University of Iowa Opens Centennial Year Festivities
The University of Iowa opened its centennial with a four and a half hour celebration in Iowa Memorial Union featuring a formal dinner, a commemorative radio broadcast, and a large birthday cake. Guests included 360 alumni, students, faculty, officials, and education leaders. The broadcast on WSUI included centennial songs and a ceremony, followed by the premiere of The Chancellor's Party.
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University of Iowa
Iowa City
Iowa Memorial Union
Learned Societies of
Iowa
WSUI
Dan Schuffman
Richard B. Hervig
Leon Karel
Hervig
Wilbur Schramm
School of Journalism
John Highlander
Galesburg
Virgil Hancher
Don Liljenquist
Thornton
Idaho
WHO
Des Moines
H. C. Harshbarger
Medicine
Dentistry
Paul R. Hawley
Veterans’ Administration
Washington
Oxford Jct Couple Married 56 Years
Oxford Junction Mrs. John Schladetzky and her husband observed their fifty sixth wedding anniversary with family at Wyomin g. A noon dinner followed by open house. He is 77 and she 75. he long served as an officer with Farmers Mutual Insurance. They have seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren. three grandchildren served in World War II.
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Oxford Junction
John Schladetzky
Henry Rohwedder
Wyoming
Schladetzky
Farmers Mutual Insurance Association
Anna Peterson
Helen Larkey
Louis Schladetzky
Olin
Rohwedder
John, Jr
Anamosa
Coast Guardsman from Waukon Dead in Seaplane Crash
Waukon native Merrill Murphy, 26, of Chicago, was among ten Coast Guardsmen killed when a Coast Guard seaplane crashed near Tijuana Mexico on Saturday night. Murphy was identified as a graduate of local service and leaves behind a wave of condolences from the regiment.
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Murphy
Coast Guard
Mexico
Chicago
Coast
Western Union Admits Winton Shift Planned
In Omaha AP report Western Union would not comment on a telegraphers union claim that 16 Iowa offices would close and service would be cut in 27 more. A company spokesman said no FCC filings exist for 43 Iowa towns, though FCC records show a request to substitute agency operation at Winton. The FCC requires two weeks advance local advertising before any such change.
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Western Union
Telegraphers’ Union
Iowa
Charles T. Baumgart
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
A. B. Armstrong
Lincoln
Neb
AFL Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
Wintona
Washington
Decorah Man Dies in Nebraska Car Crash
Richard Ingvaldstad, 59, native of Decorah, was killed Saturday in an automobile accident near Ogallala Nebraska while handling legal business for an oil firm. Services will be held at Fjulstad mortuary in Decorah Friday with burial in Lutheran cemetery. he was born in Decorah and attended local schools.
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Decorah
Richard Ingvoldstad
Ogallala
Neb
Fjulstad Mortuary
Iowa Attorney Later Practiced Law in Pasadena
A man who spent a year at the University of Iowa before moving to California entered the Pasadena bar. He served as a lieutenant in World War I. Survivors include his wife of Pasadena and two brothers William and Walter Ingvoldstad of Decorah.
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University of Iowa
California
Pasadena
William
Walter Ingvoldstad
Decorah
Luther College Club Banquet and Homecoming Concert
Decorah Luther College plans a 6:15 p.m. banquet in Loyalty hall with Dr. O G Malmin speaking on Luther from a Distance. At 8:15 p.m. the Luther College Concert band and Schola Cantorum will perform a homecoming concert in C K Preus gymnasium as the tour in five states concludes.
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O. G. Malmin
Lutheran Church Herald
Luther
Luther College Comfert Band
Schola Cantorum
C. K. Preus
Sigvart J. Steen
Iowa County Wins Honor in Savings Bond Drive
DES MOINES (UP) Iowans invested 207 900 217 in E F and G series savings bonds in 1946 with redemptions of 105 411 675. Sales reached 197.23 percent of redemptions. Town county led in sales over redemptions at 392.26 percent, Winneshiek county also above 300 percent. Redemption includes bonds through E. F and G earlier not tabulated. Sales figures refer to 1948, redemptions to all bonds since 1935.
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Des Moines
Roger F. Warin
Warin
Town County
Winneshiek County
Federal Reserve Bank
Golden wedding for Dysart couple Theo and dore Jessen
Mr and Mrs Theo dore Jessen celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with a Tuesday dinner and reception at the Community building and an open house at their home. They are parents of Mrs Harry Bahr, Mrs Viola Burenh of Dysart, and Raymond Jessen of Richland Washington, with five grandchildren. Mr Jessen served on the town council 21 years.
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Dysart
Theodore Jessen
Harry Bahr
Viola Bur=henn
Raymond Jessen
Richland
Wash
Jessen
Farm Woman Rifle Attempt Succeeds? Fire Destroys Home
Mrs Floyd Crisp of Carbon near Clarinda was in critical condition after an alleged self inflicted gunshot wound aimed near her heart and a fire she started in her farm home. Husband saved her as the house burned.
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Clarinda
Floyd Crisp
Carbon
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