Seven Young People Injured in Collision Near Iowa City
Seven youths were injured in a head on crash on Highway 1 east of Iowa City. Vehicles driven by Virgil Christensen of West Branch and Richard Gerlits of six miles east collided. Miss Herciska, Christensen, and Gerlits were in serious or critical condition at Mercy hospital. Others, including Helen Greazel and Bill Bock, suffered lesser injuries and were treated or released.
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Garret O
Iowa City
Eleanor Herdska
Innea City
Mercy Hospital
Mondas
Sundas Om
Here
Highway 1
Virgil Christensen
West Bratch
Richard Gerlits
Miss Herciska
Christensen
Helen Greazel
Mercy
Miss Greazel
Bill Bock
Gertrude Smith
Lyle Sorenson
West Branch
Gerritts
Ole G Sevig 96 Pioneer Resident of Walford Dead
Ole G Sevig 96 pioneer Walford resident died at his home Saturday evening after a brief illness Born March 25 1844 in Hug sund Norway he came from Leland 64 years ago Married Bertha Hendrickson in 1874 at Leland Survived by wife two daughters Annie Axdahl and Gertie Levig five sons William Samuel Henry Ralph Oscar one brother William Olson 11 grandchildren 14 great grandchildren One daughter Amelia Strand died in 1904 Services Tuesday at 2 pm at Norway Methodist Church Burial in Norwegian Cemetery Turner mortuary Cedar Rapids handling arrangements
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Walford
Ole G Sevig
Hugsund
Norway
Leland, Jr
Leland
Bertha Hendrickson
Annie Axdahl
Hardson
Gertie Levig
William
Samuel
Clanion
Henry
Ralph
Oscar
William Olson
Fort Dorge
Amelia Strand
Levig
Friends Church
Pan
Ll O Arnold
Friends
Turner Mortuary
Cedar Rapids
Burglar Steals $200 in Grinnell Cigar Store
A Grinnell burglary Sunday morning saw Gerald Laros report approx $200 in stolen merchandise from the Laros cigar store. Two portable typewriters and about 40 fountain pens disappeared after a basement front window was forced. Police collected fingerprints but no definite reads have been found.
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The
Gazette
Grinnell
Laros Cigar Store
Gerald Laros
Ed Speth
Old Age Policy Pays Up To 50 a Month
Postal Life & Casualty Insurance Co offers an accident policy for ages 65 to 85 with up to 500 for death, 50 monthly disability, 25 monthly hospital aid, costing 3.65 yearly. No medical exam, no agents, 10 days free inspection. Limited offer.
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Postal Life & Casualty Insurance Co
Postal Life
Kansas City
Postal
Diamonds leads in Conesville class play
Betty Hawkins and Donald Abbott head the cast in the junior senior play Diamonds to be staged Thursday at 8 p m under director Miss Pauline Rhodes Other cast members include Norma Maxwell Wilbert Thoeming Ruby Warnstaff Edith Stafford Virginia Stafford Bill Adams and Doris Cozad.
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Gazette
Conesville
Betty Hawkins
Donald Abbott
Pauline Rhodes
Norma Maxwell Wilbert Thoeming
Ruby Warnstaff
Edith Stafford
Virginia Stafford
Bill Adams
Doris Cozad
University of Iowa hosts three day music festival
The first annual non competitive festival brings top Iowa high school musicians to Iowa City for auditions instruction and rehearsals. A festival concert featuring the band orchestra and chorus closes Saturday night at the field house. Richard Crooks will give a concert Thursday at 8 pm with acoustics improved for large crowds. Tickets range from 50 cents to 1 dollar with many events including solo voice and instrument recitals and baton twirling demonstrations. Several renowned judges will offer constructive criticism.
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Gazette
Iowa City
University of Iowas
University of Iowa
Eugene J Weagel
Ohio State University
Howard Hanson
Eastman School of Music
Thompson Stone
Handel and Haydn Society
Apollo Club of
Boston
University At Tawa Music School
Richard Crooks
Metropolitan Opera Company
Charles Galiher
Field House
University of Iowa Band
Mystery surrounds missing pilot on barge tow
Keokuk AP reports Andy Sank 40 of St Louis disappeared near Keokuk lock as tow William T Warner reached 5:30 am. Last seen at 4:40 am by cook Welton Green. Although topcoat and hat stayed, other clothing and cap missing. possible drowning after leaving cabin in underwear.
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Keokuk
Andy
St Louis
Central Barge Lines
William T Warner
Keokuk Lock
Welton Green
Memphis
Tenn
Joe Bandy
Randy
Rev. John R Bowen Dies at 51
Services will be held Wednesday morning at St Raphael's cathedral for Rev. John R Bowen 51 chaplain at Mercy hospital who died Sunday of a stroke He served as pastor of St Mary's Strawberry Point for six years and seven years at Mercy hospital
Amana Seeks Wage Hour Law Change
Rep. Thomas Martin asks Congress to amend the wage hour act to protect Amana society of Iowa from disruption during its transition from joint ownership to corporate form. He argues members who are joint owners should be exempt while nonmembers remain subject to the law.
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Washington
INS
Amana Society of
Iowa
Thomas Martin
Lowa
Amana Society
Martin
DeWitt Physician Appeals Sentence
Des Moines reports that Dr. Morton Lyon of DeWitt appealed to the Iowa Supreme Court from an April 22 ruling revoking the suspension of his five year prison term for an alleged attempted abortion. Lyon was to report to the Fort Madison penitentiary and remains free on a $5,000 bond.
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Des Moines
INS
Morton Lyon
DeWitt Physican
Iowa Supreme Court
Lyon
Fort Madison
Funeral Rites for Henry Flage Held at Zalmona Church
Funeral services for Henry Flage of Ludlow township were held Sunday at Zalmona Presbyterian Church with Rev E H Bushman presiding. Flage born August 27 1863 died Friday from a heart attack. Survived by widow five children two brothers and other relatives.
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Lydia = Helming
Esther Krumme
Mabel Stuckman
Roy
Arthur Flage
Waukon
David Flage
John
Ludlow
LA Porte City
Leo Werner
Oscar Harding
Sydney Smith
Waterloo
Werner
Peterstown, Ill
Peter
Elizabeth Werner
Iown
Eagle Center
William J
Stockton
Calif
Steve
Hudson
Angeline
Rose
Father Duffy
Mt. Carmel Church
Notice of Board of Equalization Meeting in Cedar Rapids 1940
The Cedar Rapids city assessor has completed the 1940 assessment for state and county purposes. The City Council will meet May 6 1940 at City Hall to hear appeals and adjust valuations for omitted properties and new buildings. Any party aggrieved may appear to have assessments adjusted and revalued. City of Cedar Rapids Iowa. Mayor F. K Hahn. City Clerk J. Storey. Published April 29 30 1940.
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Roarn
Wll
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
F. K Hahn
J. Storey
Marion News Recap of Prizes, Visits, and Local Events
Marion notes report winners of the Iowa Childrens Home Society tag day with Marion resident Iola Wells taking first prize and others earning smaller awards. Local health updates, social visits, bridge party results, and church circle plans are listed along with ad notices for onion sets paint and furniture.
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Iola Wells
Iowa Childrens Home Society
Bernadine Gleason
Betty Scott
JoAnna Dumbalton
Hazel Snell
Fire destroys brooder house near Marion
Rural fire units battled a blaze at the William Coffey farm seven and a half miles northeast of Marion on Sunday. The fire, thought to have started from an oil heater, ruined a brooder house though no chickens perished. Also noted: a Cedar Rapids Mercy Hospital patient, Pauline Edaburn, is recovering. new twins born at St Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids to Eugene G Cook and his wife. social brief on the Vander Lindens hosting guests with bridge scores. Mrs C W Biggs visiting relatives in Independence.
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William Coffey
Marion
Eugene G. Cook
van Horne
St Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Nancy Glynn
Sally Lynn
Marion Red Cross delegate to national convention in Washington
Mrs Kenneth E Cornell was elected delegate by the Marion branch of the Red Cross to the national convention in Washington DC May 6 to 8 at a meeting held Saturday afternoon. N Lundy elected a delegate to attend the Iowa Red Cross swimming safety campaign at Ames May 17 and 18. Announcement of local visitors and advertisements follows with various social mentions and a list of temporary notices and errands.
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Kenneth E Cornell
Marion
The
Red Cross
Washington
N. Lundy
Iowa
Reed Cross
Ames
Conference speakers announce Marion Legion auxiliary event
Mrs Cecelia Sawyer of Winter set and Mrs Harlan Briggs of Lisbon, department president and vice president of the American Legion auxiliary, will participate in the Second district spring conference in Marion at the Legion hall Thursday. E. V. Riedesel of Wheatland will preside. Reservations for luncheon and banquet should be made with chairmen Mrs Earl Helbig or Mrs Tom Barkwill. The Chatterbox bridge club meets Tuesday at 145 p.m. at the home of Mrs B. Earl Beiber with Mrs Jack Gibney as joint hostess. Mr and Mrs C E McCannon left Sunday for Ottumwa to live with their son Gayle, and his wife.
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Cecelia Sawyer
Winterset
Harlan Briggs
Lisbon
American Legion Auxiliary
Auxiliary
Marion
The
Legion Hall
E. V. Riedesel
Wheatland
Earl Helbig
Tom Barkwill
Chatterbox Bridge Club
B. Earl Beiber
Jack Gibney
C. E. McCannon
Ottumwa
Gayle MecCannon
Industry Is Urged To Aid Reliefers Return To Private Jobs
Washington dispatch reports Work Projects' Commissioner Harrington urging private industry to speed the return of 2,000,000 WPA workers to private employment during National Employment Week May 1 to 8. He stresses older workers and notes 100,000 left monthly, with 1,200,000 exiting in the last year. WPA plans severance for about 200,930 workers between May and June as rolls trim similarly.
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Washington
F. C. Harrington
Roosevelt
Harrington
WPA
Mayor Declares May 1 1940 as Employment Week
Mayor Frank K. Hahn proclaims the week of May 1 1940 as Employment week in Cedar Rapids and May 5 1940 as Employment Sunday urging churches civic groups chambers of commerce veterans organizations and media to promote jobs for the unemployed and workers over 40 including World War II veterans.
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Frank Hahn
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt
Wilson
Veterans’ Organizations
Frank K. Hahn
Chambers of Commerce
Boards of Trade
City of
Schmidt Silver Wedding Anniversary Celebration Notes
A large crowd gathered at the Art hall in Newhall to honor Mr and Mrs William Schmidt on their silver wedding anniversary. The couple have lived two and a half miles north of Watkins since their Cosgrove wedding 25 years ago. They received many gifts including a purse of silver from the Men's Catholic Order of Foresters of Norway, of which Mr Schmidt is a member.
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Watkins
Art Hall
Newhall
William Schmidt
Cosgrove
Order of Foresters of Norway
Mr. Schmidt
Mechanicsville Senior Play "New Fires" Friday Evening
In Mechanicsville the senior class play New Fires will be presented Friday at 8 15 p m in the high school auditorium. Robert Ross and Margaret Mulherin portray teaching roles with Dorothy Thomas Gene Thimmes Bob Byrne Margaret Shrape Ruth Ferguson Norman Williams Margaret Ann Spencer Arlene Platner Paul Thimmes Betty Mae Fisher Quentin Robinson Eva Aaron and Genevieve Stoecker in the cast. Mrs DuBoss directs the production.
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Gazette
Mechanicsville
Robert Ross
Margaret Mulherin
Dorothy Thomas
Gene Thimmes
Bob Byrne
Margaret Shrape
Ruth Ferguson
Norman Williams
Margaret Ann Spencer
Arlene Platner
Paul Thimmes
Betty Mae Fisher
Quentin Robinson
Eva Aaron
Genevieve Stoecker
Des Moines Seeks License for Pinball Machines
Youth-led raids against pinball devices continue as Safety Commissioner H K Holden plans a city council ordinance licensing machines without automatic payoff. Municipal Judge Don G Allen ruled such payoff-less machines legal last week, halting police seizures. Two youth meetings were held Sunday as organizers decide their next step.
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Des Moines
H K. Holden
Don G Allen
Heavy Rain Falls In Parts Of Iowa
Des Moines reports Iowa temperatures seven degrees above normal after a weekend of heavy rains. Keokuk Burlington and Waterloo tied for the state high at 77 degrees on Sunday while Waterloo recorded the heaviest rainfall at 1.60 inches. Des Moines logged .28 inches and other totals included 1.50 in Tracy and 1.10 in Marshalltown.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
The
Weather Service
Keokuk
Burlington
Waterloo
Inwood
Tracy
Marshalltown
Oelwein Auto Shop Destroyed By Fire
A used auto parts shop in Oelwein's business district burned down late Sunday night. Operator J. J. Levin ran the shop. losses exceed $1,000 and were not insured. Damaged wiring and roof affect the adjoining Kuhn's blacksmith shop, which has full insurance.
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Oelwein
J. J. Levin
Kuhn's
Week's accidents claim twelve lives nationwide and in Iowa
Iowa traffic toll rose to 151 fatalities this year with twelve deaths last week. Victims include Earl Dollarhide 16 of Omaha, Eddie Saito 27 of Story City, William Graham 60 of Pood, Eugene Fiedler 40, and George W Jones 57 near Maxwell. Grinnell Phi Beta Kappa elects Elbert Noyes Jr Rupert Hawk Louisa Sargent Garrett Wiekoff and Lowrie Frisbie named officers.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Earl Dollarhide
Omaha
Carter Lake
Paul Price
Eddie Saito
Story City
Grinnell
Elbert, Noyes, Jr
Grinnell College
University of Rochester
Rupert A. Hawk
Phi Beta Kappa
Westminster Church Burglary in Des Moines
Burglars escaped with about 100 dollars from the WestMinster United Presbyterian church vault in Des Moines Sunday night after forcing two locks. It marks the fourth burglary at the church in nine years.
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Des Moines
Westminster United Presbyterian Church
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Annald Abbott
Betty Imankina
Father Bowen
Federal Discount Corporation
Paramount
Amana
Northeast Iowa Music Contest
East Waterloo
Masony Cus
Na Vel Saterion
Franklin ‘Cc
Dubuque
Stanley Aoe
Volea
Ertile
Preston
Flapper
By Sylvia
Marion News
Ruby Archibald
St. Lukes Hospital
Hh. W. Wiggins
Josephine Wiggins
James Wiggins
Arthur Jo Taube
George Hensing
Vinton
James Kitts of
Waubeek
H. P. Hansen
Guy W Aliller
Monday Bridge Club
Lois Stitzel
Louis C. Ross
H F. Lockwood
Kenneth Murdoch
Mars A. L. Alcorn
Elizabeth Snyder
E. A Barnes
Bertha Hoskins
Ann Jordan
Mary Snyder
Dixon, NL
Hattie Perrin
Perrin
Western Auto Associate
Vernon Schroeder
Postville
Herbert V. Carver
University Hospital
L. A. LeVasseur
8Th Ave
Emma Kendall
Priscilla Guild
Congregational Church
H. W. Wiggins
Charles Engel
Elmer Neff
Brooder House
Pauline Edaburn
H. E. Vander Linden
Ralph Parks
Howard Caldwell
Norman Adee
Parks
Mr. Adee
Adee
Vander Linden
C. W. Biggs
Mrs
Jack Blessing
Independence
Clifford O. Johnson of
E. V. Carey
Vicks Voratone
Owen's Drug Store
A C Gerrals
Maywood, HI
M. Vanderlinden
WL. Morgan
Ann Mellory
Earl Lewis
Joseph Busher
Motorola
Calvin Moore
Cameron
J. F Sweeney
Elwyn Miller
Maquoketa
Albert E Bragg
Seventh Avenue
J P. Jarard
Brighton
J. J. Booth
Thirteenth Street
Jarard
Ironized Feed Company
Lol Smith
Milwaukee Railroad
Mortons Grove, IL
Oliver Caldwell
Springville
Helen Pyle
Robert S. Oxley
Miss Wathtryn Voorhies
Parsons College, Fairfield
Gilbert Voorhies
John Schultz
Dorothy Schultz
Gordon Sheffield
Storm Lake
2Nd Avenue
S. E
Peter F. Schultz
T. Arthur Newman
Oelwein Auto Shop
Carters
Bendix Alte
Bendix
Kye
Royal P
Attasy Typewriter Exchange
Chicago
Collega Inn
Panther Room
Maleve Ream
Trevel
Sensational
Bitn DIX
Kelly Roompany
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