Solon Newport merger plan faces county board vote
Johnson county board of education signaled a Thursday decision on the Solon Newport and Graham No. 2 districts merger after a Monday public hearing. Six petitions object to the plan include Newport residents seeking exclusion and Solon residents fearing extra students. If objections are overruled, a vote by the proposed district would follow.
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Iowa City
Solon-Newport
Johnson County Board of Education
Solon
Newport
Graham
Edward L. O'Connor
O’connor
Frank Messer
Messer
Newport Township
Edward Bate
County Supt. of
Frank J. Snider
Solon Schools
Graham News
West Branch
Martelle raises 111.25 in cancer drive
Beulah Larson reports a community cancer drive in Martelle netted 111.25 in donations. Funds directed to local cancer support initiatives.
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Martelle
Beu-lah Larson
Fourth District Legion Elects Officers at Spring Conference
The Fourth district spring conference in Manchester elected Clayton Schlick of Osage as commander. Other Legion officers include Don Rima Decorah and T. E. Sondrol Clear Lake as vice commanders, John B. Cross Charles City adjutant, John W. Moore Osage liaison committee. Auxiliary officers named are Mrs W P Oliver Oelwein president, Mrs Eugene Davis New Hampton, Mrs Loren Schecker Nora Springs, Mrs Don Martin vice-presidents, Mrs Roy Siverson Elkader treasurer, and Mrs Melvin Furness Joice secretary.
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Clayton Schlick
Osage
Legion
Don Rima
Decorah
T. E. Sondrol
Clear Lake
Sam Mazziotti
Oelwein
John B. Cross
Charles City
Adjutant
John W. Moore
W. P. Oliver
Eugene Davis
New Hampton
Loren Schecker
Nora Springs
Don Martin
Roy Siverson
Elkader
Melvin Furness
Joice
Injured in Fall at Hubert Fangman Home
Clem Fang man suffered a broken hip in a fall at the Hubert Fangman home. He is hospitalized at Dubuque.
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Gazette
Earlville
Clem Fangman
Hubert Fangman
Dubuque
Area High Schools Announce Class of Graduates
Valedictorians and salutatorians named at Urbana Urbana Mary McKinley Stella Rick lead a large senior class with several ceremonies planned. Commencements set May 15 to May 17 in school gyms, featuring speakers from Iowa State Teachers College and Cedar Falls. Numerous graduates listed with names, including valedictorians, salutatorians, and participating districts Clutter Atalissa Traer Oxford Junction Strawberry Point Traer Rowley Stanley-Wayne Brownell Hawkeye Boys State selections and school closings noted.
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Louis Buetena
Iowa State Teachers Colleges
Martin Brush
Gerald Poduska
Gene Bennett
Donald Conway
Pauline Baker
Bernadette Hauzelka
Lowell Hines
Joan Kaufman
Donna Musel
Edwin Petra
Darlene Uchytil
David van Walle
Jerry Veit
Richard Veit
Karilyn Viktora
Shirley Wilkinson
Atalissa
Mary Sue McCullough
Leroy Hushek
Ambrose Kearney
Robert Overturf
Dennis Parizek
Jean Kosnar
Dick O’connor
Ronnie Yluska
Rosemary Kroymann
Virginia Pearson
Earl A. Roadman
Kenneth Moats
Nolan Knight
Norman Jewell
Ivan Opperman
Gerald Alderson
Gerald Baumgartner
Cheryl Brandenburg
Jacquelyn Chapman
Dwayne Coffin
Marla Davis
Duane
Dwight Dittmer
Sharon Fredrick
Joan Friederich
Carole Grimm
Jane Gundacker
Kay Hagerman
JoAnn Hamlett
JoAnn Hartman
Patrick Meyer
Deanna McManigle
Michael O’brien
Delavan Sfranger
Clair Phelps
Marilyn Rentschler
Ronald Spillman
Leonard Stocks
Lee Woelschow
Lyle Aeeeee
Janice Wilcox
Ronald Wilhelm
Traer
Chicago
Stanley
Wayne Brownell
Hawkeye Boys State
Rowley
Paul Kelso
Town State Teachers College
Leland Nellist
Larry Butterfield
Harlan Baskerville
Gerald Galuska
David Henderson
Cyrus Hopkins
Robert Olson
Norman Sauer
Joseph Yoder
Sandra Zieser
Louise Hopkins
Linda Wathen
Larry Krob
No Restrictions On Legislature Call, Erbe Says
Iowa Attorney General Norman Erbe ruled there is no legal restriction on Gov Loveless calling the legislature back into session without delay to address tax matters. He noted vacancies could delay a session, but none existed when the lawmakers adjourned. The 1947 special session was called by Gov Blue to cut income taxes.
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Des Moines
Norman Erbe
Montag
Herschel C. Loveless
Iowa
Loveless
General Assembly
House
Senate
Robert Blue
Eagle Grove
Blue
Dubuque Man Killed in Early Morning Highway Crash
Eugene A. Schick, 24, of Dubuque was killed when his car missed a curve on highway 151, struck a utility pole, and rolled over several times about a quarter-mile west of Key West. Authorities say he may have fallen asleep. the crash happened around 1 a.m. and was found at daylight. Schick was married and worked at the Dubuque Packing Company.
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Dubuque
Eugene A. Schick
Schick
Key West
Here
Services Thursday for Mrs James McDonnell
MANCHESTER Services will be held at St Patrick s for Mrs James McDonnell of Ryan who died Monday at St Francis hospital Waterloo Burial will be in Calvary cemetery at Ryan Born July 26 1876 near Castile Grove She and James McDonnell farmed in Hazel Green until his death 1931 Later lived in Cascade Lawler moved to Waterloo with her daughter Survivors include son T J McDonnell of Ryan two daughters Mrs James Delay Waterloo Mrs Ed Riley Coggon and two brothers W J Kehoe Monticello and Frank Kehoe Coggon
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Manchester
St. Patrick’s Oermin Ryan
James McDonnell
Ryan
St. Francis Hospital
Waterloo
Calvary Cemetery
Castile Grove
Hazel Green Township
Delaware County
McDonnell
Cascade and
Lawler
T. J. McDonnell
James Delay
Ed Riley
Coggon
W. J. Kehoe
Monticello
Frank Kehoe
Sheaffer Pen Reports Earnings Rise 7.5 Percent
W A Sheaffer Pen Co reports earnings up 7.5 percent for the year ended February 28. President W A Scheaffer II says net sales rose modestly to 26,284,942 while net income reached 2,208,355 or 2.67 a share, aided by operating economies and manufacturing improvements.
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Fort Madison
W. A. Scheaffer
W. A. Scheaffer II
East Iowans Elected By Theta Sigma Phi
Julie Foster of Cedar Rapids, a University of Iowa junior, elected president of the SUI chapter of Theta Sigma Phi. Mary Ann Stark of Tama is vice president and Jane Hubly of Cedar Rapids is secretary as the group names officers for 1957 58. The officers will be installed at a May 14 ceremony.
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Iowa City
Julie Foster
Cedar Rapids
University of Iowa
SUI
Theta Sigma Phi
Mary Ann Stark
Tama
Jane Hubly
Delaware School Council Elects Officers for County Council
The Delaware County Council for Better Schools elected officers this week representing 28 districts and four private schools. County chairman is Mrs. Paul Grimm of Oneida, with Helen Ryan as recording secretary, Miss Nellie McLaren as corresponding secretary treasurer, and an executive slate including John Witte Howard Paskash and multiple clergy and community members. The executive committee will meet soon and open public meetings are planned on alternate months starting next September.
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Delaware County Council For
Paul Grimm
Oneida
Helen Ryan
Ryan
Nellie McLaren
John Witte
Howard Paskash
Louis Gruenwald
Mr. Condon
Thomas Yonda
Clarence Fenchel
Arthur Wessel
Bernard Locke
Freeman Smith, Jr
Freeman Smith
Paul Gienapp
Cletus Eike
Fletcher Dunlap
Alex Lauser
East Iowans To Attend Conference of Church
East Iown residents will travel to Dysart for the 114th annual Iowa Conference of the Evangelical United Brethren Church. The session in the EUB church starts at 9 30 am Tuesday and runs through Friday with attendees from Center Point and Cedar Rapids.
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Dysart
Phone Pioneers Life Members Will Meet
Monticello hosts the Telephone Pioneers of America Cedar Rapids chapter life members for its annual meeting in the basement of the Methodist church. A 6:30 dinner opens the event with more than 50 members expected. M. H. Morrison of Cedar Rapids has led the club as president this year. Officers will be elected at the meeting.
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Monticello
Inner Circle of the Telephone Pioneers of America
Cedar Rapids
Methodist Church
M. H. Morrison
Patrol Sought Applicants for Patrol Sought
DES MOINES AP The State Highway Patrol urged Tuesday that young Towans apply to become patrolmen before May 15 with less than 10 days remaining. Patrol Chief David Herrick aims for 50 applicants as vacancies rise to 37.
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Des Moines
State Highway Patrol
David Herrick
Camp Dodge
Herrick
Vernon Johannsen Pleads Guilty to Drunk Driving
Vernon Johannsen of Wilton Junction was fined 300 dollars in district court after pleading guilty to a drunk driving charge.
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Tipton
Vernon Johannsen
Wilton Junction
Des Moines Student Dies After Car Hits Signal Island
Des Moines 24 year old James K. Qualley died at Iowa Lutheran hospital from injuries after his car struck a traffic signal island on April 28. He was a Drake University student and his death marked the seventh traffic fatality in Des Moines this year.
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James K. Qualley
Iowa Lutheran Hospital
Qualley
Drake University
Iowa Supreme Court Decisions List Tuesday
Iowa high court decisions handed down Tuesday include State vs Nelson in Plymouth county forgery affirmed. Bray vs Hardy Woodbury sidewalk controversy affirms State vs Walkner Cerro Gordo receiving stolen goods affirms Henderson vs Iles Howard workman's compensation reversed and remanded. Town of Waconia Linn annexation affirmed Berg vs Butler county board of education Butler school reorganization writ sustained. Brows vs Brown Webster divorce affirmed. Katsones vs Levis Wapello extending time for appeal win null area Vs Lanoui Provision. Decatur ante of 1Break affirm William Mongar vs Frank Lornard Clarke traffic accident reversed and remanded Parter vs Powell Shelby deed affirm. Iowa Highway Commission vs Smith Polk traffic limitation modified and affirmed. State vs Ann Brown Linn larceny. State vs Michael Gargano Black Hawk breaking and entering affirmed. State vs George Tuma Black Hawk OMVI fourth offense confirmed.
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Plymouth County District Court
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Niente
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Decatur
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Cedar Officers Probe Burglary at Clarence
Tipton Harold Muesing of Clarence reports burglars entered the Cooperative Lumber Company office Saturday night. They took about $4 in change and an air rifle with peep sight valued around $13. Pennies and the safe were untouched. Back door was broken to gain entry.
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Harold Muesing
Cooperative Lumber Company of
Clarence
Iowa Legislature Passes 320 Bills in 1957 Session
DES MOINES AP preliminary count shows the 1957 Iowa legislature received 1 142 bills and passed 320 of them. This falls short of the 360 bills passed in 1947.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Nino Valdes Meets Johnny Holman On Wednesday Fight Night
Nino Valdes faces Johnny Holman in a Wednesday night boxing card airing at 8:00 on Channel 9. The bout headlines a card likely drawing boxing fans to the local airtime.
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Nino Valdes
Johnny Holman
Channel 9
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