Troy Mills Couple To Celebrate 70th Wedding Anniversary Friday
A Troy Mills couple, J F Elliott and Evangeline Diltz, will celebrate their seventieth wedding anniversary with a family gathering at 9:30 a.m. at the local Christian church and a public fete at the high school auditorium. The couple, married after a 16th birthday union, have shared a life of farming and traveling with eight grandchildren and eighteen great grandchildren. Their children include Media, Rolla, Florence Frey, Iola Weber, Dale, Mys, Dave Walton, Garyve, Guthry, Bonnie Pickkell, and Karl, with many spouses and other relatives joining the celebration.
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J. F. Elliott
Ellott
Troy Mills Christian Church
Elliott
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Kokomo
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Marion U S campaign reaches local quota of 800 dollars
The Marion U S campaign announced on Saturday that the local quota of 800 dollars had been reached. Donations continue to be accepted at City Hall or First National Bank. Community figures led the drive and many locals participated in events and gatherings around Marion.
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Marion U. S
Mildred Titus
City Hall
Emery J. Miller
First National Bank
Louis C Ross
Emma Klein
Hugh Gordon
Bill Vahl to Install De Molay Councilor in Marion
Bill Vahl will be installed as master councilor of Lina chapter No. 900 De Molay at Marion Golf Club Monday at 7 30 pm. Refreshments follow by Mothers circle members. Other officers listed include Bob Lary Harold Beadle James Frazee and more. Many out of town guests and local delegates attend the event and related social gatherings.
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May Vahl
Lina
Order of
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Marion Golf Club
Mothers’ Circle of the
Bob Lary
Harold Beadle
James Frazee
Albert van Fossen
Benjamin Nollsch
Lyle McConaughy
Bob Wilber
Willis Bachman
Kenneth Beadle
Sentinel
Duane Nollsch
Mac Towers
Dick Shay
Wayne Stephenson
Wayne Manson
Elwood Kramer
Jim Marsh
Keith Stark
Club Women and Defense Work Speaker at Marion Meeting
Maines and Mrs L A Johnston of Springville will discuss Club Women and Defense Work and invite all county women to attend. Marion chapter members to notify regent Mrs Harley McCalley. Also notes on visitors, local society events, service stations ad, and upcoming community gatherings in Marion and surrounding areas.
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Linn County Women's Rally For National Unity
Springville High School
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Springville
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Federation of of Women's Clubs
Marion
Harley McCalley
Begin Construction on I S C Men s Dormitory
Excavation started Saturday for the new 530 009 dollar men s dormitory at Town State College. The three story building will be completed within a year and will house 450 students.
Fine Arts Festival Faculty and Concert Schedule at Iowa
The State University of Iowa announces a fine arts festival with faculty from art and music departments including Prof W D Coder and Mabie. Tickets for lunch and theater are available at the Iowa Union information desk with mail requests to the School of Fine Arts. Concerts run July 13 to 17 in University theater and Iowa Union lounges with free tickets via mail requests.
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Philip Greeley Clapp
Northmushcall
Lester D. Longman
Vession
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E. C. Mabie
Cripp
North Music Hall
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Rweenine
Sei Puaigsaoe
North Music A
All-State High School Symphony Orchestra
Cherries B. Richter
Juy
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Fletcher Martin Art Building
University
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Coggon Christian Church Celebrates 75th Anniversary
Coggon Christian Church marks 75 years since organization on July 8 1866 with a week of events. The pageant The Light of the Church opens the festivities at 8 p.m. tonight. Anniversary services are planned for Tuesday and Friday with speakers Rev John Bruce Dalton of Iowa City and Dr Seth W. to lead the next Sunday service.
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Coggon Christian Church
John Bruce Dalton
The
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Iowa City
Seth W
Torquay Showcases wartime glamour and fear in a seaside escape
English Rich reports Torquay as Britain's top refuge for wealthy evacuees during 1941, where luxury hotels stay busy amid air raid warnings. Locals grow wary of outsiders while thriving on wartime prosperity, as fear and decadence mingle in the resort town near Plymouth.
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England
Britain
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France
Slaughter to Lead Drake Bible College Event at Des Moines
The dean Slaughter of the Bible college at Drake University will host a noon basket dinner followed by a 2 15 pm Great Fellowship service in Des Moines. Bibles and early church documents will be displayed throughout the week and a history of the congregation by Frank Green will be presented during the celebration.
IOWA News In Brief Highlights Rural to Urban Transfers
Special to The Gazette summarizes small town notices across Iowa. Dr George Kelleher, Loyola graduate, takes a Battle Creek Michigan hospital post while highway traffic counters on US 52 log 132003 cars in 24 weeks. Obituaries note Albert Weyer in Shellsburg and John Delaney in Marengo.
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Postville
George Kelleher
Carrie Kelleher
Loyola University
Battle Creek
Mich
China War Stalls Into Its Fifth Year of Conflict
The China war enters its fifth year with no clear decision, as Japan forges on with coastal raids and territorial gains. Chiang Kai-shek’s forces resist while Western powers weigh broader global stakes amid Britain and U.S. involvement.
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Britain
China
France
Netherlands
Japan
Chiang Kai-shek
Indo-China
Burma Road
Thailand
Netherlands East Indies
Greater East Asia
Johnsons at Nebraska statehouse clash over governor pay
Lincoln Neb. UP report shows Lt. Gov. William E. Johnson seeking pay for acting as governor while State Auditor Ray G. Johnson refuses the claim. Attorney General Walter R. Johnson supports the claim. State Treasurer L. B. Johnson says he will pay if the court rules for the lieutenant governor.
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Statehouse
Johnsons
William E. Johnson
Ray G. Johnson
Walter R. Johnson
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L. B. Johnson
Soldier blocked from license over 50 cent fee break
Iowa public safety denies a soldier's license renewal for sending no old license and 50 cents. He was on maneuvers 70 miles away from Fort Leonard Wood when wallet stayed in barracks. The governor ordered servicemen have 60 days after discharge to renew.
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Iowa Public Safety Department
Fort Leonard Wood
Missouri
Quartet Society Head Elected President in Detroit
Carroll P. Adams of Detroit was elected president of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America at the group’s Saturday meeting in St. Louis. The election marks a leadership change in a national organization promoting quartet harmony and barbershop style.
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Detroit
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