Long Believes Assembly Will Pass Local Option, Liquor by Drink Bills
Des Moines reports Sen Irving Long of Manchester sees 1947 legislature passing local option liquor and liquor by the drink, saying revenue and end to bootlegging are motives. He cites wet and dry support and recalls a prior local option bill dying in the Senate.
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Long
Assembly
Des Moines
Irving Long
Manchester
Fifty-first General Assembly
Lange
Iowa
House
Senate
Upper Iowa U Hires Two New Professors
Dr W T Smith president of Upper Iowa University announced two new professors will begin Feb 3 at the start of the new semester Heber E Coffey of San Antonio Texas will be professor of journalism and William A Richard of Hot Springs Ark will be professor of philosophy and Bible.
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Fayette
W. T. Smith
Upper Iowa University
Heber E. Coffey
San Antonio
Texas
William A. Richard
Hot Springs
Ark
Smith
Oxford Man Sues His In-Laws for $5 075
Everett Smelser of Oxford sues his wife’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Moyers, in Johnson county district court for 5075 dollars alleging alienation of affections. He claims the Moyers influenced his wife to sue for divorce twice and tried to poison her mind against him.
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Iowa City
INS
Johnson County
Everett Smelser
Oxford
Smelser
John Moyers
Moyers
Women Voters Back Citizens Control Board Plan
Des Moines AP reports the Iowa League of Women Voters proposes a seven member board of outstanding citizens to run institutions now under the board of control. The nonpaid governors would appoint a trained public welfare commissioner and work with specialists in penology psychiatry and child welfare. Additional recommendations include amending commitment laws voluntary hospital mental health admissions and deferred commitments to correctional facilities plus state aid to schools.
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Des Moines
Board of Control
League of Women Voters of
Iowa
E. L. McGowin
Iowa City
League
Golden Wedding for Purcell Couple in Anamosa Home
Anamosa residents Mr and Mrs George Purcell celebrate their golden wedding anniversary with an open house from 1 to 5 p.m. at their son Ray Purcell’s home. They wed January 27 1897 in Olin Methodist church. The couple’s family includes two daughters Mrs Percy Bray and Mrs Lelia Hale and two sons Ray and Vern plus 12 grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
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Anamosa
George Purcell
Ray Purcell
Purcells
Olin
Percy Bray
Lelia Hale
North Mankato
Minn
Ray
Vern
Des Moines Pvt Clinton Quigley Freed After Tavern Death Inquiry
Pvt Clinton Quigley of Des Moines was released on Wednesday after an arrest Sunday to question his involvement in the death of James Moran, 46, who died after a tavern fight.
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Des Moines
INS
Clinton Quigley
James W. Moran
School Head Accused of Assault in McGregor Case
McGregor school superintendent Robert McLeese faces assault and battery charges related to punishing 14 year old Leroy Lettington in an English class. Hearing set before Justice of the Peace Ray Barton in Elkader. Leroy’s father filed suit after a special school board meeting. McLeese pled innocent.
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McGregor
Robert McLeese
Justice of the Peace
Ray Barton
Elkader
Leo Lettington
Leroy Lettington
McLeese
Lettington
Leroy
Robert Coon
Coon
Barton
M. X. Geske
Iowa City Curbing Taxi Horns At Night
Iowa City enacts a night horn ban effective May 1 prohibiting cab horn use from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m except for traffic. The ordinance imposes a $100 first cab license, $15 for each additional cab, a $2 operator license, and requires police inspections of each taxi.
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Iowa City
Boy May Lose Eye in Dynamite Cap Blast
Dick Hoffey, 15, was injured last Saturday by an explosion of dynamite caps found in an alley. Doctors fear he may lose sight in one eye.
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Iowa City
INS
Dick Hoffey
Iowa House file for $8 million school aid bill
A proposal in Des Moines seeks eight million dollars annually as state aid to Iowa schools. The measure adds to the existing three million five hundred sixty thousand dollars in four current aid programs. The plan mirrors the Iowa State Education Association recommendation, which also seeks to adjust current funding levels.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Iowa State Education Association
ISEA
State aid plan outlines new per pupil funding
The proposal shifts to a uniform $7,197,000 annual aid and an $8,000,000 plan differs from current needs based grants. It would provide about 19 dollars yearly for grade pupils and 25.20 dollars for higher grades to all districts equally, replacing need based distribution.
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Schwengel
Sanatorium Transfer Bill in Iowa Senate
A Tuesday bill moves Oakdale tuberculosis sanatorium from the board of control to the state board of education. The aim is closer ties with the University of Iowa hospital under education department jurisdiction.
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Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Oakdale
Board of Control
State Board of Education
University of Iowa Hospital
Board of Education
Fire destroys farm house near Van Horne
Fire destroyed the Sam Decalert estate farm house four and a half miles southeast of Van Horne late Tuesday afternoon. Nothing in the house was saved. Operators Henry Bross and son-in-law Dan MecMickle were not home. Neighbor Willard Heitshusen found the blaze. Van Horne fire department arrived too late.
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van Horne
Sam Decalert
Here
Henry Bross
Dan MecMickle
Willard Heitshusen
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