Legislature Passes About 300 Bills in Iowa Session
The Iowa Legislature approved around 300 bills with many defeated. Key figures include Sen. X. T. Prentis of Mount Ayr and Rep. Robert Munger of Sioux City. Governor Beardsley pushed to cut overlapping bureaus. The interim committee has $1,000,000 for emergencies. two hold-overs remain.
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Sen
X. T. Prentis
Mount Ayr
Leo Elthon
Fertile
de Vere Watson
Pottawattamie
Robert Munger
Sioux City
George Paul
Brooklyn
Carroll Brown
Rose Hill
Beardsley
Harry Weichman
Newhall
Gene Poston
Corydon
Jay Colburn
Harlan
Alden Doud
Douds
J. Kendall
Buster) Lynes
Plain
Farm Bureau Bill Advances Amid Split Support
The Farm Bureau achieved an even split on two bills of interest as the House and Senate passed and the governor signed a measure allowing non pharmacists to sell hog cholera serum and virus. A competing bill to boost county aid to Farm Bureaus died in committee, proposing a separate accounting for tax funds to avoid co mingling with Farm Bureau funds and signaling a step toward severing extension service from the bureau. Strong labor opposition accompanied the steering committee action.
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Farm Bureau
House
Senate
Extension Service
Dairy Law Tightens Standards for Iowa Milk
The dairy products law took effect April 15 affecting small town dairies and citizens while large cities already enforce sanitation rules. It mandates strict producer requirements for barns water supplies utensils and cleanliness with annual tuberculosis testing for cows.
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Iowa
Mahogany Forests and the Hunt in the Jungle
The text notes there are no mahogany forests and that trees are scattered through the jungle. An average of two trees per acre marks a good stand. Early logging favored riverbank trees, with transportation once a challenge, but now the hunt continues through the trackless tropical terrain.
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Acre
Ocean waves and flying fish near Cape of Good Hope
A fragment suggests waves reaching heights and airborne flying fish leaping through the air near the Cape of Good Hope in an escape or flight scenario. Names and precise details are unclear, but the image depicts dramatic sea action and marine life interacting with rough conditions.
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Cape of Good
Drunk Husband Jokes and Grim Cynic Wit
A terse dialogue blends a taunt about a drunk husband and a bitter punch line. The narrator references wife remarks and planned dental work while a cynical remark targets a rich man and a coffin driven by flowers.
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McCormick- Deering
I. H
Falb & Light
Elgin
Chevrolet
Donald Larson
Postville
Fairbanks - Morse
Kohler
John M. Tillotson
Elgin 35E
Elgin Produce
C. J. Mulford & Son
Amanda
Ruroden
Echo Office
Nevada
Avalon Theater
L&t US
Lawrence Buitkofer
Boy With Green Hair
Severin Blockhus
Phil Leuchtenmacher
Gander
Kenneth Huber
3231
Rex Mulford
Sife
Bolson
Clermont Cooperative, Inc
Clermont
Schreiner
West Union
Howard Wolf
Alton
Geo. Metzger
Mgr
Cedar Rapids’ Piano Co
First Ave
Cedar Rapids
Arvey Berg
McCormick-Deering
H. Dealers
Fath & Light
Walter Medberry
Herbert Blockhus
Dial
Ed Boleyn
Farrow
Wm. Torkelsen
Bac
L. C. Popenhagen
R. P. Strauch
Gilbert Loftsgard
Gunder
J Sease
Dover
Auburn
Bethel -Windsor
Illyria
Center
Banks
Fremont
Putnam
Scott
Jefferson
A. S. Morse
Gehring
Heating & Plumbing
Olivia Olson
A. O. Anderson
Noel Brockway
Schreiner Studio
Kohis-Baumgartner Farm
C. J. Orr
Volga
X &S
Leo Olson
Elkader
Torkelson Bros
Mercury
Champion Motors
Louis L. Lehman
West Union Auction Exchange
Jim Nives
Ssr
Orvin Thompson
Dadon
Highway Patrol
Legislative Council
West Union Rendering Service
Lawrence Joerger
Jacob Zwol
Paulina
General Assembly
Darrell KE. Peasley
Sec-Treas
National
Farm Loan Association
West Anies
Lows
Irs
Smith-Corona
Ehilly
THE
Elgin Echo
Stationers Office
Baby Chix
Felco
Elgin Cooperative
Max Medberry
Elgin, Iowa
Johnny
Mamma
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