Service Taxes Seen New Revenue Channel
Des Moines AP report notes Milton Gilbert outlines 1943 tax bets on service and income taxes. He warns states will struggle to replace revenue from auto and appliance sales. Harold D. Smith urges debt payoff and dormant funds. McKibbin urges preserving current levies to curb inflation.
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Des Moines
Milton Gilbert
National Association of Tax Administrators
Gilbert
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
United States Department of Commerce
Former Oxford Junction Coach Missing In Philippines
Capt. E F McClenahan former athletic coach at Oxford Junction is reported missing in the Philippine area. His wife and young son Richard live in Iowa City and have been notified by the government. He has been in the Philippines the last six months. He entered service in May 1941 as a reserve officer resigning then as principal of Hampton High School. His parents live at Belle Plaine.
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Oxford Junction
E F. McClenahan
Richard
Iowa City
Philippines
Hampton, Ta
Belle Plaine
Twenty Nine Men From Cedar County Go Off to Army
Special to The Gazette Tipton 29 men depart by bus for induction in Des Moines the largest Tipton draft yet. Names include Harry Overman Tipton and Willie Henderson Tipton with others from Durant Lowden Mechanicsville Wilton Junction Lisbon Cedar Rapids and Atalissa. Another 22 slated to leave June 21.
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Gazette
Tipton
Des Moines
Bernard Kaalberg
Muscatine
William J. Bucher
Onawa
Harry Overman
Don Guttenfelder
Durant
Rudolph Schade
Lowden
Richard Meewes
Carl Lessman
Massillon
Willie L. Henderson
Earl Miller
Mechanicsville
Nel Glenny
Wilton Junction
Herbert Robinson
Clarence
Elmer Kroemer
Charles Corle
Vance Gritton
James Kautz
Omer McCulley
Virgil Griffis
Eric Doerman
Ralph Thoene
Sunbury
Vernon Wagner
Frederick Oetting
William Carran
Cedar Rapids
Forrest Wagner
Buchanan
Glen Dotson
Atalissa
Earl Kichl
Russel Schwitzer
Edwin Ronald
Eliminate 4 000 000 State Property Taxes
Des Moines AP reports state property taxes due for next year will exceed 4 million dollars. The one mill levy for ordinary state expenses will be eliminated, saving about 2 915 000. Bonds for soldiers' bonus will be paid, ending special levies on moneys and credits after December 1942. Current levies: 817 022 from general property tax and 357 814 from one mill on moneys and credits to cover final bond charges.
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Des Moines
C. Fred Porter
Wilson and Tinley Among Hundreds at Glenn Haynes Rites
Hundreds gathered at Centerville to honor Glenn C Haynes longtime Iowa state penitentiary warden soldier and patriot who died at Fort Madison. Gov. Wilson Gen. Tinley led officials. a wreath from service men in Ireland marked the service. Haynes was buried beside his soldier father Col. E C Haynes.
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Centerville
Glenn C Haynes
Iowa State Penitentiary
Fort Madison
First Presbyterian Church
George Wilson
Matthew Tinley
Ireland
Iowa State Guard
Haynes
Col
E. C. Haynes
Hickenlooper to Represent Iowa at Governors Day
Des Moines reports that Lieut. Hickenlooper will represent Governor George A. Wilson at Governors Navy Day in Chicago on June 10. Governors or representatives from Midwestern states have been invited to the event.
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Hickenlooper
Iowa
Des Moines
BB. Hickenlooper
George A. Wilson
Chicago
Pearl Harbor Cleanup Push Presses On In Pacific
Captain Claude S. Gillette, brother of Senator Gillette, reports rapid Pearl Harbor restoration progress while recalling the massive job ahead. He notes few casualties among his men, thanks to Sunday attack timing, and returns to Washington as an assistant to Rear Admiral Van Keuren. He plans a Maine vacation before new duties.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Claude S. Gillette
Guy M. Gillette
D-la
Alexander H. van Keuren
Bureau of Ships
Pearl Harbor Navy Yard
The
Iowan
Capt. Gillette
Maine
Oldtimer’s 1932 license shows tax and office shifts
An Iowa Mills county farmer sent a 1932 farm license application to G. C. Greenwalt as secretary of state. The 25 cent payment was noted, but Greenwalt was not secretary 10 years ago, the secretary of state role has no jurisdiction, and driver license functions now reside with the public safety department with a 50 cent fee.
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Des Moines
Franklin D
Teddy Roosevelt
Iowa State Motor Vehicle Department
Mills County
G. C. Greenwalt
Greenwalt
Secretary of State
Public Safety Department
238 Iowans Rejected For Venereal Disease
The Public Health Service told Congress that through April 15 1941 Iowa screened 21874 army volunteers and selectees for syphilis and gonorrhea determining 213 syphilis and 25 gonorrhea cases. Rehabilitation noted but final enlistment numbers unclear.
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Washington
The
Public Health Service
Congress
Health Service
House Appropriations Committee
Car Dives Over Washout in Torrential Rain
Paul Husmann, 19, of Manchester area, drove into a flooded cement bridge approach and the car hovered over a washout. He escaped by jumping to the bank after striking the windshield. Road crews later removed the vehicle amid the storm.
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Paul Husmann
Wilkie Husmann
Manchester
Husmann
Barefuse Creek
Pre-Flight Cadets Eat Well at Navy School
Navy pre flight cadets at the naval aviation school will enjoy varied menus. Sunday breakfast includes orange fried eggs and bacon and milk. Weekday dinners feature pork chops scalloped potatoes and baked Swiss steak with vegetables and desserts. Cadets will also receive baked beans liver and fish on weekly rotations.
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the Gazette
Navy
Naval Aviation
Aero Nautical Engineering Dept Founded at Iowa State College
The board of education announces the formation of the aero nautical engineering department at Iowa State College. Dr. Charles E Friley notes the college aims to lead in aeronautical research. Wilbur C Nelson to head the new department effective Tuesday. The program will train in aeronautical engineering, support civilian pilot training with the federal government, and include research in aerodynamics, aircraft structure, and engines. Previously the curriculum was within mechanical engineering.
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Ames
Board of Education
Iowa State College
Charles E Friley
Finley
Wilbur C. Nelson
Dean T
R Age
Division of
Dean Ays
Two Men Robbed George's Buffet in Iowa City
Police said two men about 20 years old robbed George's Buffet in Iowa City of 90 dollars late Monday night just before closing. They had occupied the tavern for nearly an hour before the robbery was carried out.
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Iowa City
Judge Scott Ill. condition critical in Sioux City
Federal Judge George C. Scott, a former representative of the Eighth Iowa district in Congress, was reported in critical condition at his home in Sioux City.
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Scott
Sioux City
George C. Scott
Iowa
Congress
Iowa Summer Theater to Stage Claudia by Rose Franken
Five performers will present Claudia in the University of Iowa theater opening the summer session. The play runs June 15 to June 19 in the university theater with evening performances.
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Iowa Summer Theater
Claudia
the Gazette
Iowa City
Rose Franken
University of Iowa Theater
University
Wartime Picnickers Gather at Thomas Park
More than 30 people and descendants of A. S. Miller and their families met at Thomas Park in Marion on Sunday for the last wartime annual picnic.
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Morley
A. S. Miller
Thomas Park
Marion
Out-of-State Cars And Women Drivers Travel the Fastest
A Iowa highway patrol survey across five southwest highways showed out-of-state motorists and women driving alone top speeds. The study logged 865 vehicles with 21 speeding tickets and 62 warnings. Top speeds reached 77 mph for cars and 56 mph for trucks.
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Atlantic, Ja
Iowa
Iowa Highway Patrol
Bill Davis
Iowa Highway Commission Safety and Traffic Division
Atlantic
Council Bluffs
Hamburg
Villisea
U. S
Red Oak
Dr McGee Named to Public Relations Post at Upper Iowa University
Special to The Gazette Fayette Dr W T Smith president of Upper Iowa University announces the appointment of Dr N W McGee to the public relations post succeeding Dr Virgil C Welch who has resigned. McGee, a Iowa native, came to Upper Iowa last year and has served on the staff of political and social science. He holds BA from Iowa State Teachers College MA and PhD from the University of Iowa. He has led as principal and superintendent in several towns and has taught at Dubuque and Greenville College.
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Fayette
W. T Smith
Upper Town University
N. W McGee
Virgil C Welch
McGee
Upper Iowa
Iowa
Iowa State Teachers College
University of Iowa
McGregor High School
Grand Meadow
Cherokee County
Tripoli
Denver
University of Dubuque
Greenville College
Greenville, Ill
RFC Loan to Reopen Waverly Beet Plant
Albert Flegenheimer secured a 200000 Reconstruction Finance Corporation loan to reopen the Waverly Kansas sugar beet plant idle 20 years. Senator Herring announced the project in Washington. The plant will process twenty million pounds of sugar annually with 5000 acres of beets seeded and boilers and equipment secured.
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Washington
Albert Flegenheimer
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Waverly
Kla
Senator Herring
Flegenheimer
Germany
Italy
Doan's Pills Promised Relief for Kidney Troubles
Doan's Pills offer relief for kidney and bladder discomfort with tired kidneys, nocturnal urination, backache, and swelling. The ad claims 15 miles of kidney tubules purify blood, urging readers to ask their druggist for Doan's Pills, used by millions for over 40 years.
$5 Auto Tax Stamps Go on Sale Wednesday
Iowa post offices and revenue offices will sell $5 auto use tax stamps for the fiscal year starting July 1 1942. Stamps will be serial numbered and require car make model serial and state license entries on the back. Purchase must be completed before July 1 and stamps will be cash only with optional dampening of windshield to avoid loss.
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Des Moines
INS
Internal Revenue
Iowa
E. H Birmingham
Birmingham
OPA
Post Office Sells Auto Stamps at Windows One and Three
Cedar Rapids post office announces 20 000 stamps received and to be sold at windows one and three. Monthly stamps will be issued with slight price reductions as months pass for new car owners after July 31. Stamps not required for cars in storage.
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Cedar Rapids
Bluffs Plans WPA Dig of City Street Car Rails
Council Bluffs officials plan to apply to the WPA for labor to remove about 240 tons of steel track owned by the Omaha and Council Bluffs Railway. A 10 block section holds roughly 200 tons and work could begin within two weeks if approved.
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Council Bluffs
INS
Counal Bluffs
WPA
Omaha and Cornel Bluffs Railway Company
Presbyterian Homecoming Set at Southeast Town Church
South English annual Presbyterian homecoming will be held Sunday at the church southeast of town. Officers in charge are Miss Clara Simmons president Clarence Cave vice president and Miss Rita Jean Lyle secretary.
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Clara Simmons
Clarence Cave
Rita Jean Lyle
Iowa child welfare research station marks 25th anniversary
The Iowa child welfare research station at the University of Iowa will celebrate its 25th anniversary during the annual conference on child development and parent education in Iowa City. Dean George D. Stoddard will review progress at the final dinner as he leaves to become New York state education commissioner. the unit was founded in 1917 amid a statewide movement of 30 organizations.
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Iowa City
Iowa Child Welfare Research Station
University of Iowa
George D. Stoddard
New York
Stdle
Wall
Bird
Baldwin
Unti
Dean Stoddard
Qualley Estate Valued At 25 347 In Decorah Probate
The Gilbert O Qualley estate in Decorah is appraised at 25 547 95 dollars with real estate cash stocks and bonds and household effects listed. Ro Hames named executor. heirs include three sons and a daughter with Godfred Qualley Jeannetta and Dr O W Qualley and Lawrence Qualley. The death date noted is April 20.
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Decorah
Gilbert O Qualley
Ro Hames
Godfred Qualley
Ridgeway
Jeannetta
O W Qualley
Hollyhock Caravan To Sell War Stamps In Clutier Sunday
The Hollyhock Victory Caravan comes to Clutier at the Z C B J hall for Tama county war bond sales. Fifty local participants under Miss Emma Dvorak will perform with a parade from North Western station. Admission is a 50 cent defense stamp with higher denomination seats available.
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North Western
Tama County Legionaires
Amy
Andes
Laurel
Lardy
Herald Woodman
Missouri
Ebenezer Salamander Squirrelcage
Shonka
Cedar Rapids
Marriage of Edgewood Pair Revealed Sunday
Vivian Palmer of Edgewood wed Lee H Culbertson in Kirksville Missouri with Rev Carl H Roschke officiating. Attending were Mrs Burnell Kehrn of Coggon and others. the bride, a former Edgewood teacher, and the groom reside on his father’s farm east of Edgewood. A shower dance is planned locally Friday night.
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Gasette Edgewood
David Palmer
Garber
Vivian Palmer
Edgewood
Lee H Culbertson
Roy Culbertson
Jan Jo
Kirksville
Carl H Roschke
Burnell Kehri
Coggon
Kehrn
Manchester
Edgewood High School
Father’s Farm
Here
Drunk Driving Charge Against Cedar Rapids Motorist
William C Miller of Cedar Rapids was held for the Benton county grand jury under a $700 bond for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated after being arrested Saturday by Patrolman James Gildroy on highway 218 west of Vinton. He was arraigned Sunday before Justice John Ruhl and is held in the county jail.
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Speretalia the Gazette
Vinton
William C Miller
Cedar Rapids
Benton County Grand Jury
John Ruhl Miller
James Gildroy
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National Bureau of the Budget
Smith
George B. McKibbin
Wiineis
Oxford Junction Athletic
Air Force
Iowa Wesleyan
H. H. Arnold
United States Army Air Force
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Cedar County
Colgate
Colgate-Palmolive Peet Co
Fisac
Wilson
Tinley
Glenn Haynes
State College
Upper Iowa University
RFC
C.R
Bluffs
Qualley
Hollyhock
Clutier
C. R
Ida
Givan
Minneapolis
Prewine Company
Minneapois
Vauas
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