Storm of Protest Rises Over 15 Percent Phone Rates
Iowa cities including Waterloo Ottumwa protest Northwestern Bell rate increase. Waterloo Mayor Ralph B. condemns the move as un American and discriminatory and urges presidential action. Ottumwa council signs a protest and seeks legal avenues to curb rate scheduling.
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Iowa
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Waterloo
Ralph B
Telephone Company
Ottumwa
S. O. Erhardt
Cedar Rapids Council to Consider Telephone Rate Hike
Cedar Rapids city councilmen will discuss a telephone rate increase at Monday's meeting. Mayor Frank Hahn says a strong stand may be taken as the issue has been under study by the police department since its announcement.
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Cedar Rapids
Frank Hahn
Ieee
Hahn
Boone City moves to force telephone franchise and rates
W. W. Goodykoontz Boone attorney and former mayor urges city action to require the telephone company to obtain a franchise to occupy streets and alleys. Nashua seeks injunction to restrain rate increases in district court at New Hampton. Storm Lake will seek a daily hearing on the increase. City Attorney LeRoy A. Rader to file petition before Judge Fred Hudson of Pocahontas and to pursue action under a unanimously passed city council resolution to defend public welfare through police power.
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W. W. Goodykoontz
Boone
City
Telephone Company
Storm Lake
LeRoy A. Rader
Fred Hudson
Pocahontas
Rader
Nashua
New Hampton
Iowa Senator seeks action on Northwestern Bell rate hike
Senator Clyde L. Herring of Iowa urged Price Administrator Leon Henderson to act quickly on rate increases by Northwestern Bell Telephone. He said he raised the matter as part of a Senate committee investigating the national defense program after the FCC said it lacked jurisdiction over intrastate rates. The article notes the company avoided FCC control by applying the increase locally.
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Washington
Cilyde L. Herring
Iowa
Leon Henderson
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Herring
Henderson
Senate
Federal Communications Commission
Herring Fights Intrastate Rates and Public Utility Gaps
Senator Herring argues Iowa lacks a public utility commission and warns against telephone rate hikes. He cites Northwestern Bell earnings and war-driven volume growth, saying higher prices would drive inflation and burden customers. He notes no rate advances are suggested in states with commissions.
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Iowa
Northwestern Bell
Dr B J Lewis Announces Candidacy for State Representative
Durant doctor B J Lewis announces his candidacy for state representative on the Republican ticket. Local supporters say he brings medical and community service experience to the race.
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Tipton
B. J. Lewis
Durant
Prasch Named Marion High Coach Former Coe Star
John Prasch of Fort Madison, a Belmond two year coach, was hired by the Marion board of education as Marion high school coach. A Coe College cum laude graduate in 1940, he earned nine letters in football basketball and track and was an all Midwestern conference end. He was student council president and is married. Teachers across the system received about a 10 percent salary increase.
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John Prasch
Fort Madison
Belmond
Marion High School
Board of Education
Coe College
Ait Cve
Four C club plans guest day party for May 12
At a Four C club meeting with Mrs. Jesse Scott plans were made for the annual guest day party to be held May 12 at Mrs. Harry Milligan's home on highway No. 30. Miss Jane Scott assisted as hostess and 15 people enjoyed refreshments. Committees were named with Mrs. Clara Kearns as chair, plus Mrs. Myrtle Hawk and Mrs. Mary Rauch for entertainment and other refreshment chairs including Mrs. Marie Beckner, Mrs. Mary Freese, Miss Esther Beach and Mrs. Ruth Petrak.
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Four C Club
Jesse Scott
Harry Milligan
Highway No. 30
Jane Scott
Clara Kearns
Myrtle Hawk
Mary Rauch
Marie Beckner
Mary Freese
Esther Beach
Ruth Petrak
Picnic honors seventy ninth birthday of Mrs J Philip Bunting
Mrs John Bunting hosted a Friday picnic dinner for the observance of Mrs J Philip Bunting’s seventy ninth birthday. Guests included Mrs Earl Holsinger of Webster City Mrs Ben Z Moats of Cedar Rapids Mrs William Alexander Mrs Neal Bunting J Philip Bunting and Robert Bunting.
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John Bunting
J. Philip Bunting
Earl Holsinger
Webster City
Ben Z. Moats
Cedar Rapids
William Alexander
Neal Bunting
Robert Bunting
Linn County plans buy 52 combat planes via war bonds
Linn County bond drive aims to raise funds to purchase 52 fighter planes at 137000 each. Chairman B D Silliman declares the campaign crucial, noting bonds curb inflation and guard against postwar depression. Marion workers largely fail to appear. drive runs Monday to Friday with events by Mrs Gilbert Voorhies including a 3 pm city park program.
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Linn County
B. D. Silliman
Marion Legion Hall
Silliman
E. M. Nelson
Marion
Chamber of Commerce
Next Friay
Gilbert Voorhies
Marion High School
Glenn B. Lyman
Richard Schrimper
Lois Frederick
Calvin Robison
Marion Choral Club Concert Under Grace Meloney
The Chamber of Commerce hosted Marion Choral Club under Miss Grace Meloney with accordion solos by Aileen Naughty Waltz and Washington Post March. Out of town guests included Mrs Orval of Cedar Rapids and Mrs J J Schmickley of Alburnett. The Cheerful Companions class of the Christian church plans a party Friday at 7 30 p m at Pleasant Grove school west of Marion with members who have automobiles asked to contact others.
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Orval
Cedar Rapids
J. J. Schmickley
Alburnett
Cheerful Companions
The
Christian Church
Pleasant Grove School
Marion
Marion Ads and Local Notices Highlight Victory Day Activities
The page lists store sales and advertisements from Coastal Coast to Western Auto, along with charitable and civic notes. Residents like Mrs. John Hyde host family parties, and families travel for visits while merchants urge flag displays for Marion’s Victory Day.
Stookeys Mark 60 Years in Shellsburg Community
Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Stookey celebrate 60 years of married life Sunday. He, 86, has lived in Shellsburg or nearby for eight decades and remains Benton County’s longest practicing attorney, opening his office 61 years ago. Mrs. Stookey, born in 1859, manages their home and garden and belongs to church and Eastern Star. They have three children: Mrs. O. A. Rife, P. L. Stookey, and Dr. C. Owen Stookey, with grandchildren and family ties to the area.
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Charles F. Stookey
Ity
Sun- Stookey
Shellsburg
Benton County
Stookey
Huron
S. C
Decatur County
Iowa
Marion F. Stookey
Decatur- Ringgold
W. P. Whipple
Vinton
Charlies F. Stookey
Benton City
A. F
A. M
el Kahir Shrine
Tanner
John Lewis
Clark Lewis
Palo
Angeline McCorkle
Cedar Rapids
Continue Slot Machine Raids in Des Moines
Des Moines police seized 43 more slot machines bringing total seizures to 127 since the federal tax lists appeared. Forty-two machines were found in a garage storage site and one at a tavern. George W. Murray, 36, tavern operator, was arrested and released on $200 bond.
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Des Moines
George W. Murray
Hickenlooper to Speak at Mapleton Odd Fellows Meeting
Lieut. Gov. B. B. Hickenlooper of Cedar Rapids will address 400 Monona and Ida county Odd Fellows members in Mapleton on Friday April 24. He seeks the Republican nomination for governor in the June primary.
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Mapleton
Mns
B. B. Hickenlooper
Cedar Rapids
Monona
Ida County
Odd Fellows Lodges
Hickenlooper
Low Bid on Sioux City Air Base Overruns Budget
Award of a contract to build nearly 200 structures at the Sioux City army air base was delayed as the low bid of 3,960,838 by Peter Kiewits Sons of Omaha exceeded the 3,000,000 cost estimate. The Sioux City Airbase Construction company and others bid 4,533,833.
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Sioux City
Sioux City Army Air Base
Peter Kiewits Sons Company
Omaha
Sioux City Airbase
Local Club Elects Officers At Annual Meeting
During the meeting, officers were elected including Mervin Bigbee as vice president and Charles Hibbs as secretary treasurer. The session highlighted leadership changes and planned community activities.
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Mervin Bigbee
Charles Hibbs
Soldier Killed in Jail Break at Red Oak
A.W.O.L. soldier Martin, picked up Tuesday on an absence charge, escaped Thursday night from jail in Red Oak but was cornered by Nelson and an associate. They fired to halt him and a bullet struck Martin as he dove into weeds. Martin, inducted March 23 at Fort Des Moines, faced an inquest Friday.
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RED Oak
Morgan
Martin
A.W.O.L
South A Oak
Nelson
Army
Fort Des Moines
Cornell Hosts Conference of Schoolmen Saturday
Cornell college will host the tenth annual Schoolmen's conference of Iowa Illinois and Minnesota in Armstrong hall on Saturday. Dr J McLaughlin will announce the event with two sessions at 945 a m and 130 pm featuring Dr Roscoe Pulliam and Dr Eugene Youngert. Morning topics discuss curriculum for youth in the 1940s to 1960s and federal versus local control of education with leaders Lyle N Warren and H C De Kock among participants.
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Cornell
MT. Vernon
Cornell College
Iowa
Illinois
Minnesota
Armstrong Hall
J. McLaughlin
Cornell Department of Education
Roscoe Pulliam
Southern Illinois Normal University
Carbondale
Eugene Youngert
Oak Park
Lyle N. Warren
Marion
Supt
H. C. de Kock
Tipton
Iowa City Students Win Union Board Seats at UI
The University of Iowa College of Commerce elected two students to the school Union board. Frank Burge and Betty Crum, both of Iowa City, will fill administrative seats alongside Kathleen Davis of Des Moines, Sam Lane of Davenport, John McCollister of Iowa City, and Maxine Slaughter of Grand Mound.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa College of Commerce
City
Frank Burge
Betty Crum
Kathleen Davis
Des Moines
Sam Lane
Davenport
John McCollister
Maxine Slaughter
Grand Mound
Decorah Couple to Note Fiftieth Anniversary
Decorah Mr. and Mrs. Albert Christen will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a Sunday afternoon gathering in the Congregational gym parlors. Relatives and friends will attend, including four children Ole Nelson-Frank L Christen Forest City Earl Albert of Chicago. Christen born in Madison township in 1859. They began on a Bluffton township farm and have lived in Decorah for over four decades.
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Decorah
Albert Christen
Ole Nelson
Frank L. Christen
Earl
Forest City
Albert
Chicago
Christen
Madison Township
Bluffton Township
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