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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1940

Page

6

Cornell Freshman Week Opens Sept 12

Mount Vernon Cornell freshmen will arrive September 12 to start orientation tests and get acquainted. The program includes a formal reception a pal picnic a faculty freshman dinner and a talent show along with registration. Chair is John MacGregor of Mount Vernon with a large committee of local residents and students.

Gazette Mount Vernon Cornell John MacGregor Mount Vernon Margaret Repass Waterlon Jane Marie Pitkanen Chisholm Minn Lois Mitchell Wilmette Ivis Boyer Appleton Wis Harriett Schlagenhaus Ruth Ohlson Muscatine Betty Rowley Cedar Rapids Adrienne Roscoe Aurora Ill Naomi Roberts Carroll Beatrice Woods Waterman Jessie McKerrow River Forest Julie Bailey Cedar Falls Helen Lagenbach Blue Island I Helen Danforth Osage Clara Louise Parry Scranton Margaret Dilley Anne Culbertson Marybelle Mason Marjorie Littell Bernice Gough Jane Travis William McKinlay Oak Park Phil Hanna Geneseo Til Elton Nelson Darlington Charles Warden Worcester Mass

Mount Vernon Faculty Committee Names Listed Members

The Mount Vernon faculty committee includes Prof C C Tull and Prof Russell Cooper along with Miss Ruth Messenger Miss Lola Huebsch and Deans J B MacGregor Albion King and Alice Betts. Other names listed include Jake Walters Casey TJ John Granger Marion Cabot Wohlrabe Gordon Myers Janesville and several executives from Chicago Des Moines Minneapolis and Clinton.

Jake Walters Casey John Granger Marion Cabot J B MacGregor Albion King Alice Betts

Confucius Warning: Illegal Fishing Leads to Fine

Louis J Bena of Route 4 Cedar Rapids rented a cottage at Bailey's Ford fishing resort southeast of Manchester. He used two trot lines with several hooks and a cowbell on a throw line to warn when fish bit. He pled guilty to illegal fishing and was fined 50 dollars plus costs. a second 10 dollar fine was suspended upon buying a fishing license.

Manchester Louis J Bena Cedar Rapids Bena Bailey's Ford W J. Morf Dubuque Morf William J Nieman Harlan J Williamson

Snow hound in August at Whittier Gleaners show

Whittier Gleaners present a mystery comedy Snow hound in August at 8 pm on August 30 in the Whittier Community building. Montezuma announces the marriage of Lucille Inman and Lloyd E Carmar at a Lancaster Missouri church on May 24. Allen T Wheeler dies in Montezuma after a heart attack. Funeral in New Sharon. Henry A Wallace to accept Democratic VP nomination on Aug 29. Independence zinnia show for school children Aug 30 in Community hall. Clarence Hatfield of Mount Auburn fined $25 for reckless driving in Garrison.

Whittier Whittier Gleaners Montezuma Lucille Inman Cloyd Inman Lloyd E Carmar Vinton Carmar Barnes City Christian Church Lancaster Walton Montezuma High School Coity Rural Methodist Church New Sharon Allen T Wheeler Montezuma Hospital W. R Phillips Clyde Gorsuch Phillips George C. Ferrer Superior Wis Cleon Latcham Samuel Midwest Iowa Henry A Wallace A A. Sullivan Springfield Ill Fred Bays Indianapolis Ind J N Noonan Waseca Minn J. P Aylward Kansas City C. J. Vogel Fargo Independence Vinton J. E. Clapp Garrison Clarence Hatfield Mount Auburn J. A. Ruhl

Marengo Woman Sues For Divorce From Harley Wiese

Luella Wiese of English township files for divorce in Iawa county district court. Married November 28, 1929, separated November 22, 1937. Cites cruel and inhuman treatment.

Marengo Luella Wiese English Township Harley Wiese Iawa

State Chairmen Invited To Hear Wallace Talk

DES MOINES Iowa. E H Birmingham democratic state chairman reported from Washington Friday that chairmen invited to hear Wallace would be notified. The report notes political maneuvering and plans to present Wallace to party leaders.

Wallace Des Moines E. H. Birmingham Washington, DC

Iowa City News Briefs Spark School Openings and NYA Aid

Iowa City reports school openings on Sept 9 for St Marys St Patricks and University High School with early registrations. The Johnson county clerk notes rising marriage licenses in August and a June record 58. NYA funds totaling 64612 support 485 University of Iowa students amid campus jobs in inspection library stenography dormitory work and broadcasting.

Johnson County Iowa City R Neilson Miller University of Iowa National Youth Administration Committee On Student Aid Iowa NYA

Still No Power In Brandon Diesels Plant Defeated

Brandon voters rejected a municipal Diesel power plant 71 to 70 in a Thursday election. It marks the third special election in eight months on town power, with two plant proposals defeated and the Iowa Electric Light and Power franchise rejected. Waterloo Cedar Falls and Northern had supplied electricity under a contract that expired. service was briefly renewed to prevent blackout.

Brandon Iowa Electric Light and Power Company Waterloo Cedar Falls Northern W. C F

Five-member Iowa Willkie Advisory Board Named

Oskaloosa attorney C A Williams Jr announced a five member Iowa advisory board for Willkie. Appointees are Craig R Sheaffer Fort Madison William Yungelas Webster City Ira E Lane Des Moines Alice S Warsaw Waterloo and Harris Coggeshall Des Moines. The group will work with Iowa Willkie clubs to form policies and aid organization and promotion efforts. Williams leads Iowa Willkie for President efforts.

Oskaloosa INS C A. Williams, Jr Associated Willkie Clubs of America Craig R Sheaffer Fort Madison W. A. Sheaffer Pen Company Town Manufacturers’ Association William Yungelas Webster City Hamilton County Ira E. Lane Des Moines Williams Iowa

Funeral services broadcast for Miss Della Yingling

Funeral services for Miss Della Yingling aged 73 will be aired on a Boone radio station Sunday at 2 30 p.m. Yingling served as principal of the Boone Bible College Bible department since the West Boone institution was organized in 1906.

BOONE INS Della Yingling

Rev Kent, Former Nashua Pastor, Dies At 71

The Rev William H. Kent, 71, longtime pastor at the Little Brown Church in the Vale near Nashua, died at his home from a heart ailment after retiring in 195? due to health. He married more than 6,000 couples during his decade as pastor. Survived by his wife and five children in Iowa and Illinois.

Nashua William H. Kent Little Brown The Vale Mr. Kent Cedar Rapids Congregational Churches of Iowa Congregational Edelstein Chicago Ill Milford Lawrence White Belle Plaine Kenneth Kent Sylvian Lehr Ray Catherine

Viola Obermueller Named Deputy Superintendent in Iowa County

Viola Obermueller, long time rural Iowa county teacher, was appointed Tuesday by the board of supervisors as deputy superintendent of schools. She succeeds Louise Ahrens who resigned effective October 15 after serving as deputy superintendent. Obermueller, a Marengo High School graduate, has attended summer sessions at Iowa State Teachers College.

Marengo Viola Obermueller Iowa County Board of Supervisors Lenora Hartmann Louise Ahrens Ahrens Obermueller Marengo High School Iowa State Teachers College

How Iowa Plans to Enrol for Universal Draft

Iowa adjutant general outlines registration of 11 million eligible men and selection of 400 thousand for a year of training. Civilian precinct boards register and number the men, then Washington shuffles numbers to determine quota and Iowa creates county draft boards to fill required numbers with deferment and appeal provisions.

Des Moines Iowa Congress Adjt Charles H. Grahl Grahl New York Washington

Labor Day Program at Middle Amana Highlights Local Events

A varied Labor Day program sponsored by the Middle Amana Progressive club features a Bohemian band, Betty and Mae Harris dances, comedy and acrobatics. Alex Fidler will supervise boxing, and the Amana Blue Jays face Atkins in baseball. Committee members include William Heinze, Philip Dickel, Frank Reichmann and Adolph Heinemann.

Middle

Nichols Girl 14 Dies Of Paralysis In Muscatine County

The death of Lorna Nichols, 14, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Nichols, Friday was attributed to infantile paralysis. It was the first such death in Muscatine County this year. An iron lung was rushed from Muscatine to Nichols in an unsuccessful attempt to save the girl's life.

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