Governor Blames Legislature For Need To Raise Taxes
Letter from the Polk Progress in Lincoln Nebraska dated September 10 1969 explains that total legislature appropriation bills amount to about 377.9 million dollars with pending supplemental bills. It notes LB 574 guides how the State Board of Equalization must set sales and income tax rates to raise similar revenue and exceed appropriations by at least five percent. Estimates predict a 3 percent sales tax and 13 percent income tax if funding is at the full level, while vetoed construction budgets could push rates lower to about 2 4 percent sales tax and 14 15 percent income tax. the governor’s veto affects the final figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Equalization and Assessment
State Board
Marvel
Clarence Bolton Elevated To National Warehouse Leaders
Clarence Bud Bolton assistant Supervisor of Public Warehouses for Nebraska State Railway Commission was elected president of the National Association of the State Warehouse Departments at the annual conference in Savannah Georgia on August 28 1969.
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Clarence
Bud) Bolton
Nebraska State Railway Commission
National Association of the State Warehouse Departments
Savannah
Georgia
Local Visitors Share Social Calls in Polk Area
Wednesday evening guests at the Elmer Hanquist home included Mr and Mrs Reuben Hanquist and Mr and Mrs Walter Nelson plus Jeanie Nielsen and Dennis Anderson of Lincoln. Saturday afternoon visitors to the Oscar Andersons were Larry Anderson and others. Friday night, Mr and Mrs Dale Lindburg and family visited the Donald Bjerrum home for coffee after the football game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Hanquist
Reuben Hanquist
Walter Nelson
Jeanie Nielsen
Dennis Anderson
Lincoln
Larry Anderson
Oscar Anderson
Dale Lindburg
Donald Bjerrum
Governor's Counsel Explains LB-574 Tax Rate Steps
Robert E. Barnett, Counsel to the Governor, clarifies that with the Legislature still in session the final appropriations are undecided. He notes the State Board will later announce the rate required to fund the decided level of spending under the new LB-574.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board
Robert E. Barnett
Bean Day Tractor Pull Contest Results Report
The Bean Day tractor pull lists 28 entries across five weight classes. Top entries include Rolland Johnson Stromsburg with a 1937 AC, August Hagemeister Aurora with a 1963 IH, and Jerome Rewolinski Grand Island with a 1940 MIH. Other notable finishers include Dale Lindburg Polk, Dan Vulcan Weston, Roger Broadwell Central City, and Ken Luebbe Central City with various IH and JD tractors. Total entrants include 11 from Polk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolland Johnson
Stromsburg
Chrysler
August Hagemeister
Aurora
Jerome Rewolinski
Grand Island
GMC
Dale Lindburg
Polk
Dan Vulcan
Weston
Roger Butts
Central City
Jim Broadwell
Gresham
Ken Luebbe
Dennis van Housen
Local visits feature several area families
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Lusk of Central City visited Friday evening in the Stanford Ang home. Cecil Bolton and Mrs. Bolton of Benedict were Sunday visitors in the Donald Bjerrum home. Rev. and Mrs. Carl F. Jurgensen of Humboldt Kansas were Saturday overnight guests in the Louie Blase home.
Local Couples Share Weddings and Visit Guests in Polk
Mr and Mrs Carl Carlstrom and family visited Mrs Jerry Wall of Henderson for the Wall's first wedding anniversary. Art Walin and wife celebrated their 50th with Ed Coover and Paul Coover attending. Walin is related to Mrs Coover. Louie Blase hosted guests including Walter Kupke York Emalyne Blase Seward and visiting ministers Jurgensen Humboldt and Liberal. Virgil Marten Hampton and Bernard Katzer Spencer dropped by. Rolland Stromberg hosted David and JoEla for Wednesday supper with Sealey and Stevens in attendance. Joe Ehn and family returned Friday from North Platte visit with Virgil Bayne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Carlstrom
Jerry Wall
Henderson
Wall's
Ed Coover
Paul Coover
Art Walin
Lincoln
Walin
Louie Blase
Walter Kupke
York
Emalyne Blase
Seward
Eugene Jurgensen
Liberal, Kan
Carl F. Jurgensen
Humboldt
Kan
Alvin Smith
Bernard Katzer
Spencer
Marie Smith
Virgil Marten
Hampton
Kansas
Rolland Stromberg
David
JoEla
Cleo Sealey
Mantico
Calif
Richard Seal
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Lincoln, Nebr
Polk Progress
Polk, Nebraska
Mr. Alfred
Clarence Bolton
Hisesnat Area
Nebraska
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Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph Company
Roger Broadwell
Leonard Fiela
Geneva
Jack Norquist
McCool
Tay
Farmers Goop Grain Association
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