Northwest Iowa bond refunding bill defeated in Iowa House
A major northwest Iowa bond refunding measure failed 57 to 45 in the Iowa House. The debate centered on Section V of Senate File 290, which would divert excess primary road funds to pay off bonds not due that year. Other topics ranged from road authority powers to tax payment proposals and a pending beer bill.
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Iowa
Highway Commission
Senate
State Executive Council
Northwest
Good Roads Association
Committee On Roads and
Fort Dodge
Commission
Shoes use wooden heels in most current female footwear
Ninety five percent of women's shoes now manufactured employ wooden heels. Under inflated automobile tires reduce fuel efficiency, lowering miles per gallon.
Man regains health after gas relief treatment
W. L. Adams suffered chest pains and a strained heartbeat after meals due to gas. Adlerika claimed to remove all gas, letting him eat freely. C. M. Webb, Druggist.
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W. L. Adams
Adlerika
C. M. Webb
Chicks Should Arrive Fast to Boost Poultry Cash
W E Priebe urges poultry raisers to obtain more four to five pound chicks promptly as delays cut profits. He stresses clean ground, house, feed and water for healthy growth, off ground housing for first eight weeks, and careful space planning to avoid crowding and dirt.
Hiccuping Peewee Car Stuns Santa Fe Police
A tiny auto, speeding 50 mph on a highway, hops five feet every 50 feet. A motor cop stops it and asks why. The driver explains through a hiccup that he has the hiccup, implying no fault with the car.
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Santa Fe
Gauge and Gouge Shopkeeper Cartoon Caption
A comic exchange features a shopkeeper and a customer debating gauging customers. A preacher’s sermon on heavenly crowns leads to a punchline where James claims the biggest crown goes to “Him that’s got the biggest head.”
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James
Ashington Col- Neries Magazine
Rembrandt Name Trick Alleged in House Ownership
A London Tatler snippet notes a clever lawyer tactic by a husband who places assets in his wife’s name to avoid scrutiny. The exchange hints at celebrity status with a Rembrandt reference and a Rachel-signed work, provoking questions about ownership and branding.
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Rachel
London Tatler
World Flier Tire Drifts 4400 Miles Across Pacific
A Firestone airplane tire from Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon’s 1931 round the world flight washed ashore near Cape Flattery Washington after drifting 4400 miles. The tire, buoyant tube intact, surfaced from the Pacific, was recovered by Captain Ivar Baggen, identified by serial number, and confirmed by Firestone.
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Pacific
Firestone
Clyde Pangborn
Hugh Herndon
Cape Flattery
Washington
Samushiro Beach
Japan
Wenatchee
Ivar Baggen
Presho
Pangborn
Herndon
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Rolfe
J. J. Bruce
J. H. Lighter
Marion Bruce
Arion Bruce
Onatters Legislative
Snyder
Hamilton
House
Attorney General’s Office
Claims Committee
Board of Supervisors
Bankers’ Association
Banking Department
Beatty- Bennett
Brookings Institute
Des Moines
Celyon
Lineville
Detroit
Electric Company
Crewe
W.epriebes
Siberia
China
Rene
Bering Sea
Alaska
Canada
Lillian Ousdahl
Seattle
Firestone Oldfield
Rolfe Auto CO
Rolfe, Iowa
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