Daily Record Temperatures and Iowa Weather Summary
The daily report lists temperatures for several cities including Minneapolis New Orleans New York Omaha Phoenix Seattle and LaCrosse with forecast notes for Iowa and surrounding states. It notes partly cloudy conditions in the south and mostly cloudy in the north with light snow likely in extreme north and northeast portions Tuesday night into Wednesday and possible snow northwest late Wednesday. It also lists recent bills and legislative actions in Iowa along with birth notices and obituaries from towns such as Norway Plaine xford Junction Williamsburg and Strawberry Point.
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Eisenhower proposes federal role in school construction drive
The proposal outlines a 150 million dollar state reserve, a 200 million dollar federal grant for three years to districts with need and low local income, and federal financing for half of state program administrative costs. It notes over 300,000 existing unusable classrooms and a need to build at least 50,000 new rooms yearly.
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Eisenhower
State Board of Public Instruction
Khrushchev interests clash in Soviet leadership reshuffle
Experts note the strong support for a top leader who nominated Bulganin as Khrushchev avoids direct takeoff. Malenkov leads a parade after confessing failure and resignation, suggesting a purge but without executions. The scene signals divergence from strict Stalinist methods under successors.
Services for C F Clark Cedar Rapids lawyer and legislator
Death notice for C F Clark of 510 Knollwood SE Cedar Rapids, a lawyer and legislator, who died Sunday in St. Petersburg Florida. Services at Turner chapel Thursday at 1 30 p.m. conducted by Rev J Richard Wagner. Burial in Oak Hill cemetery. Visitation after 6 p m Wednesday.
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Knollwood Drive
Cedar Rapids
St. Petersburg
Fla
Turner Chapel
J. Richard Wagner
First Congregational Church
Mt. Herman Lodge
A. F
A. M
Oak Hill Cemetery
World War II Veteran Norton Olesen Dies
Norton George Olesen of 1811 Fourth Avenue SE, a Collins Radio auditor and World War II veteran, died Monday. Funeral services will be held at the Methodist Church in Hawkeye at 2 p.m. Thursday, with burial in West Union Cemetery. The body was moved from Turner Chapel to Emerson Funeral Home in Hawkeye on Tuesday.
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Arthur J. Skinner
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Williamsburg
Julia M. Podhasky
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Strawberry Point
Wesley Forsythe
Gill Funeral Home
Noble Cemetery
West Union
John Johnson
Burnham Wood Funeral Home
West Union Cemetery
Columbus Junction
Isaac Drake
Stacy Funeral Home
Brandon
Amanda Naylor
Brandon Cemetery
Norton George Olesen
Fourth Avenue SE
Collins Radio
Methodist
Hawkeye
Turner Chapel
Emerson Funeral Home
Services for Oldrich Andrle Set in Brush Chapel
Oldrich Andrle died Monday at the home of James Riddle near North Liberty. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Brush chapel conducted by Rev. Zdenek F. Pauk. Burial is planned at Sulek Cemetery near Shueyville. Friends may call at the chapel.
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James Riddle
North Liberty
Brush Chapel
Zdenek F. Pauk
Sulek Cemetery
Shueyville
Romizer Services Scheduled in Phoenix for Joe S. Romizer
Services for Joe S. Romizer of 1210 Third Street SE will be held at Kuba funeral home at 2 p.m. Thursday. Burial follows at Oak Hill cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Wednesday.
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Phoenix, Ariz
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Oak Hill Cemetery
Clifford Niles Funeral Services Scheduled in Anamosa
Anamosa Iowa Clifford L Niles 76 died Monday time of funeral services changed to 2 p m Wednesday at his home. Body at McNamara funeral home until Wednesday morning. Burial in Riverside cemetery. Family suggests gifts to Mercy of Anamosa. Originally set for 2 30 p m Wednesday.
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Clifford L. Niles
McNamara Funeral Home
Riverside Cemetery
Smay
No Laws Found Barring Liquor Sale Promoting
Iowa Atty. Gen. Dayton Countryman said he is unsure the law bars a state employee from promoting a liquor brand. He noted statutes are unclear while Gov. Hoegh orders a probe by the attorney general and the State Bureau of Criminal Investigation into reports a former official received over $1,000 to influence liquor sales. A separate claim alleged about $2,200 cash payments in a bid to place a brand in Iowa stores, with funds possibly used for political campaigns.
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Dayton Countryman
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Liquor Control Commission
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Des Moines Register
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State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Railroads Prepare Electrical Gate System For City Power Failure
The Rock Island proposes a closed circuit automatic gate system to control crossings during city power outages. They will install and maintain it and bill three other roads for their share. A Monday meeting aimed to include high railroad officials and district superintendents to discuss solutions for Fourth street and possible track removals near Fifth avenue.
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Fourth Street
Fifth Avenue
Railroads back automatic crossing gates plan with staged rollout
Railroad officials claim automatic warning devices can replace flagmen at crossings, enabling 20 to 25 mph train flow and 24 hour protection. City leaders weigh gradual adoption versus full immediate install, aiming to reduce auto-train collisions and standardize crossing protection. Mayor Sedlacek plans a Quad Cities visit to study their system before the next council session.
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Cedar Rapids
Milo Sedlacek
Man Ignored New York Traffic Notices
Anton Mirat of Omaha said he has never been in New York and decided to ignore two traffic violation notices from a New York court demanding $10. He stated he has no knowledge of the alleged offenses.
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Omaha
Anton Miratsky
New York
Iowa House seats disputed after oath actions in Des Moines
Rep. Jack McCoy admitted swearing in Wade McReynolds to a seat not yet qualified by the attorney general. The move prompted a referral to the house credentials committee as illness kept McReynolds from appearing. The case raises questions on holdovers and potential special elections for Wapello County.
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Des Moines
Jack McCoy
Ottumwa
McCoy
Iowa
McReynolds
Wapello County
General Assembly
Boards of Supervisors
William F. Denman
School Board Seeks Cost Forecasts for Two Cedar Rapids Highs
Cedar Rapids school leaders moved to task architects with producing a definite cost prediction for both planned senior high schools. The action follows display of final preliminary plans and aims to guide bidding. Officials expect no budget overrun but may trim features once bids and funds are known.
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Cedar Rapids
W. Sandoe Jordan
B. A. Jensen
Cedar Rapids approves teacher pay raise and new benefits
The Cedar Rapids board voted a $600 raise for teachers plus experience credits and sick leave limits. Supervisory staff also received raises, with directors now earning up to $8,250 and other officials increasing by $490 to $500 yearly. Teachers reacted with disappointment, noting salaries remain low vs other states and warning hiring could suffer next year without more funds in the 1955-56 budget.
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Clyde Parker
Hale C. Reid
Ruie B. Doolin
Fred Winter
John E. Hutchins
LeRoy
Joe Suma
Bina Clapp
Henry E. Kunz
Frank Stepanek
Harry Michel
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Linn County Education Debate Flags Higher School Spending
Teachers pressed for a larger raise citing Linn county figures. Education funding at 5.808 million exceeds spending on cigarettes 5.466 million and beer 6.254 million. The school board, with five members present, approved a $250 raise and directed study of further pay for master's degree holders.
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Linn County
Dr. Kesler
W. Sandoe Jordan
H. Franklin Kemp
B. A. Jensen
Ben H. Peterson
David W. Lehti
Eliot O. Waples
Kesler
Work Together Gov Hoegh Calls Iowa Commerce Heads
Des Moines Gov Hoegh met with Iowa State Commerce Commission members to quell dissension after six employees were fired last week. He stressed shared responsibility and urged the panel to work harmoniously within government and the governor's office while planning to meet again soon. He denied aiming to cut staff, noting proposed budget increases of eight thousand dollars annually for the commission.
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Des Moines
Hoegh
Iowa State Commerce Commission
Carl B. Reed
John Tallman
John M. Ropes
Commission
Excessive Bathhouse Rates Draw Mexican Press Fire
La Prensa in Mexico City blasted monopolists running public bathhouses for charging excessive rates. The paper cites a price of two cents per bath in U S currency as the benchmark.
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Mexico City
la Prensa
How Top Soviet Names Sounded
Three leading Soviet figures are pronounced as Bulganin Nee-kol-eye bool-gah-neen Malenkov Gee-yor-gee Mal-yen-koff with possible accent on the first syllable in Malenkov and Krushchev Ni-kee-ta Hroosh-cheoff.
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Nikolai Bulganin
Nee-kol-eye
Bool-Gah’-Neen
Georgi Malenkov
Nikita Krushchev
Land Bank to Offer Eight Agriculture Scholarships
The Federal Land Bank of Omaha will provide eight $300 scholarships to high school seniors entering agricultural college this fall. H A Viergutz president says the program, sponsored by the land bank and 167 National Farm Loan associations in the district, will award two scholarships to students in each state: Iowa Nebraska South Dakota and Wyoming.
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Federal Land Bank of Omaha
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Nebraska
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Wyoming
Bubble Gum Used In Church Thefts
In Boston Lorenzo E Morin aged 29 was sentenced to two months in the house of correction for robbing church poor boxes. He used a cane tipped with bubble gum to lift coins by lighting a candle at the altar and kneeling in prayer while the cane entered the box.
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Lorenzo E. Morin
House of Correction
Second Meteor Seen Across Sky In Utah Night
SALT LAKE CITY AP residents spotted a blazing meteor flashing across the sky for the second night in a row Monday night.
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AEC Vetoes Dixon Junking
AEC chairman Strauss said the commission met last Saturday and by a majority vote refused to cancel the Dixon-Yates contract. The Senate atomic energy committee had urged cancellation, with likely a 2-1 split since Murray is known to favor cancellation and Libby was the third member.
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Lewis L. Strauss
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Willard F. Libby
Linda Christian Sued for Jewels
Los Angeles AP Linda Christian estranged wife of Tyrone Power faces a lawsuit filed by Van Cleef and Arpels for the return of 132500 dollars in jewelry. The firm says a 100000 check from Robert H. Schlesinger bounced and Christian claimed the pieces were given to her. Items include a 35000 platinum bracelet a 44500 platinum ring and a 53000 necklace.
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Linda Christian
Tyrone Power
New York
van Cleef and Arpels, Inc
Robert H. Schlesinger
Milwaukee
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