Personal income from industry in Iowa climbs
Des Moines reports industry now provides 21.1 percent of Iowa personal income versus 18.7 percent from agriculture. Manufacturing employs about 178 000 of Iowa’s 681 700 nonagricultural workers, with 3 600 plants and 19 new companies, 17 branches, one relocation, 45 expansions.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Iowa Development Commission
The
Development Commission
Food and Allied Products
Harry D. Linn
IMA
Ino
Lino
Expensive Oversight Hits Dayton City Tax Literature
About 50,000 pieces of Dayton Ohio city income tax literature were returned to the printer after omitting the sponsoring organization and official name as required by Ohio law. Had they been distributed a fine between 300 and 2000 dollars could have been imposed.
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Dayton
Ohio
Camblins Large Employer in Atlantic Western Iowa
Camblins of Atlantic is a major regional plumbing heating and air conditioning contractor with a large permanent staff and active service department. The firm handles both large projects and small jobs and is completing plumbing and heating for Atlantic junior high school while remodeling the old building.
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Iowa
Camblin's of
Atlantic
Camblin
Camblin's
Wayne Camblin
Atlantic Junior High School
Camblin’s
Jupiter Spins Slower Puzzle Baffles Astronomers
Astronomers report Jupiter has begun rotating more slowly, a puzzling change in the giant planet’s spin. The cause remains unclear as researchers study the data and models to explain this unexpected shift.
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Jupiter
Henningsens Mark 15 Years of Progress in Atlantic
The 1964 reflection credits E C Henningsen Co Inc and Henningsen Steel Products for 15 years of progress in Atlantic Iowa. Since 1949 the asphalt street builder and since 1951 the Straw Steel building firm have provided local jobs, with peak payrolls around 120 to 125 workers. A 1962 expansion added Echco Ready-Mix to offer ready mix concrete meeting state and federal specs.
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Henningsen
Atlantic
Iowa
E. C. Henningsen Co., Inc
Henningsen Steel Products Inc
Echeo
Einer C. Henningsen
Tom
Echco Ready-Mix
Fivo
Echco
Henningsen’s
West Second Street
Insurance Firm and Aro-Lite Take Over Local Grocery Site
George Howard of Atlantic Iowa was named general agent for Life of Mid America Insurance Company covering 17 counties in Southwest Iowa with a local office in the Aro Lite building on West 7th Street. The home office remains in Dubuque. Gary Wissler, Cass county resident and former Farm Bureau agent, joined as assistant general agent in December. Sub-agents were appointed to support the area.
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George Howard
Plums Street
Atlantic
Life of Mid-America Insurance Company
Iowa
Aro Lite
Jessen
West 7Th Street
Life of Mid America Insurance Company
Dubuque
Gary Wissler
Cass County
Petition Against Coffee Breaks Sparks 17th Century Debate
In 17th century England a petition from women condemns coffee breaks as a bitter puddle water that drains funds and leaves wives unable to buy bread or pay for a midwife. The comments reflect social tension as coffeehouses rise in prominence.
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England
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Atlantic Golf and Country Club
Sunnyside Park
Wayne Schuler
George Couch
Park Meadows
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