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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 01, 1976

Page

6

Iowa utilities tax values rise 6 percent in 1976

State Revenue Director Gerald Bair reports Iowa utility valuations total 3.7 billion dollars for 1976, up 214 million from 1975. Electric, gas, telephone, pipeline, and railroad valuations increased, with Northwestern Bell driving most telephone gains and several electric and pipeline firms posting sizable hikes. Cooperative and railroad valuations shifted, while American T and T declined and pipelines remained under one percent growth.

Harrison Weber Iowa Daily Press Association Des Moines Iowa Gerald Bair Iowa Electric Light and Power Company Cedar Rapids Iowa Power and Light Iowa Public Service Sioux City Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Davenport Interstate Power Company Dubuque Iowa Southern Utilities Centerville Union Electric Company Keokuk Telephone Northwestern Bell General Telephone Midwest Grinnell United Telephone of Central Telephone Company Fort Dodge Contintential Telephone Company of Iowa Iowa Telephone Company Knoxville Bair Central Iowa Marion Corn Belt Power Humboldt Eastern Lemars Northern Natural Gas Natural Chicago and North Western Burlington Northern Milwaukee Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Illinois Central

Greene County Leads Iowa At 1976 County Fair Livestock Judging

Greene County won first place in the 4H livestock judging contest at the Washington County State Fair, with 55 county teams and 216 members. The team judged eight classes and three carcass evaluations, earning a trip to Louisville for the North American Livestock Exposition. Ida County took second and will go to the American Royal in Kansas City in November. Local members were Eddie Chabal and John Gent from Wellman, Dan Gerot and Andy Hora from Riverside.

Washington County Greene County Iowa Louisville Ida County Kansas City Eddie Chabal Wellman John Gent Dan Gerot Riverside Andy Hora

Professional Directory Advertising for Washington IA Firms

Directory listing of local professionals in Washington Iowa including attorneys chiropractors optometrist osteopaths and counseling services with office addresses hours and phone numbers. Notable entries include Griffiths Anderson Buffer Day Kehoe Meeker Bates Morrison Lloyd Owen Stewart Shearer Tindal and others plus travel agency Allen Travel and movers Cook's Transfer.

Griffiths Anderson & Buffer Lawrence B. Griffiths Tracy Anderson Pete F. Buffer W. Main Washington Kalona 5Th &B Street Livingston, Day, Kehoe, Meeker & Bates Robert Day Everett Meeker Robert Bates Craig Arbuckle South B Morrison, Morrison and Lloyd Edmund D. Morrison Jr James E. Lloyd Washington St Stewart & Shearer Attorneys At Law Richard A. Stewart Paul V. Shearer Douglas L. Tindal West Main

Iowa and nearby estates auction schedule recap

A digest lists multiple upcoming auctions across Iowa including land and estate sales. Notable events include a 160 acre Jefferson County land auction near Batavia, a Letts estate sale at 3 miles south, Kalona area real estate and personal property auctions, Mt. Pleasant area closing out sale, Washington and West Chester property sales, a September 14 Swedesburg Olds estate set of three farms, a Wayland merchandise liquidation, and a Kingston area 360 acre farm auction under F Albert Klein Trust with 10:00 a.m. start.

Jefferson County Batavia Iowa Mamie Fetters Letts H. H Harlan) Beik Stella Beik Kalona Lee Walton Mt. Pleasant Kenneth Crile East 7Th St Washington Carlos Walling West Chester Frank Harvey Ainsworth Gary Letts Burlington Kingston F. Albert Klein Trust Ashington McFarland-Miller Gertrude McFarland

West Point cadets object to women in training program

At Lake Frederick New York UPI reports male cadets resent changes to basic training at the U S Military Academy with cadets arguing altered routines will weaken readiness and raise battlefield casualties. About 102 of 119 women completed eight weeks of field training at Camp Frederick amid 1 200 men of 1 366 starters.

Lake Frederick N.Y UPI West Point U.S. Military Academy Christopher Donald Kilcoyne Winthrop Beast Barracks Camp Frederick Kilcoyne

McQuay Perfex to issue 3 for 2 stock split and dividend

McQuay Perfex Inc board approves a 3 for 2 common stock split via 50 percent stock dividend. A quarterly cash dividend rises to 24 cents, payable Sept 21, 1976 to holders of record Sept 7, 1976. After the split, the new cash rate is 16 cents.

Minneapolis McQuay-Perfex Inc G. G. Workinger McQuay-Perfex

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