Judges named for C R Barbershop Quartet competition
Five judges were named Tuesday to rate quartets and choruses at the Veterans Memorial coliseum next Saturday. Cedar Rapids hosts entries from the seven state Central States SPEBSQSA area. W. C. Pickard will be arrangements judge and will lead a Friday craft session. Other judges are Thomas Watts, Louis Coopmans, C. George Biasi, and Edward Zabriskie. R. George Adams will serve as secretary. registration opens Friday evening at the Sheraton Montrose hotel.
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Cedar Rapids
Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Bill Brauer
Otto Knutson
Society For the Preservation and
Barber Shop Quartet Singing
America
Central States
SPEB
W. C. Pickard
Sheraton-Montrose Hotel
Thomas Watts
Belleville
Ill
Louis Coopmans
Moline
Harmony Accuracy
C. George Biasi
Dubuque
Balance
Edward Zabriskie
Denver
R. George Adams
Palatine
Sheraton- Montrose
Harold Miller
Weekend Music Camp Schedule Details
The note outlines a weekend schedule with a Saturday competition in the afternoon and evening. A critique is planned for Sunday morning followed by a final informal harmonizing session.
Finalists Named for Veishea Queen at ISC
Ames AP reports three finalists for Veishea Queen at Iowa State College May 15 17 are Marian Kruse 20 Sioux City Darlene Mote 20 Evanston Ill and Linda Sloan 20 Phoenix all juniors and Kappa Alpha Theta members. The queen will be announced on Veishea opening day.
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Ames
Veishea
Iowa State College
Marian Kruse
Floyd Kruse
Sioux City
Darlene ‘Mote
Evanston, Ill
Linda Sloan
Phoenix
Kappa Alpha Theta
Flat Tire Triggers Trailer Truck Fire Near Rose Hill
Special to The Gazette reports that about 7 am Tuesday the Oskaloosa and Sigourney fire departments responded to a burning eastbound semi-trailer one mile west of Rose Hill on highway 2. A rear tire went flat and the fire damaged the vegetables and trailer frame.
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Gazette
Sigourney
Oskaloosa
Rose Hill
Clermont woman leads mail campaign for Iowa Children’s Home Society
Mrs. Clarion Olson of Clermont will oversee a Fayette county mail drive organized by local volunteers to solicit support for the Iowa Children’s Home Society. Letters will be mailed to raise aid for children in need.
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West Union
Clarion ‘Olson
Clermont
Iowa Children’s Home Society
Fayette County
Need for Adult Education Cited
Howard L. Johnson of Denver told Iowa State College spring conference that in a recession the under educated lose jobs first and regain them last. He urged attracting more people without high schools to adult education to sustain democracy. He warned unemployed individuals become disheartened and susceptible to communism.
Veterans Group Plans Week of Remembrance Observance
The Army and Navy Union USA will observe a week of remembrance May 25 through 31 to honor all unknown soldiers. James M. Callahan of Victor, past national commander, says the memo marks the union as the oldest veterans group in the country since the Grand Army of the Republic ended.
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Army and Navy Union
USA
James M. Callahan
Victor
Union
The
Grand Army of the Republic
Piece of Sculpture Ends Iowa City Tour
A heavy sculpture titled "Girl With drawn" was withdrawn from display at the Iowa City police station and returned to the Iowa Memorial Union. The long-haired figure was carried out Monday night by Iowa officials after a weekend stay in the front yard at 1703 East College.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
Iowa Memorial Union
1703
East College
Iowa Anion
Two Iowans Injured in Head-On Crash Near Winthrop
Monica M. Brickley 49 of Postville a Monti teacher suffered three broken ribs and severe cuts while Richard T. Ward 36 near Coggan had severe head cuts. Both in fairly good condition at Independence hospital after their cars collided head on at a hill crest.
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Winthrop
Here
Monica .M. Brickley
Postville
Monti
Richard T. Ward
Coggan
Independence Hospital
Anamosa City Clerk Marks 25th Anniversary
Sadie Gardner, Anamosa city clerk, was honored at an appreciation dinner with 38 city officials and employees and their wives. Gardner marked her 25th anniversary serving as city clerk of Anamosa.
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Anamosa
Sadie Gardner
Iowa City Awards Contracts for Street and Bridge Work
The Iowa City council let four contracts totaling about 275 thousand dollars and rejected two bids. William Horrabin won 225 701 for concrete paving across 18 streets and 3 alleys, below engineer estimates. Olson Construction’s 36 241 bid for two new bridges on Ralston creek was accepted despite being above estimate.
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Iowa City
Knowling Brothers
Rochester Avenue
Regina High School
Olson Construction
Waterloo
Ralston Creek
Eagles and Horton
East Washington Street
Kenneth Hunt
Des Moines
Dodge Street
Iowa Avenue Bridge
Planning and zoning fills term, commission reappointments
The planning and zoning commission names nominees to fill Lyle Duncan’s term ending 1961. Glen Ives is reappointed to the board of adjustment for four years. R P Whit, Robert Lorenz, and Henry Fish receive four year terms on the board of assessment and review.
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Louis Loria
William Summerwill
Civil Service Commission
Prof
Allen Tester
Charles Barker
Planning and Zoning Commission
James Pear
JSON
Lyle Duncan
Glen Ives
Board of Adjustment
R. P. Whit
Robert Lorenz
Henery Fish
Board of Assessment and Review
Wall Street Hears New Wage Boost and Industry Watch
New York reports the steel sector will bear most of a 9 cent per hour wage rise due July 1, but gains may be muted with mills running at 50 percent or less. Heinz and American Tobacco earnings are seen strong versus last year, Kennecott remains a steady long-term pick, Edison Brothers stores project sales above year earlier totals, and the market maintains a cautious investment stance with reserves kept at 30 percent of normal equity.
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New York
INS
H. J. Heinz
Kennecott
C. C. Bailey
Paine, Webber, Jackson and Curtis Research Department
Edison Brothers
Wisenberger Investment Report
Kansan Arrested on Bad Check Charge
A 24 year old Kansan Philip Shortt Jr of Wanego Kan was arrested in a tavern in Iowa City on a check fraud charge. He admitted stealing a 1955 Cadillac and cashing four bogus checks including a $35 draft in a Baton New Mexico bank. He also admitted bad checks in Texas Colorado Kansas Nebraska and Iowa. He was nabbed by Captain Lawrence Ham on a Coralville tip.
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Gazette
Iowa City
Philip Shortt, Jr
Wanego
Kan
Shortt
Llot
Albuquerque
N. M
Texas
Colorado
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Laurence Ham
iCoralville
State Plans Vocational Guidance Workshops
Plans for a stepped up vocational guidance program for high school seniors entering the labor market were announced by the Iowa Employment Security Commission. A two day workshop for school counselors is planned at Iowa State College Drake University University of Iowa and Iowa State Teachers College next summer as part of a coordinated effort with the Iowa Guidance Council.
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Des Moines
Iowa Employment Security Commission
Iowa Guidance Council
Iowa State College
Drake University
Univerisity of Iowa
Iowa State Teachers College
Counselors Introduced to Vocational Guidance Tools
The Employment Service staff were familiarized with vocational guidance resources including the general aptitude test battery and the dictionary of occupational titles. The session highlighted how these tools aid placement and career planning for job seekers.
Iowa State Illness Reports and National Guard Appointment
Around Ames Iowa State College reports about 50 men students ill with intestinal flu. Two hospitalized. Officials say not food poisoning. Col Ted H Corry of Davenport named artillery commander of the 34th division Iowa Nebraska National Guard by Gen Fred C Tandy. Traffic toll 1958 stands at 184. Harold Starkey 42 near Webster City killed when tractor overturned on gravel road Monday.
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Iowa State
Iowa State College
Ames
Ted H. Corry
Davenport
34Th Division
Iowa-Nebraska ‘National Guard
Fred C. Tandy
Iowa
Corry
Harold Starkey
Webster City
University Chamber Singers To Perform In Iowa City
University of Iowa serves as host for a Wednesday concert at 8 p.m. in Macbride Auditorium. The University Chamber Singers, conducted by Stephen Hobson, a music instructor, will perform.
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Macbride Auditorium
University of Iowa
University Chamber Singers
Stephen Hobson
SUI
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