Construction Starts on SUI News Building
Ground broken at the University of Iowa for the first unit of the communications center. Journalism students, faculty and alumni served as organizers with James McNair, Prof. Edward F. Mason, and Harry Boyd each representing their group. Morehead Construction will build it in Cedar Rapids with Carstens Brothers handling plumbing and heating.
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University of Iowa
New Communication Center
Harry Boyd
Thear Rapids Gazette
University
Edward F. Mason
James MacNair
Newton
MacNair
Iowa City
The
Gazette
James McNair
Newson
Iowa
Cedar Rapids Gazette
School of Journalism
Morehead Construction Company
Cedar Rapids
Carstens Brothers
Ackley
Brooks- Borg
Des Moines
Gunmen Take 80 Dollars in Forker Pharmacy Holdup
In Des Moines two shabby gunmen robbed Forker Pharmacy Monday night taking about 80 dollars from a cash register. Operator Hubert M. Forker and a youth assistant were present. the pair fled on foot after demanding money and asking about a safe.
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Des Moines
Forker
Hubert M. Forker
FFA Members Chosen as Ushers for Iowa State Fair
One hundred Iowa FFA members will serve as ushers for afternoon and evening shows during the ten day Iowa State Fair August 25 to September 3. Applicants are to come from FFA chapters statewide via their vocational agriculture teachers. Selected youths will reside in the fair's FFA dormitory and dine on the grounds.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Farmers of America
E. W. Williams
Manchester
Flyer Spots Farmer Cattle in Cornfield
In Muscatine County a farmer’s cows wandered into a cornfield after a low flying plane startled the farmer. The pilot shouted a warning which led the emergency unit to respond. Investigation found the message “Your cows are in the cornfield, Mac.”
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Muscatine
Muscatine County
Mac
New Secretary Sweaney Named Muscatine Chamber Executive
Robert L. Sweaney, 25, of Perry is appointed executive secretary of the Muscatine Chamber of Commerce effective Aug. 15, succeeding B. E. McKean who left for a position with the National Association of Manufacturers. Tourists Injured Near Sarina Ontario. Mr and Mrs C D Ager of Muscatine were seriously injured en route to a fishing resort while two sons escaped. Ager manages the Woolworth store in Muscatine. Ames Graduates July 25 Degrees Awarded to 174 graduates at Iowa State College by President Charles F Finley ending the first summer session. Key Thief Strikes Des Moines Milk Trucks Nine trucks had keys stolen from their parking lot. Will Free Dogs Des Moines 90 day tieup ends Saturday. About 8 700 dogs vaccinated against rabies since December. Want Job Finished Contractors must submit completion date schedules for the state office building by Aug 2 to state authorities. State Executive Council seeks early completion assurances.
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Robert L. Sweaney
Perry
Muscatine
C. D. Ager
Sarina
Ontario
Canada
Ager
Woolworth
Ames
Iowa State College
Charles F. Finley
Des Moines
H. E. Ransom
State Executive Council
Legislative Office Building Committee
Extortion Charge Filed Against Former Iowan
Charles City AP reports federal extortion charges filed against William Harold Dolph 36 formerly of Colwell Iowa. Dolph to be returned from Richland Washington for prosecution in the Northern District. He allegedly sent letters to his ex wife Elvie and her parents threatening to kill them unless they provided an accounting.
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Charles City
U. S
Iowa
T. E. Diamond
William Harold Dolph
Colwell
Diamond
Dolph
Richland
Wash
Elvie
Orchard
Floyd County
Omaha
J. L. Dalton
FBI
Nebraska
Fr Rose
Somers
Security Benefits In Iowa Rise With Federal Amendment
Iowa's amended old age and survivors insurance totals 1,604,206 dollars monthly as of March 1 with 48,978 beneficiaries. Des Moines SSA reports six month activity since the Aug. 28, 1950 amendment, noting increases from 37,500 beneficiaries and 700,000 dollars monthly in August 1950 to larger figures in February, with detailed classifications for retired workers, their wives and dependents, children, widows, and dependent parents.
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DES Moines
Forve
Iowa
Leo W. Smith
The
Social Security Administration
Smith
Speedy Driver Loses Two Races with Law
An Amboy New Jersey man Herman Hahn faced speeding and eluding charges after his car was clocked at 68 mph by Glenwood City Marshal J C Nelson. Hahn fled while the mayor was out and later was tracked toward Plattsmouth Nebraska by Sheriff Tom Solomon. He paid a 17.50 fine for speeding, then faced an eluding charge in Plattsmouth.
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Law Glenwood
Amboy
N. J
Glenwood
J. C. Nelson
Herman Hahn
Hahn
Tom Solomon
Cass County
Neb
Missouri River
Plattsmouth
Nelson
Solomon
Club show entries due for Marengo 4-H show
Iowa County 4-H entries must be submitted and fees paid by July 30. Cal Perrin warns club members of the costs: two dollars per head of cattle or litter of swine, one dollar for pens of three pigs or lambs, and fifty cents for individual pigs and lambs.
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Marengo
Iowa County
Calvin Perrin
ISUI Economic Workshop Praised by Its Originator
G Derwood Baker professor at New York University praised the ISUI economic workshops. He noted teachers planned an adult program on inflation and emphasized basic facts. Baker said the Joint Council on Economic Education aims to fill gaps with training and materials and will soon establish a teacher resource center.
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Iowa
Chine
G. Derwood Baker
New York University
Joint Council On Economic Education
Baker
Univer
Joint Council On
Fairfield
Arnold W. Salisbury
Fairfield High School
Joint Council
Car Hits Bridge, Driver Killed Near Iowa City
Richard William Lough, 22, of Floris Iowa, died after losing control of his car and slamming into a bridge railing on Highway 218 fourteen miles south of Iowa City. The crash sheared a bridge post and left side railing, leaving Lough pinned in the vehicle until transport to University Hospitals where he died shortly after arrival.
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Iowa City
Richard William Lough
Floris
Here
Virgil Johnston
Lough
Johnson
Manchester Girl Hurt At Stock Car Races
A 12-year-old Manchester girl suffered a fractured leg and facial injuries in a freak accident at Farley during stock car races. A wheel flew from a racing car, struck a truck carrying Sandra Mesch her mother and her two year-old brother Paul, knocking them down. Mrs Mesch and Paul escaped unharmed. Sandra was hospitalized in Manchester.
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Manchester
Farley
Sandra Mesch
Mrs. Mesch
Sandra
Paul
Six More Inducted From Johnson County
Six Johnson county men reported Monday at Des Moines for induction into the armed services. The group, the smallest sent to Des Moines since last September, includes Darrell J. Hansen of West Liberty, Melvin J. Holubar of Solon, David A. Lehman of Solon, George T. Parsons of Iowa City, John S. Peters of Iowa City, and Bernard A. O Connor of Iowa City. They were to be sent to Fort Sheridan, Illinois.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Des Moines
Armed Services
Darrell J. Hansen
West Liberty
Melvin J. Holubar
Solon
David A. Lehman
George T. Parsons
John S. Ss. Peters
Bernard A. O'Conner
Fort Sheridan
Ill
Mrs William L Hoffman Stays Hospital Patient in Cedar Rapids
Mrs William L Hoffman remains a patient at Mercy hospital Cedar Rapids after undergoing surgery recently. The exact date of the operation is not disclosed and visiting information is pending.
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Stanwood
William L. Hoffman
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
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