What’s Going On In the Statehouse Continued
The piece notes that July cigaret tax revenue was high due to stamping for inauguration and August and September show normalizing stamping. Director Dailey of the cigaret revenue division expects Sent. data to form a baseline for the law’s impact. Bootlegging persists and could lift revenue further if illicit shipments are stopped. no tight crackdown on large untaxed truckloads reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. W. Dailey
Cigaret Revenue Division
State Tax Commission
Tax Commission
Governor Excerpts From Osage Occasion in Iowa
Governor Wil tz Streek speaks at Osloosa occasion praising corn as a symbol of Iowa wealth wrested from soil by industry in cooperation with air water and sunshine. He favors practical plowing matches over art or red headed contests and likens to fiddlers contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiltz Streek
Osloosa
Iowa
Derby Challenge Echoes Old Fashioned Style
A reader-friendly line from a horseshoe derby invitation signals a nod to tradition. The message frames the event as a playful contest while embracing a retro tone. It hints at friendly rivalry and community entertainment.
Government farm managers under study for state institutions
The last legislature gave Gov. Wilson power to appoint farm managers at institutions under the board of control with options to appoint at some or all sites. The governor has not yet named managers but is reviewing the situation. Senator Clyde L. Herring would keep open the U S attorney post for John K. Valentine if he seeks the governor’s seat in 1940. The Hatch bill would require Valentine to resign to run. A Cascade Pioneer column praises Valentine as the likely winner while noting intraparty rivals. Thanksgiving plans spark turmoil in the state liquor control commission as proclamations clash with federal dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Wilson
Board of Control
Valentine
Clyde L. Herring
John K. Valentine
Centerville
Howard Baldwin
Cascade Pioneer
Biermann
Breen
Mitchell
Murtagh
State Liquor Control Commission
Around Town Chronicles Wild Anecdotes and Hazards
A skunk rabies scare in Harcourt prompts anti rabies treatment after a cat tests positive. Mrs. Bert Adams’ garage de wasp attempt ends with the fire department saving the building. A skunk sought refuge in a coat closet near Indianola as dogs chased it, causing an early school adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Adams
Belle Plaine
Wes
Fire Department
Indianola
Westplatte
Oddball Local Items Highlight Rural Life
A parade of small town incidents unfolds from near Livermore to Fayette and Sumner. A hog attack injures Will Reding, postmistress Mrs. Peter Pape and husband are noted as a rare postal pair, a silo collapse at Fayette ruins Henry Hittler’s storage, a duck-avoidance crash wrecks a trailer, and a Sumner well delivers 22 feet of water. A Warsaw native-turned-Poland booster shares wartime bravado, while a Grinnell neighbor’s wandering bull forces a sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waupeton
Peter Pape
Papes
Ed Buenzow
Sumner
A Business Man Prays at Noon
A noon prayer declares a shift from reliance on commerce to seeking divine guidance. A Ford automobile owner Jack Elliott of Ames marks 30 years since its 1909 debut with engine 5153, while Lloyd Betts of Coon Rapids sells Belgian draft horses to fund farm mortgage. The prayer asks for repentance and return to humility, acknowledging unemployment and social hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Elliott
Ames
Lloyd Betts
Coon Rapids
Thy Glory in My Ambition Prayer Excerpt
A fragment from The Salvation Army War Cry Chicago presents a devotional plea for dedicating a business to God. The speaker asks for Christs rightful place in thoughts and aims, seeking simple youth faith and courage to be a steadfast man of faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Chicago
Luther Norsemen 1939 football schedule listed
The Luther College Norsemen open with Western Union at Decorah on September 23 and visit North Dakota University at Grand Forks September 30 night game. They host Simpson October 7 and St Olaf for homecoming October 14, travel to Valparaiso October 21, Central at Pella October 28, have an open date November 4, then play Loras at Dubuque November 10 and Upper Iowa at Decorah November 18. Luther may play Iowa State in a midseason game next year, a third meeting with the Cyclones at Ames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther College Norsemen
Western Union
Decorah
Dakota University
Grand Forks
Simpson
St. Olaf
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso
Ind
Central
Pella
Loras
Dubuque
Upper Iowa
Decor
Luther
Iowa State
Norsemen
Cyclones
Ames
Local Glesne Family Honored At Elkader Picnic
Clermont notes recall a Sunday gathering at the N. E. Glesne home in Elkader with Dr. and Mrs. O G Glesne of Monona hosting relatives and friends including Edwin and Ethel Olson of Maynard O Bremness of Decorah Emma Gunderson and family Lillian Helgerson and Morton Helgerson and Anna Gunderson. The American Legion Auxiliary then met Sept 12 at Mrs E L Crowes home with 16 members present L T Anderson and Mrs Lillian Crowe assisting. September in National Music Month featured favorite songs and a discussion on starting a junior program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. G. Glesne
Monona
Edwin Olson
Maynard
O. Bremness
Decorah
Oscar Larson
Emma Gunderson
Lillian
Morton Helgerson
Anna
Andrew Gunderson
N. E
E. L. Crowe
L. T. Anderson
Lillian Crowe
Local Organization Reports Dues and October Change
The group noted 23 members paid dues and the October meeting moves to Mrs. Ruth Olson's home from the Sheehy residence as originally planned. A neighboring county man faces incompetence charges after an officer found he sold his farm years ago and bought a $120 monthly annuity. The court may struggle to assemble a jury of capable peers, a Solomon writes on the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Olson
Sheehy
Soloman
Colors of Flowers Alter Under Artificial Light
The article notes that artificial lighting changes how flower colors appear and that arrangements seen well in daylight often look dull under artificial light. It highlights yellow, purple and blue flowers losing color, with violets as a prime example of reduced effect when lighting shifts.
Co operative Iron Plant Bequeathed to Employees in Alabama
A Birmingham, Alabama cast iron pipe plant near Bir mingham is owned and cooperatively operated by its employees. The firm was bequeathed to the workers in the will of founder John Joseph Eagan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co-operative Iron
Birmingham
Ala
John Joseph Eagan
Ita
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Clermont Enterprise
Clermont, Iowa
Marjorie Scheel
Iowa Press Association
National Editorial Association
Clermont
Fayette County
Statehouse
DR. I. C. Jerdee
L. L. Carr
Farmers' Savings
Bani Clermont
Louis Schutte & Son
Clermont and
Postville
Farmers’ Savings Bank
Clermont and Vicinity
J. F. Miller
J. A. Erickson
Frank Peterson
Harcourt
Peterson
Iowa City
Pawers
J. H. Neil Creamery
Tama
Will Reding
Livermore
Henry Hittler
Fayette
A. J. Hathaway
Hathaway
Bradford
Ben Harman
Guttenberg
Warsaw
Poland
Germany
Adams
Tom Kissock
Grinnell
Lee Warden
Town Falls
Don Adams
St. Paul
Warden
Hardin County
Discaster
By Geoff Hayes
Honk Het
Saolh Hayei
Alon Aerts WS
Yaderer
Penitentiors
Pune
Dwig
Mooney
Worthwestern Bell Telephone Company
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