Banks of Iowa Report Major Lending in First Half of 1939
A survey by the American Bankers Association shows Iowa banks made 229,679 new loans totaling 114.32 million and renewed loans totaling 6.32 million from January 1 to June 30, 1939. Open lines of credit in Des Moines area banks stood at 17.47 million with 9.37 million used as of June 30, 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Bankers Association
Iowa
Des Moines
Twans
Iowns
Hand Work Teaches Boys Through Plane Model Making
An Iowa University excerpt shows Bill learning through building model planes. His father and Scout Master note the craft teaches patience, planning, and problem solving. Through trial and error he gains skill, then asks for wood carving tools, showing growing sustained interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fyom
University of Iowa
Iowa
Bill
Joe
Alan T
JFL
Cordova News and Mrs Jack Edwards Leave for Canada
Cordova News and Mrs Jack Edwards prepared for their morning return to their home in Canada. Mr Carson and Margaret Edwards will stay until spring. Alice Visser and son John Martin traveled to South Dakota to visit friends. Rev Pigge officiated a double ring marriage for Callie Maxine Cooper and Donald Alley at Red Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Edwards
Canada
Carson
Margaret Edwards
Alice Visser
John Marlin
South Dakota
Rev. Pigge Vuited
Callie Maxine Cooper
Elney’ Cooper
Donald Alley
Plato Alley
Red
Winter drive safety pushed by toll on icy pavements
National Safety Council and researchers report methods to cut stopping distances on ice, including calcium chloride treated sand and cinders. Chains and skidproofing reduce hazards but rely on driver caution and common sense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
National Safety Council
Iowa Engineering Experiment Station
University of Michyan
Tawa
Keyro
Nov 1939 Wedding and Community Notes In Oskaolosa
The report covers a Thursday evening rock church service at 8:00 PM, a November wedding with Grace Baumgardner at the piano and Irene Vriewlaur singing, maid of honor in a blue gown, and multiple bridesmaids. It also notes guests, a reception with ice cream and cake, county events, bridge openings, a fatality due to infantile paralysis, and local social updates from Pleasantville and nearby areas including hospital visits and Thanksgiving activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Richerd
Grae Manning
Dale Baumgardner
Cooper Home
Wilma
Mrriage
Oskaloosa
The
Christian Church
Grace Kaye
Lloyd Hevlin
Karr
Paul Ruwalda
Mee Heicker
Elva Sword
Greencastle
Pennsylvania
Luberculosis Hospital
Tommy de Moss
Gob Kuckman
Marga Streeter
Clifton
Ught Templeton
Roy Kare
Delight Karr
Murray van Hemert
Wabash
Cordova
W. B. Campbell
Clifford
Clyde Williams
Harey
de Meer
Hart
Benny” Perkey
Insurance Company
Hooper
Pleasantville
W. Waardhuizen
Dunreath
Jid” Hanning
Frank Cradie
Elmer Gooper
Klyn
Fifield
Van Hemert and neighbors share holiday visits
Monday morning travelers head to Los Angeles in a new car visiting Loren’s aunt and the Jess Mikesell home before returning by a different route Herman Siykiwis will stay at the Van Hemert home They will be away three weeks The Van Hemert family hosted visitors near Bussey on Sunday Mrs Ray Horseman remains hospitalized in Savannah Mo Family members and friends visited and shared Thanksgiving plans Several dog and pup details were noted among local households
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nettie LeGrand
Nell Muilenberg
The
American Legion
Knoxville
Beverly
Muilenberg
Billy Jim
Grandia Kare
Cecil Price
Delight Kare
Tommy Gibbons
Boone
Otto Wynstker
Kole
Wynsteker
Pete Dyra
Dykstra
Ralph’ Hart
Porkey
Neal Stanton
Weldon
Gurney Marquis
Mis
Bryan Kare
Murdy
Leonard Palmer
Moravia
Elaine Palmv
Clyde
John van Hemert
Evalena
Gertrude Schut- Unga
Omelia
Roy Karr
Calvin Bricker
Willis Rinehart
George Rinehart
Town City
Pleasantville
Ora Simpson
George Dailey
Forrest
Jack Spratt
Boyd
Peterson
Los Angeles
California
Loren
Jess Mikesell
Herman ‘Siykiwis
van Hemert
Martin Slykhuis
Bussey
Ray Horseman
Savannah
Dick Brouwer
Pete van Hemert
Melcher
Herman
Tony Riswick
Caulkins
Lynn Perkey
Lust
Attia
Tax Payments In Marion County Rise Ahead Of Normal
Tax payments in Marion County show exceptionally strong receipts, following publication of recent figures. Officials note steady collections across property, income, and business taxes, with several departments reporting above average activity for the current quarter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Delinquent Tax Notice Cites December Deadline
County Treasurer L F Bousquet states December 1 is the deadline to settle 1938 tax accounts. He notes payments are heavier than for some merit and delinquencies advertised are about 25 percent lower than last year, signaling improvement in Marion County. He adds taxpayers often misunderstand tax statements, especially personal property taxes, which fund government at county, state, and school levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. F. Bousquet
Marion County
Knoxville Journal
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Banks OF
H.C. Weeks
Grinnell, Iowa
BOY Scouts of America
Park Avenue
New York, N.Y
Sunbeam
van. den Berg Electric and Paint Company
LTE Ey
Lilly Rinehart
Simpson
John Boyd
Randolph Perkey
Sam Koons
Percy
Twila
Prunes
Meer
Nancy Drew and
Hidden
Bonita Granville
Robert Young
Florence Rice
Blue Danube Orchestra
Bette Davis
Miriam Hopkins
George Brent
World News
Beau Geste
Uhr
Tysseling’s Shoe Store
Lautenbach & Ver Dught Insurance Agency
Cascade Inn
Libby
Cascade
Bank
Winoy
Calif
Eobers
Benteco
Boraxo
Wilson's
Zach
Cee
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