Washington county moves to equalize property valuations
Washington county officials adopt outside appraisal to correct unequal real estate values under a state authorized plan. Appraisal firm from La Crosse Wisconsin will oversee surveys train locals and ensure fair assessments with cost estimated under 29000 dollars. Personal property assessments proceed as usual starting January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Board of Supervisors
Appraisal Engineering Company
la Crosse
Wis
Wisconsin
Ecost
Statewide push for mandatory tax appraisals in Iowa counties
Tax officials predict a bill making external property appraisals compulsory across counties and towns. Appraisals, supervised with county officials and the state tax commission, determine 1949 levies for 1950. Higher valuations may lower millage, aiming to equalize taxes. experts note most owners would pay more, some less, and some the same.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Iowa
State Tax Commission
Des Moines
Chariton
County Board of Review
Mrs A Kauffman to Visit in Denver Colo
Mrs Alice Kauffman leaves Wayland for a ten day visit with son Dr Harry Kauffman and daughter in law in Denver. She will meet her first grandchild John Craig Kauffman. The column also notes local family visits and arrivals in Wayland residents and friends over the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezra Wittmer
Wayland
Alice Kauffman
Harry Kauffman
Denver
Colo
John Craig Kauffman
Marvin Keith
Humbles Produce
Wm. Brooks
Port Nobels
Charlie Pencil
Farmer's Mobil
Freddie Martin
Johnnie Schaffer
San Antonio
Tex
Maynard Wyse
Maude Meyers
Dean Meyers
Harold Meyers
Art Wyse
Don Meyers
Homer Weaver
Leroy Schroeder
Rosann
Stryker
Ohio
Weaver
Wyse
Warren Wyse
Jerry
Pat
David
Mildew and its removal in fabrics
Mildew is a airborne fungus that thrives in hot damp darkness and stains cottons and linens gray brown. Fresh stains wash out with soap and water while older stains resist. bleaching or hydrogen peroxide may help. For white fabrics heat washing with lemon juice salt and sun drying. colored fabrics use warm suds and prompt drying to prevent setting stains. Avoid damp clothes left in baskets during hot damp weather.
Local Social Notes From Burlington and Surrounding Areas
Marian Hill and others from Los Angeles and Bancroft, with families, share visits in Burlington and nearby towns. Funeral attendance marked at Mt. Pleasant for Mrs. Howard Moore. Families plan trips to Flint Michigan and the Black Hills. moving workers from Burlington to Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Hill
Bobby
Susan
Timmie
Los Angeles
Calif
Eugene Currier
Larry
Jeanne
Margaret Ruth
Bancroft, Wis
Margaret Witting
Daniel Schantz
Near Noble
C. E. Shumaker
Richard
Marion Latta
Burlington
A. C. Wenger
O. C. Boshart
J. R. McKirahan
Howard Moore
Mt. Pleasant
Bill McKilahan
Iowa City
Effie Brooks
Charles Brooks
Black Hills
C. E. Hensley
Don
Des Moines
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Bruce Cowden
Southern Utilities
Burlington Auditorium
Anal
Rothschild’s
Mrs. A. Kauffman
Con
Liberty
Honist, YA
Gilda
Hira
Berfee
Knobby Walsh
Blondie
Chic Young
Kha
Wendell L. Shaffen
Yentist
Halel Washington
Optometrists
Louis J. Kehoe
Jeffrey Bidg
Thahodore
B. Bailey
John W. Lemmon
F&yes
Morrison Building
W. Livingston
Robert Day
Alttorneys
P. L. Etter
F. G. Livesay
D. C
Spinal Distortion
Iowa Avenue
W. Main
George F. Morrison
Gifford Morrison
W. R. Hayman
D. S. C. Podiatrist
J. C. Penney Co
N. Side Sq
All In
MR. Ethridge
Paul Y. Shearer
Court House
John C. Owen
South Side Square
Washington Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
Elder, Shannon & Co
R. E. Shannon
Dave R. Elder
Bruce C. Cowden
Charles Morris
W. J. Shannon
Max Marble
Washington
United Press
Inland Daily Press
Iowa Daily Press
Iowa Press Ass
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Nina Eaeesag
Tait Radio
Medical Oriental
BUY Life Insurance Direct
American Home Life Co
Spencer
T. W. Harwood
Klein
Ardent
Geo. F. Clark
Sentinel Radio Sale & Service
South Ave
W.L
Col
Little Phone
Washington Dairy
Ave
McAllister
Mt. Union, Iowa
Walter Nicholson
South Second Ave
Reister Bros
Washington Concrete Co
Rock Island
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