Iowa City Cancer Grant Supports Cellular Physiology Program
The American Cancer Society awarded the State University of Iowa a $10,000 institutional grant for cancer research and Kansas State College to Iowa State College a $5,000 grant in aid. Dr Norman B. Nelson will direct the Iowa grant on Fundamental Studies in Cellular Physiology while Dr Paul A Dahm continues autoradiographic tumor studies in insects at ISU.
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Mason City
State University of Iowa
American Cancer Society
Frank B. McTigue
Ft. Dodge
Iowa
Kansas State College
Iowa State College
McTigue
ACS
Norman B. Nelson
SUI College of Medicine
Paul A. Dahm
Iowa State College Department of Zoology
Insects Used to Study Cancer Progression
Researchers induce cancer in large roaches and inject radioiodine and radiophosphorus to trace disease pathways. After destroying the insects, researchers examine several tissues to understand cancer distribution.
Davenport Leader Named 1954 State Easter Seal Chairman
Paul Tornquist a Davenport business and civic leader was named to serve as the 1954 State Easter Seal Chairman. He has led Property Management Inc and held posts in the American Legion and other civic groups. Dr Wendell Johnson praised his long work for Iowa's handicapped and noted his role on the Development Committee planning a new rehabilitation center for the Society for Crippled Children and Adults.
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Frank Dockall
Pocahontas
Pocahontas County Society of Crippled Children and Adults
Paul Tornquist
Davenport
Tornquist
Property Management, Inc
American Legion
Legion
Easter Seal Chairman Calls for Swift Support Drive
Chairman Tornquist urged urgent aid for crippled children and adults noting rehabilitation is economically vital and humanitarian. He praised Iowa’s past generosity and expressed confidence in full support for the 1954 Easter Seal campaign. Local appointments for campaign leadership will be announced soon.
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Tornquist
Iowa
Dockall
Homemaker Tricks From Timely Tipe Column
Timely Tipe shares practical tips for efficient home tasks such as separating eggs, preventing milk scorching with buttered pans, stabilizing bowls with a damp cloth, softening butter with hot water, and removing onion odors with vinegar. The Hamburg Reporter notes a local curiosities item about a post office custodian saving string from weekly issue wraps, now a large twine ball.
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Hamburg
Hamburg Reporter
Died For Dr G W Yavorsky in Belle Plaine
Dr G W Yavorsky of Belle Plaine died shortly after announcing retirement from 48 years of medical practice. He passed away about a week after his formal retirement with his long service noted by the community.
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G. W. Yavorsky
Belle Plaine
Community drawing nets pony auction proceeds
Elizabeth Dann of Toledo won a Shetland pony in a local drawing but chose to auction it. The sale raised 138 dollars. Burr Oak’s oldest resident Minnie Gates, 95, recently fell and fractured her hip.
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Elizabeth Dann
Toledo
Breakship Burr Oak
Minnie Gates
Pioneer Dies in Andrew County at 98
Emma Green died in early December at age 98 in Andrew, Jackson County. She was one of the county's oldest residents.
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Andrew
Jackson County
Emma Green
Farmer Gored to Death by Mad Bull in Iowa Pen
Donald Sersland 82 of Winneshiek County was fatally gored by a bull as he tried to move the animal from a pen on January 18 in Iowa. The accident occurred on a farm context with no other injuries reported.
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Donald Sersland
Winneshiek County
Dynamite Theft From Knoxville Hardware Store
Police in Knoxville are investigating the theft of about 700 pounds of dynamite from a local hardware store. Logs show the crime occurred some time ago and no additional reports have been received from officials.
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Knoxville
Foley and O Leary Buy Family Firm Founded in 1881
George Foley and David O Leary acquire the retail business started by Foley’s grandfather in 1881, expanding a third generation family company.
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Manson
George Foley
David O’leary
Mr. Foley
Boy 9 Fatally Shot Near Lamont in Accidental Gun Discharge
Kenneth Reese, nine, of near Lamont, was killed when a shotgun discharged while he played with a cousin. The children believed the weapon was unloaded at the time of the accident.
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Kenneth Reese
Lamont
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