Regents Report Iowa Gains from Student Migration
The Iowa Board of Regents finds 23.1 percent of Iowa residents study out of state while 28.4 percent of nonresidents study in Iowa. The report, drawn from a U.S. Office of Education survey, warns nonresident graduate students bolster staff needs. It notes tighter domicile rules and contrasts Iowa with other states in out of state enrollment.
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Regents
Iowa
Robert Hogan
Iowa Daily Press
Des Moines
State Board of Regents
Illinois
Nebraska
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South Dakota
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William Stone Named Cedar County Engineer
William Co. Stone, formerly with the Iowa Highway Commission at Ames, was appointed Cedar county engineer by the board of supervisors. He will start March 1, leaving Cedar county without an engineer during February. Bids for lumber were received and contracts awarded to Century Bridge Lumber Company of Lincoln Nebraska and Tipton Lumber Company.
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Tipton
William Co. Stone
Iowa Highway Commission
Ames
Cedar County
Board of Supervisors
Century Bridge Lumber Company
Lincoln
Neb
Tipton Lumber Company
Iowa Woman Solon Injured in Jerusalem
Newton Congresswoman Gladys Nelson of Newton suffered a double fracture in one arm after a slip and fall on a stone during an around the world trip. She is the sole female member of the Iowa Legislature and has not stated plans to seek re election. The Nelsons expect to reach New York on March 21.
Woman 65 killed in Council Bluffs fire
Mrs. Pearl Hamburg, 65, died Saturday night in an explosion and fire that wrecked her five room frame home. Her body was found in the wreckage after firefighters brought the blaze under control. A strong smell of gas pervaded the area.
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Council Bluffs
Pearl Hamburg
Phone Call Traps Escaped Convict in Kansas City
An escaped Iowa convict Ray mond D. Jacobs 39 was arrested after a long distance call to his girlfriend from a Kansas City hotel phone booth. Fort Madison police traced the calling number and, while Jacobs talked, Kansas City officers intervened. He had escaped Fort Madison last Wednesday after serving two years of a ten year term for forgery. The call cost him three dollars and his freedom.
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Kansas City
Fort Madison
Iowa
Raymond D. Jacobs
Jacobs
Iowa Briefs Roll Call Of Local Events
NEWHALL Mrs Eva lina Boddicker residence sold to Dr C A Stout of Cedar Rapids who will open his office there in April. Edwin Brehm returns from Iowa City VA hospital after surgery. VINTON Don and Patricia Martin named on Taylor University dean's honor list for first semester 1955 56. QUASQUETON Wapsie Trail Blazers Saddle club elects Ralph Carson president Stanley Forsythe vice president Mrs Harold Nachholz secretary treasurer. EARLVILLE Ed Kuehnle and wife wintering in California have bought a house in San Diego. WAUKON Miss Clara Nagel sustains fractured leg and other injuries after being struck by car driven by Dr Donald Donelick who says dark clothing caused visibility issue.
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Newhall
Evalina Boddicker
C. A. Stout
Cedar Rapids
Edwin Brehm
Iowa City
Vinton
Don
Patricia Martin
Taylor University
Upland
Ind
W. D. Martin
Quasqueton
Wapsie Trail Blazers
Saddle Club
Ralph Carson
Stanley Forsythe
Harold Nachholz
Earlville
Ed Kuehnle
California
San Diego
Waukon
Clara Nagel
Donald Donelick
Iowans Make Forced Landing in Tennessee
An Iowa pilot Jack F. Manglesdorf 31 of Bettendorf and his wife Sallie 26 were slightly injured after a light four place plane forced landed near Clarksville Tennessee on a rain soaked field by a drive in theater. The craft nosed into a hill damaging propeller and wings. Manglesdorf treated and released. Sallie hospitalized with chin and nose injuries. The drive in manager said patrons were unaware due to film noise.
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Clarksville
M. A. Knox
Davenport Rabbi Lectures at Cornell College Event
Rabbi Martin J. Zion of Temple Emanuel Davenport lectures at Cornell college as part of the Jewish Chautauqua Society program. He spoke at chapel Monday morning and will discuss The Heritage of Judaism at 9 45 Tuesday. The lectures are sponsored by the National Federation of Temple Brotherhoods to educate on Judaism.
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Mt, Vernon
Martin J. Zion
Temple Emanuel
Davenport
Jewish Chautauqua Society
Cornell College
Chapel
National Federation of Temple Brotherhoods
Republican Candidates Longseth and Rossow Named
Delaware County Sheriff Arthur B. Longseth is a Republican seeking re election. Howard A. Rossow of Manchester is a Republican candidate for supervisor. A Sunday Gazette report mislisted them as Democratic candidates.
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Delaware
Arthur B. Longseth
Howard A. Rossow
Manchester
Gazette
Longseth
Rossow
Iowa Highway Patrol Sets Record for Tickets in 1955
Des Moines reports Iowa Highway Patrol issued 190 830 tickets in 1955, up from 164 989 the prior year. Chief David Herrick cited 206 officers on duty and detailed breakdowns including 119 050 faulty equipment tickets and 43 396 summonses. Fines totaled 652 734 dollars paid to county school funds. 168 234 jail days were recorded.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
David Herrick
Herrick
Keokuk County Adopts Road-Building Program
Keokuk County approves a 1956 road construction plan totaling 38 miles of permanent grading on secondary roads and bridge and culvert work. It includes applying 70 000 tons of crushed rock surfacing and was approved at a joint meeting of the county board of supervisors the county engineer and township trustees.
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Ncial
Sigourney
Keokuk County
County Board of Supervisors
Ohioans killed in private plane crash near Peru Ind
A wrecked private plane and three frozen bodies were found by an elderly farmer near Peru Indiana on Sunday. Victims were Ray L Heminger 32 Lewiston Ohio Marie Roush Heminger 38 West Liberty Ohio and Emmett Eugene Jordan 16 Russells Point Ohio. They were returning from Iowa City to Ohio when the crash occurred likely Friday night in bad weather.
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Peru
Ind
Ohio
Iowa
E. E. Schrock
Ray L. Heminger
Lewiston
Marie Roush Heminger
West Liberty
Heminger
Emmett Eugene Jordan
Russells Point
Emery Heminger
Iowa City
Heminger Cares For Sister Mrs Blair in Family Notice
Heminger has been tending to his sister Mrs Darthea H Blair in a family situation described in a local notice.
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Heminger
Darthea H. Blair
Services Tuesday for Mrs Carrie Arnold
Carrie Arnold 76 widow of Charles Arnold and longtime Cone community resident died Sunday at Peoples Hospital Independence. Born October 16 1879 she wed October 14 1903. Survived by three sons Vernon Willard Loren. three daughters Mrs Herman Morris Mrs Dick Agne Mrs Bernard Ball. 15 grandchildren.
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Walker
Carrie Arnold
Charles Arnold
Cone
Peoples Hospital
Independence
Arnold
Cono Center Presbyterian Church
Cono Missionary Society
Vernon
Willard
Rowley
Loren
Herman Morris
Quasqueton
Dick Agne
Bernard Ball
Winthrop
Zimpher Family Rounds Out Obituary Details
Funeral services for a family member will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Cone Center Presbyterian church with burial at Quasqueton. The body lies at Sorenson Murdoch funeral home in Walker and includes eight grandchildren and two brothers Frank Zimpher of Rowley and Edward Zimpher of Independence.
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Frank Zimpher
Rowley
Edward Zimpher
Independence
Cone Center Presbyterian Church
Quasqueton
Sorenson- Murdoch Funeral Home
Walker
Farmer Killed While Driving His Tractor
Funeral arrangements were completed for Ervin M. Hendricksen 45 a Ringsted area farmer killed in a farm accident He was pinned between his tractor and a barn doorway as he drove the machine into the shelter authorities said.
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Ringsted
INS
Ervin M. Hendricksen
Hendricksen
Burns Prove Fatal To Abe Leibovitz
Abe Leibovitz a 63 year old Council Bluffs carpenter charged with assault with intent to commit murder died in hospital from burns suffered when he poured gasoline on himself and ignited it. He had attacked City Councilman Joseph Katelman in a property dispute and was free on a 5000 dollar bond when the incident occurred. A revolver fired a single shot during the event left both men hospitalized.
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Council Bluffs
INS
Abe Leibovitz
Carpenter
Leibovitz
Joseph Katelman
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