Political Ringside Gillette Herring Team Up For Demo Campaign
Des Moines Democratic leaders plan a lively fall campaign led by Sen. Gillette and Governor candidate Clyde Herring. They will keynote at the July 27 state convention and then campaign across districts, with two large meetings planned and Gillette anticipated to spend August in Iowa after adjournment.
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Robert Hogan
Town Daily Press
Des Moines
Sen
Gillette
Clyde Herring
Peg K
Getty
Iowa
Congress
Jake More
George Wilson
More
Gillette and Herring
Rep
Thomas Martin
Leo Hoegh
G.O.P
Roscoe Jones
Atlantic
Republican State Central Committee
Jones
Oom
Don Pierson
Free Booklet Promises Clear Hearing for the Deaf
A Chicago acoustical scientist announced new electronics may help 15 million hard of hearing Americans regain hearing with startling clarity. He described how the deaf can hear again, noting that delaying treatment makes certain speech sounds harder to recapture. Readers can request free authoritative details by mail for a plain wrapper and no cost.
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Chicago
United States
Possible 1955 Iowa House speakership contenders named
A list of serious candidates for speaker of the Iowa House for the 1955 legislative session is circulated. Names include Vern Lisle of Clarinda, A L Mensing of London, George L Paul of Brooklyn, W H Tate of Mason City, Wendell Pendleton of Storm Lake, and A C Hanson of Inwood, with all based on potential campaigns.
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Iowa House
Vern Lisle
Clarinda
A. L. Mensing
London
George L. Paul
Brooklyn
W. H. Tate
Mason City
Wendell Pendleton
Storm Lake
A. C. Hanson
Inwood
Garrison-Irvin Parry Elected Legion Post Commander
Garrison-Irvin Parry has been elected commander of the Legion post with O. K. Hill named vice commander Frank Arensberg as finance officer and Leo Donnelly as adjutant.
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Irvin Parry
Legion
O. K. Hill
Frank Arensberg
Leo Donnelly
Mrs Weir 70 Dies at Home Rites Planned Wednesday
Mrs Robert Weir aged 70 died Sunday after a long illness. Born July 25, 1883 in Newhall she was long time Benton county resident. Survivors include three sons Merle Clair Glen and three daughters Delbert Elson Charles Kocher and Lester Schrim plus 14 grandchildren and other relatives. Services set for Wednesday at 2 30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church with burial in Oakwood cemetery. Body at family home where friends may call.
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Shellsburg
Robert Weir
Newhall
Benton County
Merle
Mt. Auburn
Clair
Downing
Calif
Glen
Cedar Rapids
Delbert Elson
Jesup
Charles Kocher
Palo
Lester Schrim
Alburneft
Presbyterian Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Policeman Attacked by Dogs in Mason City
Mason City police officer Mearl Schriver was attacked by two dogs while responding to a dog complaint. He sustained eight bites on one leg and six on the other. a woman on the porch witnessed the attack and laughed. No action was taken against the dog owner at once.
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Mason City
INS
Mearl Schriver
Ogs
C M Stanley Elected President of World Federalists
C M Stanley of Muscatine Indiana was elected president of the United World Federalists at the national convention in Washington. Donald Harrington New York named first vice president and Boston attorney Thomas H Mahoney was named chairman of the executive council. Norman Cousins editor of the Saturday Review was elected honorary president. The group voted to use world federation instead of limited world federal government in its policy statement. Eisenhower sent a telegram praising the effort to keep the United Nations strong.
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Washington
C. M.stanley
Muscatine
United World Federalists
Donald Harrington
New York
Thomas H. Mahoney
Boston
UWF
Norman Cousins
The
Saturday Review
W. J. Jaeger 88 Dies Iowa Business Pioneer
Des Moines mourns W C Jaeger an 1889 Des Moines business pioneer dies at 88 after cerebral hemorrhage. Funeral services will be held in Des Moines following his death Sunday at a local hospital.
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W. J. Jaeger
Iowa
Des Moines
INS
W. C. Jaeger
Jaeger
Jaeger Manufacturing Company figure remembered in obituary
A Cham ber of Commerce member and charter member of the East Des Moines club, he built a working plant where the current city hall stands. The Jaeger Manufacturing Company is the plant name. He is survived by three sons and two daughters.
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Iity Hall
The
Jaeger Manufacturing Company
Chamber of Commerce
East Des Moines Club
Riverside Postmaster Charles Dautremont Dies at 80
Riverside Charles V. Dautremont 80 longtime Riverside postmaster died Sunday Born February 26 1874 in Washington county He served as post master during World War I Retired many years Survivors include his wife daughter Dorothy Fitzsimmons and four sons N J Cedar Rapids Adrian Marshall Elmer Iowa City and Clem Riverside Services Tuesday at 9 am at St Marys church Burial in Mt Olivet Cemetery
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Charles V. Dautremont
Washington County
Dorothy Fitzsimmons
N. J
Cedar Rapids
Adrian
Marshall, Minn
Elmer
Iowa City
Clem
St. Mary’s Church
Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Cheese Factory Burns in Centerville Loss Set at 35000
Fire of undetermined origin destroyed a one story concrete block Centerville cheese factory early Sunday. Firefighters fought the blaze for three hours. The plant owned by E. A. Schmidt of Plymouth Wisconsin suffered an estimated thirty five thousand dollars in damage.
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Centerville
INS
E. A.schmidt
Plymouth
Wis
State VFW To Meet at C R in 1955
MASON CITY Iowa AP Truman Ramsell of Eldora is the new Iowa department commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars The VFW elected Edgar McConnell Joseph Maher Max Van Horn H O pssahl Arnold Tilton and William Springer to senior roles Cedar Rapids selected for next year's convention The auxiliary named Ev erette Davis Forest Miller Joseph Glaza Ivan Woody Alice Nolan Frances Rose as officers A resolution urged action to negotiate the freedom of Jet Ace Capt Harold Fischer and urged a $500 Korean veterans bonus by the next Iowa legislature.
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Mason City
Truman J. Ramsell
Eldora
Iowa
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Edgar M. McConnell
Oakland
Joseph G. Maher
Muscatine
Max W. van Horn
Nevada
H. T. Opssahl
Decorah
Arnold Tilton
William L. Springer
Marshalltown
Everette Davis
Burlington
Forest Miller
Joseph Glaza
Waterloo
Ivan Woody
Newton
Alice ‘Nolan
Adair
Frances Rose
Charles City
State Department
Harold Fischer
Sswea City
Farmer Drowns Rescuing Child Near New Virginia
Benzil Montgomery, 36, a farmer near New Virginia, died Sunday after jumping into a pond on his farm to save his 11 year old daughter Marilyn and a companion who wandered into deep water. Marilyn, unable to swim, escaped with the other girl while Montgomery drowned.
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New Virginia
Benzil Montgomery
Here
Marilyn
Former Iowa wrestler loses leg in switch engine accident
Muscatine report says Howard La Rue, 34, a former southeast Iowa wrestler, was run over by a switch engine in Rock Island railroad yards. He had his left leg amputated just below the hip at a local hospital after the accident Sunday.
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Muscatine
Howard la Rue
Rock Island
la Rue
Iowa
Frank O'Connor Dies Democratic Leader From Dubuque
Frank A. O'Connor, 78, a noted Democrat and former Iowa legislator, died at his Dubuque home Sunday night. He nominated Henry A. Wallace for vice president at the 1940 Democratic National Convention. O'Connor served as U S district attorney for the northern Iowa district from 1914 to 1922 and was named a Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory for his outstanding Catholic Church work by Pope Pius XII.
G A R Allied Orders Open Iowa Convention
Des Moines hosts the fifth annual Allied Orders of the Civil War reunion as Justice Charles F. Wennerstrum urges descendants to unite for peace. He notes about 76,000 Iowans served in the Union army and the last survivor died in 1949.
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Iowa
Three Eastern Iowans Return From Far East
SEATTLE AP Three men from The Gazette area aboard the transport James O Hara arrived Sunday from the Far East. They are Major John P Lieb Atkins Sgt Darrell Feuerbach Walcott and Airman Lorin Meyer New Albin.
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Seattle
Gazette
James O’hara
Far East
John P. Lieb
Atkins
Darrell Feuerbach
Walcott
Loring Meyer
New Albin
Des Moines Brother Held After Tavern Fight
Russell Wimber, 29, was held without charge after his brother Ross, 40, died from a brain hemorrhage following a tavern altercation in Des Moines. Witnesses said Russell hit Ross, who slumped to the floor after a brief standstill. Authorities note doubt whether the blow directly caused the death.
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Des Moines
Russell Wimber
Ross Wimber
R. E. O’brien
Russell
Ross
Walter D. Anderson
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