State Budget Preparation a Large Ongoing Task
About 9 000 man hours are spent preparing information for Gov William Beardsley s budget hearings starting Dec 2 Comptroller Glen Sarsfield said The governor will use the data from state departments to craft a two year budget for the 1953 Iowa legislature which opens Jan 12 Beardsley invited legislators to the hearings as required by law and Sarsfield noted his office handles receipts and expenditures records while a part time helper is added for the process
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Des Moines
LLP
William S. Beardsley
Glen Sarsfield
Sarsfield
Beardsley
Iowa
Dwaine Wicker
Wicker
Comptroller’s
Comptroller
Enrollment at Iowa University reaches 7213 students
Final fall enrollment at the University of Iowa totals 7213 students, announced by President Virgil M. Hancher. Engineering, medicine and nursing enrollments rise while other colleges show slight declines. detailed counts list Commerce 389, Dentistry 206, Engineering 340, Graduate 1615, Law 183, Liberal Arts 3460, Medicine 0, Nursing 381, Pharmacy 85.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Virgil M. Hancher
Retired Iowa Farmer Dies in Post Office
Lester G. Doran, 74, a former Boone county farmer and landholder, died of a heart attack in Beaver post office. He operated an elevator, and was brother to Boone attorney Lant Doran. Survivors include his wife, four sons and a daughter. Funeral set for Friday afternoon in Beaver.
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Beaver, Ia
Lester G. Doran
Boone County
Beaver
Boone
Doran
Lant Doran
A. V
Ted
Italian Paintings on Display at U. of Iowa
Italian brick manufacturer commissions lead artisans to paint a Virtues of Work series now on display at the University of Iowa Memorial Union through December 15. Giuseppe Verrocchi, connected to Time Life International, identifies himself with each canvas by asking for a brick motif. Subjects include woman sewing and other labor scenes plus a holy work.
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Iowa City
Iowa Emorial Union
University of Iowa
Giuseppe Verrocchi
United States
Time-Life International
Educators Emphasize Leadership At Iowa Conference
Iowa City educators gathered for the 37th annual educational administration conference at the University of Iowa where Francis S. Chase of the Kellogg project urged strong school leadership. More than 200 Iowa schoolmen attended, with talks on health education and school activities and a focus on proposed 1953 legislation.
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Iowa City
America
Francis S. Chase
Kellogg
Iowa
University of Iowa
Chase
University of Chicago
Waterloo Motorist Jailed for Drunk Driving
John Caughton, 24, pled guilty before District Judge George C Heath to drunk driving. He was arrested Saturday after attempting to push a stalled car off railroad tracks and was jailed for 60 days.
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Waterloo
INS
John Caughton
George C. Heath
Des Moines Trucker Wins Driver's Award
Des Moines resident Glen Thomas was named Iowa Motor Truck Association driver of the month for November, recognizing his 19 year record of safety and courtesy. He has driven over 1.5 million miles without a chargeable accident while with Bruce Motor Freight, and previously ran his own line at Centerville.
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Des Moines
INS
Glen Thomas
Iowa Motor Truck Association
Thomas
Bruce Motor Freight
Centerville
L. E. Crowley
The
Truck Association
SUI Receives Scholarships and Research Funds
The State Board of Education finance committee approved nearly 4000 for Iowa University scholarships and research. Virgil M Hanson announced gifts including 1200 from Dc Kalman of St Paul for a creative music scholarship and 2500 from Strong Cobb and Company of Cleveland to support the medical college metabolic ward and nutrition metabolism liver disease research.
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Iowa City
State Board of Education
University of Iowa
Virgil M. Hancher
Dc. O. Kalman
St. Paul
Strong, Cobb and Company, Inc
Cleveland
College of Medicine
Hargrave Construction Company Wins Judgment in Tipton Case
The Hargrave Construction Company of Cedar Rapids was awarded a 240000 dollar judgment against the city of Tipton in Cedar county district court. The ruling clears the city's share of street paving costs and paves the way for the sale next Tuesday of 64000 dollars in special assessment bonds.
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Tipton
Hargrave Construction Company
Cedar Rapids
Cedar County
Iowa Predicts Population Rise in 1960 Census
Iowa's vital statistics division projected a 1960 state population of 2,703,878, a gain of 82,805 from 1950. By 1953, the population is seen at 3,243,844, a 4.2 percent rise since 1940, with fastest growth among under fives and those 75 and older. Migration to cities and rural decline affect the 20–24 age group, and accuracy remains uncertain.
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DES Moines
INS
Iowa
Division of‘ Vital Statistics
United States
Iowa Man Convicted in Beer Truck Theft Case
Charles LeRoy Eickmeier of Muscatine was found guilty by a federal jury of interstate transportation of a stolen beer truck. The 28 year old stole a truck carrying 80 cases of beer from a Muscatine warehouse and drove to Rock Island to sell it to tavern operators. The Sept 20 theft also involved R. Carl Miller who pled guilty and received a three year sentence. Judge William F Riley imposed five years prison and a $1000 fine on Eickmeier.
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Des Moines
Charles LeRoy Eickmeier
Muscatine
Eickmeier
Rock Island
R. Carl Miller
Terre Haute
Ind
William F. Riley
Oleo Price Talk Ties Milk Costs in Iowa Debate
Des Moines report notes John Quist of the Iowa Creameries Association argues removing laws banning colored oleomargarine would raise milk prices. He told the East Des Moines club that Iowa would need extensive inspectors to curb butter fraud as oleo substitutes for butter rise.
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DES Moines
INS
Iowa Creameries Association
John Quist
East Des Moines Club
Iowa
Four Eastern Iowans Returned from Korea
AP report from Fort Mason says the naval transport General John Pope brought 1,534 marine and navy veterans home from Korea. among the passengers were thirty Iowans including Sgt. Duane E. Fry of Cedar Rapids, Cpl. Richard F. Drees of Earlville, Sgt. Don E. Killen of Mt. Vernon, and Sgt. James A. Poulsen of Iowa City.
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San Francisco
John Pope
Fort Mason
Duane E. Fry
Cedar Rapids
Richard F. Drees
Earlville
Don E. Killen
Mt. Vernon
Land
James A. Poulsen
Iowa City
Winneshiek County files claim for rural land tax credits
Decorah county auditor Darwin Ellingson filed with the state comptroller to recover 86120 dollars in refunds due rural taxpayers for agricultural land credits in Winneshiek County, Iowa.
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Decorah — County
Darwin Ellingson
Winneshiek County
U S Bond Sales Rise in Iowa October Totals
U S Savings Bonds division reports Iowa October sales total 8 079 788 up 145 238 from September with series E H J K bonds included. The last quarter goal is set for 15 percent above October through December 1951 levels and figures list county totals and quarterly targets for all Iowa counties.
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Iowa
U. S
Pe Moines
Allamakee
Benton
Buchanan
OE Vccvitadoecessés Ll
Wayton cc Eeee
MOORE
Winneshiek
Tama Speed Analyzer Traps 16 Motorists
Tama officials used a speed analyzer on the city streets over the weekend trapping 16 motorists for speeding. Fines included $7.85 for each violator in Mayor E. C. Carnal’s court. Justice H. E. Fox fined H. C. Anderson of Waterloo, Edward R. Badger of Rochester, Minn., and J. T. and B. D. Chapman of Dysart for related violations.
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Tama
E. C. Carnal
H. E. Fox
H. C. Anderson
Waterloo
Edward R. Badger
Rochester
Minn
J. T. and
B. D. Chapman
Dysart
Jay Fordyce Named Vice President At Mt. Vernon Bank
Jay A. Fordyce was elected vice-president and director of the Mt. Vernon Bank and Trust Company succeeding the late D. A. Van Metre. Fordyce, in banking 17 years, has lived in Mt. Vernon since 1910 and began his career at Lisbon Bank and Trust in 1935. He became Mt. Vernon Bank staff in 1936 and cashier in 1950.
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MT. Vernon
Jay A. Fordyce J
Mt. Vernon Bank and Trust Company
D. A. van Metre
Fordyce
Springville
Cornell College
Lisbon Bank and Trust Company
Ben C. Neal
Don K. Hunter
Eloise Stuckslager Thomas
Fort Dodge
S. W. Wildler
E. A. Janson
Cedar Rapids
Frank Cole
R. A. Nelson
R. C. Mallie
Neal
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Hale C. Reid
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Independence
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Manchester
Cleone Watkins
Ella M. Keen
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Marion
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Lyle Kehm
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