Palmer joins Iowa Taxpayers Association as public relations director
King R. Palmer of Des Moines longtime welfare board head joins the Iowa Taxpayers Association staff as public relations director, taking the post September 1 to boost membership and coordinate with civic and business groups. Palmer, from 1939 to 1945, chaired the social welfare board and later led Republican groups. He previously served as public relations director for Household Finance Corporation in multiple states. Palmer hails from Fayette County.
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Des Moines
Iowa Taxpayers Association
King R. Palmer
State Welfare Board
Palmer
Social Welfare Board
Republican Service League
Household Finance Corporation
Iowa
Fayette County
Iowa Vehicle Registrations At New High
Iowa's motor vehicle registrations set a record with 1,055,404 vehicles registered so far in the year, surpassing the 1,033,096 for all of 1948. License fee collections through July reached 19,093,298, up from 15,431,818 for the same period in 1948, as autos, trucks, and trailers show gains over last year.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Quakers Renew Stand On Military Service
At the Iowa Yearly Meeting of Friends in Whittier, Aug. 17 22, a statement reaffirmed members may oppose registration. It emphasizes mutual forbearance and love and holds the principle applies to all who believe they are led by the spirit of Christ, to register or not to register.
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Christ
Destruction Ordered for Independence Slot Machines
Independence officials and Judge William T. Evans ordered the seizure machines owned by the American Legion to be destroyed publicly on the courthouse grounds next Monday at 2 p.m. Constable Henry G. Becker must break the machines with a sledge hammer. The raid was led by Becker and the money from the machines will go to the school fund after court costs.
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The
Gazette
Independence
American Legion
State Hospital
William T. Evans
Henry G. Becker
Washington Township
Becker
Buchan- Verle Meggers
Evans
Arlee Blank
Hart
Vets Urged to Arrange G I Bill One Fall Prep
Iowa veterans planning to attend school under the G I bill should organize documents now to avoid delays. VA official P G Frasier advised renewing eligibility certificates or obtaining supplemental certificates if transferring schools, and exchanging old pre 1948 certificates at the Des Moines VA regional office.
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Des Moines
Iowa
G.I. Bill
Veterans Administration
P. G. Frasier
Veterans First
Frasier
Wingless Chickens to Be Flown East from Des Moines
Four wingless chickens developed by Peter H. Baumann will be airlifted from Des Moines to New York then shipped to Dailey Mills Inc. in Olean for advertising. The birds are valued at 300 to 500 dollars per pair.
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Des Moines
INS
New York
Peter H. Baumann
Dailey Mills, Inc
Olean
N. Y
Former Rep Jacobsen Married at Fort Dodge
Miss Helen Sullivan longtime aide to Rep Walter Judd and former aide to Senator Guy Gillette wed William S. Jacobsen former Iowa congressman at Corpus Christi church. The couple will reside in Clinton where Jacobsen heads the Jacobsen Broadcasting Company. The bride is daughter of the late Mr and Mrs T H Sullivan of Fort Dodge.
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Fort Dodge
Helen Sullivan
Walter Judd
Minnesota
Guy Gillette
William S. Jacobsen
Clinton
Iowa
Corpus Christi
Jacobsen
Jacobsen Broadcasting Comany
T. H. Sullivan
C R Firm To Resurface Johnson County Roads
The Con crete Materials and Construction Company of Cedar Rapids was awarded the contract to resurface about 81 miles of Johnson county roads. The bid of 34,202 dollars was the lowest of three bids. About 20 250 tons of crushed limestone will be used. Work starts around Sept 1 and must finish by November 15 per County Engineer Ray Justen.
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Iowa City
INS
Concrete Materials and Construction Company
Cedar Rapids
Johnson County
Johnson County Board of Supervisors
Ray Justen
Iowa Briefs Highlights Local Events Across Towns
NORWAY American Legion plans annual ox roast Sept 1 with Lt Col Alexander G Evanoff speaker. BELLE PLAINE Janice Angela Upah wins Class B piano solo at Chicagoland Festival earning first place medal. OLIN Bond issue $10,000 for Olin streets purchased by Union Trust at 1% rate plus $100 premium. ANAMOSA Freeman clan honors war anniversary in state park. TOLEDO Huyck estate valued at 143303 in inheritance tax report. heirs listed. VOLGA Mrs Gus Dillon fractures hip in fall and is hospitalized. TODDVILLE Oliphant family reunion held. Paul Oliphant elected president. TOLEDO Tama county rural teachers to meet. 68 rural schools, 70 teachers total. POSTVILLE Glenn J Jarmes sues for 55000 damages against Madden family over misrepresented circus purchase. DECORAH Kathryn Seim and Gino Sovran wed. bride to live in Minneapolis. groom instructor at University of Minnesota.
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Union Trust and Savings Bank of
Stanwood
Freeman
Wapsipinicon State Park
Anamosa
Benjamin
Elizabeth Freeman
Iowa
Toledo
Walter S. Huyck
Minnie M. Huyck
Harlan
Helen Bienfang
Ferrol Stalle
Volga
Gus Dillon
Oelwein Hospital
Toddville
Oliphant
C. C. Oliphant Grove
Paul Oliphant
Howard McNiel
Clair Ellis
Vern Oliphant
Tama County
Postville
Glenn J. Jarmes
William T. Madden
Dale Madden
Lake City
Calhoun County
Jarmes
Maddens
Decorah
Kathryn Seim
Lars Seim
Gino Sovran
Wind‘sof
Canada
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Beardsley Returns to His Hometown in Iowa
Gov William S Beardsley known locally as Bill visits New Virginia Iowa for the old settlers reunion in Warren County The governor joins townsfolk at a soda fountain and shares praise for pioneers while plans to spend time on a nearby farm run by his family. The visit highlights his hometown roots and informal reception.
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NEW Virginia
William S. Beardsley
Bill
Des Moines
Old Settlers
Warren County
Beardsley
Iowa
Harvest Home Festival Draws Big Crowds in Springville
Large crowds attended the Harvest Home celebration in Springville on Monday and Tuesday. Highlights included a Monday softball tournament and a home talent revue and dance, with grain flower and fruit show parade baseball game and free acts on Tuesday. Anamosa Junior Legion defeated Cascade 10 to 1. Rev. Gilberthorpe Harrison of England spoke Tuesday, introduced by Rex Conn, Gazette farm editor.
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Gazette
Springville
Anamosa Junior Legion
Cascade
Gilberthorpe Harrison
England
Rex Conn
Gazette Farm
Iowa Farm Youth 19 Killed in Collision
Merlynn J. Tremmel, 19, a farm youth from near Ashton, died in a collision early Wednesday after passing another car on an Ashton street and hitting a truck driven by Doyle Roth of Sioux City, per Osceola County Sheriff Lloyd Wilson.
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Ashton
Merlynn J. Tremmel
Osceola
Lloyd Wilson
Young Tremmel
Doyle Roth
Siouxity
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