Salary Grab Ruling Sparks Iowa Court Victory
A strong editorial lauds four lawmakers Donlon Gallagher Shields Short who led a decade‑long fight against the 1929 Salary Grab law. The Iowa Supreme Court ruled the act unconstitutional, restoring public faith and urging voters to hold legislators to account.
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Wallace
M. Short
H. Danton
Gi ‘Alto
Iowa Su
W. Kindig
Sioux
City
State Supreme Court
Hammill
Iowa
House
Senate
Atu Hee
General Assembly
Woodbury
Stoddard
Sass
Forsling
Grab
Wax
LeRoy Shields
Clarke County
Des’ Mojiries
Donlon
Gallagher
Shields
Short
Howard Clark
Des Moines
Fred Free
Sioux City
George Gallarno
Auditor of State
Treasurer
State
J. J. Harroran
District Court of
Polk County
Ath GX
Free
Dorcas Society Meeting And Socials Highlight Local Events
The Dorcas Society plans a Tuesday July 19 meeting at Mrs James Jacobsen’s home with an open invitation. The Catholic Missionary Society also meets July 19 with Mrs M J Tindal. Dorothy Swift hosts a party for Ruth Worland and Jane Bolstad in honor of out of town guests with refreshments. Mrs A H Cameron entertains Mrs Joseph Kennedy of Asheville North Carolina. Embroidery Club hosts Margaret Lancaster and guests Tuesday afternoon with refreshments. Overland guests Mr and Mrs H K Overland and Mr and Mrs Avd Johnson attend a John's cottage gathering at Okoboji Tuesday evening with a pie supper and social.
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Joseph Kennedy
A. Hy Cameron
Mesdames
Gladys Cuthbert Kennedy
Asheville
North Carolina
Anna Panulien MacDonald
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Ada Storhow Larsen
la Grange
Illinois
Esther Osher Jensen
Lone Rock
Iowa
Mabel Osher Henningsen
Hertha Spiestrick
Carl Lehigh
C. A. Jensen
Elizabeth Spies
Dorcas Society
Dorothy Swift
Joe Swift
Jast Thurnlay
Ruth Worland
Jane Bolstad
A. H. Cameron
Embroidery Club
Margaret Lancaster
Embroidery Clun
E. S. George Tueaday
Daluiy
Siparty
Johnson
Okoboji
Casa Grande
Arizona
Tragic Death Details Of Miss Avanelle McNew
Avanelle McNew a four year local teacher known for high standards and a warm personality is mourned by her family after a sudden death. Born May 16 1910 in Bloomington Illinois she moved to Iowa and joined the Norwegian Lutheran church while teaching near Emmetsburg. She leaves her father E M McNew a brother Paul and many relatives friends. John Trill born April 20 1869 in Dane forth Illinois is also noted for his service in World War I and his family mourns him alongside Mrs Trill and others.
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Avanelle McNew
E. M. McNew
Bloomington
Illinois
M. E
Iowa
Norwegian Lutheran Church
Emmetsburg
Grachtinger
Paul
John Trill
Henry Trill
Daneforth
Ilinois
Stoehling
Wos
Chahange
A Friend Indeed Dinner Plan Discussed at Home
Dialogue reveals a tense domestic scene about inviting a young Smith to dinner. The wife cites practical woes from a missing maid to a teething baby and unpaid butcher bills. The husband insists on inviting the guest, hoping he is not wasting time before marriage.
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Young Smith
Safe On Mother Earth Coma Mystery Joke
A young man revived from a coma before burial. His friends asked what death felt like. He replied that he wasn’t dead since his feet were cold and he was hungry. He noted hunger and cold prove heaven and hell aren t real.
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Mother
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