Marion News Notes Fred Ross Goes West on Vacation
Fred D. Ross leaves for a two week vacation in the west with H A Dye. They expect to visit Rosss nephew Dan I Ross and wife at Babb Montana then head to Glacier National Park and attend the Calgary rodeo. Sam Jackson will oversee Marion advertising and circulation during the absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred D. Ross
West
H. A. Dye
Mr. Ross
Dan I. Ross
Mrs. Ross
Babb, Mont
Glacier National Park
Calgary
Sam Jackson
Marion
The
Gazette
Family Picnic Honors Westbrook and Others at Wisconsin Home
A Saturday picnic at Mr. and Mrs. Walter Van Fossen hosted relatives including John G. Westbrook and Mae Louise Croasdale with her daughter Virginia. Guests included Art Peterson of Kenosha Wisconsin Ray Bodger Nevada Richard Burt and daughter Helen Herbert Price and son Richard from Marion and Ray Valentine of the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter van Fossen
John G. Westbrook
Mae Louise Croasdale
Virginia
Art Peterson
Kenosha
Wis
Ray Bodger
Nevada
Richard Burt
Helen
Herbert Price
Richard
Marion
Ray Valentine
Cedar Rapids
Luncheon Honors Miss Witwer at Local Golf Club
Mrs H N Strader hosted a Friday luncheon at the Golf club complimenting Miss Betty Witwer of Topeka, house guest of her sister Mrs Don Hunsucker near Springville. Present were Mrs Hunsucker and Misses Janet Lothian and Jean Dow. A swimming party followed at the Legion pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. N. Strader
Golf Club
Betty Witwer
Topeka
Don Hunsucker
Springville
Hunsucker
Janet Lothian
Jean Dow
Legion Pool
Veterinary student Charles Hanna visits internship in Scranton
Charles Hanna, son of Mrs. Mary Hanna, is spending the weekend with his mother while continuing his veterinary studies at Iowa State College and serving his internship in Scranton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hanna
Mary Hanna
Iowa State College
Scranton
Diana Fret Club Holds Annual Family Picnic
Following a multi year custom the Diana Fret club gathered for a family picnic Saturday at the home of Mr and Mrs Frank J Cleveland on Blairs Ferry road. Mrs Clarence Oxley and Mrs Willis Jordan led the event as organizers.
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Diana Fret Club
Frank J. Cleveland
Blairs Ferry Road
Clarence Oxley
Willis Jordan
Mrs Hubert Thomas to Preach at Prairie Chapel Church
Mrs Hubert Thomas will preach Sunday morning at Prairie Chapel church. Her sermon topic is The Second Coming of Christ, a subject noted for its expected spiritual emphasis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Thomas
Prairie Chapel Church
Christ
Wilbur Cooper and wife visit relatives in Chicago
Mr and Mrs Wilbur Cooper traveled to Chicago for a weekend visit with relatives. They plan to return Sunday and resume their usual activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Cooper
Chicago
Public Library Board Approves Next Year Tax Levy and Purchases
The library board at Friday night meeting approved the forthcoming year's tax levy, authorized buying a new catalogue file for librarian Miss Metta Whitcomb, and ordered a small list of new books. Frank Johnson of route 3 returned from a four day visit in St Louis.
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The
Public Library Board
Metta Whitcomb
Frank Johnson
Route 3
St. Louis
Fourth of July visits and local social notices
Mr and Mrs Irvin Ford and Frances spent the Fourth at the George Filleon cabin on the Wapsipinicen near Central City. Dr and Mrs H N Strader celebrated with relatives in Hoopstown Indiana. Marion Golf club members may bring guests Sunday for tournament programs. Frank Peterson Jr of Davenport visited with F A Peterson. Clair L Woodward and daughter Eleanor of Dickinson North Dakota visiting relatives in Rudd. Saturday visitors arrived for a weekend with Mr and Mrs H O Allen. Dorothy Goodyear spent Saturday in Bloomington Indiana with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin Ford
Frances
George Filleon
Wapsipinicen
Central City
H. N. Strader
Dr. Strader
Hoopstown, IN
Ottumwa Visit Highlights Walker Family and Friends
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Walker and their son Richard are visiting Ottumwa with relatives. Mrs Emma DeLong and daughter Frances and Miss Marie Zernite arrived Saturday for an over the Fourth visit with Mrs Mary Beall.
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Mrs
Lawrence Walker
Richard
Ottumwa
Emma DeLong
Frances
Marie Zernite
Mary Beall
Mrs. Margaret Cluett Visits Relatives in Van Horne
Mrs. Margaret Cluett of Van Horne visits her sister Mrs. Mary Kerns and her niece Mrs. Margaret Leming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Margaret Cluett of
van Horne
Mary Kerns
Margaret Leming
Grace Court Visits Brother-In-Law in Los Angeles
Mrs Grace Court of Los Angeles visits in the home of her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs George Barnoske Jr Mrs Katherine Bogart a member of the University of Iowa summer school faculty spends the weekend with her family locally
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Court of
Los Angeles
George Barnoske, Jr
Katherine Bogart
University of Iowa
Bogart Family Visit Noted in Quincy
Lauren Bogart of Quincy Illinois visits his mother Kath erine Bogart and grandmother J W Pabst during a local family gathering in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lauren Bogart
Quincy, IL
His
Katherine Bogart
J. W. Pabst
Miss Harriett Erickson Visits Miss Marjorie Vahl
Miss Harriett Erickson of Missouri arrived Thursday to visit for several days with Miss Marjorie Vahl in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriett Erickson
Moline
Marjorie Vahl
Vaughn Leaves Duluth After Week with Parents
Edward Vaughn went home to Duluth after visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Vaughn for a week. Mr. and Mrs. De Loss Dooley of Marshalltown are visiting Mr. and Mrs. James Foitle for the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Vaughn
Duluth
Mrs
W. W. Vaughn
de Loss Dooley
Marshalltown
James Foitle
Choir Picnic With Kinser Family At Central City Page Cottage
Eighteen members of the Presbyterian church choir shared a picnic supper Friday evening at the Page cottage near Central City with the Elenn Kinser family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church Choir
Elenn Kinser
Page Cottage
Central City
Allen Family Weekend Visitors Share Time with Kin
Mr and Mrs Donald Allen arrived Friday from Davenport and visit Mr and Mrs H O Allen. Mr and Mrs H A Lesch and their son LeRoy of Wandlee South Dakota and Mrs Mary Allen with her daughter Ruby of Osage spent Thursday with Mr and Mrs Charles Ward. The three women are sisters.
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H. A. Lesch
LeRoy
Wandlee
S. D
Mary Allen
Ruby
Osage
Charles Ward
Mothers Club Picnic Near Indian Creek Ends Season
Mothers club members and their children held a picnic supper by Indian Creek. It was the group’s last gathering until September.
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Mothers Club
Indian Creek
Mueller Guests From Mount Vernon Visit Petersons
Mr and Mrs D H Mueller of Mount Vernon were guests Wednesday of Mr and Mrs F A Peterson.
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D. H. Mueller
Mount Vernon
F. A. Peterson
Dixon Students Return From Tri Delta National Convention
Miss Mary Lockwood and Miss Jewel Allman from Dixon Illinois arrived home after attending the Delta Delta Delta national convention in Colorado Springs as delegates for the Coe College chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lockwood
Jewel Allman
Dixon, IL
Colorado Springs
Coe College
Hanna Family Visit to Manchester Reflects Weekend
Mrs. Mary Hanna and her sons Charles and Edward and daughter Eleanor with Miss Lucile Finson visited Manchester to spend Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hanna and the grandparents of Charles Edward and Eleanor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Hanna
Charles
Edward
Eleanor
Lucile Finson
Manchester
Charles Hanna
Families Dine Together at Marion Golf Club Saturday
Mr and Mrs Guy Miller Mr and Mrs Earl Welcher Mr and Mrs H F Lockwood and Mr and Mrs Andrew P Munson and their families spent Saturday together at the Marion Golf club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Miller
Earl Welcher
H. F. Lockwood
Andrew P. Munson
Marion Golf Club
Franklin Johnsones Honored Guests at Rockford Picnic
Mr and Mrs Franklin Johnson of Rockford Illinois were honor guests at a family picnic on Saturday. They are visiting in the home of George Schrimper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Johnson
Rockford, Ill
George Schrimper
Methodist church board to meet after Sunday service
Members of the official board are asked to gather at the church Sunday following the morning service for a scheduled meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Methodist Church
Picnic at the Fairley Home With Family Friends
A group of friends gathered Saturday at the home of Mr and Mrs Frank Fairley for a picnic. Attending were Mr and Mrs B E Beiber, Mr and Mrs Jack Gibney and their son John, Mr and Mrs Tom Barkwill and their son Kenneth, Mr and Mrs John Larkin and their son Jackie, and Mr and Mrs Glenn Larkin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Fairley
B. E. Beiber
Jack Gibney
John
Tom Barkwill
Kenneth
John Larkin
Jackie
Glenn Larkin
Multiple Marion churches schedule unified services and sermons
Local church listings outline Sunday services for Baptist, Catholic, Christian, Congregational, Free Methodist, Methodist Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Seventh Day Church of God in Marion. Each denomination provides Sunday school times, worship, communion, sermon topics, and youth programs. no union evening services are planned in July and August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loren Inman
A. Lagerquist
A. G. Lagerquist
Des Moines
Mr. Lagerquist
St. Joseph’s Catholic
T. J. McElliott
Irving Wade
Ray McCalley
Herbert O. Allen
Norman J. Waffle
Pilgrim Highroaders
Free Methodist
C. O. Monroe
Methodist Episcopal
Ralph Hall Collis
F. Robson
Presbyterian Church
Jesus
Oxford Club
Epworth League
Virginia Self
Presbyterian
W. E. Fisher
Carl
Ames Visitors Gather for Weekend at Greer Home
Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Greer of Ames host over the weekend their daughter Mrs. D. H. Smith and her family. Donald Lothian of Herrington Kan is visiting his brother W. K. Lothian and family.
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Mrs. W. K. Greer
Ames
Mrs
D. H. Smith
Donald Lothian
Herrington, Kan
W. K. Lothian
Picnic Gathering on Howell Lawn
Mr and Mrs C N Owen and the J B Howell family held a picnic Saturday on the Howell lawn with family members enjoying a sunny afternoon and casual conversations.
Four Games Sunday In Wapsie Valley League
Special to The Gazette games Sunday in the Wapsie Valley league resume the last half of the season. Five teams Quasqueton Winthrop Alburnett Walker Urbana tied for first in the first half. The winner’s tournament will be at Walker on July 12 with five games listed for Sunday July 5 including Quasqueton at Walker and Coggin at Lafayette.
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Gazette
Coggon
Wapsie Valley League
Quasqueton
Winthrop
Alburnett
Walker
Urbana
Lavel
Lafayette
Myers
Palo
Oldham
Michels
YMCA Net Meet Opens July Sixth With Four Events
Entries are being received for the YMCA mid season tennis tournament which opens July 6. Events include men and women singles and doubles. Open to YMCA tennis and full year members. Play at Coe girls athletic field on five usable courts all day.
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Coe
Eastern Iowa Teams Idle Sunday As Schedule Pauses
Lowden and Grand Mound will not have Eastern Iowa league games on July 5 while the schedule resumes July 12. A non league game is set for July 4 at the Fairyland celebration near De Witt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Lowden
Iowa
Grand Mound
Fairyland
de Witt
Iowa Grid Cage Teams Face Same Big Ten Rivals Next Season
Iowa City reports say the Iowa football team will play Northwestern Illinois Indiana Minnesota and Purdue next season. The Hawkeyes basketball squads will face the same schools and add Wisconsin, with Wisconsin games scheduled twice.
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Iowa
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Illinois
Indiana
Minnesota
Purdue
Markets Seen In Alaska For Eskimo Goods
Washington AP Ernest Gruening, director for territories and island possessions, says Alaska could sustain a market for Eskimo goods made from copper, ivory, furs, wood, and baskets. Native crafts currently fail to meet demand but could grow with vocational guidance and native cooperatives. Three quarters of Totem poles sold to tourists come from the Orient, underscoring foreign goods competition.
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Washington
Ernest Gruening
Territories
Department of Interior
Alaska
Orient
Gruening
Would Put Bells On All Alley Cats
Ottawa society discusses a plan to force cats to wear bells to protect birds. The idea is debated after citing Aesop and the risk it poses to cats like Tabby in rat catching, with one member voting against.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ont
Ottawa Humane Society
Tabby
Campaign currents mix as Republicans and Democrats watch unions form
Byron Price reports a June political landscape of shifting loyalties as a new union party forms near Cleveland and Philadelphia factions seek Roosevelts safety while old alignments realign. Analysts weigh potential vote shifts from Lemke Smith and regional reactions amid cross party defections.
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Byron Price
Associated Press
Washington
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Union Party
New
al Smith and Associates
Grover Cleveland
Lemke
London
Smith
Pennsylvania
Jap Leaders Propose Reform In Government
Army leaders plan broad administrative reform to reshape the cabinet after the February 26 executions and martial law era. They seek ministers without portfolio and an overhaul of parliamentarian procedure, challenging Premier Koki Hirota's approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TORIO
INS
Diet
Koki Hirota
Asahi
Quebec Families Still Grow Large In Era Past
In Quebec Province the trend of large families endures with H. E. Lavigneur of Quebec City having twenty two children and Recorder Dery part of a twenty six child family. Mrs Charles Gagnon of Kamouraska reportedly bears thirty two children, an unofficial regional record.
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Quebec
H. E. Lavigneur
Quebec City
Recorder Dery
Charles Gagnon
Kamouraska
Wheat prices hold steady in mixed market week end
Winnipeg wheat prices closed the week unchanged after a brief three day climb with July at 87.5 cents, October 86.73 cents, and December 87.14. Oats futures shifted narrowly with quiet trading as Fourth of July holidays paused intermarket activity and local trade remained featureless. Local demand supported barley with a two cent gain amid export and investment interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
U. S
Liverpool
Buenos Aires
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Winnipeg Wheat and grain price report from Canada market
Wheat prices listed in Canadian market quotes for futures and cash grades. No. 1 hard to 973 cents, No. 2 nor to 7653 cents, various durum and special grades shown with track prices. Oats barley flax rye follow specific price points for different quality grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Weeds Cost U S Three Billion Annually
California professor Dr. W W Robbins of the University of California clamps that weeds cost the nation 3 billion dollars each year. He cites California losses at 60 million and warns weeds threaten crop quality, food preparation, and health prompting a nationwide control campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Davis
Calif
United States
W. W. Robbins
Agricultural College of
The
University of California
Dr. Robbins
California
Relief Fraud Exposes Saxophone Purchases in Los Angeles
Investigators unmasked relief fraud with a music twist. A county relief recipient bought a $200 saxophone while another woman, wife of a wealthy Indiana farmer, used her first husband's name to stay on relief rolls. A bandaged woman faked illness for benefits and held two bank accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
INS
Ivory mascot claims luck after deadly car crash near Greeley
George Brehm, 32, claims an ivory carved elephant from Tahiti brings resilience after surviving six gunshot wounds and other perils since 1929. He was the sole survivor when a crash killed Frank Haggerty of Denver and Alex Johnson of Greeley as their car struck near Greeley. Brehm recounted a nomadic past including Bolivian service, a Chinese machine gunner role, a Baltimore reformatory escape, Navy service, and a San Francisco dancing stint while hitchhiking toward his ailing father.
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Greeley
Colo
Ins
George Brehm
Tahiti
Brehm
Here
Frank E. Haggerty
Denver
Alex Johnson
Chu Yun
China
Baltimore
Navy
San Francisco
Haggerty
Berlin pigeon breeders mourn losses in fog
Berlin breeders of carrier pigeons mourn a mass release of 6 000 birds near Helmstedt. Only about 150 reached the Berlin dovecot the same night while 900 returned by the next day. About 3 000 pigeons were lost, many exhausted in Silesia Saxony or South Germany after fog over the Elbe disoriented them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
INS
Helmstedt
Silesia
Saxony
Germany
Elbe River
Japanese Object To Embassy Radio
Japanese officials object to installing short wave radio sets at the American embassy here. The State Department planned a special newspaper of the air to reach embassies abroad, but the move was dropped after objections to receiving news outside government wires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TORIO
INS
State Department
Washington
United States
Soviet scientist Kapitzas to lead helium project at Moscow institute
Prof. P L Kapitzas, long based at Cambridge, moves his laboratory to the Soviet Academy of Science with government backing. The Institute of Physical Problems now houses his equipment, including a 20 000 ampere generator and massive x ray shielding, as Soviet plans push toward a large helium production role.
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Moscow
Cambridge University
England
Soviet Academy of Science
Russia
Kapitzas
Soviet Union
Cambridge
Institute of Physical Problems
Academy
Caucasus
Middle Volga
United States
Lenin Hills
Lash To Be Abolished In German Prisons
Berlin reports a new penal code ending the lash in German prisons. Violent crimes will be punished by bread and water, a plank bed, and reduced lighting. Prisoners will be addressed by names, not numbers, and heads will not be shaved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Famous Cursing Well Near Welsh Resort
Colwyn Bay is known for St Elian's Well a rare cursing site in the British Isles. An old woman took fees to place curses on names on lead and later revoked them for pilgrims. The well site remains near the Welsh resort for visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colwyn Bay
Wales
St. Elian’s Well
British Isles
Raleig h official denies wives in Dunlap death case
Raleigh official rules on workers compensation after Ty ler Dunlap dies. The industrial commission chairman J Dewey Dorsett says the first wife left Dunlap three years after marriage and the second wife was not entitled due to bigamy. Compensation goes to Dunlap s child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N. C
Tyler Dunlap
J. Dewey Dorsett
Industrial Commission
Dunlap
Not a Gay Fourth in Vicksburg
Vicksburg observes the citys darkest hour instead of a Fourth celebration. On July 4 1863 the town fell to General U S Grant after a lengthy siege, a turning point that opened the west to federal forces and signaled the Confederacys decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vicksburg
Miss
U. S. Grant
Frances Scott Key Descendant Recalled by Teacher
Sierra Madre resident Frances Scott Key, descendant of the Star Spangled Banner author, recalls a teacher misreading her name on enrollment day and remarking, Frances Scott Key oh yes of course Home Sweet Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sierra Madre
Calif
Frances Scott Key
Man Held After Disappearance Case Ends in Arrest
In Dallas, B. B. Wilson was arrested on suspicion as the last man seen with Cleveland Giles who vanished after a $200 bonus. Giles was later found in a cell with Wilson and both were released. they left together to spend the remaining money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
B. B. Wilson
Cleveland Giles
Giles
Surprise Snow Reunion After Neighbor Turns Brother
In Longview Washington C A Snow visits a new neighbor to pay respects and discovers the householder shares his surname. The encounter reveals the man is his brother he hasn’t seen in forty years, a remarkable family reunion born from a simple neighborly gesture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longview
Wash
C. A. Snow
Snow
Rome slum clearance ends Augusteo. ancient tomb to loom
A major Rome slum clearance plans replaces the Augusteo concert hall with a modern building to house Emperor Augustus tomb. The 1908 hall will be removed to create a plaza opening to the Tiber, revealing nearby church towers and cupolas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Augusteo
Augustus
Tiber
San Carlo al Corso
St. Peter of Cortona
Saint Rocco
Girolamo
New Orleans Built on Mud with Wooden Pile Foundations
Description notes that the city rests on wooden pile foundations and sits on mud, reflecting its seaward location and riverbank terrain. The remark highlights the fragile, swampy ground upon which the city was built.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
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Ben Presnall
Waterloo
Marian van Fossen
Betty Howell
Jeanette Titus
la Verna Titus
Robert Titus
John Titus
Howard Merkel
Paul Haworth
James Vernon
Beth Browning
Fred Gillette
Glenn Kinser
Page Cabin
R. J. Kendall
Ed Ainsley
Delhi
John Troy
David Monroe
Mrs. Monroe
Vinton
E. A. Lagerquist
Baptist Church
Florence Houghton
Isabelle Houghton
Clarabelle Houghton
Davenport
A. E. Granger
Dora Granger
Alfred Granger
T. R. Alexander
Max Voris
Mary English
Henrietta Robinson
Grace Fernow
Mary Clements
R. D. Smith
Robert
Nancy Ellen
DeWitt Smith
S. S. Smith
W. K. Greer
Lee Fish
Maxwell
C. W. Shannon
Clinton
Earl Elijah
Joslin
Clarence
Irving Finger
Kent
City
William Snyder
Frank Peterson, Jr
Dorothy Goodyear
Bloomington, Nl
Donald Allen
H. O. Allen
Marion Churches
New Union Party
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
Lewis
Philip Murray
John Brophy
Committee For Industrial Organization
Saxaphone
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