Iowa General Assembly Debates Tax, Bonds and Reforms
Des Moines reports recessed session as legislators weigh Kendall and Hamill proposals including income tax, road remodeling for federal aid, and state budget discipline. Debates center on gasoline tax versus road bonds, with farm bureau stance influencing sentiment. Bills on public fund preference repeal and school treasurer qualifications advance. deputy sheriffs civil service plan outlined for next action.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
N. E. Kendall
John Hammill
General Assembly
Speake Edson
Governo Kimball
Kendall
Hammill
Iowa Chil Welfare Commission
Federa
Assembly
Senate
Brookhart
Washington County
Mail Flyer Uses Flare In Forced Landing
Iowa City authorities report Pilot J. Hamilton Lee lost beacon lights in a snowstorm and landed in a cornfield five miles north of town after twelve minutes of circling. He carried twenty one sacks of west bound air mail from Maywood Field Chicago to Omaha. The mail was saved and later moved to Smithfield for resumption of flights once weather clears.
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Associated Press
Iowa City
J. Hamilton Lee
Smithfield
Lee
Maywood Field
Chicago
Omaha
Hoover declines as agriculture secretary pick for Coolidge
President Coolidge offered the agriculture post to Secretary Hoover who declined to leave the commerce department. Hoover cites reducing distribution costs and stabilizing industry as priorities for agriculture while staying at his current post. Separately, Grizzled lake freighters captains testified on deeper waterway plans from Lake Michigan to the Gulf and water levels impact on the Great Lakes.
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Associated Press
Washington
Coolidge
Hoover
Commerce Department
Emmerce Department
H 9
Senate
Gulf
Lake Michigan
Great Lakes
Senate Brookhart
Iowa
Niagara
Chicago
Prohibition Critics Attend National Picture Convention
Dr. D Leigh Colvin of New York charged liquor interests use moving pictures to undermine the prohibition amendment. He argued films mock the amendment and glamorize liquor, urging producers to back the law as liquor dollars shift to amusements. Mrs. Ida B. Wilse Smith urged cleaner pictures.
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Washington
D Leigh Colvin
New York
Ida B. Wilse Smith
Women’s Christian Temperance Union of Iowa
U S Public Debt Rises Sharply 1912 to 1922
Census figures show combined federal state and local debt nearly sevenfold from 1912 to 1922. By December 1922 the total reached 30.846 billion, up from 4.850 billion in 1912, with federal debt most affected by the war and state, municipal, sub divisions also growing substantially.
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Washington
United States
John Mouck 82 Dies in Everson Washington
Word comes from Creston that John Mouck 82 former Creston building contractor died January 4 at his daughter Iola James home in Everson Washington He was buried January 7 at Nooksack Washington The notice notes pension changes affecting deputies and political patronage.
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Creston
John Mouck
Mouck
Iola James
Everson
Wash
Nooksack
Hart Domestic Troubles Aired By Bill's Wife
Los Angeles jurors heard Winifred Westover Hart testify about her marriage to film star William Hart the date of their wedding in 1921 and the strain that led to a separation agreement. She described his demands for a divorce and his wealth plans while denying divorce for her child's sake. She seeks to break a trust fund provision preventing her return to acting.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Winifred Westover Hart
William 8S
Bill) Hart
Hart
Mary
Bill
Reno
Slayer of Mother Vies with Indifference After Confession
In San Francisco on January 16, 16 year old Dorothy Ellingson confessed to shooting her mother Anna Ellingson in a family dispute. She remained composed and social after arrest, while her father and brother reacted with sorrow and anger. Investigators note she later spent $45 at a party before returning to a rented room to read reports of the killing.
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San Francisco
Dorothy Ellingson
Anna Ellingson
Creston Man Reelected to Employers Mutual Board
M. F. Black of Creston was re elected to the board of directors of the Employers Mutual Casualty Company of Des Moines at its fourteenth annual meeting in Des Moines. John A. Guan of Des Moines serves as president and general manager. The firm was formed by Iowa manufacturers and employers before the Workmen’s Compensation Act. Claud Livingston of Shenandoah filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in federal court, listing debts of 3303.80 with assets of 1152, of which 682 is exempt. A coal sample from Gravity’s new lawn field shows a dark color and low specific gravity from a 32 inch vein 180 feet deep. Dick Speer, Creston baseball figure, returned from Burlington after talks with the Mississippi Valley League club about 1925 managership. his application status remains unspecified.
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M. F. Black
Creston
Employers Mutual Casualty Company of
Des Moines
Deer Moines
John A. Guan
Iowa
Claud Livingston
Shenandoah
New Lawn
Advertiser
Dick Speer
Burlington
Speer
Brookman Re-Elected Poultry Club President
R Brookman of Creston was re elected president of the Progressive Poultry Association of Union County for 1926 at the annual meeting held Thursday night in the Patt apartment basement. Mrs H E Davey was named vice president and F M Webb was re elected secretary and treasurer. The group elected C C Quackenbush Mrs Brown Mrs Davey and Mrs Van Velson all of Creston and Hazel Burkheimer and R A Ders of Lorimer as officers. D F Shipley and R W Hardman chosen as superintendents for show and waterfowl turkey respectively. The 1926 exhibition will be held January 11 to 15 with over 350 birds entered despite road conditions and embargoes.
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R. Brookman
Creston
Progressive Poultry Association
Union County
Patt
Adams Street
H. E. Davey
Chent
F. M. Webb
C. ¢. Quackenbush
Mra. Brown
Davey
van Velson
Hazel Burkheimer
R. A.ders
Lorimer
R. W. Hardman
D. F. Shipley
Progressive Association
Bank Depositors May Get 75 Percent Under Plan
Iowa Banking Department outlined a plan to form a corporation with bank stockholders and surety firms to pay 75 percent of deposits to creditors of three defunct banks United States Bank Mechanics Savings and Commercial Savings. Plan favored by the department.
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Des Moines
State Banking Department
United States Bank
Mechanics’ Savings
Commercial Savings
Banking Department
Railroad Seeks Re Hearing On Creston Subway Injunction
Burlington railroad asks for a re hearing in its effort to block Creston from enforcing a subway ordinance under Elm Street. Judge Wade denied an amendment to reopen the case, keeping the temporary injunction in place pending a potential appeal to the federal circuit.
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Burlington Railroad
Creston
United States District Court
United States Circuit Court
Wade
Th City
Purlington
United States Circuit Court Court
Supreme Court
Body of Denver Woman Frozen to Death Found
The body of Miss Agnes Vaill, Denver chamber of commerce secretary, frozen to death on Long Peak after her companion left her to seek help was recovered by a 12 man party led by Roger W. Toll. The search for missing Walter Sortland continues with little hope of his survival.
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Estes Park
Colo
Agnes Vaill
Denver
Snodgrass Leaves Missouri Penitentiary Free Man
Harry M. Snodgrass known as the King of the Ivories was released from Missouri penitentiary with 3587.25 donated by radio fans. He and his wife, eight year old son, and Don Witten left for St. Louis as he begins a two year vaudeville contract.
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Associated Press
Jefferson City
Harry M. Snodgrass
Missouri Penitentiary
Don Witten
WOS
St. Louis
Sun
Snodgrass
Witten
Egin
Snodgrave
Iowa Farm Bureau Favors Gasoline Tax Plan
Des Moines Jan 16 The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation re elected secretary Ray L Gribben as the executive committee named a sub committee to study federation coordination and cooperative movement in Iowa The convention urged a gasoline tax with two thirds to roads and one third to state funds plus opposition to an $85 million highway bond issue and support for banking law revisions to protect depositors at the annual meeting
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Ray L. Gribben
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Iowa
Legistare
Congress
School Board Sells Creston Building Bonds at Auction
The Independent School District of Creston received bids at Creston High School today for 270000 dollars in bonds to fund a new high school building. Bids offered four and a quarter percent and four and a half percent interest. Board president H W Edaburn noted expected strong competition from bond companies. The sale was set after a December 15 special election authorizing the issue.
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Creston
Board of Education
H. W. Edaburn
Engineers Oppose Water Resources Bill
The American Engineering Council opened in Washington with opposition to a bill for a federal plan by the power commission to develop water resources for power and navigation. The council committee found the bill impracticable and a government overreach. Committees were formed to strengthen sanitary engineering and address national reclamation issues.
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Associated Press
Washington
Federal Power Commission
American Engineering Council
Ransdall
Louisiana
Power Commission
How to Conceal Scratches on Patent Leather Shoes
Scratches on patent leather shoes can be less visible by painting over them with a mixture of olive oil and ink using a fine brush. The tip suggests a simple home remedy to restore appearance.
Union county docket lists two $50,000 suits in January term
The Union county district court opens January 26 with Judge Homer Fuller. William Schultz of Creston sues Michael Fellmann of Bridgewater and Creston for alienation of his wife’s affection. Elizabeth Grandfield, administratrix of Oscar Grandfield, file a $50,000 suit against the Burlington railroad and engineer L. E. Kivett for a fatal May 30, 1924 crash at East Howard crossing. Additional 15 suits filed include a Creston divorce action and multiple collection and partition cases.
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L Sted
Union County District Court
Homer .A. Fuller
Mt. Ayr
Wiliam Schultz
Creston
Michael Fellmann
Bridgewater
Schultz
Elizabeth Grandfield
Oscar
Grandfield
Bank Subscribers Hear Report On Paper Bank
Subscibers for stock in the bank to succeed the First National at Crafton will hear a report tonight on the paper held by the closed bank. Gerald B. Hadcock, national bank examiner, will present findings after a Wyoming visit. The Creston First National Bank will consolidate with Creston National.
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First National Bank of Crafton
First National
Gerald
Hadcock
National Bank
Wyoming
Stogdk
Creston National
Creston First National Bank
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Robert L. Leach
State Savings Bank of Afton
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