Hoegh Senate Battle Splits Iowa Republicans Over Appointments
Iowa's governor Leo Hoegh and Lt. Gov. Elthon clash over highway commission picks, challenging Senate confirmation. The feud pits Hoegh’s right to name his nominees against the Senate's authority, risking a broader GOP rift as three former senators face possible replacement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Highway Commission
John Hattery
Nevada
Robert Keir
Spencer
Sanford Zeigler
Fairfield
Senate
Leo Hoegh
Gov. Elthon
Elthon
Hoegh
Keir
Hattery
Meetings Slated On School Vote In College Two
Citizens committee sets meetings across Fairfax College township and Ely to explain a 479000 bond plan for a new high school. Local panels will answer questions Feb 8 election details and site plans, with scheduled meetings Jan 31 Feb 2 Feb 7 and related PTA and community discussions.
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College
Ely
Citizens Committee
College School
Fairfax
College Township
P.m
Glen Selzer
Robert Worcester
Milton Chadima
Emil Rohlena
Emil Merta
Leo Modracek
Claire Booth
Carl Williams
Tom Hartley
Bill Glass
Emil Lamparek
Kenneth Stahle
Lou Dolezal
Sam W. Wiley
Nevin Duffe
PTA
Notice of Will and Estate Appointments in Linn County
Notice in Linn County Iowa District Court of July 3 1955 hearing for Carrie A Kendall will and testament. Executors appointed for Teodore A Johnson Mayme D Roth and Claude C Roth seek immediate payment and claims filing in Cedar Rapids court. Attys listed for each estate.
East Iowan Dies of Burns From Gas Blast
Joseph Bell 75 of Washington Iowa died in Iowa City after a gasoline can exploded while he poured fuel in his basement. He suffered burns on 25 percent of his body. His wife and son Calvin rushed him to the hospital. Calvin received minor burns trying to beat out the flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
INS
Washington, Ia
Joseph Bell
Calvin
Drillers Group Urges Abandoned Well Law
The Towa Well Drillers Association urged Iowa lawmakers to require filling abandoned wells. At a Waterloo convention the group adopted a three-member committee report on regulating and licensing well drilling contractors. Howard White was named president Travis Parker vice president and Berwin Zander secretary treasurer.
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Waterloo
INL
Towa Well Drillers Association
Iowa
Howard White
Travis Parker
West Branch
Berwin Zander
Coulter
Fires Strike Store Barn In East Iowa
A series of fires in Eastern Iowa caused about $5,000 in store damage at Earlville and wiped out a barn and machine shop on two Riverside area farms. The Earlville blaze started around 1:10 p.m. from a defective chimney, with $10,000 in basement seed saved. Earlier, Bernard O’Connor’s workshop near Riverside burned due to an overheated stove, destroying a tractor and tools at an estimated $1,800.
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Iowa
Earlville
Riverside
William Hunt
Howard
Omar Carcon, Jr
Ted Hansel
Hunt
William Schneider
Kalona
Elmer Scherrer
Maquoketa
Bernard O'Connor
O’connor
Dostal Named to Oxford City Council
William J. Dostal is appointed to the Oxford city council succeeding Floyd Nidey. Dostal, a county maintenance man, has lived in Oxford for 25 years. Nidey will take a new job in Marengo.
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Oxford
William J. Dostal
Floyd Nidey
Dostal
Nidey
Marengo
Receiver Sought in Tipton Estate Case
In Tipton district court J. D. France as executor filed for the appointment of a receiver against F. C. Worsham over an alleged $75,000 due from farming activities under Alamo Farms. Worsham resists and seeks cross examination of J. D. France through his attorney.
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Tipton
J. D. France
J. D
France
F. C. Worsham
Worsham
Worshar
Vinton Post Office Opens Address Drive
The Vinton post office launched a campaign to require street addresses and rural route numbers on all mail. Postmaster Hoyt Carrier said mail without full addresses is stamped as delayed, urging residents to use complete addresses for faster handling.
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Vinton
Hoyt Carrier
Local notices span hospitals elections and society events
Numerous community items list residents hospitalized or treated, appointments, sales, and civic notices across towns such as Delaware, Marengo, Anamosa, Sigourney, and Bellevue. Highlights include hospital stays in Manchester Iowa City and Rochester, new officers for clubs, property transfers, and March of Dimes drives.
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Victor — Richard Park
Business Men’s Club
H. L. Thornton
Jack Roushar
Central City
Roy Ashley, Jr
St. Petersburg
Fla
Ross Brutsman
Tipton
What Cheer
Methodist Youth Fellowship
David Qutub
Jordan
Grinnell College
Marengo
J. R. Carley
R. W. Krejci
Chhief
J. W. Carley
Darrell F. Mills
L. M. Brashears
Victor
Legion Hall
Postville
Virgil Noack
Bonnie Meyer
Scarlak
Brandon
Lulu Paddock
Vinton Hospital
Maynard
Fred Schwarz
Mercy Hospital
Oelwein
Annette Talcott
Nick Samuelson
Eva Waters
Clem Waters
St. Mary’s School of Nursing
Rochester
Jack Klinoff
Vinton
H. H. Roberts
Kalona
Forrest Barnes
Mayo Clinic
Minn
Sigourney
E. J. Baumert
Chamber of Commerce
Leo Allbaugh
Vaughn Hartzell
Harley Utterback
Lee Turnbull
Delbert Smith
Edward Traut
H. H. Douglas
March of Dimes Drive
Wes Bain
Executrix Named in Estate of James V Benischek Linn County
Notice states Geo F Buresh as attorney for the executrix appointed January 27 1955 for the estate of James V Benischek deceased Linn County Iowa. He requests all debts to be paid and claims filed with the Linn County District Court clerk duly authenticated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Iowa
Linn County
Teodore A. Johnson
Lowatrict Court
Retta Johnson
Carl Mendrickson
S Tate
Mayme D. Roth
Istrict Court
Claude C. Roth
Jordan, Jordan, McConlogue & Pence
James V. Benischek
Notice of Probate of Will 24085 in Linn County Iowa
The District Court of Linn County Iowa will hear the application for probate of the last will and testament of Verney Heumes deceased at the Cedar Rapids court house. The date is February 1955 at 9:00 AM. Arthur Axmear Clerk. Slade Attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Linn County
Carrie A. Kendall
Cedar Rapids
Ated
State of Iowa
District Court
Counst
Court House
Arthur Axmear
Clerk District Court
M. ©. Slade
Blind woman earns PhD at Iowa U in remarkable feat
Mabel Driscoll Bailey of West Branch will receive the University of Iowa's first doctorate earned by a blind person. Her thesis on Maxwell Anderson as a Prophet drew on Braille and read-aloud sessions. she previously earned a BA from Wheaton and MA from Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Mabel Driscoll Bailey
West Branch
Scattergood School
Benton County OKs raises for two engineers
County board of supervisors approved salary increases for two engineers. Bill Blackmar, the county engineer, will earn 6900 dollars per year, a 300 dollar raise, while Assistant Engineer Guy Britt receives 200 more to 4600 dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Blackmar
Benton County Board of Supervisors
Guy Britt
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Er Frank Nye
Barnes, Wadsworth, Elderkin and Locher
W. J. Dostal
Oxford Council
Hastern Lownrews Briels
F. A. Rubias
Kubias
Delaware
John Sutton
St. Luke’s Hospital
McGregor
Arthur Schade
John Hartwick
Roy Harris
North English
Volunteer Firemen's Association of
Iowa County
Walter Wade
Stacy Batterton
Delaware County Memorial Hospital
Manchester
Anamosa
A. W. Crump
Neil Ellis
East Main Street
Melvin Brickley
East Second Street
Loren Hargrave
Monmouth
S. C. Christiansen
Pauline Roberts
University Hospitals
Marilyn Utt
Tom Utt
Marilyn
Rolando Ringo
WSUI
Garrison
Oscar Franck, Jr
Dysart
Leon Chamberlain
Ben Lange
Minnie Lewis
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
F. L. Smith
Veterans Hospital
George McFadden
Patrick
Oskaloosa Hospital
McFadden
Coggon
Reynolds O'Connor
Kathy Lee Karr
Dale Karr
St. Luke's Hospital
West Union
Clover Farm
Ottumwa
Leland Crew
Tony Schrader
Keith Schrader
Winthrop
William Cooksley
Masonville
E. M. Bates
Belle Plaine
Wayne Conrad
Roger Pyburn
Pyburn
Thomas Harvey
Smulekoff
Iowa U
Charles T. Miller
Speed Queen
Krebs
Third Ave
UIT
St | Wear
Faia
Dial
Ngo Eo
Craemer
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