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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 29, 1936

Page

16

Iowa Vets to receive 41 Million Dollar bonus program

Des Moines reports the regional veterans administration office and four veterans groups will issue 50 000 bonus applications to Iowa posts on Tuesday with 75 000 veterans eligible for a 46 5 average bonus. The plan aims to distribute bonds by June 15 and directs applicants to use Des Moines or their regional office. A second item notes the marriage of Vivian Ann Costello and Albert Leo Costello at St Patrick's church with a reception at the bride's mother's home.

DES Moines INS Iowa Veterans’ Administration R. J. Laird The American Legion Legion Washington Charles G. Beck Veterans Administration Veterans of Foreign Wars Disabled American Veterans Red Cross Beck Laird Guy Delmar Vivian Ann Costello Alice Costello Albert Leo Costello Julia Costello St. Patrick’s Church H. M. Staunton John Burke Joseph Powers Paul Yegge Davenport

Funeral Services for Joseph Fober in Cascade

Funeral services for Joseph L. Fober prominent churchman educator and former Cascade mayor were held at the Fober home and Community church with Masonic rites at the church and Cascade Protestant cemetery. Pallbearers included Archie Macomber P M Dahlem James T Bevan Lawrence Ehlinger Clarence Martin and Charles Hawkins. An honorary escort from the Cascade Commercial club Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance association and Cascade Farmers Mutual Fire and Insurance company accompanied the casket.

Cascade Joseph L. Fober Fober David de Best Hopkinton Cascade Protestant Cemetery Archie Macomber P. M. Dahlem James T. Bevan Lawrence Ehlinger Clarence Martin Charles Hawkins Cascade Commercial Club Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance Association Mr. Fober Cascade Farmers Mutual Fire and Insurance Company

Williamsburg Couple Observe Their 51st Wedding Anniversary

Mr and Mrs O W Perry marked their fifty first anniversary in Williamsburg with a long residence here since moving from Remsen New York. Mrs Perry born November 1867 and deeply active in Methodist church work. Mr Perry born April 1860, involved in meat business and later automobile work, long time church director. They have two daughters Mrs Ralph Evans Cedar Rapids and Mrs J E Rock Davenport Iowa.

Pwilliamsburg O. W. Perry Owen R. Jones Williamsburg Perry Remsen N. Y Methodist Church Thomas Perry Iowa County Watertown Wis The Ralph Evans Cedar Rapids J. E. Rock Davenport

Le Roy Walker and Ira June Fisher Wed at Local Parsonage

Wendell Le Roy Walker of La Porte and Ira June Fisher of Waterloo were married Friday at the Methodist parsonage by Rev. C. D. James. They will reside in Waterloo.

LA Porte City Wendell le Roy Walker Ira June Fisher Waterloo C. D. James

Economist warns bonus bill could set risky precedent

University of Iowa economist Professor George Haskell says the veterans bonus may create inflationary pressure in a future Congress session. He notes the bill itself is mildly inflationary, but organized groups could push broader subsidies, while bond markets are already priced in. He explains money expansion via bank credit poses the real risk and production limits cap gains, warning against funded promises.

Iowa City George Haskell University of Iowa Economics Department Congress Haskell Townsend Treasury

McGregor Conservation Gains Expand Mississippi River Parks

The Iowa conservation commission buys 150 acres north of Marquette for a state park including Indian mound groups. Efforts to acquire adjoining lands aim to complete a park unit with dozens of mounds and overlook points. The large mound complex links to nearby Pike's Peak and Pictured Rocks areas as regional park development progresses.

McGregor Mississippi River Marquette Prairie du Chien Wisconsin Trowa Conservation Commission Mariquette Logan Blizzard Conservation Commission Mississippi Iowa Point Ann Pictured Rocks Iowa Conservation Commission Nelson Dewey Pike’s Peak CCC New Dousman Historic Park Pike’s Peak Park McGregor Heights Ridgewood Oak Crest Mounds Park Federal

Lowden Pupils Present Three One-Act Plays

High school auditor ium hosts the evening featuring Tea Leaves directed by Miss Helen Young with Sara Strackbein Dorothy Gade Faye Rugger Oscar Scheeper and Melvin Abele in the cast A Silver Lin ing directed by Miss Marguerite Theobald includes Roberta Reed Doris Pancratz Harold Hoffmeier Florence Freese Leon Mensing and Marian Licht Sauce for the Gander directed by Miss Mabel Kucera with Clifford Bugger Walter Sessler Doris Penningroth Gerald Wiebel and Lucille Dreyer in the lineup.

Gazette Lowden Helen Young Sara Strackbein Dorothy Gade Faye Rugger Oscar Scheeper Melvin Abele Marguerite Theobald Roberta Reed Doris Pancratz Harold Hoffmeier Florence Freese Leon Mensing Marian Li

Iowa University to Award Reserve Officers' Commissions

Iowa City will host a mid year commission ceremony February 4 recognizing 150 advanced military students. The list includes Lt Cols Francis Nolan and Leo F. Paul from Iowa City, plus dozens of first and second lieutenants from Iowa City Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns in the engineering and medical units.

Iowa City University of Iowa Francis Nolan Leo F. Paul Ansel J. Chapman Herbert Houglan Center Point Virgil Kohl Robert MacLean Cedar Rapids Ralph J. Schindler Claud Bergman Donald Borchart Glenn Clinton Moyer Harold J. Paulis John W. Schoen Blairstown Ivan Shradel Riverside Kenneth Slemmons Henry Soucek Lambert C. Trowbridge John W. Willard Kenneth R. Hamilton Paul B. Clover Tipton Chester Filler Adolph Topinka Delbert Zager Fay OD. Bickel Anamosa Howard Clark George Fox Merrill Grove Robert F. Marek Irvin L. Roberts Emil Petranek

Fred French 74 of Hopkinton Dies at Home

Fred Leroy French aged 74 of Hopkinton Buck Creek died Saturday evening after a short illness. He was born October 2, 1861 in Warren and married Minnie Louisa Steele on October 13 1891. Survived by wife daughter Grace Mary Minehart two grandchildren two brothers and two sisters. Funeral Tuesday Buck Creek Methodist Church with burial in Buck Creek Cemetery.

Hopkinton Fred Leroy French Buck Creek Mr. French Action Adeline French Warren Rowan Minnie Louisa Steele Harry Eugene Grace Mary Minehart French Vivian Melba Minehart Alton Verndale Minn John Ola Dayton Chicago Ill Belle Towers Brasher Falls N. Y Buck Creek Methodist Church H. E. Morrow John Wilson Eliza Pruessner Howard McBride Glyn Thompson Henry Wilson Walter Fife James Wilson Lewis Beitz Roy Dighton Frank King Clell Moulton Parnell Mary Ellen Dwyre Dennis Margaret Dwyre Michael, Dwyre Margaret Tiernan Des Moines Michael, Jr Sylvester Lawrence Cedar Rapids Lucy A. Naughton Washington, Ia Saint Joseph's Church St. Joseph’s Cemetery

Former professor joins senate race in Des Moines

Dr. George A. Chaney of Des Moines, former professor at Iowa State College and the University of Iowa, becomes the first Republican challenger to U S Senator L J Dickinson in the 1936 campaign. He endorses Lowden’s farm program and says farm legislation will be his main concern.

Des Moines Ins George A. Chaney Iowa State College University of Iowa United States L. J. Dickinson Chaney Frank O. Lowden Illinois

McGregor Rural Mail Carrier Suffers Injuries at Home

Precial to The Gazette reports Floyd Luce, McGregor rural mail carrier on a 48 mile route, longest in the section, who braved cold and drifts without absence, fell Monday evening at his home and sustained several fractured ribs.

The Gazette McGregor Floyd Luce Mc Gregor

Iowa City Light Plant Hearing Delayed Three Weeks

The injunction hearing on banning the municipal light plant moves back at least three weeks. Judge Dewey will be on vacation when the Feb. 10 session was to occur. The case, brought by Iowa City Light and Power, centers on preventing natural gas from being introduced in Davenport.

Iowa City Iowa City Council Thomas E. Martin Martin Charles A. Dewey Iowa City Light and Power Company A. A. Herrick Dewey Davenport

Frank Taylor Dies in Oshkosh Former Lenox Dean

Special report notes Frank B. Taylor 83 longtime Hopkinton Lenox dean died January 20 in Oshkosh Wisconsin after a major operation and months of recovery He had also served as dean at Jamestown College North Dakota and was honored by Dakota school with a stadium named for him Surviving daughters Hilda Florence and Mary include a teacher librarian and missionary in China detachments

Hopkinton Hilda Taylor Oshkosh Wis Frank B. Taylor Jamestown N. D Taylor Dean Taylor Lenox College Jamestown College Dakota School Lettermen’s Club of Hilda Florence Omaha Neb Mary Presbyterian Church China

Farmer's Marketplace Want Ad: Big bargains for buyers

Classified note promotes a Farmer's Marketplace ad section with 37 classification and quick action results for those who would sell, highlighting big bargains for buyers in the Want Ads.

All Bran Cereal Offers Natural Constipation Relief

An advertisement argues for natural bulk to treat constipation, promoting Kellogg's All-Bran as a gentle, fiber rich solution. It recommends two tablespoonfuls daily, notes added vitamins and iron, and suggests consulting a doctor if relief is not achieved. Kellogg claims Battle Creek production and broad grocery availability.

All Grocers Kellogg Battle Creek

George Miller Slated for U S Marshal Post

George Miller of Harlan Iowa former speaker of the Iowa house of representatives appears slated for appointment as United States marshal for the Southern Iowa district Senator Louis Murphy of Dubuque will be asked to recommend but has remained silent Friends of Murphy say Miller has been given serious consideration for the post a major Iowa patronage plum to be settled soon

Washington George Miller Harlan Iowa Iowa House of Representatives United States Louis Murphy Dubuque Miller

Elevator crushes Iowa U student in warehouse accident

James Anderlik a 21 year old Iowa City senior in the state university engineering college was killed Tuesday when a service elevator fell on him at a former canning factory now used as a warehouse. He was working part time to finance his education and was under the elevator shaft when it dropped. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs James Anderlik of Iowa City.

the Gazette Iowa City James Anderiik State University Engineering College Anderlik James Anderlik

Mrs Roosevelt To Give Drake University Commencement Address

Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt confirmed she will speak at Drake University on June 8 in Des Moines. She accepted the invitation in a letter to President D W Morehouse. last year’s speaker was former President Hoover.

Mrs. Roosevelt Drake Des Moines INS Eleanor Roosevelt Drake University Roosevelt D. W. Morehouse Hoover

Delta High Declamatory Contest Set for Wednesday

The Delta high school declamatory contest will take place Wednesday evening in the high school auditorium. Nineteen students have prepared selections under coach Miss Bertha Cresswell.

DELTA Delta High School Bertha Cresswell

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