Iowa GOP Farm Program Proposed to Span State
A new Iowa Republican Farm Council outlined a long range plan to conserve natural resources and stabilize farm income. It calls for state and local control by farmer elected committees, new markets for surpluses, soil and water conservation, expanded agricultural research, export of capital and tech aid, improved marketing efficiency, and restrained inflation via production and sound monetary policy.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Republican Farm Council
H. L. McKinley
St. Ansgar
Beuse Plans Early Announcement On Governing Ambitions
Davenport Iowa Former Scott County Sheriff Walter Beuse a possible Democratic gubernatorial candidate said he will announce plans within three weeks and visit Des Moines this Friday to discuss his future in state politics, reflecting his long activity in Democratic circles.
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Davenport
INS
Scott County
Walter
Beuse
Des Moines
Coraville Approves New Sewage System
IOWA CITY Coralville council approved final acceptance of a $140,000 main sewer project, the town's first. The 31,000 foot line, built by Midwest Contracting Co and planned by Howard R. Green Co, will connect to Iowa City's plant via a lift station, serving about 475 homes and business houses. Residents may begin hookups immediately, with connections at individual expense.
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Iowa City
Coralville
Midwest Contracting Company
Howard R. Green Company
Cedar Rapids
William F. Morrison
New College Magazine Debuts At ISTC In Iowa
A new monthly college humor magazine appears at Iowa State Teachers College, starting 1952 with a 28 page first issue. Co editors are Arlene Fisher and Don Coombs. staff includes Bill Roehlk, Carol Kamphuis, and Helen Kaltenbach. Contest offers a year of typing paper, sculpture, babysitting services, caviar and crackers, and a lifetime subscription.
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University of Town
Higher G
Iowa State Teachers College
ISTC
Arlene Fisher
Lehigh
Don Coombs
Cedar Falls
Bill Roehlk
Durant
Carol Kamphuis
Lake Park
Helen Kaltenbach
Hibbings
Minn
Rep Tom Martin Reunites With Son in Korea
Representative Thomas E Martin of Iowa meets his son First Lieutenant Richard Martin in Korea during a brief inspection tour. The pair also receives a briefing at Eighth Army Headquarters as Martin reviews military progress and fiscal aspects of the Korean War effort.
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Rep
Tom Martin
Korea
Eighth Army Headquarters
INS
Thomas E. Martin
R-Ia
Richard Martin
Iowa City
Eighth Army
Olin E. Teague
D-Texas
Martin
House
Ways and Means
United States
Iowa County Officers Invited to Davenport for 1952 Convention
Elmer Jens Scott county district clerk announced that the Iowa State Association of County Officers has been invited to hold its 1952 convention in Davenport instead of Des Moines. Jens, president of the association, said the invitation will be considered by the executive board later this month. The convention is set for next June.
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Des Moines
LLP
Elmer Jens
Scott County
Iowa State Association of County Officers
Davenport
Jens
Fifteen Allamakee Men Slated for Induction
Fifteen Allamakee county men will report for induction into the armed forces Monday at Des Moines. The draft call is the county’s largest since the Korean War began. Inductees include Lloyd Snitker, Thomas Collins, Curtis Klepper, and Edward Pratt of Waukon. John Beese, Tennis Mark, Kieth Olson, Robert Webster, Duane Wede of Postville. Patrick Huxley, Hillary Kasten, Thomas Doubek of Dorchester. Wayne Carrigan of Waterville. and Harold Coisch, Everett Melper of New Albin.
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Waukon
Allamakee County
Des Moines
Lloyd Snitker
Thomas Collins
Curtis Klepper
Edward Pratt
John Beese
Mark
Kieth Olson
Robert Webster
Duane Wede
Postville
Patrick Huxley
Lansing
Hillary Kasten
Thomas Doubek
Dorchester
Wayne Carrigan
Waterville
Harold Coisch
Everett Melper
New Albin
Motion for Dismissal Filed in Pierce Will Case
In Des Moines a hearing to break the will of Frank G. Pierce of Marshalltown led to a month for briefs on a motion to dismiss the suit. Pierce left $150000 to a Marshalltown trust for worthy youths. Daniel M. Pierce, a half nephew from California, seeks to divide the estate among nine relatives. Federal Judge Riley ordered briefs within a month after Thursday’s hearing.
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Des Moines
INS
Frank G. Pierce
Marshalltown
Pierce
League of Iowa Municipalities
Daniel M. Pierce
Burbank
Calif
William F. Riley
State Record Marriages in Iowa and Nearby States
Marriage licenses listed across towns from West Union to Davenport include Lowry and Pape in West Union, Halverson and Brehme, Mont and Sarnesit, and more, with couples from Waterloo, Decorah, Calmar, Anamosa, and Iowa City. Also noted are divorces and decrees such as Janney vs Doppler and Harriman vs Harriman, reflecting court actions.
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West Union
Donald G. Lowry
Maynard
Eileen H. Pape
Vern Halverson
Mary Brehme
West Nion
Joseph C. Mont
Wichita Falls
Exas
Eve Sarnesit
Oelwein
Delmara
Joan Balk
Minnelis Elkader
Wayne A. Redding
Velda Moore
Waterloo
John Roys
Joeng
Louise Vaughn
Atterbury
Oeronarrack
Caroline Peet
Donald J. Scheidelsian
Alice Holthaus
Calmar
Russell Wenger
Klein
Avis Mark
Decorah
Norman Seland
Ann Coolidge
West _Springfield
Mass
Ernest Mikkelson
Mabel Berg
Manuel
N. D
Oscar J. Skain
Highlandville
Hazel Austen
Lafe A. Lampman
Ethel Parets
Castalia
Anamosa
William Murray, Jr
Manchester
Howard Rudy
Madece M. Carr
Oscar Lehman Dundee
Edith Jewell
Strawberry Point
Dean D. Stone
Wanda Fry
Cedar Rapids
Maynard Wendt
Eileen Livingston
Victor Johnson
Elnor L. Ziel
Colesbury
Leland Woeste
Colesbur
Joyce V. Harbeck
Earlville
Harold Oe McMahon
Greeley
Elizabeth Doyle
Lows City
Paul E. Sladek
Jo Ann M. Green
Iowa City
Richard Wierman
Peotone
Margaret Mary Sueppel
Robert L. Jenson
Manilla
Joan Louise Lathrop
Marshalltown
Samuel J. Wildman
Bessie B. Wildman
Lyle A. McKenzie
Patricia McLean
St. Croix Falls
Wis
Dennett O. Swank
Sperry
Mary Waterfield
Peoria
Ill
James E. Baldwin
Joyce Riecke
John Joseph Morrissey
Sioux City
Shirley Ann Hansel
Omaha
Fred Carter
Bettendorf
Veronica Mayorski
Rock Island
Elred McCleery
Shirley Reed
Muscatine
Allen W. Moeller
Walcott
Eleanor J. Frick
Davenport
Sigert Larson
Westby
June Elaine Inman
Readstown
Robert J. Kacens
Betty Jean Reinhardt
Solon
Jean E. Janney
Elton W. Dopper
Lois Dunlap Eakes
Harold L. Eakes
Troy Mills School to Add Six-Room Wing in $102,136.59 Contract
Contracts totaling 102,136.59 were let Thursday for a six-room east side addition at Troy Mills School including a mechanics shop and music rooms. A further 26,000 bond issue may be voted in February to fund the west wing. Low bids came from Gethmann Construction of Gladbrook for general work, H L Galbraith of Cedar Rapids for plumbing and heating, and Acme Electric of Cedar Rapids for electrical work.
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Troy Mills
Gethmann Construction Company
Gladbrook
H. L. Galbraith Firm
Cedar Rapids
Acme Elec, —_ Company of
Iowa Democratic Leader Seeks Loaf and Milk Tax Exemption
Des Moines AP Democratic State Chairman Jake More urged reform to spare Iowa consumers from indirect taxes. He noted 1951 sales tax receipts five times 1935 and triple 1939, calling for exemption of bread and milk to ease the consumer burden while the Tax Commission weighs raising thresholds for the 2 percent sales tax.
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Des Moines
Jake More
Iowa
More
State Tax Commission
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Hawkeye Downs
Day Huckles
College Magazine
Iown
Allamakee
Evelyn Marie Harriman
Lavon Lemaont Harriman
Poe
Mr. Roc
the Young Men's Store
Bostonian and
Mansfield
Mansfields Now
Bostonian
First Avenue
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