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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1949
Page
6
Iowa Soldiers Bonus board receives 180000 replies from applicants and others seeking information or money. Ed Kallemyn says the board cannot help with non veteran inquiries or as a bill collecting agency. The court will decide if the 1949 bonus law is lawful, with a potential budget shortfall risk by Sept. 1 if no ruling is issued.
A clock in Anamosa runs on two dry cell telephone batteries for 35 years after a family fix. Independence high school class of 1939 reunion draws 35 attendees plus guests. A community softball league starts June 6 with eight teams and modest prizes, funded by contributions. Bob Haney joins University of Iowa as a summer student. Monticello invites swan name suggestions due by June 11 for four new birds.
Four Cornell college staff members receive promotion by the board of trustees executive committee. Eugene Elkins advances from assistant to associate professor of French, Lois Henderson from assistant to associate professor of English, Winifred Van Etten from assistant to associate professor of English, and June McConlogue from instructor to assistant professor of piano in music education and theory.
Iowa notes quote Senator Smith of Maine on proper titles for women in politics and her view on party change. She praises political savvy and a Republican outlook while commenting on current issues like Atomic Energy Commission oversight and pressure lobbying.
In the Deere and Company dispute, the UAW agricultural implement division executive board approved discussion of strike action by local unions across seven plants in Iowa and Illinois. Waterloo Local 74 voted to accept a new Deere contract. Ottumwa Local 74 declared a work holiday for a mass meeting. Dubuque Local 194 rejected the offer. Des Moines locals held meetings with no immediate action reported. Negotiations halted Friday with no agreement, wage and pension terms central. old contract expired May 7. Decorah centennial next weekend marks 100 years since early settlement in 1849 with parades and community events.
Marion resident Jackson W Bowdish who turns 100 owns a long Cornell lineage and will be awarded an honorary bachelor of philosophy degree by President Russell D Cole at his Marion home at 9 a.m. Monday ahead of Cornell College 96th annual commencement on campus.
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