Kuester Names House Committees In Iowa Legislature
Gus Kuester announced standing committees in the Des Moines house of representatives. Republicans Harry Weich Newhall and Steinberg on appropriations and judiciary No 1, C Bryson Iowa Falls on ways and means, with chairmen joining the interim committee. Speaker to name two Democrats later.
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Des Moines
Gus Kuester
Ine
House of Representatives
Caperniens
Wer
Harry Weich
Newhall
Steinberg
C. Bryson
Iowa Falls
House
Andrew Jelsen
Council Bluffs
Aeronautics
Henry Siefkas
Osceola
Henry Stevens
Scranton
C. G. Ogden
Board of Control
van Eaton
Sioux City
D. A. Donohue
Tipton
T. H. Huston
Crawfordsville
Ted Sloane
Judiciary
Elmer Orson
Arch McFarlane
Waterloo
W. R. Finmen
Bloomfield
Fred Schwengel
Davenport
Iowa AAUW backs ISU minimum school aid effort
Des Moines IA AP The Iowa division of the AAUW voiced support for the ISEA plan to provide at least 15 000 state aid to schools. Mrs Joseph Smith urged adoption of ISEA's distribution plan and backed other AAUW recommendations to fund schools from state income tax proceeds and to withhold action on income taxes.
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Des Moines
Iowa
American Association of University Women
Iowa State Education Association
Pro
Joseph Smith
AAUW
ISEA
State School Code Commission
Legisla
Postwar tax plan and child welfare bills discussed
The discussion covers a full program of state school aid, establishment of a county assessor system per the postwar tax study committee, and the enactment of proposed child welfare measures including adoption and boarding homes for children. Mrs. Carl Ettinger of Cedar Rapids is an AAUW member.
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Ofa County
Carl Ettinger
Cedar Rapids
AAUW
Byers Will Ask Drivers License Fee Increases
Sen. Frank C. Byers of Cedar Rapids proposes raising Iowa license fees from 25 cents to 1 dollar and chauffeurs from 2 dollars to 3 dollars annually to fund a larger state highway patrol for safer highways. The plan would add about 840 thousand dollars yearly. Rep. Fred Schwengel backs a separate bill requiring accident liability and property damage insurance for at fault motorists.
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Des Moines
Frank C. Byers
Cedar,Rapids
Iowa
Byers
Byrnes
Fred Schwengel
Davenport
Iowa Marriages and Engagements Briefs
Several couples were married in churches across Iowa. Vinton Mili Kimm and Garth Carrier wed in a Presbyterian church and will live in Clear Lake. Donna Struve tied a knot in St Marys Catholic church and will reside in Aurora. Gwen Romer and Clayton Snyder wed in Illinois while Loras Duwa and LeRoy Duwa married at St Marys in Iowa City. Nadine DeLancey and Loras McNamara united in Anamosa, as did Ann Dumont and Ray Pletcher in Las Vegas Nevada.
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Vinton
Milly Jane Kimm
Garth E. Carrier
Clear Lake
Donna Struve
Day
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Aurora
St. Onslow
Gwen Romer
Clayton Snyder
Illinois
Riverside
Lucille Duwa
Richmond
LeRoy M. Duwa
St. Mary’s Church
Iowa
Carriers Pay $73 492 Into State Treasury
Iowa Commerce Commission said certified passenger and freight carriers paid 737, A92 in compensation taxes penalties and travel orders in late 1946. Half of the total will go to the primary road fund and half to counties for secondary road maintenance, with counties listed incl Allamakee Benton Cedar Clayton Delaware Fayette Iowa Johnson Jones Linn Poweshiek Tama and Winneshiek.
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Des Moines
Iowa Commerce Commission
Allamakee
Benton
Buchanan
Cedar
Clayton
Delaware
Fayette
Iowa
Johnson
Jones
Linn
Poweshiek
Tama
Winneshiek
State Labor Commissioner Calls for Immediate Industrial Safety Steps
Des Moines. Charles W. Harness, state labor commissioner from Ottumwa, urged employers and workers across Iowa to halt rising industrial accidents. He cited postwar laxity in safety campaigns, noted 1946 early reports show a coin increase, and blamed carelessness and poor protection for most incidents. He urged hazard removal and accident investigation systems in workplaces.
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Des Moines
Charles W. Harness
Ottumwa
Harness
Salin
Marion Man Charged With Drunk Driving
Dale E. Hefflefinger of Marion was charged with drunk driving and released under $500 bond in justice court. He is to appear before District Judge M. C. Hamiel at 9 a.m. Saturday. He was arrested at 2 a.m. Sunday two miles west of Tipton where Dale Gleason, who rode with Hefflefinger, was charged with drunkenness and fined $25 plus costs.
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Tipton
Dale E. Hefflefinger
Marion
Justice Court
M. C. Hamiel
Dale Gleason
Hefflefinger
Notice of Will and Testament in Linn County District Court
Notice to all concerned that a will and testament of an Iowa resident was filed in Linn County District Court. The hearing or probate action is set for January 23, 1947 at 9 o clock in Cedar Rapids. Crissman and Bleakley are attorneys for the involved party.
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Will
Iowa
Linn
Aed
Cedar
Blaze Claims Rock Island Veteran Family
A fire destroyed a two room tourist cabin near Rock Island killing Mrs. Shirley Berry 21 and her two children Edward 2 1 2, and Shirley Dawn six months. Fire crews found the bodies after battling the blaze in zero temperatures and high wind. Mrs Berry formerly from Kidder South Dakota was the wife of a Rock Island war veteran awaiting discharge at Fort Sheridan Illinois.
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Rock Island
Shirley Berry
Kidder, S. D
Edward
Scearlett Dawn
Berry
Army Separation Center
Fort Sheridan
Ill
Vinton School District Loses Territory Seeks Major Realignment
Eden township residents vote 12 to 3 to detach from Vinton and join Newhall while Newhall residents approve 67 to 5. Mt. Auburn residents vote against joining Vinton. A second election set for Feb 7 to decide five sections near Mt. Auburn.
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Vinton
Repo
Eden Township
Newhall
Mt. Auburn
Divorce Petition Filed In Linn County Court
The document records Albert McCann filing for divorce from his wife amid allegations of dissolution of marriage and unspecified relief sought. It mentions Cedar Rapids area references and a deadline noted for response with attorney contact at Guaranty Building Cedar Rapids.
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Linn County
Albert McCann
Rapigs
Ana
Cooper seeks 28227 from state over prison furniture commissions
Floyd G. Cooper former sales manager for the Iowa state penitentiary furniture factory filed a claim for 28227 against the state with State Comptroller Fred Porter. He says commissions would have been earned on unfilled orders totaling 413598 at his removal.
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Des Moines
Floyd G. Cooper
Iowa State Penitentiary
Fred Porter Monday
Cooper
Herbert H. Hauge
Board of Control
Hauge
Boat Captain's Death Listed as Accidental
Powell W. Kaiser of Wooldridge Missouri was found dead in the Mississippi River Monday. The coroner reported accidental death. Kaiser was captain of the tow boat E Frakes that brought a construction crew to repair a railroad bridge seven weeks ago. He observed his forty ninth birthday Sunday and did not return to the boat Sunday night. Fellow crewmen found his body.
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Pate Iee Tive Ace
Powell W. Kaiser
Woolridge
Mississi
Kaiser
E. Frakes
Train Strikes Car In Vinton Crossing Collision
Vinton plumber Walter E. Edwards escaped injury when his 1947 model car was struck by a Rock Island freight train at a crossing. The vehicle suffered extensive damage in the incident on Monday.
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Vinton
Walter E. Edwards
Rock Island
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