State Conservation Commission of Iowa History and Structure
The Iowa state conservation commission, created in 1935, governs fish and game, lands and waters, and administration. It oversees parks, forests, lakes, rivers, preserves, hatcheries, and shooting grounds with a seven member board and a $7.50 per day per diem up to $500 annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ES Moines
ICPA
Iowa
State Conservation Commission
Board of Conservation
Fish and Game
Conservation Commission
Roscoe E. Stewart
Ottumwa Republican
W A. Bents
Cresco Democrat
R. E Garbrian
Sibley Democrat
Addison Parker
Des Moines
EB. Gauité
Lansing
J D Lowe
Algona Republican
F. J. Posneer
Cedar Rapids
Department of Conservation
Director of Conservation
Commission
M. L Hutton
Fame
Storm Lake
Great Lakes
Executive Council
Mulberry
Lins rites held for Mrs Edwin Lins at Ainsworth
Funeral services for Mrs Edwin Lins 55 seven miles northwest of Columbus Junction were in the Methodist church at Ainsworth with burial at Elm Grove cemetery Washington. She was formerly Nellie Beenblossom and married Edwin Lins in 1905. Surviving are her husband and two sons Richard Iowa City and Howard at home. The rest notes local school party and lodge officers for 1940.
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Columbus Junction
Edwin Lins
Ainsworth
C. E. Coggeshell
Elm Grove
Washington
Deaths Mrs Caroline J Clark 91 Palo resident
Mrs Caroline J Clark 91 widow of George Clark died at her son Martins Palo home after a brief illness. A Linn county lifelong resident born in Ohio February 23 1848 she lived on a Palo area farm then moved to Palo 24 years ago. Survived by three daughters four sons two sisters twelve grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements pending body at Turner funeral home where friends may call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline J Clark
George Clark
Martin G Clark
Palo
Clark
Linn County
Iowa
Ohio
M. Clema Young
J . Pease
Ida M Wright
Cedar Rapids
David F. Clark
Naples
M. G Clark
L. F. Clark
B. C. Clark
Dora Stewart
Ella Cornell
Lydia
Turner Funeral Home
Former Cedar Rapids Resident Joseph Hayek Killed in Los Angeles
Joseph Hayek 51 a World War veteran and former Cedar Rapids resident for 30 years was fatally struck by an automobile in Los Angeles Saturday night information wired to relatives here says. An electrician he worked at the Wilson and company plant before moving to California seven years ago and later at Sautelle Military hospital where military funeral services will be held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Hayek
Los Angeles
Cedar Rapids
Hayek
Wilson and Company
California
Sautelle Military Hospital
Obituary Notices Longtime Iowa Veteran Dies in California
A former balloon corps member of the AE F who served fourteen months overseas is survived by his wife Alice of Cedar Rapids. He leaves a daughter Miss Glenn Hayek of Davenport, a brother Rudolph of Cedar Rapids, ten sisters and two brothers, all residents of California.
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Balloon Corps
The
AE F
American Legion
Alice
Cedar Rapids
Glenn< Hayek
Davenport
Rudolph
California
Mary J Clark Dies At Estherville
Mrs Mary J Clark 69 of 3154 First Ave E widow of Dr B Clark died at her son Dr J P Clark Estherville at 9 am Sunday after an extended illness. She resided in Cedar Rapids fifteen years after coming from Ogden IA and was active in the Woman's club and Presbyterian church. Survived by four grandchildren a brother Neil McFarlane of Verndale Washington and two nieces Mrs Ed Mackey Boone and Mrs J A Neill Viola. The body goes to Moon chapel for funeral at 11 am Wednesday conducted by Rev E Winslow Brown. Friends may call at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary J Clark
First Avenue E
B. Clark
J. P Clark
Estherville
Cedar Rapids
Ogden
OES
Woman's Club
Presbyterian Church
Neil McFarlane
Verndale
Wash
Ed Mackey
Boone
J A. Neill
Viola
Moon Chapel
E. Winslow Brown
Swisher Man Dies On Birthday At Local Hospital
Joseph Stritesky 65 of Swisher died on his birthday Christmas day at 4 15 am in a local hospital. He was born in Johnson county and lived in Swisher all his life. He is survived by a sister Anna Stritesky of Swisher. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2 pm in the Brosh chapel conducted by Rev Ludsil Burian. Burial will be in Bohemian National cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Stritesky
Swisher
Johnson County
Anna Stritesky
Brosh
Ludsilk Burian
Bohemian National Cemetery
Mrs Jennie DeLong 82 dies. Gold Star mother to be buried in Vinton
Mrs Jennie DeLong 82 dies at her daughter Mrs Glenn Thomas home at 850 PM Sunday. Widow of Civil War veteran Nathaniel R DeLong she was a Gold Star mother. Survived by four daughters and a son, ten grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. Services set for Wednesday with private rites and graveside service in Evergreen Cemetery Vinton. Moon chapel is handling arrangements.
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Jennie DeLong
Glenn Thomas
E Avenue NE
Nathaniel R. DeLong
John Ray
France
Cedar Rapids
Vinton
Thomas
Pearl Hawley
Fort Pierce
Fla
Bessie Potter
Brandon
Lillian Crisp
Miami
Nathaniel R DeLong
Waterloo
Charles Desaever
Descanso
Calif
Evergreen Cemetery
Pam
Moon Chapel
Mrs Virginia Bruner Dies After Long Illness in Local Hospital
Mrs Virginia Lee Bruner 21 of 828 C Avenue NW died at 10:30 p m Saturday after a long illness. Born February 21 1918 in Nebraska City Neb she lived here eight years. Survived by husband James father William E Myers five brothers Raymond Merle Chester William Leroy and three sisters Vera Parker Helen Mead Nellie Myers. Funeral Beatty chapel 2 p.m. Tuesday burial Linwood Cemetery.
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Virginia Lee Bruner
C Avenue NW
Nebraska City
Neb
James
William E. Myers
Raymond
Merle
Omaha
Chester
Craig, Mo
William
Leroy
Cedar Rapids
Mrs. Leona Weiderkehr Rites Planned In Beatty Chapel
Funeral services for Mrs. Leona Weiderkehr 55 of 413 First Street SW will be held at Beatty chapel at 10 am Tuesday conducted by Rev E Winslow Brown Burial in Oak Hill cemetery Friends may call at the residence until 8 am Tuesday The obituary mentions brake drag as a temporary issue after brake relining in an automobile.
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Leona Weiderkehr
First Street
Beatty Chapel
E. Winslow Brown
Oak Hill Cemetery
Bearers Of Glad Tidings Aid 950 Cedar Rapids Families
Civic groups and individuals delivered food to 950 Cedar Rapids households just before Christmas. Scouts Frank Ehrenberger and Charles Miller shown leaving the Christmas exchange headquarters with boxes sent by a donor. Money and food received by the exchange were divided between the Sunshine Mission and Salvation Army for basket and gift distribution.
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Cedar Rapids
Frank Ehrenberger
E Avenue NW
Charles Miller
G. W. Miller
Twelfth Street NW
Christmas Exchange
Chamber of Commerce
Exchange
Sunshine Mission
Salvation Army
George Burns Family Dinner gathers in I O F hall
George Burns and his children met Monday noon in the I O F hall for dinner. Attending were Merle Busenbark and family, Fred Thompson and family, Ivan Burns of Cedar Rapids, Clifford Burns and family, Charles Fikers and Mia, Robert P Burns family, 12 grandchildren and one great grandchild, plus Glenn Cheadle and daughter Janet visiting from Newton to spend Christmas with Catherine Cheadle and Frank Cheadle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Burns
I . O.F. Hall
Merle Busenbark
Fred Thompson
Ivan Burns
Cedar Rapids
Clifford Burns
Charles Fikers
Mia
Robert P. Burns
Marion
Glenn Cheadle
Janet
Newton
Mr Cheadle
Catherine Cheadle
Frank Cheadle
Marion Hosts Holiday Guests and Family Dinners
Dinner guests Monday at Mrs. Mary Manna home included Herman and Genevieve Woch, the Schmickles from Lafayette, Lillie family, and others from Marion, Fairmont, and Central City. Chapter CS PEO meets Tuesday at 7 20 p.m. at 1144 Seventh avenue. Additional gatherings featured Myron Messerschmitt visiting, John S Miller celebrating his sixteenth birthday, and numerous family dinners hosted by the Kendall and Booth households with relatives from Town City Cedar Rapids and Marion.
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Mary Manna
Herman Woch
Genevieve
Central City
Invin Schmickle
J M. Schmickle
Lafayette
Dan Lillie
Clarence Bugg
Marie Koch
Eleanor
Edward Hanna
Kenneth Pearson
Elda Kemp
Burdette Hanna
Gary
Marion
J B. Howell
Owen
Seventh Avenue
Elinor Kendall
le Roy Scott
Owen Storck
Darlington
Wis
Ivan Gillmore
Kenneth
Florence Scott
John S. Miller
Sixth Avenue
Ruth Ostrander
Mary Alice Kemble
Eileen Schenken
Kathleen Newman
Bonnie Carey
Bob Vernon
Bd Wilbur
Charles Birmingham
Kenneth Cornell, Jr
J. J. Booth
Ronald Booth
Cedar Rapids
Michael Cira
Gus Pusateri
Mary Ann
Joseph Michael
Town City
Vincent Hart
Vincent Joseph
Joe Cira
Nettie
Michael, Jr
Leah Cira
Roy Blackledge
Whittier
John Paul
Sally Irene
Lillian Slechta
Ed Aler
D. L
J. J. Albaugh
Old Marion Road
William Umbdenstock
Byron Umbdenstock
Melvin Sebrecht
Fred Holsinger
Charles Albaugh
Glendale
Calif
Alden Albaugh
Funeral Rites for L. E. Morrison Set for Tuesday
Funeral services for L. E. Morrison will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Yocom chapel, led by Rev. W. C. Wilson of Toddville and Rev. O. A Myers of Robins. Miles Sutera of Robins will sing, with pallbearers George Emmons James Hoover O. S Stamy and John Lehminke. Burial at Oak Shade cemetery under Osceola lodge No. 18 I O O F.
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L. E. Morrisan
Yocom Chapel
W. C. Wilson
Toddville
O. A Myers
Robins
Miles Sutera
George Emmons
James Hoover
O. S Stamy
John Lehminke
Oak Shade Cemetery
Osceola Lodge
Christmas Guests and Visits Across Iowa Cities
Holiday visitors gather at multiple homes in Ottumwa Marion Ames Anamosa Cedar Rapids and other towns. Families host relatives including Browns Hermansons Batchelders Graffis and Mehr with dinners and Christmas Eve gatherings Also note Indian Creek Fish and Game club meeting and De Molay event in Des Moines with a list of attendees.
Library Display Of Rare Editions Attracts Attention
A public library displays rare editions owned mainly by staff, including a Rackham illustrated Night Before Christmas, two Dickens Christmas Carols, and a Bible in Art. Other items: Rossetti Goblin Market autographed by Rackham, Old Mother Hubbard manuscript facsimile, Holbein by Reinhardt, Leaves of Grass with Kent illustrations, Wuthering Heights Leighton edition, Faust editions, Lust for Life, and Hawthorne Scarlet Letter with a red A on covers.
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Arthur Rackham
Arthur Shinn
Marcella Klein
London
Christina Rossetti
Rackham
Dorothea Fox
Old Mother Hubbard
Sarah Catherine Martin
England
Alice B. Story
Holbein
Hans Reinhardt
Walt Whitman
Rockwell Kent
Bronte
Clare Leighton
Irving Stone
Vincent van Gogh
van Gogh
Hawsthorne
Dr B L Knight to discuss auto safety devices at Canopus lunch
Linn county coroner Dr B L Knight will speak at the Canopus club luncheon at the Roosevelt hotel on Tuesday noon on Safety De vices for Automobiles. The Gazette corrects misidentified children in Holiday Babies with Leta Blood and Joyce Reed named.
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L Knight
Linn County
Canopus Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Gazette
Leta Blood
Joyce Reed
Groom-To-Be Goes On Killing Spree
Ernest Berglund 30 a groom to be killed his parents and wounded his brother before dying by gunshot in Princeton Illinois dispondency over illness blamed by Sheriff Thompson.
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Princeton
Ernest Berglund
Clifford Thompson
Berglund
Lost items and ads span city and out-of-town notices
Out-of-town ads require advance payment with a 10 cent surcharge for box ads. Lost property notices include two dachshund dogs and a black cocker spaniel with rewards. A red female cocker spaniel and a diamond mountings item are listed along with local business ads for cleaning services and van lines. Dial numbers are provided for each item.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids Shining Parlor
Faces Charged In Reckless Driving And No License
E. J. Gordon, 43, of 224 Third Avenue SW, arrested by Highway Patrolman James Gildroy at 12:35 am Sunday on reckless driving and no operator's license. Rex L. Root, 27, of the same address, held on a state intoxication charge. Both were found in Gordon's car on First Street between Eighth and Tenth Streets SE. Root sat behind the wheel. They were remanded to the city jail.
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E. J. Gordon
Third Avenue
James Gildroy
Rex L. Root
Gordon
First Street
Eighth
Tenth Streets
Root
Gildroy
Doubtful Protest Outcomes After Graf Spee Tieup
Unofficial reports from London on Monday cast doubt that the Pan American neutrality protest linked to the Graf Spee sea battle at Montevideo will yield material results.
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London
Graf Spee
Montevideo
Weather Forecast Snow Misses In Des Moines Area
Des Moines AP reports the weather man’s forecast of Christmas snow fell short except in spots. The bureau expected snow in the southwest and south but only light amounts appeared. Temperatures remain near average with mostly cloudy skies. Sunday’s high reached 38 in several cities and Omaha saw a low of 10. Town Falls had one inch of snow while Omaha measured three inches.
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Des Moines
Mr. Claus
Weather Bureau
Towa
Dubuque
Davenport
Keokuk
Omaha
Town Falls
Snowless Christmas Observed in Juneau Alaska
Juneau Alaska recorded a snowless Christmas marking the third such holiday in 23 years. The capital felt cold air while streets and house tops remained bare under clear skies.
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Alaska
Yale
Juneau
Ins
Santa Claus
Isle of Sark Arrives at Southampton With 200 Aboard
The Channel steamer Isle of Sark, missing for three days, reached Southampton safely carrying 200 passengers. The ship had left Jersey.
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London
Isle of Sark
Southampton
Jersey
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Methodist Church
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Fred I. Smith
Shirley Phelps
Claude Ryan
Claude Rulon
L. L. Shaffer
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By Galbraith
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Mrs. Hanna
Robert Hibner
Fairmont
W. Va
Mr Hibner
George M Hibner
Hibner
W. J. Goodyear
Myron Messerschmitt
Iowa State Teachers College
J. H. Stanaway
Lawrence Kesting
Karl W. Kendall
Mrs. Kendall
Elinor
Kathryn
Ed Sigfred
R. J. Kendall
L. E. Morrison Funeral
Mrs. H N. Strader
New Hampton
Mrs. Strader
Clyde Scott
Lawrence Hamilton
Mount Ayr
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Milwaukee
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Hugo Hutton
Hazel
Dorothy
Georgia
Tommie
Harley W. Erwin
Billie Scott
Don Wallace
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Carl Wallace
Willis Jordan
Mrs. Jordan
R. D. Cooley
Anamosa
Carl Case
Fred Taylor
Bonnie Mae
Austin Case
Jimmie
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Leila Olson
Independence
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W. J. Ven
Charles D Burns
Effie Mullin
Ralph Parks
Lowell
Faye
Ellen Parks
Theodore Hermanson
Walter
Ames
Hermanson
H. L. Terrill
Terrill
Dan Terrill
Donald and
Philip
Quasaqueton
Mary Tayfee
Indian Creek Fish and Game Club
CE. Batchelder
Fifth Avenue
Lynn Batchelder
Max
Glenn Olinger
Springville
Marvin Batchelder
Klemme
Clifford Armstrong
Thomas Taylor
Pauline Taylor
Alburnett
James Martin
May Wahl
Billie
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John A. Clay
Jacqueline
Barbara
Rock Island
Earl Aubrey
Carl Molberg
Chicago
Clementine Schminke
Eugene Sehminke
Joanna
Moline
Aubrey
Kirk
Martha Jane Snell
Twelfth Street
Alice McGowan
Betty McBride
Glenn McGowan
James Vernon
Betty Hughes
Leonard Olson
Iowa City
O. W. McBride
Mrs. McBride
Clayton Murfield
Martelle
Miss McBride
Doris Carolyn Murfield
Gilbert Voorhies
H N. Gyldenvand
Betty and
Linn
Order of de Molay
Masonic Temple
W. R. Barber
Mrs. le Roy Barber
J. L. Roberts
Bertha Roberts
Donald Roberts
Roy Guzzle
Tim
Ottumwa
Charles Guzzle
W. J. Turner
Walter Reinsch
Margaret Ann
Mr. Reinsch
Anna Reinsch
Mrs
Ned Jones
Maxwell
F. E. Williams
Mark Tilton
Rochelle
L. J. Williams
Laura
Raymond Stanton
Susan Rae
W. J. Fuller
Perry
Dorothy Fuller
Drake University
Cc. H Levy
City Briefs
Joe “Beck” Votroubeck
Alex Fidler
Gazette Street
Wendl Votroubek
Ninth Avenue SE
Mr Beck
Evansville, Ind
Press and Courier
Lloyd Hunter
Lloyd Watson
Hamilton Street
C. E. Murphy
Washington Avenue
Murphy
Ast
United States
Gazette Office
Sunday Gazette
Enmatera Iawa
Mwttle
John Neal
Lost
K. Schaeffer
Keresgo’s
Hall
Probasco Jewelers
One Ave. SE
Allied van Line& Inc
Lynch Transfer & Storage Co
National Cleaners
Weather Man
Snow Report
Clyde Lewis
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