State Capitol News Letter on Iowa General Assembly
The Iowa General Assembly recessed mid session with about 1,000 bills introduced and 28 enacted. A detailed list shows proposed reorganizations of state agencies and budgets, including highway and social welfare measures and the state budget control changes. Governor Wilson's signing of the highway budgeting item signals higher administration costs financed by motor fuel taxes.
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State Libraries
State Historical Department
Free Library Commission
Geological Survey
State Geologist
State Board of Parole
Board of Control
Iowa City
Ames
State Highway Commission
State Banking Department
Board of Assessment and Review
Iowa Emergency Relief Administration
Social Welfare Board
State Board of Social Welfare
State Treasury
Highway Commission
Department of Public Safety
State Highway Patrol
State Department of Criminal Investigation
State Board of Assessment and Review
State Securities Division
Secretary of State
Real Estate Board
State Insurance Department
Wilson
Iowa Senate Debates Bonds to End Farm Tenancy and Tax Lands
Senate File 343 proposes a 100 million dollar Iowa bond issue to fund a state farm credit board that buys farms and sells them to new owners, retired by a state tax levy. Passage seems unlikely as lawmakers doubt state business ventures.
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Senate
Breen
Augustine
Shaw
Commonwealth of
Senate Committee On
Washington Lodge No. 26 Regular Meeting Notice
Washington Lodge No. 26 A F and A M schedules regular meeting on the first Friday of each month. Ray Cox W M and A W Yard secretary.
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Washington Lodge No
A. F
A. M
Ray Cox
W. M
A. W. Yard
Rail and Bus Schedules for Midwest and Coast Lines
Timetables list arrival and departure times for the Golden State Limited Calfornian and local trains, Knoxville branch, Davenport to Kansas City local, Southwest Limited, and Burlington Trailways buses. Agents C Cann, L Goodlander, and O M Anderson oversee services with note to purchase tickets at the North Side Square Bus Depot.
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Washington
Golden State Limited
Cain
Davenport
Kansas City
Southwest Limited
Kansas City-Davenport
W. C. Bell
Burlington
State plans liquor fund transfer for building projects
Senator Beardsley of Warren proposes using excess state liquor funds to create a state building fund with 5 million dollar transfers. First 2 million funds an office building on Capitol grounds and the next 2 million funds improvements at state institutions. Interim committee to direct spending. Also, school aid bill proposes 6 million for next biennium from the general fund to aid public schools, signaling a potential overhaul of financing.
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HOUSE
Beardsley
Warren County
Senate
State Liquor Commission Fund
State Comptroller
Capitol
State I
State Board of Control
Legislative Interim Committee
Irwin
Iowa House of Representatives
Knowlton
Winneshiek
Pine
Louisa
Risse
Mitchell
Lichty
Black Hawk
Dykhouse
Lyon
Heffner
Roughest Point on Pacific Coast Guarded by Concepcion Light
The Point Concepcion lighthouse guards the roughest stretch on the Pacific coast. A four ton beacon from France, via Cape Horn in 1856, centers reflections in a 130000 candlepower bull's eye. It flashes every eight and a half seconds, visible for 22 miles, and its automatic fog horn sounds two blasts every two minutes for 18 miles.
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Pacific Coast
Pacific
Point Concepcion
France
Cape Horn
Raccoon Food Washing Sparks Confinement Debate
A raccoon in captivity reportedly washes its food, drawing attention to care standards. Observers note young raccoons in confinement may nearly starve when water is unavailable to wash their food.
Wiley Family Moves to Farm Near Prairie Flower
Prairie Flower notes show the Wiley family moving to the Ed Jackson farm, with community updates including visits, hostesses for March meetings, and local activities. Glands Are Body Messengers explains glands as body messengers and effects of gland removal.
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A. Wiley
Martha Thrasher
Prairie Flower
Arthur Wiley
Ed Jackson
L. W. Turnipseed
Merle
Junior
Gerald
Ray Tracy
Muscatine
Roy
Washington
Frieda Witthoft
Rose Miller
St. Paul’s
Early mugs named drinking cups after face design
In early times drinking cups resembled faces and were called mugs. This coinages reflects the humorous way drinkware mirrored human features and shaped everyday language.
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State Capitol News
Iowa Press
Iowa General Assembly
Des Moines
Batting
A. B. Schmoeller
Official
Washington Directory
City & County
Optometrists
Richard Stewart
R. R. Noonan
W. P. Rawn
Harold Putnam
Marion
George County
Ned Morrow
Harve P. Wilson
Fred Bauerin
Martha Foster
Lester B. Krabi
Harriet Coulter County Coroper
Kyle
Chiropractors
Chas. C. Brown
Court House
Res
Washington Independent School District
B. A. Ralston
Tic Harland
A. C. Peterson
Second Ave
Laws
Theodore B. Bailey
Loan & Trust
Jones Funeral Home
East Main St
Sherman's Funeral Home
West Main St
At Co
N. Maron
Forsling
Woodbury County
Elthan
Worth County
Iowa
Iowa State Liquor Commission
R. la P
Californian
L. Goodlander
C. B
C. F. Anderson
OM. &A
St. P&p. RR
W. Livingston
West Main &T
Officers
Lloyd Lytle
W. H. Fulton
E. F. Mack
Henry Bailey
J. O. Brown
Walter Kiesey
Mark Pratt
C. C. Retste
Dr. W
Kyle Park
Marian & Bailey
Frank V. Miller
J. E. Lemmon
Lester H. Orr
Dr. O
Ff. Boller
J. H. Squire
Will Dupuis
W. Carl Hedges
Fred Reid
City Library
Eva Denny
Homer Stephen
Charlie
Dizzy Dean
Gabby Hartnett
Edgar Bergen
Charlie McCarthy
Cubs
Santa Catalina Island
Cal
Treasury
Eveready Plumbing Shop
Lemley & Yard General Insurance
Harry
Finance
Journal
SON Farm
Fultons
Robert Amlong
Clarence Timmons
Clayde
Glenn Knupp
Dixie Dugan
Mickey
Striebel & Mevoy
Denny
Mickey Loox
Erie
Dayton Tax Service
J. Wellington Whoosh
J. Wellington
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