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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 23, 1939

Page

19

Central City band to play 2:30 concert at Legion pool

The Central City band directed by Roy Sawyer will perform today at 2:30 p.m. at the American Legion pool. The pool area has been cleaned repainted and redecorated by about thirty volunteers from the Legion and friends. Nearby flood damage has been repaired including bridge approaches and terrace work.

Central City Band Roy Sawyer American Legion Pool The American Legion and Friends

Guests visit Collins for week long stay

Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Biddick host guests from Collins including Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Fish and daughters Claire and Minnie Lou and Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Hall and daughter Patricia. Helen Norma and Dianne Biddick will join them in Collins Sunday evening for a week’s visit.

M. H. Biddick C. G. Fish Claire Minnie Lou L. M. Hall Patricia Collins Helen Norma Dianne Biddick

Catching Rattlesnakes For Bounty Is Hobby Of McGregor Farmer

Larry Kersten, a McGregor Iowa farmer, hunts rattlesnakes in timbered bluffs along the Mississippi and Yellow rivers. He says he has captured thousands, mostly young snakes, in pursuit of a bounty hobby.

McGregor Gazette Larry Kersten Mississippi Yellow Rivers Iowa

Hunter Larry Kersten Recovers Rattlers For Bounty Work

An avid rattlesnake collector, Larry Kersten says his top day catch is about a hundred snakes and he once earned 700 in bounty. He describes capturing, fanging, and bagging rattlers, sometimes keeping them alive weeks before bounty payment, and dispels common snake myths.

Kersten Texas Florida Larry

Wheatland Woman Grows Doll Collection to 100 in Two Years

Mrs. Anna Dutton of Wheatland started with a single doll from a friend and has built a diverse collection of more than a hundred dolls from the United States and abroad. The display includes storybook figures, national costumes, and antique porcelain heads, with pieces from Russia, Persia, China, France and more.

Ywbeatland Holy Land Anna Dutton Wheatland Mrs. Dutton United States Deanna Durbin Snow White Jane Withers Shirley Temple Dionne Dr. Dafoe Missouri Sister of Mercy Anna Fey Russia Persia China Japan France South Sea Islands South America Paris Dutton Hawaii Guy Gillette Otis Moore Tipton India Anna Treimer Dixon South Dakota

Rattlesnake Age Said Read From Rattles Count

An expert notes that age can be estimated by the number of rattles, explaining rattles form each time the snake sheds its skin which occurs two or three times annually.

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Seek Court Ruling To Force Payment Of Tax On Mail Order Sales

The Iowa tax commission appeals to the Iowa Supreme Court for authority to compel mail order houses to collect the use tax on goods shipped into Iowa. The Polk County district court had blocked Chicago Sears Roebuck from operating stores in Iowa for not collecting the tax on mail order purchases by Iowa customers. The 1937 act targets border merchants losing trade to states with lower or no sales tax by requiring purchasers to report and pay the Iowa use tax on mail orders.

DES Moines State Tax Commission Iowa Supreme Court Iowa Iowa Tax Commission Tax Board

Doctor Shope’s influenza research hailed by AMA findings

Special to The Gazette Iowa City Dr Richard E Shope long study led to AMA report that he may have found influenza sources and related viruses. His work at Rockefeller Institute links earthworms and hogs to swine influenza and possible human epidemics, earning major prizes while he continues lab work near Princeton with periodic Iowa visits.

Iowa City Richard E. Shope University of Iowa Des Moines American Medical Association Shope Rockefeller Institute of Medical Research Princeton N. J Iowa Alvarenga College of Physicians of Philadelphia Phillips American College of Surgeons Yale

Oldest North English Woman to Celebrate 88th Birthday

Laura E Swope the oldest woman in North English will turn eighty eight on Aug 29. born in Mercer county North Carolina she moved to Iowa in 1866 and became a teacher at seventeen. she was married to B A Swope in 1881 and their farm remains in Fillmore township. now a widow she lives in North English with nine grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. she enjoys radio and flowers and handles her own chores.

Laura E. Swope Laura McKinstry Mercer County Iowa Eighth Iowa Infantry Swope Fillmore Township North English Rose Milicent Knipfer Martha R. Molloy Rochester Minn Waukon George Dresselhause William Sadler Union City Dresselhause Sadler Decorah Winneshiek County Samuel Rosa

Iowa towns report runaway accidents and community notices

Waukon and Decorah report runaway incidents and a bee swarm causing injuries. Dated Iowa notes include Mrs. Rosa turning 95, deaths of Joseph Straw and Frank Davis, Girl Scout troop plans in Monona, a rattlesnake bite near Monona, and obituaries for William Jones and Nels Mortensen with service details.

Independence Joseph Straw Buchanan County J. W. Preston J. A. Treese Wesleyan Methodist Church Illinois William Sherrets Delbert Straw Frank L. Davis Waterloo George W. Wood Davis James McDonald William Cunningham Cunningham Monona Helena Mitchell Ray Mitchell

Ask Thomas Dewey To Give Talk At Coon Rapids Fair

An invitation was sent to Thomas A. Dewey to speak at the four county fair and livestock show in Coon Rapids Iowa. H A Riis, fair president, notes Dewey carried rural New York counties in his governor race and urges him to address farmers during Sept 25 to 28. The invitation asks Dewey to choose any date.

Thomas Dewey Coon Rapids INS Thomas A. Dewey New York New York State H. A. Riis Dewey Corn Belt Middle West Iowa

Five Hundred Attend Maynard Township Farm Bureau Meeting

Allan Kline of Vinton spoke to about 500 members at a joint Center Fremont Harlan Smithfield township Farm Bureau gathering in Maynard. The event honored 50 farmers and wives for 25 years of Fayette County Bureau membership while a 4 H kittenball game was played.

Maynard Center Fremont Harlan Smithfield Allan Kline Vinton Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Middlewest Fayette

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