Judges Named For Highway Essay Contest In Iowa
DES MOINES Iowa Good Roads Association announced judges for a 2500 dollar state essay contest among high school pupils. Entries on Why Iowa Needs an Additional Two Cent Gas Tax for Highways will be judged by Duane Dewel W H Thompson and Dr Harvey C Bunke. County district and state winners will receive prizes. winners will be announced at the Des Moines meeting November 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
INS
Gerald Bogan
Iowa Good Roads Association
Iowa
Duane Dewel
Iowa Press Association
Algona Advance
W. H. Thompson
Iowa State College
Harvey C. Bunke
University of Iowa
U. S
Iowa to expand teen safety clubs to 400 nationwide
Des Moines reports the state safety department will begin phase two of a drive to organize at least 400 teen-age safe driving clubs in Iowa. Frank Ulish notes 73 clubs now operate, mainly in central and west-central areas, formed last spring and summer, with early success in channeling youth into traffic safety leadership.
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Des Moines
INS
State Safety Department
Iowa
Frank Ulish
Beardsley
Statehouse
Ulish
War Game Fatal Claim Near Stuart Results Inquest
Six teenage boys were playing war games in timber near Stuart when David Rote, 15, was fatally shot. The Stuart youth died Saturday night in a hospital from a neck bullet wound. Coroner T. P. McWilliams said jurors recessed the inquest until Thursday awaiting ballistics tests to identify the weapon.
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Stuart
David Rote
Delbert Rote
T. P. McWilliams
Priest Pays Parking Fines for Parishioners
The Rev. T. J. Moriarty of St. Patrick's Church in Council Bluffs paid parking tickets for 42 congregants during Sunday services. Police enforced a no parking ban on Harmony Street near Mercy Hospital, requested by the fire department to ease congestion.
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Council Bluffs
INS
T. J. Moriarty
St. Patrick’s Church
Harmony Street
Mercy Hospital
Moriarty
William Keenan
Clinton Grand Jury Criticizes Drunk Driving Arrests
The Clinton county grand jury criticized police handling of drunk driving arrests, saying nine cases of DWI were not indicted due to rough treatment of prisoners. It found detectives failed to identify themselves and denied suspects the right to consult an attorney. It urged equal treatment of DWI cases with other crimes and faulted inadequate investigation and evidence presentation.
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Clinton
INS
Clinton County
Open House for New Library to Be Held Friday
The Heiserman Memorial library in West Union opens with a 1:30 pm tour for northeastern Iowa librarians. Judge W H Antes heads the trustees, with Prof John B McGraw and Mrs C C Brink among speakers. The $46 000 plus project is funded by the Oscar W Heiserman estate.
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West Union
New Heiserman Memorial Library
W. H. Antes
Board of
Iowa
John B. McGraw
Upper Iowa University
Fayette
C. C. Brink
Iowa City
Oscar W. Heiserman
Marie Heiserman
Heiserman
Earlville Woman To Observe 95th Birthday
Minnie Versluis, widow of Edward Versluis and mother of ten, observes her ninety fifth birthday in Earlville. A Belgium native who came to America 68 years ago, she lived in Moline, Jesup and Stanley before moving to Earlville 19 years ago. Her daughter Celena resides with her.
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Earlville
Minnie Versluis
Edward Versluis
Belgium
America
Moline
Jesup
Stanley
Celena
Harry H Fagan 76 Dies at Vinton
Harry H. Fagan 76 longtime Benton county REA first president and former county supervisor died Monday in Vinton. He farmed near Mt. Auburn until 1944 then moved to Vinton. Survived by wife and a daughter Mrs. Richard F Meech of Cedar Rapids. Services Friday 1:30 p.m. Fry-Holland Funeral Home. Burial Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
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Vinton
Harry H. Fagan
Benton County Rea
Benton County Board of Supervisors
Fagan
Mt. Auburn
Richard F Meech
Cedar Rapids
Fry-Holland
Mt. Olivet
Eight Tipton Teens Lose Melon Prank Lesson
Eight Tipton teenagers faced a juvenile court appearance after a prank with melons tossed at the Suchomel car near Moscow. Glass shattered the windshield and caused interior damage as the family avoided oncoming traffic. No charges were filed yet, with hearings planned in juvenile court.
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Gazette
Tipton
la Verne D. Suchomel
Walter F. Bis
Notice in Linn County court over life insurance payout
In Linn County Iowa the petition of Marilyn Ann Kurth seeks five hundred fifty thousand dollars as sole beneficiary under life insurance on Leland E Kurth deceased. Larry H Kurth must appear by November 12, 1954 or face default judgment. Attorney Francis L Martin represents the plaintiff.
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District Court of the
State of Towa
Linn
Marilyn Ann Kurth
Larry H. Kurth
Mary Susan Kurth
Prudential Insurance Company of America
District Court
Linn County
Pierstiff
Reneeres Stuer
Francis L. Martin
American Building
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Taxpayer Gives $700 Conscience Payment to Iowa Tax Commission
Des Moines reports the Iowa Tax Commission received what it calls the largest conscience payment in history a $700 check. Martin Lauterbach chairman declined to name the payer noting the sum came via a second party. The money was credited as an advance on an audit to allow future credit if books are examined.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa Tax Commission
Martin Lauterbach
Commission
Lauterbach
Tomato picker dies of bulbar polio in Davenport autopsy
Columbus Junction reports Elwood Church, 43, of Muscatine, found dead last Friday in a rooming house. An autopsy at Mercy Hospital Davenport confirmed bulbar polio as the cause. Church's body was cremated.
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Columbus Junction
Elwood Church
Muscatine
Mercy Hospital
Davenport
Church
School Board Ruling Upheld in Jackson County
Maquoketa area pupils from the closed Pinhook sub district will attend the Red school under South Fork district policy as the Jackson County board upholds the designation. The Schnoors lost their tuition appeal and a possible Maquoketa enrollment change. South Fork plans to reopen Pinhook next fall.
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School Board
Jackson County
Maquoreta
Jackson County Board of Education
South Fork
Pinhook
Allen Schnoor
Maquoketa
Schnoors
South Fork Board
Red School
Walter McCarthy
South Fork Group
Iowa Chiropractors Elect New Officers
The Iowa Chiropractors Association in Des Moines named Dr. F J Biederman of Panora as Iowa chiropractor of the year. It also elected Dr. Arthur Wesselink of Eagle Grove as president, Dr. R G Schreffler of Iowa City as vice president, and E R Arns of Des Moines as secretary and treasurer.
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Des Moines
Iowa Chiropractors Association
F. J. Biederman
Panora
Iowa
Arthur Wesselink
Eagle Grove
R. G. Schreffler
Iowa City
E. R. Arns
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Heiserman Memorial Library
Epperson Construction Company
Sumner
Lena Lauridsen
A. S. Morse
A. J. Knorr
Leon Layton
L. L. Carr
R. M. Westerfield
Mullin
JE 'Wet & RR. S
Chiropractors
Exquisit
Marengo
Acme Temple
Lodge No. 30
Knights of Pythias
Pythian Sisters
Knights
Castle Hall
American Legion Hall
Sandman Shaws
Carter
Sundowns
Sandman
My Baby Magazine
Armstrong Baby Shop
Peice
Gotham
Martin
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