Everest named commander of 168th Iowa Infantry
Col. Geor F. Everest of Council Bluffs was appointed commander of the 168th Infantry Iowa National Guard by Adjutant General Charles H. Grahl, succeeding Brig. Gen. Glenn C. Haynes. Rainbow veterans protested, citing Everest not serving with the unit in World War I, but he is the senior lieutenant colonel and next in line for promotion. Everest served overseas with the 309th Ammunition Train, and after the war joined 168th Infantry, later transferring to the Iowa National Guard headquarters before returning to the 168th in 1936.
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Des Moines
Rainbow Division
Adj
Charles H. Grahl
Geor F. Everest
Council Bluffs
168Th Infantry
Iowa National Guard
Everest
Glenn C. Haynes
Haynes
Iowa State
Fort Madison
Matthew Tinley
Tinley
Grahl
Iowa Guard
309Th
168Th
Orcutt Couple Celebrates Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary
Special to The Gazette Monticello Iowa Mr and Mrs Elmer E Orcutt longtime residents marked their fiftieth wedding anniversary at their son Harry Orcutt s home in Troy Mills where they now reside They were married November 29 1886 and spent most of their married life on a Castle Grove township farm All of their children attended a family dinner including Vernon and Mrs Bush of Minneapolis Dick Corbin of Des Moines Glen Orcutt of Davenport Clarence Orcutt Delhi Harry Orcutt and sons Russell Robert Paul and Ann Marie Orcutt of Monticello and Troy Mills
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Elmer E. Orcutt
Harry Orcutt
Troy Mills
Orcutt
Castle Grove Township
Herbert Bush
Minneapolis
Vernon Orcutt
Clyde Corbin
Des Moines
Bob Houseman
Sparta, Ill
Glen Orcutt
Davenport
Clarence Orcutt
Delhi
Harry Orcutt and Sons
Russell, Robert and
Paul
Ann Marie Orcutt
Iowa Language Conference Opens Friday at University
The University of Iowa will host its annual language and literature conference starting Friday in Iowa City. Speakers from six states and three foreign countries include Fernard Baldensperger from the University of Paris and F Schoeneman of Berlin, with thirty nine presenters overall and twenty three from outside Iowa. The event, under the school of letters, features English French Spanish German and classical sections with both sectional and general meetings.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
School of Letters
Fernard Baldensperger
University of Paris
F. Schoeneman
University of Berlin
Bert Hill
American School of Classical Studies
Athens
John Scott
Northwestern
Harry Kurz
Nebraska
Gordon Chalmers
Rockford College
DeWitt Man Fined For Chasing Ducks In Plane
DeWitt businessman Frank Stone paid 10 dollars and costs after 90 dollars of an original fine was suspended when he pleaded guilty in Justice J A Bloom's court to chasing ducks in an airplane. Stone denied intent to injure the birds but said it was intriguing to watch them scatter as the plane roared. Police say duck chases in planes have been common this fall and game wardens aim to obtain evidence against the sportmen.
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Dewitt
Frank Stone
J. A. Bloom
Stone
Detroit professor to speak in Fayette and unite bands
Fayettte Merton Rice a Detroit lecturer will appear in Fayette Monday December 7 as part of three Iowa appearances. He built the West Union Methodist church and served as its pastor for 27 years. Paul T. McNutt will direct a prelude concert by the Upper Iowa University band of 65 pieces.
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Fayette
Merton S. Rice
Detroit
Iowa
Upper Iowa University
Fayette County
Rice
West Union
Paul T. McNutt
Twin Daughters of Benton Senator to Appear in Play
Emma and Marie Grunewald daughters of Senator H J Grunewald of Blairstown will play roles in the junior class production Hobgoblin House to be staged at the Blairstown Legion hall Friday and Saturday. Cast includes Eugene Goss Marjorie Nieland Shirley Jackson and others with Mrs J Ewart directing.
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Gazette
Blairstown
Emma
Marie Grunewald
H. J. Grunewald
The
Legion Hall
Eugene Goss
Marjorie Nieland
Shirley Jackson
Vance Kimm
Martyn Voss
Loren Stewart
Ilene Niebuhr
Donald Ware
Arnold Dickens
Thordsens celebrate 50 years in Tipton anniversary
Mr and Mrs Hans Thordsen of Tipton observed their golden wedding anniversary with an open house. He was born in Burgenhausen Germany Feb 7 1862 and she in Tanning Germany June 15 1864. They married in Davenport and moved to Tipton after 1913 retirement. Their children include Mrs Ben McAfee Mrs C W Lamp Louis Thordsen William Thordsen Mrs Henry Otten Mrs Dale Boyer Honis Thordsen.
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Tipton
Hans Thordsen
Thordsen
Burgenhusen
Germany
America
Cedar County
Tanning
Davenport
Ben McAfee
C. W. Lamp
Louis
William Thordsen
Henry Otten
Coggon
Dale Boyer
Glenwood
Honis Thordsen
Cedarville
Ohio
Elmer
Warren
Maynard Martin
Mary Louise
Franklin
George Cronkhite
Louis Thordsen
George
Wanda
Nelda
Charles Lamp
Carrie Lamp
Norwin Martin
Hon
Fifty-One Debate Teams Entered In High School Meet
Iowa City hosts a no decide tion debate event as part of the University of Iowa forensic institute. Fifteen high schools have entered fifty-one teams with twenty-five affirmative and twenty-six negative sides on the topic government owned and operated electric utilities. Entries include Iowa City with thirteen teams, Mount Pleasant four, McGregor four, Burlington four, Muscatine three, Elkader five, Roosevelt Cedar Rapids four, and Moulton Peake four.
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Iowa City
A. Craig Baird
University of Iowa
Forensic Institute
United States
Mount Pleasant
McGregor
Burlington
Muscatine
Elkader
Roosevelt
Cedar Rapids
Moulton Pe
Honor Cedar Rapids And Marion Students At SUI
Ten University of Iowa students were initiated into Tau Beta Pi, the honorary engineering fraternity, on Monday night. Initiates include Hovard Clark Cedar Rapids George Jones Washington Reuben Day Mount Vernon Earle Williams Joplin Carl Pilger Fairfield Herbert Morehead Cedar Rapids Kenneth Cox Clinton Ernest Mohr Waterloo James Vernon Marion and Paul Larson New Hampton.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Tau Beta Pi
Hovard Clark
Cedar Rapids
George Jones
Washington
Reuben Day
Mount Vernon
Earle Williams
Joplin
Carl Pilger
Fairfield
Herbert Morehead
Kenneth Cox
Clinton
Ernest Mohr
Waterloo
James Vernon
Marion
Paul Larson
New Hampton
Utterback Charge Denied By Keller
Des Moines AP report states George Keller defends WPA administrator duties against charges by Democratic national committeeman Utterback. Keller contends he worked days and earned $25 daily, citing football game, funeral, and travel as contributing hours and notes salary set by Chicago or Washington offices.
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DES Moines
George Keller
Hubert Utterback
Keller
WPA
Democratic National
Iowa City
Louis Murphy
Dubuque
Lafayette
Ind
Senator Murphy
Chicago
Washington
Plan Intersectional Debates For Iowa Team
Iowa City notes two intersectional debates for the Hawkeye forensic team the eastern western pairings will meet UC Berkeley and West Virginia in March the Iowa debaters already faced Northwestern and Oxford and will host Minnesota this Saturday Indiana and Iowa State are on the schedule but dates are not specified.
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Iowa City
United States
University of Iowa
Hawkeye
University of California
University of West Virginia
Iowa
Northwestern
Oxford University of England
Minnesota
Indiana
Iowa State
Burlington Mayor E. G. Marquardt Dies at 67
Burlington mayor E G Marquardt, 67, former Iowa Municipalities president, died of heart disease after two weeks of critical illness. Serving his fourth term, he raised dogs as a hobby and was a licensed American Kennel Club judge. Under his leadership Burlington pioneered a 50 cent minimum wage for city contracts in 1928.
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Burlington
E. G. Marquardt
Iowa League of Municipalities
Marquardt
Chicago
Louisville
Tulsa
American Kennel Club
Iowa Veterans Cash 70 Percent of Bonus Bonds
War department records show Iowa veterans have cashed over 70 percent of their $30 million adjusted compensation certificates issued last June. By Nov 27 post offices reported $22,479,100 redeemed in Iowa, about the national average of 73.3 percent. Officials estimate 80 percent of the original $1.783 billion issue will be cashed by year’s start. conversions total $1.308 billion.
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Washington
War Department
Iowa
Deputy State Auditor C. J. Burns Quits Post
Ottumwa deputy state auditor C. J. Burns resigns after since 1933 to join the United States Building and Loan league in Chicago. The resignation takes effect December 31 and no successor will be appointed until after January. State Auditor Storms praises Burns for his service.
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DES Moines
C. J. Burns
Ottumwa
United States Building and Loan League
Chicago
C. W. Storms
Beebe to Speak on Five Hundred Fathoms Down
William Beebe the undersea explorer will lecture at the Memorial Union lounge Iowa City next Thursday at 8 p.m. The talk titled Five Hundred Fathoms Down will be illustrated with motion pictures and slides and tickets are on sale at the Union desk.
Decorah Couple Celebrate Their 50th Anniversary
Decorah Mr and Mrs Rich ard Wheatman were honored by 300 relatives and friends at the Lutheran church for their fiftieth wedding anniversary. The event featured dinner a program with toastmaster Rev O Glesne. The Wheatmans were longtime Calmar township residents later moving to Decorah in 1929.
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Decorah
Richard Wheatman
Lutheran Church
O. Glesne
Wheatman
Calmar Township
Henry Wheatman
Rachel Fristad Wheatman
Haakon E. Fristad
J. M. Ferris
Decorah Methodist Church
J. M. Numedahl
Ernest Wheatman
Ernest Hagen
Calmar
Herbert
Ralph
Mabel Numedahl
Clarence Numedahl
Preston
Minn
Lars Johnson
Lime Springs
Almond Wheatman
Mrs. Mary Svoboda Celebrates 87th Birthday at Walford
Friends and relatives gathered at the Svoboda home southeast of Walford to honor Mrs. Mary Svoboda on her eighty seventh birthday. A noon dinner was served and she remains active, doing her own work. Many Svoboda relatives joined, along with friends from nearby households in the community.
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Walford
A. H. Svoboda
Mary Svoboda
Svoboda
Frank and
Frances Svoboda
John Mougka
Anton Hala
Milo Hala
Evelyn
Ben Dubishar
Vernon
Eldred
Frank A. Jandik
Robert
Dorothy
Elmer
Frank Jandik
Andrew Svoboda
Joe T. Svoboda
Charles Kadera
Angeline
Lee Hul
Joe Soukup
Mary
Iowa City
Night clerk shoots during arrest in Ottumwa
Catherine Leahy, about 25, dies in Ottumwa hospital from a bullet fired outside a tavern where police had gone to arrest Franz A. Jacobsen, 29, for forgery. Officers say Jacobsen fired after a brief conversation and was then restrained. he is held on a murder charge. Jacobsen claimed a forbidden marriage prompted the shooting.
Central City Couple Observe Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Stark marked their fiftieth wedding anniversary at home west of Central City with children grandchildren and relatives. Sons Louis Cedar Rapids Paul Rock Island and Bruce Davenport attended along with guests Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lane Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jordison and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Ruhl of Manchester. Mrs Lane attended the original wedding.
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The
Gazette
Central City
Elmer Stark
Here
Louis
Cedar Rapids
Paul
Rock Island
Bruce
Davenport
Edward Lane
Frank Jordison
Earl Ruhl
Manchester
Lane
Delay Trial Of Jim Hines Until After Holidays
The Jim Hines murder case will not begin until January as court officials avoid starting trials near the holiday season. Twelve jurors will hear testimony in January from a pool including Mayme Alderson Cass Elmer Brown Mallory Milt Brockmeyer Mallory Oakland Becker Millville among others in the Shine case set as a long-running multi defendant murder proceeding.
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Eleader
Albert Cornwell
Dan Shine Hill-Billy
Jim Hines
Hines
Shine
Mayme Alderson
Cass
Elmer Brown
Mallory
Milt Brockmeyer
Oakland Becker
Millville
Albert Berens
Cox Creek
Lucian Donlon
Highland
Irving
John Lantz
Marion
W. F. Linderman
Mendon
Sig Otdoerfer
Sperry
Max Opitz
Ledomillo
Otto Oldag
Grand Mendow
Thelma Oelke
Farmersburg
Bert Palmer
Elk
Vern Puffett
Lydia Prouty
A. C. Pufahl
Garnavillo
Ed Pape
Monona
Louis Rohweeder
Dorothy Sloane
Harry Stull
M. E. Shultz
Boardman
E. J. Thurn
Lodomillo
Katherine Vorwald
Jefferson
Raymond Werges
Clayton
Wyman Whittle
Giard
Valmah Wright
Littleport
Des Moines Probes Expand Into Payoff Rackets
Two investigations into alleged Des Moines payoff rackets broaden as a theater manager accuses a public safety official of soliciting campaign contributions. County attorney Al Adams says a grand jury will hear more as witnesses multiply and threats to liquor and gambling operators are alleged.
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Des Moines
City Public Safety Department
Joe Allen
al Adams
Adams
Hal Bronson
President Theater
H. A
Grothaus Family Reunion Becomes Medical Gathering
Thanksgiving weekend brings together the Grothaus family from Delta and Sigourney with five of six siblings trained as doctors. Attendees include Drs Cecil Schrieber Shirley Des Moines Grant Noem Fred Grand Rapids Mich Rollin Steinmetz John Buffalo Center and educator Pat Grothaus Lake Wapello. William Dulin prepares for a medical degree at Iowa.
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the Gazette
Delta
Grothaus
D. L. Grothaus
Albert Dulin
Sigourney Homes
Pat Grothaus
Lake Wapello
Cecil Schrieber
Schrieber
Shirley
Des Moines
Grant Noem
Noem
Fred
Grand Rapids
Mich
Rollin Steinmetz
Steinmetz
John
Buffalo Center
Dulin
Sigourney
Gladbrook Boy Dies From Gunshot Wound
Marshalltown AP reports 15 year old Mahlsteadt of Gladbrook died from a gunshot wound suffered Saturday while hunting with a friend near Gladbrook. His leg had been amputated in an attempt to save his life.
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Marshalltown
Ville Mahlsteadt
Gladbrook
Miss Myrtle Lane and Herbert Schmidt Wed in Lost Nation
Miss Myrtle Lane daughter of William O Lane and Herbert Schmidt near Delmar married at Lost Nation Lutheran Church last week with Rev E J Braun officiating. They were attended by Mr and Mrs C M Tubbs and honeymooned in Chicago before staying with Elmer Schmidt. After December 15 they will live on the Schmidt farm southwest of Delmar.
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Lost Nation
Myrtle Lane
William O. Lane
Herbert Schmidt
Delmar
Lost Nation Lutheran Parsonage
E. J. Braun
C. M. Tubbs
Chicago
Elmer Schmidt
Schmidt
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Glenn Haynes
Iowa University
Benton
Emma and
Cedar Rapids and
SUI
Mayor Marquardt
Sanford
KDKA
Wards
Sation
WGN
A. C. Airline
U. S
Montgomery Ward
Second St. SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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