Highway Officials Outline Traffic Solutions for Iowa
Iowa highway officials favor widening present primary roads and possibly four-lane highways near cities to ease congestion while directing funds to farm to market road construction. They oppose excessive intersectionengineering like cloverleafs, urging stricter enforcement for stop sign violations and pushing a road user funded long term program.
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Des Moines
Iowa
United States
W. O. Price
Highway Commission Safety and
Careal
Two Youths Wounded In Shotgun Accidents
In Newton, two Jasper County youths were wounded Sunday. Roger Lewis, 17, suffered a shattered left hand when his shotgun exploded during a hunt near Monroe. Fred Eberts Jr., 12, was hit in the back by shotgun pellets when a gun owned by Ed Cook, 17, discharged in the Cook home, the blast breaking a front room window as Eberts walked from Sunday school.
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Newton
INS
Jasper County
Roger Lewis
Monroe
Fred Eberts, Jr
Newburg
Ed Cook
Eberts
Cook
Young Eberts
Rites Thursday For Sgt. Robert J. Boddicker
Special to The Gazette. Services set for 9 a.m. Thursday at St. Michael’s church in Norway, with American Legion rites at St. Michael’s Cemetery. Sgt. Robert J. Boddicker, an Infantryman and Norway High School graduate, was killed October 23, 1944, in Italy after serving since July 1942. Surviving family includes his mother Mrs. Helen Boddicker and four brothers and four sisters. His father died in October 1945. Body arrives Wednesday and will be taken to his mother’s home for visitation.
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Norway
Robert J. Boddicker
St. Michael's Church
American Legion Post
St. Michael's
Boddicker
Italy
Fort Leonard Wood
Camp Carson
Colo
Helen Boddicker
Regis
Harold
Franklin
John
Watkins
Angeline Kelley
Springville
Hilda Leeck
Blairstown
Marie Becker
Ida McNee
Cab Driver Stabbed Two Men in Custody
Des Moines police arrest J E Murdock and Henry Allen Weston after taxicab driver Ronald Fritz is stabbed following a reported near collision. Both suspects plead innocent and face court on December 16 with $500 bonds set by Municipal Judge Harry Grund. Fritz says Murdock attacked after an argument.
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DES Moines
J. E. Murdock
Henry Allen Weston
Harry Grund
Ronald Fritz
Fritz
Murdock
Iowa Highway Death Toll Nears 500 Mark
Des Moines report says sixteen highway deaths were recorded last week, bringing Iowa's highway death toll to 495. The Department of Public Safety notes 48 November fatalities through Saturday, up from the previous year but below 1946 levels, with 471 on Nov 27, 1946 and 483 in the prior year.
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Des Moines
Depart— of Public Safety
Mony
Department
Rites Held in Oelwein For Pfc. Claude Cole
Services for Pfc. Claude J. Cole were held at Sacred Heart church in Oelwein. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Cole and was killed October 6, 1943, in Italy while serving with the 34th division. survivors include his parents two sisters Mrs Harold Gutenhauf West Union and Mary Cole of Oelwein and a brother Dale Cole of Oak Park Illinois.
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Oelwein
Claude J. Cole
Sacred Heart Church
Claude Cole
Italy
Harold Gutenhauf
West Union
Mary Cole
Dale Cole
Oak Park
Woman Dies From Burns In Sioux City Kitchen
A 39 year old woman identified as Mrs. Alice Jorgenson died from extensive burns suffered in her apartment kitchen when two stove burners were left on. Her 36 year old sister and brother in law were detained for questioning as detectives and a coroner's autopsy were pending.
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Sioux City
Alice Jorgenson
Russell H. White
Harmon E. Rider
Lloyd Ebert Services At Clarence Tuesday
Funeral services for Pfc. Lloyd E. Ebert drowned in Italy in 1944 will be held at the Chapman funeral home at 1 30 p m Tuesday. Military rites follow at St Johns cemetery at 2 p m. Ebert son of Mr and Mrs Emil Ebert of Loveland Colorado. The family moved from Clarence to Vernon Colorado before his October 1942 enlistment.
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Clarence
Lloyd E. Ebert
Italy
Chapman Funeral
St. John’s Cemetery
Pfc
Ebert
Emil Ebert
Loveland
Colo
Eberts
Vernon
Iowa Briefs Highlight Local Celebrations and Legal Notices
Iowa briefs report a golden wedding anniversary in Manchester for Mr. and Mrs. William Harden and list their children and grandchildren. Other items note TRAER officials transferring to Fort Dodge, a district court trial set for December 6 after an escape, engagements in TRAER, a Clayton county tax sale on December 6, a Winthrop youth group, a McGregor wedding, a Pleasant Ridge road surfacing contract awarded to Reverud Construction, and two Thanksgiving Day marriages in Oelwein and Whitten.
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Manchester
William Harden
Carl Mulligan
James Bishop
Cecil
Lewis Harden
Traer
D. E. Whitehead
State Highway Commission
Fort Dodge
Anamosa
Charles J. Richardson
Orval Gitchell
John Bandy
Reformatory
Hugo Drews
Darlene Kucera
Victor Kutin
Charles Kutin
Elkader
Clayton County
Winthrop
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
William McDevitt
Margaret Ann Brickley
Jack Higgins
John Hogan
McGregor
Darlene Palas
LeRoy Palas
William Hinsch
Marquette
Pleasant Ridge
Monona
Reverud Construction Company
Spring Grove
Minn
Oelwein
Donna Larson
Iva Larson
Whitten
Dumont McKenzie
Bruce McKenzie
Defunct State Board Unaware It Is Dead
A Pennsylvania agency, the state industrial board, operated for 20 months after it ceased to legally exist. Governor Duff had withdrawn four appointive seats on Jan 21, 1947, leaving the board in effect without full authority. The department later legalized its actions on a de facto basis and Duff reappointed the serving members.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Industrial Board
William H. Chestnut
James H. Duff
State Senate
Justice Department
Duff
Army Will Call 900 Iowans for Physical Tests
About 900 Iowa men are to report for pre induction examinations between December 1 and 16 as part of the second 900 man draft call. Tests will determine eligibility for the army with the December quota set under 300 and January around 350. Inductions from the December quota are to occur by December 20.
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Des Moines
Six Hurt in Crash Near North English
Six people were injured in a late Saturday crash on Highway 149 near North English. Keiser’s car stalled on the highway, blindsided by oncoming lights, and was struck by Bruce Wilson’s vehicle, causing a rollover. Victims include Bruce Wilson and his wife, as well as Keiser’s four passengers Bonnie Ross Opal McCombs Gary Keiser Billy Cox.
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Highway 149
Here
Bruce Wilson
Wilson
Wilsons
Gary
Bonnie Ross
Opal McCombs
Jimmy Keiser
Billy Cox
Keiser
C. E. van Dyke
Iowa
Triple Funeral Held At Postville Sunday
Services were held in St. Paul’s Lutheran church for three members of the Meyer family killed in a Thanksgiving day auto accident near Postville. Mrs. Alvin Meyer, 60, her daughter Marie, 16, and son Arthur, 30, were honored in the service conducted by Rev. Frederick R. Ludwig with burial in Postville.
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Postville
St. Paul’s Lutheran
Here
Alvin Meyer
Marie
Arthur
Frederick R. Ludwig
Postville Cemetery
Iowa Elks to Convene 1949 Convention in Council Bluffs
The Elks Association of Iowa will hold its two day 1949 convention in Council Bluffs. Speakers closed the event included Frank J. Margolin of Sioux City the state president.
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Des Moines
Elks Association of
Iowa
Council Bluffs
Frank J. Margolin
Sioux City
Iowa Sheriffs Meet at Des Moines Convention
The Iowa State Sheriffs Association opened its three day school and convention in Des Moines. Sheriffs deputies county attorneys highway patrol and state investigators discuss safety and law enforcement issues with attendance expected over 400. A mobile radio unit was set up to link convention HQ with county offices. President Milford E. Engelbert of Iowa County missed the event due to illness.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Sheriffs’ Association
Milford E. Engelbert
Iowa County
Rites at Williamsburg For Sgt Eugene Swain
Services for T/Sgt. Eugene A. Swain will be held at St. Marys church in Williamsburg at 10 a.m. Thursday. Swain, son of Mr and Mrs Sam Swain, was killed February 16 1945 in Italy after serving as a gunner with the 15th Air Force on 29 missions and earning the Air Medal Oak Leaf cluster two battle stars and a presidential citation. He entered service in April 1943. Kuch-Querl post American Legion will conduct burial at St Marys Cemetery. Body arriving Wednesday and to be taken to Jones Funeral Home.
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Williamsburg
Eugene A. Swain
St. Mary’s Church
Swain
Sam Swain
Italy
15Th Air Force
Kuch-Querl Post
American Legion
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Jones Funeral Home
Man Fatally Burned Lighting Stove in Marathon
A 90 year old former Sioux City police man Charles F Sumner died from burns suffered while lighting a stove in Marathon Ia He was found dying by friends who called at his home His wife was visiting relatives at the time.
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Marathon
INS
Sioux City
Charles F. Sumner
Gillette and Haven pledge cooperation for next Congress
Senator elect Guy Gillette of Cherokee and Representative Charles B Haven of Alton spoke in Sioux City to a gathering of federal employees pledging mutual cooperation at the upcoming Congress.
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Sioux City
Guy Gillette
Cherokee
Charles B. Haven
Alton
Burglar Suspect Held at Quincy
An Iowa man, William J. Weiss 56 of Council Bluffs, was held for questioning in a series of house burglaries in Quincy Rock Island and Davenport after four stolen sorority pins were found in a Quincy second hand store. Weiss signed a statement admitting four burglaries in Quincy and later stated he had committed about 20 burglaries in Quincy and a series in Davenport and Rock Island. He carried costume jewelry and $3,000.
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Quincy, Ill
Quincy
Iowa
William J. Weiss
Council Bluffs
Rock Island
Davenport
John T. Reardon
Weiss
Ray A. Welsh
Welsh
Pre cooked full meals now packed in frozen form
A notice reports that complete meals are being prepared in advance and then frozen for packaging. The process aims to streamline distribution and extend shelf life for consumer purchases.
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