Linn County Old Settlers Day Observed in Marion
Linn County Old Settlers Day will be observed Thursday in Marion city park to mark the 100th anniversary of the first white settler in Linn County. The program lists music by local bands, prayers, poems, vocal solos, an address by John Redmond, and various speeches with committee officers and decorations.
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Linn County
Marion
Sears
Marion Hich
America
R. N. Fitzgerald
W. E. Bell
Springville
Mary Breneman
Fred Fernow
C H Grandle
William P Seecrist
Robert Oxley
Carl Case
George Burns
H. R Livingstone
Robert Brousseau
James Murray
Floyd Slausson
Ed Sigfred
Elmer Hollingsworth
C RR. Biddick
L. C Dickey
William P. Secrist
C. E Gordon
L. ©. Dickey
P. J. Fiedler
George Wood
Hugh Hutton
Gilbert Gordon
Mike Cira
Frank Flack
Elda
Social evening and prizes at Knapp home
Mr and Mrs John Knapp hosted a card party for Arthur Knapp’s birthday with high prizes won by Mrs Fred Lutz and Glen Hempy. Traveling prize went to Mrs Callie Knapp. Several locals and neighbors were noted visiting, traveling, and enrolling for the new school year in Marion.
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John Knapp
Arthur Knapp
Fred Lutz
Glen Hempy
Fred Bohlken
Callie Knapp
Cubs Win Kittenball Title for Marion Box Scouts
A group of boys forming Marion Box Scout troop No. 38 Cubs won the kittenball title this summer. The four dens with chiefs Robert Lary Den 1 Robert Mann Den 2 Elwood Kra mer Den 4 and Keith Ellison Den 7 total 38 members aged nine to twelve. Den 7 led with six wins in seven games. Plan an all day hike to Straw berry Point and a September 3 overnight hike to Waubeek Bar Scout camp led by Cub master LeRoy Cooper and assistant Richard Hart.
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Marion Box
Tne
Robert Lary
den No
Robert Mann
Elwood Kramer
den No 4
Keith Ellison
den No 7
Box Scout Troop
Strawberry Point
Bar
Waubeek
LeRoy Cooper
Richard Hart
Camp Outing Chaperoned by Two Women at Waubeck
Mrs A Ro McElwain and Mrs George Fullerton will chaperon a group of young folks at the M. C. A. camp at Waubeck Monday and Tuesday. The list includes Mary Ellen Ford Virginia Pyle Barbara Sloss Mary Ellen Granger Martha Jane Snell Lilian Ann Harding Lucile Cone Betty Wallace Jean Leidigh Harriet French Kathryn McElhwwain.
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A Ro McElwain
George Fullerton
Waubeck
Mary Ellen Ford
Virginia Pyle
Barbara Sloss
Mary Elen Granger
Martha Jane Snell
Lillian Ann Harding
Lucile Cone
Betty Wallace
Jean Leidigh
Harriet French
Kathryn McElhwwain
Local Families Attend Linn County Lumbermen Dinner
Nancy Ellen Hanscom and others from Norway are listed along with the Fullerton family accompanying their mother. About one hundred men, members of the Linn County Lumbermen Association, dealers and salesmen from surrounding counties, had a four fish dinner Friday night at the Marion Golf Club.
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Nancy Ellen Hanscom
Frank Suitt
Norman Givens
Lyle Manson
Don Tow
Richard Little
Bud Ringland
Bob Newlin
Lele Gunderson
Norway
Fullerton Boys
Bob
George
Don
Linn County Lumbermens Association
Counsel
Marion Golf Club
Jackson County American Legion Meeting Planned
Maquoketa hosts plans for the Jackson County Legion annual convention to be held in September. The meeting outlined a 10 am business session, a parade with post floats, a memorial program led by Dr E L Lampe, a street program by the Maquoketa band, a supper, stag meeting, and a closing dance. Invitations extend to Clinton Legionaires and various patriotic groups. Prize of five dollars for the largest registration at 1 pm.
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Sperisi Tn
Gazette
Maquoketa
American Legson
Jackson County Legion Executive Committee
A. Hall
Post
E. L. Lampe
Bellevue
Clinton Legionaires
Veterans of Foreign Wars
LeZion Auxiliary
Womans Rebef Corps
Ladies of the GA. R
Boy Scouts
Sea Scouts
Girl Scouts
F. R. Purinton
C . Risser
C. Jake Ross
Hugh Fletcher
J. J. Marousis
Monticello Church Marks Twenty Fifth Anniversary Today
Monticello Lutherans observe the twenty fifth anniversary of St Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Church as delegates from across the state gather for the seventh annual Iowa district convention. Three services are planned with German at 9 am and English at 10 30 am and 2 30 pm, featuring pastors Meier Sandrock Diers Krebs and a cappella singing. The event includes a remodel of the church completed this year and a keynote on gambling ethics in church life.
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Monticello
Iown
American Lutheran Church
H. H Diers
Dubuque
L Krebs
Davenport
Adix Fe Wel
Iowa
American Lutheran Churen
Henry Meyer, Pomeroy
Rex E Schlachtenhausen
Dormitory Opening at Iowa School for the Blind in Vinton
The Iowa School for the Blind in Vinton prepares to open a new 75 thousand dollar dormitory on Sept 14 for twenty five to twenty six girls with a north ground floor recreation room and a tunnel to the main building. A 55 thousand dollar addition is planned for the dormitory to serve younger students.
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ENIOR
Iowa School For the Blind
Vinton
Frank E. Palmer
Gazette
Petit Jury Drawn In Benton County
Special to The Gazette Benton County prepares for the September term of district court with Judge L. J. Kirkland presiding. A list of residents drawn for petit jury duty includes William Allen Belle Plaine Ross R Bailey Belle Plaine Florence Barrow Van Horne and many others from Belle Plaine Garrison Vinton Keystone Dysart Shellsburg Center Point Mount Auburn La Porte City Newhall Blairstown Atkins Norway and related towns.
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Vinton
Benton County District Court
L. J. Kirkland
William Allen
Belle Plaine
Ross R Bailey
Florence Barrow
van Horne
Grace Baum
Garrison
Martin Benda
Gladys Berry
Lea Boisen
Keystone
W. Brecht
Shellsburg
Clark Brody
Center Point
Elmer Broend
Jerry Gay
la Porte City
Mabel Gordon
William Grovert
Newhall
Donald Gunn
Walker
Arnold Hagen
Belle Hansen
H. J. Hartman
William Hennings
George Hensing
Paul Herbert
Minnie Hines
Rudy R Homire
Elberon
Clark Hoyt
Mary Johnson
Rolla Johnson
Paul Jones
Mount Auburn
Milo Kearns
Victor Kruckenberg
Levert Lassen
Dysart
Bessie Lebeda
Belle Plaine Linn
Lilaja
Lathell Long
Alvin Miller
Hilda Mullane
Gerald V. McNulty
Watkins
Eleanor Nolan
John Oftft
Garrison Otto Oppelt
Gale Osborne
Charles Patterson
Minnie Peck
Blairstown
Ed Penrose
E. T Phillips
Harold Plagmann
Earl Rammelsburg
Curt Rane
Luzerne
Joe Reese
Lulu Rose
Norway
Lloyd Rouse
Elmer Santman
C. C. Sawyer
Community program at Methodist church features varied acts
The Friday program by Division No. 4 of the Ladies Aid at the Methodist church included readings vocal duets piano solos a doll drill group singing and prayer. Participants were Rev JJ Bruce Eyestone Mrs Frank Lerner Mrs Amos Berry Argene Allbee Dolores Snenicka Geraldine Caldwell Irma Lnenicka Helen Lnenicka Caroline Caldwell Ramona Jorgenson and Angeline Lnenicka.
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Bertram
Methodist Church
JJ Bruce Eyestone
Frank Lerner
Amos Berry
Argene Allbee
Dolores Snenicka
Geraldine Caldwell
Irma Lnenicka
Helen, Lyenicka
Caroline Caldwell
Ramona Jorgenson
Angeline Lnenicka
Minne Estenia Road
Vinton
A. J. Sargent Construction Company
Des Moines
Amos Melberg
Cedar Rapids
Mononal
E. Egbert
Howard
Page and
Center Streets
O H Graangard
O H Graangard I G
J. C Bennett's Gamble Store
Monona Telephone
Marengo Firearm Collection Recalls Frontier Bad Men
Special to The Gazette. Earl Myers a Marengo barber and his father C A Myers own an assortment of frontier pistols including a cap and ball pepper pot gun and a schoolmasters vest pocket pistol. The collection features Colt revolvers a dueling pistol and a Civil War era piece linked to Cole Younger. The exhibit traces piracy and outlaw lore from the pony express era to James Younger gang activities.
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Gazette
Frontier
Earl Myers
Marengo Barber
C. A. Myers
Ichabod Crane
Washington Irving
Sleepy Hollow
Samuel Colt
Colt
Myers
Frank Shaull
Ohio
Buffalo
N. Y
Extra
Monitor
Mr. Myers
Tommy Case
Marengo
Case
Cole Younger
Jesse
Frank James
Younger
James Brothers
Cole Younger Kimse
Marengo Opera House
Young Myers
Earl
Charlie Myers
Northfield
Minn
James Younger
Dillinger
Iowa farmers extend erosion control to 380000 acres
Special to The Gazette Ames reports 380000 acres across 628 farms in Iowa now part of complete erosion control programs under the Soil Conservation Service for 1936-37. About 2510 farmers cooperate, with contour farming growing in use and 560 miles of terraces built to protect 3800 cropland acres.
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Ames
Iowa
Frank H. Mendell
Soil Conservation Service
Mendell
SCS
Mendel
Traer Man Fined For Drunk Driving and Two Vinton Men Sentenced
William Konicek, 48, of Traer, was fined 300 dollars and costs for driving while intoxicated after pleading guilty. James Phelps, 23, of Vinton, received a sentence not to exceed five years for grand larceny, waiving trial and seeking immediate sentence. Melvin Phelps, 17, pled guilty to thefts from a Stanley Railback and a Shellsburg creamery truck, was fined 50 dollars and sentenced to one year, suspended, with parole to his attorney.
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Vinton
William Konicek
Traer
L. J. Kirkland
Konicek
Hoff
Liberty
James Phelps
Reformatory
Anamosa
Kirkland
Hamilton Tobin
Phelps
Britt and Jowell
Melvin Phelps
Stanley
Shellsburg
Cows Boost Milk Output in 1930 August Report
Washington reports a surge in dairy as August milk production rose seven percent from last year despite fewer cows. Output per cow climbed eight percent, with total production higher overall for the month.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
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