Tax Revision Referendum Sought From 1300 Businesses
The U S Chamber of Commerce asks more than 1300 commercial and industrial groups nationwide including the Greater Waterloo association to vote on 15 radical tax revision proposals. The goal is to gauge business views on changing how taxes are levied while government spending remains high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater Waterloo Association
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
National Chamber
Committee On Taxation
National Chamber of Commerce
Fourth Fire Destroys Lichty Farm Home in Orange Township
Fire early Sunday morning destroyed the Lichty farm house on Eagle Center road two miles from the city, injuring contents valued at about 3800 for the house and 800 for goods. Owner E M Lichty and manager Paul Hoff escaped with others aided by neighbors. Fire began in the kitchen and 3am discovery led to evacuation. insurance will not cover all losses. This marks the fourth destructive fire on Lichty property, with prior losses including a home five years ago and a hog barn two years ago.
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E. M. Lichty
Paul Hoff
Orange Township
Eagle Center Road
Hoff
Moonshiner Millionaire in Sioux City Jail
William A. Walker, who claims his father is among the 100 heirs to a famed 800 million Wykeff estate, serves six months in Woodbury County jail after pleading guilty to liquor-law violations. Associates nickname him the millionaire moonshiner. A Glenwood reunion of Wyke heirs, including J A Walker and Mrs. J W Lucas, is expected to draw about fifty heirs, with plans to discuss money and future meetings in the new year.
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Sioux City
William A. Walker
Woodbury County
Reed
Glenwood
J. W. Lucas
J. A. Walker
Atlantic
Wykes
Walker
Lucas
M. E
New York
Iowa Girl Weds Soldier After Rose Gift Bond
Rock Falls Iowa on December 20 Mrs L Bailey and daughter Dimple boarded a train to Tacoma Washington where a romance blossomed from a bouquet of hothouse roses given to soldiers in Manly three years earlier Captain Christiansen kept his promise sending letters and finally traveled from Tacoma to wed the Iowa girl in September plans for their marriage were finalized as he built a bungalow in Tacoma and awaited the wedding and Dimple Bailey’s future husband.
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Rock Falls
Angie Sam
Washington
Manly
Miss Bailey
New York
Tacoma
Iowa
May Box Bank Swap Mystery in Burlington
Burlington December report details a man known as Mr May or Mr Box opening accounts at two banks and writing checks across them. The accounts were drawn down with interbank checks totaling about 300 dollars. Police seek May Box or Box May, as the man vanished after the Burlington Savings Bank withdrawal.
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Burlington
Box
Farmers & Merchants Savings Bank
May
American Savings Bank & Trust Co
Mr. Box
Mr. May
Burlington Business District
Virtues Seen in One Act Plays at Waterloo
A Playgoer praises Waterloo Players for promoting one act plays to inspire local writers and duties of amateurs. The article notes careful selection to suit Waterloo, plans to accept new scripts, and aims to broaden audience and civic value despite limited facilities. Prof Bowman compares Little Theatre to baseball in popularity.
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Waterloo
Littke Theatre
Waterloo Theatre
Lowan
Waterloo Players
James Cloyd Bowman
Roads Bad Use Plane To Transport Corpse
An airplane will carry the body of William Drefke from Webster Wisconsin to St Paul after roads were too bad for vehicle travel. Drefke died on his farm near Webster, a St Paul resident for years, with plans for air transport to a St Paul hospital already arranged. Separate item notes Rumely sentence to one year and one day in Atlanta prison for concealing German ownership of the Evening Mail. Also mentions 6,000 salmon fishers in San Francisco traveling to Alaska for the annual pack with wages totaling 5,500,000.
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Associated Press
St. Paul
Minn
William Drefke
Webster
Wis
Drefke
Rumely
United Press
New York
Edward A. Rumely
Atlanta
Evening Mail
San Francisco
Alaska
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Lghty
Swiss Railway Clerks’ Union
The
Courier
Miss Dimple Bailey
Wil
MR. May-Bor
Dad
BANKS
Dux
Coats
Main Street
Carter
Nashua
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