Municipal Sales Tax Idea Aired By Frank Nye
Iowa lawmakers began a feeling out on allowing municipalities to levy up to one percent sales tax with a citizen vote. The House cities and towns committee heard Cedar Rapids officials among others. Other bills included extending group insurance, posting council proceedings locally, housing violator confinement, raising League dues, road use tax shifts, and allowing official to profit from local supplies within limits.
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Des Moines
Arthur C. Hangon
R-Inwood
League of Iowa Municipalities
Republican caucus or meeting defined by Putney
Unity ENATOR Lawrence Putney of Gladbrook explains to reporters the difference between a Republican caucus and a Republican meeting. Floor Leader D. C. Nolan of Iowa City says senate Republicans will hold a meeting not a caucus. Putney says a caucus is where everybody disagrees. a meeting is where nobody agrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enator
Lawrence Putney
Gladbrook
D. C. Nolan
Iowa City
Senate
Senator Putney
Barney Myers and 1940 conventions courage recalled
RVING W Meyers a Des Moines attorney who died last week is identified as Barney Myers the Young Republican delegate to the 1940 Republican national convention in Philadelphia. He opposed binding the Iowa delegation to the unit rule and on ballot five called for a poll of Iowans to reveal each delegate’s stance. A separate Iowa items note U N sponsors Daly and McCague named by the Iowa Association for the United Nations. Other notices report a sheriff contest ruling in Dickinson County, a Des Moines railroad car fire, Waterloo and Orange mergers defeated, and a Mt Sterling man acquitted of manslaughter in October crash.
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Rving W. Meyers
Des Moines
Barney” Myers
Philadelphia
Barney
Tom Dewey
Wendell Willkie
Robert Taft
Iowa
Hanford MacNider
U.N
Iowa Association For the United Nations
Edward C. Daly
Ralph C. McCague
Marshalltown
Iowa Association of Manufacturers
East Iowans To Receive Degrees At SUI Feb 2
Some 350 students will receive degrees at the University of Iowa midwinter Commencement in the fieldhouse at 10 a.m. Saturday. President J W Maucker of Iowa State Teachers College will deliver the address. The ceremony includes a concert by the university band and features graduates from 65 Iowa counties, 28 other states, and eight countries including Burma, Canada, China, Formosa, India, Jordan, Norway and the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
University of Iowa
SUI
Ted McCarrel
J. W. Maucker
Iown State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Dr. Maucker
Frederick C. Ebbs
Iowa
Burma
Canada
China
Formosa
India
Jordan
Norway
Philippines
Willkie Nominated After Sixth Ballot Riot of Party Leadership
The sixth ballot gave Willkie the nomination with Iowa voting Taft 15 and Willkie 7. Barney was read out of the party by leaders, yet he stayed loyal and was appreciated by his supporters back home for his efforts.
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Willkie
Iowa
Taft
Barney
Des Moines Fire Claims Third Life
Oscar Brody aged 60 died in a hospital Monday night from burns suffered in a hotel fire. He was the third victim at the Nelson House as firemen rescued 10 or 12 others, many clinging to fire escapes or ropes from windows. Three women survived after escaping from a restaurant sign.
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Des Moines
Oscar Brody
Nelson House
David E. Duckett
Ira W. Shealey
Abbreviated Degrees List Clarifies Academic Titles
The text enumerates common degree abbreviations such as Ph D M D Law D D S M A M F A M S B A B F A B M B N B S C B S Ch B S P B S P E B S E B S E E B S M E and related variants to standardize postsecondary credentials. It provides full names and acronyms for disciplines and professional tracks.
Bonus Test Suit To Be Filed Soon By Iowa Legionnaire
DES MOINES INS The test suit to clear the way for selling 26 million dollars in bonds to finance the Korean veterans bonus will be filed within a few days by Al Faber editor of the Iowa Legionnaire. He will file a friendly suit against the state to test the bonus act passed by the 1955 general assembly. The action aims to permit issuance of bonds and payment of the bonus, addressing fears that the law might not be tested in time for timely payment.
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DES Moines
INS
al Faber
Iowa Legionnaire
Faber
General Assembly
Will Provides 3 Dogs With Luxurious Care
Omaha AP report states Margaret Kellogg widow and jewel robbery figure dies. Her will names Mae Hamernish as custodian of three chihuahuas and pet birds, with a $25,000 trust and use of the Kellogg mansion for care. William Paul Hand of Missouri Valley named administrator and receives two farms.
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Omaha
Margaret Kellogg
Kellogg
Missouri Valley
Mae Hamernish
SUI Student Recovers Stolen Camera in LA Heist
Iowa City student Harry Rosenberg from Clinton had his camera returned after LA and Iowa City police cooperated. The lens was taken from a USC fraternity house during a Rose Bowl trip last month and was recovered when LA police arrested a suspect.
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Iowa City
Harry Rosenberg
University of Iowa
Clinton
Los Angeles
The
Iowan
University of Southern California
Rose Bowl
Ten Luscious Lemon Desserts in February Better Homes & Gardens
A spring haze arrives with ten lemon dessert recipes from Better Homes & Gardens. The feature includes complete recipes and pictures to guide trimming and plating, inviting readers to purchase the February issue wherever magazines are sold.
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Better Homes & Gardens
Collected Town News Briefs From Iowa Communities
A roundup of local notices across towns from CLUTIER to IOWA CITY includes residents returning from hospitals, homes sold and moved, new houses begun, and various events. Notable items: Joe L. Dufek returns from a Dubuque hospital. Mercy hospital Cedar Rapids patients Marvin Geiger and Anna Mutchler. polio fund drives and church events. residents moving to Amana and Cedar Rapids. bond hearings for Robert E. Dudley. area birthdays and positions filled with school and civic notes.
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Amanas
Marvin Geiger
West Amana
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Walter Braha
North English
Arnold Berger
South Amana
Don Turner
Amana
Raymond Orhl
Birth and Golden Wedding Celebrate In Atalissa
The Esmoil family marked a birth and a golden wedding on the same day. Mr and Mrs Stewart Esmoil welcomed a daughter Jan 24 in Iowa City, while the infant’s grandparents Mr and Mrs Lloyd Esmail observed their fiftieth anniversary that day.
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Atalissa
Esmoil
Stewart Esmoil
Iowa City
Lloyd Esmail
Newhall Jubilee Set for June 5
Newhall plans a diamond jubilee observance with a June 15 tentative date. At a Legion firemen and Commercial club meeting a central committee was named David Weichman chairman and Lloyd Barry secretary treasurer. A whisker contest is among the events planned.
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Newhall
Legion, Firemen and Commercial Club
David Weichman
Lloyd Barry
East Iowans Named By SUI Fraternities
East Iowans have been named to offices in three social fraternities at the University of Iowa. Phi Delta Theta selects James Bowman secretary Ronald Helms treasurer Donald Peterson warden John Ballard activities Gary Eshman alumni secretary Roger Hoppe Chaplain Cedar Rapids Marion Traer. Sigma Chi names Donald Helms corresponding secretary Robert Koser pledge trainer. Delta Chi appoints Jack Aldershot sergeant at arms Robert High president.
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Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Robert High
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Frank Nye
Barney Myers
L. L. Weaver
Lake Park
Ike Kissinger
Spirit Lake
Dickinson County
G. W. Stillman
Waterloo Independent School District
Orange Consolidated
Waterloo
Orange
Hurley Ayers, Jr
Mt.Sterling
Dorothy Waller
Keokuk
Mary Nell Kay
Montrose
Ayers
East
Allamakee County
Lansing
Margaret M. Thornton
Thomas R. Ascham
Belle Plaine
Pamela Dolak Carter
Donald J. Such
Oerrison
Chalmer L. Randall
Vinton
Frederick L. Hite
Clayton
Luana
Betty J. McNally
Delaware
Colesburg
Frederick E. Wilson
Manchester
John J. Goen
Dubuque
Dyersville
Jerome V. Johannes
BSCE
Towa
Williamsburg
Virgil V. von Ahsen
Coralville
Richard H. Reitmann
Mildred L. Gilbaugh
Towa City
Homer G. Biggs
Leonard S. Hommel
Michael F. Kelly
Jacqueline Dolph Macy
Robert J. Paulus
Emilio P. Ratti
Ruth Scammon Sargent
Billy Baker
John W. Bishir
James B. Bush
Chuan Chung Chang
Francisco Chan Cheng
Robert E. Silha
Waldo S. Walker
Edward J
Dwight J. Haarup
Jack P. Hoag
Dean M. Williams
Clayton J. Yoder
Richard O. Stonebarger
BSE
Rolley G. Glasgow, Jr
Herbert C. Berry
BSME
James G. Andrews
Theodore F. Dunnington
Richard A. Kern
Donald D. Michel
Wedrick
Merritt A. Paxton
Bapelgourney
Charles FE. Wyllie
Emil S. Berzinski
Eileen C. Dellevar
Robert M. Hertel
Edwin D. Heusinkveld
Harris A Stover
Beverly S. Barta
Ernest W. Dochterman
William R. Durst
Richard C. Kruse
BSEE
James E. Brannan
Ely—Lloyd M. Duffe
BSC
Hiawatha
Howard E. Whetto, Jr
Acairn A. Richmann
Louisa
Columbus Junction
William A. Duncan
Craig A. Gripple
Tama
Robert J. Kovarik
IBSC
Todelo
Dennis A. Mishek
IMS
Winneshiek
Decorah
Jean Bradley Long
BSN
William L. Reichow
BSPE
MacNider
Des Moines Fire
R.W. Ruse
Landis
R. W. “Russ” Landis
First Avenue
S. E
Empire
B.N
B.S.C.E
B.S.E.E
B.S.M.E
Will
L.A
Venience
Eastern Town News
Clutier
Joe L. Dufek
Dubuque Hospital
Monroe Boyer
Joe Buresh
Sigourney
Don Eagle
First Christian Church
Fairfield
Christian Church
Freda Kurtz
William Heald
Springville
A. C. Newman
Pete Nielsen
St. Luke's Hospital
Oelwein Hospital
Hawkeye
E. A. Smith
Clell Wagner
Roseville
Calif
Wagner
Robert E.dudley
Spokane
Brandon
Wes Bain
Dennis Prior
University Hospitals
DELTA
V. C. Kriese
Keokuk County Hospital
John Kitzman
PTA
West Union
Gus L. Belschner
Harry Oleson
Fayette County
Keota
John Flynn
Legion Auxiliary
Charles Geil
Joe Geil
Washington
Delhi
Evergreen Cemetery Association
Memorial Hall
Earlville
Clifford J. Moore
Olin
Whittier
Earl Chamberlain
Anna Mutchler
Kirkwood Avenue
Family Policy
Tweedies
Armstrong
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