Iowa Public Aid Costs Rise in Fiscal Year
Iowa public aid costs totaled 38 971 816 dollars for the year ending June 30 1950 up 1 864 722 dollars from the prior year. State funds funded 44 4 percent federal 50 9 percent and county 4 7 percent. Major beneficiaries were old age assistance aid to the blind and aid to dependent children with federal changes increasing benefits and shortening eligibility.
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Iowa
Des Moines
State Board of Social Welfare
Iowa Centennial Half Dollars No Longer Available
Des Moines AP report notes the 1946 Iowa centennial half dollars are sold out beyond the 1,000 held back. Of 100,000 minted, 20 to 25 inquiries arrive monthly from varied buyers. Most coins reside with Iowans as souvenirs. dealers list them at 4 to 5 dollars. Remaining coins to be sold in 1996 for Iowa's 150th birthday and in 2046 for the state’s 200th birthday.
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Des: Moines
Iowa
M. L. Abrahamson
Abrahamson
Estherville Boy Killed In Jeep Accident
Estherville eight year old Daryl Goodwin died on his uncle Art Wests farm near here when he fell from a jeep and was run over during corn picking. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Goodwin.
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Estherville
Daryl Goodwin
Art West
Lawrence Goodwin
Marriage Licenses and Divorce Notices in Multiple Iowa Jurisdictions
State records list marriages including Ethater Colgan and Laura Gerner in multiple counties and couples such as McManamy and McCarthy in Baraboo Wisconsin. Divorces decreed in Vinton and Anamosa, with petitions filed in Iowa City Anamosa and other towns.
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Ethater
Renee A. Colgan
Aurora
Laura Ann Gerner
McGregor
Martyn Nuehring
Luana
Dorothy Saacke
Farmershurse
Robert E. McManamy, Jr
Norma McCarthy
Baraboo
Wis
Robert L. Kelso
Gloria Ruegnitz
Comereeds
Mareng Schwertfeger
Deep River
Ene
Cy Lineesbure
Melvin W. Stepanek
Swisher
Evelyn Grimm
Iowa City
William C. Smid
Gwenae A. Teefy
Milton Chase
Mary Dycus
Cedar Rapids
Donald H. Paul
Tipton
Anna Marie Budreau
Sete City
Arthur W. Snyder
Jean M Ellicott
Peru
Charles A. Raymond
Crawfordsville
Erna Grace Staltzfus
Wellman
Leroy N. Boots
Marion
Nancy Lou Michels
Anamosa
Louis F
Muriel Seem
William Southwick
Theresa Goff
Clarence Goff
Vinton
Rachel Bramon
Robert J. Bramon
Lorene Lloyd
Leo W. Lloyd
Foster Declines G.O.P. Run for Agriculture Post
Foster of Mt. Pleasant former Republican legislator says he will not seek the GOP nomination for state secretary of agriculture. He cites pressure from across the state but opts to pass. He previously served in both house and senate and chaired the agriculture committees.
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House
Senate
Obscured Vision Blamed for More Fatal Crashes
Des Moines report shows 63 drivers in nine months this year in fatal crashes lacked clear vision, up from 36 in 1950. Weather and glare from headlights contributed to 63 incidents, with 44 from rain or snow on windshields, 16 from approaching lights, and three from sun.
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Des Moines
State Safety Department
Ten Winneshiek Men Called for Induction
Ten Winneshiek county men will report Monday at Des Moines for induction into the army. Names include Gene Olson Kenneth Olson Gordon Anderson Palmer Martens Blair Combs Dom Wom eldorf James Zeien Gerald Wenthold Fred Lansing Jr Francis Jagerson.
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Decorah
Winneshiek County
Des Moines
Gene Olson
Kenneth Olson
Gordon Anderson
Palmer Martens
Blair Combs
Dom Womeldorf
James Zeien
Gerald Wenthold
Fred Lansing, Jr
Ossian
Francis Jagerson
Texas
Iowa City Declares Traffic Safety Week
Mayor William J. Holland proclaims November 25 to December 1 as traffic safety week in Iowa City. Police Officer Fred Lewis Detective Ollie White and Ed Polson plan school film shows on safe driving hot rods and pedestrian safety for high and lower grade students.
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Iowa City
William J. Holland
Fred Lewis
Ollie White
Ed Polson
Fort Madison Considers TV Antenna Franchise
Chester E. Wright of Fort Madison seeks a franchise for a city wide television antenna system. He reports successful tests since last April, plans to lease a tower site on Denmark Hill, and negotiations with electric and telephone firms to rent pole space. A corporation will be formed to serve Fort Madison with coaxial cable and amplifiers. Wright cites Allentown as a model for such systems.
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Fort Madison
Chester E. Wright
George Brown
Wright
Wright Furnace Company
KSO
Des Moines
Denmark Hill
Pole
Allentown
Wardens Report Age Ages for Iowa prison guards
Des Moines report shows two thirds of guards at Anamosa reformatory and Fort Madison prison are 50 or older. Average ages run 55.6 at Anamosa and 52 at Fort Madison with dozens over 70 and salaries from 170 to 230 dollars monthly.
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Des Moines
IDPA
Iowa
Reformatory
Anamosa
Fort Madison
Percy A. Lainson
Foss Davis
Boy Struck by Truck Dies in Waterloo
Bobby Scarff, 4 year old son of Mr and Mrs Carl Scarff, died Friday from injuries after a truck struck him Tuesday in Waterloo near his west side home. The driver was John Patton of Reinbeck. He had been hospitalized since the accident.
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Waterloo
INS
Bobby Scarff
Carl Scarff
John Patton
Reinbeck
West Side
Thief Steals Goose From Des Moines Couple
A mean thief entered a Des Moines apartment Thursday and stole a 10 pound goose from the couple’s oven. Mrs Charles Bryant reported the loss while she was briefly away. The thief left behind the peas corn and sweet on which the goose sat.
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Des Moines
Charles Bryant
Bryants
Iowa Resources Council Names New Director
DES MOINES Iowa Natural Resources Council appoints Robert L. Smith as director. Smith a Sac County native earned a BS in civil engineering and an MS in hydraulic engineering from the University of Iowa. He has served as an assistant professor in the University of Kansas engineering department for the past four years.
Air Force Team to Contact County Defense Chairmen
Des Moines filter center will launch the first air force instruction team on November 26 to reach county defense chairs. The mission aims to establish liaison and prepare for additional teams with equipment. Members include Capt. Robert W. Jensen Lt. Francis C. Hall and Sgt. Robert M. Gendreau. Three mobile instruction trucks arrived, awaiting essential training gear such as projectors and aircraft recognition devices.
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Air Force
Des Moines
Gali Oe
Defense
Filter Center
Rober W. Jensen
Francis C. Hall
Baltimore
Robert M. Gendreau
Kansas City
Carryall
State civil defense recruits 12000 air observers
The state office of civil defense launched a ground observer recruitment drive on October 24 to enlist 12 000 lookouts for enemy aircraft. Observers will report to the Des Moines filter center when aircraft are sighted.
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Jensen
State Office of Civil Defense
Des Moines
Korean War Veteran Returns Home Unannounced for Thanksgiving
Corporal Harlan L. Huffaker, 23, wounded in Korea, surprise visited his wife and infant son in Baxter Iowa on Thanksgiving. After treatment in Japan and a five day furlough, he arrived from Camp Campbell Kentucky aboard a homecoming celebration with his family.
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Camp Campbell
Relief From The Dandruff Torment Promoted In Ad
Mrs. A J Shearlock of Troy Illinois reports years of dandruff and itchy scalp relief after using Bakers Hair Tonic saying it cured a severe case and saving money. She endorses Bakers Lathernist Shampoo for clean scalp and lustrous hair with a money back guarantee.
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Troy
Illinois
A. J. Shearlock
Troy, Ill
Baker’s
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