Tax reform urged by Iowa official at farmers’ meeting
Louis H. Cook of the state board of assessment and review told a Monona farmers institute that current property taxes take at least 20 percent of gross income on farm and business property. He favored a net income tax or broader sales tax, warning the present plan risks confiscation and slows real estate lending.
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Monona
Iowa
Louis H. Cook
State Board of Assessment and Review
Farmers Institute
Cook
Inesses
Probate of Will for Rachel E. Chilcote in Iowa
District Court in Washington County sets December 16 1931 at 9:00 A M for hearing proof of the alleged last will of Rachel E. Chilcote deceased filed in court. Interested parties must appear to contest or support probate as the will seeks to be probated and allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Rachel E. Chilcote
Washington
District Court
Said County
Edna C. Purvis
Iowa
Trial enters alibi fight in Berlovich robbery case
Defense calls witnesses to place Berlovich in Des Moines during the Ottumwa Savings Bank robbery while the state aims to prove he drove the getaway car. In nearby coverage, Harve Tindle faces second degree murder charges tied to Esther Fisch's death as William Wesley is also implicated. John P. Mullen named president of the Iowa state fair board replacing Charles Cameron.
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Berlovich
Des Moines
Tindle
Harve Tindle
Esther Fisch
Fiseh
Allerton
William Wesley
Kelley
Don Batman
Roy Pack
F E. W. Dingwell
Barnes City
Tinde
Mullen
John P. Mullen
Iowa State Fair Board
Charles &. Cameron
Funda
The Gay Bandit of the Border Rides into Verdi
A masked rider in the Mexican desert evades the cavalry as Ted Radcliffe arrives at Verdi Junction. He teams with Don Bob and meets a witty, resourceful mechanic girl who helps repair a car and hints at danger and a larger border conflict to come. The encounter begins a destined clash with border powers.
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Lopez
Verdi Junction
Radcliffe
Don Bob
Ted Radcliffe
Bob
Ted Radclife
Jim
Bueno
Clara
Fajor
Mexico
Verdi
East
Desert
Denver
Colorado
Kor
Big Man
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Spate Board
Sherman Bros
Ail
Whee
Iowa Briefs
Ottumwa
Dewey Berlovich
Ottumwa Savings Bank
Gay
Klein’s Great Store
S. Red Boys
Kayn Re
Pioneer
Manhattan
Fruit-of
Man
Younge
Munsingwear
Bill and
Klein
Klothing
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