Clutier Couple Killed In Collision Near Belle Plaine
Mildred Kosnar 17 and Milo Konicek 20 of Clutier died after a rear collision near Belle Plaine at 9 p.m. Tuesday. Homer Kepler of Elberon faces intoxication and drunk driving charges after the crash on Highway 21. Konicek was with Miss Kosnar and others injured. Kepler posted bond and waivered a hearing. inquests assigned to local coroners.
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Belle Plaine
Mildred Kosnar
Milo Konicek
Clutier
Here
Homer Kepler
Elberon
Konicek
J. R. Burrows
Kepler
Highway
Benton-Tama
Harvey Jones
Tama County
Burrows
Benton County
Miss Kosnar
Roger Hober
June Hushak
Hober
Miss Hushak
Joe C. Konicek
Clutter
Albert F. Kosnar
Fred Hober
Fred Hushak
Municipal light rates cut to five cents per kilowatt
Vinton residents enjoy a 25 percent reduction in municipal light charges effective today with a new top price of five cents per kilowatt hour for the first fifty kilowatts.
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Vinton
INS
Columbus Junction Man John Arington 76 Dies
Funeral services for John Arington 76 of Columbus Junction were held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Methodist church with Rev. Emanuel Jasann officiating. Burial followed in Columbus City cemetery. Arington, a Rock Island railroad bridge carpenter, died at his West Hill home after several weeks illness. He was born December 10, 1859 in Hannibal Missouri and married Clara Worley August 6 1889. He leaves his wife three sons M and E D Arington of Columbus Junction and John of Davenport two daughters Mrs Ilton Tucker Cedar Rapids and Mrs Florence Gance Sheldon a brother Joseph Columbus Junction two sisters Miss Oana Columbus Junction and Mrs Elizabeth Owens Wapello and six grandchildren. Three children died previously.
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Columbus Junction
John Cossonrington
Methodist Church
Emanuel Jasann
The
Reformed Church
Columbus City
Oddellows Lodge
Arington
Waukon
Zalmona
Otton A. Helming
George H. Ahden
Mr. Helming
Ludlow Township
Richfield
Wis
Lena Wittenberger
Lincoln Zarub
Cedar Rapids
Florence Helming
Helming
Funeral services held for Philip Heiserman in Manchester
Funeral services were held at Brown chapel in Manchester for Philip Heiserman 73 a lifelong resident who died at his home after a stroke. Rev. E E Ernst Lutheran pastor at Ryan officiated. Heiserman born in Germany February 27 1862 came to the U S at 18 settling first at Clinton. He married Bertha Brauer February 21 1889. He farmed near yaw thirty years then moved to a small acreage south of Manchester. Surviving are widow eight children and many relatives including Felix William Heiser on the home farm Carl Clarence Heiserman Manchester Mrs T Dominik Freeport Ill Mrs W V Millam south Manchester Mrs Louis Vifan Ian Mrs Fred Jones Marion John Heiserman Hewitt Mrs Fred Keebler Ryan and Miss Lucille Heiserman Manchester.
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Manchester
Brown Chapel
Key
Yaw
Pring
Felix
William Heiseran
T. Dominik
Freeport
Ill
Carl
Clarence Heiserman
W. V. Millam
South Manchester
Louis Vifian
Ian
Fred Jones
Maron
Folcester
John Heiserman
Hewitt, Inn
Fred Keebler
Ryan
Lucille Heiserman
Williamsburg
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Edward Mahan
Thomas O’dowd
Mr. Mahan
Patrick
Ann Mahan
Hilton Township
Conroy
Viola Kurth
John
Edward
Helen
Robert
Mary
Gladys
William
Leo
Thomas
Bonair
Wheatland
Walter Klahn
Alfred Ronald
Darrel Zellar
Gilbert Schoecker
Howard Schoecker
A. C. Fischer
Carl Lohmann
Irvin Martens
Paul Stankee
Kidneys Must Clean Out Acids
The ad claims kidneys filter acids and wastes, warns against drastic drugs, and promotes guaranteed Cystex with a $10,000 Bank of America deposit. It promises new vitality in 48 hours and a one week money back guarantee upon return of the empty package. Call your druggist today.
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Bank of America
Cedar County pageant cast set for fair stage
Cedar County history pageant On Wings of Time plans a 175 plus cast for the Cedar County fair. Casts from Tipton Mechanicsville Stanwood Johnson and West Branch join in nine episodes depicting Indian days coming of the white man first school wedding founding of Tipton Regulators John Brown Underground Railway Civil War Spanish American War World War with many named local participants and organizers.
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the Gazette
Tipton
Cedar County
Lorna D. Bates
H. J. Maurer
Mechanicsville
Peter T. Belgard
Tip
E. J. Kelly
Margaret Horn
Shirley Kuhn
Robert Horn
Keith Ochiltree
Virginia Bolton
Phyllis Willer
Devonne Fraseur
Richard Moon
Maxine Horn
Frank Norris
Jean Moffit
Duane Bolton
Dorothy Mathews
Jeanette Moffit
Donna Jean Smith
Tommy Moffit
Joan Fraseur
Jimmy Reeve
Marilynn Reeve
Dick Leabhart
Stanwood
Frank Horr
Washington A. Rigby
Near Stanwood
Cyril Olson
Lydia A. Barr
Grace Showalter
Harvey Burnap
James Smith
John Barr
Cason Moffit
Mary Setford
Mary Harr
James Stone
Bernard Lerch
Eleanor Knott
Glen Agne
Buchanan
H. L. Phelps
John Ferguson
Guy Osborn
Dick Hill
Amos Suchomel
Frank J. Suchomel
Elmer Stout
Ray Mitchell
Amos
John Brown
West Branch
Captain Stevens
Robert Gray
Charles Worrall
James Todd
Charles Fitzpatrick
Mark Nash
Marvin Smith
William Stotler
Emmett Pendergast
Leonard Phelps
Forest Davis
Laurie Tatum
Howard Dickinson
Foster Maxson
the Stranger
Paul Thomas
Lester Nicoll
Allen Jackson
William Shrope
Junior Kerr
Henry Busching
Don Smith
Richard Cruse
Lucille Smith
Amber Jackson
Donna Dell Jackson
William Koering
Richard Schiele
Durant
Gene Baxter
Albert Baxter
James Baxter
Thomas Nelson
Frederick McNeil
Howard Wiebner
Milton Petersen
Raymond Meinert
Dorothy Baxter
Mildred Westphal
Martha Denkmann
Wanda Burns
Edna Schlicting
Verna Ann Herring
Henrietta Weich
Florence Christensen
Earl Elijah of
Clarence
Raw Troops
Mearl Crist
Roscoe Schilling
James Sawyer
Elmer Stock
Harry Crist
Henry von Muenster
Arthur Miller
J. C. Coonrad
Ed Crist
Wauk on rejects school bond issue
Waukon voters rejected a proposal to issue 28 000 in bonds for a new school building and equipment in a special election held Tuesday. The measure failed by 30 votes short of the required 60 percent with 557 total ballots 311 yes 243 no and three spoiled ballots.
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Waukon
Marengo 4-H Show And Jubilee Program Announced
Second annual Marengo jubilee and seventh annual 4-H county club show set Aug 20 to 22 with livestock judging, horse pulling, speeches by Gov Clyde Herring and Senator L J Dickinson, 4-H club night, and various entertainment acts coordinated by R W Ashby and county club agent R W Ashby.
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Marengo
Clyde Herring
Jane Nelson Knupp
Edw. Lyndegaard
L. J. Dickinson
Marengo Commercial Club
Black Hills
al Gerardi
Lon Bigbee
Lewis Swezey
R. W. Ashby
West Branch to Host Eleventh Homecoming Picnic Aug. 12
West Branch schedules its eleventh community picnic and homecoming for August 12 with main events led by Fred Albin. Gov. Clyde L. Herring and L. J. Dickinson headline the evening and afternoon talks. A Cedar County Farm Bureau band and Cedar Rapids drum corps perform all day. Activities include grand entries, cavalry shows, balloon ascensions, and open air entertainment plus two softball games.
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West Branch
Fred Albin
Clyde L. Herring
L. J. Dickinson
Cedar County Farm Bureau
Cedar Rapids
United States Cavalry
Name Committees For Carnival At Brooklyn
Brooklyn carnival committees named for Aug 12 and 13 events in the business district. C C Ecklund is general chairman with assistants H C Knerr Jim Smith J F Rouda bush Rex Bramer W K Karr and C W Fowler. Various committees cover advertising rain insurance lumber stand construction prizes dance paddle wheel bingo drinks ice cream novelty stands Ferris wheel merry go round and more. Carnival is organized by the Commercial club.
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Brooklyn
C. C. Ecklund
H. C. Knerr
Jim Smith
J. F. Roudabush
Rex Bramer
W. K. Karr
C. W. Fowler
Ray Light
Gordon Cronk
al Avery
Ed Grieve
H. B. McMullin
Gordon Morrison
Harley Burch
Gladys Rhabottom
E. S. Armstrong
Gerald Bolon
Balzer Kriegel
Elmer Gannon
Bingo
C. C. Eklund
E. de Bolon
A. R. Montgomery
Jack Warfel
H. F. Miller
Bob Lawson
Omar Goehring
L. H. Carleton
W. B. Quegg
Alvin Holman
Mrs
Edgar Cummings
Floyd Johnson
E. J. Schmitz
F. R. McGeorge
Forest Hicks
N. N. Spillett
W. K. Miles
Warren Carpenter
Commercial Club
Lisbon Teacher Resigns for Fonda High School Post
Miss Marjorie Laub scher of Tipton a Lisbon school teacher for three years resigned Tuesday to take a high school teaching position at Fonda. The brief notes cover other Iowa briefs: theft probe near London, Boy Scouts reorganized in Toledo, Edgewood sewer meeting, and multiple obituaries and local notices across towns.
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Lisbon
Marjorie Laubscher
Tipton
Fonda
Ottumwa Armory Damaged by Fire
Ottumwa suffers a major blaze at its new $200000 armory coliseum with an estimated $75000 loss. Fire officials cite spontaneous combustion in hay as the probable cause. Firemen and CCC workers battled the fire over four hours. two horses escaped injury. The rear wing and eight dressing rooms were destroyed.
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Ottumwa
Armory
Bernard A. Meany
CCC
113Th Cavalry
Coliseum
Legion Auxiliary Chooses Delegates for Davenport Meet
Wheatland American Legion auxiliary held a meeting Monday electing Mrs. Walter Klahn and Mrs. C J Heckard as delegates to the department convention in Davenport next week. Alternates named were Mrs. Leonard Ahl and Mrs. Elmer Riedesel. Appointments were made to place grave markers for Mrs. Elizabeth Lohman Mrs. Caroline Witte and Mrs. Minnie Horstman in Pine Hill and St. Paul cemeteries.
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Wheatland
American Legion Auxiliary
Walter Klahn
C. J. Heckard
Department
Davenport
Leonard Ahl
Elmer Riedesel
Erma Klahn
Nora Fox
Elizabeth Lohman
Caroline Witte
Pine Hill
Minnie Horstman
St. Paul’s
Plan To Dedicate S U S Fine Arts Group This Fall
Iowa City reports the University of Iowa will dedicate its midwest’s most modern fine arts group this November. The complex includes a fine arts building and university theater on the west bank of the Iowa River opposite the Iowa Union, with landscaping to finish this summer and fall.
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S. U. S. Fine Arts
the Gazette
Iowa City
Midwest
University of Iowa
University
Iowa River
Iowa Union
Fine Arts
Charles Reynolds of Monticello Dies at 47
Charles Reynolds 47 of Monticello died Tuesday morning at University hospital Iowa City after a several month illness. Survived by wife a daughter Viola and a son Bud. Body returned to Monticello for funeral arrangements. Reynolds was employed as a buttermaker at the Monticello creamery.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
Charles Reynolds
Monticello
University Hospital
Viola
Bud
Reynolds
Three Slot Machine Robbers Caught Near Bridge
Three men identified as Patty Buck Wesley Buck and C J Tracy were captured by Nebraska and Sioux City officers while fleeing across the combination bridge into Iowa after robbing a Murray cafe slot machine. They were escorted to Dixon county jail in Ponca. Police say the suspects discarded their guns into the Missouri River as they were blocked at both ends of the span.
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Nebraska
Murray
Newcastle
Patty
Wesley Buck
C. J. Tracy
Salix
Dixon County
Ponca
Jess Glover
Glover
William Rogers
Austin Hartman
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