Cornell to lay cornerstone of new fieldhouse at homecoming
Cornell college marks its sixty second homecoming with the cornerstone ceremony for a half million dollar Centennial fieldhouse set for Saturday at 11 30 a m. A lead box with athletic records photos catalogs newspapers and a gym splinter will be sealed inside. Speakers include Sutherland Dows Russell Erickson Payson Lowell and Dr Earle A Baker with President Russell D Cole to apply mortar as the Cornell march plays. The facility will include a swimming pool basketball court and locker space supporting athletic programs.
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Cornell College
Cornell
Sutherland Dows
Russell Erickson
C” Club
Payson Lowell
Three USU students named to Who's Who Among Students
Three Upper Iowa University seniors are named to Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Selected are Paul James Babor son of James O. Babor of Cedar Rapids Waldo Walker son of W. S. Walker of Fayette and Leslie Eugene Wilbur son of E. R. Wilbur of Randalia.
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Fayette
Upper Iowa University
Paul James Babor
James O. Babor
Cedar Rapids
Waldo Walker
W. S. Walker
Leslie Eugene Wilbur
E. R. Wilbur
Randalia
State Record Marriage Licenses and Divorce Petition
A state record lists marriage licenses for multiple couples including Marengo Eugene Witte of Williamsburg and Delores Mass of Marengo, Anamosa John K Smola of Central City and Bonnie Je Ketchum of Olin, plus several others. A divorce petition is noted for Edith Gittins and Frederick Gittins of Marengo.
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Marengo
Eugene Witte
Williamsburg
Delores Mass
Michael Becker
Mary Knapp
Anamosa
John K. Smola
Central City
Bonnie Je Ketchum
Olin
Kenneth Streeper
Marilyn Tobiason
Monticello
Paul E. Meyers
Center Point
Esther Rohwedder
Ervin Stutt
Dorothy Husmann
Helmer Anderson
Marlene Percefield
Dubuque Decorah
Keith Grove
Spring Grove
Rita Kolaas
Calmar
Herman Flaskerud
Carolyn Brickner
Deceee
Ichard Brooks
Nancy Shock
Neillsville
Wis
Jimmy Seifert
Elizabeth Lunde
Taylor
Elkader
Richard Bailey
Joan Ostert
Dubuque
Dwayne Radloff
Parmerebure
Rose Geraghty
Monona
Wilbert Meyer
LaVynne Schroeder
Waterloo
Albert Schroeder
Lillian Mitchell
Lone Rock
Marenso
Edith Gittins
Frederick Gittins
Many Lives of Pope Pius XII Portrait in Coronet
A revealing portrait of the tall friendly man in his 77th year who holds a crucial role on earth. Sixteen pages illustrated with extraordinary photographs based on personal interviews granted the Coronet author in Rome. Don’t miss this feature.
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Earth
Rome
Pius XII
Ready To Duck Harry In Davenport Visit
A Davenport woman called the police to threaten throwing a tomato at President Truman during his Davenport visit next week. Acting Desk Sergeant Russell Anderson warned he would arrest her for disorderly conduct if she carried out the act.
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Davenport
Russell Anderson
Truman
Anderson
Polio Strikes Lowan Air Force Lieutenant in Oregon
First Lt. Charles R. Bright, 29, a Korean War veteran from Columbus Junction Iowa, contracted polio while driving near Baker Oregon. A passing motorist took him to a hospital. Dr Robert Pollock diagnosed polio. A Travis Air Force Base plane flew Bright to McChord Field Washington for treatment.
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Baker, Ore
McChordfield
Tacoma
Wash
Charles R. Bright
Columbus Junction
Robert Pollock
Travis Air Force Base
Fairfield
Calif
Bright
McChord
Plane crash injures Tarawa pilot in arresting gear mishap
Lt. Edgar I. McAdams 27 of Waterloo Iowa sustained a fractured leg in an arresting gear incident aboard the aircraft carrier Tarawa. He was rescued by a Quonset Point navy plane, flown to Logan Airport Boston and transported to Chelsea naval hospital for treatment.
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Chelsea
Mass
Edgar I. McAdams
Waterloo
Tarawa
McAdams
R.I
Logan Airport
Boston
Chelsea Naval Hospital
Use Tax Collections Dip From Year Earlier
Iowa use tax receipts from the sale of new motor vehicles and trailers in September totaled 360,670 dollars on 18,033,525 dollars in sales. Only a handful of counties topped 10,000 dollars with Black Hawk, Linn, Polk, Scott, and Woodbury posting the largest figures.
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Des Moines
State Tax Commission
Black Hawk
Linn
Polk
Scott
Woodbury
Confession Denied By Accused Slayer
Bedford AP Elza Jones 78 denied under cross examination that he confessed to the 1932 ax slaying of his son in law Tom Allen. He faces a first degree murder trial after earlier insanity declarations and a signed confession dispute.
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Bedford
Elza Jones
Tom Allen
Jones
Anamosa
Iowa-born reporter Ball dies at 61 in Washington
John W. Ball, 61, longtime agricultural reporter for the Washington Post and former managing editor of the Des Moines Capital, died Thursday in Washington. A native of Iowa, he had a 40 year career in newspapers.
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Washington
John W. Ball
Washington Post
Iowa
Ball
Des Moines
Deer Rushes Through Ames Flower Shop Window
A four point buck crashed through a plate glass window at Coe’s Flower Shop in Ames after running from Hughes Hall toward Iowa State College. The deer sprayed blood inside the shop, toppled furniture, frightened two women, and broke an antler before police captured it and transported it to the college veterinary clinic.
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Ames
INS
Coe
Hughes Hall
Iowa State College
College
Doctor Charged With Issuing Bad Check in Waterloo
Eldora physician Dr. Carl G. Bishop, 48, waived examination and was bound over to district court on a charge of uttering a false check. Mrs. Dellis Spahn, operator of the Silver Inn, said the check for 75 dollars dated Oct 30 1950 was given as payment and later “made good” by the doctor who claimed it was an undated promissory note. Judge Ben Howrey found sufficient evidence to move the case to the higher court.
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Waterloo
INS
Carl G. Bishop
Ben Howrey
Howrey
Dellis Spahn
Silver Inn
Andresen Named to Iowa Safety Council Board
Capt. W. J. Andresen of the Dubuque police department was named to the Iowa Safety Council board of governors. He will represent police and chiefs of police associations on the panel. Claude V. McBroom announced the appointment on Friday.
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DES Moines
W. J. Andresen
Dubuque
Iowa Safety Council
Claude V. McBroom
Andresen
Police
Chiefs of Police
FPASTEETH advertised as teeth stabilizing powder
An alkaline powder called FASTEETH claims to secure loose dentures for comfort. It is described as soothing and cooling, reducing embarrassment from wobbling plates and available at stores.
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True
Newlywed Fined $100 On Contempt Charge
William Music, 40, was fined $100 for contempt of court for violating an injunction by marrying Marie Morgan, 35, whom he had been ordered not to see. The marriage occurred Aug. 19 and was requested by guardian John Harvey Ankeny. Morgan had been at Clarinda Mental Health Institute until Aug. 4.
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Des Moines
William Music
Music
Marie Morgan
John Harvey
Ankeny
Iowa Escapee Bryl Captured After Michigan Car Stop
John Bryl 41, an Iowa penitentiary escapee serving 25 years for aggravated robbery, was captured in Detroit after an illegal turn in a stolen car and drawing a gun on officers. He had escaped from Fort Madison last month and earlier led an inmate therapy group at Anamosa in 1944.
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John Bryl
Bryl
Iowa Penitentiary
Fort Madison
Iowa Reformatory
Anamosa
P. A. Lainson
Auto Mechanics
Beardsley Urges Steady Drive for Safer Iowa Highways
Gov. William S. Beardsley said Iowa motorists and highway patrolmen must keep up efforts to cut the highway death rate. He noted 6.1 deaths per 100 million miles is among the nation's best but urged continued safety engineering and highway construction.
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Waukon
William S. Beardsley
Iowa
Beardsley
Cornell Homecoming Play Nothing But the Truth at Cornell Theater
Cornell presents its homecoming comedy Nothing But the Truth by James Montgomery in the Cornell Little Theater tonight and Saturday. Curtain at 8 15. Directed by Chester J Webb. Cast includes Cedar Rapids students Susan Moon and Phyllis Mann.
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MT. Vernon
Cornell
Cornell Little Theater
James Montgomery
Chester J. Webb
Cedar Rapids
Susan Moon
Phyllis Mann
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