Iowa City Council Grants Stay to Trailer Residents
The Iowa City council granted a 90 day extension to evacuation orders affecting 36 trailer families including university students. Mayor Koser cited complaints and a city ordinance banning trailer homes though leniency was used due to housing shortage. the extension allows time to study the situation and possibly draft a new ordinance.
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Louis Shulman
Pinkerton Memorial Rites at Mt. Vernon
Memorial service for Mrs. Jennie Bennett Pinkerton, former Mt. Vernon resident, will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday in Mt. Vernon cemetery. She died March 4 in Pasadena from a heart attack. A longtime educator and host to foreign students at Cornell, she helped lead the Mt. Vernon student union era and served at Iowa State Teachers college. Survived by daughter Mrs. R. P. Ink, two sons H. H. Bennett and Prof. J. Gardner Bennett, two sisters, two brothers, and three great-grandchildren.
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MT. Vernon
Jennie Bennett Pinkerton
R. P. Ink
H. H. Bennett
Cedar Rapids
J. Gardner Bennett
Honolulu
Iowa Briefs Roundup of Graduations and Announcements
Anamosa speakers and graduates highlight a batch of commencement plans across Iowa towns. West Union, Oxford, Ossian and Monticello announce graduations, engagements, and speakers with local clergy and university figures featured.
Flaskerud couple marks 65th wedding anniversary
Calmar residents Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Flaskerud celebrated 65 years of marriage Tuesday. The couple, aged 87 and 85, hosted a family dinner with seven children and their families. They have 17 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
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E. O. Flaskerud
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Julius Flaskerud
Andrew Hillisland
Oscar Flaskerud
Otto Neste
Joseph Flaskerud
Decorah
Clarence Flaskerud
Aurora
Will Flaskerud l
Glenville
Minn
Compromise Proposed in Trees Case in Oskaloosa
A compromise to save about 100 shade trees on A Avenue in Oskaloosa was offered to the state highway commission. The plan would widen the street through the business district but leave the residential area with the trees intact, with action unlikely before Wednesday.
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Oskaloosa “Trees
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State Supreme Court
High Court
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Officials of 14 States To Meet at Davenport
High ranking state officials from 14 states will gather in Davenport from July 24 to 26 for the Midwest Council of State Governments regional conference. Gov. William S Beardsley and Gov. Adlai Stevenson of Illinois are among the expected attendees. General sessions and roundtable discussions will form the program.
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Adlai Stevenson
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Mrs Paul Beer Die s After Two Month Illness
Mrs Paul Beer 73 wife of Flynn Dairy Co president died in Des Moines hospital Tuesday after an illness of two months.
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Des Moines
Paul Beer
Flynn Dairy Company
Council Bluffs Debates Rent Decontrol at City Hearing
Council Bluffs held a stormy study hearing on rent decontrol. Proponents argued decontrol would free housing. opponents warned of shortages and gouging. A disputed list of 112 units with rents from 25 to 100 dollars drew sharp exchanges as the council considers local action under federal scope.
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Omaha World-Herald
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Iowa
Glasson Indicted in Cherokee Auto Fatalities
John Glasson, 21, of Cherokee, indicted on manslaughter charges after a five hour grand jury session. He is free on $2500 bond and faces the September term district court. three killed in the collision named Kenmore Nime 17, William Dooley 18, and Harry Aspleaf of Sioux City.
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O. S. Thomas
Rock Rapids
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William Dooley
Harry Aspleaf
Sioux City
Iowa Farmer Dies After Blast Injuries
Clinton AP reports Ray Kieffer, 39, died in a hospital after a premature dynamite blast on his farm near Preston. He was blasting stumps when the explosion shattered his legs and led to his death Monday afternoon.
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Woman Held In Shooting In Council Bluffs
Mrs. Marjorie Droge, 50, socially prominent, was held without charge after a shooting at the home of Arthur W. Carter, 71, in Council Bluffs. Carter was wounded by a .38 caliber bullet and listed in good condition.
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Jack Haden
Wilbur Smith Killed In Car-Truck Collision
Wilbur E. Smith 37 of Des Moines was killed when his car collided head on with a truck on highway 150 near Downs Illinois during heavy rain. Smith’s wife and 15 year old daughter were injured. the truck driver Clifford Peasley and passenger John Wylie of Bloomington were slightly hurt. Mrs Smith was listed as fair and daughter Ary Ann expected to be released from St Josephs hospital. Two other Smith children were not injured.
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Man Brought Baby Wolves to Collect County Bounty
Des Moines Polk County Auditor Harold Anderson faced a wolf bounty dispute when Harold Wicker of Granger brought seven baby wolves to collect $35 for seven pups. County Attorney Thayer ruled the sheriff kill the animals, witnessed by a deputy auditor, after the pups posed for photos before their death.
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INS
Polk County
Harold Anderson
Harold Wicker
Granger
Anderson
Polk City
Wicker
Thayer
Howard C. Reppert
Bettendorf Mansion Sold at Sheriff Sale for $18,500
Bettendorf group of businessmen bought the $90,000 20 room hillside mansion built by Col. G. Watson French for $18,500 to satisfy a $15,000 mortgage held by Northwest Bank and Trust Company of Davenport. Purchasers include Norman Johnson contractor Dr. Earl Houghton physician Marvin Messer insurance agent George Willis Harold Ward low Bradley automobile dealers.
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Mississippi River
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J. H. Andre
Norman Johnson
Earl Houghton
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George Willis
Harold Wardlow
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Driver Given Jail Sentence
Milo A Newton of Mt. Vernon was sentenced to 60 days in Linn County Jail after pleading guilty to driving without a license and failing to render aid after an accident near Lisbon. Carson Weimer, 53, also of Mt. Vernon, was treated for broken ribs and a broken shoulder at Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids. Newton reportedly lost control on a county road west of Vinton and crashed into a ditch.
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MT. Vernon
Milo A. Newton
Linn County
Harry Dilley
Lisbon
Newton
Carson Weimer
Weimer
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Highway
Jim Gildroy
Vinton
Condition of Injured Woman Still Serious
Miss Helen Bray aged 46 of Clear Lake remained in serious condition at Mercy Hospital in Oelwein after a Saturday auto crash. Her car and a vehicle driven by Thomas McNamara Jr of Oelwein collided on Highway 3 about ten miles west of Oelwein. Bray suffered a fractured skull and chest injuries as her car rolled over three times.
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Helen Bray
Clear Lake
Mercy Hospital
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Thomas McNamara, Jr
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Gifts Totaling $19,919 Aid ISU Agricultural Station
Iowa State college agricultural experiment station reports gifts and grants totaling 19,919 dollars for scholarships and research work. Announcement made Tuesday by President Charles E. Friley.
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Iowa State College Agricultural Experiment Station
Charles E. Friley
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