Bonus and Senatorial Race May Bring Out Record Vote
Iowa may set a new voting record Tuesday with more than a million likely voters. The senate race between George A. Wilson and Guy M. Gillette stands as a key factor alongside an $85 million World War II veteran bonus ballot measure. Beardsley is favored for governor, while Third and Fourth district contests look close. turnout already shows strong city registrations and Des Moines election events mark the close.
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Senate
George A. Wilson
Guy M. Gillette
Iowa
Gillette
Wilson
Seymour M. Pitcher
Iowa City
William S. Beardsley
Carroll O. Switzer
Switzer
Waterloo
H. R. Gross
John W. Gwynne
Dan Ryan
Parkersburg
Gross
Mason City
Marshalltown
Steven V. Carter
Leon
Karl M. LeCompte
Corydon
James D. France
Tipton
Thomas E. Martin
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Burlington
Council Bluffs
Ottumwa
Muscatine
Dubuque
Davenport
Charles City
Sioux City
Fort Dodge
Beardsley
Cherokee
Dedham Student Killed in Train Car Collision
Patricia Balk age 18 of Dedham died in a hospital Sunday from injuries from a train car collision at a crossing Saturday night. She was a student at Iowa State Teachers College.
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Carroll
INS
Patricia Balk
Dedham
Iowa State Teachers College
Man Found Dead Under Car in Ditch Near Amana
Maregno Orland Gorsch 26 was found drowned beneath an overturned car in a water filled ditch a quarter mile west of West Amana. Coroner C E Van Dyke said he had been dead since Saturday night. The wrecked car was spotted by Glenn Wendler 16. He was the oldest son of Mr and Mrs Herman Gorsch and is survived by two brothers and a sister.
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Marengo
Orland Gorsch
West Amana
C. E. van Dyke
Iowa Briefs Roundup Across Several Towns
A series of short items from Iowa towns reports incidents and changes. Davis of Cotter suffers arm and leg injuries after a highway 92 collision with a Washington driver. Coon in McGregor injured in a ditch accident. Barb Boyer moves to Guam with family. Cook Jr. in Marquette sustains arm and facial cuts after a ditch crash while navy personnel. Gutten berg aquarium closed. fish sent to Shedd in Chicago after 13,000 visitors. Barbara Boyer and children depart for Guam with T/Sgt Lynn Boyer. Becker estate in Ossian valued at 59 945 dollars. American Legion Junior Auxiliary officers installed in Shellsburg. Don Brown buys Mary Flenniken property in Strawberry Point for 10 000 dollars. McGregor fire company to hold rat eradication drive. Rev. James W Sala named pastor at Monticello First Presbyterian Church. first sermon December 5.
Boy 12 Kills Father With Shotgun in Defense
Frankie Longman, aged 12, told authorities he killed his father Harry Longman, 57, with a 20 gauge shotgun after claiming the man was beating his sister Wauneta. An inquest ruled justifiable shooting and no charges will be filed.
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Logan
Frankie Longman
Harrison County
Cass A. Bullis
Frankie
Bullis
Harry Longman
Wauneta
Arlene Skinner
Burglars Net $447 From Davenport Penney Store
Davenport police report burglars escaped with 447 dollars from the J C Penney Company store on Saturday night. Detectives say the thieves hid in the store after hours and fled via a second floor fire escape. The incident mirrors a nearby Hanssen hardware theft on October 3 that yielded 6000 dollars.
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Davenport
INS
Harold A. Hordsen
J. C. Penney Company
Thordsen
Hanssen Hardware
16 Injured When Bus Collides with Truck
Two drivers faced investigation after a Saturday crash in Council Bluffs injured 16 people. Bus driver Jack Alexander 30 was booked with no bond and truck driver Henry Olson 25 of Sioux City held on $2000 bond. The bus rear ended a stalled truck carrying 400 cases of eggs.
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Council Bluffs
Jack Alexander
Henry Olson
Sioux City
Tunnicliff Killed in Foggy Iowa City Crash
John Tunnicliff Jr president of Tunnicliff Construction Company of Davenport died after a head on collision on highway 6 nine miles east of Iowa City. Leland Stock and James Hopkins escaped serious injury in the dense fog. The firm had completed Mercy hospital wing and dormitories for Marycrest college with current projects at Mercy hospital Iowa City and Xavier hospital Dubuque.
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Iowa City
John Tunnicliff, Jr
Tunnicliff Construction Company
Davenport
Highway 6
Here
Leland D. Stock
Tunnicliff
Mercy Hospital
James Hopkins
Des Moines
Hopkins
No. 6
Marycrest College
Clinton
Union Arcade
Xavier Hospital
Dubuque
Three Iowa Editors To Address Taxpayers Forum
Des Moines reports announce the 14th annual Iowa Taxpayers Association meeting on Nov 12. Arthur T. Wallace will discuss job classification and a state employees compensation plan. Senators Styles Bridges and editors Harry Boyd J M Beck and A M Piper will join a forum on state surplus funds.
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DES Moines
INS
Iowa Taxpayers Association
Arthur T. Wallace
State Executive Council
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Iowa
Harry Boyd
Cedar Rapids
J. M. Beck
Centerville
A. M. Piper
Council Bluffs
Quail Season Opens Across 46 Iowa Counties
Des Moines report notes the 1948 quail hunting season started at 8 39 a m Monday in 46 eastern and southern Iowa counties with a daily bag and possession limit of eight birds.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Mothers in Ancient Greece Used Honeyed Sponge to Calm Babies
In ancient Greece mothers quieted crying infants with a sponge soaked in honey. The practice reflects early soothing methods and maternal care in classical society.
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Ancient
Greece
Manchester Man Killed In Collision
A Manchester man Kenneth Olson 23 was killed when his car collided with a truck on highway 52 north of Dubuque. Ben McGee 19 his companion was in fair condition. Truck occupants Jay Welch and Louis Bauer escaped uninjured. Olson planned to enter the army in December and is survived by his father and multiple family members.
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Dubuque
Kenneth Olson
Larson Roofing Company
Ben McGee
Jay Welch
Benton Harbor
Mich
Louis Bauer
Manitowoc
Wis
Olson
L. T. N. Olson
Clermont
Louis
Mildred Peterson
Earl Opperman
Delores McDermott
McGee
Floyd Whitman
Davenport Man Shot During Argument Over Wife
Davenport police hold Alvin B. Cunningham 31 after he signed a statement admitting shooting Darwin Leighton 29 in front of his home during a dispute over Cunningham's wife. Leighton, Palmer chiropractic student, was wounded in both legs and hospitalized in non serious condition.
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Davenport
Harold Thordsen
Darwin Leighton
Thordsen
Leighton
Alvin B. Cunningham
Cunningham
Palmer Chiropractic School
Iowa Falls Child Drowns In Cistern
Harold Peterson age 3 son of Mr and Mrs Harold Peterson drowned in a cistern at grandmother home in Iowa Falls The drowning was found when the father noticed the cistern cover missing and poked a rake into the well The boy was taken to a hospital but attempts to revive him failed.
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Iowa Falls
INS
Harold Peterson
Honest Man Finds Disabled Vet’s $366
Dubuque man Dean C Oakley found a billfold in Davenport with 366 in cash and Orval Castle’s ID from East Peoria Illinois He informed Davenport police and Illinois state police traced Castle a disabled war veteran in a wheelchair to confirm the loss.
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Davenport
Dean C. Oakley
Dubuque
Oakley
Orval Castle
East Peoria
Ill
Illinois State Police
Castle
Child Dies From Kitchen Scalds In Sioux City
Kathleen Howell aged 17 months, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Howell of Sergeant Bluff, died in a Sioux City hospital after she toppled from her crib and overturned a kettle of boiling water causing severe scalds.
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Sioux City
Kathleen Howell
John Howell
Sergeant Bluff
Couple Killed Near DeWitt in Fog Aware Crash
DeWitt residents C. R. Lewis age 46 and his wife 40 were killed when their car crashed head on with an ice cream truck 11 miles east of DeWitt on highway 30 in a heavy fog. J. T. Boutlenger, a nephew, suffered serious injuries and was taken to Clinton hospital. Ice cream truck driver William Leische of Clinton was not injured. The couple were en route to their Clinton grocery business near the airport entrance.
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Dewitt
INS
C. R. Lewis
J. T. Boutlenger
Clinton
Lewis
William Leische
Leische
Clinton Airport
Fire destroys A. P. store in Sioux City
A. and P. supermarket in downtown Sioux City was wiped out by a Sunday blaze. Firemen attributed the fire to a defective hot water heater and said flames spread rapidly, with damage estimated at 15000 dollars.
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Sioux City
A. and P
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