Iowa Lawmakers Face Tax Rise in Tight Budget Era
Iowa legislators weigh options to balance a looming nine million dollar annual gap as they debate extending the sales tax to services, raising the gas tax, and other revenue steps. The senate already approved a one cent sales tax increase and the house seeks to expand the tax base to services. Governor Hoegh urged higher funding while departments request larger budgets.
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Actions Speak Louder Than Words by Aston Smith
Anna grew up with a thrifty mother who guided fashion choices through samples and color harmony. Her early doll dress play led to wiser shopping, teaching values beyond lectures and preventing teen conflicts over clothes. Now with her own children, she applies the same lesson.
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Anna
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Ebenezer Church Opens New Parsonage Tour
The Ebenezer Reformed Church parishioners toured the new two story parsonage adjoining the church. Peter A De Jong and Mrs De Jong hosted visitors who then attended refreshments at the church. The home features seven rooms three bedrooms two baths full basement breezeway and garage with baseboard hot water heat and a large living room.
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Parsonage Project Highlights Leighton Congregation Drive
A well-appointed study and kitchen with electric range, refrigerator, and garbage disposal were installed by builder Martin A. De Jong of Pella. The congregation raised 28,800 dollars in a single evening drive to fund the parsonage, which replaced the old house sold and moved away. Building committee chair Mond De Reus led materials selections, with De Jongs relocating from Sioux Center, Iowa and six children, four at home.
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Big Benefits to Policy-Holder
Milwaukee Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company president Edmund Fitzgerald told the board on February 21 that living benefits now outpace payments to beneficiaries. He cited a four fold rise in maturing endowment policies over ten years and noted increased retirement planning education for children and other goals. The firm set 1954 records for average policy size, total insurance in force and total assets with new sales of 535 million dollars.
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Northwestern Mutual 1954 results show record assets and dividends
The 1954 Northwestern Mutual report highlights 3 percent rise over prior high, average policy sale of 7416 with 59 percent jump, insurance in force above 7.0 billion on 1,586,607 policies, and total assets up 173 million to 3,242,764,717. Mortgage loans reached 191 million, real estate purchases added 6 million, securities total near 297 million, with stock and bond assets at 2,146,187,217. After tax rate 3.81 percent on 8.52 percent gross interest earnings, dividends to policyholders slated at 57.5 million, up.
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Atlantic Seaboard
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Flag with Mapleton Past Flies Over City Hall
Mapleton city hall now displays a historic flag that previously flew over the United States Capitol in Washington, adding a note of national connection to the local building.
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United States Capitol
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The Brakes Fail and a Joke Goes Too Far
Harry underestimated his wife and the old clunker he gifted her, turning family wheels into a running joke. The car's brake failure sent him to the hospital for a month, proving that nothing on wheels stays funny when safety is neglected.
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Iowa Weather: Warmer and Wetter Than Average Last Year
The Iowa Weather Bureau reported last year as warmer and wetter with precipitation slightly over normal by just over 3 inches and average temperatures about 2 degrees above normal.
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State Weather Bureau
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