Little refund collected by Marion County in 1937
Des Moines reports Iowa counties improved recovery of funds advanced from public treasuries for state institution care. Marion County with 25,727 people and expenses of 32,856 recovered only 358, about 1.09 percent. Statewide 1937 totals show 15.02 percent of expenses recovered, with ten counties best at 85.68 percent and ten worst near zero.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Taxpayers Association
Joe L. Long
Taxpayers Association
Humboldt County
Nion
Joe Longsoe
Marion County
Auditor of State
Cherokee
Clarinda
Mt. Pleasant
Independence
Boards of Supervisors
Poweshick
Washington
Plymouth
Humbold
Worth
Boone
Sous
Decatur
Montgomery
Audubon
Pawas
Guthrie
Lowton
Fayette
Valentine Party Season Sparks Heart Shaped Gear Rush
Valentines line up to celebrate the season with heart shaped boxes, candies, napkins and decorations. The festive push suggests widespread parties in the upcoming weeks as households prepare for romance centered events.
Clara Jelsma 1895 1939 obituary notes church life
Clara Jelsma died January 15 1939 at 7 05 pm at her mother's home 829 Franklin street Otley Iowa born May 18 1895 near Otley farm daughter of the late father and Mrs N Pannekock she leaves her mother two brothers Edward and Dieles a sister Mrs C De Geus and many relatives and friends Her faith in Jesus Christ and long church membership spanned Otley Reformed church Pela First Reformed church and her roles as Sunday school teacher Banner Bearer Society Sunshine Mission Circle and devout member of her church life She cherished her savior with hymn like Jesus is all the world to me.
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Clara Jelsma
N. Pannekock
Franklin Street
Pannekock
Edward
Dieles
C. de Geus
Otley
Town
Otley Reformed Church
Pela
First Reformed Chll
Ciety
Sunshine Mission Cirle
First Reformed Church
Jesus
Death Called Mrs A Van Marel Sunday
Anne Van Marel died at home on 503 East Second Street Sunday January 22 1939 at 10 pm after long illness. Born November 26 1850 in South Maasdam Netherlands she was 88 years 1 month 28 days old. Survived by nine children and twelve grandchildren. funeral January 25 at 1 30 pm at Third Reformed Church with Oakwood Cemetery interment.
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East Second Street
Janige Vogelaar van Marel
South Maasdam
Netherlands
Anna Webes Koopmans
E. A. Peyton
Wichita
Kansas
W. P
William of ‘Pellas
Otto de Hoog
Pella
J. B. Hill
San Diego
Calif
Dewey
Lottie
Lucy
Oskaloosa
James
Tunis
Third Reformed Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Local visit notes include Ramsey trip and Des Moines departure
Geo Ramsey left Wednesday afternoon by bus for Albert Lea Minnesota to visit Mr Verle Ramsey. Pete Grundman departed for Des Moines by bus with plans to take a train to Los Angeles California from there. Mr and Mrs Frank Reed and children of Newton visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs Frank Brom north of Pella. Mr and Mrs Lester Gibbs of Mt Union were Sunday guests at Mrs H H Sadlers home.
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Geo. Ramsey
Albert Lea
Minnesota
Verle Ramsey
Pete Grundman
Des Moines
Los Angeles
Cal
Frank Reed
Newton
Frank Brom
Pella
Lester Gibbs
Mt. Union
Iowa
Gibbs
H. H. Sadler
Catherine Van Buren to headline Fourth Number College Lecture
Central college presents soprano Catherine Van Buren in a Monday evening concert at the high school auditorium. She is noted for a refined voice and has trained at Oberlin Conservatory. The event is the fourth of five Lyceum numbers, with single admission forty cents.
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Central College
Catherine van Buren
An Buren
Wisk University
Roland ‘Ayes
Fisk Choir
Symphony Hall
Boston
Car York
Gradus Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Shaw University
Raleigh
North Carolina
Talladega’ College
Talladega
Alabama
van Buren
Exie Hall
New
Ialcom
Koenraad Verrips Dies at 69 in Local Home
Koenraad Verrips died Tuesday morning at 2:10 at his North Main Street home aged 69 years 11 months 14 days after illness since Thanksgiving 1938. Survived by wife Martha Sels Verrips son Arthur K and grandson Franklin, plus four brothers Eli Sam Art Gerrit and three sisters.
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Koenraad Verrips
North Main Street
Worry and Faith Echo from Public Station Broadcasts
The column recalls calm through recent WMT broadcasts by Christian business leaders at Waterloo and notes needless worry over two twenty fifth wedding anniversaries. It urges focus on spiritual matters seeking first the kingdom of God and trusting in divine promises for eternal life.
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WMT
Waterloo
Heaven
Jesus
New Ruling on Driving of Cars By Relief Clients
The Marion County Service Office adopts a policy to curb car use by relief recipients. Those not needing cars for employment must turn in car licenses at the Treasurer’s Office. Recipients can prove continued necessity for vehicle use if they require mobility for essential tasks.
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Marion County Service
Treas
Speen Ca
Relief Policy Change Affects Car Use and Licenses
The article discusses relief recipients facing lowered aid as Vicor is brought in. Caseworkers may discuss arrangements with recipients. Some refuse to surrender licenses, prompting withholdings. Opinions split between punitive view and fairness, noting driving costs and urging use of funds for essential needs. Full relief recipients buying new 1939 car licenses will be removed from relief rolls.
Community cooperation safeguards relief car storage policy
The policy faces a slow rollout as many families depend on relief. Even if licenses were purchased by others, cars not contributing noticeably to the budget must be stored. The plan will take time due to the large number of relief-dependent families and requires community cooperation and understanding of the need.
Relief recipients and fortunate donors unite to help
For such action on the part of both relief recipients and those more fortunate, the job can be done. The passage suggests mutual effort and communal responsibility enabling effective aid and support through shared work and generous participation.
Mary Flynn sworn as assistant district attorney in Brooklyn probe
Miss Mary Flynn of New York has been sworn in as assistant district attorney on the staff of Special Prosecutor John Amen to investigate Brooklyn law enforcement.
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Mary Flynn
New York
John Amen
Brooklyn
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