Radical reorganization eyed for Iowa schools and courts
The Iowa House debated a sweeping plan to cut 2779 public school districts to 96 by 1960 with 20 intermedia districts, and to create a 75000 dollar oil well discovery reward if output reaches 50 barrels daily for 60 days. The House also approved appointive state commerce commissioners effective 1963 and backed a constitutional change to alter how Iowa supreme and district court judges are elected.
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Keith Dunton
Thornburg
Senate
Iowa
Neil Johns
Toledo
Commerce Commission
Iowa House
State Commerce Commission
iThe
Loveless
Donald Kimball
Fayette
Eugene Halling
Orient
Egg grading bill and court limits noted in legislature
The house sent to the senate a measure allowing ungraded eggs to be bought from a producer with candling and grading rules for resale. The senate killed a provision removing courts below district level. EVU's salary: Forrest Evashevski now earns 20000 after a 2500 raise. he joined Iowa State in 1952 from Washington State.
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Clinton
Iowa
Jurgemeyer
House
Senate
EVU
Forrest Evashevski
Big Ten
SUI
Washington State College
Card of Thanks and Birth Announcement Summary
Card of thanks expresses gratitude for support during hospital stays and post recovery from West Union Postville Sumner hospitals with names Harold Orth Walter Follett and Laurence Lerch. Birth notice reports Art Farrance and wife in Chicago welcome Cynthia Lynn born February six weighing six pounds eight ounces with John Grimm as grandparent.
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West Union Hospital
Harold Orth
Postville Hospital
Walter Follett
Sumner Hospital
Laurence Lerch
Art’ Farrance
Chicago
Cynthia Lynn
John Grimm
Local Hospital Updates and Entrants in West Union Area
Mrs. Mabel King spent Wednesday to Friday in West Union hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Smith took their daughter Paula to Rochester Minnesota for observation. Lawrence Lerch returned home from Sumner hospital February 42 and is improving satisfactorily, still under a doctor’s care.
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Mabel King
Frid Gay
West Union Hospital
Rochester
Paul Smith
Paula
Minn
Lawrence Lerch
Sumner Hospital
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