Iowa Legion Chief Urges Unity to Support Leaders
Col. Robert J. Shaw of Sigourney Iowa urges unity behind national leaders to keep the United States from entering war. Speaking before about 200 Legion and auxiliary members in Washington he says Americans enjoy liberty and must back leaders, build a strong America, and avoid appeasement.
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Washington
Washington County Legion
Robert J. Shaw
Sigourney
Iowa
Mr Roosevelt
America
Lawrence
Herbert G. Swan Dies in Independence Heart Attack
Herbert G. Swan, 53, a leading Independence merchant and member of Swan and Leytze, died of a heart attack Friday night. Survived by his wife Grace Cole, his father R. G. Swan, a brother Joe, a sister Mrs S. T. Spangler, two sons R. G. Swan Jr and Park, a daughter Jacqueline, and four grandchildren. Funeral Monday at 2 p.m. in the Swan and Leytze chapel with Oak Grove cemetery burial.
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Swan and Leytze
R. G. Swan
Shattuck Military Academy
Iowa State College
St. James Episcopal Church
Knights Templar
Elks Club of
Waterloo
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Joe
S. T. Spangler
R G. Swan, Jr
Park
Jacqueline
Oak Grove Cemetery
Mrs. Ella Cripliver 86 Dies After Fall
Mrs. Ella Cripliver, 86, Cedar Pioneer, died Friday evening at her daughter’s home near West Branch after a fall caused fractured vertebrae. Born in Scott county, she lived many years in Cedar county. Survived by two daughters Mrs. Schneider and Mrs. Elizabeth Wherry and a son Frank. Funeral Sunday at 2:30 in Wilson chapel Tipton. Rev. J. P. Gable of West Branch officiating.
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Ella Cripliver
H. H. Schneider
West Branch
Scott County
Cedar County
Schneider
Elizabeth Wherry
Wyoming
Frank
Twin Falls
Tex
Wilson Chapel
J. P. Gable
Amanda Hanft
Flossie Boulton
Veda Marsden
Guy
Milton
Charles Pretz
Wapello
Mina Hall
Priscilla Gabriel
Columbus City
Cascade
James Whitson
Jackson County
E B. Leggett
East Cascade
Almeda Jacobs
Canton J
Reuben Jacobs
Maquoketa
Leggett
Lucetta Albery
Monticello
Devaney
F. L. Brooks
Community Church
Piady
Marriages and obituaries across Eastern Iowa region
The notice lists a Cedar Rapids nurse bride Gretchen Mills wed at Kahoka Missouri to James Hacker from Lone Tree, with future service in Brownwood Texas. Also reported are multiple deaths including Mrs Lee Webb Oelwein and William Fortsch Sumner, plus numerous local weddings, engagements, and public notices across Solon Solon Traer Cascade Monticello Traer and surrounding towns with details on survivors, locations, and services.
Couple Sentenced for Attempted Arson and Paroled
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Walton of southeast of Sigourney were sentenced to two years by Judge J. G Patterson after pleading guilty to attempted arson they were paroled to Sheriff E. E. Tremmel. They admitted setting fire to their farm home around 7 pm Wednesday to collect $1,000 on furniture insurance. Their confessions were given to Sheriff Tremmel late Thursday.
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Gazette
Sigourney
Carl Walton
J. G Patterson
E. E. Tremmel
Waltons
Tremmel
Wieck Couple Quietly Marks Golden Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Charles Wieck of Grand Mound celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs John Pinter home. Grandchildren Marilyn Wieck and Mrs Victor Pinter served a dinner. They wed Mary Griebel at her parents home in Olive township and farmed 27 years north of Grand Mound before retiring to town. They are parents of Adolph Harry and Mrs John Pinter with four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Grand Mound
Charles Wieck
John Pinter
Marilyn Wieck
Victor Pinter
Mary Griebel
Olive Township
Wieck
Adolph
Harry
Davenport Man Convicted in Attack on Ex-Wife
Robert Kreslin, 38, was found guilty of assault with intent to murder his former wife Evelyn, 28, by a Scott county jury after six hours of deliberation. Sentencing set for Feb 19. faces up to 30 years at Fort Madison. He testified he struck her with his hand, a knife, after she refused to let him take their son to a movie. She was wounded in the back, abdomen, face and leg.
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W R. Maines
Robert Kreslin
Evelyn
Scott County District Court
Kreslin
Fort Madison
Navy
New Lutheran Pastor To Be Installed Sunday At Strawberry Point
Strawberry Point lowers the Rev Lawrence A Stumme will be installed as pastor of Emmanuel Lutheran Church Sunday evening The installation will be led by Rev H W Siefkes head of the Iowa district of the American Lutheran Church Assisting pastors include Rev L A Sagert of Dubuque and others from nearby towns Stumme is Wartburg College Wartburg Theological Seminary graduate and formerly served at St Pauls Lutheran Ottumwa for eight years
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Lawrence A. Stumme
Emanuel Lutheran Church
H. W. Siefkes
Iowa
American Lutheran Church of
Monona
L. A. Sagert
Dubuque
Stumme
Academy of Wartburg College
Waverly
St. Olaf College
Northfield
Minn
Wartburg Theological Seminary
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Ottumwa
Fifty Students Named for CAA Pilot Course in Iowa City
Iowa City locals and nearby towns supply 40 students for the University of Iowa College of Engineering primary CAA pilots training course. Ground school and flight training will take place at the local airport with participants from Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Ottumwa, and other cities.
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Iowa City
University of Iown College of Engineering
CAA
College of Engineering
Curtiss L. Layton
Cedar Rapids
Ray J. Slezak
Jack F. Stork
Robert F. Brombaugh
Bonaparte
William R. Kruse
Vinton
Wayne S. Marvin
Preston
Robert C. Feller
Victor
Louis P. Grimm
Bradford D. Finch
West Union
David L. Johnson
Charles E. Wilson
Ottumwa
William R. McAloon
New Hampton
Orville W. Bloethe
Leo W. Benda
Eugene L. Goss
Blairstown
Orlin F. Wyse
Mount Pleasant
Paul P. Hook
Grundy Center
Bishop M Tonis
Coggon
Hinder and Walter Wed at Williamsburg First Presbyterian
William Hinder and William Walter married Friday at the First Presbyterian church Williamsburg by Rev W T Baird. Attendants included Lois Hinder maid of honor Jeannette Jones and Max Lortz bridesmaids. After a reception for about 100, the couple plan to live on a farm west of Williamsburg. Both are graduates of Williamsburg high school class of 1939.
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Thelema Hinder
Merton Hinder
William Walter
Harold Walter
First Presbyterian Church
W. T. Baird
Lois Hinder
Jeannette Jones
Dubuque
Max Lortz
Kayla Shultz
Victor
Otto Hinder
Robert Walter
Robert Lewis
Walters
Williamsburg High School
University of Iowa News Briefs Include Lecture and Local Elections
Pulitzer winner Frank L. Mott will give a Baconian lecture at Old Capitol on Thursday at 7 30 p.m. His topic is News paper Support of Presidential Candidates An Historical Survey. Funeral services for Peter Freswick 83 will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday in Town City with survivors listed. Judge James P. Gaffney fined several individuals for intoxication on appeals from Town City. one grand jury case was dismissed for lack of prosecution. Lutheran students host Rev Frederick A Scholtz of Chicago Sunday evening at 6 30. Town City school board election set for March 10 with two three year posts open. Nomination filing deadline is noon Feb 28.
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Cedar Rapids
James Stewart
Virgil Harran
Gladbrook
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Tracr
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Calamus
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Grand Mound
Dixon Church
Allen’s Grove
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Flensburg
Germany
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Lester Peters
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Albert Trauffer
Arthur C. Peters
Oliver
Lloyd
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Albert Grimm
Goose Lake
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Chicago
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Lost Nation
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Harlan
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Waterloo
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Tama County
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Elk River
Minn
James Sherbon
John
Lena
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Frank L. Mott
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Town City
Floyd C. Freswick
Penn Township
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Liberty Township
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Johnson County
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Gaffney
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L Lutheran
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Iowa City Schools Adopt National Defense Shop Craft Program
The Iowa City school board announced that it will install an out of school national defense program to train students in shop craft. The project has been approved by the federal office of education and is part of several similar defense projects nationwide.
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Federal Office of Education
Kuempel Heads Iowa Retail Hardware Association
J T Kuempel of Guttenberg was named president of the Iowa Retail Hardware association. C A Chickering of Waterloo was elected vice president, Robert L. Schlotfeldt of DeWitt joined the board as a new member, and Philip R. Jacobson of Mason City was reelected secretary treasurer.
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Des Moines
J. T Kuempel
Guttenberg
Iowa Retail Hardware Association
C. A. Chickering
Waterloo
Robert L. Schlotfeldt
DeWitt
Philip R. Jacobson
Mason City
Anson Weeks Transferred to University Hospital
Anson Weeks orchestra leader injured in a highway collision near Marengo Ja has been moved to the University of Towa hospital for treatment in the orthopedics department. He had been at a Marengo hospital since the accident.
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Towa City
Anson Weeks
Marengo
University of Towa Hospital
Notice of appointment of executrix in Mary Faas estate
Notice is given that Florence M Farrar was appointed and qualified as executrix of the Mary Faas estate in Linn County Iowa on February 7 1941. All debts should be paid to the executrix and all claims must be filed with the Linn County District Court Clerk. Attorney W Bingham represents the estate.
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Linn County
Mary Faas
Iowa
Lin Unty
Florence M
Farrar
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