Rain Deluges Help Southwest Iowa Farmers After Heat Wave
A hot 102 degree day tied a record as heavy rains totaling 0.70 inch to 2.81 inches swept across Southwest and Eastern Iowa. Council Bluffs recorded 0.70 inch while Maloy and Benton reported near 4.5 inches in parts of the region. Farmers say relief is temporary but welcome to save corn, with clouds still forecast and cooler, unsettled conditions ahead.
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Chris Doll
Iowa
Maloy
Benton
Mount Ayr
Clarinda
Nodaway
Corning
Fairgrounds
Bedford
Hamburg
Lenox
Greenfield
Red Oak
Oakland
Grinnell
Inces
Williamsburg
Mount Pleasant
Jamaica
Grundy Center
North English
Tracr
Council Bluffs
Dubuque
Mason City
Walter
Frank Jensen
Sala
Dancing In Streets If Petition Okayed
Eleven residents petitioned Carnal Bluffs City Council for permission to hold street dances at Eighth Street and Avenue C. Dances would occur each Wednesday from 6 p.m. to unknown end time with an average petitioner age of about six years.
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Carnal Bluffs
Eighth Street
Avenue C
Dont Score Here Dont Score Here 1955 Council Bluffs item
An OCR damaged note references fatalities and names or codes with scattered numbers and letters. The fragment mentions Council Bluffs and a 1955 date but lacks clear event details or context.
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Council Bluffs
Big Debate Sparks New Issues in City Government
Two new issues dominate the battle over Council Manager government as supporters mobilize. The salary for City Manager L M McConnell and the use of state gasoline tax funds draw sharp lines between pro and anti manager groups. Campaign rallies are set for Wednesday and Thursday with leaders Moore Herthoff Cleveland and Satrapa among speakers.
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Robert C. Heitherf
proManager Forces
Robert B. Moore
Better Representative Group
Herthoff
Moore
L M McConnell
McConnell
Heithoff
Jlumor Chamber of Commerce
Don Filbert
Cr. Emarime
James F. Mulqueen
Better Representative Government Assn
Crystal Lodge
Albert L. Cleveland
John Satrapa
BRGA
Arkansas Man 82 Weds 16 Year Old Bride in Potau Okla
William Barnes, 82, and Jean Hayes, 16, both of Hartford Arkansas, married in Potau Oklahoma. The groom wore a handlebar mustache as witnesses observed the ceremony.
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Arkansas
Judd To Speak To Brotherhood In July Picnic
Dr Walter H. Judd of Minneapolis will be the speaker at the annual Council Bluffs Protestant Brotherhood picnic on July 1 held on the Town School for the Deaf grounds. The event usually attracts about 1,000 men.
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Walter H. Judd
Minneapolis
Congress
Minnesota
Council Bluffs
Protestant Brotherhood
Judd
Stanley L. Hansen
Brotherhood
Rising City
Neb
Nebraska University School of Medicine
University of Omaha
Foreign Mission Board
Congregational Church
South
China
Melana
USS
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Asia
U. S
Southwest
Iowa Teachers
Marilyn Monroe to Wed Arthur Miller in NY Soon
The New York Post reports film star Marilyn Monroe and playwright Arthur Miller will wed in a few days in New York. The copyrighted story indicates a forthcoming marriage between the two celebrated figures.
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New York
The
New York Post
Vanlyn Monroe
Arthur Miler
Chuckle Dialog From Psychiatrist on Tax Interest
A humorous panel shows a psychiatrist asking a patient when they first realized they enjoyed paying income tax. The joke hinges on the patient’s surprised reaction to the unusual delight in tax obligations.
Hoegh Vows To Cut Highway Fatalities With Guard Patrols
Des Moines Gov Leo Hoegh plans to mobilize at least 70 National Guard members and 35 radio controlled jeeps to patrol Iowa highways daily from June 30 to July 6. The jeep patrol will operate around the clock and on weekends through late July, aiming to reduce traffic deaths during a forecast busy travel period.
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Des Moines
Leo Hoegh
Iocal National Guard
Hughways
Clinton Moyer
Hoegh
Western Writers Send Gift to President
Western Writers of America prepare a general offering of signed books for the convalescing President. About 30 to 40 autographed volumes by noted Western authors will be sent to the White House along with group best wishes. The president is reported to have read Westerns for years.
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Santa FE
N.mi
Western Writers of
Amerca
Esenhower
Iowa Highway Commission to study bids on 17 road projects
The Iowa State Highway Commission will review bids Thursday morning in Ames for 17 Southwest Iowa road projects. Notable items include a 150 foot bridge over Mosquito Creek on the old Yellow Pole Road near Glendale to McClelland, plus concrete and asphalt paving, widening, and resurfacing across Audubon Monona Fremont Montgomery Shelby counties.
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Iowa State Highway Commission
Ames
Iowa
Mosquito Creek
Yellow Pole
Highway 64
Glendale
McClelland
Audubon County
Audubon
Monona County
Fremont
Hamburg
Burlington Rawroad
Shelby County
Elkhorn
Eest
Emballton
Adair
Totel
Montgomery County
Audubon - Shelby County
Fish Removal Crew Finds Catfish In Barrel At Lake Manawa
Spirit Lake fish removal team restoring Lake Manawa finds a three pound catfish hidden in a rusty barrel. They were removing snags from the dry lake bed when the barrel surfaced and was emptied before returning the fish to the lake.
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Lake Manawa
Ted Hardman
John Fredrichsen
Spirit Lake
Venezuelan airliner crash kills 74 over Atlantic
A Venezuelan four engine airliner plunged into the Atlantic near Asbury Park after reporting engine trouble. 61 passengers and 7 crew aboard. 74 killed, including 18 passengers and 2 crew Americans. The Coast Guard and Navy recovered bodies as wreckage and debris floated in 1200 feet of water. The flight originated from Idlewild Airport bound for Caracas.
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New York
Eas
Asbury Park
Coast Guard
Idiewild
Frederick J. Hancox
Wanagh
N.Y
Caracas
Venezuela
Idlewild
Luis F. Platg
Norfolk
Cmdr
Hancox
Robert Craig
Bremerhaven Germany
Tne
Pat Hay
Dean
Norfolk, Va
N. J
Scouts Clean Up Lake Manawa Shoreline
About 250 Boy Scouts gathered Tuesday at Lake Manawa to clean up shoreline and dry lakebed, gathering rusting cans and broken bottles. Troops spread along the shore then used three state trucks to haul litter away, with hot dogs provided by Conservation Inc. and local sponsors. Clyde Talley praised the well organized effort and the boys’ solid cleanup work.
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Lake Manawa
State Conservation
Conservation Inc
Clyde Talley
Pottawattamie Tops Iowa Counties in 1955 Farm Income
Pottawattamie County leads 37 counties nationwide in gross cash farm income for 1955, per the Iowa Development Commission and Sales Management magazine survey. The report withholds individual county figures and national standings. Other Western Town counties named include Woodbury Crawford Shelby and Page.
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Pottawattamie
Iowa
Iowa Development Commission
Sales Management Magazine
Woodbury
Crawford
Shelby
Page
Three Children Hurt As Tractor Crashes Into Fence
Eleanor Mass 16 drove a tractor on her family farm when it stalled on a hill and backed into a barbed wire fence injuring her and her younger brothers Stanley five and Mark 12. Eleanor received 36 stitches for injuries to her back and scratches on her arm. Mark had 20 stitches on his right arm and also injured his wrist and back. Stanley suffered scratches and bruises to his arm neck shoulder and scalp. All were treated and released from Jennie Edmundson Hospital.
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Eleanor Mass
Arnold Mass
Route 4
Stanley 5
Mark
Eleanor
Jennie Edmundson Hospital
Stanley
National Guard Detachment Masters Harsh Wrecker Training
National Guard trainees spent an hour under a broiling sun solving a tree-pulling exercise with a ger wrecker truck from Tank Co of the 168th Infantry. Warrant Officer Frank LaMantla said they faced 102 degree heat and completed the drill.
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National Guard
Tank Co
168Th
Third Avenue
Frank LaMantla
School Integration Cost Measure Tabled in House Panel
Southern Democrats and Republicans joined in the House Education Committee to demand federal funds to cover public school integration costs. The Udall measure proposing auto-integration was tabled by a 14 to 10 vote.
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Washington
House Education Committee
Rep Udall
D-Ariz
Speculation on Democratic Keynoter Names in Play
Washington dispatch notes conjecture over a national convention keynote speaker. Possible selections include Senators Robert Keer from Oklahoma John Pastore from Rhode Island Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota and Governor Frank Clement of Tennessee.
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Washington P
Senate
Tae Lst
Ida
Speculston
Robert Keer
John Pastore
Hubert Harmmhrey
Minn
Frank Cement
Tennessee
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