Central Illinois Engineering wins Third Street paving bid
The Central Illinois Engineering Company of Moline secured the contract to pave Third Street from Oak to Spring for 2497.82 dollars including curb and gutter. Work must start by Sept. 1 and finish by Oct. 30. Ryan and Fuller of Muscatine submitted higher bids for reinforced or plain concrete. A letter from C D M and Muscatine Lighting protested taxes, suggesting pricing affects street car and gas costs, and questioned council actions as benefiting a single manufacturer.
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Central Illinois Engineering Company
Moline
Third Street
Oak
Spring
Ryan & Fuller
Muscatine
C. D. & M. Railway
Muscatine Lighting Company
Elmer Graebner
C E. Ewen
Huttig
Huttie
Muscatine Lichting Company
Tax Cut Request Hurts City Gas and Transit Costs
A letter from local companies argues taxes and high gas costs hurt public services. It notes streetcar operations run at a loss and taxes on gas have risen, pressing Muscatine Lighting to keep costs down while councils resist lowering valuations.
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Muscatine Lighting Company
Internal Revenue Chief Deputy Arrested for Embezzlement
Chicago August 20 AP Federal authorities arrested Edward Selbmann chief deputy field collector of internal revenue on embezzlement charges possibly totaling 3400 dollars. A slip in handling a 200 dollar check exposed the scheme and apparently led to a suicide attempt when discovery occurred.
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Chicago
Ill
Edward Selbmann
Internal Revenue
Selbmann
Municipal History of Town Planned Will Take 2 Years
The Iowa State Historical Society plans a new volume in the Applied History Series titled Municipal Government. Ruth A Gallaher announced at the League of Iowa Municipalities meeting in Carroll. The two to three year project surveys city government forms, officials, and departments across Iowa and other states, with chapters sent to city officials for input.
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Carroll
Iowa
Iowa State Historical Society
Ruth A Gallaher
League of Iowa
Italian Manufacturers Forecast Oil Field Equipment Output
Italian manufacturers expect to produce much of the equipment needed for the oil fields in Romania.
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Italy
Hungard Faces Merchant Overload Brews Local Troubles
In Hungard the surplus of merchants relative to town size sparks ongoing business difficulties. Local leaders warn oversaturation harms profits and raises competition, affecting job stability and consumer choices in the marketplace.
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Hungard
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Ing Company
Read
Quaker Oats Company
Trinity Choir Boys
A&p
Kirk
Dana
Certo
Bot
Heinz
AGP
East Second Street
Mulberry Avenue
Chas. L. Mull & Sons, Distributors
Kautz’s
Kautz’s Bread
M. Kautz Baking Co
Charles Mull & Sons
Muscatine, Iowa
Bacon
Bologna
Buzz & Shellabarger Cash Meat Market
Black Flag
Put Lice
G. L. Co., Inc
Kettle
Bailey
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