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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1925
Page
14
Disjointed OCR fragment lists county and city actions: memorial funding for municipal light and beer plant equipment, a new armory opening, and a resolution denouncing medicine shows. Also mentions a bank reopening in Weaver and a college broadcasting shift plus tax law debates.
A joint highways subcommittee draft outlines primary roads under highway commission control and secondary roads under county boards and township trustees. The plan ends conflicts, funds primary work from the primary road fund, abolishes special assessments, and plans rapid improvement of 6600 miles of primaries with draining grading and paving. Estimated annual receipts and expenditures total about 8.83 million and 2.63 million, leaving 5.83 million for new construction.
From Iowa General Assembly notes a movement toward a four cent gas levy replacing a two cent tax, aided by Governor Hammitt's recommendations. Bergman’s bill and Ways and Means push shape the measure as Rep Blake guides the House committee toward final action amid debate and county concerns.
Washington reports that by 9 to 12 the conference report on the postal pay and mail rate increase bill was adopted. The House has passed the bill, now sent to the President who is expected to sign, though it falls short of the $8,000,000 revenue goal. Republicans Borah Brookhart Howell Norbeck and Democrats Bruce Dial George Claas Harrison Pittman Swanson Unterwood opposed the adoption. Norbeck criticized parcel post rate hikes, saying North Dakota farmers face $400,000 to $500,000 yearly. Frazier of North Dakota supported it, predicting a small per person rise. The Dickinson cooperative marketing bill, replacing the Haugen measure, paused 284 to 95 and heads to the Senate. Haugen bill implements President’s agricultural conference recommendations.
Indiana Democratic senators who fled to Dayton, Ohio, to protest a gerrymander bill were welcomed back at the state capitol in Indianapolis by Lieut. Gov. Harold Van Orman and Republican leaders. They left after warning the Indiana General Assembly to abandon the bill, and talks clarified that the measure did not pass.
Chicago announces Senator-elect Charles Deneen will fill the remainder of Medill McCormick’s term in Washington after McCormick’s death. Governor Small appointed Deneen following a request by Senator Curtis of Kansas, making him Illinois junior senator for a brief period of ten days.
Stockholm reports the death of Hjalmar Branting former premier and active League of Nations statesman. He fell ill with inflammation of the lungs in mid December and resigned the premiership January 24, remaining in the cabinet as minister without portfolio. He was sixty four.
Bandits boarded a Pullman car on the New York Central Western Express between Chesterton and Gary Indiana. They lined up passengers and two crew members threatened them with a sawed off shotgun and an automatic pistol. Victims, including several women, were robbed of jewels and cash totaling about $10,000. The bandits escaped after the heist.
Miss Alice Conway national field director at large of the Girl Scouts begins a council reorganization, starting in New Orleans. A Columbia graduate, she formerly taught nutrition and chemistry at the university. In four years with the scouts she has interacted with about 100,000 girl scout captains, girls and mothers.
Atlanta leaders report a long running feud over the Confederate memorial project at Stone Mountain. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum is accused of destroying plans and models after the Stone Mountain Memorial Association discharged him. The association filed suit for $50,000 and warrants are sworn for his arrest on malicious mischief.
Mrs John D Rockefeller, Jr announces the engagement of Abby Rockefeller to David Meriwether Milton Jr a young New York attorney who has known Miss Rockefeller since childhood The wedding is planned for May the Miltons were long time neighbors at Pocantico Hills Milton a Williams and Columbia Law School graduate served in the naval reserve at Yale He works with Satterlee Canfield in New York Abby Rockefeller heiress to a vast fortune is twenty one years old
John H. Edwards, speaker of the Indiana house, nominated by President Coolidge as assistant secretary of the interior. Mr Mitchell of Mitchell, Ind. now is comptroller of the interior department and will succeed Francia M. Goodwin of Washington state, who has resigned effective March 4.
Allen F Moore named committeeman for Illinois Chicago district Nineteenth Decatur Champaign to succeed the late Dred W Upham as Republican national committeeman, elected by proclamation.
Berlin reports Friedrich Ebert president of the German republic died Saturday morning after an operation for appendicitis. Born 1871 in Heidelberg, Ebert rose from a tailor’s son to socialist leader and Bremen city council member. He led the republic through civil strife, sought to quell Bolshevik elements, and promised a government of the people while facing Spartacist opposition and pivotal postwar challenges.
Rep. Longworth of Ohio was chosen as speaker designate by Republican caucus in the Sixty-ninth Congress. He defeated Rep. Madden of Illinois in a decisive vote, with 142 ballots for Longworth. Madden would retain his chairmanship if the action is deemed election.
An advertising blurb touts Joint Ease as a quick lasting relief for rheumatism in any joint. It claims fast results regardless of chronicity and urges readers to trust druggists nationwide for relief from joint agony.
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