Iowaan Studies Diet Relation With Light
Dr Robert A Peterson of Fort Dodge Iowa studies how diet deficiencies affect vision in Szechuan China. He links myopia to nutrition and plans further work at Washington University after teaching in Chengtu eye hospital. The hospital treats 220 patients daily and performs over 1000 operations yearly amid austere feeding in local schools.
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Chengtu
Szechuan
China
West China
Robert A. Peterson
Fort Dodge
Peterson
Chengtu Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Washington University
St. Louis
University of Iowa
Methodist Board of Foreign Missions
Insurance Firms Push Long Term Amortization Loans
Insurance companies increasingly offer city loans with extended terms up to twenty years. This shift enables homeowners to manage smaller monthly payments and shields lenders from frequent renewals. Firms cite their long investment horizon and mortgage-style stability as key advantages for home building and financing.
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Simerts
Dr J A White To Speak To Upper Iowa Graduates
Dr J A White is set to address the Upper Iowa graduates in a commencement program. The event includes a carrel chorus a play and a speech by White with a basketball game against Simpson to follow.
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J. A. White
Upper Iowa
Fayftite
Jeece Hayes White
Rvte
Simpson
Clermont High School selects faculty for upcoming year
Clermont Superintendent D R Cottrell heads a faculty with three returning high school teachers Jure Denniston Marjorie Crild and Vergil Anderson from Ossian and Peter Nedimovwich of Clinton Ind All grade teachers listed include Andine Vasbey Helen Miller Adeline Smale and Norene Boley.
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Clermont
Sehon
Supt
D. R. Cottrell
Jure Denniston
Marjorie Crild Wry
Vergil Anderson
Ossian
Peter Nedimovwich
Clinton, Ind
Andine Vasbey
Helen Miller
Adeline Smale
Norene Boley
Superintendent Bridges Creek Shortcut to School
Special to The Gazette. Supt G M Ludwig built a miniature suspension bridge over Clear creek to shorten the way to school for his children Phyllis George and Genevieve. The crossing features woven wire guards on both sides making it safe whether water is low or high. Without the bridge the woods route would be much longer.
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Tiffin
G. M Ludwig
Clear Creek
Phyllis
George
Genevieve
Funeral rites honor Vic Pahl at Davenport
Vic Pahl longtime St. Ambrose athlete dies from automobile crash injuries in Muscatine. Solemn funeral held at Sacred Heart Cathedral Davenport with Bishop Rohiman presiding. Pallbearers include St. Ambrose Monogram Club members led by James Minett. Tributes flow from Iowa Conference Notre Dame and other universities. Thousands file by bier.
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Davenport
Vic Pahl
St. Ambrose College
Muscatine
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Oakdale
Tri-City
Henry P. Rohiman
Pahl
Iowa
St. Ambrose
Elmer Layden
Notre Dame
Chicago
Illinois
Missouri
Nebraska
College Chapel
Clayton Women’s Clubs Meet in Elkader
The Federated Women’s Clubs of Clayton County hold their annual meeting in Elkader on Thursday with county chairman Mrs Myrtle Burkhart presiding. Guests include district leaders Mrs H J Hoeger and Mrs Rob Roy Cerney and Mrs Carl Reed of Cresco. A school one act play, violin selections, choruses, solos, and addresses are planned.
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Bpecisi
Gazette
Elkader
Federated Women’s Clubs
Clayton County
Myrtle Burkhart
Guttenberg
H J Hoeger
Waukon
Rob Roy Cerney
Mason City
Carl Reed
Cresco
Federated Clubs of
Iowa
Cornell Man Named Prison Chaplain at Leavenworth
The Rev Wayne L Hunter son of G A Hurter from Mount Vernon was named chaplain of the federal penitentiary at Leavenworth Kan. He begins Sept 1. Hunter graduated Cornell College in 1931 and McCormick Theological Seminary in 1934 he was ordained May 27 1934 as a Presbyterian minister. He previously worked in state institutions during summer vacations as assistant chaplain and coach.
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Vernon
Wayne L. Hunter
G. A Hurter
Sfount
Leavenverte
Hunter
Cornell College
McCormick Theological Seminary
Chicago
Presbyterian Church
Finois
St. Chales
Psychopathic Hospital
Elgin
Huey Long Appeals Farmers in Des Moines Rally
Huey Long addressed cheering crowds in Des Moines blaming low farm prices on under consumption. He argued national figures show milk fruit and vegetable gaps and criticized Washington politicians for harming commodity markets while farmers struggle to sell wheat. The audience roared as he urged policy fixes.
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Washington
Belle Plaine Rivalry Over Link Belt Invention
Miss Daisy Kellar, daughter of James M. Kellar and sister of Luther Kellar, claims her family developed the link belt ahead of William Dana Ewart. She cites a late 1860s harvester with leather belts and a 1876 Philadelphia exhibit, saying Ewart later hired a man to patent a similar belt.
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The
Gazette
Belle Plaine
Daisy Kellar
William Dana Ewart
James M. Kellar
Luther
Miss Kellar
Ewart and Gore
Ewart
Philadelphia
United States
Kellars
Harvester
Luzerne
Quintuplets Thrive In West Branch Home
West Branch reports rare quintuplets born to canaries Pop-eye and Olive Oyl. Hatched April 9, the five siblings, three weeks old, are nearly indistinguishable from parents, needing constant care to avoid starvation. Singers in training, they may bear names Tom Dick Harry Bill and George.
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West Branch
Jiras
Pope-eye
Pop-eye
Annette
Yvonne
Emilie
Cecile
Marie
Tom
Harry
Bill
George
Monticello Country Club elects new directors and officers
Newly elected Monticello Country Club directors are E. J. Heiserman Reiss Stuhler Milton Thoeni William Laude Emil Ricklefs and Ralph Bone Frances Shimanek is secretary and Ralph Bone treasurer Bill Shaffer serves as executive chairman of the board of directors.
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Monticello
Monticello Country Club
E. J. Heiserman
Reiss Stuhler
Milton Thoeni
William Laude
Emil Ricklefs
Ralph Bone
Frances Shimanek
Bill Shaffer
West Branch Woman Makes 57 Quilts in Two Years
Mrs. J. F. Vetter of West Branch created fifty seven quilts from April 1, 1930 to August 13, 1932. She stitched 26 403 yards of white cotton thread for the pieces and sold various quilts nationwide including Minnesota Wisconsin California and Washington. Her patterns include flower garden and tulip wreaths and she also contributes to the Ladies Aid society.
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West Branch
J. F. Vetter
Canada
Rochester
Minn
St. Paul
Burlington
Pasadena
Washington, D. C
Maine
Idaho
Missouri
Nebraska
Virginia
Montana
Bentey
Iowa CCC Program To Add Nineteen Camps
Civilian Conservation Corps officials announce Iowa's expansion from 32 camps to 51 under the relief act. The plan raises workers from 6,400 to 10,200 and enrollments from 8,457 to 9,500. New forest and state park camps will be located at Bonaparte Bloomfield Albia Osceola Sioux City Chariton Decorah Lamont and others, with drought relief camps continuing at Maquoketa Palisades Mount Vernon.
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Washington
Civilian Conservation Corps
Iowa
Bonaparte
van Buren
Bloomfield
Davis County
Albia
Monroe County
Osceola
Union County
Sioux City
Woodbury
Chariton
Lucas County
Macbride State Park
Johnson County
Solon
Decorah State Park
Winneshiek County
Decorah
Backbone State Park
Lamont
Maquoketa
Jackson County
Palisades State Park
Mount Vernon
Linn County
Elder Strawberry Point weaver marks 85th with loom still humming
Mrs Surrelda Woodruff born April 29 1850 near Cascade celebrates her eighty fifth birthday by weaving on the same 150 year old loom she bought from pioneer Harriet Hughes. A Civil War blanket first woven by her uncle William Mitchell ties to the loom she uses today as she also helps knit garments for poor children.
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Strawberry Point
Surrelda Woodruff
Surrelda Johnston
Cascade
Johnston
Harriet Hughes
Season Ends For 56 Pastors In Cornell Seminar
Mount Vernon hosts a De Witt country club picnic and golf event to close the Cornell college ministers seminar season. Fifty six pastors from eastern Iowa and Illinois attended seminars on current social gospel literature, with talks by notable clergy and educators and a closing classroom discussion led by Dean Albion R. King.
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Gazette
Mount Vernon
de Witt “Country Club
Cornell College
Iowa
Illinois
Cornell
Albion R. King
Thomas Nicholson
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Ira A. Morton
Diff School of Theology
Denver
J. J. Hoffman
Dike
W. T. Smith, Porter
First Methodist Church
Clinton
W. Glenn Rowley
Davenport
Methodist
James Gallagher
Springville
Harry G. Green
D. M. Beggs
Anamosa
J. H. Walters
Marion
James K. Delahooke
Stanwood
G. R. Lanner
A. L. Walker
Center Point
S. V. Williams
Wyoming
H. M. Grant
Waukon Woman Heads Missionary Societies
Officers elected at the Sinaal meeting of the Womans Foreign Missionary society of the Dubuque district include President Mrs H E Taylor of Waukon and multiple vice presidents secretaries and secretaries of youth and junior work from Iowa communities. Special guests included regional and India mission representatives with life membership awarded to Mrs E L Pritchard of Cedar Rapids.
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Oelwein
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
Dubuque
Methodist Churches
H. E. Taylor
Waukon
Sarah Holscher
Earlville
A. J. Knorr
West Union
J. B. Cray
Lime Springs
Robert Larson
Chester
W. H. Edwards
Young Peoples Work
Marion Gee
C. C. Henderson
Morga Craig
Colesburg
Mae Lambert
Marjory Ware
West Branch
Marian Warner
Davenport
Central Province
India
Mildred Simonds
Tandur
C. R. Cassell
Waterloo
Ethel Arey
Cedar Falls
E. L. Pritchard
Cedar Rapids
George Wright
Brandon Seniors to Present Mammy's Lil' Wild Rose
Brandon high school seniors will stage Mammy's Lil Wild Rose a comedy May 17 in the G A R hall Beulah Kizer stars as Mammy Celle Daniel French is played by Herbert Stainbrook Myrl Pardon appears as Rose O May with Wallace Farmer William Short Lyle Lutoff Marlin Jacobs Lorraine Davis Velda Stainbrook Jessica mine Close Vera Stainbrook Ethelyn Applegarth Miss Maxine Meythaler coaches assisted by Miss Henrietta Homewood
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the Gazette
Brandon
Brandon High School
Mammy
Lil’ Wild Rose
G.A.R. Hall
Beulah Kizer
Mammy Celle
Daniel French
Herbert Stainbrook
Myrl Pardon
Rose O’may
Wallace Farmer
William Short
Lyle Lutoff
Marlin Jacobs
Lorraine Davis
Velda Stainbrook
Jessiamine Close
Vera Stainbrook
Ethelyn Applegarth
Maxine Meythaler
Henrietta Homewood
Marengo Junior Class to Host Seniors Banquet and Dance
The junior class of Marengo High School hosts the annual junior senior banquet Friday in the Presbyterian church basement with a dance to follow at the Odd Fellows Hall.
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Marengo
Presbyterian Church
West Liberty Drama Club Draws Local Interest
West Liberty residents from all ages join a thriving community drama scene led by Gabrielle Royal directing the play Companies Coming. The group has staged late night rehearsals and hosted social meetings forming the West Liberty Community Players with eleven cast members and numerous volunteers.
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Gazette
West Liberty
Gabrielle Royal
L. A. Royal
Parent-Teachers
Miss Royal
Muscatine County
University of Iowa
University Players
Noel Coward
West Liberty Community Players
Lisbon Grocer Builds Three Greenhouses and Gardens
E. E. Stahl, a Lisbon grocer, expanded from a $15 first year in sales to three greenhouses and three acres of outdoor gardens supplying spring bedding plants to twenty five towns. The operation includes a span style sales room, antique walnut furnishings, and thousands of asters and chrysanthemums grown for fall blooms and holiday arrangements.
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Lisbon
E. E. Stahl
Highway 30
Stahl
J. M. Bridges
Stahls
Building Upgrades Underway at Anamosa Projects Rise
Loomis Brothers of Cedar Rapids secured the Foley building remodel at Main and Fords, to house the McNamara Boot Shop after George Zeuch leaves his meat and grocery business for a new location once the work finishes. A. J. Smith and Son of Cedar Rapids leads the Niles theater block remodeling and rebuilding.
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Namosa
Loomis Brothers
Cedar Rapids
Foley
Main
Fords Streets
McNamara Boot Shop
George Zeuch
Zeuch
Quality Cafe
A. J. Smith and Son of
Niles Theater
John Erskine in Cornell Festival Notes and Life Reflections
Fragmentary notes reference John Erskine at Cornell, a May festival with music and an orchestra program, and remarks on his private life and career. Mentions include the Planeforte y Mae and discussions of past works and scholarly life. The text is garbled and cites uncertain dates and events.
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Errustees Aechestra
Regram
Seturday
Jean
Ermira
Erikatta
Panzer Of Center Point recalls show troupe days of the 80s
Lofty memories from Frank Myers and Wilbur Myers recount a touring theater era across Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin and Illinois. The two brothers describe early bands minstrels and canvas shows with notable stops in Cedar Rapids Owatonna and Center Point.
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Panzer of
Center Point
Frank Myers
Asnac Mai
Coxmmr Zane
Remsom
Myers
Wo Iofy
Wacsa Noble
Fey
Pepe
Silke Bennett
Owatonna
Carnival Company
Myers Eee Lin
Pioneer observer recalls birthday and predicts hot summer
Zextor, a longtime county observer, marks his birthday with a note on upcoming summer heat and storms. Troxel family details appear, noting a daughter and an elderly member with a crippled hip and military service.
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Zextor
Pioneer
Berta
S. Troxel
Bam
Niae
Troxel
Tern Wits
Urien
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Leavenworth
Kan
W. L. Hunter
Huey
Des Moines
Echo
Mes. J. F, Yetter
Thomas Woodruff
Waukon Woman Heads Missionary Societies
Tru
Rerbert Stainbreck
Mytl
Pardoa
Han
Nass Walt Fl
Play
Charm Rats
Iz Cteen
Iowe
Armiu
Paul Smuirtis
Grigg
Charles Reages
Serer Heatherington
Hex Fon
Liam Lewton
Lewis
Elmer Mersin
McCullough
Jest Bistics
Cile Morrison
Berm
Victor Rexcotn
Rismim Shes
Pauline Stes Seamelle Royal
Robert Lestice
Smith
Leignicxxn
Stevens
Corntr Wiexr
Clara Walters
Tipton
Cremrm
Coe Ee
Goose St
Mos Sembeleo
E. Meurer
Businss
Bertha Props
Sears Ete
Geste High
Mahan
Lowa
Maar Water
Ian Ak
Nba
Aia
Envois
Capegatiy
Semmiatur
Tyee Cuczes
Eed
Mager Roent
Raine
Gabriel
Earl Miller
Miller
Mermcoor
Sete Wome Company
Villa Street
W. J. Samsee
Leyte Mayer
Stocs
John Erskine
Nusiz
John Epsxrry
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