Iowa Good Roads, health law talk at Des Moines meeting
Iowa officials plan revisions to public health financing and local funding for health programs. Edward G. Zimmerer notes current law limits counties and cities, urging local department funding. Marcus Bach named outstanding Iowa author of the year by the Iowa Library Association at its 60th annual meeting.
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E. Howard Hu
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Edward Koeh
Iowa Highway Commission
Iowa Good Roads ‘Association
Des Moines
Hill
Farm Bureau
Iowa Good Roads Association
Iowa
Edward G. Zimmerer
Marcus Bach
Iowa City
Bach
University of Iowa
Johnson Brigham
Iowa Library Association
Vision in Driving. Iowa patrol reports 5000 fail eye tests
More than 5,000 people failed basic vision tests in the first eight months of 1958 under state law for driving permits renewals and new applications. Lt. Harry C. Brown said 2,246 failed renewals and 677 failed initial applications. others sought chauffeur licenses. Parking: Alan Voorhees urged managers to expand parking to sustain business, warning the problem will grow with more cars.
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Iowa Highway Patrol
Patrol
Harry C. Brown
Alan M. Voorhees
The
Automotive Safety Foundation
Washington, D. C
Iowa City
Injured in Decorah Highway 52 Crash
Two young people were seriously injured late Thursday when their car struck a cement abutment on a bridge one mile north of Decorah on highway 52. Paul Crandall 25 Volga suffered a pelvic fracture Amella Jones Brookfield Mo also suffered a pelvic fracture. Two other occupants were injured but not seriously Sgt Robert Crandall 23 Decorah and Lila Halverson De-
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Decorah
Highway 52
Paul Crandall
Volga
Amella Jones
Brookfield
Robert Crandall
Lila Halverson
Hospital transfers follow Friday incident in Minnesota
Paul Crandall was transferred to a Rochester Minnesota hospital early Saturday for further treatment. Miss Jones was moved to a hospital in her hometown Sunday afternoon. Both were transported by ambulance after the incident and received ongoing medical care.
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Rochester
Paul Crandall
Rochester,Minn
Miss Jones
Lost finger from high line burns cited at Larchwood
Bert Kluver of George lost his index finger after contact with a high line near Larchwood. The injury was severe and required amputation.
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Bert Kluver
George
Larchwood
Fire destroys 100 acres of corn near Jefferson
A recent blaze near Jefferson consumed about 100 acres of corn. No exact cause or containment status reported. Fire crews responded promptly, and authorities are assessing damage and possible follow up investigations.
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Jefferson
Broadcaster Freedom and Everyday Ironies
A collection of brief anecdotes and quips from a past era. A juror refuses to rule on capital punishment, a husband loses a fur loan in a poker game, a grandfather dismisses a hearing aid, a mountain legend and a Solomon joke appear, a spinster objects to coarse language, and a foreman records a dangerous workplace slip with rustic humor.
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Frank H. Lawson
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Christen Bros
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Iowa State College
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