Williamsburg’s Oldest Woman Dies at 89
Mrs. Peter Meyer 89 longtime Williamsburg resident and Iowa county pioneer dies at home after 65 years in the area. Born August 21 1844 in Hanover Germany she came to America with her parents and settled in St Louis before moving to Iowa county then Williamsburg. Survived by three of eight children Louis Frank and George. Funeral Thursday at St Pauls Lutheran church conducted by Rev H P Grelf.
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Iowa County
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Strait elected manager at Watkins after eight years as assistant
ALBURNETT Wright Strait formerly assistant manager of Farmers Elevator is elected manager of Farmers Grain and Lumber at Watkins. A farewell picnic and program for the Strait family followed at the Christian church with songs recitations and gifts. The Hopkinson item notes W A Burton and Son Construction begins culvert work on primary No 113 in Hopkinton with cement surfacing to cover 13 458 square yards and 5 000 barrels of cement to be supplied by Farmers Supply Hopkinton.
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Lois Fleming
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Alma Davis
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Vera Marie
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Esther Stick
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Dean
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Leila
Harry Wenger
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Lorraine
Svadel
John
Hopkinton
W. A. Burton and Son Construction Company
Waterloo
Allen Farm
Davis Oil Station
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Olive Johnson Seeks G. O. P. Nomination for Legislature
Olive Scott Johnson of 1400 Second Avenue SE announces her candidacy for the Republican nomination as one of Linn County's two state representatives. An attorney, she is an Oberlin graduate and University of Michigan alumna who taught before practicing law. Johnson served six years as Linn County district court clerk and is widow of Ralph L. Johnson with daughter Esther Jane at the University of Iowa.
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Second Avenue SE
Linn County
Johnson
Oberlin College
University of Michigan
Foundation Work at Franklin Addition Requires Concrete Caissons
The Benjamin Franklin junior high addition foundation will use concrete caissons due to wet clay. The Roosevelt addition work is separate. Max Mildenstein’s contract increases from 7000 to 7300 dollars for this foundation. Caissons will be set on rock about twelve feet below the clay with reinforced concrete at ten dollars per cubic yard plus ten percent overhead. An extra $194 was approved to alter Roosevelt addition foundation work, also by Mildenstein. At Tama High, the basketball squad was honored at a Senior Honorary club banquet with speeches by school leaders and guests. In Troy Mills, I C Steele sold his store and residence to Clarence Price for 1500 dollars. Price plans a garage and filling station, while Steele moves.
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Dorothy Mason
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Meredith Houghton
Isabelle Butterfield
Rose Reider
Anna Catherine Ferguson
Troy Mills
I. C. Steele
Cedar Rapids
Clarence Price
Price
Harlan Cook
Nancy Washburn
Steele
Skrable Files Reply In Elberon Bank Stock Suit
E P Skrable files reply in Tama county district court defending his Elberon real estate against an $18 000 bank levy. He contends stock ownership and prior homestead history shield the six lots from sale to satisfy the judgment while the bank receiver argues the debt attaches to the stock and property.
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Tame County
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Tama County
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Adarch
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Exemption Claim Blocks Bank Receiver's Real Estate Levy
A former homestead claimant asserts all real estate levied by O E Harris is exempt from execution to satisfy the bank receiver's judgment. The dispute centers on which properties qualify for exemption under the claimant's interpretation of homestead rights and state law. The case moves toward resolution as the court weighs the exemptions against the creditor's lien.
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O. E. Harris
Local Woman Wins GE Dishwasher In National Contest
Mrs. R. A. Lacy of 807 Ellis Boulevard NW won a General Electric dishwasher valued at 347 for a 100 word essay on Climalene cleanser and water systemer. The contest was announced in The Cedar Rapids Gazette last January 19. A Sioux City woman was the other Iowa winner.
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Ellis Boulevard
General Electric
Cedar Rapids
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Marion teacher to speak on Old and New Turkey at Lions Club
Hubert Pye a Marion high school teacher and former Merzifon Turkey resident will discuss Old and New Turkey at a Thursday Lions Club luncheon at the Hotel Roosevelt Music will be by soprano Jean Kelly Westinghouse and pianist Ruskin Sandbourne W J Neill Cedar Rapids new mayor will be guest of honor and members may bring guests
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Cedar Rapids
Salvation Army Drive Seeks Cedar Rapids Help
Miss Alice C. Inskeep appeals for volunteers and donations to raise 6000 dollars for Salvation Army work in Cedar Rapids. She asks individuals willing to aid in the Army campaign to notify Holg.
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Cedar Rapids
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Miss Inskeep
Parent-Teacher Association
Board of Education
Cedar Rapids budget hearing set for April 19 1944
Notice of Cedar Rapids Iowa City Council budget hearing on April 19 1944 at 10am to consider the proposed budget for the fiscal year starting April 1 1934. The document lists departments and estimated expenditures including Mayor and Commissioners 811700 City Treasurer Auditor and Clerk 5400 and Legal Department 4300.
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