Iowa Assembly Closes Amid Confusion And Protests
The 46th Iowa General Assembly adjourned April 23 after ten extra days of delays over six big appropriations totaling about 18 million dollars for two years. A 6,000 strong Oil State delegation protested the chain store tax on April 30, fearing oil firms like Standard Oil and Conoco would pull out, impact jobs, and trigger widespread effects across Des Moines.
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Deadlocked beer bill and NRA compliance push stall in conference
After three months of talks the beer permit revision remains in limbo with conference committees delaying final enactment. The NRA compliance measure also lapsed past adjournment as lawmakers delay. A week after the adjournment deadline, resolutions to probe alleged graft in high state offices fail to advance, prompting rumors about the governor and attorney general.
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Iowa General Assembly Nears End Of Liquor Committee Review
The final report of a joint committee investigates irregularities in state liquor stores. It calls for removing Leslie E. Francis as legal adviser and moving legal work to the attorney general, while Gov. Herring and wife are cleared of interest in the Des Moines liquor store building. The panel endorses direct liquor buying from distilleries, repealing the mandatory license section, and notes state liquor profits and costs. A conference committee crafts a workable beer tax bill. Bernard E. Manley wins Senate confirmation to stay on the state liquor commission.
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Davis County
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Lquor Commission
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Nquor
Iowa
House
Senate
Spikers
General Assembly Passes Mortgage and Tax Proposals
Legislation extends mortgage redemptions and exemptions to March 1 1937. It broadens real estate redemption and limits judgments on notes secured by real estate. New taxes include an occupation tax for multi store groups and a gross receipts levy with exemptions for cooperatives and Amana colonies. Separate rules govern motor vehicles and fox hunting regulations.
State Laws On Catching Foxes Are Changed
Iowa game warden announces new fox regulations effective May 1 after adoption March 14 by the Iowa fish and game commission. The commission cites thorough review and acts of the 45th General Assembly, ordering changes to section V-1 of the fox regulations for better control this year and 1936.
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Iowa Fish and Game Commission
45Th General Assembly
Sixty-Six Ton Logan Stone Donated to National Trust
The Logan stone a 66 ton coastal landmark on the Cornish coast has been given to the National Trust along with Treen castle on the western promontory. A child’s touch reportedly rocks the rock though a past attempt rolled it off its base.
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Treencastle
Palgrave
Answers Magazine
Weeds as Deliberate Thieves in Canadian Fields
The Montreal Herald describes how certain weeds such as wild oats Canadian thistle couch grass and perennial sow thistle persist by adapting to farming methods. These plants drop seeds resist plowing and spread before harvest, acting as natural thieves of crop yields.
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Moe
Montreal Herald
KC Baking Powder Recipes For Housewives
The Express features tested recipes from the KC Baking Powder cook book. Editors urge women readers to clip and paste them on cards for future reference, noting that additional recipes will be published from time to time.
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the Express
Lemon sponge cake and cream fillings from old recipe notes
A fragmented pastry recipe collection describes lemon sponge roll with jelly, sugar and butter, plus layered cream filled cakes. It lists pastry flour butter eggs sugar milk vanilla and chocolate mix, with baking steps and finishing dusting.
Angler Fish At London Zoo Draws Attention
The Montreal Herald notes a rare Angler fish on display at the London zoo. The two foot long predator hides among rocks and seaweed with a rod like lure that lures small fish into its circular mouth. France lost Canada at the Heights of Abraham in 1759.
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Canada
Anamosa Eureka Clippings Highlight Local Notices
Ed Koranda of Oxford Junction was taken to Independence hospital on Monday afternoon for confinement to steady his life view. Mrs Arra Belle Murfield, wife of Do J Murfield of Martelle, died at home Monday night aged 78 years eight months two days. Funeral at Martelle M E church today at 2 30 pm with Highland cemetery interment. Bud Rickels of Monticello opens an ice cream store in Anamosa offering Hutchinson flavors and 15 varieties at 209 East Main. Jones county funds 26000 in bonds to Citizens Savings Bank of Anamosa to redeem warrants in the county poor fund at 2 percent, saving 3 percent versus prior 5 percent.
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Oxford Junction
Independence Hospital
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Arra Belle Murfield
Do. J. Murfield
Martelle
Martelle M. E
Highland Cemetery
Lawrence
Bud) Rickels of
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Anamosa
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Hutchinson
East Main Street
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Board of Supervisors
Jones County
County Poor Fund
Astonishing Body Feats Highlight Global Oddities
A discussion of extreme human adaptations includes arm balance by Hindu fakirs, spike walking, lip stretching among Ubangi women, and the "giraffe-necked" Tarma women whose necks extend about 12 inches. The piece notes human ingenuity pushing physical limits.
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America
Tarma
Birds as natural insect destroyers in forests
The text praises vireos cuckoos and woodpeckers as vital checks on pest insects. Vireos guard buds leaves and blossoms from pests. Cuckoos eat leaf-devouring caterpillars while woodpeckers prevent timber infestation by beetle larvae. Many other birds also aid insect control.
Interpreters and their dangers in political slush funds
A Kansas City Star reader explains the difficulty of relying on interpreters to convey conversations accurately. The piece notes how interpreters may misquote or expand statements, casting doubt on what is truly spoken by the principal. It defines a political slush fund as a campaign fund used to sway opinion by improper means.
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Kansas City Star
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Mike) Hubbard
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