Breakthrough in 1947 Davenport tattooed‑lady murder
A Davenport case file on Margaret Treese’s September 30 1947 slaying was reopened after a woman from Moline named two men seen with the victim shortly before her death. Police said the informant, who identified two men described as known police figures, provided no reason for breaking her nine year silence.
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Harvey A. Smith
Moline
Smith
Margaret Treese
Credit Island Park
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Washington Square Park
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Pythians at Olin to Dedicate New Hall
Olin lodge 8 Knights of Pythias and Olin Temple 91 Pythian Sisters will dedicate a newly purchased hall Sunday at 1 30 p m Grand lodge officers will perform the ceremony.
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Knights of Pythias
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Pythian Sisters
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Marengo Horse Show Gifts $766 to Memorial Hospital
The Memorial hospital in Marengo received 766 this week from the Marengo Charity Horse Show committee. The funds, raised at a June horse show, will buy special equipment for the hospital.
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Marengo Horse Show
Nets Hospital
Marengo
Miss Universe Winner May Skip Iowa Rose Parade Float
Des Moines reports Gov. Leo A. Hoegh said Carol Morris may not ride the Iowa float in the Tournament of Roses parade. Officials of the Miss Universe pageant must decide, and a California built float may be required at a cost around ten thousand dollars.
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Associated Press
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Carol Morris
Ottumwa
Edward Mang
Pasadena
University of Iowa Hawkeyes
Oregon State
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Iowa
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Hoegh
Miss Morris
Calif
Long Beach
Tournament
Iowa Development Commission
Tax Levy Set For Korea Bonus Bonds
DES MOINES Iowa Korean war bonus bonds levy payable in 1957 will be .81 of a mill A one mill levy on monies and credits also will be collected to meet Korean bonus costs The .31 of a mill figure means total war bonus taxes will come to .75 of a mill next year A levy of .44 of a mill is needed to pay principal and interest on World war II bonus bonds Voters approved a 26 million dollar bond issue to finance the Korean bonus in the Nov 6 election.
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Des Moines
Ray Johnson
Iowa Tax Commission
Iowa High School Pupils Share One Teacher For Sixteen
The Iowa Department of Public Instruction reports about 8 010 high school teachers and 129 592 pupils in 788 districts, giving an average of one teacher per 16 pupils. Des Moines leads districts with 350 teachers and 8 265 pupils, ratio 23.6. The 12 largest districts educate 32 713 pupils, about 25 percent of total enrollment.
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Iowa Department of Public Instruction
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Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
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Sioux City
Council Bluffs
Ottumwa
Burlington
Mason City
Fort Dodge
Clinton
Dubuque
Driver Cleared in Patrolman's Death Near Woodbine
Gene L. Schreiner of Lincoln Nebraska was found innocent of manslaughter in the July 2 1955 auto crash that killed Iowa Highway Patrolman Ralph Garthwaite two miles north of Woodbine on U S 30. The jury deliberated from Thursday afternoon to 2 am Friday after a Tuesday trial opening before District Judge Harold E Davidson.
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Gene L.schreiner
Lincoln
Neb
Iowa Highway Patrol
Schreiner
Ralph Garthwaite
Woodbine
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Garthwaite
Sheldon
Harlan
Harold E. Davidson
LeCompte Defeats Carter by 1618 Votes in Fourth District
DES MOINES AP Karl M. LeCompte Republican Corydon won re election as Fourth district congressman defeating Democrat Steven Carter by 1618 votes. LeCompte totalled 58024 votes to 56406 for Carter across 14 central and southern Iowa counties. Carter has indicated he will contest the result. Any contest would go to the lower house of Congress.
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Karl M. LeCompte
Corydon
Steven Carter
Leon
LeCompte
Iowa
Carter
Arter
Congress
UI Liberal Arts Warn Midsemester Delinquency Notices
About 2,556 of 5,237 liberal arts students at the University of Iowa will receive midsemester delinquency notices for grades of D or lower in at least one course. The assistant dean says the number is about usual and mostly leads to improving final grades.
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Iowa City
Liberal Arts
University of Iowa
Liberal Arts College
H. Clay Harshbarger
Trucker Dies In Wheatland Highway Crash
Joseph Allen a 29 year old truck driver from Gary Indiana was crushed to death when a load of steel on his semi trailer slammed into his cab after a highway collision at Wheatland along Highway 30. Authorities said the accident involved another truck at the road edge.
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Wheatland (Ap
Joseph Allen
Gary
Ind
Allen
Wheatland
Bond Boosted in Wisconsin Shooting Case to $40,000
Haxel Hull, 36, of Cassville Wisconsin, bound over to circuit court for trial on attempted first degree murder. Bail raised to 40000 from 20000 posted November 22. No plea entered and no trial date set. Warrant says Hull fired at Edward Bernstein in a car in front of Hulls home on November 18. no injuries, two children in the car were hit by flying glass.
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Haxel Hull
Cassville
Hull
Justice Court
Edward Bernstein
Dubuque
Bernstein
Hull House
Schuster Wins 5125 in Suit Against Daughter-in-Law
John M. Schuster of Dyersville was awarded 5125 damages in district court against his daughter-in-law Anna Mae Schuster over injuries claimed while performing construction work at his son Joe Schuster's home. He had sought 12970.90, alleging his left hand was permanently injured when a board was jerked while he operated a power hand saw.
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John M. Schuster
Dyersville
Anna Mae Schuster
John Schuster
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Schuster
Iowa Citizenship Clearing House Receives Grant
The Iowa Citizenship Clearing House at the University of Iowa, coordinating programs across 24 Iowa colleges, receives 7 062.66 from the national Citizenship Clearing House linked to NYU Law Center. The funds, approved by the Iowa State Board of Regents, fund new initiatives to boost student political interest and post graduate participation.
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Iowa
Iowa Citizenship Clearing House
Robert F. Ray
National Citizenship Clearing House
Law Center of
New York University
Iowa State Board of Regents
University of Iowa
State Citizenship Group
Ray
Clearing House
Washington
Iowa College
Biography of Iowa statesman William Boyd Allison
Dr. Le land L. Sage, history professor at Iowa State Teachers college, spent twelve years researching a biography titled William Boyd Allison-A Study in Practical Politics. Allison served 43 years in the state legislature, nearly secured the 1888 presidential nomination, and died in 1908 two months after becoming Iowa’s first popularly elected U.S. senator.
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Leland L. Sage
Iowa
Sage
Iowa State Teachers College
William Boyd Allison
State Historical Society
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United States
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