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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1938
Page
18
Readings of campaign memories mix with mentions of 1938 car displays as politicians prepare for a decisive November showdown. The piece notes veterans recalling past races while urging voters to maximize turnout and leverage every campaign moment.
Mrs. Huber preserves Washington county history by collecting period pieces. She notes caller names with a pencil for possible donations as she maintains the 1843 Calvin Cravens log cabin and a birch birch bark summer house. Her art projects include a rock garden and a white kitchen repaint.
Special to The Gazette Urbana There is still one man who refuses to become modernized Lester Fowler has out lived and outworked four horses and two wagons and has traveled over 80000 miles while serving as drayman for Urbana At the start of his career he drove a team and wagon to Center Point Urbana s nearest railway communication with the world The trip was twice daily all year for about ten cars The six miles between seemed longer over the bumpy clay and sand road In 1914 Urbana s depot was established and in years to come Lester was joined by youngsters eager to drive the horse or sit up front on the trip back up the hill toward the post office Several passengers helped push when the road proved rough Deafness hasn t slowed him and at 71 he still works using a hand wagon often piled high with a heavy load
Iowa City researchers at the Child Welfare Research Station studied fifth and sixth graders in two mask making clubs, one democratic and one autocratic. Democratic groups produced better masks, more constructive criticism, and stronger "we ness" while autocratic groups showed tension and scapegoating.
Barcial The Gasette reports Elias Shaffer and Laura Bailey Shaffer mark fifty years of marriage on August 12 in Troy Mills Linn County. The couple’s family includes five children fourteen grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Their history recalls a 9 year old Shaffer crossing the Mississippi on ice to Iowa and visiting his birthplace in Illinois recently. The anniversary dinner will be attended by several relatives across Center Point Cedar Rapids Boulder and Troy Mills.
The Shaffers of Linn and Buchanan counties spend a three month vacation with brothers at Bethell Washington. Four generations will gather. Mr and Mrs Shaffer are church members active in Troy Mills Christian church and have lived on farms in Linn and Buchanan counties, with a three and a half year stay in Minnesota. They reside on a small farm near the south edge of Troy Mills.
Officials from Maytag and CIO lawyers met in Des Moines and Newton to chart a new labor contract as martial law and troop withdrawals loom. Judge Bechly and the military commission held closed discussions while Major General Tinley and others reviewed the strike situation. Delays in troop withdrawal hinge on progress toward an agreement and assurances against further disorders.
Logan AP William A Hein a Dunlap farmer linked to the 1936 grass hopper poison death of Anson Riesland was named Saturday as defendant in a $20 000 alienation of affections suit filed by Otto Jacobsen a Dunlap trucker. Mrs Jacobsen seeks divorce charging cruelty against her husband 50. Hein was previously named in a $50 000 suit by Anson Riesland widow alleging death from grasshopper poison in a peer bottle Hein had carried to a threshing crew.
A Friday evening picnic and handkerchief shower at Thomas Park honored Miss Roberta Saunders, who leaves for Los Angeles this week. Attending were Norma Biddick Ruth Hanscom Jeanne Dye Barbara Sloss Barbara Clay Theresa Phelps Betty Beranek Alice Hammond Alberta Hammond Marilyn Balcom and Rev E T Gough.
J Decker Wherry became Iowa s youngest hotel manager at 22 after buying a half interest and leasing the other half of the Decker hotel in Maquoketa He is the fifth generation running the site since 1876 tracing back to James Decker and the original Decker House The hotel has hosted dignitaries for eight decades and Wherry s family continues its legacy with his mother Peggy Werry assisting as hostess.
Judge Herbert C. Ring of Cedar Rapids will be the principal speaker at Linn County Old Settlers’ 48th annual meeting August 25 in Marion city park. The program features old time music by Cyrus Metralf and his Cedar Rapids quartet, readings by William Weatherwax, and talks from county representatives. Souvenirs, coffee and doughnuts will be provided by the refreshment committee.
Ten man Marion Golf Club team travels to West Liberty for the Eastern Iowa Golf tournament. Team members include Don Wolfe Carl Jacobson Cookie Adams Walter Stevenson Harold Ballard Don Price Lee Hiltbruner Walter Van Fossen J W Mulvany and Ralph Fitzgerald with substitutes Lewis Papes Hugo Schenken and Dick Wilcox.
Dr and Mrs J J Booth and relatives travel to Barrington Illinois for the Booth family reunion at the summer home of Mr and Mrs George Booth Winnetka IL Twenty two family members are expected including Mr and Mrs Charles Stevens and their sons from Chicago The Booths will spend a week at Lake Delevan The Marion post 298 American Legion and its auxiliary hold a 630 pm picnic supper at Thomas Park followed by reports from the Davenport state Legion convention Officers will be nominated an executive meeting at 730 pm Plans for a membership drive and dues collections are announced The supper committee includes Mrs W H Balster Mrs Walter Hall Mrs R H Biddick Mrs Harold Ballard Mrs Franke Williams Mrs Theodore Bosacker Mrs Reuben Armstrong and Mrs W F E Van Fossen The auxiliary meets at 8 pm
Officers of the Linn County Council of Religious Education met at Mrs. Fred Liddle's home and organized a county young people picnic at Daniels park on Aug 26. Registration starts at 10 am with no fee. Lunch at noon, attendees bring sandwiches, a covered dish and table service. A vesper service at 6 pm will feature an announced program and a free will offering will cover incidentals.
Mr and Mrs Robert Oxley host a dinner at the Marion Golf Club honoring birthdays of Robert Oxley and Miss Annabelle Oxley of Marion and Miss Helen Pyle of Hollywood Fla more guests include local families and friends. U S picnic postponed to Wednesday noon at Thomas park. Various regional visits and gatherings noted including travels to Flint Michigan and Lake Okoboji. Weekend guests at E D Armstrong home from Rockford and Cedar Rapids.
Keith Ellison and Gerald Ellison visited Des Moines to stay with their uncle A W Stark while Mary Brenneman returns from Ladora. Marion lodge meets Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the Masonic Temple. Raymond Smith to Fort Brady for commission as second lieutenant. Louis Ross family plans two week Denver vacation. Kearns family reunion set August 21 at Butler park Springville. Kate Wing Cedar Rapids and Josephine Whitacre visit Palisades with Mrs W E Andre and Anna Zick.
Tama Indians plan a four day powwow with Edward Davenport directing the Mesquakie band. John Bear Jr. will defend his title as champion dancer among western tribes Sunday. Exhibits include Mesquakie crops, 4-H club displays, relics, and handcrafted arts and crafts.
Henry Gerhold the longtime Atkins resident marks his ninety first birthday at home. Born in Germany he reached the United States on his twenty first birthday after a shipwreck voyage. He married Louisa Moeller in 1873 and farmed in Guthrie and Benton counties before retiring to Atkins in 1922. He has twelve children eleven living plus thirty three grandchildren and four great grandchildren with many relatives to dine.
Breeding advances tripled average fleece weight from two to eight pounds and moved wool production away from the North Atlantic gates to Texas and the far western regions, signaling a major geographic shift in the industry.
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