Iowa Veteran Proves He Is An Excellent Credit Risk
Des Moines Iowa veterans have benefited from the GI loan program now ten years old. Since inception $310,844.15 in loans for home farm and business were issued to 4138 Iowa veterans with $76,509,348 in payments. Ten-year activity shows about 20 percent of loans paid in full and high repayment rates across home farm and business loans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hogar
Fene Dall Press
Des Moines
Veterans Administration
Iowa
Walter T. Robinson
Corrower
Robinson
Local Iowa Briefs and Veterans GI Loan Update
A jumble of notices from KEOTA to TRAER reports births, club installations, and business changes. Highlights include the Rev Martin set as Kiwanis president, Dr. Cassavka becoming staff pharmacist, resort purchases near Deerwood, and a public hall dance benefiting a Drum and Bugle corps. The section also notes Iowa VA GI loan data and optimistic outlook for 1955 loan volumes to veterans.
Emmett J. Hasty Dies Native of Delta at 58
Des Moines notices recall Emmett J. Hasty 58 native of Delta Iowa longtime educator. He served as principal at Roosevelt High School for 13 years before moving to Washington Irving Junior High. Hasty died Sunday at his home of a heart attack. Funeral services set for Wednesday at Grace Methodist Church.
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Des Moines
INS
Grace Methodist Ehurch
Emmett J. Hasty
Washington Irving
Hasty
Roosevelt High School
Washumgtom Irving
Delta
University of Iowa
Waca
Local educator served in multiple Iowa schools and Denver
The obituary recalls a longtime educator who taught at Drake University and USC, headed Silver City schools, taught science and math at Roosevelt in Des Moines, and held vice principal roles at Woodrow Wilson and Lincoln high schools before becoming Roosevelt principal in 1941. Survived by widow Grace, no children. Graveside services set for Garrettsey north of Delta Wednesday at 3 p.m.
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Garrett Sey
Delta
Twin Boys Feature Stork Race Finish
New Year's baby contest reports two sets of twins born in local hospitals. The first Bissell twin arrived 10:42 am Sunday in Willard, followed by a Salow son at Delaware County Memorial Hospital, then the second Bissell twin at 10:54. The Manchester Chamber sponsors 18 gifts for first boy and first girl of 1955, with winners pending reports from births at private homes.
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Warren Bissell
Willard Hospital
Delaware County Memorial Hospital
Clarence Salow
Earlville
Richard Hegeler
Masonville
State Taxes to Schools Amounts to $36,006,832
Iowa Taxpayers Association reports 1954 state collected funds for public schools totaling 24,0832 million. Homestead credits 11,170,152 dollars, veterans exemptions 339, agricultural land tax credit 5,000, and general aids 1,947,500. They urge including the agricultural land credit as state school aid, estimating an additional appropriation of about six million dollars.
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Des Moines
Iowa Taxpayers Association
Careens
Association
Binz Succeeds Rohlman as Archdiocese Leader
Pope Pius XII accepts Archbishop Rohlman’s resignation in Dubuque and appoints Leo Binz as his successor. Binz, 45, previously coadjutor archbishop since 1949, will lead the Dubuque diocese as health declines prompt Rohlman to relinquish administration.
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Washington
Pius XII
Henry P. Rohlman
Dubuque
Leo Binz
Mos
Amieto Giovanni Cicognani
United
Binz
Gation
Ocese
Winona
Minn
Rohim
Arch
Parking Fines Raised in Iowa City Under New Policy
Iowa City enforces a graduated overtime and double parking fine system. The first violation costs 1 dollar, second 2 dollars, rising with each offense. A sixth violation leads to police court action, with tickets issued within 24 hours.
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Iowa City
Roger Ivie
Ivie
Mystery of Plastic Sheets Cleared Up
A Minneapolis firm General Mills reports that thin plastic sheets found on Iowa farms are parts of a balloon it sent aloft in cooperation with the defense department. The sheets, similar to refrigerator bag material, were identified after seven years of experiments.
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Clarinda
Minneapolis
Iowa
General Mills Corporation
Defense Department
Howard Ptander
W. C. Piattes
General Mills
Crashes Kill Two Iowans Over New Year Holiday
The New Year period in Iowa saw two fatalities and multiple injuries after two-car crashes and a separate fatal plunge. Charles Ellison 14 Williams, injured in a gravel road intersection crash near Ames. Erwin Nixon 36 and Ronald Nixon 16 Williams. Allen Mortenson 32 Radcliffe hospitalized in fair condition. Gerald E. Tynan 34 Charles City died when the car veered 30 feet into a ditch northeast of oo. Four others were injured.
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Bretted Press
Iowa
State Safety Department
Charles Ellison
Williams
Ames
Erwin Nixon
Ronald Nixon
Allen Mortenson
Radcliffe
Ellison
Mortenson
Gerald E. Tynan
Charles City
Earlville Report: Frack Matthews Hospitalized
In Delaware County, Frack Matthews is listed as a patient at Delaware County Memorial Hospital, with no further details on condition or treatment provided.
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Earlville
Frack Matthews
Delaware County
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Iowa Briefs
KEOTA
Wil Sanders
May
Seaurc
Stville
Falter Martin
Hkiwanis Club
A. L. Peterson
Harold H. Schroeder
Willard Schutte
Postville
Vinah Poesch
Noble Grand Club
Kahle
Mies ‘Ora Schultz
Arthur Schultz
Quasqueton
Martin Nielson
Clifford Avis
Evansdale
Sigourney
Rey Smith
Webster
McAllen
Texas
Earl Noller
Pharr
Pvt
Dan Noller
Camp Chaffee
Ark Traer —Laws
Cassavka
Traer Drug Store
Burlington Hospital
Traer Forrest Edwards
Erron Allen
John Whannel
Axksel Peterson
Edwards
Na—Rebecca Lodge
Hazel Wheat
Noble Grand
Elsie Ferguson
Wiee-Noble Grand
James Cunningham
Cora Hazlett
Barry Debes
Wice-Noble
Jeohm Reidel
Ancle - Gam
Chaim
McGregor
IGA
Lowe
Vet
R. E. Wilson
Rohlman
Germany
Archbishop Rohiman
Westphalia
St. Lawrence College
Mount Calvary
Wis
Columbia College
Ubuque
Grand Seminary
Montreal
Canada
Rohiman
Catholic University of America
Davenport
Archbishop Binz
Stockton
Loras College
State Seminary
Baltimore
Washingean
Rome
North Aorican ‘College
Propaganda Fide University
Gregorian University
Rockford, Ill
Apostolic Dele
Roblman
Florsheim
Armstrong
Kraeier
Ramome
Rafi
Srckem
Armstrong Gins
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