Iowa Safety Official Ad Solicitation Controversy Emerges
Des Moines Iowa public safety commissioner Pearl McMurry admitted an unintentional mistake after approving a statewide ad program urging merchants to participate in a Des Moines Register and Tribune insurance edition. Letters sent nationwide used state stationery and an official signature, prompting complaints from newspapers and business groups over state funds being used to solicit for a commercial enterprise.
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Robert Hogan
Iowa Daily Press
Des Moines
Pearl W. McMurry
Iowa
Commissioner of Public Safety
Des Moines Register
Tribune
MacMurry
Public Safety Department
McMurry
Gov. Beardsley
Department
Iowa Safety Congress
Department of Public Safety
Lew Warren
Oelwein
Iowasof Press Association
Robert Hullihan
Boone
Wes Day Advertising Agency
Band Boosters elect officers in Manchester
Mrs. Hubert Carr was elected president of the Band Boosters in Manchester. Other officers include Dr. Stanley Binney as vice president Velma Haeussler as secretary and Leslie Gibbs as treasurer.
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Manchester
Hubert Carr
Stanley Binney
Velma Haeussler
Leslie Gibbs
Journalism Fraternity Officers Named at SUI
IOWA CITY New officers for the 1951 52 school year were announced. Joan Patten of Springville was named treasurer of Gamma Alpha Chi, the national professional fraternity for women in advertising. Marvin Braverman of Iowa won the J Hamilton Johnson Memorial award for news writing. Prospective members invited to join Kappa Tau Alpha include Richard A Christenson Cedar Rapids Robert Noble Joseph Shoquist and Don Scannell all from Iowa City.
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Gazette
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Joan Patten
Springville
Gamma Alpha Chi
Marvin Braverman
Iowa
J. Hamilton Johnson
Kappa Tau Alpha
Richard A. Christenson
Cedar Rapids
Robert Noble
Joseph Shoquist
Don Scannell
Notice in Linn County District Court case Moore et al v Moore
In Linn County Iowa district court Carl Lee Moore and J C Waddell sue George Washington Moore and others seeking partition of Lot 15 Block 26 O N Hulls Third Addition Cedar Rapids. The petition asks for private sale of the property, cost allocations, and distribution of proceeds including a one sixth share to George Washington Moore, with appearance required by June 20 1951 or default judgment will be entered.
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District Court of Iowa
Linn County
Carl Lee Moore
J. C. Waddell
George Washington Moore
George Washington
Linn Unty
O. N. Hull
Cedar Rapids
Linn
Iowa
Frank Moore
George Wisthington Moore
Peeee Seether
Prowerz
Cedarids
Three Injured in Manchester Crash
A two car collision three miles northwest of Manchester Sunday morning left Verleta Odell Barbara Beaman and James C Thibodeau injured. Odell sustained a severe ankle injury while Beaman and Thibodeau suffered cuts and abrasions. They were taken to Delaware county hospital. Thibadeau 19 drove the stock car which rolled over 20 times after colliding with a Dick Stock 20 of Greeley. Sheriff Arthur Longseth and Patrolman Bob Bowen investigated.
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the Gazette
Manchester
Here
Verleta Odell
Barbara Beaman
James C. Thibodeau
Oelwein
Odell
Greeley
Thibadeau
Arthur Longseth
Bob Bowen
Iowa Archaeological Society Planned at McGregor
McGregor Iowa hosts a two day effort to form an Iowa Archaeological Society modeled on neighboring states. Wisconsin experts join locals for a tour of the Effigy Mounds area on the Mississippi bluffs and a Saturday evening talk on Indians of the Southwest. A Sunday business meeting drums up members with a Wisconsin guest speaker queued to follow dinner.
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Mcgregor
Iowa
Exec
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Missouri
Towa
Clayton
Allamakee
Mississippi and Yellow River
Iowa Archaeological Society
Monument Mounds
Wisconsin Archaeological Society
McGregor Heights
V. O. Washburn
Heights Hotel
Winneshiek Board Orders River Island Removal near Tavener Dam
The Winneshiek board of supervisors ordered removal of an island in the Upper Iowa River south of Tavener dam. Dirt from the island will be used to fill a wash along the west river bank near Pulpit Rock road.
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Decorah
Tavener Dam
Iowa River
Winneshiek Board of Supervisors
Pulpit Rock Road
$300000 Boys Training School Building Sought
A spokesman for the State Board of Control said the board will ask the new Iowa interim committee to authorize a $300 000 shops rebuilding project at the Eldora Training School for Boys. The building, destroyed by fire months earlier, had housed various vocational training programs.
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Des Moines
State Board of Control
Iowa
Eldora
Iowa Teenagers Shine in Early 1951 Traffic Fatalities
Iowa’s three month tally shows 163 drivers in fatal crashes, up from 121 a year earlier. Teen drivers 14 to 20 held 18 fatalities, while ages 21 to 24 rose to 21, and 25 to 64 saw the largest jump from 78 to 118, with six drivers 65 plus. Commissioner McMurry cites comparatively favorable teenage performance.
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McMurry
Fifty Pound Mastodon Bone Found in Iowa
In Cedar Falls a 50 pound mastodon upper leg bone was found in Elk Run creek. Dr. C W Lantz of Iowa State Teachers College confirms the prehistoric origin. Dick Kirkpatrick and John Eveland, fourth graders, found the bone on a field trip with Mrs Verta Kress.
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Cedar Falls
Elk Run Creek
C. W. Lantz
Iowa State Teachers College
Iowa
Dick Kirkpatrick
John Eveland
Elk Run School
Verta Kress
Winneshiek Marble Tournament Set for Decorah High Saturday
The Winneshiek county marble tournament is scheduled for Saturday at Decorah High School.
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Decorah
Winneshiek County
Decorah High School
Two Maryknoll Nuns Describe Communist Red Treachery
Two Sisters Mary Beatrice and Paul Therese returned from the Orient with accounts of Catholic clergy jailed by Chinese Reds. Sister Paul Therese, a three and a half month prisoner, recounted arrests and expulsions on false charges including hiding ammunition. They cited bishops Burn and Donaghy and 11 priests and three sisters as detainees.
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Los Angeles
INS
Iowan
Orient
Ossining
N.Y
Mary Beatrice
Davenport
Paul Therese
New England
S.D
Maying
Reds
Patrick Burn
Korea
William Donaghy
South China
Beardsley To Attend SUI ROTC Review
Iowa Governor Beardsley will attend the University of Iowa ROTC 67th Governor’s Day Review. More than 1,500 ROTC cadets parade and receive awards, with the Highlanders and marching band performing. Luncheon at 12 30 is followed by a radio broadcast and an open house at Old Capitol Senate chamber.
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Iowa City
Iowa
R.O.T.C. Corps
WSUI
Senate
Old Capitol
Ridgway Reviews WAC Detachment in Tokyo Ceremony
Gen Matthew Ridgway inspected a WAC detachment in Tokyo marking the Women's Army Corps ninth birthday. His wife drew attention in a formal gown and hat as the first public WAC review by a supreme commander since 1946. The GHQ WAC unit is led by Capt. Mary Louise Sullivan of Omaha with Navy nurse Lt. Cmdr. Alberta Burk present.
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Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
Wac
Women’s Army Corps
Imperial Plaza
Japan
GHQ
Mary Louise Sullivan
Omaha
293Rd Army Band
Cmdr
Alberta Burk
Independence
Navy
Two Soldiers Wounded In Furlough Accidents
DES MOINES Iowa two Polk county army men home on furlough were wounded in separate incidents Sunday. Pvt James Hood 19 of Spring Hill lost four fingers while firing at tin cans in a stream near Springhill. Pvt Dwayne Hamilton 18 shot himself in the hand with a .22 rifle while fox hunting on a farm about five miles north of Ankeny.
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Des Moines
INS
Polk County
James Hood
Springhill
Dwayne Hamilton
Ankeny
Mortar Board Taps Five Eastern Iowa SUI Coeds
Mortar Board at SUI tapped 17 new members Saturday on the west approach to Old Capitol. Tapped coeds include Patricia Hauser Decorah Helen Hays and Nancy Wallace Iowa City Jo Fran Kouba and Susan Starman Cedar Rapids. The ceremony followed a mother daughter banquet part of the Mother's day program.
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Iowa City
Junior Chamber votes to donate to playground program
Independence group the Junior Chamber of Commerce votes to donate $100 to the playground program and to sponsor the Midget baseball team.
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Independence
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Camel Leads as Cigarette Popularity Grows
Published figures show Camel continuing to lead in annual cigarette consumption by billions, marking its biggest advantage in 25 years. The coast to coast test of hundreds who smoked Camels for 30 days reports no throat irritation.
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Camel
America
Thorough cigarette mildness test by throat specialists
A comprehensive 30 day study involved hundreds of participants smoking Camels exclusively. Each week throat specialists conducted 2,470 examinations and found no cases of throat irritation attributed to smoking Camels.
Doctors Prefer Camel Cigarettes Says Nationwide Survey
A nationwide survey asks doctors in every medical branch about their cigarette brand. The most commonly named brand is Camel, with more doctors choosing Camels than any other cigarette.
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Vic Raschi
Vic
NMN
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