Business Good as Tots Start On Maturity Tests
In Council Bluffs at the Board of Education office, pre kindergarten tests began for children who will turn five between Oct 16 and Nov 15. Miss Gertrude Davenport and Miss Nellie Small oversee the top secret assessments to determine readiness for first grade after a year in kindergarten, aiming to avoid future disappointment. Gary Wiedeman, among about 35 children tested this week, noted the activity with curiosity as he works with blocks and pictures.
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Board of Education
Council Bluffs
Gertrude Davenport
Nellie Small
Longfellow School
Bloomer School
Gary Wiedeman
R. L. Wiedeman
Davenport
Gary
Miss Davenport
Hoegh Seeks Focus on Farm Prices at Oct Conference
Gov Leo Hoegh said a nine state farm price conference in early October will not be a presidential forum. He aims to focus national attention on farm price questions and seek plans to raise farm income and stabilize prices with Midwest governors and farm groups involved. He noted invited governors include Wisconsin Illinois South and North Dakota and Kansas with others possible. Opponents criticized limiting delegates to Republican leaders and not inviting Democratic governors.
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Battier
Des Molxes
Leo Hoegh
Chicago
Hoezh
Midwest
Bernard Bovie
Omaha
Nebraska
Bovie
Hoegh
Indiana
Wyoming
Wisconsin
Ilinois
South
North
Dakota
Kansas
Iowa
Congrese
Iows Farm Bureau Federaton
Two Californians Hurt In Harrison County Crash
Two California residents were injured in a Sunday one car accident near Dunlap on Highway 30. Leo Charles Devine, 35, of Salinas suffered head injuries and bruises while passenger Ronald Silva, 16, of San Jose, sustained back injuries. Sheriff Sam Strain investigated the crash, noting the car veered off the pavement into a ditch and sustained about $300 in damage.
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Tcial
Logan
Mercy Hospital
Counceil Bluffs
Leo Charles Devine
Salinas
Calif
Dunlap
Devine
Ronald Silva
San Jose
Harrison County
Sam Strain
Typhoid Threat Looms After Flood Ravages Pa
Stroudsburg and nearby areas in southeastern Pennsylvania faced a typhoid threat as floodwaters receded. Officials expected the death toll to exceed 100, with 8,000 inoculated in Stroudsburg alone. Dysentery tied to polluted water reported in Bucks County amid continued rainfall from Diane. Emergency shelters opened. Camp Davis wrecked, many evacuees from New Jersey and New York.
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Stroudsburg
Pennsylvania
Pocono
Bucks County
Diane
Pocono Mountains
Here
Brodhead
Camp Davis
Brodhead Creek
Pennsyvania
Near-Y
East Stroudsburg
New Jersey
New York
Plan for New Primary Building at ISD
ISD announces a new primary school building to be erected next spring to serve about 125 children in the first four years of a 13 year program. Supt. Lloyd Berg says no plans are selected yet. $300,000 state appropriation was made July 1. Fall term opens August 30 with 325 to 350 students expected and a complete faculty of four instructors plus eight new staff appointments to fill resignations.
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Iowa School For the Deaf
Lloyd Berg
Berg
State of Iowa
ISD
Chuckle Man Struggles to Live on Crusty Bread Talone
A humorous note parodies a figures life using a playful misquote about living on crust. The piece centers on a clever riddle about bread and resilience, reflecting lighthearted local humor.
Theater Doorman Foils Broadway Holdup by Two Youths
A 70 year old assistant manager at the Broadway Theater thwarted a holdup. L A Daniels fought off a pistol wielding bandit while the second accompanied fled. Daniels was treated for cuts and bruises at Mercy Hospital and released. Police described two bandits and sought witnesses.
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L. A
Daniels
Pistola
Showers Bring Temporary Relief Across Southwest Iowa
Rains Sunday gave Southwest Iowa temporary relief from a second heat wave as the Weatherman forecast a return to 33 C on Tuesday. Thunderstorms dropped up to 2 inches in parts of the state, with heavy rainfall at Winterset and other locations. Cooler air followed, ending the heat surge, though some areas saw lingering warmth midweek.
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Iowa
Mercury
Council Bluffs
Towa
Winterset
Des Moines
Sac City
Charles City
Omana Re
Omaha
Hjell and
Offutt Air Force Base
Hamburg
Waubonsie State Park
Fremont County
Town
Ottumwa
Albia
Mississippi River
Weather Bureau
Woman Lifer Paroled In Iowa
DES MOINES P Tilda Miner aged 63, the only woman among 17 pre term prisoners who won commutations early this year, was freed on parole from the Rockwell City Women's Reformatory. She has served over 25 years for first degree murder in Jones County. Her term was commuted to 90 years, making her eligible for parole. Miner is the ninth of the 17 lifers paroled since the clemency orders were issued by Gov Leo Elthon.
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Des Moines
Tilda Miner
Rockwell City
Pisgah breakins prompt ongoing investigation
Special to The Nonpareil notes Pisgah Harrison County officials continued inquiry after two breakins found Sunday morning. Sheriff Sam Strain reported that $300 to $400 in cash and merchandise were stolen from Elmer's Cafe, while no losses were recorded at McKinney Seabury Garage. Elmer Nuzum said about $200 in cash vanished from the cafe register along with a tax funds box, plus missing were cigarette lighters, two filing cabinets, a revolver, two watches, and several watch bands.
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Pisgah
Harrison County
Fo. Breakins
Sam Strain
Logan
Elmer's Cafe
McKinney-Seabury Garage
Elmer Nuzum
Farmers Forced To Haul Water In Southern Iowa Drought
DES MOINES Iowa farmers face water shortages as drought dries shallow wells for livestock. State Health Department reports cities remain in good shape with reservoirs able to store multi year supply. Recent rainfall offers little relief as drought continues statewide and wells run dry in southern areas.
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Des Moines
P—Towa
State Health Department
Iowa
Sundar
Two Iowa fires cause $50,000 in damages
A farm fire near Racinwevi and a large barn blaze in Aiden destroyed property worth over $50,000. The Aiden barn housed Vern Lax son & Son’s hauling business and collapsed Sunday afternoon. Four truck trailers and feed were lost. Firemen from Williams and Iowa Falls battled the flames and saved some nearby structures. Seven people were rescued from a house on the Clarence Thaden farm northeast of Rockwell as flames forced evacuations.
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Tae Associated Press
Racinwevi
Aiden
Sunda
Vern Laxson & Son
Lawson
Williams
Iowa Falls
Clarence Thaden
Rockwell
Scout Mail Trick Prompted By Post Office Tip
A Houston post office worker advised two Boy Scout troops how to mail a letter without a stamp by putting a home address as the return, so the letter would be delivered with a postage due stamp. The quoted tactic targets scouts at camp and in need.
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Houston
Tex
Boy Scout
President Eisenhower to Inspect Flood Damage Tour
President Eisenhower announced plans for a six state aerial inspection of flood and hurricane damage Tuesday. He said he will depart Denver by plane from the summer White House and personally assess the destruction and loss of life before returning.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Ins
White House
Red Cross Appeals for Funds in Flood Disaster Areas
West Pottawattamie Red Cross chair L. Donald Hoffman renewed urgent appeals for funds to aid six flood struck states. Telegram from national chairman Roland Harriman says 35,000,000 is needed to house and feed families. Hoffman urges immediate voluntary gifts to the local Red Cross office with the entire amount going to the Eastern disaster fund.
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L. Donald Hoffman
West Pottawattamie County
Red Cross
Roland Harriman
Hoffman
Eastern Disaster Fund
Eisenhower to inspect flood damage by air in midweek trip
President Eisenhower planned to fly from Hartford to Washington after meeting Red Cross chair Roland Harriman and allied governors. He shifts schedule to monitor hurricane and flood destruction from the air, aiming to inspect Pennsylvania New Jersey Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut and Port Jervis areas while addressing the American Bar Association in Philadelphia.
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Eisenhower
Red Cross
Denver
Washington
American Bar’ Assn
Philadelphia
Snicken
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Rhade Island
Connecticut
Port Jervis
New York
Tanks Planes On Tribesmen Use To Suppress Rebellion
Casablanca Morocco AP reports French troops and Foreign Legionnaires used tanks and fighter planes to push back rebel bands after a violent weekend of raids riots and guerrilla fighting across Morocco. Casualty figures vary with estimates around 800 to 1000 dead, and some sources tally higher while many rebels carried off corpses. French leadership including Premier Faure and Foreign Minister Pinay coordinated a Cabinet committee of five as the government weighs the crackdown.
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Casablanca
Morocco
Foreign Legionnaires
North Africa
Pans
Algeria
SHM
Edgar Faure
Antoine Pinay
Six more names added to Iowa traffic toll
The Associated Press reports six more deaths raise Iowa traffic fatalities to 369 for the period. Victims include Donald D. Leuenberger 18 killed near Osian as he turned off Highway 52 toward his farm. Norma Jean Carnahan 18 of Gilman star basketball player killed when a car driven by Gary Parmenter 19 struck a shoulder and flew into a culvert. John Benda 6 of Chelsea killed in a three vehicle crash on Highway 2 near Tama. Roy W. Richardson 4 of Omaha killed when his car ran off Highway 34 east of Glenwood. Mrs Hazel Danner of Muscatine a passenger who died when the car overturned on a gravel road west of Muscatine. Enon L. Logan of Muscatine charged with manslaughter. George Phillips 87 of Des Moines struck by a car near his home.
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Associated Press
Iowa
Donald D. Leuenberger
Ossian
Norma Jean Carnahan
Gilman
Gil
Tama
Roy W. Richardson
Omaha
Glenwood
Hazel Danner
Muscatine
Enon L. Logan
Robert Wilson
George Phillips
Des Moines
Most Fabulous Party For Elsa Maxwell Heads Abroad
Elsa Maxwell plans a two week vacation in Greece with Aly Khan Petie Mesa and 108 friends to boost tourism. The party, described as fun and culture oriented, sails this Saturday on the liner Actasseus from Venice with stops at several islands.
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Rome
Elsa Maxell
Aly Khan
Petie Mesa
Greece
Miss Maxwell
Actasseus
Venize
Nebraskan Injured In Crossing Collision
Frank Hill, 17, son of Mr and Mrs R H Hill of Monroe Neb suffered a brain concussion shock and other injuries when his car collided with a Chicago and North Western passenger train at a crossing four miles south of here Sunday. He was listed in fair condition at Van Onawa hospital.
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Sloan
Frank Hill
R. 5. Hill
Monroe
Neb
Chicago and North Western
Here
Hill
van Onawa
Iowans Pay More For Governmental Services
Iowa taxpayers association released annual figures showing rising costs for general government police and fire services in 49 sizable cities. Bettendorf led per person costs at 37.31 with Dubuque highest fire costs at 6.14, while several cities reported reductions in per capita spending.
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DES Motxes P—Towans
Iowa Taxpayers Assn
Iowa
Storm Lake
West Des Maines
Waterloo
For
Dodge
Ames
Marshaltown
Muscatine
Charles City
Oelvein
Webster City
Fairheld
Atante
Carroll
Perry
Bettendorf
Iowa City
Newton
Estherville
Marion
Indianola
French commander killed in Morocco plane crash
Gen. Ray mond Duval, commander of troops in Morocco, was killed Monday in a plane crash as talks with Moroccan leaders at Aix Les Bains aimed at greater self government progressed. Meanwhile French tanks launched a major operation against rebel tribesmen at Oued Zem, with casualties rising.
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Paris
Raymond Duval
Morocco
Aix Les Bains
Ousd Zem
Tadla
Casablanca
Legion
Oued Zem
Marrakech
Mediterranean
Constantine
Algeria
Toit
Collision Injures Man in Wakeeney. Sister Killed
A Council Bluffs man Allan Hamilton aged 54 is listed in critical condition in a Wakeeney Kansas hospital after a crash with a transport truck early Monday. His sister Maccie Mackenzie 357 Fremont Nebraska was killed and his brother Homer Hamilton 63 Red Oak Iowa was less severely hurt. Denver Colorado resident Lloyd Smden the truck driver survived. Aurora Colorado resident Raron Herndon also injured. The family was reportedly returning home from a trip to Texas.
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Council Bluffs
Wakeeney
Kan
Associated Press
Allan Hamilton
Eighth Ave
Homer R. Hamilton
Red Oak
Maccie MacKenzie
Fremont
Neb
Hsi
Lloyd H. Sm
Denver
Colo
Red River
Raron Herndon
Aurora
Three Die In Pennsylvania As Coal Breaker Falls
SHENANDOAH Pa Three men died and eight were injured when a 100 foot high Kohinoor coal breaker collapsed. Twenty six workers were inside when the top gave way sending wood and twisted steel crashing down. Rail lines and roads were washed out delaying coal shipments in eastern Pennsylvania.
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Shenandoah
Kohinoor
Sincken
Pennsylvania
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