Republicans Streamlining Iowa Legislature In 1953 Session
Des Moines Iowa Republicans push an early caucus of house members to speed up the 1953 session and set permanent committees before the 100 day term. The plan aims to cut delays seen in 1951 and 1952 with faster speaker and committee actions and closer governor lieutenant governor collaboration.
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Robert Hogan
Towa Daily Press
Des Moines
Republican House
54Th General Assembly
G.O.P. House
House
Dewey Goode
R Bloomfield
Party House
Senate
Press Columnists Choose Officers in Iowa
In Des Moines on Sunday the Press Columnists of Iowa announced officers including new president Paul Bumbarger of the Charles City Press and vice president Loyd Burns of the Toledo Chronicle. Directors named include Tor Kelly Emmetsburg Democrat Grace Jones Manson Journal George Langon Tipton Conservative Ed Wessel New London Journal Pauline Troster Oakland Acorn Mary Louise Robinson Bayard News Robert Burrows Jr Belle Plaine Union and Bill Coxsee Monticello Express.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Paul Bumbarger
Charles City Press
Loyd Burns
Toledo Chronicle
Tor Kelly
Emmetsburg Democrat
Grace Jones
The
Manson Journal
George Langon
Tipton Conservative
Ed Wessel
New London Journal
Pauline Troster
Oakland Acorn
Mary Louise Robinson
Bayard News
Robert Burrows, Jr
Belle Plaine Union
Bill Coxsee
Monticello Express
Morningside Students Raise Polio Funds in December Drive
Morningside college students in Sioux City compete the first two weeks of December to raise funds for the March of Dimes. The effort supports families hit by polio and ends with a wheelchair basketball game tied to the Morningside Washburn match on December 13.
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Sioux City
INS
Morningside College
National Foundation For
Morningside-Washburn
Keep Tax Promises Tipped by Iowa Taxpayers Group
Iowa Taxpayers Association editorial says voters reject new or higher taxes and want tax cuts. It argues the election signals end of bigger grants and subsidies and calls for trimming government to restore sound finances.
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DES Moines
INS
Iowa Taxpayers Association
Davenport Bus Fare Boost Ends Davenport Strike
Davenport's bus drivers returned to work after the city council set a 15 cent fare for National City lines. The union accepted an immediate 10 cent hourly wage increase and a five cent raise from December 1 1953 plus a $1500 paid up life policy for each employee. Strikes continued in Heck Island Moline and East Moline as Davenport drivers negotiated separately.
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Davenport
National City Bus Lines
Heck Island
Moline
East Moline
Iowa Airplane Spotting Test Called Success
Des Moines Iowa civil defense stageed Exercise Turkey Trot to rehearse air attack response. Lawrence Boutin reported 12 to 15 military and civilian planes patterned over the state while four 20 person crews processed 178 location calls and radio amateurs handled 28 emergency calls.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Civil Defense
Lawrence K. Boutin
Boutin
Lmost
Towa
Longtime Iowa Judge Clock Dies at 73
Sherwood A. Clock longtime Iowa district judge for 30 years in the eleventh district died Saturday in a Rochester Minnesota hospital. Services are planned for Tuesday afternoon in Hampton. He was brought there Nov 66 after two major operations. Survivors include his wife and two daughters.
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Hampton (Ap
Sherwood A. Clock
Iowa
Clock
Eleventh Judicial District
Rochester
Family Autos Sidetracking Branch Trains
Iowa railroads trim branch line passenger service as a postwar trend. Iowa State Commerce Commission data show nearly 100 intra state runs eliminated since World War II, leaving towns without service and depots abandoned. Protests faded as lines reported losses of about 1.25 million dollars over seven years. Competition from cars and buses cited. North Western petitioned to drop Nos. 217 and 218 between Jewell and Sioux City, hearings held in 1949.
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Hubert Hay
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa State Commerce Commission
The
Commerce Commission
Commission
Jowan
North Western Railway
Sac City
Jewell
Sioux City
Sheriff Shot While Cleaning Car Breaks Leg
Clay County Sheriff Thoras All was hospitalized after an accidental gun discharge Sunday. The .22 caliber pistol slipped from a car and fired, striking him below the knee and lodging in the thigh bone as he prepared to drive to Des Moines for the Iowa Sheriffs Association convention.
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Spencer
INS
Clay County
Thoras All
Des Moines
Iowa Sheriffs Association
Ali
Trains to be discontinued after public hearing
The commission rejected local objections and ruled that public necessity does not warrant continuing trains. The notes indicate service remains available to Sioux City and points to Sac City, excluding Kingsley and Pierson, with emphasis on broader Iowa accessibility.
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North
Western
Siogourney Residents Celebrate 91st Birthdays
SIGOURNEY Three Sigourney residents marked their ninety first year last week. All remain active and in fair health. Minnie B. Lesan celebrated at home on Sunday, a retired dressmaker born in Sigourney. Jane Lown observed her birthday at home on Saturday after moving from a farm eight years ago. Jacob Jaeger celebrated on Thanksgiving at his son and daughter in law Frank Jaeger's home. he formerly resided in Harper.
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Spectato the Gazette
Sigourney
Minnie B. Lesan
Lesan
Jane Lown
Jacob Jaeger
Boy in Front Yard Hit By Car in Des Moines
A Des Moines man, Thomas R. Roche, 45, freed on $600 bond after his car struck six year old Join Jeglum in a front yard. Roche faces driving while intoxicated charges with trial set for December 16. Mrs Roche was released on $10 bond after being charged as intoxicated. The boy was hospitalized for observation and released Sunday.
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DES Moines
INS
Thomas R. Roche
Harry B. Grund
Grund
R. J. Jeglum
Youth’s Death Ruled Suicide in Meantime Incident
WAUKON Iowa 11 year old Arthur Martindale husband and father died from a self inflicted .22 rifle wound at his father s house He left a farewell letter saying his work on earth is finished The coroner ruled death by own action and officials canceled inquest and ballistics tests The note was mailed by his father and sent to his wife Patsy Steinbach 16 with a six month old son Funeral services tentatively set for Tuesday at Martins Funeral Home
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the Gazette
Waukon
R. W. Pateman
Arthur Martindale
Memorial Hospital
Martindale
Patsy Steinbach
Harry
Willliam Huffman J
Martin
One of First Men To Play Basketball Dies
Dr. Thomas P. Bond, 89, a pioneer basketball player and longtime Des Moines physician, died Sunday at a nursing home near Altoona. Born in Cass County Michigan, he helped in early games at the Kimmamanaa Mass YMCA. Survivors include his wife and one son. Services will be Tuesday afternoon.
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Des Moines
Thomas P. Bond
Altoona
Tomas A. Bond
Te Kimmamanaa Mass
YMCA
Bond
Cass County
Mich
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