Tama County Centennial Parade Opens Toledo Celebration
The Tama county centennial fete in Toledo featured 30 floats in a Parade of Progress with three high school bands from Toledo Laurel and Tama. Lions International of Toledo won best entry, with Elberon and the Toledo Chamber of Commerce placing second and third.
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Toledo
Louise Johnston
Tama County
Laurel
Tama
Ben Vaughan
Lions International of
Elberon
Toledo Chamber of Commerce
Millionaire dies in Davenport with Royal American Shows ties
Martin of Tampa Florida operator of concessions with the Royal American Shows died of a heart attack in Davenport on Thursday. He was reported worth several million dollars and owned extensive Florida property.
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Davenport
WC. Martin
Tampa
Fla
Martin
Florida
From Buckskins to Bobby Socks fashion parade
Milwaukee weather permitting Miss 1946 will wear three petticoats and a voluminous skirt for the Wisconsin State Historical Society’s 100th annual meeting show in Prairie du Chien. Titled From Buckskins to Bobby Socks the display reflects Wisconsin’s fashion transitions. The program follows the annual banquet Friday night in Campion College gymnasium.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin State Historical Society
Prairie du Chien
Wisconsin
Campion College
Iowa Hospital Aid Put at 3 Million
Washington AP Surgeon General Thomas Parran announced first year allocations under a federal hospital aid program that will cover one third of hospital construction or expansion costs for five years. The act creates a 75 million dollar annual program with state and local agencies planning and construction funds. The first year allocates Iowa 51182 for planning and 3341675 for construction under a population based formula.
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Washington
Thomas Parran
Truman
Iowa
Maquoketa Mechanic Dies After Accident
Clinton in Clinton hospital Friday died Ray Atkinson 39 Maquoketa mechanic from injuries in an automobile crash Thursday night. He suffered skull vertebrae arm and leg fractures raising Iowa highway toll to 322 and marking Jackson county a second fatality this year.
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Clinton
Ray Atkinson
Maquoketa
Clinton Hospital
Atkinson
Jackson County
Toledo polio victim dies in Iowa City hospital
Virgil Christiansen, 20, Toledo native and son of Mr and Mrs Howard Christiansen, died at 1 a.m. Friday at University Hospital in Iowa City after a recent polio illness. He contracted polio at the Great Lakes naval training station after enlisting in May 1943 and spent time in naval hospitals until Sept. 12, 1945. Survived by his parents a sister Mrs Fern Sells and a brother Vaughn Christiansen.
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Toledo
Virgil Christiansen
Howard Christiansen
University Hospital
Iowa City
Christiansen
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Naval
Tama County Treasurer's Office
Tama
Fern Sells
Vaughn Christiansen
Wounded in Gun Battle With Officers in Prairie City
Prairie City Iowa Lester Adair about 45 a former mental hospital patient shot it out with police for nearly an hour before he was wounded by Deputy Ed Scoville. Police were called after Adair chased his parents from the home. He barricaded himself in an upstairs room and fired a .22 rifle. a shot narrowly missed Scoville before Adair was wounded in the neck and taken to Newton hospital.
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Prairie City
Lester Adair
Ed Scoville
Jasper County
Adair
Ray Barber
Scaville
Barber
Newton Hospital
Economics Teachers Elect Their Officers
Deloris Young of Keokuk was elected president of the Iowa Home Economics Teachers association for 1946 47 at its annual state conference which closed here Friday noon. Other officers are Beth Blomgren of Fort Dodge vice president and Evelyn Chapin of Waverly secretary treasurer.
Memorial for Raymond Earl Davis Held in Manchester
Memorial services will be held at 2 pm Sunday at the First Baptist church for Raymond Earl Davis 23 son of Mr and Mrs Ross Davis of Manchester area. Davis was reported missing July 24 1945 and declared dead July 25 1946 by the navy after his plane from Yontan field Okinawa on a mission along the Korea coast was attacked. Surviving are his parents one sister Mrs Lillian Keegan Central City and four brothers Sgt DeWain Davis Topeka Kan air base Seaman 1/c H Davis.
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Manchester
First Baptist Church
Raymond Earl Davis
Ross Davis
Navy Department
Raymond
Young Davis
Yontan Field
Okinawa
Korea
Lillian Keegan
Central City
DeWain Davis
Topeka
Kan
Seaman
H. Davis
Decorah Shoe Repairer Ends Life by Hanging
Decorah shoe repairer Thede, crippled by a prior hip fracture from a fall, ended his life by hanging Thursday. The Winneshiek county coroner said Thede waited until his wife left for work, then hanged himself alone in the home after feeling his hip fracture again while getting out of bed.
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Speein
the Gazette
Decorah
Thede
Winneshiek County
Cedar Rapids Music Group At State Fair
Des Moines AP reports Iowa State Fair on Children’s Day drew crowds of youths under 15 admitted free. They explored livestock pavilions and gadgets while the Midway drew crowds to games and rides. Highlights include grandstand acts and a polio iron lung display, with 4-H judging and many church dining rooms operating.
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Billy
Oklahoma
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids Music Group
Iowa
Phil Stong
Fair Board
Doc Nebergall
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Beethoven Club
Cedar
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John M, Konen, D, E, Hakes
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3Rd Street
Krebs
Krebs Flower Shop
Third Avenue
Lowan
Robinson
Robinso
Sanford
Commonwealth
Second Ave
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Thermador
Second Street
Victor H
Food Authority
Dickies
AV Gevernteaity A
Cedar Rapids
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
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