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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1934

Page

3

Winifred Plumb weds Ronald Fleming at Cornell Chapel

Miss Winifred Katherine Plumb daughter of Mr and Mrs J Plumb 1721 First Avenue E Cedar Rapids and Ronald Fleming son of George Fleming 1700 Third Avenue SE Mount Vernon married Sunday morning at Cornell College chapel The Rev James Baltz officiated in the presence of immediate relatives They plan a northern Minnesota wedding trip and will reside at McIntire Iowa after Sept 1 Mrs Fleming a Washington high school graduate and Cornell College alumna teaches at Colone S D and is a graduate of Coe College Mrs Fleming plans music studies and Fleming is principal and music supervisor at McIntire High School

Winifred Katherine Plumb J. ¥. Plumb First Avenue E Ronald Fleming George Fleming Third Avenue SE Cornell College Mount Vernon James Baltz Minnesota McIntire Washington High School Cedar Rapids Business College Colone Coe College

Large attendance at Monday bridge luncheon at Country Club

Sixty two club members, the largest turnout all summer, attended the regular Monday bridge luncheon at the Country Club. Cooler weather and returnees from lake and mountain vacations boosted reservations. About eighty members were present for Sunday dinner and supper.

Mrs Douglass Hosts Guests From Coleridge

Guests of Mrs. C L Douglass at 549 Knollwood drive SE were Mr and Mrs E J Frost of Coleridge Nebraska. They spent the weekend in Chicago with Mrs Douglass and Mr Frost later traveled to Nebraska while Mrs Douglass returned home.

C. L. Douglass Knollwood Drive E. J. Frost Coleridge Neb Douglass Mrs. Frost Chicago Nebraska Mrs. Douglass

Swaney couple returns home after Faribault auto crash

Mr. and Mrs. Lynn G. Swaney of 420 Longwood Drive NE arrived home Sunday evening from Fort Dodge. Mr. Swaney is recovering from injuries sustained in a recent automobile accident at Faribault.

Lynn G. Swaney Longwood Drive Fort Dodge Mr. Swaney Faribault

Bell Family Vacation Return Expected From Midwest Trip

Mr and Mrs James W Bell live at 2532 Country Club Parkway and their son Jack are expected to return this evening or tomorrow from a vacation trip through Minnesota and Wisconsin.

James W. Bell Country Club Parkway Jack Minnesota Wisconsin

Crissman House Hosts Mrs Strayer and Cousins

Mrs Crissman of 1515 Avenue entertains Mrs Strayer of Sateters burg and Mrs Oriaman as cousins visit the Crissman home for tea.

Ola Mra Teaure L. Crissman Avenue Alice’ “Strayer Satetersburg Fie Mira.Strayer Oriaman Tare

Mrs. Nichols and daughter plan Chicago World's Fair visit

Mrs. A. A. Nichols of 1107 Tenth Street NW and her daughter Anna left Sunday afternoon for a week's visit at the World's Fair in Chicago.

A. A. Nichols Tenth Street NW Anna Chicago

Neighborhood Hostess Honors Ottumwa Guest With Games

Keith Concannon hosted fourteen friends at 1032 Maplewood Drive NE on Friday for a gathering honoring guest David Davis of Ottumwa. Bunco and other games were played with attendees Mildred McKeely Alayne Keneeny Dorothy Greer Marie Jane Kibbler Donna Greer Marguerite Ellison Marjorie Greer Monte Linkletter John Mc Dowell Le Roy Tripp William Ryan and Edwin Hanson. Refreshments were served by Mr and Mrs Je i Concannon, hosts' parents.

Keith Concannon Maplewood Drive David Davis Ottumwa Bunco Mildred McKeely Alayne Keneeny Dorothy Greer Marie Jane Kibbler Donna Greer Marguerite Ellison Marjorie Greer Monte Linkletter John McDowell le Roy Tripp William Ryan Edwin Hanson Je i Concannon

Picnic honors Neubaur Kraut guests from Des Moines and Wagner

Mr and Mrs Homer Siver entertained at a Saturday dinner picnic at Cen ter Point road NE honoring Mr and Mrs Merton Neubaur of Wagner 8 D and Mr and Mrs Merrit Kraut of Des Moines. Guests included the Neubaur family and their daughters Ethel Verna and Helen, Mr and Mrs Kraut, Mr and Mrs Robert Siver, Eva Neubaur Ida Neubaur Earl Siver Blanche Silver Everett Siver Lulu Reeks Hazel Nash and William.

Homer Siver Center Point Road Merton Neubaur Wagner 8. D Merrit Kraut Des Moines Neubaur Ethel Verna Helen Robert Siver Mount Vernon Eva Neubaur Ida Neubaur Earl Siver Blanche

Shonka Family Takes Two Week Tour of Colorado Yellowstone and Black Hills

Mr and Mrs S V Shonka and daughters Elaine and Barbara Ann return from a two week trip visiting points of interest in Colorado Yellowstone Park and the Black Hills. They also spent two days fishing at the White Earth Reservation in Minnesota.

S. V. Shonka Twenty-fifth Street Elaine Barbara Ann Colorado Yellowstone Park Black Hills White Earth Reservation Minnesota

Birthday Party Honor For Mrs Schultz At Home

Mrs F P Schultz of 1036 Sixth Street SW celebrated her birthday Sunday evening with a party at her home. Guests included Mr and Mrs Lumir Petranek with their son Mr and Mrs Henry Matejka, Mr and Mrs Clarence Radeke and Mr and Mrs Schultz with their son. Games of 500 and pinochle were played and refreshments served.

F. P. Schultz Sixth Street Lumir Petranek Henry Matejka Clarence Radeke Schultz

Rainy Lake Cottage Party Returns to Cedar Rapids

Mrs. Hazel Breneman and her son Charles return from a week at Rainbow Lake cottage in Nevis Minnesota. Joining them were C D Miller Harry Miller Cecil Miller Herbert Miller Harold White all from Cedar Rapids and Gail Pastil of Marton.

Hazel Breneman Charles Rainbow Lake Nevis Minn C. D. Miller Harry Miller Cecil Miller Herbert Miller Harold White Cedar Rapids Gail Pastil Marton

Mrs W F Hillock and Children Visiting Oshkosh

Mrs W F Hillock and her children of 372 Sixteenth street SE are spending the week in Oshkosh Wisconsin.

W. F. Hillock Sixteenth Street Oshkosh Wis

Social Aiders Plan Card Parties This Week

The Social Aiders will host card parties at the Moose hall Tuesday at 2 pm and Wednesday at 8 30 p.m. Cedar Rebekah lodge will meet Wednesday evening in the Veterans of Foreign Wars hall.

Moose Hall Cedar Rebekah Cedar Rebekah Lodge Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall

Camp Magawicka Girls Return With Honors

Peggy Stewart and Betsy Jean Flodin returned from Camp Magawicka Delafield Wis after eight weeks. Flodin received a plaque for excellence in conversational French and Stewart earned a silver loving cup in golf plus ribbons for swimming and other athletic activities.

Peggy Stewart A. C. Stewart Perk Terrace Betsy Jean Flodin Lucile P. Flodin Nineteenth Street

Mrs O Brien Hosts Bridge Party For Wanda Beery

Mrs Ambrose O'Brien of 1805 Sixth Avenue BE will entertain at a bridge party for Miss Wanda Beery this evening. The Beery Murray marriage is set for August 23. Attending guests include Miss Wilma Cunningham Miss Ruth Johnson and many other local ladies.

Ambrose O'Brien Sixth Avenue BE Wanda Beery Miss Beery Harold Murray Wilma Cunningham Ruth Johnson Norma Kopecky Inez Murray Winifred Martin Edith Walsh Agnes Machacek Ethel Clem Doris Sullivan Marcella Ilen Velma Danner Gene Gable

Miss Helen Hallenbeck to Wed Quentin Podendorf

Miss Helen Hallenbeck to marry Quentin J. Podendorf in a Tuesday evening ceremony. A luncheon at noon hosted by Mrs. Russell Manatt, 1918 Park Avenue SE, honored Hallenbeck. Guests included Miss Louise Hallenbeck and others.

Helen Hallenbeck Quentin J. Podendorf Russell Manatt Park Avenue SE Louise Hallenbeck Helen Ting ‘Hallenbeck Mr. Podendorf Twenty-third Street

Birthday party honors Mrs. Allbright at Moore home

Mrs. W. H. Allbright was feted Saturday night at the Moore residence on C avenue NE. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Glen Moore and many neighbors. Games of 500 awarded high prizes to Mrs. Jack Donald and Mrs. C. K. Homan, low prizes to Mrs. J. H. McPartland and Jack Donald, with refreshments and dancing to close the evening.

W. H. Allbright C Avenue NE Glen Moore Allbright Moore Jack Donald C. K. Homan J. H. McPartland Donald van Barnes Leo Grunwald al Kretschmar Howard Levnbaugh Glen H. Moore

Siamis Family Visits World’s Fair Relatives From Chicago

Mr and Mrs T A Siamis return with children Sophie Frances and Nick after a week in Chicago for relatives and the World’s fair. George Siamis joins from the fair with Pete Mousolite and Peter Matuskas. Mrs L Kallas and her Chicago children visit, Mrs Kallas being Siamis’s niece.

T. A. Siamis Sophie Frances Nick Chicago George Siamis Pete Mousolite Cedar Rapids Peter Matuskas

Miss Wilma Louvar Hosts Solon Area Social Evening

Miss Wilma Louvar entertained a group of friends at her Solon area home Friday evening. Leonard Kioubec played accordion solos during lawn games, then refreshments were served by the hostess and her mother.

Wilma Louvar Solon Leonard Kioubec Irene Marak Evelyn Louvar Inez Witousek Jean Skvor Marcella Kloubec Grace Novotny Lois Bowersox Lucille Bowersox Alta Fordice Lucy Anna Edna Bowersox Elizabeth Bowersox Georgie Buresh Elma Hrdlicka Louis Buresh James Bowersox John Krabacher Harley Fordice William Novotny Donald Witousek Leonard Kloubec Frank .Ziskovsky Edward Matyk Kenneth William Kloubec Joseph Louvar

Surprise party honors Max Fry at Hotel Roosevelt

Max Fry was celebrated at a Saturday surprise birthday party hosted by Miss Marguerite Oswald at the Hotel Roosevelt. Guests included Miss Mary Barnett Miss Emma Dvorak Emil Kriz with out of town attendees Miss Helen Braun Harold Akins both of Dubuque and Charles Peebler of Waterloo.

Max Fry Hotel Roosevelt Marguerite Oswald Mary Barnett Emma Dvorak Emil Kriz Helen Braun Harold Akins Dubuque Charles Peebler Waterloo

Esther Nezerka Heads to Chicago World’s Fair

Miss Esther Nezerka of 1608 N street SW leaves Sunday for a week's vacation at the World’s Fair in Chicago. She plans to visit friends and relatives while there.

Esther Nezerka N Street Chicago

Mrs Ray and Daughter Return From Spirit Lake Visit

Mrs T Ray of 9826 First Avenue East and her daughter Dorothy returned Sunday from a four weeks visit at Spirit Lake.

T. Ray First Avenue E Dorothy Spirit Lake

Dr Bailey to Attend Chicago Meeting of Railway Surgeons

Dr Fred W Bailey departs tonight for Chicago to attend a meeting of the American Association of Railway Surgeons and will return Wednesday morning.

Fred W Bailey Chicago American Association of Railway Surgeons

Cedar Rapids Girls Win High Honors at Camp Lake Hubert

Cedar Rapids youths and girls earned top camp honors at Camp Lake Hubert Minnesota. Henrietta Dows won high point in the horse show. Barbara Marshall selected as best all around camper. Jeanne Marshall earned a second class skipper rating and sharpshooter honors. Trances Blau received a camp letter. Peter Dows also earned sailing and shooting recognitions.

Cedar Rapids Camp Lake Hubert Minn Henrietts Dows Sutherland C. Dows Camp Lincoln Barbara Marshall Verne Marshall Barbara Jeanne Marshall Trances Blaul Theodore F. Blau Peter Dows Henrietta Martha Beardsley Lydia Ann Courtright David Beardsley C. 8. Courtright, Jr Josephine Krogsted Minneapolis Beardsley Courtright Hubert Gamp. Lake Seda Rapids Leake“ i Lincoln

McAllister Beatty Family Holds Fourteenth Reunion

W A Keller elected president of the McAllister Beatty family at the fourteenth annual reunion in Bever park new pavilion. Seventy two relatives and friends attended. Officers also include W C Beatty as vice president and Helen Narber as secretary treasurer.

W. A. Keller McAllister-Beatty Bever Park W. C. Beatty Helen Narber John Saha Homer Narber J. C. Beatty H. 8. Wright Isaac McAllister Margaret Maxwell Ida Meek Earl Beatty Corlis McAllister Coshocton Ohio Effie McAllister Dick Cypra Elsie Lattner St. Joseph E. A. McDonald

Lauber Holle Reunion At Henry Lauber Home

The Lauber and Holle reunion was held at the Henry Lauber home 1341 Fourth street NW Sunday. Family members gathered to celebrate Mr Lauber's birthday and were joined by out of town guests from Independence Little Rock Sibley and Bever Park for a picnic dinner and supper.

Lauber Holle Henry Lauber Fourth Street Out of Town William Lauber Little Rock Ernest Holle Sibley Fred Lauber Lyle Lauber Wade Crawford Otis Crawford Arnold Holle Betty Independence Bever Park

Lyon Guests at Fisher Home Over Weekend

Mr and Mrs Lloyd Lyon of Clear Lake visited Mr and Mrs Wilfred D Fisher at 225 Fourth Avenue SW over the weekend.

Lloyd Lyon Clear Lake Wilfred D. Fisher Fourth Avenue SW

Shower Honors Mrs. Winifred Smith at Kohl Home

Mrs. Allen White and Mrs. Earl Kohl hosted a Friday evening shower for Mrs. Winifred Smith at 2257 Mount Vernon Road SE. Thirty-two friends celebrated with games and prizes awarded to Mrs. Peter Novotny and Miss Ida Barnard as gifts were presented to the guest of honor.

Winifred Smith Allen White Earl Kohl Kohl Mount Vernon Road Peter Novotny Ida Barnard

Miss Geiger and Miss Flender Visit Northeastern Cities

Miss Alice Geiger and Miss Esther Flender left Sunday for Chicago Pennsylvania New York City and New Brunswick New Jersey where they will visit friends.

Alice Geiger Esther Flender Chicago Pennsylvania New York City New Brunswick N. J

Rhodes Returns From Five Months On Pacific Coast

J. T. Rhodes of 372 Sixteenth Street SE arrived home Sunday after a five months vacation spent along the Pacific coast.

J. T. Rhodes Sixteenth Street Pacific Coast

Ladies Relief Club Meeting Confirmed for Tuesday

Members will meet Tuesday at 2 p.m. with Mrs. George Harris at 940 Fourth Street SW for a Ladies Relief club gathering.

Ladies Relief Club George Harris Fourth Street

Wedding and Reunion Celebrate Olmstead Family at Ellis Park

The Olmstead family held a wedding for Evelyn Mae Olmstead and Ralph Waldo Day at Ellis Park with 350 guests. Mr. and Mrs. Robert I. Olmstead celebrated their silver anniversary and hosted the annual reunion with about 150 guests. Out‑of‑town guests and Cedar Rapids visitors attended festivities as the couple plan to reside in Cedar Rapids.

Evelyn Mae Olmstead Ralph Waldo Day Robert I. Olmstead Olmstead Ellis Park Ermil B. Frye Trinity Methodist Church Vern Olmstead Erma Hill William Lacomb R. D. Taylor Day Davis Dairy Company Cedar Rapids L Street Darrel Moore Waterloo Hugo Ellerman Mildred Ellerman Gerald Ellerman Clarksville C. P. Perkins Vera Clarence Kenneth Perkins la Verne Tipton Mae Clyde Donald Clyde Dallas Center W. E. Hotz Florence McCall Marion Robert Olmstead Helen Ray Olmstead Raymond William and Carroll Lyle Olmstead Ben Neibert David Clifford Olmstead Clifford Fred. Schorr Jf Bien

City Briefs and Personals Snapshot of Local Notices

Firemen answered a false alarm at Quaker Oats at 7 39 a m Sunday. Hindleys ad shows Jone sausage. Arthur W Dierlamm left Sunday for Chicago on business. A J Johnson fined 10 dollars plus costs for speeding. Police ask to watch for a Pontiac coach missing Saturday night, license 31 10574. Mrs Josephine Wilson of near Robins injured in fall at home and hospitalized with a broken collar bone. A tarantula found in bananas at J and P Food Shop displayed in window. Robert Downing of Cedar Rapids Junior Art association performs in Chicago on a show boat program. The play No Mother To Guide Her will be partly broadcast on WGN Monday at 6 45 pm. D H Hotchkiss of Houston Texas thanked for locating J C Bressier family members last in 1855.

Robert Downing Cedar Rapids Junior Art Association Chicago WGN

Kohout To Convention Passes Fire Chief Expenses

City council approves paying travel and lodging for Fire Chief Emil P. Kohout to attend the four day International Fire Chiefs convention in Milwaukee. The session opens Tuesday.

Four men fined in police court for intoxication

Four men pled guilty to intoxication and paid ten dollars plus costs in police court Monday. The defendants named were Alda Kuem merle Davenport Wallace Lovell of 1109 Tenth street SE O W Harper of 1113 Ellis boulevard NW and Roy Hurst of 317 K avenue NW Adolph Johnson Carlos Kiek and J Mce are also listed.

Alda Kuemmerle Davenport Wallace Lovell Tenth Street O. W. Harper Ellis Boulevard Roy Hurst K Avenue Adolph Johnson Carlos Kiek J. Mce

Coat Dress Takes Quick Fall Turn For Fashion

New York fashion notes a brisk fall mood with the coat dress as a key early fall look. Lightweight wools and silk versions offer a finished street-ready silhouette with convertible necklines and bright trim. A leaflet explains proper skirt lengths and how to wear the coat dress with ease.

York

Kelvey Fined For Intoxication but Jailed Over Unpaid Costs

Kelvey were fined ten dollars and coats on intoxication charges but could not pay and were sent to jail in stead. John Cole and Joe Novak o were confined in the county jail when they failed to pay six hundred twenty five and costs each for disturbing the peace.

Kelvey John Cole Joe Novako

City Council Hears Petition on Twenty first Avenue BW Traffic

A council meeting Monday discussed traffic on Twenty first Avenue BW between First Street and Second Street. The petition cited heavy congestion due to attendance at night basketball games on the Ludmila ground.

Boys Destruction Reported During Wrecking Work

J. H. Roth complains to police that boys tossed sticks stones and dirt into plaster prepared Sunday for a new Sever Avenue and Twenty six street SE residence during Monday incident.

J. H. Roth F Avenue NW Sever Avenue Twenty-sixth Street

Robbins to Speak at Fraternal Congress in Atlantic City

Col. C. B. Robbins president of Cedar Rapids Life Insurance arrives in Atlantic City to address the twenty first annual National Fraternal Congress of America. Delegates from 88 affiliated organizations travel as full sessions start Tuesday and run through Thursday. Robbins serves as manager and general counsel of the American Life convention.

Health Camp To Close After Ten Weeks Of Service

Camp Good Health run by Public Health Nursing Association will close Friday after ten weeks. Forty six children are currently at the camp for physically handicapped youth in the community.

Good Health Public Health Nursing Association

CPA H E Like Receives City Board Certificate

Like, connected with the local revenue office as an internal revenue agent for years, was issued a certificate as certified public accountant by the Town board of accountancy on Monday. He holds 437 Thirty-fifth street NE as his address.

Thirty-fifth Street Town Board of Accountancy Like Local Revenue Office Internal Revenue Agent

Teen leaves home with two adults and a woman

Mrs. Jennie Downey reports her 17yearold son G Bruce left town between Friday and Sunday with Mr and Mrs Mitchell Grooms of Eighteenth Avenue and Thirteenth Street SE and Martha Rockallow, prompting police inquiry.

Jennie Downey Thirteenth Avenue SE G. Bruce Mitchell Grooms Eighteenth Avenue Thirteenth Street SE Martha Rockallow

Missing man described after party ride in Ford sedan

A woman told police she was worried about his absence after a party. The missing man, Downey, is 6 feet 2 inches tall, 150 pounds with blond hair blue eyes and a light complexion. He drove a 1921 Ford sedan.

Young Downey

Playground Commission Updates and Equipment Storage

The Play ground commission announced no cost for the recent action and reported shower equipment was being stored on Monday as part of the ongoing project. It notes continuing preparations and pending approvals for completion.

Playground Commission

Peppies Savings Bank Accepts Housing Insurance Plan

The bank was listed by the Associated Press among institutions accepting insurance contracts for the federal housing loan program. The plan guarantees 20 percent of loans made by the bank under the program.

Peppies Savings Bank Associated Press

Not This Stevens Arrested in DWI Case Mixup

A man charged with driving while intoxicated after a Saturday night crash is not Charles W. Stevens of the Diamond Block Coal Co. The arrestee gave 629 Twenty-ninth Street SE as his address and was released Sunday on a $500 bond in Justice Almon Reed's court, with a later arraignment to be scheduled.

Stevens Charles H. Stevens Charles W. Stevens Diamond Block Coal Company Daniels Street Twenty-ninth Street Justice Almon &. Reed

Pedestrian Struck by Car on First Avenue

J Bales of 1832 Third Avenue reported to police that while driving west on First avenue between Seventh and Eighth streets a man named Shock walked into the side of his car. Shock sustained a cut on the forehead and was taken to a residence on Fourteenth Avenue between First and Second streets SE. the house number and injured man’s initials were not learned.

J. ¥. Bales Third Avenue First Avenue Seventh Eighth Streets Shock Bales Bates Fourteenth Avenue First Second Streets

Thieves Break Into Old City Auditorium Looting

Albert King reports repeated break ins at the old city auditorium with culprits entering via a fire escape and prying a lock. Loot includes light bulbs fuses a cooker and a carpet valued around 25 dollars.

Albert King Third Street Old City Auditorium King

Ex-Wife Sues. Joseph Wilson Fined for Assault

Joseph 8. Wilson was arrested Saturday on an information charging assault and battery filed by Martha J. Wilson. He pled guilty in Justice Henry A. Stearns' court Monday morning and was fined 25 dollars plus costs.

Joseph Wilson Coggan Martha J. Wilson Henry A. Stearns

Arraignment Delayed for Seven Beer Parlor Operators

Seven beer parlor operators arrested Friday for alleged violations of the new beer ordinance had arraignment postponed from Monday to Wednesday after a conference between Don Hines and the defendants' attorneys. Obstructions in windows and sanitary regulation failures were cited. No action under fighting provisions has been taken though a month’s grace has expired and the city building department notified about twenty operators that their rights do not meet the requirements.

Don Hines

Children Thank Council For Playground Setup

Twenty nine Arthur district children express appreciation for the new playground facilities offered for the first time this summer. The children delivered a letter to the city council Monday through six playground staff members Mire An Bittner Mary Wooten Don Wakee and Bill Grafton who wrote the note.

Arthur School Mire An Bittner Mary Wooten Don Wakee Yt Bill Grafton Saan

Death of Manchester resident Alexander Sefstrom at 85

Alexander Sefstrom aged 85 died at his Manchester home after one day illness. Masonic funeral services will be held at Manchester Community Church. Burial in Oakland cemetery. Survived by daughter Mrs. Fred B. Johnson and a brother in Sweden. Born November 2, 1860 in Sweden. He immigrated to the United States in 1888 and worked at local shops before retirement. He was a member of Manchester Lodge No. 165 A F and A M.

Manchester Alexander Sefatrom J. Frank Moore Oakland Cemetery Peter Sefstrom Sefstrom Sweden United States Delaware Earlville Cecelia Larson Mra. Sefstrom R. G. Kennedy Amy Fred B. Johnson Manchester Lodge No. 165 A. F A. M Anna Scoggin Swan and Leytse Louis B. Smith Christian Church of Stade Bon” Bayen Megow

Grinnell Scout to Receive Eagle Badge at Court of Honor

Dave Phillips a Grinnell College senior will be awarded an Eagle badge at the area Boy Scout Court of Honor to be held Sunday evening August 26 according to Lester L Watt chairman of the court.

Grinnell Dave Phillips Lester L. Watt

Girl Arrested In Beer Parlor Receives Suspended Term

Bernice Konen was arrested late yesterday in an east side beer parlor by Sheriff Joe Petrus and Deputy Larry Condon. She pled guilty to consuming alcoholic liquors in a public place. On county attorney recommendation she was fined $100 or 30 days in jail, sentence suspended on good behavior.

Bernice Konen East Side Joe Petrus Larry Condon Almond Reed Miss Konen

Rotary Hear Art Hoover Speak On Farming Woes

Springville farmer Art Hoover addressed the Rotary club at the Hotel Roosevelt criticizing government measures. He warned green lice on corn and pests like chinch bugs and earworms threaten crops while arguing cost of production plus a reasonable farmer profit would revive the Midwest. He also attacked the hog processing tax and late benefit payments as pre election gifts. Out of town visitors included Nolan of Boston Howett Woodbridge Hansen Lamson and Nall.

Secretary of Agriculture Wallace Art Hoover Springville Rotary Club Hotel Roosevelt Hoover Middle West Roetary William Nolan Boston Mass Foremer Weldon E. Howett Farmingdale Long Island Neb Dudley Woodbridge Pomona Calif John Hansen Waterloo Floyd K. Lamson Rockford, Ill V. W. Nall Iowa City

Iowa Hog Prices Reach $6.50 Top

DES MOINES UP report shows hog prices up 10 to 30 cents with top at 6.50 for choice medium and heavy weights 300 to 290 pounds in Iowa yards. Week receipts rose to 26 32,700 over last weekend, lifting seven day gains to about 136 hundredweight.

Des Moines Iowa VU. &. Department of Culture Art

Hanft descendants hold seventh annual reunion at Columbus Chautauqua Park

In Columbus Junction the seventh annual reunion of the descendants of John and Helena Smith Hanft took place at Columbus Chautauqua Park on Thursday with eighty attendees. Officers elected included Halle Hanft as president Harry Hanft as vice president and Mrs Frank Hanft as secretary and treasurer.

Columbus Junction John and Helena Smith Hanft Columbus Chautauqua Park Halle Hanft Harry Hanft Frank Hanft

Alburnett Consolidated School Plans Opening

The Alburnett consolidated school will open in August with Superintendent Carl R. McCalley and Principal Kenneth Wilson leading staff. Other teachers include Helen Haines Francis Kee Clyde Wilson Oriena Powers Dorothy Hense Phylls Okerstrom and Howard Elleson. Janitor Cleve Pickering. bus drivers Flitsch Eugene Estill Alvin Ward Harry Kes Floyd Etsel.

Alburnett Alburnett Consolidated School Supt Carl R. McCalley Kenneth Wilson Helen Haines Walker Francis Kee Clyde Wilson Oriena Powers Dorothy Hense Phylls Okerstrom Howard Elleson Marion Cleve Pickering Flitsch Eugene Estill Alvin Ward Harry Kes Floyd Etsel

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