College Area School Announces Prairie High Name
Kathleen Booth of Cedar Rapids submitted the winning essay naming the new College Community high school Prairie High. More than 200 essays competed for the student body vote and final selection, while construction plans progress with Leo Daly Company drawing working plans expected by mid June.
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Gate Ely
Prairie
New College Community High
Kathleen Booth
Claire Booth
Route 2
Cedar Rapids
Board of Education
Sam Wiley
Leo Daly Company
Aree
State To Re-Let Bids on 24 Cars
The Iowa Executive Council will re let bids for 24 cars to satisfy state departments choice. After deferring the purchase due to Ford's bid being $40 lower than Chevrolet, the council will split the re bids so some cars go to Ford dealers and others to Chevrolet dealers to meet department preferences. An assistant attorney general advised on legality before the decision.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Local brief mentions notable area events and people
A column lists patients at St Luke s hospital in Cedar Rapids, civic club talks in Postville and Anamosa, Rotary officers in Marengo, kindergarten registration in Anamosa, activity night in Stanley, Teen-Age Drivers group in Ossian, cemetery association officers in Postville, birthday notes for Emma Mowry and other residents, a Dysart school teacher s return from Waterloo hospital, a Brandon birth and health updates, and cancer crusade kickoff speech by H B Hook in Anamosa with additional local notes.
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Postville
Oxford Junction
Emma Mowry
Thomas Eichhorn
Traer
James Stevenson
Waterloo
Brandon
Lee Kearns
Central City
E. J. Sehl
Anamosa
H. B. Hook
Davenport Democrat
Cancer Crusade
Max Crumly
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Roscoe Haymaker
Iowa Gains 12 New Industries This Year
Iowa has gained 12 new industries since the start of the year, according to the Iowa Development Commission. Director T. E. Davidson II says the additions create nearly 1,100 jobs and boost annual payrolls by over 3 million dollars.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Iowa Development Commission
T. E. Davidson II
Commission
Jury finds three more guilty in FHA loan deals
A Des Moines federal jury returned three more guilty verdicts in a broad FHA loan fraud case. Seven defendants faced charges of fraud and conspiracy over 1951 home improvement loans financing cars for Mid-Town customers. First Federal State Bank of Des Moines was found guilty on two counts.
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Des Moines
Fred F. Parkhurst
Mason City
Mid-Town Motors Inc
Glenn H. Smith Inc
Federal Housing Administration
Thomas J. Watson
Mulder Mortgage Company
Mulder
Medical Depot at Hampton Planned
HAMPTON AP The Civil Defense Administration will establish a medical supply depot here to handle early emergencies in case of radioactive fallout from a superbomb. Hampton was chosen as part of a nationwide move to rural storage depots for medical supplies and disaster equipment. A unused million bushel capacity warehouse, two acres in size, described as the world’s largest corn crib, will be used. Negotiations for use of the building were made at a meeting by officials of the Federal General Services Administration and Chase Grain Storage Company of Des Moines, owner. Civilian defense workers will train local units in handling and distribution of materials in case of a bomb attack.
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Hampton
Civil Defense Administration
Federal General Services Administration
Chase Grain Storage Company
Des Moines
Memorial Rites for Two Lawyers Slated
Memorial services honoring the late J. E. Remley and B. E. Rhinehart are planned by the Jones County Bar Association. Services are at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the courthouse courtroom, presided by Judge J. E. Hieserman. Both attorneys practiced law in Anamosa for over 50 years. Public invited.
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Anamosa
J. E. Remley
B. E. Rhinehart
Jones County Bar Association
J. E. Hieserman
Anamosa Girl Struck by Auto Injures Four-Year-Old
Special to The Gazette Four-year-old Mary Anne Sabotka was treated at Mercy hospital for cuts and bruises after being struck by a car driven by Bill Steins at the corner of Ford and First streets Thursday afternoon. Deputy Sheriff Lawrence La Barge said injuries were not serious and Steins took her to the hospital.
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the Gazette
Anamosa
Mary Anne Sabotka
Mercy Hospital
Lawrence LaBarge
Mary Ann
Bill Steins
Ford
First Streets
Steins
Combination Police-Firemen Proposed by Prof. Holcomb
Iowa City article reports Professor Holcomb proposing combined police and firemen to boost coverage and efficiency without larger budgets. He cites potential 50 percent more on-duty personnel, new training needs, and higher salaries as incentives, noting early Midwest experiments like Webster City.
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Prof
Holcomb
Iowa City
Iowa
Richard Olcomb
University of Iowa Institute of Public Affairs
Amercan
Rome
Holb
Midwest
Webster City
Heriff’s
What Cheer Mary Coulon Crowned Carnival Queen
Mary Coulon daughter of Mr and Mrs Lee Coulon was elected carnival queen at the senior class sponsored event held last week.
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Mary Coulon
Lee Coulon
Schools Urged to Excuse Pupils for Dental Work
Iowa City officials press for excusing students for dental treatment citing dental disease as a major health issue. Superintendent J C Wright unveils a uniform dental excuse blank to improve access to care amid a statewide conference at the University of Iowa.
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Iowa City
Iowa
J. C. Wright
University of Iowa Center For Continuation Study
Wright
Leonard C. Murray
Division of
State Department of Health
Leslie Fitz- Gerald
Dubuque
American Dental Association
U. S
Notable References Listed for Anamosa and Cedar Rapids Figures
A partial list names Dr. C. Santana Ethel D. Hartman Anamosa Mrs. Delbert Wiese Bennett D. E. Griffith Cedar Rapids Ched J. Berg Decorah Ernie A. Sachs Earlville Mildred Smith William G. Goodale Elvira Grabow Ruth Lundt Kenneth E. Wessels William Simon Barbara Waller Violet Kinstle Arthur Kraffenbach Alma Woolfokk Harvey Davis and others of loyalty.
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Dr. C. Santana
Ethel D. Hartman
Anamosa
Delbert Wiese
Bennett
D.E. Griffith
Cedar Rapids
Ched J. Berg
Decorah
Ernie A. Sachs
Earlville
Mildred Smith
William G. Goodale
Elvira Grabow
Ruth Lundt
Kenneth E. Wessels
William Simon
Barbara Waller
Violet Kinstle
Arthur Kraffenbach
Alma Woolfokk
Harvey Davis
Ao Andrews
Loyalty
Teachers Granted Salary Increases In Eastern Iowa
Eastern Iowa school districts approve pay raises for teachers across several districts. Anamosa boosts in COI by 200 dollars per year, Tracr adds 100, Marengo 150, What Cheer 200, and other raises for staff including athletic director and coach positions. New salary totals rise to superintendent 5400, coach 4300, music 4450, high school 3300 to 3350, grades 2600 to 2700, and grade principal 2820.
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Iowa News
Iowa
Anamosa
Tracr
Gary Loshman
Charlotte Frier
Marengo
Harold Wilkinson
Joe Ferguson
E. R. Swanson
Milan ‘Miller
William Caldwell
Cornell College Begins 10 Day Spring Vacation
Mt. Vernon notes Cornell College started a 10 day spring vacation Friday at 5 p.m. The recess will end with classes resuming at 17 45 a.m. Monday April 11.
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Cornell College
MT. Vernon
Scouts to Start Work on Projects in Park Saturday
Explorer Scout units from Jones Benton Linn Iowa Johnson and Washington counties will return Saturday to the Picture Rock area along the Maquoketa river. District Scout Executive Ted Clymer says the area donated to the state will become a training and demonstration site for conservation projects. More than 60 boys and leaders participated last Saturday despite cold weather.
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Anamosa
Picture Rock
Ted Clymer
Maquoketa
Hawkeye Area
Clymer
Jones Benton
Linn
Iowa
Johnson
Washington Counties
Monona School Bonds Rejected in Local Vote
A $485000 Monona consolidated school bond issue was defeated Thursday by voters. The measure failed to reach the 60 percent requirement, receiving 607 Yes to 532 No, missing the majority by seven points. The proposed facilities included an auditorium gymnasium music room 10 classrooms and a multi purpose room at Farmersburg.
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Monona
Monona Consolidated
Farmersburg
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