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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1954

Page

9

Hope Mixed with Caution at Two-State Heart Meeting

Iowa City doctors and Nebraska peers gathered at the University of Iowa College of Medicine to hear Dr Irvine H Page discuss modern heart disease treatments for high blood pressure and vascular disease. He cited low salt diets weight control nerve removal and drugs as current options and noted research on hardening of arteries has begun with some insights. Dr William B Bean warned that myocardial infarction can disguise as painless states strokes fainting weakness or heart failure and urged prompt diagnosis to prevent further damage. Other SUI speakers included Drs James W Culrison Steven Horvath and John B Wild.

Iowa City Iowa College of Medicine Irvine H. Page Cleveland American Eart Association Nebraska Iowa and Nebraska Heart Associations Iowa State Health Department Division of Gerontology, Heart and Chronic Diseases SUI Page William B. Bean Department of Internal Medicine Dr. Bean James W. Culrison Cardiovascular Research Laboratories Steven Horvath John B. Wild

Duck hunter plucked from icy Lake Manawa

Paul Neve, 41, a city fireman en route to a duck hunt, spent about an hour in chest deep ice water on Lake Manawa before five rescuers in two boats pulled him to safety. He was reported in good condition at a hospital after the ordeal.

Council Bluffs Paul Neve Lake Manawa Neve John Chapman

Emmet County Board Appoints New Sheriff

ESTHERVILLE AP The Emmet county board of supervisors appointed Deputy Walter Wittheben to fill the unexpired term of Sheriff Emmet Twito after Twito resigned amid ouster proceedings following a drunken driving charge. Twito, reelected last month to a third term, expects to resume in January. he is free on a $500 bond with a trial set for December 13.

Estherville Emmet County Board of Supervisors Walter Wittheben Emmet Twito Twito Twite

State Employees Seek Longer Vacations in Iowa Plan

A spokesman for the State of Iowa Employees Association said the group will urge the next legislature to grant extended vacations. The proposal offers 10 working days off per year for five years, 15 days for the next 10 years, and 20 days from year 15 onward.

DES Moines Iowa State of

Guttenberg Man, 60, Hit by Train and Killed

Henry Block of Guttenberg, aged 60, was struck and killed by a Milwaukee freight train about a mile north of Guttenberg depot while sitting on the tracks. He was a longtime fisherman and may have been hunting for turtles, not hearing the approaching train as the engine saw him too late to stop.

the Gazette Eleader Henry Block Guttenberg Milwaukee Guttenberg Depot Block

Montezuma Man 48 Dies of Accidental Asphyxiation

Poweshiek county coroner Dr. W. B. Phillips ruled accidental asphyxiation as the cause of death for Jack Johnson, 48, found Friday in his single room home. An oil burner left on high apparently used up the oxygen while he slept.

W. B. Phillips Poweshiek County Jack Johnson Johnson Dr. Phillips

Iowan Suffers Burns As Fire Levels House

Arthur Fisher 70 in fair condition after a flash fire destroyed his small house along the Iowa river two miles west of Albion. Fire believed caused by an overheated stove as the man napped. Fisher’s son Bud removed flames from his clothes and drove him to Marshalltown hospital.

Marshalltown Arthur Fisher Iowa River Albion Fisher Bud

Debaters at SUI Meet Tackle World Problems

Sixty four debaters from fifteen universities meet at the University of Iowa for the Intercollegiate Conference on World Problems. They weigh whether the United States should extend diplomatic recognition to Communist China and argue education reforms for national needs.

Iowa City Florida South Dakota University of Iowa China Carl Dallinger SUI United States India Burma Indonesia Europe Formosa Philippines Boston Chicago Indiana Kansas Marquette Minnesota Missouri Nebraska Purdue Texas Wayne Wisconsin

Storm Lake Doctor Guilty by Jury

Storm Lake physician Dr. J Alva Swallum 81 was found guilty by a jury. He operated a hospital in Storm Lake and faced trial on criminal charges.

Storm Lake J. Alva Swallum

Jury verdict in Dr Swallum case reaches 5 a.m. ruling

A jury of eight men and four women returned a verdict on a charge of attempting to produce a miscarriage after a week-long trial. Chief state witness Joyce Graham of Minneapolis testified, with husband Clyde also taking the stand. Judge Harry Narey gave the defense 30 days to file motions and sentencing is postponed pending motions.

Swallum Joyce Graham Minneapolis Clyde Harry Narey

Five Hurt in Davenport Two-Car Collision

Five persons were injured in a two-car crash at Division Street and U.S. Highway 6 in Davenport. Mayor Walter Bease, negotiating for traffic lights at the crossing, vowed installation at city cost if needed. Injured: Raymond Teeple and his wife and child of Bettendorf, and Horace Skeel and Frank Shimkus of East Moline.

Davenport Division Street U.S. Highway 6 Walter Bease Des Moines Bease Raymond Teeple Bettendorf Horace D. Skeel Frank Shimkus East Moline

Want Ads Rate Card and Notices Fragment

A garbled newspaper page shows an advertising rate card for Gazette NT and The Sun Gay Gazette with columns on sizes prices and deadlines. It includes Lost and Found notices listing several items such as a blonde female cocker spaniel a black Toreador pajama bottom tool box a grey shed and a Clinton ton wristwatch with rewards.

Sun- Gay Gazette Bionde Perran Robbins Rd

Help Wanted Ad Seeks Caregiver in Northwest Home

Classified notice describes a middle aged woman seeking in home care for a child in NW area. Includes contact phone and notes on duties, with lines indicating continued want ads on the next page.

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