State Legion Convention in Des Moines Promises Large Turnout
Iowa Legion delegates gather for Aug 9 to 11 convention in Des Moines with National Commander James F. O'Neil slated to speak. Third district leads in membership at 105.9 percent, parade features Sidney post mounted drill team, and election of officers closes the three-day event.
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Gades Moines
Iowa
The
American Legion
Des Moines
James F. O’neil
Sidney Post
Frost Patterson
Fontanelle
George White
Marshalltown
Ray Murphy
Ida Grove
Hanford MacNider
Mason City
Ames NROTC Leader Reassigned to Pearl Harbor
Lieutenant Commander Eubanks, acting head of the Iowa State College naval science unit, is relieved of duties and reassigned to Pearl Harbor for duty aboard the U S S Bernal. Commander Lace G Bernard will assume as head of the naval training unit in Ames.
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Etbanks
Naval Science and Tactics
Iowa State College
Pearl Harbor
U.S.S. Berna
Ames
San Fracisco
Ames Eres L. Ss
Atlantic
Naval Training Unit
Eubanks
Iowa State Nrotc
1000th War Casualty Is Returned to Iowa
The body of Pfc. Thomas A Murray arrives in Bancroft marking the 1000th Iowa World War II death repatriation. The program began Oct. 28 last year with T/5 Robert C. Kucera to Iowa City. About 4,500 Iowa WWII dead are slated for return and interment with honors. Col. W. E. Burr notes veterans groups and reserve units aid in services.
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Des Moines
Thomas A Murray
Bancroft
Iowa
Robert C. Kucera
Iowa City
W. E. Burr
Iowa Military
Inflation Note Raises Divorce and Bankruptcy Fees in Davenport
The Scott County Bar Association adopted new fee schedules at a special meeting increasing default divorce and no fault bankruptcies from 75 dollars. Lawyers said other fee schedules also rose slightly due to higher living costs.
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Davenport
Scott County Bar Association
Still Room for More Bands at State Fair
Des Moines Iowa State fair seeks additional high school and municipal bands. Fair Secretary L Cunningham invites bands and band leaders to contact him within a week. The fair runs August 27 to September 3 with music slots at the grandstand bandstand central plaza and exposition buildings.
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Des Moines
INS
L. . Cunningham
Cunningham
Marine Corporal Skelley Discharged Returns Home
Monticello reports Cpl. Richard Skelley son of Mr and Mrs Howard Skelley has been discharged from the Marines and is now at home in town.
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Monticello
Cpl
Richard Skelley
Howard Skelley
Marines
Kuester Seeks Re election as Iowa House Speaker
Iowa state Rep. G. T. Gus Kuester Griswold farmer confirms he will seek re election as speaker of the Iowa house. He was elected unanimously to the post in 1947 and said he wished another candidate were possible, but noted the desire of many legislators.
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Des Moines
G. T
Gus” Kuester
Griswold Farmer
Iowa
Kuester
Oskaloosa Housewife Fight Over Tree Keeps Widening
Iowa officials vow to move quickly to allow a street widening project that endangers a protected tree. Folsom Everest, special assistant attorney general for the Iowa Highway Commission, said the state would act fast to resolve the injunction dispute and permit contractors to proceed despite the obstruction by residents.
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Oskaloosa (Ap
Iowa
Folsom Everest
Iowa Highway Commission
Workmen halted by injunction in Ames tree removal dispute
Workers paused after a temporary court order stopped the removal of 137 trees along a curbside project. Umbrella wielding residents protested as bulldozers stood by. Everest said he would seek dissolving the order while the state weighs next steps. Citizens demanded the highway commission honor commitments.
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Ames
Oskaloosa
Everst
Highway Commission
Vernon resigns as Woodward state hospital business manager
C D Vernon resigns as business manager of the Woodward state hospital. Herbert Hauge says the resignation takes effect August 7 after a vacation start July 24. No successor will be named in line with the board of control policy to centralize administration under superintendents.
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C.D. Vernon
Woodward State Hospital
Herbert Hauge
Board of Control
Vernon
Hauge
Mt. Pleasant State Hospital
First Rural Carrier In Iowa Dead at 78
Services set for Friday for Alonzo Hall 78 of New Providence reported as the first rural mail carrier in Iowa. He died at his home Tuesday morning. The notice mentions Dr Fred Jarvis 73 and a claim about a later rural barrier leader in the United States.
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NEW Providence
Alonzo Hall
Iowa
Fred Jarvis
United States
Iowa National Guard Exceeds Reduced Strength
Des Moines reports Iowa National Guard surpasses its lowered authorized strength after the draft law. Adjutant General Charles H. Grahl notes total manpower at 7 005 with 6 427 enlisted and 578 officers, above the 6 696 authorized. He expects attrition to bring numbers down.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Charles H. Grahl
National Guard Bureau
Grahl
Iowa Guard
Congress
Bid Awarded for Botany Building at University of Iowa
The C. W. Martin Construction Company of Mt Pleasant won a $69,685 contract to build the new University of Iowa botany laboratory. The existing botany building on the VA hospital site will be demolished after completion.
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Iowa City
C. W. Martin Construction Company
Mt Pleasant
University of Iowa Botany Laboratory
George L. Horner
Horner
New Laboratory to Expand After Bid Delays
The project moves to a new site due to few bids for the current job. Initial plans call for a two story 20 by 80 foot building, with a future enlargement to 60 by 80 feet. Carsten Brothers of Ackley won plumbing and heating for 38,546 dollars, Wilson Electric of Rockford got a 4,117 dollar electrical contract. Horner noted bids on services for the new building would open August 12.
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Horner
Carsten Brothers
Ackley
Wilson Electric Company
Rockford
Paralyzed War Vet Drives 1100 Miles to See Brother
Iowa City arrival follows a 1100 mile trip by John H. Buhs 24 from Peekskill New York in a car with hand controls. He drove alone to witness William Buhs receive a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Iowa. Buhs was paralyzed from the waist down after a 1944 B 17 crash in Germany. He later played wheelchair basketball at Cushing hospital and plans to enter a watch repair school in Long Island.
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Iowa City
Iowa
John H. Buhs
Peekskill
N. Y
William
University of Iowa
John Buhs
Germany
Cushing Hospital
Long Island
Injured Ames Teen Dies After Truck Crash
Darrell Roe 17 of Ames died at a hospital after a light truck he rode in overturned on a country road south of Ames. The July 29 accident occurred with Roe alone in the vehicle.
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Darrell Roe
Ames
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