Toll road bonds tax exemption boosts Indiana sale odds
The federal IRS ruling exempts interest on Indiana toll road bonds from federal income tax. Towa officials expect positive effects on toll road bond offerings in the state, possibly improving prices. The Indiana Toll Road Commission adopts a structure akin to Iowa, with comparable tax-exemption interpretation concerns. Traffic on Iowa primary highways rose 1.67 percent in 1955 from 1954, measured at 25 automatic markers statewide, continuing a postwar rise. End of ERA Iowa's last interurban passenger train runs ended.
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Federal Internal Revenue Service
Indiana
Towa
Iowa
Iowa Highway Commission
End Of Waterloo Cedar Rapids Interurban Marks Last State Run
The Waterioo Cedar Falls and Northern Railroad completed its final Waterloo to Cedar Rapids interurban run, ending a service that dwindled since the 1920s. Iowa sales tax receipts debate prompts funding for public education while job seekers rise in January and part time mayors face pension eligibility limits.
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Waterioo
Cedar Falls
Council Bluffs
Joseph Katelman
Iowa
Iowa Employment Security Commission
Land transfers list with multiple pairs and ditto deeds
Transactions show Frank R. Rice and spouses selling to Merle Mason, John C. Rice to Francis Adams, and other deeds including L. L. Wenger Estate to Eugene Wenger and Glen R. Catshall to Edwin Brunsmann. Several parcels tied to sections 9 91 8 and 31 92 7, plus Whittenbsugh Addition lands in Wadena. Multiple $1.00 transfers with JWD and TWD designations.
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Frank R. Rice
Merle 'D. Mason
John C. Rice
Francis C. Adams
L. L. Wenger
Eugene Wenger
Clayton Co
Glen R. Catshall
Edwin
Brunsmann
John Francis Corkery
Thomas D. Sniffin
Whittenbsugh
Wadena
Dorothy Ellen Geretson
Glen M
Marion F. Helm
Iva J. Marshall
Velmah
Paul Tyler
Ruth Opal Tyler
Harlan James Tyler
Isaac ‘Wesley Tyler
C. M. Welch
Oran Tyler
New Cars Registered by Elgin Produce Co and Arlington Drivers
Elgin Produce Co of Elgin reports Dodge truck registrations. Harold Corbin of Arlington lists an Olds sedan. Dayton Scovel of Arlington registers a Chevrolet sedan.
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Elgin Produce Co
Elgin
Harold Corbin
Arlington
Olds
Dayton Scovel
Chevrolet
Political Announcements for Fayette County offices
Candidate notices for Fayette County offices begin with W M Knox announcing for Treasurer and others for Auditor Clerk Recorder Sheriff Attorney and Supervisor, all subject to Republican voters at the June primary in 1956 or 1958, with names including J B Niles Laurence Naylor and ERBERT KLAMMER and MARK BUCHHEIT and J G NILES and others.
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Fayette County
Erbert D. Klammer
Fayette Couny
Payette County
J. B
Jim) Niles
Laurence Naylor
West Union
Iowa
Ages and finds mark Iowa memory and history
In Corning Mrs. Sarah West recently observed her 104th birthday while in Nodaway Mrs. Elizabeth Schroeder noted her 105th birthday last June. Hawbaker Find near Adel with six barbecue pits, estimated 500 years old, may aid regional early history. Elmer and [illegible] Beal of Bedford celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary after 56 years on the same farm.
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Corning
Sarah West
Adams County
Elizabeth Schroeder
Nodaway
West
Lincoln
Adel
Elmer Beal
Darm
Bedford
Whisker Club Prepares Beards for Centennial
In Belmond, aging members aged 89 and 83 plan beards starting April first to advertise the town’s upcoming centennial. The Whiskers Club seeks to draw attention to the milestone with facial hair as a lighthearted local event.
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Belmond
New Chick Rearing Tips For Feeder Space And Wax Use
Farmers share practical guidance for chick care noting each chick requires about one inch of feeder space. The advice adds that for footwear care readers may use two coats of self polishing wax to maintain boots and prevent wear.
Iowa State College reports 23 fertilizer makers in state
A survey by extension agronomists at Iowa State College finds 23 manufacturers producing dry mixed fertilizers in Iowa. The study notes the reach of phosphate additions in barnyard manure as a component of balanced fertilizer.
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Extension Agronomists
Iowa State College
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Echo
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Dial
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J.L. Trautman
Dubuque Telegraph Herald
Echo Ea
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Clermont
Myron Chapman
Hoth Motors
Postville
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Lyle Olson
Echo Office
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R. F
Bob) Swehla
Fayette
Massey-Harris
Torkelson Motor CO
Elgin, Iowa
W. M. Knox
Hazel Gehring
Odney Oelberg
Mark D. Buchheit
Wadena Livestock Exchange
Carl
G. W. Alderson
Niversary
R. T. Martin
Postville State Bank
John Tillotson
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