Traffic on Iowa Highways Up 1.67 Percent in 1955
Iowa Daily Press Writer Robert Hogan reports that 1955 saw a 1.67 percent rise in average daily traffic on Iowa primary highways, reaching 2,584 vehicles per recording station. In 1954 counts rose 2.68 percent, with prior years showing larger gains. revenue from fuel and gas taxes supports road improvements amid ongoing growth. An unrelated note mentions political campaign activity and a misdirected letter to Governor Craig.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Iowa Highway Commission
Town Liquor Commission Expands State Store Selections
Last September the Town Liquor Control Commission held hearings with 126 suppliers about new products for state stores. Five items will be added and one dropped this month. Cadillac Club bourbon replaces Town Club on boards, Arcaly’s Gold Label and State Fair bourbons switch to pints, Gold Medal wine comes in two and a half gallon lots, Paramount’s white creme de menthe debuts, Welch’s sweet wine is dropped. Vodka demand rose but no new vodka products were added.
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Town Liquor Control Commission
Harold Wolfe
Cadillac Club
Town Club
Arclay
State Fair
Paramount
Welch
Iowa
Highway Book Authorized to Publish Iowa State Highway History
State highway officials authorize a color book detailing the complete Iowa highway story. The publication, first of its kind in the state, will include graphs charts and pictures and be paid for from commission funds. It promises to cover all facets including the program problems and the work ahead.
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Iowa Highway Commission
Iowa
Vicki Davis Discharged From Hospital After Freezing Ordeal
Vicki Davis, aged two, recovered enough to leave Evangelical hospital after a Jan. 21 freezing incident. Blisters will keep her from walking for a time. she was found with her grandmother at the Davis cottage and later released to guardians Mr. and Mrs. Mark Warren.
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Marshalltown
Vicki Davis
Evangelical Hospital
Mark Warren
Milwaukee
Wallace Davis
Vicki
Fred Davis
Davis Cottage
Cornell Freshman Holds Sweetheart Ball King Title
Herman Baucom a Negro sophomore at Cornell College in Washington D C was chosen king of hearts at the Sweetheart ball held Saturday night in Alumni gymnasium The event sponsored by the Associated Women Students featured four king candidates from senior junior sophomore and freshman classes Baucom also plays for the Cornell basketball team.
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Gazette
Mt, Vernon
Herman Baucom
Washington, D.C
Cornell College
Alumi Gymnasium
Associated Women
Cornell
King
Baucom
Iowa Jaycees Vote For Reapportionment
Ottumwa AP report says Iowa legislative reapportionment was urged in a resolution adopted by the Iowa Junior Chamber of Commerce at its board meeting. Saul Tapee of Dubuque offered the resolution as about 200 attended. Boone was chosen for the Iowa Jaycee all state meeting in August.
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Ottumwa
Iowa
Iowa Junior Chamber of Commerce
Saul Tapee
Dubuque
Boone
Iowa Jaycee
Des Moines Mayor Invites Dnepropetrovsk Mayor to Visit
Des Moines mayor Ray Mills in a letter to the Soviet official invited the Dnepropetrovsk mayor to visit Des Moines. Mills, in a wheelchair since polio, seeks closer understanding between peoples and notes Iowa's corn production. He agreed to receive the letter via United Press.
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Des Moines
Ray Mills
Dnepropetrovsk
America
Mills
United Press
Iowa
Iowa American Federation of Labor
Keswick elects Marilyn Baethke as treasurer
Mrs Marilyn Baethke is named treasurer of the Keswick school district succeeding Beulah Gibson who moved to Burlington. The item notes local adjustments in district leadership.
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Keswick
Marilyn Baethke
Beulah Gibson
Burlington
United States
Iown-Illinois Gas and Electric Company
Luther College Concert Band Plans 13 Day Midwest Tour
Luther College Concert Band, 71 members, tours Feb 25 to March 8 with 14 concerts in Iowa Minnesota and South Dakota. Schedule includes Spring Valley Storm Lake Worthington Aberdeen Vermilion Milbank Bemidji Redwood Falls Glenwood Glencoe Minneapolis Decorah. Goldman to conduct Luther festival March 15 16 with 360 high schools invited and about 350 students to be chosen. Critics listed. Reckless driving is kid stuff.
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the Gazette
Decorah
Luther College
Midwest
Iowa
Minnesota
South Dakota
Spring Valley
Minn
Storm Lake
Worthington
Aberdeen
S.D
Vermillion
Milbank
Bemidji
Redwood Falls
Glenwood
Glencoe
Minneapolis
Edwin Franko Goldman
Luther Band
Weston H. Noble
Department of Music
Goldman
Goldman Band
New York
Carleton Stewart
Mason City
Donald McCatheren
le Blanc Instrument Company
Moscow Radio invites Soviet farm delegation to visit US
On anniversary tone the Des Moines Register article notes Moscow Radio inviting a Soviet farm delegation to visit the United States highlighting Cold War era cultural exchange and diplomatic outreach.
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Moscow
Des Moines Register
United States
Winners Listed In High School Speech Contests
Iowa High School Speech Association preliminary results feature multiple events across Earlville Monticello Manchester Keswick Sigourney Rowley Winthrop and Greeley. Winners include Oratorical Carol Kragenbrink and David Draegert, Dramatic Sheryll Hallett and Jean Peterson, Humorous Karen Osweiler and Meri Odell, Interpretive Reading Collette Mikesell and Leo Peterson, Original Oratory Lois Gibbs and Larry Price, plus Radio Speaking Shari Van Etten and Richard Bigrove.
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Earlville
Wilma Cox
Monticello
Carol Kragenbrink
James Clifton
Karen Carty
Sheryll Hallett
Jamae Nieman
Faye Winistorfer
Carla Folkers
Gladys Mellor
Carol Koelker
Gene Wellman
Peggy Schirmer
Carol Rechtfertig
Manchester
Janalee Bender
Janet Lindemeir
Judith McDonald
Wilbur Otten
David Draegert
Joan Bender
Keswick
Barbara Kilburn
Sigourney
Dottie Coulter
Karen Osweiler
Collette Mikesell
Doris Cassens
Jane Stein
Jim Seebers
Shirley Wilkins
Margaret Snakenburg
Sandra Odell
Greeley
Katherine Kress
Carol Baskerville
Rowley
Ann Benz
Max Franck
Quasqueton
Jean Peterson
Winthrop
Shari van Etten
Barbara Kress
Carol Cress
Sandra Anderson
Judy Bockenstedt
Ann Weber
Meri Odell
Leo Peterson
Katha Decker
Sandra Zeiser
Marlys Miller
Carolyn Lange
Larry Price
Alice McNamara
Elaine Jones
Eunice Myers
Archie Miller
Quesqueton
Chrysta Schermerhorn
Betty Scott
Dramatic-Lorraine Morning stars in Lisbon event
Oratorical Lorraine Morning star Lisbon John Heefner Ana mosa Keith Hay Morley. Dramatic Lorraine Brady and
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Lorraine Morningstar
Lisbon
John Heefner
Anamosa
Keith Hay
Morley
Lorraine Brady
Interpretive and Humorous Speaking Gathered Across Schools
A list of contestants and schools for various speech events. Participants include Ann Heiserman Anamosa Nancy Kay Zearing Lisbon Barbara Bridges Mt. Vernon and others across Anamosa Morley Lisbon Mt. Vernon. The events cover Humorous Priscilla Pillard and Richard Blake Morley and Extemporaneous Speaking Bert Sippola Mt. Vernon and One Act Plays at Anamosa Mt. Vernon Morley.
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Ann Heiserman
Anamosa
Nancy Kay Zearing
Lisbon
Barbara Bridges
Mary Hartenberger
Barbara Schick
Mt. Vernon
Priscilla Pillard
Richard Blake
Morley
Steve Heady
Pat McQuaid
Judith Russell
Joy Weber
Glenda Jo Guhl
Olin
Rita Russell
Janet Miner
Barbara Pence
Sarah Franks
Kaylene Capper
Martha Snyder
Mary Fulweider
Keith Hay
Jody Niles
Virginia Davenport
Paul Larson
Roger Schnittger
Bert Sippola
Thieves Break In Through Wall Exhaust Fan in Des Moines
Burglars crawled through a wall exhaust fan opening to loot a private store run by the Postal Employer Cooperative Association in Des Moines. Merchandise valued around $1,000 was stolen during the weekend burglary.
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Des Moines
Postal Employer Cooperative Association
Iowa Better Education Unit To Meet Tuesday
The Iowa Council for Better Education will convene at the state office building in Des Moines on Tuesday. The meeting will emphasize the public school facilities required to support a quality Iowa educational program.
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Iowa
Better Education Unit
DES Moines
Iowa Council For Better Education
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