Eisenhower Declares Hurricane Areas Eligible for Aid
President Eisenhower designated hurricane ravaged sections of Louisiana and Texas as major disaster areas and urged national Red Cross relief contributions. He announced government facilities would aid local authorities while Civil Defense leaders were dispatched to the scene.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Louisiana
Texas
Red Cross
James C. Hagerty
Leo Hoegh
Iowa
Omaha
Federal
Retef
Val Peterson
Civil Defense
Hagerty
Gettysburg
Relatives Thankful After Hospital Stay in Iowa City
A note expresses gratitude for cards and calls received during a hospital stay in Iowa City. The message references Mrs Albert Claussen and a family note about swans living 30 to 100 years, reflecting a mix of personal thanks and a folk claim.
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Iowa City Hospital
Albert Claussen
Governors End North Carolina Fishing Trip at Outer Banks
A group of U.S. governors ended a two day sight seing and fishing visit to North Carolina’s Outer Banks. The delegation f lew in by helicopter to Hatteras and fished Gulf Stream waters off the coast with Gov. Luther Hodges hosting. Dubby O Neill won the best catch with a 20 pound dolphin while other governors headed home or planned to stay through the weekend.
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N.C
North Carolina
Luther Hodges
Gulf Stream
Hatteras
Dubby O'Neill
Ohio
William O
North Dakota
Joe J. Foss
South Dakota
George Clyde
Utah
George Bell Timmerman Jr
South Carolina
Baby Drowns in Bath As Police Probe
Chicago police said 3 year old Robert Wells apparently drowned his infant sister Jennifer by holding her head under water during a bath Friday. Grandmother Fay Weldon, babysitting, found the infant submerged and the boy holding her. Police said no action would be taken pending inquest.
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Chicago
Robert Wells
Jennifer
Fay Weldon
Explosion damages small STORM LAKE apartment house
An explosion at a Storm Lake apartment building early Saturday knocked the structure off its foundation and shattered windows but caused no injuries. The blast occurred about 12 10 a m and was heard citywide. owner Home Beck estimated the building at 30 000 while occupants were away visiting relatives. The state fire marshal's office will investigate the cause.
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Home Beck
Beck
Helen Isenberger
New Orleans
J. C. Meyers
Marathon
Iowan Held on Drunk Charge In Des Moines Brawl
Ottumwa man William Lee Crain, 34, was jailed in Des Moines after a tavern fight at Keay Tae Tavern. He broke a plate glass window, injured himself when he fell through it, and required hospital treatment before arrest on intoxication charges.
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Des Moines
William Lee Crain
Ottumwa
Crain
Raymond Timmerman
Keay Tae
Il Crain
Visiting Brother and Local News Briefs
Brief items note visiting relatives from Des Moines and Waco, a rescheduled Atlantic Trojans game, cadets reporting to Fort Sill, sheriff training, and various local events. Also listed are marriage licenses, court fines, postmaster exam notices, an auto collision, and a mayoral court. Included are names such as E J Scalise Amos Young M R Bendorf and Hans F Jessen.
Weather and legal notice items mix in Cumberland brief
Stormy Weather forecast with showers and thunderstorms mainly in the east and south, cooling Sunday. Temperature details and rainfall reported. Also a civil action where Salathiel P. Allison seeks $2,000 judgment from Lester Marchant, Cumberland Savings Bank, and United States Fire Insurance, alleging failure to notify of expired policy after February fire.
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Salathiel P. Allison
Cumberland
Lester Marchant
Cumberland Savings Bank
United States Fire Insurance Company
Marchant
Ex-Treasurer Dahlgren Charged With Falsifying Funds
Former Cherokee County Treasurer Anton Dahlgren, 60, who resigned May 21, faces charges after state examiners found a $19,113.15 shortage hidden by deposits in transit to three Cherokee banks over two years. They say 1957 checks covered 1956 taxes, falsifying semi-annual reports.
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Cherokee
Anton Dahlgren
Dahligren
James McDonald
Dahlgren
Earl Holloway
Des Moines
H. G. Beam
Sioux City
John E. Jacklin
Cherokee State Bank
Central Trust and Savings Bank
Steele State Bank Holoway
County Board of Supervisors
Two Killed in Auto Crash Near Bellevue
A head on collision on Highway 52 seven miles north of here killed Edwin Hinman and his three year old daughter Barbara. Mrs Hinman and Joseph Monnen are listed in critical condition with multiple injuries. Hinman’s brother Leland uninjured. Sheriff Felderman said one driver may have fallen asleep. both drivers to be questioned.
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Highway 52
Here
Edwin Hinman
Alexandria
Barbara
Hinman
Joseph Monnen
Monnen
Belmont Woman Killed in Car Train Collision
Mrs Laura Lillian Finn 44 of Belmont died Friday night when her car collided with a Rock Island freight train at a country road crossing a mile north of Belmont. The vehicle was dragged 635 feet. Survived by husband Robert a farmer, two daughters and a son.
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Belmond
Laura Lillian Finn
Belmont
Finn
Rock Island
Mrs Holmes retires after 31 years as Iowa Blind Commission director
Des Moines veteran Ethel T. Holmes ends 31 years at the Iowa Commission for the Blind on her 74th birthday. She recalls building a neglected program and pressing for employment for blind people as Malcolm Jasper from Kansas takes over duties as assistant director.
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Holmes
Des Moines
Ethel T. Holmes
Iowa Commission For the Blind
Grinnell College
Malcolm Jasper
Kansas Commission
Buind
Head of Iowa maintenance unit faced with budget shortfall
Charles Wagner, superintendent of buildings and grounds at the Iowa Statehouse, said he can manage with only 316000 dollars after the 1957 Legislature cut his appropriation to 316000 from 409000. He urged the Interim Committee to provide 100000 from its emergency funds or risk laying off a quarter of 125 workers as a three month aid failed. He warned daily cleaning and grounds upkeep may be reduced.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Charles Wagner
Iowa Attorney General's Office
Wagner
Legislative Interim Committee
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