New R E A Power Unit Dedicated at Prairie Creek near Cedar Rapids
A Prairie Creek generating station dedication near Cedar Rapids marked a milestone in rural electrification. The private Iowa Electric Light and Power Company will operate under contract with Central Iowa Power Cooperative, serving 30 000 farmers in eastern and central Iowa. Speakers highlighted private enterprise, cooperation, and the station’s unique operating arrangement.
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Iowa
Prairie Creek
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
R.E.A
Central Iowa Power Cooperative
Conn
America
Iowa Democrats Clash Over Brannan Plan in 1948 Senate Race
Iowa Democrats who won June 5 nominations debate how far to endorse the Brannan plan in the general election. Loveland won the Senate nomination with 38.5 percent, Kraschel opposed it with about 31 percent, prompting discussions at a party meeting about a full endorsement versus compromise. State and congressional candidates will issue tentative platform recommendations at the July 13 state convention, while county conventions prepare delegates for July 13 and July 21 in Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Brannan Farm Plan
Brannan
A. J. Loveland
Janesville
United States
Loveland
Nelson G. Kraschel
Lester Gillette
Fostoria
Love
Gillette
Southern States Rights Party
KRNT
Fort Des Moines
State Supreme Court
G. K. Thompson
Eighteenth Judicial District
Cedar Rapids
Linn
Jones
Cedar Counties
Truman
Linn County
Political Notes from Iowa on Penned Voter Trends
Iowa notes discuss Duke sociologists Hor Nell Hart and Thomas Wilkinson challenging Louis Bean’s election forecasts. They cite 27 presidential and 47 congressional elections showing voters rewarded incumbents less as prosperity rose. Democratic conventions approach. Gillette campaigns in Iowa districts. Cedar Rapids postmaster race looms post primary.
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Duke
Oskaloosa Daily Herald Prepares Centennial Celebration
Oskaloosa will mark the centennial of the Oskaloosa Daily Herald with events in early July. Drew Pearson will speak at Community stadium Tuesday night as the opening event, and a 100 page centennial edition will be issued July 3. Publisher C. S. Walling and Editor Phil Hoffman have served 65 years.
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Oskaloosa
Drew Pearson
Community
Oskaloosa Daily Herald
Pearson
Herald
C. S. Walling
Phil Hoffman
Deaths in Childbirth Show 80 Percent Drop
A Iowa health department report credits medical advances with cutting deaths of mothers from childbirth by nearly 80 percent over ten years. The study notes 33 direct childbirth deaths last year versus 162 previously, while stillbirths declined from 1 023 in 1940 to 994 last year.
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Des Moines
INS
State Health Department
Marshalltown Attorney Becomes National Jaycee President
Richard W. Kemler aged 35 of Marshalltown won the national Jaycee presidency after selling his record on local and state work. He plans to move to Tulsa to lead the national headquarters project as Iowa surpasses its quota with about 7 725 raised. He has served ten years in Jaycee programs and held multiple leadership roles.
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Marshalltown
U. S. Junior Chamber of Commerce
Chicago
Richard W. Kemler
Kemler
Tulsa
Okla
Iowa
National Resolutions Committee
Hational Executive Committee
Jaycees
Tennessee
Nevada
Vancouver
British Columbia
Most Engineer Grads Step Right into Jobs
Iowa State College reports 437 engineering graduates in June 1950. Of them 256 had accepted jobs before graduation, 29 had job offers, 27 planned technical school, totaling 312 with jobs or in training 71.3 percent. By summer, 125 more are expected to find engineering positions.
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Ames
MNS
Engineering Personnel Office
Division of Engineering
Iowa State College
Eagles Elect Kacer Their State Chaplain
Miles E. Maher of Muscatine was elected state president of the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Burlington. Charles D. Kacer of Cedar Rapids was chosen state chaplain in the convention. Sheldon won first and Muscatine second in class C ritualistic team contests. attendance was reported as more than
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Burlington
Miles E. Maher
Muscatine
Order of Eagles
C. L. Roberts
Charles D. Kacer
Cedar Rapids
Sheldon
Iowans cited for aiding at crash scenes
John Fay of Fayette was among four Iowans commended by the state safety department. He assisted the highway patrol at an accident near Fayette on June 16, providing aid at the scene and helping manage the response.
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Des Moines
John Fay
Fayette
Grinnell College Forum Draws 2000 Delegates
Grinnell Iowa AP Two thousand teen and college age youths from across the country will attend the Westminster Fellowship National forum at Grinnell college starting Monday. Sponsored by the Presbyterian church in the USA the assembly lasts through July 1. Topics include the modern university Christian belief politics and dating. Forty delegates from foreign lands are invited by church mission boards. The session features sports and musical programs including a 400 voice choir at evening meetings.
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Grinnell
Westminister Fellowship National Forum
Grinnell College
Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
Youth Learns Lesson In Stranger Test Costs $38
A 17 year old Iowa boy James R. Stewart of Fairfield paid $38 after meeting an elderly man at breakfast who proposed a walk and a coin matching game. The trio split with Stewart’s remaining $6 as payment to avoid being flat broke. He later asked his father for more money.
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Omaha
Iowa
James R. Stewart
Fairfield
James
California
Stewart
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