Fight Over State Consolidation and Wet Era Observations
Editorial notes recount a national alcohol policy shift as 50 000 brewery workers prepare to start, while Gov Herring faces a test on reorganization plans from the Brookings Institution. Political sparring heats up with Republicans pressing reform and Democrats cautious about funding and timing.
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Gov. Herring
Brookins Institute of
Washington, D. C
Brookins Institution
Social Notes From Spencer Area Weekends
Local families spend Sundays with relatives in Spencer and nearby areas. Virgil Snider visits the Mike Powell home. numerous guest dinners and visits unfold at the Horan, Newby, Probst, Cook, Wilcox, Bendixen, Kraft, and Kirkwood households. Transportation moves include stock shipments to Sioux City and relocations within town venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Snider
Mike Powell
Clarence Underwood
Spencer
George Horan
Tom Horan
W. E. Newby
Berton Newby
Misa Effie Christensen
Henry Probst
Fred Cook
Walter Mohr
Guy Glover
D. O. Mohr
Max Miller
Algona
Terris
Esther Glover
Herman Nauss
Glen Martin
Fred Nausa
Noel Daniels
Self made farmer from Goldsboro inspires amid gloom
S C Driver from Goldsboro North Carolina rose from three cents and a second hand car to own land at the Goldsboro Fair Grounds, raising pigs hens and vegetables. He proves grit matters more than money as beer legality and public appetite shift with the 3 2 percent alcohol proposal. The writer doubts beer riches and notes temperance lessons.
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S. C. Driver
Goldsboro
N. C
Goldsboro Fair Grounds
Contested Statehood Dream and a Century of Teaching
A writer muses on a proposed Panhandle Oklahoma Texas state with Amarillo as capital, notes it would alter the union’s flag and Senate count, and suggests New York city and nearby New Jersey counties as a more logical new state. The piece then highlights the Collegiate School of New York founded in 1633 and its enduring religious education, wealth, and university-bound graduates, plus a personal reflection on a modern Protestant church with a poor box offering.
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Arizona
New Mexico
Panhandle
Okahoma
Texas
Amarillo
New York
New Jersey
America
Collegiate School of
New Amsterdam
Wounter van Twiller
Colony
Holland
Jessus Christ
Adam Rolantsen
Old Amsterdam
Dutch Reformed Church of
Birthday dinner honor for Krieger family noted in Estherville
Estherville callers Tuesday reported a birthday dinner in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Krieger Clifford Krieger and Helen Krieger. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Claude Krieger Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bailey Alma Mr. and Mrs. Minor Blum and family.
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Estherville
Adrian Krieger
Frank Krieger
Clifford Krieger
Helen Krieger
Claude Krieger
Ed Bailey
Alma
Minor Blum
Virgilia Schooley
Betty Daniels
Hazel
Herbert Blum
E. C. Davis
Hubert Simpson
Earl Kraft
Henry Wilcox
Beverly
Ronald Sampson
A Conception of God in the Hebrew Prophets
The piece traces Jesus as successor to prophetic courage, then surveys Moses, Amos, and Hosea. It highlights Moses’ one God, Amos’ justice, and Hosea’s forgiving love as three steps in forming the enduring concept of a single, just, benevolent God guiding humanity through generations.
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God
Jesus
Moses
Amos
MoSeshae
Hosea
Committee Report Claims Cement Contract Corruption
A House committee investigating the cement trust and highway commission contracts reports collusion and gross negligence or potential criminal carelessness by the commission and Mr. Fred White. Five sign the report while Rep. S. B. Durant of Forest City refuses, saying he was not consulted. The panel’s action prompts calls for full House or Senate investigations amid deflection and counter charges.
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House
Cement Trust
The
Highway Commission
Non-Partisan Judiciary Vote Defeats Nomination Reform
A House vote 54 to 50 defeated a bid to require non-partisan tickets for supreme court and district judges. A proposal to shift county superintendent elections to the general ballot failed. Future candidates must receive 20 days notice from the county board of education. Committees are advancing bills cautiously as time runs short for final passage.
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Supreme Court
County Board of Education
Deadlock Likely In State Biennial Appropriations Battle
The House completed work on the biennial appropriations bill with few amendments. Key changes favored the state fair and county fairs for about $50,000. An attempt to block military training funds failed. The House bill totals $11,501,747, nearly $4 million less than two years ago. The Senate report arrives Friday and will face a drawn out conference, risking days of deadlock.
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Senate
House
Conference Committee
Herring
Ditto
Teeter
Marion County
Senate Appropriations Committee
White
Banking bill to shield depositors gains backing
A new banking bill introduced in the Assembly Friday aims to protect bank depositors if a bank is taken over or closed. Backed by Gov. Herring, it is the first measure to safeguard depositors rather than stockholders, and was set as a special Senate order for 10:00 this morning.
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Assembly
Senate
Gov. Herring
Adjournment Date Set For House Session
A resolution introduced by Representative McFarlane of Blakhawk sets April 12 as the adjournment date for the session with a possibility of moving nearer April 18. Senator Hicklin of Wapello reports progress on tax relief, noting 37 of 72 bills passed or in conference.
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House
McFarlane
Blakhawk
Hicklin
Wapello
Senate
Hicklin Es
Beer bill faces House action this week
Advocates for legal beer sales say the beer bill will be pushed to a House vote this week while a dry senator predicts it will not be considered in the Senate yet. He cites opposition among several senators to acting before the repeal amendment is voted on next summer, noting it cannot pass without those votes.
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Call
Algona
Mae West
Estherville
Hower
House
Senate
Lincoln items from Sheldon and area weekend visits
Local notes report visits among area families including Ike Trees and son Mayland of Sheldon at E. C. Trees home, Neill Finns to Osage, Petersons of Montgomery and Spirit Lake with Roy Richards, and others at Tom Richards and E. C. Trees homes. Moltzens return from Chicago trip. several residents ill or traveling as noted.
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Ike Trees
Mayland
Sheldon
E. C. Trees
Neill Finn
Osage
M. J. Iverson
Ernest
Herman Moltzen
Chicago
Cicero
Earlville
L. E. Trees
Sherburn
Henry Moltzen
Ceylon
Fred Moltzen
Jerde
Clarion
Mr. Jessen
Viva Clausen
Viola Theesfield
Albert Hardecopf
Melvin Hunt
Minneapolis
Richard Johnson
Ruth Ann Moltzen
Geraldine Johnson
Stop Using Soda Bad for Stomach
Disturb digestion causes sour stomach and gas. Ad lerike touted as better. One dose to rid you of bowel poisons causing gas and bad sleep. Jay Johnston and Co and Estherville Drug Company, Druggists.
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Adlerike
Jay Johnston & Co
Estherville Drug Company
Former Local Man in Quake and Aftermath
A resident recounts the Long Beach earthquake and its immediate aftermath. He details evacuation of 120000 residents, crude sheltering in parks, martial law and Navy aid, damaged brick buildings, disrupted utilities, relief camps, and personal adaption at home and a mountain trip. The narrative notes ongoing tremors, bank closures, and public efforts to project calm.
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Long Beach
Shell Oi! Company
Navy
National Guard
Bixby Park
Texaco Public Address Ca
Metcalfe sets world indoor 60 yard dash mark at CIC meet
Ralph Metcalfe of Marquette eclipsed the world indoor record for the sixty yard dash with a 0:06.1 at the Central Intercollegiate Conference championship in South Bend Indiana. Yale wins Eastern Intercollegiate basketball title with eight wins and two losses.
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Ralph Metcalfe
Marquette University
South Bend
Ind
Loren Murchison
Yale
Cornell
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