La Porte City Progress-Review (Newspaper) - March 14, 1940, La Porte City, Iowa LA PORTE CITY ACTIVE MEMBER OFFICIAL CITY AND COUNTY NEWSPAPER IOWA THURSDAY Rams Win 10 14 Games Average Almost 30 Points Per Game Keystone Only Quint to Outclass Rams During Entire Season The local high school basketball am closed a very successful season by winning 10 it of 14 regular scheduled games The Hams outscored their op- ments 416 to over the m They lacked 3 of a point of 30 points per game Keystone contenders for the state high school basketball at Iowa City this were the only team to lefeat the Earns over 5 points all iSSOtt Tie Allowing record was com- daring the season La Porte City 30 Jesup 21 La rte City 43 Geneseo 22 La rte City 23 Vinton 27 La Porte Dysart 21 La Porte City Manchester 32 La Porte City Hudson 28 La Porte City 39 op 26 La Porte City 35 33 La Porte City 20 le 43 La Porte City 31 Dysart La Porte City 31 Traer 33 Porte City 28 Orange 24 La te City 31 Geneseo 17 La te City 30 Vinton 15 Sectional Porte City 35 High 38 Tie following records re made by the first team Hawkins Will Be Unopposed For Mayor Here Roy Hawkins prominent La Porte City f aimer and AAA committeeman is the posed candidate for mayor of rau at the election to be held this month it was revealed this morning after yesterday's deadline for fil- ing of petitions for city of- fices had passed The balance of the zen s ticket will include C A Brust C T Gates John ler and Roy E Wagner for members of the council bert W Johannsen for urer E B for sor and G E Loveless Eu- gene Kocher and L D ter for park commissioners Passion Week Schedule Set Three Protestant es Here to Hold Services All Week Poppy Day Poster Race Announced Legion Auxiliary Com- Offers Prizes for Best Placards ing- Annual Sale Event A committee from the local unit of the American Legion Auxiliary has started things for the annual sale late this spring by announcing plans for a poster contest for the event Mrs E L Esher is chairman of the tee m charge of the contest which will be open to school children Prizes of HO cents and one lar will be offered in each division it was announced The three es will be students in fourth fifth land sixth grades students the County Bond Issue Brings Record Price This Week Black Hawk county's diop out it final bid being issue ol primary road bonds sold por cent and a premium of at the record low interest rate of per cent at a sale conducted Tuesday afternoon by Lash fiom the sale will he tui eel to the state highway to be used in was Harris Trust The bond sale was said and to have been one the lonal most successful ever held hi the st to state Mrs Teeter Is Elected B Vice President this President community at the Rev T on i to doctor's Kev J S 01 Waterloo tions and x ravs twelfth grades Rules of the contest are 1 The words me sison 27 MEM 49 22 35 Sides 10 Cayier 2 0 PG FT FTM PF TP 30 10 10 26 70 14 19 10 21 11 1 0 14 20 14 9 7 6 0 ZZ 68 32 117 24 54 23 25 3 1 91 31 5 0 which must not ex- churches will Week union terian Methodist congregations The weeks observances Van choir of 20 voices will sing the Easter Con- tatta The Day of ITt m Methodist church Monday March ransfer Bowlers ake Small Lead Transfer La Porte City an start again in the league and k two out of three games from loco OH Tavern t is getting hotter every week time taking three games from ison Mercantile Gilbertville I Pearson Implement taking three games and KB Hudson walked all ts Chevrolet two games nm W L Pet m 29 642 Oil 30 630 38 531 41 494 Iswi 43 469 44 457 Implement 30 39 435 Lunch 43 407 gn team series to Transfer net 2346 grand total 2814 JW team single game to Oil net 923 handicap total 1032 individual series to date A Erickson terian church Gaide Tuesday March 19 IS Sermon by Eev Evangelical church Sermon by Rev Figge Wednesday March dif church Sermon by Thursday March terian church j 4 May 10 shall be the closing date of the unit contests 5 The shall be board matboard pasteboard or cardboard Drawing paper not G The porters shall measure 14 inches wide by 20 inches high 1 The United States flag shall not be used in any form on pony posters The judges will decide the Ms on the basis of appeal ar- ability and Balboa Toledo and The people of Spain showed new hope and courage after the bv the civil war The Italian Count Ciana and his troops in white uniforms with plumed dress lode on Arabian steeds dinE to church Union Winter in charge of communion Rev Gaide in charge of candlelight service Friday March p church The Harvey's Suit Is Compromised The suit of E E customary local business places will close during these hours Easter Sunrise service and young folks will be held at dist church Details in next paper the low of in an auto mobile accident a year ago last December has been settled out of by the fc C Gibson 170 r or tended committee county nursing luncheon at a early this week Dr of La 1 Dr R T T Was introduced Paige of La Porte k Rev Figge Will Leave The La Porte City Presbyterian church will new pastor soon as a result of the resignation of Rev P K Figge who has accepted a pastorate at Burt Iowa His resignation handed to church officials here this week but due to church formalities cannot be acted upon finally until after the services Easter Sunday A pulpit committee will be pointed by Mr Figge to obtain a new pastor here Mr Figge will be here the next two Sundays and on March 31 the will be filled by Dr Gilbert Voorhies national chairman of Iowa session whn will also assist lie but were reported to be Last October Harvey won a 500 verdict in district court but had been attempting to have the verdict set aside and a new trial granted on the ground that the amount allowed was inadequate Gravenhorst Buys of Building F C Gravenhorst has bought the south section of the cement block building on Chestnut streel and as commenced work to it Part of the building will bb used by his son Keith as a work shop and the will be made into a modern which will be occupied as a home by Mr and Mrs Keith horst Club to Give Comedy Soon 0 Gilbertville Young People tO Stage Three Act Play description On Sunday March 31 manner and is very obliging with smiles The lecturer had op- to observe him at a hull Young given in the Count's pies club of Gilbertville are Next Rev Hoffmann stopped at rung to stage the comedy Budapest Hungary a beautiful Tightwad in St Mary's hall city made up of two parts Buda Gilbertville on Sunday on the hills on the west bank of March 31 The cast is as Danube and Pest on the lov John Taylor Bernard Schmit Mrs Taylor his Adelia Nio Edna Taylor his daughter ine Fischels Taylor his son Bernard Schmitz Namie Harris a friend Margaret Even Tommy Jordon a friend Blocs Orval Stone a friend Joe Lary Anderson servant Paul Schmit Mrs Andersn servant Margaret Martha Anderson servant M a r c e 11 a I have purchased the in- of my partner V C in the La Porte City and the business will be conducted hereafter with myself as sole owner Under the terms of agreement with Mr ter I have purchased all including all accounts due 113 and have all view obligations While plans for the conduct of the business un- dei the new set-up are not as yet quite complete I ex- pert to secure someone soon to lake over Mrs news mid duties to handle Mr Trotter's advertising duties myself Mr Ti otter has active management of the Midwest Calculation eis n subscription campaign company which he has ed foi years will be no changes in the editorial policy of the newspaper and it is my hope Lhat tlie can continue under the new to please its sub- its advertisers and ils pi customers Everett H Smith It has been a great 1110 to us to have been dents of La Porte City Your kindness and patronage will always be remembered and ue are very grateful for all extended us Mr and Mrs V C Trotter Lions Club And Theatre Plan Party Egg Hunt to be Divided Into Two Groups for Younger and Older dren This Time time bomb From the car on his pastor is directing the play I v r I infill Banns banns of the were announced by Rev Win i line with huge for Cremer pastor in the Conception church Gilbertville Sunday for Marguerite land on the cast bank When at a musical festival in Germany Father Hoffmann Hitler who attended the festival with his personal guards was garbed in a white uniform rV'vi on nis sleeve Dates for pi Republican Unlike Ciano did not and conventions in Iowa announced bv the state committee us Precinct RI o n d a v March Republican Dates Set Precinct to b Held Monday March 25 Throughout the State uici not a spond to the crowd with been ness and His men central only occasional smile Rev Hoffmann also Anderson servant Mar cell a Hoffmann also the March Schmitz Taxi driver James Nie hall at Munich Rev Victor assistant Hitler escaped death from the ic time From the wi In Pal is he had his first rience of a blackout which Biller Again Is A Candidate John P I'd Rather be Right to Again balance wim win assist r De the church with its annual than President Biller whose long member Canvass oc Plungers 4-H Club Has Session Spring Creek Plungers 4-H club met Thursday last week with the 1 Tumi nf ire J term as Dunkerton's tive on the Black Hawk county board of supervisors as been ed by numerous six to one votes himself on the unpopular end farm ship bureau There group were its members present In addition to a business meeting the members spent their time learning 4-H club songs Re- were served after the meeting for the term starting Biller has boen a member of the board since 1933 Date of School Play is Changed Announcement was received er some inside pages had been printed that the date of the high school play listed in the school news on page 5 has been changed from March 16 to March 19 Mrs Zimmerman Buys Home Here Mrs Mary Zimmerman has chased and moved into the Edith Adams house on Third street ESSAY CONTEST Essays written by Lloyd Sides and Merle Smith sophomores of tk 1 11 under- smitn 01 the local high school writing on the subject The Road to been entered in the seventh annual health essay contest Val Schmit Is a Candidate Val Schmit BJack Hawk county supervisor representing Fox Poy ner and Barclay townships an- this week that he will be a candidate for re-election Schmit a Democrat and a was elected in 1938 for the term expiring January 1 1942 He will be opposed for the Democratic nomination by William A Brown of Barclay vv ui ii and Lawrence and also De- red the same evening that loras Weber and Ray Schares r I New new barber shop is being built at Gilbertville across the street from the Bornong ment shop t New and Mrs nard Pint are building a new home north of Wilbert Weber's tavern in Raymond The Stubenrauch house recently purchased by Matt Borning is treaty with Russia was an- Paris is n veritable land its lights and gaiety but the blackout converted it into a somber and alarmed city The streets were lined with soldiers nervously smoking one cigarette after another wailing waiting for ing moved to a site for a Standard service station which will be erected on the corner Mrs George Blocs and Mrs Jake Schmit are patients at St cis hospital Waterloo Mr and Mrs Knipp are the parents of an infant son The rural teachers of Barclay Fox and Poyner townships had j Mrs Ti iday 12 to the slate convention v ill moie than witl assigned on foi every votes cas for f State Earl Mil ler in plus two u bonus if car the word to to the front and royner SHU unu their monthly dinner and business I He saw thousands of schoo meeting at Cupboard Wa- being transported from Thursday evening at p m The next meeting is uled for April 18 written for last Lectures on M M professor of sociology and history at Loras college Dubuque lectured in St Mary's mil Gilbertville Sunday at 8 p m on conditions in Europe as he ob- served them during his abroad last summer travels State Tax Deadline Will be March 31 With the time all but gone for filing of federal in- come tax returns it was pointed out this week by state tax officials that March 30 will be the final day for filing state returns The state returns must be filed state by single persons with net incomes of 51000 or more and by married persons with nel incomes of more Farther Hoffmann first visited in Africa where ancient civilisation predominates Stone buildings erected centuries ago and street bazaars where goods are sold out of door are seen in the cities The people wear bian costumes and the women have their faces veiled to the eyes Camels are their means of trans- It is obvious that the Arabic culture prevails Here too he observed the foreign legion be- ing drilled by French officials for the present war While in co he heard two radio appeals to natives One came from the French government and entreated the tives to assist the democracies in he coming war The other came Tom Berlin Germany and asked the natives to support the German CAUse This was the first evidence Father Hoffmann had of the on- coming conflict which has ed into the present war In Spain he visited the cities of Here Father Hoffmann encounter ed hysterical tourist who weie making attempts to cure boats for home but turer did not consider nent and laughed nt their Rouen France fiom whence the WAV visited next There still aif numerous n Rouen In London again there and air rniil her Hoffmann described the lish faces as being sad and white 1 to the country for safety He heard Chamberlain give the declaration of war He also attended a peace prayer meeting in Westminister By this time Father Hoffmann was convinced that war was a reality and he prepared to return to the United States He had turn passage on the but the French government led all ships since a state of war existed Father Hoffmann saw er travelers leave on the ill-fated Athenia and envied them Later he returned on a merchant ship and some of the on board were survivors of the Athenia The merchant ship delivered cargo is works at the con expected to around the fight over selection o a national committeeman since a good deal of opposition has been manifested toward another term Crom Howard of Cedar committeeman since 1932 who claimed to be bound too closely to the Hoover clement in the pai ty Delegates to the national con- vention June 24 in Philadelphia will be at district luring the slate convention Each of lhc nine districts will name two and two alternates with our delegates at large to be later by the whole convention Continued on page 3 Zach Gillespie Estate A valuation of has been placed for inheritance tax poses on the estate of the late Zach Gillespie of La City to a report on file in Slack Hawk district court His arm was valued at with the in cash and securities ROLLER SKATING Saturday evening the members of the sextet enjoyed an evening of roller skating at the Felix in Waterloo was held in honor of Mills Kocher on The Board Replaces Riggle as School Director After Monday's Annual Election Charles Kocher will replace mer on the La Porte City school board as a result of the voting in Monday's annual school election Harold Johnson bent was re-elected by a big vote and Forrest Abbott was re-elected treasurer without opposition Of the 105 votes cast Johnson received 96 Kocher 86 Riggle 24 and Abbott 84 Children of La Porte City and the surrounding will be guests of the Lions Club and the Pastime again this year it was decided at the regular ng of the Lions club Tuesday noon will be a free movie show at the Pastime theatre at 2 p m March 23 the day before lastor Following the show there vill be two separate Easter egg mills one for small children and the other for the larger sters The movie at the Pastime theatre will be open to all children not more than 10 years of age This will last a half-hour after which will be vided to take the children to the of the two egg hunts One hunt will be for children up to six years of age and the other for thobe between six and ten years old Eggs for the hunt will be vided by members of the Lions club who have been assigned the duty of one egg for every inch of their waist measure Lions failing to meet this quota will be fined u dime for every egg they are short Committee in charge of the eee hunt for the little folks will in- clude Ames Fosse Herb sen and Monte Blanchaine The committee for the other hunt will be Bagenstos Cecil Gates and Everett Smith The Lions also discussed money to finance ng a boy to the Boys State at Lies Momes again this summer but the mattei was laid over for final consideration next week brant's birthday G A A NEWS Maxine Thomas and Isabelle entertained the G A A board at a supper at dome Monday night After the Sunnyside Friendly Circle Will Meet Shady Clarence Bunnell will be hostcts to the Friendly at her home Wednesday March 21st Mrs Ed Donovan left Friday for rankton Dakota being ailed there by the serious illness f her mother Mr and Mrs Joe of were List Sunday visitors n the home of Mr and Mrs ence Luloff of Kelsey spent the with her parents here Mr and Will Bertch of and Mr and Mis Waldo and daughter of Eagle Center were Sunday evening ?is in the Ray Mount and Frank Lamb homes Mr and Mis Henry Stirm ted Sunday in the of Mr nd Mrs Phil Kaiser home in mont Mr and Mrs Orville Gramenz f Fort Dodge visited over the in the Peters omo Earl and Byman of inton visited Sunday in the Will iciman home Mr and Mrs Carl of were Saturday evening prs in the home of Mr and Mrs Luloff Mr and Mrs Roland Beachelor spent Sunday afternoon the Otto Luloff home Mr and Mrs Ernie of Independence visited Sunday in the home of Mr and Mrs Will man has been ill with the flu the past week Mrs Freely Stumma is ing a few days in Brandon at tho home of her son Wilbur and Mr and Mrs Henry Tonn and H Tonn and Mr and Mrs Jay Kenney were guests in thp home of Mr Jesup is with her Mrs Albert Shirley Stoner of spending a few days grandparents here Josephine Bunnell spent Friday with her grandparents Mr and Mrs Charley Fliss Band Concert Program April 11 A band concert program will held at the high school auditorium Thursday April 11 sponsored by Alter Wie u sponsored by oer a business meeting was Tourist club it was announced suggestions for a theme for the today The program will at were made Plans for m- Tig to the swimming carnival Cedar Falls were discussed The G A A mot in the Science room Wednesday It was decided the theme for the banquet will be spring Mr Taylor a talk on Boy and Girl imps Ho based his talk on experiences of ft1
