May Job Growth in Iowa Faces Housing Shortages
The Iowa Employment Service reported 6 183 new jobs in May across farming construction and manufacturing. Housing shortages limited worker availability in Cedar Rapids Davenport Dubuque Newton Mason City Clinton Charles City and Waterloo, with several cities reporting few sleeping rooms.
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Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Dubuque
Newton
Mason City
Clinton
Charles City
Waterloo
Marshalltown
Fort Dodge
Webster City
Sioux City
Iowa Professor Tan L. Collier Dies of Heart Attack
Prof. Tan L. Collier, 59, a summer guest instructor at the University of Iowa, died of a heart attack Monday. Funeral services will be held Thursday in Topeka, Kansas, where he taught at Washburn College.
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Iowa City
Tan L. Collier
University of Iowa
Topeka
Kan
Washburn College
Iowa farm girl earns education to become teacher at Northwestern
Tillie Gerst, 33, who fed chickens and worked as a maid and babysitter to fund her schooling, will receive her Northwestern University School of Education diploma. After 15 years on a rural farm near Oakville, she plans to teach first grade at Lombard Elementary this fall.
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Chicago
Iowa
Tillie Gerst
Northwestern University
School of Education
Oakville
Miss Gerst
Northwestern
Tillie
Lombard
Gerst
One Killed One Hurt In Crash Near Denison
Leon Powers Jr. 21 and Paula Runge 20 of Denison were in a crash at the junction of highways 59 and 141 seven miles south of Denison at about 3 30 am Tuesday. Powers died en route to a hospital from a broken neck. Runge was seriously injured. They had been visiting friends in Manning Iowa. Powers was the son of a former Iowa Supreme Court justice. Runge is the daughter of a Denison realtor.
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Denison
INS
Leon Powers, Jr
Paula Runge
Percy Cavett
Powers
Manning
Iowa Supreme Court
Miss Runge
Burglars Loot Hix and Heckroth Service Station
Burglars broke into the Hix and Heckroth service station Sunday night and made off with 30 cans of oil and about $2 in change.
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Dysart
Hix
Heckroth
Court Rules Iowa Gas Tax Law Is Valid
Iowa Supreme Court Justice John Dealer Plank challenged the gas tax framework after a 1934 U S Supreme Court ruling classified it as an excise tax. The court rejected claims of tax leakage between districts and upheld the 1945 fourth cent revision as administrative expense, not violating constitutional limits on motor vehicle revenues.
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Iowa
Plank
Greek Ex-Cabinet Minister to Speak at Iowa State
Andre Michaiopoulos, former Greek minister of information, will address an Iowa State College gathering on Wednesday night. The chronicle notes his WWII role in the Greek cabinet.
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Ames
Andre Michaiopoulos
Iowa State College
Gravestone Reads Daniel Jones Died 1779 Age 28
A Granary ground gravestone in Boston notes Daniel Jones died after a happy exit on August 23, 1779 at age 28, in the 29th year of his life.
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Boston
Daniel Jones
Average US freight car weight reported
A historical note states the typical railroad freight car in the United States weighs about 40 tons. It references standard car specifications and common industry measurements of the era.
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United States
Marriages From Iowa Traditions Reported Across Counties
Iowa couples wed in Sunday and Saturday ceremonies across several towns. Boyer and Ralph Knoll tied the knot with families near Lawler and Olin. Marie Bachman wed John Freeman in a Methodist church. Pauline McKenzie and Ray LaGrange married in Kalona. Arlene Fisher and Wayne Gerlach also united in marriage near Owatonna Minnesota.
Iowa Traffic Death Toll Declines Compared With Last Year
Des Moines reports show May fatalities at 39, two fewer than the same month in 1946. For January through May the total is 182, down 12 from the year before. Night deaths are 25 below last year after dark, pedestrians up one, bicycles up two, and grade crossing deaths cut in half.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Department of Public Safety
Vinton Awards School Bus Garage Contract
A school bus garage costing 29884 will be built in Vinton. The structure will be hollow tile and steel and measure 72 by 97.6 feet. The contract has been awarded to Jack Raitt of Vinton.
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Vinton
Jack Raitt
Notice of Probate in Iowa District Court
Public notice announces probate action in Cedar Rapids Iowa with judge H J Maurer clerk and attorney. The document references a will and testament and dates in June 1947.
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Iowa
Cedar ‘Rapids
Distriet Court
H. J. Maurer
Iowa Dealers Fight Quick Resales Of New Cars
In Des Moines Iowa about half of the state’s new car dealers have adopted a plan to curb quick resales for profit. Dealers require buyers not to sell within six months except back to the original dealer. The effort, started by Virginia dealers, was upheld by an Oklahoma court in a $200 damages case.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Tom B. Roberts
Iowa Auto Dealers Association
Roberts
Penese Sey
Virginia
Oklahoma
Rites at Ames Thursday For Prof H W Richey
Ames report says H W Richey 57 professor of horticulture at Iowa State college died Monday after an illness. He joined the college staff in 1914 and co authored a general horticulture textbook and laboratory manual. He was a native of Norwich.
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