Special Session Of Legislature Convenes Next Wednesday
The 1943 Iowa special legislative session will open at 10 a.m. in Des Moines with no clear stance yet on suspending or repealing the state income tax. Senators Devere Watson and J. T. Dykhouse planned tax bills for repeal and 1944 suspension, while leaders like Speaker Burma and Lt. Gov. Blue discussed the issue with Gov. Hickenlooper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deg. Moines
Devere Watson
Council Bluffs
J. T. Dykhouse
Rock Rapids
Henry W. Burma
Allison
Robert D. Blue
Eagle Grove
Frank Byers
Cedar, Rapids
G. W. Hunt
Guttenberg
B. B. Hickenlooper
Byers
Senate
Burma
Blue
Hunt
Special Session Hints on Tax Changes and Prison Drill
Taxpayers faced refunds and penalties with early payments amid expected 60 percent income tax cuts. The special session may end by January and decide if the state income tax is suspended or repealed. Fort Madison warden ordered target practice as a compulsory duty. guards claim no gun instruction or access to firearms. Capitol Letter continues on back page.
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Anamosa
Anamosa Men's Reformatory
Cedar Rapids
Fort Madison
Glenn Haynes
Neabbipye
Percy A. Lainson
K. E. Millsap
W. J. McNamara
D. O. Swanson
Looking Back Into the Past Ten Years Ago Highlights
Ten years ago Fred Miller and Augusta Richter were wed in Storm Lake at the Methodist parsonage. Bess Pitcher and Don Hankens planned wintering in California. Oris Erickson moved to a more lucrative Cherokee county role with Maple Valley Mutual Insurance.
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Fred Miller
Augusta Richter
Storm Lake
Methodist
Bess Pitcher
Don Hankens
Cherokee
California
Oris Erickson
Cherokee ‘County
Bre Lockin
Maple Valley Mutual Insurance Association
Medicine Case Stolen From Doctor’s Office
Dr. A. H. Eddy reported his medicine case stolen Monday afternoon by a man and a woman. The pair visited for “dope,” waited for the doctor to enter the back room, then seized the case in the front office and fled in a car. Bystander Fred Kaskey saw them conceal an object under a coat and alerted companions to pursue. Authorities traced a Pottawattamie county registered car to a woman in Council Bluffs, with the suspects still at large as police circulated the license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Eddy
Dr. Eddy
Fred Kaskey
Guarantee Oil Co
Fred
Harry Matzdorff
Ray Hines
Matzdorff
Hines
Aurelia
Cherokee
Highway Patrol
Pierre Bengtson
Pottawattamie County
Council Bluffs
Knights of Pythias ceremony crowns Zwick and Osterling
George Zwick and Gun nar Osterling were advanced to full fledged Knights of Pythias at the local lodge meeting. The third degree was conferred by Cherokee Knights with about 80 members present. A lunch and social evening followed, with future degree work planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Zwick
Gunnar Osterling
Knights of Pythias
Cherokee Knights
C. 0
Davis
Clarence Simmons
Deward Seman
A. A. Rapp
Bert Beeghley
R. J. Sturgeon
Bob Whiting
Characters Selected For Operetta Taffy Ann
The operetta Taffy Ann will be presented by 6 7 8th graders in the Aurelia high school auditorium Tuesday night February 8. Principal characters include Galahad Jerome Merryl Schulke Lovey Drake Shirley Nelson Taffy Ann Q O Day neighbor hood favorite Harriet Ohigon Pat O Day Ray Cipperley Dorothy Hathaway Georgia Ann Lauridsen Neil Miller Ray Renaud Annis Lorry Shirley Nielsen Ollie West Clayton Johnson Jean Rivers Elizabeth Eddy Johnnie Ryan Vernon Kaskey Bee Rivers Betty Nelson Pete O Day Kenneth Beeghley Eloise Vendell Ivadell Wohlers Madge Norwood Phyllis Lehnhardt Scrunchy Baxter Mary Ann Nelson.
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Taffy Ann
Aurelia High School
Galahad Jerome
Gallie
Bone of Contention
Merryl Schulke
Lovey Drake
Shirley Nelson
Q O’day
Harriet Ohigon
Pat O'Day
Ray Cipper
Kenneth Beeghley
Eloise Vendell
Ivadell Wohlers
Madge Norwood
Eloise
Phyllis Lehnhardt
Baxter
Mary Ann Nelson
New Year Golf Round Picked Up by Four North Wood Residents
Four North Wood residents played a round of golf on January 1, 1944, a New Year sport not usually indulged in Iowa. They played in their own local classes and set a light seasonal tone for the day.
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Iowa
Northwood
Zwick Kastengren Wedding at Bethlehem Church
Isabelle Mae Zwick and Joseph M. Kastengren Jr. were united in a January 18 ceremony at Bethlehem Lutheran Church. Rev. Lindstrom officiated. organist and soloist provided music. bridal party wore pastel gowns. After a reception, the couple plans to reside on the Albert Johnson farm following a short wedding trip. the bride is a Aurelia High School graduate and the groom from Holstein.
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Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Isabelle Mae Zwick
Earl Zwick
Afton Township
Joseph M. Kastengren, Jr
Aurelia
Joseph Kastengren
Holstein
Lindstrom
Miss Ludwigson
Joyce Kelly
Margaret Johnson
Marian Kastengren
Guy Robinson
Carl Hanson
Will Sleezer
A. M. Bengtson
Robert Gates
Gilbert Clow
Ruby Miller
Charlene Hahn
Raymond Zwick
Shirley
Harold Wesgaard
Verne Zwick
Frank Hill
Leo Kelly
Harry Carlson
Fred Zwick
Russell Parks
Myr
George Zwick
Lena
Will Brady
Clinton
Carol Kelly
Henry Stevens
Emma
Gladys Grayson
Selma Christenson
Albert Johnson
Lorenz Roth
August E. Johnson
Aurelia High School
Aurelia High
H. H. Lockin Insurance Office
Paul Lau Awarded Good Conduct Medal
Sgt. Paul W. Lau of the Antiaircraft Artillery School at Camp Davis North Carolina has earned the Good Conduct Medal for three years of active Federal service or one year during wartime with exemplary conduct. The red ribbon with three white stripes will replace the medal as the mark of perfection sought by the Army during wartime.
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Camp Davis
N. C
Paul W. Lau
Bryan L. Milburn
United States
Des Moines 97-Year-Old Tends 150 Walnut and 100 Butternut Trees
Wayland M. Newell cares for 150 walnut trees and 100 butternut trees in Des Moines. At age 97 he also maintains a vegetable and summer garden and shares his trees with friends.
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Wayland M. Newell
Des Moines
Mr. Newell
Ben Spitzbarth Opens Up Repair Shop In Jordan Garage
Cherokee native Ben Spitzbarth has leased the repair shop department of the Jordan garage and started operations this week. A longtime mechanic, he previously worked with Scotthorn Construction on the Alaska highway and spent two years at the Cherokee Chevrolet garage, after eight years with Peterson Motor Co. He is married with a daughter, Betty, and plans to relocate his family when a home is available.
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Ben Spitzbarth
Cherokee
Jordan Garage
Mr. Spitzbarth
Scotthorn Construction Company
Alaska Highway
Chevrolet
Peterson Moutor Co
Aurelia Wins First In Declama tory Contest
Aurelia contestants earned one first rating and two seconds in the state declamatory round held Monday night with Cleghorn winning two firsts. Galen Gilbert of Aurelia earned a first in oratorical with "We Too Were There." County contest set for January 26 at Quimby with Aurelia entrants Eunice Bruce, Beverly Ohlson, and Ralph Sauter advancing.
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Aurelia
Peterson
Cleghorn
Larrabee
Galen Gilbert
Eddie Rickenbacker
Gilbert
Maxine Nielsen
Edith Orwell
Ruth Lehnhardt
Georgie Bassett
Quimby
Eunice Bruce
France
Beverly Ohlson
Ralph Sauter
Baskethball Schedule Announces Home Dates
A W S basketball schedule lists games: Cleghorn January 21, Marcus January 28, county tournament at Cherokee, Sutherland February 11, Quimby February 18, Immaculate Conception February 28, sectional tournament March 14. Reminder to save paper for Boy Scout monthly collection.
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Cleghorn
Marcus
Cherokee
Aurelia Cagers Edge Sioux Rapids 23 to 20 in Close Game
Aurelia high school basketball beat Sioux Rapids 23 to 20 on their floor as the first team rallied from 18 to 8 at halftime. The Aurelia seconds fell 21 to 15 with Roger Glawe scoring 9 of Aurelia’s 15. The first-team box score shows balanced scoring and clean play with only three Aurelia fouls.
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Aurelia
Sioux Rapids
Roger Glawe
Aurelians
Bus Company Denied Cherokee-To-Sioux City Route
The Office of Defense Transportation refused Charter Coach of Sioux City permission to run a Cherokee to Emmetsburg line via Cherokee, saying the war effort would not be aided. Storm Lake route had previous approval from the Iowa Commerce Commission, after which a war certificate was sought. Melvin Pote built a power feed grinder elevator from salvage, reducing ground feed loss and scooping.
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Cherokee Times
Office of Defense Transportation
Charter Coach Company
Sioux City
Cherokee
Emmetsbore
ODT
P. R. Wigton
Traffic Bureau
Bus Company
Melvin Pote
Greenfield
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State Capitol
Sentinel
L. Herring
Assembly
Herring
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Employment Security Commission
Clyde
State. Capitol
America
The
Farmers National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
GME
Treasury Department
Louis M. Johns
Cherokee County Farm Bureau
Carrie Robinson
Legion Auxiliary
Carlberg Bros
Chicago
Gustafson
Wallace M. Short
Congress
Legion Theatre
E. W. Hill
Zelda Chamberlain
August Bischel
Silver Township
Elmer Orlester Swisher
Zwick
Osterling
Ola Willis
Extra
Willis
Wills
Zwick-Kastengren
Paul Lau
A.W. S. Baskethball
Boy Scouts
A. H. S. Cagers
Rapp
Wieland
Larson
C Brady
IV Galvin
Laursen
F Ross
George
Lauman
G Hughes
Bare Q
Haldine
Hock
NRA
WPA
CCC
First Trust & Savings Bank
Fevers Deposit Insurance Corporation
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