Increase in Assessments of Utilities Across Iowa 1948
The Iowa Tax Commission reports 1948 assessments for railroads and utilities with broad increases. Total public utilities rise to 145,648,997 while railroads gain 9.87 percent. pipelines and transmission show notable gains as earnings rise. The report details major eastern Iowa lines and charges payable in 1949.
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Gerald Bogan
Iowa Daily Press
Des Moines
Iowa Tax Commission
John W. Barnes
Iowa
Des Moines and Central Railroad Company
Pullman Company and Express Company
Barnes
Three polio victims released as new patient admitted in Council Bluffs
Mercy hospital polio ward in southwest Iowa reports three releases and one admission, boosting 1948 polio total to 103. New patient Janice Le Masters, 10, daughter of Mr and Mrs Clifford Le Masters of Council Bluffs, joins Dr John J Connolly, 42, dentist Billy Kobald, 7, of Dunlap, and Robert Willis, 17, Council Bluffs. Twenty two remain in the ward.
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Council Bluffs
Mercy Hospital
Southwest
Iowas
Janice le Masters
Chifford le Masters
Iowa Security Loan Sales Reach $74 Million In June
Iowa state director Roger F Warin announced total security loan drive sales of series F and G bonds reached 74,596,632 dollars, excluding special investors' purchases of 40,378,000 dollars. The quota was 100,000,000 dollars, with special investor classes allowed up to 1,000,000 and banks up to 100,000 per investor. The drive, ending June 30, covered two weeks in July for those special purchases.
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Des Moines
Roger F Warin
Iowa
Warin
Treasury Department
Iowa Sales Tax Revenue Surges in 1947 48 Fiscal Year
Iowa Tax Commission reports 1947 48 sales tax receipts totaling 45 032 437 up more than 8 million from the prior year. The Christmas quarter yields 12 466 228 set an all time high, with use tax almost doubling to 2 014 534. Local and county allocations and detailed industry breakdowns included.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Tax Commission
Earle S Smith
Ames
Smith
Iowa Univ Library Receives Radio Broadcasting Literature
The University of Iowa library is named one of 111 depositories nationwide for radio broadcasting literature. Des Moines Public Library is the only other Iowa depository receiving the material. Publications from the federal radio education committee networks NAB and related bodies will be distributed for reference and research use.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa Library
United States
National Association of Broadcasters
Des Moines Publicbrary
Federal Radio Education Committee
NAB
Iowa Veterans To Get NSLI Dividend by 1950
Iowa World War II veterans will receive about 26 million dollars in National Service Life Insurance dividends. Payments cover policies in force three months or more and depend on age policy type and duration. About 260 thousand Iowa veterans are eligible.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Veterans Administration Office
National Service
Editor Paul Brown Dies After Street Collapse
Paul Brown, 35, editor of the Anita Tribune, collapsed on an Anita street and died Tuesday in a Council Bluffs hospital. He had been rushed there after collapsing earlier on the street.
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Council Bluffs
INS
Paul Brown
Anita Tribune
Council Bluffs Hospital
Anita Street
National Guard Faces Push to Place It Under Army Control
Brig Gen Charles Grahl said the national guard will resist any move to federalize it, arguing states retain control. He noted a defense committee report urging central army supervision and predicted congressional opposition from former governors. A Des Moines meeting will coordinate Iowa Nebraska guards on armories and vehicle storage to align with federal funding.
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Camp Riley
Kan
Charles Grahl
Iowa
National Guard
Grahl
34Th Infantry
National Defense Committee
Army
Congress
Nebraska
Des Moines
Grad
Guy Henninger
Victor Boy Scout Troop 15 Hosts Roller-Skating Party
The newly organized Victor Boy Scout troop No. 15 held a roller-skating party Monday night with proceeds of 22 dollars to support the Scout program.
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Victor—Boy Scout
Rioting at Des Moines Legion Convention Injures One
Police reported about 200 people in the disturbance at the Hotel Fort Des Moines convention HQ. One man was injured. arrests were made as riot squads and patrols responded. Eyewitness Stewart Lund described confrontations between Legion members and a group led by a man in a red shirt.
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Des Moines
American Legion
Fort Des Moines
Stewart Lund
Webster City Post
Legionaires
Acorn Turns Out To Be High Power Line Insulator
An acquisitive squirrel in Council Bluffs lampooned by a near miss hit a high power line insulator while seeking a winter prize. The mishap sparked an outage lasting over an hour as linemen replaced the insulator and restored power to hundreds of homes.
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Council Bluffs
Disturbance Ends as Police Break Up Convention
Bricks and stones were thrown during the disturbance at a convention. An injured man, Robert Peterson, 27, of Missouri Valley, was taken to a hospital where staff said his condition is not serious. The convention was to end.
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Robert Peterson
Missouri Valley
INS Head Quizzed In Des Moines Payoff Probe
A. B. Barron, INS Des Moines bureau manager, was briefly questioned by Assistant County Attorney Ed S. Thayer regarding payoff allegations from Des Moines tavern operators. Indications show Barron was asked about a minor point.
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Des Moines
A. B. Barron
INS
Ed S. Thayer
Barron
Midwest Indians Annual Powwow Opens August 19 at Tama
The Mesquakie Indians of Tama plan their 33rd annual powwow from Thursday August 19 through Sunday August 22 featuring Pipe Buffalo Head and Eagle dances. Guests from Nebraska Wisconsin Minnesota South Dakota Oklahoma and Kansas are expected. Highlights include the western championship man dancer contest and an Indian baby show with health prizes. The event, run by Robert Waseskuk, showcases relics and indigenous agriculture exhibits. About 450 residents live on the 3346 acre Tama Reservation.
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Tama
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Minnesota
South
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Kansas
Middlewest
Frank Pushetonequa, Jr
Army
Billy Waseskuk
Russell Decorah
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