Iowa Retail Growth Shows $2.15 Million Sales Tax Increase
Iowa counties report overall retail trade rise for year ending July 1 1936 with total sales tax collections reaching 13 442 356 dollars and eastern counties listing detailed returns led by Polk Linn and Clinton counties along with others. Louis Roddewig chair of the state tax board calls the tax an accurate barometer of retail activity showing a 2 percent levy on all retail transactions.
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Des Moines
State Tax Board
Iowa
Louis Roddewig
Davenport
Allamakee
Benton
Black Hawk
Buchanan
Cedar
Clayton
Clinton
Delaware
Dubuque
Fayette
Jackson
Johnson
Jones
Keokuk
Linn
Louisa
Polk
Poweshiek
Tama
Washington
Winneshiek
Eddy Urges U S China Policy Change To Save World Peace
Dr. D. Brewer Eddy of Boston criticizes U S isolation toward China and England for endangering world peace. He cites Japan as a growing menace and says increased world trade and commerce are key to lasting prosperity and peace.
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Iowa City
America
China
D. Brewer Eddy
Boston
Eddy
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Europe
Orient
Orient, Which Included 17 Countries and Provinces. On His Tour Dr. Eddy
Germany
Austria
Russia
England
Dr. Eddy
Prof Martin Heads S U S Triangle Club
IOWA CITY Professor George W. Martin of the botany department becomes president of the Tri angle club the faculty men's organization. He succeeds Professor Christian A. Ruckmick of psychology who resigns. Other officers elected include Gordon Marsh secretary Charles H Maruth assistant registrar treasurer and Wilbur J Teeters historian. OELWEIN The house of Ed Kane linotype operator for the Oelwein Daily Register was nearly destroyed by fire Saturday night while the family was in Cedar Rapids. Walls and most of the roof remained. insurance will likely cover the damage.
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Iowa City
George W. Martin
Triangle Club
Martin
Christian A. Ruckmick
Gordon Marsh
Charles H. Maruth
Nelson B. Conkwright
Wilbur J. Teeters
Oelwein
Ed Kane
Oelwein Daily Register
Cedar Rapids
Pany
Soens
Joens
Colesburg
Richard Evers Way
Paul Way
Finley Hospital
Dubuque
Lydia Evers
True
Edgewood
Wapello
Methodist
M. H. Barnes
Oscar Kemper
Kathryn Grauwinkel
Warren Wieederrecht
F. M. Outcomp
Lelia Eversmeyer
C. A. Bedford
Inez Eversmeyer
Harold Graham
Avilda Davison
R. D. McCullough
Edna Parson
Mary Matthews
Bennett
The
Rochester Methodist Episcopal Church
Rochester
Sugar Creek
Tillie
Blairstown
Blairstown High School
Opera House
John Ewart
Helen Hines
Laura Sinclair
LaVaun Fry
Betty Schoen
Methodist Pastors Assigned In Upper Iowa Conference
The Upper Iowa conference assigns 161 ministers to churches for the coming year under Bishop G. Bromley Oxnam. Listings include Cedar Rapids district appointments such as Ackley A. E. Coe and Marshalltown C. C. Bacon, with detailed placements across towns and stations. Special appointments cover Cornell College leaders and church officers, while Deaconesses are named for the conference.
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Marshalltown
INS
Upper Iowa
The
Methodist Church
Iowa
G. Bromley Oxnam
Omaha
Oxnam
Cedar Rapids
A. W. Menke
Ackley
A. E. Coe
Albion
C. K. Hudson
Beaman
C. W. Cleveland
Belle Plaine
E. I. Selden
Blairstown
John Huss
V. C. Grant
Kenwood Park-Pale
F. M. Beck
St. James
H. A. Crumb
St. Paul’s
A. A. Brooks
Trinity
E. D. Wells
Chelsea-Haven
Emma A. Arnold
Conrad
R. A. Hallett
Dike
R. C. Scott
Dysart
G. C. Lusted
Elberon
T. J. Elwick
Eldora
J. K. Hawkins
Fairfax-Walford
Glenn W. Bostrom
Garrison
H. W. Artman
Geneseo
D. W. Butler
Gladbrook
F. A. Smith
Grundy Center
J. B. Bird
Iowa Falls
W. E. Butler
la Porte City
Mount Auburn
G. D. Gaide
Laurel Gilman
S. V. Williams
Toledo
G. S. Hartong
Toledo Circuit
Adelbert Calkins
Traer
C. E. Luce
Vinton
E. A. Sabin
Whitten-Gifford-Union
E. G. Steinman
W. J. Burgstahler
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
C. B. Chassell
Board of Education
Institution For Negroes
D. A. Davis
Clear Lake
Mason City
Frank Cole
A. B. Curran
Conference Claimants Fund Commission
C. F. Littell
J. L. McLaughlin
American Bible Society
Chicago
T. P. Potter
New York City
Gq. Sutherland
Board of Foreign Missions
Maquoketa
J. P. van Horn
St. Luke’s Hospital
Virgil C. Welch
Upper Iowa University
Fayette
A. J. Kindred
Iowa City Woman Sues Over Maple Sugar Tract Loss
Mrs. Mabel Pickworth of Iowa City sues her mother Mrs. Ellen Bopp Billmeyer J W Whitford and Webster Lumber Co for 5400 damages. She claims ownership of forty acres northwest of West Union with a life tenancy and alleges 18 acres of maple timber were sold and logged into lumber for the Webster company, with a claimed loss of 1800 and additional damages sought.
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West Union
Mabel Pickworth
Iowa City
Ellen Bopp Billmeyer
J. W. Whitford
Webster Lumber Company
Whitford
Webster Company
Rich Fayette County Woman Seeks Divorce
Lena B. Escamilla of Rich Fayette County has filed for divorce from Amalia Escamilla on cruelty grounds. They married in 1917. She has an injunction barring him from entering their multiple Fayette county business properties. She inherited from her late father George H. Phillips of Oelwein a valuable estate. She accuses him of pursuing only her money and of placing business properties under unfriendly associates.
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West Union
Lena B. Escamilla
Amalia Escamilla
George H. Phillips
Oelwein
Fayette County
Plan Finishing Work At Macbride Park
Dr E J Anthony chairman of the Lake Macbride park committee said the formal dedication would probably be held early next spring. The lake project has been under construction for two years with final work on buildings and roads slated to begin soon as rains bring the lake to its high mark last week.
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Macbride Park
Iowa City
E. J. Anthony
Lake Macbride Park
Anthony
West Liberty Hosts District Meeting Led by ISU Extension
The West Liberty Independent Telephone company will host a district meeting Friday. More than fifty persons are expected to attend. Miss Ann Barnes of the engineering extension department of Iowa State College will run the women's conference and the men's sessions will be supervised by the extension department.
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West Liberty
West Liberty Independent Telephone Company
Ann Barnes
Engineering Extension Department
Iowa State College
Grant Wood Starts Work On Mural At Iowa State College
Grant Wood began work on a new mural for the Iowa State College library in Ames, depicting breaking Iowa's virgin soil in the early 1940s. The project, announced by college president Dr. Charles E. Finley, followed extensive research to ensure authentic details of costumes, farming implements, oxen, horses, and prairie flowers.
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Gazette
Ames
Iowa State College Library
Iowa
Grant Wood
Iowa City
Charles E. Finley
Two Iowans Die In Weekend Auto Accidents
DES MOINES AP Two Iowans died in weekend highway crashes raising the year’s toll to 354. Milton Wells 19 Pomeroy Iowa and Esther Winter 28 Des Moines were killed. Wells riding with Dale Rogers 20 Marathon Iowa overturned after hitting loose gravel near Knoke Wells died. Rogers was not seriously hurt. Winter was thrown from a car during a sideswipe and suffered a fractured skull.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Milton Wells
Pomeroy
Esther Winter
Wells
Dale Rogers
Marathon
Knoke
Rogers
Johnson Women Democrats Name Mrs Knight As Leader
Johnson county democratic women's organization in Iowa City named officers for election campaign work. Mrs Minerva S Knight was chosen president with Prof Clara M Daley as vice president, Mrs Sam Whitebook as treasurer, and Miss Regina Schneider as secretary.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Democratic Women’s Organization
Minerva S. Knight
Clara M. Daley
Sam Whitebook
Regina Schneider
Republicans Tour Across Washington County
Washington county Republicans plan a Tuesday caravan with Mrs. Henry Wood candidate for secretary of state, Mrs. Harriet Warren Brown from Parsons Kansas, and State Senator John Calhoun of Keosauqua seeking Congress. Stops include Ainsworth Crawfordsville Riverside Kalona Wellman West Chester Rubio and Brighton with a courthouse meeting at eight.
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Washington
Washington County
Henry Wood
Harriet Warren Brown
Parsons
Kan
John Calhoun
Keosauqua
Congress
Ainsworth
Crawfordsville
Riverside
Kalona
Wellman
West Chester
Rubio
Brighton
Maquoreta Barbershop Sold to Eddie Meehan
Olin Farmer, longtime proprietor of the Big Four barber shop in Maquoketa, sold the business to Eddie Meehan who has worked there. The shop will move to the Brady building on East Platt Street around Nov 1 after Farmer leases the current space to Sayers Shoe company. Glen S. Davis will stay with the business as Meehan takes possession this week.
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Maquoreta
Olin Farmer
Eddie Meehan
Brady
East Platt Street
Farmer
Sayers Shoe Company
Glen S. Davis
Meehan
Iowa Escapes Frost and Faces More Rain
Weatherman reports Iowa avoided frost over the weekend with warmer trends expected statewide. Rain likely in eastern and southern Iowa after a cool period, with Keokuk noting morning showers and cloudy skies elsewhere. Fort Dodge posted 38 degrees Sunday night, while Inwood hit 61 degrees as the state’s high.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Keokuk
Fort Dodge
Inwood
Penningroth Speaks At Jackson Clinton Counties Rally
A GOP rally at Lake Farley Wood near Preston drew several hundred Republicans from Jackson and Clinton counties. Charles Penningroth and Mrs. Henry Wood spoke, with remarks from S. H. Sully and local leaders presiding. An upcoming appearance by Ross of Ohio was announced for Maquoketa.
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Penningroth
Jackson-Clinton Counties
GOP
Maquoketa
Jackson
Clinton
Lake Farley Wood
Preston
E. L. Lampe
Bellevue
Ray Campbell
Clinton County
Dick Howes
Charles Penningroth
Cedar Rapids
Congress
Henry Wood
S. H. Sully
Marietta
Ohio
Chicago
Lampe
Ross
Horton treated after teeth removal throat injury
Will Horton was hospitalized in Muscatine Saturday after swallowing a portion of his false teeth during removal. He already suffered a throat infection caused by lacerations from the procedure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conesville
Will Horton
Muscatine
Marengo and Ely Women Injured in Automobile Crash
Mrs. Valentine Wolf 82 in critical condition after a car driven by her son-in-law Charles Gerner skidded on highway 6 near Homestead hill. Sister Mrs. Jane Nederhisar 84 of Ely suffered a serious forehead cut a broken collar bone and coma. Mrs. Charles Gerner daughter of Mrs. Wolf has a cut forehead and broken forearm.
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The
Gazette
Marengo
Valentine Wolf
Charles Gerner
Solon
Highway 6
Homestead Hill
Here
Wolf
Gerner
National Guard Units Stay in Iowa City
Iowa City's two national guard units the 186th Hospital company and troop I 113th cavalry will remain in the city though headquarters location is uncertain Adj Gen Charles H Grahl called for immediate action to determine the units future and to find quarters for the cavalry unit The hospital unit will be housed in plans for a new American Legion building while the cavalry loses access to the former Legion quarters destroyed by fire July 29
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Iowa City
National Guard
186Th Hospital Company
113Th Cave Alry
Adj
Charles H. Grahl
American Legion
Grasshopper Glacier Named for Frozen Grasshoppers
Grasshopper Glacier at Yellowstone's eastern edge earned its name from countless grasshoppers trapped in the ice, a distinctive feature noted in early park records.
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Yellowstone Park
Don’t Endure Slipping False Teeth Advertisement
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A. R. Grant
Charles City
Fredericksburg - Williamstown
H. M. Tiffany
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F. E. Mastin
Geneva-Bradford
F. W. Getty
Greene
J. E. Delong
Hampton
W. C. Cleworth
Hansell- Aredale
A. D. Holtry
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S. J. Baldwin
Jesup Littleton
H. F. Mercer
Little Cedar Circuit
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D. H. Artman
Mason City First
C. R. Flynn
Oliver-Zion
William Galbreth
Nashua Plainfield
R. E. Hodgkin
New Hampton
J. S. Lilley
Nora Springs
C. D. James
Northwood
H. M. Mayo
Osage
G. J. Chalice
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T. C. Collister
Riceville-MclIntire
F. M. Garrett
Rockford-Flood Creek
C. G. Fort
Rudd
Will Kirwin
St. Ansgar
Henry Allshouse
Sheffield-Rockwell
F. C. Hillman
Shell Rock
W. M. Zimmerman
Waterloo First
W. W. Bowers
Waterloo Grace
F. A. Court
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R. B. Sires
Waterloo St. Paul’s-Mount Hope
H. W. Singer
Waverly
R. H. Collis
W. G. Howley
Anamosa
H. D. Green
Alburnett-Bertram
J. B. Eyestone
Brandon - Rowley
R. Phillips
Buck Creek-Ryan
B. H. Morrow
Calamus
Grand Mound
W. D. Bostrom
Center Point
Urbana
J. E. Delahooke
Central City
Coggon-Waubeek
E. C. Allen
Clarence
Dubuque District
Harvey C. Travis
Arlington—Volga
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Chester
C. W. Harrop
E. E. Clements
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J. J. Snyder
Epworth-Farley
J. C. Warton
Fairbank-Oran
M. W. McKinley
Dyersville
R. V. Porter
J. D. Clinton
Giard- Farmersburg
M. C. Melcher
Greeley-Oneida
P. P. Pease
Guttenberg
Hawkeye- Alpha
C. D. Boggie
Hazleton- Aurora-Stanley
G. H. Goodrick
Independence
F. H. Weed
Lamont-Whitney
F. H. Schepple
Lime Springs
Bonair
R. Prescott
Manchester
F. C. Witzigman
Randalia-Maynard
C. L. Oelfke
Ridgeway
JH. Nedtwig
Sherrill- East Dubuque-Richardsville
A. Christensen
Strawberry Point
J. B. Gable
Sumner-Westgate
J. E. Pritchard
Waucoma
Fort Atkinson
G. W. McMichael
Waukon- Dorchester
Robert Davies
T. M. Nielsen
Wood
G. M. Shoemaker
Democrats
Mrs. Knight
Iowa News
Edwood
Elwood Community Club
Lester Wirth
Scott Hill
Harry Schepers
Virtus Rutenbeck
Helen Dreger
Myrna Schepers
Charlene Mortensen
Carol
Lois
Gail Schultz
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
John Schocker
Schocker
Jackson County
Margaret Murray
Earl
Route 4
A. L. Schocker
Fred Leitz
Henry Nieland
J. A. Mullen
Sacred Heart Cemetery
District Court
B. O. Tankersley
Emily Chaloupek
Chelsea
Edward J. Chaloupek
Skelly Oil Company
Kansas City
Theodore Joens
Skelly Oil Com
Hippler
Peake
Orpheum Theater
Orpheum
Marengo and Ely
P. Lorillard Company, Inc
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