Iowa Gas Tax Fight Over $118,477 New Suit Urged
Assistant Attorney General Blake and Judge Barrett urge Iowa to sue 23 oil companies for $118,477 in uncollected gasoline tax on naphtha blended with casing head gasoline. Memorandum argues the state should recover money held by distributors who sold blended fuel as gasoline without paying the tax, with open questions on court rulings and escrow.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Gerald C. Blake
John Fletcher
Blake
Attorney General’s Office
Supreme Court
Bankers Trust Company
George F. Barrett
Chicago
Rett
Barrett
Fletcher
Towa
Attorney General of
Farm Near Spillville Sells at 21250 Per Acre
A 40 acre farm west of Spillville, the John Taylor place, sold last week to Sam Swella for 21250 per acre, a record price in Winneshiek county. The improvements on the farm helped push the price, and the new owner plans a pleasant home and potential revenue with proper management.
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Spillville
John Taylor
Sam Swella
Winneshiek County
Swella
Decorah
Wedding attendants describe ring ceremony at sister’s nuptials
Alice Little Marjorie recalls attending her sister’s wedding. They went to church and walked to the front where a ring was given away, and Alice received it, marking the moment in the ceremony.
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Little Marjorie
Alice
Ford opens eight cylinder era with large scale resumption
The March tenth christening marks Ford’s return to mass production aimed at 1.5 million cars yearly. Detroit Michigan and suppliers will see hundreds of thousands employed and hundreds of millions spent on materials while related industries gain from indirect business boosts. Ford plans include 236 000 inward and 228 000 outbound freight cars and a wide purchasing program for steel tires bodies upholstery glass and more, signaling a broad economic stimulus and potential help to overall recovery.
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Ford
Detroit
Michigan
United States
Ford Production Cycles Correlate With Business Trends
The excerpt notes a pattern where business tends to be weak when Ford is not producing and stronger when Ford resumes production, suggesting a correlation between Ford’s production status and overall business conditions.
Looking Backward In the Leader's Files
Misses Frances Green and Hazel Davis of Waterloo were guests of Mrs. Lamb early this week. Mr. and Mrs. John Wittkop of Blue Earth visited several days, heading to Waverly. Mrs. L. M. Corum of Charles City stayed with Bockhaus relatives. Dick Kirchhoff hauled eleven hog loads at 8.10 per hundred. Mrs. E. L. Gunsalus and daughter Zatha returned from Waterloo. Sixteen years ago market prices included hogs 8.10, oats 32c, butter 26c, eggs 15c, corn 50c, hides 10c. Ernest Hagen and J. C. Koch turned in assessor books in Waverly. Miss Mary Washington of Sauk Center stayed with Rev. and Mrs. A. G. Washington over Sunday. Fred Buls celebrated his 61st birthday with family and friends.
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Frances Green
Hazel Davis
Waterloo
Lamb
John Wittkop
Blue Earth
Minn
Waverly
L. M. Corum
Charles City
Bockhaus
Dick Kirchhoff
E. L. Gunsalus
Zatha
Ernest Hagen
Leroy
J. C. Koch
Fremont
Mary Washington
Sauk Center
A. G. Washington
Fred Buls
Buls
Marriage at St John’s Lutheran Church in Spring Fountain
Ten years ago notice reports Marie Boderman and Henry Meyer wed at St John’s Lutheran church Spring Fountain on a Sunday afternoon. Other items note F C Schultz retiring April 1 from the pool hall recently sold to E L Fleetwood and being cared for by Lloyd Young. F C Oltrogge bringing daughter Esther home from Denver where she teaches in Iowa Falls. Frank Hale recovering from a serious fall at the Tripoli Mercantile store and Ed Selck leaving his job at Tripoli Lumber Co.
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St. John's Lutheran Church
Spring Fountain
Marie Boderman
Henry Meyer
F. C. Schultz
E. L. Fleetwood
Lloyd Young
F. C. Oltrogge
Denver
Esther
Iowa Falls
Frank Hale
Tripoli Mercantile Company
Ed Selck
Tripoli Lumber Com
Waverly Notes Include Local Names and Ventures
The report mentions a new employee at Hub Pool hall, August Propp visiting Mercy hospital patient Fred Peters in Waverly, Alma Hunemueller returning from Lisbon North Dakota to visit her parents, and Conductor W H Burgrem back on duty after winter in Florida.
Miss Clara Garland Visits from San Jose 1927
Miss Clara Garland arrived here for a visit at the home of her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Garland, after several years in San Jose California. Ernest Kammeyer, northwest of town, is up and about after a weeks long pleurisy illness. Fred Ferson, southeast of town, was in town for the first time in weeks, having had intestinal flu and a hospital stay.
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Clara Garland
San Jose
Calif
Wm. Garland
Ernest Kammeyer
Fred Ferson
Hawkeye Woman Sues for 20000 Damages
Mrs. Paul Engelke of Hawkeye sues Mrs. Anna Fryburg for 20000 damages over alleged alienation of her husband Paul Engelke's affections. She also seeks a divorce and asks custody of his two daughters, aged 15 and 8, claiming he is unfit to care for them.
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Paul Engelke
Hawkeye
Anna Fryburg
Song of Peace Bells Across Christendom
Public sentiment lifts as bells echo Longfellow lines praising harmony and goodwill. The timeless verse frames a collective hope for lasting peace among nations, with churches and towns joining in the simple refrain of mercy and shared humanity.
Sheriff Sale Notice of Bremer County Iowa 1932
The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States sues W H Segebarth and First National Bank of Sumner Iowa for 10957.33 plus costs 173.87. The North 94.345 acres of the Northwest quarter and West half of the Northeast quarter in section 4 township 93 north range 12 west of the 5th P M totaling about 188.96 acres will be sold at public auction on May 4 1932 at 10 a m in front of the Bremer County Court House Waverly Iowa to satisfy the judgment and costs. Sheriff Frank Sager leads the sale as the office of Barnes Wadsworth and Savery Cedar Rapids Iowa represents the plaintiff.
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District Court of
Bremer County
Iowa
Equitable Life Assurance Society of
United States
W. H. Segebarth
Q Segebarth
First National Bark of
Sumner
Laws
Waverly
Football Note from Boston Transit Script
Fragmentary note recalls a football moment with a playful exchange about being hit by the eleven. The dialogue hints at a game context and a speaker describing interactions during play. No clear names, dates, or locations are provided in the readable text.
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Home Coal Co
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McCormick - Deering
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Sheriff’s Sale
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