Married Vets Enrich Small College Life Near Cornell
Mount Vernon's Cornell campus hosts numerous married veterans returning with the GI Bill. Couples share two and three room apartments while pursuing degrees, many earning Phi Beta Kappa honors. Dean Jay MacGregor notes motivation and stability benefit campus life.
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Walt Navin
Nount
Vernon
Cornell
Mt. Vernon
Jay B. MacGregor
Cornell College
Dick Silli
Marion High School to Present Spring Green Comedy
Marion high school seniors will stage Spring Green a three act comedy in the Lincoln auditorium Thursday and Friday nights directed by Miss Margaret Blaine with Beatrice Lala as assistant. The cast features Jean Quinn Dorothy Koeppen Bill Cooney Bill McCann Lewis Mottinger Calvin Robison Beverly Lutz Helen Frazier Betty Christensen Edward Wainwright John Eastman Betty Jo Hamblin Joan Crew Harry Fox Carol Jean Fairley Merle ONeill and promoter Carol Jean Buckner assisted by Joan Gibson. Visitors from New York Mr and Mrs William D OGrady arrive from Brooklyn to visit Mrs OGrady’s parents then plan to move to Oakland California Ensign Phyllis E Draker navy nurse corps granted three day leave to visit brother in law and sister Mrs OGrady formerly Lorraine Draker.
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Marion High School
Spring Green
Lincoln Auditorium
Margaret Blaine
Beatrice Lala
Jean Quinn
Dorothy Koeppen
Bill Cooney
Bill McCann
Lewis Mottinger
Calvin Robison
Beverly Lutz
Helen Frazier
Betty Christensen
Edward Wainwright
John Eastman
Betty Jo Hamblin
Joan Crew
Harry Fox
Carol Jean Fairley
Merle O’neill
Carol Jean Buckner
Joan Gibson
Maurice Dahn
Bill Travis
Jo Marie Peck
Ellen Kepros
Chandler Boettcher
Douglas Hutchins
Bob Etzel
New York
William D. O’grady
Brooklyn
N.Y
O’grady
Charles Draker
Springville
Oakland
Calif
Phyllis E. Draker
Navy Nurse Corps
Great Lakes Naval Hospital
Lorraine Draker
Minnesota
Kansas
Barbara Armstrong
Russell Benedict
Joyce Bintz
Pyl Beck
Carol Buckner
Robert Burns
Donald Carlson
Louis Carsner
Bery Collier
William Cooney
Joanne Crew
Robert Etzel
Anna Mac Guare
Willard Haak
Harold Horner
Mary Houser
Nadine Luedemann
Richard McCalley
William McCann
Don Marek
Richard Marsh
Jeanne Nickeson
Merle O'Neill
Robert Pflughaupt
Marion High School to Hold 73rd Graduation Exercises
Nathan H. Gist of New York City will address Marion High School’s seventy third annual graduation in the Methodist church May 24. Fifty nine seniors will receive diplomas. The junior senior prom is May 17, baccalaureate May 19, class night May 21.
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Nathan H. Gist
New York City
Marion
Methodist Church
Circles of Methodist Women's Society Meet at Local Homes
Circles will meet Wednesday in listed homes. Esther circle gathers with Mrs Harmon Bailey at 1410 Eleventh Avenue. Mary circle with Mrs A. E. Crew. Naomi circle with Mrs C. E. Pearson at 1390 Seventh Avenue. Ruth circle with Mrs L. B. DeWees at 909 Thirteenth Street.
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Methodist Women’s Society
Esther
Harmon Bailey
Eleventh Avenue
Mary
A. E. Crew
Naomi
C. E. Pearson
Seventh Avenue
Ruth
L. B. DeWees
Thirteenth Street
Women Missionary Society Meeting Plans
The Women s Missionary Society of the Christian church will meet Friday with Elda M. Kemp. Mrs C A Dykes will be lesson leader and Mrs C C Miller will conduct devotions.
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Women’s Missionary Society of the Christian Church
Elda M. Kemp
C. A. Dykes
C. C. Miller
Mrs Schrimper Hosts Birthday Dinner for Uncle Charles Grandle
Mrs George A Schrimper will entertain today at dinner in observance of the birthday of her uncle Charles Grandle. Present will be J Ray Roberts of Erie Illinois Mr and Mrs Harry Murphy Mr and Mrs Carroll Roberts and John and W H Roberts of Marion.
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George A. Schrimper
Charles Grandle
J. Ray Roberts
Erie, Ill
Harry Murphey
Carroll Roberts
John
W. H. Roberts
Marion
Coast to Coast Store Ad Aims to Stop Tomato Freezing
Hotkaps advised to keep tomato plants from freezing with practical tips and seasonal guidance. The Coast to Coast Store advertisement highlights protective measures and related garden supplies for early frost risk.
Hilmer Family Moves to Marion Farm on Alburnett Road
Mr and Mrs Eldo E Hilmer and their children moved Saturday to a farm recently purchased by Chet A Bailey from the John Johnson estate. The farm lies in Marion on the Alburnett road.
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Eldo E. Hilmer
Chet A. Bailey
John Johnson
Marion
Alburnett Road
Waukesha Couple Visits Marion Relative Ill in Hospital
Mr and Mrs Albert Jordan of Waukesha Wisconsin visit Marion relatives to see Jordan s father Roy Jordan who is ill in St Luke s hospital in Marion.
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Albert Jordan
Waukesha, Wis
Marion
Jordan
Roy Jordan
St. Luke's Hospital
Napier Returns From South Pacific Leave
S K Joseph C Napier is from the South Pacific and is spending a leave with his mother Mrs Belle Napier. He will report at the Ottumwa naval air base the last of May.
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S.K
Joseph C. Napier
South Pacific
Belle Napier
Ottumwa Naval Air Base
Chicago businessman visits family during weekend trip
M. E. Barnes of Chicago is en route to Omaha and points west on business and is the weekend guest of his mother Mrs. Bertha Barnes and his sister Mrs. H B Phillips.
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M. E. Barnes
Chicago
Omaha
Points
Bertha Barnes
H. B Phillips
Drummond Notified of Birth of Granddaughter in Fairfield
Dr. C. E. Drummond is advised of the birth of a daughter to his granddaughter Keith Ireland of Fairfield.
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C. E. Drummond
Keith Ireland
Fairield
Navy discharge visit to Cedar Falls couple brief
Robert Kadesch of Cedar Falls and his wife Arline Tow visited over the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Emmet Tow. The Kadesches have been residing with his parents Prof and Mrs W H Kadesch in Cedar Falls since his navy discharge. Ruth Ostrander daughter of Mr and Mrs J H Stanway will be presented in a cornet recital at Iowa City on Monday. She is a University of Iowa student.
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Virginia
Ruth Ellen
Don
Robert Kadesch
Cedar Falls
Arline Tow
Emmet
Kadesch
W. H. Kadesch
Navy
Ruth Ostrander
J. H. Stanway
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Marion Business Girls Host Lions Club Dinner
The Marion Business Girls club will entertain the Lions club at dinner at the Legion hall Tuesday. Col. R. A. Lancaster of Des Moines, state selective service director, will speak.
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Marion Business Girls Club
Lions Club
The
Legion Hall
Col
R. A. Lancaster
Des Moines
Selective Service
Meeting of Cub Pack 58 Tuesday Cancelled
A local Cub Scout gathering for Pack 58 planned for Tuesday has been canceled by organizers. No reschedule details were provided.
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Cub
Guests Join Brockman Home for Holiday Visit
Guests in the Ben F. Brockman home include Mrs. Brockman’s children, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Tipton of Los Angeles, and Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Campbell with the bells’ son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Freiling, of Hannibal, Missouri.
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Ben F. Brockman
Gene Jacobs Weekend Stay With Janet McCarthy At Perry
Gene Jacobs spends the weekend in Perry with his fiancee Janet McCarthy. The couple is seen together at a local venue as they plan future nuptials.
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Gene Jacobs
Perry
His Fiancee
Janet McCarthy
Methodist board to meet at church on Wednesday
The Methodist board schedules a meeting Wednesday at the church. Indian Y groups plan induction services Monday in the Presbyterian church parlors.
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Presbyterian Church
Reverend Wuerffel to attend Southern Pastors Conference
The Rev. Carl T. Wuerffel will attend the Lutheran Missouri Synod Southern Pastors Conference in Clinton on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Carl T. Wuerffel
Southern Pastors Conference
The
Lutheran Church's
Missouri Synod
Clinton
Companions Missionary Guild Meeting Scheduled
The Companions Missionary guild will meet Wednesday with Mrs. Walter Erwin at 2933 East Avenue in Rapids. Officers will be elected.
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Companions Missionary Guild
Walter Erwin
Avenue Oo Oo Rapids
Grove City Rebekah Degree Staff Meet Monday
Grove City Rebekah degree staff schedule a meeting for Monday. Mrs. John Gib ney is named chairman of the hostess committee.
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Grove City Rebekah
John Gibney
Trojans Lodge AF and AM Plans Second Degree Work
Trojan lodge AF and AM will convene Friday to perform second degree masonry. Members are expected to attend at the meeting place and participate in the rite.
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Trojan Lodge
A.M
Miss Sara Nott Attends Iowa Club Conventions
Miss Sara Nott, Second district director of the Iowa Federation of Women's clubs, will attend county conventions at Preston Elkader and Westgate this week.
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Sara Nott
Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
Preston
Elkader
Westgate
Ameigo Club Luncheon To Feature Mrs Thompson Speaker
Mrs J M Thompson of Cedar Rapids will entertain the Ameigo club at a Tuesday luncheon. Mrs Karl Kendall will present the program.
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J. M. Thompson
Cedar Rapids
Ameigo Club
Karl Kendall
Golden Rule lodge meetings in Los Angeles area
Golden Rule lodge in LA to the 3B of RT will meet Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Charles L Wescott. Fox lodge will meet Wednesday in Memorial hall.
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Golden Rule Lodge
L.A
R.T
Charles L. Wescott
F. T. Fox Lodge
Memorial Hall
Cornelian Club Meeting Postponed to May 15
The Cornelian club has postponed its meeting and will reconvene on May 15. Members are advised to note the new date and plan accordingly.
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Cornelian Club
Past Noble Grands to Meet Friday in I O C F Hall
The Past Noble Grands association will meet Friday in I O C F hall. Mrs. A E Milner, chairman, will be assisted by the Mines Gertrude Boxell, Ella Mack, Sarah Hutton, Elizabeth Brown, Ella Bunting and Mable Harlan.
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Noble Grands Association
I.0.c.f. Hall
A. E. Milner
Gertrude Boxell
Ella Mack
Sarah Hutton
Elizabeth Brown
Ella Bunting
Mable Harlan
Missing Iowa Woman Found in Missouri River
The body of Marian Blyth 25 of Council Bluffs Ia was identified by her mother and brother at a Papillion mortuary. She disappeared Tuesday night after telling her parents she was going to Grand Island Nebraska. An autopsy attributed death to peritonitis from an illegal operation.
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Neb
Missouri River
Bellevue
Marian Blyth
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Fred Franks
Papillion
Franks
William Blyth
Burglaries At Sanitary Market Net $843 In Cash
Burglars used a meat saw to cut hinges from the safe at the Sanitary food market in Burlington and escaped with 843 dollars in cash early Saturday. Police search for the intruders.
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Burlington
INS
Captain Bill Thomas Visits Parents Over Weekend
Capt Bill Thomas of the air tra command arrived Saturday from Topeka Kansas for a weekend visit with his parents.
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Bill Thomas
Air Tra Command
Topeka
Kan
Sorosis Club to Meet Thursday Under Granger and Miller
Sorosis club will gather Thursday with Mrs. D Earl Miller and Mrs. Arthur E Granger overseeing the program.
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Sorosis Club
D. Earl Miller
Arthur E. Granger
Shakespeare Club Meets Thursday With Mrs Beeson
The Shakespeare club will meet Thursday with Mrs. J A Beeson, inviting members to gather for an upcoming session.
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The
Shakespeare Club
J. A. Beeson
West Union Rainbow Installation Monday at Masonic Hall
Carleen Sturch will be installed as worthy advisor of the West Union Rainbow Girls chapter in a public ceremony at the Masonic hall Monday night. Other officers include Kathryn Light, Maxine George, Patty Schara, Shirley Weston, and Mary Brehme among the lineup of 14 officers led by chaplain Mary Louise Swale. The piece also notes church and parish history of Rev. Sturce Ireland, detailing his ordination in 1889 and long service in the Dubuque archdiocese with multiple pastorates including Monti, Fillmore, Masonville, Jesup.
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West Union
Carleen Sturch
LeRoy Sturch
Rainbow Girls
Masonic Hall
Kathryn Light
Charity
Maxine George
Hope
Patty Schara
Faith
Shirley Weston
Patty Camp
Mary Louise Swale
Mary Woodard
Patty Eastman
Alice Mae Payne
Jesup Priest to Retire After 57 Years in Archdiocese
The Rev. David J. Lonergan, pastor at Jesup Iowa, will retire May 1 due to ill health after 57 years of service in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque. Born June 20 1860 at Cionmel Ireland he came to Dubuque in 1889. He will reside at Mercy Hospital in Dubuque.
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Dubuque
Ins
David J. Lonergan
Jesup
Mercy Hospital
Father Lonergan
Ireland
Cionmel
Iowa City Church Plans Student Center at Trinity Episcopal
The Rev. Fred W. Putnam announced a new student center for Trinity Episcopal church in Iowa City. The $100 000 to $150 000 project aims to replace the parish house within five years, featuring a 300 seat hall with stage, dressing rooms, lounge, modern kitchen, rector and college worker offices, and a small chapel, with a fundraising campaign to begin at the Iowa diocese convention in Waterloo on May 14 and 15.
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Iowa City
Fred W. Putnam
Trinity Episcopal Church
Diocese of Iowa
Waterloo
Injuries Prove Fatal In Iowa Car Train Crash
Albert Kerns 17 of Fairbanks died in a hospital after a Friday collision between his car and a freight train near Fairbanks. He had been driving to school when the wreck occurred. He died Saturday from his injuries.
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Oelwein
Albert Kerns
Fairbanks
New VA Officer Appointed in Des Moines
W B Nugent regional veterans administrator announced J Reuben Carr of the Washington VA office as VA insurance officer for Iowa. Carr will oversee VA insurance matters in the state, strengthening regional veterans service. The appointment ties the Des Moines post to federal VA leadership in Washington.
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Des Moines
W. B. Nugent
J. Reuben Carr
Washington VA
Owa
Rum Stores May Now Ration Gin
DES MOINES AP The state liquor stores may ration gin due to a growing scarcity. George Scott of the liquor control commission said stores can distribute as they desire and no central office rationing is planned. Some stores ration gin per period per permit holder, like whisky. The whisky ration ended Saturday and a new period runs to May 18.
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Des Moines
George Scott
Liquor Control Commission
Lt Delbert Reeve of Tipton Declared Dead
Lt Delbert Reeve son of Mr and Mrs Dale Reeve has been declared dead by the war department He had been listed missing since April 10 1945 when his plane was shot down near Hanover Germany Reeve entered service May 29 1943 and earned his wings August 1944 at Pecos Texas His wife Donna lives in Davenport A memorial service will be held in the Methodist church next Sunday sponsored by Gare Whalen Legion post
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Tipton
Delbert Reeve
Dale Reeve
War Department
Hanover
Germany
Reeve
Pecos
Texas
Donna
Davenport
Gare- Whalen Legion Post
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