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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1955

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Pathologist says no fee hike if labs set own charges

Des Moines testimony from Dr. F C Coleman of the Iowa Association of Pathologists argues patient costs would not rise if pathology laboratories set their own fees. He said patient care is the primary concern and that a technologist’s work is directed by a doctor, making the pathologist the one practicing medicine.

DES Moines F. C. Coleman Iowa Association of Pathologists Iowa Hospital Association Iowa Attorney General Langdon Mercy Hospital Iowa Methodist Hospital Coleman Iowa Methodist

Building Projects for SUI and Iowa State Okayed by Board

The State Board of Education approved housing and facility upgrades for Iowa State College and University of Iowa. Iowa State moves include 50 duplexes for 100 two bedroom units at an estimated 650000 to 700000, plus a 244990 contract for part of dining facilities. University of Iowa funds cover Macbride auditorium, East Lawn dorm remodeling, a new laundry, power plant repairs, and dormitory-to-dormitory dining upgrades. An air conditioned sheep barn lab at Iowa State receives 50000, with interim legislative approval needed.

University of Iowa Terim Committee Macbride Eastlawn Viggo M. Jensen Company Albert Lea, Minn Iowa State College

Iowa State Staff Shifts Announced By President Hilton

Iowa State College will implement July 1 changes in department heads and titles after Board approval. Burnell W. Kingery becomes professor and head of veterinary medicine and surgery, Allan Murphy moves from aeronaultical engineering to theoretical and applied mechanics, E W Anderson named head of aerononautical engineering, and William H Schrampfer shifts to department of industrial administration under reorganized administration.

E. W. Anderson ISC William H. Schrampfer Division of Science Department of Industrial Administration

Lease on Job Office at Oelwein renewed

The Iowa Executive Council approved the renewal of the lease for a State Employment Security Commission district office in Oelwein. The rental will stay at 50 dollars per month.

Oelwein Des Moines Ot Oelwein State Employment Security Commission Iowa Executive Council

Th. It's a mystery why so many women think they are just as attractive as they were fifty pounds ago

A provocative remark questions perceived beauty standards and weight loss culture, suggesting a misalignment between self-perception and past appearance. The line hints at social pressures on women to retain preweight attractiveness and the mystery behind vanity in popular discourse.

Campus Radio Station For ISTC Is Approved

AMES AP Plans of Iowa State Teachers college to operate a campus radio station have been approved by the State Board of Education. The board was told by J. W. Maucker, teachers college president, Friday that broadcasts would be limited to the campus. Maucker said it would cost about 1 400 to set up the station and 1 000 a year to operate it. The station would be staffed and supported by student fees. The board also approved a contract for WOI TV, operated by Iowa State college, to carry American Broadcasting Company network programs for the next two years. The contract would be subject to cancellation by the network on six months' notice. WOI TV is losing Columbia Broadcasting System programs because the network is to affiliate with KRNT TV, Des Moines, which is to begin operation later this summer.

Ames Iowa State Teachers College State Board of Education J. W. Maucker Teachers College Maucker Woi-Tv Iowa State College American Broadcasting Company Columbia Broadcasting System Krnt-Tv Des Moines

Whitfield Faces Advance Questions From Congress

Des Moines attorney Allen Whitfield, campaign manager for the late Gov. Beardsley, has received a list of questions for congressional investigators. The joint atomic energy committee plans to interview him in Des Moines next week regarding his nomination to the Atomic Energy Commission. Chief counsel George Norris and investigator Carmine Bellino were designated to visit Whitfield, with advance copies sent to his Des Moines attorney for prep.

Des Moines INS Allen Whitfield William S. Beardsley Congress Whitfield Eisenhower Atomic Energy Commission Joint House-Senate Committee On Atomic Energy George Norris Carmine Bellino

Des Moines to Iowa City to Get 12-Inch Pipe Line

Great Lakes Pipe Line Company will construct a 12 inch fuel line linking Des Moines and Iowa City. The 106 mile route runs beside two existing lines from 1930 and 1951 and is slated for completion before the fall heating season. The three lines supply fuel oil and gasoline to Iowa City and Chicago terminals and connect to Amboy and Madison.

Des Moines Great Lakes Pipe Line Company Iowa City Chicago Amboy Madison Wis

Richard B Hull Named To Survey E-TV Status

Ames AP Richard B Hull radio TV director at Iowa State College was appointed to conduct a nationwide survey of educational television status financing from the Fund for Adult Education. The Iowa State Board of Education approved a year of absence for Hull to begin the assignment in September.

AMES Richard B. Hull Iowa State College United States Educational Television and Radio Program Center Ann Arbor Mich Fund For Adult Education Iowa State Board of Education Hull

Iowa Toll Road Unit appointments questioned by party leader

Iowa Democratic Chairman Jake More challenged the business qualifications of Gov. Leo A. Hoeghs three picks for the Iowa Toll Road Authority. More cited Piper a Des Moines Democratic appointee tied to Russell Lundy and questioned propriety while noting Lundys prior confirmation after Hoegh backed him. He also pointed to Ed Frick and Frederick J. Day as appointees and warned the governor would run the authority regardless.

Des Moines Iowa Jake More Leo A. Hoegh Iowa Toll Road Authority More Willis D. Piper Russell Lundy Hoegh Piper Lundy Iowa Business and Industry Ed Frick Davenport Frederick J. Day Council Bluffs Towans

Waukon Man Suffers Severe Eye Injuries

Waukon service station attendant Egbert Ewing, 32, was struck in the eyes by shattered glass when a wrench he used slipped. He was rushed to a Rochester hospital for surgery after the incident Friday.

Waukon INS Egbert Ewing Rochester Ewing

Notice of Executor Appointment in Iowa Estate

Notice states on June 24 1955 the undersigned was appointed executor of Corda M Miller estate in Linn County Iowa. Creditors are asked to pay debts and claimants must file claims with Linn County Clerk. Bank is executor with Franken Keyes and Crawford attorneys.

State of Iowa Linn County Corda M. Miller PHE Merchants National Bank of Cedar Rapids Franken, Keyes and Crawford

Notice of Administratrix Appointment in Lena Knapper Estate

On June 10 1955 Mildred Littres was appointed administratrix of Lena Knapper also known as Sayde Lena Knapper late of Linn County Iowa deceased All debtors must pay promptly and claimants must file authenticated claims with the Linn County Iowa District Court Clerk Joseph J Severa attorney for the administratrix

Linn County Iowa Mildred Littres Joseph J. Severa

Administratrix Appointed in Linn County Estate Case 24201

Hilda M. Jiruska named administratrix of the Prank C Jiruska estate in Linn County Iowa on June 17 1955 to collect debts and file claims with authentication in the Linn County District Court. Ted V Ruffin attorney handles the case.

Scandinavian lineage tops Iowa government luncheon scene

DES MOINES AP Heads of the three branches of Iowa government were hosted at a Swedish smorgasbord by Mr and Mrs A C Gustafson. Gov Leo Hoegh Speaker A C Hanson Chief Justice Wennerstrum all share Scandinavian roots. Guests included state treasurer M L Abrahamson justice Robert L Larson and party chairman Don Pierson. Lt Gov Leo Elthon could not attend.

Des Moines Iowa A. C. Gustafson Leo A. Hoegh A. C. Hanson Charles F. Wennerstrum Gustafson Dwight Myers Evanston Ill Gustafsons Don Appell Sweden Leo Elthon M. L. Abrahamson Robert L Larson Don Pierson

Names Released In Beating Case In Des Moines

Des Moines city officials disclosed four more officers linked to the beating of 39 year old Jacob Dye. Patrolman Ralph Eckhardt Kenneth Aschim jailers Noland J Nichols and Harold R Mogensen were named along with earlier detectives James L McGuire and Paul A Thomas. Dye, hospitalized in Iowa City, says detectives beat him after he asked them to move a car blocking a sidewalk. He says the beating continued at the police station before jail. The Polk County Bar Association requested the review after Dye reportedly attempted suicide on April 20 and told a nurse he acted because he had been beaten two weeks earlier.

Des Moines Leonard Howell Jacob Edward Dye Howard Eide Ralph Eckhardt Kenneth Aschim Noland J. Nichols Harold R. Mogensen James L. McGuire Paul A. Thomas Howell Polk County Bar Association Dye University Hospitals Iowa City The Bar Association

Missouri Valley Man Killed in Car Crash

Oscar J. Adams, 54, of Missouri Valley died Friday when his car collided with a truck on a hill curve near Missouri Valley. Adams was returning home from Council Bluffs where he works for the Northwestern railroad. Truck driver B D Enochs of Fort Worth, Texas, sustained no injuries.

Missouri Valley (Ap Oscar J. Adams Missouri Valley Here Adams Council Bluffs North Western Railroad B. D. Enochs Fort Worth Texas

Pvt. Johnson of Lisbon Returns from Far East

SEATTLE AP Pvt Lauren G Johnson of Lisbon is among 2101 passengers from the Far East aboard the navy transport Gen W A Mann scheduled to arrive here Sunday.

Seattle Lauren G. Johnson Lisbon Far East Navy W. A. Mann

Cedar Rapids adopts ordinance restricting beer to minors

City council passes ordinance repealing prior rules and enacting a ban on furnishing beer to minors, prohibits minor entry and presence in Class B and C beer premises, and imposes penalties up to 30 days or fines. Parent or guardian barred from aiding minor in entering or remaining where over 50 percent of business is beer sales. Enforcement details outline sectioned penalties and severability.

Geoceravics Cedar Rapids Edar Hell Len Pinlshen Ie Cedar Wabide Gagette Iyune

Big Loss in Three Fires At Waterloo

A triple blaze in Waterloo caused major damage. The Waterloo Sand and Gravel asphalt plant lost pumping equipment and fuel oil with 19 000 gallons of asphalt spared. A barn burned at a farm five miles southwest and the Heating and Cooling Supply Company interior was destroyed. Firefighters battled flames for 90 minutes, refilling from a distant water source as two 10 000 gallon asphalt tanks vented flames high into the air.

Waterloo Waterloo Sand and Gravel Company U.S. 218 Ray Tiller Tiller Ernie Mathias Ray Miller Here Miller

Former Tract Doctor James Hervery Dies at 85

MILWAUKEE AP funeral services were planned for Dr James Archer Hervery 85 a former Iowan who was a teacher minister and physician He died Thursday at a sanatorium near Round Lake Indiana after an eight year illness A Drake medical college graduate he began in Traer Iowa later practiced in Milwaukee retiring in 1945 He earlier taught in Ohio and North Carolina and studied law in Cincinnati before becoming a United Presbyterian minister serving in Knoxville Des Moines and Dunbar Nebraska.

Milwaukee James Archer Hervery Harvey Round Lake Drake University Medical College Hervey Traer Ohio North Carolina Cincinnati United Presbyterian Church Knoxville Des Moines Dunbar Neb

State funds quarters for gasoline tester in Iowa

The Towa Executive Council allocated a $7,000 heavy machine to test gasoline sold in Iowa. It will be placed in an unused section of the paper warehouse across from the statehouse, behind the power plant, following Friday’s decision.

Des Moines Towa Iowa Statehouse

Interstate Power Co Sued for $125 000

A $125,000 damage suit was filed in district court here Friday by Henry Schmitz of Alpha. He alleges permanent injuries from contact with a live wire while repairing lines for the Alpha Telephone Company, noting he still wears a plastic plate on his head from the incident on October 31, 1953.

West Union Interstate Power Company Henry Schmitz Alpha Schmitz Alpha Telephone Company

State Okays Power Line Project at SUI

Iowa Executive Council authorized the State Board of Education to sign an agreement with Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric of Davenport for building electric transmission and distribution lines on state property in Iowa City. The project aims to benefit the University of Iowa.

Des Moines Iowa Executive Council State Board of Education Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company Davenport Iowa City University of Iowa

SUI Sanitary Engineer Professor Wins Radebaugh Award

Dr. Philip Morgan, professor of sanitary engineering at the University of Iowa, receives the Central States Sewage and Industrial Wastes Association Radebaugh Award for best technical paper on accelerated digestion of sewage sludge.

Rochester, Minn Philip Morgan University of Iowa Central States Sewage and Industrial Wastes Association

Lone Tree Clergyman Transferred to Carmi Ill

The Rev Otto Baumann pastor of the Evangelical and Reformed church since June 1951 in Lone Tree has been transferred to Carmi Illinois He will preach his first sermon there next Sunday New officers of the Methodist Youth Fellowship are Yvonne Horn president Margaret Bowser vice president Patty Hawthorne secretary and John Hudachek treasurer

Lone Tree Otto Baumann Evangelical and Reformed Church Carmi Ill Methodist Youth Fellowship Yvonne Horn Margaret Bowser Patty Hawthorne John Hudachek

Lost and For Sale Want Ads From The Gazette

A dense list of lost items and services appears, including lost camera, a four month old puppy, a Siamese cat Ming, a blue tailgate, a pastured Hereford steer, a brown wallet with papers, a dog found with collar, and various repair and service ads for painting, roofing, carpentry, landscaping, and household chores. The notices include contact phone numbers, locations like Marion and Ryan Iowa, and references to the Gazette want ad section. Some entries request rewards or indicate unavailability of responsibility for debts.

Roofing and Exterior Interior Services Ad

Business services offer roofing siding carpenter work and repairs plus painting for exterior or interior needs. Guarantee of low prices and all work guaranteed. Contact via phone number 4 5663.

Bill Leibrand BSP UK W. Lyman Etait Prinsi Vic Bartow Enera Ed Simon

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