City Council Cuts Tax Levy in Budget Plan
The city council approved a budget reducing total taxes to 51 200 from 55 09, about six percent. The levy will be roughly 1 mills with a hearing set for the first Monday in August before final adoption and submission to the county auditor. J B Lemmon was named to the park commission replacing the late W A Cook. terms run until the next municipal election. The commission also includes J F Simpson as chairman and Mrs Marion Bailey as secretary.
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Lemmon
J. BE. Lemmon
City Park Commission
W. A Cook
J. F. Simpson
Widh
Marion Bailey
Hoover plans debt holiday and world disarmament push
The Hoover administration agreed to a one year debt holiday for wartime debts and German reparations. Secretary Stimson will seek support for a Geneva disarmament conference next February. The plan delays $800 million in international payments and aims to restore confidence and revive trade.
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Washington
State Stimson
Europe
Geneva
United States
Germany
Hoover
G G Vincent 83 of Keota Dies After Ill Health
G G Vincent 83 of Keota dies at home after years of ill health. He formerly lived in Seventy-six township Washington county and was a prominent farmer. Survived by children Earl Vincent Nelle Weimer Chalmers Sturgeon Elmer Everett Vincent and Grace. Funeral Wednesday at 2 30 in United Presbyterian Church conducted by Rev R W Jamieson in Burlington.
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Keota
G. G. Vincent
Vincent
Seventy-s'x Township
Washington County
Keola
Earl Vincent
Guthrie Center
Nelle Weimer
Cumberland
Chalmers Sturgeon
Elmer
Everett Vincent
Grace
Ywwypt
Isaac Pulver
United Presbyterian Church
R. W. Jamieson
Burlington
H. W. Gordon
Dogs Setting Up On Rhodes Today
Thousands of dogs chased Ben Rhodes, the local dog catcher, through Wichita Falls Texas as his condition improved from a prior confinement in a straight jacket. Doctors reported Rhodes was better and removal of the jacket was possible.
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Rhodes
Wichita Falls
Tex
Ben Rhodes
Marriage license demand in Nebraska stalls under new Iowa law
Omaha July 6. Marriage license clerks and justices of the peace worked early to enforce a new Iowa five day notice law but no Nebraska couple applied for licenses. Reports from county seats along the river from South Dakota to the Missouri line showed no activity.
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Omaha
U.R
Justices of the Peace
Nebraska River
Iowa
South Dakota
Missouri
Airplane Stolen From Storm Lake Airport
Storm Lake Iowa authorities notified Sheriff Charles Keeling that a plane was stolen from the Storm Lake airport. The craft carried only a limited fuel supply, making a long flight unlikely. Miss Myrtle Carbaugh and Miss Palmar Lofstedt of Chicago, weekend guests of D. L. Carbaugh on North Iowa, returned to Chicago Monday morning.
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Des Moines
Storm Lake
Iowa
Charles Keeling
Myrtle Carbaugh
Palmar Lofstedt
Chicago
D. L
Financial mixup in Jasper County causes town deficits
A bookkeeping error by Jasper County treasurer H. H. Morrison triggers overpayments to eight towns totaling 19 629 52 while Newton Monroe and Lynville miss 26 374 44 in due taxes. The audit shows shortages in the county ledger and a large corporate balance, with towns facing shortfalls as Morrison withholds funds to cover the overpayments. Newton gains 24 937 39, Monroe 475 92, and Lynville 934 13 due to back taxes.
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Des Moines
U.P
Jasper County
H. H. Morrison
Couny
J. W. Long
Newton
Monroe
Lynville
Morrison
Mingo
Valeria
Colfax
Prairie City
Baxter
Reasoner
Kellogg
Sully
Ince
Dismiss Appeal of Mitchell Farmers on Tuberculin Tests
In Des Moines on July 7 the Iowa Supreme Court clerk received the United States Supreme Court mandate dismissing the appeal of M. J. Loftus and 120 Mitchell County farmers. The action was dismissed for lacking a constitutional question, dissolving stay orders that halted cattle testing in eleven counties. Loftus had won a temporary injunction against the agriculture department, but the Iowa high court previously ruled the testing law constitutional and reliable.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Mitchell County
Iowa Supreme Court
New County Health Doctor Arrives with Family
Dr. Ho L. Hendricks, newly appointed county health physician from Kansas, and his family move into the W. B. Anderson home on East Main. He plans few changes, will work with nurse Hielka Jacobs, and attends the Methodist church. The family includes Floye and Philip, and he will visit Camp Tecumseh with Dr. Stutsman and William Griffin.
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Ho L. Hendricks
Minneapolis
Kansas
Dr. Hendricks
Court House
Hielka Jacobs
American Legion
E. E. Stutsman
Dr Hendricks
Camp Tecumseh
Riverside
William Griffin
County Health Board
Washington
Itn
Hendricks
Campaign to curb Iowa river pollution launched
State officials initiate a river pollution drive in Iowa identifying Cedar Des Moines and Town rivers as harmed. The effort requires hundreds of thousands of dollars for eight cities and industries to build sewerage treatment plants in Des Moines Waterloo Ottumwa Iowa City Fort Dodge Cedar Rapids Cedar Falls and Marshalltown and to stop dumping raw sewage by packing plants and other industries. Governor Dan W. Turner and Dr. D C Steelsmith endorse the plan.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Cedar
Dan W. Turner
D C. Steelsmith
State Board of Health
Waterloo
Ottumwa
Iowa City
Fort Dodge
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Falls
Marshalltown
Weston Beacon tie ends in 10th before 20-run 11th
Weston High and Beacon School battled to a 10 to 10 tie after nine innings in Weston Massachusetts. The game exploded in the 11th with Weston scoring 20 runs to win 30 to 11, after a scoreless 10th inning.
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Weston
Mass
Weston High and
Beacon School
Loftus Appeals Case to the United States Supreme Court
Loftus then appealed his case to the United States Supreme Court seeking review of a lower court decision. The action reflects ongoing legal efforts at the highest federal level.
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Loftus
United States Supreme Court
Morrison Opens Rotary Presidency Names Committees
Loyd Morrison becomes president of the Washington Rotary Club at a noon meeting. He outlines a full slate of officers and committee assignments including Frank Miller as vice president, Ralph Thompson as secretary, Horace Knight as treasurer, and a detailed list of service committees.
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Morrison
Rotary Club
Loyd Morrison
Washington
Rotary
Frank Miller
Ralph Thompson
Horace Knight
Lloyd Lytle
Louis Jones
al Baldrige
Glenn Mace
Servent At Arms
Vernon Crull
Carl Hedges
Elizabeth Goodlander
Hugh McCleery
Loyd Lytle
Shirley Clark
H.R. Lund
Eli Stutsman
Carl Jonebluth
Ralph Shannon
Fred Moore
Herman Pauls
Leslie Eicher
Herb Peet
Orville Erder
Fred Eastwood
A. W. Clow
Ed Hammer
A. A. Spies
Don Sherman
Orville Milder
Frank L. Wilson
Eb, T. Hansen
Tlarold Montgomery
Joe Wright
Charles Davis
Writley Clark
J. Peet
Frank Wilson
Will Alcorn
Orville Elder
Clow
Lester Orr
Winfield Smouse
Bridge Worker Injured In Fall Near Wellston
Arthur Ewing fell from a truck with the county bridge gang yesterday evening and was struck by a rear wheel. He suffered a broken right ankle and was taken to Washington County Hospital where he remains hospitalized. The crew had been repairing culverts near Wellston.
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Arthur Ewing
County Bridge Gang
Washington County Hospital
Wellston
Black Snake and Pheasant Battle Near Allentown
In Allentown Pennsylvania a black snake and a handsome cock pheasant fought a life and death struggle. The pheasant won by pecking out the snake’s eyes according to John Weiss.
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Allentown
John Weiss
Oklahoma oil man backs flight and thanks in letter
Beverly Hills July 7 a resident recounts thanking a prominent oil man for support. He praises two youths, Gary and Post, hoping they can locate a field near Claremont Oklahoma, suggesting Gary navigate and Post land, noting he has relied on a parachute.
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Beverly Hills
Oklahoma
Post
Gatcy
Claremont
Okla
Gary
Columbus
Tennis Meet Results Show Leaders in Local Circles
Kenneth Cline leads the boys’ list with Hubert Kologick second and Tom Cantoni third while Frances Boyd tops the girls. Matches continue as cooler weather aids play and Jack Woods fills in for absent Hubert Kotosick in leadership.
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H. Schneider
EF. Mangold
J. Lytle
Dr. Lloyd
H. Tucker
F. Welch
H. Kolosiek
T. Cantoni
G. Thomas
N. Sage
J. Jackson
H. Little
E. Marshall
F. Mangold
R. Whitehead
W. Tucker
J. Westphal
T. Stewart
Kenneth Cline
Hubert Kologick
Tom Cantoni
Frances Boyd
Hubert Kotosick
Jack Woods
Golf Scores in from July Fourth Tournament
About half the scorecards had been turned in to the tournament committee by early afternoon. Matches were scheduled for this evening or tomorrow with a 11 am deadline for all cards. A 6:30 dinner at the club house will see losers pay while winners attend as guests.
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Westphal
Frigate Constitution Receives Two New 5300-Pound Anchors
In Boston at the Navy Yard the 134 year old U S S Constitution known as Old Ironsides is under reconstruction and has been fitted with two anchors weighing 5300 pounds each. Each anchor is supported by a chain 120 fathoms long.
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Boston
U. S. S. Constitution
Old Ironsides
Boston Navy Yard
Washington to Hold Fall Festival Vote Backed by Business Community
A Washington meeting of business leaders with unanimous support approved a 1981 fall festival. Of 146 replies, 121 favored the event and 25 opposed. A committee was appointed to nominate officers and form the organizing body, with a June to July planning window and finances to rely on subscriptions and a $600 state grant for farm-product premiums.
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Washington
E. T. Hansen
Hansen
Paul Gorham
Better Washington Club
Carl M. Keck
Jack Westphal
Carl Klein
C. O. Dayton
Sunday Prairie Flower Church Meet Sets Conventions
A Sunday school convention will be held at Prairie Flower Church in Cedar township next Sunday at two o clock. It gathers two merged districts Washington township and Lime Creek Englist River and Iowa townships with a central venue between them. A third district meeting is planned for Sunday July 19 in the county's southwest section as the convention series continues.
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Prairie Flower Church
Cedar Township
Washington Township
Lime Creek
Englist River
Iowa
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