County seeks act to legalize emergency tax levies
County leaders asked County Attorney J W Gwynne to attend a Des Moines meeting to press for a constitutional emergency levy act. In Black Hawk county Waterloo’s 1928 emergency levy of 0.49 mill raises about 3000 dollars, while 1927’s 0.51 mill levy may prompt refunds if no enabling act is passed. Waterloo council included a 3667 dollar emergency estimate for next year.
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Supreme Court
J. W. Gwynne
Des Moines
Black Hawk County
Hull
Waterloo
Minister Attacks Hoover Over Bible Kiss Act
Lynn Massachusetts March 12 Rev Raymond H Palmer of the Lynn Unitarian church criticized President Hoover for kissing the bible at his inauguration. Palmer says the act linked bible idolatry with Prohibition enforcement and likens it to a condemned murderer kissing the bible before execution. He writes in The Lying Unitarian that the gesture signals superstition by a public figure.
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Lynn
Mass
Raymond H. Palmer
Lynn Unitarian
Hoover
Palmer
George E. H. Taylor
Horber
Minister Sees Moral Role Over Engineer Tasks
The best known engineer is headed to the White House, but a minister, once a Duluth reporter, argues a moral, not scientific, approach guides his work. Parishioners reportedly object to the minister's critique.
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Panasia
Palmer
Duluth
Minn
Woman Injured by Power Saw Makes Good Recovery
Dora Schroeder, who lost her left leg after fragments from a broken power saw caused injuries, is making an unusually good recovery at Mercy Hospital in Waverly Nashua in March.
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Courier
Nashua
Iiss
Dora Schroeder
Mercy Hospital
Waverly
Best Remedy for Obstinate Cough Made at Home
An old home remedy recipe promotes Pinex with sugar syrup or honey to a pint, claiming quick relief from severe coughs and bronchial issues. The ad extols purity, long shelf life, and kid friendly taste, asserting it penetrates throat membranes and loosens phlegm. It warns against substitutes and offers money-back guarantees.
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