Rocking Chair Brigade notes and local happenings
Monty Randall from Muscatine visits to help his wife move as residents reflect on friends leaving. A YWCA prayer service is planned, vegetable gardens yield produce, and local streets suffer from poor sidewalks. The Jackson bus line sale to Bee Line of Cedar Rapids updates the town, with July 1 handover and departures of notable locals Paul Moore and the Armour man.
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Monty’ Randall
Muscatine
Jackson
Bee Line
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Knoxville
Kentucky
Il. Rothschild
DP. J
Pay as you go withholding basics and questions
The text explains that withholding tax is a prepayment of annual income tax. It notes how a married person with one child reduces tax via exemptions, gives examples, and describes refunds or credits if excess withholding occurs. It also covers employer liability if withholding occurs but funds aren’t turned over to the government.
Tax withholding guidance and city street vacation notice
A public notice explains tax withholding rules for employees and how to obtain receipts if lost, noting annual end of January timing for wage deduction statements. It also records city actions: vacating portions of North Avenue D and West 8th Street and authorizing deed conveyance to Richard Powers by the city administration dated June 21, 1943.
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R. L. Lytle
W. H Fulton
Richard Powers
Ll. Lytle
Washington Iowa Ordinance Vacates Portions of North Ave N and West 8th
The city council of Washington Iowa votes to vacate a segment of North Avenue north of West 7th Street and a part of West 8th Street as no longer used by the public for more than 20 years. Abutting property owners petitioned, and the ordinance authorizes conveyance of the vacated tracts.
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West 8Th Street
Washington
Iowa
North Avenue
West 7Th Street
City of
Drowning Toll In Iowa Climbing Despite Warnings
Iowa’s health department cites 27 drownings this year through June, just one less than the 1942 mark. If the pattern holds, 1943 will match or surpass the record year, prompting a plan to help parents teach children swimming dangers.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Health Department
FastEeth Denture Powder Promises Firm Comfort
Advertisement notes many denture wearers fear plate detachment and embarrassment. It promotes FASTEETH, an alkaline powder that supposedly stabilizes dentures, prevents souring and denture breath, and is available at drug stores.
Department urges parent help on child swim safety letters
The Iowa State Department of Health urges parents to boost swimming safety education. It offers to mail letters to selected children with facts on supervised swimming and health and safety factors, requesting parents send names and self stamped envelopes to defray costs.
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Iowa
Dubuque Factory Destroyed by Fire
Fire destroyed a Morrison Brothers Co. factory in Dubuque late Wednesday. Fire Chief William A. Ryan estimated damage over $60,000. The firm manufactures equipment for the government. A series of explosions preceded the outbreak of the blaze.
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Dubuque
Morrison Brothers Co
William A. Ryan
City Fire Rages as Workday Ends
Firemen and equipment from the city battled the blaze that began after work was suspended. The Dubique company of the Iowa state guard was dispatched to manage crowds drawn to the fire.
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Dubique Company
Iowa State Guard
Cash and Carry aids for tired kidneys and backache
An ad discusses backache caused by weak kidney function, claiming kidneys remove acids and waste from blood. It promotes Doan's Pills as relief, noting they support kidney tube flushing and have sold for over 40 years.
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Dean
Doan
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Vege
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Colo
Elsie Bratten
Dunham
Kathleen Morrison
Kathleen
Forgey
East Washington Street
Spain
Wilson
Libby
Lido Club
Van
Macaroni & Cheese Kraft
Oleo
Margari Parway
Etn
Bland Cs
PTW Ei E Ake
California
Canale
Etass
HEINZ
Valencia
National
Amer
Sanka
I Sie
Donuts —— Sunshine Sugar Honey Grahams
Ne. Tee
Kellogg's Krumbles
Fort Dearborn
Post
Kix
NBC
Lord Mott
Hills Bros
Clapp’s
Coffee Manor House Coffee
Maxwell House
Chase & Sanborn Coffee
the Fox
Milton Berle
Mary Beth Hughes
W. H. Fulton
P. L. Etter
Kool-Aid Eens Sunkist
Benteco
Kingstaste Crissisc
Dar
Pay Naac
Dar Cc
Winesap Apples
Goldenheart Celery
Sunkist
Kellogg’s Rice Krispies
Quaker
Vie
Bango Tsi Iss
Griffin CrnaNek
Swan Soap
Nola
Clorox
Ree, Ape
Tanglefoot
Daisy
Terro
Chuck Roast
Prime Air Roast
Lamb
Crone’s
Call
Jack Sprat
Kellogg’s " Keispies
Wheaties
Arm & Hammer
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