Hick Returns From Parley In Bermuda
Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper returned to Washington after a week in Bermuda attending the International Parliamentary Conference. He and Mrs. Hickenlooper crossed the Atlantic in a storm free return, with meetings focused on economic issues and atomic energy topics limited by security. He plans to observe Thanksgiving in Washington and hopes to visit Iowa around December 1.
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Washington
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Bermuda
Iowa
Rites for Crash Victim at West Union Friday
Services for Mrs. James S. Barrett Jr. who died in a Hemet California hospital from injuries of a November 16 automobile crash will be held Friday afternoon at the First Methodist church in West Union. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will Ash Jr of West Union and lived there until moving to the West Coast last spring.
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West Union
James S. Barrett, Jr
Hemet
Calif
Barrett
Will Ash, Jr
West Coast
Woman killed by car on highway 218 near Mt Pleasant
Mae Cornick, 74, was struck by a car and killed Monday on highway 218 a mile north of Mt. Pleasant. The AP report notes the accident occurred as she walked along the road. Police are investigating the crash.
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MT. Pleasant
Mae Cornick
Highway 218
Funeral for Dr Hen Clay Stancliff Held in Mt Vernon
Services in Mt Vernon Presbyterian Church honored Dr Hen Clay Stancliff 84 Cornell professor emeritus who died Sunday in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Burial will be in Spencer New York, his birthplace, on Friday.
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Mt. Vernon Presbyterian Church
Hen Clay Stancliff
Cornell Lege
Cedar Rapids
Spencer
N. Y
Oil Truck Explodes After Train Collision in Logan
An oil transport truck from Service Oil Company of Omaha exploded near the North Western depot in Logan Iowa after being struck by a west bound train. The driver Bill Wright, 32, Missouri Valley, escaped as the truck stalled with rear on the tracks and no injuries were reported.
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Logan
Service Oil Company of
Omaha
North Western
Bill Wright
Missouri Valley
Wright
Denison boy dies of polio in Mercy Hospital
Rob by Crane 11 died at Mercy hospital in Council Bluffs. It marks the 13th polio death in southwest Iowa this year. The hospital reported 22 patients remain in its polio ward all listed in satisfactory condition.
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Council Bluffs
Robby Crane
Denison
Mercy Hospital
Iowa
Olson Resigns After Blasting ISC Policies At Ames College
Prof. O. A. Olson of Town State college resigns as head of the engineering drawing department after 35 years, denouncing policies as antiquated and retrogressive. He asks resignation effective December 15 and declines to press charges against colleagues, while hoping his protest carries weight beyond his departure. Dr. Finley, college president, declined immediate comment.
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AMES
INS
O. A. Olson
Town State College
Olson
Charles E. Finley
Johnson County Jury Returns Indictments
Iowa City Johnson County grand jury returns eight indictments three secret pending arrests. Ryan Iowa City and Charles Brown Des Moines charged with assisting a felon to escape after attempted jail break on October 23. Brown and Ryan held in county jail with bonds five thousand and unknown. Fifth indictment against Marvin Krauth for four bad checks dated July 20 total thirty seven dollars bound two thousand.
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Gazette
Iowa City
Johnson County Grand Jury
Ryan
Charles Brown
Des Moines
Brown
Marvin Krauth
Bonde
Husband and Wife Die Just One Day Apart
North Liberty double services were held for Mr. Charles W. Babcock 80 who died Friday at home near Atalissa and Mrs. Babcock 78 who died Saturday. Both natives of Madison township west of North Liberty.
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North Liberty
Wilton Junction
Charles W. Babcock
Babcock
Atalissa
Boy and His Dog Reunited
Twelve year old Tommy Hansen will spend Thanksgiving at home after a train accident cost him his left leg below the knee. He has been treated at Willard hospital and returned home for a few days before more treatment. The family and local: Mrs. Joseph Baum and Manchester papers raised 445 dollars for an artificial limb with funds sent to the Delaware County Society for Crippled Children. Pal the dog visited the school and accompanied Tommy daily.
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the Gazette
Manchester
Tommy Hansen
Tommy
Willard Hospital
Fred Hansen
Pal
Joseph Baum
Delaware County Society For
Man's profane tirade ends in divorce after 31 years
Mrs. J. R. Davidson was granted a Des Moines divorce after contending her husband cursed too much. The steel worker’s fluent profanity allegedly caused the wife to faint on two occasions. Several witnesses called Davidson "the most profane man" they'd known. the couple had been married 31 years.
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Des Moines
J. R. Davidson
Doctors to Meet at Iowa City Conference
Thirty five doctors from eight states will attend a conference at the end of Iowa hospitals from November 29 to December 3.
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Iowa City
INS
Iowa
Sam Flavin’s Turkey Or Trap Tale At Hamburg
Neighbors label Sam Flavin as suspicious as he keeps a 10 pound turkey under a tree beside his trailer. He claims the turkey was bought for one shoe size 74 and explains he placed a bear trap under the tree where he found a shoe.
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Hamburg
Sam Flavin
Sam
Flavin
State to pay 25c on dollar in school aid
Iowa school districts will receive supplemental aid this year at about 25 cents per dollar. 2,137 districts filed valid claims totaling 4,014,979 dollars, but only 1,000,000 dollars is appropriated. Checks will be mailed within weeks. eastern counties receive about one quarter of their claimed amounts.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Jessie M. Parker
Allamakee
Benton
Buchanan
Cedar
Clayton
Delaware
Fayette
Johnson
Jones
Linn
Poweshiek
Tama
Winneshiek
Three Anamosa Women Injured in Iowa City Highway Crash
Three Anamosa women were injured Monday night in a highway collision near Iowa City. Laura Taylor 37 Edna Seeley 50 and her 19 year old daughter Jane were treated at University hospital. Taylor was driving and struck another car on a curve near Solon. Vernon Brown of Solon the other driver was treated at Mercy hospital.
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Iowa City
INS
Anamos
Laura Taylor
Edna Seeley
Jane
Taylor
Seeley
University Hospital
Miss Seeley
Solon
Vernon Brown
Mercy Hospital
Kratzer Rites Planned for WWII Pilot in Manchester
Second Lt. Merle Thomas Kratzer, 22, killed February 9, 1945 in Italy, will be given services at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Shelly funeral home in Manchester. Son of Mrs. Anna E. Kratzer, he served as an Army Air Corps fighter pilot born August 12, 1922 in Central City. Surviving are his mother, two brothers Darrell and Paul, and sister Betty Anne Kratzer.
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Manchester
Merle Thomas Kratzer
Shelly
Kratzer
Anna E. Kratzer
Italy
Army Air Corps
Central City
Iowa State Teachers College
Iowa State College
Darrell
Paul
University of Iowa
Betty Anne Kratzer
Cedar Rapids
Fort Atkinson Man Dies in Car Accident
Andrew Bergsrud 42 of Fort Atkinson died from a broken neck after his car ran off the road into a ditch Monday night. Investigators found a mechanical defect caused the crash.
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The
Gazette
Decorah
Andrew Bergsrud
Fort Atkinson
Trinity Methodist Church Loses Withdrawal Fight
Osceola tribunal ends three day dispute as District Judge Miles issues a permanent injunction preventing Trinity church trustees from withdrawing from the Methodist conference while retaining control of local property. The July move to padlock the building and align with the American Council of Christian Churches is halted.
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Osceola
Trinity Methodist
Methodist Church
Tedford Miles
Trinity Church
Methodist Church Conference
Charles Brashares
Des Moines
American Council of Christian Churches
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Boy and
His
James Young
20Th St. N.E
Simmons
Iowa Electric
Lot. Kratzer
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Relia
First Ave. E
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Lydia
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