Iowa legislature gridlock and liquor bill debates continue
In the Iowa Senate the liquor control dispute draws crowds while House members are sidelined. Key votes on local option and administration bills loom, with conference talks expected midweek. A St Valentine’s Day desk story listing House members amused readers, and notes on pay, sessions, and proposed moratorium bills fill the rest of this column.
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Iowa
Senate
House
Nelgon of Story
House Journal
Gittinger
Gissel
Hartman
Malone
Jack
State Senator Candidate Explains Reelection Bid
Hubert Kapsch of Pocahontas announces he will seek renomination in the Republican primary for state senator representing Buena Vista Pocahontas and Humboldt counties. He cites his record in the 44th and 45th General Assemblies and asks for electors' support. He also announces a Democratic bid for sheriff of Pocahontas County with primary voter approval sought.
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Buena Vista
Pocahontas
Humboldt
Pocahontas County
Hubert Kapsch
Hybrid corn yields highest in state test
Hybrid corn entries in the Iowa Yield Test outyielded open pollinated varieties across all districts by 14.7 percent on average. The article notes district results, the significance of testing, and guidance on selecting certified hybrids, with mention of Joe L. Robinson and the blue tag certification.
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Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers’ Association
Iowa State College Farm
Joe L. Robinson
Iowa
Robinson
Ronald M. Wilson
Sac City
Corn Co
Earl Krug Dent
Iowa Corn & Small Grain Growers’ Association
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Ames
Turkish student cites Turkey’s modern progress in notes from Iowa State
Miss Neriman Hilal of Istanbul reports Turkey has no skyscrapers or grapefruit but has modern reforms. Attending Iowa State College on a scholarship she studies Child Development and aims to open a nursery school after earning her degree and returning home.
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Turkey
U.S. A
Neriman Hilal
Istanbul
Iowa State College
Republic
Hilal
Flax Growing Circular Issued By Farm Crops Dept
A mimeographed circular from the Farm Crops Department at Tawa State College Ames outlines flax growing. It shows flax value per acre surpassing barley and oats over a period and covers where when and how to seed the crop plus a list of growers offering approved seed varieties.
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Farm Crops Department
Tawa State College
Ames
Notice of Probate of Will in Pocahontas County Iowa
In District Court Pocahontas County Iowa January Term 1934 an instrument claiming to be the last will of Harry K. Squires deceased dated February 1919 has been filed opened and read. A hearing is set for 2:00 p.m. on March 13 1934 at the Pocahontas courthouse before the district court or its clerk. All interested persons must appear and show cause why the will should not be probated and allowed. Dated Pocahontas Iowa February 8 1934.
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State of Iowa
Pocahontas County
District Court
Harry K. Squires
Pocahontas
Iowa
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J. J. Bruce
J. H. Lighter
Marion Bruce
Relfe
OWA Press
Arion Bruce
Leo Onatters
Sunday Register
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PWA
Bruce
Wocahontas
C. W. Siefkin
Savage
Lester Leserman, M.D
Petersons
W. W. Beam
G. A. Everson
BEAM
Everson Physicians and Surgeons
Grant Street
G. B. Palmer
Savage Building
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Kenneth P. Hunter
M. D
Havelock
Carl J. White
Optometrist
Robert Bruce
Savage Block
L. M. Graham
K. P
Rolfe Iowa
L. W. Kennedy
N. G. Lokerse
A. O. Boughton
Eagle Grove
J. M. Bush
Motor Vehicle Dept
W. R. Ritchie
Marathon
Priebes
Pikertown
Plover
Mon
Deering
Stover
Emerson Gang
John Deere
McCormick-Deering
Sudan
W. S. Hendricks
Lindeman & Grove, Auctioneers
C. E. Miller
Stein Farm
Jersey
Duroc Jersey
Deere
John Deere Gang
Emerson
Black Hawk
Bosch Radio
Remington Repeating
Eeeen New
Remington
Maytag
ALY New
C. E. Lindeman
Pocahontas State Bank
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