Thirteen Iowa Heroes To Be Honored At State Fair
A list of thirteen Iowans including nine men, three women and two boys will receive Iowa certificates of valor for lifesaving deeds. Gov. Blue will present them at the state fair on Sept. 1 with eleven receiving valor buttons. The awards cover nine drownings and five fire rescues, with recipients from Mason City to New York City.
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Iowa
DES Moines
New York
Robert D. Blue
Iowa State Safety Council
Second Fort Madison Trusty Makes Escape
DES MOINES AP The state board of control reports the escape of Royal Beardsley 37 of Burlington a Fort Madison state penitentiary trusty from a Mt Pleasant state hospital work camp. Beardsley walked away Monday night. Another trusty George E Graham 37 of Ottumwa escaped from a prison farm near Fort Madison within a day. Beardsley began his sentence in October 1940 for conspiracy forgery and uttering a forged instrument. Graham received a 30 year term in February 1938 for assault with intent to commit murder.
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Des Moines
State Board of Control
Royal Beardsley
Burlington
Fort Madison State Penitentiary
Mt. Pleasant State Hospital
George E. Graham
Ottumwa
Fort Madison
Beardsley
Graham
Clarke County
Iowans Prepare for 48th VFW Encampment in St Louis
About 1,000 Iowans will attend the 48th annual national encampment of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in St Louis. They aim to elect Frank Miles from Des Moines as national junior vice commander, a step that could lead to him becoming national commander. Miles, 57, is a World War veteran and former gubernatorial candidate. Iowa contingents include bands and drum corps, while George Hartnett of Des Moines will push a housing resolution to secure GI loans for trailers or houseboats for veterans.
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Des Moines
Veterans of Foreign Wars
St. Louis
Frank Miles
Iowa
VFW
Miles
Cedar Rapids
Fort Madison
VFW Housing Committee
George Hartnett
Veterans Administration
G.I
Hartnett
KCRG To Broadcast From Wyoming Friday
KCRG radio will broadcast two programs from the Wyoming horse show Friday. The first, Pop the Question, airs at 11 45 a m and the second, Prize Party, at 2 p m with Buzz Hassett as master of ceremonies.
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Wyoming—Gazette
KCRG
Wyoming
Buzz Hassett
Baby receives life saving blood swap in Rh disease case
Pamela Jo Van Camp, born in 1948 to Mr. and Mrs. Rollo Van Camp of Davenport, survived after nine ounces of her Rh positive blood were withdrawn and replaced with Rh negative blood. Doctors say the procedure halted the blood destruction and jaundice, a rare treatment for Rh factor incompatibility.
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Davenport
Pamela Jo van Camp
Pamela Jo
Rollo van Camp
van Camps
Hartung Begins Prison Term for Interfering with Justice
Ted Hartung, 43, former Des Moines prosecutor, started a one year sentence at Fort Madison after losing both Iowa and U S Supreme Court appeals and failing to win gubernatorial clemency. The charge stems from an alleged attempt to obtain false testimony in a Story County rape case.
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DES Moines
Ted €. Hartung
Fort Madison
Iowa Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Robert D. Blue
Hartung
Story County
New Bank at Tipton Aims to Open by November First
A new bank named First National Bank is tentatively set to open in Tipton around November 1. The opening is authorized by the U S Comptroller in Washington. James L. Huggins of Britt is hired as cashier and will move with his family to Tipton. Officers and directors will be announced later.
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Tipton
First National Bank
United States Comptroller
Washington
James L. Huggins
Britt
Huggins
Woman Fires At Prowler Near Des Moines Home
Mrs. Clyde Wilson, wife of a night worker, fired at a prowler trying to break into her Des Moines area home Tuesday night. She said the 25-year-old housewife retrieved a rifle after spotting the man near the garage, then shot as he ran behind the house. The residence lies about a mile west of the James A. Martineau area.
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Des Moines
Clyde Wilson
Wilson
James A. Martineau
Prowler Shot At In East Des Moines Vigil
Eight additional police officers were assigned to prowler duty Tuesday night as intensive search efforts continue for a suspect blamed for about 25 attacks on women in East Des Moines this summer.
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East Des Moines
Hatch Optimistic on Gillette Senate Bid in Iowa
Senator Hatch says Iowa has an excellent chance for former Senator Guy Gillette to return to the senate. Hatch, chairman of the Democratic speakers bureau, added Iowa to Democratic possibilities for this year’s senatorial elections.
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Washington
Hatch
D-N.m
Iowa
Guy Gillette
Senate
Exhibits Pouring Into State Fair Opens Friday
Des Moines AP Iowa fairgrounds bustle as preparations ramp for the eight day state fair opening Friday. Livestock from 20 states and Canada arrive by truck and train for more than 7 000 horses cattle swine and sheep on display. About 250 firms and organizations prepare exhibits while 4 H youth take over dormitories and concession stands rise across the midway. The national cattle show draws a record 2 520 entries and Friday is Children s Day with free admission and a morning grandstand show. Automobile races begin Friday afternoon.
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Des Moines
Iowa Fairgrounds
Canada
H. L. Pike
Fair Board
Rural teachers meet at courthouse for Saturday instructions
Toledo Tama county rural teachers gather in the county courthouse at 9 a.m. Saturday for instructions from Superintendent E P Simmons.
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Toledo
Tama County
Supt
E.P. Simmons
Clifford Ackley Killed in Minnesota Train Collision
Clifford Ackley, 52, a former Vinton city employee, was killed Tuesday at Cass Lake Minnesota when his car was struck by a train at a grade crossing. He had operated a Cass Lake resort since leaving Vinton seven years ago. He is survived by his father Val Ackley of Vinton and a sister Mrs Barbara Bullock of Canada. The body is being returned to a Miller Martin funeral home.
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Vinton
Clifford Ackley
Vinton City
Cass Lake
Minn
Ackley
Val Ackley
Barbara Bullock
Canada
Miller-Martin
Fire Destroys Four Buildings on Herrig Farm
A Rembrandt fire destroyed four buildings on the Carl Herrig farm south of town. Firemen from Sioux Rapids, Rembrandt and Storm Lake controlled the blaze. the house survived. Loss included two barns with hay and straw, 50 spring hogs and sows, 350 chickens, and a machine shed with implements.
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Rembrandt
Carl Herrig
Here
Sioux Rapids
Storm Lake
Herrig
Rites at 2 30 Friday For Maj Edward Myers
North Liberty graveside services will be held at Ridgewood cemetery at 2 30 p m Friday for Maj Edward Payson Myers killed December 30 1942 in an air raid in Europe. Survivors include his wife and son Edward his parents Mr and Mrs C O Myers and two brothers Richard E and Clifford O Myers Jr
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North Liberty
Ridgewood Cemetery
Maj
Edward Payson Myers
Europe
Edward
Cc. O. Myers
Richard E
Clifford O. Myers, Jr
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Joe Lee
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Howard J. Welsh
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