Religion Week Opens Sunday At University Of Iowa
The University of Iowa hosts Religion in Life week from Sunday to February 14 with the theme That ye may have abundant life. Sponsored by the Student Christian Council, the event features 10 visiting speakers from the Federal Council of Churches and activities across Iowa City churches.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Student Christian Council
Helen Zimmerman
Waterloo
Federal Council of Churches
Bryan Green
Holy Trinity
London
Henry Jones
Dodge Community House
Detroit
Gonzalo Baez
Hawley to Speak at University of Iowa Graduation
Maj. Gen. Paul R. Hawley, chief of the U S army medical service, will address the University of Iowa commencement as medical and dental degrees are awarded on March 15. The ceremony occurs later than other university units to align with those terms.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Paul R. Hawley
U.S. Army Medical Service
Tama Boosters Club to Hear Rod Selby Speaker
Rodney Q. Selby of Des Moines executive secretary of the Iowa Development Commission will speak at Tama Commercial Club’s annual meeting on February 13. He will discuss industrial decentralization. Tama attorney John Hyland will serve as toastmaster. High school students will present musical numbers.
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TAMA
Rodney Q. Selby
Des Moines
Iowa Development Commission
Tama Commercial Club
John Hyland
Tipton Struggles Without Rail Service After Derailment
Tipton has lacked railroad service since January 29. A North Western snowplow arrived a week ago, leaving Stanwood to handle coal and freight by truck. A freight train derailed about three miles north of Tipton, halting any regular service.
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Tipton
North Western
Stanwood
Enrollment at Iowa U reaches 9628 for 1946 47
University of Iowa reports 9628 students for the second semester 1946 47. 6767 men and 2861 women. Units breakdown shows Liberal Arts 5928 Graduate 1286 Engineering 629 Commerce 537 Law 387 Medicine 323 Nursing 262 Pharmacy 143 Dentistry 133.
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Iowa City
INS
University of Iowa
Virgil Hancher
Iowa Deaths Sweep Through North English Tipton Oelwein Keystone
Multiple obituary notices from Iowa towns report deaths and funeral details. Celia Hendrickson of North English. Margaret Ann Wintermute of Cedar County with service in Tipton. O F Schroeder of Oelwein buried in Elgin Illinois. Hans Peterson of Keystone with services in Keystone and St John’s Lutheran church. Surviving relatives include spouses and children as listed.
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Celia Hendrickson
Hilda Mahannah
Tipton
Margaret Ann Wintermute
Cedar County
Sheets
Red Oak Grove
Scotland
Oelwein
O. F. Schroeder
Elgin
Ill
C.G.W. Railroad
Railroad
Chicago
Keystone
Hans Peterson
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Keystone Cemetery
Peterson
Lizzie Allers
Kane Township
George Raabe
Belle Plaine
Charles
Homer Township
Wil
Keystone Figures Named in Local Obituary Fragment
Liam Vinton mentions two sisters Mrs Em ma Knipp and Mrs H F Albers and a brother William Allers, all of Keystone, in a memorial item.
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Liam, Vinton
Emma Knipp
H. F. Albers
William Allers
Keystone
70 Million Volt Synchrotron Planned for Iowa State
Iowa State College received state board approval to acquire a 70 million volt synchrotron for electrons and X rays. The installation supports the Institute for Atomic Research under Dr. F H Spedding and will serve physics chemistry and electrical engineering departments. The device, similar in concept to the cyclotron, will produce high energy radiations for nuclear studies and electronics research and mirrors work at General Electric in Schenectady.
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Ames
Iowa State College
State Board of Education
Charles E. Finley
Iowa State College Institute For Atomic Research
F. H. Spedding
General Electric Research Laboratory
Schenectady
N. Y
Three More FM Radio Permits Granted
The Federal Communications Commission granted FM radio construction permits Thursday to Independent Broadcasting Company Des Moines Lee Radio Inc Mason City Ia and Inland Broadcasting Company Omaha.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Independent Broadcasting Company
Des Moines
Lee Radio, Inc
Mason City
Inland Broadcasting Company
Omaha
Iowa Independent Telephone Assn Reelects Officers
All officers and directors of the Iowa Independent Telephone Association were re-elected at the annual meeting in Des Moines. Directors include H. B. Melick of West Liberty and J. P. Walters of Toledo.
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DES Moines
Iowa Independent Telephone Association
H. B. Melick
West Liberty
J. P. Walters
Toledo
Second Hotel Fire Safety Bill Offered
DES MOINES Iowa Rep John Duffy proposes a new hotel fire safety bill that would raise penalties to five years in prison or a $5000 fine or both for violations. The bill follows the Canfield hotel fire in Dubuque last June that killed 19. Another measure would shift fire inspection duties to the fire marshal. Nine other bills were introduced in the house, including salary limits for county superintendents of schools and renaming highway 6 the G A R highway.
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Des Moines
Iowa
John Duffy
Canfield
Dubuque
Department of Agriculture
Grand Army of the Republic
Tax Bill Aimed At Clubs Passes Iowa House
The Iowa House voted 76 to 24 to strip property tax exemptions from fraternal social and veterans groups that sell liquor or operate gambling devices for profit. The measure would deny exemptions to properties housing federal liquor permits or devices not lawfully permitted under state law. Organizations must file exemption claims with the tax commission. The House also approved a postwar taxation study bill to exempt $900 in taxable valuation of household goods from taxation, by a vote of 86 to 6.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Senate
Tax Commission
House
Taxation Study Committee
Iowa Senate pushes state liquor stores referendum bill
A local option bill introduced in the Iowa senate proposes a voter referendum on whether state liquor stores should operate by city county or town. Elections would be triggered by a petition from 25 percent of voters and only one such election could occur every two years. Senator Ralph Zastrow leads a six member group backing the measure. Also a separate bill would raise driver license permits from fifty cents to two dollars.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa Senate
Board of Supervisors
Ralph Zastrow
Charles City
Frank Byers
Cedar Rapids
Leo Eithen
Fertile
Oldest Iowa graduate honored in Beverly Hills note
Mrs. I P Wil son 94 of Beverly Hills Calif is named oldest living University of Iowa graduate. She earned a bachelor of didactics degree and received the distinction in a ceremonial acknowledgement.
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Iowa City
I. P. Wilson
Beverly Hills
Calif
University of Iowa
Two Waterloo Men Die Sudden in Snow Shoveling and Heart Attack
Two Waterloo men died Thursday from heart attacks. Max Petrie collapsed while shoveling snow. Robert Ingersoll, 70, longtime Illinois Central boiler inspector, also died suddenly.
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Waterloo
INS
Max Petrie
Robert Ingersoll
Illinois Central Railroad
Veteran Killed Four Hurt in Iowa Falls Crash
Ralph Burton a 26 year old navy veteran died from injuries after a car-truck collision at the edge of Iowa Falls Thursday night. Four other people in the car were injured including Burton’s wife with a fractured pelvis, Mr and Mrs Lawrence Meyer with cuts and bruises, and Helen Van Houten an Iowa Falls High School instructor with facial injuries. William Wolf 68 of Ackley the truck driver was cut and bruised.
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Iowa Falls
INS
Ralph Burton
Burton
Lawrence Meyer
Helen van Houten
William Wolf
Ackley
Golden Wedding of Mr and Mrs Charles VY Dautremont
Mr and Mrs Charles VY Dautremont celebrate their golden wedding anniversary with a 8 am Mass at St Marys church and a noon dinner for 50 relatives. Open house follows. they are parents of Norbert Elmer Adrian Mrs Dorothy Fitzsimmons and Clement Dautremont, with 10 grandchildren and a great grandson. Mr Dautremont served as postmaster during the Wilson administration.
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Riverside
Charles VY. Dautremont
St. Mary’s Church
Dautremonts
Norbert
Elmer
Adrian Dautremont
Dorothy Fitzsimmons
Cedar Rapids
Clement Dautremont
Iowa Senate Backs Down On Rum Tax
DES MOINES Iowa senate votes 33 to 16 to distribute eight percent of liquor commission gross sales to cities towns and counties with five percent to cities and towns and three percent to counties The chamber drops the eight percent tax plan and agrees funds come from sales not an extra levy The vote ends with opposition from a list of senators and the bill origin with a five percent base.
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Des Moines
ULP
Iowa Senate
Liquor Commission
George Faul
House
Senate
Barkley
Clem
Dykhouse
Elthon
Findlay
Fishbaugh
Foster
Klein
Knudson
Lee
Linnevold
Musmaker
A. Miller
Lucas
Rockhill
Schluter
Senate Amends Bill On Gross Sales Percent Clause
The bill changes the percentage to five percent of gross sales and returns to the house. If the house rejects the Senate amendment and the Senate does not recede, a conference committee will be formed to resolve the differences.
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House
Senate
Notice of Apportement of Executrix in Iowa
State of Iowa Linn County notice of appointment of Lena D Smith as executrix of James W Smith estate dated January 23. Debts must be paid to the executrix and claims filed with Linn County District Court. The text names Crissman and Pleakley as associated parties.
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State of
Iowa
Linn County
Jana
James Wmith
Gorm
Lena D. Smith
Executrix
Crissman and
Pleakley
Ae Eee
Belle Plaine Man Given 90 Day Jail Sentence
Belle Plaine resident Michael John Bevins was fined 300 dollars, jailed 90 days in Benton county jail for drunk driving, with 90 day license suspension and court costs. Verlyn Harty of Keystone received 30 days in jail for driving while license was suspended and remains held for grand jury action on a driving charge.
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Gazette
Vinton
Michael John Bevins
Belle Plaine
B. F. Thomas
Benton County
Bevins
Verlyn Harty
Keystone
Justice of the Peace
Fred Rose
Harty
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Rod Selby
Cash & Carry Price Stores
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DIAL
By Angelo
Iowa U
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NPTON
Lipton
New York
ISC
Cartwright
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