Iowa Driver License Division Sees Daily Revenue Rush
The Iowa secretary of state's office reports daily revenue from drivers licenses totaling about 10,000 dollars. Quarters, half-dollars, dimes, nickels and pennies accompany checks and currency, with 80 sack deliveries daily. Over 50,000 licenses issued by July 12 and 600,000 applications received, as three eight-hour shifts process work at the state house.
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Iowa
Secretary of State
Horace ‘Tate
Federal Reserve Bank
State House
Towans on Alaskan Trek Tour Leads Des Moines Organizer
A large Iowa group plans a July expedition to Alaska led by John P. Wallace of Des Moines, aboard the Yukon liner. The tour visits major coast towns with a large roster of travelers from Des Moines and various Iowa towns, detailing participants and routes.
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Alaska
John P. Wallace
Des Moines
Yukon
Alaskan
Cordon
Val Dez
Seward
Wallace
J. van Neas
Kathryn van Nese
Algona
Leslie I. Reed
Cedar Falls
Guy Redman
Storm Lake
J. W. Anderson
Grimes
Ida Schuep
Pleasant
T. A. Berry
Ruth Berry
Sioux City
William Ballheim
la Porte Cty
W. H
Grape
Burlington
Wadena May Seek State Route Connection via 2 Mile Trunk
Chickasaw county supervisors forward a resolution to the state highway commission to add a two mile county trunk from Primary 18 to Tonia into the state system. Ionia with 246 population may seek an exception, while Wadena’s 1930 census stands at 312, supporting a case for the short cut from 172 to 10 through Elgin to Arlington.
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Chickasaw
State Highway Commission
Tonia
Hageman
Ionia
Wadena
Commission
Elgin
Arlington
Bank Nights Lottery Judgment At Newton Theater
Jasper county district court at Newton held that bank nights awarding cash prizes by signing names on a register at Capitol theatre constituted a lottery. A jury convicted the manager of advertising a bank night. Sentence set for July 31. penalty 30 days in jail, $100 fine, or both.
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Atheatre
Jasper County District Court
Newton
Capitol Theatre
Highway Patrol Names Fifty To New Ranks
On Monday the governor selected fifty men to form the new highway patrol and 25 more to join the reserve list. All trainees have completed a month at Camp Dodge. The 50 regulars will be assigned to territories later and serve a six month probation with a $100 monthly pay rising to $125. Notable honorees include Oran Pape of Dubuque and Jess Goetach of Decorah, with representatives from Waterloo and New Hampton making up northeast Iowa’s quota.
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Highway Patrol
Camp Dodge
Inuat
Oran Pape
Dubuque
Jess Goetach
Decorsh
Waterloo
New Hampton
Northeast Iowa
Tornado Strikes Oelwein Territory Causing Major Damage
A small tornado hit the Oelwein area Sunday causing crop and property damage estimated at about 100000 dollars. The affected zone stretched one and a half miles wide and eight miles long with Maynard Hazelton and Weargate hardest hit. Additional damage reported in Froelich Giard area in Clayton county.
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Oelwein
Jhail
Maynard
Hazelton
Weargate
Froelich - Giard
Clayton County
Fine weather for crops favors strong small grain yield
Ideal weekly weather kept temperatures moderate and humane for crops. Farmers expect good maturation of small grain unless a heat spike arrives. Cora shows rapid growth despite cool nights. A Sunday family picnic gathered relatives from Waterloo Gunder Postville West Union Clermont Mayville and nearby towns. The Echo notes today’s edition and the bangsins.
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Cora
Helen Frederick
Jerry Briggie
Waterloo
Eldon Kurth
Slack-Topping Primary 172 Gets First Coat
The Hargrave Construction Co finished the first coat of black-top on primary 172 between Elgin and Clermont and started the second coat, expected to finish by week’s end. Two oil coats with asphalt, pea gravel blotters, and future tarvia-like road quality are described. engineers note oil roads are experimental but improving. The state seeks substitutes at about one-fifth the cost of full paving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hargrave Construction Co
Elgin
Clermont
Thy
Fire Insurance Rates Increased Along Center Street
The Town Insurance Service Bureau released a new rating book for Elgin showing fire insurance rates up on almost every Center Street property. Some increases reach nearly 50 cents per hundred, prompting property owners to seek explanations from the bureau and demand corrections if undue hazards exist.
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Town Insurance Service Bureau
Elgin
Center Street
Cohen sells Princess Theatre in West Union to Harry Pace
Geo. L. Cohen sold the Princess theatre at West Union to Harry Pace of Audubon. Pace took possession yesterday, July 17. Cohen operated the Princess for about ten years and may leave West Union soon, after improving the business and leaving a growing enterprise behind.
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Geo. L. Cohen
Princess Theatre
West Union
Harry Pace
Audubon
Mr. Cohen
Checks Are Only Bait In Deal To Upsell Goods
The notice warns that forty dollar checks in contests like dotted automobiles and find the faces are false marketing. Winners end up paying higher prices as the reward is added to the goods. Shoppers should compare prices before buying.
Family Visit Near Elkader Highlights Weekend
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Lehman and Bertha Jane Casper joined Mrs. Anna Schupbach and her children for a Saturday visit at the Frieden home near Elkader. Mrs. Frieden has been ill and Anns. Mae Schupbach stayed on for a few days to assist.
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Sam Lehman
Bertha Jane Casper
Anna Schupbach
Oscar Frieden
Elkader
Frieden
Mae Schupbach
Dog and Pony Circus Delights Elgin Audience
Beck and Albrecht's Dog and Pony Circus drew a large, appreciative crowd in Elgin Monday evening. Visitors expressed thanks as they left town, and Mr Albrecht praised the warm reception and well trained acts by dogs and ponies. Merchants felt rewarded by the public appreciation.
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Beck & Albrecht
Elgin
Mr. Albrecht
Albrecht
KITTENBALL FRIDAY TWO TEAMS NAMED FOR GAME
Two Wittenball tens have been selected to play here Friday evening with first team led by Gerald and Howard Shafter and second team by Bailey and Wede. Ten cent admission. Games planned for Wednesday and Friday nights next week. Mel Kohler seeking new recruits as lineup may change.
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Gerald
Howard Shaffer
Winkler
Mel Kohler
Steele
Anderson
Wolf
L. Klingman
W. Kohler
Mosby
Bailey
Wede
J. Kiple
Kohls
Sheldon
Howard Boyle
Weibel
Zurbriggen
H. Becker
Welch
Echo Shop Operates 24 Hours Until Breakage Halts
The Echo shop ran around the clock this week for three days until the Argo Gazette Linotype broke down. Their two operators worked overnight while Echo filled daytime work. About midnight Tuesday six workers handled the Argo Gazette's final grist of news copy and ads.
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Echo
Argo-Gazette
Argeo- Gazette
Architect Hopes For 2000 Foot World Industrial Mart
Henri Busch, once city engineer of St Louis, envisions a world industrial mart rising 2000 feet or 193 stories. The plan estimates a cost of 223 million dollars and housing for 250000 people. Underground floors go five feet below ground, the structure spanning four city blocks, all in the idea stage.
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Henri Busch
St. Louis
U.S
Operation at Oelwein Hospital
Late reports from Oelwein Hospital state Walter Dennier had an emergency operation for a ruptured appendix on Saturday and is making satisfactory progress. He arrived at the hospital about noon in the Muehlethaler ambulance. Robert and Thomas Shepherd of Waterloo are visiting their grandmother, Mrs. Helen Frederick, this week. A law cannot be made which restricts one person and exempts another. it must apply to all persons equally.
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Oelwein
Walter Dennier
Mr. Dennier
Muehlethaler
Robert
Thomas Shepherd
Waterloo
Helen Frederick
Bank Bandits Hold Up Monona Bank and Take Hostage
Two men robbed Union State Bank of Monona just before noon, stealing about 2200 dollars and abducting vice-president H. T. Orr. The trio fled in a black Ford V-8 sedan toward Minnesota, with Orr released blocks later. Police linked the vehicle to a sighting in Waukon around 1 p.m. and noted escape by backroads into Minnesota.
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Union State Bank of
Waukon
Minnesota
Chapman Named President of Junior Farm Bureau
Homer Chapman of Fayette was elected president of the Junior Farm Bureau on July 10 at the U S A campus meeting attended by about fifty. Ray Anderson spoke on the bureau's role in dignifying rural life and developing local leaders. Music by May Dawn Smith and Otto Brandt, with Florence Sauerbry discussing citizenship. The next meeting is August 14 at the Legion Hall in Fayette.
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Homer Chapman
Fayette
Junior Farm Bureau
Ray Anderson
May Dawn Smith
Elgin
Otto Brandt
Clermont
Florence Sauerbry
Eclipse of Moon Seen by Many Observers
A total lunar eclipse Monday evening began at 8 15 and lasted about three and a half hours. It marked the first total eclipse since 1927 and the longest in a half century, with the moon completely blotted out for 1 hour 41 minutes. Scientists note surface temperatures fell from 250 degrees above zero to 132 degrees below during the eclipse due to the lack of atmosphere.
Laura Miller Leads Free Dance Exhibition in Fayette
Laura Miller and her pupils performed tap ballet and kick dancing at the band concert drawing an unusually large crowd. Miss Miller plans a longer varied show with more dancers at the opera house tonight after the concert with a small admission.
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Laura Miller
Fayette
Miss Miller
Opera House
School Superintendent D R Roberts Arrives in Community
Supt. D R Roberts and his family moved here from Floyd last Friday. They reside in the Mrs Nelle Schori residence on Schori hill. He will familiarize himself with the school work and community before the usual September first week opening.
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D. R. Roberts
Floyd
Appreciation and local visits noted in Elgin column
In appreciation thanks are extended to friends and neighbors for generous help. Fon du Lac's L Whitten, manager of J. J. Newberry, visited Max Medberry at his home. John Kiple and Max Medberry drove to Chicago with cattle and returned. George Vaughn, Chicago employee, visits Elgin.
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L. ©. Whitten
Fon du Lac
Wis
Max Medberry
Mr. Whitten
J. J. Newberry
Max
John Kiple
Chicago
George Vaughn
Elgin
Congress Split on Holding Bill
A legislative clash in the House over Section 11 of the utility holding company bill threatens to dissolve many holding firms within six to seven years unless they can justify continued operation. President Roosevelt and Congressman Richer push the measure, arguing these entities have become sprawling, multi state financial schemes with little real utility, warranting dissolution or strict reform.
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House of Representatives
Senate
Roosevelt
Edward ©. Richer
First Town
Securities Exchange Commission
Supreme Court
Atlantic
Pacific Oceans
Town House Votes On Death Sentence Divides Parties
In the House seven to two party lines split over the death sentence with all Democrats and Republican Gilchrist voting for it while Thurston and Gwynne opposed. In the Senate, Murphy supported the measure and Dickinson opposed it.
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Town
House
Gilchrist
Thurston
Gwynne
Senate
Murphy
Dickinson
Death sentence would ease burden on operating utilities
The author argues that few investors would suffer if a death sentence becomes law, noting 12 billion dollars are in utilities with 3 billion in holding companies. He says the billion in operating company stocks would benefit as they would avoid undue charges from holding companies that control them.
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Rey Bell
Cohen
Echo Shop
Oelwein Hospital
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Chapman
Bar Kiple
Congress
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Calif
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Lincoln
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Germany
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