Iowa Homestead Tax Credits Rise by 700000 in 1942
Preliminary figures from the Iowa state tax commission show 1942 payments of 25 mill homestead credits will total at least 13.851 million, up more than 700 thousand from 1941. The rise follows a 29.816 million boost in owner occupied home values and reassessment under a 60 percent valuation law, with 371,000 claimants this year.
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Des Moines
LLP
Iowa
State Tax Commission
Ben Hall
Homestead Credit, Division
Hall
C. Fred Porter
Mary Patricia McCullow Weds Eldo Johanningmeier in Monona
In Monona at St Patrick s Church on a Thursday morning Mary Patricia McCullow daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles J McCullow and Eldo Johanningmeier son of Mr and Mrs Wesley Johanningmeier were married in a ring ceremony and nuptial mass. The bride attended by her sister and the bridegroom s brother in law, a wedding breakfast followed at the bride s home. The bride is a Cresco high school graduate who worked at Monona Implement. the groom a Luana high school graduate who farms.
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Monona
Mary Patricia McCullow
Charles J. McCullow
Eldo Johanningmeier
Wesley Johanningmeier
Luana
St. Patrick's Church
Luke Donlon
Helen McCullon
Gerald Carroll
Dubuque
Miss McCullon
Cresco High School
Monona Implement Company
Luana High School
Columbus Junction
Madison W. Klotz
Lucy Kelly
Cedar County
John B. Kelly
Tipton
Klotz
Clifton
Frank Strickland
Brooklyn
N. Y
Florence, Klotz
Beatrice Shahan
Harry Formore
St. Paul
M. W. Klotz
Gibsonville
N. C
John Kelly
Jackson
Wyo
E. R. Mitchell
R. N. Chord
Columbus City Cemetery
Iowans Ordered to Year of Active Army Duty
Omaha AP reports Iowans were called to a year of active service Friday. Among the draftees is First Lieut. Frederick L. Englerth in medical corps, from Iowa City, ordered to Camp Robinson Arkansas.
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Omaha
Unidentified Man Is Hit By Train in Stanwood
Stanwood reports a body found by a westbound Chicago and North Western train crew at the East crossing about 5 am Friday. Authorities believe he may have been struck earlier by another train around 3:15 am and possibly fell asleep on the rods. Deputy Sheriff C C Crawford took fingerprints and considered a Seattle identification, noting a ship tattoo on the man's right arm and that he appeared middle aged.
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the Gazette
Stanwood
Chicago and North Western
North Western
C. C. Crawford
Washington
Obituaries From Maquoketa and Nearby Towns
Multiple notices list deaths and funeral plans across Iowa locations including Maquoketa Columbus Junction and Oxford. Names include Frank Reiter Mary Madison W Klotz John Soll Thomas H Smith Asa Reid Henry Peters Mrs James McCleery and relatives with survivors and service details in local churches and cemeteries.
Lisbon Sauerkraut Day Marks 32nd Celebration
Arrangements for the thirty second Lisbon Sauerkraut day progress with a 9 30 a m opening concert and 10 a m street sports plus 11 a m vaudeville acts. Free kraut dinner at noon serves 12 000 and evening events include a high school diamond softball game and a baseball clash Solon versus Machanicsville. Awards feature prize grains flowers fruits vegetables and displays of antiques quilts and rugs.
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Lisbon
Solon
Mchanicsville
Tree-climbing Fish Report From Ceram Island
Scientists on Ceram Island, in the Dutch East Indies, document a population of fish that climb trees during dry spells. The discovery highlights unique adaptation in mangrove and rainforest ecosystems. Researchers note similar behaviors in other archipelagic locales.
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Ibn Ceram
Dutch East Indies
Enrollment Decline Reported At Tipton Junior College
Tipton enrollment totals 801 this year down from 838 last year. Junior college numbers fall from 67 to 34 as college-age men enlist or are drafted. Kindergarten rises from 41 to 56 as grades show 324 in 1940 versus 306 this year, while junior and senior high remain near prior levels.
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Tipton
Tipton Consolidated School
Tipton Junior College
Supt
H C. DeKock
Lowa
Army
Navy
Air Corps
Freshmen Register At Cornell Expect Larger Enrollment
Cornell college opened with a five day freshmen program ensuring a capacity enrollment. This year the college is admitting slightly over 600 to cushion possible conscription effects. Freshman week included dormitory assignments tests registration and a president's reception.
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Mount Vernon
Cornell College
Cornell
Editor C M Richards Dies at 53 in Iowa City
Carl ton M Richards longtime Toledo Chronicle editor died at University hospital Iowa City after a lingering illness at age 53 He was born October 4 1887 in Toledo and had a long career in journalism including ownership of the Chronicle and Tama County Democrat He held many professional posts and awards and is survived by his wife Edith Riggs and a brother Ralph of Des Moines.
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DeWitt
Thomas H. Smith
R. M. Smith
Ohio
Sarah Carson
Methodist Church
Mae Henderson
Kansas City, Mo
R. C Jerrell
Elmwood Cemetery
Washington
Asa Reid
Elm Grove Cemetery
Charles Babcock
Chicago
Fred E. Reid
Harry Reid
Ralph P. Reid
Little Rock
Ark
Belle Plaine
Ralph
Houston
Tex
Oxford
James McCleery
South Pasadena
Calif
Oxford Cemetery
McCleery
Thomas Heifner
California
Irvie
Los Angeles
Jennie Bosworth
Fred
Gazette
Toledo
Carlton M. Richards
Toledo Chronicle
University Hospital
Iowa City
Richards
Champaign Daily News
Champaign
Hugh B. Lee
Richards Bevame
Toledo Printing Company
Tama County Democrat
Chronicle
Hezekiah and
Mary McGee Richards
Leander Clark College
Edith Riggs
Muscatine
Iowa
National Editorial Association
John Case
University of Oklahoma School of Journalism
Casey
Eleven
United States
Milwaukee
University of Iowa School of Journalism
Iowa Press Association
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Order
Scottish Rite No 2
Cedar Rapids
el Kabir Shrine
United Brethren Church of
Coe College
Des Moines
Corpse in Rain-Wet Field Startles Urbana Motorists
After a day’s heavy rain a man lay prone in a sodden field west of Urbana near the highway. A white dog guarded the scene as several motorists paused then returned with volunteers. The man rose, looked at them, and the onlookers drove away puzzled and relieved.
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Urbana
Bird Lore Teacher Retires From U S Biological Survey
Dr Harry C Oberholser ornithologist and Wild Life School faculty member retires from the U S Biological Survey at age 71 after producing a three volume work on Texas birds and authoring 800 publications He served as an expert witness in migratory bird cases and popularized bird conservation talks across Iowa and the upper Mississippi region.
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McGregor
U. S. Biological Survey
Harry C. Oberholser
Wild Life School
Oberholser
U.S Fish and Wildlife Service
Texas
Federal
Police hunt armed bandits after grocery store holdup
In Des Moines two armed men robbed a Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. market Thursday, taking between 100 and 200 dollars after forcing open cash registers. One man brandished a pistol at manager C A Bodine while the other carried a shotgun hidden in newspaper.
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Des Moines
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
C A. Bodine
James Marlow
Congress to Act Short of War Says Cunningham
Des Moines Republican Rep. Paul Cunningham says Congress will likely be asked Monday to take action just short of war. He doubts a declaration of war will be sought and fears approval of an expeditionary force to fight abroad is unlikely at this time.
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Des Moines
Paul Cunningham
Congress
Cunningham
Road projects listed for letting Sept. 23
Ames reports the state highway commission listed thirty road projects for letting on September 23. Included are bridges and culverts in Fayette County such as a temporary bridge and a concrete arch span on Highway 18 in Clermont.
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Ames
Town
State Highway Commission
Fayette County
Highway 18
Clermont
Tearoom Operator At Spirit Lake Faces Liquor Count
Spirit Lake tearoom operator Muriel Turnley was to face liquor violation charges after a raid on the Arnolds Park amusement park tea room. Sheriff J L McQuirk said more than 30 gallons of whisky and gin were seized. In Oxford Junction Mrs George Shimerda was elected president of the Clio Study Club with officers named including V E Nordstrom and L L McCreight.
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Spirit Lake
Muriel Turnley
Arnolds Park
J. L. McQuirk
Oxford Junction
George Shimerda
Clio
Fred Fritz
G H. Cress
V. E. Nordstrom
L. L. McCreight
Hills Bros Coffee Promises Flavor Aroma and Strength
The Hills Bros coffee guarantees aroma flavor and strength across drip glass maker percolator or pot when directions on the can are followed.
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Hills Bros
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