Capitol News Notes on State Legislature Activity
The Iowa legislature faces a tight schedule as Senate and House hurdle bills and oversee wartime measures. Many bills die by indefinite postponement under Rule No 28 while a few gain Senate action. Presentations include a gavel made from Van Buren county timber to Lt Governor Hickenlooper with Keosauqua officials handling the ceremony.
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Loneliness and a found roll of cash spark a 370 gift
Mrs. Mary Somers, 60, living in a furnished room on Eighth Avenue, finds $370 in cash and turns it to a police lieutenant, hoping the owner proves ownership within six months. The money would then become her property. Her act follows concerns about home relief and the social costs of lipstick use.
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Mary Somers
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Russell Forbes
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Queens
Landmark Razed: Marengo Blacksmith Shop Falls
The Marengo landmark blacksmith shop was torn down, a building 46 years old from native lumber. Bert Bo-Sear ran the shop at the same corner for 55 years and has now retired.
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Marengo
Bert Bo- Sear
Fox Follows Rural Teacher Like Modern Mary’s Lamb
Rural schoolteacher Burrell Rowley from Arcade New York observed a full grown gray fox trotting behind him as he walked to school. The tame looking fox followed him nearly to the school, mirroring the classic verse.
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