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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1956
Page
4
Expressions of gratitude for cards gifts flowers and visits during hospital stay and recovery. Special thanks to Rev Goetz for prayers and comfort. Also thanks to neighbors for wind storm debris cleanup help meals encouragement and rebuilding offers from Mr and Mrs Vernon Wikner and Mr and Mrs R O Wikner.
Philgas and Tappan stoves are offered by Tegtmeier Oil Co in Tripoli. 100-lb tanks for dual users priced at 6.50 and 9.00 for single users. 20-lb carry-out bottles sell for 1.59. Includes Phil gas hot water heaters.
An informal Iowa delegation poll shows strong support for Richard Nixon as the Republican vice presidential candidate. William O. McMains of Oskaloosa, official organist at both conventions, is noted for his large career with millions of TV viewers. Stassen allies within Iowa Republicans remain aligned with Nixon amid ongoing convention chatter.
The article covers a GOP convention tug over Nixon with Stassen pushing Herter for the ticket, while Governor Hoegh signals support for Nixon. It reports on NFC Iowa leadership Corbin Crawford as president, county road funding experiments in Marion County, and Dan Turner’s stance on Eisenhower’s farm program. Also noted are Iowa supreme court nominees and a plan to recruit German refugee physicians for state mental health services.
Iowa reports 64,891 farmers signed up for the soil bank program and will receive 47,902,031 dollars for keeping 1,116,420 acres of corn out of production. Officials say Iowa is among the top states for farm signups and payments. Two Iowans on the Democratic platform committee favor a plank backing Supreme Court racial integration.
Elmer Heckinger, tax director, promotes a state withholding proposal seen as easier on employers than the federal system. He says it would collect from about 9 000 others who now file no returns or pay only tokens. The plan targets unreported taxes and would apply to certain transient workers and others with minimal payments. Barnacles noted as small shellfish attach to ships' hulls.
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