High Court Partly Affirms and Reverses Trust Case
The Iowa Supreme Court halves the lower ruling in the Washington County debenture case. It upholds the trustees title to securities for honoring company obligations and sustains the executor’s claim by George W. Griffith. The receiver was ordered to accept a $1,500 note tender and release the mortgage.
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Des Moines
INS
Washington County District Court
Supreme Court
Washington Loan and Trust Company
DL. A. Andrew
George W. Griffith
Ella M. Griffith
Washington
Reduced county voting places in Washington county
Washington county voters will cast ballots at 19 precincts in June. The board of supervisors merged four precincts, combining Brighton township with Brighton, eliminating Nira precinct, consolidating Richmond and Kalona into Kalona, and joining Franklin with West Chester for voting.
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Washington County
Board of Supervisors
Brighton Township
Brighton City
Brighton
Nira
Wellman
Richmond
Kalona
Kalona Precinete
Franklin Township
West Chester
Civil War Veteran Withdraws Marriage Plan Over Age
In Chico California on March 8 William W. Stewart aged 88 reversed his earlier intent to marry Clara A. White a 62 year old widow saying she was too young for him. Stewart a Civil War veteran has been widowed three times.
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Chico
Calif
INS
William W. Stewart
Clara A. White
Clara
Stewart
Phone Building Damaged by Fire in Iowa Continental
Fire at the Iowa Continental Telephone building started when a furnace overheated a basement stairway, but extinguished before major damage. Night operator Mrs Florence Hout raised the alarm at 4 20 AM and remained at the switchboard as smoke filled the room. Firemen used chemical extinguishers to stop the blaze, which burned stairs and stained walls though the telephone equipment was spared. Rebuilding and redecorating are needed. loss is covered by insurance.
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Iowa Continental Telephone Company
Florence Hout
Cold continues strong as Midwest endures March freeze
Washington records subzero readings with Des Moines noting ongoing cold through the week. In Iowa lows around zero with Charles City at four below and Keokuk at four above. Wyoming reports heavy snow and bitter cold near Cheyenne and Sheridan. At sea ten ships in distress after a brutal storm spurs fatalities across Maryland Pennsylvania Florida Georgia North Carolina Arkansas and Tennessee.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Charles City
Keokuk
Wyoming
Denver
Colorado
Cheyenne
Sheridan
Wyo
Laramie
New York
INS
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Wauchula
Florida
Georgia
North Carolina
Arkansas
Tennessee
Tourney Tilt Hours Set For State And District Basketball
Dean Harland Mead receives hours for state tournament first round games in Chariton with matchups Independence versus Albia Mason City versus Creston Washington against Waukon and Chariton versus Ft. Dodge. Semi finals Saturday afternoon include Friday winners at 1 30 and 2 45. finals Saturday night. Jim Shultz learns district tourney times in Ottumwa with Washington Mt. Pleasant at 7 30 Thursday and winner plays Friday 7 30. Ottumwa Indianola at 8 30 Thursday. Albia bye then Ottumwa-Indianola winner Friday 8 30. Class A finals 8 30 Saturday night.
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Dean Harland Mead
Washington Junior College Today
Chariton
Independence
Albia
Mason City
Creston
Washington
Waukon
Ft. Dodge
Jim Shultz
High School Today
Ottumwa
Mt. Pleasant
Eldon
Indianola
Washington high school band to broadcast March ninth on WSUI
The Washington high school band, reduced to thirty eight players for the radio broadcast, will perform Wednesday March 9 from 9 to 10 p m on WSUI Iowa City. Director Milburn McKay announced the traveling roster with sections including clari nets soprano sax and brass and percussion. The program features Loyalty March Orange and Black and Sousa dedication to John Philip Sousa plus a sequence of marches and novelties. Mrs D O Davis of Coppock visited town today.
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Washington High School
WSUI
Iowa City
Milburn McKay
Earl Bevins
Tommy Stewart
John Jackson
Donald Davis
Junior Cuddy
Jule Humble
Earl Kindig
Charles Owen
Lou Jean Stewart
Betty Jones
Mary Ebien Lytle
Hayden Hughes
Lloyd Helwick
Jean Moore
Olive
Martha Mathers
Gene Tucker
Minnie Carr
Willa Busby
Stanley Dayton
William Schulty
Miles Knight
Max Allen
Roger Kicher
Burke Gillespie
John Sutton
Milan Thompson
Elizabeth Thorne
Arden Hughes
Robert Sorrell
Baystone Horm
Daryl Fetters
Maurice Mayo
William Stewart
Troye Hendricks
Hubert Turner
Ray Kupka
John Lytle
Julia McElhinney
William Cox
Peet
Patton
Turner's claim on tax cuts echoes Iowa cost relief
Governor Dan W. Turner urged at a tax reduction conference that it is possible to lower state and local government costs. He cited a 20 percent state levy cut this year and a total tax reduction around 10 million dollars across taxing districts, asserting further gains without harming government efficiency.
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Des Moines
Iowa
INS
Dan W. Turner
City council approves annual funds and repairs plan
The city council passed the yearly appropriation ordinance for the funds starting April 1 and approved disposition of deposits in the closed Farmers and Merchants State bank to reflect true finances. A contract to clean and paint the water tower was awarded to James Greenlee of Rock Island.
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Farmers and Merchants State Bank
James Greenlee
Rock Island
City Water Works
Nineteenth Century Club
A. Anderson
Helen Wilson
George Morrison
W. P. Rawn
Iowa Avenue
Elm Grove Cemetery
Tax Reduction Conference Opens in Des Moines
Governors Turner and Iowa leaders press for cutting expenses as they scrutinize state city county school and farm taxes at a joint conference in Des Moines. Officials note state school taxes rose 250 percent since 1931 and discuss how to trim local levies without harming education.
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Des Moines
March
INS
Iowa
State Committee
Dan W. Turner
Turner
W. Huntley
Chariton
Asth Ney
Huntley
C. A. Crosser
Crosser
Year Buck's book on China praised by ATLL ROGERS
Santa Monica California. ATLL ROGERS extols Year Buck's "Good Worth" as the greatest book about a people and the best of its generation. He mentions missing a planned flight due to a storm and urges readers to acquire and study the work to learn about China and avoid mental confusion.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Buck
China
Wood
Rifle Teams Accept Challenges From Legion Posts
The Leon Beatty American Legion rifle team accepted two challenges for matches. Arsenne Post of Des Moines, first in the state Legion contest, will send six marksmen to compete March 18 or 19 against Beatty post's six. A Troop of Washington challenge calls for a ten-man teams shoot on March 11. Paul Davis is ill with flu and absent from junior high. his parents R F Davis and Mrs. Davis returned from Chicago. Abigail Bishop of Crawfordsville visited Washington on business. George Breiter of Brighton was a business visitor today.
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Leon Kheatty Post
American Legion
Arsenne Post
Des Moines
Beatty Post
Troop of
Washington
Leon Heatty
Waterloo
Paul Davis
R. F. Davis
Chicago
George Breiter
Brighton
Rumors swirl in Lindbergh kidnapping case reports
Reports without confirmation claimed Col and Mrs Lindbergh received two letters from the kidnapers. One letter resembled the ransom note in handwriting and paper, repeating demands and saying the infant was safe. Colonel Lindbergh declined comment as police kept mum.
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Charles A. Lindbergh
Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr
Lindy
Colonel Lindbergh
BO Fact
Fancy
Lindbergh
Hopewell
N. J
Salvatore Spitale
Irving Bitz
New York
Lindberghs
Trenton
INS
Charles Schoeffel
New Jersey
Major Schoeffel
Minneapolis
March
Dog license totals in county lag behind year ago
About 562 of roughly 1,800 county dogs have license tags. The county auditor’s office reports the total behind last year. Licenses cost 2 dollars for males and 4 dollars for females and may be obtained at the auditor’s office or by paying the tax to the assessors.
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Ed R. Brown
Estate Committee
Focal
Brown
Dallas County
Kossuth County
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