City Council Delays Action On Service Station Permit
President Eisenhower hospital bound news frame aside, city council in extra long session weighed hiring rules for workers over sixty and the ability of older laborers to perform street and sewer plant tasks. They postponed a decision on the Don Minor service station permit at Sixth and Poplar, awaiting further study of plans after library board objections. The meeting also approved a definite sewer easement through Strand addition, adjusted Elm street right of way, and appointed Ralph Norman to the planning commission. Other items covered included Malone addition development and curb work in the fourth ward with Leo Daly Engineering. A dog complaint by John Wheatley ended the report.
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Sixth
Poplar
Don Minor
Locust
Cities Service Company
Library Board
Strand Addition
Elm Street
Ralph Norman
City Planning Commission
Don Hartkopf
Lee Magill
Plum Street
Eighth
Tenth
Plum A
Cecil
Claude Malone
Malone
Olive Street
Mulberry
Eleventh Street
Fourteenth
Malones
Planning Commission
Larry Miller
Leo Daly
Omaha
Daly
John Wheatley
West Seventy
Weekend Warmth Continues With Mild Nights
The forecast calls for fair conditions with continued warmth. Friday night lows are 56 to 58 degrees, Saturday highs reach 84 to 91, and Sunday should stay mostly fair and slightly warmer.
Earl Garside Heads 1956 Fire Parade in Southwest Iowa
Earl Garside of the Atlantic fire department is elected to lead the ninth annual fire prevention parade during National Fire Prevention Week. The event aims to surpass the 1955 turnout of over 20 000 people and 1 000 firefighters from 32 departments with 1 500 musicians from 25 bands. A fundraising drive led by Matt Mathisen will cover parade costs including a banquet and meals for visiting crews. Dale Jensen is secretary, with more committee members to be announced.
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Earl Garside
Atlantic Fire Department
Iowa
School of Instruction
Ames
Garside
Matt Mathisen
Gail Qdem
Dale Jensen
Approve Big Vet Pension Bill Moves Through House Committee
The House Veterans Affairs Committee on Friday approved a multibillion dollar bill for increased veterans payments. It combines the American Legion pension proposal with major provisions for disabled veterans Spanish War veterans and widows. Preliminary estimates put first year costs at about 1.4 billion dollars, rising over ten years. Chairman Olin E. Teague said leadership gaps among veterans groups necessitated combining measures. President Eisenhower reportedly opposed the Legion measure, which administration estimates had pegged at over 7 billion dollars by the year 2000.
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Washington
House Vetrans Affairs Committee
House
American Legion
Olin E. Teague
Dtex
Eisenhower
Legion
Plumber Finds 2500 In Water Heater
In Austin Minnesota a plumber found 2500 dollars hidden in a used water heater he was installing. Jake Wolf noticed a bag of twenty dollar bills atop the heater and uncovered several more packages containing currency. Police hold the money while they locate the heater’s former owner from the home bought by Mr and Mrs Tom Hough.
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Austin
Mjnn
Jake Wolf
Urey
Wolf
Tom Hough
Niagara Rock Slide Kills Worker at Schoellkopf Power Station
A massive rockfall at Niagara Gorge wrecked the Schoellkopf hydroelectric plant in Niagara Falls New York killing Machinist Richard A. Draper 39 of Lewiston and injuring or scattering more than 40 workers as the plant’s three sections collapsed. About 300000 kilowatts of capacity were lost and damages are a multi million dollar estimate.
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Niagara Kills
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Niagara Gorge
Schoellkopf
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
Caudle reveals reluctant defense of Schwimmer in tax case
St Louis. Judge's Tax Division head Caudle testifies he reluctantly put up with Harry Schwimmer, a White House friend and Sachs lawyer, after learning Schwimmer bought an oil royalty in Caudle's name. Caudle says he flew into a rage and apologized to his wife as the trial on conspiracy to defraud the government continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
T. Lamar Caudle
Justice Department
White House
Caudle
Federal District Court
Harry J. Schwimmer
Matthew J. Connelly
Truman
Irving Sachs
Schwimmer
Sachs
Driver Charged in Fatal Oakland Highway Collision
Oakland Nebraska seven miles east of Oakland on Highway 6. Gene Snyder a 22 year old Emmetsburg truck driver charged in Justice Court with improper passing after a collision with a small German make car driven by Woodbury Dunn 26 Princeton New Jersey former Air Force lieutenant killed in the crash. Dunn had recently left the Air Force to attend school in Chicago en route to Lincoln to visit friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Woodbury
Dunn
Princeton
N. J
Air Force
Lincoln
Neb
Air Force Base
Gene Snyder
Emmetsburg
Highway Patrol
Snyder
Chicago
Iowa ham radio gathering in Webster City Sunday
About 500 Iowa amateur radio operators are expected in Webster City for an all day outing sponsored by the Iowa 160 Meter Network. The network includes ham operators who provide emergency communications. Lea J. Meyerson of Council Bluffs electronics will be guest of the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster City
Iowa
Nework
Lea J. Meyerson
Council Bluffs
Benson Adopts New Soil Bank Policy Change
Secretary of Agriculture Benson announced a revised soil bank policy allowing payments this year for drought damaged basic crop acreages, with smaller payments for land kept out but not planted. Payments up to 1 200 000 dollars yearly depend on reductions and conservation uses, but natural-cause reductions are generally ineligible. A later formal note clarified underplanted drought areas may receive four dollars per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Benson
Soil Bank
Beaver Dam
Wis
Bengson
Welcher 62 retired salesman dies at Atlantic Memorial
Clifford V. Welcher 62 of Fontanelle died at Atlantic Memorial hospital at 11 10 p m Thursday after years of ill health He was born Oct 7 1860 in Fontanelle and married Eleanor Patterson Aug 7 1919 He served in World War I and worked for a packing company until his 1954 retirement He leaves his wife two daughters two grandchildren and three sisters Funeral services are set for Sunday at 2 p m at Roland's funeral home with burial in Fontanelle cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford V. Welcher
East Seventh Street
Atlantic Memorial Hospital
Mr. Welcher
Roland
Harold Smith
Fountanelle
John
Christine Welcher
Welcher
Fontanelle
Eleanor Patterson
Congregational Church
Pymosa Lodge No 271
United Commercial Travelera
American Legion
Donald E. Milford
Atlantic
Ralph H. Bowen
Washington, D.C
Barbara Jean Milford
Robert Clifford Bowen
Glenn Edwards
Des Moines
Lewis McKee
Deep River
Iowa
Beatrice Stoll
Iwan Welcher
Dulles Plans Ames Iowa Commencement Speech
Secretary of State Dulles will depart Washington at 5 p m for Ames Iowa where he is to speak at the Iowa State College commencement on Saturday. Department press officer Lincoln White said on Friday that Eisenhower's illness had not altered the trip plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dulles
Ames
Iowa
Iowa State College
Lincoln White
Eisenhower
Gunman Invades Tavern Killing Three in North Side
A fast shooting gunman enters Mickey and Maxie's Miracle Cabaret on La Argyle Street fatally wounding owner Max Epstein and a 12 year old girl before killing a 32 year old newspaper vendor. Authorities identified the suspect as Lawrence N Neumann 28 ex convict arrested last May. In Washington Bulganin urges major powers to cut armed forces and armaments while open disarmament talks may shift toward two nation discussions.
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Chicago
North Side
Dce
Max Epstein
Mickey
Maxie
la Argyle St
Pelee
Epsein
Epstein
Edgewater Hospital
Mickey Epstein
Lawrence N
Larry) Neumann
Neumann
Two Iowans Drown While Fishing Near Vining
Two men, Fred Nauman 49 and Lester Kubik 42, both of Vining, drowned when their boat capsized on a pond at Henry Sedlachek's farm three miles south of Vining while testing a new outboard motor. The body of Kubik and Nauman were recovered after Sedlachek found the overturned craft and called the Tama rescue squad.
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TAMA
Henry Sedlachek
Vining
Fred Nauman
Lester Kubik
Kubik
Nauman
Sedlachek
Tama Rescue Squad
Worker killed as mower overturns on railroad right of way
Ken Simpson, 49, of Merville, died Thursday when the mower he was operating to weed along an Illinois Central Railroad right of way south of here overturned. He was trapped beneath the machine on a steep grade. Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at Miedl.
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LE Mars
Ken Simpson
Mervill
Hlinats Central Railroad
Simpson
Meiedl
Two Men to Take Lie Tests in Davis Kidnap Case
Sioux City and Woodbury County officials said two unnamed men were transported to Des Moines for lie detector tests related to the kidnapping and slaying of Donna Sue Davis, 22 months, whose body was found in a Nebraska cornfield the day after her kidnapping from Lux City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodbury
Donna Sue Davis
Donald O'Brien
Ed Lunde
Harry Gibbons
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Des Moines
Donna Sue
James D Davis
Lux City
South
Sioux City
Neb
Church reports growth and finances in Des Moines conference
The Iowa Des Moines Methodist Conference presented its annual report noting membership gains and a record conference giving of 4498 dollars. Treasurer W P Clayburg of Des Moines cited a $225000 year over year increase and highlighted a strong fiscal year. Also, Mr and Mrs Ray Thede of 800 West Tenth Street left Friday for a week vacation in Wisconsin.
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Mount Pleasant
Iowa Des Moines
Thede
West Tenth Street
Wisconsin
Eisenhower Hospitalized After Abdominal Illness
President Eisenhower was diagnosed with ileitis and transported by army ambulance from the White House to Walter Reed Hospital. Doctors said a partial small intestine obstruction existed, with four consultants summoned and a cardiogram planned as a precaution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Finsten
Paul Dudley White
White House
Walter Reed Hospital
James C. Hagerty
Walter Reed
Hagert
Youth Safety Crusade Urged By Governor At Hawkeye Boys State
Governor Leo Hoegh urged Hawkeye Boys State youths to be crusaders for highway safety at Des Moines. David Hennessey, 17, of Waterloo, served as Boys State governor and proposed widening and improving highways. Hoegh warned against speeds over 65 mph, noting sixty percent of traffic fatalities stem from excess speed.
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Des Moines
Leo Hoegh
Hawkeye Boys
Hoegh
David Hennessey
Waterloo
Hennessey
Senate
House
Couple Cited by Foundry Industry in Fairfield
An elderly Belgian migrant couple received 50 years of continuous service awards from the American Foundrymen’s Assn. August Van Lant, president and general manager of Fairfield Aluminum Castings Co, and Martha Van Lant, treasurer and office manager, were honored together, a first for the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Belgium
August van Lantschool
Fairfield Aluminum Castings Co
Martha
American Foundrymen's Assn
Jsame Tune
Escapee Slier Sought Return To Iowa After Escape
Minneapolis man Malcolm Slier, 38, held for return to Iowa after escape May 11 from a Fort Madison prison farm. He was recaptured Wednesday in a stolen car by Iowa detectives Glenn Page and Harold Malinosky. Sliter, serving 25 years for a 1949 farm family robbery near Tripoli, Iowa, fled with Donald Brase who remained at large.
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Minneapolis
Malcolm Slier
Iowa
Fort Madison
Sliter
James Glasgow
Denmark
Glenn A. Page
Harold E. Malinosky
Authoriies
Tripoli
Sldde
Donald Brase
Mitchel
S. D
King Bee Trading Stamp Co incorporation approved
The King Bee Trading Stamp Co of Des Moines Woodbine has been incorporated with the secretary of state approval to issue 10000 in capital stock for trading stamps to retailers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
King Bee Trading Stamp Co
Woodbine
Secretary of State
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Lewison
Draper
American Falls
Prospect Point
Chris Nelson
C. V. Welcher
Harry S. Truuman
Munich
Erich Gimpel
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Gimpel
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Nikolai Bulganin
Russia
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Church Reports
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America
Tito
Rayburn
D Tex
GOP
Martin
Massachusets
Eina F. Kelly
Richards
D-Sc
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Hagerty
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Maj. Eisenhower
Ft. Belvoir
Secret Service
Francis Pruitt
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