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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1931
Page
3
A state agitation backed by the League of Municipalities and Des Moines Mayor Parker L. Crouch seeks refunds from a six-source revenue report on roads. It notes primary and secondary road funds totaling about 43 million dollars and cites a law later declared unconstitutional as part of the dispute.
City leaders discuss using automobile license and gasoline taxes to fund maintenance of primary roads while reducing property taxes. Critics argue urban residents already fund street paving through existing assessments and warn against excessive charges on city drivers. The piece notes the 1888 blizzard and an article by Mrs. Seth A. Smith on Lost Island township.
A garbled pastiche questions ambition and secrecy among bankers and leaders, mentioning stock, tenure, and publicity while mixing foreign phrases and blurred names. The text hints at public scrutiny of figures who fear exposure yet hold influence.
A Livermore bootlegger and a man conspired to steal a car load of whiskey by deception. The Livermore man accepted a $60 ransom to aid the theft, then the agent fled. an Algona garage plan failed. News notes mention local gatherings and a prolonged missing person case in Emmetsburg.
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