Civil Defense To Be Taught In All Iowa Grades
Iowa schools will include a civil defense program in all grades this fall. Superintendent Jessie M. Parker says the program emphasizes self preservation during war or disasters and will be integrated with regular classroom work. Arthur C. Anderson of Des Moines is named state civil defense coordinator for schools.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Jessie M. Parker
Iowa Department of Public Instruction
Tennessee
Wyoming
New Hampshire
Virginia
Delaware
Missouri
Wisconsin
C. E. Fowler
State Office of Civil Defense
Arthur C. Anderson
State Department of Public Instruction
Anderson
Woman Wills Employer Estate Worth 131271
Miss Mabel Harriet James died in April at age 70 and left her entire estate valued at 131 271 to her employer Robert S. Butler head of the Butler Real Estate Company in Des Moines. James was cashier at the firm for more than four decades.
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Des Moines
Mabel Harriet James
Robert S. Butler
James
School Implements Air Raid and First Aid Training Program
The plan outlines firefighting rescue self-preservation during air attacks and first aid training for older students organized into teams. Monthly drills will cover fire and air raids, with shelter and first aid stations on every floor and a comprehensive warning system in all spaces. A school defense director will coordinate with county civil defense officials.
Two Eastern Iowans Return From Korea
Two Gazette area soldiers arrived in San Francisco aboard the General W. F. Hase as part of 2,227 Korean veterans. Pfc. Thomas E. Richardson of Oxford and Sgt. Leon F. Steger of Dyersville are the returning troops.
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San Francisco
Gazette Area
Ithe
W. F. Hase
Thomas E. Richardson
Oxford
Driverless flam ing gasoline truck crashes at Hill service
A burning Owens Oil tanker rolled two blocks down Washington street in Burlington before crashing into Hill service station. Driver John Lacry of Bloomington Illinois escaped injury as flames blew through air brakes and the trailer exploded briefly. Firefighters extinguished the blaze with $1,000 in property damage reported.
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Burlington
Washington Street Hill
John Lacry
Bloomington
Ill
Owens Oil Company
Democratic Candidates Speak at Muscatine Fish Fry
Herschel C. Loveless the Democratic nominee for governor will speak at a First district fish fry Sunday at Boxcar ranch on Muscatine Island. Also speaking are Sewell Allen for lieutenant governor Mary Kelleher for secretary of state Lester Gillette for secretary of agriculture and Clair Williams for Congress.
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Muscatine
Herschel C. Loveless
Boxcar Ranch
Muscatine Island
Sewell Allen
Mary Kelleher
Lester Gillette
Agriculture
Clair Williams
Congress
Hoover Birthday Observed at Hoover Birthplace Park
West Branch marks Herbert Hoover's seventy eighth birthday with 85 members of the Hoover Birthplace Society in Hoover park. Speakers include Ernest Kerr State Rep A L Mensing and professors from Iowa. A new recreation center with shuffleboard and horseshoes is planned and 8000 visitors have come to the birthplace this year. Selective Service notes draft activity may rise as 19 year olds are called, Iowa has averaged 826 drafts per month for 23 months totaling about 19000 through June 30.
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West Branch
Hoover Birthplace Society
Hoover Park
Herbert Hoover
W. B. Anderson
Ernest Kerr
West Liberty
Hoover
A. L. Mensing
Lowsden
Sam Sloan
University of Iowa
H.J. Thornton
SUI
J. A. Swisher
Tom Davis
John Thompson
Hoover’s
Selective Service
Washington
Lancaster
No Draft Call Expected For Iowa Teen-Agers
Des Moines reports Iowa Selective Service Director Col. R. A. Lancaster does not foresee a draft call for 19 year olds to meet the October quota. He states Iowa is in a position to fill the anticipated needs without immediate conscription.
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Iowa
Des Moines
INS
Selective Service
Col
R. A. Lancaster
Col. Lancaster
Convict Expects Pleasant Time Ahead at Fort Madison
Randolph Yard a 29 year old Des Moines man sentenced to up to seven years for forgery told the Des Moines court he expects his Fort Madison penitentiary term to be comparatively pleasant. He cited a Michigan prison riot at Jackson as a harrowing prior experience and said he intends to go straight after this sentence. Yard noted the forgery case was pending during his Jackson imprisonment.
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Des Moines
INL
Fort Madison
Randolph Yard
Jackson, Mich
Michigan
Yard
Jackson
Connie Takes of Walker Named 1952 Rodeo Queen Candidate
Connie Anne Takes of Walker will be the Wapsie Trailer Blazers’ candidate for the 1952 Midwest Championship rodeo queen. The event opens Wednesday at Hawkeye Downs with an entry parade and performances through Friday night. Other Eastern Iowa clubs nominate rivals including Velma Walton, Shirley Bishop, Dorothy Hahn, Jo Ann Oliphant, Joan Keniston, and Pauline Andrew.
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Connie Anne Takes
Walker
Wapsie Trailer Blazers
Hawkleye Downs
Connie Anne
Tony
Miss Takesances
Iowa
Velma Walton
Alburnett
North Linn Saddle Club
Shirley Bishop
Tipton
Gifts to Each Recipient and Award for 1952 Queen
The article notes gifts given to all recipients and adds an additional award presented to the 1952 queen, highlighting ceremonial honors and local recognition.
Lowden Soldier Loses Hand in Rifle Mishap
Pfc. Robert C. Conrad son of Herman Conrad suffered accidental amputation of his left hand in Korea when a rifle he was cleaning discharged. The Defense Department telegram to his father said his condition was good. He serves as an automatic rifleman in company I of the 35th regiment and enlisted in June 1951, in Korea since May.
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Lowden
Robert C.conrad
Herman Conrad
Korea
Defense Department
Conrad
Manchester Residents Observe Flying Saucer
Manchester residents reported a flying saucer sighting Monday night. Francis Gosling observed a bright object in the west around 11:30 p.m. He alerted neighbor Don Dorman and policemen Basil Confare and Louis Chrystal. The group watched for over 30 minutes as the object flashed red and green and faded westward.
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Manchester
Francis Gosling
Don Dorman
Basil Confare
Louis Chrystal
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