Iowa G O P Candidates Air Views on Taxes and Leaders
In Waterloo Dr William G Murray Republican nominee hopeful calls for major property tax reform to aid education and growth. He proposes household item tax repeal and broader state aid. In Marshalltown Mooty and Miller clash over tax plans and party leadership with critiques of rival candidates and calls for action.
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Waterloo
Iown
William G. Murray
Iowa
Murray
Mooty
Republican Party
Ile
Sheldon
Miller
Repubcan
Truman
Mrs Robinson Aims at G O P Nomination in Drd District
Mrs Robinson of Hampton challenges Rep H R Gross for the G O P nomination in the district. She says peace is an issue and accuses Gross of an anti military isolationist record while urging maintaining military strength and alliance deterrence to secure peace.
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Enid Robinson
Hampton
H. R. Gross
G.O.P
Drd
Gross
Hoeven Aims for Top GOP Ag Post in House
Rep. Charles B. Hoeven of Iowa eyes the ranking GOP seat on the House agriculture committee as Rep. William Hill of Colorado plans not to seek re election. Hoeven would become the committee's senior GOP member if confirmed.
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Hoeven
G.O.P. Ag Post
Washington
Charles B. Hoeven
R-Ia
G.O.P
House Agriculture Committee
William §. Hill
R-Colo
Plant Trees In Coralville Reservoir Areas
Col John TL Wilson Jr of the Hook Island corps announces completion of tree planting on 1 acres at Coralville reservoir near Iowa City. Areas chosen per Soil Conservation Service and Forest Service aim to curb erosion and aid wildlife and recreation. hardwoods include ash silver maple sycamore cottonwood and walnut with jack pine and red pine also planted.
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Iowa City
John TL. Wilson
Hook Island Corps of Engineers
Coralville Reservoir
Soil Conservation Service
U. S. Forest Service
Center Point City Treasurer Dies After Short Illness
Special to The Gazette Center Point Iowa Mrs James D Moyer 64 city treasurer for two months died Monday after a brief illness Services set for Thursday at 2 pm Chapel of Memories Cedar Memorial Cedar Rapids friends may call at Murdoch s Marion until 1 am Thursday Harris Lena B born Oct 18 1893 Ohio married to James Moyer Oct 18 1913 Marion survivor list includes husband a son J James Moyer of Independence and five sisters Fox Marshall Texas Graffenbach Ogden Utah Harris Phoenix Nellie Clark Cedar Rapids
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Gazette
Center Point
James’ D. Moyer
Chapel of Memories
Cedar Mémorial
Cedar Rapids
Murdoch’s
Marion
Lena B. Harris
Ohio
Moyer
J. .James Moyer
Independence
Fred’ Fox
Marshall
Texas
Walter Graffenbach
Ogden
Utah
Della
Lulu Harris
Phoenix
Nellie Clark
Girl 7 Injured On Riverside Park Merry-Go-Round
Sharon Gerlich seven daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Gerlich suffered a fractured right forearm after a fall from the merry-go-round at Riverside Park play grounds near Spillville during a Sunday event at St Aloysius parish.
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Calmar
Sharon Gerlich
Paul Gerlich
Riverside Park
St. Aloysius
Supreme Court weighs bond rehearing on city earnings
Iowa Supreme Court heard arguments on whether cities may issue revenue bonds and decide what earnings share pays them. The case centers on Independence bonds and whether the court should rehear after a Feb. 11 ruling. Attorneys argued that allowing cities to allocate earnings could endanger current bonding practices.
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Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Cltles
William L. Hassett
Iowa
High Court
Independence
Hassett
Supreme Court
Bish
Carlton Lies
Waterloo
D. G. Michls
I Independence
Citles
Cedar Rapids
W. Charberson
Naval Building Funds Sought for Iowa City Facility
Defense asks for 97000 final for a naval electronics reserve facility in Iowa City as part of a 36.1 million construction authorization. If built, it would occupy University of Iowa land southwest of the fieldhouse under a long term lease approved decades ago. An 80 man local unit operates from the SAE engineering attic led by Lt William Byington.
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Iowa City
Department of Defense
Fred Schwengel
Davenport
Military Reserve
University of Iowa
Fielhouse
State Executive Council
Naval Electronics Reserve
SAE Engineering
William Byington
Oelwein Man Heads Fourth District American Legion
Oelwein was elected commander at the 4th district spring conference, succeeding Clayton Schlick of Osage. Other officers named include John McSweeny adjutant and Bark Hart, Clifford Moss, and John Hedina as vice commanders, with Norbert Schowalter as chaplain and C. T. Williams as Halsen officer. Auxiliary picks Melvin Furnance president and other officers listed. Democrats to meet in Clayton County for candidate introduction.
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Oelwein
American Legion
Clayton Schlick
Osage
John McSweeny
Westgate
Bark’ Hart
Jesup
Clifford Moss
John Hedina
Cresco
Norbert Schowalter
Lamont
C.T. Willams
Melvin Furnance
Joice
Eugene Davis
New Hampton
Richard Pump
Ed Belk
Elkader
A. E. Kruger
Monona
Tawa
East Iowans Among SUlowans to Be Honored at Banquet
Iowa Memorial Union hosts 300 University of Iowa students and 200 SUI affiliates for a campus leaders banquet at 6 30 p m Thursday. The event is sponsored by the Town City Chamber of Commerce retail division with Dayton Howe and Prof John Haefner as speakers and Prof Frank Kennedy as master of ceremonies. Attendees from Cedar Rapids Decorah Elkader Fayette Iowa City Manchester Marion Mechanicville Sigourney Williamsburg and other eastern Iowa towns are listed among honorees.
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OWA City
University of Iowa
Towa City
Iowa Memorial l
Towa City Chamber of Commerce
SUI
Dayton Howe
Town City Chamber of Commerce
John H. Haefner
Cedar Rapids
Cheryl Jennisch
Peter Asgaard
Decorah
Georgia Meyer
Elkader
Waldo Walker
Fayette
Arthur Andrews
Jim Andrews
Mary Ann Clark
Nancy Irwin
Thomas Kent
Harriet Kunik
Doris Jakubek
Margaret Ladd
Alan Leff
George Ojemann
John Price
Sandra Smith
al Squier
John Wicks
Iowa City
David Carter
Bob Retz
Manchester
John Baflard
Marion
Mary Littig
Mechanicnville
Byrne Northup
Sigour
Proposed Central School District To Voters May
The proposed Central community school district would include West Central Fayette Arlington and rural districts. It would tax many and serve about 1800 students with grade schools and junior highs at current sites and a new senior high. Polling places include Maynard community hall Randalia fire station Westgate library Fayette city hall Arlington city hall Ale Dany schoolhouse and nearby residences.
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Tela
Maynard
Central Community
West Central Community School
Fayette
ArUngton Independent School
Randalia
Westgate
Fayette City Hall
Fayette Consolidated School
Arlington City Hall
Rial
Des Moines High School Council Backs Temporary Drag Strip
In Des Moines downtown a youth city council voted to permit a temporary drag strip on Walnut Street from 10 30 p m to 1 a m nightly and to impose a curfew barring anyone over 21 after 10 30 p m The regular city council soon dissolved the youth panel and rejected any drag racing on Walnut Street.
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PES Moines
Des Moines
City Hall
Walnut St
Truck Train Crash Fatal for Albia Man
Albia man about 56 identified as Boland died in a hospital after a truck train collision four miles north of Albia. Sheriff said the county truck skidded onto the Burmetn railroad tracks while attempting a left turn across them and was struck by the train engine.
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Albia
Albia AF
Ea Boland
Aere
Alb
W. F. Bagley
Boland
Burmetn
Bagley
Beland
iRalph Barger Dies in Iowa City at 60
Ralph Led Barger 60 a shoe repair shop operator from Colesburg died Tuesday morning at the Veterans hospital in Iowa City Services are set at Appleton funeral home He was a lifelong area resident and survived by his wife Rose Gleason two Edgewood daughters Mrs Cecil Chopard and Mrs Frederick Scott and Mrs Marcene Abel of Minneapolis Head Fund Drive Bredal to The Gazette CALMAR Mrs Miller and Esther Weselmann co chairmen of the mental health drive here.
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the Gazette
Edgewood
Ralph “Led” Barger
Colesburg
Veterans
Iowa City
Appleton
Rose Gleason
Cecil Chopard
Frederick Scott
Marcene Abel
Minneapolis
Bredal
Calmar
Mrrs
Garfield Miller
Esther Weselmann
Voters Approve South Winneshiek District Merger
The Calmar area votes approve the merger of 20 small districts into the South Winneshiek county community district by a wide margin. The measure carried 1,489 to 74 with eight districts reporting unanimous support and the merged district will cover the lower half of the county including Calmar Qiansn Festina and Spillville. Assessments total 9.5 million dollars and about 55 percent of students will be served. Untidy text notes tentative merger plans remain.
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Calmat
Winneshiek County
Calmar
Qiisian
Festina
Spillville
Iis
New Post Office Planned at Onslow Town
Construction of a new post office in Onslow at a cost of $9 500 will begin once final plans are approved. The 20 by 30 foot building will sit on a 40 by 40 foot lot purchased from the town and is to be finished by July 3.
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Onslow
School district consolidation plans include new Calmar high school
The proposal calls for a high school at Calmar with an addition, and a junior high at Ossian for grades four through six. Grades one to three stay in larger district elementary schools. All rural schools in the districts will close when the consolidation takes effect on July 1.
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Calmar
Ossian
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Jack Miller
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Frees
Herschal Loveless
Coralville
Center Pt. City
Naval
Clayton County
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Chantilly
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South Winneshiek Districts
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