Highways To Be Patrolled By 160 Cars In Iowa
Iowa safety officials predicted ten deaths and 177 injuries over the Fourth of July weekend unless drivers follow eight rules. Chief S N Yesperson said 160 patrol cars would monitor roads from Friday through the holiday. Safety Commissioner Al Kahl urged drivers to act responsibly, while Frank B Ulish listed eight safety rules including no drinking and maintaining safe distances.
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DES Moines
Iowa
State Safety Department
S. N. Yesperson
State Highway Patrol
al Kahl
Frank B. Ulish
State Safety Education Division
Usted
President Signs Tama Indian Bill Expands Tama County Authority
Congress passed and President Truman signed a bill giving Tama County sheriff arrest power over certain crimes on the Tama reservation. Federal jurisdiction remains for 10 major offenses while county authorities gain control of minor disturbances, fights, and intoxication on the reservation. Support came from Tama officials and Senators Wilson and Hickenlooper.
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Washington
Iowa
Tama Reservation
Congress
Truman
Tama County
George A. Wilson
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Scott Again Heads State Liquor Board
DES MOINES AP The state liquor commission re elected George L Scott of West Union as chairman for the coming year His first term began a year ago Scott is a Republican Other members are Dick R Lane Davenport Republican and Russell F Swift Harlan Democrat
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Des Moines
State Liquor Commission
George L. Scott
West Union
Scott
Dick R. Lane
Davenport
Russell F . Swaift
Harlan
Democra
Car Crash Kills 24 Year Old Patterson North of Clinton
Patterson William, 24, of Andover died when his car crashed into a bridge seven miles north of Clinton on highways early Thursday. Sheriff C. S. Peterson said Patterson was alone. neighbors who heard the crash found his body.
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William
Patterson
Andover
Here
C. S. Peterson
Parity of 99 Iowa counties to select delegates
Republicans and Democrats schedule county conventions in all 99 Iowa counties on Friday to pick delegates for the state legislative and state judicial conventions later this month.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Airline pilots briefly stop at Sioux City airport
First Officer B. Dewey and Captain W. D. Warren of Mid-Continent Airlines paused at the Sioux City Municipal Airport for a few minutes on Thursday with no unusual excitement observed.
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Arid Warren
Sioux City
Dewey Arid
Warren
B. Dewey
W. D. Warren
Mid-Continent Airlines
Hoover Birthday Parade Seeks Bands and Drum Corps
Iowa groups are invited to perform in Herbert Hoover's birthday observance at his birthplace West Branch on Aug 10. Stanley Vesely of Coe College will judge a parade competition in divisions for bands and drum corps with plaques awarded to winners. Mr Hoover will review the units and speak after a noon Iowa picnic.
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West Branch
Town
Herbert Hoover
Stanley Vesely
Coe College Music
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Hoover
William B. Anderson
Dr Koo to Join University of Iowa Staff as Guest Professor
Dr T Z Koo, Chinese Christian leader and former traveling secretary for the World Student Christian Federation, will join the University of Iowa as guest professor in the school of religion for one semester. He will lead a two hour seminar course titled Spiritual Insights of Chicago Culture. He advised the Chinese delegation at the 1945 United Nations conference in San Francisco and has spoken in 46 countries.
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Iowa City
T. Z. Koo
Student Christian Federation
University of Iowa
School of
M. Willard
Lampe
Chicago
UpsHe Down House Restored In Ionia After Tornado
In Ionia a one story frame house once toppled by an April 23 tornado is right side up again after more than two months. Former owner Banker Dan Dudley had the structure lifted and flipped, then rebuilt under owner Virgil Zimmerman with a crew this week. Photographs circulated nationwide via the AP wirephoto network.
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Ionia
Dan Dudley
Associated Press
Virgil Zimmerman
Charles City
Rosenberger Iowa Produce Dealer Dies in Independence
Charles V. Rosenberger 71, operator of Independence Produce Co and other firms in Cedar Rapids Forest City Osage Vinton Decorah and Masonville, died Thursday morning. He was an honorary member of Iowa State College Poultry Club and former officer of the National Poultry Butter and Egg Association. Surviving wife Dorothy Maude Chapman and three daughters. Services scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Peoples funeral home.
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Independence
Charles V. Rosenberger
Iowa
Rosenberger
Independence Produce Company
Cedar Rapids
Forest City
Osage
Vinton
Decorah
Masonville
Iowa State College Poultry Club
Ames
National Poultry Butter and Egg Association
Methodist Church
Story County
Mitchellville
Business College
Perry
Dorothy Maude Chapman
John Yaudt
Clarence E. Ehrke
Waverly
Ira Orris
Iowa City
Peoples Funeral Home
Dubuque To Get New Iowa Guard Vehicle Depot
The National Guard Bureau awarded a $30,000 contract for a motor vehicle storage depot in Dubuque. The facility will house 20 to 25 vehicles and will be built on state-owned ground. funding covers construction. Lt. Col. George Shoemaker outlined that work can start now.
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Des Moines
National Guard Bureau
Washington
Dubuque
George Shoemaker
Shoemaker
Iowa National Guard
Services Held Thursday For Pfc Merle E Scott
Burials for Pfc Merle E Scott killed in action March 9 1944 on Bougainville were held Thursday in Columbus Junction cemetery. Born January 12 1919 at Yarmouth he was the son of Mr and Mrs Mike Scott. He attended Columbus Junction high school and entered the army in 1942. Surviving are his mother Josie Scott and a brother Earl both of Columbus Junction.
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Columbus Junction
Merle E. Sote
Bougainville
Columbus City Cemetery
Yarmouth
Mike Scott
Columbus Junction High School
Josie Scott
Earl
Rockefeller Foundation Grants Iowa $10,000 for Study Abroad
The Rockefeller Foundation gave the University of Iowa $10,000 to fund Prof. Emil Witschi’s year at the University of Tubingen in Germany and a summer session. The gift was part of $45,000 in total donations reported to the state education board, with others including $2,800 from DuPont for a chemistry fellowship and $2,374 from C A Hacke for cancer research.
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DES Moines
Rockefeller Foundation
University of Iowa
Emil Witschi
University of Tuebingen
Germany
University
Iowa State College
State Board of Education
University of Iown
DuPont de Nemours Company
C A. Hacke
Beardsley Wife Travels to Alaska to Visit Son
Mrs. William S Beardsley wife of the Republican gubernatorial nominee left Des Moines for Fairbanks Alaska to visit her son Blaine a pharmacist there with her younger son Dan 14 along. In New Hampshire Mrs Will Regal suffered a fractured right hip after a fall at home and was taken to St Joseph's hospital.
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Des Moines
Willam S Beardsley
Fairbanks
Alaska
Blaine
Dan
Hawkeye
Will Regal
St. Jospenh's Hospital
New Hampton
Iowa Delegates Prepare for July 11 National Convention Meeting
Iowa delegates and alternates to the Democratic national convention will gather July 11 in Philadelphia at the Adelphia Hotel in the William Penn room. State Chair Jake More says the informal meeting precedes a formal caucus Monday afternoon to take a ballot preference and set election timing for a national committeeman and committeewoman. The Iowa delegation is uninstructed and endorses President Truman’s renomination. The group includes 32 members.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Philadelphia
Jake More
Thursay
More
Liam Penn
Adelphia Hotel
Truman
Delegates Mixed Vote Weights in Cedar Rapids Meeting
In Cedar Rapids eight delegates carry full votes while 24 hold half votes. The split arose when four districts named whole vote delegates and four districts chose half vote representatives. Eight delegates at large also have half votes.
Iowa corn to lead American Legion parade in Miami
Iowa grown corn from local hybrid seed will be carried by Iowa Legionnaires in the American Legion national convention parade in Miami. The display highlights the state’s chief agricultural product and showcases Iowa’s farming industry.
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Des Moines
Iowa Legionaires
American Legion National Convention
Miami
Former Housekeeper Ordered to Return Funds in Iowa Case
District Judge Glenn D. Kelly ruled in Davenport that Felix Morrand, 89, of Le Claire must repay about $18 000 to former housekeeper Mrs Mary Adams after a trial over two months. Morrand was also ordered to pay $3 000 for services rendered but facing contention over additional sums.
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Davenport
Felix
Morrand
le Claire
Mary Adams
Glenn D. Kelly
Morrand Recovers Property After Contested 1942 Deed
Counsel argued Morrand could not read or write and was unaware of the 1942 transfer to Mrs Adams. The defense claimed the deed arose from Housekeeper services. Morrand wins return of property valued over 16000 dollars and about 1800 dollars in cash amid a lily family note noting sixty species in the northern hemisphere.
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Hemisphere
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