Close Races Mark Eastern Iowa Primary Results
Eastern Iowa counties report tight contest outcomes with mainly Democrats and Republicans securing nominations. In Jones county Ralph Conley defeats W L Miller by two votes for county treasurer, unofficial tallies show 399 to 397. Tama county Walter Willett wins county attorney nomination by 39 votes, 1,483 to 1,444. Willett serves fifth term. many other county contests go to convention or list several incumbents and challengers across Allamakee and Johnson counties.
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Gazette
Iowa
Jones County
Ralph W. Conley
Martelle
W. L. Miller
Anamosa
Miller
Conley
Tama County
Walter Willett
Tama
Local election totals show varied votes across districts
The record lists candidate tallies by county and district including Tama Willett and Mikelson totals, supervisors and district supervisors with counts for Powell Nass Meyer Johnson Knudsvig Gager McMullen Kirschman Lund Wennes Lansing Kipp, reflecting results across multiple districts and offices.
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Ellingson
Auen
Meyer
Johnson
Knudsvig
Gager
McMullen
Kirschman
Lund
Wennes
Lansing
Kipp
Muscatine G O P Nominates Connor For Sheriff
In Muscatine County West Liberty resident and former highway patrolman Ray Connor won the Republican sheriff nomination with 35 percent in a field of 12 candidates. Democrats, with five contenders, pushed the selection to a convention after none reached 35 percent.
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Muscatine
Ray Connor
Muscatine County
Connor
West Liberty
Detectives Raid Fidler's Lounge Prompt Two Arrests
DES MOINES AP Detectives raided Fidler's Theater Lounge early Tuesday and arrested two persons. Nate Fidler 50 resisted entry as Esther Harris 25 in charge of the lounge faced charges for keeping liquor where beer is sold and selling beer after hours. In a separate tavern raid three detectives seized obscene booklets a pair of dice and whisky. A patron A W Maxon reported a $325 robbery after being doped a glass of beer. Charles Baratta 29 waitress Lucille Council 27 and two patrons were arrested for investigation.
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Des Moines
Fidler
Arvene Nelson
Dan Kauzlarich
Nate Fidler
Esther M. Harris
Last Chance Tavern
Charles Baratta
Lucille Council
C R Youths in Race for Boys State Offices
CAMP DODGE UP Candi dates for state offices at the 12th annual Hawkeye Boys State campaigned for office Tuesday in prep for the general elections. Candidates were nominated Monday for the elections Wednesday. The 720 youths named Richard White Sioux City as Nationalist candidate for governor. John Judge Ames will oppose him on the Federalist ticket. Ralph Petersburger Davenport and Clair Rudison Marshalltown were nominated as Federalist and Nationalist candidates for lieutenant governor respectively. Other nominations on the Nationalist ticket included: Secretary of State Dave Ferguson Cedar Rapids auditor Ben Skyles Des Moines treasurer Tom Lebuhn Davenport attorney general Fred Baldon Adel secretary of agriculture Streeter Shining Waterloo. The Nationalists also named Stanley Richards Council Bluffs Kenneth Rasmussen Guthrie Center and Jim Fitzpatrick Storm Lake for commerce commissioners Jim Reeder Cedar Rapids superintendent of public instruction and Dick Day Ames Tom Jost Cedar Rapids Orland Mitchell Eldora Deryl Hamann Manson and Fred Anderson Waterloo for the supreme court. Federalist candidates included: Secretary of state Jim Fisher Clinton auditor Jack Nicholson Struble treasurer Don Murray Des Moines Attorney general Kenneth Mallas Boone secretary of agriculture Peter Fisher Bettendorf. Commerce commissioner nomi nees on the Federalist ticket were William Weidenbacker Dubuque Gary Wahl Shenandoah and Jerry Anderson Malvern. The Federalists also named Edward Gehle Davenport for superintendent of public instruction Richard Turner Council Bluffs Donald Waldron West Union Allan Kellar Danville Sidney Dunitz Newton and Larry Peters Council Bluffs were nominated for the supreme court.
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Camp Dodge
Hawkeye Boys
Richard White
Sioux City
John Judge
Ames
Ralph Petersburger
Davenport
Clair Rudison
Marshalltown
Dave Ferguson
Cedar Rapids
Ben Skyles
Des Moines
Tom Lebuhn
Fred Baldon
Adel
Streeter Shining
Waterloo
Stanley Richards
Council Bluffs
Kenneth Rasmussen
Guthrie Center
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Storm Lake
Commerce
Jim Reeder
Dick Day
Tom Jost
Orland Mitchell
Eldora
Deryl Hamann
Manson
Fred Anderson
Supreme Court
Jim Fisher
Clinton
Jack Nicholson
Struble
Don Murray
Kenneth Mallas
Boone
Peter Fisher
Bettendorf
William Weidenbacker
Dubuque
Gary Wahl
Shenando
Trial of Gavalas Set for June 12
VINTON Nick Gavalas an appliance dealer faces continued violation of the Vinton parking meter ordinance. The trial before Justice Robert Harder was postponed to Monday June 12 with Gavalas free on $200 bond after arrest earlier. City Attorney Karl Fischer cites 26 violations charged against Gavalas. He does not have a leading zone at his business.
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Vinton
Nick Galvalas
Justice Court
Robert Harder
Gavalas
Liberty
Karl Fischer
Gaivalas
Dr Warkentine Names School Vision Group
Dr George H Warkentine of Cedar Rapids president of the Iowa Optometric Association has named a committee to study and develop standard school vision examinations and schoolroom lighting design and color surveys in Iowa. Members include Dr B W Scott of Independence as chairman, Dr Dwight E Hook of Des Moines, Dr C E Nichols of Clarinda, Dr John Lemmon of Washington and Dr John H Robinson of Sheldon.
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George H. Warkentine
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Optometric Association
Iowa
B. W. Scott
Independence
Dwight E. Hook
C. E. Nichols
Clarinda
John Lemmon
Washington
John H. Robinson
Sheldon
SUI Adds More Experts to Its Workshop Staff
Iowa City set three week program starts June 26 at the University of Iowa. High school teachers and administrators statewide join a workshop on the American economy with Roy Blough of the Presidents Council. Other experts include Matthew Porosky Everett Kassalow and D W Innes on labor and small business panels. Scholarships remain for teachers and interested citizens. inquiries via University Hall.
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Iowa City
Roy Blough
Truman
Council of Economic Advisers
University of Iowa
Brough
Matthew Porosky
Eagle Signal Corporation
Moline
Everett Kassalow
CIO
D. W. Innes
Innes Company
Bettendorf
Blough
Worshop
University Hall
William Schroeder Dies on Fishing Trip at 75
William Schroeder a 75 year old Blairstown farmer died Monday night in Faribault Minnesota after a fishing trip with his son in law William Baumgardner of Van Horne. He suffered a stroke near the way home and was taken to St Lucas hospital where he died. Surviving are son Raymond of near Blairstown two daughters Mrs Arthur Sick of Blairstown and Mrs Baumgardner and several grandchildren.
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William Schroeder
Faribault
Minn
Schroeder
Minnesota
William Baumgardner
van Horne
St. Lucas Hospital
Raymond
Arthur Sick
West Union Population Up 74 Since 1940
Special to The Gazette West Union reports a population rise of 74 residents since 1940. Census figures received Tuesday by Mayor Edgar A. Traeger show 1950 population at 2,133, up from 2,059 in 1940.
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Edgar A. Traeger
Census Bureau
Iowa Des Moines Methodist Conference Opens in Shenandoah
About 750 delegates will attend the Iowa Des Moines annual Methodist church conference opening Tuesday in Shenandoah. The meeting will appoint pastors for around 500 southern Iowa churches and run through Sunday.
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Shenandoah
INS
Iowa-Des Moines
Iowa
Des Moines Pair Charged With Fireworks Possession
Des Moines AP report states Cecil K. Moon, 20, and August J. Deever, 22, both charged after patrolmen saw a firecracker tossed from a car and heard an explosion. Moon is from Des Moines and Deever from Ankeny.
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Des Moines
Cecil K. Moon
August J. Deever
Ankeny
Iowa General Election Prospects From Monday Primary
Iowa voters face Nov 7 matchups with incumbents and several unopposed or undecided candidates. The list shows Republicans and independents including Hickenlooper Jensen Dolliver Holland and Parker among others, with many marked I for incumbent or U for unopposed.
Court Dismisses Contempt Charge Against Sterling
DES MOINES INS A contempt charge against Iowa Insurance Commissioner Sterling Alexander was dropped after a settlement with Bankers Life and Casualty of Chicago. The department issued a new license to the firm and its agents, with Alexander's prior changes reversed. A permanent injunction hearing remains pending, potentially advancing to the state supreme court if the company prevails.
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INS
Iowa
Sterling Alexander
Bankers Life and Casualty Company of
Chicago
Alexander
O. S. Franklin
State Insurance Department
Insurance Commissioner
Franklin
State Supreme Court
Bankers Life and Casualty Company
Blue Cross
Dubuque Girl Drowns In Mississippi River
Funeral services awaited for Joan Schroeder eight of Dubuque after drowning Monday in the Mississippi River while four girls played The fire department recovered the body She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Raymond Schroeder
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Joan Schroeder
Mississippi River
Raymond Schroeder
Drop in Employment Certificates for Minors in Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa. The state labor bureau reports minors aged 14 and 15 secured a record five year low of 46 employment certificates in April, down from a March high. Officials caution April may rise but not above 60, while four months of 1950 show certificates 53 ahead of 1946’s annual record and likely to surpass it.
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Iowa Bureau of Labor
Thayer Ousted by Clyde Herring in Polk County Attorney Race
Clyde E. Herring won the Democratic nomination for Polk county attorney defeating incumbent Ed Thayer by more than 1,000 votes. Herring, 35, had 4,179 to Thayer’s 3,038 and will face Ralph Powers in the general election. Lorin Miller, ex Des Moines police chief, won the Republican sheriff nomination ahead of C. Earle Fletcher.
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Clyde E. Herring
Clyde L. Herring
U.S
Iowa
Ed Thayer
Polk County
Herring
Thayer
Ralph Powers
Lorin
Snus” Miller
C. Earle Fletcher
Man Killed By Blow From Baseball Bat In Iowa
Mystic Iowa AP report says 67 year old Bob Nelson died after a baseball bat blow to the head. Neighbor David Lewis, railroad conductor, was arrested. murder charges likely. A long running alley dispute between Nelson and Lewis cited by Sheriff Morlan. Nelson’s wife was injured attempting to intervene.
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Bob Nelson
St .Joseph’s Hospital
Centerville
David Lewis
Nelson
Appanoose County
A. G. Morlan
Morlan
Nelsons
Lewis
Dahmen Seriously Hurt In Crash Near Millville
ELEADER G H Dahmer Jr 25 was seriously injured Monday evening in an auto accident on highway 52 south of Millville. He suffered a broken leg cuts and bruises and was taken to a Dubuque hospital. Dahmen lost control while driving north. the car struck a guard rail and rolled 210 feet. He is employed in New Mexico and has been visiting his parents at Marquette.
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G. H. Dahmer
Highway 52
Millville
Dubuque
Dahmen
New Mexico
Marquette
Dedication Planned for Cono Center Church on Wednesday
Dedication ceremonies for the Bible Presbyterian church of Cono Center two miles north of Walker will be held Wednesday evening. Rev. Carl McIntire, president of the International Council of Christian Churches, will speak. The Cone Center congregation was ousted from its Presbyterian USA property two years ago and has met in a schoolhouse and an airplane hangar while nearing completion of a new church and manse.
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Bible Presbyterian Church
Cono Center
Carl McIntire
International Council of Christian Churches
Cone Center
Presbyterian (USA
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