Four Iowa Fires Cause Estimated Losses Reach 50000
Fire damaged or destroyed multiple buildings across four Iowa towns on a Sunday, with estimated losses around 50 000 dollars. The blazes affected a lumber company, a hardware and plumbing firm, a furniture and appliance shop, and others, with extensive smoke and water damage reported. Firefighters battled flames threatening nearby structures and residents narrowly escaped injury. Officials assess total damage and exact figures are still being tallied.
Unclaimed Refund Checks In Iowa Highlight System Flaws
Des Moines reports reveal about 400 unclaimed state refund checks. Officials say many are tied to older tax years and require claimants to verify identities and current addresses. The Iowa Department of Revenue urges recipients to check records and file for refunds before the deadline.
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Des Moines
Perna
Tyler
Ieee
Hiv
Mimved
Beth Ie
Unclear fragmentary report on a vehicular incident and death
An OCR fragment describes a vehicle being thrown by wind and a windshield being damaged, with garbled names and phrases. It notes injuries and a death at a hospital, referencing St. Marks or St. Thomas and a hospital setting, but many words are corrupted.
McClelland to Get Rail Crossing Signal
Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors approved and signed a agreement with Rock Island and Great Western Railroads for installation of a crossing signal at McClelland. The signal includes flasher lights and drop arm gates taken from Underwood after the old mainline was abandoned. Estimated installation cost is 6000 dollars with 1 percent paid by the railroad and 0 percent by the federal government. The 80 percent is drawn from the county farm to market road funds. The railroads will maintain the signal system.
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Pottawattaime County
Pottawattamie County
A New Coalition For West Berlin
West Berlin voters backed a one vote majority Socialists and Christian Democrats in the city parliament, pledging a strong new democratic coalition under Soviet encirclement. Turnout reached 1,534,766 with 64 Socialist seats, 44 Christian Democrat, and 19 Free Democrat. extremists failed to gain seats while the Reds polled 2.7 percent and the German Party 0.8.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Kon‘rat Adonator
Christian Democratc Union
West Germany
Christian Democrats
Free Democrats
Sochuist
Ernst Reuter
Waller Schreiber
Coalilon
Clinton Physician Dr Hullinger Reaches 94th Birthday
Clinton's oldest practicing physician Dr J D Hullinger celebrates his 94th birthday on Tuesday. His son John Jr. is now old enough to share the cake as the doctor marks 62 years of practice and notes delivering his 3200th baby recently.
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Clinton
J.D. Hullinger
John Jr
Hullinger
Bhillinger
Beng
Holiday Gift for Federal Employees by Executive Order
President Eisenhower on Monday announced a holiday gift for federal workers granting a full day off the day before Christmas and a half day on December 31. The executive order covers DC and federal agencies nationwide, excluding essential workers such as staff at government hospitals.
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Washington (P
Esenhower
District of Columbia
Stevenson Strategy: Pound Away At GOP
In New Orleans Adlai Stevenson told Democratic leaders Eisenhower can be defeated in a 1956 reelection if Democrats press the unpopularity of the GOP. He argued Republicans will show incapacity to govern, while indicating he has not fixed plans for the nomination, though he may face Eisenhower again if the party forces the issue.
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New Orleans
Stevenson
Eisenhower
Paul M. Butler
GOP
Rovern
Butler
Congress
Tung Agu
Eisen
Hower
Democratic National Committee
Attendance At Iowa Fairs Surpasses Two Million
Des Moines report from L B Cunningham to the Iowa Fair Managers Assn notes 1954 saw 101 county and district fairs, attendance totaling 2 054263 up from 1953, with higher receipts but profits down slightly and grounds and buildings valued at about 500000 more. Total receipts reached 3 100574, a gain of 196 078 over last year.
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Des Moines
L. B. Cunningham
State Fair Board
Cunningham
Towa Fair Managers Assn
Iown
Ell County
Don-ningham
Small Boy Tries Out Color Change On Little Brother
Frankie Scarpello, 2, covered his 10 month old brother Sammy with a paper used to wipe spilled paint causing a color change. Sammy was treated at Mercy hospital Sunday for restoration back to normal care. Parents are Mr. and Mrs. Sam Scarpello of 920 Avenue G.
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Sammy
Frankie
Little
Mercy Hospital
Sam Scarpello
Avenue G
Down One Club in Jamestown Bridge Group
A bridge group in Jamestown New York operates under the name Down One Club. The local club describes its gathering as a casual players’ group with weekly sessions and a friendly competitive atmosphere.
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Jamestown
N.Y
Texans plan $7.2 million Grand Junction energy project
Two Texas millionaires led by Lucien Cullen and Welborn Foreman announce a $7,225,000 development to transform Grand Junction into the energy capital of the nation. The plan features a rotating 10-story office tower, mining and oil equipment firms, research foundations, a hotel and apartments, a housing tract from 10 000 dollars, a restaurant, shopping center, park, pool, and a nine hole golf course. Financing comes from a Texas syndicate with no public stock sales.
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Colorado City
Lucien Cullen
Welborn Foreman
Houston
Inelacer
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Texas Oil Men
Platform Collapse Injures Fort Dodge Singers During Messiah
In Fort Dodge High School auditorium a platform holding about 140 singers collapsed during the Christmas oratorio Messiah. Four or five people were injured, one soloist from Des Moines avoided harm. About 1,000 in attendance. remainder of program canceled. Deputy officials planned to decide later on rescheduling.
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Fort Dodge High School
Alene Waterworth
Central
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Waterworth
Tore
Paul Frank
Fort Wedge
Breakin Report At Glenwood School Detected
Mills County officials investigated a break in at Glenwood School's east building Saturday night reported by Principal Larry Roth. Entry was gained by breaking a window in the janitor's basement room. tools from the janitor’s room were missing and several classrooms and desks were broken into. A safe in the principal’s office remained unopened. Teachers began inventorying belongings to determine losses.
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Bereakin
Glenwrood School
Mills County
Larry Roth
Martin
Winedow
Annelpal
Five Die in Michigan Collision Near Oxford
Five persons were killed and five injured in a car collision near Oxford Michigan Sunday. Victims named Harold Magnum 21 Charles Nelson 26 Lynn Best 27 Jax Smith 30 and Edna Kuck 19 all from Oxford. State Police questioned the five survivors to determine the cause of the accident in a no passing zone.
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Oxford
Harold Magnum
Charles Nelson
Lynn Best
Jax Smith
Edna Kuck
Burlington woman in critical condition after car strike
Judy Cavender daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack Cavender of Burlington was reported in critical condition at University Hospitals Iowa City after being struck by a car in Burlington Sunday. She suffered a brain injury and other injuries requiring hospital care.
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Judy Cavender
Jack Cavender
Burlington
University Hospitals
Burlingoo
Air Crash Kills Nearly 29 Near Tang Prahang Laos
The Hench News Agency reports a Saturday airplane crash near Tang Prahang the capital of the Andochinese kingdom of Laos killed or believed to kill twenty nine people with details still incomplete.
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Tang Prahang
Andochinese Kingdom
Laos
Hench News
Tmonday
Two Jowans Killed In Missouri Crash Near Lancaster
A Sunday automobile crash near Lancaster Missouri killed Harold Lunsford 24 of Bloomfield and Mrs Earl Hainline of Ottumwa. Seven others all from Iowa were injured. four in critical condition at Kirksville hospital. Injured were Judy Sherman 13 Harry Flachiff Eva Flachiff all of Ottumwa Donald Elkin 17 of Bloomfield Earl Hainline Betty Shaman 45 and Richard Calvert of Ottumwa. Sheriff Homer Adams called it the worst highway accident in 10 years.
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Jo Wans
Iowa
Here
Harold Lunsford
Bloomfield
Earl Hainline
Ottumwa
Kirksville
Judy Sherman
Harry Flachiff
Eva Flachiff
Otturawa
Donald Elkin
Five Children Die In Roaring Franklin Fire
FRANKLIN Mass Five helpless children aged 2 to 7 died Sunday night in a farmhouse fire. The children were the offspring of Reginald de Baggis 30 and Maureen de Baggis 29 who saved their baby and fled. The kitchen stove exploded as the family prepared for bed around 1145 pm. The five older children slept above the kitchen and flames spread rapidly trapping them. The parents and infant were downstairs. The father said he tried to smother the blaze with a blanket and to enter the rear to reach the children. he sustained burns. The medical examiner said the children apparently suffocated though some bodies were charred.
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Reginald de Baggis
de Bagels
Attleboro
Swank Jewelry Co
Maureen
Guenthold Diane
Shirley
Donald
Margaret
Joanne
Regina
Walter Crowley
de Bayggis
Family Dies In Fire In Kewaner, Pa Four Victims Identified
A Sunday early morning blaze leveled a frame house in KEWANER PA killing four members of the Frantzen family. Charles Frantzen, his wife Shirley and their children Carol age 2 and infant Richard, 4 months, all perished.
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Kewaner, II
Charles Frantzen
Shirley
Carol
Richard
Iowa Sees First Subzero Readings Across State
Towns reported first subzero temperatures Monday with Decorah Mason City and Elkader at 6 below and nearby areas near zero or single digits. Council Bluffs and Burlington tied for warmest spots at 19 above, matching the season’s coldest mark.
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Mason City
Elkader
Waterloo
Council Bluffs
Burlington
Winter Storm Roars Through East Killing One and Injuring Forty-Eight
Stormy weather lashed the eastern states with tornadoes, heavy rain, and snow. One person died and 48 were injured as the system moved in from the south. The outbreak dropped up to 15 inches of snow in southeastern West Virginia while New York City endured frigid 2 degree winds near zero at the Canadian border.
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West Virginia
New York City
Canadian
Christmas Trees Don’t Stay Fresh With Water or Sugar
Chicago wholesaler Gust Relias argues against placing tree butts in water or adding sugar to water to keep Christmas trees fresher. He sells around 30,000 trees annually and calls the idea silly.
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Chicago
Gust Relias
Chuckle: Three Ink Drops Cry Over Mother's Prison Sentence
A light joke about three ink drops crying because their mother is in the pen and they fear the length of her sentence. The punchline hinges on a pun about prison terms and writing ink.
Governor seeks truce between schools and legislature
Des Moines Iowa AP Gov Leo Elthon said he will convene the heads of three state supported higher education institutions to heal rifts and improve relations between educators and lawmakers amid pristrase and disdain.
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Leo Elthon
Virgil M. Hancher
State University of Iowa
James H. Hilton
Towa State College
Eithen
Elthan
State Board of Educcation
State Board of Education
University of Towa
Towa State Teachers College
Legislative Terim Committee
Plan Rules For Nursing Homes Plan Rules For Nursing Homes
Governor criticizes distrust between schools and Legislature and outlines a proposed city ordinance governing nursing and convalescent homes. The measure sets penalties and license fees, and applies to care facilities rather than hotels. Officials urge better understanding and cooperation among state, university, and college administrations.
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Stuart
L. M. McConnell
Lyle Gravett Falls From Moving Car in Iowa Crash
A year old Council Bluffs boy, Lyle Gravett, is listed in critical condition at Omaha area hospitals after tumbling from a moving car on Highway 30 near Council Bluffs. He was in the back seat asleep when the door opened and he fell out at about 6:15 pm Sunday. His parents and three brothers were in the car. he suffered head injuries and facial cuts and has been in a coma.
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Lyle Gravett
Edgar Gravett
6Th St
Children's Hospital
Omaha
Asteep
Soath
Lyles
Roland
Richard
Russell
Gravett
Fern
Annette
Lyle
Iowa Traffic Deaths Der. 6, 1954
A terse Iowa item notes traffic deaths with dated reference, listing several details from the period. The brief item preserves names or places readable in the source while focusing on the fatal incident and its context.
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Iowa
Prove existence of the Loch Ness Monster in Glasgow
Rival crew reports proving the legendary Loch Ness monster with echo sounding gear. They claim a 30 foot long object with eight lobes and a scorpion silhouette, at 540 feet depth near the lake bed, sighted near a shore bus group noting three humps and a fin.
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Glasgow
Shotland
Peter Andersoi
Goodfellows Holiday Help Appeal From Neighbors
Jeanie Goodfellow asks neighbors to aid her brothers Chuckie Donnie and Budde by sending what they can to the Goodfellow Fund. The appeal stresses limited funds at home and invites local support to provide a Christmas meal and gifts.
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Goodfellow
Jeanie
Chuckie
Donnie
Budde
Santa Claus
Guy
Therm
Pavel
Prestons
Direct Violation of Truce Terms by China
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden condemned Communist China's conviction of American women as spies as a direct violation of the Korean ceasefire terms. In the House of Commons he said civilized nations cannot treat commissioned officers or uniformed men as spies or in the manner China has.
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Londo
Anthony Eden
China
House of Commons
Eden
Soviet Urges Boycott Of Christmas Ornaments Made
Washington P T The president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs urged members to boycott Christmas tree ornaments made by Russia or satellites. She called it a desecration to decorate the tree with items produced under atheistic Communist supervision and warned dollars spent on such ornaments may aid the Iron Curtain and affect military costs.
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General Federation of Women's Clubs
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Oycott
Russia
Theodore S. Chapman
Department of Commodcte Uigires
Ase Uit
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