Iowa farm income rises fast while taxes climb sharply
Iowa farm income jumped from 716.37 million in 1940 to 2.408 billion in 1947. Farmers paid 3.178 million in income taxes in 1947 versus 232 thousand in 1940, while urban residents paid 6.685 million in 1947 up from 3.591 million in 1940. Urban and rural property levies were similar in 1940 and 1947, though urban property tax rose steadily and rural tax spiked between 1944 and 1946.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Taxpayers Association
Local social guests visit families and travels noted
Griswold Miss Alice Weaver of Sheldon and Miss Clara Smith of Clear Lake visit Miss Mercedes Hemsted. Miss Mary Hodge a Salt Lake City teacher spends two weeks with aunts Jennie Christian and W C Bryant. Miss Marion Bartles of Hubbard Nebraska visits Miss Margaret Wolf. Mr and Mrs John B West Jr and Mary West went to Silver City to visit grandparents Rew, who returned with them to the West home. Cut your speed when dusk falls to save a life.
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Silver City
J. Rew
John West
Beardsley lands Iowa primary upset in Washington reports
E P Chase analyzes an Iowa primary that surprised observers in Washington. Beardsley defeated Blue aided by farm bureau and teachers groups, with Fischer guiding the campaign. Gwynne and Arch McFarlane faced losses while Wilson, LeCompte, and Talle won renomination bids, signaling rising partisan participation nationwide.
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Washington
D. C
Iowa
Blue
Beardsley
Farm Bureau
State Educational Association
Charley Fischer
Arch McFarlane
Waterloo
John W. Gwynne
Iowa House
Congress
Wilson
Kate LeCompte
Henry QO. Talle
Mr. Calhoon
LeCompte
Talle
House
Familiar Carson Candidates Drawn by Cartoonist Campagna
Cartoons by Campagna present six aspiring GOP presidential hopefuls with familiar faces, each rendered with a humorous twist. The sketches capture recognizable public personas, hinting at the crowded field and anticipated scrutiny from voters and critics alike.
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Campagna
Churches in Adair Area Plan Sunday Services Across Denominations
Local church listings show multiple congregations with Sunday schools from 8 to 10:00 a.m. and worship times ranging 9:45 a.m. to 11 a.m. Several churches note special programs, youth groups, prayer meetings midweek, and vacation Bible school starting June 21. Parish notes include pastors names such as Noble, Heemann, Bloomquint, Dohrmann, Lindquist, and more.
Church Activities And Schedules Across Local Congregations
SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church lists Masses at 7 30 a m and 10 a m daily services 7 50 a m First Methodist hosts Sunday school 9 45 am with Marvin Barber superintendent worship at 10 45 am and a sermon When People Love the Church Scout troop Monday evening church trustees meet Tuesday 8 pm Intermediate MYF picnic Friday WLCS Circle Friday afternoon Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church with Reinhold Dohrmann pastor holds 11 am service at the Atlantic Theatre special voters meeting June 27 religion classes and teacher meetings planned Thursday United Presbyterian led by John H Stewart Bible school 10 am worship at 11 offering for sin YP and Women’s Missionary Society meeting Friday June 125 notes prayer group led by Gertrude Bailey and Mrs Robert Leach
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Church of Christ C
Linkletter
B. R. Bennett
Serpente
Bonnie Beekman
God
Boy Scouts
First Baptist
R. E. Ditleveen
Baptist Youth Fellowship
SS. Peter.and Paul Catholic
P. N. McDermott
First Methodist
Marvin Barber
Morsing
WLCS
Zion Evangelical Lutheran
Church of the Lutheran Hour
Reinhold G. Dohrmann
Atantic Theatre
Lydia R. Otto
Hazel St
United Presbyterian
John H. Stewart
Anita News: Local Visitors Share News and Visits
Mrs Maude Schoaler of Carlisle and Miss Clara Talbot of Des Moines visited Tuesday with Schoaler family including Elsie Smith and Kitty Smith and with brother Francis Smith and his wife. Des Moines shoppers Rods Lewis and daughter Betty and Alla Bowen also visited. Sunday guests of Mrs Ben Brodersen and daughter Jesuna were Louise Halloran and H R Allman. Bernard Bud Brodersen returned from the University of Minnesota to visit family. Duane Bowen from the University of Chicago spent a week with Myrtle Bowen and Hugh Bowen.
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Anita
Maude Schoaler
Carlisle
Clara Talbot
Des Moines
Elsie Smith
Kitty Smith
Francis Smith
Rods Lewis
Betty
Alla Bowen
Ben Brodersen
Jesuna
Louise Halloran
Denison
H. R. Allman
Minneapolis
Bernard
Bud) Brodersen
University of Minnesota
Duane Bowen
University of Chicago
Myrtle Bowen
Hugh
Territory church notices mix in Anita area
A column lists multiple congregations in Anita and nearby towns with service times Sunday school worship and youth groups. Churches include Anita Congregational Christian Anita Christian Science Anita Methodist Anita Central Church of Christ LaRoy Anderson pastor and St John Catholic Adair Methodist Wiota youth fellowship.
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Anita Central Church of Christ
Joel N. ‘Boone
Loyal Anderson
Pauline Henderson
Guthrie Center
Cumberland Choir
Bannick and Hansen families visit and return home
Peter Bannick of Lyndon Ill returns home after visiting his children, while Ed win Hansen and his sons Fred and Bob depart for Spokane Wash after visiting Atlantic and local families. Fred Hansen and Jack and Richard Retz visited Massena and Avoca for a Retz clan picnic with about 30 members.
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Wiota
Peter Bannick
Lyndon, Ill
Steffens
John Fooken
Edwin Hansen
Fred
Bob
Spokane
Wash
Emil Reta
Emma Schmidt
Frank Retz
Atlantic
Hansen
Fred Hansen
Jack
Richard Rets
Jack Plat
Massena
Orvie Fisher
Avoca
Retz Clan
Local church service notices from Walnut area churches
St John s Lutheran with Pastor Andreasen and service at 1046 Walnut. Walnut Catholic led by Pastor J Schuman with Mass at 9 30 a m. Walnut Evangelical Reformed led by Pastor A Thomas with Sunday school at 9 30 and divine service at 10 45. Weita Methodist led by Pastor Harold E Butts with morning worship at 10 and Sunday school classes at 10 80.
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St. John’s Lutherany
P. Andreasen
Walnut Catholic
KE. J. Schuman
Walnut
Evangelical-Reformed
A. Thomas
Wieta
Harold E. Butts
Local social notes from Red Oak and vicinity
Grant and Mrs A C Stinemates and Gretchen Slemmon of South Bend Ind were guests Friday in the Warren Lischer home near Red Oak. Many visitors attended Legion auxiliary county meeting at Stanton. Family picnics and visits spread through Red Oak Corning Maryville and Omaha with relatives from Chicago Chicago area residents noted.
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Grant
A. C. Stinemates
Gretchen Slemmon
South Bend
Ind
Warren Lischer
Red Oak
Byron Blackburn
Riceville
Lucy Blackburn
C. A.len
Anna Corbin
George Davis
Charles Ruhl
American Legion
Auxiliary
Stanton
Maude Bohan
Carbon
Harold Bohan
Roy Vogel
Corning
Ralph Smith
Barbara
Sioux City
Fay Gillet
Lester Hendrickson
Owen Davis
Ronnie
Dennis
Legion Park
Jim Woods
Kansas City
Douglas Kenworthy
Philip Huggerberger
Omaha
Aed
Fred Kenworthy
Ivan Finnell
Ruth Ann
Everett Meyer
Fay Corbin
Bob Jones
Maryville
N. H. Jones
John Hendrickson
C. L. Hendrickson
Conway
Owen Mullen
Kathleen
Howard Schuler
Fred Schuler
Henry Schuler
Joe Meek
Chicago
Brighton Blue Belles Hold All Day 4-H Meeting
An all day Brighton Blue Belles session on June 3 featured a dinner by leader Mayme Kay with Thelma Voss and Opal Gress. A recreation hour and business meeting followed. plans for rally day were set and Regina Miller with Loretta Peters named Camp Brewater delegates. Hustlers Picnic Extra tours seven families through six 4-H projects ending with a Plow Tree park picnic dinner.
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Brighton Blue Belles
Mayme Kay
Thelma Voss
Opal Gress
Regina Miller
Loretta Peters
Camp Brewater
Plow Tree Park
County Agents Lead Walkthrough and Traffic Safety Note
Satisfactory to County Agent Fenske, Keith Kitelinger and James Peterson are the leaders. Walk again at the traffic on the open highway so you can see what is coming. Try News-Telegraph Want Ads.
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Fenske
Keith Kitelinger
James Peterson
News-Telegraph
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Lawrence E. Rydquist
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Jay Waterman
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Fran Benne
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Wiota News
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Dr. O'Connor
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J. M. DeBerg
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