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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1957
Page
5
Iowa safety official Russell Brown warned county road drivers to slow down and stop at farm lane entries as four months into 1957 saw 54 fatal county-road crashes versus 30 a year earlier. He noted overall fatalities neared last year’s record pace with 186 killed in 366 county and primary crashes.
Burlington Iowa reports a lien for 53406.24 in taxes for 1954 against the estate of F Albert Klein of Burlington. Klein left an estate valued over two million dollars with most funds in a trust for a hospital for the elderly. The lien cites unreported personal property taxes. the National Bank of Burlington is the estate executor.
Mary Ann Thomas four died after her dress caught fire while playing with matches in the yard with her sister. She suffered first and second degree burns over about 75 percent of her body and died in St Joseph's hospital Thursday.
Iowa Tax Commission reports food establishments accounted for just over 45 percent of Iowa retail business in the final quarter of 1956. Grocery and real markets led the food group, roughly doubling the volume of the next strongest category, department and general stores.
The Ludlow Township church received a bequest from Henry Den that included 320 acres and supported a local apparel and general merchandise market. The quarter's total retail volume reached about 15 million dollars across grocery, meat, clothing, furniture, and other sectors. Christmas buying skewed toward the apparel and food groups, with the food sector alone totaling near 135 million dollars in output.
Ruben Morgan, Mesquash Indian, was sentenced to 90 days in the county jail on an forgery charge. Indicted by the grand jury, his term runs from March 27. He also received parole from a one year term on a separate charge involving operation and a motor vehicle without consent.
Two Iowa college political science professors Dr Donald Johnson of Iowa State University and Prof Richard Spencer of Coe College Cedar Rapids will spend a week in Washington as guests of Rep Fred Schwengel. They will attend House and Senate sessions hold meetings with leaders sit in on hearings and read congressional mail. This expands a program run by Citizenship Clearing House to include two Iowa professors. May events and commencement details follow with Dr Arthur Barnes featuring at Iowa.
Valedictorian Shellaburg-Marla Yakish and salutatorian Patricia Mumbower lead a graduating class with members including Judy Hootman Ronald Brehm Martyn White Jube Maxwell Karen Hoon David Hoff Lewis Gardemann John Pearson Janyce White Fletcher Commencement set for May 14 speaker Hrawlie Caballero from Upe per Town University Baccalaureate May 19 Awards night May 2 and commencement May 21 Riverside junior senior banquet May after all night party. trips to Chicago scheduled Anamosa Thespians add new members Gerry Blayney Bob Brady Elaine Abel Marilyn Frank Ronnie Goldsmith Maury Heiserman Janice Kula Karen
Louis L. Jurgemeyer of Clinton is elected as the new GOP chairman in Iowa. He will head state headquarters and lead the Republican campaign to reclaim seats including Governor Loveless and Rep. Merwin Coad. An attorney and Clinton Development founder, he vows continuation of leadership while reshaping party strategy to counter Democratic gains.
DES MOINES reports that lawmakers discuss bunking at the state fairground dormitories to save notes bills during a possible special session. Fair Secretary Loyd Cunningham says no formal request exists and unclear if access would be allowed. He notes the 4 H dorms were wartime use and not suitable for families. Legislators would be paid about $18 a day for a special session.
Reassignment of ad changes in our operations and procedures dealing with safety and traffic as the Iowa Highway Commission announces June 1 personnel shifts. Carl Schach becomes department head succeeding W Price. Howard Gunnerson moves to hearings role with Price becoming safety and traffic engineer.
Three Brooklyn gravel truck drivers suffered minor injuries in a four-vehicle chain-reaction crash on a Jasper County road near Dayneport. The incident began when a gravel truck stopped to let oncoming traffic pass, then a second truck halted, causing a rear bump and a third truck joining the scramble. Estimated damage reached 8600 dollars.
The text notes that Stith has turned the boy over to probation authorities since the youth is on probation for a vandalism charge.
Mrs Kern Kelleher of Lansing is elected president of the Allamakee county TB Association with Mrs C C Bunting of Waukon as vice president, Mrs Fred Fist of Waukon as secretary, and Mrs Harold Deters of Waukon as treasurer.
A U S air force officer Lt. Thomas W Pitcher Emmetsburg Jr and five other crewmen were saved Thursday aboard a Japanese ferry near Nagoya after their KB50 refueling plane crashed into the Pacific Wednesday about 100 miles southwest of Japan. Two other crewmen were recovered by fishing boats while five remained missing.
An Allamakee county bridge project on Highway 182 over the Upper Iowa River is among the works to be let May 28 by the Iowa Highway Commission. The total savings are expected to be about 4,052,006 dollars.
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