Golden Anniversary of Mr and Mrs Louis Krauss at Amana
Mr and Mrs Louis Krauss of Amana celebrate fifty years of marriage and longtime readership of The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Born in 1860 and 1869 in Saxony and Amana respectively, they wed January 30 1888 in Cedar Rapids and later moved back to Amana. They have three surviving children and nine grandchildren with one daughter deceased.
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Mana
Louis Krauss
Amana
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Krauss
Saxony
Germany
Krauss
Fred Krauss
Pequot
Minn
John Schaefer
Morrison, NL
Dave Krauss
Lucy
Professor Ruckmick's Emotion Meter gains notice in psychology research
Iowa City AP report profiles Prof Christian A. Ruckmick famed for his emotion meter a galvanic skin response device he developed to measure emotional activity via palm electrodes and sweat gland action. He notes fear and anger yield strongest readings and says current detectors may outpace blood pressure or breathing tests though no lieSpecific reading distinction exists.
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Iowa City
Christian A. Ruckmick
University of Iowa
American Psychological Association
Minneapolis
Ruckmick
Alesch Weakening As Party Man But Runs As Democrat
DES MOINES Iowa Rep Ed ward C Eicher D Washington 1st district filed for renomination. Other candidates include Cornelia C Hodges R for state superintendent De Vere Hirt D Forest City for state representative A H Avery R Spencer for state representative Gustave Alesch D Marcus incumbent for state representative and Alesch said I am not as strong a party man as I used to be.
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Des Moines
Edward C., Eicher
Washington
Iowa
Secretary of State
Cornelia C. Hodges
Keosauqua
Superintendent of Public Instruction
de Vere Hirt
Forest City
A. H. Avery
Spencer
Gustave Alesch
Marcus
Alesch
Locomotive Blast Probe Set for Oelwein Hearing
G A Huffman announced a formal investigation into the locomotive explosion that killed the fireman and engineer of a Great Western freight train near Melbourne. The hearing will be held at 9 a.m. Sunday in Oelwein with state, railroad, and interstate inspectors attending. Foster led the railroad’s Melbourne inquiry.
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Des Moines
G. A. Huffman
State Commerce Commission
Great Western
Melbourne
Des Moines Monay
Huffman
H. A. Franklin
Railroad
C. J. Foster
Interstate Commerce Commission
Foster
Pioneer farmer Felix Michel dies after brief illness
Marion Iowa obituary notes Felix Michel a leading Linn County pioneer farmer died Saturday at 1 30 p m after a two day illness. He lived north of Marion and was born in Belgium arriving in 1852. He moved to Linn in 1865 and to his final farm 28 years ago. Surviving are two daughters Mrs Edith Alb right and Mrs Esther Clough and two sons Paul and Carl all local. Funeral Monday at 2 pm in Yocom chapel with Rev Irving Wade officiating. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Linn County
Marion
Belgium
United States
Dubuque County
Linn
Elise Kocher
Center Point
Edith Albright
Esther Clough
Paul
Carl
Mary Metcalf
Beloit
Kan
Josephine Cooper
Nicholas
Yocom Chapel
Irving Wade
The
Christian Church
Michel
Methodist Ladies Aid divisions schedule meetings this week
Multiple divisions of the Methodist Ladies Aid Society set meetings this week. Loyal division gathers Wednesday at 2 30 at Mrs H G Stitzels 998 Eighth Avenue with Miss Lillian Bleakly and Mrs Frank Newcomb assisting. Other divisions meet at homes on Tenth, Eleventh and Twenty fourth streets with hostesses named and times listed. The Presbyterian Woman’s group plans a Thursday sewing session at L R Fitzgerald 1150 Twelfth Week with members asked to bring sewing materials.
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Loyal
H. G. Stitzel
Eighth Avenue
Lillian Bleakly
Frank Newcomb
Gleaners
Robert P. Burns
Tenth Street
Keystone
J. B. Fosdick
Eleventh Street
George A. Hutchison
E. E Badham
A. H. Kirkwood
Endeavor Division
W. S. Winter
Rainbow Division
D. H. Smith
Eighteenth Street
W. J. Goodyear
Ora Crowner
J. L. Papes
Sunshine Division
Ed Scown
Fifth Avenue
True Blue Division
Erwin Lanning
Thirteenth Avenue
Twenty-fourth Street
E. T. Hiams
W. J. Fleisher
Alpha Williams
Bernard Schenken
Ladies Aid Society of the Presbyterian Church
L. R. Fitzgerald
Community clubs schedule meetings and social visits
Mrs C L Fernow leads a luncheon program while Dr and Mrs L E Bigger of Mount Vernon visit Mr and Mrs M H Biddick. The Tennyson club meets Tuesday at 2 30 at Mrs R H Biddick's home with current events. The O O P club gathers Tuesday at 7 30 p m at Mrs D H Smith's home. The Adeliza Daniels circle hosts a one o'clock luncheon Wednesday at Mrs F A Peterson's home. Patmos Commandery No 27 meets Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the Masonic temple. Mrs Elmer Hollingsworth hosts noon lunch for the Ameigo club at the K V cafe. Leo Soukup of Cedar Rapids is fined $5 for speeding Friday.
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R. H. Biddick
Eighth Avenue
William Bleakley
O. O. P. Club
D. H. Smith
Eighteenth Street
J. J. Wallace
Adeliza Daniels
Priscilla Guild
The
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F. A. Peterson
Thirteenth Street
Patmos Commandery
E. T
Masonic Temple
Elmer Hollingsworth
Ameigo Club
Leo Soukup
Cedar Rapids
Drunk Driver Sentenced After Fall Crash
Independence Iowa Judge R. W. Hasner sentences Jack Ritzman of Dumont to sixty days in Buchanan county jail after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated. Ritzman was arrested September 4 after colliding with a tree at Jesup, suffering a broken ankle and facial injuries.
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Independence
Jack Ritzman
Dumont
Buchanan County
R. W. Hasner
Ritzman
Claud Shearer
Jesup
People's Hospital
Decorah Man Named Centennial Director
J C Hammond of Decorah was named managing director of the Iowa territorial centennial celebration. Fort Dodge Chamber secretary Stump was named executive secretary and Mrs Della Harper of Des Moines was named office secretary. Salaries will be paid by the state fair board which will provide office space in statehouse quarters. Offices to open this week. Senator Clyde Herring plans to seek postal department support for an Iowa centennial stamp.
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J. C. Hammond
Decorah
SP. Stump
Fort Dodge
Chamber of Commerce
Centennial Group
Della Harper
J. R. Bahne
Eldora
Nelson G. Kraschel
State Fair Board
Statehouse
Bahne
Clyde Herring
Postal Department
Iowa
Lisbon Couple To Observe Golden Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac L. Cork of Lisbon celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary Monday with a noon dinner at the Cork home for relatives and friends from the wedding fifty years ago. Mrs. Cork, Ida L. Haak, is the daughter of Simon B. Haak. The couple has lived in Burt Marshall and Bertram Iowa and Lisbon, and they have a daughter Esther married to Nicholas Williams and a grandson Roger Alan Williams aged 17 months.
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Gazette
ISBON
Isaac L. Cork
Cork
Mount Vernon
Ida L. Haak
Simon B. Haak
Linn County
Corks
Burt
Marshall
Rehearse Play For Cornell Theater Opening Special
A veteran Cornell college ensemble will perform As You Like It for the Armstrong Hall opening February 4 and 5. Directed by Albert Franklin Johnson and Bertha French Johnson, the cast features Barbara Brice, Betty Tou Evans, Chester Webb, and Robert Hartung with student crews handling production tasks. The little theater seats 410, has a 30 by 55 foot stage, a 30 musician orchestra pit, and a two-projector booth.
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Tama
Coquette
School For Husbands
Rosil
Betty Tou Evans
Goldfield
Celia
Chester Webb
Stockton
Orlando
Robert Hartung
Mount Vernon
Touchstone
Lillian Elsessor
Amboy
Hugh Muncy
Fulton, HI
Ben Hoover
Chicago
Marian Blair
Mendota
I1l
John Sheets
Marion
Armand Downey
Rockford
Ill
Howard Merkle
Mark Mirich
Thornton
Wyo
Little Theater
Cornell
Iowa City Youth Killed In Crash
Arthur Neeble 12 died after a star mail truck driven by his father Dan Neeble ran off a slick road two miles west of Wellman. Dan Neeble injuries included a broken leg. The truck plunged into a ditch eleven feet deep. sleet made the road surface treacherous. Mrs Neeble and several other children survive.
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Wellman
Arthur Neeble
Iowa City
Star Mail
Dan Neeble
Webster
Here
Bidwell Funeral Home
Mrs Nancy Hurst Dies at 106 in Hastings
Mrs Nancy J Hurst aged 106 died at her daughter Mrs Jane Benedict's home in Hastings. Born in Hendricks County Indiana in 1831 she lived much of her life on a Fremont County farm. Her husband died in 1876 and she is survived by three children Mrs Benedict, Mrs Cynthia Verbeck of Sidney and Fred Hurst of Doniphan Nebraska.
John Sueppel of Iowa City Dies at 75
John Sueppel 75 a charter member of the local volunteer fire company and Knights of Columbus died Saturday in Iowa City He is survived by daughter Mrs Margaret Russell and two sons Francis of Iowa City and Carl of Chicago Services set for Monday at 9 am in St Marys church with burial in St Josephs cemetery
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Hook and Ladder Company
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Knights of Columbus
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Francis
Carl
Chicago
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St. Joseph's Cemetery
Memorial pergola over Gettysburg boulder unveiled in Lisbon
The American Legion and auxiliary with the Women's Relief corps erected a pergola over a memorial boulder from the Gettysburg battlefield in Lisbon to honor Union soldiers. They contributed 158 dollars and free labor for the project.
Ruth Page to Perform Ballet Program at Cornell Tomorrow
Ruth Page will present a seven piece ballet program at Cornell College in Mount Vernon Monday evening. Accompanied by dancer Bentley Stone and a 20 member Chicago Grand Opera Ballet troupe, the program includes Dance of the Hours Love Songs Gavotte City Park and others.
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Cornell
Mount Vernon
Cornell College
Bently Stone
Chicago Grand Opera Ballet
Miss Page
Schulere Gavotte Bach
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