Police Chief's Bullet Drops Auto Thief
Fulton Illinois police officer Ed Loftus says he shot Lee county man Hugh McKay after McKay attempted to flee with a stolen automobile. McKay, wounded in the ankle, had admitted stealing cars in multiple towns and was unarmed at the time of the shooting. County authorities charged him with larceny of a motor vehicle.
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Fulton, Ill
Lee County
Fulton
Ed Loftus
Hugh McKay
Nelson
Morrison, Ill
Boyd Kimmel
Whiteside County
McKay
Burlington
Davenport
Clinton
Bettendorf
Maquoketa
Loftus
Tom Ozburn
Ozburn
Carroll Johnson
Horse Show and Rodeo Near Oxford Sunday
M. J. McDonough will hold his annual horse show and rodeo Sunday one mile north and west of Oxford. Entertainers include Wanda Hargrave accordionist and radio host “Happy Al” Bell with Fay Scott. A horse pulling contest offers two classes with prizes of 50 25 and 10. Rodeo events feature steer riding saddle horses best gaited horse best stock horse and best pony with no entry fee.
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Oxford
M. J. McDonough
Wanda Hargrave
Happy al” Bell
Radio Station
Bell
Fay Scott
Oscar the Rock Sturgeon Reaches 95 Pound Weight
Oscar the rock sturgeon at the Iowa fairgrounds weighs 95 pounds and is the oldest fish in the conservation exhibit. He is at least 48 years old, though his exact age is unknown.
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Des Moines
State Conservation Commission
Oscar
Iowa Fairgrounds
Bolton announces engagement of Marilyn Bolton to Richard Fields
Mr and Mrs Roger M Bolton announce the engagement of their daughter Marilyn to Richard H Fields son of Mr and Mrs F F Fields The couple have not set a wedding date.
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Tipton
Roger M. Bolton
Marilyn
Richard H. Fields
F. F. Fields
Martelle
Merle T. Murfield
Elizabeth Ann
Kenneth L. Larson
Elmer R. Larson
Fairfield
Martelle Methodist Church
Iowa Briefs Roundup Highlights Local Marriages And Public Notices
Williams burg merger brings wedding reports as Margaret Fetzer and Robert Yoder wed in Presbyterian Church and plan Des Moines residence. Community events include Labor Day picnics, teacher receptions, school openings, engagements, homecomings, and public health notices across Oxford Oxford Junction Parnell Quasqueton Strawberry Point Calmar Independence Vinton Toledo West Union Hawkeye Martelle Dysart Marengo Olin.
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Williamsburg
Margaret Fetzer
Walter Fetzer
Robert Yoder
L. H. Yoder
Presbyterian Church
Des Moines
Drake University
West Union
Country Club
House Committee
L. L. Carr
Oxford—School
J. B. McAreavey
Leon W. Anders
Earl Hoover
Betty G. Drees
Dennis Kennedy
Ross Beard
Martha Montrose
Jack Mueller
Oxford Junction — School
H. A. Merkel
Francis Messling
Clarence L. Devine
Kenneth Harden
Frank Hannon
C. W. Hanley
Joe Lower
Jimmy Murphy
Mike O'Rourke
Bert O’brien
Quasqueton
Vernon Hand
Lydia Walton
Waterloo
Ralph Kimball
Independence
Millie Kimball
St. Lucas
Floyd Wood
Marjorie Irene
Kenneth L. Herington
William Herington
Rowley
Little Brown
Nashua
Vinton
Harry J. Stman
Paul van Etten
Toledo
Howard Petersen
Tama County
Mercy Hospital School of Nursing
Jasper County
Mayor Inspects Des Moines Jail Says It's Clean
Des Moines mayor Heck Ross made an unannounced inspection of the city jail and said it was cleaner than many homes. The visit followed a dispute sparked by Streets Commissioner Clarke Beard who called the bull pen foul. Beard, arrested for speeding, had his fine paid after some hours in jail.
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Des Moines
Heck Ross
Clarke Beard
Beard
Art Daniels
Daniels
Keota Woman Dies After Newton Crash Injuries
Eva Utterback a 50 year old Keota resident died in a Newton hospital from injuries after a Monday automobile crash near Monroe. She was traveling to the state fair with husband Ernest Utterback when their car was struck by George F. Ault. Eight ribs were broken in the other vehicle while Eva Utterback suffered three fractured ribs.
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Newton
INS
Eva Utterback
Keota
Monroe
Utterback
Ernest
George F. Ault
Waterloo
Ault
Mass Crash Near Des Moines Involves Bus And Five Cars
Five autos and a school bus collided on Highway 163 east of Des Moines Tuesday morning. No injuries were reported. The six vehicles proceeded to the state fair after the incident.
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Des Moines
INS
Federated Church Hosts Tumiltys Silver Wedding Anniversary
A reception at the Federated church marked the silver wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Tumilty hosted by their family and friends in Shellsburg.
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Bertilla A. Hogendorn
Ira Hollingsworth
North English
Hollingsworths
Leonard Hollingsworth
Chester
Ottumwa
Willard
Hawkeye
Lena Cheney
Adolph Borneman
Dumont
Arlo Copp
Earl Copp
Trinity American Lutheran Church
Waterloo
Olin
F. E. Craig
Sand Springs
Clarence Taylor
Craig
Shellsburg
The
Federated Church
Earl Tumilty
700 Absent At Morrells Morrell Packing Plant
About 700 workers in key killing and cutting departments did not report for work at Morrell packing plant Ottumwa. Negotiations between union and company officials continued with weekly meetings for three weeks and a union mass meeting was scheduled to report on contract talks.
Democrats Agree On Foreign Policy At Midwestern Conference
Midwestern Democratic Senate hopefuls from Illinois Michigan Minnesota Iowa South Dakota outlined a foreign policy posture. The group pledged continued support for the Euro Soviet framework and resisted appeasement while coordinating campaign strategy for the November election. The statement aligns with but does not conflict with the national party platform. Delegates included Paul H. Douglas John A Engel Hubert Humphrey Frank E Hook and Guy M Gillette.
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Chicago
Illinois
Minnesota
Iowa
South Dakota
Michigan
Senate
Paul H. Douglas
John A. Engel
Hubert Humphrey
Frank E. Hook
Guy M. Gillette
Des Moines Man Wins 1948 Iowa Checker Championship
Robert F. Kennedy of 1426 First Avenue NE won the 1948 Iowa State Fair checker tourney, defeating George Huber of Blakesburg who finished second. Kennedy learned the game young and had prior wins, including a February trophy at Iowa Falls, marking his first state championship.
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Des Moines
Robert F. Kennedy
First Avenue NE
George Huber
Blakesburg
Kennedy
Iowa Falls
Children Will Play In Council Chamber Iowa City
The University Married Students organization will use the city hall chamber as a play school from September to year end. About 50 children of veterans' families at the University of Iowa will attend four mornings a week in temporary quarters.
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Council Chamber
Iowa City
University Married Students
University of Iowa
One Day Too Late Birthday Draft Exemption Hopes
Iowa City AP report says Donald Brown a University of Iowa senior and Pearl Harbor veteran turned 26 on Tuesday national draft registration comes a day after his 25th birthday He is married and expects a small exemption soon though training may not start immediately He served in the Navy 50 years ago and registered Monday for the draft
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Iowa City
Donald Brown
University of Iowa
Brown
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Scottish Knockout Ends With Fatal On-Course Loss
A Scot played a game with a companion in Scotland but died before the match could be completed, ending the contest abruptly and leaving investigators to determine the cause of death.
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Thusiast
Scotland
Rites for Dr. Anthony Held at Iowa City
Dr. Ernest J. Anthony 65 died Friday night in Black Mountain North Carolina. A 1909 UI medical School graduate he practiced in Strawberry Point and Appleton Wisconsin before returning to Iowa City in 1927. He was on the city park board for 12 years and moved to North Carolina in 1942. Survived by wife son Verne Pasadena daughter Vivian Roose Jackson Alabama brother Roy sister Addie Anthony Tiffin and three grandchildren.
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Iowa City
Beckman
Ernest J. Anthony
Black Mountain
N. C
University of Iowa Medical School
Anthony
Strawberry Point
Appleton
Wis
Park Board
North Carolina
Verne
Pasadena
Vivian Roose
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Second Street
Iowa Typewriter Exchange
DIAL
First Avenue
Kresge's
Iowa Briefs
Minneapolis
Marshalltown
University of Minnesota
Harry Hanson, Jr
Tama
Justice of the Peace
H. E. Fox
Hanson
William Ollmann
Melvin R. Wood
Blairstown
Fred Rose
Wood
Lloyd Patterson
Central Iowa
Dysart
John M. Krug
Lutheran Church
George Lamprecht
Carl Bragg
Marengo
V. Arthur Emerson
R. R. Hibbs
Presbyterian Women’s Society
Livi
Thomas Plumbing Service
A Avenue
Morrell's
Ic.r. Man
Dr. Anthony
Norman Durand
Armstrong Millinery
Armstrong
Armstrong Coats
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