Governor Wilson Proposes Budget Near 1939 Levels
Governor George A. Wilson sent a biennial budget request totaling 17,008,816 per year for state departments and institutions starting July 1. The plan cuts 89,885 from 1939 appropriations, with capital improvements totaling 1,104,500 for the biennium and increases for old age pensions to 8.5 million yearly, matched by federal funds, while education and safety funds see modest rises or reallocation.
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Des Moines
George A. Wilson
Iowa
Forty-eighth General Assembly
C. Fred Porer
Board of Control
Social Welfare Board
State Department of Public Instruction
State Public Safety Department
Highway Patrol
Council Bluffs
SION
Eee
Dept. OF Public
TAX Commission
Seven damage suits filed in Iowa county court
Seven damage suits totaling 42762 filed for January term in Marengo Town county district court. Plaintiffs include Mrs Beile Dunlap estate Clyde Dunlap asking 15000 from Helen Gansert, Jeanette Roggentien seeking 10000 for Frances Roggentien, Sophia Gorsch suing Lottie and Ed Bigbee for 10000, Joseph Roggentien seeking 3750, John and Stella Watling suing Otto Schwiebert for 3670, Rose Coover seeking 75 against Adolph Spoerry, and Elmer Leonhardt asking 177 against Adolph Schmeicher.
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Marengo
Beile Dunlap
Clyde Dunlap
G. H. Falder
Helen DP. Gansert
Clyde
Highway 6
Jeanette Roggentien
Frances
Helen D Gansert
Sophia Gorsch
Lottie Bigbee
Ed Bigbee
Joseph Roggentien
Mrs Gorsch
John A. Watling
Stella Watling
Otto Schwiebert
Victor
Rose Coover
Adolph Spoerry
Elmer Leonhardt
Adolph Schmeicher
Middle Amana
Make This Pattern At Home
Pattern 4687 offered in women's sizes from 34 to 48. Size 36 requires 334 yards 35 inch fabric and 15 yards inc rac. Send fifteen cents to Pattern Department The Gazette 243 West 17th Street New York NY.
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Pattern Department
the Gazette
West 17Th Street
New York
N.Y
O E S Officers Installed At Hopkinton Sunbeam Chapter
Hopkinton Sunbeam chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star installed its officers on Tuesday led by Worthy Matron Mildred Griffith and Worthy Patron Earl Griffith. Other officers include Ida Forrest associate matron DeWain Thompson secretary Verna Neil and Kath arine Thompson associate conductor among several named members.
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Electa
Grace Hucker
Martha
Blanche Beitz
Warder
Genevieve Gibbs
Sentinel
A. R. Stanger
Bill Bartley to Edit Hawarden Independent
William Bartley, University of Iowa editor since 1938, will become editor of the Hawarden Independent next week. He holds BA and JD degrees from Iowa and takes over after the death of M. R. Stone.
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Bill Bartley
Hawarden
Iowa City
William Bartley
University of Iowa
Hawarden Independent
University
Bartley
M. R. Stone
Masonic Hall Installations Highlight Eastern Star Event
A large crowd at the Masonic hall witnessed the installation of Eastern Star chapter officers led by Past Matron Kathryn Inks. Winona Bennett was installed as worthy matron with Z. G McCaslin as worthy patron and Alberta Krumroy as associate patron among others. In West Liberty, Henry Maddox of Chicago waived hearing on illegal liquor transport and larceny charges, held to Muscatine county grand jury. bond set at 1000 dollars after liquor and hotel items were found in his car.
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Mechanicsville
Masonic Hall
Kathryn Inks
Daisy Butler
Alberta Nicoll
J. P. Thomas
W. N. Walters
H. Nicoll
Winona Bennett
Florence Gleason
Z. G McCaslin
Alberta Krumroy
J. Calvin Butler
Dollie Moon
Genevieve Heffelfinger
Lucille Pieper
Alice Klimek
Grace Hempy
Jennie Horner
Adah
Agnes Gleason
Ruth
Bertha Cook
Maddox
Moylan Hotel
West Liberty
Insurance salesman Brower ups life policy grants in Iowa towns
Shenandoah insurance man Ben A Brower returned from Columbus where officials approved 1 438 009 dollars of life insurance written recently. He sold policies to national guardsmen in Shenandoah Glenwood Atlantic Boone Clarinda and other points as defense laws allow government to pay premiums up to five thousand dollars per policy for those in force 30 days before called to arms.
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Iowa
House
Gustafson
Varna
Shenandoah
Gus
Old Western Normal College
Shenandoah Sentinel
Supreme Court
Horace E. Deemer
Red Oak
George W. Clarke
Nile Kinnick
Democrats
INS
Ben A. Brower
Shenandoah Insurance
Columbus
Brower
Glenwood
Atlantic
Boone
Clarinda
Lifelong Tipton Resident Alfred McCracken Dies at 83
Alfred McCracken 83 lifelong Tipton resident died Tuesday. Funeral at 2 pm Thursday at McCormick funeral home Tipton with Rev L H Gunneman officiating. Burial Mount Zion cemetery. Survived by two sons William Muscatine Arthur Fort Leavenworth Kan daughter Mrs Arthur Michelson Cedar Rapids four grandchildren five great grandchildren two great great grandchildren. Son Leland died 1929 daughter Sadie died in infancy wife died 1931.
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Tipton
Alfred McCracken
McCormick
L. H. Gunneman
St. John's Evangelical and Reformed Church
Mount Zion Cemetery
William of
Muscatine
Arthur
Veterans Hospital
Fort. Leavenworth
Kan
Arthur Michelson
Cedar Rapids
Leland
Sadie
Cedar County Couple Married In Wyoming
Miss Gretchen Stofel daughter of Mechanicsville residents married Kenneth B Winter son of Tipton residents in Laramie Wyoming January 12 at the Presbyterian church. The bride wore a burnt-sugar dress and a corsage of sweet peas and Talisman roses. The couple planned a honeymoon in Denver and will live at 615 South Tenth Street in Laramie.
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Tipton
Gretchen Stoffel
Charles H Stoffel
Mechanicsville
Kenneth B Winter
Frank Winter
Laramie
Wyo
Presbyterian Church
Mechanicsville High School
Tipton Junior College
Winter
Tip
Mrs J H Halverson Dies Unexpectedly in Marengo
Mrs J H Halverson died unexpectedly here Wednesday morning. Surviving are her husband and five children Clarence Williamsburg Arnold South Amana Mrs Hattie Paulson Mrs Mildred Franey and Fern all of Marengo, and eight brothers and sisters.
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Marengo
J. H. Halverson
Clarence
Williamsburg
Arnold
South Amana
Hattie Paulson
Mildred Franey
Fern
James C Ray Celebrates 87th Birthday At Anamosa Farm
James C Ray, a Jones county elder born January 14 1854 near Canton and now living three miles south of Anamosa, celebrated his 87th birthday with a family reunion. He shared memories of Canton Ozark mills and early life, reveals long marriage history, extensive brood, and remains active with fishing and reading The Cedar Rapids Gazette.
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James C. Ray
Anamosa
James C Ray
Jones County
Frank
Ella Northcott
San Antonio
Tex
Millard C Ray
Cedar Rapids
Robert and Vernon
Monticello
Martha Schwartz
Maryland
Francis Cramer
Illinois
Howard Dragos
Martelle
Rachel Zimmerman
William
Linn County
Mr Ray
Maquoketa
Waverly
George Ray
Leonard
Max
Louis Ray
Lloyd Ray
M C Ray
Jerry
Vernon Ray
Donald
Mary Ellen
Stanley Zimmerman
Janice
Mr. Ray
Maquoketa County Chairman Reappointed to Drive
Frank Schwirtz of Bellevue was approved as county chairman for the Infantile Paralysis drive by state chairman Charles D. Huston and Arthur F. Janssen of Maquoketa, who has served as county chairman for three years declined reappointment.
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Maquoketa
Frank Schwirtz
Bellevue
Charles D. Huston
Arthur F. Janssen
Shooting at Sigourney Cemetery Sparks Investigation
Sheriff E E Tremmel and County Attorney Ralph Goeldner probe a Saturday shooting at West cemetery. Sexton Mac Stephenson described gunfire arcing over gravestones, three men in a nearby pasture, and three youths aged 9 to 11 taking shelter behind stones as officers continue the inquiry with no charges yet filed.
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Sigourney
Mac Stephenson
Sexton
West Cemetery
E. E. Tremmel
Ralph Goeldner
Stephenson
Billy Bell
Vaughn Bell
Kenneth Ulin
Tillie Ulin
Billy Roberts
Pug’ Roberts
Monticello Receives 3866 For NYA Sewing Room
Federal grant funds a six month NYA project to set up a domestic sewing room in Monticello. Mrs Lee Byerly oversees 30 women aged 17 to 25 to produce and repair clothing and woven items for the needy. Library basement room donated. hours limited to 60 per month at 27 cents.
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Monticello
National Youth Administration
Lee Byerly
Library Board
Janes County
Retires Under Social Security After 46 Years
Veteran Cream Hauler W F Dunlap, 67, retires after 46 years in the cream hauling business. He expects his first Social Security check around February 1, about 23 dollars, plus 11 more for Mrs Dunlap, total roughly 34 dollars. Dunlap plans gardening and light work at the creamery while may earn 145 dollars monthly. Harold Ramsey to replace him as ice cream mixer at the Springville creamery.
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Springville
Bethieved
W. F Dunlap
Dunlap
Linn Grove
Harold Ramsey
Notice of Probate of Will in Linn County
Notice of probate of will in Linn County Iowa asking all interested parties to appear January 24 1941 at 9:00 AM in District Court Cedar Rapids to prove and admit as last will and testament of Terezie Pecina deceased. Clerk Edwin W Londquist District Court and attorney Robert F Milota represent the case.
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Ivan Gilmore
District Court
Linn County
Iowa
Clarence E. Wickham
Maggie Gilmore
Arlene Beatrice Wickham
Cedar Rapids
Towa
Magsie Gilmore
Cruse
Magste Gilmore
Linn
Praate
Edwin W Londquist
Robert F Milota
Butter Thief Arrested in Chicago Case Returns to Jail
Manchester reports Sioux City man Byron Green arrested in Chicago for stealing 1230 pounds of butter from Masonville creamery last Thursday night. He admits participation and implicates none. Most butter recovered in Chicago, and a small quantity hidden near Masonville is to be recovered. Hearing set for Friday.
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Manchester
Byron Green
Sioux City
Chicago
Masonsville
Sherff
Harry G. Utley
Bender
Clair Hogan
Masonville
Inot
Green
Carl Anderson
Old People Need Work For Happiness, Sociologist Finds
Ames report summarizes a study of 440 seniors 65 and older. Three quarters with jobs would not quit work even with money. Happy elders kept active by work hobby conversation or church and health, avoiding pension dependence unless health allowed. Pensioners in poor health tended toward unhappiness.
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Gazette
Ames
Judson T Landis
Iowa State College
Landis
Cleopatra Pearl Drinking Tale Sparks Medical Ad
An antiquated anecdote about Cleopatra admiring two pearls ends with a guest dropping one into wine and drinking it. The copy then pivots to a modern health pitch promising Uden Tablets relief for stomach acid and indigestion, framed as a treatment offer.
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Cleopatra
Anne
Areras Eververhere
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