Town Legislature Set to Open Monday January Eighth
The town legislature prepares to convene with speaker of the house and senate president naming committees. The session, likely about 100 days, will speed into bills as Republicans previously established efficiency committees. Chief Clerk A. C. Gustafson, with 38 years in Iowa legislatures, is expected to guide procedure.
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House
Senate
House Republicans
A. C. Gustafson
Gus
Iowa
George W. Clark
Uncle Sam
The 1845 Town Legislature Session Foreseen
An important session looms with uncertain problems and imponderables. Leaders anticipate debates on new board of control buildings and labor supply. Amid war uncertainty, plans for construction and governance remain fluid as expectations shift to a prolonged conflict.
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Seliom
Ermal Sesso
Statewide pay gaps prompt department staffing raids
Officials discuss at the state house that departments poach workers from higher paying units to fill similar roles. Senator George A. Wilson, while governor, tried to standardize salaries for identical work across departments, succeeding in many cases but leaving some workers with unequal pay for similar jobs.
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Lewis and Clark
Rockies
Pacific
Sakokawea
Cook
Sary
Stanton
North Dakota
State House
Bis J
North
U.S. Treasury Department
Income Taxes Among Early Bills Expected to Pass
Lawmakers expect the income tax bill to be among the first measures considered, signaling fiscal policy focus as sessions begin. The proposal adheres to budget needs and aims to broaden revenue sources for state programs.
Tax rate proposal outlines progressive income tax plan
A bill to modify personal income tax seeks a compromise between preventing revenue rise and reverting to pre two year levels. The proposed schedule levies 1 percent on the first thousand, 1.25 percent on the second, 1.5 percent on the third, 2 percent on the fourth, 2.5 percent on the fifth thousand, and 3 percent on all income above five thousand.
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General Assembly
Towns ration calendar updates tire inspection certificates
Ration program updates remove certificates for buying inner tubes and used tires while maintaining requirements for new tires and certain used truck tires. Commercial vehicle inspections occur every six months or 5000 miles. Gasoline coupons and Blue and Red stamps become valid or continue through specified dates with notes on usage and shelf conditions. Shoes stamps remain valid indefinitely for one pair. loose stamps must be removed upon purchase.
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Kuel Oil
Clermont Hosts Varied Christmas and New Year Gatherings
Mrs. Bess Greenley and Linda visited Franz Ap pelman on Wednesday. Christmas guests at H. A. Lubke included Chas. Anderson and Ruth Starkey. Inga and Anna Larson dined with Ole C. Peterson, and Alma Roland joined G. A. Roland in Des Moines. Thos Quinn stayed at the Quinn farm near Castalia. Waller Powers hosted Christmas Eve guests Wayne Abel, Henry Brin, Allan Ballard, and Ben Holbert families. Walter Miller of Buffalo Center and Irwin Miller of Forest City spent New Year at J. B. Miller home. Mrs. Frank Sideman and Beverly joined H. A. Lubke for a Thursday dinner.
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Bess Greenley
Linda
Franz Appelman
H. A. Lubke
Chas. Anderson
Ruth Starkey
Inga
Anna Larson
Ole C. Peterson
G. A. Roland
Alma Roland
Des Moines
J. C. Halverson
John
Helen
Thos, Quinn
Minneapolis
Frank Sideman
Beverly
West Union
Doris Sampson
John Sampson
Orlando Kittelson
Earlville
Frank Pringle, Jr
Kraft Cheese ‘Co
Austin
Texas
Sadie Peterson
LeRoy
Minn
Eugene Cooley
Fred Cline
Belgium
George Paulson
Clarisa
Ole Christianson
Aubrey Guyer
Willian Kaufmann
Alfred Kaufmann
Lutheran Deaconess Hospital
Chicago
Hans J. Larson
Aulden Cornish
Geo. V. Larson
Martin Anderson
Burnell Anderson
Henry Fischer
Postville
Ralph Moen
Ossiah
Eleanor Anderson
Cedar Rapids
John Cliffe
Effie House
Cline
Clermont
Chas. Peterson
Gladys
Charles City
Sadie Petterson
Clarence Johnson
Peterson
Roger Henderson
Russell Grover
Fayette
L. T. N. Olson
Ardis
Lorraine Osterhus
John L. Mark
Louise Miller
Keith Thoma
Len Simek
Max Thoma
Elgin
Frank Cahalan
Mary
Jack
Grace
Wm. Burrow, Jr
Bobbie Fay
Independence
B. Riegel
Leo
Frank Fay
E. L
Ed Stickfort
Garnavilla
Irene Opperud
John Opprud
Rock Island
Dorf
Ole €. Peterson
Mary Gruver
Albert Lubke
Postvill
Harry Anderson
Maxine
Kenneth Anderson
Carrie Carpenter
Will Cahalan
Will, Sheehy
Cooney
Downing
Dan Burke
George
Danny Rounds
Emmet
Will
Mac Carlin
Lucian Appelman
Hie
Walter Fritz
Arthur Helmer
Roberta
Pearl Herwig
Wilbur Brehme
Elizabeth Prest
Lycurgus
A. J. Priest
Wm, Hemesth
Gregory Hemesth
Cascade
Frank Hemesth
Ossian
Presho
S.D
M. Caroline
M. Lucia
Irving Carpenter
Hawkeye
M. H. Moore
W. BR. Blake
W. B. Blake
Carol Ann
R. W. Steele
L. L. Carr
Art Stee
Wm. Burrow
Frank Stones
Wm.Paulson
Oelwein
Lavern Kinsel
Thomas Wethenbee
Richard Gridbenow
Dennis and
Paul
August
Albert Burrow
Albert
Kenneth Westpfaltl
Herbert Haas
Merrill Gunderson
Alfred Baechler
Charles Bigier
F. W. Bigier
Lester Wen
Decorah Hospital
Clarence Tatro
Frey Talley
Douglas
Waterloo
Vern Pratt
Virgil
Mary Tatro
Roy Tatro
Harlan Stee
Ellen Marie
Mary Andrie Barrett
Almer Lee
Nelson and Family
Russell Pratt
Janet
Nancy
Alfred Wenger
Clara Krueger
Madison
S. D
Wilford Blatherwick
Sioux Falls
Louie Olson
J. H. Shipton
Robert
Dale Hall
H. R. Shipton
Judy
Radcliffe
J. R. Shipton
Wayne Shipton
LC. Jerdee
Elsie Marie
Andine Vasby
Clarice Dugstad
Emma Gunderson
Barbara
la Crosse
Wis
Iowa
Agnes Kneeland Returns to Castalia School Duties
Agnes Kneeland resumes school duties in Castalia after a week’s vacation. Helen Halverson returns to Dubuque after holidays with Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Halverson. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Kneeland and family joined Agnes for Christmas at the McSweeney home near Randalia. The Stearns family from Waterloo visited the Griebenow homes for New Year celebrations.
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Agnes Kneeland
Castala
Helen Halverson
Dubuque
J. C. Halverson
C. M. Kneeland
McSweeney
Randalia
Bert Stearns
Lloyd Stearns
Waterloo
Herman
Hichard Griebenow
Christmas Family Notes From Rural Iowa Homes
Doris Sampson visited relatives in Earlville while Frank Pringle Jr rested in Austin. Numerous neighbors and kin shared Christmas and New Year meals at farms and towns around Postville, Decorah, West Union, and Cedar Rapids, with baptisms, visits, and medical plans noted among the community.
Quarterly financial summary of Clermont Independent School District
Proceedings show General Fund and School House Fund balances, receipts, and warrants for quarter ending Sept 10 1944. Board motions authorize payment and list warrants, with entries from Farmers Savings Bank and related bonds and interest.
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Clermont Independent
Clermont
Payette
Brorby
Nelson
Farmers Savings Bank
M. H. Moore
Clermont Enterprise
Reviers
Hammond & Stevenson Co
Vinton School Farm Co
Des Moines Register & One
Daily Register
McGregor Magazine
World News
Decker Bros
Louis Schutte
J. A. Erickson
Reiners
R. G. Schupanitz
Wm. A. Nelson
Matt Parrott & Sons
Clermont Enterprize
Fred T. Cline
Maple sap to syrup shifts with improved methods
Traditional maple sugar making has been partly replaced by better forestry and sap handling. Sap is collected with metal spouts and tin buckets, piped to vats, then to evaporators where it becomes syrup or sugar.
Quality of Sheep Wool Maintained by Ground Feeding Hay
On farm practice, wool quality can be preserved better by feeding all hay on the ground or in low racks. This method reportedly reduces wool contamination and helps manage sheep nutrition efficiently.
Combat Weeds in the Lawn Prevent Entrance Early Life
The easiest and most effective method to combat weeds is to prevent their entrance before seeding and during the lawn’s early life.
New Warehousing Practice On Owners Premises
The article discusses warehousing of goods on the owner's premises to save handling and storage charges. It notes coal can be warehoused by a fuel dealer in open yards by placing it in the custody of a bonded representative of a warehouse concern.
Stand Crowding Carrots Grow Yields With Close Spacing
Crowded carrots tolerate crowding better than other roots so young plants can reach finger thickness before being pulled. Leave remaining plants two or more inches apart to mature. They thrive in fertile soil when mature roots touch each other.
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Bess Tschantz
Enterprise Telephone No, Is
Iowa Press Association
National Editorial Association
Fayette County
DR. I. C. Jerdee
Clermont, Iowa
Louis Schutte & Son
Clermont and
Funeral Home
Roy Buser
Elkader
Emil Schneider
Stanley Boyer
John Barnhouse
Paul Wells
Millville
Mary Washburn
Alma Koland
G. A. Koland
Nell Sheehy
Will Sheehy
Barry Cline
Harry Johnson
Lara Sampson
Alvin Amundson
Cresco
Board of Directors
Martin
Schupenitz
Ting
America
Berg
Willard
Crowe’s
Brick City Pharmacy
Richard.l. Olson
John Deere Machinery and Genuine Parts
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