Iowa State Tax Board Issues Instructions on Farm Land Values
Des Moines Iowa AP The state tax board directed assessors to distinguish good fair and poor land when valuing farm real estate for the next quadrennial valuation. The board urged using crop yields productivity and related data to set values and recommended a square foot method for residence valuations, aligning with broader assessment practices.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Taxommission
Commission
Iowa State Committee of Agricultural Program
County Planning Board
Organi Gations
State Board
Ben Hall
Three Man Card Draw Chooses Army Draftees in Des Moines
Des Moines AP report says three men won a draft by drawing cards from a deck to fill Polk county board No. 4 quota. Winners Francis A. Wohlwend 24 Louis J. Sicpker 23 and Clifford E. Lewis 23 will serve one year. Others George Louis Barnquist 27 and Claude E. Lane 24 remain at home.
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Des Moines
Harry Grund
Polk County
Francis A.wohlwend
Louis J. Sicpker
Clifford E. Lewis
George Louis Barnquist
Claude E. Lane
Perjury Charge Filed Against Oxford Man
Iowa City county attorney filed information in district court against Orlo Sedlacek of Oxford a state witness in the trial of Ivan Schmidt on perjury. Sedlacek testified falsely in the case charging Schmidt with maintaining a liquor nuts. The jury did not reach a verdict. Sedlacek posted a $2000 bond.
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Iowa City
Orlo Sedlacek
Oxford
Ivan “Schmidt
Harold W. Westermark
Sedlacek
Schmidt
Olive Plattenberger Rites Planned at Mount Vernon
Funeral services for Olive Plattenberger of Mount Vernon killed in a Davenport auto accident will be held Friday at 3 p.m. in the Presbyterian church conducted by Rev. Joseph Gray, per the Gazette report.
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Gazette
Mount Vernon
Olive Plattenberger
Davenport
Presbyterian Church
Joseph Gray
New Year’s Wedding at Eldorado Unites Lucille Gross and Ronald Igfenbert
Miss Lucille Gross daughter of Henry W Gross and Ronald Igfenbert youngest son of Mr and Mrs Max Grafenberg were united in a double ceremony in St Peters church West Union officiated by Rev William N Foege Attending were Miss Verna Gross and Stan Strudthoff of Waterloo Everett Vagts and Henry L Gross as ushers The bride a West Union High School graduate has taught in rural schools for five years Mr Grafenberg will join his father on the farm after March 1 and they will reside on a farm
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Eldorado
Lucille Gross
Henry W. Gross
Ronald Ig Fenbert
Max Grafenberg
North
West Union
William Nal Foege
St. Peter's m Church
Verna Gross
Stan
Strudthoff
Waterloo
Everett , Vagts
Henry L. Gross
West Union High
Grafenberg
Mrs. Grafenberg
Mcgregor
Bernice Henry
Albert Henry
Raymond Trygg
Andrew Trygg
St. Mary's Parsonage
J. J. Horsfeld
Warren Washburn
Trygg
McGregor High School
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
State Highway Commission
Tama
Samuel Lincoln Hartsock
Marshalltown
Harrison Funeral
Frank V. Getty
Methodist Church
Frank Fowler
Carl B. Harrison
Ben
Frank Cory
Ed Metz
Clifford Metz
Jess Kauble
W. C. Cory
Grand View Cemetery
Mr. Hartsock
William
Catherine
Katherine Halverson
Mason City
Norman Kauble
Amy Hartsock Kauble
Belle Plaine
Royal Neighbors Lodge
Velma Vaughn
Clinton
Ada Hoffman
Decorah
Laura Hijelle
John Hjelle
Victor Hoeg
C. Hoeg
O. Glesne
Decorah Lutheran Church
Marie Hjelle
Harold
Green Parrot Cafe
Iowa State Teachers College
Phoenix
Ariz
Engineering
University of Iowa
Winneshiek County
Calamus
Thomas Burgoyne
Maywood
Fannie Willetts
Davenport
E. J. McManus
DeWitt
R. H. Butterfield
San Francisco
Calif
Zeridetha Lodge
Garland
O.E.S
Wheatland
Postville
George Kohlman
Kohlman Brothers Clothing Company
Monday
John A. Palas
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Berna Schultz
Ella Schultz
Los Angeles
Harvey Mahnke
LaCrosse
Wis
August Mahnke
Farmersburg
Frederick R. Ludwig
Harold H. Schroeder
Ivan Schultz
Monona
Mahnkee
Tick Bird as Light Body for Rhinoceros Weighing Tons
A small bird under one pound acts as a possible carrier or balance for a rhinoceros that weighs several tons, illustrating unusual interspecies roles. The sentence highlights the bird's tiny size relative to the massive mammal and hints at an ecological or symbolic relationship.
Henry and Clara Batcheller celebrate fiftieth anniversary
Mr and Mrs Henry Batcheller marked their 50th wedding anniversary at home in Oxford Junction on Christmas Day. They married December 25, 1890, and lived in Oxford Mills Paton and farms before settling in Oxford Junction. They have two living children Ola Leightfoot and Raymond Batcheller, four grandchildren, and one great grandchild.
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Henry Batcheller
Batchellers
Paton
Oxford Mills
Ola Leightfoot
Fort Madison
Raymond Batcheller
Savanna, Jr
Alvin Setterstrom
Gowne
Harold Leightfoot
Ray
Pauline Batcheller
Savanna
Cedar county four to join January draft for Des Moines
Four Cedar county youths Robert Schroeder Alfred Rixe John Kofron and William Eggert will leave for Fort Des Moines January 7 to fill the January draft quota. Eggert is the first involuntary draftee from Cedar county.
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Tipton
Robert Charles Schroeder
Alfred Rixe
Bennett
John Edward Kofron
West Branch
William Allen Eggert
Cedar County
Fort Des Moines
Selective Service
Schroeder
Rixe
Kofron
Eggert
Gillette Attacks Five Per Cent Commission Paid On Land Deals
Washington Senator Guy Gillette condemns the wartime policy of paying real estate agents a five percent commission for land purchases including 20 000 acres near Burlington Iowa for a shell loading plant He argues the total cost would reach two million dollars with a hundred thousand paid to agent AJ Cockrell of Burlington He says one or two percent is a fair commission for listing finding a buyer and closing a deal.
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Washington
Guy Gillette
Inc
War Department
Burlington
J. Cockrell
Iowa Donates Generous Aid to War-Stricken Abroad
Des Moines Iowa records show 1940 relief totals for Greeks Finns and England. The Greek fund sent 23000 to national headquarters while the Greek War Relief affiliate aimed for 100000. The Finnish fund closed July with 28000 sent to aid fighting Russians on the Mannerheim line. Bundles For Britain delivered 1000 knitted garments 16 packing boxes of drugs and instruments six children beds blood transfusion gear and other medical supplies.
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Des Moines
Mannerheim
Britain
England
Marriage notices and licensing trends in Clayton county
In Clayton county the county clerk reports a regular rise in marriage licenses over the last three years with 308 issued in 1938, 351 in 1939, and 390 in 1940. Decorah reports several local weddings including Laura Hjelle and Victor Hoeg, Darlene Kimball and Joseph Katz in Waterloo, and Erma Petrak and John Alberhasky in Iowa City, plus outdoor lighting contest results in McGregor and Monona high school alumni elections.
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Elkader
Clayton County
H. H. Liddy
Ince
Iowa Attorneys Invited to Three Day Income Tax School
Iowa lawyers were invited to a Jan 7 9 income tax school at the Iowa State Capitol run by the State Bar Association. Over 400 lawyers expected. sessions led by Frank J Blaser and Charles H Sayre with other officials. Edgar J Goodrich of Washington DC will address a school banquet. George C Murray originated the idea.
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Iowa
Iowa State Bar Association
Casper Schenk
House
Statehouse
Schenk
Frank J. Blaser
Internal Revenue Bureau
Charles H. Sayre
State Income Tax Division
Iowa Tax Commission
F. J Harrigan
C. M. Beem
Commission
Income Tax Division
Edgar_J. Goodrich
Washington, D. C
Federal Board of Tax Appeals
University of Iowa
George C. Murray
Sheldon
State Bar Association
Local clubs and social notices across Iowa towns
Eighteen past officers of the Benton County 4-H club meet in Luzerne hosted by Miss Arlene Kluss. Events include 4-H medals for Maxine Boddiker, a trip recap by Mable Hanson, and campus activity talk by Marie Grunewald. Stanwood hosts an Eastern Star installation. Wilton Junction marks a 25th wedding anniversary with relatives in attendance. Belle Plaine notes the engagement of Vada McGrew to Rex Beardshear set for March 2. Victor lists new officers for the Congregational D. K. society. West Union invites a guest speaker, Mrs. George M. Reid, for a Citizens' club meeting.
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Benton County
Arlene Kluss
Maxine Boddiker
Mable Hanson
Keystone
T'M National Club Congress
Chicago
Marie Grunewald
Blairstown
Town State College
Ames
Stanwood
Idelle
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Wilton Junction
Harry E. Einfeldt
City Hall
Davenport
Muscatine
Atlanta
Belle Plaine
O H. McGrew
Vada Jamnita Mc-Grew
Rex Beardshear
Marengo
James Beardshear
First Congregational Church
Victor
Congregational
D. K
Ralph Shaw
Henry von Aswege
Ellen Walter
J. Shultz
West Union
George M. Reid
Monona
England
West Union Citizens’ Club
Wounds Attackers Shot By Own Gun In Des Moines
Des Moines police report two youths 16 and 19 wounded while allegedly trying to wrest a pistol from HH Anderson a Rock Island Railroad special agent Anderson was shot by his own gun during the struggle in the railroad yards Flinn suffered a gunshot to the right side and exited the back Wilson had a bullet wound in the right hand while Anderson received wounds to his left shoulder and hip all three were arrested the incident occurred Tuesday night in the yards.
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HH. Anderson
Rock Island Railroad
Anderson
Lawrence Flinn
Flinn
Harold Wilson
Clayton County Returns to Republican Rule in 1933
Special to The Gazette reports Clayton County shifts to Republican control for the first time since 1933. Most offices now held by Republicans, with Merrill R. Smith named Auditor and Everett Hagensick Treasurer, alongside several deputies and staff continuing from prior administrations. Sheriff E W Carlsen and Attorney H K Roggensack are reelected, and Democrats remain on the county board with J R Moses and A R Dittmer among members.
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Clayton County
Merrill R. Smith
Guttenberg
Donald Hirsch
McGregor
E. F. Seifert
Elkader
J. E. Shaffer
Strawberry Point
R. H. Fliehler
Marjorie Downie Leath
E. W. Carlsen
H. K. Roggensack
D. E. Lowe
Volga City
Thor Fiske
A. R. Dittmer
Dittmer
J. R. Moses
Monona
Carlsen
Arnold Mueller
John Farrell
Little Brown Church Reports Busy Year in 1940 Marriages
The Little Brown Church in the Vale near Nashua reports its busiest year with 1,545 marriages in 1940. All months except December and November show increases over 1939.
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Little Brown
Vale
Here
Marriage Licenses Reach New High In 1940
Dubuque court clerk Val L. Gies reported 1 737 couples wed in his office during 1940, a new record. He noted that 5 811 licenses were issued in 1938.
Injuries Fatal To Doctor In Collision
Dr. W. R. Mechtenberg 42 of Morrison Illinois died in Maquoketa hospital from injuries after his car skidded into a Davenport bus. His sister in law Mrs. Max Capper 23 of DeWitt was killed instantly. He is survived by his widow and daughter Marilyn Morrison.
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W. R. Mechtenberg
Morrison
Macquoketa Hospital
Duebuque-Davenport
Max Capper
DeWitt
Marilyn
Scotch Grove Bride Wed in Local Church Wedding
Eloise Kuhns and Cecil McKinstry were married at Wayne Zion Lutheran Church in Scotch Grove in a single ring ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kuhns. the groom hails from Anamosa and San Francisco. They will live in San Francisco where McKinstry is stationed. departure followed the reception in Monticello.
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Wayne Zion Lutheran Church
Eloise Kuhns
Harry H. Kuhns
Cecil McKinstry
Anamosa
San Francisco
F. H. Kehren
Mary Ellen McKinstry
Onslow
Dorothy Jean McKinstry
Yvonne Wacker
Nancy Lee Buttler
Lavern Kuhns
Leonard McKinstry
Maynard Kuhns
Johannah Kehren
Mr. Kehren
Kehren
Monticello
McKinstry
Anamosa High School
United States Navy
Army orders call Captain Eugene Glynn Cook to active duty
Army orders assign Captain Eugene Glynn Cook of the infantry reserves from Van Horne Iowa to active duty at Riverside California. The move announced Tuesday by Washington AP notes his new assignment location.
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Eugene Glynn Cook
Infantry
van Horne
Iowa
Riverside
Calif
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