County Assessor System in Iowa Urged During Conference
Iowa officials heard Senator C. F. Clark urge creation of a county assessor system to improve initial property assessments and tax fairness. He warned state boards cannot fix flaws without local assessors and noted income tax plans would heighten need for county assessors.
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Iowa
Iowa City
Burlington
C. F. Clark
Cedar Rapids
Legislative Tax Committee
League of Municipalities
Clark
State Board of Assessment and Review
Legislative Committee
West Liberty Fair Draws 15000 for Racing Day
A large crowd filled the West Liberty fairgrounds as racing posted fast times and strong results. Notable finishes include Purse events with Garwood and Lady Truax securing top prizes, while chariot winner Glenn Barnes led a strong lineup with Martin Windus and Clifford Feldman following. The half mile clocked 57 seconds and the 1 mile race saw Northern Spruce take first with Lady Pine in third place.
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West Liberty Fairgrounds
Garwood
Ben Morgan
Toledo
Rsba A
Double Worthy
Sullivan Bros
West Liberty
Byng
W. C. Pega
Corydon
Lady Truax
Warren
Petersen
East Moline
Dick Napoleon
Wenn
John Wilkes
W. A. Ee Comanche
Donna Hedgewood
C. W. McEgr
Sullivan’ Bros
Oyts
Larryelle
J. O. Browning
Glenn Barnes
Martin Windus
Clifford Feldman
al Pearson
Northern Spruce
Lady Pine
Iowa Consolidated Schools Receive State Aid Totals
Des Moines reports 358 Iowa consolidated school districts were eligible and received 149 497 22 in state aid for the year ending June 30. Each district got 417 59. The state auditor notes annual aid of 484 950 for various schools and about 215 000 in interest on the permanent school fund distributed to districts.
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Des Moines
Iowa Consolidated Schools
J. W. Long
Department of Public Instruction
Long
Bad Check Artist in Jail Again After Escape
A Vorhees, who was serving a 30 day term in Louisa county jail, walked away recently and was arrested in Burlington for passing a worthless check. He will be returned to Wapello to finish his term after time in Des Moines county jail. Vorhees has a history of bad checks and faces Cedar county charges as well. Joe Boyd, finishing a five day term for drunkenness, will be heard today on a charge of driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Agnes Teel, 15, labeled incorrigible, appeared in juvenile court and will be sent to Toledo or Davenport home for girls. She was picked up with William Ray of Muscatine, who faces the September grand jury for child stealing. Mrs. Orlena Shipman’s will was filed in district court. her five children share equally in the estate, with Elmer Shipman named executor.
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Wapello
A. Vorhees
Louisa County
Burlington
Des Moines
Vorhees
Muscatine
Cedar County
Joe Boyd
Columbus Junction
Agnes Teel
Oscar Hale
Toledo
Davenport
William Ray
Shipman
Orlena Shipman
Elmer Shipman
Baker Family Reunion Held in Pleasant Prairie Iowa
Descendants of John Baker gathered for the annual reunion at Marengo Iowa with a noon picnic and business meeting. P R Baker was elected president and Mrs Orlie Nunn secretary and treasurer. Next year’s gathering will be the third Sunday in August at Marengo.
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Pleasant Prairie
John Baker
Marengo
P. R. Baker
Orlie Nunn
Frank Baker
T. W. Malicoat
J. H. Malicoat
Newton
C. R. Burgett
Rex
Carl
Des Moines
Gwendolyn
Marjorie
Faye
Reed
Iowa Falls
J. K. Allfree
Bob
Jack
Dorothy
Colfax
C. C. Nunn
Davenport
Gus Allbee
Harvey
Kenneth
Donald
Muscatine
J. R. Baker
Walter Baker
Lettie Baker
John Jenkins
Helen
Mary
Alice
Myrtle
Ralph
Maude Pace
Ethelyn Vanatta
Madeline Reeves
Luncheon Honors Visitors at Lone Tree Home
Miss Elizabeth Kirkpatrick hosted a noon luncheon in Lone Tree Iowa on Aug 21 honoring Miss Ramona Petersen of Clinton and Miss Frances of Fulton Illinois, with guests including Miss Florence Day and Helen Kirkpatrick, among others. Community notices mention local visits, road work on Devoe Street, and social events across nearby towns.
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Lone Tree
Elizabeth Kirkpatrick
Ramona Petersen
Clinton
Frances
Fulton
Ill
Mabel
Pear
Alice Burr
Florence Day
Iowa City
Helen Kirkpatrick
Emma Hawthorne
Riverside
Joe Linsley
Devoe Street
Fay Musser
Billy
Charles Gosenberg
West Liberty
H. A. Baker
Proctor Baker
Terra Haute
Ind
M. S. Day
Florence
W. H. Younkin
Emma Underwood
Della
Harris Buell
Henry Beatch
Elsie Smid
Hazel Atkin
Walkers Beach
Ed Brown
Nichols
Iris Linsley
Everett Neal
Christa Broadway
D. V. Deaton
Fritz Fields
Virginia van Dyke
Washington
J. M. Sims
Iowa
Indigestion Relief Promises Life Return Gly-Cas Note
Mrs. A. L. Morgan of Fredonia Kansas reports three years of severe indigestion with sleepless nights and nervous unease. After using Gly-Cas she sleeps well, eats freely, and regains energy to manage her home. The drug is sold at J J Havercamp’s drug store in Muscatine and other nearby towns.
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A. L. Morgan
Fredonia
Kansas
J. J. Havercamp
Rotarians vs Roosters Kittenball Clash in Muscatine
Mr Brandley Orville Bentley Walter Trautman and Miss Doris Kelley attended a kittenball game Tuesday evening between the Muscatine Rotarians and the Pleasant Prairie Roosters in Muscatine. Mrs Rose Drumm of Blue Grass visited Tuesday at sister-in-law Mrs Louisa Paul's home.
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Ruth Gillum
Blue Grass
Blue Grass Presbyterian Church
Pleasant Prairie
Dorothy Jenkins
Beverly Moorehead
Betty Jenkins
Marie Plett
M. E. Moorhead
Harry Moorhead
Chaplin
William Bowser
Leland Moorhead
Wayne
Davenport
Bert Moorhead
Kenneth Moorhead
Daisy
Willis
Ellen Barnes
Carol
Lucille Raub
Moline
Vivian Benshoof
Alfred Petersen
O. E. Bentley
Adam Paul
Vivian Benshoor
Mr. Brandley
Orville Bentley
Walter Trautman
Doris Kelley
Muscatine
Nichols to Hold Horseshoe Tilts
Nichols Iowa hosts an amateur horseshoe pitching tournament and checker contest sponsored by local men on August 21.
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Nichols
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Chicago
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Moravia
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Kansas City
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