Davenport Bank Employee Held on Extortion Charge
Davenport bank bookkeeper Donald Condon, 20, was held in Scott County jail after arraignment on extortion. He allegedly tried to collect 2500 dollars from Kay Loving, Davenport cigar store owner, by threatening family harm. Police say he signed a confession, attempted suicide, and had access to Loving’s account.
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Davenport
Donald Condon
Scott County District Court
John J. McSwiggin
Condon
McSwiggin
Scott County
Les Jurgens
Kay Loving
Jurgens
Loving
Mason City
Davenport Bank and Trust Company
Six Iowa City Juniors To Attend Hawkeye Boys State
Six outstanding high school juniors from Iowa City were chosen to represent the city at Hawkeye Boys State. The delegates are Jerry Holland of St Patrick’s, Charles Rocca of St Mary’s, Bob Ballantyne of University High, and Ed Duncan Leroy Ebert and Bill Fenton of Iowa City High School.
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Iowa City
Hawkeye Boys State
Thursay
Jerry Holland
St. Patrick’s
Charles Rocca
St. Mary’s
Bob Ballantyne
University High
Bill Fenton
Ed Duncan
Leroy Ebert
Iowa City High School
Rites in Volga City for Pvt Lowe
Services at Volga City Methodist Church Sunday for Pvt Clyde D. Lowe 23 who was killed January 22 1944 in Italy while with the 34th division He entered service March 1943 and went overseas October 1943 He was the grandson of Mr and Mrs D E Lowe of Volga City A brother Kenneth is serving in the navy at San Francisco
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Volga City
Clyde D. Lowe
Italy
Pvt
Lowe
D. E. Lowe
Kenneth
Navy
San Francisco
Frank E Burger Dies at Iowa City
Frank E. Burger 55 longtime Iowa City businessman and president of Burger Construction died after a lingering illness. He contributed to the national guard armory, electric sub station work near Hills, and remodeling projects for Coralville and Mercy hospital. Survived by wife two sons a daughter and several siblings with services at St Wenceslaus church and burial at St Josephs cemetery.
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Iowa City
Frank E. Burger
Burger Construction Company
Charles Burger
St. Wenceslaus Church
the Elks, Moose, Eagles
Knights of Columbus
Chamber of Commerce
Warren
Richard
Mildred M. Parizek
Carl
Louis
Cedar Rapids
Edward
Colorado
Loretta Sedlachek
Dora Sullivan
Clara Lenoch
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
State Officials Inspect Independence Hospital Overcrowding
State board of control and welfare workers from 24 counties toured Independence Hospital Tuesday. They witnessed severe overcrowding and ordered the immediate removal of 85 patients, with up to 50 more expected. About 130 visitors attended a luncheon led by Dr. Max Witte. Speakers included Dr. Charles Graves, P. F. Hopkins, Henry W. Burman, Robert C. Lappen, and State Sen. Herman Knudson.
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GolSette
State Board of Control and Supervisors
Max Witte
Charlies Graves
P. F. Hopkins
Henry W. Burman
Robert C. Lappen
Board of Control
Herman Knudson
Mason City
Take First Plane Ride On Golden Wedding Day
Shellsburg couple J William and wife celebrate their 50th anniversary with their first airplane ride to Cedar Rapids area. Nephews Frank Rust Clyde Kok Alblas and Claude Kok Alblas attended from Rogers Arkansas and Zion Illinois. Rust runs a small air transport business including chick shipments and has piloted his millionth chick.
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Shellsburg
J. William O’brien
Frank Rust
Rogers
Ark
Cedar Rapids
Clyde
Claude Kok-Alblas
Zion, IL
Rust
O’briens
Mother 22 Dies From Burns Saving Her Four Children
DES MOINES AP A 22 year old mother of four died in a Des Moines hospital after a fire at the Maxwell area home. She reportedly threw kerosene on a stove fire causing an explosion then broke a window and hurled her four children to safety. The oldest is five and the youngest a baby born last January. Her husband, a war veteran, rushed from the fields to help and transport his wife to hospital. The family had moved from Des Moines to the farm a month earlier due to ill health.
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Des Moines
Charles Barnes
Maxwell Thursay
Barnes
Attorney H H Locher Dies in California
H H Locher aged 59 a Monticello pioneer family member and former Dubuque attorney died of diphtheria in San Francisco. He practiced law in San Francisco for seven years. Body to return to Devaney funeral home Dubuque. funeral plans pending. Surviving: son William and daughter Mrs Leo Diener of Dubuque, six brothers J J Frank E E Joseph Charles S all of Dubuque and L R Locher of Farley, four sisters Mrs Minnie Miller Mrs W H Jarrett Mary and Bertha Locher of Monticello.
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Monticello
H. H. Locher
Dubuque
San Francisco
Devaney
William
Leo Diener
J. J
Frank
E. E
Joseph
Charles S
L. R. Locher
Farley
Minnie Miller
W. H. Jarrett
Mary
Bertha Locher
Davis Urges Screening of All Convicts in Iowa
Iowa City AP report on Warden Foss Davis urging a statewide receiving depot to classify released offenders. A board would assign inmates to Anamosa reformatory or Fort Madison penitentiary, with emphasis on reformable cases and expanded state license plate production for rehabilitation.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Foss Davis
Men’s Reformatory
Anamosa
Institute On
University of Iowa
Davis
Fort Madison
Reformatory
Democratic panel to pick First district committeeman
In Des Moines the Democratic state central committee will meet May 21 to elect a new First district committeeman to succeed William R. Hart. Sheriff Walter Bease of Davenport has been endorsed for the post.
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Des Moines
Democratic State Central Committee
William R. Hart
Walter Bease
Davenport
Elkader Rainbow Girls install New Officers
Elkader Rainbow Girls held a public ceremony at the Masonic hall as Anne Hamilton was installed worthy advisor. Other officers installed included Mary Jane Carlson as associate advisor and several roles such as recorder Bernadine Seifert treasurer Donna Tieden chaplain Mat Mather drill leader Audrey Meyer and choir director Georgia Meyer among others.
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Elkader
Anne Hamilton
Rainbow Girls
Masonic Hall
Mary Jane Carlson
Charity
Joanne Marcsisak
Hope
Erma Eggiman
Faith
Dorothy Seifert
Bernadine Seifert
Donna Tieden
Mat Mather
Audrey Meyer
Joann Meyer
Virginia Wahls
Dorothy Fenton
Lorain Yearous
Yvonne Palas
Janis Larson
Willa Dean Lamphier
Barbara Yearous
Esther Stendel
Georgia Meyer
Peggy Olson
Waterloo John Deere Workers Favor Strike
Waterloo Iowa CIO United Auto Workers vote by substantial majority to authorize a strike. Carl Dahl, president, said the mass meeting approved the action and the executive board may call a strike. Similar strike votes are being prepared at Ottumwa Des Moines and Dubuque plants as talks continue in Moline. The existing contract has expired covering seven Deere plants in Iowa and Illinois.
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Iowa
Illinois
West Union Seeks Extra 10000 for New City Hospital
West Union faces a shortfall of 10000 to meet federal requirements for an $80233.1 federal grant and complete bids for the new hospital. Arthur Hanson Construction of Cedar Falls submitted the low bid of 127350 for the general contract with three other bids noted.
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West Union
Edgar A.traeger
Arthur Y. Hanson Construction Company
Cedar Falls
L. E. Hanlon
Hanlon
Young Pastor Accused of Auto Thefts
The Rev Edward D Byrd 22 was recaptured at Rockport Missouri after escaping from jail in Auburn Nebraska he stole a car and crossed a toll bridge authorities say Byrd a Cumberland Presbyterian pastor in Watson Missouri resigned Monday and faces three car theft charges plus federal counts of transporting stolen vehicles across state lines He planned to be sent to Sidney Indiana for the charges and prosecutors say his father is a pastor in Ottumwa Iowa
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Auburn
Neb
Edward D. Byrd
Rockport
Nemaha County
Harve Kuenning
Byrd
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Watson
Sidney
Kuenning
Ottumwa
Iowa
Cecil Weidman
Joe Gaines
Gaines
Iowa City Man Framed by Bogus Vehicle Sale Check
John Eber of Iowa City reported to police that a man who bought a 1947 car gave him a counterfeit check for 1 725 dollars. The incident occurred as the buyer and seller completed the vehicle sale in Iowa City.
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Iowa City (Ap
John Eberhard
Iowa City
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