State Examiner Criticizes Tama Road Funds Handling
Paul N Loomis, state examiner, releases a report to State Auditor C. B. Akers detailing irregularities in Tama county road funds during 1948. The audit cites poor management, unapproved transfers, delayed payrolls, unadvertised contracts, and equipment sales without board resolutions, with a public hearing set for Feb. 9.
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Tama
Virginia Lichty
Toledo
Paul N Loomis
C. B. Akers
Tama County Board of Supervisors
John Berry
Tama County
C. Harland Yerkes
Berry
Board of Supervisors
Ronald Child
Lee Kienzle
Garwin
Gus United
Traer
J G Powell
Henry Whitsell
Akers
Loomis
Walter Willett
Whitsell
Grinnell Shoe Factory Fire Causes Major Damage
Grinnell fire damaged the Grinnell Shoe Company factory with an estimated 50 000 in losses. Manager Sharp Lan non said water from a sprinkler system caused most damage after flames in the shipping department sparked the system. Faulty wiring was blamed.
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Grinnell
Sharp Lannon
Grinnell Shoe Company
Elmer Broendel Dies Suddenly at Newhall
Elmer Broendel longtime Newhall resident and retired farmer died suddenly at 10 am Thursday at his home. He is survived by his wife two daughters Mrs George Good and Mrs Don Ebert two sisters and two grandchildren, all of Newhall. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
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Newhall
Elmer Broendel
George Good
Don Ebert
Iowa City recital by organist Julian Williams at First Methodist
IOWA CITY Iowa City organist Julian R Williams will give a recital on February 6 at the First Methodist church. He is a brother of Mrs C B Righter of Iowa City.
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Iowa City
Julian R Williams
First Methodist
C. B Righter
Waukon
Fred Debner
Fred Hager
D H Miller
Jerry Hueneman
Albert Nagel
John Nagel
John Fiet
Eleader
Ruth D. Burlinoe
A Burlingame
James R Sorensen
Herluf Sorensen
Monona
St Joseph's Church
West Liberty
S C. Snider
Raymond E Gehrke
Marengo
Thomas H. Ni
Bonds Voted At Elkader Opera House Addition
Elkader residents approved a $20 000 bond for a two story addition to the opera house and for remodeling. The measure passed 255 to 71. The $15 000 addition will house the town and rural fire trucks and the public library, while $5 000 funds remodeling and redecorating of the opera house built in 1903.
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Elkader
Minister Marries Des Moines Couple At Bedside
In Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines nurse bride Bonita Marse 24 and groom Jack Noble 27 wed at the bedside of Rev August Samuelson 70 hospital chaplain. The ceremony marked the pastor’s first marriage conducted while he was a patient after eight years serving as hospital chaplain.
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Des Moines
Iowa Lutheran Hospital
August Samuelson
Bonita Louie Marse
Jack Thurman Noble
Mr Samuelson
Sears to Speak at University of Iowa Commencement
Prof Robert R Sears director of the child welfare research station at the University of Iowa will deliver the mid year commencement address Saturday February 5 in the fieldhouse at 145 pm. Sears has resigned to join Harvard Graduate School of Education as professor of education and child psychology at the start of the next school year.
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Iowa City
Robert R Sears
University of Iowa
Sears
Iowa
Harvard University Graduate School of Education
Former Eldora inmate seeks 25000 from legislature
Merrill Runyan of Fort Dodge, a former Iowa Training School for Boys inmate, asks lawmakers for 25000 for false imprisonment after his claim was rejected by the state appeals board. The case moves to the legislature, whose decision is final, and questions arise over whether he served too much or too little time following his Eldora imprisonment and car theft sentence.
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DES Moines
Iowa Training School For Boys
Eldora
Senate
House
Merrill Runyan
Fort Dodge
State Appeal Board
Runyan
Iowa Solons Clamp Down On Lobbyists
Iowa lawmakers tightened access to the chambers after a Republican caucus complained about lobbyists disturbing desks. A guard blocked Sen Arthur H. Jacobson and others. the House rules panel urged lobbyist registration and the chamber added a rope to keep visitors away.
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Iowa
Solons
Shenandoah
William Scarborough
Senate
House
Chamber
House Republicans
Citizens League For Legislation To Meet Friday
Des Moines Iowa Citizens League for Legislation will meet Friday to discuss replacing the full time board of control with a part time board like the board of education. The proposal would add division heads for institutions under the board s jurisdiction. Mrs Les Holler of Ames is president. Cedar Rapids Council of Social Agencies will attend per Edwin Bueller.
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Des Moines
Iowa Citizens League For Legislation
Iowa
Board of Control
Les Holler
Ames
Board of Education
Board of Controls
Senate
Cedar Rapids Council of Social Agencies
Edwin Bueller
Rites Held at Traer for Clarence Janssen
Services were held at States funeral home Thursday for Pfc. Clarence L. Janssen 25 who died April 9 1945 of wounds suffered in action in Germany Kubik Finch American Legion post conducted rites in Buckingham cemetery The soldier is survived by seven brothers and a sister.
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TRAER
States
Pfc
Clarence L. Janssen
Germany
Kubik-Finch
American Legion Post
Buckingham Cemetery
Iowa Land Tax Case Deadline Is Extended
The Iowa supreme court extended the petition deadline for another re hearing of the agricultural land tax credit law case to February 15. The Jan 13 deadline, moved to Jan 27, followed a ruling that the law is constitutional. The second extension was granted by Chief Justice Mantz after a stipulation by the state attorney general and Martin Cooney, Dubuque attorney for the landowner who challenged the law.
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Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Agricultural Land Tax Credit
H J Mantz
Martin Cooney
Dubuque
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Alo
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Ah Ae
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Marrow
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Popu
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