Polio Shots Scheduled in Jones County
The Jones County Medical Society and the Jones County Polio Foundation announce a county wide inoculation program for ages 1 to 20 with first and second shots offered for $1 each. Centers in Monticello Anamosa and Wyoming run May 7 9 and 14 with June make up dates. Local doctors and civic groups supply staff under county polio chairman Mrs Alfred Snyder.
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Anamosa
Jones County Medical Society
Jones County
The
Polio Foundation
Alfred Snyder
Monticello
Wyoming Memorial Hall
Earl DeShaw
C. G. Thomas
Robert Myers
T. M. Redmond
T. R. Dolan
John Fraser
Dean Carroway
J. D. Paul
Gerald F. Brown
John Bailey
Aaron Randolph
Anagnosa
C. R. Smith
Four Iowans Are Given Guggenheim Fellowships
Four Iowans earned Guggenheim Fellowships for 1957. Paul H. Engle of the University of Iowa for poetry. Paul Lester Errington of Iowa State College for vertebrate population cycles. Herbert Gold of the Writers Workshop for fiction. and Don Kirkham of Iowa State for soils fertility in intense cultivation. The foundation, begun in 1925 by Simon and Mrs. Guggenheim, aims to support advanced scholarly work.
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New York
Paul H. Engle
University of Iowa
Paul Lester Errington
Iowa State College
Herbert Gold
Writers Workshop
SUI
Don Kirkham
Iowa State
Belgium
Guggenheim Foundation
United States
Colorado
Simon Guggenheim
Guggenheim
John Simon Guggenheim
Clarification Sought on Iowa Night Speed Limit Law
Des Moines report states state police seek clarification of a 60 mph night limit effective July 4. Because sunset to sunrise hours vary by season, the attorney general will determine exact applicable times for drivers.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Minnesota lawmakers recall truck length measure
Minnesota lawmakers recalled a bill allowing 50 foot trucks and loads above 73 280 pounds after finding heavier weights could jeopardize federal funding for federally financed highways. Iowa recently passed a 50 foot truck bill with the existing 45 foot load limit unchanged.
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Des Moines
Mns
Minnesota General Assembly
Minnesota
U.S. Bureau of Public Roads
Iowa
Iowa Medical Society Names Life Members
At the Iowa State Medical Society convention in Des Moines about 1,500 physicians attended the second day. Fifteen doctors were elected life members for 50 years in practice and 30 years in the society, including Rowley, Hennessy, Cretzmeyer, Hill, Voss, Traister, Taylor and others from six Iowa cities. Ada Dunner was elected president of the Iowa chapter of the American Medical Women’s Association, with Rockwell named vice president and Croker as secretary-treasurer.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Medical Society
Byron M. Merkel
Polk County Medical Society
Iowa
Medical Society
William G. Rowley
Soinx City
Felix A. Hennessy
Calmar
Francis X. Cretzmeyer
Emmetsburg
James W. Hill
Mt. Ayr
Otto R. Voss
Davenport
John E. Traister
Eddyville
Maude Taylor
Ottumwa
Claire H. Mitchell
Cincinnati
Conreid R. Harken
Osceola
Ray R. Harris
Dubuque
Lora D. James
Fairfield
William F. Boiler
Iowa City
Lester A. Royal
West Liberty
Robert R. Hansen
Levi J. Wilkinson
Marshalltown
Ada Dunner
American Medical Women’s Association
Maryelda Rockwell
Clinton
Mary Croker
Manchester
Can of Dimes Pays For Grass Care Purchase
A man in Dyersville bought a power lawn mower and paid $74.90 in dimes, saved since last September, with the clerk noting the exact total and the customer claiming to be on the executive committee. The piece also mentions upcoming county and local meetings on school study policies led by Glenn Holmes of Iowa State College along with planned use of National Citizens Council for Better Schools resources.
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The
Gazette
Dyersville
Jim Hittenmiller
Hittenmiller
Glenn Holmes
Iowa State College
Citizens’ Committees
Executive Council
National
Citizens’ Council For Better Schools
Delaware County Forms Better Schools Council
Citizens from 23 school districts and 3 private schools created the Delaware County Citizens Council for Better Schools to collect and study data on all county schools and share findings with residents. The non-political non-sectarian group invites participation. a nominating committee will present officers for election at the next Manchester courthouse meeting.
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Manchester
Delaware County
Sts. Peter and Paul
Petersburg
St. Mary’s
Manichester
St. Joseph’s
Earlville
St. Patrick’s
Ryan
Olin High School Adds New Facility for Public Inspection
The Olin high school announces a new building will be open for public inspection next Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. In Norway the senior class play Mumbo Jumbo is set for Thursday at 8 p.m. In Anamosa the kindergarten roundup is planned Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Strawberry Hill school. Parents should bring birth certificates for children.
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Olin
Olin High School
Norway
Anamosa
Strawberry Hill School
Waterloo Degree Team Wins Moose Contest
Waterloo won the degree team title from 36 teams as the Iowa Moose Association closed its three day spring conference in Mason City. The Waterloo team will represent Iowa Moose lodges in the national competition in Spokane Washington in August. Storm Lake finished second and Des Moines third. The state convention will be held in Cedar Rapids September 19 to 22.
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Mason City
Waterloo
Iowa Moose Association
Iowa Moose Lodges
Spokane
Wash
Storm Lake
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Talle Concludes Tour of District
Rep. Henry O. Talle Republican who represents Iowa's second district wraps a six day district tour during the congressional Easter recess He visited 11 of 12 counties spoke at a Farm Bureau meeting in Fayette met with a four county group in Postville toured Clinton Machine Company and a new Jackson County hospital in Maquoketa spoke at DeWitt luncheon joined Bellevue fish fry and met voters in Anamosa Cedar Rapids Clinton and other communities He plans another extended tour after adjournment and heads to Washington to push a housing credit and interest rate bill targeting the 10000 to 16000 bracket as a banking and currency committee member He cited farm legislation post office service economics prudent foreign aid and housing credit as voter interests.
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Henry O. Talle
Iowa
Talle
Farm Bureau
Fayette
Postville
Clinton Machine Company
Jackson County
Maquoketa
DeWitt
Bellevue
Anamosa
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Dubuque
Waukon
West Union
Decorah
Ossian
Independence
Monticello
Washington
Banking and Currency Committee
Post Office
Des Moines Car Racers Prepare Drag Strip Outside City
DES MOINES AP Construction on a 3500 foot by 60 foot drag strip is under way on the Ernest Day farm four miles northwest of Des Moines. May 30 is targeted for a possible drag meet as Jim Haslett of the Greater Des Moines Council of Automobile and Motorcycle Clubs expects fewer teen traffic violations. Day and his three sons Dennis Larry and Steven are involved in the project.
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DES Moines
Ernest Day
Day
Jim Haslett
Greater Des Moines
Dennis
Larry
Steven
Tipton Seeks Six Hundred for Recreational Program
Tipton aims to raise 600 dollars for a summer recreation program running June 10 to August 3 in the Tipton community, including swimming at the public pool. Only 155 dollars has been subscribed. The park board seeks resident input on desired activities and has published a ballot in local papers to vote on options.
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Tipton
Park Board
Tipton Park
Des Moines Boy Rescued After Missouri Car Thief Case
Eight year old Mike Norton returned home after being taken on a trip by 19 year old Robert Harriman of Marshalltown. Harriman admitted passing bad checks in Missouri and Iowa and faced a federal charge for transporting a stolen car. Mike’s mother said Harriman panicked and took the boy to help him flee toward the Mexican border.
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Des Moines
Mike Norton
Missouri
Mike
Trenton
Robert Harriman
Marshalltown
Hurkman
Iowa
St. Joseph
Victor Gehr
FBI
Harriman
Wayne Norton
Car thief confesses after chase ends in Missouri
Harriman admitted stealing a car in Mason City on Friday then drove to Des Moines to pick up Mike Norton before heading to Missouri. He side swiped a truck and abandoned the car. Mike flagged down a patrol car, while Hurkman eluded authorities for seven hours before surrendering.
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Nortons
Trenton
George Mapes
Harriman
Mason City
Des Moines
Mike
Missouri
Mapes
Hurkman
Shortage of Children's Doctors Cited by Des Moines Doctor
Dr. Lee Forest Hill of Des Moines told the first annual Raymond Blank Memorial Hospital Association meeting that two or three times as many pediatric physicians are needed in the United States. He urged that properly qualified private pediatric hospitals continue both education and service programs until demand is met.
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Des Moines
Lee Forest Hill
United States
Hill
Raymond Blank Memorial Hospital For Children
Raymond Blank ‘Memorial Hospital Association
Escapees From Polk County Home Highlight Des Moines Police Action
Des Moines police captured Melvin Olson and Trent McPherson after they fled the Polk County Home north of Des Moines. Both had been held as mental patients and were found near Pioneer Ball Park. Olson was described as dangerous.
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Des Moines
INS
Polk County
Melvin Olson
Trent McPherson
Pioneer Ball Park
Olson
Crashes Kill Two Iowa Men
A two car crash 24 miles south of Cincinnati fatally injured Melia Kirby 72. In Kossuth county a second collision near Algona killed Julius G. Studer 66. Studer’s wife and parents were hospitalized, while Carl Johnson of Algona had minor injuries.
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Cincinnati
Melia Kirby
Appanoose County
Centerville
Missouri
Algona
Julius G. Studer
Corwith
Studer
Kossuth
E. P. Studer
Clarion
Carl Johnson
Conservation Junkets To Be Scrutinized By Council
Executive Council will review convention trips at state expense by conservation commission representatives before authorizing further. A request asks three commission members and two staff to attend the American Association for Conservation Information convention in Biloxi Mississippi from May 21 to 26. Council members noted the high number of conventions attended.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Ritteres Welcome Son Born at Mercy Hospital
The Rev. Mr. and Mrs. R. Roland Ritter of Northwood are parents of a son born April 25 at Mercy hospital in Mason City. Mrs. Ritter, former Pauline Ford of Central City, taught drama and speech for three years at Vinton high school.
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Mason City
R. Roland Ritter
Northwood
Mercy Hospital
Ritter
Pauline Ford
Central City
Inoo
Vinton High School
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Better Schools Council
Waterloo Degree
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