Anderson Pleads Guilty Ends Long Iowa City Case
Oscar Anderson, 64, of Iowa City, pled guilty to assault with intent to commit manslaughter and carrying a concealed weapon and was sentenced to 10 years, five years per count, consecutive. A retrial was granted on murder charges. Clifford Kelly, partly paralyzed, remains hospitalized after the 1948 shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Oscar Anderson
Clifford Kelly
Anderson
Harold Evans
Fort Madison
Evans
Jack C. White
Anamosa Reformatory
Kelly
DeLay Honored for Mental Hygiene Work in Iowa
Mrs Gordon DeLay of Cedar Rapids named among seven Iowa individuals cited for outstanding service in mental hygiene. The Iowa Society for Mental Hygiene will honor her at its Des Moines state convention for organizing the Linn County Mental Health Center, with a possible bid for state society vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon DeLay
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Iowa Society For Mental Hygiene
Des Moines
DeLay
Linn County
Oppose Intrastate Rail Rate Boost Vote Unanimous
Members of the Iowa Industrial Traffic League met in Cedar Rapids and voted unanimously to oppose the petition to raise intrastate rail rates to interstate levels. Grant Maple announced the result as secretary. A four member board on legislation and education and a nine member rates and tariffs committee were named. 31 representatives from 20 towns attended, with Sioux City notably absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Industrial Traffic League
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
League
Grant Maple
Arthur Coburn
Sioux City
Better Dealer Award for William C Culver Highlighted
William C. Culver president of Culver Motor Company received the Pontiac Motor Division’s best dealer award. G A Wiggins Omaha zone manager praised Culver for above average sales and service. The 4 by 5 foot Chief Pontiac painting by Jerry Farnsworth was presented to Culver at a Cedar Rapids Country Club luncheon with Pontiac representatives and city council members attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Culver
Culver Motor Company
Pontiac Motor Division
General Motors Corporation
G. A. Wiggins
Omaha
Culver
Pontiac
Jerry Farnsworth
Wiggins
Contracts Set St Luke s To Get Early Start
The St Luke s hospital board awarded contracts for a two and a half million dollar wing. Four of five went to apparent low bidders after bid opening the previous week. The elevator contract alternately shifted to Otis Elevator Company for 107 002 with servicing bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Luke’s Hospital
Otis Elevator Company
Haughton Elevator Company of
Des Moines
Gust Lagerquist
Minneapolis
Shepard Eleven
Company
Cincinnati
Otis
R. W. Rin
Hospital wing contracts awarded and funding plan outlined
The board awarded plumbing and electrical contracts to firms in Cedar Rapids Des Moines and St Paul totaling over 1.3 million. The total project cost reaches about 1.64 million with one third from the federal government and the hospital's share funded mainly from a four year old building fund. Building officials travel to Des Moines to seek state and federal approvals. Ground breaking had been set for May 12 National Hospital Day and officials hope to proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derknecht Company
Cedar Rapids
J. W. Darragh
Ilowa Sheet Metal Company
Des Moines
Kehne Electric Company
St. Paul
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Better Dealer
Wm. Culver
Sanitary
Solid Calcutta
St. Luke's
North America
Robert Hanlon
Division of Hospital Services
The
State Board of Health
Kansas City
U. S. Public Health Service
Washington
Neumade
Second Street
Local Prademarks
Lee
Cedan Ka
Feesty
Dy Arive-In Bank
Trust and Savings Bank
Third Street
LFTH
Siust
Lind
Lincoln Cosmopolitan
America
Iad
Vlach Motor Company
Second Avenue
Pere Ee
Lincoln
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