Marion Boy Wins Place In Chicago As Music Arranger
Marion youth Larry Gordon 22 earns top rating in Chicago radio world. He writes for Wayne King Bob Crosby Joe Sanders Joe Venuti Benny Meroff and NBC studios. Associated with Fabian Andre chief arranger of NBC Chicago. He uses Schillinger system and teaches reed instruments at Walter Dellers conservatory. He began at age three with a slide cornet and studied at Coe college Iowa State Teachers Cedar Falls. He has played with Bill Hogan Charlie Agnew Gray Gordon Benny Meroff and favors arranging and radio work. He resides at 785 Sixth Avenue Marion with parents Mr and Mrs Gerald D Gordon.
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Larry Gordon
Gerald D. Gordon
Sixth Avenue
Marion
Chicago
Wayne King
Bob Crosby
Joe Sanders
Joe Venuti
Benny Meroff
Bill Carlsen
Harry Kogen
NBC
Fabian Andre
National Broadcasting Company
Kimball Building
Joseph Schillinger
New York
George Gershwin
Gordon
Walter Dellers
Larry
Morris Katzoff
Howard Ellson
Coe College School of Music
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Campus
Playboys
Europe
Cunard
Corinthia
Laconia
Leo Sowerby
Bill Hogan
Charlie Agnew
Gray Gordon
Early Diagnosis Campaign Targets Tuberculosis in Iowa
In April the Iowa Tuberculosis Association launches its annual early diagnosis drive stressing four points: find TB early through education, seek it before symptoms appear, offer a hopeful outlook when found early, and rely on group leaders to instruct members and families. Linn County drives the effort outside Cedar Rapids with Mrs. Koppenhaver as chairman, while pamphlets like An Appeal to Leaders and A Stitch in Time go to organization heads and patients. A 15 minute radio dramatization titled Public Servant Number One airs Monday at 12:25 on WOI.
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Iowa Tuberculosis Association
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
W. G. Koppenhaver
WOI
Public Servant
Marion Public Library Adds New Books Across Nonfiction and Fiction
The Marion public library announces new acquisitions including adult nonfiction titles such as American Authors 1600-1900 by Kunitz and Haycraft and Every Day Things in American Life 1607-1776 by Langdon, plus fiction picks Frost Flower by Hull and River House by Willoughby. Other additions feature The General's Lady by Forbes and High Road by Baldwin along with Remember the End by Turnbull and several others in series and biography.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Public Library
Kunitz
Haycraft
Langdon
Abe Lincoln
Illinois
Sherwood
University of Knowledge
Frank
Witan
McDonnald
Frost Flower
Hull
Willoughby
Forbes
Baldwin
Turnbull
American Legion Auxiliary Names Card Party Committees
Mrs. R. J. Williams, general chairman, outlined the committees for the annual spring card party to be held April 10 afternoon in the I O O F hall. Tea table chaired by Mrs. Ralph Fitzgerald, reservations by Mrs. Tom Barkwill, tables and chairs by Mrs. R. M. Clark, cards and tallies by Mrs. Glenn Larkin, and prizes by Mrs. Oscar French.
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R. J. Williams
American Legion Auxiliary
I. O. O. F. Hall
Ralph Fitzgerald
Tom Barkwill
R. M. Clark
Glenn Larkin
Oscar French
Women’s Missionary Society Sacrificial Lunch Speaker
The Women’s Missionary Societies of the Christian church plan a sacrificial lunch at 6 p.m. Thursday in the east room. Alfred Pantry of the high school faculty will speak. The meeting will merge with the evening communion service at the church.
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Women's Missionary Societies of the Christian Church
Alfred Pantry
Fay Bainter and Ann Shirley Star in Mother Carey’s Chickens
Advertisement notes Fay Bainter and Ann Shirley starring in Mother Carey's Chickens now playing at the Garden Theatre. The notice highlights the film’s debut and audience interest in the two lead performers.
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Fay Bainter
Ann Shirley
Mother Carey
Garden
Halasey Hosts S. C. S. Club Bridge Night
Mr. and Mrs. James Halasey hosted a Friday evening gathering for the S. C. S. club. Three bridge tables were in play, providing an evening of competitive play.
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James Halasey
Union Hymn Sing At Congregational Church Tonight
A union hymn sing is scheduled for 7 45 pm at the Congregational Church. A men’s chorus song will highlight the program and the chorus members must arrive by 7 30 pm for a rehearsal.
Homemakers Club Meeting Planned on Alburnett Road
The Homemakers club of the Picayune district will meet Tuesday at the home of Mrs. I. E. Isham on Alburnett road. A picnic dinner is planned at noon.
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Homemakers Club
Picayune
Mother Careys Chickens at Garden theater ad
Fay Bainter stars in a Garden theater advertisement for Mother Careys Chickens. The notice highlights showings and the venue’s screening schedule, inviting audiences to attend the film.
Hardenbrook Ends 53 Years on Milwaukee Rail Line
Frank J. Hardenbrook, 970 Twelfth Street, retired after completing 53 years of service with the Milwaukee railroad. He finished his last run as baggage man between Marion and Omaha and was the Iowa division's oldest passenger baggageman by service. He began in 1886 as a water boy, rose through the ranks, and earned a 1889 recommendation from A. E. Hughes. His family includes wife, son Creighton, and another son Leon, a Rock Island telegrapher at Marengo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Hardenbrook
Twelfth Street
Milwaukee Railroad
Marion
Omaha
Iowa
Mr. Hardenbrook
Maxwell
A. E. Hughes
F. J. Hardenbrook
Chicago
Dorothy Drake to Wed Richard Ware in April
Announcement at a dessert dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Irving Drake north east of Marion reveals the engagement of their elder daughter Dorothy to Richard Ware of Marion. The couple plans a wedding on April 14. Ware is the son of I E Ware of Coggan and has lived with his aunt and uncle near Marion. Guests included Mr and Mrs Robert Ware Vern Hopker Cedar Rapids Marguerite Michel Arlene Starry Gwen Knight and several Marion residents.
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Irving Drake
Marion
Dorothy
Richard Ware
Mr. Ware
I. E. Ware
Coggan
Leslie A. Dunn
Robert Ware
Vern Hopker
Cedar Rapids
Marguerite Michel
Arlene Starry
Gwen Knight
Lillian
Alberta Voorhies
Lois Mollenhauer
Marjorie Towers
Dee Lathrop
Bill Conley
Sam Archibald
Eugene Dunn
Church Circles Plan Wednesday Picnic Luncheon
The Emma Kendall circle of the Priscilla guild and the Adeliza Daniels circle of the Congregational church will hold 1 o'clock picnic lunches at the homes of Mrs. Norman J. Waffle and Mrs. C. G. Ellinger respectively.
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Emma Kendall
Priscilla Guild
The
Congregational Church
Norman J. Waffle
Adeliza Daniels
C. G. Ellinger
Two room furnished apartment on first floor ad
Advertisement notes a two room furnished apartment on the first floor and provides the phone number 349 J for contact.
Bodger Family Guests With Nevada Kin Over Weekend
Mr and Mrs Ray Bodger of Nevada visit over the weekend with Mrs Bodger s sisters Mrs W E Van Fossen Mrs Herbert Price and Mrs Richard Burt enjoying family gathering and sisterly companionship in a shared hometown reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Bodger
Nevada
Bodger
W. E. van Fossen
Herbert Price
Richard Burt
No April Meeting Of Grace H Starr Missionary Circle
The Grace H Starr Missionary Circle of the Christian Church announces there will be no meeting in April. Members are advised to note the cancellation and await the next scheduled gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace H. Starr Missionary Circle of
The
Christian Church
Presbyterian Ladies Aid to host picnic dinner event
The fourth division will meet Thursday at noon for a picnic dinner at the home of Mrs. J Lawrence Bigger located at 104842 Seventh Avenue.
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Presbyterian Ladies Aid Society
J. Lawrence Bigger
Seventh Avenue
Tennyson Club Meets Tuesday at Lagerquist Home
The Tennyson club will meet Tuesday at 2 30 PM at 1296 Twelfth Avenue, the home of Mrs E A Lagerquist. Mrs A A Schenken and Mrs Hugh Gordon will lead the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennyson Club
E. A. Lagerquist
Twelfth Avenue
A. A. Schenken
Hugh Gordon
Apartment for Rent on 6th Avenue at 235
Vacancy listed for apartment at 235 6th avenue with contact phone 226. Advertisement states available for rent through local listings.
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6Th Avenue
Ameigo Club to Meet for Luncheon at Vernon Home
The Ameigo club will meet Tuesday for a 1 o'clock luncheon at the home of Mrs. C. B. Vernon, 985 Twelfth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ameigo Club
Visit by Vinton blind school instructor Carl Hindman
Carl Hindman, an instructor at the school for the blind in Vinton, was a guest here Saturday with his sister Mrs. Clara Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Hindman
School For the Blind
Vinton
Clara Wilson
Miss Kemp to speak on temperance at Central City churches
Miss Elda M. Kemp will address temperance during Sunday school hour at the Methodist and Federated churches in Central City this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elda M. Kemp
Temperance
Methodist and Federated Churches
Central City
Julia Allen Missionary Society Meeting Planned
The Julia Allen Missionary Society of the Congregational church will meet Thursday at 2 30 at the home of Mrs A J Keyes Members are asked to bring their cent a meal boxes to this meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Allen Missionary Society of the Congregational Church
A. J. Keyes
O. O. P. Club Meeting Set for Tuesday Evening
The O. O. P. club will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the home of Mrs DeWitt H Smith 890 Eighteenth street.
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O. O. P. Club
DeWitt H. Smith
Eighteenth Street
Miss Retta Knapp Visits Parents This Weekend
Miss Retta Knapp a student at Iowa State Teachers college is spending the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Fred Knapp at their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Retta Knapp
Iowa State Teachers College
Mrs
Fred Knapp
Holy Week Service Schedule by Marion Churches
Marion Protestant churches outline Holy Week observances with Tuesday and Wednesday 7 45 p m services at the Methodist church led by Rev Elton D Wells and Rev Marion H Williams. Thursday each church holds its own communion. Good Friday union service 12 12 30 to 3 00 p m with six sermons and hymns led by area pastors and church music ministries. Attendees urged to enter during hymn singing. offering plates at doors.
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Marion
Elton D. Wells
Trinity Methodist Church of
Cedar Rapids
Marion H. Williams
First Christian Church of
C. R. V. de Jong
Presbyterian Church
L. W. Inman
Paradise
Baptist Church
Irving E. Wade
Christian Church
C. O. Monroe
Free Methodist Church
J. B. Clyde
Jesus
Prairie Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church
C. G. Ellinger
Congregational Church
E. T. Gough
Methodist Church
Funeral Parties Attend Benedix Dieterich Services
In Davenport Mr and Mrs L M Phelps and Mr and Mrs W S Starbuck traveled Friday for Benedix Dieterich funeral. Starbuck couple stayed to visit their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Leo Beintema, while the Phelps party planned to drive to Davenport again today. Harold Travis and son Eugene of Cedar Rapids are guests at the Beintema home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene
Cedar Rapids
Beintema
Methodist Ladies Aid Units Schedule Meetings
Divisions of the Methodist Ladies Aid society plan gatherings Wednesday. Comforter unit meets 2:30 at Miss Mary Buzza’s home, with Mrs. Titus and Mrs. Comport assisting, devotion by Mrs. Reiter. Endeavor hosts a 12:30 picnic at Mrs. Levasseur’s home. Gleaners skip until after Easter. Keystone assembles 2:30 at Mrs. Murphey’s home with hostesses, Loyal meets at Mrs. Knapp’s, Rainbow at Mrs. Booth’s, Sunshine at Mrs. Currier’s, True Blue at Mr Erwin Lanning’s east Tenth, with listed assistances.
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Methodist Ladies Aid Society
Comforter
Mary Buzza
Sixth Street
H. M. Titus
C. H. Comport
Clarence Reiter
L. A. Levasseur
Eighth Avenue
Gleaners
Keystone
Harry J. Murphey
Eleventh Street
John Fairley
William P. Secrist
Ruby Hanscom
The
Loyal
Claude Knapp
L. O. Dickey
Harley Silker
Carl Case
Rainbow
J. J. Booth
R. C. Booth
W. C. Sheets
J. L. Papes
Hosses
Sunshine
James Currier
Fourth Avenue
Olive Kent
Harold Domer
True Blue
Erwin Lanning
East Tenth
Ax.e
Adah Mann
R. Powell
Cary Club Meeting At Mrs Winter's Home
The Cary club will meet at the home of Mrs Walter Winter, 989 Tenth Street, on Monday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Cary Club
Walter Winter
Tenth Street
Hutchinsons Gingham and Owen's Drug Store Ad
Advertises rabbit center brick ice cream at 35c and egg center pecan roll at 39c. Hutchinson's Gingham packaging at 13c pint and 25c quart in many flavors. Owen's Drug Store advertisement.
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Hutchinson
Owen's Drug Store
Diana Fret Club Meeting at Mrs Phillips Home
The Diana Fret club will convene Thursday at 2 p.m. at Mrs. H. B. Phillips residence located at 1008 Eleventh Street for its regular gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diana Fret Club
H. B. Phillips
Eleventh Street
Bretnall Family Hosts Visit Before Iowa City Track Meet
George S. Bretnall Iowa State track coach and his daughters Jean and Martha visited the coach’s parents Rev and Mrs S C Bretnall, en route to Iowa City for a track meet Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George S. Bretnall
Iowa State College
Jean
Martha
Sorosis Club Meeting Delayed To April 13
The Sorosis club meeting is postponed due to Holy Week services and now slated for April 13. It will discuss upcoming events and club duties with members urged to note the new date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sorosis Club
Hutchinson's Brick Ice Cream Ad Prices
Hutchinson's brick ice cream advertised at 13 cents a pint and 25 cents a quart. Mike Cira.
Mr and Mrs Otto Spencer Guests of Knapps in Waterloo
Mr and Mrs Otto G Spencer of Waterloo visit over the weekend staying at the home of Mr and Mrs Claude D Knapp.
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Otto G. Spencer
Waterloo
Claude D. Knapp
Shirley Ann Jackson Hosts Sixth Birthday Party
Shirley Ann Jackson entertained Friday at her home on 1304 Twelfth Street in observance of her sixth birthday. Refreshments featured a birthday cake and light treats for guests.
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Shirley Ann Jackson
Twelfth Street
Community notices and social events in Osceola area
Day cake and Easter favors were served to Sue Cary Ellen Howe Joanne Bowdish Carol Luck Mary Ann Ross Jean Frederick and Helen Reichert. Mr and Mrs Roy Riley moved to a farm near Marengo. Wahl's taxi service. Phone 322. The degree staff of Osceola lodge No 18 I O O F will meet Tuesday at 7 15 pm at the hall to go to Springville to confer the third degree. Patmos Commandery No 27 ET will meet Tuesday at 7 30 pm in the Masonic temple. Lorraine circle of Past Matrons of the OE S will meet 5 pm Monday in the Masonic temple. A picnic supper will be served at 6 pm. Mrs L S Dove and Mrs Le Roy Barber are joint supper chairmen. Mr and Mrs Richard Wagor of Central City will be dinner guests today of Mrs Wagor's parents Mr and Mrs O M Carson. Modern five room cottage exchange for larger house. C E Drummond. Returning to Cornell college this evening after spending a week's vacation in their homes here are Eleanor and Bernice Gough Blanche Hamm Allen McKean John Titus John Granger and James Fry. Townsend club No 1 will meet in Memorial hall Tuesday at 8 pm Banner Howard of Cedar Rapids will be the speaker. Robert Mitchell W R C No 126 will meet Thursday noon in Memorial hall for a picnic luncheon in observance of Grand Army day. There will be a program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Cary
Ellen Howe
Joanne Bowdish
Carol Luck
Mary Ann Ross
Jean Frederick
Helen Reichert
Lorraine
Masonic Temple
L.S. Dove
LeRoy Barber
Cornell College
Eleanor and
Bernice Gough
Blanche Hamm
Allen McKean
John Titus
John Granger
James Fry
Robert Mitchell
W. R. C. No. 126
Memorial Hall
Past Noble Grand Association Meeting Notice
The Past Noble Grand association will meet Friday at 3 p.m. after Good Friday services at 1155 Eleventh Street the home of Mrs. Frank Clark. Hostesses Mrs. W. H. Booze Mrs. Myrtle Snyder and Mrs. C Merle Robison will assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noble Grand Association
Frank Clark
Eleventh Street
W. H. Booze
Myrtle Snyder
Merle Robison
Rural Garden Club Meeting Scheduled at Dunn Home
The Rural Garden club will meet Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs. L. A. Dunn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rural Garden Club
L. A. Dunn
Beach couple expected home from Los Angeles winter stay
Mr and Mrs Frank Beach are due back today after spending the winter in Los Angeles. The return marks the end of their southern sojourn and they will resume residence at their local address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Beach
Los Angeles
Therestrial Club Reschedules Meeting at Koppenhaver Home
The Therestrial club moves its meeting to Monday at 7 30 p m at the home of Mrs W G Koppenhaver in charge of a program on Hobbies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Therestrial Club
W. G. Koppenhaver
Miller Family Visits En Route Home in Maquoketa
Mr and Mrs Elwyn Miller and their son John of Maquoketa were overnight guests Friday with Mrs Miller s parents Mr and Mrs George Reichard as they headed home from Lake City where they had been visiting friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwyn Miller
John
Maquoketa
Miss Lora Turner to Visit Dumont for Easter Vacation
Miss Lora Turner, a teacher at Wilson Junior High School in Cedar Rapids, will travel to Dumont at the start of the week to spend the Easter vacation with her brother in law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lora Turner
Wilson Junior High School
Cedar Rapids
Dumont
Ruggebergs Observe Golden Wedding Anniversary
Special to The Gazette. Mr and Mrs William Ruggeberg mark fifty years of marriage with an open house in Lost Nation. The couple wed in the Wirth home near Elwood and have eight children, 17 grandchildren, and ties to Maquoketa and Elwood through family and a 1898 tornado rebuilding.【190-248】
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette
William Ruggeberg
Ruggeberg
Maquoketa
Main
Pleasant Streets
Will Cundill
Lost Nation
Elmer
Arthur
Frank
Myrtle
Harry Schepers
Elsie
Arthur Schepers
Arla
Fred Kramer
Erna
Elmer Schepers
Velma
Elwood
William Gruenwaldt
Wife of Law and Sister Attend Encampment Meeting
Mrs Lloyd Faber and her husband will be present with her parents Mr and Mrs Owen Turner at Centennial Encampment No 1 I O O F meeting. Mrs S F Cary of 1398 Twelfth Street hosts the Child Study club on Wednesday at 7 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Law
Lloyd Faber
Owen Turner
S. F. Cary
Twelfth Street
Child Study Club
Dipples Plan Move to Davenport After Rock Island Work
Mrs. William Dipple and her husband, employed at the Rock Island arsenal, will relocate to Davenport. Marion chapter No. 183, O. E. S., schedules a Monday meeting at 8 p.m. in the Masonic temple with initiation of candidates, a social hour, and refreshments to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Dipple
Davenport
Dipple
Rock Island Arsenal
Marion
Masonic Temple
Bigger welcoming group for Norwegian royals approved
The Iowa House concurred with Senate amendments to expand the number of people named to Iowa’s royal welcoming committee for Crown Prince Olaf and Crown Princess Martha of Norway. The couple will visit Decorah May 6 and 7. The resolution allows the governor to add more members, with input from Speaker John Irwin and Lt. Gov. B. B. Hickenlooper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Senate
Olaf
Martha
Norway
Decorah
John Irwin
House
B. B. Hickenlooper
Twins Celebrate Their Ninety-First Birthday At Manchester Today
In Manchester the Rev A E Hursh and his sister Mrs Mary Beck of St Paul celebrate their ninety first birthday. Their birth date is April 2. Mrs Beck had two sets of twins, and the Hursh couple have twin daughters. Hursh's parents had three pairs of twins, and Beck's son Cyrus Beck of Lancaster Minn has one set. The twins were born near Fort Wayne Indiana. The family drove to Iowa when they were six. Hursh served the local United Brethren church for several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
A. E. Hursh
Mary Beck
St. Paul
Beck
Mrs. Hursh
Mr. Hursh
Hawkeye Man Returns From U Heidelberg Fellowship
Hawkeye Anton F. Wier son of Mrs Herman Wier Hawkeye has returned from a semester study on a fellowship at the University of Heidelberg Germany There he pursued music and German research toward a doctor of philosophy degree planned for the University of Iowa next September He noted forty American students at Heidelberg and that attendance and grades are not consistently recorded Wier is an Upper Iowa conservatory graduate with B A and M A from Iowa and previously led Evanston high school German department This was his fourth trip to Germany in twelve years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawkeye
Anton F. Wier
Herman Wier
University of Heidelberg
Germany
University of Iowa
Heidelberg
Wier
Upper Iowa Conservatory of Music
Fayette
Evanston, Ill
Decorah Business Changes This Spring
B E Bucknell plans a pressed brick front and second floor remodel into two apartments. Dr. Edward F. Hagen’s former office space in Ben Bear blocs is leased to T T Henning who will move his photography studio there. Clarence Hagen buys Magnus Nali’s grocery. Miss Marie Anfinson buys the William L Easton residence for $2100 and plans to remodel for rooming use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
B. E. Bucknell
Ben Bear Blocs
Edward F. Hagen
T. T. Henning
Clarence Hagen
Waterville
Waterloo
Elkader
Magnus Nali
William L. Easton
Marie Anfinson
Forensic tournament winners announced at Iowa City
Iowa City Davenport high schools Ha ward and George won first places across three classes of the Iowa high school forensic league debate tournament held at the University of Iowa. Second places went to Burlington Mapleton Waukee Laurens and Iowa training school Eldora. Other results list finalists in Original oratory Extempore speaking and Radio speaking with multiple named competitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette
Iowa City
Davenport
Hawarden
George
Iowa High
Fort Dodge
Bill Arnold
East High
Sioux City
Richard Camp
Perry
Jean Ferguson
Cedar Falls
Joe Sitrick
Sheldon Singer
Central High
Sam Johnson
Guthrie Center
Billie Kilpatrick
Oskaloosa
Joanne Powers
Alice Woodrow
Dean Lierle
University High
Dorothy Smith
Iowa City High
Meritorious Church Certificate Given to Delhi Methodist
Delhi Iowa delegates praise the Delhi Methodist Episcopal church for earning a certificate of merit from the Iowa Christian Rural fellowship. Rev. W. D. Bostrum pastors the church and led the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delhi
Delhi Methodist Episcopal Church
W. D. Bostrum
Iowa Christian Rural Fellowip
Farmhouse Built in the Fifties Remains on Century-Old Burge Farm
A brick house built in the 1950s houses the fourth Burge generation on a 247 acre Mt Vernon area farm. The 1837 Tolled migration from Pennsylvania began the family line, with the original log cabin, walnut stairs, and a 53 by 60 barn still standing near the Cedar River crossroad near Ivanhoe and St Marys settlement. The current occupants, Elmer and Harold Burge, along with descendants, preserve a century of family and farming history on the land three miles south of Mount Vernon on highway 261.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayount Vernon
Burge
Mount Vernon
Jeremiah Burge
Harold Burge
Muscatine
James M
Elmer
Esther Morford Burge
Green County
Pennsylvania
Linn County
Cedar River
Ivanhoe
Jerry
William
John
Martha Randal
Fannie Bailey
Jane Maxwell
Anson
James R
Elizabeth Hoffman
George
Ethelda
Corvallis
Ore
Elizabeth Burge
Elmer Burges
Carl
California
Marjorie Brown
Solon
Brown
Jean
Vernon
Colesburg Resignations Shift Local Telephone Office
Mrs. Paul Schrunk resigns as assistant operator after 15 years. Miss Lela Harris to fill the vacancy. Regular operator Miss Alma Hyde has 17 years of service. Mr. and Mrs. Schrunk moving to a farm north of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colesburg
Paul Schrunk
Lela Harris
Schrunk
Alma Hyde
Capitol Currents Br Bagley Faces Tax Shakeup In Iowa
Capitol currents report Senate shifted to 9 30 a m then back to 10 00 a m amid talk of Bagley losing beer cigaret inheritance and possibly gasoline tax receipts totaling about 18 19 million yearly. The change signals a department reorganization with the state board of assessment and review or state tax commission likely to handle duties formerly Bagley’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bagley
State Board of Assessment and Review
State Tax Commission
Senate debate turns bitter over chain store bill edits
Last week's Senate session saw sharp exchanges over civil service and chain store bills. Senator Edward Breen of Fort Dodge charged the compromise chain store bill was altered after committee approval. Senator L. B. Forsling of Sioux City admitted editing to fix stenographic errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Edward Breen
Fort Dodge
L. B. Forsling
Sioux City
Lobbyists Roam Iowa Legislature Amid Protests
Lobbyists swarmed opening day activities as the session began with no notice until last week. The truck tax bill in the house and the chain store fight in the senate drew peak lobbying. Rep. William N. Judd quit the house in protest while senators heard crude remarks about lobbyists. The floor ban on lobbyists is rarely enforced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
House
Senate
William N. Judd
Clinton
Arch McFarlane Succeeds Irwin as Speaker in Iowa House
Arch W. McFarlane of Waterloo, a veteran Iowa legislator with 25 years in politics, takes the chair from Speaker John R. Irwin. The longtime lawmaker, who has served as speaker and lieutenant governor, moves through a rapid set of bills, contrasting Irwin's easygoing style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
John R. Irwin
Arch W. McFarlane
Waterloo
McFarlane
Iowa
Irwin
Bagley Predicted Major Loss Under GOP Reorganization
State Treasurer W. G. C. Bagley is seen as one of the principal losers in the Republican reorganization plan but he remains unshaken and uncried, signaling quiet resilience amid policy shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. C. Bagley
Riverside Twins to Be 83 Years Old Monday
Frank and August Rummelhart of Riverside, among Iowa’s oldest twins, reach age 83 on Monday. Born on a Riverside-area farm to Francis X. and Catherine Beasler Rummelhart, Frank married Mary Mougin in 1884 and raised eleven children. August remained unmarried. The brothers are longtime St. Mary’s parish members and Democrats. Francis X. Rummelhart lived to 101.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Iowa
Frank
August Rummelhart
Rummelharts
Francis X
Catherine Beasler Rummelhart
Mary Mougin
Rupert
Victor
Clarence
Louis C
Robert
Delphine Colbert
Iowa City
Esther Kirby
Boulder
Colo
Stella
Edward Rummelhart
Denver
John C. Rummelhart
Hills
August
Joseph
John E
Louis G. Rummelhart
Changes in Troy Mills
Troy Mills sees several improvements including a 14 by 16 foot office for Ralph Foreman of Troy Mills manager of the P O Life Insurance Co a new roof on Harlin Walton residence and painting at the Carson Produce station and Shaffer service station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Mills
Ralph Foreman
P. O. Life Insurance Company
Harlin Walton
Carson Produce
Shaffer
Muscatine Man Publishes Book In One Man Shop
A Muscatine writer in a one man shop prints and publishes a book, reflecting on the role of the printer as interpreter. He notes the craft blends past and present to guide readers while aiming for beauty without hindering understanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine Man
Start Waukon's Parochial School
Work has commenced on the new $45,000 parochial school building in Waukon to be completed by September. A. J. Osterhaus of Dyersville holds the general contract and Frank Russell and Son of Waukon handles the excavation. The building will include a Sisters home, a large auditorium, and classrooms for 12 grades, per Rev. E. J. McDonald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
A. J. Osterhaus
Dyersville
Frank Russell
Windbreak Demonstration Planned Near Manchester
Ralph Childs will establish a windbreak this spring on his farm three miles northeast of Manchester in cooperation with the Delaware county Farm Bureau and the Ames extension service. More than 100 Douglas firs and Colorado blue spruce trees will be set out. Childs is the fifth such demonstration in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Ralph Childs
Delaware County Farm Bureau
Ames Extension Service
Childs
4-H F F A Lamb Show At Chicago June 20 21
CHICAGO The first junior lamb show at Chicago is scheduled June 20 and 21 for 4 H club members and Future Farmers. On June 20 judging will be made on individual lambs and pens of three five and ten or more head. On June 21 the event includes sheep shearing demonstrations, a tour of Union stockyards and other entertainment.
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Riemer Named President Of Lisbon Creamery
Lisbon announces that Will Riemer, vice president of the Lisbon Cooperative creamery, will serve as president succeeding Milo Lehr who died recently. Dan Morningstar is named director for the northeast district.
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