Plymouth County Bond Dispute Over Road Funds
Plymouth County faces a heated clash over a 1.3 million bond issue for surface roads. The board wants annual interest and principal payments from the primary road fund, while the highway commission seeks five years before any principal is paid, threatening to withhold payments if the contract is not signed. Local officials argue the bond issue law requires yearly payments and that the ballot language supported immediate debt retirement.
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General Assembly
Plymouth
Highway Commission
Board of Supervisors
Plymouth County
The
State Highway Commission
White
LeMars
Sioux City
Iowa
Commission Within Rights
Glenn C. Haynes
Iowa ‘Good Roads Asociation
Haynes
Wapello
Restrictive Immigration Benefits Spurred by Davis
Secretary James J. Davis called restrictive immigration benefits the greatest measure in 50 years while urging tougher laws at the AFL convention. He linked wage levels to the act, claiming American industry is unusually free from labor strife. Committee resolutions sought U.S. fleet withdrawals from China and Haiti and placing Central and South American nations under quota law.
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Laor
James J. Davis
American Federation of Labor
China
Haiti
Nicaragua
United States Armed Forces
John Sullivan
New York
Mexico
Cuba
Panama Canal Zone
Central
South America
Road funds to back statewide improvement program
Officials say accumulated primary funds will back the road improvement program and be used to finance similar projects across the state, supporting ongoing infrastructure upgrades and regional developments.
Knoxville plans biggest Armistice Day celebration
Plans are under way for the largest Armistice day celebration in Knoxville. The American Legion has contracted for a major film later this week described as rivaling The Big Parade. Lon Chaney’s Tell it to the Marines will be shown November 9 to 11 for the Legion drum and bugle corps. A large Marion county parade with floats from nearby towns is planned, with a KnoxvillePella football game scheduled at 1 15 pm.
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Knoxville
The
Journal
American Legion
Lon Chaney
Marion County
Pella
Knoxville Chamber Announces Armistice Day Barbecue
The Knoxville Chamber of Commerce sponsors a monster barbecue lunch at noon on Armistice Day, free to all attendees. Hundreds of pounds of barbecued meat, thousands of buns, and gallons of coffee will be provided free to every person who wishes to come.
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Chamber of Commerce
Knoxville
Proof of Will Notice in Marion County Iowa 1927
Notice that an instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of M. Van Gorp deceased is on file in the Clerk of the District Court office in Marion County Iowa. It will come for hearing in October term 1927 on October 24 with interested parties to be heard. Counterfeit dollars have appeared in Newton, banks and merchants warned to beware.
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District Court of
Iowa
Marion County
M. van Gorp
Counterfeit Dollars Circulate in Newton Area Alert Issued
Local authorities warn of counterfeit 1900 and 1899 date coins circulating in Newton. The false dollars imitate real money in weight and ring but scratch easily with a knife, enabling detection. Banks report returned coins. customers told to test notes before acceptance. Also notes Mount Pleasant Free Press sale to C. S. Rogers and change in ownership of Read the Chronicle want ads.
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Newton
Pant
Ieee
Mount Pleasant Free Press
C. 8. Rogers
Punt: Pleasant News
George L. Jomalineon
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Walter Kester
Tov
Grahams
Oskaloosa, Iowa
Coats
Chronicle
High Avenue
Oskaloosa
J.C. Penney Company
Fabian
Union
Amoskeag Outing
Buckle Gaiter
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