Vest Seeks GOP Lieutenant Governor Nomination
Alan Vest 47 a Sac City lawyer and former president pro tem of the Iowa Senate runs on a freedom and reform platform. He defends personal abstinence while urging education over prohibition and argues liquor laws should control abuses without revenue focus. Vest emphasizes fair committee appointments and a constructive in-session leadership.
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Loyal Meek
Tate
Alan Vest
Sac
Sen. West
Germany
West
Bremen
Vest
Iowa Temperance Legislative Council
G.O.P
Jack Miller
W. L. Mooty
Iowa
Mooty
Miller
Alan West
Sac City
Pearl
Kirby
Carolyn
Ladora Rodeo Sets Friday Championship Events
The 3rd annual rodeo in Ladora will occur Friday at 1 p.m. on highway 6, 30 miles west of Iowa City. Events include pony class, musical chair, pole bending, bucking stock, calf roping, bulldogging, and more with cash prizes and ribbons. Competitors include Donald Urbanek of Solon, tied to local apparel shops.
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Ladora
Highway 6
Iowa City
Donald Urbanek
Solon
Wilson’s
Dar Rapids
Iowa
West
Memorial Day Services Across East Iowa
Gov. Herschel Loveless will speak at Cascade Memorial Day ceremonies Friday afternoon after morning cemetery services. A 12 30 p.m. parade leads to the Legion pavilion where he will speak, followed by an 8 p.m. Cascade Zwingle baseball game. Other towns include Manchester Strawberry Point Waukon Tama North Liberty with cemetery services, parades, masses, and taps events across Oak Hill St. Patrick Oakland Ridgewood.
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Iowa News
Herschel Loveless
Legion Pavilion
Cascade
Zwingle
Iowa
Manchester— Legionnaires Andather
Manchester
Oakland
St. Mary’s
Strawberry Point
Paul G. Bauer
Emanuel Lutheran Church
Waukon
Oakland Cemetery
Tama
Oak Hill Cemetery
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
St. Patrick’s
Iowa River Bridge
Bee Hive Corner Park
North Liberty
Ridgewood Cemetery
Independence JCs elect new officers and director slate
Special to The Gazette lists new Junior Chamber of Commerce leaders Kenneth White as president Robert Borland as first vice president Gerald Satterlee as second vice president Del Hessinius as secretary Keith Campbell as treasurer with Roger Fox Robert Jensen Don Dorn and Paul Jones as directors Kuhny van Heuvelen named state representative in Independence.
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Independence
Chamber of Commerce
Kenneth White
Robert Borland
Gerald Satterlee
del Hessinius
Keith Campbell
Roger Fox
Robert Jensen
Don Dorn
Paul Jones
Kuhny van Heuvelen
WOI-TV Faces Legislative Review Over Financial Losses
Iowa State College owned WOI-TV reported a 1957 loss of 49 886.59 and 1958 figures show ongoing red ink as officials argue the station’s educational programming limits profitability. Dr. James H. Hilton told a legislative committee the station loses money due to its education focus while ads and Des Moines competitors erode revenue.
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DES Moines
Woi-Tv
Iowa State College
Iowa
James H. Hilton
ISC
Iowa Board of Regents
Hilton
Marengo Grandmother Proud of Four Grandchildren Graduating
Rose Patterson of Marengo celebrates four grandchildren graduating this week. Carole Jean Young and Larry Patterson, both Marengo residents, join Jerry Patterson from Marengo and Sue Lane Sims from nearby Monticello as graduates. The Simms family formerly lived in Marengo.
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Marengo
East Town
Rose Patterson
Monticello
Carole Jean Young
Leo Youngs
Larry Patterson
Everett Pattersons
Jerry Patterson
Edwin Pattersons
Sue Lane Sims
Burton Simms
Simms
Former C.R. Man Receives NSF Senior Fellowship
Victor W. Bolie associate professor of electrical engineering at Iowa State College won a National Science Foundation senior post doctoral fellowship. He will study physiology and anatomy at Stanford University for one year as part of a new medical electronics training program at Iowa State involving engineering and veterinary medicine. Bolie is a Burt high school graduate who earned degrees from Coe College and Iowa State and previously worked as a research consultant for Collings Radio Company in Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa State
Collings Radio Company of
Savings Bond Sales Awards to Tama Banks
Seven Tama county banks were honored for surpassing their 1957 savings bond sales quota. A gold walnut plaque with the U.S. Treasury seal was presented to Clutter State Bank Chelsea Savings Bank Tama State Bank National Bank of Toledo Farmers Savings Bank Traer First National Bank of Traer Farmers Savings Bank Garwin.
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TAMA
U.S
The
U.S. Treasury
Clutter State Bank
Chelsea Savings Bank
Tama State Bank
the National Bank of Toledo
Farmers Savings Bank
Traer
First National Bank of Traer
Garwin
How They Voted How They Voted
Senate and House members from Eastern Iowa cast votes on the Alaska statehood bill. May include Merwin Coad and Paul Cunningham among yeas and Charles Hoeven Karl LeCompte Fred Schwengel among nays. H R Gross absent. Senate had no controversial roll calls.
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Dorothy Williams
Gazette
Washington
U. S. Senate
House of Representatives
Iowa
House
HLR
Alaska
Aspinall
D-Colo
Yeas
Merwin Coad
Karl M. LeCompte
Fred Schwengel
H. R. Gross
Services Thursday for Hulda R. James 58
Hulda R. James 58 will have services Thursday at 2 30 p m at the Methodist church with burial in Oakridge cemetery. She was born August 22 1899 in Champaign Illinois and married Glen James January 14 1922 in Columbus Junction. They lived in West Liberty 36 years. Survivors include husband Glen James son Chad of West Liberty a foster daughter Mrs Keith Windus of West Liberty and sister Lulu Curry of West Liberty. Devotion to Cancer drive suggested.
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West Liberty
Hulda R. James
Oakridge Cemetery
Champaign
Ill
Columbus Junction
Glen James
Jone
Chad
Keith Windus
Lulu Curry
Burns Fatal To Keokuk Girl Four Years Old
Four year old Emmy Lou Riney died in a Keokuk hospital from burns suffered when her dress caught fire from a lighted paper last Wednesday. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Patrick Riney. The tragedy occurred in Keokuk.
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Keokuk
Emmy Lou Riney
Patrick Riney
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League of Women Voters
Uate
Gov. Loveless
Solons
State Board of iControl
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Burns
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