Governor Kraschel Signs Iowa Conservation Bill
Governor Kraschel signed a conservation bill into the Iowa code after the supreme court struck down former rules. The law, one of thirty on the governor’s desk, is expected to take effect shortly after publication as readers urged prompt action. He noted it will likely boost fishing access statewide.
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Des Moines
INS
Nelson G. Kraschel
Iowa
Supreme Court
Board of Conservation
Kraschel
Proprieter Henrietta Ernzenger of Amana Kitchen House Dies
Special to The Gazette Henrietta Ernzenger known for Amana Kitchen House dies after five weeks of illness in Cedar Rapids hospital. Born February 2 1888 in Amana she married George Ernzenger in 1914. Survived by husband son George daughter Elizabeth Franke two grandchildren Jeanette and Duane Franke and mother Johanna Roeniig. Funeral private, no flowers.
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Gazette
Amana
Iowa
Henrietta Ernzenger
Cedar Rapds
America
Ernzenger
Henrietta Roeniig
George Ernzenger
Elizabeth Franke
Jeanette
Duane Franke
Johanna Roeniig
Danish native Mrs Swensen dies at 73 in West Branch
Mrs Maren Swensen aged 73 died at the home of J C Olsen near West Branch Monday night. A native of Denmark she came to America many years ago. Survived by two brothers Chris and L P Pedersen of Minnesota. Funeral service Bethany Lutheran church Thursday afternoon with burial in West Branch cemetery.
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West Branch
Maren Swensen
J. C. Olsen
Denmark
America
Peter Swensen
Thomas
Chris
L. P. Pedersen
Minnesota
Bethany Lutheran Church
Miss Irene Sawyer and Merle Ballou Married at Ana mosa Parsonage
Olin Morley couple Irene Sawyer and Merle Ballou wed in the Ana mosa Methodist Parsonage with Rev. Harry Green officiating. A forty three guest dinner followed at the bride’s parents home. They will reside in Olin after a brief honeymoon.
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Olin
Irene Sawyer
Gordon Sawyer
Morley
Merle Ballou
Lloyd Ballou
Anamosa
Harry Green
Miss Gertrude Marmon weds Donald Putman at Union Church
Miss Gertrude Mar mon of Mitchellville and Donald Putman of Hartford were married at the Union church here Saturday. The Rev. Horace Bethel officiated. Attendant was Miss Katie Gibbons of Mitchellville. Mrs Putman is a Mitchellville telephone operator and Mr Putman a farmer.
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Stanley
Gertrude Marmon
Mitchellville
Donald Putman
Hartford
Union Church
Horace Bethel
Katie Gibbons
Putman
Family dinner honors J N Smith birthday at Center Junction
A family dinner at the J N Smith home Sunday celebrated Mr. Smith's birthday. Honored guests included his daughter Mrs Fred Kempf and Mr Kempf of Boone, who were visiting from out of town.
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Center Junction
J. N. Smith
Mr. Smith
Fred Kempf
Mr. Kempf
Boone
Postville
J. W. Steele
George Kohlmann
Joe Hecker
Steele
Bardill
Foley
Erwin Klingbell
J. T. Humphrey
Paul Bardill
Ray Foley
Dubuque
Follows Louis Path: Henry Born in Alabama near Joe Louis hometown
Yancey Henry of Lynn Massachusetts, a Negro heavyweight, was eliminated in the finals of the national amateur tournament in Boston. He was born in Alabama, only six miles from the former home town of Joe Louis.
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Louis
Boston
Yancey Henry
Lynn
Mass
Alabama
Joe Louis
Executrix Named for Jacob Dickes Estate in Linn County
May Lake appointed executrix of the estate of Jacob Dickes late of Linn County Iowa. All debts should be paid to May Lake and all claims filed with the Linn County District Clerk. Attorney J R Wowell assists in the probate.
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State of Iowa
Linn County
Jacob Dickes
Iowa
May Lake
Wowell
Free Garlic Tablet Trial For Cedar Rapids Patients
Ford Hopkins Drug Store offers a free sample of ALUIMIN Essence of Garlic Parsley Tablets for high blood pressure to Cedar Rapids residents. The ad claims doctors report reduced blood pressure, headaches, and dizziness, with a tasteless odorless tablet made by a Chicago company. Two weeks of treatment cost 50 cents and a booklet of information is provided.
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Ford Hopkins Drug Store
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Van Horne High School presents Sonny Jane comedy
The seniors of Van Horne High School will present the comedy Sonny Jane under the direction of Miss Dorothy Nicks. Adella Ullerich portrays Sonny Jane with Richard Paulsen in the leading male role. Other cast members include Leland Coon Arcene Wright Veronica Kelly Cecelia O'Brien Rose Eileen Paulsen Melba Peterson Bernice Hagen Norman Ackerman Edward Matthews Vincent O'Brien and Arlene Fett.
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the Gazette
van Horne
van Horne High School
Sonny Jane
Dorothy Nicks
Adella Ullerich
Richard Paulsen
Leland Coon
Arelene Wright
Veronica Kelly
Cecelia O’brien
Rose Eileen Paulsen
Melba Peterson
Bernice Hagen
Norman Ackerman
Edward Matthews
Vincent O’brien
Arlene Fett
Iowa City Briefs Highlight Trials And Local Notices
County Attorney Harold Westermark says the manslaughter trial of William Cress of Riverside will be heard in the May term. Doris Kathleen Boysen 13 dies. funeral in Keystone. Sister Mary Dolores 72, longtime Mercy hospital leader, funeral Wednesday. City to consider licensing food venues and barber shops due to sanitary gaps. Theodore C Panos of Sioux City elected national president of Eta Sigma Phi at Birmingham Alabama. Cleanup week under way for state festival prep May 6 7 8. Bond issue push for new senior high school. petition filed for May 12 school board. Four Johnson county banks report financials in district court. Over 150 pharmacists attend Iowa Pharmaceutical Association group sixteen convention.
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Gazette
Iowa City
Harold W. Westermark
William Cress
Riverside
Cress
Lone Tree
Ed Haney
Cedar Rapids
Keystone
Doris Kathleen Boysen
University Hospital
H. F. Boysen
Mary Dolores
Mercy Hospital
Mary Xavier
Myron J. Walker
Walker
University of Iowa
Theodore C. Panos
Sioux City
Eta Sigma Phi
Panos
Birmingham Southern College
Birmingham
Ala
Supt. of Banking
D. W. Bates
Johnson County
Farmers State Bank of
Solon
Citizens Savings and Trust Company of
Ald Brothers State Bank
Farmers Loan and Trust Company
Johnson, Cedar
Iowa
Muscatine
Washington Counties
The
Iowa Pharmaceutical Association
First Mother and Daughter Banquet Set by Local Churches
Wheatland event to be hosted May 4 by the Aid Society and Martha Aid Society of St Pauls Reformed church. Committees named for general, refreshments, and table setup include numerous officers and members led by Mrs Albert Burrichter and Mrs Norman Rope with many assistants listed by name.
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Wheatland
Aid Society
Martha Aid Society
St. Paul’s Reformed Church
Albert Burrichter
Norman Rope
W. Thiele
A Endorf
I. Martens
I. Guenther
A. Hoker
C. Lohmann
Fred Witte, Jr
E. Zeller
N. Bope
C. Bicknese
L. Burrichter
L. Scoecker
L. Schneider
C. Ott
E Ott
F. Peterson
W. Riedesel
A. Fischer
O. Klahn
A. Stoeckker
A. Fox
A. Rothbart
H. Schnieder
C. Dickel
H. Schaeffer
B. Hanson
Verna Mae Hoffman
Edith Bicknese
Amber Bicknese
Kathryn Guenther
Ione Endorf
Driver In Fatal Crash Is Jailed
Floyd Harper, 38, Clinton, was jailed by Sheriff Petersen at the request of Vincent Kearney of the Iowa parole board for parole violations after an auto crash that killed Viola Smith Anderson, 32, on primary road No. 67 near LeClaire. Harper had been paroled in December 1936 and allegedly drove without a permit and crossed state lines to attend a party in Rock Island.
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Clinton
Vincent Kearney
Iowa Board of Parole
DeWitt
Floyd Harper
Fort Madison
Harper
C.“S. Petersen
Kearney
Viola Smith Anderson
LeClaire
Rock Island
Training Camp Planned for 125 Patrol Applicants
Des Moines Iowa Tuesday Chief John Hattery said about 125 candidates for the state highway patrol will enter a training camp in June with the top 75 chosen for the parole. The law will raise Iowa’s patrol to 128 by July 4 as several hundred applicants seek the 75 posts.
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Des Moines
INS
State Highway Patrol
John Hattery
Towa
Iowa
Hattery
Miss Nellie Olinger and Kenneth Snavely Wed at Rock Island
Miss Nellie Olinger daughter of Mrs Elsie Olinger of Columbus City and Kenneth Snavely son of Mr and Mrs Albert Snavely of Muscatine were married at Rock Island April 22. Rev P Henry Lotz of Spencer Memorial Methodist church performed a simple ring ceremony. The bride a Columbus Junction High School graduate class of 1932 will live in Muscatine.
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Columbus Junction
Nellie Olinger
Elsie Olinger
Columbus City
Kenneth Snavely
Albert Snavely
Muscatine
Rock Island
P. Henry Lotz
Spencer Memorial Methodist Church
Columbus Junction High School
Williamsburg
Catherine Quinn
Raymond Ristedt
St. Mary’s Church
Thomas O'Dowd
Quinn
Armory
Ristedt
Mike Quinn
Mr. Ristedt
Albert Ristedt
Cedar Rapids
Little Girls Frock Pattern 4314 Delights Party Time
Anne Adams designs a dainty frock for girls with frills and bows in dotted swiss muslin or taffeta. Pattern 4314 offers sizes 2 4 6 8 10 with easy step by step instructions and fabric yardage for size 6. Orders to The Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Department.
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Anne Adams
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Pattern Department
St. New York
N, Y
Train Strikes Car Near Oelwein Injuring Five
East of Oelwein a Great Western train collided with a car carrying Mr. and Mrs. Amos White and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kivell Jr. The four adults suffered multiple injuries including a broken arm, lacerations, and facial wounds. Mrs. White, Aurora High School principal, treated at a local physician’s office before home care.
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Aurora
Amos White
Charles Kivell, Jr
Great Western
Oelwein
Frost Warnings in Western Iowa Amid Cold Spell
Rain fell at Iowa weather stations as unseasonably cold air persisted statewide. No frost reports yet though Lamont and Creston dipped to 34 degrees. western areas faced frost risk if skies clear. Northern and southwestern lows were forecast near 32, southeastern at 36, with warmer weather expected in the west Wednesday. Major highways in Northwestern Town were open after the weekend blizzard and repairs to power and communications lines continued, likely taking weeks.
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Des Moines
Iowa Weather Bureau
Davenport
Sioux City
Dubuque
Lamont
Creston
Iowa Eyes Extending Social Security Numbers to 65 Plus
Des Moines AP reports the Iowa unemployment compensation commission may require workers over 65 to apply for social security numbers, aligning with existing rules for younger workers. The federal social security board authorized action but not yet made it compulsory.
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DES Moines
Iowa Unemployment Compensation Commission
Iowa
Federal
Social Security Board
Damage suit against railroad opened in Maquoketa
A jury was formed Monday to hear Mike Mueller of Lamotte's damage suit against the Milwaukee railroad for 2000 dollars after a crossing collision near Bellevue. He alleges the train stood blocking the crossing with no warning lights and that he was badly burned. Attorneys for both sides presented openings as testimony began.
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Maquoketa
Mike Mueller
Lamotte
Milwaukee Railroad Company
Mueller
Bellevue
Paul Ahlers
L. C. Schroeder
H. K. Lee
Hughes
O’brien
Des Moines
W. L. Keck
Ahlers
Willis J.o'brien
Edna Thompson
John Francois
Paul Scott
Emil Beck
Flora Beaton
E. M. Ralston
Monmouth
K. C. Kellogg
Miles
Jane White
Sabula
Fay Marvin
Spragueville
Regina Seimers
Peter Sprank
Springville Seniors Present Margie Comedy
Springville high school will mount Margie a three act comedy under Miss Geneva Waters supervision on April 29 and 30 Edith Grimes and Caryll Wild lead the cast with Olive Wetzel Maurice Mitchell Bernice Bolton Doris George Gertrude McGrew Marvin Pearson Paul Stanley Jean Burroughs and John Kluber in supporting roles.
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the Gazette
Springville
Margie
Geneva Waters
Edith Grimes
Caryll Wild
Olive Wetzel
Maurice Mitchell
Bernice Bolton
Doris George
Gertrude McGrew
Marvin Pearson
Paul Stanley
Jean Burroughs
John Kluber
Large Instrumental Groups Compete in Iowa City Music Festival
Surpassing last year’s record 103 groups will compete at the state festival in Iowa City May 5 7 and 8. Forty five concert bands thirty marching bands and twenty eight orchestras join hundreds from eighty seven organizations in a multi category contest. Returning superior winners include concert bands from Dubuque West Waterloo Centerville Charles City Vinton and others plus East Waterloo and Lincoln of Council Bluffs in orchestras.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
Dubuque
West Waterloo
Centerville
Charles City
Vinton
Lost Nation
Sheffield
Springville
Wellman
East Waterloo
Eagle Grove
le Mars
Waverly
Lincoln
Council
Bluffs
Sigourney
Story City
Vinton School For Blind
Monona Girls Honored By Phi Beta Kappa
Four women were named to Phi Beta Kappa at Grinnell College in the election. The inductees are Pauline Kruse of Monona Helen Reisinger of Arling ton S D Ruth McDuffee of Norfolk Nebraska and Marian Lisor of Elgin Illinois.
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Grinnell
Phi Beta Kappa
Grinnell College
National
Honorary Scholastic Society
Pauline Kruse
Monona
Helen Reisinger
Arlington
S. D
Ruth McDuffee
Norfolk
Neb
Marian Lisor
Elgin
Ill
Redman–Davis Couple Wed in Dixon Illinois
Louise Redman of Muscatine and Clement Davis of Columbus Junction married in Dixon Illinois on July 28 1936. Redman from Muscatine high school graduate and McKee Button Co office employee. Davis is Columbus Junction High School graduate.
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Columbus Junction
Louise Redman
C. C. Redman
Muscatine
Clement Davis
Walter C. Davis
Columbus City
Dixon, Ill
Davis
Muscatine High School
McKee Button Company
Increase in Iowa liquor stock reported by liquor commission
The Iowa liquor commission released figures showing a March 31 1937 stock value of 1 562 505 22 across 134 stores and central warehouse, up 187 846 33 from March 1 1936. The report notes ongoing stock reductions since 1936 and plans for new stores.
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Des Moines
Iowa Liquor Commission
Iowa
Amana High School Presents The Sun Bonnet Girl Operetta
Amana High School students stage The Sun Bonnet Girl in the auditorium at Middle Amana on May 7. Cast includes Henrietta Zimmerran Florence Zuber Cornelia Moershel Alice Petrzelka Eliz beth Rettig Kathryn Geiger Leona Zscherny Erna Neuman Dorothy Berger Elmer Dietrich Martin Fels Alfred Leichsenring Clarence Ehrman Roy Herman George Kraus and a mixed chorus. Directed by Arthur Walter with Doris Graichen on accompaniment.
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Amana
Sun Bonnet Girl
Middle Amana
Henrietta Zimmerman
Florence Zuber
Cornelia Moershel
Alice Petrzelka
Elizabeth Rettig
Kathryn Geiger
Lee Ona Zscherny
Erna Neuman
Dorothy Berger
Elmer Dietrich
Maretin Fels
Alfred Leichsenring
Clarence Ehrman
Roy Herman
George Kraus
Arthur Walter
Doris Graichen
Olson hurt in post office building foreman crash near Manchester
Inge Olson of Albert Lea Minnesota foreman in charge of the Manchester post office building project suffered injuries to his left leg when his automobile overturned on a curve near Dareyville three miles southwest of Manchester. Olson and two assistants were returning from a business call on highway 20. the car struck the soft shoulder and overturned several times. Olson was treated by Dr. John A. May and moved to his apartment after initial care. his companions were uninjured.
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Manchester
Inge Olson
Albert Lea
Minn
Dareyville
Olson
John A. May
Marshalltown High Class Fights Spark Principal Ban
Marshalltown high school officials banned class fights after a junior student Tom Toborg and his mother were injured during an attempt by seniors to remove Toborg from his home. The incident prompted the school to tighten protections for students and review disciplinary measures.
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Marshalltown
INS
Marshalltown High School
B. R. Miller
Tom Toborg
Toborg
Want Ads Nursery Stock Classified Hint
A short classified line urges readers to look under classification 34 in Want Ads for nursery stock plants bulbs black dirt or fertilizer purchases. The note highlights advert listings rather than listing items itself.
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