Iowa Liquor Board Plans Wine Taste Test For Policy
Des Moines AP report says the Iowa Liquor Commission will display private wine samples for taste testing and chemical analysis before deciding policy on purchases. Commission members review requested samples from 21 suppliers including Iowa Wine Co. and Council Bluffs Grape Growers Assoc., with price comparisons and volume considerations.
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Des Moines
State Liquor Commission
Coburn
Commission
Capital Fund Drive Aims to Free Hawkeye Downs From Debt
Edwin C. Evans, Hawkeye Downs finance chair, urges a capital improvement drive to eliminate debt on the Farm Youth Center and fund a new water system. The plan includes final payments on the $89,000 youth center, a reservoir, and other improvements to handle growing winter shows and year round activity at the Cedar Rapids venue.
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Hawkeye Downs Capital Improvement Fund
Edwin C. Evans
Hawkeye Downs Finance Committee
Evans
The
Downs
Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
Farm Youth Center
Boy Scouts Stage Fair in West Liberty 40th Anniversary
Special to The Gazette West Liberty scouts prepare a fair this week to mark the 40th anniversary of Scouting. Fifty nine exhibits include scout made articles and hobby collections. A four tier cake decorated by Cub Scout den mothers features an 18 by 24 bottom layer. There are 38 Cub and 29 Boy and Explorer Scouts in West Liberty with den mothers named Mines Howard Nelson Wilson Hildebrand Frank Toburen Charles Nortman John Rohner and Raymond James.
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West Liberty
Howard Nelson
Wilson Hildebrand
Frank Toburen
Charles Nortman
John Rohner
Raymond James
Boyle To Be Speaker At Jackson Day Feast
DES MOINES AP Democratic National Chairman William M Boyle Jr will address the Jackson day dinner in Des Moines on March 18. He will also meet with party leaders during his visit, State Chairman Jake More said. The event expected about 1 200 guests. Boyle previously served as executive vice chairman and became national chairman after McGrath resigned to become attorney general.
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Des Moines
William M. Boyle, Jr
Boyle
Jake More
More
Sen
J. Howard McGrath
Battle Between Birds Ends With Death In House
In Oakland Iowa AP report two fighting birds a hawk and a starling collided through a storm window and a house pane. The starling died and the hawk later died in the Leonard Shanno home leaving Mrs. Shanno to replace $8 in broken glass.
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Oakland
Leonard Shanno
Shanno
Iowa To Receive Airport Funds From Reallocation Pool
Washington AP reports Iowa will gain 150,784 dollars in federal airport funds from a reallocation of unused balances from 1947 to 1949. The money comes from states that had leftover funds and will be redistributed. Iowa’s share allocation among its airports is not yet announced.
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Washington
Iowa
District of Columbia
Brandon merchant turns log into fine wood sculpture art
Jesse M. George, a 50-year-old Brandon merchant, carves a seven-foot native walnut log into human figures in his spare time. Self taught and influenced by books, he has produced wood and alabaster pieces over 13 years, including a notable "Huntress" and the paired "Fisher" figure, with the latter praised as one of his best works.
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Brandon
Jesse George
Cy John Reynolds
Randon
Jesse M. George
Iowa
George
Abraham Lincoln
Rodin
Iowa Fuel Coordinator Finds Own Supply Low
DES MOINES AP Rod ney Q Selby Iowa fuel coordinator had a coal hunting problem at his home Saturday after a month of searching for Iowa communities He found his own coal bin nearly depleted about one day s supply He expected to locate more coal despite the scarcity noting it would be stoker coal the scarcest of all but remained confident he would find some coal.
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Des Moines
Rodney Q. Selby
Iowa
Selby
Larsen Hall Reopens as Men Dormitory at Luther College
Old Larsen, named for Laur Larsen, is back as the Luther College men’s dorm after Brandthall’s completion and women moving out. Built 1906-07, the three story red brick building now houses 150 men and retains science classrooms and the resident head’s apartment.
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Larsen
Luther College
Larsen Hall
Laur. Larsen
Brandthall
Start Bridge Project on Upper Iowa River
Army engineers began the Dry Run flood control project on the Upper Iowa River near Decorah. They blocked the bridge approaches Tuesday noon as work to raise the twin bridges seven feet progresses over about 120 days. Traffic will cross the river ice if it supports weight while new ramps are built.
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Decorah
Dry Run
Iowa River
Iowa Educator Named To Flying Classroom Trip
B C Berg Newton superintendent of schools was chosen as Iowa’s representative for Michigan State college’s flying classroom program. He joins 67 other educators from across the nation in a six week study leaving March 20 from New York to visit 11 European countries.
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East Lansing
Mich
B. C. Berg
Newton
Iowa
Michigan State College
Europe
Carl M. Horn
Berg
New York
Union Reject Demand By Business Lines In Ottumwa
Ottumwa City Lines and the AFL bus drivers union rejected a business group request to resume service on a temporary basis. The dispute centers on a 20 cent hourly wage increase and a court review of the city's revocation of the jitney license with a hearing set for next Wednesday. National City Lines, Inc. is the parent company.
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Ottumwa
Ottumwa City Lines
AFL
John Moon
Company
Atorney
Lester Parcel
National City Lines, Inc
Chicago
Hutchinson Resigns Cornell Latin Greek Chair
Dr. Mark Eastwood Hutchinson resigns as professor of Latin and Greek at Cornell college effective late last week and seeks treatment at University hospital in Iowa City. Dr. David Martin Key named visiting professor in the classics, arriving in Mt. Vernon to assume duties Monday.
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MT. Vernon
Mark Eastwood Hutchinson
Cornell College
Russell D. Cole
Hutchinson
University Hospital
Iowa City
Cole
David Martin Key
Birmingham Southern College
Birmingham
Ala
Key
Millsaps College
Jackson
Miss
Birmingham Southern
Mt. Union College
Alliance
Ohio
Fulton
Central College
Fayette
Central
University of Chicago
Gen Grahl Unhurt In Sideswipe Accident
Brig. Gen. Charles Grahl adjutant general of Iowa escaped injury when his car sideswiped a semi on Highway 6 near Newton. The passenger vehicle was badly damaged according to Highway Patrolman Max Schmeling.
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Newton
Charles Grahl
Iowa
Here
Max Schmeling
Bank assets total 1.58 billion in Iowa 1949
Des Moines AP reports Iowa state chartered banks end 1949 with total assets of 1,584,526,935, down 13,915,853 from 1948. Deposits at year end were 1,479,980,996, down 23,163,113. loans rose to 449,399,473, up 38,615,951.
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Des Moines
N. P. Black
Iowa
Black
U.S
Bar Association Deferred on Switzer Appointment
The Iowa Bar Association will not state its position on the Southern Iowa district federal judgeship until Tuesday or Wednesday as secretary canvasses the board of governors. Senate Judiciary Chair Pat McCarran asked for any opinion on Carroll O. Switzer, amid Sen. Gillette's strong objections to Truman’s recess appointment.
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Iowa Bar Association
Southern Iowa
T. M. Ingersoll
Cedar Rapids
Association
Pat McCarran
Dnev
Senate Judiciary Committee
President Truman
Carroll O. Switzer
Guy M. Gillette
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Iowa Liquor Board
Dwight McCormack
William S. Beardsley
Iowa Wine Company of
Council Bluffs Grape Growers Association
Iowa Wine Company
Council Bluffs Association
Boy Scouts
Associated Press
Iowa Future Teachers Association
P Greer
Audubon
Nancy Rosche
Hal DeGood
Fairfield
Patty
Ottumwa Heights Junior College
Art
Vinton
Rock Island Railroad
King’s Crown Plaster Company
Electrical Service Company
Waterloo
Morris
Mark Hutchinson
Cornell
Gen. Grahl
Federal
U. S
Switzer
G.O.P
Robert K. Goodwin
Goodwins
Redfield,a
Goodwin
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