Labor Urges Old Age Pensions and Reforms in Iowa
J C Lewis president of the Iowa State Federation of Labor spoke at the thirty fifth convention in Cedar Rapids urging old age pensions and denouncing poor houses. He backed the five day week labor college movement and warned against state constabulary and prison labor competition. He praised bank guarantees and income tax bills and pressed for child labor amendments and local hiring of Iowa labor. Strong emphasis on rehabilitation and employment for older workers.
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Cedar Rapids
J. C. Lewis
Iowa State Federation of Labor
Lewis
Iowa
Labor College
Opposition to city manager plan and labor cautions
Lewis attacks the city manager proposal as a conspiracy to seize liberties and crown a dictator, opposing both good and bad kings. He warns about private employment agencies and loan sharks, while backing Iowa products, group insurance, vocational training, a five day week, and a women’s labor bureau, and welcomes relations with the American Legion and disabled World War veterans.
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Lewis
Iowa
Women's Labor Bureau
American Legion
Three Counties Vote on Road Propositions
Des Moines Iowa June 14 three counties vote on road bond issues totaling 3 988 000 dollars. Lee county passes on 1 488 000 bond for the primary road system. Webster county votes on 1 500 000 bond while Harrison county rejects 1 000 000 proposal.
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Des Moines
Lee
Webster
Harrison
Clear Fresh Skin Wins Admirers
An advertisement touts Orchard White lotion as a simple skin renewal remedy. It claims applying three ounces with lemon juice restores a smooth satin texture, promising a youthful, dewy complexion and social appeal.
The Cost of Service Over Price at Penney’s
A customer asks about profits from repairs, not cost. J C Penney rejects repair profits, stressing value through service and durability. The firm emphasizes quality over low price, tracing roots to a small mountain town and fifty years of growth, with a motto of more value at a price, not cheaper goods.
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J. C. Penney Company
Penney
Filling stations rejected near churches and schools
Fire Chief Ray Tiller urged the city council to deny all permits for filling stations within 250 feet of churches schools theaters or crowded buildings. He asked denial for a Fourth and Washington street station and Roxana Petroleum tanks opposite East High School. Petitions were filed and read. some were placed on file. Marr curb pump permit was refused as insufficient. Hostetler’s Hawthorne La Porte road request was referred.
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Gate
Ray Tiller
Tiller
Fourth
Washington Streets
Roxana Petroleum Corporation
Vine Street
East High School
Charles ©. MacKay
F. S. Marr
Hawthorne Street
R. H. Hostetler
Campbell Avenue
Hawthorne
la Porte Road
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