Iowa Traffic Toll Soars In Last Half of 1962
Iowa's road death toll climbed in the second half of 1962 with 360 fatalities in the last six months of 1961. State Safety Commissioner Carl Pesch ordered 75 unmarked patrol cars, claiming unclear impact but vows to keep them through his term. The year ends with 631 deaths since July 1 and 385 since July 1, 1962.
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Iowa
DES Moines
Perry
Salix
Moville
Sibley
Clarion
Parsons College
Grandview
Iowa City
Grandfather Gifts Uncut $20 Banknote Sheet to Grandchildren
B M Riley 73 president of First National Bank of Rippey saved an uncut sheet of six $20 notes issued when the national system started. He gave each of his six grandchildren Richard Joe Kathleen Diane Fort Dodge Max Stevens Grinnell Dennis Stevens Rippey a personal banknote after they each cut off their own note as a Christmas gift.
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Rippey
B. M. Riley
Riley
First National Bank of Rippey
Richard
Joe
Kathleen
Diane
Fort Dodge
Max Stevens
Grinnell
Dennis Stevens
Gazette Co Cedar Rapids Subscription Rates Notice
Established in 1883 by the Gazette Co and Puolenes Daily at 500 Third Ave Cedar Rapids Iowa. Subscription rates: By carrier 45 cents a week. By mail night edition 6 issues 1.10 a month 11 a year. Afternoon and Sunday 7 issues 1.20 a month 12 a year in Iowa borders 17.50 a year other states and U.S. territories 20.50 a year. No mail subscriptions in towns with Gazette carrier service. The Associated Press exclusive to local news and AP dispatch republication.
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the Gazette Co
Puoenes
Third
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S Territories
No Park Rangers in Iowa Hultman Rules
DES MOINES AP State law would need changing before conservation officers could be called by another name. Atty Gen Evan Hultman ruled that the statute requires officers to be known as state conservation officers and does not allow another title.
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Des Moines
Atty
Evan Hultman
William Boswell, Jr
State Conservation Comission
Hultman
Conservation Officers
State Park Rangers
State Conservation Officers
Iowa Public Service OKs Boyden pumping line
The Iowa Public Service Co. of Sioux City won state commerce commission approval Thursday to build and operate 1.5 miles of transmission line in Sioux County to serve a new pumping station in Boyden. Lyon Rural Electric Cooperative objected, saying existing facilities sufficed. The commission said no exclusive franchise is granted and public convenience need not be shown.
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DES Moines
Iowa Public Service Co
Sioux City
Sioux County
State Commerce Commission
Boyden
Lyon Rural Electric Cooperative
Sioux Electric Coopera ‘Tive Assn
Lyon Rural Electric
Playhouse Destroyed By Fire Near Elkader
A fire destroyed a playhouse on the Marie Walz farm two miles west of Elkader. Tenanted by Wilbur Miller the structure contained a heating stove. Cause of the blaze was undetermined as Elkader firemen prevented spread to adjacent farm buildings.
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Elkader
Here
Marie Walz
Wilbur Miller
Manchester couple hurt in highway 13 crash
Richard Rempt and Laverne Power, both of Manchester, were listed in satisfactory condition at a local hospital after the pickup driven by Rempt went out of control and crashed on highway 13 seven miles north of the city Wednesday afternoon.
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Richard Rempt
Laverne Power
Rempt
Highway 13
Here
Sure Way Against Cuba Is Attack Says Gross
Rep. I R Gross urges invading Cuba to stop missile threat. He argues hundreds of missiles could be hidden underground and moved by submarines or cargo ships, and says only occupation and a non socialist government can ensure security.
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Washington
I. R. Gross
Lowa
U.S
Gross
Rockefeller Leads Iowa Delegates in 1964 GOP Nomination Picks
Iowa delegates favor New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller as the odds-on favorite for the 1964 Republican presidential nomination with 28 of 41 votes. Barry Goldwater second with six votes, followed by George Romney and other named candidates, per the Iowa Daily Press Association survey.
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Des Moines
Iowa
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
G.O.P. Press
Des Moines Iowa Delegates Favor Rockefeller at GOP Caucus
Des Moines reports show Iowa Republican delegates at the last national convention giving 28 votes to Gov. Nelson Rockefeller, 6 to Sen. Barry Goldwater, 4 to Gov.-elect George Rommey, with 1 vote each for Sen. Thruston Morton Gov.-elect William Scranton and Gov. Hatfield.
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Rocky
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
Michigan
George Romney
Thruston Morton
Kentucky
William Scranton
Pennsylvania
Oregon
Mark Hatfield
Chicago
Iowa Daily Press Assn
Des Moines
Iowa
Nelson Rockefeller
Special Election for State Senator Slated
Des Moines Iowa Gov Norman Erbe set a special election to fill the unexpired term of Sen elect L C Shivvers who died Friday night Former Republican State Chairman Verne Martin said Rockefeller and Hatfield are top candidates with several delegates favoring Hatfield Rockefeller supporters say Rockefeller can defeat Kennedy and his clan dollar in a race. Morton backers praise his chairmanship and stature.
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Morton
Goldwater
London
Rockefeller
Sen
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Kennedy
Bobby
Des Moines
New York
Norman Erbe
New England
Marion
Monroe Cornfield
L. C. Shivvers
Verne Martin
Shivvers
Newton
Carroll Field
Martin
State Board of Control
Ture
100 Hogs Lost in Manchester Farm Fire
A hog house on the Irvin Kintzle farm eight miles northeast of Manchester burned Wednesday. Heat lamp blamed. Losses include 100 hogs 600 bales of straw lumber hog feeders and breeders 3000 bushels of oats and 6000 bushels of corn. Fire departments from Earlville Delaware and Manchester helped extinguish the blaze.
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Manchester
Irvin Kintzle
Kintzle
Earlville
Delaware
Rites Set Saturday for Mrs W C Bud Trefz
Mrs W C Bud Trefz 59 died Wednesday after heart pains. Native of Monticello she married W C Trefz May 12 1926 and the couple farmed. Survived by husband four sons Robert DeWitt Billy Dick Larry, seven grandchildren a sister and five brothers. Services Saturday 2 p m at Peace Lutheran Ryan with burial in Coggon.
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Bud” Trefz
Tina Saathoff
Monticello
Trefz
Robert
DeWitt
Billy
Air Force
North Dakota
Larry
Cogigon
Ricka Wendt
Ryan
Ernest
George Saathoff
Oelwein
John
Bode
Henry
Edward
Mt. Vernon
Peace Lutheran Church
Coggon
Fat Passmore
Services Friday for Lora Grace Oathout
Lora Grace Oathout 78 step mother of Alva Oathout died Monday in Denver Colorado while visiting. A native of Red Oak she married Bert Oathout December 26 1930 who died in 1959. Funeral services Friday at 2 PM in the Oathout chapel.
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Iowa City
Lora Grace Oathout
Alva Oathout
Oathout Funeral Home
Denver
Colo
Red Oak
Bert Oathout
Gene
Oathout
State Fair Board To Meet Saturday In Des Moines
The State Fair Board will convene at 10 a.m. Saturday in Des Moines with the chief item the selection of a new secretary after Lloyd Cunningham retires after 22 years.
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State Fair Board
Des Moines
Lloyd Cunningham
Estherville Native Named Treasury Chief Bank Examiner
R Coleman Egertson 35 of Washington DC, a native of Estherville, has been named chief bank examiner of the U S treasury department.
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Estherville
R. Coleman Egertson
Washington, D.C
U. S. Treasury Department
Dennis O'Keefe Stars in TV Tale of a Forgetful Professor
Dennis O'Keefe stars as a professor who misplaces a corpse in a Jane Wyman Presents episode airing Friday at 11 a.m. on TV 9. The suspenseful plot centers on the professor's frantic efforts to locate the body before the situation blows up.
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Dennis O'Keefe
Jane Wyman
County Denied Right To Grant Flood Easement
DES MOINES AP Marion county loses power to grant the Army Corps of Engineers a flood easement for roads in Marion County tied to the Red Rock Reservoir. County attorney Norman R. Hayes Jr. says 77 miles of secondary roads will be affected, with 32 miles abandoned, 29 retained, and about six relocated or razed. State law offers no easement provision, only leasing or selling unused land.
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Des Moines
Marion County
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Red Rock
Evan Hultman
Norman R. Hayes, Jr
Knoxville
County Board of Supervisors
Hays
Hultman
Cresco Warehouse License Revoked by Commission
The Iowa commerce commission revoked the Cresco warehouse license issued to Elizabeth Lueck as executrix of the Wallace Lueck estate. The firm’s bond was not secured and evidence showed a grain shortage, leading to the license cancellation after a hearing on October 31.
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Des Moines
Elizabeth Lueck
Wallace Lueck
Cresco
State Commerce Commission
Wallace Lueck Grain Co
Strawberry Point Light Contest Winners Named
Strawberry Point announces the Christmas lighting contest results with Leonard Keppler first Henry Fischer second Ray Kuehl third and Delbert Meyer fourth, all residents of nearby areas.
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Strawberry Point
Leonard Keppler
Henry Fischer
Ray Kuehl
Delbert Meyer
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