Methodists select delegates for 1952 conference in San Francisco
The Rev. Dr. Marvin B. Kober of Cedar Rapids was elected to represent the North Iowa conference at the 1952 general conference in San Francisco. Mrs. Frank G. Brooks of Mt. Vernon was named a lay delegate and others named include Rev. Dr. Charles Hempstead and Rev. L D. Havighurst. Several more ministerial and lay delegates remain to be elected as Cedar Rapids district sees pastoral changes and a centennial celebration for Cornell and Morningside launches with pledges of funds and remarks by university leaders.
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Waterloo
Marvin B. Kober
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Cedar Rapids
North Iowa
The
Methodist Church
San Francisco
Grace Methodist Church
Frank G. Brooks
Mt. Vernon
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Charles Hempstead
Cedar Falls
L D. Havighurst
First Methodist Church
Clinton
Earl Elijah
Clarence
Robert D. Blue
Eagle Grove
Robert Smyth
Fort Dodge
Woman’s Society
Howard Palmer
Grace Church
Sioux City
Palmer
M. B. Green
Grundy Center
Byron Ayers
Bertram
Davenport
Garrett Biblical Institute
Evanston
Cornell- Morningside
Cornell
Morningside
Russell D. Cole
Earl A. Roadman
David A. Lockmiller
University of Chattanooga
Lockmiller
State Record Marriage Licenses and Divorces Listed
A long column lists marriage licenses across Iowa towns including Decorah, Luverne, Fort Atkinson, Ossian, Ridgeway, Oelwein, Anamosa, Iowa City, Vinton, and more with pairs of spouses and their residence. Also begins a section titled Divorçe Petitions with Anamosa, Decorah, Tipton entries for Vada Boots, Betty Lois Mitchell, Esther Holland and others.
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Decorah
Albert Lea Warthington
Seattle
Doris Chase
Cornell Schrandt
Fort Atkinson
Florence Eileen Iverson
Walter Rckward
Delores Lund
Luverne
Ronald Jirak
Blanche Doubek
Arnold A. Hageman
Lucille A. Hemesath
Ossian
Richard E. Evans
Bemidji
Minn
Doris Mae Blount
Decor
Oakdale
Robert J. Krall
Bennita J. Gilbert
Iowa City
Allan Reier
Cleo Cerr
Sree
Sun
Mars Domingo
Early
Jances Werbach
Lone Tree
Vinton
George W. Clarke
Elizabeth J. Adams
Belle Plaine
Binnie Clifford
Waterloo
Myrtle Sellers
Harold J. Martin
Marengo
E. Jean
Iowa congressman cites Truman budget as record spending
Rep. Thomas E. Martin says President Truman’s 71 billion cash budget for 1952 leaves Iowa with a share of 1.059 billion dollars, about 407.50 per person or 1,630 for a four member family, urging drastic cuts and criticising the administration’s policy as inflationary. He notes total planned spending near 94.4 billion and tax receipts around 60.9 billion, urging recommital of H.R. 4473 to Ways and Means. Rep. H R Gross of Waterloo says he will vote against the bill, accusing the President of not economizing government operations.
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the Gazette
Washington
Iowa
Truman
Thomas E. Martin
Martin
Joint Committee On Internal Revenue Taxation
House
Ways and Means Committee
Rep
H. R. Gross
Waterloo
U S Economics Experts To Appear at Iowa City Workshop
University of Iowa hosts its second annual economic education workshop June 25 to July 14 led by Clark C. Bloom with national figures Edwin C. Nourse Allan Kline H Gordon Hayes and Corwin D Edwards participating. The program targets high school economics teachers and other education professionals.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Clark C. Bloom
Edwin C. Nourse
President’s Council of Economic Advisors
Allan Kline
American Farm Bureau Federation
H. Gordon Hayes
Ohio State University
Corwin D. Edwards
Bureau of Industrial Economics
Federal Trade Commission
Missouri Basin States To Study Power Needs
The Missouri Basin Inter-Agency Committee adopted a motion to appoint a sub committee to study and report on electric power needs in the ten Missouri Basin states. The commission chairman will lead the effort.
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Missouri Basin
Shenandoah
Mns
Interagency panel formed under federal power plan
The Federal Power Commission will name a chairman and each state governor will appoint a member to the inter agency committee while federal agencies pick their own. Private firms won’t have representation though will be consulted. B H Greene of the FPC was elected chairman, succeeding Gladwin Young of the agriculture department.
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Federal Power Commission
B. H. Greene
Interagency
Gladwin Young
Department of Agriculture
Car Crash Kills Couple on Highway 30 Bridge
DeWITT Iowa Hans Olson about 60 was killed and his wife injured when thrown from their car on a wet highway 30 bridge abutment near Cherry Creek Bridge three miles east of DeWITT. State patrol found the couple in the roadway. man died at once and woman suffered severe shock.
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Dewitt
Hans Olson
Highway 30
Cherry Creek Bridge
Here
Warden salary hike proposed in Iowa
The State Conservation Commission urged the state executive council to raise Iowa game warden pay from 2700 to 3200 dollars annually starting in July. Iowa staffs 85 wardens in total.
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DES Moines
State Conservation Commission
State Executive Council
Iowa
Iowa Projects 36 Million Unencumbered Balance for July 1
Des Moines AP State Comptroller Ray Johnson estimates Iowa state government will end the fiscal year July 1 with about 36 million dollars in unencumbered funds. The figure includes a 30 million dollar reserve and prèsup taxes about six million, with last year’s cash balance near 39.5 million and income tax receipts running roughly two million above expectations.
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DES Moines
Ray Johnson
Iowa
State Tax Commission
Johnson
Iowa Historical Group To Tour Amana Colonies
The Iowa Historical Society plans a Amana Colonies tour paired with its biennial business meeting on Monday June 25. Highlights include visits to seven villages with stops at the winery refrigeration plant woolen mills cabinet shop meat market and Amana homes. Amana artist William Noe will display works and Amana Society President Dr Henry Moerschel will address members.
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State Historical Society of Iowa
William J. Petersen
Petersen
Homestead
Ox Yoke Inn
Society
Amana Society
Amana
William Noe
Henry G. Moerschel
Historical Society
Sam T. Morrison
The
Y Teen Conference Officers Are Named
GRINNELL AP Carol Miller of Davenport has been elected chairman of the Iowa Y Teen summer conference Abbreviated board members include Yvonne Kruse Cedar Rapids Anita Kuehl Storm Lake Theresa Rope Clarinda Jo Ann Powell Charlton Beverly Baker Oelwein Jane McCoy Fort Dodge Annabelle Welch Shenandoah and Shirley Strohm Clinton The week long conference closes Saturday
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Grinnell
Carol Miller
Davenport
Iowa
Miss Miller
Yvonne Kruse
Cedar Rapids
Anita Kuehl
Storm Lake
Theresa Rope
Clarinda
Jo Ann Powell
Chariton
Beverly Baker
Oelwein
Jane McCoy
Fort Dodge
Annabelle Welch
Shenandoah
Shirley Strohm
Clinton
Air alert declared for weekend by Volga observer corps chief
Ground Observer Corps chief Volga Roy E Candee announces an air alert for Saturday and Sunday. Aircraft warning service members are assigned to spot planes during both days and nights.
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Volga
Roy E. Candee
Ground Observer Corps
County Groups Name Officers
Des Moines Iowa UP Elective heads of seven county officer associations took over at a joint annual convention. Officers named include Chester P. Barker Keosauqua president and Phil D. Olmstead Scranton vice president for the Board of Supervisors Association.
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Des Moines
Board of Supervisors Association
Chester P. Barker
Keosauqua
Phil D. Olmstead
Scranton
Will Rogers
Princeton
County Auditors Association
Chet Hanesen
Harlan
J. J. van Wyk
Orange City
Melvin Sattre
Decorah
County Treasurers Association
van W. Hammerstrom
Sioux City
Frank Bates
Cedar Rapids
L. B. Tucker
Marshalltown
County Clerks of Courts Association
Herbert D. Klammer
West Union
Arlee G. W. Blank
Independence
Alma Pearson
Algona
County Recorders Association
Willard Lee
Clinton
Dorothy E. Christensen
Council Bluffs
Agnes Specht
County Engineers Association
C. Arthur Elliott
Jefferson
John C. Mors
Fort Dodge
Forest W. Akers
Rockwell City
County Home Stewards and Matrons Association
Jake C. Snyder
Waterloo
Lawrence G. Cain
Mason City
Mrs Anson S Burge Dies at Mt Vernon
Mrs Anson S Burge 80 died early Friday at her Mt Vernon home after a brief illness. A Jones county native she lived most of her life in the area. Golden wedding anniversary with Anson Burge March 26 1946. She attended Cornell college and was former treasurer of the Presbyterian church active in Vernon chapter OES and Chapter DT of the PEO. Surviving twin daughters Bernadine Burge and Dana Wilcox both of Mt Vernon a granddaughter and brother Dr J C Davis of Oelwein. Services Sunday 2 p.m. at the Presbyterian church burial in Mt Vernon cemetery.
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MT. Vernon
Anson S. Burge
Jones County
Burge
Cornell College
The
Presbyterian Church
Vernon
O.E.S
P.E.O
Bernadine D. Burge
Dana D. Wilcox
J. C. Davis
Oelwein
Mt. Vernon Cemetery
Anamosa Seeks Bids for Bonds
Anamosa city council invites bids on 150000 dollars of street improvement bonds dated June 1 1951 with 2.75 percent interest payable semi annually. Sealed bids due July 2 8 p.m. and open then with objections heard. Construction bids due July 6 7:30 p.m. for resurfacing about 150 blocks, plans by Howard Green Company Cedar Rapids. Work split into two sections. bids may be separate or combined.
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Anamosa
Howard Green Company
Cedar Rapids
Airport Building Bids At Iowa City Received
Iowa City bids for the new airport administration building came from M. D. McCreedy for 97,875 and Ralph H. Wildman for 105,365, with separate heating and plumbing quotes from H. L. Galbraith Company Cedar Rapids 6,210 for heating and Boyd and Rummelhart 8,408.70 for heating and plumbing. City Attorney Lucas said a building permit is sought from the department of commerce and contracts will be let within 30 days. Attendees included airport commission members Lenthe Frohwein Hart and Bales, Attorney Lucas, and architect Henry L. Fisk.
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Iowa City
Airport Commission
M. D. McCreedy
Ralph H. Wildman
H. L. Galbraith Company
Cedar Rapids
Boyd and Rummelhart
Bales
Lucas
Henry L. Fisk
Mt. Vernon Highway 281 Grading Underway
R. B. Burch Construction Company grades Route 281 north of Mt. Vernon moving about 315000 cubic yards of dirt as part of the project.
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MT. Vernon
Here
R. B. Burch Construction Company
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