Work Starts on Iowa's Largest Artificial Lake
Rock Creek near Kellogg begins 640 acre lake project under State Conservation Commission with $650,000 appropriation. First phase a 500 foot sluiceway by O W Morehead. dam contract to be let soon. Dam is dirt-fill, 1650 feet long with concrete spillway, forming a forked lake toward northeast and northwest.
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Kellogg (Ap
Iowa
Rock Creek
Brighton
State Conservation Commission
O. W. Morehead
Des Moines
Conservation Commission
Highway 6
Jasper County
Legislative
Kellogg
Iowa Industrialist Benjamin J. Ricker Dies in California
Berkeley Calif AP Benjamin J Ricker 82 retired Iowa industrialist died at his home in Berkeley Saturday He was a Grinnell native former glove manufacturer president of the Iowa Manufacturers Association and Grinnell College trustee He is survived by his widow Mabel and a daughter Mrs Elizabeth R Marcellus of San Francisco
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Berkeley
Calif
Benjamin J. Ricker
Iowa
Grinnell
Iowa Manufacturers’ Association
Grinnell College
Ricker
Mabel
Elizabeth R. Marcellus
San Francisco
Open House Draws 4178 Guests at Lowell Walter Residence
The Lowell C. Walter residence near Quasquet on July 23 and 30 drew 4,178 visitors from 22 states and two foreign countries. A Sunday volunteer corps of 150 supported the event, with ticket sales totaling 2016.25 dollars, and the proceeds were given to the Veterans Memorial park board at Quasqueton. A new principal for West Branch High School was named, Walter J. Robinson, 28, from Des Moines. He attended Simpson College and Drake University.
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Lowell C. Walter
Quasquet
Veterans Memorial Park Board
Quasqueton
Walter J. Robinson
Des Moines
West Branch High School
Robinson
Simpson College
Indianola
Drake University
Around Iowa child recovers after rail crossing incident
Frances Everman three years old was released from Chariton hospital and returned home at Allerton after an incident where a Rock Island Golden State Limited train passed over her while she and her grandmother were in a car that had been struck by a train.
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Child
Frances Everman
Rock Island
Golden State Limited
Chariton Hospital
Allerton
Ragweed Air Offensive Poised For Hay Fever Season
Chicago report shows 1950 ragweed pollen reaching record quantities with 490 quintillion grains anticipated. Sufferers rely on antihistamines and desensitization as experts map safer areas like Alaska, Portland, Seattle, and Mt. Rainier while noting Coldwater Michigan and Dallas as high risk.
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Chicago
America
Oren C. Durham
American Academy of Allergy
North America
Portland
Ore
Seattle
Wash
Mt. Rainier National Park
Coldwater
Mich
Dallas
Des Moines
Eastern Iowa Students Will Tour Mexico
Sixteen Iowa City based students from the University of Iowa Y and YWCA programs will tour Old Mexico for five weeks by bus. Richard and Eileen Sittler will direct the trip with plans to visit Monterrey Mexico City and remote rural areas. The tour features rugged travel, hotel stays, homestays and visits to industrial sites cathedrals and historic ruins. Cost is 210 dollars per person and participation includes meetings with officials and study groups. Earl E. Shaw of Ottumwa 22 was killed in an automobile crash and had received a reserve army call.
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Gazette
Iowa City
Midwest College
Old Mexico
Y.M
Y.W.C.A
University of Iowa
Schlemings
Mexico
Richard
Eileen Sittler
Sittlers
S.U.S
Sittler
Monterrey
Mexico City
Diego Rivera
Earl E. Shaw
Ottumwa
Cornell College to honor song writer Van Alstyne at Chicago festival
Cornell College officials led by President Rus sell D. Cole will join alumni director Or ville Rennie and others in Chicago for the Chi cagoland Music Festival August 18 and 19 honoring Egbert Van Alstyne a prolific songwriter with 600 plus titles. A Palmer House luncheon will present a college alumni citation with notable attendees including Richard Wessling and Joseph H. Fink. Alumni and students will enjoy a special seating block for the Saturday night show and Van Alstyne’s old Apple Tree theme will be featured in multiple performances.
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Alumni Association of the College
van Alstyne
Chicago
Richard Wessling
Evergreen Park
Cornell Chicago
E. H. Borgerding
C. O. Pauley
Joseph H. Fink
Siderosis Described as Lung Disease in Metal Dust Workers
Siderosis is a lung disease affecting men exposed to metal dusts in work environments. The text notes the condition develops from inhaling metal particles carried in the air.
Sales Training School Students Start In Decorah Dates
An employees training school opens in Decorah on August 15 with two additional sessions on August 22 and 29. Enrollments begin Monday.
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Decorah
School approves hot lunch kitchen project at McGregor
The McGregor school board allocates $2,500 in its 1951 budget to build a kitchen and buy equipment for a hot lunch program. State approval is granted and serving is planned to start a month after the school opens.
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Mcgregor
Iowa Special Education Aids 21055 Pupils In 1949-50
Special instruction reached 21 055 Iowa public school pupils in 1949 50 across 2087 districts in 97 counties. The program, funded by a 500 000 grant, assisted maladjusted or behavior challenged children and those with hearing sight or speech handicaps enabling them to keep up with regular work.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Special Education Division
State Department of Public Instruction
Rites at Independence Monday for R. J. Gilson
Services for Robert James Gilson 30 manager of the Oliver Greenley Company implement division will be held at 3 30 p.m. Monday at Swan funeral home He is survived by his wife son Dennis his mother Mrs Carrie Gilson four brothers Glenn Donald Francis and Richard in Winthrop Independence Vancouver Wash and three sisters Mrs Dorothy Clark Mrs Mary Postell and Mrs Hazle Newton of California
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Independence
Robert James Gilson
Swan Funeral Home
Gilson
Oliver- Greenley Company
Dennis
Carrie Gilson
Glenn
Donald
Francis
Vancouver
Wash
Richard Gilson
Winthrop
Dorothy Clark
Mary Postell
Hazle Newton
California
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Alvin Miller
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Robert Knowlton
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American Medical Association
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R. J. Gilson
Sam Stohl
John Sedlacek
Swisher
Swisher Bohemian Band
Frank Stangler
Wesley Serbousek
Aldrich Rigel
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