Permanent Reapportionment Plan Should Be Improvement
A letter urging a permanent Iowa reapportionment plan with House districts of about 27 000 population and one representative each. It favors a small Senate under 50 and a commission to prevent gerrymandering, urging legislators to act within two years after each census and to cross county lines if needed. The piece cites Coleridge as a closing inspiration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House of Representatives
Polk County
Iowa
Jone
House
Following the Leader by F A W
Gordon Short of Los Angeles headed to Oak Ridge Tennessee to assist an "experiment" at the US Atomic Energy plant his firm is involved with. Earl and Rosa Lewis contributed Easter verse and a father in law LaVerne Obrecht received a Denmark souvenir necktie. Rosa Lewis writes an Easter poem about Jesus Christ's death and resurrection with scriptural imagery and faith.
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Gordon Short
Los Angeles
Andy Berkhimer
Oak Ridge, Tenn
U. S. Atomic Energy Plant
Earl Bass
Copenhagen
Denmark
LaVerne Obrecht
Rosa Lewis
Christ
Mount Calvary
Community Guests and Visitors Busy Around Local Homes
A flurry of visits and social events fills the week in several towns. Neighbors and relatives including Ronnie Johnson, Paul Hathaway, and the Kilers family visited Easter gatherings. a fi eld of relatives from Iowa State, Council Bluffs, Vergin areas attended church events and speeches at Harlan and Shenandoah, with baptisms and funerals noted.
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Ronnie Johnson
Omaha
R. R. Kilers
Paul Hathaway
Iowa State ‘University
Ames
Carl McAlexander
Sidney
Hills Grindice
Russell Sells
Bethesda
Kenneth Davis
W. T. Costello
Mary Ranne
Malvern
Ted ‘Larson
Council Bluffs
Rosella. Wertman
Brian Coddington
Zeno Bags
Pat Maher
Loyd Bowen
Dwaine Swett
Des Moines
Pheobe Crouse
Red
Oak
Albert Anderson
Charles Hall
Spencer Harris
Shenandoah Hospital
Harris
Charles Hart
Carol
Karen
Harlan
Gerald Maher
Max Leu
York
Nebr
Bert Howard
Thurman Bowen
Ronnie
Josie van Arsdale
Delbert
Council Bluits
Guy D. Grindle
Angelia Suyera
Susan Parker
Genené Maher
Shenandoah
Leo Smith
Fay- Tagut
Rose White
Mable
Zeno Bass
Churchman
Suzannnne Renee
Christine Mall
Kevin Mills
Larry Mount
Strahan Church
Ray Driever
Joy
Percival
Larry Blunt
Deanna Grinate
Ellis Grindle
Joe Hathaway
Hoyt, Woody
Reasoner
Guy Wartslander
Indianola
John Times
Traer
Everett Gipe
Strahan Methodist Church Service and Schedule
Rev John Lippincott leads Divine Worship at 9 30 a m with the Children s Sermon Lilies and Life Sunday School at 10 30 a m Official Board Meeting Wednesday at 7 40 p m Pastor Robt Christensen assists with services and activities
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Strahan Methodist Church
John Lippincott
Robt. Christensen
Hold Stock Buyer Advantage in Present Marketing
Editor notes a March 13 KFAB Market broadcast arguing slow market, with four weeks of history and claim buyers hold advantage as they know by night how many cattle and hogs they will own. The letter questions feed concerns and overall market dynamics.
Birthday Dinner Honors Harold Swett At Home
A family gathering at the Swett home Sunday honored Harold Swett’s birthday. Guests included the Swett families from Council Bluffs, Ralston, Tabor, Omaha, Randolph, and Geneseo, with condolences and well wishes extended by relatives and friends. Additional events covered a pink and blue shower in Red Oak and a funeral in Hastings, plus birthday celebrations for Mickle Opal and a family dinner hosted by Bob Blunt in Malvern.
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Harold Swett
Swett
Dean Swett
Council Bluns
Larry Swett
Ralston
Nebr
Dave Bower
Tabor
Marvin Fritz
Omaha
Dale Malcom
Vina Carlson
Randolph
Silag Swett
Homer Goodman
Knoxville
Legion Hall
Red Oak
E. M. Wiseman
Silvey
Gerald Mather
Everett Knop
Lutheran
Henry
N. B. Summers
Bob Blunt
Haptiam
Kevin This
Mason
Wiliams
Clarinda
Elis Grindle
Deanna
Larry Blunt
Kevin Ellis
Malvern
Reapportionment Bill Enacted With 59 Senators
Senator discusses the temporary reapportionment agreement, noting a 59 member Senate to balance city and rural districts, yielding a population factor of 38.9 percent. He cites the vote, federal court pressure, and a hoped future permanent plan with 50 senators and 100 representatives.
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Senate
Otto von Bismarck
Prices and unity call in farm group message
A farm program note urges unite under the National Farmers Organization to push for fair prices for hog and cattle feed. The message accuses packers and consumers of exploiting producers and advocates coordinated action at the bargaining table led by NFC Meat Board figures including Leo May and Floyd D. Bowen.
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National Farmers Organization
Packer
Consumer
Mills Co. Nfc Meat Board
Leo May
Floyd D. Bowen
Orlo R. Jones
Gordon Axtell
Herman Stortenbecker
Scherle Critiques Reapportionment Plan and Its Flaws
Representative William J. Scherle of Mills County contends the temporary reapportionment plan passed by the General Assembly is flawed and overdependent on population. He notes large House and Senate sizes, argues minorities lack protection, cites inequities in county representations, and mentions seeking a writ of stay with the U S Supreme Court over the plan's legality.
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General Assembly
Senate
Iowa Legislaturs Doubtful Path on Stay Orders
A legislator criticizes a temporary plan to delay actions, noting retained jurisdiction, potential moot questions after Supreme Court guidance, and forecasts a costly, unwieldy House with limited value. He condemns the plan as neither great nor magnificent and warns of political repercussions in upcoming elections.
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Anneal Riling
Iowa
Supreme Court
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Malvern Leader
Malls County
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Congress
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Imogene
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Judas
Strohan
Nina Crouse
John Sayers
Ronnie Bowen
Senatoria
Vern Lisle
Fremont, Mills, Page Counties
Scherle
William J. Scherle
Monona
Fayette
Dickinson-Clay
Hamilton County
United States Supreme Court
M. L. Scheffel, M. D
Physician & Surgeon Office
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Miyravaredl Dore
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Conoco
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Pace Service CO
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