Iowa Farm Bureau Proposes Inventory Tax Plan for Farmers
The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation endorses a shift from cash to inventory accounting for farm income tax reporting. A committee led by George M. Fox and Ray A. Emmert met with Treasury officials to press for rules that reflect actual profit and reduce inequities, proposing opening inventories and amended returns as options.
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Iowa Farm Bureau
Ames
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
George M. Fox
Federation
Washington
Department of Internal Revenue
American Farm Bureau Federation
Internal Revenue Department
Department
Treasury Department
Board of Appeal and Review
Department of Agriculture
Pension plan for Baptist ministers debated at convention
The northern Baptist convention in Buffalo discussed a retiring pension after thirty five years of service. The Ministers and Missionaries Benefit board proposed a pension equal to half the average salary earned during the ministerial career.
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Buffalo
the Northern Baptiste
Ministers’ and Missionaries’ Benefit Board
Harding Relaxes at Frelinghuysen Home During Visit
Senator Harding Republican presidential nominee enjoys a quiet day at Senator Frelinghuysen’s country home in New Jersey after a period of relaxation. A golf match with Senators Frelinghuysen Hale and Kellogg is the scheduled event before he plans to depart for Washington.
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Rattan
N. J
Senator Harding
Joseph L. Frelinghuysen
Harding
Frelinghuysen
Hale
Maine
Kellogg
Minnesota
Washington
Shawnee-on- the Delaware
Changed His Name To Aaron At Payroll Time
A sawmill worker known as Zenas waits in a payroll line and learns the mill cannot pay. He chooses a new name Aaron with a double A for the payroll, explaining his old name is Zenas from the Las place. He seeks work at another mill afterward.
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Zenas
Aaron
Many Flaws in Iowa Parole Law Warn County Attorneys
Cedar Rapids June 23 A Black Hawk county attorney E J Wenner told the state convention of county attorneys that Iowa parole law may be wholesome but is often misused. He cited cases where parole from the bench failed, noting judges now lose discretionary power and the board of parole controls release timing. He argued for cautious use, citing instances of repeated crimes after parole and questioning overall effectiveness.
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Cedar Rapids
Towa
E. J. Wenner
Black Hawk County
Wenner
Board of Parole
Illinois
Waterloo
Parole Efficacy Questioned in Arrest Indictment
A judge criticizes the parole system during an arrest proceeding, calling it a severe indictment of parole efficacy. The remark highlights concerns about how parole status impacts law enforcement and inmate supervision.
First Steps Toward Creating a State Park System
The Iowa state board of conservation reports progress in saving natural beauty spots and plans public recreation across Iowa localities. It notes scarce public woods and open prairies in 1919 and explains why scenic places are being acquired for parks without hindering agricultural production. The commission highlights rare historical and scientific sites and lists the board members L H Pammel J F Ford Joseph Kelso E R Harlan and D C Mott who helped prepare the report.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Board of Conservation
Iowa
Edgar Harlan
Harlan
Commission
Conservation Board
L. H. Pammel
Ames
J. F. Ford
Fort Dodge
Joseph Kelso
Bellevue
E. R. Harlan
Mothers Abandonment Case Tied to Camp Grant Soldier
Ashes of a buried love tragedy linked a Mount Pleasant Ia romance with a soldier from Camp Grant and a deserted baby boy at Monmouth hospital. Edna Curtis faced child abandonment charges, was bound over on $500 bonds, and awaits September grand jury action after a hearing in Justice N H Robinson’s court.
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L. E. Murphy
Oil well shoots 1000 barrels per day in Texas
Mrs. W. H. Pattee reports to her Iowa husband that another large oil well on their Stephens county Texas holdings is producing high grade oil at about 1000 barrels daily. The well lies near the prior December strike, with two more wells under drill and expected to come in next month.
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Perry
W. H. Pattee
Stephens County
Texas
Two Iowans Among Y M C A Secretaries Honored by France
New York June 29 two Iowa men W W Gethmann Reinbeck national secretary Y M C A Czecho Slovakia and Elwood S Brown Cherokee New York City honored by France with the degree Officer de l Academie in recognition of wartime and postwar service Among others decorated are seven women led by Mrs Theodore Roosevelt Jr The list includes seventeen men and seven women receiving the Academe degree with prior honors such as the Legion of Honor and the Gold Cross of the Redeemer
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New York
Iowa
Theodore Roosevel, Jr
Gethmann
Northwestern University
Evanston
Ill
Morningside College
Garrett Biblical College
France
Mexican
Brownsville
Texas
Camp Grant
Rockford
Chaumont
Army of Occupation
Coblenz
Paris
Czecho-Slovakia
Republic
Prague
Brown
China
Japan
Philippines
Officer de l'Academie
Royal Order of the Redeemer
Greece
Belgian Olympic Committee
Antwerp
Henry B. Barnes
Cleveland
Ohio
Arthur Beatty
Madison
Wisconsin
John N. Bennett
Deans College
Crete
Nebraska
Elwood
Frown
N. Y
Guy Potter Kenton
University of Vermont
Burlington
Robt. E. Forbes
Franklin F. Edmonds
Phiadelphia
Prank M. Hoover
Pittsburgh
William C. le Vere
Chicago
Wilsons. Naylor
Appleton
Walter Schulta
Hartford Conn
Wilfred A. Tenet
Montclair
N. J
William EB. Seatree
Winnetka
John Walker
Pdwell
Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minn.; W. W. Gethmann, National Secretary, M. C. A
Harold F. Sheets
Ora Fletcher Gardner
Helen B. Anderson
Colorado Springs
Cole
Martha McCook
Mary Louise Rochester
Seattle
Wash
Ethel D. Tener
Marion P. Cottle
Florence Gardner Hall
Boston
Mass
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Oyster Bay
L. I
Spanking Ordered by Dallas Court for 16 Year Old
In Dallas Corporation Court a 16 year old boy received a corporal punishment as sentence after a speeding arrest. The boy’s mother consented to the punishment and he was taken to an ante room for the whipping. Officials said it was the first such court ordered whipping in the city’s history.
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Dallas
Tex
Corporation Court
Jury Seeks More Evidence in Illicit Whiskey Trial
A man accused of selling illicit whiskey is on trial. The liquor was introduced as evidence. After a fifteen minute deliberation the jury asked for more evidence before reaching a verdict. The foreman stated the jury would like more evidence.
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Treasury
Revenue Department
Board of Appeal
Sora
J. F. Duffy
Mr. Wenner
Mount Pleasant
Grand Jury
Brown Auto
Paul
Tom Thumbs
P. S
Crescent Grahams
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