House Postpones Action on Beer Bill in Des Moines
In Des Moines the Iowa House postponed action on the dry beer bill until March 11 after a day of debate over delaying and recommitting it to the liquor control committee. The measure would let city councils deny beer licenses, separate beer from food, bar beer sales outside certain areas, and tighten sale restrictions. Also delayed was a $90 million World War II veteran bonus bill. it was recommitted to military affairs, with funding contemplated from higher cigarette taxes and other revenue.
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Des Moines
House
Liquor Control Committee
Harold F. Nelson
Sioux City
Nelson
April 1 Increase Planned for Iowa Liquor Prices
Des Moines AP reports the Iowa liquor control commission plans a roughly 10 percent price hike across all state store beverages, effective about April 1. Chairman Dick Lane says the exact rate isn’t final but must meet legislative requirements, and March 1 rumors are incorrect due to markup timing.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Dick Lane
Liquor Control Commission
Lane
Water Safety Program for Iowa in 47 Des Moines
The Iowa conservation commission and Red Cross will train 20 state conservation officers in life saving and water safety starting March 3 at Fort Dodge. The program aims to boost public water safety demonstrations and has officials predicting tripled lifeguard outcomes with extensive demonstrations for about 21,000 Iowans.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Conservation Commission
Red Cross
The
Conservation Commission
Fort Dodge
Frank Ieinigon
Edmond Haapsniemi
Wally van Claussen
Seven S U I Students Receive Scholarships
Iowa City AP report says seven University of Iowa students received I club scholarships for one semester, six of them women, marking the first time female students earned the awards. Scholarships range from 100 to 150 dollars and honor leadership and scholastic merit. recipients include Robert Brooks Cedar Rapids. Margaret Elizabeth Farmer Paris Kentucky. Carolyn Jane Anderson Plover Iowa. Elizabeth Jean Dickinson Newton. Jean Ruth Dawson Des Moines. Barbara Jane Wright Osage. Bette Jo Phelan Mason City.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Robert Brooks
Cedar Rapids
Margaret Elizabeth Farmer
Paris
Carolyn Jane Anderson
Plover
Elizabeth Jean Dickinson
Newton
Jean Ruth Dawson
Des Moines
Barbara Jane Wright
Osage
Bette Jo Phelan
Mason City
Will Install Pastor at Zion Lutheran Church
The Rev. E. W. Hartmann will be installed Sunday afternoon as pastor of Zion Lutheran church in Oxford. He arrives from Vernon North Dakota and succeeds the Rev. E. H. Grammer, now at Denver Iowa.
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Oxford
E. W. Hartmann
Zion Lutheran Church
Vernon
N. D
E. H. Grammer
Denver
New Residential Districts Require Careful Planning
Naomi Doebel reports on a Chicago convention panel where H Evert Kincaid of the Chicago Plan Commission and William P Atkinson of Oklahoma City advocate coordinated city planning and private builder cooperation. They warn that well planned subdivisions raise efficiency, reduce costs, and shape the city’s future, stressing practical planning for schools, parks, and shopping while cautioning against exploitative development and poor street design. Seward H Mott of the Urban Land Institute notes rising demand for two to five acre suburban estates in the south and far west as growth continues.
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Naomi Doebel
Gazette Building
Chicago
H. Evert Kincaid
Chicago Plan Commission
National Association of Home Builders
William P. Atkinson
Oklahoma City
Atkinson
Kincaid
Seward H. Mott
Urban Land Institute
Iowa Deaths and Funeral Notices Highlight Local Losses
Tipton notices for Isaac Collar 78 died suddenly at home Saturday services Tuesday at Sheets funeral home burial in Mt. Zion cemetery born Muscatine County May 10 1868 survivors include son Ray wife Mrs Irving Kimberling a daughter and 23 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Iowa City Minnie Louise Boarts 69 lifelong resident dies Sunday services Wednesday Beckmans funeral home born in Iowa City 1877 sister Edith A. Boarts and several nieces and nephews survive. Vinton M L Dice 76 died Sunday services 2 p.m. Wednesday Fry-Holland funeral home burial Evergreen cemetery born Western Feb 18 1871 survivors include wife Minnie Soden Floyd Dice a son and Mrs Lucy Henderson a sister former Shellsburg resident. North English Ruth Jane Boles 79 services for died at }
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Tipton
Isaac Collar
Sheets
Mt. Zion
Muscatine County
Ray
Irving Kimberling
Iowa City
Minnie Louise Boarts
Beckman
Edith A. Boarts
Vinton
M. L.dice
Fry-Holland
Evergreen Cemetery
Western
Minnie Soden
Floyd Dice
Lucy Henderson
Cedar Rapids
Shellsburg
North English
Ruth Jane Boles
Obituary notices for Herman Deke and Mrs. Herman Deke
Died Friday at her daughter’s home Mrs Vick Van Dyke in North English services were held Tuesday at North English Methodist church with burial in North English cemetery. Survivors include sister Mrs Frank Urfer of Brooklyn 10 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. Lowdon-Services for Mrs Herman Deke 78 will be Thursday at 2 pm in the family home with burial in Lowdon cemetery. Body brought from McGinnis funeral home at DeWitt to the home Tuesday. Survivors include a son Leo at home.
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Vick van Dyke
North English Methodist Church
North English Cemetery
Frank Urfer
Brooklyn
Lowdon
Herman Deke
Lowdon Cemetery
McGinnis
DeWitt
Leo
Iowa City Iowans serve abroad in cultural affairs offices
Rep. Tom Martin of Iowa City read into the Congressional Record two Iowa natives working overseas in state department cultural and information offices. Dorothy Ward is in Bangkok Siam and Bob Burlingame, formerly of Eldora and Des Moines, serves as chief public affairs officer in Australia. Burlingame’s background includes Eldora Herald-Ledger reporting, Iowa Territorial Centennial Commission secretary work, and Des Moines radio commentary. Martin praised the Office of International Information and Cultural Affairs and noted the role of psychological peace fare alongside warfare in bringing peace.
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Washington
Tom Martin
Iowa City
Congressional
State Department
Dorothy Ward
Bob Burlingame
Eldora
Des Moines
Martin
House Military Committee
Pacific
Orient
Miss Ward
Bangkok
Siam
Burlingame
Australia
Eldora Herald-Ledger
Iowa Territorial Centennial Commission
Central Broadcasting Company
The
House
America
Office of International Information and Cultural Affairs
OWI
Fox Hunt Near Vinton Closes Season
Benton county will host the last fox hunt of the season north of Vinton on Saturday. Conservation Officer Harry Rector announced that only shotguns will be used.
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Vinton
Benton County
Harry Rector
Fire destroys Clark Brothers building in Albia
Authorities investigate a Monday night blaze in Albia that leveled the one story Clark Brothers building, dealers in refrigeration and heating equipment and radio repair. Police Chief Lud Johnson said damage totals would run into thousands of dollars as refrigeration gear, machinery, tools and radios were destroyed.
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Albia ( AP
Clark Brothers
Lud Johnson
Marriages and engagements in Iowa towns
Multiple Iowa couples wed or engaged across Wellman Washington Oelwein Vinton and Oakdale regions. Names include Buenzow Wood Swift Wade Vaupel Wilson Zander Doty Beer Horning and Arleta Ellison engaged to Roy Pickett. Ceremonies occurred in Zion Lutheran Wellman St James rectory Washington Trinity Lutheran Wellman Christian church parsonage and Presbyterian church in Iowa City.
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Arleta
Roy Pickett
Waterloo
Iowa City Presbyterian Church
Vinton
Elsie Vaupel
Justus Vaupel
Ralph Wilson
Ernest Wilson
Oelwein
Trinity Lutheran Church
Sylvia Zander
Louis Zander
Kenneth
Iowa Citations Aid Homeless Family After Fire
IOWA CITY Residents aid Mr and Mrs Ira Hall and their six children after a three room frame house on the city outskirts burned Saturday. It’s the third time the family has been burned out. Travis Kramer Cedar Rapids pledges a railroad boxcar for a temporary home at the site. price to convert is 250 dollars, 50 under normal. The family stays with Mrs Hall’s sister near North Liberty. Elks lodge donates money for clothes and blankets and a local housewife offers two double beds. Hall’s employer Wendell Thomas offers his office as a collection point for further contributions.
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Iowa City
Ira Hall
Travis Kramer
Cedar Rapids
Kramer
Hall
Craig Halstead
North Liberty
Elks Lodge
Wendell Thomas
Stowe to Speak at Iowa on Citizenship in Modern World
Leland Stowe, Pulitzer prize winner and famed war correspondent, will lecture at the University of Iowa on March 4 on Citizenship in the Modern World. He has just returned from a five months Balkans tour.
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Iowa City
Leland Stowe
University of Iowa
Stowe
Balkans
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