Charley Witt recalls glockenspiel and politics in Iowa tale
Reporter talks with Charley Witt a staffer for Senator Hickenlooper about his varied career from a trooper and press agent to a Republican campaign worker. He describes a large celluloid badge reading Hickenlooper Marching and Glockenspiel Club and jokes about being stopped from playing piano by the union due to his inability to read music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Witt
Sen. Hickenlooper
Chicago
Charley
Republican National
the Elks
Senate
Hickenlooper
Small Fry Study Poultry Problems at West Branch Kindergarten
West Branch kindergarten students study poultry habits in a humor filled project. Jackie Vincent brought Bantams Chicken Little Sloppy Joe and Bob Hope to class. Sloppy Joe proved aggressive and was sent home. Chicken Little laid eggs and two chicks Fluffy and Tuffy hatched. Cat killed Fluffy, then Marshmallow the Leghorn joined the class. Students worry about months off and mumps absence while teacher Mrs Ethlyn Holmes plans summer arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernie Corbin
West Branch
Ethlyn Holmes
The
Gazette
Jackie Vincent
Chicken Little
Sloppy Joe
Bob Hope
Fluffy
Tuffy
Eastern Iowa town actions in business notes cross county lines
Multiple Iowa towns report trades and promotions including Elkader selling the Airport Inn to Carl Melquist and Knute McClain, Winthrop naming D Hilton as Great Plains manager, and Volga renaming to Volga Feed Mill after Tenney sale. Other notices include contractor hires, shop purchases, and personnel moves across Tama, Waukon, Anamosa, Kalona and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkader
Earl Wood
Airport Inn
Here
Carl Melquist
Knute McClain
Waterloo
Winthrop—Bury D. Hilton
Great Plains Supply Company
Great Plains
Bernard
Tama
Central Fibre Company
Employers Mutual
Wausau
Wis
Volga
Hugh A. Tenney
Oldfather-Tenney Feed Mill
Wallace K. Oldfather
Volga Feed Mill
Waukon
Harry Larson
Theodore Rumph, Jr
O’brien
Quasqueton
Marshall Chesmore
Burl McCright
Irving Strain
Ottumwa
Fisher Furniture
Anamosa
Cecil Brooks
Cedar Rapids
Red’s
Navy
G. O. White
Men’s Reformatory
Kinderknecht Construction Company
Richards To Head Summer Play Program at Oelwein
George Bud Richards 21, a USU student and Jefferson native, will lead Oelwein’s eight week recreation and swimming pool program this summer. He will direct activities at the new pool opening around June 1 with Dusty Rice Ed Running and Margaret North on the staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oelwein
Upper Iowa University
George “Bud” Richards
George E. Richards
Jefferson
Richards
Dorothy Running
Dusty Rice
Ed Running
Margaret
Arlington
Father Auer To Offer His First Mass Today
Robert F. Auer of Garnaville one of four new priests ordained at Dubuque joins St. Joseph's church for his first mass at 10 am. The sermon will be by Rev. William Kunsch. A parish dinner and reception follow in St Joseph's hall and auditorium respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleader
Robert F. Auer
Garnaville
Loras College
Dubuque
Leo Binz
St. Joseph’s Church
Father Auer
Pearl Auer
George W. Auer
Loras
St. Joseph's Hall
St. Joseph's Auditorium
History in the Making course at Cornell College
Cornell College in Mt Vernon offers a summer session course titled History in the Making taught by Dr. C F Littell professor of history and political science. The study uses current periodical literature and newspapers with emphasis on political economic and social problems in foreign and domestic relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Vernon
Cornell College
C. F. Littell
Cornell
Littell
Washington clashes over open hearings on MacArthur
Washington debate on open vs closed MacArthur hearings intensifies with Hickenlooper and Russell clashing. Editorials cite public interest and security concerns while government price controls spark furor as rubber industry probes pause. Cedar Livingood among visitors to Hickenlooper’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Bourke Hickenlooper
MacArthur
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Bangor
Maine
Point Isabel
Key West
Vancouver
General MacArthur
Hickenlooper
Russell
Washington
Washington Star
Korea
The
Star
Robert R. McCormick
Washington Times-Herald
DiSalle
State Pension Study Details and Benefit Stats
The Employment Security Commission summarizes current pension rules for state and school district employees, noting 10 year service for full qualification though some benefits start after 18 months. Employee and employer contributions are four percent, with monthly maximums varying by plan. The federal plan requires 1 percent contributions, rising to 3 percent by 1970. Payments began in 1940, current max is 68.50 monthly and may reach 80 by July 1952. A study committee with senators and lawmakers will review, report by Nov 15, 1952, with Beardsley naming the final member. Since 1947, 82,680 checks totaling 2,595,124 have been issued. fund balance stood at 17,045,758 as of Dec 31. March 1952 saw 3,864 checks totaling 131,308.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Herman B. Lord
Muscatine
Ralph W. Zastrow
Charles City
W. C. Molison
Grinnell
House
Arch W. McFarlane
Waterloo
George E. Miller
Harlan
McFarlane
W. C. Hendrix
Letts
William S
Employment’ Security Commission
Commission
West Branch Recreation Center Closes After Third Season
The recreation center at West Branch, opened this school year for a third season, shut down Saturday. Operating on a budget under $1,000 for three years, it offered roller skating, ping pong, billiards, games and dancing to students from West Branch Springdale and Downey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Branch
Springdale
Downey
Quotes From Iowa City Papers On Springtime Musings
A Fayette County Union note recalls missing the spring of 1951 and a double feature. The Marion Sentinel column cherishes barefoot days as the sure sign of spring amid warming weather. Dale Ahern quips in My Little Town about men delaying decisions to consult their wives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County Union
Marion Sentinel
My Little Town
Dale Ahern
Decorah
Manchester Girl Wins Nurse's Scholarship
Catherine Anne Callahan of Manchester has won a three year nurse's scholarship from the Iowa division of the American Cancer Society. She will train at Mercy hospital in Dubuque after graduating this month in the upper third of her class and active in the Girls Athletic Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Catherine Anne Callahan
Lyman P. Callahan
Iowa
American Cancer Society
Mercy Hospital
Dubuque
Miss Callahan
Girls Athletic Association
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Eastern
Iowa Business News
USU
George Richards
Bert Kemmerer
Congress
Wedemeyer
Guy Gillette
National Production Authority
RFC
J. J. Livingood
Cedar
Employment Security Commission
Seeley
James Rice
James G. Rice
Guaranty
Ray
Roy
Roger Shramek
Swisher
Edward Shramek
Swisher School
Leonard
Edward Jr
Mildred
Rose Anna
Marion
Alice
Hawkeye
Speed Freezer
Cator
Goodyear Service Store
Second Avenue
Dial
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