Iowa Tax Burden Lags National Rise in Five Years
Economist Dr Julius reports Iowa state and local tax collections rose about 50 percent over five years, below the national average. Per capita costs and overall tax levels are slightly above average, with highway spending notably higher due to sparse population. Educational costs grow, but Iowa aligns with peers in that area.
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Marvin Julus
Julius
Julins
New York
California
Arkansas
towa
Bruce McGuire Leaves Guthrie FHA for State Office
Bruce McGuire, manager of the Guthrie Audubon Farmers Home Administration, will transfer to the State FHA housing department effective February 22. John Rolfe will visit February 8 to assume duties. McGuire, who came to Guthrie Center in 1969 from Storm Lake, has overseen nearly 214 million dollars in rural housing and related loans. Ken Blair will remain as office assistant.
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Bruce McGuire
Guthrie Audubon Farmers Home Administration
State
FHA
John Rolfe
Crawford county
Denison
McGuire
Guthrie Center
Storm Lake
Ken Blair
Stuart Man Is Picked Up For Back Charges
A Stuart man was jailed for 14 days after being picked up Saturday afternoon by city police. Sheriff Lester Petersen said Michael Winefeldt began serving a term from last year for disturbing the peace and speeding, but he had not served those counts. He was to have a Monday hearing on a Guthrie Center police ticket from June, but did not appear, according to Police Chief Frank Brooks.
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Stuart
Sherif Lester Petersen
Michael Winefeldt
Winefeldt
Guthrie Center
Frank Brooks
Essay Contest For REC Opens Two Winners
Guthrie County Rural Electric Cooperative will sponsor two delegates in June to a Youth tour of the Nation’s Capitol through its annual essay contest. Deadline is March 20 for essays on “RECs and What It Means To Me My Family and My Community,” 500 to 1000 words, open to high school juniors with REC member parents. Winners join 100 Iowa peers on the tour. essays mailed to Kenneth Saltsgaver at Guthrie Center REC office.
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Guthrie county Rural Electric Cooperative
teo
Guthrie County
REC
Kenneth Saltsgaver
Guthrie REC
Guthrie Center
Iowa
Guthrie County Board Cuts Funds and Eliminates Nurse Office
Guthrie county supervisors moved to terminate the County Public Health Nurse office effective April 1 and cut Civil Defense funding, aiming to save about 13000 annually. Catharine Adams, the nurse since 1961, earns from the county tax and a state salary adjustment. her duties included school and home visits and welfare care. Civil Defense Director John T Congdon faces uncertain continuance beyond July 1 as funds dwindle.
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Jamaica
Miss Adams
Civil Defense
John T Congdon
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Civil Defense office
Rains
Debbie Hall Named As Top Homemaker
Debbie Hall daughter of the Darwin Halls Guthrie Center has been named 1971 Homemaker of Tomorrow for Guthrie Center High School. The contest is sponsored by Betty Crocker with a local winner receiving a designed award and eligibility for state and national honors including one of 102 scholarships totaling 110000. State judging centers on school winners performance in a December 1 test personal observation and interviews during the tour. Second ranking girls in each state receive 500 scholarships and schools receive Britannica sets. judging is by Science Research Associates of Chicago who also wrote the exam.
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Debbie Hall
Darwin
Guthrie Center
Betty Crocker
Homemakers of Tomorrow
Encyclopedia Britannica
Plate license deadline draws crowds at county treasurer
The county treasurer’s office saw long lines as residents rushed to buy license plates before the Friday deadline. Nearly 700 licenses were sold in the last two days, with a 1 percent monthly penalty and a minimum charge of $1 starting Monday.
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Knauer
Two Enroll At ISU Operator Winter Course
Two Guthrie county residents join 95 students in Iowa State University winter quarter farm operation program. Participants are Steven Hayes of Guthrie Center and Clifford Nolte of Stuart, children of local farmers. The program serves students unable to attend college year round due to farm duties, with credits transferable to a degree. Subscription note: date 1/71 indicates expiration Feb 1, 1971 unless renewed at $6 per year in Iowa.
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Guthrie county
Iowa State University
Steven Hayes
Frank Hayes
Guthrie Center
Clifford Nolte
Stuart
Gerald Noltes
Iowa
Local council fills vacancies. Huston new member Remele town clerk
In a special meeting, Boyd Huston and Mrs. Mary Remele were appointed to fill vacancies from former council member Lynn Durbin and town clerk Harold Richey. Huston becomes council member. Remele assumes town clerk duties. The notices include a separate drive for a cystic fibrosis fundraiser and school seed sale updates.
Guthrie Soil Conservation District Annual Report
The Guthrian prints the Guthrie Soil Conservation District annual report highlighting district progress, finances, and activities from the past year. It notes the district’s 25th anniversary celebration last fall, marking its 25th annual report.
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Guthrie Soil Conservation district
Guthrian
Sale of Price Support Gram Must Be Okay Ed
Notice states that stored grain removal requires direct person contact with approval before removing any grain. The sale follows legal decree and grain must meet peerloom requirements within fifteen years from authorization date.
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joan
Crabb
Sail and Water Management Benefits My Community
Ralph Neal, chair of the Soil Conservation District, announced the 1971 topic titled Sail and Water Management Benefits My Community. Neal noted contest entries would involve students from grades seven through twelve, with a prize of 387 dollars for the top finisher.
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Ralph Neal
Soil C
Neal
Seronda
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Marchant’s Floral
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South Dakota State University
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