Iowa Faces Bigger Federal Taxes Under Treasury Plan
Iowa would pay an estimated 30 million dollars more annually in federal taxes if proposed boosts pass. The plan would raise the corporate rate to 30 percent and individual rate to 6.6 percent, eliminate the earned income credit, and expand taxes on gasoline liquor new cars travel and other items, with Iowa expected to gain roughly 20 million this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Des Moines
Federal Internal Revenue
Treasury
Rev Hugh Robinson and Wife Mark Golden Wedding
Scotch Grove records mark the fiftieth wedding anniversary of the Rev. Hugh Robinson and Anna B Sinclair now of Mount Vernon. The couple, former Scotch Grove residents, celebrated with a niece hosted picnic dinner attended by guests from the original wedding and family. They raised three children, one deceased, and later settled in Mount Vernon after the minister’s long career that included Lenox College presidency and service at churches in Scotch Grove Springville Madison Pawnee City Taylor Ridge and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotch Grove
Hugh Robinson
Mount Vernon
Marvin Lacock
Robinson
Anna B. Sinclair
Angus Sinclair
Lenox College
Hopkinton
Ireland
America
Cascade
Chicago
Presbyterian Church
Springville
Madison
S. D
Pawnee City
Neb
Taylor Ridge
Ill
Frank Kremer
Minneapolis
Katherine Robinson
New York City
Donald
Funeral services for W G Ristine held at Methodist Church
Funeral services for W. G. Ristine will be held at the Methodist church at 2 p.m. Wednesday with the Rev. Mr. Delahooke in charge. Burial will be in Riverside cemetery.
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Anamosa
W. G. Ristine
Methodist Church
Mr. Delahooke
Riverside Cemetery
Texas Girl Is Drake Relays Queen
Dorothy Elizabeth Ball a 20 year old UT senior from Houston will be Drake relays queen this weekend after being chosen from 21 college representatives. She majors in textile design with a B average and is a Pi Beta Phi. NBC announcer Bill Stern will crown her Saturday afternoon.
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Des Moines
Dorothy Elizabeth Ball
University of Texas
Miss Ball
Houston
Tex
Pi Beta Phi
Texas
San Antonio
Galveston
Tyler
Obituary notes from East Central Iowa communities
Funeral services for Glenn DeForest 26 were held at the Methodist church in West Liberty with Knights of Pythias members in attendance. Other notes mention Cedar county bond retirements, civil suits, a Keystone music pageant, Montour and West Liberty area obituaries, and public works projects in Toledo.
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West Liberty
Glenn DeForest
Walter A. Smith
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Wayne Walker
Ed Nay
Clyde Felton
Charles Norton
Ed Waite
George Harney
Herring Criticized by GOP Over Washington Trips
Iowa Senate race drama unfolds as Republican leaders back Gov George Wilson for 1942 US Senate bid. Lou Gardner blasts Senator Clyde Herring for boasting about defense contracts and public expense Washington trips, praising Wilson's steady leadership and faulting Herring's lack of focus on Iowa interests. The exchange touches on past army camp controversy near Corydon and party rivalry ahead of the 1942 contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Republican State Central Committee
George A. Wilson
United States
Wilson
Clyde L. Herring
Lou Gardner
Republican News
Herring
Washington
Gardner
Iowa
Corydon
Missouri
Fifty seventh wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs Gipple
Mr and Mrs T J Gipple of Spring Run near Columbus City observe their fifty seventh anniversary. They wed April 24 1884 and built a family farm home after purchasing the Auracher homestead in 1889 and ten adjoining acres in 1922.
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Columbus Junction
T. J. Gipple
Spring Run
Columbus City
Toledo
Janice Elizabeth
Washington, DC
Harold C Ale
Washington
Clark A. Ale
Allenwood
Frederick, Md
Ale
Traer High School
Central Iowa Business College
Marshalltown
Tama County Aaa
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington, D. C
Maryland
West Virginia
Virginia
South English
Sigourney
Keith Pence
Joy Dunn
Dorothy Powell
Walter Slate
Oskaloosa
Viola
the Commonwealth
Cedar Rapids
Jack Butler
Patricia Dolan
Margaret Healy
Joe Gorius
Ruth Secrist
Velma Kleineck
Leon Shaffer
Carroll Hoge
Isabelle Hoge
Hazel Rotert
Bea Elva Strait
Alfred Hoge
James Wild
Betty Strait
Ernest Clarke
John Newlin
Florence Potter
Wayne Larson
Clarence Smith
Wendell Paxton
Catherine Burke
Gladys Helgeson
Carolyn Hagerman
Helen Petty
Anna Martin
Will Secrist
Edgewood
Platt Funeral Home
E. B. Hanson
W. L. Feller
Strawberry Point
Hanson
Upper Iowa University
Dr. Hanson
Dubuque
Helen
McKinley High School
Avalon
Order of Eastern Star
Elderly Physicians Must Put On Their Working Clothes Again
In Des Moines the Iowa Hospital Association heard that hospitals must recall elderly doctors to replace those drafted into the army. Dr. A C Bachmeyer of Chicago urged careful attention to service quality as about 400 attendees gathered for the association's twelfth annual convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Hospital Association
A. C. Bachmeyer
Chicago
American College of Hospital Administrators
Association
Two Cedar County Men Held To Grand Jury On Drunk Driving Charges
Miller of near Lowdon waived hearing on operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated before Justice E C Gillam. He was bound over to Cedar county grand jury and posted $300 bond. Moffatt of Tipton was arraigned on drunk driving charges before Justice Gillam and held to the grand jury after waiving preliminary hearing. Both men were arrested by State Patrolman Ivan Franklin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Hugo Miller
Near Lowdon
E C Gillam
Cedar County
Grand Jury
Miller
Ivan Franklin
London
F.C. Moffatt
Justice Gillam
Burglars Take 162 From Oelwein Lumber Office
Deputy Sheriff Harold Hanson assists local authorities in investigating a weekend break in at the King and Preston Lumber company in Oelwein. A $162 was stolen from the safe after access was gained by breaking a rear window. This follows a prior week’s senior high school burglary with $940 in losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oelwein
Harold Hanson
Fayette County
King and Preston Lumber Company
Grinnell Warehouse Burns Near Hotel Monroe
Grinnell Midwest Mineral warehouse near Hotel Monroe burned Monday night. Fire found at 11 45 p.m. Cause unknown. Loss about 4000 dollars with 1500 in mineral feed. Strong wind threatened the hotel until a sudden shift saved the wooden structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Grinnell
Midwest Mineral Company
Monroe
M. E. Scandrett
Don't Spur the Horses opening at Cornell
Mount Vernon reports Cornell college rehearses a new musical comedy Dont Spur the Horses by Albert Johnson. The show ridicules old Westerns with a speaking chorus of cowgirls and cowhands. Craig Houston and Jim Daly are featured and directing. The Broadway style piece opens Friday at the Little Theater.
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Mount Vernon
Little Theater
Cornell College
Albert Johnson
Craig Houston
Cornell
Jim Daly
Kalona PTA Officers Elected And Kalona Graduation Dates
Kalona P T A elects Mrs R A Hender president Raymond Witting vice president Mrs Lovell Strickler secretary treasurer Monticello P T A names President Mrs William Tuetken vice president Mrs Earl DeShaw secretary Miss Alvina Kirshner treasurer Mrs Leslie Reade Kalona senior class sets commencement events from April 25 to May 19 including open houseMay 9 and 10 and trip May 16 Monticello Junior high presents Galloping Ghosts Friday night in the public school auditorium under Miss Huldah Peet Miss Lucille Conzett and Miss Marjorie James directing with large cast and chorus listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
Parent-Teacher Association
R.A Hender
Raymond Witting
Lovell Strickler
Monticello
William Tuetken
Earl DeShaw
Alvina Kirshner
Leslie Reade Kalona
Kalona High School
Washington
Huldah Peet
Lucille Conzett
Marjorie James
Richard Sutherland
Marilee Matthiesson
Clark Shannon
Janis Gimes
Bill Shrove
Frank Fitzsimmons
Irma Schoon
Betty Jean Adamson
Lois Cantrell
Alice Clark
Ellen Mae First
Betty Jo Guyan
Mary Hearn
Audrey Podhaski
Ann Skelley
Shirley Skelley
Theona Aldrich
Lois Clark
Vivian Kruse
Betty Rae Morning
Jane Stuhler
Gene Appleby
Bob Chisman
Pat Frank
Galen Hagen
Dick Skelley
Irma Pickett
Phyllis Appleby
Don Howland
Jerry Naylor
Charles Kreeb
Helen Gutens
Amana Society Head Dies After Fall From Ladder
Muller 70 president of the Amana Society and Amana Church Society died at his West Amana home from injuries after a week old ladder fall. He was farm manager, a former postmaster, married to Lisette Urban since 1888, with three children and several siblings. Private funeral Thursday at West Amana cemetery.
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Conroy
Benjamin L. Olson
Olson
Hilton Township
Caroline Faktinson
J. R. Leahy
Grant Olson
Jule Olson
Roy
Earl
Near South Amana
Lewis
Ellen Nelson
Fairmont
Minn
Linda Olson
Norway
Peter L. Olson
Kosta
West Liberty
Edmund Lewis
Davenport
Snider
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Mr. Lewis
Pedee
Zella Rock
Cedar Rapids
Adolph Miller
Near Norway
Emil
John
West
Carl
Homestead
West Amana
Chain Store Sales Diverge in Iowa 1939 Census
Iowa independent stores totalled 35 851 outlets with 649 905 000 dollars in sales in 1939 up 18 percent from 1933 while chain stores 2 321 outlets posted 1 247 944 000 dollars in sales down 28 percent. Independent outlets outnumbered chains 14 to 1 reflecting a national 13 to 1 ratio.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Federal Census Bureau
Iowas
Jesup Man Bound Over On Drunk Driving Charge
Leo Fischel of Jesup was arrested Sunday night west of Manchester and charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated He appeared before Justice William J Neiman and was bound over to the May term grand jury of Delaware county district court Fischel pled not guilty with bond set at 500 dollars His companion Herbert Weber of Gilbertsville faced intoxication charges and was fined 25 dollars and costs on Monday for the same offense Fischel officers said was returning from Detroit in a new automobile unlicensed at the time of arrest
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Leo Fischel
Jesup
William J Nteman
Delaware County
Fischel
Herbert Weber
Gilbertsville
Pelicans Pause At Upper Medium Lake In Mass Feeder
A flock of pelicans paused at Upper Medium lake to feed on Monday. Sportmen estimated the birds numbered between five hundred and six hundred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmetsburg
Upper Medium Lake
Rds
Toledo Couple, Martens Sale, Lyons Funeral Observed
Toledo ceremony unites Bernice Johnson and Marty Dolash at United Brethren church with relatives Delmar and a Waterloo guest. William Martens sells Iowa Finance to W L Hicks. Edward Lyons 79 funeral at Christ Methodist, Belle Plaine, with long C N W rail service career noted.
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Toledo
Bernice Johnson
George Johnson
Marty Dolash
Cedar Rapids
Frank Dolash
United Brethren Church
Re. F T
Dolash
la Plant-Choate Company
Oelwein
William Martens
Iowa Finance Company
W. L. Hicks
Fort Dodge
Belle Plaine
Edward Wilson Lyons
Christ Methodist Church
W. G. Warren
Oak Hill
Lyons
Cameron, Til
Mary Louise Edwards
Nebraska
Leora Adams
Elsie Mae Brown
Frazer, Mont
Fred D., Lyons
Belle Plain
Federated Women’s Clubs Convene in West Branch
West Branch hosts a convention of the Federated Women’s clubs of Cedar and Johnson counties with Johnson county and Cedar county hostesses. Sessions in the Methodist church include a 9:30 registration, 10 a.m. assembly, an 11:30 a.m. address by Mrs. R L Evins, luncheon at 12:15, and an afternoon program featuring a Clarence Junior club skit and a talk by Prof Wol Daykin on Trends Toward Industrial Democracy.
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West Branch
Federated Women's Clubs
Cedar
Johnson Counties
Johnson County
Centerdale Woman's Club
Cedar County
Arnold Pruess
Clarence
C. Bowman
Iowa City
Merrit Douglass
Ely High School Plays Sulphur and Molasses Thursday
Ely The junior and senior classes of Fl high school present Sulphur and Molasses a three act comedy Thursday at 1pm in the Legion hall Joseph McNamara and Rachel Truhlar lead the cast with a wide group including Ole Lorene Martha Horsky Genrao Kadlec Ozella Stastny Caroline Fuhrmeister Annie Jonas Emil Skripsky Margaret McNamara Maxwell Netolicky Ella Lee Wilmer Ross and Helen Burian Stage and advertising come under Jean Randall Vernon Nerderhisar and Maxine Netolicky
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Propertirs
Stage
Jean Randall
Vernon Nerderhisar
Maxine W Netolicks
Temperature Dip Hits Decorah With 27 Degree Low
Sub freezing weather clamped Iowa with Decorah recording a 27 degree low after a cold night in the northeast. Corner Bluffs topped state readings at 49 degrees Monday as scattered showers were forecast for Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Decorah
Corner Bluffs
Grinnell Man Heads to Chinese Mission Field
Grinnell Iowa native Harold Matthews and his wife are en route to Fenchow China as Congregational missionaries under the American Board. They will be the only missionaries in the region, with two sons and a daughter remaining in Grinnell. Matthews plans a long trek by foot and mule through Shansi and Shen provinces to reach distant churches and villages.
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Boston
Harold
Matthews
Grinnell
Fenchow
China
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Alden E
Homer B
Charlotte A
Hull Ta
Grinnell College
University of Chicago
Tipton Order of Eastern Star Holds Annual School of Instruction
The Tipton chapter No 367 OA Eastern Star held its annual school of instruction in the Masonic Temple with Mrs Betty Fraseur of Tipton as district instructor. A luncheon hosted by Mrs Martha Jane Henry preceded the session, followed by tea at the Hotel Tipton. Distinguishing guests included Mrs Laura Lenz, Mrs Effie Shannon, and other chapter leaders. The program featured a woodwind quartet, a girls sextet, soloists, and a vocal trio before an evening session with noted dignitaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Betty Fraseur
Martha Jane Henry
Worths
Laura Lenz
Mason City
Effie Shannon
Davenport
Fraseu
Jane Willard
Betty Jane Lee
Dorothy Lind
Margery Maurer
Darlene Hohnbaum
Sally Cobb
DeVonne Fraseur
Ruth Potter
Phyllis Bolton
Ruth Ann Schnoekloth
Phyllis Kadel
Miss Bolton
Chas. Bowman
Iowa City
J. L. Records
Adah G. Thompson
Cedar Rapids
Louis Horack
Margery Cobb
Grace Fraseur
Anita Chamberlain
Blanche Westby
Ottumwa Theater Fire Ravages Major Showhouse in City
A large fire destroyed Ottumwa’s main theater and damaged three nearby buildings including Capitol theater and the Ottumwa Gas offices. Loss estimates ranged from 100000 to 175000 with most of the theater equipment uninsured or covered by insurance. About 500 firefighters fought the blaze for over two hours with no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Ottumwa Theater
Sam Russell
Jake Cohen
the States Theater Company
Capitol Theater
Ottumwa Gas Company
Eagles Hall
Cohen
Deanna Durbin
Kenneth Shiples
Gas Company
Iowa City News Briefs Covers Local Fraternal Elections and Legal Actions
Henry Sull of Farmington elected president of the University of Iowa Sigma Delta Chi chapter with Gene Claussen Mane nine as vice president Donald Ohl Iowa City secretary and William Henthorne Marquette treasurer Prof Charles Z Sanders named faculty adviser to replace Winston Allard who is on army duty. John Doss files a suit in Johnson County District Court seeking 8350 actual damages and 1000 exemplary against Verr Nall Town City owner of Nall Chevrolet for allegedly converting two trucks and a sedan. Judge Harold D Evans grants a divorce between Dudey Huff and Jean Huff for desertion. Robert Towner of Iowa City chosen master councilor of the southeast Iowa DeMolay district at its spring conclave in Fairfield. Iowa City Woman’s Club to hold a Defense Fund Sale with proceeds to Bundles for Britain Red Cross and Women’s Field Army for Cancer relief.
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Iowa City
Henry Sull
Farmington
University of Iowa
Sigma Delta Ch
Nored
Gene Claussen Mane Nine
Donald Ohl
Inaq
William Henthorne Marquette
Charles Z. Sanders
Femed
Winston Allard
John Doss
Johnson County
Robert Towner
Iowa
Cry
Order of DeMolay
Fairfield
Iowa City Womans Club
A * Defense
Britain
Red Cross
Women's Field Army For the Control of Cancer
Dr Caldwell’s Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin Promoted
Advert says constipation relief by combining Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin. Claims easing of stomach upset, gas and bloating, and pleasant taste for children. Encourages buying Dr Caldwell’s Laxative Senna at druggists today.
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Soma
Ton —Advertisen
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The
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Fidelity Storage and Transfer Company
St. Paul
D. H. McCall
St. Elmo, Ill
Montour
T. C. Gibson
Mr. Gibson
Bucyrus
Hebron
Ind
Victor
Nettie Heywood
Mary
Nerberger
Gene Moylan
Robert Ditmars
Ernest Crene
Grounds
R. A. Wuestenberg
M. A. Hemmingway
E C. Kerr
Elmer Merridith
Vernie Hansen
K. C. Smith
J. B. Saccaro
David Humpke
Clare Brooke
Howard Watters
L. E. Papenthein
Irwin Mosher
Concessions
Jack Hintz
Pete Donahoo
Robert W Brooke, Jr
George Hise
E D. Bradley
Mark Schafer
H F. Lewis
Margaret C. Jack
Raymond Atkins
Wapello
Florence Winder
Homer Winder
R. J. Cotter
Jennie Cotter
Winfield
Iowa Supreme Court
Oscar Hale
Hale
Brown Hotel
Max Bumgardner
Cotter
Louisa County
Board of Supervisors
PWA
Sac and Fox
M. J. Fuller
Sen. Herring
Towa
George Wilson
Herring-Kraschel
Oelwein Lumber
Amana Society
John W Barry
Gustav Miller
Pelicans
Cedar and Johnson Club
Ely
Joseph McNamara
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