Bishop Longley Dies in Charleston West Virginia
The Rt. Rev. Harry Sherman Longley 75 a Davenport Iowa Episcopal bishop of Iowa from 1929 to 1949 died in a Charleston hospital after a brief illness His wife survives Their son the Rev Harry S Longley Jr pastor of St Johns Episcopal church in Charleston accompanied them after retirement He was born Cohoes New York educated at Bard College Columbia General Theological Seminary served in New York and Illinois He became bishop of Iowa in 1929 and was a trustee of Seabury Western Grinnell College and St Monicas Home Services will be held at St Johns Church Charleston with burial in Troy New York Saturday afternoon
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Harry Sherman Longley
Davenport
Iowa
Longley
Harry S. Longley
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Cohoes
Bard College
Columbia University
General Theological Seminary
St. Paul’s
Troy
N. Y
Millford
Mass
Trinity Church
Christchurch
Binghamton
St Mary’s
Evanston
Seabury-Western Theological Seminary
Grinnell College
St. Monica’s
Des Moines
Nson
New York State Grand Lodge
St. John’s Church
Frank McElwain
Minnesota
Elderly Widow Shorn of $4,000 in Confidence Swindle
Mrs. Mary A. Moss of Scranton Illinois said two men she met in Corpus Christi persuaded her to lend $4,000 for a supposed horse racing deal. They promised a third of a $50,000 profit and left to transfer funds to a Muskogee exchange, then vanished. Police search underway in Muskogee.
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Muskogee
Okla
Mary A. Moss
Scranton
Wartburg Buildings Converted for War Worker Housing
Wartburg College campus to be converted into 60 living units for war workers under a seven year government lease. Administration and dormitory buildings will be repurposed with work controlled by T S Willis for 151351 dollars. Clinton Iowa plans include 108 additional homes across two city sections to house workers.
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American Lutheran Church
T. S. Willis
Janesville
Wis
Schwyhart Ordered Back to Sea Duty
Lt. Comdr. Robert M. Schwyhart, Iowa navy preflight school chaplain aboard the Vincennes at Guadalcanal when it sank, has been ordered back to sea duty. He has served since 1937 and will be replaced by Lt. Elmer S. Elsen in Iowa City.
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Iowa City
Robert M. Schwyhart
Iowa
Vincennes
Guadalcanal
Elmer S. Elsen
Schwyhart
Navy Chaplain Corps
Spare Stamp Advises Canning Sugar Applications
Des Moines reports rationing officials warn housewives to include spare stamp 37 from book 4 with canning sugar applications and not sugar stamp 37. Walter D Kline, acting OPA district director, says many boards still receive the wrong stamp and that a future date will fix sugar stamp 37 for regular sugar allotments.
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Des Moines
Walter D Kline
OPA
Kline
Coldest March in decades hits Des Moines records
Meteorologist Charles D. Reed reported that Des Moines last month averaged 4.3 degrees below normal with 2.71 inches of precipitation. The spelling notes mark March as the coldest since 1932 and the wettest since 1924.
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Des Moines
Charles D. Reed
Nursing home tied residents to beds prompts probe
Mrs Mary Parker testified that residents at Brown Nursing Home in Des Moines were sometimes bound to beds. Plaintiff George Richards described a broken ankle from attempting escape. Judge Moore said the matter warrants grand jury investigation.
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Des Moines
Mary Parker
Brown Nursing Home
Harding Road
Parker
Lucinda Brown
George Richards
Brown
Ralph Moore
Magician Karr Faces Grand Jury Probe in Fatal Auto Crash
A coroner's jury ruled that traveling magician Dr Frederick Karr of New York City should be held for grand jury action after Helen Phillips was struck and killed Monday by Karr's automobile in Onawa Iowa.
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Magician Field
Onawa
Frederick Karr
New York City
Helen Phillips
Karr
Cantor to Visit Seven Service Hospitals Next Week
Eddie Cantor announced he will tour seven service hospitals next week while moving his radio program from Hollywood to New York. In Town he will entertain service men at Schick Hospital Clinton.
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Hollywood
Eddie Cantor
New York
Schick Hospital
Clinton
Fire Destroys Garage Shed And Chicken House
A combination garage shed and chicken house at 2341 Fifth avenue burned late Tuesday afternoon. Loss was about $300 with no insurance. Fire started in a truckload of furniture. Mason Gramling halted near the fire station and firefighters contained the blaze.
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Fifth Avenue
Earl Bieber
Mason Gramling
Cedar Rapids
Springville
Gramling
Local News Roundup From Cedar Rapids To Washington
The report lists residents visiting or stationed in distant cities, including hall in Center Point and Paro at Washington with the army band, and Bud Howe transferring from Chicago to a naval base near San Francisco. It notes a Lions club talk on Holy Week, lodge meetings in Davenport, and several Easter visits and hospital updates.
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Bud Howe
A. M
Seaman
H. M. Howes
Chicago
San Francisco
Clarence Trucker Killed Near Dixon in Collision
Clarence Merl Cashman 41 of Clarence was killed about 3 am Tuesday three miles west of Dixon NL in a crash between his truck and a Denver Colo truck. He drove for Takin Bros Freight Line and had visited his mother Bertha Cashman until 11 pm Monday. Surviving are his wife two children and a sister Mrs Fred E Long Cedar Rapids. Body returned to Clarence. services set Friday at 2 30 pm at the Methodist church.
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Clarence
Dixon, NL
Denver
Colo
Cashman
Takin Bros. Freight Line, Inc
Bertha Cashman
Chicago
Fred E. Long
Ellis Boulevard
Cedar Rapids
Dixon
Methodist Church
Jones County Women Serve on Grand Jury
Two women served on the Jones County district court grand jury for the first time. Eunice Jones of Oxford Junction and Truman E. Stanton of Center Junction joined five male jurors after the county attorney presented a case, then the group dined with Roscoe Easterly and his wife at the Jones County home and toured the facility.
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Anamosa
Jones County
District Court
Eunice Jones
Oxford Junction
Truman E. Stanton
Center Junction
Roscoe Easterly
Holy Week Services Set at Mount Vernon Presbyterian
Holy week services will be held at the Mount Vernon Presbyterian church with an 8 p.m. communion talk by the Rev L L McKibben and organ by Mrs Helen Schroeder. On Good Friday from 2 to 3 p.m. seven speakers include the Rev Charles S Arnold and Dr W G Rowley among others.
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St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Carl Elrog
Christ
No Extra Food Points For Social Gatherings
Des Moines AP reports about 20 percent of supplemental food point requests in the Des Moines district are denied. Acting district director Walter D. Kline notes 10 to 12 daily requests for sugar, processed foods, meats, and fats. Denials target groups for purely social functions. eligibility requires a licensed eating establishment and a 20 percent business increase.
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DES Moines
Speakers Announced for Davenport Church Meeting in Clinton
The Davenport Association of Congregational Christian churches plans a Clinton gathering April 12 with Rev Robbins Strong of Tientsin China among the speakers. Host pastor will be Rev Robert A. Bentley of Clinton First Congregational. Mrs R J Jones of Cedar Rapids will preside at the women’s meeting and Mrs M W McBeath of Des Moines will deliver the main address. Other joint-session speakers include Rev John Nicholls Booth of Evanston Illinois and Captain Jack Rosenfield of Schick Hospital Clinton.
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Robbins Strong
Tientsin
China
Davenport Association of Congregational Christian Churches
Robert A. Bentley
First Congregational Church
Robert Chord
Columbus Junction
R J Jones
Cedar Rapids
M W. McBeath
Des Moines
Iowa Women’s Federation
Mr Strong
John Nicholls Booth
Evanston, Ill
Jack Rosenfield
Schick
Dealers elect officers in Iowa meeting
Howard Sole of Des Moines was elected president of the Iowa Automobile Dealers association. Directors chosen include G O Fletcher of Cedar Rapids C E Beck of Iowa City G Irving Graver of Anamosa and Lloyd Simmons of Marengo.
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Des Moines
INS
Howard Sole
Iowa Automobile Dealers Association
G O Fletcher
Cedar Rapids
C E. Beck
Iowa City
Irving Graver
Anamosa
Lloyd Simmons
Marengo
Marengo Board Grants Leave Of Absence To County Attorney
The Marengo board of supervisors on Tuesday granted County Attorney Harold Swift a leave of absence to join the armed forces and named his father J. L. Swift as acting county attorney during his absence.
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Marengo
Board of Supervisors
Harold Swift
J. L. Swift
Clarence Murphy Rites At Elkader Thursday
Clarence F. Murphy 55 a prominent Clayton county attorney died Tuesday of a heart attack. Services will be held Thursday at 10 am at St Josephs Catholic Church Elkader.
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Elkader
Clarence F. Murphy
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Murphy
Clayton County
Tabor Pays Tribute To Last Civil War Veteran Drake
Services were held in Tabor Iowa for Phineas H Drake Fremont county s last Civil War veteran He lived to be 100 years old and his death marks a final link to the war in the county.
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Tabor
INS
Phineas H. Drake
Fremont County
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