray Frederick
Concessions
G. H. Johnston
W. L. Dahn
B. C. Walmer
C. A. Edmonds
G. K. Prink
Macy Lee
C. B. Johnston
D. A. Bennett
R. P. Andreas
C. E. Crandall
George Argottsinger
I. Zimmer
O. H. Dahn
D. H. Johnston
Carl Mohn
Harry Harris
John McHugh
R. J. Kidder
C. W. Hall
S. S. Dunn
John MacCauley
L. E. Crelly
H. F. Sandrock
J. E. McClelland
Buell Miller
L. C. Capper
S. McHenry
H. Harris
George McCall
R. L. Frink
C. W. Carbee
C. J. Hagan
J. McCutcheon
S. G. Fouse
W. E. Challis
Mrs
Oelwein Artist Wins Gold At Center Point Exhibit
Dwight Sehneider earned gold for his group portrait at the International Contest of Pictorial Exhibit in Center Point Ohio. He also took a blue ribbon for his single portrait and two additional entries were hung.
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Oelwein
Dwight Sehneider
Center Point
Ohio
Building Permits For July In Iowa Total 1 180 653
DES MOINES AP permits in thirteen Iowa cities for July totaled 1 180 653 dollars. The Des Moines Veterans Hospital project boosted the valuation. Seventy two fewer permits were issued than June, with 512 in July and 584 in June.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Bureau of Labor
Veterans’ Hospital
Burlington
Cedar Rapids
Council Bluffs
Csceees
Marshalltown
Jackson County Free Fair Opens Draws 8000 Attendees
Despite a short shower, more than 8000 people attended the opening day of the Jackson County Free Fair. The grandstand was filled for races and free attractions while a large night crowd filled the grounds. An afternoon audience enjoyed the dctipee event.
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The
Gazette
Maquoreta
Jackson County
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