Eisenhower Prayer Citation Given to Cedar Rapids Bell Workers
Northwestern Bell employees in Cedar Rapids and six surrounding counties received an Eisenhower Prayer citation for boosting payroll savings plan purchases of U S saving bonds. M J Heldridge and Archie Baker accepted the award on behalf of district employees in the Cedar Rapids HQ lounge.
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Cedar Rapids
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
M. J. Heldridge
Archie Baker
Cwa-Cio
TIMI
Azettt
John Reynold
Telephone Company Union and
Treasury Department
Ara
Brown Fuses Thwart Dubuque Jail Break
Dubuque county sheriff Lea Martin said a home made cutting torch used to break out two prisoners was found during a surprise cell shake down. The torch was in the cell shared by Gordon Shepherd 43 of Bigelow Missouri a federal prisoner awaiting trial and Ronald Heft 19 of Chicago serving a nine month sentence for breaking and entering. Shepherd faced charges for transporting a false check from Maguokeia to Seattle.
Upper Midwest Canvas Goods Assn To Meet
A three day program announced for the seventh annual convention of the Upper Midwest Canvas Goods Manufacturers Association in the Roosevelt hotel next Thursday Friday and Saturday. F R Aldersher of Cedar Rapids Tent and Awning Company is convention chairman. The program opens Thursday with a directors meeting and a president's reception hosted by Association President Paul Burch of Fort Dodge. Friday includes morning talks on outlook for sell canvas interwoven awning fabrics and air conditioning as applied to canvas awnings, with an open forum afternoon. Saturday features talks on youth entering the awning business and aluminum hardware for 1955, followed by elections and a cocktail party and banquet to close.
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Upper Midwest Canvas Goods Manufacturers Association
Roosevelt Hotel
F. R. Aldersher
The
Cedar Rapids Tent and Awning Company
Association
Paul Burch
Burch Manufacturing Company
Fort Douge
D. A. Lo Ferski
SL. John’s Episcopal Church
Mevor Milo Sediacek
C. J. Hoigaard
Minneapolis
National Canvas Goods Manufacturers Association
R. T. St. John
Memphis
Roger Grant
K. Glen Raven
N.C
J.B. Ogden
Chicago
Bureh
Owens
A. J. Ealy
Littetown
Otto Kohl
Jrr
Dupane Gas Company
Cedar Rapids
AEC Funds University of Iowa Chemistry Research Project
A ten thousand dollar Atomic Energy Commission contract funds ongoing chemistry research at the University of Iowa led by assistant professor LeRoy Eyring. The project, begun in 1950, studies rare earth oxide and halide systems and is conducted under Eyring’s direction.
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AEC
University of Iowa
Atomic Energy Commission
LeRoy Eyring
Half of Iowa farmers paid state income tax in 1954
The State Tax Commission reported 44 percent of Iowa farmers filed tax payments in 1954, with 86,792 paying and 107,962 submitting no-pay returns. Total individual income tax collections rose to 20,265,720 dollars, up 3,056,740 from 1953.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Tax Commission
Commission
No Free Use Policy at Des Moines Veterans Memorial
The Veterans Memorial Commission announced no free use of the new Des Moines auditorium with tents priced from 500 dollars daily for the main floor to 10 dollars for committee rooms. Dr Herbert E Stroy resigned as president of the State Board of Health after six years stating a younger leader is needed. Funeral services for Sicius A Andrew 72 former Ottumwa banker and state superintendent of banking will be held in Ottumwa after his death in Florida. Clarence Lamb 27 of Galesburg Illinois was found innocent by a Scott county district court jury on the charge involving a Davenport girl last June.
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Veterans Memorial Commission
Des Moines New Veterans Memorial Auditorium
Herbert E. Stroy
Osceola
State Board of Health
Sicius Andrew
Sicius A. Andrew
Ottumwa
Florida
Wright
Clarence Lamb
Galesburg, IL
Davenport
Alex Mackenzie to Join Wiley Staff
Alex Mackenzie formerly of Cedar Rapids and Iowa University law school graduate will join Wisconsin Senator Alexander Wiles's staff on February 1. He has served as National executive secretary of the Young Republican League and was president of the Town Young Republican organization. He was also employed by the Kilian Company in Cedar Rapids.
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Alex Mackenzie
Cedar Rapids
Iowa’ University Law School
Wisconsin
Alexander Wiles
Mackenzie
Young Republican League
Town Young Republican Organization
Kilian Company
Never underestimate the power of women says EB GUY
A quoted essay by John Reynolds discusses women's strength and the idea of a single large national League of Women to unite all groups. The author argues women could win broader rights if they formed one unified organization, while acknowledging potential internal divisions.
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John Reynolds
Guy
Daughters of [Will Arise
Sisters of the Skillet
Modern Mothers
Daughters of Veterans of J Sherman
Big League of Women
Bio League of Women
Federation of Females
Inflation era land sale in Monahans former sheriff pays 1400
In Monahans Texas former sheriff F I Deer paid 1400 dollars for 80 acres. The 1981 auction record shows the same tract selling for 37 50.
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Monahans
Texas
F. I. Deer
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