Lots For Sale In Ridgewood And Nearby Areas
Want Ads show numerous city lots for builders including Ridgewood Vernon Heights and Allendale. Prices range from $375 to $875 with several houses planned. Contact Malcolm V Bolton 4 Co. or The Hedges Company for details and viewing.
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Ridgewood
Vermnon Heights
Malcolm V
Harry T. Hedges
The
Hedges Company
ELY
Elmhurst
Onis
Allendale
M. R. DeMoss
S. Hardesty
Kansas City
26Th Ave
Mound Farm
Real Estate Wanted Promises Quick Service and Wide Listings
Property owners may call Fred E Collard & Co or Bolton & Co for selling or renting needs. The agencies report active service this year and seek desirable properties priced right with strong selling support. Elliott solicits descriptions and prices for small homes and acreages.
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Fred E Collard & CO
IWE
Bolton & Co
C.R.S.B
Elliott
Orc
U S Trucks Used In Nazi Norway Coup
United States vehicles played a key role in the rapid German invasion of southern Norway. A fleet of 400 American trucks, worth about 350000 dollars and built for military use in Detroit for Finland, were seized in Bergen on the first day of the invasion. Finnish officials confirmed the trucks were destined for Helsinki and were reported missing in action. German officers seized the fleet and assigned crews to each truck, using them to speed troops toward the Swedish border.
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Washington
INS
Germany
Norway
Reich
Detroit
Finland
Bergen
Helsinki
New York
Legation
Gracie Allen Declares Presidential Run On Repeal Of Men
Gracie Allen opens a presidential campaign in Dallas based on a nutty pine platform with repeal of men as a main plank. She jokes about keeping men handy when needed while proposing constitutional repeal and demurring total elimination. The Variety Club of America convention in Dallas featured a wild west show theme with cowboys and props.
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Gracie Allen
Repeal” of Men
Dallas
Tex
Gracie ‘Allen
Gracie
Variety Club of America
Jacqueline Cochran Sets Speed Record in 100 Kilometer Flight
Jacqueline Cochran landed her speed plane near Albuquerque stating she set a new national 100 kilometer record. She claimed to have surpassed 300 miles per hour on a course west of the city. Col. Roscoe Turner previously held the record at 289.09 miles per hour.
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Albuquerque
Jacqueline Cochran
Roscoe Turner
Marion Democrats set meeting for delegates to county convention
Marion township and four Marion precincts schedule 8 p.m. Monday April 29 at the public library to elect delegates for the May 4 county convention at Cedar Rapids courthouse. Twelve delegates named from precincts one through four with two from first two precincts and three from thirds and fourths, plus township trustee and assessor candidates to be named.
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Marion Township
Marion
Public
Court House
Cedar Rapids
Thompson photo Leads In Senior Class Play Little Women
Marion high school rehearsals for the senior class play Little Women by Louisa May Alcott proceed. John Ravold wrote the three act drama set for Lincoln auditorium with Norma Biddick Mary Balster Kathleen Oxley Dorothy Adee Bruce Phillips Mary Frances Howell Bob Carey Dick Arp Melvyn Arp and Dorothy Ford in key roles.
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Thompson
Dorothy Adee
Norma Biddick
Kathleen Oxley
Mary Balster
Marion High School
Louisa Malcott
John Ravold
Lincoln Auditorium
Meg
Amy
Beth
Mr. March
Bruce Phillips
Marmee
Mary Frances Howell
Laurie
Bob Carey
Brooks
Dick Arp
Bhaer
Melvyn Arp
Aunt March
Dorothy Ford
DeMolay Initiation Set by Linn Chapter No 900
Linn chapter No. 900 Order of DeMolay will meet Monday at 7 30 p.m. in the Masonic temple. The initiatory degree will be conferred on Robert Sindelar Duane Nollsch Flwood Kramer James Marsh Marvin McCalley Dave Bebee Mac Towers Kenneth Beadle Richard Price William Creglow of Marion and Willis Backman of Mount Vernon. All Masons invited to attend.
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Linn
Order of
Be Molay
Masonic Temple
Robert Sindelar
Duane Nollsch
Flwood Kramer
James Marsh
Marvin McCalley
Dave Bebee
Mac Towers
Kenneth Beadle
Richard Price
William Creglow
Marion
Willis Backman
Mount Vernon
Spring fellowship supper at St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran
Members of St Pauls Evangel ical Lutheran church will hold a spring fellowship supper Friday at 6 30 p m in Memorial hall Mrs Dallas Carsner chairs the event with committee members Mrs Alfred Rinderknecht Mrs Emil Petrusch Mrs George Krog Mrs Clayton Pitcher Mrs William Lundquist and Mrs Otto Garrett assisting.
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St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Memorial Hall
Dallas Carsner
Alfred Rinderknecht
Emil Petrusch
George Krog
Clayton Pitcher
William Lundquist
Otto Garrett
Community clubs plan guest day at Memorial hall
Multiple social notes from Martins Creek and surrounding area: the Martin's Creek Community club set May 16 for guest day at Memorial hall, and other gatherings include the Octo club dessert luncheon hosted by Mrs. George L. Erwin, a Ladies Night dinner by the Methodist church, and a Prairie Chapel Garden club meeting. Names include Mrs. Jesse Scott Miss Jane Scott Benny Lee Jamison Mrs. Jay Stookey Mrs. Clyde Kearns Susie Berry John A. Clay Forrest Hann Stephen Klopp Lester Cleveland Robert Mitchell United Presbyterian W R C 126 and local residents attend events and visits.
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Martin's Creek
Award Costume Prizes At High School Ball
Marion High School art department sponsored a costume ball in the school gymnasium drawing 150 pupils and staff. Betty Fowler as a bride won the best costume. Melvyn Arp in stripes with a ball and chain won the male prize. Leora Armstrong as Little Bo Peep won the girls prize.
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Marion High School
Betty Fowler
Melvyn Arp
Leora Armstrong
Little Bo Peep
Kathleen Oxley
Kenneth Cornell, Jr
Jack Larkin
Ruth Wickham
Red Cross
Gretchen Mentzer
Bali
Death summons family members to Marion services
Mrs. Ernest Potter of Marshall town Joe Biggs of Moline and Mrs. Jack Blessing of Independence were called to Marion by the death of their father C. W. Biggs. Mr. Potter and their sons Robert Glenn and Richard and Betty Jane Blessing are also here. Mrs. Blessing's husband at Fort McIntosh Texas will arrive today to attend the services.
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Ernest Potter
Marshalltown
Joe Biggs
Moline
Jack Blessing
Independence
Marion
C. W. Biggs
Potter
Robert
Glenn
Richard
Betty Jane Blessing
Kensington Meeting Set for Masonic Temple Night
O E S Kensington Marion chapter 183 will hold its monthly Kensington Monday at 5 30 p m in the Masonic temple Mrs George Fullerton chairs the supper committee Proceeds fund the chapter room at the O E S home in Boone Bristol area.
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Marion
Masonic Temple
George Fullerton
Kensington
Boone
City council and assessor set Tuesday board meeting
The city council and assessor Claude D. Knapp will meet as a board of assessment and review Tuesday at 7 30 p m at city hall. Residents who have not signed the homestead tax exemption application should contact the assessor as no applications will be accepted after June 1.
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Claude D. Knapp
Athenian club postpones benefit musicale and sets Friday meeting
The Athenian club's benefit musicale planned for Friday evening at Mrs. W. G. Koppenhaver's home was postponed. The club will hold its regular meeting Friday at 2:30 p.m., location and program to be announced. Miss Emma Klein will oversee arrangements.
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W. G. Koppenhaver
Emma Klein
Grove City Rebekah Lodge Meeting Announced
Grove City Rebekah Lodge No. 35 schedules a 8 p.m. meeting Monday at the I O O F hall.
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Grove City
Rebekah Lodge No
State Talent To Be Featured In Iowa Fine Arts Festival
Prof Earl E Harper head of the University of Iowa fine arts department announces the second annual festival will run July 14 to 18 in Iowa City. The event will showcase extensive local talent across multiple media increasing regional interest in the arts.
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Iowa
Gazette
Iowa City
Middlewest
Earl E. Harper
University of Iowa
University festival to stage Faust in concert and new works
The five day event features Berlioz Faust in concert led by Thompson Stone with the university chorus and symphony orchestra on Sunday July 14. It also showcases premieres by Wen dell Otey Jewel Peterson and Leon Karel with the summer session orchestra and includes murals by Jean Chariot and lectures by Grant Wood.
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Faust
Berlioz
Thompson Stone
Handel and Haydn Society of Boston
University of Iowa
Philip Greeley Clapp
Wendell Otey
Jewel Peterson
Sioux Falls
Leon Karel
Iowa City
Modesto Alloo
Jean Chariot
Grant Wood
Harper
University of Nebraska
Nebraska Art Association
Nebraska
Iowa Union
Thomas Wood Stevens
Frederic McConnell
Cleveland Community Playhouse
E. C. Mabie
Germany Rationing Expands to Infant Clothing Arm
Infant garments join the ration-card system in Germany as wartime controls extend to personal goods. Extra yarn supplies are available to aid families in knitting baby clothes under the new guidelines.
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Germany
Koser Couple to Celebrate 60th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Koser of North Liberty observe their sixtieth anniversary with an open house at their North Liberty home. Hostesses include daughter Mrs. Raymond Zeller of Muscatine and granddaughter Mrs. Louis Pinney of Ames. The couple married at Michael Zeller’s home near North Liberty. They have lived in several states and Iowa communities, returning to North Liberty for today’s celebration with family members and descendants noted.
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North Liberty
Jacob Koser
Raymond C. Zeller
Muscatine
Louis Pinney
Ames
Koser
Yj Koser
Europe
Pennsylvania
I Blunt
South Dakota
Omaha
Kose
Iow
Missouri
University Heigh
Iowa City
Koser Brothers
University Heights
Sma
Methodist
Mra Zeller
Reinbeck Plant Ready For Asparagus Pack
Reinbeck canning plan prepared for an annual asparagus run. If late April brings warmth the crop will be late. The pack typically runs until July 1. Machinery has been shifted and the firm also handles acreage under contract in Waterloo La Porte City Reinbeck Grundy Center and Marshalltown.
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Reinbeck
Waterloo
la Porte City
Grundy Center
Marshalltown
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