26 Year-Old Jean Urice Seeks Benton County State Legislature
Miss Jean Urice of near Vinton, 26, a former teacher and political science researcher who headed the northern Benton county census, enters the June 5 Democratic primary for state representative. She faces no opposition in her party and faces Republican R. O. Burrows of Belle Plaine in the general election. Urice, a Coe College graduate, emphasizes citizenship education and has national political exposure from a Washington research stint with Mark Sullivan. She farms with her family east of Vinton and is active in 4-H and local civic life. her grandfather long served as Vinton mayor, and her father is Vinton postmaster.
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Winton
Benton County
Jean Urice
Near
Vinton
Iowa
Alice
R. O. Burrows
Belle Plaine
Coe
Maquoketa High School
Miss Urice
Logan Urice
George Urice
India Bishop visits Cornell discusses India Pakistan settlement
Bishop Shot K. Mondel of India, guest in Mt. Vernon, analyzes the April 10 settlement between Nehru and Liaquat Ali Khan. He says the agreement on speech and religion may ease tensions and halt recent warfare, while noting Christian growth and Hyderabad Methodist work.
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MT. Vernon
India
Pakistan
Indian
Methodist Church
Shot K. Mondel
Russell D. Cole
Cornell
Harold Mondel
Nehru
Liaquat Ali Khan
Mondel
Mandel
Hyderabad
Copper Liberty Bell Replica To Tour Iowa
An exact copper Liberty Bell replica will tour 105 cities in 83 Iowa counties from May 15 to July 4 as part of the Independence savings bond drive. The bell begins in Dubuque on May 15 and visits towns including Manchester Independence Vinton Tama To ledo Anamosa Cedar Rapids Mt. Vernon Stanwood Iowa City Amana Marengo Web ster Sigourney Washington Decorah West Union Oelwein through late June.
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Iowa
Independence
Roger F. Warin
Savings Bond Division
Treasury Department
Dubuque
Manchester
Vinton
Tama
Toledo
Anamosa
Cedar Rapids
Mt. Vernon
Stanwood
Iowa City
Amana
Marengo
Webster
Sigourney
Washington
Decorah
West Union
Oelwein
Klott Seeks Companion for Long Wagon Ride
Bellevue AP Nick Klott, a 59 year old bachelor, plans a 50 day to two month wagon trip to South Dakota this summer. He intends to reuse the same wagon from his 1928 journey, travels from near Aberdeen, S D, to Bellevue, and hopes for hospitality and work along the way.
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Bellevue
Nick Klott
South Dakota
Nick
Aberdeen
S. D
Kloft
Family Doctors Anamosa 75 Years By John Reynolds
Anamosa veteran Dr. F B Sigworth marks 75 years in area medicine and nearly 50 years in Anamosa practice. Born in Waubeek, educated at Rush Medical, he began in 1900 with his brother, rode horses, faced sleigh days, and witnessed epidemics like smallpox and diphtheria. He recalls medical advances, road improvements, and two farms.
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Nick
Iowa
Kloft
Sigworth
Harrison W. Sigworth
Anamosa
Dwight
Harry W. Sigworth
Doctor
F. B. Sigworth
Anamosa High School
Rush Medical College
Chicago Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat College
Lying-In Hospital
Chicago
DeLee
Dr. Sigworth
Ford Garage
Fords
Fred Byers
To Be Ordained Catholic Priest in Davenport Cathedral
NORTH ENGLISH Rev James E Greene son of Mrs Agnes Greene North English will be ordained to the Sacred Priesthood at Sacred Heart cathedral Davenport at 10 am May 6 He studied at Sigourney public schools Loras college Dubuque and St Ambrose college Davenport He has spent four years at Kenrick Theological Seminary St Louis His first solemn mass will be at Immaculate Conception Armah near North English May 8 at 10:30 am A second solemn mass will follow at St Marys Sigourney May 14 at 10 am
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North English
James E. Greene
Agnes ‘Greene
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Davenport
Sigourney
Loras College
Dubuque
St. Ambrose College
Kenrick Theological Seminary
St. Louis
Immaculate Conception
Banquet Planned After First Mass at Armah
A banquet for nearly 200 people including priests and family members will be held at the I.C.C.F. hall in North English on May 8 after the first mass at Armah. The family had lived in Journey before moving to North English a year ago.
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Ourney
North English
1.C.C.F. Hall
Armah
Work Lost Accidents Jump in March in Iowa Report
Iowa bureau of labor reports 574 work lost accidents in March, up 7.1 percent from February and 155 percent from March 1949. Two deaths occurred, one from suffocation in a wheat elevator and one from a one story fall in an elevator shaft. First quarter totals reach 1631 accidents versus 1072 a year ago.
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Des Moines
Iowa Bureau of Labor
Three New Iowa Coal Mines in Production
DES MOINES AP Coal mining in Iowa remains a shrinking industry yet shows activity with three new medium sized mines opening in Marion county. Inspector William Jarvis cites two strip mines near Flagler operated by Zeek Coal Company and Olin Frush, and a third drift mine by Knoxville Coal Company about two miles south of Flagler.
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DES~ Moines
Iowa
William Jarvis
Marion County
Flagler
Zeek Coal Company
Olin Frush
Jarvis
Knoxville Coal Company
Band Queen Hopefuls Named In Cedar Rapids Open House
Three candidates for Miss Eastern Iowa were announced: Lois Melberg of Norway Ramona Merritt of Clarence and Leanna Slife of Lisbon. Melberg is a senior band member editor of the school annual and active in 4-H. Merritt is a senior drummer singer and church pianist. Slife is senior editor of the Lion’s Eye and leading actor with radio contest experience. festival events include May 13 band night at Hawkeye Downs and May 14 exhibition baseball game featuring Johnnie Jones.
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Eastern Iowa
Hawkeye Downs
Fes~tival
Ed Lee
Ana
Mosa
Monticello
Marion
Bill Lawrence
Arthur Godfrey
Godfrey
Lawrence
Iowa
Johnnie Jones
Cedar Rapids-De‘catur
Jones
Linn County
Lois Melberg
Norway
Ramona Merritt
Clarence l
Leanna Slife
Lisbon
Melberg
Miss Merritt
Wayne Merritt
Clarence
Methodist
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Boys Glee Club
the Lion’s Eye
Lionette
Future Homemakers of America
Riders Up Manchester Riding Club Opens Season
The Manchester Riding club completed its first ride of the season last Sunday covering 10 miles in total.
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Manchester
Dinsdale Students Tour Chicago In School Bus Trip
Juniors and seniors from Dinsdale consolidated school traveled to Chicago in two school buses. They stayed over the weekend with plans to return Sunday. On Friday morning they appeared as guests on a national breakfast club broadcast. Superintendent J. P. Jones and his wife led the trip.
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Dinsdale Consolidated School
Chicago
Supt. of Schools
J. P. Jones
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Maquoketa
Mark Sullivan
New York Herald Tribune
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United Nations
Vinton High School
Cee
Delta Delta Delta Sorority
Pi Gamma Mu
Cosmos Staff
International Relations Club
Y.W.C.A
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Voorhees House Council
Dorothy Terrell
University of Calcutta
General Conference
Cole
California
Klott
John Reynolds
Jones County
A. F
A. M
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Knights Templar
el Kabir Shrine
The
Baptist Church
Sigworths
Glen Brokow
TEX Roberts
Colorado Springs
Rev
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