Verne Marshall targets booze traffic and political reform
The Cedar Rapids Gazette editor Verne Marshall vows to expose illegal liquor deals and police intimidation, aiming to name corrupt figures and widen public scrutiny. He criticizes lax grand jury responses and urges accountability while discussing political conventions and university courses on marriage and divorce.
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Verne Marshall
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Imp
Vice
Sioux City
Grand Jury
Marshall
Germany debates league action over Nazi rearmament threat
Germany refuses Versailles terms as Hitler advances rearmament. Britain France and Italy urge condemnation while the League of Nations faces an embarrassing stalemate with no clear plan to stop rearming. The piece questions future continental conflict and potential force.
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Sioux City Journal
Great Britain
France
Italy
League of Nations
Germany
Hitler
Reich
Geneva
League
Atlantic
Europe
Agarn
Merr Wither
United States
Tugwell predicts permanent federal dole and job loss warning
Rexford G Tugwell assistant secretary of agriculture and Roosevelt aide warns in Rochester that technological unemployment will persist and require income sharing. He argues for shorter hours or disposal of part of industrial equipment to adjust distribution without a permanent dole.
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Sioux City
Rochester
N. Y
America
Tax ceiling urged as property valuations fall
Anamosa Eureka notes Jones county has trimmed assessed values since 1931 by about 20 percent in towns and 30 percent in rural areas, while warning that despite lower valuations the tax rate will rise, prompting advocacy for a maximum tax assessment on real estate.
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Anamosa Eureka
Jones County
Estherville Council Faces Power to Remove Appointees
The Estherville executive council contemplates its authority to oust inefficient or law breaking appointees but may refrain. The Cooper affair dominates discussion as investigators probe the liquor commission chair’s influence, with few punishments beyond Cooper. The piece notes a tense European climate and cautious leadership ahead of potential crises.
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Estherville
Executive Council
Cooper
Liquor Commission
State House
Board of Directors
Tax policy echoed by middle class critics
The article argues supporters of an income tax overestimated who would bear the burden. It notes the middle class cheered the plan, then faced the tax themselves, triggering sharp backlash as the policy backfired on its advocates.
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Eagle Grove
Eagle
Honest efficiency to make state liquor store plan work
Decorah Journal argues for a government run liquor store system as best for public interest and cautions that failure to implement it may doom any control system while citing Ontario as a successful precedent.
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Decorah Journal
Ontario
Comet! Bluffs Nonpareil Opinion on Liquor Measures
Estherville News critiques the state legislature liquor measure as a concession to river towns favoring wide open operation. It notes investigations show many towns run freely regardless of legality and argues for a positive program instead of a return to negative stance. Senator L J Dickinson is critiqued as leveraging lightning rods for a presidential bid.
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Estherville
Rolly Arrow
L. J. Dickinson
A Little Is the Sum of All in Our Way of Life
A reflective poem notes life’s limits and quests for mercy, guidance, and love. It speaks of fatigue and striving, the need for pardon, faith, and solace amid change, loss, and longing, while acknowledging human smallness and restraint.
Iowa Tax Plan Deemed Extortion In New Review
The Winterset Madisonian criticizes Iowa's new state income tax as a deceptive relief measure. It compares it to the federal law, noting a $12 head of family deduction and $2 per dependent, opposed to higher allowances for home owners and children. The piece argues farmers and widows will still pay taxes despite financial hardship.
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Independence Bulletin
Treasury
United States
Winterset
Madisonian
Iowa
Des Moines
Liquor Law Remains Defiant, Governor Criticized
Jefferson Bee notes that despite campaigns against the eighteenth amendment and calls for temperance, liquor continues to evade legal restrictions. The piece argues the governor and legislature cannot fix the law, predicting ongoing evasion regardless of proposed changes.
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Jefferson Bee
Herring
Pensions Criticized For High Cost Of Administration
The Sibley Gazette-Tribune notes that criticism of old age pensions centers on their costly administration rather than aid to the needy. A Des Moines department and county commissions employ investigators and clerks, plus field staff, reducing the share of funds for beneficiaries and suggesting economies were overlooked.
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Sibley Gazette
Tribunne
Des Moines
State liquor plan faces harsh critique from Winterset paper
The Winterset Madisonian denounces Iowa's liquor control system, arguing any liquor administration is a scandal. It asserts honesty and fidelity to trust are essential in official business, saying the current administration has worsened the poorly conceived plan.
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Iowa
Winterset
Madisonian
Legislature Failures Highlighted by Forty-Sixth Assembly
The Davenport Times critiques the Forty-sixth assembly for inaction and spectacle over substantive work. It argues lawmakers wasted weeks catering to galleries and lobbyists instead of addressing essential tasks.
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Davenport Times
Forty-sixth Assembly
Republicans Remain Loyal to Party Lines in Roosevelt Era
In Mitchell Gazette commentary asserts 13,000,000 Republicans loyal to party principles will not join a third party led by Huey Long or Rev. Father Coughlin. It notes those who shifted with the Roosevelt tide may not share the same stance.
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Huey Long
Kamefishy
Huey
Louisiana
Tre
Mitchell Gazette
Father Coughlin
Roosevelt
Journalist Not a Detective Censor Warns Readers
Lake Mills Graphic urges readers to recognize that journalists report facts not enforce morality or police actions. The piece emphasizes role boundaries and journalistic objectivity over sensational speculation.
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Lake Mills
Notice of Appraisement Time for Inheritance Tax
In the Jones County district court, heirs of Gerhard H. Hanken are notified that appointed appraisers will meet at 10:00 A.M. May 25, 1935 in Anamosa to appraise the decedent estate for inheritance tax. Heirs may appear to be heard on the appraisal. Dated April 16, 1935. Appraisers: A Qo Sones, R A Cartano, W H Prentice.
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District Court
Iuwa
Jones County
Gerhard H. Hanken
Leo. J. Wegman
State of
Iowa
Paul T. Schuetz
Kate Dirks
Engel Lake
Minnie Husmann
Virginia Hanken
Wesley
Town
A. QO. Sones
R. A. Cartano
W. H. Prentice
Administrator Appointed for Margaret McQuillen Estate
District Court of Jones County names an administrator for the estate of Margaret McQuillen deceased. All persons with claims must file them with the Clerk of Court sworn and clearly stated.
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District Court
Jones County
Margaret McQuillen
Anamosa Administrator Seeks Estate Claims April 16 1935
Legal notice requests all persons owing the estate of Charles T. McQuillen 444 to pay promptly to avoid costs. Dated at Anamosa Iowa April 16 1935. Attorney for the estate K. J. Kean handles the matter.
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Anamosa
Iowa
A. Td
Charles T. McQuillen
Kk. J. Kean
Monticello State Bank renews amended articles in Iowa
The document for Monticello State Bank Monticello Iowa renews amended and substituted articles of incorporation naming the principal office in Monticello Jones County Iowa. It details directors officers stock classes capital stock 400000 dollars 6000 shares A B and C and sets meeting dates and corporate duration to extend twenty years. The filing dates March 23 1935 and signatures R A Cartano president.
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Monticello
State of
Iowa
Stimson
F. E
H. W. Stahler
Carpenter
H. M. Jr
Fothergill
C. E. Ass't
Luett
Chas. M. Ass't
Schuetz
Paul T. Ass't
Sutherland
D. P. Ass
Superintendent of Banking
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