Three Alarm Fire Forces 125 From Jefferson Apartments
A three alarm Des Moines blaze Drive 125 residents from the Jefferson apartments downtown. Fire crews battled for 90 minutes with 100 plus firefighters and 13 units. Fire damaged the building and two firefighters were briefly overcome. An engine crash near the scene sent a family to hospital. Keith Gaar estimates losses pending detailed check.
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Des Moines
Jefferson Apartments
Keith Gaar
Charles L. Slade
Fire destroys Abrahamson Construction building west of Des Moines
A $15,000 blaze tore through the Abrahamson Construction Company building five miles west of Des Moines on Highway 6 early Wednesday. No injuries reported. The fire raged out of control, damaging equipment and suspected to have started in the structure. Local fire units battled the flames through the morning.
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Des Moines
Abrahamson Construction Company
Here
Loveless Attacks Beardsley Administration as Scandals Rise
Democratic governor candidate Herschel C. Loveless told the West Union Lions club the Beardsley administration faced a string of scandals. He cited salt base antifreeze for autos, renting a building for state offices, tampering with the State Liquor Control Commission, an unfinished investigation, wholesale liquor purchases, and faulty dams in state parks needing costly repairs.
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West Union
Herschel C. Loveless
William S. Beardsley
Loveless
West Union Lions Club
State Liquor Control Commission
Iowa Hardware Men Attend Short Course
About 50 Iowa retail hardware dealers attended a University of Iowa short course where Prof. James Moyer outlined eight motivations for buying. Attendees included W. D. Nichols Cedar Rapids R. A. Kruckman George McArthur Decorah Alva M. Kepler Kalona Wayne L. Reinbrecht Tama and Robert K. Reinbrecht West Branch in eastern Iowa.
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Iowa City
Iowa
University of Iowa
James Moyer
SUI College of Commerce
Decorah
Alva M. Kepler
Kalona
Wayne L. Reinbrecht
Tama
Robert K. Reinbrecht
West Branch
Assessors Call For Amendment Of Salary Law
Duncan C. Grant of Council Bluffs was elected president of the Idéna State Association of Assessors at the annual convention. Frank C. Luthans and Fred Missal were named vice-presidents with James F. Scolaro reelected secretary-treasurer. A resolution urged amending the state assessor law to remove salary decisions from boards of supervisors, aligning with how other assessor office matters are handled. The group also proposed an eight member price guide committee with four year terms to replace the current yearly reappointment.
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Des Moines
INS
Duncan C. Grant
Council Bluffs
Idéna State Association of Assessors
Tuesay
Frank C. Luthans
Clinton
Fred Missal
Garner
James F. Scolaro
Cedar Rapids
Boards of Supervisors
Association Conference At Luther College Addressed
Luther College hosted the sixteenth annual conference of the Association of Lutheran College Faculties October 4 and 5. Dr. J W Yivisaker and Dr. Ruth Wick opened the meeting with the theme The Creative Task of the Christian College and noted the aim to unite faculties from 26 colleges for shared teaching tasks.
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Decorah
Walter Friedrich
Valparaiso University
George Forell
Gustavus Adolphus
H. O. Halvorsen
University of Illinois
N. L. Fadness
Iowa City Proposes Parking Bond Issue
Iowa City sets a public hearing for November 6 on an 82000 dollar parking bond to pay off recent contract purchases for off street lots and finance needed improvements. City Manager Peter Roan says the bond would be repaid from parking meter revenues at a lower rate than current real estate contracts.
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Iowa City
INS
Peter Roan
Iowa
Eckrith Loses Hand in Cornpicker Accident
William Eckrith a 49 year old Coralville man is in satisfactory condition in an Iowa City hospital after a cornpicker accident on a farm near Oxford Tuesday Witnesses say he tried to clear the rollers while the machine ran his right hand was caught in the mechanism and severed
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Iowa City
Coralville
William Eckrith
Oxford
Eckrith
Monticello Plant To Double Size
G. J. Parker announces plans to double the Energy Equipment Company plant in Monticello. The Proctor building will be torn down and land cleared for a new two story steel and glass expansion adjoining the existing facility. The expansion adds about 50 000 square feet for new farm equipment lines for national distribution.
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Monticello Express
Monticello
Energy Equipment Company
Proctor's
G. F. Wilkens
Dubuque
Iowa City
G. J. Parker
Proctor
Parker
Walker Youth Named Luther Drum Major
Bruce Hermann of Walker has been named drum major of Luther College’s new marching band. The junior is the son of Mr and Mrs C J Hermann. The band debuted Saturday at the Luther Wartburg game and will perform between halves at the homecoming game this Saturday.
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Decorah
Bruce Hermann
Luther College
C. J. Hermann
Walker
Luther-Wartburg
Luther Students Name Homecoming Queen
Luther college in Decorah selects Kathryn Kraabel from Bode as homecoming queen for weekend festivities. Coronation Friday begins a three day observance marking the 1861 founding and the dedication of Luther's third Main building. Attendants include Lucia Engelstad of Chicago Dorothy Baardseth of Galesville Christine Rotto of Portland and Marilyn Stolle of West Union.
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Decorah
Luther College
Kathryn Kraabel
Bode
The
College
Luther's
Miss Kraabel
Lucia Engelstad
Chicago
Dorothy Baardseth
Galesville
Wis
Christine Rotto
Portland
N. C
Marilyn Stolle
West Union
Union Workers Seek Pay Boost in Iowa City
Union laborers and street department employees in Iowa City ask the city council for a 25 cent hourly raise and a five day 40 hour week starting Jan 1 1953. They now earn $1.30 an hour and work 48 hours weekly with overtime. They seek health and welfare insurance and overtime at higher rates.
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Iowa City
INS
Peter Roan
Nebers
AFL Teamsters Union
Polio Mother wins Iowa AP photo sweepstakes
Iowa Associated Press photo contest awards announced at the managing editors meeting in Marshalltown. Howard Swift of the Des Moines Register and Tribune won the Thomas Neagle memorial award and the sweepstakes for his image Polio Mother. First-place honors also went to Bob Long in sports and Herb Schwartz in feature.
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Marshalltown
Iowa Associated Press
Howard Swift
Des Moines Register and Tribune
Swift
Thomas Neagle
Chicago Daily News
Iowa
Associated Press
News
Bob Long
Register and Tribune
Herb Schwartz
FASTEETH powder boosts denture stability and comfort
Advert reads that 8 little FASTEETH alkaline powder helps false teeth stay firm and comfortable. It claims the product prevents plate slipping, does not sour, and reduces denture odor. Available at drug stores.
Former Williamsburg Pastor Dies in Ohio
Rev. John Roberts aged 80, longtime Williamsburg Congregational Church pastor, died in Cleveland Ohio. Born in Wales he came to the United States in 1905 and Williamsburg in 1908 after earlier service at Red Oak. He was active in Masonic and Eastern Star bodies and leaves a wife two daughters seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
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Williamsburg
Jones Road Congregational Church
Cleveland
Ohio
John Roberts
VFW Brass To Speak At Iowa Meetings
Des Moines AP reports national VFW officials will headline two Iowa gatherings this month. The Muscatine powwow runs October 17 to 19 with NCIC James W. Cothran and Doris Holm as speakers. Nevada hosts a district convention on October 12 with Merton B. Tice as principal speaker.
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DES Moines
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Iowa
Clifford J. Dawson
Davenport
Muscatine
Nevada
James W. Cothran
Bishopville
S.C
Doris Holm
Chicago
Lumber Firm Executive Killed at Spirit Lake
O. F. Lindquist, 73, vice-president of Consumers Independent Lumber Co. at Spirit Lake, died when scaffolding collapsed while he burned paint at his home. A Spirit Lake resident since childhood, he had worked with the firm for more than 50 years. Survivors include his wife and a daughter.
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Spirit Lake
O. F. Lindquist
Consumers Independent Lumber Company
Lindquist
Anamosa Governess Says She Won’t Vote for Stevenson
Miss Alice Read, once Adlai Stevenson’s governess for six weeks when he was four, a Bloomington native now in Anamosa, refuses to vote for Stevenson. She recalls reading to him and teaching him checkers as a child and says the candidate “can’t run far enough and fast enough” to earn her vote.
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Anamosa
Adlai Stevenson
Alice Reed
Stevenson
Bloomington
Adlai
Miss Read
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Luther
Iowa Press Photo
Hall-Ekfelt
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Arthur Murray
Arthur Murray, Inc
Dancing
Third Ave
Watt
Reddy
Hassock
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