Optional Levies Could Shrink County Road Taxes
A legislative group estimates that making road levies optional rather than mandatory could cut about 6 million dollars from county road taxes this fall. A survey of 99 counties shows 18 report reductions totaling 1.01 million, with potential for an additional 5 million from others. Several counties listed preferred optional levies, including Mitchell Plymouth Webster Wright Franklin Emmet Floyd Winneshiek Muscatine Buchanan Wayne and Harn.
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Board of Supervisors
Black Hawk County
Polk
Page
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Boards of Supervisors
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Plymouth
Webster
Wright
Franklin
Emmet
Floyd
Winneshiek
Wisconsin and Iowa Fox Farmers Meet at McGregor
Thirty five Iowa and Wisconsin silver fox ranchers gathered in McGregor to form a cooperative sales group as part of a national association. Attendees came from Clear Lake and Burlington. Lloyd L. Blake coordinated local arrangements. Dr. L. J. O Reiley of Wausau spoke as registrar of the National Sales Corporation. Iowa ranks sixth and Wisconsin first in silver fox production. About 3,000 fox farmers exist nationwide with 80 farms in eastern Iowa. Despite last year low fur prices, organizers expect better times as marketing cooperatives expand and business improves.
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M’gregor
Iowa
Wisconsin
McGregor
Clear Lake
Burlington
Lloyd L. Blake
Heights Fur Farm
L. J. O’reiley
Wausau
Wis
National Sales Corporation
United States
Benton Co convention to be held in Urbana Church
Urbana hosts the seventy fourth annual Churches of Christ convention from February 9 to 11 with services, basket dinners, and music from Oak Grove Mount Auburn Vinton Prairie Creek Brandon and Urbana. The article notes Urbana as Benton county's oldest town with early church history dating to 1846.
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Urbana
Churches of Christ
Benton County
Urbana Church of Christ
Ber
Oak Grove
Mount Auburn
Vinton
Prairie Creek
Brandon
Iowa August industrial deaths rise in state report
Des Moines AP says three workers died in August in Iowa from industrial accidents. Sixty nine falls and other causes sent 336 total incidents to the state labor bureau. Amputations occurred in three cases. factors included falling objects, lifting, hand tools, and flying missiles.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Bureau of Labor
Bureau
Cozad Sentenced to 12 Years in Son-In-Law Slaying
Fred Cozad was sent to Fort Madison to serve a 12 year term after pleading guilty to second degree murder in the death of his 20 year old son in law Gail Vandershule. The shooting happened as Cozad urged his daughter to return to her husband, two months after their wedding.
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Glenwood
ULP
Fred Cozad
Fort Madison
Gail Vandershule
Cozad
Vandershule
Three Indictments On Liquor Charges In Jackson Co Court
Maquoreta The grand jury returned indictments Thursday afternoon for liquor law violations against Phil McGaffee Ed Green and LaVerne Wilmes Ten cases were dismissed Mrs Sarah Gibson of Andrew served on the grand jury the third woman drawn for such service in Jackson county since women won the right to vote Judge D W Jackson of Muscatine presides and dismissed the grand jury until the November term on their Thursday report
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Maquoreta
Phil McGaffee
Ed Green
LaVerne Wilmes
Sarah Gibson
Andrew
Jackson County
Iowa
D. W. Jackson
Muscatine
Iowa Parties Mobilize Campaign Activities for November
Iowa political parties set up organized drives with campaigns to run for state and congressional offices in November. Republicans plan a September 16 meeting of county leaders to map a broad offensive while Democrats anticipate Gov Roosevelt’s Sioux City appearance. Independent and minor party candidates face September 29 filing deadlines.
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Hartzell Spence
Des Moines
Iowa
Paapee
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sioux City
Republican Party
Smith W. Brookhart
People
J. W. Long
Dan W. Turner
John Fletcher
State House
Secretary of State
Docket for Iowa Supreme Court Lists 277 Cases
The Iowa Supreme Court docket for the September term shows 277 cases, including 54 criminal actions. First division begins September 20, second division September 27, with pull bench hearings starting December 13, as distributed by Clerk B W Garrett.
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DES Moines
Iowa — Supreme Court
B. W. Garrett
Louisa County Fair at Columbus Junction Draws Crowd
Ideal weather and good roads brought a large crowd to the Louisa county fair in Columbus Junction. Exhibits of livestock fruit vegetables and fancy work surpassed recent years. Speakers included Edward O Connor Iowa City and Edward C Eicher both Democrats seeking office. The evening pageant Henrys Wedding featured 125 local cast members with H Lee Huston Mrs Hazel Brook Philip Crail J M Marshall L S Meyers Walter McWilliams Paul and G W Weber. Mrs M A Davidson played piano.
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Edward O’connor
Iowa City
Edward C. Eicher
Congress
Henry
H. Lee Huston
Hazel Brook
Philip Crail
J. M. Marshall
L. S. Meyers
Walter McWilliams
Paul
G. W. Weber
Cornell Prez Sets Ideal for Freshmen at Cornell Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon notes President Burgstahler urged freshmen to have an ideal and dogged concentration toward it. He advised studying hard, meeting people, absorbing environment, and building a sane college program. Aptitude tests and placements were given. a picnic at Upper Palisades is planned.
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Gazette
Mount Vernon
Joe Dakton
Burgstahler
Cornell College
America
Cornell
Burgsthaler
Upper Palisades
Urick to Confer in Washington on Iowa Relief Loan
A L Urick secretary of the governor's emergency relief committee will leave Sept 17 to confer with Recon Iowa about a relief loan. He will present data on Iowa's need and learn loan procedures and potential amounts. In Washington he will attend the continental employment service conference beginning Sept 19.
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Urick
Washington
Iowa
Des Moines
A. L. Urick
Emergency Relief Committee
Continental Unemployment Service
State Unemployment Relief Committee
County Boards of Supervisors
Maquoketa Couple To Celebrate Date Of Golden Wedding
Maquoketa Mr. and Mrs. George Hate celebrate their golden wedding anniversary on Saturday. They will host friends at home on North Second Street from 2 to 5 pm and host a 6 pm dinner for five children and families. Their children include Mrs. Frank Buchner and Mrs. Peter Nissen, plus Walter Orville and Arne. Married in 1882 at Iron Hill, they began on an eight acre tract with a log house, later building a modern home on a now larger farm near Iron Hill. Orville is noted as part of the old homestead lineage.
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Gazette
Maquoketa
George Hate
North Second Street
Frank Buchner
Peter Nissen
Walter
Orville
Arne
Iron Hill
Hate
Walker Woman Celebrates Her 100th Birthday
Anna Barnard born 1832 in West Virginia lived through cholera years in Ohio and Iowa migration to McGregor Oneida and Spencers Grove where she and John Barnard ran a creamery. Widowed in 1910 she has spent years with her son Frank four miles west of Walker and now uses a wheelchair. She is survived by four children John George Mary and another daughter.
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PA Alker
Anna B.areeti
Iowa
McGregor
Oneida
John Barnard
Spencers Grove
Barnard
John
Manson
Wis
George
Westlaw
Tex
Mary Richards
Central City
State Conservation Board Seeks Dam Plans Sketch
The Iowa state board of conservation asked the Federal Power Commission during a Des Moines meeting to provide plans for a proposed Des Moines River dam three miles below Croton and to submit a sketch detailing the submerged area.
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West Union
Iowa State Board of Conservation
Des Moines
Federal Power Commission
Des Moines River
Croton
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