Visual Education Push in Iowa Highway Safety Drive
Iowa's public safety department launches six one minute films for theaters to promote highway safety. The program target is August deaths and teen driving while noting night speeds and drunken driving remain major issues.
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Iowa Daily Press
Des Moines
Iowa
State Department of Public Safety
al Kahl
Kahl
Cooperaton of Theaters
Department of Public Safety
Kahi
Iowa Property Taxes Set To Rise 17 Million In 1949
The Iowa Taxpayers Association reports 1949 statewide property taxes about 17.15 million higher than 1948, totaling 159,183,146. Counties lead increases at 11.73 percent to 53,448,433, cities and towns up 11.09 percent to 22,875,887, and general school funds up 13.37 percent to 78,503,790 with school house fund unchanged at 4,355,036.
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Des Moines
Iowa Taxpayers Association
His Last Ride Ends With Unplanned Farewell
Des Moines 66 year old railroad worker Louis Giudicessi boarded a curb liner after a 20 year career and could not disembark. The night-shift driver George Nunn offered coffee and cookies instead of stopping, while passengers sang to honor the retiring worker.
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DES Moines
INS
Louis Giudicessi
Giudicessi
George Nunn
American Teachers Swap Posts With British Counterparts
Miss Mary Critz of the University of Iowa among 98 American educators who arrived in London to exchange jobs with British teachers for a year.
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London
Mary Critz
University of Iowa Physical Training Department
United States
Stingley Elected Iowa Amvets State Commander in Waterloo
Woodrow Stingley of Cedar Falls was elected state commander at the Iowa Amvets convention in Waterloo. The Third district commander succeeds George C. Heath and will lead the group with new officers including Joe Howard and Paul Hayward as vice commanders and John Jebens as third vice commander. Ottumwa will host the 1949 convention. The convention urged transfer of Marshalltown soldier home to a veterans board and supported hospital modernization and fair pay for staff.
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Waterloo
INS
Woodrow Stingley
Cedar Falls
Iowa Amvets
Stingley
George C. Heath
Joe Howard
Shenandoah
Paul Hayward
Independence
John Jebens
Davenport
Ottumwa
Iowa Board of Control
Marshalltown
Board of Veterans Organizations
Manuel Calderon
Des Moines
C. W. Pendleton
Storm Lake
Jack Nielsen
Fort Dodge
George Prichard, Jr
Iowa City
George Hohmann
Dubuque
Robert C. Mexdorf
John Calhoun
Burlington
Chicago
Howard
Helen Perkins
Mexdorf
Amvets
Congress
Waverly
Clarinda
Amvets Auxiliary
Clifford Lauritson
Chris Jespersen
Rockwell City
Darlene Gordon
Clinton
Janet van Gorp
Pella
Winniefred Rhine
Wayne Warren
R. L. Elliott
Ramona Krambeer
Monona
Jespersen
Iowa
Lauritson
Gaffney To Preside at Demo Judicial Meeting
Judge James P. Gaffney of Marengo will preside over the Democratic state judicial convention in Des Moines on Saturday. The agenda includes nominating three Democratic Iowa Supreme Court candidates to challenge three Republican nominees. Conference officials list Mel Graham Audubon as convention secretary and J J Hyde Elkader as sergeant at arms with Paul Shearer Washington as chief usher. 1,196 delegates will attend.
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Des Moines
James P. Gaffney
Marengo
Jake More
Iowa Supreme Court
Supreme Court
More
Mel Graham
Audubon
J. J. Hyde
Elkader
Paul Shearer
Manager for Schick Hospital Announced
Clinton V P reports Frank A. Cleveland O'Neil Ned E. R. Benke Fort Snelling Minn deputy TA administrator said Cleveland had been medical administrator for Veterans Administration medical installations in Colorado Wyoming Utah and New Mexico.
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Clinton
Schick General Army Hospital
Veterans Administration
Frank A. Cleveland
O’neil
Ned. E. R. Benke
Fort Snelling
Minn
Cleveland
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
New Mexico
Six Fatalities in Weekend Mishaps Across Iowa
United Press reports at least six Iowans died and eight were injured in weekend crashes, drownings, and mishaps. Victims include Lloyd D. Carpenter, 6, Des Moines. Leroy Estes, 43, Guthrie Center. Leonard White, 50, Comanche. Ralph Hendrickson Jr., 21, Davenport. Chelsey Nielsen, 16, Clinton. Delores Mae Klema, 16, New Hampton.
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United Press
Lloyd D. Carpenter
Des Moines
Leroy Estes
Guthrie Center
Leonard White
Comanche
Ralph Hendrickson, Jr
Davenport
Chelsey Nielsen
Clinton
Delores Mae Klema
New Hampton
Miss Klema
Carpenter
Raymond R. Sharp
Delores
Collision Injures Several in Sunday Dubuque Area
Allan Daykin the Dubuque county auditor and others were treated for cuts after a head on crash Sunday. Joseph Beck driving a car with his wife and 18 month old collided with another car carrying Daykin and family. Luann Denlinger suffered head cuts after a bicycle accident near the Denlinger farm driveway.
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Allan Daykin
Dubuque
Daykin
Joseph Beck
Ray
Luann Denlinger
Denlinger Farm
Poor-Will Meeting Set Friday in North Liberty
The Poor-Will club will meet Friday at 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Irene Coglan to avoid overlapping with Saturday’s Farm Bureau picnic.
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North Liberty — Whip- Poor-Will
Irene Coglan
Farm Bureau
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