Bonus Battle Highlights GOP Split In Iowa Legislature
Iowa Daily Press reports the Beardsley administration and opposition claim a victory as the bonus payment issue edges toward compromise. A $40 million rainy day fund remains under debate with Senate moves to trim to $30 million and possible further amendments to shift control to the governor and interim committee. Republican leaders insist on unity, while 15 veteran senators oppose Beardsley, signaling intra party tensions that could affect future major legislation in Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Willam S. Beardsley
Gov
Beardsley
House
Senate
Robert D Blue
Farnhamville Man Named Driver of the Month in February
Maurice Mike Nolte of Farnhamville wins Iowa trucking industry Driver of the Month for February. The 21-year-old Calhoun county trucker is credited with rescuing three boys trapped under an overturned jeep during a blizzard and has over 100,000 miles of accident free operation since completing Army service. The award is given by the Iowa Major Truck Association highway safety and courtesy committee.
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Des Moines
INS
Calhoun County
Iowa Trucking Industry
Maurice
Mike” Nolte
Farnhamville
Myron
Nolte Trucking Service
Iowa Major Truck Association
John H. Gillespie
Association
Gillespie
Nolte
Cornfield yields gravel with valuable ore turns up in Iowa
Marshalltown contractors A. Smith and Reece Wilkinson found heavy pale yellow flakes in gravel tests while tracing glaciers in Iowa. A Philadelphia firm called the sample valuable but offered no ore type. They will not disclose the ore source location. At Oxford, the junior class plans a three act comedy Along Comes Charlie directed by Leon Raders.
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E A. Smith
Reece Wilkinson
Marshalltown
Iowa
Wilkinson
Alaska
Philadelphia
Oxford
Oxford High School
Charlie
Leon Raders
Burma Confirmed To State Board Of Control
Henry Burma was confirmed as a new member of the state control board after senators suspended their rules and acted on the governor’s appointment the same day. The move followed state law requiring a one day layover, which the senate ignored to also approve Republican Robert Kier and Democrat Mel Graham for the state highway commission.
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Henry Burma
New Control Board
Senate
Burma
Robert Kier
Mel Graham
State Highway Commission
Pair Confess Plan To Kill
DAVENPORT AP Charged with assault with intent to commit murder a young couple was bound over to Scott county district court under $10 000 bond each when arraigned Police Magistrate John J McSwiggin here Monday Both pled guilty A pair Donald Harber 21 and Eloise L Rhoades 19 are jailed as they confessed planning to kill and rob the girl foster parents but Harber lost nerve at the moment of the holdup The two said they planned to use the money for a California trip and knew the foster parents had 50 in their house north of town They talked with the couple in the kitchen for a half hour Harber pulled a gun but could not shoot and they fled
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Davenport
Scott County District Court
John J. McSwiggin
Donald Harber
Eloise L. Rhoades
California
Elmer Peterson
Delbert Rhoades
Peterson
Harker
Rhoades
Two Manchester Homes Broken Into
Thieves entered two Manchester homes and tried another last weekend. Nine dollars was taken from a purse at the James Dobbin home while the family visited next door. A prowler frightened away from Estella Barry’s home. Glass was broken to enter Woodrow Sidwell’s new home. Dressers were ransacked as the family returned. Nine business houses were entered previously with 750 dollars in checks and 75 dollars in cash stolen.
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Manchester
James Dobbin
Estella Barry
Miss Barry
Woodrow Sidwell
Infant Suffocates in Porch Buggy Tragedy
Des Moines report of three month old Janet Rae Gordon who suffocated after being left alone on a porch. Firemen spent nearly two hours in futile efforts to revive her, noting she buried her head in a pillow and blankets.
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Des Moines
INS
Janet Rae Gordon
Gordon
Robert S. Gordon
Two Killed Five Injured in Everly Headon Crash
Near Everly on a country road two women died and five people were injured after a head on collision. Clayton Cobb of Sioux Rapids and Roy Roskins of near Everly died. Cobb remained in Spencer Hospital with multiple fractures while Roskins suffered facial injuries. The Roskins children were hospitalized at Hartley. Authorities said the crash occurred atop a hill two miles north and one mile east of Everly.
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Everly
INS
Roy Roskins
Clayton Cobb
Sioux Rapids
Postville to Celebrate Centennial Festival June 2 4
Postville marks its 100th anniversary with a three day celebration June 3 4 and 5 featuring a street program parades shows dances and a midway. A queen and four attendants will be crowned while merchandise coupons are issued. The Postville post office was established in January 1849.
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Gazette Postville
Postville
Commercial Club
Lee Jackson
Roy Knight
Earl Abernethy
Harold Schroeder
Edward Kozelka
Congress
Dr Folsom Dies Veteran Waukon Veterinarian
WAUKON Dr Austin Folsom 58 longtime local veterinarian was found dead in his home Sunday afternoon Coroner C R Rominger ruled death from a cerebral hemorrhage He is survived by three sons Les ter John and Clay Fol som of Boston Des Moines Racine Wis and three daughters Mrs Robert Stilwell Mrs Ralph Steele and Miss Myrtle Fol som all of Waukon One sister and three brothers also survive Funeral arrangements pending.
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Austin Folsom
Allamakee County
C. R. Rominger
Lester Folsom
Boston
John Folsom
Des Moines
Clay Folsom
Racine
Wis
Robert Stilwell
Ralph Steele
Myrtle Folsom
Waterloo Youths Death Ruled Accidental Shooting
Waterloo fourteen year old Joseph Williams died from a .32 caliber pistol bullet in his grandparents home. Coroner Sidney D. Smith ruled the death accidental after Williams and friend Carl Brigson fifteen were playing with Brigson s gun and Williams reportedly spun the cylinder and pulled the trigger possibly attempting Russian roulette. The boys lived with Williams mother and Brigson s family in Waterloo while Williams father Sgt John Williams was stationed in China.
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Waterloo
Black Hawk County
Sidney D. Smith
Joseph Williams
George E. Spragg
Sgt John Williams
China
Smith
Young Williams
Carl Brigson
Brigson
Williams
Des Moines City Manager Debate Draws Crowd
The Des Moines council manager debate sparked a two hour session with about 100 attendees at Beaverdale VFW. J E Ratner of Better Homes and Gardens criticized current governance while Austin Finnessy of the Iowa Federation of Labor urged higher council pay and objected to the plan citing civil service and subpoena powers. Finnessy warned that under the system councilmen would earn only 800 dollars annually, while Ratner mocked the value of the current council membe rs.
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Des Moines
Beaverdale
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
J. E. Ratner
Better Homes and Gardens
Austin Finnessy
Iowa Federation of Labor
Finnessy
Iowa
Ratner
Prominent Nurseryman Harold S. Welch Dies at 52
Harold S. Welch vice president of Mt. Arbor nurseries died at his Shenandoah home Saturday night after an illness since December. He had been hospitalized in Omaha earlier and served as director of Earl May Seed Company and four other nurseries. Welch was a past president of the Iowa State Nurserymen Association.
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Shenandoah
INS
Harold S. Welch
Mt. Arbor
Iowa State Nurserymen’'s Association
Services Wednesday for Sgt Frederic Schoening
BELLE PLAINE Graveside Services for Sgt Frederic Schoening who was killed in action in Italy January 3 1944 will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. conducted by the Rev. D. Bostrom and the American Legion. He served with the 34th division after Africa and is survived by his wife and daughter, his parents, a sister, and grandparents all of Belle Plaine.
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Belle Plaine
Frederic Schoe ‘Ning
Italy
D. Bostrom
American Lion
George Schoening
Arnold Grieder
Mrs
Fred Swafford
Dewey's Successor Not Yet Appointed
Federal District Judge Charles A. Dewey retires effective Tuesday without a successor named by President Truman. Fifteen candidates compete for the $15,000 yearly post as Judge Dewey and his wife plan a return from a month in Arizona. In his absence, Henry Raven of Greene handles Southern Iowa district court sessions.
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Des Moines
INS
Charles A. Dewey
Harry S. Truman
Dewey
Arizona
Iowa
Owa
Henry Raven
Greene
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Nevada
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Vinton
Donald M. Roth
F. G. Marchman
Nancy
France
Roth
Associated Press
Richard W. Houston
Burlington
Houston
Headon
Dr. Folsom
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DIAL
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