Mahan Emerges as Veteran-Eyed Johnson County Freshman
Iowa State Rep Bruce E Mahan 72 of Iowa City plays up his long legislative background while serving Johnson County He has represented the University of Iowa interests at the legislature from 1929 to 1953 and the State Historical Society from 1923 He jokes he is a boy from southwest Iowa trying to navigate the busy body of state lawmaking while fellow Rep Scott Swisher 43 from Iowa City brings experience as house minority leader and Johnson County ally.
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Moines
Bruce E. Mahan
D- Lowa City
Johnson County
Scott Swisher
University of Iowa
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Mahan
State of
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Bedford
SUI
Senators confront being left out of utilities committee
Senators Leo Elthon and George Scott attended the senate public utilities committee organizational meeting this week only to discover they were not members. Elthon joked that it breaks his heart to be excluded as debate over a state regulatory commission looms with several differing versions.
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Leo Elthon
R-Fertile
George Scott
R-West Union
Senate Public Utilities Committee
Senator Elthon
Fire Tears Through Iowa City Area Home Leaving Nine Homeless
A fire destroyed a one story home one mile south of Iowa City on the sand road leaving nine people homeless. Coralville and Hills fire crews battled sub zero conditions but could not save the structure. No one was injured though Dale and Raymond Baines and Raymonds wife Connie were home. The rest of the family was at work or school. The Red Cross opened a clothing drive as eight family members urgently need clothing and blankets.
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John Baines
Coralville
Hills
Baines
Dale
Raymond
Connie
Raymond Baines
Two Liquor Bills Likely in Iowa Senate This Session
Iowa Senate may see two liquor bills this session as Sen. Rich ard Turner and Sen. Jack Schroeder prepare proposals. Schroeder heads the judiciary committee and has named Turner to a liquor subcommittee with Martin Wiley and Jacob Grimstead. Wiley supports liquor by the drink while Grimstead opposes. debate could begin in February. House members await Senate action, with behind the scenes tallying ongoing.
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Des Moines
Richard Turner
Council Bluffs
Iowa Senate
Turner
Senate
Jack Schroeder
Davenport
Judiciary Committee
Schroeder
Martin Wiley
Cedar Rapids
Jacob Grimstead
Lake Mills
Wiley
Grimstead
House
Helen Pepin Named Fayette County Relief Director
Fayette county supervisors appoint Helen V. Pepin of Oelwein as director of relief to succeed Amanda Gremmels who retires after nearly 30 years in the post. J G Johnson is reappointed assistant county attorney for two more years without pay.
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Helen Pepin
Fayette Relief
West Union
Fayette
Dorm Planned At Luther Will House 256 Men
Plans for a new men's dormitory at Luther College outline a building funded by $850000 in federal loans. Decorah architectural firm Altfillisch Olson Gray and Thompson will prepare plans and specifications for contractor bidding.
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Luther
Luther College
Altfillisch, Olson, Gray and Thompson
Decorah
New 256-Bed Men’s Dormitory Planned on Hilltop
Officials announce a near term 12 month project to raise a four story residence hall for 256 men with lounge laundry and a one story recreation wing. Center row houses baths laundry and lounge, outer rows hold sleeping study rooms. First unit in a four dormitory complex to ease housing shortages amid rising enrollment. Phase one of a two dorm second century program targets completion by 1966.
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Classified Ads Don’t Cost- They Pay Over Weekend
A small classified ad pitch invites readers to place messages before the “Action Audience” this weekend by calling EM 2-1-21 and requesting an Ad Taker.
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