Boy Regains His Senses 46 Days After Accident
Ten year old Jimmy Stiefel of Independence regained consciousness at Peoples hospital after 46 days in a coma from injuries suffered November 28 when he ran into a car on Center Point road NE Cedar Rapids. He spoke of ice cream and Roy Rogers and identified his nickname Buster.
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Gazette
Independence
Jimmy Stiefel
Donald Stiefel
Peoples Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Center Point Road
St Luke's Hospital
Jimmie
University Hospital
Iowa City
Jimmy
Buster
Roy Rogers
Leslie Johnson
L Avenue
Fewer Solons Employ Wives And Daughters
DES MOINES UP Fewer legislators have wives or daughters serving as committee clerks this session. Of 50 senators and 108 representatives, three and thirteen, respectively, employ kin, down from prior numbers. Stenographers earn seven dollars a day, with overtime and proficiency tests for each appointee.
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Des Moines
Leo Fithon
Dorothy Ann Elthon
Ruth
Vene Blthen
Aida Olsen
Alert Olsen
Sage
Heroster Yaenne
Gladys Hatters
Joan Hattery
Nevada
Edna Martin
Frank Martin
Davenport
Gillette Recommends Census Supervisors in Iowa
Washington AP report says five census offices for the commerce department will open in Iowa with Guy Gillette recommending managers for Des Moines Fort Dodge Sioux City Cherokee and Davenport districts. Names listed include Clyde F Herring and Hugh McMahon of Des Moines Fort Dodge, Noel Gilleas of Cherokee, Gaile McLean of Wilton Junction, with a Waterloo district manager to be named later.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Iowa
Guy Gillette
Gillette
Des Moines
Clyde F Herring
Fort Dodge
Hugh ID McMahon
Sioux City
Ol Gilleas
Cherokee Davenport
Gaile McLean
Wilton Junction
Waterloo
Donald Martin Rites Saturday at Martelle
Graveside services for Lt Donald C Martin killed on a flight between India and China on Jan 7 1945 will be held at 10 30 am Saturday in Norwich cemetery Martelle He entered the air forces in December 1942 was commissioned in October 1943 and served in the China Burma India theater from October 1944 Surviving are his wife Avis his parents Mr and Mrs Guy Martin and two sisters Mrs Dean Newman Cedar Rapids and Mrs Robert Nirenberg Martelle.
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Boecial
Martelle
Donald C Martin
India
China
Norwich
Avis
Guy Martin
Dean Newman
Cedar Rapids
Robert Nirenberg
Lemke Seeks Aid for Bankrupt Farmers With Trustees Plan
Rep William Lemke introduces bill to empower insolvent farmers to become trustees of their property under court direction. He cites a citrus industry emergency and mortgagee pressure. A senate counterpart is planned after approval by the national bankruptcy conference.
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Washington
Llp
William Lemke
R-N PB
Lemke
National Bankruptcy Conference
Senate
Iowa National Guard contest draws sixty applicants
Brig Gen. Charles H Grahl reports sixty applicants in the Iowa National Guard selection for the typical guardsman. The winner will be announced Saturday night.
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DES Moines
Charles H Grahl
Iowa National Guard
Potter elected president of lumbermens association
In Minneapolis R V Potter of Oskaloosa Illinois was chosen as president at the Northwestern Lumbermens Association closing session of its 598th annual convention.
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Minneapolis
R V Potter
Oskaloosa
Ila
Northwestern Lumbermens Association
Lambert To Take Over New Post In Manchester
Joseph P Lambert will become superintendent of Manchester schools next week succeeding Robert L Barnes who has purchased an interest in a Waterloo movie theater. Lambert has served as superintendent at Monona for eight years and previously at Marquette for four years. He earned BA and MA degrees at the University of Iowa. Mrs Lambert will continue teaching at Monona through the school year and then accompany their son, a high school senior, to Manchester.
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Manchester
Joseph P Lambert
Robert L. Barnes
Waterloo
Lambert
Monona
Marquette
University of Iowa
Fire Ignores 15 Families as Des Moines Tavern Burned
A blaze of undetermined origin heavily damaged the Blue Mirror tavern in Des Moines early Thursday and forced 15 families on the building’s second floor to flee. Arthur Keyes, owner of the Atlas building, reported no damage estimate but said insurance covered the structure. tavern equipment remained uninsured. Firemen cut a three foot square ceiling opening to combat the blaze. John Wilson, 72, a second floor resident, was treated for smoke inhalation and later expected to be released. The fire likely started near the tavern bar with a cooler compressor catching fire and spreading to nearby equipment.
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Des Moines
INS
Blue Mirror
Arthur H. Keyes
Atlas
Keyes
Hass Sign Company
John Wilson
Broadlawns General Hospital
Veteran Iowa photographer Henry Kadgihn dies at 84
Henry Kadgihn, a leading Iowa portrait photographer, died at home after weeks of illness. Born January 8, 1865 in Bloomington, he began photography at 17 and worked 67 years in the field. He operated a Cedar Rapids studio with his son since 1933 after 42 years in Cedar Rapids. Survived by his son, three grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. He was a longtime member of the Photographers Association of America and the Elks lodge.
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Iowa City
Henry ‘ Major" Kadgihn
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Bloomington
Ill
The
Photographers Association of America
Elks Lodge
Legislators Barred From Immediate $500 Expense Money
In Des Moines 1949 lawmakers cannot raise their own pay now. Attorney General Robert L. Larson ruled that a $500 expense allowance could be voted only as a future effect, not until 1951, with the current salary at $1000 per session. Rep Harold Nelson sought the ruling amid high living costs.
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Des Moines
Robert L. Larson
Supreme Court
Harold F .Nelson
Sioux City
House
Judge Delays Ottumwa Police Hearings Pending Appeal
Ottumwa district court postponed hearings for seven discharged or suspended policemen scheduled for Thursday. Judge Heinrich Taylor delayed the sessions after lawyers said they would appeal to the Iowa Supreme Court. Defense attorney Charles Brookin argues the hearings violate a city ordinance by restricting misconduct charges to actions within the past year.
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Ottumwa (Op
City Civil Service Commission
Iowa Supreme Court
Heinrich Taylor
High Court
Taylors
Charles Brookin
Curb Meters to Aid March of Dimes Drives in Iowa City
Iowa City parking meters will operate Friday to collect dimes for the March of Dimes polio drive. Meters will accept dimes as donations and display a sign directing contributors that all money goes to the polio fund. If a driver does not wish to add a penny for parking, they risk a police ticket.
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Iowa City
Iowa City Council
J K Schaaf
Schaaf
Nurses gather for Iowa public health institute at UI hospital
Registered nurses from across Iowa will attend a four day public health nursing institute January 18 to 21 at the University of Iowa hospital.
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Iowa City
Iowa
University of Iowa Hospital
Oelwein Bus Operator and His Son Injured
Des Moines Mercy hospital reported Frank H DeWees 62 an Oelwein bus line operator in good condition after a Wednesday automobile crash that sent his 38 year old son George to hospital with a severe head laceration. Their car skidded over a 20 foot embankment on highway 64 about 22 miles northeast of Des Moines. Frank DeWees owned the Waterloo Stages bus line and suffered a brain concussion.
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Des Moines
INS
Frank H DeWees
Oelwein
Mercy Hospital
DeWees
George
Highway 64
Waterloo Stages
Cheese Research Plan Set Up in Wisconsin
The agriculture department announced it will finance research at the Wisconsin Agricultural Research Station to develop better brick cheese. Before the war Wisconsin produced more brick cheese than any other type except cheddar, but production has declined due to quality issues.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Wisconsin Agricultural Research Station
Wisconsin
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