Judge rules no dancing without steps on floor
Des Moines Municipal Judge Howard W. Brooks dismissed the charge against George Henry Trent a bartender accused of allowing dancing when no city supervisor was on duty. Patrolman Kenneth Lutz testified John Lawler was dancing to a juke box but Lawler said he never moved his feet.
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Howard W. Brooks
George Henry Trent
Kenneth Lutz
John Lawler
Lawler
Brooks
Eisenhower Telegram Reassures Iowa Farmers
Plainfield Iowa farmer Howard Roach reported a telegram from Dwight D Eisenhower the GOP presidential candidate stating he will not let farmers down Roach said the message came after he warned Eisenhower about a Democratic rumor campaign in Iowa The telegram denounced the charges about farm program cuts and affirmed support for price supports at 90 percent of parity and strengthening farm legislation with no federal overreach.
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API
Howard Roach
Iowa
Roach
Springfield
Des Moines
Eisenhower
Republican Party
Eisenhower Wins Mock Iowa State College Vote
Dwight D. Eisenhower won a mock election at Iowa State College by a wide margin over Adlai Stevenson with 2,267 to 741 votes. The Page comic strip received 17 votes. The poll was run by the Iowa State Daily, the Cardinal Guild, and Alpha Phi Omega. Students also backed the quarter system 2,586 to 339 over the semester plan.
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Ames
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Iowa State College
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Stevenson
Page
Iowa State Daily
Cardinal Guild
Alpha Phi Omega
Sudents
Grinnell Plans Busy Homecoming Weekend Activities
Grinnell college hosts a campus wide homecoming with a Grinnell Carleton football game and a cross country meet on Saturday. A parade of floats from women's dorms and hall decorations will highlight half time and prizes awarded by alumni. Freshman football faces Coe on Saturday morning and the queen will be crowned Saturday night after a pep rally and bonfire.
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Grinnell College
Grinnell- Carleton
Air Force Rotc
Coe College
Maxwell Anderson
Catherine Bennett
Clinton
Karma Jorgensen
Dies Moines
Barbara Scott
Highland Park
Ilk
Nancy J Scruby
Omaha
Leslie Sherwin
Racine
Wis
Lucy Tye
Oak Park
Jil
Beverly Valentine
Cedar Rapids
Winston L King
College Church
Motors stolen from New Boston Oakville ferry
Thieves stole two of three 12 horsepower outboard motors from the George Mason ferry, leaving one weak motor. The missing engines halt Mississippi River crossing between New Boston Wil and Oakville, with the service likely shut until spring unless motors are recovered. The theft followed a period of low river stage that had previously affected operation.
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ENS
New Boston
George Mason
Mississippi River
Wil
Mason
Harville wins Iowa GOP Truman contest in Des Moines
Helen Harville of Iowa City wins the Republican central committee contest on Truman violations of the truth. State Chairman Jim Schramm awards her a 30 prize after her four page letter claiming many falsehoods by Truman.
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Des Moines
INS
Helen Harville
Iowa City
Truman
Iowa Republican Central Committee
Jim Schramm
Harville
Schramm
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
France
Iowan Killed in Montana Car Crash
Gerald Wittus and Howard Propst, both of Council Bluffs Iowa, were occupants in a car that left a highway near Hartlin Montana on Tuesday. Propst was killed and Wittus was seriously injured in the crash.
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Howard Propst
Council Bluffs
Gerald Wittus
Hartlin
Mont
Teachers College Homecoming Events Schedule and Play
Teachers College presents The Gentle Man from Athens at 2 15 p m Thursday in the auditorium for the first homecoming performance. Friday features a pep rally at 8 p m, variety shows at 6 45 and 7 49 p m, a dance, and a second play performance at 8 30 p m. Saturday activities begin with a girls hockey game at 9 45 a m, a homecoming parade at 10 a m, house decor judging at 11 30 a m, and a football game at GO R Latham Stadium followed by half time with the Panter marching band and a 1927 Teachers College football team presentation. Alumni coffee at 4 p m, open house in residence halls, final play performance at 9 14 p m, and a 4 30 p m Commons dance with Bill Meardon and his orchestra. Sunday chapel at 10 30 a m with Dr Harold Bernhard and a homecoming concert at 8 p m featuring Jane Maucx, Mary Beckman, Ellen Rakvick, and Gloris Keister.
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Emmet Lavery
the Commons
Commons
GO. R. Latham
Iowa Teachers-South Dakota ‘University
Searces
Panether
Teachers College
Iowa
Ail
Bill Meardon
College
Harold Bernhard
Pee
College Bureau of Religious Activities
Power and Light
Jane Maucx
Mary Beckman
Ellen Rakvick
Gloris Keister
United Lutherans Install President in Des Moines
Dr. Alfred J. Beil of Des Moines was installed Tuesday night as the United Lutheran synod of Iowa's first full-time president. The installation closed a two day state convention in Des Moines. Earlier about 60 pastors and delegates from 34 congregations representing 30 000 members voted to buy a synod headquarters in Des Moines for 20000.
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Des Moines
INL
Alfred J. Beil
United Lutheran Synod of Iowa
Synod
Des Moints
Reformatory Escapee Quickly Recaptured
Merle Bursh age 20 escaped from an Anamosa reformatory farm and was recaptured on a nearby Nevada farm after Mrs Wait Neprel reported seeing him entering a barn. Bursh had been sentenced in December 1949 to 10 years for car theft.
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Merle Bursh
Nevada
Here
Wait Neprel
Bursh Jenters
Anamosa Reformatory
Bursh
Beardsley Scandals Attack Beardsley Era In Iowa
Sewell E. Allen, Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, charged Tuesday night that Iowa’s four year Beardsley era was marked by numerous scandals. He cited dam defects prompting a $31,020 fix, liquor commission excess purchases, unlawful licensing of P-60 anti freeze, attempted sale of Bangs disease cattle, and alleged federal tax scandals.
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INS
Sewell E. AL
Jen
State Liquor Control Commission
Secretary of Agriculture
Clyde Spry
Ames
Gov
Beardsley
Bang
Knoxville
Beardsiey
Reminds Auditors of Election Duty
Des Moines Secretary of State Melvin D. Synhorst urged county auditors to stay on duty election night until all county precinct results are reported. He shared an Associated Press suggestion to tally and report candidate votes before constitutional amendment ballots, though he stressed it is only a suggestion.
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Des Moines
Melvin D. Synhorst
Synhorst
Associated Press
Beardsley Calls Iowa Industry Push At Rally
Governor Beardsley, seeking a third term, told a Davenport rally that Iowa uses state resources to spur industrial growth. He cited dependable manpower, rich resources, and strategic location as inducements to attract industry.
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Davenport
LLP
Williams
Beardsley
Iowa
Emi
State pushes jobs plan for balanced economy
Officials pledge employment for residents and a better balanced economy across the state as part of a new plan. The effort aims to boost job opportunities while stabilizing growth and supporting communities.
New Culvert Project Near Manchester Sets Cost
A triple box culvert is under construction two miles west of Manchester on highway 20 at a cost of 16 600 dollars. Contractor F A Moser of Farmersburg oversees the project to remove the current detour that diverts westbound traffic south to highway 13 then west over a graveled road to reach highway 20 at Dureyville corners.
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Manchester
F. A. Moser
Farmersburg
Dureyville Corners
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