Healthiest Baby Winners Highlight Iowa State Fair
At the Iowa State fair judges named Gary Elwin Button of Eldora as healthiest baby boy and Shirley Ann Ellis of Des Moines as healthiest baby girl. Scores were 98.74 and 98.60 amid 691 babies examined. Twins, home project champions, and top scorers in rural and town categories were also announced.
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Des Moines
INS
Gary Elwin Button
Glen Button
Eldora
Iowa
Shirley Ann Ellis
Ray A. Ellis
Gary Elwin
Shirley Ann
Belle Plaine
David Irwin
Donald Eugene
Irwin Abram
Greta Fay
Reta Kay Leimberer
Merle Leimberer
Shirley May
Sharon Kay Callies
Carl F. Callies
Howard Joseph Troxel
Betty Ann Miller
Troxel
L. W. Troxel
Melbourne
Betty Ann
F. W. Miller
Wapello
Patsy Ann Mills
Earl Mills
Cumberland
An Ames
Phillip Wayne Devore
E. T. Devore
Margaret Anne West
President And Governor Meet In Conference
Edward Thomas Quinn led city boys with a high score of 98.18 and Shirley Ellis topped city girls in the sweepstakes event.
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Landon
Edward Thomas Quinn
Shirley — Ellis
Shimek Patrons Vote To Appeal School Closing
Shimek school patrons met at the school to appeal to the state superintendent against the closure and to back two friendly candidates for the city school board next March. They approved resolutions claiming 30 children ready for kindergarten through third grade if reopened and asked annexation of East Lucas to boost enrollment.
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Iowa City
Shimek School
Sam D. Whiting
Shimek
East Lucas
Whiting
John M. Kadlee
George Maresh
W. N. Leeper
Virginia Picnic Planned at Town City Park Sunday
WEST BRANCH the annual Virginia picnic will be held at the Town City park Sunday inviting all Virginians and families. The dinner committee includes Mr and Mrs Ralph White, Mr and Mrs E O Knick, Mr and Mrs J W Stepp and Mr and Mrs Bruce Thompson sr.
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West Branch
Virginia
Ralph White
E. O. Knick
J. W. Stepp
Bruce Thompson
Roy Lee Dies, Iowa City Masonic Leader
Roy T. Lee, 53, longtime Iowa City Masonic figure, died at home after six weeks of heart disease. A former Johnson county farmer, he led extension work for the American Jersey Cattle Association and ran Jersey Sales and Service bureau sales. Survived by his widow, son George S. Lee, mother Mrs. Charles P. Lee, and brother George, athletic coach at Oelwein high. Funeral Saturday at 1 30 p.m. with Masonic rites at Oakland cemetery.
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Iowa City
Roy T. Lee
Johnson County
Lee
American Jersey Cattle Association of
New York City
Jersey Sales and Service Bureau
George S. Lee
Charles P. Lee
George
Oelwein High
Oakland Cemetery
Muscatine Cop Faces Reckless Driving Charge
George Rink was discharged from the Muscatine police department by Chief Ted McGill. Rink will face reckless driving charges after an automobile accident that killed a man riding in Rink's car.
Keystone Students Escape Serious Injury In Auto Crash
Six Keystone High School students escaped with minor injuries when the car they rode in struck a rut and rolled several times seven miles southeast of DYSART while returning from a Labor Day boosters outing. Miss Braden and Miss Keen suffered the most severe injuries with head and back wounds and extensive blood loss, while Keith Hill and Robert Glines also sustained injuries.
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the Gazette
Dysart
Here
Keystone
Margaret Keen
John Keen
James Willmore
Mary Braden
Lindsay Hix
Robert Glines
Keith Hill
Miss Braden
Miss Keen
Glines
GOP Secretary in Iowa Resigns
Des Moines reports former secretary of the state Republican central committee George Lloyd resigned and will enter private business. He will remain with the committee until a successor is chosen. Lloyd, formerly of Dallas Center, Iowa, announced the move Friday to State Chairman Carl Cook.
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Des Moines
INS
George Lloyd
State
Republican Central Committee
Carl Cook
Lloyd
Dallas Center
Three Sentenced For Burglary In West Union Court
West Union judge H E Taylor sentenced three men for burglary from dwelling houses. Buck Bennett and Tex Serpa both of California pled guilty to two related crimes each involving 35 dollars. They were arrested after man reported missing cash and found in the county treasurer’s office filing a transfer of a used auto bought for 24.50. Lester Bowman of Greene, 30, was charged with entering Richard Griebenow’s home near Clermont and taking 35 dollars.
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West Union
H. E. Taylor
Buck Bennett
Tex Serpa
California
Henry Koester
Eldorado
Lester Bowman
Greene
Richard Griebenow
Clermont
Wilson Attacks Iowa Tax Refund in Campaign Speech
Republican gubernatorial hopeful George Wilson denounced the Iowa tax refund as a sop and said the eleven and a half million dollars returned to taxpayers this month is the lowest ever under the current administration. In Rock Rapids Berry Halden, GOP candidate for U.S. Senate, claimed farm payments come from a self-imposed levy on farmers rather than federal funds, aimed at offsetting processing taxes.
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Rock Rapids
Berry F. Halden
United States
Towa
Prof George Haskell Named Head Of Iowa Homecoming
Prof George D Haskell of the commerce college was chosen chairman of the University of Iowa homecoming committee for the twenty fifth annual event set for October 16 and 17. The celebration features the Iowa vs Illinois football game on October 17 and fifteen other events, with Haskell in his first year as chairman after leading mass meeting committees for prior games.
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George Haskell
Iowa
Igwa City
George D. Haskell
Commerce College
University of Iowa
Illinois
Haskell
Vinton Sweet Corn Day Celebration Set for Monday
Plans for Vinton's annual Sweet Corn day are nearly complete under C D Knupp president of the Greater Vinton club. The event features buttered corn at noon, a parade at 10 30 a m with floats and decorated school entries, band concerts, vaudeville acts, a street fair, and an American Legion dance to close the day.
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Vinton
C. D. Knupp
Greater Vinton Club
American Legion
Lost Nation Celebration Draws Large Crowd
More than 2,000 attended the Lost Nation American Legion event on Wednesday. Six hundred thirty tickets were sold for an evening dance in the 4,000 square foot hall, with Main street roped off for concessions. The afternoon featured a band concert, a Lost Nation band demonstration, and a baseball game where Lost Nation beat London 7 to 1. Rae studio of Davenport supplied entertainment with music dancing and singing.
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Lost Nation
Mengo Whdle
American Legion
New Legion
Main Street
Shubert’s Grocery
Lost Nation Band
London
Rae Studio
Davenport
Traer Votes Down School Bond Issue
Traer voters rejected the proposed 9000 dollar bond issue to enlarge and remodel the school building by 95 to 156 amid low turnout and minimal campaigning. The plan sought a gym addition, unfinished room finish as a band room, bleacher expansion, and new shower and dressing rooms for the PE department.
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Traer
Board of Education
Jones Teacher And Pupil Win Road Safety Contest
Ruth Jump of Bunker Hill school north of town and her pupil Robert Lincoln of Cass township won divisions in a highway safety contest. Robert, fifth grade, wrote an essay on highway safety. Miss Jump, in the teachers division, taught the best course using toy automobiles. Robert won $10 and a gold medal. Miss Jump earns eligibility for a national contest.
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Anamosa
Ruth Jump
Bunker Hill
Robert Lincoln
R. H. Lincoln
Cass Township
Highway Education Board
Washington, D. C
Robert
Jump
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