Mass Smallpox Immunization Planned in Six Iowa Towns
Plans for mass vaccination against smallpox were under way in six southern Iowa towns following the first state cases since 1947. Clinics in Cincinnati Moravia Moulton Mystic Numa and Udell will be run by the Appanoose County Medical Association with the state health department which will supply 1000 vaccine units to start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville
Appanoose County Medical Association
State Health Department
Cincinnati
Moravia
Moulton
Mystic
Numa
Udell
Des Moines
Ralph Heeren
Division of
Missouri
County Medical Association
County Board of Health
Olive Johnson
Division of Preventable Diseases
Heeven
County Health Board
The
Medical Association
Mrs Ida Barewald Named Cedar Relief Director
The Cedar county board of supervisors in Tipton named Ida Barewald as director of relief, succeeding Willa Woods Carl who died recently. She had been an assistant in the office. The board also authorized purchases of two half ton pickup trucks from Mensing Motor Co and Olson Implement Co, awarded fuel contracts to Cities Service Co and Mid Continent Petroleum Corp, and issued a cigarette permit to Jake Carey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Cedar County Board of Supervisors
Ida Barewald
Willa Woods Carl
Mid- Continent Petroleum Corporation
Jake Carey
Capital Stock Raised By 21 Chartered Banks
Twenty one Iowa chartered banks increased their capital stock by a total of 580000 in the first quarter of this year. State banking department superintendent Newton Black calls the move voluntary by stockholders as undivided profits fund the increases. Eastern Iowa banks cited include Citizens State Bank Belle Plaine 50000 Washington State Bank 50000 Farmers Savings Bank North English 30000 Farmers Savings Bank Walford 5000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
State Banking Department
Newton Black
Citizens State Bank
Belle Plaine
Washington State Bank
Farmers Savings Bank
North English
Walford
Iowa Sets $30 Million Bond Quota for Independence Drive
DES MOINES UP The state director of the federal savings bond division said Iowa's quota for bond sales during the Independence drive May 15 through July 4 will be 30 million dollars. Roger F Warin said volunteer county committees will be more active than at any time since the war bond drives. The multi million dollar quota will be reached in Iowa despite a drop in farm income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Federal Savings Bond Division
Iowa
Roger F. Warin
Warin
Demo auditor race eyed by Drake student
Neil B. Little of Hampton a Drake University law student announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for state auditor. The 27 year old veteran is son of Boyd A. Little an longtime Skelly Oil agent and serves as state chairman of the Young Democrats veterans affairs committee. He has led Drake youth groups and now acts as executive secretary of the Iowa Young Democrats.
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Des Moines
INS
Neil B. Little
Hampton
Drake University
Little
Boyd A. Little
Skelly Oil Company
Young Democrats’ Veterans Affairs Committee
College of Commerce
Drake
Young Democratic Club
Iowa Young Democrats
Auto Accident Kills Ottumwa Contractor
Ottumwa contractor Glenn Foster, 44, president of Ottumwa Mill and Construction Co., died after his car left a curve and struck a telephone pole on highway 34 near Fairfield. He died in Fairfield hospital. burial planned in David, his former home.
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Fairfield
Glenn Foster
Ottumwa Mill and Construction Company
Foster
Highway 34
David
Changes in Cedar Jail Home Are Recommended
A grand jury recommends repair and painting of sun porches at the county home. It also inspected the county jail and suggests heating system changes interior redecorating and installation of a hot water system for prisoners. Judge M C Hamiel presiding adjourned the April term jurors subject to recall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Cedar County
Grand Jury
M. C. Hamiel
Paving Promised for Earlville Main Street
Earlville officials plan a 24 foot paved main street from highway 20 to the Illinois Central rail line. County Engineer Henry Klaus says paving could start in spring 1951 after sewer pipes are installed for a new disposal plant. Estimated paving cost is $15,000. Grading work is planned for three adjacent roads near the dump, Florence Young property and Paul Spence property.
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Earlville
Illinois Central Railroad
Henry Klaus
Klaus
Florence Young
Paul Spence
Phi Beta Kappa Elects New Iowa Members
Iowa City reports 49 University of Iowa students and graduates elected to Phi Beta Kappa, including Shirley Buxton and Elizabeth Irwin of Iowa City, Reynold Hertel of Amana, Lloyd Jackson of Iowa City, Tom Richards of Elkader, Nancy Rust of Cedar Rapids, Janet Whisler of Manchester, Leon Gassmann of Iowa City, Calvin Gross of Oelwein, and Thomas Mahan of Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Phi Beta Kappa
Shirley Buxton
Reynold Hertel
Amana
Elizabeth Irwin
Lloyd Jackson
Tom Richards
Elkader
Nancy Rust
Cedar Rapids
Janet Whisler
Manchester
Leon Gassmann
Calvin Gross
Oelwein
Thomas Mahan
Elkader Toddler Dragged by Car Survives Minor Injuries
Elaine Nelson three years old escaped serious harm after being dragged about a quarter mile by her mother Leyton Nelsons car in Elkader. Grandmother Lloyd Nelson flagged down a motorist and found the child in a ditch with burned knees and bruises. She was treated at Elkader hospital with cuts and worn shoe toes.
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Elkader
Elaine Nelson
Leyton Nelson
Herhome
Elaine
Elkader Hospital
Dream Highway Faces Missouri Flood Threat
Sioux City reports army engineers in Onawa rushed repairs on the Missouri river levee as rising waters endanger the Dream highway near New Gordon drive. Ice floes knocked out pilings, the river narrowed to 50 feet from the roadway, and river levels climbed 4.7 feet with a 19-foot crest expected later in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
MNS
Army Engineer’s
Onawa
Washington, D. C
Army Engineer’s Office
Omaha
Neb
Marshalltown to Get Corrugated Box Plant
Ed Martin announces a new corrugated paper box plant to be built in Marshalltown. The facility, the first of its kind in the city, is expected to begin operations by August and is linked to a Chicago box factory firm with ties to Martin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Ed Martin
Martin
Chicago
Moscow Dam Review Asked
DES MOINES AP The state of Iowa seeks Supreme Court review of an eight year fight over the Moscow dam on the Cedar river near Moscow Muscatine County arguing the Federal Power Commission exceeded its authority and that Cedar river navigation and state rights should govern dam licensing. The petition contests a St. Louis circuit court of appeals ruling upholding FPC licensing and cites an 1894 statute designating the river as non navigable under state control.
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Des Moines
Moscow
United States Supreme Court
Neill Garrett
Supreme Court
Cedar River
Muscatine County
Circuit Court of Appeals
St. Louis
Federal Power Commission
Iowa
of Iowa
FPC
Garrett
Vocational Conference Aids Blind Students At Vinton
About 40 high school students at the State School for the Blind participate in a yearly vocational conference aimed at promoting self sufficiency. Prominent blind speakers like Dr Henry C Schlantz and Caral Kuhl share experiences on pursuing careers. State Commission for the Blind organizers and firm representatives outline job possibilities and training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
State School For the Blind
Henry C. Schlantz
Keystone
Caral Kuhl
State Commission For the Blind
Maytag Company
Sam Ashcroft
School For the Blind
Decorah Chamber urges restoration of Blackhawk Bridge
The Decorah Chamber of Commerce passes a resolution asking Gov Beardsley and the state highway commission to collaborate with Wisconsin to buy and restore the Blackhawk bridge over the Mississippi at Lansing. The damaged east span has fallen into the river, and restoration would aid traffic and business in northeast Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Decorah Chamber of Commerce
William S. Beardsley
State Highway Commission
Wisconsin
Blackhawk
Mississippi River
Lansing
Iowa
Decorah Chamber
Victor Man Sentenced for Embezzling $9,000
Wright R. Chittenden, former assistant cashier at Farmers Savings Bank of Victor, received 18 months in a federal reformatory. He pled guilty to embezzlement and false bank entries, with the government alleging about $9,000 was embezzled between July 1947 and February 1950.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Wright R. Chittenden
Farmers Savings Bank of
Victor
Henry N. Graven
Chittenden
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Merchants National Bank
Daniel F. Rice & CO
Elkader Girl
Moscow Dam Review
Haviland Enamel
Third Ave
DIAL
Victor Man
Smulekoff
Axminsters
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Smalekoff’s
Bigelow
Aseawanee Smith
Mohawk
Hardwick McGee
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Magee
Firth
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