Defense, taxes, and the fate of marriage in wartime policy
The Graettinger Times reports on a House Military Affairs Committee critique of the administration's defense handling, urging centralized power and warning that social reform could undermine national security. It also surveys a tax bill proposal to end separate returns for spouses, risking penalties to marriage and promoting divorce in a wartime economy.
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House of Representatives Military Affairs Committee
Ickes
David Lawrence
Interior
Aluminum Company of America
House Committee
Pr Ie
20 Years Ago in The Times July 14 1921 Highlights
Times reporter visits Henry Keater farm for a shocking machine operation. Iverson school District No 7 High Lake to be sold at auction. O A Raleigh sold the Brewster Tribune in a deal by Joe Sullivan. Mrs Chris Hansen died and will be buried today. Prices: corn 45c, eats 26c, eggs 24c, butter 28c. An Oakland car driven by a Fenton man pinned Wm Nelson Ford to the curb. center parking in use as brakes failed. Mrs Vangie Reeves mother in auto accident. Agnes Smith and Kathryn Sullivan returned from lakes Saturday. Manager D E McCarty of the
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Henry Keater
Beene
Iverson
High Lake
O. A. Raleigh
Brewster Tribune
Joe Sullivan
Chris Hansen
Oakland
Fenton
Nelson Ford
Vangie Reeves
Agnes Smith
Kathryn Sullivan
the Lakes
D. E. McCarty
Shipping association markets four hog cars Saturday night
Notes from Emmetsburg area itemized social and local happenings. Births occur at Supt and Mrs Gotke and Mr and Mrs Martin Stewart. A new Quaker Oats manager is named. Several residents visit relatives or travel to Cedar Falls, Chicago, and other towns. Local incidents include a barn project, a schoolhouse build, a damaged sea, a car collision, and a glass accident. Weather is noted as very warm. A train freight pole spill scatters cedar posts near Northwood.
Studebaker Army Truck and Historic Flag Gifts
The Tama-Legion post received a 6 by 12 foot American flag presented to Capt. G. W. Walker, Civil War veteran, with 46 stars, a gift from Mrs Eliza-jeran in 1905. The two both Heganit Welsh. The flag states not represented are apparently New Mexico and Arizona. A large storage bin in Sheldon collapsed last week spilling nearly 3,500 bushels of corn.
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Tama-Legion
G. W. Walker
Eliza-jeran
Sheldon
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