Evans Considers Governor Bid Amid Political Moves
Friends of Lt. Gov. Kenneth A. Evans discuss a probable 1948 Republican gubernatorial bid while Evans avoids comment. Gov. Blue’s actions on the county assessor bill and tensions over the state highway commission’s leadership feature in Iowa politics as potential factors shaping the race.
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Des Moines
Kenneth A. Evans
Evans
Robert D. Blue
George Wilson
U. S. Senate
Albert B. Cummins
John Hammill
Gus Kuester
Kuester
Blue
S. Ray Emerson
State Highway Commission
George B. Kester
Tingley
Emerson
Fourth Congressional District
Capitol
Kester
Republicans consider Emerson for key post as delegation pressure mounts
A private caucus of party members met to plan actions after news of Emerson’s reappointment. The group drafted a resolution directing W. Keith Hammill to back Emerson, while Rep. E. J. Morrisey is also mentioned for the post. Willis York says the GOP central committee remains noncommittal.
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W. Keith Hammill
Newton
Emerson
Hammill
E. J. Morrisey
Willis York
G.O.P. Central Committee
Iowa Baby Faces Further Surgery
Three month old Linda Carlson of Des Moines prepared for additional surgery at Children’s hospital after a first operation left her in fair condition. Doctors planned a Friday procedure if no change occurred, with her name still listed on the danger list.
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Boston
Linda Carlson
Des Moines
Children’s Hospital
C. Arnold Carlson
Robert Gross
Iowa Marriages and Engagements Findings
Manchester engagement announced for Patricia Ann Le Clerc to Harlan J. Haynes with ceremony set February 28 at First Presbyterian church. Masonville couple Darlene Simons and George Rans wed in Mitchell, S D at Immaculate Conception church. Prairieburg pair Dorothy Drexler and Allen Woodward wed in Catholic rectory by Father Joseph Surovy. Wyoming marriage linked Maxine Gerdes to Max H. Denning in Orange California on February 14.
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Manchester
Archie le Clerc
Patricia Ann
Harlan J. Haynes
Lester Haynes
Ryan
First Presbyterian Church
Masonville
Darlene Simons
Harry Simons
George Rans
Mitchell, S. D
Immaculate Conception
Prairieburg
Dorothy Drexler
Rose Drexler
Allen Woodward
Mart Woodward
Joseph Surovy
Wyoming
Maxine_ Gerdes
Henry Gerdes
Max H. Denning
Long Beach
Calif
Orange
Hartman Golden Anniversary Observed In Anamosa Family Dinner
Mr and Mrs Clayton Hartman celebrate fifty years of marriage with a family dinner Saturday and open house Sunday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm. Married in Monticello, they lived on a farm near Anamosa before moving to town in 1925. He directed Anamosa Creamery and now works with Anamosa Silo Company and several farms. They are parents of Dale Rorem, Glenn Sones, Howard Hartman, and Harold Hartman, with four grandchildren all expected to attend.
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Anamosa
Clayton Hartman
Hartmans
Monticello
Hartman
Anamosa Farmers Creamery
Anamosa Silo Company
Dale Rorem
Oklahoma City
Glenn Sones
Hampton
Howard Hartman
Waterloo
Harold Hartman
Industrial Expert On Cornell Staff joins Cornell College
MT VERNON New staff addition Joseph Tracy Meade will lecture on personnel administration and industrial relations and build an industry service program around March 1. He formerly worked at Guaranty Trust New York Canada Dry Sheffield Milk and Mack Manufacturing. From 1924 to 1927 he served as secretary of admissions and freshman football coach at Cornell.
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MT. Vernon
Cornell College
Joseph Tracy Meade
Meade
Guaranty Trust Company
New York
Canada Dry
Sheffield Milk
Mack Manufacturing Company
Cornell
Riverdale-on-the-Hudson
Fire Claims 5 Year Old In Milan Settlement
Sharon Joyce Anthony, age five, was burned to death when a fire destroyed the Anthony home in the Ginger Hill area of Milan. Her parents, Aubrey and his wife, were hospitalized at St. Anthony's.
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Rock Island
Sharon Joyce Anthony
Aubrey Anthony
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Ginger Hill
Milan
Winant to Speak at Des Moines Chamber Meeting
John G. Winant wartime ambassador to Great Britain will address a joint Des Moines Chamber of Commerce and Advertising club meeting next Tuesday.
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DES Moines
INS
John G. Winant
Great Britain
Des Moines Chamber of Commerce and Advertising Club
Old Age, Blind And Child Aid Pensions Mount
Payments to the aged and needy by the Iowa social welfare department rose to 2 054 380 this month, up 136 787 from January, with 48 293 recipients receiving 1 859 446 in old age aid. Needy blind payments reached 55 560 for 1 230 people, while ADC payments totaled 139 374 for 10 277 children. Average monthly payments varied by county.
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Des Moines
Departments of Social Welfare
ADC
Allamakee
Esyeus
Benton Oe
Linn
Poweshiek
Tamo Pa Winneshiek
Symphony Orchestra To Present Four Iowa City Concerts
The Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra will perform four concerts in Iowa City on February 23 and 24 under Dimiri Mitropoulos. Mail order tickets go on February 21 at 1 p.m. Orders are filled in order. University of Iowa students receive one free concert, limiting public availability. Concerts are at 2:30 and 8 p.m. in Iowa Union, which seats 1,500.
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Iowa City
University For Iowa
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Charles Righter
University of Iowa
Dimiri Mitropoulos
Iowa Union
Iowa Schools To Aid In Atomic Research
Iowa State College and the University of Iowa were named as participating institutions in the Argonne National Laboratory for atomic energy research. Staff members and advanced students will join on leaves of absence to assist. experimental apparatus at both schools will be used. Dr. F J Spedding of Iowa State sits on Argonne's seven man board of governors.
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Chicago
Iowa State College
University of Iowa
Argonne National Laboratory For Atomic Energy Research
Iowa
F. J. Spedding
Iowa State
Argonne
Salute to S U S Iowa Centered Campus Salute Program
The University of Iowa and its centennial will be the theme of the Campus Salute program broadcast by Mutual from station WOL in Washington DC at 11 30 am Friday. The program will run for half an hour.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Mutual
WOL
Washington, D. C
Iowa pheasants face heavy losses from Feb storm says commission
Des Moines AP reports Iowa conservation commission estimates up to a quarter of pheasants lost in the February storm, especially in the north central region. Mortality described as terrific in some areas with birds clustered along roads seeking grit. nesting success could repopulate covers, while a potential 1947 season depends on fall conditions. Quail losses confined to northern ranges. southern Iowa quail remain heavy and in good shape.
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Des Moines
Iowa
North Central
State Conservation Commission
Commission
G. L. Ziemer
Over 41,000 Vets in Iowa Education and Training
The Veterans Administration announced that in Iowa more than 41,000 veterans are in education or on the job training under the G I bill. As of January 31, 27,380 are student veterans and 13,695 in on the job training, with 3,107 disabled. January added 3,696 new applications.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Veterans Administration
Iowa Druggists Name Their New Officers
L. L. Eisentraut of Des Moines headed the Iowa Pharmaceutical Association after installation on Wednesday night. William Fastenow of Webster City was chosen president elect, with Mrs. R. E. Davis of Fayette elected auxiliary president and Mrs. R. L. Haesty of Mr. Vernon named auxiliary president elect.
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Des Moines
L. L. Eisentraut
Iowa Pharmaceutical Association
William Fastenow
Webster City
R. E. Davis
Fayette
R. L. Haesty
Vernon
Mt Auburn district settles land transfer with Vinton district
The Mt Auburn in dependent school district will pay Vinton consolidated school district 1478.24 to settle the transfer of 1480 acres of land voted into the Vinton district on February 6. The settlement was agreed at a joint board meeting held Wednesday.
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Vinton
Mt. Auburn
Vinton Consolidated School
Monticello Cadet Becomes Second Tenor in West Point Choir
Cadet Clarence J. Matthiessen Jr of Monticello Ta visited New York City as a member of the Cadet Chapel Choir at West Point. The 165-voice choir sang at St Thomas Cathedral in Manhattan. He was chosen as a second tenor from his class last fall and also belongs to the Glee club and the Soaring club. Matthiessen was appointed by Rep Henry O Talle of Iowa and attended the University of Iowa before entering West Point.
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West Point
N. Y
Clarence J. Matthiessen, Jr
Monticello
New York City
Cadet Chapel
U.S. Military Academy
St. Thomas Cathedral
Matthiessen
Glee Club
Soaring Club
Military Academy
Henry O. Talle
Iowa
University of Iowa
Girl Named Leading Engineering Student in Iowa
Mary Krumholtz formerly of Ottumwa was honored by the Iowa Engineering Society as the outstanding senior in Iowa State College's civil engineering department. William J. ...
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DES Moines
Mary Krumholtz
Ottumwa
Iowa Engineering Society
Iowa State College
William J
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