Nebraska engineers group names officers at year end meeting
Johnson of Omaha heads the Towa Nebraska Assn of Power Engineers meeting elects officers Paul Viel Davenport vice president C W Knight Waterloo secretary Carl Croskey Vana door keeper United States holds about half the world surfaced roads
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Lincoln
Nebdol A Johnson
Omaha
Towa-Nebraska Assn of
Eine Bineers
Yvear Towans
Paul of
Wiele
Davenport
C.W Knight
Waterloo
Carl Croskey
Vana
United States
Registered Hereford Bull for Sale in Red Oak
Two year old Hereford bull with Silver Domino and Baca Duke bloodlines offered by Jd M McGreer & Son in Red Oak. Price reasonable. Inquiries to Red Oak phone numbers 2919 or 2921.
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Hereford
Silver Domino
Baca
Duke
M. McGreer & Son
Red Oak
Eisenhower proposal draws mixed reactions from governors
President Eisenhower urged a rethink of state budgets to fund disaster readiness and new programs with federal aid for school construction. Governors Dwinell Hariman Williams Chandler Anderson offered varied takes citing tax, transfer, and autonomy issues while urging practical steps. The discussion centered on shifting activities and returning taxing power to states.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Lane Dwinell
New Hampshire
McKeldin
Dwinell
Averell Harriman
New York
Michigan
G. Menren Williams
A. B
Happy) Chandler
Kentucky
Chandler
Victor E. Anderson
Nebraska
Beam Nominated as Ambassador to Poland by Eisenhower
Jacob D. Beam, 49, President Eisenhower's nominee, would succeed Joseph E. Jacobs as ambassador to Poland. Beam has served in foreign service since 1931 and is currently deputy assistant secretary of state.
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Jacob D. Beam
Eisenhower
Joseph E. Jacobs
Poland
Beam
Potatoes Face New Price Troubles Seen in 1940s Style
Washington reports carryover potato supplies from last year mix with this year’s crop, driving prices to the lowest for the season since 1941 and about half of last year’s. Agriculture officials anticipate grower requests for a diversion program cutting supplies to livestock feed and byproducts, with prior payments for diverted potatoes.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
SICK and INJURED IN Des Moines Hospital
A list of local medical updates shows Mrs. C. H. Christensen undergoing surgery at Broadlawns in Des Moines. Fred Long is set for Mayo Clinic surgery in Rochester Minnesota. Daryl Peterson 32 broke his right leg sliding into home base in Sunnyside diamond and is treated at Atlantic Memorial hospital. Several children and adults underwent tonsillectomies or minor procedures at Atlantic Memorial while others were admitted for care or released.
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Des Moines Hospital
C. H. Christensen
Elm Street
Broadlawns Hospital
Des Moines
Fred Long
Mulberry Street
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Daryl Peterson
West
Sunnyside Diamond
Atlantic Memorial Hospital
Clara McDonnell
Adair
William Lippincott
Walnut Street
Harold Brown
Pueblo
Colo
Merritt Wittman
Joyce Kay
West Tenth Street
Harry Hodder
Omaha Veterans Hospital
Alaska forest fires threaten vast interior acreage
Fire dispatchers report about 500000 acres burning in the interior with no relief in sight amid hot dry winds. A 100000 acre blaze near Sleetmute, 225 miles north of Anchorage, covers a 10 mile front with flames spreading over 1000 acres per hour. In Cumberland a 21 year old woman from Des Moines is treated for leg lacerations after a two vehicle collision on County K involving a 1953 Mercury and a 1949 Dodge truck.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Russ Hanson
Sleetmute
Cumberland
Janice Lande
Des Moines
Here
Lande
John
Herbert L. Johnson
Richeson urges dogs stay home from Bloomfield schools
Bloomfield Indiana superintendent Richard M Richeson says too many dogs are going to the schools and appeals to students to keep pets at home. He emphasizes the district will not allow dogs on campus, citing safety and distraction concerns.
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Bloomfield
Ind
Richard M. Richeson
Loveless Names 11 New State Agency Appointments
In Des Moines the governor announced 11 new appointments and 6 reappointments to state agencies to take effect July 1. Appointees include J. R. Downing to the Natural Resources Council and multiple members to the Hospital Advisory Council, Iowa Study Committee on Care of the Aging, Watchmaking Examiners, Osteopathic Examiners, Barber Examiners, Architectural Examiners, and other boards. Several interim selections by Gov. Loveless also require Senate confirmation.
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Des Moines
Herschel Loveless
Natural Resources Council
J. R. Downing
Indianola Democrat
Hospital Advisory Council
Phyllis Kocur
Merrill E. Hunt
Alix £. Nuzum
George Ashline
Keokuk
B. D. Fickess
Nevada
Iowa
Jennie Gottsch
Shenandoah
Robert D. Blue
Eagle Grove
William H. Drier
Hubbard
Steven Horvath
Iowa City
William Tinsley
Harlan
E. L. Scott
Pocahontas
W. S. Edmund
Red Oak
Clarence E. Wright
Sioux City
Gerald
Big firms rise yet lag in profitability among 500
The 500 largest U S industrials show sales gains and asset growth outpace profitability. General Motors tops sales and profits but ranks 133rd in profit per sales and 79th in return on invested capital. Ford and Chrysler follow with lower profitability, while Gillette leads profitability at 4 percent ROIC despite midrange sales.
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Fortune
General Motors
Ford Motors
Chrysler
Gillette
500 Biggest U.S. Firms See Mixed 1956 Gains Amid Auto and Steel Strikes
The 500 largest U.S. industrials posted mixed results in 1956 with sales up 2.5 percent and after tax profits near 11.1 billion dollars. The top 50 rose 5.5 percent in sales but slipped 3.5 percent in profits after taxes, while the bottom 50 boosted net by 30.5 percent.
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American Telephone & Telegraph
Dental Exam Sessions At New Mexico State Prison
Special electrical outlets have been installed and 30 collapsible chairs set up in the basement of the New Mexico state prison this week. It hosted the annual three day dental examination with five dental technicians and 25 dentists involved. Dentures work Monday fillings today and inspections Wednesday. Vulcanized rubber was invented by Charles Goodyear in 1844.
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Santa FE
New Mexico State Prison
Coffee Break Weakens Nation's Health Says Specialist
Dorothea Van Gundy of Arlington California told the Seventh Day Adventists state conference that the morning coffee break harms health. She cited half of Americans with low blood sugar and linked it to coffee, excess sugar, and frequent soda consumption.
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Parkersburg
W.va
Dorothea van Gundy
Arlington
Calif
International Nutrition Laboratory
Seventh Day Adventists
Miss van Gundy
Start Sooner Drive Slower Live Longer
Article warns that Americans suffer ulcers and headaches due to high caffeine intake. It claims 3,000 cups of coffee are consumed every second in the United States, each cup containing 1 to 3 grains of caffeine.
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U.S.A
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