Keota Men Slugged and Robbed in Chicago Strongarm Attack
Three Keota men were beaten and robbed in a Chicago hotel lobby after declining to join a dice game. Frank Lillig, 49, Howard Stounter, 36, and Glen Palmer, 40, suffered injuries while $920 was taken, with Lillig losing $800 and Stounter $100. A woman in a brown coat accompanied the assailants, but the men were not identified.
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Chicago
Frank Lillig
Keota
Howard Stounter
St. Luke’s Hospital
Lillig
Sounter
Glen Palmer
Stounter
Palmer
Father Mullin Rites At Dubuque Tuesday
Services for the Rev. Francis Mullin 54 will be held at St. Raphael Cathedral in Dubuque on Tuesday. Mullin died in Washington D C He was librarian at the Catholic University of America and a former professor at Loras College in Dubuque.
Retired Wisconsin Farmer Dies After Hotel Stair Fall
Charles Williams, 67, of Darlington Wisconsin, died from basal skull fracture after a fall on a hotel stairway in Dubuque. Coroner Norbert Behr reported the injuries led to his death on Sunday.
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Dubuque
Charles Wil
Darlington
Wis
Norbert Behr
Williams
Taxpayers Push Per Pupil School Aid in Iowa
The Iowa Taxpayer monthly urges placing school aid on a per pupil basis. The group argues this shields funds from political pressure and follows a postwar tax report. It says Supreme Court rulings allow no holds barred and public opinion must protect the treasury from special interests.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Taxpayer
Association
Supreme Court
County Seeks Bids for Road Work with Sealed Proposals
The county auditor announces a call for sealed bids on road construction. Bids must be on county forms, include bidder financials and equipment, and be delivered by the stated deadline. Specifications reference 1937 series provisions and are available at the county office or the designated location.
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Iowa
Cey
Ted
Onto
Uncle Sam Laxative Cereal Ad Promises Quick Help
An old advertisement touts Uncle Sam Laxative Breakfast Food made with flaxseed. The copy claims flaxseed stimulates bowel activity and promotes daily use. It invites readers to buy the cereal from grocers, produced by the Uncle Sam Breakfast Food Company in Omaha Nebraska.
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Uncle Sam
South Dakota
Sam
Uncle Sam Breakfast Food Company
Omaha
Nebraska
Obituaries list for Sedgwick Gegenheimer Doty Downing
Death notices from Manchester Oxford and Anamosa report Blanche Sedgwick Annie Gegenheimer Louis Doty and D A Downing funeral services held in Gill Federated churches and by the Masonic lodge. Survivors include sons daughters and grandchildren with varied last residences.
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Manchester
Blanche E. Sedgwick
Gill
Oxford
Annie Gegenheimer
Federated Church
Iowa City
Herbert
Irma Sass
Elsie Moscow
Lucille Duwa Engaged to Roy Duwa in Iowa Announcement
Riverside and Washington families announce the engagement of Lucille Duwa daughter of Mr and Mrs Law rence Duwa near Washington to Roy Duwa son of Mr and Mrs Albert Duwa of Riverside. The coupling links two Iowa families in a forthcoming wedding.
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Riverside
Lawrence Duwa
Near Washington
Lucille
Roy Duwa
Albert Duwa
State College Places 174 Graduates in Year
Figures from Iowa State College placement office show 1 852 vacancies in the year ending Oct 1. Iowa schools employed 152 of 174 graduates placed. 92 of 108 home economics graduates and most demand was for home economics teachers. Seventy-five agricultural education graduates placed, with 120 schools requesting agricultural instructors across 25 states.
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Ames
Iowa State College
Iowa State Office
Ray Bryan
Iowa
Cleopatra Charmed Antony at Age Thirty-Eight
Cleopatra captivated Antony when she was thirty eight, shaping the course of ancient history through their alliance and allure.
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Cleopatra
Anthony
Sounds Warning To Tavern Men In Iowa Legislature
Representative in the legislature warned Iowa tavern operators that local option laws could force closures if not opposed. Speaking to Hawkeye National Beverage Association, Sloane, counsel for the group, said local option bills would trigger elections every two years to decide if tavern businesses survive. The association, formed last summer, unites tavern men across 34 Iowa counties.
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On Oane
Iowa
Hawkeye National Beverage Association
Sloane
Indus Tavern
Lawith
Thomas P Thompson Farmer Dies at 78
Walker Thomas P Thompson 78, a native of Denmark who came to the United States at 20, died Saturday while farming in the Walker and Troy Mills area. Survived by wife and six children, services at 2 p.m. at Hoover church near here with burial in Hoover cemetery.
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Walker
Thomas Pe Thompson
Denmark
United States
Walker and
Troy Mills
Glenn
Minnie Andrews
Mary Houghton
Clara Reece
Cedar Rapids
Christine Troxel
Coggon
Carl Thompson
Hoover Church
Hoover
Police Raid Eight Taverns in Dubuque
Police raided eight taverns in Dubuque on Saturday night and confiscated gambling devices. Arrested were tavern operators Charles Pochter Melvin Maas Frank Leo Reis Steve Cole John Grutz Roy Wright and Leo Link, each posting 100 bond. Chief Joe Strub cited wage-earner complaints and sixteen officers took part.
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Dubuque
Charles Pochter
Melvin Maas
Frank Leo Reis
Steve Cole
John Grutz
Roy Wright
Leo Link
Joe Strub
Amended Articles Notice From Collins Radio
Notice states a meeting of Collins Radio shareholders has been adjourned and an article of the amended charter will be acted upon. Arthur A. Vns, President, and S. J. Storm, Secretary, signatory details indicate corporate actions to be formalized and recorded.
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Collins Radio Bas Geechee Fescieratteene i
Ateik
By_ Arthur A. vns
J. Storm
Plan Auto Insurance Firm For Non-Drinking Drivers
Des Moines reports plans to form an auto insurance firm aimed at non drinkers. J J Mallon of Des Moines named secretary, ex Coast Guard lieutenant, to lead the venture. The company intends to start within 30 days, operating first only in Iowa, backed by temperance groups but limited to insurance activities.
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DES Moines
INS
KWBU
Corlcity
Columbia
House of Representatives
J. J. Mallon
Mallon
New York
Coast Guard
South Pacific
Iowa
Bills Recommended By Labor Committee
DES MOINES AP Passage of occupational disease wage and child welfare laws by the 1947 Iowa legislature was recommended by the Iowa Federation of Labor committee. State President A A Couch said renewal of effort to obstructed on the job is needed and the group supported a bill to authorize a state agency to determine prevailing wages and mandate payment. The committee also backed child welfare laws to ban work by under 16 year olds during the school year.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Iowa Federation of Labor
A. A. Couch
Iowa Youth Fatally Shot While Hunting
FOREST CITY Iowa a gun accident on a farm near Forest City proved fatal for 14 year old Arlo Leen grandson of Andrew Charlson He and his younger brother were hunting when a slip on ice caused a rifle discharge The bullet struck Arlo near the heart and he died before help arrived The Mathews family lived on a farm near Leland and were attending a reunion at the Charlson home.
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Forest City
Andrew Charlson
Here
Arlo Leen
Charlson
Mathews
Leland
Only Three Civil War Vets Remain in Iowa
MELCHER IOWA CITY UP Only three Civil War veterans remained in Iowa Monday after the death of Robert Millen 99 of here He would have turned 100 Jan 12 He enlisted in Company A 33rd Iowa Infantry in 1863 and served to war end Other Iowa veterans listed include McMurray 102 in Iowa City John M Gudgel 98 Shenandoah and James Martin 98 Sutherland
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Iowa
Melcher
Robert Millen
Millen
Co. A
the McMurray
Iowa City
John M. Gudgel
Shenandoah
James Martin
Sutherland
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Father Mullin
Riordan
Armstrong
Wess
Independence
John Schultz
Louis M. Doty
Anamosa
D. A. Downing
Tyler and Downing
W. W. Wigger
Masonic Lodge
Galesburg
Sue Westphal
Ruth Yount
L. A. Downing
State College
Armstrong Millinery
Thomas P. Thompson
Labor Committee
Lydia E. Pimaham
Tian
Renee Oy
Bureee
American Iron and Steel Institute
Fifth Avenue
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