Iowa to receive 1.39 million in federal hospital aid
Iowa will get 1,390,000 dollars in federal funds for its hospital building program, with most money allotted to nine hospitals starting construction. Greenfield faces delay after bond setback, while Bloomfield Keosauqua Winterset Algona Manchester Waukon Maquoketa Fairfield proceed.
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Des Moines
Iowa
R. C. Hanlon
State Health Department
State Hospital Advisory Council
Greenfield
Bloomfield
Keosauqua
Winterset
Algona
Manchester
Waukon
Maquoketa
Fairfield
Hanlon
F. W. Pickworth
Ottumwa
Vinton
Council Bluffs
Cedar Rapids
Sioux Center
Mount Ayr
Guthrie Center
Denison
Grundy Center
Storm Lake
Sac City
Sheldon
Osceola
Oelwein
West Union
Cherokee
Red Oak
Corning
Britt
Independence Man 33 Drops Dead in Store
Richard Eugene Harn 33 collapsed and died of a cerebral hemorrhage while shopping with his wife in the Dannebrink department store in Independence. He worked for John Deere at Waterloo and had just returned home from work. Survived by wife, two sons Gerald 10 and James Richard 6, and his mother Mrs. Gertrude Harn. Services set for 10 a.m. Saturday at St. James Episcopal Church. Body at Swan funeral home.
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Gazette
Independence
Richard Eugene Harn
Harn
Dannebrink
John Deere
Waterloo
Gerald
James Richard
Gertrude Harn
St. James Episcopal Church
Swan Funeral Home
Clinton VP Veterans Hospital Opening Delayed
Clinton officials said the planned Veterans hospital at Schick General will not open next month as scheduled due to slow delivery of necessary medical supplies, delaying the facility's debut by an unspecified period.
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Clinton
Schick General Hospital
Three Deaf Mutes Killed in Crash
Three deaf mutes from St. Louis Sioux City and Pittsburgh were killed in a collision involving their auto. Two trolley passengers were injured. The victims were pinned in the wreckage and a suitcase with calling cards urging purchases was found with Fineman.
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Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Sioux City
Arnold M. Wilson
Clarence Edward Fineman
Martin Corcoran
Indi- Wilson
Riddle Girl
Fineman
Wilson
H. N. Mowl
Midwest
Mechanicsville Woman Burned as Stove Explosion Wrecks Home
Miss Margaret Scott, about 70, suffered burns and cuts when a stove exploded Thursday morning wrecking her rear garage home in Mechanicsville. She was taken by ambulance to an Iowa City hospital. The house formerly belonged to her nephew Hurley Scott. walls were blown out and interior wrecked.
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Gazette
Mechanicsville
Margaret Scott
Scott
Iowa City
Hurley Scott
Rainbow Girls Install Officers in Elkader Ceremony
Elkader this week saw Pat Roeder installed as worthy advisor of the Rainbow for Girls. Other officers named include Bonnie Lemka Anne Hamilton Mary Jane Carlson Joanne Marscisak Pat Potter Pat Mather Jean Smith Janis Larson Beverly Sterling Audrey Reardon Erma i Dorothy Fenton Virginia Wahls Joann Meyer Joann White Audrey Meyer Donna Tiden Dixie Coffman and Genevieve Downing. Mothers of the girls served as regents.
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Elkader
Pat Roeder
C. A. Roeder
Order of Rainbow
Bonnie Lemka
Anne Hamilton
Mary Jane Carlson
Joanne Marscisak
Pat Potter
Pat Mather
Jean Smith
Janis Larson
Beverly Sterling
Audrey Reardon
Erma i
Dorothy Fenton
Virginia Wahls
Joann Meyer
Joann White
Audrey Meyer
Iowa Day at Railroad Fair Highlights Midwest Rail Link
Iowa showcased its role as a key Midwest rail link at the Chicago railroad fair. Gov. Robert D. Blue led an official Iowa delegation with many residents present and a University of Iowa Scottish Highlanders bagpipe band performance.
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Chicago
Iowa
Robert D. Blue
Hawkeye State
Boy Killed by Gravel Truck Near Creston
Ronald Herberger, four, son of Mr and Mrs Walter Herberger, died after being struck by a gravel truck near his Creston trailer home on highway 34. Police say the truck driver was Wilfred Ness of Duncombe, hauling gravel for Burlington railroad at Kent.
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Creston
Ronald Herberger
Walter Herberger
Highway 34
Ed Turner
Wilfred Ness
Duncombe
Burlington Railroad
Kent
Kitten Befriends Pigs on Burlington Farm
On the Joseph Fitzpatrick farm a kitten prefers pig company. The kitten sleeps on a sow at night eats corn with the pigs and plays with a new litter of 20 piglets. Despite elder pigs chasing it, the companionship endures.
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Burlington
Joseph Fitzpatrick
Here
Fitzpatrick
Service Station in Dysart Burglarized
A burglar struck the Klingzing Bros. service station in Dysart Tuesday night escaping with 40 dollars in cash a shotgun and shotgun shells. Entry was through a window and the safe was opened but money and checks remained. Sheriff J R Reid thinks the burglar fled before completion. The cash came from the register near Dysart National Bank.
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Gazette
Dysart
Klingzing Bros
J. R. Reid
Dysart National Bank
Iowa City President to Attend Eisenhower Inauguration
Virgil M. Hancher University of Iowa president will attend the Eisenhower inauguration at Columbia University on October 12. He will first participate in a Washington meeting of the executive committee of the American Council of Education.
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Iowa City
Virgil M. Hancher
University of Iowa
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Columbia University
New York City
Hancher
American Council of Education
Washington
Woman To Celebrate Her 100th Birthday
Mrs. Matilda Teeple Manning of Hubbard Iowa will celebrate her 100th birthday Friday. A native of Illinois she has lived in Hardin County since 1876 in the house built by her father Luke Teeple who died at 96. She has six children 22 grandchildren 63 great grandchildren and 33 great great grandchildren. About 60 relatives will attend dinner at her home.
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Iowa Falls
Matilda Teeple Manning
Hubbard
Illinois
Hardin County
Luke Teeple
Manning
Curls Grow Cherry Tree In Bloom At Lone Tree Yard
Mr and Mrs Evan Curl nurture a newly leaved cherry tree in their Lone Tree yard as blossoms appear signaling spring growth and natural beauty in a quiet neighborhood scene.
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Lone Tree
Evan Curl
Sweetie Pie Pattern 4744 Childs Jumper and Jacket
Pattern 4744 offers a whirl skirt with bib and a jacket with bustly peplum for school wear. Sizes 2 4 6 8 10 with yardage 35 inch nap and 54 inch jumper trim. send 25 cents to Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Dept., 130 N Clinton St., Chicago Ill. Include name address size and style number.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Pattern Dept
N. Clinton St
Chicago
Ill
Every County To Have Man In Ist Draft
Des Moines reports that each of Iowa's 99 counties will provide at least one draftee for the first selective service induction quota of about 175 in November. Col. Ralph A. Lancaster notes variances in 1-A classifications and says some counties may supply two or three draftees. Physicals for single, non-father, non-veterans begin Oct 11.
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Des Moines
Ralph A. Lancaster
Selective Service
Lancaster
Benton County Board
State
Iowa
First District G.O.P. Women Name Officers
The First District GOP Women met in Columbus Junction to elect Marie Wilson and Pleasant as president. Officers include Roxie Nichols and C. E. Pierce as vice presidents, Phil Weldin recording secretary, Irving Knouse corresponding secretary, Raymond Cornick treasurer, Teressa Cuthbert historian, Helen G. Thomas and Carl Meeks sergeant at arms. Congressman Thomas E. Martin spoke.
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Columbus Junction
Marie Wilson
Pleasant
Roxie Nichols
West Liberty
C. E. Pierce
Phil Weldin
Washington
Irving Knouse
Davenport
Raymond Cornick
New London
Teressa Cuthbert
Fort Madison
Helen G
William Levi of Postville Turns 92
William Levi, a leading Postville figure, recently celebrated his 92nd birthday. A director of the Postville State Bank, he oversees two farms and town property, supports public improvements, and helped obtain land for Smith Athletic field, home to the Big Four county fair. He hopes for a return to normal conditions under Republican leadership.
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Postville
William Levi
Levi
Postville State Bank
Smith Athletic Field
Leui
Notice of Special Election in Viola Consolidated District
A special election is set for October 28 1948 in Viola Linn and Jones counties Iowa. Voters will decide on issuing ten thousand dollars in bonds for the superintendent's residence project with polling at Viola School. The election will use one voting precinct and the polling place at the Viola School. Secretary Stanley P Smith confirms the notice per 1946 Iowa code and board action dated September 21 1948.
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Viola
Linn
Jones Coun
Jones
Grate
Iowa
Ceere
Stanley P- Smith
Consolidated School District
State of
Belle Plaine Eagle Scout Jack Burrows Honored
Belle Plaine conferred the Eagle Scout rank on Jack Burrows at a court of honor in the high school auditorium. Burrows, son of Mr and Mrs John Burrows, member of troop 41, began as a tenderfoot in July 1945 and progressed through second and first class, Star, and Life ranks by November 1947. The award was presented by Scout Executive Keith Benner. Troop 41 is sponsored by the Waubeek Area Council staff member during the summer of 1947.
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Belle Plaine
Jack Burrows
Burrows
John Burrows
Waubeek Area Council
Scout
Keith Benner
The
Conservation Commission appoints seven new state officers
The Iowa Conservation Commission named seven new state conservation officers and transferred two others after competitive exams and a 30 day field training. Assignments effective Oct. 1 place officers in Stuart Eugene Newell Humboldt Guthrie Union. Van Horne Wilfred Ayers Decorah Benton Tama. Council Bluffs William Middleswart Indianola Pottawattamie. Osage Joseph Hopkins Cole Mitchell Floyd. Clinton Maurice Jensen Dougherty Clinton Cedar. Ottumwa Cecil Schumer Council Bluffs Davis Wapello. Cedar Rapids Lloyd Kiefer Oelwein Linn. Independence James A Becker Eldon Delaware Buchanan. Jefferson A E McMahon Stuart Greene Carroll.
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DES Moines
State Conservation Commission
Stuart
Eugene Newell
Humboldt
Ooe Guthrie
Union Comnes
van Horne
Wilfred Ayers
Decorah
Benton
Tama
Council Bluffs
William Middleswart
Indianola
Pottawattamie
Osage
Joseph Hopkins
Cole
Mitchell
Floyd
Clinton
Maurice Jensen
Dougherty
Cedar
Ottumwa
Cecil Schumer
Davis
Wapello
Cedar Rapids
Lloyd Kiefer
Oelwein
Linn
Independence
James A. Becker
Eldon
Delaware-Buchanan
Jefferson
Belle Plaine School Troop Committee Chairman Named
Wayne Conrad is identified as the chairman of the troop committee for Belle Plaine School.
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Belle Plaine School
Wayne Conrad
West Union Church Marks 35th Anniversary
West Union St. Olaf Lutheran church celebrates its 35th anniversary with a morning sermon by Rev. J. A. Quelle from Red Wing Minnesota, a 2:30 address by former pastor Rev. H. T. Braa now chaplain at Minnesota Soldiers Home, and an evening talk by Dr. N. Astrup Larson of Decorah. Clarence Anfinson reads the church history and special music accompanies services.
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West Union
St. Olaf Lutheran Church
J. A. Quelle
Red Wing
Minn
H. T. Braa
Minnesota Soldiers Home
Minneapolis
N. Astrup Larson
Decorah
Iowa
Three Sessions Set With Noon Pot Luck Dinner
The notice lists three sessions and mentions a pot luck dinner scheduled to start at noon. No additional details about location organizers or exact dates are provided.
Albania rejects Western Power protest on Greek rebel harboring
Albanian Foreign Ministry dismissed a Western Power protest denying that Albania harbors fugitive Greek rebels. The claim was broadcast Thursday by the Comonian news agency.
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London
Albania
Coononian
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