Gas Explosion Fatal for Iowa Woman in Fairfield Home
A Fairfield woman, Mrs. Leonard Monson, died from injuries after a gas explosion in her basement Saturday night. Firemen cited gas accumulation from a broken main attachment. fire gutted the home and damaged surrounding property. Her husband and daughter Karen escaped with minor injuries. Earlier, in Creston, an explosion damaged the Kenneth Petznick home wounding him. a separate Creston blast last Tuesday destroyed a home and injured Ruth Sullivan.
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Fairfield
Iowa
Leonard Monson
Fairfield House
Petznick
Leona
Ray Shrimpton
Creston
Neil McCann
McCann
Ruth Sullivan
West Union Kermit M Teig seeks school board seat
Iowa brief reports Kermit M Teig, manager of the Farmers Home Administration office in West Union, is a candidate for the local school board. A. R. Rupp, current board president, will not run again. Other items note Willard scholars in Washington for Masonic meeting, VFW liquor stamp surrender, and various local notices.
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West Union
Kermit M. Teig
A. R. Rupp
Teig
Farmers Home Administration
Manchester
Drs. H. B
Ruth Willard
Washington, D.C
Grand College of Masonic
Earl Delzell
Cedar Rapids
Independence
VFW
William Klotzach
Rites for Fr. Friedman Held at Calmar
Services for the Rev. Peter J. Friedman 70 pastor of St. Aloysius Calmar will be conducted Wednesday at 10 am by Archbishop Leo Binz. The body lies in state at the church and the Rosary will be recited Monday and Tuesday at 8 pm. Friedman a Luxemburg native served Calmar since 1946 after ordination in 1915 and earlier assignments in Sabula St Teresa's near Dubuque and Springbrook. He is survived by six sisters.
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Calmar
Peter J. Friedman
St. Aloysius Church
Leo Binz
Dubuque
Father Friedman
Luxemburg
Dubuque County
Calmar Church
St. Paul Seminary
Sabula
St. Teresa's Parish
Four Teens Die In Iowa Weekend Car Crashes
Four people are dead in two separate Iowa crashes over the weekend. In Polk City three 16 year olds died when their car left Highway 60, struck a culvert, and traveled 210 feet off the road. Killed were Jere Swim Barbara Campbell and Jere Swim’s cousin Dale Swim. In Radcliffe area Willard Wicks 27 died when his car left a dead end road near Randall. the body was found hours after the midnight crash.
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International News Service
Iowa
Des Moines
Highway 60
Jere Swim
Barbara Campbell
Polk City
Jere
Dale Swim
Slater
Randall
Willard Wicks
Radcliffe
Elkader Speech Contest Winners Named in Preliminary Round
Special to The Gazette Elkader winners emerge from the high school preliminary speech contest with 56 students from four Clayton county schools. First place competitors advance to district finals in four categories including Oratorical, Humorous, Dramatic and Reading with participants from Elkader Garnavillo Guttenberg and St Marys.
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Elkader
Clayton County
Guttenberg
Garnaville
St. Mary’s High
Ardelle Troester
Arlene Kruse
Garnavillo
Gery Thiele
Neil Freitag
Carol
Anne Oleson
Ohn Niemeyer
Tis Henning
Bernard Peterson
Oelwein Crash Injures Passenger In Pole Collision
Robert Houser, 27, sustained a concussion and scalp lacerations after a car skid and struck a service pole in Oelwein. The vehicle was driven by James Medlock.
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Oelwein
Robert Houser
James Medlock
More Unmarked Patrol Cars Being Added to State Fleet
Iowa patrol expands unmarked highway cars to curb traffic tolls. Chief Herrick notes rising arrests since launch. details on counts withheld. Night stops riskier for officers. red lights may be added when halted by law enforcement.
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Des Moines
Iowa Highway Patrol
David Herrick
Herrick
Vest conducts poll in three Iowa counties on highway tolls ads and tax
State Sen. Alan Vest reports near 1,000 surveys sent in Carroll Greene and Sac counties. Respondents favor higher highway speed limits and a toll road, oppose a union shop measure, support beer ad regulation, and oppose changes to homestead credit tax law. Views split on a Korean war bonus and beer liquor ad restrictions.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
Carroll, Greene and
Sac
Alan Vest
Sac City
Vest
Mock Trial Set At West Union
West Union hosts a Fayette County Bar Association mock trial with seniors from 15 high schools. Judge W. H. Antes presides. 12 jurors chosen from 300 students. the case is damages from an automobile accident. events run 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lunch at 12:30 p.m. Assistance from Herbert Klammer Zoa Hudnall and Mark Schatz.
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West Union
Fayette County
Fayette County Bar Association
W. H. Antes
Darold J. Jack
Oelwein
John W. D. Hofmeyer
Miles S. O’brien
Antes
Herbert D. Klammer
Zoa Hudnall
New Parochial School Slated at Protivin
Bids on the construction of a $90,000 Holy Trinity parochial school in Protivin are to be opened starting March 2 and will close about March 23. Architect is William A. Lockard of Decorah. the two story concrete block building will feature acoustic tile ceilings and steam heat. Pastor J. S. Skluzacek leads Holy Trinity Church, builders of the school.
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Protivin
Holy Trinity School
William A. Lockard
Decorah
J. S. Skluzacek
Holy Trinity Church
Dr Pollard to lecture at University of Iowa and churches
Nuclear physicist and Episcopal priest Dr William Pollard arrives in Iowa City for a two week program. He will lecture in the Iowa School of Religion and appear at Trinity cathedral Ash Wednesday services and a Science and Religion conference. He heads the Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies since 1947 and will speak before university classes and clergy at the Iowa Center for Continuation Study.
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Iowa City
William G. Pollard
University of Iowa
Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies
Pollard
Iowa School of Religion
University
Danforth Foundation of St. Louis
Iowa City Area Council of Churches
Iowa School of
Trinity Church
Iowa Center For Continuation Study
Old Capitol
Iowa
Iowa Center
Deerooms
U S Air Force Reserve Names Two East Iowans
Lynn Fe Healy of Iowa City and Arnold K Webster of Manchester, senior University of Iowa dentistry students, were selected for Air Force Reserve appointments and will be commissioned as first lieutenants likely to report for duty in 1956.
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Iowa City
Lynn Fe, Healy
Arnold K. Webster
Manchester
University of Iowa College of Dentistry
Air Force Reserve
Weichman Is Suggested for Highway Job
State news reports Harry E. Weichman of Newhall a former state legislator might be named to the State Highway Commission to appease northeast Iowans without a Republican on the panel since 1932. If appointed, the vacancy would shift to another region with Rep. Casey Loss of Algona discussed as a possibility. Gov. Hoegh retains appointment power, and the Senate only confirms or rejects.
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Harry E. Weichman
Newhall
State Highway Commission
Hoegh
Weichman
Senate
House
Notice of Probate of Will in Linn County Iowa
The District Court in Linn County Iowa will hear probate of the will of Joseph Tellin at the Cedar Rapids courthouse on February 25, 1955 at 9 o'clock A M. Maurice L Nathanson is the attorney for the case. Arthur Axmefeir, Clerk of District Court.
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Chelsea
Charles Vest
Sarah Parry
Florida
Donald Kithcart
Cedar Rapids
John McNall
William Kasal
McGregor
Stanley Meyer
Irvin Meyer
Iowa State College
Columbus Junction
Fay Dean Diller
Wapello
Igre. Linn County
Joseph Tellin
Iowa
Arthur Axmefear
Maurice L. Nathanson
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