Auditor says he keeps 300 for each Des Moines election
Polk County Auditor W E McCulloch admits pocketing 300 for each election from Des Moines for servicing county owned voting machines. Records show 6000 paid for three city elections in 1961 and 1959, with two primaries two generals and two specials yearly. He operates as an individual, paying his own staff. State Auditor directed county supervisors to audit fees. officials seek legal ruling on legality.
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Evan L. Hultman
Ray Venter
Seven Member Starmont School Board Elected
In the Starmont Community school district election total 960 votes were cast across three areas. In district No 1 Arlington John Cox 590 votes and Eldon Knickerbocker 386 were elected while Lawrence Guthart 328 and Daryl Humphrey 211 lost. In district No 2 Lamont Merle Bliss 422 and Glenn Stewart 555 were elected.
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Strawberry Point
Stormont Community
Arlington
John Cox
Eldon Knickerbocker
Lawrence Guthart
Daryl Humphrey
Lamont
Merle Bliss
Glenn Stewart
Ordered To Appear or Forfeit Bond in Drunk Driving Case
Charles Aaron Ward, formerly of Coralville, was ordered by District Judge Clair Hamilton to appear July 2 at 10 a.m. to show cause why a $500 bond for a drunk driving charge should not be forfeited. Ward was fined $300 and costs Feb. 3 after a guilty plea to a December charge. he paid $100 and had 60 days to pay the remaining $200. He missed a summons, so the judge ordered the bond forfeited, subject to the bondman producing him by July deadline.
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Iowa City
Charles Aaron Ward
Coralville
Clair Hamilton
Ward
Dyersville Council Rejects CST Return Petition
The Dyersville city council on Monday rejected a petition signed by 400 residents seeking a return to Central Standard Time. The action ends the bid to shift the city’s time alignment.
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Dyersville
Girl 17 Killed in Davenport Two-Car Crash
A Davenport intersection crash killed Judith Marie Davidson 17 and left Jerry Barnett 20 in serious condition. Edward Sanhueza 24 was held for investigation after a witness said his car ran a red light at high speed, striking the couple’s vehicle and causing meters and a sign to be mowed down.
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Davenport
Judith Marie Davidson
al K. Meier
Eldon
Jerry Gary Barnett
Edward Sanhueza
Sanhueza
Barnett
Miss Davidson
Gazette Want Ads in Demand as Modern Aladdin Lamp
Classified readers are urged to dial EM 2-1121 for gazette want ads. The notice emphasizes accessibility and quick placement of advertisements through the classified service.
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Injuries listed for eight Harpers Ferry storm victims
Praire du Chien reports eight people hospitalized after wind struck a boat dock at Harpers Ferry Sunday evening. Names include C. A. Morey Hazleton with cracked ribs and head injuries for others, Mrs Morey with a dislocated hip, Raymond Cedar Rapids with a broken leg, Mrs Raymond Morey with a broken farm, David Appleton of Crelemont now conscious with head injuries, Mrs Appleton with a chipped leg bone, Burton Appleton dislocated shoulder, Arvin Appleton several smashed toes. The group were visiting the Moreys at their Harpers Ferry summer home and sheltered in the flooding dock during the storm.
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Prairie du Chien
Harpers Ferry
C. A. Morey
Hazleton
David Appleton Cleremont
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