Bands Galore to Play at Iowa State Fair
Des Moines reports fourteen bands orchestras and music groups will headline the Iowa Centennial state fair August 23 to 30 led by Karl L Kings Fort Dodge band which will perform a new centennial march Cercone s Chicago based Cer vone s band will provide continuity for Centennial Belles high school bands from Jefferson Maquoketa Springville Jesup Moravia Ellsworth Pocahontas Gilbert an all Iowa Future Farmers of America band Cedar Rapids Drum and Bugle Corps Monroe Municipal and Des Moines Argonne Post American Legion band will also participate Morrell chorus Ottumwa will join on several days Daily afternoon and evening programs will be held in the band shell and before the grandstand Children under 15 will be admitted free on opening day with a 10 am children s party featuring band concerts clowns circus performers trained animals and other attractions.
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Des Moines
INS
Karl L. King
Fort Dodge
King
Grandstand
Cervone
Band of
Chicago
State Fair Board
Jefferson
Maquoketa
Springville
Jesup
Moravia
Ellsworth
Pocahontas
Gilbert
Iowa
Future Farmers of America
Cedar Rapids Drum and Bugle Corps
Monroe Municipal
Jobs Found For 3,977 Veterans In July
DES MOINES—Of 10,608 job seekers at U S Employment Service offices in July, 6,057 were veterans and 3,977 found jobs. Veteran placements were 66.2 percent of all male placements. Among 3,312 disabled veterans seeking work, 558 were placed. Iowa saw 4,420 veterans return last month, Polk County leading the list of returns.
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Des Moines
U. S. Employment Service
John F. Quigley
Veterans Employment Service
Quigley
Iowa
Polk County
Turning veterans with 408 follow by four counties
The report lists veterans tied to scores by county with 408 for one group, followed by Woodbury 218 Scott 182 Linn 174 and Black Hawk 151, indicating a regional tally or competitive result.
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Woodbury
Scott
Linn
Black Hawk
Marriages and Engagements Across Iowa County Flags
Iowa couples announce weddings and engagements from Blairstown to Waukon. Blairstown Arnold Dickenson and Margaret Tachner wed in Hemet California. John Petersen and Darlene Day married near Nashua. Dorleen Aubrich and Don Witt wed in Elkader. Lois Bowman and Richard Daniels married in Detroit. Agnes Johnson and Robert Anderson linked at Mechanicsville. Mary Jean Wethrington and Victor Robinson wed at St. Marys. Jeanette Reynolds and Henry Kosbau united at Little. Bonnie Luke and Boyd Madden engaged in Wyoming. Alvera Philipp and Laverne Helle to wed Aug 27 in Earlville.
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Blairstown
Arnold Dickenson
Joe Dickenson
Margaret Tachner
Hemet
Calif
August Hemet
Army Air Forces
University of Southern California
Wyoming
Darlene Day
Howard Day
John H. Peterson
John Peterson
Little Brown
Nashua
Monona
Emil F. Aubrich
Dorleen
Don C. Witt
Elkader
Victor
E. R. Bowman
Lois
Richard E. Daniels
Detroit
Waukon
Agnes Johnson
Lars Johnson
Robert Anderson
Clifford Anderson
Mechanicsville
Mary Jean, Wethrington
Ralph Wethrington
Victor Robinson
Will Robinson
St. Mary’s Church
Jeanette Reynolds
William Reynolds
Henry Kosbau
Little Brown Church
George Luke
Delavan
Wis
Bonnie
Boyd.Madden
Elkhorn
Anamosa
Earlville
Frances Philipp
Alvera
Laverne Helle
John Helle
Colesburg
St. Joseph’s Church
Art Sandbeck
Betts Engagement Mentioned for Sept. 7 Wedding
The notice states the betrothed couple are Betty and Robert Anderson with Betty Betts announced as daughter of Mr and Mrs A R Anderson. The ceremony will take place September 7 at St Patrick’s church.
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Betty
Robert Anderson
A. R. Anderson
St. Patrick’s Church
Waiting Lists at Iowa Feebleminded Institutions
DES MOINES AP Pressure for admittance of feebleminded individuals kept at home due to no room elsewhere adds to Iowa state institutions overcrowding. Glenwood and Woodward hospitals report waiting lists despite crowding. Woodward holds 1,700 inmates of 1,300 capacity. Glenwood lists 75 or 80 awaiting. Davenport Soldiers’ Orphans home and Toledo Juvenile home also cited as prior destinations. courts urged to determine feebleminded status before placement to avoid later transfers.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Glenwood
Woodward
E. M. Myers
Robert Larson
Soldiers’ Orphans
Davenport
Toledo
Larson
Pierce Loses Stay Fight in Iowa League Dispute
Des Moines Iowa Chief Justice T G Garfield denied Frank G Pierce of Marshalltown a stay of an execution order he challenged in the League of Iowa Municipalities offices case. District court had ordered Pierce to yield records and funds to Max Conrad and other officers by August 30. Also noted Henry Nissen and Chris Paulsen sale in Wyoming area.
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Des Moines
INL
T. G. Garfield
State Supreme Court
Frank G. Pierce
Marshalltown
League of Iowa
Pierce
League
District Court
Max Conrad
Burlington
Iowa
Bangs to Direct Lunch Program in Iowa Schools
Des Moines IA AP Bangs Manchester superintendent of schools named administrator of Iowa s school lunch program The state will receive 750000 from the federal government plus 150000 for equipment Involved in federal aid last year 700 Iowa schools took part and 1000 expected this year Transition marks first year the program operates under the state department of public instruction Potter named successor with 12 years at Greeley prior to Manchester Potter will lead as superintendent as Bangs moves to Des Moines after securing housing
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Des Moines
C. W. Bangs
Manchester
Iowa
Miss Jessie Parker
Miss Parker
State Department of Public Instruction
Donald F. Potter
Joe F. Gill
Potter
Greeley
Bangs
Sales Tax Receipts Set New Iowa Peak
Iowa postwar business boom pushes state sales tax receipts to a new high for 1946. April May June totals pass 8 million dollars, surpassing the previous Christmas quarter record of 7,858,870. Final 1946 second quarter figures come after Sept. 20, per the state tax commission. Collections come from the two percent tax paid by 56,000 Iowa merchants.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Tax Commission
Des Moines Tests Parking Meters On Downtown Streets
Des Moines city council approved a trial of parking meters on a limited number of downtown streets to ease congestion during business hours. No final numbers or start dates were set, as officials weigh how many meters to install and when they would begin operating.
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Des Moines
Mayor Plans Housing for Student Vets in Iowa City
Iowa City mayor Wilber J. Teeters announces an emergency housing plan for student veterans. Space considered includes a large room at the sewage disposal plant and possibly the national guard armory and University Hospital spare space. A two week campaign starts with an emergency housing office opening. veterans groups coordinate room arrangements.
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Iowa City
Wilber J. Teeters
National Guard
University Hospital
Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company
Robert Cotter
Veterans’ Organizations
VFW
Odds Against Polio in Iowa Face 1 in 1500 Chance
Iowa health data show a child under 15 has about one chance in 1500 of contracting infantile paralysis. With roughly 650000 youths 15 and younger in the state, a season with 500 polio cases would imply about 1 in 1300.
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DES Moines
Iowa
State Health Department
Red Oak War Memories Highlight Local Losses
Milton Lehman’s article in the Saturday Evening Post recalls Red Oak Iowa and a community marked by high WW II casualties. On the square stand honor rolls with gold star names of 50 fallen soldiers, reflecting 27 missing telegrams first received March 6 1942 and ongoing notices of POWs wounded and dead through the war’s end.
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Red Oak
Iowa
Milton Lehman
Saturday Evening Post
New York City
Humphrey to Speak at ISU College Commencement
Hubert H. Humphrey, 35, mayor of Minneapolis, will deliver the address at Iowa State Teachers College commencement on August 22. His topic will be Tomorrow The World.
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ISTC
Cedar Falls
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minneapolis
Iowa State Teachers College
Five point program urged for rural carriers
National Rural Letter Carriers Association president Thomas G Walters of Toccoa Georgia outlined a five point plan at Des Moines convention. The proposals call for a 30 year optional retirement age replacing 62, increase equipment maintenance allowance to seven cents, reorganization of the widow's annuity plan, an all weather rural roads program, and permanent relief from heavy routes.
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Des Moines
National Rural Letter Carriers Association
Thomas G. Walters
Toccoa
Walters
University of Iowa Names Guest Protestant Professor
Dr. O. D. Foster, former university secretary of the Council of Church Boards of Education, is named guest Protestant professor at the University of Iowa for the 1946 47 school year.
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Iowa City
O. D. Foster
Council of Church Boards of Education
University of Iowa
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Breeders’ Supply
Mello-D
Farm Dairies
Henry Nissen
Chris Paulsen
Hale
St. Joseph Aspirin
Ronniere
Lombard
Pflughaupt
D.C
Mullin Building
Montgomery
Newman
U.S
CPA
U.S. Army
Mary Miles
Newman's
Cedar Rapids
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