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| 2301 | 2016-28-256C | Notice | Notice from the Lincoln Township Independent School District in Clay County, undated. The notice states that four old schoolhouses and related equipment will be put up for auction on February 17, 1940. |
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| 2302 | 2016-28-257A | Envelope | Envelope addressed to A.L. Christensen, Secretary of the Lincoln Township School Board, Spencer, Iowa, from Chapman & Cutler, dated April 29, 1939. |
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| 2303 | 2016-28-257B | Letter | Letter from Chapman and Cutler to A.L. Christensen, Secretary of the Lincoln Township School Board, dated April 10, 1939. Letter goes over the cost of the law firm's services in helping the school board with the necessary steps in issuing $12,000 in school bonds for constructing new schools. |
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| 2304 | 2016-28-258 | Letter | Letter from Davenport Bank and Trust Company to the Treasurer of the School Township of Lincoln in Clay County, dated May 9, 1940. Letter is a collection notice for two school bond interest notes, total of $16.24. |
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| 2305 | 2016-28-259 | Coupons | 10 school bond interest coupons from Lincoln Township School District, dated November 1, 1939. All matured on May 1, 1940 and were worth $8.12 |
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| 2306 | 2016-28-260 | Notice | Collection notice from Clay County National Bank for $48.72, dated May 1, 1940. About bond interest coupons turned in at the bank. |
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| 2307 | 2016-28-261 | Notice | Collection notice from Clay National Bank in Spencer, Iowa, to A.L. Christensen for $16.24 in school bond interest, dated May 1, 1940. |
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| 2308 | 2016-28-262 | Booklet | A booklet of 100 school warrants, used by Lincoln Township School District in Clay County. Warrant stubs cover October 22, 1937 to January 27, 1939. Stubs list who was paid, what they were paid for, and amount. |
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| 2309 | 2016-28-263 | Certificate | Certificate of Taxes for Lincoln Township School District in Clay County, dated August 7, 1935. Form covers the proposed budget for the 1935-1936 school year, balance on hand, amount to be raised by tax, and the total cost of the previous year. Form also lists total assessed valuation for taxes, previous taxes levied the past three years, and the school census count for those years. |
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| 2310 | 2016-28-264 | Certificate | Certificate of Taxes for Lincoln Township School District in Clay County, dated July 27, 1936. The form covers the proposed budget for the 1936-1937 school year, balance on hand, amount to be raised by tax, and the budget for the previous year. The form also lists where the notice of hearing was posted around town. |
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| 2311 | 2016-28-265 | Booklet | School Warrant Booklet used by Lincoln Township School District in Clay County from February 6, 1939 to January 15, 1940. All warrants removed. Warrant stubs list who was paid, why they were paid, and the amount. |
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| 2312 | 2016-28-266 | Letter | Letter from C.R. Howe to the district secretaries of Clay County about budget requirements and procedure, dated June 5, 1939. |
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| 2313 | 2016-28-267 | Report | Budget Estimate and Record of Filing for Lincoln Township School District in Clay County, dated July 28, 1939. Form mentions proposed budget amount for the upcoming 1939-1940 school year, balance on hand, amount needed in tax, and total expenses from the previous two school years. |
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| 2314 | 2016-28-268 | Report | Treasurer's Annual Report for Lincoln Township School District in Clay County, dated June 30, 1940. Funds on hand are $2,400.51, with $14066.62 in total receipts and $11666.11 in total expenses for the 1939-1940 school year. Report signed by M.A. Swanson, President of School Board, and A.L. Christensen, Secretary of School Board. |
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| 2315 | 2016-28-269 | Statement | Annual Financial Statement for Lincoln Rural Indpendent School District in Clay County, dated July 8, 1937. Covers 1936-1937 school year. Balance on hand at end of school year is $1815.71, with $5184.24 in receipts and $4830.308 in expenses for the year. Expenses are listed by company or individual with corresponding amount. |
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| 2316 | 2016-28-270 | Statement | Annual Financial Statement for Lincoln Rural Independent School District in Clay County, dated July 6, 1936. The general fund totals $1461.60 on hand at end of 1935-1936 school year. Statement also lists various companies and individuals that were paid and what amount they received. |
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| 2317 | 2016-28-271 | Report | Budget Estimate and Record of Filing Report for Lincoln Rural Independent School District, dated July 23, 1937. Report covers proposed budget total for the 1937-1938 school year, balance on hand, amount to be raised by taxation, and budget totals for the previous two school years. The assessed valuation of property in district is listed as $612,312.00 |
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| 2318 | 2016-28-272 | Statement | Annual Financial Statement for Lincoln Township School District in Clay County, dated July 3, 1935. Total in general fund for the 1934-1935 school year is $5513.20, with total expenses over the year of $3715.84. Expense section does not list companies or individuals, but rather is split into categories like 'Tuition' and ' Teaching'. |
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| 2319 | 2016-28-273 | Booklet | A school warrant booklet used by Lincoln Township School District in Clay County, used from November 27, 1953 to July 15, 1958. Most warrants removed and used. Warrant stubs list who was paid, what they were paid for, and the amount. |
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| 2320 | 2016-28-274 | Report | Budget Estimate and Record of Filing Form filled out for Lincoln Township School District in Clay County, dated August 7, 1935. The form covers the proposed 1935-1936 school year budget, tax revenue, balance on hand, and total valuation of taxable property. |
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| 2321 | 2016-28-275 | Report | Budget Estimate and Record of Filing Form filled out for Lincoln Township School District in Clay County, dated July 27, 1936. The form covers the 1935-1936 balance on hand, money spent that school year, amount of people in area, and total valuation of taxable property. |
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| 2322 | 2016-28-276 | Certificate | Certificate of Taxes for Lincoln Township School District in Clay County, dated July 23, 1937. Form details proposed budget for 1937-1938 school year, school census count, mill levy rate, and where the form was publicly posted in town. |
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| 2323 | 2016-28-277 | Slip | Farmers Trust and Savings Bank deposit slip for Lincoln Township Schools in Clay County, dated February 3, 1944. Total of $323.39 |
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| 2324 | 2016-28-278 | Contract | Teacher contract for Ethel Henricksen Freeburg; $155 for 9 months, signed September 1, 1945. A bonus of $100 is offered if the full school year is completed. |
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| 2325 | 2016-28-279 | Contract | Teacher's contract from Lincoln School No. 2 in Clay County for Inez M. Rhodes, $155 per month for nine months, signed August 1945. |
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| 2326 | 2016-28-280 | Contract | A teacher's contract between Arlene V. Youde and the Lincoln Township School District in Clay County, dated June 1, 1945. Compensation of $125 a month for a nine month term. |
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| 2327 | 2016-28-281A | Envelope | A preprinted white envelope addressed to Mrs. Lester Wade, from the Office of the County Superintendent of Clay County Schools, dated November 25, 1958. |
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| 2328 | 2016-28-281B | Letter | A letter from the Clay County Superintendent of Schools to all School Board secretaries, dated November 25, 1958. Letter informs the secretaries that the General Aid warrant for 1957-1958 is enclosed. Letter also states that there were 2,703 school districts eligible for General Aid, that the total claims were $16,295,640.98, that the appropriation was $14,610,000, and that the percentage of payment was 89.6974086 percent. |
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| 2329 | 2016-28-282A | Envelope | Envelope from Fostoria Elevator Company, no addressee. |
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| 2330 | 2016-28-282B | Statement | Statement from L.E. Underwood to Lincoln Township School District in Clay County, dated March 26, 1940. Statement lists purchases and payments on schoolhouse construction supplies from July 31, 1939 to April 1, 1940. Owed balance at end of statement is $1398.31. 25 pages. |
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| 2331 | 2016-28-283A | Envelope | Envelope from Spencer Daily Reporter to Mr. A. L. Christensen; dated July 19,1939 |
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| 2332 | 2016-28-283B | Affidavit | Affadavit of Publication Notice; Lincoln Township; School Election; June 14, 1939 |
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| 2333 | 2016-28-283C | Invoice | Invoice from Spencer Daily Reporter to Lincoln School Township; dated July 19, 1939. |
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| 2334 | 2016-28-283D | Affidavit | Affidavit of Publication of Notice for proposal of bids on new schoolhouses; July 19,1939. |
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| 2335 | 2016-28-284A | Envelope | Envelope addressed to Mrs. Lester Wade, Secretary, from Anna Pitcher, Clay County Treasurer, dated October 16. 1958. |
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| 2336 | 2016-28-284B | Notice | Notice of collected tax revenue from the Clay County Treasurer to Lincoln Township School District, dated October 15, 1958. Total of $3,307.98 |
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| 2337 | 2016-28-284C | Notice | Notice of collected tax revenue from the Clay County Treasurer to Lincoln Township School District, dated January 14, 1959. Total of $1,134.85 |
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| 2338 | 2016-28-285A | Letter | Letter from Royal Lumber Co. to Lincoln Township School Board, offering a bid on material for four new schoolhouses. Dated July 5, 1939. |
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| 2339 | 2016-28-285B | List | List of materials with costs, sorted by intended use. Dated July 5, 1939. Two pages |
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| 2340 | 2016-28-285C | List | List of materials, organized by section of schoolhouse. Undated, but in context of other 2016-28-285 entries, is from 1939. Two pages. |
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| 2341 | 2016-28-286A | Envelope | Addressed to A.L. Christensen, secretary of the School Township of Lincoln in Clay County, from Carleton D. Beh Co. Dated October 10, 1939. |
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| 2342 | 2016-28-286B | Letter | Letter to A.L. Christensen, secretary of Lincoln Township in Clay County, from Carleton D. Beh Co. Dated October 10, 1939. The letter is about needing a copy of A.L. Christensen's signature to be printed on the school bonds. |
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| 2343 | 2016-28-287 | Letter | Letter to A.L. Christensen, secretary of the Lincoln Township School Board, from Chapman and Cutler, a law firm in Chicago, Illinois. Dated August 18, 1939. The letter is about how to structure upcoming school bonds. |
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| 2344 | 2016-28-288 | Letter | Letter to A.L. Christensen, secretary of the Lincoln Township School Board in Clay County, from Carleton D. Beh Co. Dated October 3, 1939. The letter is about where to collect the interest and principal on school bonds |
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| 2345 | 2016-28-289 | Notice | Notice of Sale of Bonds, dated September 9, 1939. States that the school board for Lincoln Township School District in Clay County will take bids on school bonds on September 29, 1939. Written by A.L. Christensen, secretary of the school board. |
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| 2346 | 2016-28-290A | Envelope | Envelope from the Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance Association to Lincoln Township School District in Clay County, dated November 13, 1944. |
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| 2347 | 2016-28-290B | Policy | An Iowa Mutual Tornado Association insurance policy, folded pamphlet style. Policy filled out for Lincoln Township School District, dated November 1944. Policy's listed expiration date is November 25, 1949. Covers $16,400 of school property in the form of four schoolhouses and their contents. The policy includes by-laws, articles of incorporation, and standard provisions of the Association. |
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| 2348 | 2016-28-290C | Report | A blank loss report from the Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance Association, dated 1943. Loss report has spaces for policy number, name of insured, post office address, property location, and description of damage. Blank report also provides brief advice on securing buildings against damage and notes how much the association has paid out in damages, how much insurance is in force, and how much the association has in assets on hand. |
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| 2349 | 2016-28-291 | Report | A preprinted School Census Report, filled out in pencil, for Lincoln Township School District in Clay County, 1952. Lists parents and children, with 19 children listed ranging between 3-16 years of age. |
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| 2350 | 2016-28-292 | Note | Typed note by Fred L. Mahannah, undated. Note covers changes made by the 45th Iowa General Assembly to teacher contracts, superintendent contracts, procedures for closing small schools, and holdover directors. In context, note most likely from 1933-1934. |
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| 2351 | 2016-28-293 | Report | An audit of the Lincoln Township School District conducted by examiners J.E. Welch and L.R. Hayden. Covers 1933-1934 school year. Examiners conclude that there are several issues with the district's procedures, including not having proper bonds for some district positions, not following current law in relation to school warrants, and paying school board members for supplies/work done instead of hiring non-members for tasks like maintenance. 21 pages. |
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| 2352 | 2016-28-295 | Slip | Farmers Trust and Savings Bank deposit slip for Lincoln Township Schools in Clay County, dated October 23, 1943. Total of $241.90 |
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| 2353 | 2016-28-296A | Envelope | A preprinted white envelope from Chapman and Cutler to A.L. Christensen, Secretary of Lincoln Township Schools in Clay County, dated May 3, 1939. |
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| 2354 | 2016-28-296B | Letter | A letter from Chapman and Cutler to A.L. Christensen, Secretary of the Lincoln Township School Board, dated April 29, 1939. Letter deals with legal issues around issuing $12,000 in school bonds. |
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| 2355 | 2016-28-296C | Letter | Letter from Chapman and Cutler to A.L. Christensen, Secretary of the Lincoln Township School Board, dated May 3, 1939. Letter deals with the language of a petition for a special election to vote on school bonds. Two pages. |
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| 2356 | 2016-28-297 | Letter | A letter from Chapman and Cutler to A.L. Christensen, Secretary of the Lincoln Township School Board, Spencer, Iowa, dated June 20, 1939. Letter covers polling place location and documentation for a special election concerning school bonds. |
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| 2357 | 2016-28-298A | Envelope | A preprinted white envelope from Chapman and Cutler to A.L. Christensen, Secretary of the Lincoln Township School Board in Clay County, dated July 5, 1939. |
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| 2358 | 2016-28-298B | Letter | A letter from the law firm Chapman and Cutler to A.L. Christensen, secretary of the Lincoln Township School Board in Clay County, dated July 5, 1939. The law firm requests clarification on the independent school district status of the district, as that impacts the firm's advice on issuing school bonds. |
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| 2359 | 2016-28-299A | Envelope | Envelope from Leach & Thompson Co. to M.A. Swanson, Spencer, Iowa. Dated October 12, 1939. |
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| 2360 | 2016-28-299B | Letter | Letter from Leach & Thompson Company to M.A. Swanson, President of the School Board of Lincoln Township, dated October 12, 1939. Letter deals with bid on four furnaces for school houses under construction. |
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| 2361 | 2016-28-299C | Statement | A statement from Leach & Thompson Co. to Lincoln Township Schools in Clay County, dated February 10, 1940. The school district paid $487.97 to pay off the remaining balance on four furnances. |
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| 2362 | 2016-28-299D | Statement | A statement from Leach & Thompson Co. Inc. to Lincoln Township School District in Clay County, dated February 8, 1940. Statement covers partial payment for four round oak furnances and an associated item. Original total of $987.97, partial payment of $500. |
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| 2363 | 2016-28-300 | List | Carbon copy of a hardware list for four one-room rural schools in Lincoln Township, Clay County, Iowa. List prepared by Thorwald Thorson, architect, and sent out to companys for bids. Hardware ranges from materials like shingles to items to coat hooks. |
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| 2364 | 2016-28-301 | Letter | A letter from the Omaha School Supply Company to M.A. Swanson, dated January 17, 1940. The letter covers an issue involving ordering window shades and sizing. Letter is two pages. |
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| 2365 | 2016-28-302 | Letter | A letter from the Omaha School Supply Company to A.L. Christensen, secretary of Lincoln Township School, dated December 6, 1939. Letter informs Christensen that the company is sending a catalog and self-addressed envelope for him to use if he wants to correspond. |
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| 2366 | 2016-28-303 | Slip | Farmers Trust and Savings Bank deposit slip for Lincoln Township Schools in Clay County, dated October 10, 1938. Total of $2292.70 |
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| 2367 | 2016-28-304 | Letter | A letter from Leach & Thompson Company to A.L. Christensen, Secretary of the School Board of Lincoln Township School District, dated August 8, 1939. Letter deals with a bid on providing hardware for four new one-room rural schools, for a total of $416.33. |
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| 2368 | 2016-28-305 | Letter | A letter from the C. Ben Bjornstad Company to A.L. Christensen, secretary of the Lincoln Township School Board, dated August 15, 1939. The letter covers a bid for providing school hardware for four planned schoolhouses at a total of $298.86. |
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| 2369 | 2016-28-306A | Envelope | Envelope addressed to M.A. Swanson, Spencer, Iowa, from C. Bender, Clay County Treasurer. Dated October 14, 1939. |
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| 2370 | 2016-28-306B | Notice | A notice of tax revenue from the Clay County Treasurer to Lincoln Township School District, dated October 14, 1939. Total of $2745.86 collected. |
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| 2371 | 2016-28-307 | Card | A business card for J.H. Becker of the Carleton D. Beh Co. in Des Moines, Iowa. Back of the card has a handwritten grocery list of butternut coffee, dark bread, white bread, and rolls. |
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| 2372 | 2016-28-308 | Invoice | An invoice from Cities Service Oil Co. to Lincoln Township Schools in Clay County, dated December 23, 1939. Total of $6.12 |
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| 2373 | 2016-28-309 | Slip | Farmers Trust and Savings Bank deposit slip for Lincoln Township Schools in Clay County, dated January 1, 1939. Total of $550.72 |
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| 2374 | 2016-28-310A | Envelope | A preprinted white envelope addressed to A.L. Christensen, secretary of the Lincoln Township School Board, from Ceco Steel Products Corporation. Dated July 24, 1939. |
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| 2375 | 2016-28-310B | Letter | A letter from Ceco Steel Products Corporation to A.L. Christensen in Spencer. Iowa, dated July 24, 1939. The corporation responds - in relation to a previous letter with a list - that it can only provide some of the listed steel products for schoolhouse construction. |
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| 2376 | 2016-28-310C | List | A list of steel and iron products needed for four one-room rural schools in Lincoln Township, Clay County. List prepared by architect Thorwald Thorson. Covers steel and iron products like coal shutes and reinforcing steel rods. |
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| 2377 | 2016-28-311 | Statement | A shipping statement from the Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co. to the Lincoln Township School Board in Clay County, dated August 4, 1939. Shipment of columns and other steel products. |
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| 2378 | 2016-28-312 | Statement | Shipping Statement from Pittsburg-Des Moines Steel Company to Lincoln Township School Board in Clay County, dated August 4, 1939. Covers shipment of utility sashes and other steel products. |
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| 2379 | 2016-28-313A | Envelope | A preprinted white envelope addressed to A.L. Christensen, from Pittsburg-Des Moines Steel Co., dated August 8, 1939. |
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| 2380 | 2016-28-313B | Statement | A shipping statement from Pittsburg-Des Moines Steel Company to Lincoln Township Schools in Clay County, dated August 8, 1939. Covers shipment of steel products. |
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| 2381 | 2016-28-313C | Memorandum | A memo from Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Company to Lincoln Township School Board, dated August 8, 1939. Covers shipment of a keg of nails. |
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| 2382 | 2016-28-314A | Envelope | A preprinted white envelope addressed to the Lincoln Township School Board, Spencer Iowa, from Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co., dated August 9, 1939. The city name 'Royal' is crossed out with pencil and 'Spencer' is written beneath it. |
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| 2383 | 2016-28-314B | Statement | A shipping statement from Pittsburg-Des Moines Steel Company to Lincoln Township Schools in Clay County, dated August 2, 1939. Statement covers shipment of 4 coal chutes for school construction. |
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| 2384 | 2016-28-315A | Envelope | A preprinted white envelope with a clear viewing window, no addressee, from Pittsburg-Des Moines Steel Co., dated September 5, 1939. |
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| 2385 | 2016-28-315B | Statement | A shipping statement for Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Company, dated August 31, 1939. Covers shipment of steel columns, rods, and iron to Lincoln Township School Board in Clay County. Cost of $362.10. |
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| 2386 | 2016-28-316A | Envelope | A preprinted white envelope addressed to A.L. Christensen, from the Pittsburg-Des Moines Steel Co., dated August 3, 1939. |
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| 2387 | 2016-28-316B | Statement | A shipping statement from the Pittsburg-Des Moines Steel Company to Lincoln Township in Clay County, dated August 3, 1939. Covers movement of 1469 pounds of steel products for school construction. |
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| 2388 | 2016-28-316C | Memorandum | A Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co. memorandum documenting the shipment of steel products from Des Moines, Iowa to the Lincoln Township School Board in Royal, Iowa. Dated August 3, 1939. |
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| 2389 | 2016-28-317A | Envelope | A preprinted white envelope from Chapman and Cutler to A.L. Christensen, dated June 13, 1939. |
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| 2390 | 2016-28-317B | Letter | A letter from Chapman and Cutler to A.L. Christensen, Secretary of the Lincoln Township School Board, dated June 13, 1939. Letter deals with how to certify special election results and what paperwork to fill out. Special election in question is about issuing school bonds for four new schoolhouses. |
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| 2391 | 2016-28-317C | Report | Minutes from the June 19, 1939 meeting of the Lincoln Township School Board in Clay County. Meeting covers certifying the special election results and adopting the resolution on the issue. |
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| 2392 | 2016-28-317D | Resolution | "Resolution canvassing and declaring the results of a special election," dated June 19, 1939. The resolution covers Lincoln Township School District's special election on whether to issue school bonds to fund new schoolhouses, the results of the election, and that the bond issue was voted for by at least a 60% majority of voters. Two pages. |
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| 2393 | 2016-28-317E | Certificate | A "Judges' Returns of Election" certificate, filled out for a Lincoln Township School District special election, dated June 14, 1939. Election was on whether to issue $12,000 in bonds to pay for 4 new schoolhouses. Certificate states that 49 ballots were cast, with 36 voting 'yes', 12 voting 'no', and one ballot cast blank or 'defectively marked'. |
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| 2394 | 2016-28-318 | Slip | Farmers Trust and Savings Bank deposit slip, dated January 18, 1939. Total of $550.72 |
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| 2395 | 2016-28-319 | List | A list of 49 people ending with a 'yes' and 'no' tally count that adds up to 49. In context of folder, likely a count of voters in the June 14, 1939 special election in Lincoln Township School District with a tally count of the results. (three pages) Found in folder with 2016-28-319 through 2016-28-341. |
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| 2396 | 2016-28-320 | Memorandum | Memo from Brady Transfer & Storage Company, dated January 22, 1940. Covers transfer of 24 school desks from Haney School Furniture Co. to Lincoln Township School District. Cost of $16.63. Found in folder with 2016-28-319 through 2016-28-341. |
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| 2397 | 2016-28-321 | Invoice | Freight bill from the Chicago, Rock Island, & Pacific Railroad Company, dated January 24, 1940. Covers shipment of 16 items from Haney School Co. to Lincoln Township School District. Cost of $21.76. Found in folder with 2016-28-319 through 2016-28-341. |
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| 2398 | 2016-28-322 | Note | Note of partial meeting minutes from Lincoln Township School District School Board in Clay County, dated July 7, 1939. Minutes cover submission of several bids on schoolhouse construction materials. Found in folder with 2016-28-319 through 2016-28-341. |
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| 2399 | 2016-28-323 | Note | A note of expenses, dated October 10, 1939. Unlabeled, but in context of folder, from Lincoln Township School District in Clay County. Listed expenses most likely related to schoolhouse construction due to businesses and materials listed, as well as placement in folder of documents related to bond issue and school house construction. Found in folder with 2016-28-319 through 2016-28-341. |
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| 2400 | 2016-28-324 | Note | Meeting minutes for the Lincoln Township School District School Board; dated October 21, 1939. The board considered 4 bids on providing 4 new furnaces. The board votes to accept the bid by Leach & Thompson on providing four Round Oak furnaces. Found in folder with 2016-28-319 through 2016-28-341. |
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