Coburn Open to Restoring Post For Liquor Commission
A. A. Coburn, chairman of the State Liquor Commission, said he has no objection to reestablishing the comptroller post abolished last August. He noted the office could be restored if the state auditor desires it, following criticism that elimination left valuable liquor purchase records unkept and reduced coordinated supervision.
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DES Moines
INS
A. A. Coburn
State Liquor Commission
Liquor Commission
State Auditor
Elmer Drees
Coburn
Russell Swift
State Legislative Interim Committee
Drees
Matthews observe 40th wedding anniversary at surprise dinner
Earlville couple Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Matthews were honored at a surprise dinner hosted by their son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Carl Feinstenmann in observance of their 40 years of marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earlville
Jesse Matthews
Carl Feinstermann
County Bonus Totals Listed in Iowa War Veterans Payments
World War II veterans bonus payments in 16 of Iowa's 99 counties exceed one million dollars, with Polk totaling 7,668,993 and Linn 3,081,717. The board warns these are preliminary totals as funding remains and bills await legislative approval of about 7 million. Overall paid to date totals 84,627,421 on 229,252 claims across eastern counties, with 184,093 veterans and 37,691 former Iowans paid so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Iowa
Polk County
Linn County
Black Hawk
Woodbury
Scott
Allamakee
Buchanan
Clayton
Delaware
Dubuque
Fayette
Bowe
Betena
Johnson
Meekuk
Muscatine
Poweshiek
Washington
Winneshiek
Jones County Jurors To Report Jan 22 29
Jones County grand jurors have been named and notified to report January 22. Jurors listed include Frank Byerly Wyoming Edwin Helgems Scotch Grove James Irons Hale Myrtle Johnson Oxford Junction Fred Lees Cascade Hans Rohwedder Olin George Hicken Clarence Taylor Anamosa Mrs Richard Hanken Bessie Henderson Clarence Rickleffs Truman Stanton Monticello. Trial jurors have been notified to report January 29.
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Anamosa
Jones County
Frank Byerly
Wyoming
Edwin Helgems
Scotch Grove
James Irons
Hale
Myrtle Johnson
Oxford Junction
Fred Lees
Cascade
Hans Rohwedder
Olin
George Hicken
Clarence Taylor
Richard Hanken
Bessie Henderson
Clarence Rickleffs
Truman Stanton
Monticello
State Record Marriage Licenses List Across Iowa Towns
Elkader Guttenberg and others issued licenses. The list names couples from Decorah Anamosa Toledo Tama Marshalltown Cedar Falls Des Moines Toledo and more, with their respective birth or residence details noting marriages and county lines. The compilation covers multiple cities including Elkport Guttenberg Strawberry Point and Cresco with pairs such as Powell and Bissell and Fosse and Rodas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkader
John R. Powell
Guttenberg
Dorothy Bissell
Marvin D. Fosse
Jacksonville
Fla
Shirley Rodas
Strawberry Point
Alfred Horstman
Elkport
Georgiana Gottschalk
Lloyd Scutte
Castalia
Clarise V. Olson
Elgin
Norman D. Kruse
Georgia Smith
Luana
Melvyn W. Puffett
Betty Oldfather
Arlington
Harlan W. Brien
Milwaukee
Violet Hoffman
Garber
Decorah
Thomas Dougherty
Fayette
Doris Bigalk
Cresco
Wenz Otto
Carol Joy Jones
East Detroit
Robert Reisner
Fort Atkinson
Margaret Bechel
Calmar
George Gates, Jr
Isabel Huckins
John A. Cronin
Verna Rosendahl
Donald Clemens
Betty Klein
Minneapolis
Anton Lund
LaVonne Rohde
LaCrosse
Wis
Anamosa
Fred Dose
Wyoming
Charlotte Nelson
Springville
Toledo
Richard W. Barnes
Tama
Sally Culbertson
Cedar Rapids
LeRoy Hubbard
Lillian Boyce
Marshalltown
Virgil Bidwell
Joan Jean Hess
Clutter
William Shackelford
Clarinda
Madaline Sackett
Independence
Bert Zearfoss
Tracr
Eva. H. Sherman
Cedar Falls
Harry S. Troxell
Avanell C. Smith
Des Moines
Richard D. Zelemy
Nomi Lou Morgan
Joe Zajicek
Iowa City
Gloria Gray
Robert Billerbeck
Grundy Center
Shirley Kroeger
Gladbrook
Virgil _ A. Wulff
Gloria Appelgate
Edward Motley
Cottonton
Ala
Clara M. Lauderdale
Long Beach
Calif
George B. Rosenberger
Ethel Barnes
Clair A. Goos
Marcella J. Wrage
Elmer Bahr
Fort Leonard Wood
Gloria Reimer
Dysart
Vinton
Martin Sherlock
Cecile Jelke
Iowa's Federal Tax Total Reaches 1950 High
Des Moines AP reports Iowa paid 359,755,130 in federal taxes in 1950, up nearly 90,000 from 1949. The year’s total trails 487,010,270 in 1948 but far exceeds 1940’s 27,502,087, with January the peak at 62,042,873 and December the low at 19,396,315. Tax sources include income, social security, withholding, estate and gift taxes, and miscellaneous.
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Des Moines
Twelve Jones County Men Called into Army
Twelve Jones county men have been ordered to report for induction into the army January 15 in Des Moines. The list includes Charles E. Turner Robert W. Marugg Karl E. Behrends Garriet A. Harms Jr Robert F. Rickels all of Monticello Dale E Heeren Robert H. Carlson Virgil L. Dirks Peter G. Pazour all of Anamosa Arnold Willis of Amber Jerrold W. Ewing Clarence Wayne L. Clark Cascade Thirty six more men have orders to report for phys icals January 17 Marcus Brady a member of the army reserve has been ordered to report for active duty January 14.
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Anamosa
Jones County
Des Moines
Charles E. Turner
Robert W. Marugg
Karl E. Behrends
Garriet A. Harms, Jr
Robert F. Rickels
Monticello
Dale E. Heeren
Robert H. Carlson
Virgil L. Dirks
Peter G. Pazour
Arnold Willis
Amber
Federal jury indicts two men in bank burglary case
A federal grand jury indicted Kenneth A. Kitts and Yancey D. Hardy for the $32,000 burglary of the Laurens State Bank in Laurens Iowa. Kitts is jailed in Des Moines and Hardy awaits proceedings in Cedar Rapids as the U S district attorney presses the case.
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Sioux City
Laurens
Kenneth A. Kitts
Yancey D. Hardy
Kitts
Des Moines
Hardy
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
U. S. District Attorney’s of
Indictments allege bank thefts and interstate money transport
The indictments charge two men with entering an FDIC bank to steal, stealing from an FDIC bank and transporting stolen money across a state line. Dr. C. S. Youngstrom of Vinton will be the speaker. Anamosa Chamber of Commerce sets Monday 7 p.m. meeting in courthouse community room. Winton named March of Dimes campaign chair Harvey Hartz of Newhall. Winthrop PTA to hold first meeting Monday at the high school.
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Fice
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FDIC
C. S. Youngstrom
Vinton
Anamosa
Chamber of Commerce
Winton
Harvey Hartz
Newhall
Benton County
March of Dimes
Winthrop
P.T.A
Marengo Man Fined for DUI After Guilty Plea
Marengo resident Mare n go Lawrence B Mc Gurk was fined 300 dollars plus costs after pleading guilty to a drunk driving charge before District Judge James P Gaffney. The case notes a court appearance and penalty.
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Marengo
Lawrence B. McGurk
James P
Gaffney
Lamont
Robert Reed
Clifford Burrows
Cedar Rapids
K.P. Lodge
Garrison
P.T.A
McGregor Farm House Destroyed by Fire
Thursday evening fire destroyed the Leslie Davis farm home three miles west of McGregor on highway 18. All household articles were destroyed. McGregor fire department kept the blaze from spreading to other buildings. Loss estimated at 7000 dollars and partly covered by insurance.
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Mcgregor
Leslie Davis
McGregor Fire Company
Call to Colors Results In Color Blindness
Des Moines reports Chester A. Bonnewell 55 Altoona was acquitted by Municipal Judge Harry B. Grand after testifying he did not notice a red or green light while driving his son to an army recruitment station for a physical.
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Des Moines
Chester A. Bonnewell
Altoona
Harry B. Grand
Administration Class Visits State Hospital
Ten members of the University of Iowa Hospital administration course will tour Independence state hospital Friday and Saturday. Superintendent Gerhard Hartman said they will visit buildings attend seminars and hear lectures by Dr. Max E. Witte William A. Robinson and Carl D. Rinker.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa Hospitals
Independence State Hospital
Gerhard Hartman
University Hospitals
Independence Hospital
Max E. Witte
William A. Robinson
Board of Control
Carl D. Rinker
Sigourney Girl Wins Borden Scholarship
Ames Iowa State college announces two home economics students receive scholarships. Helen L Hoffman of Sigourney wins the 1950 Borden award while Beverly Sowers of Story City receives the annual WNAX home economics scholarship. Each prize totals 300 dollars.
Five Trucks Pile Up on Highway 218 Near Olds
Five big semi trailers blocked Highway 218 near Olds after a chain collision started by two side by sides. Driver Donald Aalberg of Cedar Rapids was hospitalized in Mt. Pleasant with minor injuries.
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MT. Pleasant
Highway 218
Olds
Donald Aalberg
Cedar Rapids
Iowan Named in Red China Radio Broadcast
The Peiping radio listed American and British prisoners including Pfc. Edward G. Wilkins of Des Moines. It said signers had received courteous treatment. MacArthur HQ could not verify the prisoner list. Wilkins’s sister Mildred Lafferty reported no word since his 1949 furlough.
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Tokyo
Red China Radio
Peiping
Red
Pyongyang
Korea
MacArthur
Pfc
Edward G. Wilkins
Des Moines
Sisiter
Mildred Lafferty
Wilkins
Marine Corps
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Fourth Avenue
Iowa Busco Company
Dial
Associated Press
Judy
Judy Ditmar
Malvern
Iowa City Press and Radio Club
Eric Wilson
Roger Hippsley
SUI Hospital School
Iowa Briefs
Ginsberg
Wamond Values
Diamond Council OF America
Second Street
State
Sigourney Girl
Borden Scholarship
China Radio
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