Eldora Boys to Attend Drake Relays
Six boys from the state training school at Eldora will travel to Des Moines for the Drake Relays this Saturday. The winners of cottage recreation tournaments will make the trip, serving as part of a planned program to foster sportsmanship, competition, and social responsibility among the boys. Supt. Fred N. Cooper and Edward K. Duffy will accompany them, following a prior visit by seven boys to the Iowa City basketball tournament.
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Eldora
Des Moines
Fred N. Cooper
Cooper
Bill Easton
Drake
Easton
Supt. Cooper
Edward K. Duffy
Iowa High School Athletic Association
Iowa City
Smith IIs Winner Of ISC Election
Eugene Smith of Clemons won the Iowa State college student body presidency in the largest college vote. He defeated Larry Hanel of Prairie City by 264 votes as 2,796 total ballots were cast. Smith serves as campus Y M C A president and holds multiple student roles.
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Ames
Iowa State College
Eugene Smith
Clemons
Smith
Larry Hanel
Prairie City
Hanel
Representative Party
Toledo Pastor Heads Waterloo Presbytery
The Waterloo Presbytery elected the Rev. Thomas Hill of Toledo as moderator at their annual meeting. The Rev. Herbert E. Dierenfield of Waterloo and Marshall Watson of State Center were named commissioners to the general assembly in Atlantic City, N J, May 23 to May 29. The Rev. James D. Ranson of Nevada was chosen permanent clerk, and the Rev. C Wayne Overholzer of Marshalltown was named state clerk.
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Waterloo
Baccalaureate Speaker Joseph Fort Newton Named at UI
Iowa City minister and author Dr Joseph Fort Newton will speak at the University of Iowa baccalaureate service announced by Prof F C Higbee convocation director Robert T Swain an Iowa born New York corporation lawyer will deliver the commencement address at the universitys eighty sixth commencement June 8
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Iowa City
Joseph Fort Newton
University of Iowa
F. C. Higbee
Robert T. Swain
New York Corporation
New Iowa Maps In High Demand Across Nation
Des Moines AP reports the state conservation commission’s new highway and outdoor map is selling fast with over 700 requests in a day. Five extra workers handle night mail as more than 6,000 copies have shipped since last Saturday from an initial 40,000 ordered. The map marks highways fishing areas public shooting grounds state parks trout streams and distribution of major game birds and animals.
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United States
Exclusive Des Moines Club Plans to Disband
The Gotham club in the Fort Des Moines hotel considers disbanding after operating at a deficit. Founded in 1941 it was the site of a raid last August when 51 bottles of liquor were seized.
Tornquist Endorsed by Legionnaires in Iowa District
Delegates at the Second district American Legion convention in Monticello endorsed Paul A. Tornquist Davenport for 1947 state commander. The meeting urged a special Iowa legislature session to enable cities to participate in federal housing programs and to allow public housing funding. World War II veterans pressed for terminal leave payments and faster aging veterans oversight.
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Monticello
American Legion
Paul A. Tornquist
Davenport
Ralph C. Stuart
Howard McLaughlin
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
John N. Nichols
Army
Congress
Russ Jamieson
Thomas Hunwardson
Oxford Junction
Pat Mahoney
Ken Kimberley
Dubuque
Sam Schuetz
John Krall
Fairfax
John Landeck
Greenlee
Mahoney
Kimberley
Schuetz
Landeck
Tornquist
Jack Matthews
Clinton
Ben F. Martinson
Stuart
Legion
Nick Xides
John E. Greenlee
Iowa Firms Penalized For Boosting Wages
The Seventh Regional Wage Stabilization board said tax disallowances totaling 4250 dollars would be assessed against three Iowa firms for wartime wage control violations. Blackstone Hotel in Sioux City faced 2250 dollars for increasing wages for 21 employees. McConnel leather harness makers in Burlington were fined 500 dollars for 12 employee raises. Toller Drug of Sioux City incurred 1500 dollars for raises given to 12 employees.
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Kansas City
Iowa
Blackstone Hotel Company
Sioux City
S. R. and
I. C. McConnel Company
Burlington
Toller Drug Company
Blue Cross GAINS DES MOINES 23,318 members in Q1
Hospital Service Inc the Blue Cross plan based in Des Moines reports a net gain of 23,318 members for the first quarter of the year executive vice president F P Lattner announced Wednesday.
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Des Moines
Hospital Service, Inc
Blue Cross
F. P. Lattner
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Legionaires
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