Judge Bans Press Photos in Fraud Trial
Judge Henry N. Graven restricted press photographers during the fraud trial of William and Mrs. William Stanley. The prohibition followed a Tuesday scuffle between witness Curtis Larson and photographer Chuck Sorlein, who claimed Larson grabbed his camera and pinned his arm to prevent film removal. Larson testified he was bilked out of 5600 dollars by his prospective fiancée, identified as Mrs. Stanley, who vanished with his life savings.
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Mason City
INS
William Stanley
Henry N. Graven
Graven
Curtis Larson
Kasson
Minn
Chuck” Sorlein
Mason City Globe Gazette
Sorlein
Larson
Federal
Husky Minnesotan
L. E. Diamond
Diamond
Sorlin
Stanley
Reths Celebrate Golden Wedding in Manchester
Mrs and Mrs Fred Reth mark fifty years of marriage with a family dinner in Manchester attended by their four sons, four daughters, and eight grandchildren. The couple formerly farmed near Earlville for 48 years before retiring to Manchester. Three daughters married three Meiners brothers: Mrs Franklin Meiners Tripoli, Mrs Fred Meiners Manchester, and Mrs Edwin Meiners Clear Lake.
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Manchester
Fred Reth
Reths
Earlville
Franklin Meiners
Tripoli
Fred Meiners
Edwin Meiners
Clear Lake
Widow to hold farm sale for Henry Chavis
The late Henry W Chavis will have his household goods and farm equipment sold at a public sale on February 17 at the Chavis farm one mile south of Ames. Mrs Chavis, who ran the Ames Canning Company, will oversee the sale. Chavis was found shot to death outside his farm home last November 8. No arrests have been made and several people, including Mrs Chavis, submitted to detector tests.
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Ames (Ap
Henry W Chavis
Chavis
Ames Canning Company
Iowa college students adopt five or seven day meal plan
The Iowa state board of education allowed upperclassmen at Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls and at the University of Iowa and Iowa State College to choose five or seven day meal plans in the school cafeteria. Freshmen living in dormitories are excluded. The plan lowers cost on the five day option and lets students decide at semester start. Some students had protested the 21 meals weekly requirement when they go home weekends.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
State Board of Education
University of Iowa
Iowa State College
Henry Shull
Shull
Teachers College
Jury Awards 81000 To Injured Engineer In Railroad Suit
A district court jury in Austin Minnesota awarded Elisha Pace a total of 81000 in damages from Illinois Central railroad. Pace a locomotive engineer testified he fell 10 feet from a tender on April 2 1948 injuring his back and preventing him from returning to work. The railroad denied fault and doctors testified Pace suffered a serious back injury.
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Austin, Minn
Elisha Pace
Council Bluffs
Illinois Central Railroad
Pace
Iowa Town Becomes Six Taverns After Licenses
Davenport report states Le Claire town council approved two more beer licenses, bringing the tavern count to six for a town of about 1,200. Sheriff Walter Bease warned law enforcement will face tougher duties with one tavern for every 200 residents.
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Davenport
Scott County
Walter Bease
le Claire
Bease
County Music Festival At Quasqueton Saturday
The Buchanan county music festival will be held in the school gymnasium Saturday with about 300 school musicians entered. Schools represented include Jesup Independence Brandon Fairbank Rowley Lamont Quasqueton Winthrop and Hazleton.
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Buchanan County
Jesup
Independence
Brandon
Fairbank
Rowley
Lamont
Quasqueton
Winthrop
Hazleton
Runaway Youth Held On Car Theft Charge
Davenport report: 14 year old Robert Schlemmer, who fled after the tractor accident that killed the family dog, is held for Jackson county on a car theft charge. He had disappeared after driving the tractor through Davenport and has spent two months on a farm near Monticella.
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Davenport
Walter H. Bease
Robert Schlemmer
Jackson County
Schlemmer
Waldo Doerscher
Here
Monticella
Food Stores Second In Sales Tax Receipts
Food stores ranked second to general merchandise in Iowa sales tax receipts for Q4 last year. The Tax Commission shows food stores collecting 2,948,608 dollars of total 12,120,804, with general merchandise at 3,285,153 dollars. Food store sales volume reached about 150 million dollars, while general merchandise totalled around 165 million. The 2 percent tax is collected in the quarter after the sales period.
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Des Moines
State Tax Commission
Rites for Pvt Gerlits At Iowa City Friday
West Branch services for Marine Pvt. Francis J. Gerlits 18 killed in action on Okinawa May 9 1945 will be held at 9 am Friday in St Marys church Iowa City He is the son of Mr and Mrs George Gerlits of West Branch He entered service April 1944 and was killed in his first battle Surviving are his parents two brothers Lawrence of Springdale and Richard of West Branch and a sister Mrs George Zeman of Lone Tree.
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West Branch
Francis J. Gerlits
Okinawa
St. Mary’s Church
Iowa City
Gerlits
George Gerlits
Lawrence
Springdale
Richard Gerrits
George Zeman
Lone Tree
Roper Misses Poll Forum as Pneumonia Cancels Appearance
Iowa City University officials report Elmo Roper cannot attend the conference of leading poll takers due to pneumonia. Wilbur Schramm also cannot attend while Henning Friis will visit. The three day event includes sessions on public opinion determinants and forecasting with broadcasts by WSUI KSUI.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Elmo Roper
Roper
Iowa School of Journalism
Wilbur Schramm
Schramm
University of Illinois
Ministry of Social Affairs
Henning Friis
University of Kansas City
WSUI
KSUI
Study Transfer Of Mentally Ill To County Homes
Des Moines report details a legislative inspection of Marshall County Home by 100 lawmakers and officials to gauge transferring more mental patients from state hospitals to county homes. Sen. Herman Knudson says about 2,000 patients already moved and possibly 1,200 more could free hospital beds. 2,400 beds are vacant across 92 county homes.
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Des Moines
Marshall County
Board of Control
Herman Knudson
Mason City
Knudson
Senate Board of Control Committee
Robert Lappen
Charles Graves
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Iowa
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