Iowa Liquor Unit Audited Over-Worked Travel and Stock Levels
State Auditor Chet Akers criticized inventory handling at 180 Iowa Liquor Commission stores and said travel costs rose 77 percent as staff filled in for absences. Inventory in transit and store stock levels increased, with New Albia reporting the lowest sales at 18,425 and Des Moines Store No. 1 leading at 1,942,291 in gross sales for 1957. Net income rose slightly to 8,923,757, up 54,076 from 1956.
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DES Moines
UPI
Chet Akers
Iowa Liquor Commission
Akers
Commission
Democratic Commission
New Albia
Fall from Cruiser Is Fatal to Iowa Youth
James Hickey, 22, of Waterloo drowned at Frontress lake south of Dubuque after falling from a cabin cruiser while vacationing with his parents. His body had not been recovered at last report.
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Iowa
Dubuque
UPI
James Hickey
Waterloo
Frontress Lake
Here
Hickey
Hay Truck Burns Near Volga Farm
A Volga area hay truck carrying 120 bales caught fire and burned near the Francis Kitterman farm one mile west of Volga. The truck was owned by Charley Puffett and driven by his brother Richard, hauling hay from Puffett land near Wadena.
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Volga
Francis Kitterman
Charley Puffett
Richard
Puffett
Wadena
Two East Iowans Roller Skating To Chicago
Two 20 year old Iowa college students Keith Crone of Washington and Bob Breneman of Iowa City completed the first leg of a roller skating trip to Chicago. They left Iowa City at 4 30 a m and covered 55 miles to Davenport in eight hours. They faced patrol checks but skated on reporting travel is legal. They averaged ten miles per hour with downhill bursts up to 45 miles an hour and may not return home.
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Davenport
UFI
Iowa College
Chicago
Keith Crone
Washington
Bob Brenneman
Iowa City
Moline
Iowa
Des Moines
Wife Killed in Crash and Damages Sought in Two Lawsuits
Two damage suits totaling 43000 dollars were filed in Cedar county district court. The July 12 1957 crash on highway 30 two miles east of Lisbon killed two people. Alberti Hamdorf sues for 25000 dollars for loss of his car injuries and loss of wife companionship and 20000 dollars on behalf of his wife Marie Hamdorf estate. Louise Rose Corrie was driving west in a car owned by F Charles Corrie both actions.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Lisbon
F. Charles Corrie
Louise Rose i Corrie
Alberti ‘Hamdorf
Marie Hamdorf
Louise Rose Corrie
Murray Urges End to Household Property Tax
MT AYR AP William G. Murray, on leave from Iowa State College, proposed Wednesday night the repeal of the state household property tax. He said the tax on items in the home like televisions radios and freezers burdens about 800000 families and yields only about 3 million dollars a year.
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MT. Ayr
William G.murray
Iowa State College
Murray
Assessors' Accuracy Varied in County Property Valuations
A speaker noted that assessors in some counties make accurate valuations of household property while in others these assessments are not as reliable. He emphasized the uneven reliability of tax assessments across counties.
Land Condemnation Started in Iowa City
Iowa City has begun condemnation to acquire a 249 foot by 20 foot land strip along First avenue for a full width street in the Towncrest addition. The land lies within the First avenue paving project. a commission will appraise the land and set a price. Affected owners Edward and Doris Ipsen were served notice by Sheriff A J Murphy after refusing to dedicate the land. The street serves the new junior high. A condemnation commission will meet July 21 at 9 a m.
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Iowa City
Towncrest
First Avenue
Edward Lucas
A. J. Murphy
Edward
Doris Ipsen
Paul Boyd
Ipsen
Seed Involved In Damage Suit Will Be Sold
Judge H. D. Evans appoints Iowa State Bank & Trust Company as receiver to sell about 300000 pounds of seed tied to a Johnson County suit led by Charles Showers and others against Seed Marketing Association and others. Farmers seek over 90000 dollars for undelivered stored grass seed. Sale proceeds go to a special account and do not affect the case pending trial.
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Iowa City
H. D. Evans
Iowa State Bank & Trust Company
Charles Showers
Orville Horn
Floyd Bothell
Wayne Burr
Leo Meade
Johnson County
Seed Marketing Association, Inc
Douglas Guardian Warehouse Corporation
M. M. McCarty
Iowa State Bank
Coralville Proposes 165000 Bond for New Junior High
A Coralville plan calls for a three year junior high to serve 7th through 9th grades with a $165,000 bond. The project would add space east of the current school linked by a corridor and house homemaking industrial arts and science facilities. Ninth graders now attend Iowa City schools.
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Coralville
PTA
G. A. Baughman
Iowa City
Woman Has Son She Didn’t Know She Was Pregnant
Des Moines woman Gladys, 38, gave birth at home after mistaking labor for a kidney infection. The 6 lb 2 oz boy was delivered Wednesday with husband Charles Piper calling for an ambulance. Both mother and baby were reported well at a hospital. Relatives noted no doctor visit since last year for a kidney infection. the couple has three other children aged 6 to 20.
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Des Moines
UPI
Charles Piper
Gladys
Road Unit Can't Select Own Jury in Land Cases
In Des Moines Iowa the Iowa Highway Commission may no longer propose appraisers for determining land values in road right of way takings Chief Justice Theodore G Garfield announced a new system The court supplied a list of 1305 appraisers from 99 counties from which six jurors will be chosen by the court to hear condemnation cases The change follows complaints that the commission as a party to proceedings effectively picked its own jury as highway construction expands statewide and for interstate planning
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Des Moines
Iowa Highway Commission
Theodore G. Garfield
Iowa Supreme Court
Clarence Kading
Highway Commission
Garfield
Iowa
Dixon to Conduct Greek National Orchestra in Broadcast
James Dixon, conductor of the University of Iowa Symphony, will lead the National Symphony Orchestra of Greece for the second time on a national radio program in Greece on August 26. Dixon returns after a July 1956 guest stint and leaves Iowa City July 16 to tour Europe.
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Iowa City
James Dixon
University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra
National Symphony Orchestra of Greece
Greece
Dixon
Europe
Unity Club Accountability in Iowa Commerce Commission Probe
Iowa investigators scrutinize the Unity club linked to the Iowa State Commerce Commission over fund collection from employees. Eugene Powers testifies that club dues rose from 20 percent to 95 percent membership during his tenure and that 80 percent of funds were disbursed to directors, with the rest used for flowers and severance gifts. He says dues were paid via envelopes to secretaries, while the club board later created bank accounts for future distribution.
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Des Moines
Eugene Powers
Unity Club
Iowa State Commerce Commission
Legislative Investigative Committee On
Powers
Motor Transportation Division
The
Commerce Commission
Weber Commission
Commission
Intermedi ate and Brownie Scout Day Camps Open Near Manchester
Registration underway for Intermediate Girl Scouts to attend day camp at Charles Arnold farm north of Manchester directed by Mrs. James Sandhagen. Mrs. Maynard Spaight of Manchester directs Brownie day camp at Thrill Park opening July 22.
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Manchester
Charles Arnold
James Sandhagen
Maynard Spaight
Thrill Park
Native W Unioner Appointed Dean at Oklahoma State University
Robert Kamm 39 of West Union has been named dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Oklahoma State University, effective August 1. A former dean at Texas A&M College, he has led centralized student personnel at College Station since 1955 and holds doctorates from the University of Minnesota. He is active in national education associations and has a long record in psychology and higher education.
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West Union
Robert Kamm
Amelia Kamm
Balz Kamm
College of Arts and Sciences
Oklahoma State University
Kamm
Basic
Texas A&m College
American College Personnel Association
American Council On Education
Commission On the
College Station
Texas
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
University of Minnesota
Kamin
American Psychological Association
Belle Plaine
Drake University
Des Moines
Note Lincoln's Birth Schwengel Asks Scions
Rep. Fred Schwengel introduces legislation for a joint congressional session on February 12 to mark the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth. He urges appointment of four members from each chamber to form a committee on arrangements. Schwengel leads the Lincoln Group for the District of Columbia.
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Washington
Fred Schwengel
R-Ia
U.S
Congress
Abraham Lincoln
Jowan
Senate
House
Davenport
Lincoln
Lincoln Group
District of Columbia
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MOSS
Illinois
Coralville Junior High
Sulowan
Harrison Weber
Iowa Daily Press
Duane Dewel
Commerce
W. Union
Oklahoma
Schwengel
Chiddcrest
Craemer
Fieldcrest
Craemer's Fieldcrest Shop
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