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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1935
Page
2
A Iowa State planning board report shows Muscatine County’s average income for 1931-33 at 15.5 million, down from 19.15 million in 1927-29, and rising from 1.1 percent to 1.46 percent of state total. Agriculture led gains while manufacturing fell. detailed sector shares and changes are listed.
Mrs V H Lear and Clyde R Rabedeaux captured the two ball foursome at Geneva Golf and Country Club on Thursday afternoon. Sixteen players competed in the event and dinner followed the match at the club.
District Judge Lou Ladd issued a temporary injunction in a Des Moines case restraining Iowa’s new chain store tax collection. The Benner Tea Co. of Burlington obtained the order against the state board of assessment and review to halt tax collection.
The American Bar Association approved a hands off policy on President Roosevelt's New Deal as its 58th annual convention neared its end in Los Angeles. Delegates deferred any expression on the New Deal until at least November. The report also notes diverse, unrelated facts about insects and animals, including mosquito egg hatching timelines and meadowlark melodies.
W Heutschmann deputy sachem and Charles W Opell grand keeper of wampum for Iowa will join Muscatine men at the district Redmen meeting in Clinton tonight. The item cites local dignitaries and a regional gathering.
Muscatine council rejects a called election on borrowing 550000 from the PWA with a 450000 grant to build a Cedar River hydroelectric plant. Opponents warn the plan may exceed authority and burden the city. supporters cite 700 jobs and regional benefits, while backers seek advisory voter input.
Muscatine attorneys debate legality of Cedar River hydro electrical development. One five-lawyer brief argues city may build, borrow from PWA, contract with PWA, pledge plant earnings, and tax exemption if payments fall short. Counterpoint says council lacks authority for a special election and duties rest with the mayor. A note recalls Mark Twain’s 1835 birth and 1910 comet prophecy fulfilled.
Judge D V Jackson holds courts do not review abstract acts of school bodies unless personal rights are involved or public welfare is harmed. The opinion says teachers hold certificates as credentials, not property, and school boards may select from certificated candidates. The writ of certiorari is denied with costs.
The suit seeks 50 000 in damages claiming a Gazette article vilified plaintiffs in a political clash. Plaintiffs say they faced 25 000 actual damages and 25 000 punitive damages for alleged harm to their cause and efforts in the State versus Harold M Cooper case.
The defendant Goodrich was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to the charges. He asked his attorney to seek a short adjournment, then spoke before the judge, court stenographer, and others.
The Marshalltown News agency and proprietor A H Burnstein are named as defendants for aiding distribution of the Cedar Rapids Gazette edition in Marshalltown containing the article. Boardman and Cartwright expect further suits in Marshall and other central Iowa counties tied to the Gazette circulation.
Five persons were injured in a head on automobile collision a mile west of Thurman Iowa. L Keyser of Percival was the most seriously hurt and taken to a Nebraska City hospital. The other four victims were transported to Hamburg hospital.
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