Assessors Say State Tax Commission Misjudges Land Valuation
Iowa assessors charge the state Tax Commission has failed to equalize property values across counties and cities. The group notes increases in 40 counties and decreases in 24, with 35 unchanged, and says adjacent counties with similar land can have wide value gaps. They urge return of data and information used in adjustments and pledge cooperation for fair taxation. Also, Cass County attorney John Budd is elected vice president of the Iowa County Attorneys Association, with William W. Crissman named president and C. T. Cline secretary-treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa State Association of Assessors
State Tax Commission
Association
Richard A. Cherney
Grundy County
Asessor
Tax Commission
John Budd
Cass County
Iowa County Attorneys Association
William W. Crissman
Cedar Rapidly
Ralph Bastian
Fort Dodge
C. T. Cline
Burlington
Cold Wave and Thursday Outlook Across Regions
The forecast calls for a cold wave tonight with lows near zero in the north and about ten above in the south. Thursday should be fair and cold with continued brisk conditions.
Nishna flood control tops priority for 1950 program
E A Norton national soil conservation chief tells Nishna Valley Flood Control Association in Atlantic City Hall that the Nishna watershed flood control and soil conservation program is a top priority with work likely to start in 1950 after congressional action. Norton notes cooperation among farmers and governments and potential three to five dollar return per farm dollar spent. Congressman Ben Jensen says Congress will approve funding, with support from both rural and urban representatives. The meeting drew attendees from Shenandoah Red Oak Hastings Stanton Atlantic Cumberland Harlan Manning Denison Exira.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nishna Valleys
Missouri Valley
E. A. Norton
Soil Conservation Service of the
United States
Nishna Valley
Congress
Bureau of the Budget
Nishna
Norton
Ben Jensen
Agriculture Department
Julius Lensch
Harlan
Iowa Board Drops Football Series With Iowa State
The University of Iowa athletic board announced it will not renew football relations with Iowa State College. The board cited inadvisability to schedule contests under present conditions after discussions between athletic directors Paul Brechler and Louis Menze. The last game between the two was in 1984.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
University of Iowa Athletic Board
Iowa State College
Iowa Athletic Board
Paul Brechler
Iowa
Louis Menze
Iowa State
Emperor Hirohito Seen Sacrosanct No More After Theft
A thief robbed the imperial household account, reducing Emperor Hirohito’s funds by 150000 yen. The act marks a shift in perception of the emperor as sacred in Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Hirohito
States Act To Crack Down On Sex Fiends
An Associated Press survey shows 15 states and the District of Columbia acting recently to curb sex crimes while 33 states have not moved on new measures. Congressmen urge FBI help, and officials in Michigan California and Iowa discuss tougher laws and treatment for sex offenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
District of Columbia
FBI
New York
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Michigan
Los Angeles
Twin Falls
Ida
Huron
Cal
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Earl Warren
California
Department of Correction
Adrian Bonnelly
Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas
The
Bonnelly
Buffalo Dean E R Welles Elected Bishop of West Missouri
The Very Rev Edward Randolph Welles dean of St Pauls Cathedral Buffalo N Y was elected bishop of the West Missouri diocese at the diocesan convention yesterday succeeding Bishop Robert Nelson Spencer who retired Oct 28 It was not known if Dean Welles would accept the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Edward Randolph Welles
St. Paul’s
Buffalo
N. Y
West Missouri
Episcopal Church
Robert Nelson Spencer
Dean Welles
Former Suitor Held in New Jersey Slaying of Newlyweds
In Whippany New Jersey army veteran Ralph Coolack 36 is jailed for the killings of Mrs. Arthur Poole 30 and Arthur Poole 29 in a tavern. Sheriff reports Coolack claimed he sent money during his army years totaling 1500 dollars and intended to wed her upon return, but she spent the funds and married Poole 15 months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whippany
N. J
Ralph Coolack
Arthur Poole
Coolack
Poole
Rex Beach Dies by Suicide at Florida Home
Novelist Rex Beach, 72, was found with a pistol wound in his head at his Palm Beach area home near Sebring Florida. County Judge J Howard Livingston and Sheriff Browart Coker ruled the death a suicide. Beach had a throat cancer diagnosis and had paused work on his psychological novel Woman in Ambush. A nurse discovered the body while bringing breakfast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sebring
Fla
Rex Beach
Here
J. Howard Livingston
Browart Coker
Beach
Tania Simonton
Palmas
Miami
Iowa Good Red association elects new officers
Howard J. Roach of Plainfield is named president of the Iowa Good Red association by the board. B. J. Sundberg of Harlan is vice president and H. W. Callison of Winterset is secretary. Claud Coy Kendall is re elected as executive secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Howard J. Roach
Plainfield
Iowa Good Red. Association
B. J. Sundberg
Harlan
Vic
H. W. Callison
Winterset
Claud Coykendall
Battleship Arizona Remembers Pearl Harbor Sorrow Eight Years On
At Pearl Harbor the battleship Arizona lies above water, a somber reminder of the 1941 attack. The scene is calm as ships move through the harbor and a small group boards the vessel for a quiet observance. The aging hull bears marks of war, while prayers mark the solemn anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Pearl Harbor
Naval Base
Fahu
Santa Claus to Arrive by Plane in Atlantic on Dec 17
Santa will land by plane and visit Atlantic on the Saturday before Christmas, then travel to his castle in the city park to distribute gifts. He will greet shoppers on the streets and make several local appearances during the holiday rush. Letters may be left at the park castle for pickup during his visits. Postal officials urge early mailing and proper bundling to speed handling and require one cent stamps for unsealed cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Atlantic
Robert Maloney
Athantic Chamber of Commerce
Santa
Atlantic Sdez
Sant Childs
Atlantic Delivery
Weed Conference Attracts Esbeck In Sioux Falls
Leslie N. Esbeck attends a two day weed and pest control conference in Sioux Falls South Dakota focusing on weed control corn borer and ether pest management today and Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie N. Esbeck
Sioux Falls
S. C
Colombian Quints Merely A Hoax
Bogota papers failed to verify a tale of quintuplets. Medellin reports claimed five children born to a San Alejandro laborer’s wife, but ages ranged widely. El Liberal tied the story to a jail inmate’s motive to visit his five nephews while El Tiempo questioned the mayor’s involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bogota
Colombia
Medellin Dispatches
San Alejandro
Medellin
el Liberal
Luis Arroyave
Angostura
el Tiempo
Maria Arroyave
Social Surely Institute
Indian Affairs appoints Daniel B. Murphy as area director
The interior department named Daniel B. Murphy as area director of Indian affairs covering Minnesota Iowa Michigan and Wisconsin. Murphy previously owned the Crow Creek agency in South Dakota and the Menominee agency in Wisconsin and held a Minneapolis bureau post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wahingtes
Interior Department
Daniel B. Murphy
Minnesota
Iowa
Michigan
Wisconsin
Murphy
Crow Creek
South Dakota
Menominee Agency
Othe Minneapolis
Weatherman Posts First Cold Wave Warning Of Season
The U S Weather Bureau issued its first general midwest cold wave warning as polar air sweeps south across Manitoba. Temperatures will fall from 15 below in Minnesota to 20 above in southern Ohio with strong winds and light snow flurries. The cold front crossed Chicago early morning and will drive arctic readings south eastward toward the gulf with subzero readings in northern Minnesota tonight.
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Chicago
U. S. Weather Bureau
Midwest
Manitoba
Minnesota
Ohio
Shaw
Bismarck
Gulf
Detroit
Yor
Sasmarten
Babe Iana
Pennsylvania
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Set Up Road Blocks to Nab Burglars in Jefferson and Sioux City
Sioux City police and Union county authorities set road blocks after three men in their early 20s to early 30s burglarized two Jefferson business establishments around 1 am. The trio fled toward Sioux City with watches about $500, whiskey, and small change after Deputy William Reynolds fired at them. Maryville honors include Northwest Missouri State students Meyers Jones and Henningsen earning letters in football and Meyers receiving scholastic honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soux City
Sioux City
Union County
S. D
Jefferson, S. 1
Jefferson
Here
William Reynolds
Jefferson’s
Reynolds
Maryville
Gaylord (Whitew) Meyers
Atlantic
Northwest Missouri State College
Meyers
Kenneth Jones
Atlin C. Henningsen
Opal Dixon Returns To Reformatory After Six Hours
Opal Dixon, inmate serving life for a Des Moines bank robbery, escaped the Iowa women’s reformatory for six and a half hours before surrendering. Officials said she hid in a cottage and left without supper, claiming she could not stand the cold and planned to return next summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opal Dixon
Reformatory
Rockwell City
Dixon
Des Moines
Iowa Women's Reformatory
Helen Talboy
Groves Testifies None Pushed Atomic Secrets to Russia
Lt General Leslie Groves testified before House investigators that neither Harry Hopkins nor Henry Wallace pressed him to leak atomic secrets or materials to the Russians. Groves, head of the wartime bomb project, said he had no direct or indirect pressure from Wallace and no meeting or correspondence with Hopkins. He cited evidence of Russian shipments and lent lease pressure, noting the note signed H H about obtaining materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Leslie R. Groves
Harry Hopkins
Henry A. Wallace
Groves
House
Hopkins
Wallace
Russia
H. H
G. Racey Jordan
Air Force
American Activities Committee
Great Falls
Mont
Oak Ridge
Lend-Lease Administration
Lend Lease
Roosevelt
Major Jordan
Alaska
State Department
High School To Present Xmas Vesper Service
The Atlantic high school music department stages its annual Christmas vesper at the school auditorium Sunday at 4 PM. About 140 students perform with four tableaux from The Christmas Story. Samuel F. Fetters leads the tableaux and James Hitchcock reads. The program, under Lester H. Rumbaugh the music director, includes 46 in the choir, 34 in the boys glee club, 80 in the girls glee, plus various small groups and duets. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic High School
Samuel F. Fetters
Jas. Hitchcock
Lester H. Rumbaugh
Santa's Beard Declared Safe From Fire Hazard
Wilmington Delaware report notes E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company chemists have developed nylon Santa Claus beard. The beard, manufactured by a New York wig maker, melts rather than burns when exposed to fire, removing fear of chimney flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Del
E. du Pont de Nemours & Company
du Pont
Santa Claus
New York
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Charles Howard
Los Angeles County Jail
Howard
Chelf
D-Ky
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Rev. Welles
Episcopal Diocese
Ralph Cootack
Dean Ault
Seattle
Wash
Weatherman
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