Cities Aim For Fair Share Of Gasoline Tax
The Legislative committee of the League of Iowa Municipalities, backed by all members, pledges to secure urban shares from the gasoline tax. Mayor Gnagy says the league will oppose harmful city-impacting measures and push for equitable distribution while noting a proposed plan would bypass towns and cities entirely. The group also backs extending water system extensions and adjusting damage suit notice timelines to relieve urban taxpayers.
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Langue of Iowa Municipal
A. Itungy
League
Des Moines
League For
General Assembly
Gnagy
League of Iowa Municipalities
Representave Rankin
Lee County
Lowan Wins Pony Prize at Horse Show
Denver Colorado January 24 Horses of Mrs Lowla Long Combs Lees Snomit Mo were the feature entries of the National Western Livestock and Horse Show last night for the second consecutive night Five first awards were captured by her horses duplicating her feat of the night before Buttries of George J Peak Winchester Illinois trotted off with the first three places in the roadsters event D G Welty Nevada Ta took first prize with Free Trader in the combination ponies event Rolla Reed Gelding from the stables of Dr Walter Vean Chicago captured first in the spirited hunters and jumpers contest
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Denver
Colo
Rolla Reed
Walter Vean
Cancer Fatal to Bristow Telephone Exchange Manager
Ivan Benage, manager of the Bristow Telephone Exchange since 1916, died of cancer. Services set for 2 p.m. Sunday at Church of Christ, burial in Oak Hill. Survived by widow Iris, five children, mother Mrs. Sarah Flanigan, sister Mrs. Nota Orr, Monon Ind., stepfather Gus Flanigan, and half-brother Sfilo Finnigan. Born in Bristow 38 years ago and a lifelong resident. Also notes a police report from Burlington about auto thief suspect W. Will iam Hattenschwiller, being held for Muscatine officers.
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Bristow
Ivan Benage
Church of Christ
Oak Hill
Mr. Benage
Bristow Telephone Exchange
California
Iris
Sarah Flanigan
Nota Orr
Monon
Ind
Gus Flanigan
Sfilo Finnigan
Burlington
W.william Hattenschwiller
Muscatine
Harold Johnson
Hattenschwiller
Harrested
Joseph Masha Fund Aided 29 Patients At Hospitals
Waterloo Social Welfare league used the Joseph Masha trust fund to cover hospital care for 29 patients at Presbyterian and St. Francis hospitals between January 1, 1924, and January 1, 1925. The fund, established by Joseph Kasha, allocated $14,000 with the interest supporting rooms and medical care for the city’s poor. Expenditures for 1924 totaled $411.40.
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St. Francis
Presbyterian
Waterloo Social Welfare League
Joseph Masha
Flelena Hughes
Joseph Kasha
Welfare League
St. Francis Hospitals
Bankers Meet in Traer Tama County
In Traer on January 24, twenty of Tama county’s 23 banks attended the midwinter meeting of the county bankers association. About 50 bank officers directors and employees were present. Otto Moeller welcomed guests, with D E Goodell replying. W A Dexter presided and urged ongoing vigilance committees for bank robbery protection and discussed insurance cost reductions and addressing public prejudice against banks.
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Traer
Tama County
County Bankers’ Association
Otto Moeller
Warmers Savings Bank
D. E. Goodell
Commercial Savings Bank
Tama
W. A. Dexter
Toledo
Dexter
E. Walters
J. F. Willett
G. R. Wrage
Glad Jbrook State Bank
Midwinter Building Permits Lead to New Homes and Repairs
Building activity in midwinter shows two new houses, two garages and three remodeling jobs in the third week of January. E C Clark and W B Burns begin residences at 108 Parker street and 320 Sumner street, costing 3200 and 2300 dollars, with a 1000 dollar canopy slated for the Wagner hotel entrance. Repairs and garages include TB R Moore fire repair at 400 dollars, L W Fleming at 400 dollars, and M D Raferty at 150 dollars. Elks home progress advances with second floor ready for pouring, while Masonic Temple site receives reinforcing steel as brickwork and cement materials arrive for rapid superstructure erection.
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Charles
E. C. Clark
Parker Street
W. B. Burns
Sumner Street
Wagner Hotel
Sycamore Street
TB. R. Moore
L. W. Fleming
Avon
M. D. Raferty
Argyle
Elks Home
Masonic Temple
Elks
Toledo to Waterloo bus line shows strong early patronage
Promoters of the Toledo Treer Waterloo bus line report brisk initial patronage in the first week. Receipts on the previous Sunday totaled 56 dollars. The service carried 20 passengers, and operators claim efficiency of eight gallons of gas for each 90 mile trip.
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Treer, In
Osage Woman’s Death After Crisis Stirs Domestic Tragedy
Osage, Jan 24 Mrs. Robert Pavek 18 attempted suicide during a personal crisis but initially seemed to recover after prompt aid. Wet conditions worsened the situation an hour before she died Thursday afternoon. Domestic trouble led her to leave for her mother Mrs. Jane Gilbert and another note was sent to an undertaker with funeral plans for Monday at the M. E. church.
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Osage
Jax Jan
Robert Pavek
Struch
Jane Gilbert
M. E
James LottS Sister Seeks His Whereabouts in Europe
The sister of James Lott reports he was last heard from in Marseilles France last September and planned to travel to Waterloo. Mrs Dora Williams of San Francisco has spent two months seeking settlement of their late mother's estate and locating Lott with no success. A Paris American Legion post commander says Lott left Marseilles with a wife and child and funds to return, but he has not been in Waterloo as yet.
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James Lott
M. V. Lott
Marseilles
France
Dora Williams
San Francisco
Cal
American Legion
Paris
Waterloo
Paris Legion
Lott
Police
Deppartment
Osage Debaters Win Nation League Argument
Osage, Louisiana, January 24 Osage debaters defeated Sumner Thursday evening in a debate on the United States entering the league of nations. Osage speakers were Henry Wilson Carlin Buckman and Herluf Markussen.
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OSAGE
Sumner
United States
League of Nations
Henry Wilson
Carlin Buckman
Herluf Markussen
Aspirin Gargle for Tonsillitis Advised in Ad
A harmless and effective gargle dissolves two Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in four tablespoonfuls of water and gargles the throat thoroughly. Repeat in two hours if necessary. Use only genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin marked with the Bayer cross, sold in tin boxes of twelve for a few cents.
Two Promotions in Rank by Boy Scouts
Two promotions in rank and merit badge awards were made at the January Boy Scout court of honor in the auxiliary courtroom of Lafayette building last night. Merit badges were awarded to Edward Rohlf troop 2 in athletics cooking and first aid to Leq La Yier troop 5 in gardening poultry keeping and safety first to Henry DeWolf troop 15 in wood craftsmanship handicraft and fire waylship and to Kenneth Morse troop 14 in cycling. Walter Myers troop 8 and Lester Long troop 20 were advanced to second class scouts.
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Lafayette
Edward Rohlf
Leq la Yier
Henry DeWolf
Kenneth Morse
Walter Myers
Lester Long
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E. Ky
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Kuickiernick
Mhiss Donaldson
Miss Fetsch
BOY
Westinghouse
Cozy
Nagle & Heald Electric CO
Waverly Granite Works
Waverly
Matt Gruben & Sons
Waverly, Iowa
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Bartles-Shepherd of Co
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Sthound Mulberry Sts
Bartles-Shepherd of Coa
Filline Station
Eith Amt
Sumner Sts
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Fifth and
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Shartles-Shepherd of Co
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Bartles-Shepherd Oil Co
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