Farm Bureau Backs Keeping Iowa Sales Tax Rate
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation votes to retain the 2 percent state sales tax and opposes a services tax at its 38th annual convention. Delegates appoint officers, urge higher soil bank rental payments, and call for careful review of state expenditures and property tax emphasis. The group favors existing highway tax allocations and opposes broad city sales taxes and high school funding shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Des Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Howard Watters
Danville
Wes Seymour
Lake View
Wayne Farmer
Champ Steer Brings Record Price at International Expo
Grand champion steer P S Trouba II sold for a record $2050 a pound or $20 397 50 at the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago. The strawberry roan shorthorn raised by Penn State bought by Greenbrier Hotel for 20.50 a pound, besting prior record. Reserve grand champion P S Eileen Mere, also Penn State raised, sold for 3 a pound to Arbogast and Bastian. Grand champion steer carload bought by Gallagher Steak House for 46.50 per hundredweight. Weight averages about 1 005 pounds.
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Chicago
P.S. Troubador II
International Livestock Exposiion
Pennsylvania State University
Greenbrer
White Sulphur Springs
W.V
Sue White
Big Springs
Tex
P.S. Eileen Mere
Penn State
Arbogest and Bastian
Allentown
John F. Momsen & Son
Miles
Iowa
Gallagher Steak House
New York City
Herman Purdy
Driver Examinations Schedules Across Nearby Cities
The Washington County sheriff reports driver license examiner visits each Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the courthouse in Washington for renewals. if unavailable, drivers may visit nearby cities on the days examiners are there. Iowa licenses renew every two years in the 30 days before the birthday.
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Washington County
Sheriff's Office
Washington
Court House
Iowa City
Fairfield
Burlington
Sigourney and
Wapelilo
Ottumwa
Mt. Pleasant
Muscatine
Iowa
Auto License Tags Available Dec 1 for 1957
Washington County motor vehicle owners may obtain their small '57 tags on December 1 from the county treasurer W E Howell. No new plates issued this year. motorists should bring 1956 registrations to speed service at the treasurer’s office.
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Washington County Motorsts
W. E. Howell
Howell
Presley lemonade stand attracts visitors in Memphis
Two young children set up a lemonade stand in front of Elvis Presley’s Memphis home. Their sign read Welcome Presley admirers, drawing sightseers and adding a quirky local moment to the famed residence area.
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Presley
Memphis
Tenn
Elvis Presley
Twenty Five Year VFW Members Honored At Washington Post Dinner
Twenty five year members of the Washington County VFW post were honored at a catfish dinner and program at the VFW hall. Medals from the national organization were presented by Bill Maher Sr. of Muscatine Iowa department commander who also spoke. John Gabriel, district commander, attended. Recipients included Dale Atkinson Oral J Brown E R Burham Glenn Davis Lloyd L Little Harold M Putnam Jesse Radda Cleo Shockey John Pehler and Charles Embree received the Cooper T Holt award for outstanding membership work. The post also received the Cub Scout charter from Glenn Widmer, post representative on the local Boy Scout council. The VFW sponsors the Cub Scouts in Washington.
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Washington County
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
VFW
National
NFW
Bill Maher Sr
Muscatine
Iowa
Maher
John Gabriel
Columbus Junction
Dale Atkinson
Oral J. Brown
E. R. Burham
Glenn ©. Davis
Lloyd L. Little
Harold M. Putnam
Jesse Radda
Cleo Shockey
John Pehler
Charles Embree
Cooper T. Holt
Washington Post
Glenn Widmer
The
Post
Boy Scout Council
VFW Post
Cub Scouts
Washington
Mrs Dale Fritz 22 Claimed by Death
Mrs Dale Fritz 22 died at 9 30 p m Wednesday in Washington County Hospital. She home was on South Taylor Street after a ten day illness following the birth of twin daughters on November. Funeral services are set for 2 pm Saturday December 1 at United Presbyterian Church with Rev Milan Thompson officiating Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery Friends may call at Sherman s Funeral Home until noon Saturday Nina Jewel Lavely daughter of Wesley and Pearl Lavely was born March 19 1934 in Tindal Missouri The family moved to Lone Tree and later to the Bethel community northeast of Washington She graduated Washington High School in 1952 married Dale J Fritz on November 15 1955 at Bethel Church She was a member of the Evangelical Reformed Church at Lone Tree Survivors include her husband twin daughters Bonnie Sue and Connie Sue born November 7 her parents one brother and her paternal grandfather
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Dale J. Fritz
Washington County Hospital
Wesley and
Pearl (Trump) Lavely
Lone Tree
Iowa
Bethel
Washington
Washington High School
Iowa City
92 Cafe
Bethel Church
Milan Thompson
Evangelical & Reformed Church
Bonnie Sue
Connie Sue
Wesley Lavely
Calvin
Wilson Lavely
Gault
Three Iowa Men Jailed For Theft of Corn
Three Des Moines men received three to five year sentences for stealing about 40 bushels of corn from the William A. Keeling farm near Des Moines on September 30. The guilty trio were David Clark Fogle 18 Robert G. McNeeley 24 and Raymond Adams 19. A fourth man John W. Villier 19 pleaded innocent and is free on bond.
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Des Moines
State Board of Parole
Tom K. Murrow
William A. Keeling
Here
David Clark Fogle
Robert G. McNeeley
Raymond Adams
John W. Villier
Fear New Outbreak of Fighting Police Chief Target of Acid
In Muscatine Iowa police chief Joe Maher and two deputies were splashed with acid while serving a warrant on Kay Ella DeKamp 75 The chief was treated for burns and released He said his right eye could see Deputies Sheriff Charles Anson and Deputy June Garbin accompanied him to request a sanity hearing for DeKamp
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Muscatine
Iowa
Joe Maher
Kay Ella DeKamp
Maher
Charles Anson
June Garbin
Rev Kinnavey Injured in West Union Crash
Rev R J Kinnavey pastor of St James Catholic Church was hospitalized in West Union for injuries from a Wednesday afternoon auto collision three miles west of Fayette on highway 93. Carl Greiner of Ainsworth suffered two broken ribs and a cut lip. other Washington men in the hunting party were Leo Marie Paul Ryan and Charles Friese.
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R. J. Kinnavey
St. James Catholic Church
West Union
Fayette
Washington
Rev. Kinnavey
St. James
Carl Greiner
Ainsworth
Leo Marie
Paul Ryan
Charles Friese
Marie
Henry Lynch
Randalia
Greiner
Egypt Says Two Planes Strafed Troops Near Suez
Egyptian Brigadier Amin Hilmy announced that two enemy Venoms strafed trucks and gun positions in the Sinai Desert seven miles east of Ismailia while two other aircraft over Ismailia were repelled by anti aircraft batteries. No casualties were reported.
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London
Egypt
Sinai Desert
Middle East
Soviet Union
Syria
Iraq
Moscow
Israel
Turkey
Washington
Pakistan
Amman
Jordan
Britain
Amin Hilmy
Ismailia
YMCA Archery Club Meets Friday for 4 45 P M Start
The YMCA archery club holds its first meeting at 4 45 p m Friday in the Y building. All fourth to sixth grade YMCA members are eligible to join under Bernard Payne. Interested boys are invited to attend this inaugural session tomorrow afternoon.
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YMCA
Bernard Payne
Two Washington County meetings discuss corn referendum
Two farmer meetings in Washington County will inform on the corn referendum vote set for December 11. Keota High School hosts Bill Day on December 1 at 7 30 p m with coffee and doughnuts. December 7 at 1 15 p m in the county courthouse features John Switzer outlining ASC proposals and a discussion.
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Washington County
Tom Robb
Keota High School
Bill Day
Keota
Agricultural Conservation and Stabilization Committee
John Switzer
ASC
Robb
Loveless Urges Iowa Sell Plan After Victory
Gov elect Herschel Loveless told about 100 Democrats in Carroll that Iowa must be sold to Iowans and then to the nation to boost business. He cited exodus from the state and dreamed of a Long Beach picnic in Iowa. Rev Merwin Coady Boone spoke as the party’s new congressman. Dolliver plans to contest.
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Carroll
Iowa
Herschel C. Loveless
Loveless
Merwin Coadh Boone
James I. Dolliver
Dolliver
Chester L Hampton Dies at Washington County Hospital
Chester L. Hampton died at 11:55 am today at Washington County hospital. Funeral services are planned in the Cedar Memorial Park Chapel in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, with details not definite yet.
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Chester L. Hampton
Washington County Hospital
Hampton
Cedar Memorial Park
Cedar Rapids
Santa to Return to Washington for Saturday Visit
Santa Claus will return to Washington on Saturday December 1 and will appear on the streets in morning and afternoon. The announcement came at the Chamber of Commerce retail committee meeting which also approved a trade area survey led by Mrs. J F Mallory to start early next year. Robert Everetts urged merchants to plan stronger exterior Christmas decorations and residents to decorate homes for a festive district. the Washington Jaycees will sponsor a home decoration contest with prizes.
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Santa Claus
Washington
Chamber of Commerce
Santa
Retail Committee
Chamber
J. F. Mallory
Mallory
Robert Everetts
Washington Jaycees
Benson Urges Turkey Growers to Trim 1957 Crop
Washington where Agriculture Secretary Ezra T Benson asked turkey breeders to cut back for price support. He urged reducing breeder hens held for hatching eggs and poults next year amid reports of a 16 percent rise in heavy breeders and a 3 percent drop in light breeders. An October palloeum disease test spike was noted.
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Washington
Ezra T. Benson
Benson
Legion Post Plans Victory Night After Hitting 1957 Membership
Washingtons Leon Beatty American Legion post has reached its 1957 quota of 235 members under Commander Burton Kent. A victory night program is set for Tuesday December 4 starting with an oyster supper at 6 30 p m followed by a brief business meeting and entertainment. Veterans are urged to attend.
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Washington
Leon Beatty American Legion Post
Burton Kent
Kent
Legion
The
Post
Dolliver to Seek Recount in Iowa Congressional Contest
Rep. James I. Dolliver of Iowa said he will contest the Nov. 6 election win of Rev. Merwin Coad in the 6th District. Canvassers gave Coad 64,625 votes to 64,427 for Dolliver, narrow margin stated as final. Coad would be the first Democrat from Iowa in 16 years to win a House seat in the district.
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Greenport
N.Y
James I. Dolliver
Iowa
Merwin Coad
Boone
Coad
Iowa Executive Council
Dolliver
House of Representatives
Steven Carter
Karl LeCompte
Carter
LeCompte
Corydon
United Press
House Elections Committee
House
Robert Dolliver
Iowa eliminates 461 rural one teacher schools
Iowa officials report 461 rural one teacher schools were closed in the last year under the consolidation program. State Superintendent J C Wright spoke at the 41st annual school administration conference at the University of Iowa. Clyde McFarlin urged districts to form statewide high school districts by 1960, while Rep Blythe Conn cited many small inefficient schools as a cause of lag behind the national average.
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Iowa Tax Study Committee
Tax Study Committee
Farm Bureau
Iowa City
Iowa
J. C. Wright
Wright
University of Iowa
Clyde McFarlin
Montezuma
Blythe Conn
Burlington
Chicaqua Election to be Held at December Meeting
Chicaqua chapter of the Izaak Walton League will elect officers at a December meeting. The previously scheduled YMCA gathering was postponed. President Corbin Crawford led the last meeting and formed a committee led by Phil Kneen to explore a clubhouse site with Bernard Payne Luther Cram and Randolph Kelsey as members. The Youth Center portal at Lake Darling has been completed and approved as a chapter project from the summer, built by Daryl Tucker and crew. Dwight Bramon thanked the chapter for conservation and wildlife stocking cooperation. A membership drive is planned, with a December meeting announced for time and place. refreshments were provided by Clifford Campbell and committee.
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Chicaqua
Izaak Walton League
YMCA
Corbin Crawford
Phil Kneen
Bernard Payne
Luther Cram
Randolph Kelsey
Lake Darling
Daryl Tucker
Dwight Bramon
Clifford Campbell
Five County Break-ins Reported by Sheriff
Sheriff Charles Snyder said five break-ins occurred Wednesday night across the county. Streb's Market in Riverside was robbed of about $40, Kalona firms saw losses including $15 at Kalona Motor and Implement Co and $50 at Conrad Tavern. Sattler Beckman Medical and Yoder's Ford Garage were entered but with no losses. Investigation continues.
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Charles Snyder
Streb
Riverside
Kalona
Kalona Motor and Implement Co
Conrad Tavern
Sattler and Beckman Medical
Yoder
Ford
Sheriff's Office
Clean Up Drive For Chest Starts Today
A community Chest campaign led by Ralph Martin aims to close an 6 percent shortfall toward a $23,875 goal. Solicitors are urged to return pledge cards to Community Chest headquarters within a week. Contributions to date include $3,305 from special contributors, $9,447.50 from business districts, $9,358.65 from residential areas, $51 from rural areas, and $229 from organizations. Those wanting to pledge or report missed residents may contact the Chest at 347.
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Washington
Ralph Martin
Columbus Cotter merger approved in two district votes
Voters in Columbus Junction and Cotter Consolidated School district approved a merger to form the Columbus Community School District. The measure passes 187 to 18 in Columbus and 89 to 35 in Cotter with effect slated for July 1, 1957.
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Columbus Junction
Columbus Community
Cotter Consolidated
Columbus
Cotter
Truck Driver Claiming Kidnaping Dumped Near Road
A 22 year old Missouri truck driver told police he was kidnapped during a robbery attempt and dumped on U S 275 after his truck was damaged. He reported returning from Colorado and later ran into bar spending, with police unable to locate the truck which had been burned.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
Missouri
C. Cloyd Galloway
Richhill
U.S
Galloway
Colorado
South Omaha Bridge
Here
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Fritz
VEW
William Maher Sr
Iown Department
Mr. Maher
Dale Fritz
Suez
Ymca Archery Club
Legion Post
Etry
Columbus and
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