Doctor Bequeaths $1000 Each to Two Girls in Charles City
Charles City AP report notes Dr. Harold Bailey left $1000 to Polly Jean Reynolds and $1000 to Margaret Sue Reynolds. The late physician also bequeathed his Charles City home, furniture, library and three lots to L S Wheeler family, with his car to Mr Wheeler. Local churches and groups receive $1000 each. He valued his gifts to city organizations around $30,000.
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Betty Flint
Charles City Daily Press
Charles City
Polly Jean Reynolds
Margaret Sue Reynolds
Harold Bailey
Bailey
Iowa
Missouri
Dr. Bailey
Reynolds
Polly
Margaret
Robert B. Reynolds
Rochester
Minn
Bailey House
Charles City Friends
Springfield
First Congregational Church
St. Charles
Rotary Club
City Improvement Association
Associated Press
Bobby Wheeler
Charles PY
L. S Wheeler
School Play “Papa Says No” at Troy Mills Gym
The senior class presents a Wednesday evening performance in the school gymnasium. The play titled Papa Says No features student cast in a lighthearted local production for families and friends.
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Troy Mills
Burlington Drill Team Wins Iowa Moose Conference
The Burlington drill team finished first in Marshalltown at the Iowa Moose Association spring conference. Iowa City took second, Marshalltown third, and Des Moines fourth. Davenport earned the fall conference site. The Burlington team will represent Iowa at the national Moose convention in Chicago this summer.
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Iowa City
Marshalltown
Burlington
Iowa Moose Association
Iowa
Chicago
Des Moines
Davenport
In the Soup 1 Mocksoup 7 Chicken- 13 Hateful 14 Military forces
A fragmented puzzle-like word list covers topics from warfare and hate to iconic figures and foods. The garbled items reference military forces feminine titles and a range of unrelated terms.
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Mississippi
We Fy
Puzzle About Phrases and Word Fragments
A list style puzzle itemization shows clues like Soaked flax and Emphasis with vertical hints. The entry includes mixed fragments such as Staggers Visionaries Clam Opposite and Arabic authority suggesting a crossword style fill with cross referencing and theme hints.
Easter Sales Mark Depends On Weather
Iowa merchants hope for good Easter weather to lift retail sales to or above 1952 levels. AP surveys across Des Moines Sioux City Ottumwa Council Bluffs Charles City Marshalltown Cherokee Fort Dodge show varied but generally improving Easter trade with clothing and department store sales up in several towns while farm implement sales lag due to weather and slow big-ticket items.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Associated Press
Chicago Reserve Bank
Sioux City
Ottumwa
S. Council Bluffs
Charles City
Marshalltown
Fort Dodge
Judgment Day and crookedness legal excuses debated
A reflective note questions whether legal justification shields wrongdoings after death. The speaker muses that a law professional at hand may offer little help at the Pearly Gates when one defends actions as legal.
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Old St. Peter
Pearly Gates
Midwest Auto and Appliance Sales in 1952 Survey
A regional business survey notes car dealers reporting slower demand due to tighter finances, Ottumwa bankers seeing a $10 million rise in first quarter debits as tax payments rise, and Fort Dodge showing a rare uptick in household appliance sales while Sioux City dealers worry about surplus and pricing practices. TV sales improved in Council Bluffs and Fort Dodge but lagged in Sioux City.
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Sioux City
Ottumwa
Fort Dodge
Council Bluffs
Pair Saw Through Two Sets of Bars Free Jail
OSKALOOSA IOWA Monday search continued for two men who escaped Mahaska county jail Saturday night by sawing bars on their cell and on jail windows. Sheriff Dwight Mateer said Donald Klampe 23 and Arthur Warden 28 escaped about midnight Saturday after sawing through bars then through windows. Klampe held on forgery charge and Warden on parole violation investigation.
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Oskaloosa
Mahaska County
Dwight Mateer
Donald Klampe
Arthur Warden
Mateer
Klampe
Warden
Saddle Horse Killed When Struck by Train
Miss Diane Kewney age 17 riding Black Beauty owned by her sister Virginia near Manchester crossed an Illinois Central crossing ten minutes before a train. The horses shoe caught a rail and despite her jump for safety and calls for help the train struck and killed the saddle horse.
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Manchester
Diane Kewney
William B. Kewney
Virginia
Miss Kewney
Fayette Air Cadet To Visit in Washington
Fayette youth Jerrold Puffett, 16, an Iowa Civil Air Patrol cadet from the Oelwein squadron, will attend a CAP congressional dinner in Washington on April 15. Meanwhile three Iowa cadets Robert Babl 17 Rock Rapids Charles Miller 15 Des Moines and Richard Park 16 Des Moines are under consideration for a three weeks overseas CAP trip to be decided in Washington with the trip sponsored next July.
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Fayette
Jerrold Puffett
Iowa Civil Air Patrol
C.A.P
Washington
Oelwein Squadron
Iowa
Robert Babl
Rock Rapids
Charles Miller
Air Force
Injuries in Three-Car Crash Fatal to Dubuque Man
Robert Addyman, 40, died in a Dubuque hospital Sunday night from injuries suffered in a three car crash on Highway 52 eight miles north of Dubuque Saturday. Eight people were injured. seven were in fair condition Monday. Addyman rode as a passenger in James Jaeger's car. other drivers identified as Robert Stalmann and Raymond Dean.
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Dubuque
Robert Addyman
Addyman
James Jaeger
Robert Stalmann
Raymond Dean
North Buena Vista
Appointment of Spencer as Wearin campaign office manager
Des Moines attorney Dale L. Spencer an active member of the state Young Democratic organization was named office manager for gubernatorial candidate Otha D. Wearin.
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Des Moines
Dale L. Spencer
State Young Democratic Organization
Otha D. Wearin
Girl 19 Charged With Abandoning Dead Baby Body
Laura Pearson of Milford, 19, charged with abandoning the body of her infant son found on Iowa Gas and Electric grounds in Iowa City. Pearson pled innocent, remanded to county jail in 5000 bond, and said the baby named Joseph was born March 14 and died by asphyxiation.
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Iowa City
Iowa Gas and Electric Company
Laura Josephine Pearson
Milford
Justice of the Peace
C. J. Hutchinson
Johnson County
William Mearsdow
Pearson
Joseph
Baby Boy Left on Iowan's Doorstep
A 111 day old infant was found on the doorstep of James Martens in Lyon County Iowa. An unsigned note said the family could not afford the child and urged he be given a good home. The note gave birth details and weight. Sheriff Fred Towne investigates for the case.
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Lester
James Martens
Lyon County
Martens
Fred Towne
Rock Rapids
John W Goodwin Dies Longtime Monroe County Sheriff
Monroe County Sheriff John W. Goodwin, 63, Albia, died in Ottumwa hospital from a heart attack and internal hemorrhage. He had influenza a week and underwent emergency appendectomy after entering hospital Thursday. Goodwin was in his twentieth year as sheriff and sought re election in the Democratic primary.
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Ottumwa
Monroe County
John W. Goodwin
Albia
Goodwin
Applicants for Highway Patrol Take Final Tests
S N Jesperson Iowa Highway Patrol chief says 32 applicants will take final tests and interviews Monday and Tuesday at patrol headquarters Des Moines. A second group tests April 17-18. Final selection will be based on tests and interviews. those chosen go to patrol school at Camp Dodge May 4-31. Tests include intelligence, driving, vision and memory. interviews by Jesperson and four lieutenants.
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Highway Patrol
Des Moines
INS
S. N. Jesperson
Iowa Highway Patrol
Jesperson
Camp Dodge
Rainbow Division Vets Name Mt. Vernon Man
The Iowa State Association of Rainbow Division Veterans elected Ralph Heasty of Mt. Vernon as president at their reunion in Des Moines. Officers include vice presidents Fred Randall Dubuque Tom Ormann Ottumwa Vernie McCann Shenandoah and Willis Royce Creston with Paul Davis Centerville as treasurer. Executive committee picks Forest Patterson Fontanelle Harry Lewis Dubuque Urban Dayton Waterloo and Everett Briggs Shenandoah. Nearly 300 Iowa veterans attended the annual reunion.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Association of
Rainbow Division Veterans
Ralph Heasty
Mt. Vernon
Heasty
R. E. San‘ford
William Butts
Tulsa
Okla
Rainbow Division
Fred Randall
Dubuque
Tom Ormann
Ottumwa
Vernie McCann
Shenandoah
Willis Royce
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