Warden Haynes Faces Fort Madison Prison Issues
Fort Madison AP At his Friday start as warden of the Town state penitentiary succeeding Thomas Hollowell, Callenn C. Haynes faces multiple management problems highlighted by H C White Democratic board member. White cites loose practices since Hollowell illness, including guard threats, kitchen disorder, rising operating costs, needed prison industry changes, and general discontent in Fort Madison. White says Haynes will clean up the situation with strict discipline, naming likely initial targets for personnel changes such as O S Neal, Henry LaFollette, and E B Lee.
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Fort Madison
Callenn C. Haynes
Thomas P. Hollowell
Haynes
Board of Control
Des Moines
H C White
Hollowell
White
O S. Neal
Henry LaFollette
E. B Lee
Town City Engineer Appointed Examiner For Public Works
George M. Griffith Johnson county engineer is named state examiner for Town Public Works projects funded by federal money. He will join another state examiner while on leave of absence granted by the Johnson county Board of Supervisors. Justin, first assistant, will serve as county engineer in Griffiths absence.
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Iowa City
George M. Griffith
Johnson Cmimty
Griffith
Johnson County Board of Supervisors
Hah Justin
Grith
Griffiths
Driver Held After Accident At Kalona
A Kalona accident left three injured when a car driven by James Chalupa without headlights struck Earl and Glenn Hasty and Lovelle Strickler as they talked in front of Strickler’s home. Strickler suffered a deep cut under the eye, Glenn Hasty facial lacerations, and Dave Stump severe facial wounds requiring twenty stitches. Chalupa was arrested.
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Kalona
Lovelle Strickler
Earl
Glenn Hasty
Strickler
Mr Strickler
James Chalupa
Dave Stump
Stump
Chalupa
Six Applicants For Marengo Postmaster
Six candidates were named for the Marengo postmastership by the civil service commission Washington. The three most suitable will be designated from Mayor Rollin J Gilchrist Marshall T Beem Olle B Denzler Frank J Steele William F Hogan and Fred Guehr. Denzler is a notary public Beem is school board secretary. Beem and Gilchrist belonged to the Town county delegation that helped Congress an Edward C Bicher nomination last spring.
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Marengo
Civil Service Commission
Washington
Rollin J Gilchrist
Marshall T. Beem
Olle B Denzler
Frank J Steele
Wiliam F Hogan
Fred Guehr
Denzler
Beem
Gilchrist
Illegal tax refund totals stir Polk grand jury plans
Des Moines INS reports uncover alleged illegal gas tax refunds totaling 212396 15 with three categories. A local attorney allegedly obtained 297339 by using a fictitious contractor name. 86831 93 was fraudulently claimed or filed late by sixteen Iowa contractors. three shrinkage refund suits totaling 125564 22 test the shrinkage law against Standard Oil Indiana Phillips Petroleum and Marathon Oil. Cost of inquiry was 1600. report to be filed with special session. Local teachers return to La Porte City schools with listed staff and residents.
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DES Moines
INS
Legislative Committee
Polk County Grand Jury
Iowa
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Phulps Petroleum Company
Manomotor Oil Company
C D. Moore
Benton County
State Park Lots Draw Interest With Cottage Site Bids
Iowa City reports eight applications and $100 deposits for cottage sites to fund Mill Creek Lake state park development. El y Mount Vernon and Solon residents show interest while Iowa City supplies most bids. Funds finance 800 acre tract, roads, sewage system, water supply, and a 600 foot dam across Mull Creek near the Iowa River. Landscape architect J R Fitzsimmons surveys the area to map roads and open sections for public use.
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Iowa City
Mill Creek Lake
Johnson County
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Tve
Ely
Mount Vernon
Solon
Federal Emergency Conservation
Mull Creek
Iowa River
J R Fitzsimmons
State Board of Conservation
Fitzsimmons
Fear Gypsy Band Took Newton Boy
Police broadened a central Town search to gypsy camps for 10 year old Walter Robinson who vanished from his father L B Robinson’s welding shop after a gypsy troupe left town. The boy, a brown haired brown eyed youngster, disappeared when he was awaiting to walk home with his father and no trace has been found.
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Newton
Town
Walter Robinson
L B Robinson
Walter
Robinson
Iowa Employment Upgrade Report in August Shows Gains
Des Moines data show Iowa industrial employment rising 2.5 percent in August, marking the fifth straight gain and reflecting NRA influence. Wenig notes 66 firms full time, 32 part time, two closed, with eight of ten cites posting increases led by Burlington and Clinton. Des Moines and Sioux City fall, while Dubuque and Ottumwa posting notable gains.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Frank E. Wenig
NRA
Wealy
Bureau of Labor
Wenig
Sioux City
Burlington
Clinton
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Dubuque
Ottumwa
Fort Dodge
Restaurant Owners Submit New Code
Des Moines reports Iowa Restaurant Owners association and Edwin L. Beck outlined proposed NRA restaurant codes. Key changes include no gender discrimination, city population based wage provisions, and higher food allowance from 3 to 5 dollars weekly. Current 54 hour men and 48 hour women workweeks may persist. A Friday meeting will discuss NRA policy if prohibition ends.
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Des Moines
INS
NRA
Iowa Restaurant Owners Association
Edwin L. Beck
Iowa
Beck
Independence Gas Rate Cut by City and Company
The Independence Gas company will charge patrons $1.85 per thousand cubic feet with a 10 percent discount if paid before the tenth of the month, down from $2.20. Reinstalling service drops from $3 to $1. The rate change takes effect September 1 following an agreement between the city council and gas company representatives.
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Independence
Independence Gas Company
200000 Game Fish Saved Near Vinton
More than 200 000 game fish were rescued from lowland ponds and released back into the Cedar river over five days. Inspector John Van Loan of Clear Lake announced operations were run by fish and game department staff and Vinton Fish and Game Club President J W Tobin. Benton county families received non game fish from the rescue.
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Vinton
Cedar River
Fish and Fame Department
John van Loan
Clear Lake
Fish and Game Department
J W. Tobin
Vinton Fish and Game Club
Benton County
Former Dry Leader Knox Accused Of Forged Note Impersonation
In LeMars a district court petition reveals Maybelle Trow Knox once county WCTU leader used a forged signature to obtain a $1000 note from R J Koehler, impersonating Woodbury County’s Mabel Broton. Knox, now at Rockwell City reformatory for a separate forgery attempt, previously sought $10,000 from T M Zink estate via a forged Eva Brown persona.
Call for More Bids on Iowa Road Work
Iowa state highway commission invites bids on roughly seventeen miles of paving across five counties, part of a federal aid program totaling about 10 million dollars. The NRA project expands to 5217 miles of grading bridges and culverts across 13 counties, with several miles of primary road resurfacing in Forest City and other districts.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Highway Commission
Commission
Davis County
Bloomfield
Wapello
Sioux County
Plymouth County
Maurice
Sheldon
Adams County
Corning
Winnebago County
Forest City
NRA
Delaware County
U. S. Fish Hatchery
Dubuque County
Cascade
Worthington
Conroy
Iowa County
Center Junction
Jones County
Dyersville
Deputy Treasurer of Benton Leaves for Bank Cashier Post
Philip G. Young, deputy county treasurer since New Year, resigned to become cashier of the reorganized Benton County State Bank at Blairstown. George D. McElroy had not announced a successor. Young earlier served as deputy county auditor and was previously assistant cashier at Atkins Savings Bank.
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Vinton
Philip G. Young
George D. McElroy
Benton County State Bank
Blairstown
McElroy
Young
Atkins Savings Bank
Bacon Wilson's Certified Ground Beef and Fruit Offer
Advertising brief listing half pound cellophane wrapped ground beef from tender young beef at 11 per item suitable for patties or leaf grapes California Red Malagas at 25 for two pounds orange Large California Sunkist oranges sold by the dozen
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California
Sunkist
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