Perplexing costs after Tama county Hildebrand eviction
Sheriff Harris moved the Hildebrand family from their Gladbrook farm at a investment company request to sell the property. Some 150 truckloads of livestock and furniture were moved to a Gladbrook feed barn over several days raising questions of responsibility for storage feed and losses. The Hildebrands may sue for damages. Waverly hosts the Iowa Bandmasters convention May 7 to 14 with 15 bands and a mammoth all bands concert. Dave Hamilton of Indianola built a 92 inch circumference hand crafted world globe over two years, a precise beaver board model with painted continents and accurate measurements.
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Tama County
Hildebrand
Gladbrook
Gladbrook Investment
Waverly
Bremer County
Iowa
Iowa Bandmasters’ Association
Dave Hamilton
Indianola
Warren County
Stranger Gives Dunn Deed to Mine as Gratitude Token
At journey's end the stranger hands Dunn a deed to one of the alleged mines as thanks. If the man owns 30 mines and all must be hitchhiked, they can't be much good, Dunn fears. He still holds on to the deed.
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Atranger
Dunn
Rob Three Postoffices in North Central Iowa Heists
A gang robbed three north central Iowa post offices on March 15 in Goldfield Wright county Williams Hamilton county and Dakota City Humboldt county. Parcel post sacks were rifled but only a small amount of cash was taken. authorities believe the same trio carried out all three jobs.
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Iowa
Goldfield
Wright County
Williams
Hamilton County
Dakota City
Humboldt County
Family Ties Run Deep at Iowa State College
A survey by Sherm Needham shows over 40 percent of Ames campus students are close relatives of former students. Of 700 freshmen, 17 percent are offspring of alumni. Seaman A. Knapp has 21 alumni relatives and many relatives by marriage. His ancestors include two ISU presidents. Knapp’s grandfather Herman Knapp, class of 1883, is now business manager and treasurer.
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Iowa State College
Ames
Sherm Needham
Iowa State
Seaman A. Knapp
Knapp
Herman Knapp
Noted Iowa Cow Beauty Dies After Long, Remarkable Dairy Life
One of Iowa's famed cows, Beauty, owned by N. J. Johnson in Emmet County, died after an 18 year 9 month 19 day milk period with a single calf. Born 1912, she produced butterfat rich milk and cream, and was to be exhibited at the Chicago World's Fair.
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Iowa
Beauty
N. J. Johnson
Emmet
Indianola Fights Cigarette Ban With Leaf Wrapped Tiny Cigars
Indianola in Warren county strives to keep its unique ban on cigarette sales. Merchants challenge the curb by selling leaf wrapped tiny cigars that imitate cigarettes. City fathers argue they are cigarettes by definition. dealers contend custom governs. Both sides prepare for a clash.
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Indianola
Warren County
Iowa
Berry Halden sparks a new chemical garden at Chariton school
In Chariton Lucas County, high school and junior college students demonstrate a chemical garden using water glass and a dime’s worth of water grass in a pint fruit jar. Sand or rocks at the bottom enhance growth producing blue, orange and brown crystal-like structures that resemble undersea plants. After 24 hours the solution must be refreshed. W G Dunn of Clar in Page county may own a gold mine and plans to verify in Oregon after a business trip near Cameron Missouri when he picked up a hitchhiker.
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Berry Halden
Chariton
Lucas County
W. G. Dunn
Clarin Page County
Oregon
Oldest car owner keeps 1909 model in Mahaska County
William Swartout, 75, of Barnes City, Mahaska county, still drives a 1909 car bought for 1700. He reports repair bills averaging under one dollar per year, the vehicle capable of 45 mph though he rarely uses it that fast, after 24 years of faithful service.
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William Swartout
Barnes City
Mahaska County
Swartout
Sam Brody’s maple syrup ranch feeds 32 000 pancakes
Sam Brody, an 89 year old farmer near Urbana in Benton county, runs one of the nation’s largest syrup operations with 400 maple trees. He expects 250 gallons this year, enough to top about 32 000 pancakes. Sap is processed in six hours. Brody has managed the sugar camp for 75 years, largely supervising while his son in law Elihu Culver and a helper do the labor.
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Sam Brody
Urbana
Benton County
Brody
Elihu Culver
Grinnell Remains Dry Insists Liquor Ban Stays Forever
John N. Garwood declares Grinnell in Poweshiek county will never sell beer. He cites a 1854 deed clause by founder J. B. Grinnell that alcohol on premises voids title. No loopholes exist. town to stay dry regardless of state or national laws.
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Poweshiek
John N. Garwood
J. B. Grinnell
General Assembly
Muskrat Reclaims Cherokee Street Home as Wardens Relocate It
A muskrat living under a Cherokee sidewalk resisted returning to the river. Officers John Holst and Albert Hurd coaxed it from the wall, but the animal followed before finally staying near its riverbank habitat. Separately, a hooked rug made by Mrs. W. M. Malone of Chariton will soon decorate a Washington White House room.
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Cherokee
Cherokee County
John Holst
Albert Hurd
Little Sioux
White House
Washington
Authorities hit on a plan for workers and woodcutting
Authorities devised a plan supplying workers with dull saws and axes. The jobless crew still works hard, but less wood is cut and woodpiles last much longer.
County to Hire 175 Through Relief Plan
County supervisors in Jones County met to apply for unemployment relief funds for 175 workers. A. O. Sones chairs the relief committee with members from Monticello and Anamosa and works with Miss Houston and the board of supervisors as County Engineer Henningsen leads the program.
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Jones County Board of Supervisors
George Specht
Anamosa
Henningsen
Board of Supervisors
Des Moines
Monticello
E. M. Russell
Mechanicsville
George Ireland
Wyoming
W. J. Conmey
Glen McLaughlin
Miss Houston
Gerd Harms
Amber
John Matthiessen
Nick Holst
Center Junction
Henry Shimerda
Oxford Junction
Iowa State Emergency Relief Committee
State House
E. H. Mulock
Ralph E. Kittinger
New Books Added to Public Library Collection
The public library expanded its shelves with two weeks of new titles for both novel lovers and non fiction readers. Highlights include Parewell Miss Julie Logan by J M Barrie and Jenny Wren by E H Young, plus Zona Gale Papa La Fleur and Laetitia McDonald Young and Fair. Other additions are Eyes of Love by Warwick Deeping Guardian of the Desert by Tom Gill All in the Day's Riding by Will James and Life Begins at Forty by Walter Pitkin.
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E. H. Young
Zona Gale
Papa la Fleur
Laetitia McDonald
Warwick Deeping
Arizona
Desert
Tom Gill
Will James
Walter Pitkin
Cats nest scene and unusual hen takeover headline
The Lasley family near Selma in Van Buren County tell of a cat and six kittens found under a hen in a nest and later replaced by the hen with the kittens still beneath. An experiment in Waukon tracked a $2.50 check through 37 exchanges and $92.50 in value, showing how much business can be conducted on faith even with banks closed. Lake Mills in Winnebago County tried a municipal woodpile for unemployed workers but found transients unwilling to work and the supply of wood depleted.
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I. E. Lasley
Selma
van Buren County
Lasleys
Waukon
Allamakee County
Lake Mills
Winnebago County
Appropriation Cuts Move to Special Session
Polk county details key motion to defer tax revision actions as Rep Ditto proposes following the governor. The measure passed 63 to 42, pushing all tax revision to a special session. Calendar clears for appropriations Beatty Bennett cuts and possible beer bill, with April adjournment anticipated.
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Polk County
Ditto
Osceola County
Beatty-Bennett
Beer Legislation Sparks Statewide Debate and Tax Cuts
Debates over beer and light wine sales rage as towns weigh repeal and direct vote. A Beaty Bennett tax cut plan aims for a 20 percent reduction, with exemptions and new appeals to the budget director. The measure faces opposition in both houses amid procedural hurdles and potential speaker rulings.
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House
Senate
Conference Committee
Non-Partisan Judiciary Reform Fails in House Vote
A bid to nominate supreme court and district judges on a non partisan ticket in the regular primary failed 54 to 50, short of the 55 required. An effort to change county superintendent elections to the general election also failed. Future nominees must receive twenty days notice before county board of education elections.
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Supreme Court
County Board of Education
Lawmakers Limit Bill Passage As Session Nears End
A House resolution by Rep Mc Farlane Black Hawk sets April 12 as adjournment date with adjournment likely around April 18. Sifting committees are releasing bills slowly as time runs short for final action in both houses. The text notes Columbus discovering Honduras in 1502.
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House
McFarlane
Black Hawk
Beer legislation stir in legislature over sale and consumption rules
A debate on a proposed beer bill reveals a wary senate split with dry and wet factions, aiming to craft a measure that avoids defeat at a forthcoming August recall. The draft envisions beer by the glass in hotels and restaurants with strict seating rules and separate bottled sales for off premise consumption.
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Senate
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