Safety Director Kahl Launches Public Safety Crusade in Iowa
Alfred Wilbert Kahl, 36, a World War II veteran and former colonel, was appointed state commissioner of public safety by Gov. Robert D. Blue. He oversees eight divisions and more than 300 staff, vows an active, reform-minded approach, and plans to learn quickly while remaining near his aging parents. He married in 1942 and holds Iowa degrees in 1932 and 1935.
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Alfred Wilbert Kahl
Robert D. Blue
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Call
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Boone
First Gavel Will Fail On Jan. 13
DES MOINES AP One of the busiest Iowa legislatures opens January 13 as the Fifty second assembly convenes with about 20 house bills ready and similar senate measures expected. Pre session committees work on opening day bills while the governor is to be inaugurated for a second term.
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House of Representatives
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Robert D. Blue
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General Assembly
Woman Fatally Burned in Independence House Fire
Mrs. John Schultz aged 84 died in a Saturday blaze that gutted her northeast Independence home. Neighbor James McCarty found the fire and firefighters located her body inside the kitchen. Fire Chief Paul Spener noted $472 was found in the house and the origin remained undetermined. She is survived by several siblings. her husband died four years ago.
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Gazette Independence
John Schultz
Iowa City High School Boy Shot In Apparent Accident
Charles Sorenson a 15 year old Iowa City High School sophomore was reported in good condition at Mercy hospital after a .22 caliber rifle bullet struck him in the head while hunting with relatives near Solon. He received first aid at Solon and walked into Mercy Hospital.
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Towa City
Charles Sorenson
Iowa City
Mercy Hospital
Sorenson
Solon
Frank H Burgert dies at 72 in Anamosa candy shop operator
ANAMOSA Frank H Burgert 72 operator of the Korn Krib candy shop died in Mercy hospital Saturday. He came from Minnesota to Anamosa and opened his shop eight years ago. His wife survives. Services will be at St Patrick's church at 9 30 a m Monday. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery Mechanicsville. Rosary recited tonight at 8 in McNamara funeral home.
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Frank H. Burgert
Mercy Hospital
Burgert
Minnesota
St. Patrick’s Church
Buria
Rose Hill
Mechanicsville
Ae McNamara
Hick May Win Chairmanship of Atomic Energy Committee
Iowa notes eyebrow-raising political talk. Sen. B. B. Hickenlooper is favored to chair the joint house senate atomic energy committee unless the house insists on its own pick. The piece also touches housing in Washington and state public safety politics including Alfred W. Kahl’s new appointment and Rollo H. Bergeson’s secretary search.
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Atomic Energy Committee
Ay Sweate
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B. B. Hickenlooper
House-Senate Committee On Atomic Energy
House
Senate
Washington
Dan O’brien
Sen. Hickenlooper
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OWA
Rollo H. Bergeson
Legality of $200 Teachers' Bonus Questioned
Du buque public schools superintendent Max R. Clark said state official Jessie M. Parker questioned the legality of paying a $200 bonus to teachers. Clark noted $80 of $800 had been paid as a Christmas bonus and that the remaining emergency increment would be paid in a legal manner per Iowa code, with guidance from the Department of Public Instruction.
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Dubuque
Max R. Clark
Dubuque Public
Jessie M. Parker
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Clark
Iowa
Public Instruction Department
R. A. Griffin
Indicted County Official Resigns
Harold H. Thompson, one of four indicted by a county grand jury for obtaining money under false pretenses, resigned Saturday. He cited the indictment as ridiculous and unfounded in a resignation letter to state auditors who flagged excessive welfare department expenses.
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DES Moines
Harold H. Welfare
Thompson
Welfare Department
This House Wasn’t What They Wanted
Charles L. Anderson of Des Moines sues for 700 dollars claiming his wife paid a down payment on a house seen only by matchlight. He names owners F L Spragg and J Albert Murphy Realty Co and agent John Young alleging defects including loose floorboards flood risks and unfit housing cited by the health department.
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Des Moines
INS
Charles L. Anderson
Anderson
F. L. Spragg
J. Albert Murphy Realty Company
John Young
Young
Cedar Grand Jurors Named by Tipton Cedar County
Cedar county grand jurors for Tipton have been named. The list identifies residents summoned to serve on the juror panel for the upcoming term, reflecting local judicial procedures and community participation.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Contractors To Have Jubilee Convention
The Associated General Contractors of Iowa announce a silver jubilee convention in Des Moines next Wednesday and Thursday. Chief speakers include H. W. Richardson of New York executive editor of Construction Methods, Warren S. Bellows of Houston national AGC president, H. E. Foreman of Washington AGC, and R. W. Wei of Iowa Falls AGC president.
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Associated General Contractors of Iowa
O. W. Crowley
H. W. Richardson
New York
Construction Methods
Warren S. Bellows c
Houston
Texas
National Agc
H. E. Foreman
Washre
Se Agc
R. W. Wei
Iowa Falls
Iowa Organization
Liquor price increases press state stores
Davenport AP reports rising wholesale liquor prices after the end of OPA ceilings are starting to show in state liquor store retail prices. Dick Lane, chairman the state
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Davenport
Dick Lane
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