Johnson County Democrat (Newspaper) - March 4, 1937, Oxford, Iowa The Only Democratic Newspaper Published in Johnson Iowa A Newspaper Published for Every Member of the 3000 Readers AND OXFORD LEADER VOLUME 47 MARCH 4, 1937 NO. 16 Mrs. W. J. Simpkins Called To Reward This community was deeply saddened Friday when it was learned W. J. Simpkins had passed away at 11:30 Thursday Mrs. Simpkins had been quite ill the past but she did not complain and kept up her work and cared for her family needs even when she was hardly able to do so. Mrs. Simpkins was a woman of fine sterling always doing for others whenever she and never happier than when doing for her own children and whose consideration she always gave She has certainly gone to her reward while she will be missed yet we cannot wish her back when we knew she could not bo well of death cause us to grieve And make our courage faint or fall Let us faith and hope The rose still grows beyond the Mrs. W. J. 48, died Thursday evening at 11:30 o'clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. G. following an illness of more than a She had been bedfast for several Mass Emma daughter of Mr and Mrs. Frank Jiras of near North born on a form in Jefferson township and passed her entire life in this She was a of the Women's Catholic Order of Foresters at Surviving are her a and four Francis and all of her Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jiras of North six Mrs. Mary Skala of Mrs. Tillie Stanek of Cedar Mrs. Carrie Kadera of North Mrs. Katie Dermody of Mrs. Barbara Simpkins and Mrs. Agnes Yenter of four Dr. Charles Jiras of West Frank and all of A preceded Mrs. Simpkins in death in 1918. services were held at 9 o'clock Saturday morning in St. church at with the Rev. T. V. in Burial was made in Mt. Calvary Oxford Takes Two First Places in Preliminary State Declamatory Contest Held at West Branch JOHNSON DECLAMATORY CONTEST SITES NAMED VINCENT HARSHA Among those out of town attending the funeral of Mrs. W. J. Simpkins were Mr. and Mrs. August Avey pnd Earl and and Mrs. Ralph Wilkinson and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Dawson and Frank all of Mr. Mrs. Frank Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mr. and Mrs. Wesley all of North Charles and Jims of West Mr. Mrs. Stanek of Cedar and Mrs. M. G. Dermody of St. Rural Teachers In Meeting Held Sat. Approximately 130 teachers in one and rural schools in j son attended the meeting conducted in the Johnson | county courthouse Saturday morning by Supt. W. N. Mr. with the use of explained to the teachers that grades made by the more than 500 rural pupils who took the every pupil tests this year prepared by the University of Iowa showed a marked improvement over grades made last Talks also were given by Mr. C. C. Denham of W. representative of the Interstate Narcotics with headquarters and Dr. M. Willard administrative director of the University of Iowa school of Denham urged the warn their pupils of harmful effects of use of cigarettes and and Doctor Lampe listed Bible stories which he said every child should Miss Margaret Schroder and Vincent upheld the reputation lof Oxford high school and brought honor and glory to when they were declared first place ners in the preliminary state altory contest held at West Friday The contest was waged between the first and second place winners in previous contests of Johnson and Cedar county high Those contesting were and West Oratorical Vincent Man Who Bernetta West of Dramatic Margaret Patience of Phyllis West First West a Man's Ros etta Successful In the county contest held February 17, Margaret Schrader won first in Vincent second in Oratorical and Alice second in Alice Goodrich who is also a member of the basketball team chose to go with the team who were playing in the tournament at If Miss Goodrich had been at West it is predicted he would have won first place in It will be noted from the results of the West Branch contest that Solon only received one Photo by M. E. Engraving sites for the Johnson county declamatory contest were named following a meeting of more than 130 Johnson county school teachers The sites are Lone North Sharon Center and with the final contest to be held at the court house in Iowa City one week 'The district contests will be held from April 2 to 6, and the finals April 9th. Mrs. Sarah Ruess Mon. Mrs. Sarah 64, died Friday at her home in Iowa She had been a resident of the city 15 Ruess was born in in 1873. She passed her Nemora Study Club At R. Rapp Home Bids On Oxford Street Work Let Fri. Friday March 5th, at 2 p. m. in the city is the time set for receiving bids on the construction of the surfacing of the Oxford Those streets to be surfaced were listed in this newspaper several weeks It is anticipated that work will be at least by April 1st. This of course will depend somewhat on whether the council finds that the bids submitted Fi day are near what they have contemplated the project will According to the official no tice to the council may re ject any or all bids if they see The hearing tomorrow on the bids submitted is a public one and open to any who care to Raymond Hemsted Esther Drake Wed Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Drake of Oxford announce the marriage of their to Mr. Raymond son of Mrs. Mary A. Hemsted of Iowa City on Sunday at the Christian church The Rev. Caspet C. read the single ring ceremony in the presence of the immediate families of the The bride wore an white crepe gown and a length She carried shower bouquet of white Mr. and Mrs. Otto brother-in-law and sister of the served as Mrsi Strausser wore a gown and carried pink sweet After the the bride's parents entertained at a dinner in their home near The couple will live at 720 Claik Iowa when they return from their The bride is a graduate of the University high school and the of Iowa City high JAMES SPILLANE SUFFERS FALL AT STORE MONDAY Rural School No. 9 Mrs. Vera Rapp will be hostess to the of the Nemora Study club Thursday March 11th. Roll call will be answered by an Ella Teacher Irish We did not get school Monday Jennie Klenk will read the and Tuesday of week due to bhe current i storm Each will give a review on the byl Several musical numbers will be James Spillane fell in the warehouse at the F. J. Scanlon hardware store Monday In falling he hit the back of his head cutting a- gash in it. One stitch was necessary to close the He was taken to his where he is resting has been in failing health the past six months and has many friends hope he will soon be about More Laurels for Local Girls Do Well In Tournament CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our sincere appreciation to the friends and neighbors for their many acts of kindness and words of sympathy during the illness and at the time of the death of wife and W. J. Simpkins and Initiate Members Tonite Oxford Rebekah lodge No. 410, will hold their regular meeting this evening at their Following the business session a class of seven candidates will be initiated and one member The lodge will open at 7:30 with Mrs. Ruth Noble Grand in Those to be initiated are Edith Mrs. Genevieve Mrs. Marian Mrs. Nellie Miss Mary Miss Twila Oakes Bnd Miss Mrs. Stella will be At tihe close of the evening lunch will be served by Mrs. Vera Edith Mrs. Sophia Mrs. Thelma Marie Carrie Mrs. Maggie Dr. Lula and Miss Hazel Manages Riverside Grocery The Oxford Mercantile Company completed a deal last week in purchased the Wingler store of Vincent Clear of Oxford manager the store and began work there is tile son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Clear of Oxford and has been employed by the Mercantile Store for the past ten He has had some good practical experience and we and wish for h'm splendid in the Riverside The new store will be known as Riverside Mercantile and the grocery stock is to-be enlarged and new lines Oxford Girls Enter Finals tional Tournament After defeating Morley and Center Junction in the first two of the sectional tournament held at Olin February 25, 20 and 27, Oxford basketball team advanced to the finals against Ia the first game Oxford's fighting team defeated Morley led in the In the second round Oxford upset Center Junction 30-26 in a scrappy game in which both first string guards fouled In the finals the fast breaking having a slight in defeated Oxford 34-18. Oxford Play in Sectional Tournament the greatest interest of a basketball team1 is in the series of district and state The Oxford boys will idealize this Friday afternoon at three o'clock when they meet winner of the Tree game in the sectional tournament to be at Iiowa City in the Iowa Cilty high school If the win this game they will play the winner of the game at 2:30 Saturday and if victorious in this game they will play in the finals ait 7:30 Saturday Although the boys are handicapped by the loss of Ted they are to this tournament with high spirits and considerable improvement since the county Oxford Beats Tiffin Tuesday night Oxford won over Tiffin in a double-header basketball The score 42-5, while the boys caime through with a 39-16 The bookkeeping class had a test Friday over The American class has finished the study of the to the Pacific The class had a test over the and The speech class made applications for positions last Friday and will give sales talks the firsHt of the Assembly Programs The freshmen presented a of to the on Wednesday They held a few minutes of discussion concerning the book before pre senting their Friday morning James Doyle pre his act with John Stratton as his 1st and 2nd All types of animal life appear in Miss On the wall are pictures of bunny representing the Easter On the window sill are the three little and their The first grade is reading the story Three They are drawing pictures to correspond with the Bible stories are being read by the second Those stories the Shepherd Who Became and the Prince Who Became on Bade Funeral Services For W. 0. Coast Tuesday William O. former state legislator and prominent Iowa City business died of a heart attack at home Following his graduation from the University of Iowa in 1906, where he was appointed the first cadet colonel in the military he entered the firm of Coast and - which was later known as In 1914 he was elected to the state and was instrumental in thc enactment of measures concerning the children's hospital here and the college of Mr. Coast was prominent in club work and had been president of almost every civic organization in Iowa He was preceded in death by his Preston C. only a few weeks Funeral services for Mr. Coast were held Tuesday at Trinity Episcopal church in Iowa Three people had perfect attendance the fourth six They were Elaine Dorothy and nice Those writing spelling papers were Elaine Bobby Dorothy Richard Brack and Thelma The fourth grade made Safety First posters for drawing We are a contest this six We all want to but we find it difficult to act like citizens We all wrote rules for the Mrs. Lou Doty Heads Forester Group Mrs. L. Mrs. Burton Majorie Rourke and Mrs Winnie Leeney were hostesses to the Women's Catholic Order of Foresters at their regular meeting Tuesday The election of officers were as Chief Vice Recording Secretary - Genevieve hood in Cedar county and was married to Mr. Frank of West Liberty in 1B08. The couple moved to Iowa City in 1922 and Mr. Ruess died in 1924. Mrs. Ruess a of St. Mary's Catholic church and of the Altar society of the are three Elizabeth and all at one Mrs. Katherine Kelly of and four Dan M. Cunniff of Mr. David Cunniff of St. Mr. Lute Cunniff of and Mr. Thomas Cunniff of Los Funeral services were held at 9 o'clock morning in St. Mary's Burial was made in St. Joseph's VIRGIL COLONY TO SELL LIVESTOCK AT SALE BAUN SAT. Virgil Colony has decided to quit farming and will close out all his livestock and a few at the Oxford Sales March George wil the salt which begins at one o'clock and includes the 10 head of 19 a De Laval cream separator and 4 dozen Turn to the back page and read his advertisement for this Bushman Takes Over Oxford Gas Station W. H. Bushman of Parnell who recently purchased the Champlin Oil Company's interests in took over the management of the business here In the future the business will be conducted the name of the Oxford Oil Peter who has managed the station here will continue to work for Mr. A new oil truck has been purchased and soon regular trips will be made to farm homes in the surrounding The Bushman family will make their home in Oxford and hope soon to take active part in the community They come well recommended and are deserving of your Drop in and get acquainted with this new Oxford In our next issue Mr. Bushman will make an announcement that will be of great interest to all the people of this MEETS WITH ACCIDENT WHILE ATTENDING FUNERAL HERE TEACHERS ATTEND FUNERAL and Mrs. Wilson Smoot mwed Monday to the Arthur Colony tenant house near Miss Leona Croulek Weds Frank Vikel - Financial Treasurer Trustees Secretary Jennie - Annis - Mary The appointive officers will be announced and the installation will be held in- Honors for high score in the 500 games was to Mrs. Jennie Kate Mooney won Honors for bridge high score was awarded Anna Mrs. Ella Thompson won Following the card games a delicious lunch was served by the The Oxford public schools were closed Monday morning that the faculty members might attend the funeral of Mus. Sarah Ruess of Iowa Mrs. the mother of Misc Mary faculty passed away Friday and services were held Monday at St. Mary's church at Iowa Faculty attending the funeral were Supt. V. M. Miss Hazel Miss Ruth Linkhart and K. A. received word that James Crissinger of Cedar who is spending the winter with her and Mr. and Mrs. Lee Paul of New is getting along as weli as can be expected from a major operation she underwent the past Mr. and Mrs. Murray Yenter and Hazelle and Bernice Simpkins and Mrs. C. E. Simpkins visited their Mrs. M. G. Dermody of St. at the home of another Mrs. Elmer Stanek of Cedar Rapids Sunday Dermody was called here by the death of her Mrs. W. J. and when going to the she had the misfortune of spraining and cracking a bone in her ankle when she and fell near the church She was taken to the home of her sister in Cedar Rapids after being treated She left for her home in St. Louis Sunday A Miss Dermody accompanied her George of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gegenheimer and Roy Hardy and lone were Cedar Rapids callers and Mrs. Manley Springmire and Dorothy and Mary visited the Mr. and Mrs. Homer Potter at Tiffin Sunday Tiffin School Patrons to Vote on Classroom and Claim Present Building Very Inadequate When the voters of the Tiffin Independent School District go to the polls Monday for the annual school election they will before them the proposition of erecting a new classroom and gym building to be attached to the present The cost of the new building has set at and the board is submitting this proposition at the request of a large of school patrons who recently circulated a as the law and secured more than the required number of Claim Present Building Inadequate Those who are working for the proposed building claim that the present building is to meet the present day When the present building was erected a number of they there no provision made for a four In the presence of a few Miss Leona T. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Croulek of was married to Mr. Frank of Mrs. Charles of Iowa City on Saturday evening aft 6:30| in First Methodist church of Iowa City by Edwin E. pastor of the Attendants at the ceremony were iby Schanf Studio Mr. and Mrs. T. G. A wedding dinner was immediately after ' the ceremony at Munn's grill to members of the wedding Mrs. Vikel attended Ooe college and the University of and taught for the last few years in rural Johnson The an of Iowa City high is employed by Kelley Cleaning RELIEF CORPS fTO MEET The Woman's Relief will hold its regular meeting at the hall Tuesday March 9th. Following the business lunch will be served by Mrs. Ella Mrs. Sherman and Maggie F. E. Mr. Homer Earl Mr. Singer and Mr. Harold Schmidt a Masonic meeting at Marengo Monday year high but since then a tour year course has been added and graduates of the school now under serious Community Building While the building will a gymnasium and will be known as it is .by no means to be considered that the building will be used only It is pointed out that in the Tiffin community there is no building sufficiently large to house community the annual Fair and all such A building such as contemplated will take care of the needs of the community for the next twenty years at lit is Tentative plans include a two-story wooden to adjoin the pres enit building on the east. ' This will measure 40x70 feet With provision for the gym on the second floor and several rooms on the first The gym with its balcony will hold five and six hundred An arrangement has beenl worked out whereby of the second floor of the present building will be used as the stage for the new The stage will be approximately 22 feet By the proper placing of the new floor of both the first floor class rooms and the a stage may be had at no additional expense save the cost of removing a partition in the old The present entrance to school building wil also serve as the entrance to the new gym and class Dressing rooms and shower baths will be placed in the basement of the old thus saving more it is pointed To Cost The total cost of the project has been set at and this is the amount the board will be asked to issue bonds for to cover the cost This it is can be spread out over a twenty year period making the annual cost per year slightly over Another argument being used for the construction of the building is that more tuition pupils will be attracted and bring more revenue to the Tiffin merchants feel that with a gym and community of the u&e contemplated basketball tournaments and contests will be held in Tiffin and thus help lousiness by patronage of those who attend the SALLY CLEARMAN HAS - BIRTHDAY PARTY MAR. 2 Nine little girls were entertained Tuesday evening by Sally daughter of and Harold A. Clearman of at a party in celebration of her ninth birthday anniversary was hostess at a 5:30 o'clock dinner in. the S. C. S. hall above Smith's cafe in Iowa
