Iowa liquor control study advances at Des Moines meeting
Iowa's nine member liquor control commission began drafting individual briefs for a state plan after a public hearing. The Repeal for Prosperity Committee proposed a Bratt Sweden and Quebec system based model, backed by women's groups and prohibition reform advocates.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Commission of Nine
Iowa Repeal For Prosperity Committee
Sweden
Quebec
Canada
R. N Cowin
Waterloo
Women's Organization For National Prohibition Reform
Association Against the Prombition Amendment
Commission
Ida B Wise Smith
Iowa W.ctu
National
Floyd Allan Bush
Anti-Saloon League
Eugene Henely
Grinnell
State Federation of Women's Clubs
Conesville Votes For New School Building
Conesville residents approve the erection of a new school to replace the four room structure serving the district for a half century. After results announced a two hour street demonstration followed the vote.
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Conesville
Lars
Linn Legion Rally Draws 250 Members in Central City
More than 250 members of Linn county Legion posts and auxiliary units attended a joint county meeting in Central City on Wednesday night called by County Commander A. R. McElwain of Manon. A dinner and program preceded the business session. Leo Custer of Cedar Rapids outlined Legion policies for the coming year. Mrs Winifred Niggemeyer of Fort Madison discussed auxiliary work. Charles Marousek of Cedar Rapids urged county posts to form safety committees and support a state safe driving campaign.
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Linn County Legion
Legion Auxiliary
A. R. McElwain
Manon
Leo Custer
Cedar Rapids
Legion
Winifred Niggemeyer
Fort Madison
Pete Petersen
Clinton
Alice Eckstein
Central City
Charles Marousek
Marousek
Hanford
Wiley Post Crashes Flight Toward Davenport Iowa
Wiley Post the Winnie Mae crashed on takeoff from Monroe airport near Quincy not far from Davenport. Post was cut on the forehead and bruised. The plane fell about fifty feet into trees, left wing damaged, motor stalled. He was taken to a hospital and plans to resume the tour were indefinite.
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Quincy
Iap
Wiley Post
Winnie Mac
Monroe
Here
Davenport
Post
Winnie Mae
Springfield
Leo Urges Speedy Passage Of State Liquor Control Law
Special to The Gazette VINTON Believing repeal of the Eighteenth amendment is certain before Jan 1 Richard V Leo Dysart farmer and Nberal republican candidate for state senator in the Benton Tama district Thursday advocated swift enactment of legislation placing the dispensation of liquor excluding malt beverages under state control He assayed the outlaw alcohol traffic in biting terms expressed belief that adoption of the Quebec system of liquor control with minor alterations to limit consumption would provide a source of revenue to make possible further reductions in farm and real estate taxes and urged the passage of laws to wipe out any chance for return of the old time saloon.
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Vinton
Richard V. Leo
Dysart Farmer
Nberal
Benton-Tama
Quebec
Cornell Literary Magazine Issued at Cornell College
The Husk fall edition, Cornell College’s literary magazine, features Cedar Rapids poet Jay G Sigmund as the contributor and includes a short story Philanderer by Mrs Jewell Bothwell Tull. Contributors include Od named writers from Mount Vernon Clinton Flushing Oak Park Minneapolis and Red Wing Minn with art by Alice Louise Scatliff.
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Mount Vernon
Husk
Cornell College
Town Farm
Wesley Wichman
Cedar Rapids
Clyde Tull
Jay G Sigmund
Jewell Bothwell Tull
Philanderer
Mary Adair Harrison
Oak Park, Jr
Charlotte RadshHff
Minneapolis
Cornell
Alice Louise Scatliff
Marjorie Williams
Clinton
Alice Maher
Flushing NY
Anne Shelley
Opal Munger
Mount Vernon High School
Alice Riley
Kathryn Fenstermacher
Red Wing Minn
Darleen Barker Nichauls
the Husk
Center Junction Couple Observe 50th Anniversary
Center Junction residents Mr and Mrs James F Livingstone celebrated their golden wedding with a Tuesday evening surprise at home attended by about ninety friends and relatives. Their son James Livingstone owns the local farm and holds a government deed, with five children named. A Sunday family dinner was held at son Frank Livingstone’s Cedar Rapids home.
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Center Junction
James F Livingstone
Paul Smith
Marie Serbousch
George McDonald
T E Stanton
James Livingstone
John
Margaret Livingstone
Livingstone
May McNeilly
James
Anne McNeilly
St Louis
Mississippi River
Dubuque
Fulton
Jackson County
Mr Wilson
Mr. McNeilly
Kate Aiken
Laura Alexander
Springville
Anna Leech
Long Beach
Calif
Daisy Richardson
Castle Grove
C C Overly
Wyoming
William HO Chamberlain
Cleveland
Frank
Cedar Rapids
Maquoketa Street Festival Set Next Week
Maquoketa firemen and Legion drum corps sponsor a two day street festival on Main Street with blocks closed to traffic. Stores stay open while sideshows rides and free acts operate on Main and Platt streets. Bowery dance each night with Ben Jacobson as general chairman.
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Maquoketa
Firemen and Legion
Main Street
Platt
Ben Jacobson
Delaware County Jurors Named For October Court Term
Manchester list includes Bert Ammeter Mabell Atwater John Barr Marlo Dittmer Grace Dorman Margaret Farley Henry Gillespie Alton Henderson George Hansel F A Haselman E H Lawrence Florence Lindsay Ava Runkle Harry Steffy Ethel Schiess O A Sullivan Roy Timmons Laura Taylor Coggan Joseph Smith Delihl Frank Jackson Bert Pulver Donald Ruddlesdin Floyd Wilson Dyersville Eberbring Wick Warry Troup Earlville Victor Bucan Walter Ortberg Thomas Bockenstedt Joseph Hammond Fagewood George Downes Myrtle Smith Frank Woolaidee Greeley Harry Fry Stanley Hess C M Taylor Hopkinton Fred Hajen Iladfish Jessie Kirkwood Frank McDonald Clara Supple Warren Winch Masonville George McDowell Ryan Harry Chrystal Ameha Devine Donald Falenner Howard Flannagan Edward Manfold Jr Clem Offerman Lydia Wendt Thorpe John Thompson.
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Manchester
Delaware County District Court
A. B. Lovejoy
Burton Clark
Bert Ammeter
Mabel Atwater
John C Barr
Marlo Dittmer
Grace Dorman
Margaret Farley
Henry Gillespie
Alton Henderson
George Hansel
F A Haselman
E H Lawrence
Florence Lindsay
Ava Runkle
Harry Steffy
Ethel Schiess
O A Sullivan
Roy Timmons
Laura Taylor
Coggan
Joseph Smith
Delihl
Frank Jackson
Bert ( Pulver Donald) Ruddlesdin
Floyd ‘Wilson
Dyersville
Joseph Eberbring
Dundee Warry Troup
Earlville
Victor Bucan
Walter Ortberg
Thomas Bockenstedt
Joseph Hammond Fagewood
George Downes
Myrtle Smith
Frank Woolaidee
Greeley
Harry Fry
Stanley
Tama Legion Women Name New Officers
Mrs W W Tenhoff was elected president of the Tama American Legion auxiliary at a Tuesday meeting. Other officers include Vice-president Mrs RE Berry secretary Mrs Joseph Pelisek treasurer Miss Ihida Hinavacek sergeant-at-arms Mrs Ralph Bramblett executive board Mrs FE EF Ebert Mrs Lulu Kaurk and Mrs Charles Kupka. Mrs Roy Pell of Marshalltown was selected third district committee woman and delegate to the state convention at Sioux City. The unit has state and national citations for 100 percent activity and recently bought a piano and flags for Tama schools. Mesdames FE Ehret WoT Ehret and George Youngman hosted.
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Tama
W W Tenhoff
American Legion Ausiliary
RE Berry
Joseph Pelisek
Ihida Hinavacek
Ralph Bramblett
FE EF Ebert
Lulu Kaurk
Charles Kupka
Roy Pell
Marshalltown
Charles Kupka Delecate
Sioux City
Yama
Ats
George Youngman
Amana exemption urged by congressman in NRA talks
Rep. Edward C. Eicher told NRA staff in Washington he pressed for Amana Society exemptions from the blanks code and the blue eagle emblem. He cited cooperative, owner operated Amana Woolen goods and wage level justification. He also said CCC workers may help build a 400 foot dam for Johnson County lake and urged liberal CCC rules. Keokuk county grand jury will convene October 10 at Sigourney with petit jurors called October 16.
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Washington
Edward C. Eicher
P. J. Cowling
NRA Interpretations
Amana Corporation
Iowa County
Iowa
Eicher
Robert C. Fechner
Iowa City
Civilian Conservation Corps
Amana Society
NRA
Johnson County
Ccc
Sigourney
Keokuk County
Grand Jury
C. E. Utterback
Man Cleared In Arson Trial After Jury Reverses Request
Gilbert Howe walked free after an Indianola arson trial ended with a not guilty verdict. The jury deliberated four hours and, after a hint to the judge, returned with a clean acquittal despite initial pressure for a lighter sentence.
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Indianola
Gilbert Howe
W. S. Cooper
London Minister Heads Evangelical Conference
The second Southeastern Iowa Evangelical Church district conference met at St Pauls church in Sigourney with over seventy attendees. keynote speaker Rev Theodore Seybold from Raipur India discussed education, caste reform, and anti child marriage laws. Prof A H Burrows of Penn College Oskaloosa spoke on church relations to the current economy. Officers named include Rev F Abele Lowden president Rev William Best Sigourney vice president F W Rauscher Burlington secretary and Karl Deichmann Lowden treasurer.
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Sigourney
Iowa
F. Abele
Lowdon
William Best
F. W. Rauscher
Burlington
Karl Deichmann
Hartwick Lake Picnic Promises Swim Rowing Concert Fun
Special to The Gazette reports a Delhi area picnic at Hartwick Lake two miles southwest of Delhi on Sunday September 24 featuring swimming and row boat races, a concert by a German band, and cowboy entertainment. Events start at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
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Delhi
Hartwick Lake
Clayton county builds employment list for road project
Clayton county relief committee and board of supervisors reviewed names registered for work on U S 55. Hundreds were sorted into skilled and common labor and issued employment cards. Nolan Brothers contract paving starts near Guttenberg with plans to complete about three miles before cold weather.
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Eleader
Clayton County
County Board of Supervisors
U. S. No. 55
Nolan Brothers Company
No. 55
Guttenberg
Guttenberg Hill
Keokuk County Men Apply For Local Work
More than 600 Keokuk county men applied for work at the re employment office as the committee in charge led by J Forrest Embree announced county projects to begin soon. Jobs will be allotted by the committee during the first week in October.
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Sigourney
Keokuk County
J. Forrest Embree
Barn Shaft Accident Injures 15 year old Casey Becker
Allan Becker, 15, son of Mr and Mrs John Becker, fractured wrist after slipping through a barn shaft at Thomas McNally farm Tuesday evening. He was attempting to catch pigeons and did not see the hole in the darkness.
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Allan Becker
John Becker
Thomas McNally
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