Gas Tax Checks Planned at Iowa North and East Borders
Des Moines AP says Iowa treasurer gas tax division will intensify checks along Iowa north and east borders to stop evaders. Agents will enforce six cents per extra gallon. Missouri border checks began recently and yielded tax receipts. Other borders, including Nebraska, have seen similar activity as they compare state rates.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Earle Smith
Missouri
Treasury
Nebraska
Smith
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Illinois
South Dakota
Manchester groups to discuss pool project at library
Civic organizations and others in Manchester are invited to a meeting Friday at 8 p.m. in the public library to discuss a proposed swimming pool. The notice lists general community interest and date, with other local health and hospital updates from nearby towns.
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Manchester
Atalissa
Floyd Holliday
Muscatine
Scholarships Set for 45 University of Iowa Entrants
Eastern Iowans receive 1954 55 aid as 45 students from Gazette area gain scholarships to the University of Iowa. Recipients include Marvin Ceynar Amana Adele Abodeely Patricia Beatty Thomas Blankenship Laureen Fifield Glen Rockwell Cedar Rapids Jerry Comstock Nancy Frane Iowa City Mathilda Bachmann Kalona Richard Adams Keota Marilyn Coleson Donald Koch Manchester Jerry Platt Oelwein Kathryn Kessler Walker Betty Stoner West Branch LaVonne Teggatt Williamsburg.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Helen Reich
Gazette Area
Marvin Ceynar
Amana
Adele Abodeely
Patricia Beatty
Thomas Blankenship
Laureen Fifield
Glen Rockwell
Cedar Rapids
Jerry Comstock
Nancy Frane
Mathilda A. Bachmann
Kalona
Richard W. Adams
Keota
Marilyn J. Coleson
Donald L. Koch
Manchester
Jerry Platt
Oelwein
Kathryn Kessler
Walker
Betty J. Stoner
West Branch
LaVonne Teggatt
Williamsburg
After Month No Sign of Sex Fiend in Sioux City
A month after the July 10 abduction of 2 year old Donna Sue Davis, her body was found in a corn field near South Sioux City. Police remain at a dead end and a reward of 2606 dollars is offered. Civil defense volunteers organized as vigilantes assist police in rapid response.
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Sioux City
Donna Sue Davis
South
Civil Defence Agency
Police Department
New Cosmic Ray Study Slated by SUI Physicists
IOWA CITY University of Iowa physicists plan a fourth major cosmic ray expedition this summer using rockets from a navy ship to study high altitude radiation near the geomagnetic pole. James A. Van Allen leads the team with Frank B. McDonald George Ludwig Tiffin junior and Carl E. McKilwain among others, with satellite involvement planned within three years.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Iowa
James A. van Allen
Department of Physics
University
van Allen
U.S
Houston
Jason Ellis
Belle Fourche
S. D
Joseph Kasper
Cedar Rapids
Texas buyer does big charcoal business in state
Economist James R. Bradley of Texas A M College Station reports Texans spent about 391000 dollars on charcoal last year for steak broiling and related uses.
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College Station, Texas
James R. Bradley
Texas A&m College
Dr Muzumdar To Be India Session Speaker
Mt Vernon professor Haridas Muzumdar of Cornell College is listed among speakers for a University of Minnesota Indian students convention August 13 to 15. India’s U S ambassador Gaganvihari Mehta will headline the event and speak at the opening session. Muzumdar will also speak on “Cultural Ambassadors of Good Will.”
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MT. Vernon
Haridas Muzumdar
Cornell College
University of Minnesota
India
United States
Gaganvihari L. Mehta
Cornell
Muzumdar
Municipal Airport Aid In Iowa Totals $107 000
Seven Iowa municipal airports will receive more than 107 000 in federal aid, with communities required to match. The grants, part of 20 million dollars for 205 communities, include Clinton 5 680 Des Moines 43 113 Dubuque 10 246 Estherville 10 750 Fort Dodge 17 000 Iowa City 9 000 and Waterloo 11 250.
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Washington
Iowa
Commerce Department
Clinton
Des Moines
Dubuque
Estherville
Fort Dodge
Iowaity
Waterloo
Independence Firm Is Boosting Gas Output
William Lynch district manager of Iowa Public Service Company in Independence announced ongoing improvements to the gas property at the plant on the town’s west edge. The project totals 36 743 dollars with 22 821 dollars for enlarging storage and equipment to lift output including a 30 000 gallon storage tank to be installed mid month. After Northern Natural Gas Company stated no gas would be available for Independence in 1955 the growth in gas use and over 150 heating customers underscored the need for expansion.
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Independence
William Lynch
Iowa Public Service Company
Lynch
Northern Natural Gas Company
Dairy Days Set At Clermont for Saturday Sunday
Clermont plans Dairy Days with a Saturday concert by the local high school band and platform attractions. Saturday features speaker Charles Hanson of Elkader and a dance. Sunday opens with a ball game C&E Indies versus Ashville Blues, with Gerald Bogan of the Iowa Good Roads Association and Dean Iverson of Iowa State College delivering talks later.
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Clermont
Clermont High School
Charles Hanson
Elkader
C&e Indies
Ashville Blues
Gerald Bogan
Iowa Good Roads Association
Dean Iverson
Iowa State College
Couple Held for Making Boy Sleep in Cellar
Waterloo police questioned John Pratt and his wife Virginia after they admitted forcing seven year old Jackie Pratt to sleep on the basement floor and eat a bread diet. The boy, found by neighbors in the basement, appeared ravenously hungry though not outwardly mistreated and was hospitalized in good condition. The couple said discipline for improper bathroom habits prompted the confinement, and authorities labeled the boy as suffering an emotional disorder.
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Waterloo
Black Hawk
Jackie Pratt
John Pratt
Virginia
Jackie
Harry Krieg
Pratt
Manchester Scouts Earn Themselves Camping Trip
Fifteen Explorer Scouts from Dr. John Tyrrell's Manchester post will depart Thursday for a six day camping trek in an undeveloped forest region of Colorado. They will hike mountain trails visit ghost towns and view lakes carrying sleeping bags and gear without tents. The trip costing about $30 per Scout is funded by summer ice cream sales and other work. They plan stops in Alma Colorado Springs Palmer Youth park Gunnison Crested Butte and return via Fort Collins and Grand Island with a projected home date August 20.
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Manchester
John Tyrrell
Colorado
Alma
Neb
Colorado Springs
Palmer Youth Park
Gunnison
Colo
Crested Butte
Fort Collins
Independence to Receive 1000 KW Generator Aug 23
The city's 1000 kilowatt generator now at the Springfield Illinois manufacturing plant for repairs is expected to arrive in Independence on August 23.
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Independence
Springfield
Ill
Alumni picnic committee formed for next year
Robert Smith and Mr and Mrs Ronnie Brown have been named a committee in charge of next year's high school alumni picnic.
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Atalissa
Robert Smith
Ronnie Brown
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