In Dyersville Basilica Set In Inaugural Observance
Dyersville prepares for the inauguration of St. Francis Xavier church as a minor basilica with a 12:15 p.m. banquet and a Pontifical High Mass at 10 a.m. Archbishops, bishops, judges, mayors, and civic leaders will speak on topics from religious liberty to local impact. The procession will feature papal insignia, clergy, Knights of Columbus, and parish groups.
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Dyersville
St. Francis Xavier Church
M. M. Hoffman
St. Francis Xavier Basilica
Gerald T. Bergan
Omaha
Pius XII
Henry N. Graven
Iowa
Eugene J. Kean
Dubuque
Zeno Gebhardt
Leo Binz
Leo A Jaeger
John A. Mayer
Edmund W. Loosbrock
Edmund J. Becker
Alphonse P. White
H. Matt
Xavier High School
Knights of Columbus
Binz
Economic Patterns of Iowa To Be Studied
Iowa City readers are invited to explore the Iowa Economy in a new Iowa Business Digest series. Clark Bloom and Clifford Baumback outline a planned twenty article program by the University of Iowa bureau to map industry patterns and Iowa resource use and how these forces affect residents.
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Iowa City
Clark Bloom
Clifford Baumback
Iowa
Town Won't Pay Woman Marshal Faces Suit
College Springs officials declined to pay Mrs. Harold Bryson the 60 monthly marshal salary after a 3-2 vote. Bryson said she would sue for pay through Jan 2, 1958, and for September and October, noting her appointment by mayor Mrs. Roy Simpson in March.
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College Springs
Harold Bryson
Boy Accidentally Kills His Mother Near Waterloo
In Orange township near Waterloo Black Hawk county a mother, 43, Mrs Otto Schneider, died after a bullet from a gun her 11 year old son David was handling struck her between the eyes. The boy was home for lunch when the accident happened as the father prepared guns for the pheasant season.
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Waterloo
Black Hawk County
Orange Township
Here
Pete Jensen
Otto Schneider
David
Couple settles income tax claim for $94,086
Des Moines reports a federal income tax suit against Ray and Elizabeth Tritz of Remsen was settled in federal court for 94,086 dollars. The settlement covers back taxes for 1944 to 1951 and penalties. The government sought 113,752 dollars in back taxes and 8,876 dollars in penalties. Officials say Tritz understated taxes by 55,000 dollars in 1947.
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Des Moines
Ray
Elizabeth Tritz
Remsen
Tritz
G O P State Wins in Sigourney Straw Vote
Sigourney high school pupils held a mock election Monday with 204 votes cast. Eisenhower 133 Stevenson 71 Hoegh 119 Loveless 84 Hickenlooper 140 Evans 63. five ballots spoiled.
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Sigourney
Sigourney High School
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Hoegh
Loveless
Hickenlooper
Evans
Upper Iowa Trustees Elect New Board and Officers
Oliver Greenley of Independence is elected to a three year term on the Upper Iowa University board of trustees. Ten members were re elected for three year terms with Judge W H Antes named president. Officers include Roy V Porter vice president L C Surfus secretary and E A Billings treasurer. Committee chairs include Billings Porter Antes Paine Surfus Breckner Templeman Graf.
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Fayette
Independence
Oliver Greenley
Upper Iowa University Board of Trustees
W. H. Antes
West Union
John C. Baker
Alhambra
Calif
N. E. Braer
Garner
C. R. Carpenter
Rob Roy Cerney
Mason City
Ff. B. Claxton
Ff. B. Claxton Fayette; Mrs. Reed Elwood
Elma
William Galbreth
Burbank
Leo C. Stone
Rudd
Paul Templeman
Roy V. Porter
Monticello
L. C. Surfus
E. A. Billings
N. J. Breckner
Zinita B. Graf Hall
West Liberty sued over jail death of Iowa City man
Nancy Lou Abbott as administrator of George Abbott's estate filed a $25 000 damage suit in district court naming Night Marshal Ernest Peterson and the City of West Liberty as defendants. Abbott 27 a dragline operator earning 115 dollars weekly died of suffocation when his blanket and mattress ignited after arrest for intoxication. The petition says he had a life expectancy of 40 years and would have acquired a valuable estate.
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Muscatine
Ernest Peterson
West Liberty
Iowa City
Nancy Lou Abbott
George Abbott
Marshall
Abbott
Woman candidate for president too late in Iowa race
Agnes Walters of Washington DC sought to enter as a presidential candidate in Des Moines. She told Secretary of State Melvin Synhorst to place her name on the Iowa ballot but was too late. Miss Miriam L. Wright, also of Washington, applied last week and was likewise late.
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Des Moines
Agnes Walters
Washington, D.C
Melvin Synhorst
Iowa
Strange Bird in Field Turns Out to Be Plane
A farmer near Estherville found a plane in a field after a Sunday night sighting. Deputy Linn Federberg identified the craft as a vehicle from Rock Rapids occupied by Gary Sheller who said bad weather forced a landing and he slept in the cabin.
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Leonlard Smith
Estherville
Linn Federberg
Gary Sheller
Rock Rapids
Sheller
Iowa Briefs Roundup of Movements and Incidents
Iowa briefs report hospitalizations and moves across towns including Hattie Franson in Cedar Rapids, Vern Carson in St. Luke's, and Howard Ethe-ridge named VFW aide. Fire at Fred Koranda residence in Oxford Junction and farm injury to Howard Cowell are noted along with local relocations and a drum corps appointment in Decorah.
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Alburnett
Hattie Franson
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Webster
Roy L. Green
American Institute For Foreign Trade
Phoenix
Latin America
Kalona
Onslow
Herman Seehusen
Wyoming
Pete Norris
Oxford Junction
Verna Carson
Delhi
Ray Hugh
Delaware County Memorial Hospital
Manchester
Aurora
May Schweitzer
Sarah Marshall
Whittier
Ben Tudeen
Decorah
Howard Etheridge
VFW
Cooper T. Holt
Chattanooga
Tenn
Sigourney
Gerald Alin
Loveland
Colo. Atalissa
Carroll Marshal
West Liberty
Washington County Legion
Legion
Ward Flanegan
Ottumwa
Clayton Lowe
Keokuk County
Jim Heddens
Midwest Drum and Bugle Corps Association
Cedar Falls
Atalissa — A. Caye
Harry Crippen
John Roby
Ollie
Lire
Fred Koranda
Howard Cowell
Ralph Durham
Iowa State College
Demo Headquarters Close Near Polls In Osceola
Osceola Osceola county Democratic headquarters on the square in the Strike building was forced to close Monday on election eve due to lease proximity to polling places. The two precincts in the Osceola second ward and Osceola township will vote Tuesday in the same Strike building per official notice from Auditor Dean Hill.
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Osceola
Clarke County
Democratic
Osceola Second Ward
Robert Hutte
Dean Hill
Hill
Osceola Sentinel
Open House Slated at West Liberty Schools
WEST LIBERTY The PTA will hold open house in both school buildings Monday. Parents may visit the rooms, see exhibits and talk with the teachers.
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West Liberty
PTA
Notice of final report hearing in Iowa district court
The Merchants National Bank as executor notifies all interested parties in Linn County that the final report of the executor is on file with the Linn County District Court Clerk. A hearing is set for November 9 at 9:00 in the county courthouse Cedar Rapids Iowa. Objections must be filed to prevent approval of the final report.
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Jowa
Linn County
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Towa
MERCHANTS NATIONAL _ BANK
PF. Forbes Olberg
Prenken, Keyes
Bradley
Merchants National Air Ride
Iowa Linn County probate notice appoints Ada Bea Rance estate administrator
The undersigned announces on November 5 1956 they were appointed and qualified as administrator of the Ada Bea Rance estate in Linn County Iowa. Creditors must immediate remit to the administrator and any claims should be filed with authentication in the Linn County District Court office through attorney Bleakley and Terpstra.
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State of Iowa
Linn
Ada Bea Rance
Linn County
Laws
Tous District Court
Wencil Rancf
Bleakley &Terpstra
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Tom Runyon
Tommy
Thomas B. Canelin
Canelin
Iowa State Prison
Fort Madison
G.O.P
Upper Iowa U. Trustees Elect
Jay E. Decker
Decker
Jacob E. Decker and Sons Packing Company
Armor and Company
General Services Administration
Federal
Council Bluffs
Ray Mills
Mills
Iowa Lutheran Hospital
William Watson
Anita
Iowa Briefs
Frans
Radio of
Mmulekoff
Beauville
Delray
Bel Air
Chevrolet
First Avenue
BEL Air Nomad
BEL Air Sport
Bendix
Smulekoff
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