Des Moines Orders Modern Bag Company to Stop Insurance Scheme
A state insurance department in Des Moines ordered the Modern Bag Company to discontinue a payroll deduction insurance plan of 14 a month from employees and to refund all funds paid. The action followed a complaint by WJ Adams of Valley Junction claiming the company was conducting an unlicensed insurance business. The company consented to stop and letters urged refunds to all affected workers. Adams had also filed charges against a foreman for operating an unlicensed insurance operation.
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Des Moines
State Insurance Department
Modern Bag
Echenic
WJ. Adams
Valley Junction
State Department
Phin
Insurance Department
Department
Bay Company
Haat Orange
N. J
WiItt
Adams
Steele to Contest Scott's Election
Congressman-elect George G. Scott faces a contest by Congressman Tom Steele over errors in the vote count. The Eleventh district committee will organize the contest forces and handle all work. Steele will depart Friday for Washington.
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Sioux City
Des
George G. Scott
Tom Steele
Eleventh District
Steele
Washington
Boy Champion Corn Grower Emerges From Iowa State Contest
William H. Cale, 18, of Valley Junction Polk County, tops Iowa boys acre corn contest with 225.6 bushels per acre and 84.7 percent score. He produced at $26.38 per acre and 21 cents per bushel, with potential profits at 60 or 80 cents. The event involved about 2,000 youths from 40 counties, with trips to Chicago offered as prizes and a statewide judging at Ames.
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Ames
Wiliam H. Cale
Valley Junction
Polk County
Agricultural Extension Department
Iowm State College
Iowa
William
Wham
E. C. Bishop
Lowstate College
Strict bootlegging law effective in North Dakota
In Bismarck on December 1 authorities announce a new bootlegging amendment approved by voters by about 8000. Effective December 5 it penalizes aiding or assisting liquor sales with fines from 200 to 1000 dollars and jail terms from 80 days to three years, with harsher penalties on a second offense.
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N. Dakota
Bismarck
N. D
Meat Prices Won’t Fall Says Department Handle
The Department of Agriculture declares meat prices will not drop. A Shredded Wheat biscuit offers more real nutriment for less cost than beefsteak, remaining steady in price and quality. Two biscuits with bananas and fruit make a complete meal for under five cents. Made at Niagara Falls, New York.
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Department of Agriculture
Niagara Falls
N. Y
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