Worst Flood Expected in Des Moines
Des Moines braces for what may be its worst flood as the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers threaten the city. Crests near simultaneous arrival are expected Thursday morning at the Des Moines Raccoon junction. Local residents prepare to evacuate on short notice as river levels set new records.
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Des Moines
Raccoon River
Des Moines-Raccoon Junction
Perry
Weather Bureau
Ottumwa
Carlisle
Glenview
N. Naval Station
Naval Reserve
Riverside Amusement Park
Fort Dodge
Summer enrollment at SUI reaches new high
Special to The Gazette reports final eight week summer session enrollment at the University of Iowa totaling 5 102, the largest for any summer term. Men outnumber women 3318 to 1284, a three to one ratio, with the president's office noting the rise since preliminary figures.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Une
Ely Girl Selected to Attend Hawkeye Girls State
Miriam Burian of Ely earns Linn County selection as one of three girls to attend Hawkeye Girls State. She is noted for strong scholastic activities and leadership.
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Ely
Hawkeye Girls State
Miriam
Linn County
Girls State
Dr Cooper Named Head Of Iowa State Engineering Dept
AMES AP Dr H B H Cooper was named head of the department of chemical and mining engineering at Iowa State. He will assume duties early this fall. Dr O R Sweeney has headed the department since 1920 and will shift to research and teaching in the engineering experiment station. Cooper currently is divisional engineer for the Cairo chemical division of the American Cyanamid Company Bound Brook New Jersey. He earned his B S from Iowa State in 1936 an M S from MIT in 1938 and returned in 1942 to receive his PhD in chemical engineering.
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Bound Brook
N. J
Iowa State
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Buddhist Rites Held For Walter Wier in Japan
In Tokyo Buddhist funeral rites were held for Walter F. Wier 23 of Des Moines who died June 20. A former Allied Resources language officer, he studied at State College and the University of Iowa. He first came to Japan in 1945 and returned to the United States earlier this year before returning to Japan in March. His mother Mrs Waldo Nibel Des Moines consented to his effects being given to Japanese friends who hope to erect a monument and keep some ashes in Japan. About 150 Japanese attended the Christian services prior.
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Tokyo
Walter F. Wier
Des Moines
Wier
Allied Headquarters’ of Resources Section
State College
Gutneral of
Iowa
Japan
United States
Waldo Nibel
Two Iowa junior colleges to open next fall
Des Moines reports two more junior colleges will open in Perry and Britt next fall expanding Iowa’s total to 23.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Perry and
Britt
Father Tells His Story in Baby Dispute
Marvin Moines Moyer testified in Davenport that his former wife consented to the pre birth adoption plan and he disputes custody claims. He said the couple planned divorce after the birth and adoption, and he questioned the motive, accusing the wife of possible spite.
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Davenport
Marvin Moines
Moyer
Matthew W. Hart
Carletons
Floyd Hampton Dies at Whittier After Illness
Floyd Hampton age 55 of Whittier died at home Tuesday after ill health. He was active in Linn county Farm Bureau and Triple-A until retirement and served as vice chairman of the county Triple-A. Survived by his father D. W. Hampton. three daughters Mrs. Maurine Lassen Springville Kathleen Hampton and Donna Mae Hampton. two sons Gerald and Eugene. a sister Mrs. Laura Morris. three brothers Alfred Earl and Dean. and four grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Springville
Floyd Hampton
Linn County
Whittier
Triple-A
D. W. Hampton
Maurine Lassen
Kathleen Hampton
Kansas City
Donna Mae Hampton
Gerald
Eugene
Los Angeles
Laura Morris
Alfred
Pasadena
Earl
Atlantic City
Dean
Frontdale
Ore
George Still elected mayor to fill unexpired term
Clinton Iowa George Still a grocer was elected mayor by the city council to fill the unexpired term of John Carlsen who resigned due to ill health in a Tuesday night meeting.
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Clinton
George Still
John Carlsen
Movie Council Group Formed at Iowa City
Six local civic groups formed a chapter of the national council to improve children's film access. John Hedges of the University of Iowa bureau of visual education will chair the July chapter. A series of Wednesday afternoon movies for children begins July 9 at a downtown theater, featuring Young Buffalo Bill Alice in Wonderland Four Little Peppers and The Mighty Treve.
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Iowa City
B -9
John Hedges
University of Iowa Bureau of Visual Education
Buffalo Bill
Farm Labor in Iowa Catches Up to Demand
Iowa farm labor demand eased in May with 438 farmers seeking 523 workers including 299 seasonal and 224 year round positions. 158 men were placed, average pay 5.50 dollars per day with room and board, and housing for year round workers was reportedly ample on farms.
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Ames
INL
Iowa
John Fitzsimmons
Fitzsimmons
Missing Supervisor's Body Recovered in Raccoon River
Carroll reports the body of 62 year old George S Wieland found in the Raccoon River near Auburn. Wieland had been missing for several hours after a detour from flood damage work. Sheriff Tom J Peek said Wieland drowned accidentally while inspecting a roadblock.
Luverne Welcomes New Dentist From Des Moines
Dr. John M. Skogman, 28, a West Des Moines dentist, has bought a house and will move to Luverne this summer. The town of about 600 gains its first dentist in eight years, bringing dental service back to the community.
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Luverne
John M. Skogman
West Des Moines
Two Brothers Die a Day Apart in Separate States
John W. Mott aged 94 died Monday at Earlham Iowa after his younger brother James Mott 90 died in Fairhope Alabama. The brothers were sons of Richard and Sarah Mott who settled in Linn county Iowa after migrating in 1854. John lived in the Whittier area until his wife’s death three years ago then moved with daughter Mrs Roy Newlin to Earlham. Immediate survivors include two sons Walter F. Mott of Marion and Jesse D. Mott of Morristown N J plus siblings Chester Mott Mrs Mary Young and Mrs Anna Hall. Services for John will be held at a later date.
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John W. Mott
Earlham
James Mott
Fairhope
Ala
Richard
Sarah Mott
Iowa
Viola
Linn County
Whittier
John
Ohio
Roy Newlin
A. H. Mott
Avenue NE
Cedar Rapids
Chester Mott
Earnham
Mary Young
Anna Hall
Adena
John Mott
Newlin
Walter F. Mott
Marion
Jesse D. Mott
Morristown
N.1
Burial to Follow Services at Whittier Meeting House
A funeral service for James was held Tuesday with burial planned for Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Friends meeting house Whittier, followed by interment in the church plot.
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Friends Meeting House
Whittier
James
Indianapolis Businessman Killed in Iowa Crash
In Red Oak Iowa APRay Wilmuth an Indianapolis businessman was killed Tuesday night in a collision on highway 59 a mile south of Emerson Bruce W Hulbert also of Indianapolis was hospitalized but not seriously injured Hulbert rode with Wilmuth Wilmuth's 1947 Cadillac sideswiped a Watson Bros truck driven by A M Granahan of and overturned according to Highway Patrolman Dale Blesie
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RED Oak
Ray Wilmuth
Indianapolis
Highway
Emerson
Bruce W. Hulbert
Hulber
Wilmuth
Dale Blesie
Watson Bros
A. McGranahan
Grandson of Grinnell College Founder Dies
Cambridge obituary notes Grinnell Jones 63 Harvard chemistry professor and Des Moines native. Grandson of Joshua Bushnell Grinnell founder of Grinnell College Iowa. Funeral set at Memorial Chapel Harvard Yard Thursday after death at Cambridge hospital Monday night. He taught at Illinois before joining Harvard and was noted for applied chemistry work.
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Cambridge, Mass
Memorial Chapel
Harvard Yard
Grinnell Jones
Harvard
Joshua Bushnell Grinnell
Grinnell College
Iowa
Cambridge Hospital
Des Moines
Jones
University of Illinois
Forrestal Explains Navy Move From Ottumwa Station
Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal told a Senate committee the Ottumwa Iowa station will be inactivated on Aug 1 and its activities moved to Pensacola Florida due to lack of deep water. A Del Monte California school site proposal was discussed as part of the relocation plan.
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Washington
Ottumwa
Ila
Navy
Secretary of the Navy
Forrestal
Senate Appropriations Committee
del Monte
Calif
Gurney
R-S
Pensacola
Fla
Car Theft Rising Says Illinois Expert at Iowa Course
Illinois expert William Davis told about 200 law officers at an Iowa City course that car thefts are up 25 percent in the last two months versus the first quarter. He noted recoveries have fallen from 93 to 74 percent since last year. Col. W. W. Jenna urged police to educate youth in discipline.
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Iowa City
William Davis
Imei
Automobile Protective and Information Bureau
Chicago
Col. W. W. Jenna
University of Iowa Military Department
Former Iowans Add To Flood Relief Fund
The Iowa Association of Long Beach sent a $100 check to Gov. Robert Blue of Iowa for the Red Cross flood relief fund. At its meeting this month the group planned the forty second Day Seen picnic for August 9 in Bixburg. W. A. Robins, a former merchant and postmaster at Robins, Iowa, is the active members’ son.
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Long Beach
Iowa Association, Inc
Robert Blue
Iowa
Red Cross Fund For
Bixburk
W. A. Robins
Robins
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