Marion PTA Benefit Concert Sells Tickets
The Cedar Rapids Men's Chorus conducted by William Rinderknecht will perform a benefit concert January 29 at 8 p.m. in Marion Methodist church auditorium. Proceeds go to the PTA dental medical fund. tickets go on sale Tuesday via the PTA committees and room mothers with children canvassing the town. General admission is 25 cents for a 1 hour 20 minute concert featuring M M Tristan Frederick F Labes and Carl Heinen Jr with Mrs C H Heinen.
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Cedar Rapids
William Rinderknecht
Marion Methodist Church
Dental-Medical
Parent-Teacher Association
Ways and Means Committee
Dental-Medical Committee
PTA
Methodist Church
Western Illinois Singing Society
M. M. Tristan
Frederick F. Labes
Carl Heinen, Jr
C. H. Heinen
St Joseph’s Hall Card Party Ad With Lunch
Grove City Rebekah lodge No 35 meets Monday at 7 30 p m in 1 0 C F hall The North Marion Garden club gathers Wednesday at Mrs Raymond Etzel home with a picnic lunch A North Marion Farm Bureau home project leaders meeting is planned Tuesday at Mrs Etzel’s home
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Townsend Club No
City Hall
St. Joseph's Hall
Grove City
Rebekah Lodge No
C.F. Hall
North Marion Farm Bureau Home Project
Raymond Etzel
Grace McNiel Weds James H Reynolds in New Hampton
Grace McNiel daughter of Mr and Mrs B L McNiel of 1200 Twelfth Street and James H Reynolds son of Mr and Mrs John Reynolds of Marion were married January 12 at the Methodist parsonage in New Hampton Attendants were Mr and Mrs Melvin Dykes of New Hampton Mrs Reynolds a graduate of Alburnett High School and Mr Reynolds a Marion High School alumnus They will reside in Cedar Rapids with Coast to Coast service noting washing machine expertise and advertising for phone service 48
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. L. McNiel
Twelfth Street
Grace McNiel
James H. Reynolds
John Reynolds
Marion
Methodist Parsonage
New Hampton
Melvin Dykes
Reynolds
Alburnett High School
Marion High School
S. and W. Tenth Street
Cedar Rapids
Musical Literary Club Meets Monday at Mrs De Jong Home
The Musical Literary club will meet Monday at 7 30 p.m. at 875 Twelfth Street home of Mrs C V R De Jong. The second division leads the program, and the study will cover music by English and French composers.
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Musical Literary Club
Sorosis Club Meets Thursday At 7 30 P M
The Sorosis club plans a Thursday 7 30 PM gathering at Mrs A A Hardin 1262 Eighth Avenue. Mrs H F Lockwood leads the program on the topic Actresses of Today.
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Sorosis Club
A. A. Hardin
Eighth Avenue
H. F. Lockwood
Laura Bailey Auxiliary to Meet at Newlin Home
The Laura Bailey auxiliary of the Methodist church will gather Monday at 7 30 p m at 863 Eleventh Street the home of Mrs C J Newlin Mrs Willa Crane leads the devotional period and Mrs Arthur W Henke directs the lesson titled Stewardship Anniversary
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Bailey
Methodist Church
C. J. Newlin
Eleventh Street
Willa Crane
Arthur W. Henke
PTA groups schedule Monday 2 15 PM meeting
A special meeting is set for Monday at 2 15 PM in the home demonstration room. The Ways and Means Committee, Room Mothers, and the Dental Medical Committee of the PTA will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gas Company
Ways and Means
Dental-Medical
Parent-teacher Association
McElwain Family to Visit Daughter at University of Iowa
Mr and Mrs A R McElwain and Mrs Inez Helbig travel to Iowa City to visit Kathryn McElwain a freshman at the University of Iowa University of Iowa campus in Iowa City Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. McElwain
Inez Helbig
Iowa City
McElwains
Kathryn
University of Iowa
Ladies Aid meeting at St Pauls Lutheran Church
The Ladies Aid of St Pauls Lutheran church will meet Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs Fred Rauch two miles south of Marion on highway 94. Mrs Alfred Rinderknecht will be joint hostess. The meeting is held Wednesday because of a conference Thursday at Trinity Church in Cedar Rapids.
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Ladies Aid Society
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Fred Rauch
Marion
Highway 94
Alfred Rinderknecht
Trinity Church
Cedar Rapids
Cotton blankets sale at Boston Store
Cotton blankets size seventy by eighty priced at one dollar twenty five cents per pair advertised by the Boston Store.
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Boston
Handicraft Club No 2 to Meet Friday at Clark Home
Handicraft Club No 2 will meet Friday at 1 30 PM at Mrs Frank Clark home 1155 Eleventh Street. Mrs Fay Marsh will be the project leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handicraft Club No. 2
Frank Clark
Eleventh Street
Fay Marsh
West Marion Garden Club to Meet at Mil ler Residence
The West Marion Garden club will meet Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs. D Earl Miller northwest of Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Marion
Guests honor Mrs. Ebright at Creglow home gathering
Family dinner at the Creglow residence northeast of Marion features guests Mrs. R. C. Ebright of Columbus and Mr and Mrs Ebright Mr and Mrs Ralph Hoskins and Mr and Mrs Max Creglow with their son Billie all from Marion Also Mrs Cecil Page to host the Child Study club Wednesday at 7 30 p m at the home of her sister Mrs Walter Bensch 1296 Twelfth Avenue
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Creglow
Marion
Cecil Page
Child Study Club
Walter B
Walter Bensch
Twelfth Avenue
Athenian Club Meets Friday at Mrs Boettcher Home
The Athenian club will meet Friday at 2 30 P M at the home of Mrs L R Boettcher 410 Twelfth Street A review of Grapes of Wrath will be led by Mrs Arthur E Gran ger
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athenian Club
L. R. Boettcher
Twelfth Street
Arthur E. Granger
Miss Beyer Visits Dubuque for Weekend with Parents
Miss Harriet Beyer home economics instructor at Marion High School traveled to Dubuque on Friday evening to spend the weekend with her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Beyer
Marion High School
Dubuque
Marion OES members invited to Cedar Rapids installation
The past matrons past patrons and the 1939 and 1940 officers of Marion chapter No 183 OES are invited to the Cedar chapter installation dinner Tuesday at 6 15 pm in the Masonic hall Cedar Rapids All Marion chapter members are invited to the installation at 8 pm
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Buck
Marion
Masonic Temple
Amos Stewart
C. A. Garrison
Irvin L. Ford
R. E. Lehdigh
Ware Lake
Ernest Woolley
Harry Murphey
Royal Arch
H. R. Livingston
L. R. Boettcher
A. R. McElwain
F. E. Wilbur
Sentinel
John M. Thompson
Marvin Oxley
Marion Chapter
Cedar Chapter
Masonic Hall
Cedar Rapids
Profits From Iowa Liquor Stores Seen Surging in 1939-40
Reliable sources say state liquor stores may net about 1.575 million dollars for the six months ending December 31 1939. If annualized the total could top 3 million dollars surpassing the yield of a one mill property tax and financing a larger share of the general fund.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Liquor Commission
Fourth Annual Capon Show at Central City
The Gazette reports the 4th annual capon contest will be held in Central City on November 15 and 16. Rural boys and girls ages 10 to 16 may enter. Entrants receive thirty March-hatched chicks. caponization occurs at 8 to 10 weeks, and four top capons per lot go to the hatchery providing the birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central City
Verne O. Phelps
Capitol Currents and Farm Board Calls for Farmer Representation
The column highlights Governor Wilson's snowbound day and public calls about clearing roads. It notes farmers seeking representation on the state board of education and praises Secretary Thornburg for re election plans. It mentions the Okoboji sewer project delays and WPA layoffs affecting Dickinson county workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Education
State College, University and Teachers College
Joseph H. Anderson
Thompson
Farm Bureau Federation
Des Moines
Mark Thornburg
Federal Dam Project Would Submerge Lake Machride Bath House
Iowa conservation commission rejects a $6 million flood control plan on the Iowa River in Johnson County. Objections include backwaters flooding Lake Macbride and park areas, submerging the bathhouse and cottages, and reduced recreational value. Col. Gross cites costs to move or modify the dam and notes potential wide regional flood control benefits along the Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Conservation Commission
Iowa
Johnson County
Charles P. Gross
Rock Island
Wilson
Macbride State Park
Lake
Macbride
Soil Erosion Service
National Park Service
Col. Gross
Mississippi
Grain Men Weigh Snow's Impact on Fall Wheat
Chicago AP reports winter snow casts doubt on the U S winter wheat crop with many plants dormant under snow. Experts warn that cold snaps freeze thaw cycles may damage roots and reduce yields from a projected 1940 crop of about 400 million bushels or less compared with 1939.
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Chicago
United States
Dayton Lincoln Champions 4-H Elect Officers
Dayton Lincoln Champions 4-H club of Iowa elected officers for the year Gerald Wyant president Gordon Hinrichs vice president Opal Wilson secretary treasurer Phyllis Reinhart reporter Leaders are Alfred Wyant and Elmer Schulz.
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Oificers
Iowa
Ccuire Ty
Gerald Wyant
Gordon Hinrichs
Opal Wilson
Phyllis Reinhart
Alfred Wyant
Elmer Schulz
Dairy Feeding School Set at Garrison Friday
Arthur Porter Ames extension dairyman will direct a feeding school at Garrison Friday at 10 a.m. Sponsored by Benton No. 1 and No. 4 Cow Test associations and the Benton county Farm Bureau in conjunction with the Garrison Cooperative creamery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrison
Arthur Porter
Ames Extension Dairyman
Benton No. 1
Benton No. 4
Benton County Farm Bureau
Garrison Cooperative Creamery
Manchester Cooperative Creamery elects officers Monday
Manchester Co op Creamery will hold its annual meeting here to elect officers and directors. The event takes place Monday afternoon at the plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Manchester Cooperative Creamery Company
Two Postville youths to lead Iowa Delta Upsilon
The Delta Upsilon fraternity at the University of Iowa will be directed by two Postville boys next semester. Donald J. Humphrey was elected president and Robert Burling becomes vice president. Humphrey, a senior in commerce, and Burling, a freshman in law college, will guide the chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delta Upsilon Fraternity
University of Iowa
Postville
Donald J. Humphrey
Robert Burling
Humphrey
Law College
Director advises how to enjoy All Iowa Art Exhibit
Margaret Dilley quotes program director Nama Athé on the All Iowa Exhibit at Cornell College, Mount Vernon. Public response ranges from praise to criticism as judges weighed varied works. organizers urge visiting, purchasing pieces to support artists and the exhibit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Cunt Vernon
Armstrong Hall
Cornell College
All
State Fair
Partire
Rudge
Thomas Hart Benton
Armstrong Hall of Fine Arts
Horses Bring High Prices at Torrey Estate Sale Near Malcom
Grinnell reports a George Torrey estate farm sale 314 miles north of Malcom featuring a dozen horses selling from $62 to $136. A 1600-pound gelding brought $136 and a 1500-pound mare $127.50. cattle, calves, and corn also sold. total auction receipts reached $5,584.13. Farley and Fritz officiated as auctioneers.
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Grinnell
George Torrey
Malcom
Farley
Fritz
Mrs. George Crist sale near Columbus Junction clears farm stock
Milk cows brought 70 to 74 per head, calves 10 to 15, roan bull 65, horses 160 and 50 to 55, sows 18, pigs 3 to 4, poultry 65 c each, oats 43c a bushel, corn 47c, hay 4 to 7 a ton, tractors and implements sold up to 300. Auctioneers J E Ashton of Lone Tree.
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Columbus Junction
George Crist
White Rock
Rhode Island
Paul Klotz
H. M. Duncan
J. E. Ashton
Lone Tree
T I P Rural Electric Plans Annual Meeting in Brooklyn
The T I P Rural Electric cooperative will hold its annual meeting in Brooklyn on February 20 at 1 p m. The group serves portions of Tama Poweshiek and Iowa counties with headquarters in Brooklyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
T.I.P. Rural Electric Cooperative
Tama
Poweshiek
Iowa
Mount Vernon Adopts Dial Phones in 1940 Update
Mount Vernon completes a $33,000 dial system for the area replacing the old magneto exchange. Operators Eloise Verba and Hazel Purkey remain with Cedar Rapids, as the town transitions to direct dialing and expands rural lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
T. A. Gormly
J. B. Albrook
Cedar Rapids and Marion Telephone Company
Bell System
Earl Simpson
Simpson
Center Point
Seed Dusting Talk Scheduled for Tipton Feb 5
J H Standen Ames extension plant pathologist will discuss chemical dusts to control seed borne diseases of small grain at Tipton February 5. A similar session is listed at Anamosa February 6. Dusts can curb stinking smut of wheat and oats and stripe of barley and also reduce damping off seedling blights that lower stands and yields.
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Tipton
J. H. Standen
Ames Extension Plant Pathologist
Anamosa
Standen
Construction Of Locker Plant Begun At Earlville
Manchester based T. D. May started a locker plant at Earlville last week with completion expected in about three weeks. About 150 customers have secured lockers. May runs a Manchester storage locker and processing plant and will manage the Earlville facility. Meat will be butchered in Manchester and stored in Earlville lockers for local patrons.
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Manchester
T. D. May
Earlville
Mr. May
West Liberty Horse Show Set for January 25
West Liberty announces its annual horse show to begin at 10 30 a m on Thursday with judges Jack Clements Tom Baker and C H Burton overseeing more than 150 horses expected including draft horses matched pairs of steeds and three year olds special cash prizes will be awarded in multiple classes
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the Gazette
West Liberty
Jack Clements
Cedar Ng Tom Baker
Oelwein
C. H. Burton
Vernon
N. Y
Annual Meeting Set for Tama Co Farm Loan Assn
Toledo February 13 set by directors of the Mon tour National Farm Loan association for its annual stockholders meeting here. Members will hear reports of the cooperative's activities during the last year and two directors will be elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Montour National Farm Loan Association
B. I. Harms
Credit Cooperative
Calmar Creamery Pays 33 and 34 Cents for Butterfat
Calmar creamery patrons received 33 and 34 cents per pound for butterfat in December. A total of 29,181 pounds of butter were manufactured from 23,498 pounds of butterfat received.
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Calmar Creamery
Calmar
Farmer Prefers Late October Freshening for Cows
Harold Downer, a farmer north of Aurora, argues it is better for cows to freshen in late October and November rather than September. He cites his herd averaging 15 pounds more butterfat per cow per month last year when they freshened late in October compared to September two years prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette
Aurora
Harold Downer
West Union Couple to Celebrate Golden Wedding Tuesday
Mr and Mrs Elmer Grimes mark fifty years of marriage on Tuesday The couple’s Golden Anniversary is noted alongside memories of Mrs Grimes sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs R F Dewey of Dubuque Also mentioned are wedding cake keepsakes and other mementoes of the day, with their son Howard listed as living at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
Elmer Grimes
Mr. Grimes
Ohio
Grimes
Midwest insect control seeks 3.5 million for season
Minnesota official reports regional grasshopper outbreak affecting 26 states. Congress urged to fund 2 million for grasshoppers, 1 million for chinch bugs, 500 thousand for Mormon crickets and other outbreaks. Estimates call for 117 thousand tons of bait and 10.7 million gallons of creosote oil.
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Minneapolis
Congress
T. L. Aamodt
Minnesota
James Murray
Mont
Aamodt
Dakotas
North Dakota
South Dakota
Kansas
Montana
Colorado
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Missouri
Nebraska
Ohio
Oklahoma
Minnesota Red River Valley
Marengo Hosts District K P Meeting This Thursday
The Marengo Knights of Pythias lodge invites fifth district lodges to meet Thursday evening as a class of page candidates will be conferred. Harold Birkestrand leads as chancellor commander with Forrest Tunks vice chancellor E W Hildebrand lesson of friendship Perry Tyler master of arms. Grand lodge officers L L Dennison E C Edwards R R Hibbs expected. F D Sheppard in charge. Meeting begins at 8 p.m.
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Marengo
Marengo Knights of Pythias Lodge
Harold Birkestrand
Anamosa
Forrest Tunks
Cedar Point
E. W. Hildebrand
Cedar Rapids
Perry Tyler
van Horne
Grand Lodge
L. L. Dennison
Central City
E. C. Edwards
Williamsburg
R. R. Hibbs
F. D. Sheppard
Unusual Farm Accident Near Lamont Explodes Separator
An accident at the Mark Elliott farm two miles south of Lamont involved warm milk poured into a cold separator. Gas formed in separator discs and an explosion destroyed the separator bow and ruined the discs.
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Lamont
Mark Elliott
Postville references repayment and dairy output figures
The Gazette notes repayment in full tied to a seven week dry period and grain drawn daily. It cites Irving Deering, former southwest of Postville, after a cow yielded 95.1 pounds of butterfat in month one and 74.6 pounds in month two following freshening.
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the Gazette Postville
Irving Deering
Postville
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Mary Lowe Dickinson
King’s Daughters
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Byrd Bickley
Kansas City, Mo
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Waterloo
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P. A. Osborne
Ivanhoe Club
Mable Good
St. Petersburg
Fla
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North Marion
Capitol Currents
John H. Chapman
Associated Press
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Fred Everett
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D.U. Fraternity
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