Blackest Year In History On Iowa Roads
The 1950s toll on Iowa roads nears a record high as eight people died in a Christmas weekend crash spree. Gov elect Hoegh and Gov Elthon vow action in the 1955 Legislature to curb accidents. fourteen-year-old victims Judy Ann Timmer and Judy Kay Garthoft among the dead, with others including Patricia Fletcher and Clare Potter. The crash surge prompts calls for speed limit consideration and studying crash causes ahead of January legislative session.
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Iowa
Leo Bithon
Leo A. Hoegh
Red Cross Seeks 160 Blood Donors
Red Cross seeks 160 blood donors for the Bloodmobile visit at the Dodge Light Guard Armory Tuesday from 1 pm to 7 pm. About 67 reservations have been made, with several holiday season visits in Nebraska and Southwest Iowa canceled, making this drive vital. Call the Red Cross office to reserve.
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Red Cross
Dodge Light Guard
Nebraska
Imava
Longtime Educator George Sawyer Dies
DES MOINES George Bloyt Sawyer 83 longtime educator died at home. A University of Chicago graduate he served as superintendent of schools in Osage for over five years before retiring. He received a merit citation from the University of Chicago Alumni Assn. A Mason and former state chaplain, funeral services will be held in Osage Tuesday afternoon.
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Des Moines
George Bloyt Sawyer
Inna
Sawyer
University of Chicago
Xchonle Am Osage
University
Chicago
Osage
Davenport City Lines Bus Drivers Talk New Two Year Pact
Davenport transit officials and local bus drivers met Monday to discuss a proposed two year contract. Union negotiators pressed for wage and benefit parity, while city leaders urged timely resolution ahead of a contract deadline.
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Davenport
Union Motrthers
Governor Receives Protest Letters on Tax Increases
Governor Leo Elthan, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, said he received 19 letters, mostly from local businessmen, opposing any rise in state sales or income taxes. He noted Council Bluffs as the only area with concerted opposition, while the Chamber of Commerce urged members to contact state representatives about the stance.
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Leo Elthan
Moles
Cornell Bluffs
Tus
Council Bluffs
Nebraska
Fichon
Peope
Iowa
Associated Press
Conneil Bluffs
More Low Rent Housing Seen By Senators
Two Democratic senators Sparkman and Humphrey said the next Congress will authorize more new low rent public housing than President Eisenhower would recommend. They critic the present law as too restrictive and seek changes. Albert M. Cole notes Eisenhower may ask Congress to authorize about 70,290 public housing units in the next two years.
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Tongton
Congress
Presi
Jaene Eisenhower
Sen. Sparkman
D-Ala
Senate Banking Subcommittee
Sen
Humphrey
T.minn
Beteh
Albert M. Cole
Eislenhower
Eisenhower
Pole Sitting Champion Suffers Heart Attack
Jim Kelly, claiming the world pole sitting record, is hospitalized after a heart attack while attempting a new mark. The 74 year old, who previously set a 57 day record atop the Denver Post building, collapsed on a downtown sidewalk after descending from an 18 inch platform.
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Tucson
Ariz
Jim
Kelly
Kell
Dev
Keelig
Denver Post
Icy roads disrupt county board session amid snow
Weather across Iowa brought icy streets and snow, delaying Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors as two members missed the meeting. Roads remained hazardous with accidents and stalled vehicles reported in multiple counties while forecasts warned of lingering slick conditions and more snow statewide.
Flames Destroy Hancock Market in Sunday Fire
Special to The Nonparew Hancock Fire Sunday morning destroyed Hancock Market. Kenneth Jensen, owner, said loss partly covered by insurance. Believed to have started from an oil burner. The blaze was discovered about 5:45 a.m. by Mrs. Elner Scheffler who lives nearby. Hancock and Oakland firemen could not save the building or its contents.
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Hancock Market
Kenneth Jensen
Moray
Elner Scheffler
Hancock
Oakland
Satellite embassies wooing Japan over Soviet ties
Diplomatic sources report Russia wooing Japan through Communist satellite embassies in Paris while Japan responds with cautious wait and see. Poland floated reestablishing Japanese Soviet relations, via Warsaw’s good offices, after Moscow signals seeking normalization. Kumao Nishimura, Japan’s ambassador in Paris, was told to reply cautiously.
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Tosyue
Russia
Japan
Paris
Poland
Mamoru Shige Mitsu
Kumao Nishimura
Stanislaw Gaiweski
France
Gaiweski
Nishimura
Warsaw
Moscow
Kremlin
Christmas Mail Tops Last Year in City Totals
Mail volume at the local post office reached 921,500 letters and cards during the Christmas season from Dec 13 to Dec 26, led by a peak Dec 20 with 152,000 cancellations. Postmaster Jamey Jenson reported the total tops last year’s 904,400 and notes the peak mailing days are moving back.
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Jamey Jenson
W. A. Klein
14Th Division
The
Postal Transportation Service
Council Bluffs
Kein
Two Vacancies On Countrymans Staff
Des Moines Atty Gen Dayton Countryman said he asked all assistant attorneys general except those who previously resigned to stay on and they probably will. He has two vacancies to fill one with the State Lax Commission and the other with the State Board of Social Welfare. Henry W Wormley and Herman Walter are leaving these posts effective Saturday. Countryman previously filled a vacancy for special assistant to the State Highway Commission.
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Des Moines
Dayton Countryman
State Lax Commission
State Board of Social Welfare
Henry W. Wormley
Herman Walter
Countryman
State Highway Commission
Pope Pius XI Receives Another Blood Transfusion
Vatican reports Pope Pius XI, seriously ill after a collapse, received another blood transfusion as part of ongoing therapy. Doctors said he had a fairly restful night and hoped the procedure would bolster his strength and recovery.
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Vatican City
Pius XI
Greek immigrant father brings six children to life in America
Mike Katsanevas, a janitor at the J. Clearfield Naval Supply Depot, brought six of his Greek children to join him in Salt Lake City after workers raised 2500 for their travel. The family arrived from Athens after years apart, with one son remaining to finish a hitch in the Greek Army. The reunion included a warm home, a Christmas party, and plans for a shared vacation as they adjust to life in the United States.
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Salt Lake City
Mike
I Katanevas
America
Greece
J. Clearfield Naval Supply Depot
Crete
Athens
Katsanevas
George
James
U.S
Keliope
Manuel
Lednidas
Irene
Nicholas
Areto
Stylianos
Stavroila
Barbara Ann Misses Two Performances In Ice Revue Return
Barbara Ann Scott former Olympic figure skater and queen of the Hollywood Ice Revue is set to return to the show Monday after a two day virus illness. She missed opening night on Christmas and did not appear in Sunday Night’s televised NBC Comedy Hour.
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Chicago
Barbara Ann Scott
Hollywood
Miss Scott
Sunday Knight
NBC
Mendes-France seeks confidence vote on West German NATO entry
Paris AP report shows Premier Mendes France asking the National Assembly for a vote of confidence on West Germany joining NATO and on amendments to a WEU ratification bill. A defeat could topple his six month government amid protests and police guard around the Chamber.
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Paris
National Assembly
Pierre Mendes-France
West Germany
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
London
Andre Letroquer
Imots
Jolice
Bilding
Flourbon Palace
Ander
Atlantic Alliance
Mendes- France
Mendes France
Assembly
Western European Union
WEU
France
Twiddling Your Toes A Big Help
London physician Dr. G. K. Selborne says toe twiddling aids getting out of bed on cold mornings. He advises against fighting alarm clocks, recommends stretching and moving limbs, and suggests waking with a hunger cue to motivate leaving bed.
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London
G. K. Selborne
Grim Toll Of Holiday Deaths Across Nation
A record Christmas weekend toll totaled 499 deaths over 54 hours from Friday evening. Traffic fatalities reached 379, fires killed 59, and other mishaps caused 58 more. California logged 27 traffic deaths while Texas and Pennsylvania each reported 26 and 25 respectively. Several states had no accident deaths.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
California
Texas
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Finais
New York
Michigan
Nebraska
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Rhode Island
Vermont
Wyoming
Missouri Youth Injured In Crash Near Council Bluffs
Jeffrey McFadden a 7 year old from Kansas City Missouri suffered a back injury Monday in a two vehicle collision two miles south of Council Bluffs on Highway 475. He was transported to Jennie Edmundson Hospital. The car’s driver L F McFadden 40 Kansas City said he stopped for a car ahead. A semi trailer truck driven by R Swenson of Harlan could not stop and rear ended McFadden’s car, with damage estimated at 250 dollars.
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Patricia Fletcher
Masgen
Cla Dee Gombert
Andmost
Clarence J. Swiger
Kansas City
Vickin Baker
Des Moines
Ralph Schoulte
Monona
Clare G. Potter
Waterloo
Gilbert John Timmer
Timmer
Tansport
Manchester
Gombert
Hils
Monticello
Tinard Timmer
Culbert
Judy Ann
Delaware County Metoral Hospital
Gilbert
Paul Heckman
Potter
Elthon
Sind
Yeleet Hough
Jeffrey McFadden
Kansas
City
Council Bluff
Jennie Edmundson Hospital
L. F. McFadden
McFadden
R. Swenson
Harlan
Award Contracts For New Patrol Uniforms
Des Moines Iowa Town Executive Council awarded two contracts for nearly 15000 dollars in summer shirts and trousers for the State Highway Patrol. American Woolen Mills Des Moines supplied the fabric at 7.25 dollars per pair of trousers and 3.25 dollars per shirt. Newburn Clothing Co Des Moines will tailor the garments at 8494 dollars. The trousers and shirts use a new summer weight material.
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State Highway Patrol
American Woolen Mills
Des Moines
Newburn Clothing Co
Des Moines Ends Month-Long Gas Price War
Des Moines sees the end of a month long price war as nationwide brands set new ranges for regular gas at 27.9 to 29 cents and high test at 30 to 30.5 cents. Independent stations reportedly higher at 26.9 to 27.9 cents. Local towns including Boone Ames and Indianola also felt the drop as Des Moines stations lowered prices to compel neighboring outlets to follow.
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Jes Moines
Des Moines
Harold Drake
Ieva Petroleum Retailers Assn
Drake
Boone
Ames
Aves
Indianola
Altoona
Des Mines
Avenue Named For Professor Not Nut, Allmond Restored
In Louisville Kentucky Allen E Allmond protested the misspelling of Allmond Street named after his father Professor Marcus B Allmond. City records show the dedication was Allmond, not Almond, and officials ordered correction of street signs. Local reaction traced to confusion over the name.
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Ouisville
Almond
Allen E. Allmond
Calfornia
Marcus B. Allmond
Allen Almond
City Hall
Allmond
Allmod
Deaf Girl Teaches Pals Sign Language
In Louisville neighborhood, eight-year-old Dolores Schreider, deaf and mute, learns sign language and teaches it to local children. Her brothers Jon and Eddie are also deaf. sister Mary Lou and parents are hearing. The scene shows children forming friendships through two handed conversations.
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Luisville
Delores Schreider
Delores
Dolores
Jon
Eddie
Mary Lou
Jim Schneider
Rehabilitation Division To Rent Council Bluffs Office
The Iowa Executive Council authorized renting an office in Council Bluffs for $30 a month. The Vocational Rehabilitation Division will open quarters there to interview physically handicapped persons seeking aid, occupying 40 square feet in the Bennett Building.
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Iowa
Counsy Aiso
Associated Press
Des Moines
Bennett Building
Nevada Feed Co Fire Causes Big Loss
Fire swept the Nevada Feed Co building Sunday night from an overheated furnace. Estimated damage ranges around $3,600 with the owner Ralph Meiahon noting about 7,000 bushels of oats stored inside were damaged.
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Nnivada
Nevada Feed Co
Ralph Mei ‘Ahon
Little Dam 28
President May Fly Back To Washington
President Eisenhower said he would consider cutting short his Augusta visit and fly back to Washington at once if the French Chamber of Deputies rejects the West German rearmament plan. He called Monday’s vote on arming Germany a matter of utmost seriousness to the free world and indicated he would likely depart by March if approved.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Aulgusta
Washington
Europe
France
White House
Western Electric Workers Walk Out in 16 Iowa Communities
About 1% of Western Electric Co employees, all Local 72 of the CIO Communications Workers, walked off Monday in Des Moines and 15 other Iowa cities over a pay dispute tied to per day wages for 26 installers at a Northwestern Bell Telephones plant.
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Western Electric Co
Des Moines
CIO Communications Workers of America
Iowa
Ames
Western Electric
Northwestern Hell Telephone Co
Carroll
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Clinton
Decorah
Dubuque
Garner
Iowa Falls
Muscatine
Keokuk
Osha- Joosa
Sioux City
Stuart
Webster City
End Toll At Dubuque Bridge Opens to Free Traffic
Dubuque residents can now cross Julien Dubuque Bridge without tolls after a ribber across the span was cut Monday at noon, freeing the bridge to non paying traffic. The bridge had operated as a toll span since 1943.
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Judy Kay Garthoft
Waterlon
Hayliss
Ted Andersen
George Sawyer
Ca. B
Pottawattamie County
Bireau
Towa
Rand
Glenwood
Pony Creek Hill
Mineola
Walford
Mercury
Spencer
Iowa State Highway Patrol
Council Mutts
Cestral
Pope Pius
Barbara Ann
Mendes-France
U. S
Missouri
C. B
Hachiies
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