Council Bluffs judges say Iowa peace officers boycott their court
Two Council Bluffs municipal court judges report letters from Justices of the Peace in Albia and Independence alleging highway patrols bypass their courts. They cite cases where patrols refused to file or venue changes, while Patrol officials defend final court actions and note county fines average higher in peace courts than municipal courts.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
Justices of the Peace
F. C. Cameron
Albia
John Duggan
Independence
Nielsen
Duggan
Des Moines
Brown
Pottawattamie County
Too Much Corn Delays Wedding in Spickard
In Spickard Missouri a corn hauler's crash delayed the wedding of Mary Peverill and Robert Stafford. Their truck carrying 480 bushels of shelled corn collided with a post after Stafford swerved to avoid another vehicle as they traveled toward Versailles where the ceremony was planned.
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Spickard
Mary Peverill
Waterloo
Miss Peverill
Robert D. Stafford
Versailles
Stafford
Couple delayed again as wedding drive ends in crashes
In Missouri, a couple headed to Versailles to marry were blocked by a series of seven tire blowouts and a later car crash. Miss Peverill sustained a leg cut but was treated and released from a Trenton hospital.
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Peverill
Trenton
Versailles
Veterans Plan Decorah Picnic With Joint Posts
American Legion post No. 163 and Helon Holm IVFW post No. 1177 of Decorah organize a joint picnic. The program includes sports events at 1 p.m. a free supper at 6:30 p.m. and a fireworks display to close the day at Moe's Park seven miles east of Decorah.
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Gazette
Decorah
American Legion
Helon Holm
Rural School Buildings to Be Sold at Auction
Four of the six rural school buildings moved to Strawberry Point during district reorganization five years ago will be sold at public auction Saturday afternoon. The four have served as elementary rooms but will be replaced by a new 14 classroom addition ready for the fall term.
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The
Gazette
Strawberry Point
New York Youth Drifts Bus to Iowa in Flighty Escape
Ollie Wilson a 19 year old from the Bronx was arrested in Dubuque Iowa after driving a 41 passenger air conditioned bus from the Port Authority bus terminal in New York. He said he took the bus to reach California and climbed behind the wheel after spotting the vehicle stuck in a ditch. He had about 125 dollars on him. His mother Mary Wilson recalled past similar incidents and said he loves to travel and enjoys driving.
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Dubuque
Ollie Wilson
Bronx
N.Y
Port of Authority
New York
Highway 20
Farley
Wilson
California
New York City
Mary Wilson
Ollie
Port Authority
Eastern Iowans Help Greet New SUI Students
More than 500 University of Iowa students and faculty begin orientation duties for 1958-59 as orientation leaders and campus guides. Eastern Iowans named include Juanita Newman Alburnett Carolyn Foote Belle Plaine Jerry Bellis Joan Brandt Loret ta Bridgeford Dean Chipokas Scott Davis Gary Dunahugh Kathy Erwin and others.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
SUI
SUT
Joan Brandt
Loretta Bridgeford
Dean Chipokas
Scott Davis
Gary Dunahugh
Kathy Erwin
Jean Harman
Colby Kegley
Michael Lang
Mary Long
Roberta Meaghan
Myra Mixson
Tom Robison
Carolyn
Cedar Rapids and Several Iowa Towns Named in List
A long list of residents from Cedar Rapids and many Iowa communities including Central City Decorah Elkader Iowa City Kalona Keota Lansing Manchester Monona Mt. Vernon North English Oxford Oxford Junction Springville Strawberry Point Toledo Vinton Walker Washington West Liberty West Point Williamsburg is recorded. No events or actions are described beyond listing names and hometowns.
Provost Davis Named Chair of Academic Advisory Board
Iowa City Provost Harvey H. Davis of the University of Iowa was named chair of the academic advisory board for the U.S. Merchant Marine. The appointment elevates the university’s role in guiding national maritime education and policy.
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Davis
Iowa City
Harvey H. Davis
University of Iowa
U.S. Merchant
Board appoints Dr Davis as chairman for one year
Dr Davis was named to a second three year term on the board and will serve as chairman for one year. The report notes Bogel was alone at the time. Geemer was found dead at about 6. Survivors include his wife and four children.
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Rine Academy
Sinclair Weeks
Davis
Bogel
Geemer
Farmer Dies in Hay Baler Accident Near Keota
Leo R. Bogel aged 59 a farmer living five miles south of Keota was killed Monday after noon when he became entangled in a hay baler on the John Greiner farm. Time of the accident is not given.
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KEOTA
Leo R. Bogel
Here
John Greiner
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