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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1939
Page
11
Frank Nye Jr and Robert Jarnagin outline the Iowa state auditor’s role, detailing audits across state departments counties cities and school districts. The piece notes the two year term for C B Akers salary 5000 and the auditor’s oversight of building and loan associations with 81 staff.
The 81 employes include 50 per diem examiners paid by the state, with salaries from 100 to nearly 300 monthly. The department's payroll, excluding the auditor, runs 5600 to 6000 monthly. The auditor's office sits on the first floor southwest corner of the state house in Des Moines and he serves ex officio on several state boards.
The federal reserve board says business is booming across the country aided by the European war and improving domestic conditions. Industrial activity rose sharply in September after the European outbreak, with the August index at 102 percent of the 1923-25 average, while consumers' goods ran higher and prices for basics advanced.
A dense schedule outlines Monday and Tuesday radio programs across stations like WMT WGN WHO KFJB WOC WSUI and more. It lists hundreds of shows including sports, news, concerts, dramas, and children’s hour with many named performers and orchestras.
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