Iowa Veterans Bonus Board Drafts Rules for 85 Million Payment
Des Moines Iowa veterans celebrate progress as the Iowa Veterans Bonus Board begins drafting regulations for the 85 million bonus program. Officials cite lessons from Ohio Illinois and Michigan to shape residence definitions proof of service and processing timelines. The board anticipates a 270000 claims workload and expects some cases to take up to a year to finalize.
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Des Moines Firm Settles 21 G I Housing Complaints
Area Rent Director John Beller reports a Des Moines contracting firm settled 21 GI home buyer complaints for 35300. The company repurchased nine homes from veterans and paid 5300 in cash for the remaining twelve. Settlement awaits approval by the Housing Expediter in Chicago. This action is the first in a broader investigation of 206 housing complaints by veterans.
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Two Men Dead in Stock Truck Near Donnelson
AP report says two Grinnell men Al Pollock and Floyd Beeson were found in the cab of a stock truck by a passing motorist around 6 30 am on highway 218 two miles south of Donnelson. Deputy Coroner R E Agnew says carbon monoxide fumes caused the deaths. The truck owned by Ray Dayton of Malcom. Investigators believe they pulled off to rest and were overcome. Bodies sent to Agnew funeral home in Donnelson.
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R E. Agnew
Lee County
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Malcom
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Former County Auditor Short $1129 in Cash
State Field Auditor Paul Loomis reported a 1947 cash shortage of 1129 dollars by former Bremer County auditor H J Stumme. The loss arose from dog license funds not turned over and diverted for personal use. Stumme resigned after 23 years. Stumme made restitution of the full amount.
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Bill Te Doom Slots Now in Iowa Senate
A bill in the Iowa senate would revoke licenses of establishments possessing gambling machines on site after a hearing. Sen J Ken dall Lynes of Plainfield sponsors the measure drafted by Attorney General Robert Larson for former Gov Robert Blue. It requires peace officers to inspect premises and report gambling devices to licensing authorities. Possession alone, not use, would trigger revocation. Devices listed include slot machines roulette wheels Klondike tables poker tables punchboards and other chance devices.
Two Women Establish Precedents at Iowa U
Iowa City report notes two women in the mid year graduation of about 630 at the University of Iowa. Florence Tam 28 from Honolulu becomes the first Hawaiian to earn a master of arts in sociology. Jean Austin 31 from Montreal has two degrees in three years and a baby, Terry, eight months old.
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Student Killed In Car Train Crash At Lemars
One Westmar college student was killed and three others injured when their car collided with an Illinois Central locomotive in Lemars. The deceased was Elmer Ketterling of Streeter, North Dakota.
Birthday Dinner for Iowa’s Famous Gillette Brothers
Senator Guy M. Gillette and Admiral Claude Gillette will share a joint birthday dinner tonight in the Shoreham Hotel, arranged by the senator’s staff. The Gillette brothers typically celebrate their shared birthdays when possible, and this year circumstances allow them to do so together.
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Claude Gillette
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Gillettes
Chinese Couple Enroll At University of Iowa
Two students from Nanking China arrive on the University of Iowa campus to begin graduate study for the new semester. Pei Wei Cheng 28 and his wife 25 will study journalism and voice respectively. Cheng graduates from Nanking University 1946 and his wife from Ginling College 1947.
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Nanking
China
University of Iowa
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Cheng
Nanking University
Ginling College
Savings Bond Sales Decline in Iowa for 1948
Iowa sales of series E F and G savings bonds in December totaled 22 623 810 dollars and the year’s total reached 245 577 682. State director Roger F Warin said 1948 sales were about 15 percent below 1947 while declines for series E were under four percent. He cited crop damage and bank deposit shrinkage as factors. The figure excludes 40 million dollars invested by banks insurance companies and other investors in series F and G during a security loan drive.
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Iowa
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Des Moines Real Estate Leader Lewis Jester Dies in Car Crash
Services will be held Thursday for Lewis A. Jester 75 Des Moines a noted real estate and insurance man who died Tuesday near Camp Dodge from a heart ailment while driving his car.
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Reverend Andrew Kurth to Speak at Mt Vernon Dinner
The Rev. Andrew Kurth of Cedar Rapids will address the Men’s Brotherhood at the Presbyterian church Thursday evening. He plans to share insights from his recent European trip.
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