Polio Kills 2 At Burlington
Two polio deaths in Burlington within three days raise concerns as Sharon Schau 3 of Donnellson and Howard Hohl 20 of near Donnellson die at Mercy hospital. Five Donnellson area polio cases treated in Burlington. vaccine inoculation noted for Ronald Brayton of West Point.
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Sharon Schau
Donnellson
Howard Hohl
Iowa
Mercy Hospital
Urlington
Lee County
Fort Madison
Schau
James Schau
Ronald Brayton
Route 1
West Point
Monty Brayton
Monty
Grinnell Names New Faculty Members
Grinnell College announces the appointment of four new educators: F. Andrew Brown of Ann Arbor as associate professor of modern foreign languages. Alice Van Krevelen of Hollins College as associate professor of psychology. Kenneth A. Christiansen of Northampton as assistant professor of biology. and Eveline C. Martin of London as a special lecturer in the history of imperialism, per President Howard R. Bowen.
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Grinnell
Grinnell College
Howard R. Bowen
F. Andrew Brown
Ann Arbor
Mich
Alice van Krevelen
Hollins College
Kenneth A. Christiansen
Northampton
Mass
Eveline C. Martin
London
Boy destroys bicycle claiming ownership
MARSHALLTOWN UP police said heat may be factor after an boy was observed deliberately dismantling his bicycle on Tuesday. When asked why he replied that it was his bicycle and he could do as he pleased with it.
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Ward resigns Cornell political science post for SIU Carbondale
Harold Wesley Ward professor of political science at Cornell resigns to take a similar post at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale Illinois. Ward cites opportunity to teach both graduate and undergraduate courses in a growing department and plans to depart with his wife and two children likely in August. Ward joined Cornell in 1946 after degrees from Beloit LSU and UVA.
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Harold Wesley Ward
Cornell
Karl Drew Hartzell
State Office Building Is Too Cold for Comfort
DES MOINES INS Sweat ers and electric heaters were pressed into use at the State Office building in Des Moines Tuesday as the mercury soared to 98 degrees outside. Some sections of the air conditioned building had temperature readings of 66 degrees although the thermostatic controls were set to hold the temperature between 74 and 78 degrees. Building Supt. H. L. Cooper blamed improper air distribution resulting from installation of partitions not contemplated when the air conditioning system was installed.
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H. L. Cooper
Dora B Hoffman 83 Mt Vernon Woman Dies
Dora B Hoffman 83 of Mt Vernon dies at home for her son near Martelle. A lifelong Linn county resident she lived in Mt Vernon area. Funeral arrangements are being made at Baxter mortuary. Survivors are three sons Glenn Merriel and Harry, four grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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Dora B. Hoffman
Harry
Martelle
Linn County
Baxter Mortuary
Glenn
Merriel
Iowa Youth 17 Becomes Secretary of Agriculture at Boys Nation
Earl Keith Nau a 17 year old farmer from Mt. Pleasant Iowa was named agriculture secretary for Boys Nation by President Douglas Hopper. He aims to advance a farm program focusing on soil erosion control through contour farming and crop rotation. Nau attended Hawk Eye Boys State and was an all state basketball guard. Delegates will tour Washington including the White House and Capitol Hill.
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INS
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Mt. Pleasant
Boys’ Nation
Nau
Iowa
Douglas Joseph Hopper
American Legion
Nan
Panama Canal Zone
Hawkeye Boys’ State
White House
Eisenhower
Capitol Hill
Mt Vernon Man Hurt In Fall From Scaffold
Mt Vernon resident Ray Herboldsheimer aged 45 suffered two broken bones in his left ankle when a scaffold collapsed while painting the second story of his home. His 14 year old son Paul sustained minor injuries as they fell onto the front porch roof. The man was taken to Mercy hospital in Cedar Rapids for treatment.
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Ray Herboldsheimer
Paul
Herboldsheimer
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Mixup in Records Listed as Dead
INDEPENDENCE The mixup in his records led the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission to list Roger Williamson as dead. The commission noted his father Edward could file for PV benefits on behalf of his deceased son. Williamson is alive and explains a Korea incident where his unit was moved to the wrong tracks, spent 30 days apart, and was reported missing in action. An oversight prevented his records from being cleared.
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Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
Roger Williamson
Williamson
Edward
Korea
Fall Festival at McGregor Planned for September
Special to The Gazette outlines McGregor events including boat races rural exhibits a parade and a queen and queen mother pageant. The queen and queen mother will be voted on at local businesses. Committee chair R J Tombley leads representatives from civic groups with members Robert Coon E L Kinsel Arno Corlett and Ray Webb.
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R. J.tombley
Robert Coon
E. L. Kinsel
Arno Corlett
Ray Webb
Sigourney Resident Pennell celebrates 87th birthday
Sigourney resident Harvey Pennell, a retired carpenter, marked his 87th birthday at a dinner hosted by his sisters Miss Nina and Maude Pennell. He came to Sigourney at age four, worked as a carpenter for 68 years, and remains active tending his home and daily errands. His wife died in 1909 and he raised five children: Chester Torrence Calif Hubert Newton Montie Cedar Rapids Mamie Harriott Harlingen Texas and Marjorie Atkins Glenview Illinois.
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Harvey Pennell
Nina
Maude Pennell
Pennell
Chester
Torrence
Calif
Hubert
Newton
Montie
Cedar Rapids
Mamie Harriott
Harlingen
Texas
Marjorie Atkins
Glenview
Ill
Cornell College Presents Three One-Act Plays Friday and Saturday
Cornell College in Mt Vernon stages an Evening of One Acts in Armstrong Hall Little Theater. The program features Othello handkerchief scene with Bob Kaliban and Rachel Weisley, The Elev ator by Herbert Gardner, and The Happy Journey by Thornton Wilder, all directed by Cornell students. Curtain is 8 15 p m with reservations via the Cornell financial office at 2071.
Helen Irwin Named to Merit System Council
Des Moines Gov Leo A Hough named Helen G Irwin of Des Moines to the Iowa Merit System Council succeeding Neal Chadderdon of Marshalltown on the three member board. The council serves as the central personnel office for state agencies. Miss Irwin is a former national president of Business and Professional Women clubs.
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Des Moines
Leo A. Hough
Helen G. Irwin
Iowa Merit System Council
Neal Chadderdon
Marshalltown
Miss Irwin
Business
Professional
Explorer Scout Regatta queen candidates named
Iowa briefs list Kalona in Nashua as one of eight queen candidates at the all Iowa Explorer Scout Regatta to be held this weekend. Sigourney notes a public health nurse will assist parents in Keokuk County with preschool medical checkups. Traer reports a hospital patient, Delaware notes a patient in Manchester, Springville patient at Iowa City Hospitals, and West Union elects Robert G. Scott as Lions Club president with a full slate of officers.
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Kalona
Angela Kallaus
Roy Kallaus
Nashua
Sigourney
Hannah Hartsaw
Keokuk County
TRAER
James Stevenson
Lowan To Attend U S Conference on Refugees
Des Moines Iowa Gov. Leo Hoegh announces that Richard Everds of Estherville will attend a Washington D C conference on the refugee program next Monday and Tuesday. Everds was elected chairman of the governor’s refugee committee at its first meeting and is a personal friend of R W Scott McLeod, state department administrator of refugee relief. The conference aims to acquaint governors’ committees with the program and its objectives. The Iowa committee’s task is to encourage sponsorship and assist in resettlement of European refugees.
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Des Moines
Leo Hoegh
Richard Everds
Estherville
Washington, D. C
Everds
R. W
Scott” McLeod
State Department
Hoegh
Washington
Five Die in Iowa Waters
Five drownings occurred in separate Iowa locations Tuesday and Wednesday. Warren Williams 75 of Iowa Falls slipped from a bluff and drowned in the Iowa River near his home. Randy Ladenthin 10 of Remsen drowned in a sandpit on the William Revel farm. Everett Purcell 37 of Avon downstream after stepping into deep Des Moines River water. Timothy Jerry Boham 20 of Shell Rock drowned at Byrnes Park pool in Waterloo. Philip Mosby 19 of Davenport drowned when his boat overturned in the Mississippi River.
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Iowa
Warren Williams
Iowa Falls
Randy Ladenthin
Larry Ladenthin
Jear Remsen
William Reve
Avon
Des Moines
Everett Purcell
Timothy Jerry Boham
Shell Rock
Byrnes Park
Waterloo
Philip Mosby
Davenport
Mississippi River
Defense Head Quits in Davenport Civil Defense Director Resigns
Davenport civil defense director Clem Werner resigns, announced Tuesday in a letter to Gov. Leo Hoegh and in step with Davenport's new air raid siren test. Detectives investigate a food store burglary with $300 to $400 taken after a thief climbed a pole and drilled through the roof. Lloyd Brimer and Creal Crees fined for poisoning Grand River water to poison fish, killing hundreds.
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Scott County Civil Defense
Leo Hoegh
Lloyd Brimer
Grand River
Creal Crees
Estherville
Brimer
Leon
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