First School Bill Reaches Iowa Senate
Iowa Senate opened consideration of a bill to divert the entire state income tax receipts to a new school aid system, replacing the current method. Proponents cited the need for at least 15 million dollars in annual state aid and questioned retaining the 50 percent tax cut, urging other revenue sources.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
F. K. Schmidt
Eldora
Iowa State Education Association
ISEA
Schmidt
Fifty-second
General Assembly
Iowa Runs Unique Statewide X Ray TB Program
Iowa is the only state with a miniature X ray tuberculosis control program for all state institutions, says Dr. L. H. Flancher director of the division of tuberculosis control. He spoke at the semi annual meeting of the state board of health in Des Moines aided by reports from Dr. Walter L. Bierring and other department heads.
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Des Moines
Iowa
L. H. Flancher
Division of Tuberculosis Control
State Health Department
Flancher
State Board of Health
Walter L. Bierring
Iowa Tax Refunds Benefit Top Earners Says Schmidt
Iowa official Schmidt criticizes four year tax refunds as benefiting the wealthy most. He argues the program shifts tax burden and delivers the greatest benefit to those with higher incomes while advocating for education funding. He calls for a better educational program for Iowa's youth.
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Iowa
Schmidt
Iowa OPA Office Closes in Des Moines
Iowa’s district OPA is dissolved with fourteen staff finishing duties. Equipment packed for sale at a War Assets Administration depot, records boxed for shipment to the Chicago regional office. About 100 staff continue rent control enforcement rationing and small accounting functions in Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Iowa
OPA
War Assets Administration
Chicago
Office of Temporary Control
Whic
Armed Bandit Takes 96 Dollars From Des Moines Grocer
An armed bandit robbed Frank P. Mauro's Frankie’s grocery on the south side and escaped with 96 dollars. Police believe the suspect is the same man who threatened two women uptown on Saturday, taking 35 dollars from one victim. The robber produced a pistol after requesting a candy bar.
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Des Moines
South Side
Capitol City
Frank P. Mauro
Frankie's Grocery
Uptown
Mauro
Employment Up 2 Percent In December
Iowa employment rose nearly two percent in December with total weekly payrolls at 3 756 199 in sampled firms up 26.7 percent from 1945. The food and kindred products sector led gains at 5.8 percent, while wholesale and retail trade rose 3.7 percent and patent medicines and chemicals fell 7.7 percent. The average weekly wage was 45.43 dollars, up 0.6 percent from November and 13.1 percent from 1945. Women made up 28.7 percent of the labor force, up four percent from last year. Heaviest gains occurred in Muscatine, Waterloo, and Cedar Rapids.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Bureau of Labor
Muscatine
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Depot Waiting Room Becomes Family Home
KEOSAUQUA Iowa AP G K Bell depot agent converts the waiting room into a three room home to solve housing shortage. Rock Island Railroad allowed use of the waiting room after six month figures showed average about one half passenger per month.
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Keosauqua
G. K. Bell
Rock Island Railroad
Bell
Iowa Marriages and Engagements
Iowa notices list multiple marriage dates and couples across towns. The entries include Volga City and Nashua weddings on January 11, Vining engagement of Rose Zmolek to Edwin Wacha, Edgewood union January 11, and Dysart Cedar Falls marriage on Tuesday.
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Volga City
Colleen Marie Leete
Don W. Leete
John William Frey
William Frey
Wadena
Little Brown
Nashua
Manchester
Marian Mead
Carl Mead
Ward E. Daniels
Hazleton
Lillian Harrington
C. I. Shafer
Independence
Vining
Peter Zmolek
Rose
Edwin Wacha
George Wacha
Edgewood
Mary Thyne
Walter Thyne
Raymond Thole
Thorpe
St. Mark's Catholic Church
Dysart
Kathryn Thiesen
Tom Thiesen
Richard E. Junker
Cedar Falls
Crosley brothers injured, 17 dead in scooter taxicab crash
Wayne Crosley, 17, died from injuries after a scooter collided with a taxicab. His brother Richard, 13, sustained a back injury and head cuts in the crash.
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Ames
Wayne Crosley
Richard
Dubuque Man Commits Suicide After Police Standoff
Don Sheldon fifty a former commander of the Dubuque American Legion post swallowed poison during a 30 minute police encounter while holding a vial to his lips Sheriff Martin said He died after a portion of the bottle was consumed amid an injunction and concerns for Mrs Sheldon and four of the six Sheldon children
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Dubuque
Don Sheldon
Federal Judge Takes Up Landlord Offer in Waterloo
William Anderson, Waterloo landlord, faced federal charges for overcharging two tenants in a five apartment building. Judge Henry Graven appointed George Scully, a Waterloo real estate dealer, as receiver for the property as the case proceeds.
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Wow
INL
Waterloo
William Anderson
Henry Graven
George Scully
52-20 Payments Remain in Force for Iowa Vets
Iowa veterans will keep receiving 20 weekly dollars under the 52 20 plan until two years after wartime termination. The state Employment Security Commission notes war end not declared by Truman proclamation and about 11 509 Iowans currently receive aid while 210 000 veterans are eligible.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Truman
State Employment Security Commission
Iowa State College to Receive Navy Plaque
Bronze plaque honoring wartime navy training programs will be presented to Iowa State College by the Navy Department. Vice Admiral George D. Murray announces the permanent memorial for the college’s services during the war, training about 20,000 men for the Navy.
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Ames
Iowa State College
Navy Department
George D. Murray
Ninth Naval District
Navy
Most Marry for Love Says Iowa Educator
Dr. Reuben Hill of Iowa State College told Chicago groups that most marriages are for love and companionship after ten years of research. He listed reasons in order of importance as: love and companionship, children, sex attraction, thrill and adventure, economic security, social expectation, escape, and playing a desired role.
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Chicago
INL
Reuben Hill
Hill
Iowa State College
Association For Family Living
Church Federation of Greater Chicago
Three Chicago Teens in Iowa City Jail After Purse Snatch
Three teenage boys from Chicago are jailed in Iowa City. Anthony Novakovich, 14, and Thomas Denning, 16, allegedly snatched a purse from Mrs. Josie C. Moon Tuesday afternoon. A chase by five telephone linemen ended with the capture, while 14 year old McKinney confessed to stealing the car used for the trip. FBI officers in Cedar Rapids requested continued detention while awaiting status with the U S attorney general’s office.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
Chicago
Anthony Novakovich
Thomas Denning
Josie C. Moon
Ollie White
Mike Moore McKinney
McKinney
Disabled Yet Named Rehabilitation Chief
Des Moines, Homer A. Ganong, a disabled war veteran, is named rehabilitation director of the Iowa Society for Crippled Children and the Disabled. He will lead the home employment program after completing a training tour in New York City, Philadelphia, Indianapolis, Chicago and Milwaukee.
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Des Moines
INS
Homer A. Ganong
Iowa ‘Society For Crippled Children and the Disabled
Dorothy Phillips
Ganong
New York City
Philadelphia
Indianapolis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Veterans Administration
The
Society
Cedar Rapids zoning amendment limits change from commercial to residential
A public notice outlines an amended zoning ordinance for Cedar Rapids Iowa. The city proposes changing property along the Cedar Rapids map area from commercial to district D preserving public peace safety and welfare. The measure becomes effective after introduction and passage dated January 1947 with city clerk attestation.
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Sorance
Cedar
Ewins
Thompson and Gaal
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Onder Rapids
Osserie
Savings Bond Sales Exceed 200 Million in Iowa 1946
Des Moines reports December savings bond sales in Iowa total $22,053,155 for series E F and G. Iowa’s 1946 grand total reaches $207,900,215 with 80 percent retained by buyers. E bonds contribute $124,234,477 to the year’s total. Warin notes sales lag the goal by about two million but cites unreported late remittances and a growing thrift habit among workers.
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DES Moines
INS
United States Savings
Iowa
Warin
Hotels Asked To Install Basement Sprinklers
Des Moines officials ordered eight hotels to install basement sprinkler systems after a safety inspection of public buildings. Written reports list recommendations and suggest night fire watches for hotels delaying full safety measures. The eight hotels named are Fort Des Moines Victoria Kirkwood Savery Lloyd Franklin Bandolph and Brown.
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Des Moines
Walter J.r
Fort Des Moines
Victoria
Kirkwood
Savery
Lloyd
Franklin
Bandolph and
Brown
Pay boosts approved by Scott County board to raise public employees
Davenport AP report states the Scott County board authorized pay increases totaling about $20 000 annually for county employees. The raises take effect February 1.
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Davenport
Scott County Board of
Bond Issue Approved for New Cherokee High School
The Cherokee special election approved a $207,000 bond issue to build and equip a new high school building by 512 to 168 votes. The measure funds construction and related equipment for the district high school.
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Cherokee
Mt Auburn Opposes Joining Vinton District
Mt Auburn residents reject joining the Vinton consolidated district by 122 to 45 while Vinton residents support annexation 87 to 40. Both districts must approve for the measure to pass. ballots were at Benton county courthouse with further detachment votes upcoming in Newhall and Shellsburg regions.
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Mt. Auburn
Vinton
Mt. Auburn Independent
Vinton Consolidated
Benton County
Newhall
Annnex
Shellsburg
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