Iowa District Court Boundaries and Judge Counts Largely Unchanged
Des Moines AP reports Iowa has not altered district court boundaries since 1913 and only one judge count change since 1925, with 1931 adding a judge. Clarence Kading of the Iowa Supreme Court studies workloads from 70 counties to guide possible future reorganizations and ensure even case distribution. He notes this is the first step in measuring litigation volume and judge availability across courts.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Clarence A. Kading
Iowa Supreme Court
Kading
Lyon
Osceola
Sioux
O'Brien
Plymouth
Cherokee
Polk County
Ida
Sac
Calhoun
Crawford
Carroll
Greene
Towa
Supreme Court
Keokuk
Justice of the Peace
Geis
Quasqueton Boasts Housing Boom
Quasqueton has seen a decade long residential building boom with 10 new houses since World War II and three in the last two years. The town of 374 added a school expansion including a gymnasium and four classrooms. The consolidated school serves about 200 pupils with 12 teachers amid new beauty parlor and lumber yard commercial construction in Buchanan County.
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Quasqueton
Buchanan County
Wall Carstans
New Aurora Residence Not Stanley Site Corrected
The Gazette corrects an error identifying the home of Mr and Mrs R R Allen as in Stanley. The new fire station built last year memorializes Dr F W Benz for land donation and sits beside an historic pump used by Quasquelon merchants for daily water.
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R. R. Allen
Gazette
Stanley
Aurora
The
F. W. Benz
Iowa game mammal biologist named by conservation commission
Paul Kline formerly of the North Dakota game and fish department was named Iowa game mammal biologist by the State Conservation Commission. The Malvern, Iowa native will live in Vinton and started the Iowa post March 19 after three years as a North Dakota habitat biologist. Fire destroys interior of Greeley residence
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Iowa
Des Moines
Paul Kline
North Dakota Game and Fish Department
State Conservation Commission
Kline
Malvern
Vinton
North Dakota
Boy Hurt When Toy Gun Shell Explodes At Home
Fort Des Moines lad Michael Ramsdell may be year old and in good condition at Mercy hospital Des Moines after a freak accident Thursday night. A portion of a 30 caliber machine gun shell believed to be a dud exploded in a plastic cork gun the boy held causing deep cuts in his left hand.
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Des Moines
INS
Fort Des Moines
Mercy Hospital
Michael Ramsdell
Merle Hamilton
Manchester Alumni elects Velda Oshel president
Velda Oshel was elected president of the Manchester High School Alumni Association with Ed Matthews as secretary and Harold J. Simons as treasurer. The brief lists other local happenings across towns including new choir member Wendell Lofts gard in Tempe Arizona and a March of Dimes total for Postville.
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Manchester
Velda Oshel
Manchester High School
Ed Matthews
Harold J. Simons
Clermont
Wendell Loftsgard
State College
Tempe
Ariz
Phoenix Choral Union
Ted Loftegard
Lamont
Bert Snodgrass
Mercy Hospital
Del
Wedin
West Union
American Cancer Society
Fayatte County
Farm Bureau
Fayette
Amy Richards
Pama Monticello
Jones County Tuberculosis and Health Association
C. R. Smith
Wyoming
G. Bl. Jones
Glenn Hargrave
Monticello
Harold Healy
Anamosa
J. T. Kemley
Star Sale
Seven State Oil Company
Davenport Gun-Toting Couple Captured After Holdups
Davis 26 and Ina 25 were arrested after a high profile manhunt across Illinois side of the Mississippi River. The FBI listed them among the most wanted. they faced charges for multiple holdups totaling about 7000 dollars. They were arraigned on unlawful flight to avoid prosecution and had prior bonds.
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Davenport
Quad-City
Earl Arnold Davis
Ina
Iriday
U. S
Edmund Carroll
Illinois
Mississippi River
Seld Davis
FBI
Wife Admits Shooting Davenport Bartender
Davenport police said Esther Ivens admitted shooting her husband Garrett Ivens during a late Thursday incident. The 39 year old bartender was wounded in both legs by a .22 revolver as authorities prepared to file a charge of assault with intent to commit murder.
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Davenport
Garrett Tvens
Esther
Garrett
Mercy Hospital
Ivens
May Quit to Let Youth Run for Iowa House Seat
Iowa Democratic chairman Jake More said Lawrence Johnson of Cherokee will be a Democratic candidate for state representative. Johnson would resign if elected to allow 20 year old Pettengill to run, since Pettengill is too young to file for the June 4 primary until Aug. 28.
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Des Moines
Jake More
Iowa
Democratic
Lawrence Johnson
Peterson
Cherokee County
Johnson
George Pettengill
Pettengill
Postvilla Seeks Vote On Hospital Expansion
Petitions circulate in Postville urging the town council to hold a special election on constructing an annex to the present hospital building. A building addition not exceeding 70 000 dollars is proposed, financed from funds already on hand in the town hospital fund and not by bond issuance.
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Postvilla
Acial
Postville
Traer Couple Honored By Iowa State Alumni
Mr and Mrs Vern Dan Schmidt of Traer, ISU graduates, were honored at the Tama County Alumni Association dinner for community service. The event drew about 50 people at the Gladbrook Frame Church. Irene Buchanan spoke for the college and Neil Johns was elected president of the Tama county association.
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Tectal
TRAER
Vern
Dan Schmidt
Iowa State College
Ames
Tama County Alumni Association
Dau} Schmidt
Gladbrook
Irene Buchanan
Neil Johns
Toledo
Richard Bruene
R. E. Gamble
Garwin
Carl Wilson
Tama County Association
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Estella
Clarence L. Wilkerson
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Keokuk County
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St Luke's Hospital
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Allen Memorial Hospital
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Park Ave
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