Iowa Tax Burden Compared With Other States
A study using Tax Foundation data traces Iowa’s per capita state tax from 1939 to 1970, noting Iowa $24.49 then and $225.94 in 1970. It outlines where tax dollars go, including education at $273 per person, highways at $104, welfare, police, health, and other expenditures, and compares Iowa’s spendings to national averages and neighboring states.
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Des Moines
IDPA
Iowa
Tax Foundation, Inc
New York
Towans
Nebraska
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Missouri
Indiana
South Dakota
North Dakota
Ohio
Towa
Des Moines State Fair Queen Contest entries due May 1
Iowa officials announce early closing of entries for the 1971 State Fair Queen Contest on May 1. Secretaries must notify the State Fair Board in April about submitting a candidate, with no name required. Entrants must be 16 to 21 on opening day August 20, reside in the county represented, be unmarried, and active in a community group or youth organization.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Fair Board
Mexico
Janet Holt
Helen Deets
Social notes from Wayland and nearby towns
Mrs Joy Sexton of Springfield visited relatives in Wayland over the weekend and joined her aunt Mrs Ezra Wittmer for supper. Local families hosted and attended gatherings including a Social Hour Club meeting with ten members and birthday celebrations for Mrs Eva Boese and Kathy Boese.
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Ezra Wittmer Wayland
Joy Sexton
Springfield
Ezra Wittmer
Howard Shaffer
Milton
Muscatine
Wittmer
Leta Brookhart
Brighton
Henry Leckner
Daryl
Donnie Hert
Harold Rixe
Donald Davison
Jerry Flory
Rodney Letts
Clinton Hertig
Rhua Vicky Hertig
Denise
Eva Boese
W. Eb, Schantz
Harold Boese
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Harrison Weber
Iowa Daily Press
BOY Mower Service
Bo Cron
Westir
Don'ts Thurs
Blue Note
Tenderloin & Fries
Fish & Chips
New Orleans
Marie Laveua
Bob Davison
Weber
Mabel Witting
Parkview Retirement Home
Henry County Hospital
Emma Levert
Washington
Elmer Roth
Todd Michael Watson
Gordon Watson
Wash
Harold Meyer
Max McGuire
Henry Widtmer
Ivan Yoder
Ez Wittmer
Farm Bureau
Mt. Pleasant
Steve Brooks
Allen Hartig
Anchorage
Alaska
Kansas State University
Manhattan
Steven
Effie Brooks
Montgomery
Pearl Harbor
Th Century-Fox Presents
Martin Balsam
Joseph Cotten
E. G. Marshall
James Whitmore
Jason, Robards
Russel Stover
Rog As
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Washington Ymca
Martie
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Ning Journal
the Willows
Nitehawks
Swingmasters
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