Boys State governors cap Iowa Capitol take over
Des Moines reports 16 year old Rick White of Sioux City chosen governor of 720 youths at Camp Dodge during Boys State. White led Nationalist ticket over Ralph Sternburg at Davenport. Boys swear in around camp flagpole as A W Coon directs ceremonies. Beardsley urges balance of rights and civic duties.
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Des Moines
Sioux City
Boys State
Camp Dodge
Rick White
W. W. McGlaughlin
White
Ralph Sternburg
Davenport
William 5. Beardsley
Bays
Persin
Hawkeye
Legion Sponsoring
Gallup
A. W. Coon
Guy. Beardsley
Around Town: misfortunes, resignations and officials named
Robbie Campbell aged 11 of Des Moines broke his left arm after a fall on the last day of school. James Beimeyer, 17, did not attend his Du Buque high school graduation and drowned Wednesday. Wednes officers include Dubuque lieutenants and state officials such as Clair Rudison Mari, Tee shalltown, Jim Third Pollo Case Jerry Holt and Ben Sky 8. Attorney general Ken Mallis cites third case in Des Moines this year. Dorothy J. Phillips resigns as Superintendent of Public Instruction effective Sept. 1 after serving since 1942. Name checks include Jim Reeder Cedar Falls, Stan jrector, Kent Rasmussen Guthrie Center, Jerry Anderson Albia, Supreme court Justices Dick Day Ames, Tom Jost Cedar Rapids, Fred Anderson Waterloo, Richard Turner and Larry Peters Council Bluffs.
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James Beimeyer
Dubuque High School
Hay
Dubuque
Clair Rudison
Mari Teeshalltown
Jim Third Pollo
Jerry Holt
Fisher
Clinton
Ben Sky 8
Des Moines
Tom Lement
The
Iowa Society
J?sey Richards
Council Bluffs
Kent
Sheneth Rasmussen
Guthrie Center
Jerry Anderson
Albia
Supreme Court
Dick Day
Ames
Tom Jost
Cedar Rapida
Fred Anderson
Waterloo
Richard Turner
Larry Peters
Council Blutts
Cornell Set For Visit of Gov Warren
Governor Earl Warren of California will deliver the 37th Cornell College commencement address at 10 a.m. Monday in Mt. Vernon. He arrives Sunday by air, will attend a luncheon with graduates at Bowman Hall, meet press and others at 5:30, then a reception and dinner in Bowman Hall. Alumni events include class reunions and meetings Saturday in Armstrong Hall and Pfeiffer Hall. A separate item notes Mrs Dorothy Larsen injured by attempting to light a stove with kerosene near Sioux City.
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MY. Vernon
Earl Warren
California
Cornell College
Russell D. Cole
Warren
Cedar Rapids
Sutherland Dows
Cornell -Board of Trustees
Mt. Vernon
Dorothy Larsen
Sioux City
Bowman Hall
Gov. Warren
Ole
Cole
Cornell Board of Trustees
Carnegie Library
Armstrong Hall
Alumni‘association
Spa. Dn
Pfeiffer
Fred P. Hagemann
Waverly
SUI To Have School Planning Conference
Iowa area schools plan a joint conference for school boards, architects, and educators. Officials from Cedar Rapids, Tama, Tipton, and University of Iowa join in shaping better schools and buildings with sessions on planning, new uniforms, and community involvement.
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SUI
TAMA
Tama ‘Boosters
Angler Delays Des Moines Court With 21-Pound Catfish
Des Moines municipal court paused as Jim McGee a garageman weighed a 21 pound flathead catfish on the scales used for prisoners The 62 year old bragged he caught it on the Scott street bridge guiding it to the bank while bystanders and court staff watched Then he warned he would cut lines to clear a path and waited for others to reel in The crowd and justice officials witnessed the unusual disruption at the courthouse.
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Des Moines
Wheels of Justice
Jim McGee
McGee
Uckats
Scott Street
Partners Split A H Bolton Files Partnership Suit
A Sioux City law firm dispute unfolds as Partners A H Bolton and E E Baron seek an accounting for the partnership books Bolton claims Baron holds irregularities in bookkeeping and controls. The action was filed Wednesday in federal or state court, highlighting a long standing 21 year partnership.
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A. H. Bolton
E. E. Baron
Bolton
Baron
Sioux City
Don McTaggart Tol First Still Since 1932 Study Design in France
Elkader based McTaggart and Son Furniture figures prominently as Don McTaggart is accepted as a student in interior design and fine arts at Fontainebleau in France. He will sail from New York on June 14 to London for a merchant fair visit, then proceed to Northampton for a see‑and‑touch tour through Europe before a Holy Year pilgrimage in Italy and Germany, returning to America in October. Also noted is a separate county report: Union City township yields the first ore since 1932, Ardin Wiemer faces charges for illicit liquor equipment, and Wiemerslage is committed to a state hospital.
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Allamakée Emstte
France
Swecta
Elkader
Don McTat
Firma of McTaggart and Son Furniture’ Company
Fontainebleau
New York
London
Northampton
England
McTaggars
America
College of Design
McTaggart
Switzerland
Italy
Rome
Spain
Germany
Nuremburg
Arthur Spurber
Camp Campbell
Spurber
Nuremburg University
Frankfurt
Waukon
Allamakee
Union City
Ardin Wiemer
I. T. Hermanson
Wiemerslage
State Hospital
Independence
County Insanity Board
Latvian DP To Teach at S U I in Iowa City
Special to The Gazette reports Dr Janis Ratermanis a Latvian displaced person who arrived in Iowa City to teach Russian and French in the University of Iowa romance languages department. He came from Germany after five months in the United States and plans to settle. His two sons ages 15 and 17 will join June 17 when university housing is available. He is sponsored internationally by the Lutheran World Federation relocation service and locally by Lutheran Welfare Society and the university.
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Peowa
Latvia
United States
University of Iowa
Janis Ratermanis
Germany
Iowa City
Rom Baaston
Resettlement Service
Lutheran World Federation
The
Lutheran Welfare Society
University
Plaintiffs Open Plane Crash Suit in Downey Tragedy
Neva Crene administratrix of Glen B E Crene of West Liberty sues Town City Flying Service and two others for 35000 in damages after a Downey area light plane crash on September 4 that killed four people, including R W Cochrane.
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Spetial
Cmaerie
Iowa City
Downey
Neva Crene
Glen BE. Crene
West Liberty
Town City Flying Service
Robert J. Jehle
George Nagle
R. W Cochrane
Garage Fire Destroys Truck and Farm Tools
Fire on the Leonard Meader farm two miles southeast of Manchester destroyed the double garage, a truck, and contents in about 30 minutes. Loss estimated between 1200 and 1500 dollars. the house and adjoining building were saved by the Manchester fire department after three water runs from town. Meader escaped unharmed.
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Manchester
Leonard ‘Meader
Here
Country Club Road
Meader
Manchester Fire Department
Stanwood Lets Sewer Contracts With Two Firms
Stanwood town council awarded two Eastern Iowa firms contracts to build a sanitary sewer system and a sewage disposal plant. Total project cost set at 105 537 25 dollars, about 7 329 75 under the engineer’s estimate. Hennessey Brothers of Cedar Rapids will build the sewer system at 76 357 25 dollars and Clinton Engineering Company will construct the plant for 29 140 00 dollars.
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Stanwood
Iowa
Howard R. Green Engineering Company
Cedar Rapids
Stanwood Council
Hennessey Brothers
Contracts Signed to Permit Work Start Thursday
A signed agreement authorizes the project to begin work on Thursday. The start is planned within six weeks, with no completion date set.
Allied Orders of G.A.R Meet in Davenport
The 67th annual state encampment of the Iowa department of the Allied Orders of the G.A.R. will convene in Davenport June 11 to 13 with Bleck Hawk hotel as headquarters. A memorial service for James P. Martin, Iowa’s last G.A.R. member, will be June 11. Martin died aged 102, marking Iowa G.A.R. history’s end. National speakers include John H. Runkle of Harrisburg Pennsylvania and Ethlyn Tucker of Alton, WN.H., national president of the auxiliary of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War.
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G.A.R
Davenport
Department of Iowa
Bleck. Hawk Hotel
James P. Martin
Iowa
Martin
Iowa G.A.R
John H. Runkle
Harrisburg
Ethlyn Tucker
Alton
WN. H
Auxiliary of the Sons of Union Veterans of the
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