Iowa’s 45th General Assembly ends after 100 days
Des Moines reports the 45th Iowa General Assembly wraps after a 100 day session with a planned August special session to consider Brookings Institution findings on consolidating safe departments and economies in state government. Tax revision is also on the agenda, while Governor Herring pledges action to curb delayed taxation. The risk of unruly late requests and uncertain agenda looms in a state with no fixed special session purpose.
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Des Moines
General Assembly of
Iowa
General Assembly
Brookings Institution
Herring
Politics Warmth in Final Iowa Assembly Session
The closing days of the Iowa General Assembly saw intensified partisan maneuvering as Democrats pressed a broad agenda with Senate support aided by Davenport Senator Kimberly. The Brookings bill to create a state controller and audit board, expanding governor power over budgets, passed 26 to 24 in the Senate and 3 to 1 in the House, signaling a major administration victory. Gov. Herring named Charles B. Murtagh of Algona as controller.
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General Assembly
House
Senate
Kraschel
Miller
Kimberly
Davenport
Iowa
Harry C. White
Tama-Benton
State Board of Control
Krachel
Internal Revenue
Brookings Institution
Patterson
Friends of the
State Comptroller
Herring
Charles B. Murtagh
Algona
Appropriations Agreement Cuts and University Raises
A joint conference committee announced a near 12 million dollar per year appropriations plan, about 30 percent below prior levels. The package raises university and normal school salaries, with Iowa University at 10 000, Ames at 9 000, and Cedar Falls Normal at 7 000, while Board of Control funding climbs modestly above House figures but remains under Senate totals. Beer legalization advances as 3.25 percent beer goes on sale statewide starting Tuesday.
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Joint Conference Committee
House
Senate
Iowa University
Iowa State
Ames
Cedar Falls Normal School
State University
Board of Control
Beatty Auto Recovered Near Delano Minnesota
Art Beatty regained possession of his maroon Chevrolet sedan stolen at gunpoint last Monday. The car, damaged by thieves who drove it about 1500 miles, was found abandoned near Delano and brought to Estherville for insurance repairs.
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Art Beatty
Kaylor
Beatty
Delano
Minn
Charles
C. J. Mathiesen
O. Hildebrand
Frank Ash
Minneapolis
Estherville
Rhodes
Funeral attendance spans family lines across Preston
Mr and Mrs A V Borman and Bernard attended the funeral of Mrs John Borman in Preston last Thursday. The elder Mrs Borman, over eighty, had died unexpectedly after a recently noted sister’s death, with arrangements rushed to meet license and permit issuance demands for new beer sales. Federal and state licensing rules affect retailers, manufacturers, and local councils, with amendments delaying printed copies and on premise sales rules.
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A. V. Borman
Bernard
Preston
Mr. Borman
John Borman
Jewett
Federal Revenue Office
Investigate Gas Tax Refunds and Alleged Graft
Investigators focus on large refunds for gasoline claimed as farm or power-use not on highways. A state auditor clerk processed 700 plus refund checks daily, costing the state. The General Assembly earmarked 1600 for a committee and the governor authorized 25000 for an Iowa exhibit at the Century of Progress exposition.
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Peoje
General Assembly
Herring
Iowa
Chicago
Interim committee funding to study Brookings survey outcome
An appropriation of 3000 dollars was voted to support an interim committee tasked with studying the Brookings Institution survey. The committee will prepare bills for the August special session and provide material to the governor and legislators to aid informed consideration of the measures and tax reforms.
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Brookings Institution
Armstrong High School Graduates 23 Seniors
Armstrong April 24 Twenty three seniors will graduate from the high school here on May 22. W R Hamilton president of Hamiltons College of Commerce Mason City will speak. The commencement sermon will be given Sunday May 21. Members of the graduating class are Hubert Brones Mavis Clark Lorraine Clark Alta DeBates Russell Erickson Donald Fuller Leo Fitsgibbons Hilda Hesvig Freda Heck Harold Horswell Thelma Hansen Laverne Hackerson Earl Houseman Helen Johnson Randall Scott Elwin Lorig Ethleen Mardick Hazel McGregor Orville Olson Ruby Opsal Blanche Patterson Darline Sturtevant and Marg et VanDenburgh.
Men Must Fight at Grand Theatre in 1940 War Drama
A vivid 1940 war drama Men Must Fight screens at the Grand theatre on Wednesday and Thursday. Diana Wynward Phillips Holmes Robert Young Lewis Stone head the cast with many others. Also shown is A Free Soul starring Norma Shearer Lionel Barrymore Leslie Howard and Clark Gable.
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Grand Theatre
Diana Wynward
Phillips Holmes
Robert Young
Lewis Stone
Norma Shearer
Lionel Barrymore
Leslie Howard
Clark Gable
Estherville Dominates Triangular Track Meet
Estherville swept the three cornered meet against Spirit Lake and Emmetsburg with multiple first places across events. Winners included K Warrington Wymer Olsen and Schenkwiler in the mile, Mueller and Aalborg in hurdles and discus, Hugg Moe Andrews in sprints, Gerloff Galvin in the 440, and McAndrews in the broad jump. Relays secured decisive points for a huge margin.
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Estherville
Spirit Lake
Emmetsburg
K. Warrington
Wymer
Olsen
Schenkwiler
McCall
Mueller
Aalborg
Kane
Miller
Kenneths
Hugg
Moe Andrews
Doud
Woods
Thacker
Gerloff
Galvin
Comedy Mystery Here Friday With Una Merkel
A satire on crook melodrama opens Friday at the Grand theatre. Ernest Truex Una Merkel and John Miljan star in Whistling in the Dark as an author, his fiancée, and a band of crooks in a likely best mystery comedy.
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Grand Theatre
Ernest Truex
Una Merkel
John Miljan
Beacon City Private Stay Requires Early Enrollment
A private Beacon City warns transients cannot stay without prior enrollment. Cottages are assigned in advance and reservations demand a $5 payment at the Vindicator and Republican office to secure accommodations for the desired week.
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Beacon City
Vindicator
Republican
Purity Yeast Company Expands After Fire Repairs
Purity Yeast Company advances extensive factory improvements after a recent fire. Interior cleaning and redecorating are completed while three new drying machines are purchased to speed production and raise quality. The Ma’s Yeast line will be expanded for medicinal use, and a baking yeast room will be added as demand grows. More staff will be hired once machinery is installed and occupancy is ready.
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The
Purity Yeast Company
E Club Presents Olympics Film At Roosevelt Auditorium
The junior college E club screens a four reel Olympics event film and two reels of the homecoming football game this evening at Roosevelt auditorium. Tickets are sold by club members, with proceeds benefiting the E club.
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Roosevelt Auditorium
E”' Club
E” Club
Cut Expense Fund Aids Algona School District
The Algona Independent School District reduced general operating expenses for 1933-34 by 7500 compared with 1932-33. Savings come from lower teachers salaries, one fewer teacher, and closing the third ward school. St Lou Halvorsen returns home from Iowa City after several weeks of treatments.
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Algona Independent School District
Lou Halvorsen
Iowa City
Market Prices and Egg Listings From Estherville Co op Creamery
Market names corn and eggs with varied prices for different corn grades from No 2 yellow to No 4 yellow, plus barley and feed prices. Poultry includes heavy hens four pounds and under leghorn and old roosters with small cent values. eggs show No 1, cream, sweet or sour different cents per dozen and creamery notes from Estherville Co op Creamery for early April pricing.
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Estherville Co-op
Wilder to Move Near Future Store Relocation
G. F. Wilder moves his five cents to five dollar store from the Tosdal building at Lincoln and Seventh to the John Smith building a short distance east on the same street. The Smith building is undergoing extensive remodeling for new occupancy after housing Clark bowling alley and previously Council Oak grocery.
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G. F. Wilder
Tosdal
Lincoln and
Seventh Streets
John Smith
Smith
Clark Bowling Alley
Council Oak Grocery
Emmet County P T A Meets at Roosevelt School
Emmet County P T A plans an Estherville gathering Wednesday evening at eight. Two numbers will be presented by each county P T A unit. A mothers chorus sings three numbers. solo piano and two vocal pieces are listed with Miss Jefferson and Mrs Theil. The junior college presents a one act play The Slave With Two Faces. Ringsted sends a talk Essentials of a Good P T A by Supt. Johnson. Mrs Mae Trusty presides.
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Emmet
Estherville
Roosevelt School
Mothers
Jefferson
Halfa
Alfred Theil
Armstrong
Ringsted
Supt. Johnson
Ringted
Mae Trusty
Mason City Tops Estherville 5-3 in Slow Game
Mason City hammered four hits in the fifth to seize the lead from Estherville and added another in the seventh for a 5-3 win. Estherville committed seven errors while Mason City had two. Ranney struck out fifteen, Billiet four, with Ranney allowing ten hits to Billiet’s seven.
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Mason City
Estherville
Billiet
Ranney
Mason
V. Maas
EB. Mass
Anderson
Gardimier
Wolves
U.R
Death of Brother Sends Mrs Koster to Dubuque
Mrs J P Koster traveled to Dubuque Saturday to attend the funeral of her brother Rev Wm Ne Jebel 58 who died Friday noon. Mr Koster took her to Clear Lake where a sister joined and they continued together to Dubuque. The funeral was held yesterday morning. W R.
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J. P. Koster
Dubuque
Wm. Ne.Jebel
Will Operate Boat Livery On Spirit Lake This Season
C Wiley Jones will operate the Heron boat livery on Spirit Lake this season. His son Dr B W Jones of Spirit Lake has rented the business for the season. Mr and Mrs Jones will reside in a cottage at the boat livery while Mr and Mrs Heron will continue in their own home there. Mrs Hattie Osmundsen and daughter Carolyn spent Saturday in Spencer.
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Wiley Jones
Heron
Big Spirit Lake
B. W. Jones
Spirit Lake
Mrs. Jones
Mrs. Heron
Farmers Agree On Armistice In Foreclosure
About 250 farmers intervened as sheriff attempted to foreclose on the H I Spears farm chattels at East Mud Lake High Lake township. A crowd including Farm Holiday members and defense council forced arbitration that evening. Attorney O N Ressell secured reduced rent for 1932 and Spears retains use for 1933 at a fair share rent.
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H. I. Spears
High Lake Township
East Mud Lake
Clif Frederickson
Emlet Twite
Spears
Arthur P. Wicks
Emma Ressell
Wallingford
Farmers Savings Bank of
Farm Holiday Association
County Council of Defense
O. N. Ressell
Wallingford Bank
Swan Lake receives hundreds of game fish release
In Superior on April 24 Deputy game wardens and local sportsmen seined the creek near Swan Lake dam, counting around a thousand pickerel 10 to 16 inches long and smaller fry placed into the lake. A dam screen blocks carp entry, and marriage licenses are listed for several couples, as state Rep. E. J. Maniece returns from Des Moines at the end of the general assembly.
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Superior
Swan Lake
Two Wisconsinites Nabbed For Liquor Near New London
W E Holmes of New London and Fred Thies of Clintonville were detained on liquor charges after deputies found gallon jugs of whiskey in a 1927 Buick in front of an A and P store. A second haul of 24 gallons was found in a 1929 Model A Ford at the Sam Blacketer home where the men were rooming. Thies faced pending trial while Holmes was released.
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W. E. Holmes
New London
Wis
Twite
Fred Thies
Clintonville
Twito
Sam Blacketer
Blacketer
Thies
Blacketers
How Uncle Sam Became Americas Symbol Origin Story
The tale recalls Elbert Anderson’s Troy storeyard and a government inspector named Samuel Wilson nicknamed Uncle Sam. When initials on marked provisions seemed to read Elbert Amedergon and Uncle Sam, a facetious joke spread. The origin story, linked to 1854 in Troy, circulated widely before the war with Britain.
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Uncle Sam
United States
Great Britain
Troy
N. Y
Hudson
Elbert Anderson
New York
Samuel Wilson
Elbert
Amedergon
Yin
Itwon
Well Attended J C Operetta Program at Roosevelt
A capacity Roosevelt auditorium crowd enjoyed three one act plays and a Gilbert and Sullivan operette Trial by Jury. Frederick Wilson starred in The Slave With Two Faces with Verna Grodland and Harriet Osher. Casts included Marybelle Nicholson Caryl Jennings and others. High school girls sextette sang four numbers and solos were performed by Frederick Nissen. Miriam B Lynn directed dances. Dudley directed all three productions and was praised for excellence.
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Roosevelt Auditorium
Frederick Wilson
Alice Gerstenberg
Marybelle Nicholson
Caryl Jennings
Margaret Tweet
Richard Turner
Mary Carolyn Davies
Verna Grodland
Harriet Osher
Wilbur Mickelson
William Anderson
Lora Emily Lawrence
Curt Lindholm
Henry Hale
Marie Saxton
Lenora Blacketer
Gertrude Dudley
Dorothy Latchem
Earl Josten
Erling Hanson
Eleanor Orvis
Herbert McAffee
Robert Noel
Fred Owen
Earl Olmstead
Wilfred Reed
Robert Nelson
Donald Schultz
Tone Kately
Edward Wilson
Orville Jensen
Lois Hemphill
Dorothy Tims
Lenora Splacketer
Fern Carlson
Fern Olson
Margaret
Five Jackson boys killed in auto crash near Arnolds Park
Five young men from Jackson, sons of prominent families, died when their Essex car collided head on with a Milwaukee gas electric train near Arnolds Park. The crash occurred around 11 30 p m on Saturday night. Names listed include Harold Teigen, Sam Smith, Glenn Lester, Rudolph Vacura, and Frank Cirhan.
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Jacsson
Essex
Arnolds Park
Milford With
Ronald Hanson
Jackson
Hanson
Marvin Clark
Gy Cafe
Clark
Fred Hower
Harold Teigen
Sam Smith
Glenn Lester
Rudolph Vacura
Frank Cirhan
Cirhan
Telgen
Smith
Vacura
Lester
Presbyterial Attendees Travel to Rockwell City Meeting
Mrs J H Orvis Rev and Mrs A G Bailey Mr and Mrs Robert Knight Mrs Shubel Owen Mrs Walter Wilson Mrs M E Wilson Mrs E I Sandrel and Miss Barbara Higgins went to Rockwell City today to attend a Presbyterial meeting. Mrs Orvis will stop at Ware on the return and visit a few days with her daughter Miss Marion a teacher there.
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J. H. Orvis
A. G. Bailey
Robert Knight
Shubel Owen
Walter Wilson
M. E. Wilson
E. I. Sandrel
Barbara Higgins
Rockwell City
Orvis
Ware
Marion
Beacon City announces new World’s Fair facilities plan
The Vindicator and Republican report Beacon City adds a private country club, an eighteen hole golf course, swimming pool, courts, playgrounds, and modern two room cottages to its World’s Fair tour with no extra membership cost. Amenities include meals, staff supervised children, and transport to the fair. Enrollment requires $5 now, balance at Beacon City.
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John Haren
Beacon Organization
Beacon City
Chicago
Country Club
Exposition Grounds
Republican
Vindicator
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