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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 08, 1919

Page

5

Closing scramble for legislature actions this week

Des Moines Register reports the Iowa legislature enters a week of intense activity with adjournment planned for April 17. Key issues include the road bill and Rathbun pardon probe, plus numerous bills to be dumped into committees. The senate may amend the road bill and extend the two mill road tax, while other major actions include presidential suffrage for women and a teacher minimum wage bill.

Louis H. Cook Des Moines Register State House Rathbun House Senate Anderson Winnebago County Boards of Supervisors Supreme Court Iowa Iowa State Bankers Association Banking Committee Code Revision Commission Cedar Rapids Jim Trewin J.C. Mabrey Albia A. G. Whitney

Amortization Study Sparks Real Estate Mortgage Debate

Bankers and loan associations push amortization for city real estate loans. They urge a Federal Mortgage Bank and a national market for mortgage securities to mobilize capital for construction and curb investment risk.

American Bankers Association Committee United States League of Building and Loan Associations Building and Loan Associations United States Federal Reserve System Federal Farm Loan Board United States League Out Building and Loan Associations American Bankers Association Home Loan Banks

Shadows at Fox Theatre stars Geraldine Farrar in Alaska tale

Geraldine Farrar headlines Shadows a Goldwyn release at the Fox Theatre beginning Wednesday through Thursday. The plot centers on Cora Lamont a society woman from New York trapped by a brutal environment in Alaska who seeks escape aided by memories of a motherly figure as the boat whistle signals release.

Geraldine Farrar Goldwyn Fox Theatre New York Alaska Cora Lamont Miss Farrar

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