Iowa Study Finds Mixed Results On School District Reorganization
A four year Iowa study compares reorganized community districts with independent ones and finds no clear cost savings. Per pupil costs rose similarly in both types, though reorganized districts show larger enrollments and narrower cost ranges. The report covers 1954-55 to 1958-59 with figures on pupil teacher ratios and district counts.
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Des Moines
Iowa
I Iona Daily Press Assody
Iowa and Midwest Lead in School District Restructuring
State officials note a steady drop in one room rural schools and district counts. Across the nation the number of districts fell from over 200,000 decades ago to under 40,000 today. Iowa Nebraska and the Dakotas lag in reorganization, though recent years show improvement. In 1954-55 Iowa had 4,417 districts, dropping to 1,575 by 1960-61.
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Iowa
U.S
Nebraska
Dakotas
Bill to Delay School Mergers in Iowa House
Des Moines Iowa United Press International reports Representative Charles Grassley introduces a bill to halt reorganizations of two or more high school districts for 1962 and 1963. The moratorium would stop state aid cuts aimed at forcing mergers while allowing reorganization between districts with and without high schools. Grassley cites falling district counts from 875 to about 562 and public frustration.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
House of Representatives
Charles Grassley
New Hartford
State Board of Education
Grassley
Iowa City Development Group Elects New Officers
The Iowa City Development Group elected Roy Williams of Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. as president succeeding H A Mike Dunlap. James Stewart became vice president and Dave Stech was re-elected treasurer. Three new directors Kent Angerer Robert Davis and Emery Kelley named to guide the nonprofit firm seeking to attract industry and business.
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Iowa City—Business Development, Inc
Iowa City
Roy Williams
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
H. A
Mike” Dunlap
James Stewart
Dave Stech
Business Development
Kent Angerer
River Product Co
Robert Davis
Emery Kelley
Iowa City Man Honored by Arthritis Group
The first Paul Cotton Memorial Awards of the Iowa chapter of the Arthritis and Rheumatism Foundation were given to Dr. William D. Paul of Iowa City and Wendell B. Gibson of Des Moines. Other honors went to Mrs. Ted J. Welch of Cedar Rapids and Dr. Adrian E. Flatt and Dr. Robert D. Gauchat of Iowa City.
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Des Moines
Paul Cotton
Iowa
Arthritis and Rheumatism Foundation
William D. Paul
Iowa City
Wendell B. Gibson
Paul
Department of Physical Medicine
University of Iowa
Gibson
Des Moines Tribune
Cotton
James A. Newsome
Ted J. Welch
Cedar Rapids
Adrian E. Flatt
Robert D. Gauchat
Brothers Sentenced In Iowa City Crimes
Iowa City men Norman James Smith and Lee Raymond Smith pled guilty to assault and theft counts, receiving one year terms in Anamosa reformatories or county jail. Norman Smith, 27, got up to one year for assault with intent to do great bodily harm. Lee Smith, 20, got up to one year for theft of four guns. Donald G. Matthes, 18, received up to ten years for car theft after pleading guilty.
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Iowa City
Clair Hamilton
Norman James Smith
Anamosa Men’s Reformatory
Ralph Neuzil
Smith
Norman Smith
Alva Hunter
Norman
Lee Raymond Smith
Albert Ranshaw
Tiffin
Anamosa Reformatory
Donald G. Matthes
Oakdale
Burkett-Rhinehart
South Riverside Drive
Burlington
Fire damages Lisbon Wilson supermarket during tile work
A small explosion from a match while workers laid a new tile floor at the Wilson supermarket in Lisbon caused a fire that damaged the store and goods by several thousand dollars. No injuries were reported and the blaze was controlled with two extinguishers before the fire department arrived. Alfred Wilson owns the store.
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the Gazette
Lisbon
Wilson
Alfred Wilson
Iowa City Appeals Street Assessment Changes Filed
Iowa City district court holds three new appeals to 1960 street paving special assessments. Emil Rabas challenges a $902 Jefferson Street paving bill. Charlies Alber and Martha Haslisky contest a $1,109 Jefferson Street charge. Burrell and Myra Amlong dispute a $394 Hudson Avenue paving assessment.
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Gazette
Iowa City
City of
Emil Rabas
Jefferson Street
Charlies
Martha Alberhasky
Burrell
Myra Amlong
Hudson Avenue
Mr. Business Man sales multiply through Gazette Want Ads
A business person expands reach using Gazette Want Ads to boost sales and visibility. The notice highlights practical advertising as a route to grow customer base and revenue.
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Gazette
Infant Burned by Toddlers Bathing Brother
Two preschool boys put their 14 month old brother Mark Allen in a bathtub with 3 to 4 inches of hot water. The infant was in critical condition with scalded flesh on the abdomen torso legs arms and hands. Tommy Rumbaugh four and Michael three believed they were helping by giving the baby a bath before a doctor visit.
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Des Moines
UPI
Tommy Rumbaugh
Michael
Mark Allen
Tommy
Johnson Employee Named in Four Suits Over Fatal Crash
Lawsuits totaling 216628 filed in district court by the William Hahn family over a February 11, 1959 county road crash near West Branch. Jimmie J. Graham, a Johnson County road employee from Iowa City, is defendant. Sylvia Hahn seeks 20000 as administratrix. Vivian Hahn seeks 150000 for alleged mental impairment and paralysis. Anna Maria Hahn seeks 35000 for severe injuries. William Hahn seeks 11284 for funeral and medical costs.
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Iowa City
William Hahn
Hahn
Johnson
Jimmie J. Graham
West Branch
William T. Hahn
Graham
Young Hahn
Sylvia Hahn
Vivian
Set Hearing on Iowa City Zoning
The public hearing on Iowa City's new zoning ordinance is set for February 16 at 7:30 p.m. in city hall. The proposal follows the Harland Bartholomew plan from a two year land use survey and tightens flood plain rules to allow construction away from river flood zones rated at 25 000 cubic feet per second.
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Iowa City
Planning and Zoning Commission
Harland Bartholomew and Associates
St. Louis
Planning Commission
Iowa Natural Resources Council
Iowa
Iowa Congressmen Split on Rules Committee Vote
In Washington on Tuesday the House approved enlarging the rules committee by 217 to 212. Republicans Bramwell Gross Hoeven Jensen Kyl and Schwengel voted no, while Democrats Coad and Smith supported the measure.
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Washington
Iowa
House
Rules Committee
Bramwell
Gross
Hoeven
Jensen
Kyl
Schwengel
Coad
Smith
Hultman Plans Continued Campaign Against Smut
Iowa attorney general Evan Hultman said on Tuesday he will pursue any court action needed to bar objectionable magazines. The drive follows a federal court victory by his predecessor Governor Norman Erbe last year to keep certain magazines off newsstands.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Evan Hultman
Tues
Hultman
Black Hawk County
Norman Erbe
Legislator Learns Bill Drafting Is Tough Work
Rep. Tom Riley struggles three hours to draft a Cedar Rapids speed limit bill for bridges. He seeks wording that mirrors street limits where adjacent roads differ in length and zone. The measure, once finished, faces House review and possible approval questions.
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Cedar Rapids
Floyd Philbrick
Cedar River
Riley
Bethel Bible Church backs death penalty for murderers
Capital Punishment E congregation of the Bethel Bible church of Des Moines informs Rep. Dewey E. Goode that it unanimously favors the death penalty. The mimeographed statement cites Genesis 9 6 and Romans 13 3 4 as scriptural support for capital punishment.
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Bethel Bible Church of
Des Moines
Dewey E. Goode
R Bloomfield
Rep. Goode
God
Shortage at Malvern Bank Estimated at Fifty Thousand
Malvern AP The shortage in the Malvern Trust and Savings bank linked to the suicide of a bank official is estimated at about 50 000. E W Burdie bank president says the loss will be covered by a 120000 employee fidelity bond and no actual loss will occur. Willard John Willard vice president and cashier was found dead at home with a self inflicted wound.
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Malvern Bank
Malvern
Malvern Trust and Savings Bank
E. W. Burdie
John
E. Willard
Burdie
Fidelity
Three Prisoners Taken From Yellow River Project
Three young men Dick Baker 26 Thomas Smokies 24 and Roger Chase 20 held in Allamakee county jail after being arrested at the Yellow River forest preserve by Sheriff Theodore Rumph. The trio were honor prisoners at the forestry project and admitted taking a project truck Monday night then returning it Tuesday claiming they went on a party. They face return to Anamosa.
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SP Waukon
Anamosa Reformatory
Allamakee County
Yellow River Forest Preserve
Theodore Rumph
Dick Baker
Thomas Smokies
Roger Chase
Anamosa
ISTC Name Change Voted by House
DES MOINES AP The House approves a bill to rename Iowa State Teachers College at Cedar Falls to State College of Iowa by 94 to 2 vote. The change aligns with plans to award liberal arts degrees to non teachers, now moving to the Senate for approval.
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DES Moines
Senate
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
State College of Iowa
Withholding Tax For Iowa People Eyed by Solons
Des Moines Iowa Senate Tax Revision committee discussed a proposed plan to require Iowans to pay state income taxes through a withholding system like the federal method. Sen Carrol Price suggested the idea and estimated a possible $1 million annual increase in revenue. Sen Earl Elijah requested the filing of a bill for broader discussion.
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DES Moines
Iowa laundries licensing bill dies in House committee
Des Moines AP reports a bill allowing cities to license and regulate public coin operated laundries was killed in the Iowa House Cities and Towns committee on Tuesday. Rep. George Rapson said the measure was discriminatory.
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Des Moines
Iowa
George Rapson
Rites Set for W. Craig Tenney
W. Craig Tenney 64 of Mt. Vernon died Tuesday after a long illness. A former Methodist minister, he served churches across Iowa and taught osteopathy after graduating Kirksville College in 1939. Survived by wife Edith 2 sons Craig and Paul a brother and sister 3 grandchildren. Private services Thursday at Baxter Funeral Home.
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MT. Vernon
W. Craig Tenney
Walker
Troy Mills
Spencer’s Grove
Palo
Calmar
Fort Atkinson
Ossian
Burr Oak
Grace Methodist
Dubuque
Kirksville College of
Central City
Memphis
Edith Davidson
Craig
Kcrg-Tv
Cedar Rapids
Paul
Des Moines
Everett Edgar
Grand Junction
Colo
Philip B
Colorado Springs
Baxter Funeral
You haven’t finished reading the paper for want ads
Reader urges completing newspaper perusal to catch the want ads section. The note implies opportunities in classified listings await discovery within the issue.
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Linn County
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Burroughs
3. \. Krall
Ernie Eckert
Fairfax State Savings Bank
Smut
C.R
Willard
Yellow River Project
Solons
Westinghouse
Novak Heating
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