Political Ringside Hearings by GOP Set For Tuesday
Iowa Republicans announce open hearings starting Tuesday on a pre-convention resolutions committee to shape the 1954 party platform. James Wilson of Carroll chairs. Harold T. Brackman is secretary. Each congressional district provides a representative. Proposals must be written in advance. The committee reports to the resolutions unit Friday.
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Des Moines
Convention Resolutions Committee
James Wilson
Carroll
Harold T. Brackman
Council Bluffs
Beardsley Defends Housel Amid Liquor Board Clash
Governor Beardsley accused critics including State Auditor Chet Akers of trying to influence the Liquor Commission and questioned the need for Housel’s partial salary. Akers’ audit and Senate confirmation loom as political tensions rise with GOP leaders and the Temperance League weighing in on endorsements.
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Beardsley
Chet Akers
William Housel
Akers
Iowa Liquor Control
Iowa
Iowa Commission
Housel
Town Senate
Senate
George Scott
West Union
Scott
Houser
Republican State Central Committee
Iowa Temperance League
League
G.O.P
Leo Hoegh
Harold Young
Temperance leaders attend party hearing with no demands
Participants describe a hearing with no demands or recommendations. Among temperance leaders present were Young, Atty. William F. Plymar, Des Moines, Atty. Paul Walters, Loren Lair, J. B. Weede, and other GOP officers including Anna Lomas, Mabel Tracey, Warren Rees, Russell Lundy, and A. C. Gustafson.
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Young
Leo Hoegh
A. C. Gustafson
Rep
Tom Martin
Iowa Boy, 14, Drowns After Diving in Lake
A 14 year old boy, Walter Ward of Clear Lake, drowned after diving from a float into Clear Lake at the city beach Sunday. His body was recovered from five feet of water but attempts to revive him failed. Acting Coroner F. B. Shaffer supervised the case.
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Clear Lake
INL
City Beach
Walter Ward
Vern Ward
F. B. Shaffer
Drowning Accidental Says Investigation Finds No Injury
Authorities concluded the drowning was accidental with no marks or head injury visible on the body. The case notes indicate the boy’s death occurred at the lake during a dive, with no signs of foul play or deliberate harm.
Des Moines Dog Shot After Attacking 4-Year-Old Girl
Three police squads cornered and shot a stray mongrel on Des Moines east side after it attacked four year old Diane Dengle, daughter of Mr and Mrs Tom Dengle. The dog’s head was sent to state labs for rabies tests to determine anti rabies treatment for the girl.
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Des Moines
INS
Diane Dengle
Tom Dengle
Iowa City dog "Buppy" finalist in 1954 hero contest
A Iowa City collie shepherd mix named "Buppy" became one of five finalists in the 1954 dog hero of heroes contest. The winner will receive a Ken L Ration award, $1,000 in bonds, a gold leash, medal, plaque, and a year’s dog food. Buppy saved two year old Diane Innes from a truck by pushing her to the curb.
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Chicago
INS
Buppy
Iowa City
Venetian Room
Morrison Hotel
William G. Stratton
Ilinois
U.S
Diane Innes
Independence Budget Proposes Six Percent Tax Cut for 1955
The Independence city budget aims for a 6 percent tax cut in 1955 pending council approval July 26. The plan lowers the tax rate to 23.25 mills from 24.9, with $93,020 of $466,220 in spending funded by taxes. Funds would see reductions in six areas and increases in three, with several accounts remaining level from 1954.
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Independence
Alva Norton
Iowa Employers Begin Lie Detector Testing for Applicants
Iowa employers increasingly use polygraph exams to judge honesty of job seekers. Rex Ramsay, Des Moines polygraph expert, notes growing demand from private industry and some state agencies. Tests are voluntary, questions mirror standard applications, and are viewed as faster and potentially more reliable than traditional checks for positions of responsibility.
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Des Moines
LLP
Iowa
Rex Ramsay
Ramsay
KR. W. Nebergall
Iowa Crime Bureau
Keeler Laboratory
Chicago
Both Drivers Blamed For Fatal Auto Crash
Clinton County Coroner L O Riggert said he would consult with the county attorney about his dissatisfaction with a coroner's jury verdict that found both drivers to blame in a fatal crash near Wheatland. Paul Levien, 16, of Big Rock died when his car collided with H R Gamber's 37 year old Davenport vehicle. both bumped, spun into a ditch, Gamber escaped injury.
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Clinton
INS
L. O. Riggert
Wheatland
Paul Levien
Big Rock
Levien
H. R. Gamber
Davenport
Riggert
Gamber
Unmarried Mother Abandons Infant Near Webster City
An unmarried mother who abandoned her newborn daughter last Friday returned to Webster City during a broad search and was taken to a hospital in good condition. The infant, found in Lloyd Rinehimer's car, was medically cared for while a note stated the mother was leaving town because she was not married to the father.
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Webster City
Hamilton County
E. R. Lear
Lloyd Rinehimer
Heart Massage Fails To Save Child's Life
IOWACITY IS David Waite three year old son of Mr and Mrs Robert Waite of Ventura died at University hospitals Sunday after a hernia operation. Doctors said the boy's heart stopped following the operation last Tuesday. They opened his chest and massaged his heart in a vain attempt to revive him.
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Iowacity
David Waite
Robert Waite
Ventura
University Hospitals
Coggon Harvest Festival To Be Held This Weekend
Coggon to hold Harvest Home festival Friday and Saturday with daytime and evening programs. Exhibits of farm garden and fancywork in the high school gym. Attractions include free acts a carnival midway dancing in the Legion auditorium and a Saturday ball game between Coggon and Silver Creek old-timers.
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Legion Auditorium
Coggon
Silver Creek
New Effort To Keep Fort Des Moines Housing Open
Des Moines area housing project faces closure as residents are told to move by July. Attorney Leo P. Tapscott plans to visit Washington next week to lobby Congress and government officials to keep the Fort Des Moines project open.
Veterans housing project at fort urged to continue
A federal official urged continuation of the area as a housing project for low income veterans. He cited about 15 000 ex servicemen and families living at the fort in eight years and noted thousands more veterans will return from Korea.
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Sional
Denison Publisher Killed in Plane Crash
Denison publisher Jack De Gard aged 27 and Mark Cramer 50 of Wayne Neb died in a light plane crash at Denison while returning from a Des Moines trip. De Gard will be buried in Seymour and Cramer in Wayne with funeral services set in Denison.
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Denison
INS
Jack de Gard
Denison Bulletin
Mark Cramer
Wayne, Neb
Cramer
Wayne
de Gard
Seymour
Iowa
Nebraska
Des Moines
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Iowa Daily Press
Temperance
Don Pierson
Mautz
Barney’s
1St Avenue
William F. Noe
Amana
William Leichsenring
Arkansas
Leichsenring
Mary Manion
NEW Miracle Fabrics
Thrift
Bendix
Smulekoff
R. E. Wilson
Bisins Machines
7Th Ave
RCA Estate
RCA
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