City Eyes Big 1952 Asphalt Project in Council Bluffs
City officials plan a 79 block asphalt resurfacing program at about 125000 cost with most funded by property assessments. The move hinges on a state supreme court ruling on the 1951 municipal finance law. If ruled in time contracts may be let this year. Also tied to the ruling are a 175000 sanitary sewer project and a 330000 dime-a-day concrete paving plan for 45 city blocks.
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Council Bluffs
Ey 2
Nee
David E. Stuart
State Supreme Court
Iowa
Stuart
Supreme
Kennard
W. Gardiner
Gardiner
James F. Mulqueen
Carsten
Lelkvold
Charles
W. Durham
Adam Lawson
Omaha
Pierce Street
Oak Street
Bluff Street
Willow Avenue
Washington Avenue
Frank
Eighth Street
Frank Street
First Street
Bryant Street
Broadway
Wilton Avenue
Eighth
Bluff Streets
Avenue J
Second Avenue
Main Street
Sixteenth Avenue
Pearl Street
Seventh Avenue
Main
Eighth Streets
Thirty-seventh Street
Fifth Avenue
Twenty-first Street
Lawson
Durham
Supreme Court
Potato Shortage Hits Local Stores Across Chains
Local grocers report no potatoes on sale with only a few shipments entering Council Bluffs through limited channels. Wholesalers foresee a supply normalizing by May or June as OPS price ceilings and droughts bite. Officials warn delaying resurfacing projects could raise long term costs if courts limit bonding.
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Council Bluffs
400 Musicians Due Here for Band Day
About 400 youngsters in colored band uniforms are expected in Council Bluffs Saturday for the first annual Southwest Town Band day. Nine bands parade at 11 a.m. down Broadway from First street, each preceded by a convertible with its queen. After lunch, drill meet at Kirnfield crowns the Band Day queen. open to the public for a small fee. Participating bands hail from Underwood Woodbine Minden Henderson Malvern Emerson Dunlap and local high schools Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson.
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Council Bluffs
Broadway
First Street
U.L
Underwood
Woodbine
Minden
Henderson
Malvern
Emerson
Dunlap
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson
Clarinda Selected for City Water Fluoridation Demonstration
DES MOINES Clarinda has been substituted for Fort Madison in a list of 12 towns where demonstrations in city water fluoridation will be conducted. The state health department said Clarinda was chosen because it follows Fort Madison, which dropped out after being designated as one of the two.
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OPS
Des Moines
Iowa
Dés “Moines
Alabama
California
Texas
Department of Agriculture
Associated Press
Washington
Clarinda
Fort Madison
State Health Department
Onawa Farm Boy Leaves Prison for Freshman Life
Herbie, a 15 year old from Onawa, has been released from a prison farm after a 10 year sentence for two robberies. He plans to resume life as a high school freshman and travels from Sugarland, Texas to Omaha, then Sioux City, saying he wants to be on his own. His mother expresses mixed feelings as the boy starts anew.
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Omaha
Onawa
Allen’ C
Brown- Herbie
Fletcher
Neemed
Rel Ventant
Herbie
Onawa High School
Sutra Omaha Airport
Sugarland
Tex
River study panel hears unity on impounding plan
Harrison county delegation told the Missouri river study committee Friday the proposal to impound water was unanimously agreed as the only stop on the river project. Herbie, a boy thought lost, was found alive after a Texas letter signaled a path to return home, triggering a 12 day legal clash and a conditional release recommendation.
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Sioux City
Harrison County
Missouri River’ Study Committee
Missouri River
Missouri
Hills
Herbie Mountain Ranges
Texas
A. L. Thomas
Marchlroup
Onawa
Thomas
Herbie
Wildles
Liam Adams
Atents
Mo Valley Banker George Kellogg Dies
George Kellogg, 79, longtime president of the First National Bank of Missouri Valley, died today at his Omaha home after retiring three years ago following about 40 years leading the bank. Survived by his wife Margaret and other family members, he divided his time between Omaha and Missouri Valley.
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George A, Seuage
Etired
Naional Bank
Missouri Valley
Omaha
Ome
Missouri
Dam and Channel Stabilization Plan Proposed
A fragmented note discusses placing the overall plan to put to work at once. The text references dam work and stabilizing the channel, indicating immediate implementation of the project.
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Jonce
Filseth to wed in Des Moines this Saturday
Des Moines reports a complex tale of a Daventon family wedding being settled in Iowa with mentions of Herbie Decker and Catherine O'Dea. The piece references travel to Texas and parental involvement, noting a ten year term and a cautious comment about Texas as a "pretty good state."
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DS Moines
County
Atlease
Herbie
Vohin
Tomney
Clark
Filseth
Texas
Dort
Hérbie
Catherine
Dea
Henry H
Des Moines
84 Vote Favors Judge McGranery on Nomination
Philadelphia reports that the judiciary committee approved the nomination of Judge James McGranery. The text notes votes cast by Deen and Senators Watkins Jenner and Hendrickson, with the question of individual committee members not disclosed.
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Judge McGranery
James
Philadelphia
Deen
Watkins
Utah
Jenner
Ind
Hendrickson
Supreme court denies rehearing in license case
Des Moines report says on Mar 4 the court refused to grant a rehearing for Laurence Meldrum of Council Bluffs. Meldrum’s one year license suspension to practice law was upheld after accusations he solicited legal business while visiting prisoners as a bondsman, violating town statutes.
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Jawa
Meldrum
Council Bluffs
Associated Press
Des Moines
Cool dry weekend forecast for area noted
The report presents a cool dry forecast for the area over the weekend. It also records a rain tally of 0.48 inches in the 24 hours ending at 6:30 a.m. Friday, with some garbled OCR fragments surrounding dates and measurements.
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Frida
Dempsters Longtime Council Bluffs Residents Noted
Special to the Nonpareil reports Bertram Moore of Woodbine was found alone in a medical setting near the nurses hospital area after an accident on an east Broadway street route. The Dempsters, lifelong Council Bluffs residents, are identified as graduates of Abraham Lincoln High School in 1947 and former Whitman Standard service workers along Avenue D.
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Bertram‘ Moore
Woodbine
Rollison
Dempsters
Council Bluffs
Whitman
Whitman Standard
Iour
Broadway
Avenue D
Pinch on Aviation Fuel Widely Felt
Denver dispatch reports a nine day old oil strike causing a shortage of high octane aviation gasoline. APL CIO and independent unions seek settlement via a May 13 meeting with the wage stabilization board. Air France cuts flights by 50 percent without increased trans Atlantic quotas. Government orders a 30 percent reduction in aviation gasoline. James A id Friday threatens to use force to free Brig. Gen. Francis T. Dodd seized on Koje Island. Van Fleet ordened inquiry and escalates actions to ensure Dodd’s safety and return. The incident prompts investigation into prison conditions and communication lines on Koje.
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Denver
C. A. Knight
Qil
Workers International. Union
CTO
James
Ge. Francis
T. Dodd
Kose Island
U.s.eighth Army
Dodd
Korea
Vani
van’ Fleet
Reds
Asip
Colson
van Fleet
Pyongyang
Tokyo
Eighth Army
U. S. Eighth Army
Comander
Kojé
Fs van Fleet
Matthew B. Ridgeway
Thhe
Ridgway
Dodds
Wilbur Robert ‘Raven
Newton
Tex
Raven
Post Office Bill Approved by House Public Works Committee
The House Public Works Committee in Washington, D. C. approved a bill authorizing 1.9 million dollars for a new post office in Council Bluffs. The current site includes Moose Auditorium and several federal offices, with demolition of the old federal building limited to one wing last summer. James C. Jenson will become postmaster on May 16, after postal inspectors were notified. officials could not be reached for further comment.
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Council Bluffs
House
Public
Washington, D. C
Ben. Jensen
Extra
Moose i
Federal
James C. Jenson
Bhift Street
Jenson
Kenneth Madigan
Sertomans Gather for Distric Meeting in Council Bluffs
Sertomans assemble for a district meeting with Sertoma club activities at Creighton University and involvement of Mayor Mulqueen in Council Bluffs.
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Bluffs
Sertoma Club
Ait Creighton University
Mulqueens
Anti strike limits threaten collective bargaining in crisis
In a period of emergency the proposed receiver law and compulsory arbitration could undercut unions by weakening collective bargaining. Critics warn the measures would do more harm than the harshest actions ever seen, potentially undermining workers’ rights.
One Uniform European Army Nears Creation
European nations Friday night began turning toward a single uniform army concept. The plan envisions about 1,300,000 men integrated under a central command led by Marshal Alfonse. NATO's central European sector would host the new force and align with North Atlantic structures.
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North
Marshal Alfonse
NATO
Sentral European
Wine Flows Like Water as Freight Train Derailment
In western New York a New York Central freight train derailed spilling wine from overturned cars. Workers and onlookers gathered, refilling thermoses and cups with the spill while opportunists appeared, drawn by the source of the wine.
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Uymeirk
Noy
New York Central
New York
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