Class of 872 Graduates To Receive Degrees at S A Iowa City
A record 872 graduates will receive degrees at the University of Iowa commencement in the fieldhouse at 8 p m. President Virgil M Hancher delivers the charge with no speaker. About 10 000 seats are available for relatives and the public. The list includes graduates from 45 states the District of Columbia and 12 foreign countries with numerous Eastern Iowa counties represented.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Virgil M. Hancher
District of Columbia
Virginia H. Turner
Garrison
Eldo L. Harder
Delmar
Immel
Keystone
Ernest K. Montague
Nor Way
William D. Jahnke
van Horne
Elmo L. Baxter
Vinton
Buchanan
Leland K. Smith
Hazleton
Robert W
Norman V. Petersen
West Branch
Clayton
Robert J. Hoover
Elkader
Louis E. Dailey, Jr. Garnaville
Delaware
Maeda R. Brown
Eugene E. Talmadge
Clarine E. Wall
Hopkinton
Anna E. Antes
Vernon J. Bender
Manchester
Fayette
Donald B. Meyers
Arlington
Gretchen H. Hauth
Hawkeye
Clair Kraft
Roger R. Northrop
Oelwein
Iowa
Walter G. Hess
Amana
Johnson
Dolores E. Madden
Tiffin
Jones
Carl H. Eiben
Monticello
Frederick H. Biere
Olin
Keckuk
John G. Pirsch
Linn
Cedar Rapids
James A. Shotton
Edwin Cohen
Malcolm L. Coy
John F. Krejci
Ernest R. Meyers
Rozanne Ohsman
LeRoy Peterson
Georgianne Ryan
Rugh G. Snyder
Eleanor Taylor
Arnon T. Starr
Mary A. Wood
Leonard A. Meyer, Jr
James R. Bowman
Virginia A. Boyle
John H. Bradle
Glennys A. Fisher
James H. Franey
Ruth A. Garber
Rawson E. Gorsch
Richard L. Haddy
Curtis L. Layton
Louis Barewald Dies Tipton Postal Clerk
Louis L. Barewald, 53, a Tipton post office clerk since February 1917, died Sunday. Survived by wife, two sons Robert and James, and his mother Mrs. A. H. Barewald. Services at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Wilson funeral home with burial in Tipton Masonic cemetery.
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Tipton
Louis L. Barewald
Reformatory Escapee Nabbed at Fort Dodge
An Anamosa reformatory escapee named Max Laverne Hanen, 22, of Webster City, was captured in Fort Dodge after police posed as a cafe waiter. Hanen, serving a 10 year term for car theft, escaped from the state reformatory in June 1948.
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Fort Dodge
Anamosa Reformatory
Max Laverne Hanen
Webster City
Hanen
State Reformatory
Vernon Dale Re-elected Leader Of Iowa CIO Council
Vernon Dale of Muscatine was re-elected president of the CIO Iowa State Industrial Council. Kenneth Everhart of Des Moines was named secretary and treasurer, Harold Smith of Cedar Rapids among 10 directors. Delegates pledged to repeal the Taft Hartley act and other restrictive labor measures and urged defeat of Senator Hickenlooper in 1950.
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Des Moines
Vernon Dale
Muscatine
CIO
Iowa State Industrial Council
Kenneth Everhart
Harold Smith
Cedar Rapids
B. B. Hickenlooper
Maytag Sales Fall Sharp in First Half 1949
Maytag Company of Newton reports a net sales decline of nearly 10 million dollars for the first half of 1949. The drop highlights a challenging period for the appliance maker as it reports on midyear performance.
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Newton
INS
Maytag Company
Current Peace a Mockery Says Legion Seat
DES MOINES AP A candidate for national commander of the American Legion says the current peace is a bewitching mockery. James F. Green of Omaha, attorney and National Americanism Commission head, urged a formula to resolve future differences and paid tribute to Iowa World War casualties. Harry C. Malloy of Marshalltown was elected grand chef de gare of the Iowa 40 and 8 Legion honor group.
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DES Moines
American Legion
James F. Green
Omaha
National Americanism Commission
Iowa Department of the Legion
Green
Iowa
Harry C. Malloy
Marshalltown
Iowa 40
Legion Honor and Fun Group
Oxford Rites Tuesday For Mrs. Mary Sponar
Mrs. Mary Sponar 82 an Oxford resident for 46 years died Sunday in an Iowa City hospital Born in Prague she came to the United States at age 3 Surviving seven children nine grandchildren six great greats and two sisters Services will be held at the church at 2 p m Tuesday in Oxford
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Oxford
Mary Sponar
Iowa City
Prague
Czechoslovakia
States
Charles
Joe
Anna Davis
Helen Tomash
Cedar Rapids
Frank
Martha Brack
Mary Flieder
Seattle
Fanny Hall
Pauline Machacek
Oo Church
Tuesay
Rites for Lee Howard Held Tuesday at Home
Services for 79 year old Lee Howard of Mt. Vernon will be at 2 30 p m Tuesday at his farm home northwest of town. Burial follows at Cedar Memorial cemetery in Cedar Rapids. He was born August 3 1870 in Monroe township Linn county and is survived by his wife Loretta Hopker, daughter Mrs Albert Fischer of Mt Vernon, three sons Floyd and Clair of Cedar Rapids and Clyde of Columbia Missouri, a sister Mrs W W Combs of Long Beach, a brother Dr Banner Howard of Cedar Rapids, and 13 grandchildren.
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MT. Vernon
Lee Howard
Here
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Howard
Monroe Township
Linn County
Loretta Hopker
Albert Fischer
Floyd
Clair
Clyde Howard
Columbia, Mo
W. W. Combs
Long Beach
Banner Howard
Iowabound D P s Headed for Iowa From New York
The International Refugee Organization announced that 1 356 displaced persons will land in New York on Tuesday aboard the ship General Howze. Of these, 19 are bound for Iowa, with others slated for different destinations.
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Washington
The
International Refugee Organization
New York
General Howze
Iowa
Iowa central committee votes to demand Spangler resignation
Six of eight voting GOP state central committee members urged Cedar Rapids native Harrison Spangler to resign as national committeeman. The 6 to 1 decision followed a 6 to 4 motion to defer action and a split on press disclosure amid ongoing party feud and internal disagreements about authority and timing.
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Republican State Central Committee
Clear Lake
Harrison Spangler
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gazette
Alice Figg
Des Moines
Gilliland
State Central Committee
National Committee
Gerald L. Bogan
Gillilland
Spangler
Philadelphia
Gillilan
Old Guardsman
Public schools in Iowa face rising costs and declining staff
The Iowa Taxpayers Association reported that operating costs for Iowa public schools rose by about 100 percent over seven years ending last year. Teaching positions and average attendance also declined, the group said.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Iowa Taxpayers Association
Association
Bridge Collapses Into Shell Rock River Near Plymouth
In Plymouth Iowa an old 64 year old bridge on the county line road collapsed dropping 15 feet into the Shell Rock River. About 14 people escaped injury after Roy L Harmon 56 stalled, struck a bridge support, and aid arrived as Harley Smith 21 guided a pickup onto the span. Harmon's scalp lacerations were the only injuries reported.
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Plymouth
Shell Rock
Roy L. Harmon
Harmon
Harley Smith
Polio Treatment Center Opens at Mercy Hospital Dubuque
Allan E. Sigman announced a new polio treatment center at Mercy Hospital in Dubuque to relieve Iowa City’s university hospitals. The unit includes three six bed wards staffed by trained personnel.
Mrs Emma Allen 72 Dies at Elkader
Mrs Emma Allen 72 widow of Ole Allen founder of Allen Motor Company died Sunday in Elkader She is survived by two sons Walter and William G both of Elkader and a daughter Mrs John deNeuf of Waverly Services will be held at 3 30 p m Wednesday at Our Redeemer Lutheran church The body is at Witt funeral home.
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Elkader
Emma Allen
Ole Allen
The
Allen Motor Company
Allen
Walter
William G
John deNeuf
Waverly
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church
Witt ‘Funeral Home
Elkader Woman Killed in Auto Crash Near Home
Anna Connelly 77 died when the car driven by her brother P M Connelly 79 crashed into a tree after mass at St Josephs. Both farmers from eight miles south of Elkader were returning home when the 1949 model vehicle left the road. P M Connelly survived and was taken to Mercy hospital Oelwein. Funeral services for Anna will be held at St Josephs church and the body lies at the Oelke funeral home.
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the Gazette
Elkader
Anna Connelly
P. M. Connelly
Mercy Hospital
Oelwein
Connellys
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Connelly
G. A. Sabana
Miss Connelly
St. Joseph’s Church
Oelke Funeral Home
Barbecue Planned For State Fair 4-H and Future Farmers
Officials of John Morrell and Company announced a September 1 barbecue on the Des Moines fairgrounds. The event honors 4-H club members and Future Farmers of America participating in the Iowa State fair.
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Ottumwa
Ins
Farmers of America
John Morrell and Company
4-H Club
Des Moines
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S.A
Tama
Rodney W. Wood
Traer
Roger B.lord
Ainsworth
Harry D. Levy
Kalona
Winneshiek
Warren G. Berg
Robert M. Bungum
Helen J. Lennon
Wayne H. Goltz
All of Decorah
Gerald A. Daley
Cresco
Louis Barewald
Dale
CIO Council
Legion Seat
D.P
Frank Nye
Whitney Gillilland
Glenwood
Gertrude Wilharm
Sumner
Boyd Hayes
Charles City
S. R. Torgeson
Lake Mills
O. G. Clause
Jefferson
Figg
John Loughlin
Cherokee
Arlene Raymond
Independence
A. L. Doud
Douds
Margaret Hinderman
Wapeilo
Torgeson
Hayes
Corona
Schmidt Typewriter Exchange
Chrysler
Baxter Motors, Inc
A Ave
7Th St
Dubuque
Stokers
Block
Secor’ Street
Smulekoff
Maytag
America
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