Mrs Hannah Gill Linn Pioneer 92 Dies After Illness
Mrs Hannah Phoebe Gill 92 died Saturday at her son in law Henry Freeman s Cedar Rapids home after months long illness Born Oct 16 1846 in Wabash Ind daughter of Richard and Pauline Hammond she lived in Linn county 66 years and had residence at 312 Sixth Ave Cedar Rapids Methodist church member Survived by daughters Eva Domer Margaret Gill of Cedar Rapids a son Edward B Gill and two daughters Frances Freeman and Alice E Gill two sisters Mary Hall Anamosa and F E Witter Roscoe Funeral Monday 2 pm Yocom chapel Rev Foster Beck Cedar Rapids burial near Martello Friends may call at Yocom chapel
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannah Phoebe Gill
Henry Freeman
First Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Wabash
Ind
Richard
Pauline Hammond
John Gill
Linn County
Sixth Avenue
Gill
Methodist Church
Eva Domer
Margaret Gill
Edward B. Gill
Frances Freeman
Alice E. Gill
Mary Hall
Anamosa
F. E. Witter
Roscoe
Yocom
Foster Beck
Martello
Yocom Chapel
Speeding Car Skids and Kills Team of Horses Near Cedar Park
A speeding car driven by Charles T. Werner of Cedar Rapids struck a team of Sells horses on the Old Marion road, killing the animals. Werner, who admitted driving about 70 mph, and farmer Henry Sells were uninjured. A vet was called to destroy the horses. The car, owned by Rude Auto, was on a trial run and wrecked in loose rock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Sells
Cedar Park
Marion
Sells
Charles T. Werner
Twenty-fourth
Cedar Rapids
Rude Auto Company
Werner
Gene Miller
Scown Home Garden Sets Dahlias Record in Marion
Mr and Mrs Ed Scown of 2061 Fifth avenue Marion report over 1000 dahlia plants in 150 varieties growing in their garden. The couple manages staking labeling and care, noting a moisture rich season and diligent tuber storage after frost, with plants reaching from one foot to over a grown man’s height.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Scown
Fifth Avenue
Marion
Scowns
Scown
Mrs
Birthday Party For Betty Taylor Observed
In observance of Betty Taylor's fifteenth birthday Mrs. Florence Easterday hosted a Friday dinner for seven guests Fern Tilton Patricia Benedict Frances Clark Dolores Clemons Mary Elizabeth Starry and Milda Culver. Afterward the group attended the Garden theater as Miss Taylor’s guests. The Laura Bailey auxiliary of the Methodist church will meet Monday at 6 30 p m for a picnic supper in the church dining room followed by a business meeting. Mite boxes will be opened. Miss Minnie Whitcomb was reelected president of the W C T U at the annual meeting at her home Mrs A E Blinks was elected vice president G L Martin secretary and E T Hiams treasurer. Blinks and Adella Hobart were named to organize a picnic dinner Tuesday at the county convention at Thomas Park. Also notices for furnished sleeping room and garage ad. Mr and Mrs Don Kassner left for Chicago with family to attend the world’s fair in New York. Mr and Mrs Harry Coker plan a vacation to Ottumwa and Perry. R M Clark Frances and George stayed with Mrs Agnes McDaniel after visiting relatives. American Legion auxiliary members will attend Mrs C J Cutler’s funeral this afternoon.
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Ruth Engstrom
Dean Rapids
Miss Engstrom
Harry Emerson
Cedar Rapids
Betty Taylor
Florence Easterday
Fern Tilton
Patricia Benedict
Frances Clark
Dolores Clemons
Mary Elizabeth Starry
Milda Culver
Garden Theater
Miss Taylor
Laura Bailey
The
Methodist Church
E. T. Gough
Willa Crane
Minnie Whitcomb
A. E. Blinks
G. L. Martin
E. T. Hiams
Blinks
Adella Hobart
Thomas Park
Concert at Legion pool closes season with school band
The Mechanicsville school band will perform at the American Legion pool today at 2 p.m. as the season’s final concert. A dinner hosts Mr and Mrs John M Burm ingham and their son Charles to mark Birmingham daughter Darryn Charlese’s third birthday with pink and yellow table settings for eight. Dorothy Joan Nelson of Chicago plans to attend.
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American Legion
Mechanicsville
John M. Burmingham
Charles
Birmingham
Darryn Charlese
Dorothy Joan Nelson
Chicago
Local social notes and home visit updates
Mrs Burns hosts guests at 354 Tenth Street as social visits span Detroit Dixon and Milwaukee travels. Local families, including the Voorhies, Hamiltons, Jordans, and Rollins, share visits, bakery captain Clara Fellows vacationing, and a home for sale on 808 5th Ave. C O Randall's hospital condition unchanged.
Independent Stores Report July Gains
Independent retail sales in Iowa rose 27 percent from July 1938, based on reports from 795 Iowa independent retailers. Lumber and building material dealers led eight grew lines with 13.8 percent, followed by motor vehicles 11.7 percent and furniture 10.1 percent, while groceries with meat, clothing, and department stores showed declines. Fort Dodge posted the largest city gain at 19.9 percent.
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Washington
Iowa
Census Bureau
Bureau
Fort Dodge
Iowa City
Declines in Three Iowa Cities Lift Local Tax Projections
The third were Marshalltown and Mason City with increases of 16.5 and 15.6 percent respectively, signaling shifts in local tax forecasts and prompting adjustments by officials.
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Marshalltown
Mason City
Bids Called on 55 Iowa Road Projects
The state highway commission says bids will be received Sept 6 on 55 projects statewide including bridges culverts and road resurfacing. Projects cover Bremer Cedar Clinton Dallas Franklin Guthrie Keokuk Louisa Mahaska Poweshiek Washington and other counties with miles of highway 30 38 65 74 21 and 25 among those listed.
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AMES
State Highway Commission
Bremer
Fredericka
Tripoli
Cedar
Scott County
Bennett
Lee
Wever
Bennett, Lee
Clinton
DeWitt
Dallas
Perry
Franklin
Hampton
Hardin County
Adair
Orient
Greenfield
Adams
Carbon
Corning
Cass County
Butler
Bristow
Guthrie
Guthrie Center
Keokuk
What Cheer
Louisa
Morning Sun
Henry County
Lucas
Marion County
Chariton
Wayne County
Williamson
Mahaska
Barnes City
Poweshiek
Keokuk County
Mahaska County
Washington
Wellman
Johnson County
Secretly, Now They Fly Together in Iowa City
John Piper and wife Etha L. Piper of Iowa City both hold private pilot licenses. Mrs. Piper is Johnson county’s only woman with such a license. They share dual controls and fly for business and pleasure, with trips to Chicago St Louis Des Moines and Pennsylvania. Mrs Piper soloed first then John praised her skilled work and noted her 99ers affiliation with Amelia Earhart.
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John Piper
Etha L. Piper
Iowa City
John
Clared
Piper
Amelia Earhart
Chicago
St Louis
Des Moines
Pennsylvania
Chariton
92 Years Old Spends Birthday at Home in McGregor
Mrs. Larry Jennings of McGregor turns 92 and recalls frontier life. Born near McGregor in 1834 to Edward Dickens and a pioneer family, she recalls her grandmother the local doctor, herbal remedies, and life along the Turkey River. She remembers Indians, wolves, wild turkeys, maple sugaring, and passenger pigeons, and her marriage to Larry Jennings at Yellow River mission. Now living in McGregor, she remains active and healthy with nieces and nephews visiting.
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Iscregor
Larry Jennings
McGregor
Jennings
Clayton County
Edward Dickens
Dubuque
Turkey River
Millville
Sny Magill Creek
Little Turkey River
Sarah Redmond
Dickens
David Lowry
Andrew Jackson
Yellow River
Fort Atkinson
Sophronia Dickens
Pleasant Ridge
Mr. Jennings
Highway Building Slows in Iowa This Year
Iowa highway construction slowed to its dullest pace since 1935. For seven months ending June 30, 1939, 11.619 miles of paving were built or under contract, with 4.275 million dollars spent and 1.149 million in federal grants. The report warns of 1,400 bridges on primary routes with roadways under 24 feet wide.
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Ames
Iowa
State Highway Commission
George A. Wilson
Funeral services held for Darrell M. Potter jeweler
Independence memorial service conducted at Swan and Leytze chapel with Reverend F L Wolfe officiating. Burial in St Johns cemetery with Veterans of Foreign Wars honors. Potter born December 3 1899 in Independence enlisted in 1917 served in navy married Nellie M Hallinan in 1921. survived by wife two daughters Julia Marie Shirley Darlene and son Francis Darrell.
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Independence
Darrell M. Potter
Swan and Leytze’s
F. L. Wolfe
St. John’s Catholic Church
St. John’s Cemetery
Mr. Potter
Harry Potter
Navy
Oclwein
Nellie M. Hallinan
Julia Marie
Shirley Darlene
Francis Darrell
Mount Auburn
L. W. Runchey
Algona
Dorothy Wilson
Ottumwa
Lowell Wedgbury
Lucille Evans
Swea City
Helen Housner
Brandon
Melvina McChane
LaPorte
Vern’ Smith
Kcota
Earlville
Earlville Consolidated School
G. D. Ribble
Nathan Edwards
Kenneth Allbee
Phyllis
LaPorte City Couple Weds In Sacred Heart Ceremony
Mrs Anna Sandgeroth of Mandola IIII and William Herchenbach of Humphrey Neb were married at Sacred Heart church in LaPorte City on Saturday. Rev Father Damian Herchenbach of Chicago performed the ceremony. They will reside in Humphrey after a wedding breakfast at the John Kaufman home.
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Laporte City
Anna Sandgeroth
Mandola
Iiii
William Herchenbach
Humesphrey
Neb
Sacred Heart Church
Damian Herchenbach
Chicago
Henry Herchenbach
Humphrey
Charles Barr
John Kaufman
Eight Year Old Edits Neighborhood Newspaper
An eight year old edits a local paper filling neighborhood happenings and ads. He boasts sixty readers including three from distant towns. Merchants pay a penny per ad and the paper sells a penny per sheet as his profits rise. A new home is under construction on First Street for his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Soper
John
First Street
Dancin Benny of Toddville Sets A Stand For Forty-Second Year
Dancin Benny of Toddville marks his forty second consecutive year selling near the state fair site. He recalls early days with wooden grandstands and dirt roads, paid $40 for his first concession, now faces a $500 cigarets license and shared rights with another dealer. Benny, now backseat conducting with his son and grandson, explains his nickname from Linn County dance prowess and a lifelong habit of dancing with various partners across Cedar Rapids Des Moines and Des Moines. He began dancing as a child, prefers the waltz, and has won numerous local contests with modest prizes. Benny is a former traveling tobacco salesman now operating a tobacco stand at the fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tohacen
Ben
Bond
Cedar Rapids
Danci
Benny
Linn County
Brother
New Dakota
Min
Dancin
Toddville
Des Moin
Littlehead School
Monroe Township
Iowa Labor Strikes and State Budget Tensions Revealed
Gov George A Wilson watches labor unrest as pearl button and packing plant strikes spread from Muscatine to Ottumwa and Des Moines. State hospitals face wage limits while pay scales improve for nurses and attendants. The state fair attendance lags and bar examinees prepare as space issues and Ford building talks stall. The interim committee on Ford meets next Tuesday.
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EL Moines
George A. Wilson
Iowa
Muscatine
Ottumwa
Building Service
Des Moines
Liqn Commission
Muberry
Executive Council
Ford
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Marion News
Hannah Gill
Linn Pioneer
General Aid Society
Owen Turner
E. E. Godwin
O. W. McBride
James Fairley
George Hutchinson
Clarence Reiter
C. J. Newlin
F. G. Slauson
Fred G Holsinger
Erwin Lanning
Arthur Nollsch
Claude Knapp
DeWitt Smith
Indian Creek Game Club
Geo, L
Mary Clements
Twelfth Street
Elizabeth Snyder
Rose Speakman
Bakersfield
Calif
K. E. Cornell
Ralph Miedke
Mr. Miedke
Mr. Cornell
University of Illinois
Alice Fernow
Owen Fernow
Lydon Center
State Normal School
Mazda
Dickey’s Foods
Endeavor
Methodist Ladies Aid Society
Rachel Ives
Ninth Avenue
Will T. Beach
Shelby
Vivian Smith
Elizabeth Peterson
Burlington
Miss Smith
Mrs. W. E. Smith
Glenn Mollenhauer
Eleventh Street
St. Luke’s Hospital
James Allen
Mollenhauer
Anna Mary Wickham
5Th Ave
Peter Meci
Meci
Chicago University
American Red Cross
R. Lee Taylor
Don Kassner
Mrs. Kassner
Catherine Knowles
Ellen Knowles
New York
Harry Coker
Mr. Coker
Roy Coker
Mrs. Coker
American Legion Auxiliary
C. J. Cutler
Clark Gable
Norma Shearer
Marion High School
Marion Public Schools
Kearns
Ralph Kearns
Mr. Kearns
Carl E. Kearns
Omaha
Clyde Kearns
Mabel Kearns
William Kearns
Ellen
Evelyn
Ruby
Albert
Beaulah Ann
Lois Kearns
Minnie
Metta Whitcomb
J. W. Brown
Springville
O. M. Carson
Richard Wager
W. H. Ray
Jean McCuen
Sigourney
Ruth
Marjory Ostrander
Marjory
Grove City
Rebekah Lodge
Rita Stanley
Theresa Farley
Charlotte Smith
Butte
Harlowton
Mont
Mobridge
S. D
Leonard Burrows
Louis Mekota
Marjorie
Dorothy
Salon
Mr. Mekota
Anna B. Mekota
Vernon Atkins
Bob
Atkins
Alice Nedrow
Santa Monica
Mrs. Nedrow
O. E.S
Masonic Temple
Co. J. Cutler
Mrs. W. K. Lothian
Saturday Bridge Club
Linn
Order of de Molay
Merrell Bailey
Hollywood
J. M. Bailey
Miss Flossie Bailey
Noble Grand Association
Robert Burns
Tenth Street
John Johnson
Will Fleisher
Richard Zimmer
Harry J. Murphey
Mable Alexander
Detroit
T. R. Alexander
Gilbert Voorhies
Kathryn
Dixon, N. M
Rece
Virginia Voories
Lawrence Hamilton
Mount Ayr
Mrs. Hamilton
Hugh Hutton
Albert Jordan
Milwaukee
Clara Fellows
Arnolds Park
Lillian Rollins
Minneapolis
Hutchinson
Owen's
C. O. Randall
St. Luke's Hospital
Independent Stores Report
Eight Avenue Bridge
Tipton
Benton
Benton County
Marengo
Mr. Piper
Mrs. Piper
Galt
Lee Sanner
Johns
Saner & Sanner
Jone
Set Rapids
Grandma
Iowa News
Benny” of
Tim
Colesburg
Colesby Consolidated School
Jo Rider
Edmund Birholz
Erne Lowe
Mary Wahl
Miss Mears
Gertrude Reihle
Englis Alma Gross
Bernice Haren
Gayle Rizer
Arlene Barnhar
Blanche Gull
Lillian Slaiger
Doothy Iliff
Capitol Currents
John UW. Chapman
Associated Press
Board of Control
Europe
Board of Examiners
Spreme
Becau
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