Iowa Bond Sales Pass 50 Percent Of Year's Quota
Iowa reports 54 percent of the annual savings bonds quota after five months in 1954. Linn County's May purchases total 439,208, reaching 50.19 percent of its five month goal. East Iowa counties show varied progress with Tama leading at 81.06 percent and Dubuque lagging at 46.14 percent.
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Des Moines
Iowa
United States Saving
Linn County
A. ©. Ambroz
Cedar Rapids
Allamakee County
Benton
Buchanan
Cedar
Clayton
Delaware
Dubuque
Tama
Winneshiek
Clean Get Away Too C R Firm Is Named Party to Sewage Suit
Iowa City authorities name Midwest Contracting Company of Cedar Rapids as a party defendant in a sewage payment suit filed by the city against Coralville. Coralville claims contractor-related sewage flowed into city lines during Coralville’s line construction, seeking judgment for $2,003.40.
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C.R
The
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Coral
Coralville
Midwest Contracting Company
Muscatine
Towersville
Couple Bowlins Take Over Keokuk County Hospital
Mr and Mrs Harry Bowlin assume engineer and administrator roles at the Keokuk county hospital after moving from Mercer county hospital Aledo Till. Mrs Bowlin trained at Nebraska Methodist hospital school of nursing Omaha and specialized in operating room techniques. Mr Bowlin, a University of Nebraska engineer, will oversee maintenance and repairs. They hope the hospital will open soon and they have a son, Dickie, seven. North English Mrs Wade McDonald is a patient at Mercy hospital Cedar Rapids.
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Sigourney
Harry Bowlin
Keokuk County Hospital
Bowlins
Mercer County Hospital
Aledo
Till
Bowlin
Nebraska Methodist Hospital School of Nursing
Omaha
University of Nebraska Engineering School
Dickie
Wade McDonald
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Sons of Union Vets Elect New Iowa Officers
Lawrence K. Bouton of Des Moines was elected Iowa department commander at the state convention. New officers include Sam Guynn Waterloo senior vice commander Jacob Kirchner Fort Bar junior vice commander and L. B. Jones Waterloo secretary treasurer The group backed FBI action against subversives and rejected opening membership beyond Civil War descendants. The auxiliary elected Lena Lemper Waterloo president Blanche Risher Des Moines vice president Ethel Snodgrass Waterloo secretary and Reva Samuelson Des Moines treasurer.
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Des Moines
Lawrence K. Bouton
Iowa
Sons of Union Veterans
Sam Guynn
Waterloo
Jacob Kirchner
Fort Bar
L. B. Jones
FBI
Life Terms Of Pair Out To 25 Years In Bank Robbery Case
Two Whitt Texas brothers Billie Joe Gilmore and Richard Gilmore pled guilty to entering a bank with intent to rob Hillsboro State Bank. Iowa law's change allowed a judge to opt for a lesser sentence. Billie Joe will serve at Fort Madison penitentiary and Richard at Anamosa reformatory.
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MT. Pleasant
Whitt
Texas
Hillsboro
Iife
Paul McCord
Billie Joe Gilmore
Richard Gilmore
Iowa
McCord
Fort Madison
Anamosa
Iowa Primary Canvass Delays Seen as Reports Incomplete
Secretary of State Lynhorst said the official canvass of the June 7 primary may take days longer to finalize. He noted missing reports from Howard and Marion counties and that many county board of supervisors reports are signed by only part of the members.
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Lynhorst
Howard
Marion
County Board of Supervisors
Ely Spends 89 for Campaign and Nets 21
Des Moines report shows John M. Ely Jr of Cedar Rapids clearing a $21 profit on his June 7 Democratic primary bid for Linn County state representative. He filed $89 in expenditures and $110 in donations, saying he will keep the $21 for the general election. A younger Clear Lake man, defeated Republican commerce commissioner hopeful, logged $725 spent and $225 raised.
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Des Moines
John M. Ely, Jr
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Secretary of State
Ely
Clear Lake
Belle Plaine barber Byers dies at 79 after six decades
Arthur W. Byers, 79, Belle Plaine barber for 60 years and oldest local business man, died Tuesday at his home. A native of the area he began barbering at 16 and ran a shop in the same room for over 40 years. He belonged to the Masonic lodge, Congregational church, and Modern Woodmen of America. Survived by a son Earl and a grandson, both of Belle Plaine. Services Thursday at 2 p.m. Peffers funeral home. Burial in Oakhill cemetery.
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the Gazette
Belle Plaine
Arthur W. Byers
Byers
Masonic Lodge
Congregational Church
Modern Woodmen of America
Earl
Peffers Funeral Home
Oakhill Cemetery
Senate Bill Aids Local Watershed Projects Passed
The Senate passed a bill authorizing the agriculture department to aid local, county, or state groups in building dams and reservoirs as part of watershed soil conservation programs. The measure, approved without objection, returns to the House for concurrence in amendments and marks a new federal cooperation policy channeled through agriculture. Previously the corps of engineers and the bureau of reclamation led flood control efforts.
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Washington
Senate
Agriculture Department
House
Agricultural Department
Corps of Engineers
Bureau of Reclamation
Commemorative Stamp Bill for Little Brown Church
Rep. Gross of Iowa introduced a bill to authorize a special postage stamp for the 100th anniversary of the Little Brown Church in the Vale founded in 1855 near Nashua Iowa. The proposal, filed in Washington, marks a ceremonial tribute to a historic religious landmark and its centennial milestone.
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Washington
Gross
R-Ia
Little Brown Church
the Vale
Nashua
Blacksmiths and Welders Convene in Ames Convention
The Iowa Blacksmiths and Welders Association will hold its annual convention in Ames. Business meetings take place at the Sheldon-Mann hotel, demonstrations at the William Allen machine shop, and a banquet is set for Saturday at 6 30 p.m. in the Methodist church.
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Ames
Iowa Blacksmiths and Welders Association
Sheldon-Mann
William Allen
Methodist Church
Bettelheim speaks at Iowa conference on child development
Dr Bruno Bettelheim warned that focusing on future conflict resolution in education harms children. He urged solving present conflicts to build inner and outer security, urging measured experiences and proper affection, while list of East Iowans registered attendees concludes the report.
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Iowa City
Bruno Bettelheim
University of Iowa
Bettelheim
University of Chicago
Iowa
List of Names from Iowa Towns and Counties
A sequence of names appears, including Turner and South Amana residents, with Ellen L. Wilcox Tipton, Elsie A. Zook Arlene M. Palmer, Murrall J. Weichein Wellman, Cedar Rapids Vance C. Richardson Phyllis M. Seydel, and many others such as Velma L. Dodak Ann M. Phelan Raymond K. Thompson Robert C. Davison and more, suggesting a community roster or notice.
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Turner
South Amana
Ellen L. Wilcox
Tipton
Elsie A. Zook
Arlene M. Palmer
Murrall J. Weichein
Wellman
Cedar Rapids
Vance C. Richardson
Phyllis M. Seydel
Chel L. Hatch
Bob Eppel
Ena R. Ford
Helen S. Bray
Bernice Erwin
Lois Jeanne Long
Florence A. Gritzner
Irma Davey
Velma L. Dodak
Ann M. Phelan
Raymond K. Thompson
Maryland child psychologist misses UIowa talk at Child Development conference
Special to The Gazette reports a Maryland child psychologist did not speak on the opening day of the Child Development conference at the University of Iowa. The excuse given was he faced traumatic crises involving several problem children, preventing his attendance on Tuesday in Iowa City.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
Maryland
University of Iowa
Youngerman to Run as an Independent for Commerce Commissioner
Roy C. Youngerman 63 announces candidacy for state commerce commissioner as an independent. He placed third in the six man Republican primary and serves as general traffic counsel for the Mason City Brick and Tile Company.
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Clear Lake
INL
Roy C. Youngerman
Youngerman
Mason City Brick and Tile Company
Two Men Struck by Lightning Near Muscatine
Clarence Brown a Muscatine fisherman and his companion Ronnie Hants 18 were reportedly struck by lightning on the Mississippi River shore near Muscatine Tuesday. They could not move for about an hour as the bolt knocked them several feet and left marks on both men.
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Muscatine
Clarence Brown
Ronnie Hants
Mississippi River
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