Custodian in County Soap Deals Resigns
The county janitor Earl Miller defends soap and chemical purchases made for the courthouse and jail. Beeson leads an ongoing probe into unpaid bills totaling about 1400 dollars as the board reviews past buying practices and possible misstatements.
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Aleady
C. L. Beeson
Charles Wadden
FERA
Court House
Des Moines
Board of Supervisors
Earl Miller
Clarence L. Beeson
Cedar Rapids
Miller
Beeson
Jim Smith
Wes Robovsky
Stirm
Iowa
Holcomb Manufacturing Company
Higley Chemical Company
Churchill Manufacturing Company
Galesburg
Churchill Company
Iowa Senate funds Camp Dodge repairs in wartime
The Iowa senate voted 42 to 0 to appropriate 30000 for repair and improvement of Camp Dodge near Des Moines. Senator B. C. Whitehill urged urgency amid threats in Europe while E. P. Donahue added an amendment detailing eligible projects.
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Des Moines
INS
Europe
Iowa Senate
Camp Dodge
B. C. Whitehill
Marshalltown
Senate
E. P. Donahue
New Hampton Republican
Chamberlain Trades Umbrella for Cane in Bright Weather
London reports Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain has left his umbrella at home and carries a cane for two days. The skies have been bright, meteorologically and politically.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Neville Chamberlain
President Roosevelt to attend J Ham Lewis funeral
President Roosevelt will attend the state funeral for Illinois Senator James Hamilton Lewis on Wednesday, a presidential secretary said. The change from prior plans was not explained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Ham Lewis
Washington
Roosevelt
James Hamilton Lewis
Illinois
Veteran band director Emery McElhinney dies at 78
Emery FE McElhinney of Cedar Rapids aged 78 died at a local hospital after a lingering illness. A cornetist and longtime band leader, he taught at Cornell College and conducted bands at West Branch and North Liberty. Survived by wife Lavinia, funeral Thursday at Beatty chapel. Burial Cedar Memorial Park. Friends may call Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.
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Emery FE. McElhinney
Sixth Avenue
Mount Vernon
Cedar Rapids
Cornell College
West Branch
North Liberty
Knights of Pythias
Jacob Schmidt
Star of the West Iidge
K. P
United Brethren Church
Lavinia
Beatty Chapel
J. T. Stewart
Knights of Fythias
Cedar Memorial Park
Deaths Mrs Alice Vorhees Sherwood
Mrs. Alice Vorhees Sherwood wife of Clark L. Sherwood died at her home in the Commonwealth apartments at 4 20 a m after a prolonged illness Born September 27 1858 in Beck county Wisconsin she had lived in the city forty years Married August 4 1879 to Clark L Sherwood who survives Also surviving are one daughter Mrs Addison J Ramsey Cedar Rapids four sisters Mrs Hiram Tuttle Escondido California Mrs Hattie Thomas Alhambra California Mrs Louis Lakey Los Angeles California Mrs Pearl Webber Freeport Illinois two brothers John Vorhees Beloit Wisconsin and Harry Vorhees Chicago Service at Turner chapel at 2 p m.
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Alice Vorhees Sherwood
Clark L. Sherwood
Commonwealth Apartments
Beck County
Wis
Addison J. Ramsey
Cedar Rapids
Hiram Tuttle
Escondido
Calif
Hattie Thomas
Alhambra
Louis Lakey
Los Angeles
Pearl Webber
Freeport
Ill
John Vorhees
Beloit
Harry Vorhees
Chicago
Turner Chapel
Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription Atonic Nerve Tonic Ad
Miserable nervous women gain strength from Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription described as a tonic for functional disturbances. Mrs Mary Ann Parker of Des Moines testifies relief from nervous headaches and weakness after use. Available in liquid or tablets with a new tablet size at 50 cents from your druggist today.
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Dr. Pierce
Mary Ann Parker
Capitol Ave
Des Moines
Burial at Cedar Memorial Park cemetery announced
Thursday burial planned at Cedar Memorial Park cemetery and friends may call at Turner chapel.
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Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Turner Chapel
Mrs Mary Pusteoska 73 dies at Cedar Rapids home
Mrs Mary Pusteoska age 73 widow of James Pusteoska died suddenly at 1 20 am Tuesday at her Cedar Rapids home 804 Center Point road NE from a heart attack. She born February 14 1866 in Elberon Iowa and lived in Cedar Rapids 29 years. Survived by husband son Robert Dudek daughter Bertha Anderson four grandchildren a brother Joseph Homolar two sisters Tena Vesety and Anna Wilimek member of Royal Neighbors of Tama. Beatty chapel service Thursday at 1 pm conducted by Rev B O Bashore burial Bohemian National cemetery near Vin g Friends may call 7 9 pm Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Mary Pusteoska
James Pusteoska
Center Point Road
Elberon
Cedar Rapids
Robert Dudek
Marion
Bertha Anderson
Toledo
Joseph Homolar
Tama
Tena Vesety
Vining
Anna Wilimek
Irving
Royal Neighbors
Beatty Chapel
B. O. Bashore
Bohemian National Cemetery
Funeral services for Peter N. Serbousek
Funeral services for Peter N. Serbousek who died Sunday evening will be held at the Barta chapel Wednesday at 2 p.m. conducted by Theodore B. Hrubacek. Burial will be in Bohemian National cemetery. Friends may call at 1226 Sec ond Street SW Tuesday evening.
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Peter N. Serbousek
Barta Chapel
Theodore B. Hrubacek
Bohemian National Cemetery
Secona Street
Death of Mrs. Alice Pearl Lee in Cedar Rapids
Mrs. Alice Pearl Lee died suddenly at 9 45 p m Monday at her Cedar Rapids home after a stroke She was born in Hannibal Missouri on September 8 1884 and lived in Cedar Rapids for nineteen years She is survived by four sons Sherman Madlock James and Harold Johnson and Bruce Lee all of Cedar Rapids a sister Anna Harris of Hannibal and two more unnamed relatives.
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Alice Pearl Lee
Moses Lee
Fifteenth Avenue SE
Hannibal
Cedar Rapids
Sherman Madlock
James
Harold Johnson
Bruce Lee
Anna Harris
Miller brothers held burial at Oak Hill cemetery
John Miller of Kenosha Wisconsin and Sylvester Miller of St Paul Minnesota are named in a church service led by Rev D O Bell at Mt Zion Baptist Church on Thursday at 2 pm. Burial is in Oak Hill cemetery with visitation at Rice funeral home.
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John Miller
Kenosha
Wis
Sylvester Miller
St. Paul, Minn
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
D. O. Bell
Oak Hill Cemetery
Rice Funeral Home
Baby Larry Johnson Dies of Bronchial Pneumonia
Larry Arnold Johnson four month old son of Mr and Mrs Leroy Johnson 1444 Second Avenue SE died at 210 pm Tuesday in a local hospital from bronchial pneumonia. Dr B L Knight county coroner said the infant was rushed to the hospital by ambulance at 2 pm and died ten minutes later after two weeks of illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Arnold Johnson
Leroy Johnson
Second Avenue SE
B. L. Knight
Miss Ann Mullen Dies After Short Illness At 46
Miss Ann Mullen aged 46 of 1231 Third Avenue SE died at a local hospital at 9 55 p m Monday after a short illness. She was head cashier and bookkeeper for the Kresge store. Surviving are brothers Bert of Des Moines and Frank of New Hampton. The body was taken from Monahan funeral home Tuesday to New Hampton for burial at Lawler.
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Ann Mullen
Third Avenue SE
Kresge
Bert
Des Moines
Frank
New Hampton
Monahan
Lawler
Liquor by the Drink Bill Sidetracked in Iowa House
Des Moines AP reports the liquor by the drink bill failed to reach the Iowa house calendar as committee members say its defeat margin was only one vote. Mayor Mark G. Conklin backs the measure. a 6-to-3 committee vote fell short of the seven votes needed. With the session near, observers expect no further committee action this session.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Aly
Mark G. Conklin
House
Outwitting Birds Among Telephone Linemen Challenges
R L Birkholz of Northwestern Bell described bird related outages at a Canopus club luncheon. He cited woodpeckers drilling green terminal boxes and noted white boxes deterred them. He also mentioned crows bees owls hornets sparrows and a locally observed monkey affecting line maintenance.
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R. L. Birkholz
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Cedar Rapids
Canopus Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Birkholz
Drop Double Feature Ban in Lincoln City Court
A proposed ordinance to prohibit double feature movies was discarded by Lincoln officials after City Attorney Clarence Miles stated there is serious doubt about its validity.
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Lincoln, Neb
Clarence Miles
Bananas Shipped At Global Scale From Tropics
About 100 million bunches of bananas are annually shipped from tropical regions to markets worldwide, reflecting a major agricultural export.
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Tropics
Kidney Danger Signals Warn of Functional Disorders
Health ad warns of warning signs such as nocturia frequent urination and backache and promotes a four day test using a Bukets diuretic test box sold at May's Drug Store to help kidneys eliminate acids and wastes.
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Nature
May's
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