East Iowans Named to National Honor Phi Kappa Phi
Ames Iowa State College announces 163 new Phi Kappa Phi members including three ISU faculty Dr Howard Hamilton Dr Charles Reddy and Dr Henry Theilman. Alumni graduate and undergraduate honorees span Cedar Rapids Manchester Maquoketa Iowa City and Decorah with 14 alumni among the group.
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Iowa State
Howard LL Hamilton
Charles S Reddy
Henry P Theilman
Robert L. Lary
Marion
Lyall F Taylor
Cedar Rapids
Willam B Grandjean
West Liberty
Robert Tompkin
Garrison
Arthur Hamrey Rites At Decorah Saturday
Funeral services for Arthur G Hamrey 30 will be held at Brandt funeral home Decorah Saturday. He was killed July 11 1944 near St Lo France serving since May 1941 and overseas from January 1944 with a tank destroyer battalion in the Third Army. He leaves his mother Mrs Gustav Hamrey three sisters Mrs Arthur June Decorah Mrs Harry LaFleur and Mrs Harry Anderson Chicago and two brothers Walter Chicago Roy Hamrey Los Angeles. Military rites will be conducted by Helof Holm VFW post.
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Gazette
Decorah
Brandt
Arthur G Hamrey
St Lo
France
Gustav Hamrey
Third Army
Arthur June
Harry LaFleur
Harry Anderson
Chiceago
Walter
Chicago
Roy Hamrey
Los Angeles
Helof Holm Vfw Post
Community notes and local elections across Iowa towns
A patrol of small town updates includes church dedications in West Union and Quasqueton, an Easter cantata by a 60-voice choir, and upcoming officer elections for town clubs. Vinton, Decorah, Dysart, Lowden, and Coralville report mayoral or council results, with staff changes and contracts in Winnebago county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
First Methodist
Frank Camp Quasqueton
Fire Department
Jesus
Bethel Presbyterian Church
Victor
Public School
Albert J . Vorba
Paul Kouba
James Kuba
Frank Cuda
William F Buresh
Emil Pusteoska
Milton Hruby
Coralville
Merritt Ewart
Ben Schmeider
J .A. Brandstatter
William W. Fairchild
Lowell Hartsock
R Bowers
Clarence Briskey
Brothers Reunite After 66 Years in Des Moines
In Des Moines two Tokheim brothers met for the first time in 66 years. Nels Tokheim, 75, of Qdda, Norway, and Louis Tokheim, 82, of Des Moines, connected this week as Nels arrived in the United States last week.
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Des Moines
Nels Tokheim
Qdda
Norway
Louis Tokheim
Nels
Dr Carter Hamilton Dies in Philadelphia
Obituary for Dr Carter C Hamilton of Thornburg native and 1923 University of Iowa graduate. He served as chief X ray specialist at Chestnut Hill Hospital Philadelphia and earlier pitched for the Cleveland Indians. Survived by wife Ruth Jensen and son Peter. Services Thursday at Whyte Funeral Home What Cheer.
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Carter C Hamilton
Philadelphia
Whyte
Thornburg
Hamilton
University of Iowa
Wilton Junction
Durant
Chestnut Hill Hospital
Iowa
Cleveland Indians
Ruth Jensen
Alta
Colfax
Peter
Des Moines Robbery Suspect Identified in Station Shootout
Charles J Slauson 33 identified as the bandit who exchanged shots with 60 year old J H Camp at a filling station on March 14 and escaped with 40. Camp and Slauson both fired but were unharmed. Slauson arraigned on robbery with aggravation charges and held on 15000 bond awaiting the Polk county grand jury. Furriers sell sheep skins under 50 different names.
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Des Moines
Charles Jesse Slauson
Paul Castelline
J H Camp
Slauson
Castelline
C S Cooter
Polk County
Grand Jury
Vinton City Council Grants Salary Boosts
The retiring Vinton city council approved pay boosts for municipal staff. The city clerk rises from 500 to 575 dollars yearly, police chief from 185 to 212.75 monthly, patrolmen from 175 to 201.25 monthly, and the street commissioner from 200 to 230 monthly. Mayor remains at 600 yearly and the attorney at 450 yearly.
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Vinton
Army Day Observed At Iowa State College ROTC Open House
Army day will be observed at Ames Iowa State College on April 6 Col C M Busbee announced Wednesday An ROTC open house will display all equipment used in instruction to visitors and cadets.
Davenport Veteran Seeks Posthumous Discharge Cleared
Donald Walker, 34, a World War II veteran from Davenport who served with Patton's army in Germany and died of tuberculosis, is sought to have his dishonorable discharge erased. His parents claim his midwar mental state and a head wound led to a court martial and erroneous discharge. Walker went AWOL after a furlough, was later deemed a mental case, and spent time in hospitals before the conviction. He was wounded Christmas Day 1944 and later confined at Fort Benjamin Harrison. He leaves a wife and two Florida-resident children.
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Davenport
Donald Walker
Patton
Germany
W. Irwin Walker
Donald
France
United States
St. Paul
Art Sunderbruch
American Legion
Walker
Omaha
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Florida
Trial of Victor Cox Under Way at Vinton
A Benton county district court jury of nine men and three women hears testimony in the Victor J Cox trial. The 22 year old Shellsburg man is charged with attacking Alta Jane Lint 18 as she walked home from church on April 11 1948. Jurors include Arlo Becker Harry Gunn John Burrell Mildred Ervin Harry Kersten Frank Levelle Davie Liebsch Earl Lockard Willis Mathern Harriet Melhaus George Schueler Oakley Thompson.
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Vinton
Victor J Cox
Shellsburg
Benton County
Cox
Alta Jane Lint
Church
Arlo Becker
Harry Gunn
John Burrell
Mildred Ervin
Harry S. Kersten
Frank Levelle
Davie Liebsch
Earl Lockard
Willis Mathern
Harriet Melhaus
George Schueler
Oakley Thompson
Iowa school costs rise 1947-48 per pupil at 169.34
Des Moines AP reports 113 Iowa city districts averaged 169.34 per pupil to run schools in 1947-48, up from 146.02. Total operating costs for high school districts reached 31,767,782, an 18.17 percent increase, with attendance up to 187,598 and 8,766 teachers.
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DES Moines
Iowa Taxpayers Association
State Department of Public Instruction
Association
Onawa
Centerville
Albia
Tama
Humboldt
Marion
Colfax
Belmond
Council Bluffs
Mystic
Dubuque
Cresco
Waukon
Emmetsburg
Iowa Falls
Davenport
Oelwein
Washington
Carroll
Ida Grove
Oxford Airport Case Won by Defendants
A district court jury in Iowa City absolved the Oxford airport management of liability for damages from a 1948 Stinson crash during a landing. Cloud Hoppers Inc. of Cedar Rapids sued owner D. F. Elliott and manager W. T. Watson for $5,466, alleging damages to the aircraft. The jury found the crash resulted from the pilot's negligence and that the airport was private.
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Iowa City
D. F. Elliott
Oxford
W. T. Watson
Cloud Hoppers, Inc
Cedar Rapids
Stinson
Boy Admits Theft Of 111 Dollars From Church
A 13 year old boy admitted entering St Joseph's Catholic Church in Fort Madison and stealing 111 dollars from two coin boxes near the altar. He also confessed taking 65 dollars from boxes in prior visits and several other burglaries. The case goes to juvenile court.
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Fort Madison
St Joseph’s Catholic Church
Harry Young
Younk
Two escapees jailed in Anamosa reform school
Fort Dodge police say Ellsworth Musselman aged 18 and Ronald Lowrey aged 20, who escaped from jail last February, were sentenced Tuesday to one year in the Anamosa reformatory institution.
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Fort Dodge
Ellsworth Musselman
Ronald Lowrey
Anamosa Reformatory
Cops Nab Teens After 30 Mile Speeding Chase
Two 18 year old Des Moines youths, Clayton L. Smith and Myron Benson, were arrested after a 30 mile high speed chase at 95 to 100 mph. The stolen coupe was spotted by detectives in East Des Moines and pursued by officers along a route to Osceola, with shots fired and the suspects finally halted and jailed.
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Des Moines
Osceola
Clayton L. Smith
Myron Benson
William Marohn
Paul Nessen
William Pierce
James O'Connell
Joe Chocholka
Indianola
Pierce
O'Connell
Chocholka
Young Farmer Killed While Sawing Wood
MARSHALLTOWN AP Paul Wescott a young farmer died in a hospital here Tuesday from injuries suffered while sawing wood on the Merle Stanfield farm near Liscomb His arm was caught in the power belt and he was drawn into the saw Funeral services will be held at Union.
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Marshalltown
Paul Wescott
Merle Stanfield
Liscomb
Wescott
Union
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Briers
Dysart
L A. Maley
McLean G. O. McLean
Sandy
28 Group
Isurance Agency
Roy McLean Hn Et
Sial
Ee Farmers Insurancs Group
Idabelle McGillicuddy
Marine Corps
J. J. McGillicuddy
Williamsburg
McGillicuddy
Parris Island
S.C
Carter Hamilton
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Second Avenue
Vinton City
Bulge
Victor Cox
Stoker
White Eagle Coal CO
DIAL
First Street
Hawkeye
STAIR
Hawkeye Plan Service
Cedar Dam
Betsy
Iowa Good Roads Association, Inc
Your Motor Vehicles
Iowa Good Roads Association
THE
Highways Committee
Cedar Rapids Chamber OF Commerce
Iowa Good Heads Association
Chamber of Commerce
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