Iowa Teachers Salaries Rise 7 Percent in Next Year
Iowa teachers will earn 7 percent more on average next school year per an Iowa State Education Association survey. Rural teachers gain most yet remain lowest in pay. districts reorganized to optimize tax dollars. City superintendents see smallest rise while overall teaching staff average climbs to 3798 dollars.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Iowa State Education Association
ISEA
Charles F. Martin
Martin
Coralville Dam Funds Assured by Congress
Senate house conference committee agreement guarantees appropriations for flood control and navigation projects in Iowa. Final allocations include Coralville Reservoir two million dollars and smaller sums for Keokuk Muscatine Sabula the Upper Iowa river Muscatine Island Levee district and Muscatine Louisa County Drainage District No 13 with planning funds.
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Iowa
Senate
House
Coralville
Keokuk
Mississippi River
Muscatine
Sabula
Upper
Iowa River
Muscatine Island Levee
Muscatine-Louisa County
Younker Brothers Lease First Unit At Northland Center
Des Moines sees the eight million dollar Northland shopping center take shape with the Younker Brothers Department Store signing a lease for the first unit. Bernard Greenbaum and Associates of Chicago purchased the 40 acre site.
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Younker Brothers Department Store
Northland
Des Moines
Bernard Greenbaum and Associates of
Chicago
Boys Let Air Out Of Tires On Eight Cars And Two Bikes
Two Anamosa youths aged 11 and 9 spent a hot Wednesday afternoon deflating tires on eight vehicles behind the post office and in the city hall lot. After initial reports and investigation by City Marshal Roy Morning and Sheriff Lewis Dreibelbis, the boys confessed and were returned to their parents. Damaged vehicles included cars owned by Hartman Molenburg Gamble store Yount Turner Turner Remly and Foley and bicycles owned by Karl Mathies and Rose Alice Brokaw.
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the Gazette
Anamosa
Bill Rosencrans
Post Office
Roy Morning
Jones County
Lewis Dreibelbis
Dreibelbis
Karl Mathies
Rose Alice Brokaw
Bob Hartman
Jerry Molenburg
Gambler Store
Marion Yount
Neal Turner
James T. Remly
Josephine Foley
Slight Rise in Iowa Unemployment Across Early June
Iowa unemployment edges higher with a 172 increase to 5841 for the week ending June 2 and a 272 rise to 6113 for the week ending June 9. State officials note earlier declines have leveled off, comparing year over year with 1955 trends.
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Iowa
DES Moines
State Employment Security Commission
Commission
Frank Engel
Harriman Announces Iowa Minnesota North Dakota Campaign Itinerary
Gov Averell Harriman released a campaign tour schedule covering Iowa Minnesota and North Dakota starting June He begins in Iowa City Iowa talks with delegates at a breakfast then Oxford for a local celebration before a Des Moines supper with Democrats On July 1 he speaks at Montevideo Minnesota and then heads to Fargo North Dakota for events.
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Albany
N.Y
Averell Harriman
Iowa
Minnesota
North Dakota
Iowa City
Oxford
Des Moines
Harriman
Montevideo
Iminn
Fargo
N.D
Increased US road aid to Iowa under new bill
Federal highway aid to Iowa will rise by 22.56 million for the coming fiscal year as part of a 32.9 billion road bill approved by conferees. Iowa’s allotment will grow from 18.8 million to 41.37 million July 1, with further rises projected for 1957 and 1958. Projects include US 6, US 69, US 75-275, and 77 in Sioux City, with plans to start contracts on US 69 near Des Moines and US 75 between Council Bluffs and Missouri Valley by September.
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Iowa
Congressional Conference
Congress
Eisenhower
John Butter
The
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Council Bluffs
Missouri
Butter
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Des Moines
Missouri Valley
Taxes Due of 25000 Uncovered in Oskaloosa
The Iowa Tax Commission reported Thursday that 16 individuals and several local firms in and around Oskaloosa must pay 25000 in due taxes on moneys and credits. Officials said about 1.5 million dollars in taxables such as mortgages accounts and securities were uncovered. The crackdown mirrors a Chickasaw county action that added 3 million to tax rolls. O. D. Sharp said one local man paid no tax on 192000. Taxes are collected at the county level.
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O. D. Sharp
Tax Commission
Oskaloosa
Judge Denies Motion To Quash J P Case
Special to The Gazette reports District Judge M C Farber overruled a bid to end Emmett L Turner of Hiawatha seeking Benton district court review of Justice of the Peace Fred B Rose. Turner was fined $100 Feb 5 for spear fishing. No hearing date set.
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Winton
M. C. Farber
Justice of the Peace
Fred B. Rose
Emmett L. Turner
Hiawatha
Turner
Rose
Benton District Court
Benton County
Keith Mossman
Farber
Cooties Elect William W White Leader In Des Moines Meeting
William W White of Cedar Rapids was elected senior vice commander of the Military Order of Cooties at the Des Moines annual meeting. David Randall of Marshalltown was elected commander. Wilma W Stout of Murray IA died after a head on crash in Rock Springs Wyoming. Hilda Edwards of Council Bluffs was involved in the fatal collision. Oliver Foster 75 and Irene Foster 69 of Mountain View California were killed. State Employment Service reports May placements of physically handicapped workers exceed new applications with 658 jobs filled and 530 new applications.
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William W. White
Cedar Rapids
Military Order of Cooties
VFW
Des Moines
David Randall
Marshalltown
Wilma W. Stout
Murray
Rock Springs
Wyo
Oliver Foster
Irene
Mountain View
Calif
Hilda Edwards
Council Bluffs
State Employment Service
Iowa Brief Items Highlight Local Happenings
Coggon Dorothy Peterson remains a Mercy hospital patient in Anamosa. Douglas Falconer, George Ellsworth, and J Parke Forrest return from Cedar Rapids hospitals. Duane Henderson named assistant state supervisor of agricultural education in Colorado. Elwyn Schaefer assigned as highway patrolman. living with wife nearby, planning move to Guttenberg. Myrtle Washburn hospitalized at St Luke's Cedar Rapids. Quasqueton school board notes classes may meet in city hall due to shortages. Cedar County courthouse hours extended noon to 4 pm. Vern E Miller and wife relocate to Amana. A W Bert Britton hospital patient in Iowa City. Richard Swailes welcome daughter born Wednesday in Washington. Tommy Witte suffers fractured arm visiting Williamsburg grandparents. Scouts volunteering for Camp Klaus in Colesburg area. Don Dorfman coordinator. temporary Camp Klaus buildings and power line underway.
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Earlville
Tommy Witte
Melvin Witte
Williamsburg
W. R. Gibbs
Manchester
Klaus
Clifton Klaus Farm
Colesburg
Don Dorfman
New Car Sales Drop 25 Percent in Iowa May
Iowa dealers sold about 25 percent fewer new motor vehicles and trailers in May than a year earlier. May 1956 dollar volume reached 25 427 391 with tax revenue of 508 547, down from 34 372 731 and 687 454 respectively in May 1955, with nine of 99 counties exceeding 10 000 in revenue.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Tax Commission
Commission
Hansen Couple Welcome Son in Maquoketa
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Hansen are the parents of a son born on Monday in Maquoketa local hospital. The family will name the infant and celebrate with relatives in Oxford Junction.
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Oxford Junction
Ronald Hansen
Maquoketa
All State Music Camp Closes With Concert at UI
Iowa City high school musicians wrap the 1956 All State Music Camp with a Sunday concert in the Main Lounge of the Iowa Memorial Union. The 70 piece orchestra 33 member string ensemble 110 piece band and 225 member pops group perform.
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Iowa Memorial Union
Iowa City
University of Iowa Drawsj
Red Andsicians
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