Final Review of Valuation for Taxation in May County
County officials nearing completion of real estate valuation adjustments for tax purposes for the coming four years. A general hearing will be held today to allow taxing units to present concerns. The board notes specific increases in various townships, including Claytownship farm buildings and Indiana township land and farm building values, with further adjustments expected.
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May County
Ueir
County Board of Review
Board of Review
Tax assessment shifts across townships and city
The report notes increases in building valuations of about 10 percent in Summit township and similar rises in building values elsewhere, with Pella city city lots up about 5 percent. Swan township shows a slight dip in land valuations by roughly 1 percent, as reported by the Knoxville Journal.
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Summit Township
Swan Township
Pella City
Knoxville Journal
Farmers Asking Cons Commission To Stock Ponds
Applications to stock farm ponds with fish are flowing to the State Conservation Commission from farm pond owners. Sixty-two applications have come in since July, led by Cass, Decatur, Madison, Warren, and Wayne counties with four each. Stocking will use state hatchery fish in privately owned waters meeting environment criteria, with first stockings likely in late August featuring largemouth bass and bluegill.
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General Assembly
State Conservation Commission
Cass
Decatur
Madison
Warren
Wayne
Recreation room in convalescent hospital built from Luftwaffe lab
The German Luftwaffe headquarters for western Europe was converted into an American Army convalescent hospital. Miss Elizabeth Donnel lan of the American Red Cross described the recreation room once the Luftwaffe photographic lab. Stored German equipment furnishes the recreation section with a hand carved baby grand piano solid tables and comfortable chairs creating a fraternity atmosphere in the room.
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Luftwaffe
Farmers Urged to Ready for Soft Corn Yield Uncertain
Rep Bliss of Town State College Extension warns of a fall with much soft corn and urges early preparations. He notes weather will largely decide yields, advises repairing roofs and cribs for moisture control, installing long ventilators, and planning fodder storage and livestock use, especially cattle, to utilize a soft crop.
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Rep
Bliss
Town State College
Scood
Iowa State College
Towa
Southern Iowa Extension Group Meets in Knoxville
County Extension Directors and assistants from ten southern Iowa counties met in Knoxville for the Eighth Extension District conference. Leaders reviewed poultry care, livestock conservation, farm building needs, and home economics topics while discussing postwar economic trends and extension programs.
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Iowa
Knoxville
Maurice Soulis
Henry Kiehling
State Office
Tue
Mabel Phipps
Ditrict Home Economies
Vet Administration Hospital
R. Whitfield
Mr. Soults
Herbert Howell
Extension Economies Star
Howell
Fannie Gannon
San Francisco
Sam Thompson
College Extension
Phane Hibbs
Locws County
Winter Mackay
Madison County
Mahaska
Marion
Warren
Madison
Clarke
Lucas
Monroe
Appanoose
Wayne
Decatur
Meat ration drive nets eight offenders in Waterloo Cedar Falls
Seven Waterloo residents and one from Cedar Falls were named by the OPA for illegally acquired meat stored in lockers. They face permanent injunctions, surrender of unaccounted meat points, and payment of costs. Earlier drives targeted Des Moines and Cedar Rapids. Officials say black market activity is now small but enforcement continues to protect rationing, with 1691 pounds found in a Cedar Falls company locker.
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Waterloo
Cedar Falls
OPA
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Pom Birloo
Celon
Dar Falls Cosbieny
Postwar Flying in Your Home Town
Public aviation optimism grows as Wil liam A M Burden and aviation authorities urge communities to plan for personal flying after the war. Projections show hundreds of thousands of pilots and civilians will pursue aviation, with 400000 civil airplanes expected within ten years. Success hinges on local airparks and runways. small, inexpensive facilities can become income producers and justify costs, as communities adopt shared facilities and federal state guidance.
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Wm. A. Burden
William A. M. Burden
Burden
United States
Personal Aircraft Council
Aircraft Industries Association of America, Inc
Washington, D. C
Should Spray Late Potatoes for Blight Control
Marion County reports early potatoes largely escaped blight while late plantings show disease. Recommend thorough weekly treatment with 4 4 50 Bordeaux mixture using copper sulfate and hydrated lime. Provide mixing guidance and adjust quantities for smaller batches.
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Marion County
Graciously Odd Barn Hole Tale From Northwood Anchor
A Northwood Anchor item recounts a farmer who asks his sons to carve a hole in the barn wall for a cat. Upon returning, he notes the hole is placed wrong and demonstrates by sliding the barn door, which closes the hole, leaving the cat unable to enter. The tale ends with the farmer’s quip about the “dumb tricks.”
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Northwood Anchor
German Prisoner Builds Improved Doughnut Tray
A German prisoner, formerly a cabinet maker, assigned from a labor battalion to a Red Cross club construction job, crafted a tray from scrap materials that drains excess grease from doughnuts, keeping them crisper. The report comes from a Red Cross field director returning from Europe.
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Red Cross Club
Red Cross
Internal Revenue collectors sought across four states
The Special Bureau of Internal Revenues in Saint Paul announces openings for Zone Deputy Collectors in Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska and the Dakotas. Requirements include two years in business records or bookkeeping or auditing. Salary is 4016 a year with a 40 hour week. Other Bureau roles pay 1959 to 2730. Apply at local post offices and mail forms to the Director, U.S. Civil Service Region, Saint Paul Minnesota.
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St. Paul
Minnesota
Bureau of Internal Revenues
Iowa
Nebraska
Dakotas
Rena B. Smith
U. S. Civil Service Region
Saint Paul
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Nal Revenue Bureau
Treasury Department
Truman
U. S
Post
Snt Paul’ 1
Effect of Small Crops in Europe To Be Felt Here
Iowa State College farm economists warn the European harvest will be the smallest since the war began six years ago and the ensuing pinch will reach the United States. They outline three uses for U.S. food: military, Pacific war reserves, and civilian consumption, noting cutbacks in any one area free less for the others.
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Iowa State College Farm
Gnagy Ties Oskaloosa Golf Course Record
Lloyd Gnagy former Pellahi school athletic director who will coach Forest City next fall fired an 81 at Park View on Thursday evening to tie the course record. He missed a short putt on the ninth that would have broken the mark, equalling the record once held jointly by Harrell of Fairfield, with Roallace and Joos Herald also noted in coverage.
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Lloyd Gnagy
Pellahi
Forest City
Tse
Gnagy
One Harrell
Fuirfield
Larry Roallace Speiss
Joos Herald
Kansas surplus hardware sale announced at Camp Phillips
Plans for the first large spot sale of surplus hardware in Kansas were announced by Thos. Stephens Regional Director of the Office of Surplus Property. The sale at Camp Phillips will offer about 600 lots of new merchandise with hand tools plumbing gear and safety equipment among items. Written bids on the spot and payment at sale time will be used with inspections starting August 13 and bid cards issued August 15. Contact the Department of Commerce Kansas City Missouri for details.
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Thos. ©. Stephens
Department of Commerce
Ofice
Camp Phillips
Via
Kansas
Ausa
View Club
Runnells
Prairie City
Des Moines
O. G. Harmison
Camp Township
Polk County
Iowa
Insurance and savings offer for Sully Iowa area
WM. Difleman of Sully Iowa advertises farm and city property insurance plus auto insurance in various branches. He urges readers to insure now, start a savings account with life insurance, and secure income for old age. Call 50 or write P O Box 146 for a call.
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Ero Automobile
Sully
P. O
WM. Difleman
Iowa
Town Crier musings praise neighbors and tulips
A column laments losing the Lubbers family and urges pride in the community. It recalls Central College and Ames College birds, hints at government projects, tulip forecasts for Pella, and a wartime note about Japanese leadership. The piece closes with a poem on building character.
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Central College
Lubbers
Broadway
Tom
Ames College
Col- Tese
Ames
Central
Y Mail Form In Space For 200 To 250 Handwritten Words
A brief note explains a space allocated for roughly two hundred to two hundred fifty handwritten words, translating into about five hundred typewritten words. The outline clarifies limits and format for submissions, emphasizing legibility and concise expression within the set counts.
Busy lives steal joy from present moments
A reflective line notes that people rush toward future tasks and overlook current blessings, urging a pause to appreciate daily experiences and relationships before they slip by.
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