Heavy Traffic Nature Take Toll of Iowa Bridges
The Des Moines river ice flood collapsed the Chillicothe bridge linking village to highway 15, injuring none and forcing detours via Eddyville and Albia. Other culverts failed on highways 2 and 20 with temporary spans. officials plan new structures but bids await design finalization. The state notes overloads and aging designs stress bridges across Iowa.
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Iowa
Associated Press
Chillicothe
Ottumwa
Des Moines
Cleve Deevers
Brad Jenkins
Wapello County
Eddyville
Albia
State Highway Commission
Clarinda
Weber City
Council Bluffs
Webster City
Tama High Wins Three Firsts In Speech Contest
Tama-Tama won three firsts in five events at the pre district high school speech contest held Monday. Winners include Gary Strine for Humorous and Ann Peters for Interpretive Reading, with Ben Jones Jr earning Original Oratory. Traer swept two events.
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TAMA
Gary Strine
Ann Peters
Ben Jones
Traer
Dorothy Stevenson
Kathryn Haines Vinton
Dean Ruby
Holora
Dan Huhn
Fernald
Marillyn Aiken
Grundy Center
Rosalie Risse
Eldora
May Lou Houdyshel
Patty Moore
Mae Jean Willer
Reinbeck
Gary Strne
Elizabeth Snyder
Paul Graham
Joan Nehring
New Providence
Pat Parmster
Vinton
Narilyn Sires
Joe Y Williams
Nilvan Freed
Rober Ficham
Maurie Smith
Conrad
Mime-Act Plays Cast Across Towns
Bernice Cullinan leads two performances in Grundy Center with Conrad and Grundy Center. Tama and Vinton host one show each, while Norway presents three.
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Dene
Bernice Cullinan
Grundy
Conrad
Tama and
Vinton
Norway
University of Iowa hosts two March history meetings
The University of Iowa will host the 27th annual conference for teachers of history and social studies March 11-12 led by William Aydelotte. About 200 representatives from six states are expected. March 4-5 the university hosts an intercollegiate conference on world problems with 15 colleges represented. About 75 visiting students compete in debate and speaking events. 70 UI students also participate.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
William Aydelotte
Department of History
Missouri
Illinois
Nebraska
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Crash with Streamliner Is Fatal to Iowa Man
MT PLEASANT Iowa Alvin Trueblood 78 was killed instantly Monday when a Burlington railroad streamliner struck his automobile at a Mt Pleasant crossing Authorities said he evidently did not see or hear the train coming
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MT Pleasant
INS
Alvin Trueblood
Mt. Pleasant
Burlington Railroad
Trueblood
Police Chief Shot Accidentally While Nabbing Stray Cat
DES MOINES INS William Scarpino 52 housing project police chief in serious condition after a gunshot wound. He reportedly fired a .22 rifle at a stray cat and accidentally shot himself while trying to club the animal to death. He underwent surgery at Mercy hospital. The health department said a stray large dog attacked a 14 year old boy last Friday and is rabid. the dog weighed about 40 pounds, part German Police and part Chow, owner not located.
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Des Moines
INS
William Scarpino
Fort Des Moines
Housing Project
Allen Poage
Scarpino
Mercy Hospital
Eugene Williams
E. D. Williams
May Close All Taverns Catering to Juveniles
Des Moines police raid on the Moonlight Inn led to 17 minors seized and operator Robert Carey, 35, charged with keeping a liquor nuisance. Polk County Attorney Ed S Thayer announced plans to seek padlock orders on all taverns selling liquor or beer to underage patrons and to prosecute juveniles found in such establishments. Preliminary hearing for Carey set for Friday.
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Des Moines
INS
Polk County
Ed S. Thayer
Moonlight Inn
Robert Carey
Farm Home Burns Near Vinton Loss 15000
Two families lost household goods when an eight room farm house five miles southwest of Vinton burned Sunday. The fire started from a newly installed furnace. Loss estimated between 15000 and 20000. Abdu Omar and Ed Brecht families moved to the area recently. In Toledo a Red Cross kick off dinner was set for Thursday at the Hotel Toledo with Harland Yerkes as chapter chairman.
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Vinton
Here
Abdu Omar
Cedar Rapids
Ed Brecht
Springfield
Toledo
South Tama
Red Cross
Harland Yerkes
Town Raises Money To Buy Doctor Home In Hopkinton
Hopkinton Commercial club leads a drive to attract a physician by buying residence for a resident doctor. By Monday four thousand two hundred dollars had been raised toward a six thousand five hundred goal. Donors include forty two residents giving one hundred dollars each.
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Manchester
Hopkinton
Delaware County
Monticello
Commercial Club of
J. Robert McDonald
Russell E. Lux
Ray Billings
Milford Overton
Don Smith
McDonald
Taverns Hit Again in Davenport County Burglary Wave
Scott county sheriff deputies investigated a fresh wave of tavern burglaries in Davenport County. Three more taverns were broken into with about 350 dollars in cash and merchandise taken from Frank Hurley tavern Buffalo George Wiese Blue Grass and Raymond Horstman Big Rock. Thieves used window entries.
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Davenport
INS
Scott County Sheriff's Deputies
Frank Hurley
Buffalo
George Wiese
Blue Grass
Raymond Horstman
Big Rock
iChildren's Home Adopts Beardsley Plan for Private Placements
Davenport Iowa Soldiers Home for Orphans Superintendent E G Wiggins said the home will place children in private homes adopting or boarding arrangements. The focus is on 12 to 14 year olds while infants and younger children see many adoption offers. Governor Beardsley supports moving youngsters to private homes with paid boarding if needed, citing cost and better home life.
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Davenport
INS
William S. Beardsley
E. G. Wiggins
Iowa Soldiers Home For
Wiggins
Gov. Beardsley
Patchwork Painting Sparks Iowa Divorce Hearings
In Des Moines four divorce cases featured unusual testimony. Velma Johnson described how a home interior project escalated into a four room patchwork outcome. Knapp Boone lost weekend custody after a judge found no unreasonable barrier to shared arrangements with his ex wife and her partner. Dr Carl Grund faced continuation as his wife cited no children due to her mother in law’s opposition to motherhood. Doris Burch, mother of 12, sought divorce from Bernard Burch citing cruelty and asked custody.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Velma Johnson
Clarence
Knapp E. Boone
Avon Lake
Boone
Carl C. Grund
Grund
Doris G Burch
Bernard J Burch
Dubuque Boy Scouts Receive 40 Acre Camp Site
Dubuque Boy Scouts gain a 40 acre tract west of Union Park in Dubuque as a summer camp. The Wahlert Foundation donated the land which the YMCA uses as a camping area. The Northeast Iowa Scout Council will develop it for joint use by Scouts and YMCA members. Previously the foundation gave 110 acres to the Girl Scouts.
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The
Wahlert
Plans Completed for Opening Mississippi Navigation in 1949
Davenport Mississippi river opening plans completed by U S Army Engineers district. Navigation aids to be placed by two Coast Guard cutters, the Poplar from Crafton Illinois on March 7 to Davenport, and the Lantana to Dubuque.
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Davenport
Rock Island
U. S. Army Engineers
Mississippi River
Coast Guard
Crafton
Ill
Dubuque
Four Henry County Men Sentenced to 10 Years
Four Henry county men pled guilty to robbery with aggravation in Mt. Pleasant district court and began ten year terms at Anamosa state reformatory. Identified as Clarence Parker 23 Cecil Hutson 22 Donald Genom 22 and Kenneth Long 23 the group allegedly held up the V F W club at New London on February 12 taking 300 dollars from patrons and the club cash.
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MT. Pleasant
INS
Henry County
State Men’s Reformatory
Anamosa
Clarence Parker
Cecil Hutson
Donald Genom
Kenneth Long
Utility office fire in Waterloo causes $2000 damage
An Iowa Public Service Company office in Waterloo suffered about $2,000 in damage after a fire Monday night started by an electric plate. Office equipment and records were destroyed.
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Waterloo
INS
Iowa Public Service Company
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