Backstage in Iowa Politics
Iowa House opened with Felton urging faster committee reporting as afternoons shift to panel work. Evans notes he has no voting power as ex state senator while mail pressures school code revisions and income tax collection. An escapee from Cherokee state hospital was spotted near the capitol before vanishing. Row Mancer of Albia, former county auditor, appears next.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Harold Felton
House
Bila
K. A. Evans
Farm Bureau
Ed Hill
State Bureau of Investigation
Capitol
Cherokee State Hospital
Mancer
Albia
Senate
International Harvester
Capitol Grounds
News
State officials eyed for appointments and budget notes
The article notes dealer is mentioned for a seat on the state liquor control commission while Walter W. Sharp of Burlington, a state printing board member, seeks the position. W. E. B. Jackson of Burlington is favored for reappointment to the state parole board in July. The piece reports on terms expiring for the state board of education and discusses Comptroller Fred Porter’s status and bond, plus potential succession among state officials and office-space planning near the capitol.
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State Liquor Control Commission
M. L. Curtis
Walter W. Sharp
Burlington
State Printing Board
State
Parole Board
W. EB. Jackson
State Board of Education
Henry C. Shull
Sioux City
Fred Porter
Secretary of State
Ryed Kilbert
State Center
Porter
Congress funds Boulder dam and power project contracts
Congress appropriated 70.6 million for the Boulder dam and reservoir and 38.2 million for power development while another 38.29 million funded the all American canal project. Interest totaled 17.7 million as work progressed. the dam and power plant contract went to Six Companies, Inc. of San Francisco for 48.89 million.
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Congress
Boulder Dam
Companies, Inc. of
San Francisco
Movements and Notes From the Brigade Beat
Mrs. K G Bagge and Mrs Wells prepare for downstairs and upstairs apartments as neighbors plan moves. Dr Fred Palmer, longtime West Chester pastor, now in Chicago missionary work, writes friends on his 75th birthday. Robins and meadow larks brighten winter days as January ends and spring nears.
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Elmer Wells
Brigade
Wells
J. M. Finney
Richard Stewart
Mansfield
Ohio
Lucy Leet
West Chester
Fred Palmer
Chicago
Palmer
Mim
Boulder
Colorado
Lincoln Street
Community Farewell for Clarence Randall Family in Dublin
A village meeting at the Center school house in Dublin on January 25 held a farewell for the Clarence Randall family who moved to a farm near Wayland Wednesday. Local residents attended various visits and gatherings at neighbors’ homes the following days and evenings.
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H. J. Mangold
Dublin
Center School House
Clarence Randall
Wayland
Jake Seethout
Charlie Mayer
Wayne Mangold
Ray Johnson
Judy
W. C. Robertson
Carl Corpman
Wittmers and Westen family notes from local gatherings
Mr and Mrs Dwight Wittmer and son appear in family notices. Evert and Walter Westen attended a De Kalb corn contest banquet in Mt Pleasant. Walter Westen family hosted Sunday dinner with Evert Westen Larry present. E G Mason and Margaret visited Crawfordsville with Eva Harvey and Besse McCoy. S C Wittmer stayed with Virgil Wittmer's Fairfield family to help care for ill wife.
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Lewis Hering
Havre
Howard
Harold
Charles Lenning
John Baer
Washington
Floyd Stover
Will Carr
Evert Weston
Larry
Fred Eisele
Donna Smith
Don Nortons
Elmer Mason
Cloyce
Margaret
Brighton
Walter Westen
Evert Westen
Harold Gerdes
Dave Richards
Grandma Frey
Evert Westens
Lizzie Sommers
Ottumwa
Harry Dettweiler
Trenton
Pfe
Theodore Zieglowsky
John Zieglowsky
Zieglowsky
Elmer Graber
Carl Zieglowsky
Carla Jean
Albert Zieglowsky
Edward
Alberta
Charles Pratt
Allen Schaffer
Crawfordsville
Schaffer
Pratt
Pte
Samuel Wittmer
Iowa City
Sr. C. Wittmer
Dwight Wittmer
Evert
Mt. Pleasant
Barbara
Karen
E. G. Mason
Eva Harvey
Besse McCoy
S. C. Wittmer
Virgil
Fairfield
Grace Hill Meeting and Nearby Social Guests
Grace Hill gathering Tuesday brought supper guests at Lou Bauer home and Mr and Mrs Earnest Johnson along with family spent Tuesday night at H J Mangold residence.
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Frank Augustine
H. E. Wolfe
Keith Augustine
Geo. Gorsh
Edna
Esther Genkinger
Cedar Rapids
Alvah Gorsh
W. C. Robertson
Howard Mangold
Wayne Mangold
Stanley Mangold
Billie
Dickie
Kay
Woodrow Crane
Tom Sterling
Glenn Miller
Marilyn
Roscoe Robertson
Jake Seethout
Perry Deal
Nick Tinnes
Doe Engle
Grace Hill
Paren Ait Lou Bauer
Earnest Johnson
Niing
H. J. Mangold Hom
Marines Landed on Foreign Soil in 1776 Action
The U S marine corps staged a first landing on foreign soil during the year 1776 with a noted operation on March 3 1776. The record emphasizes early American naval and ground strength in that period.
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U. S. Marine Corps
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Yick -Ks
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Campbell’s Tomato Soup
Jack Sprap
Jack Sprve
Jack Spratt
Camay Soap
Ray Minick
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Vera Zorina
Jeanette MacDonald
Orson Welles
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Dinah Shore
Donald O'Connor
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W. C. Fields
Andrews
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Freddie Slack
Charlie Spink
Louis Jordan
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Charley Groper
Regis Toomey
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Pate
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Rocking Chair
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Genevieve Ledger
E. (. Eicher
Alexandria
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Harry Hopkins
Time Magazine
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Edith Morris
Charles
Puerto Rico
Palmers
Colorado State University
Twin Falls
Idaho
Miss Leet
Phil Weldins
Peratt
Pioneer Drug Store
Tabem
Ping
AL Flour
Hoover Grocery
Lanning Brothers
Reskie
Peter Pan
Akes
C. Randall
Edmondson’s Grocery
Kalona, Iowa
Chapek Grocery
Richmond, Iowa
Nature
Dean
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Wellman Grocery
Wellman, Iowa
Pru-Lax
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