450 To Receive Degrees At Summer Convocation
President Virgil M. Hancher will confer more than 450 degrees at the University of Iowa summer convocation in Memorial Union. The eight weeks term ends with the formal address by Hancher. The list includes numerous Iowa City residents and graduates from Allamakee, Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clayton, Delaware, Fayette, Jackson, Johnson, Linn, Tama and Winneshiek counties with degrees across arts, sciences, and commerce.
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Greciato
Gazette
Iowa City
Virgil M. Hancher
University of Iowa
Hancher
Memorial Union
Iowa
Allamakee
Virgil E. Meyer
New Albin
Merlin T. Erickson
Waukon
Benton
Wilson R. Kouba
Buchanan
Clifford R. Cronk
Lamont
Howard L. Whitcomb
Independence
Donald D. —S
Winthrop
Cedar
G. Westby
Tipton
C. Guthrie Willis
West Branch
Olga R
H. Engerrand
Lulu M. Johnson
Hugh E. Kelso
Joseph L. McConnell
Charles E. Meyers
Troy W. Organ
Harold J. Paulus
Henry R. Reed
James M. Robertson
Wendell R. Smith
Clay Tanberg
Frank J. Alusoy
Robert B. Amnons
Donald M. Anderson
Rogersley
F. D. Cairns
Leslie E. Church
Nellie V. Clift
Harold C. Krogh
Cedar Rapids
Tama
Dwight E. Crawford
Gladbrook
Marion G. Mickelson
Dysart
Washington
Grace Dautermont
Bertha S. Varnum
Riverside
W. J. Hesseltine
Crawfordsville
Adrian C. Kuipers
Wellman
Winneshiek
Ruth E. Roberts
Decorah
Iowa City hires seven teachers and a principal for next year
The Iowa City public schools plan includes Helen E. Horne of Centerville as Lincoln school principal. Seven new teachers join, including Marian Larson Odebolt Charlotte Jean Jeffrey Milwaukee Edith Fink Manning Jerrine Mote Sioux City Mary Alice Wood Ames Mildred J White Russell. a local obituary notes Dorothy May Town City died at home and funeral held.
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Iowa City
Helen E. Horne
Centerville
Lincoln School
Marian Larson
Odebolt
Charlotte Jean Jeffrey
Milwaukee
Wis
Edith Fink
Manning
Jerrine Mote
Sioux City
Mary Alice Wood
Ames
Mildred J. White
Russell
Dorothy May
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Josephine Hunt
Governor Wilson Praises Sioux Center Centennial Cohesion
Governor George A. Wilson spoke at Sioux Center's fifty year anniversary praising the town's blend of Holland Irish English Luxembourg and Swedish roots as a basically American mix. He warned of world events and warned that tyranny brings crime to civilization and must be repaid in toil.
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Sioux Center
George A. Wilson
Prairies
Holland
England
Luxembourg
Sweden
Amana matriarch Marie Eichacker dies at 84
Marie Eichacker 84 oldest woman in Homestead died Tuesday after a lingering illness. Born in Baden Germany she came to America early. Her husband Charles operated the Homestead hotel for years. Survived by son Charles of Homestead two daughters Mrs Frank Von Osten of Washington state and Mrs Charles Wedig of Denver Colo 13 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Husband and two sons John and Otto preceded her in death. Funeral services were held at Homestead Community Church and burial followed in Homestead cemetery.
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Amana
Marie Eichacker
Homestead
Baden
Germany
America
Charles Eichacker
Charles
Frank von Osten
Washington State
Charles Wedig
Denver
Colo
John
Otto Eichacker
Homestead Community Church
Homestead Cemetery
Brandon
Addie Stainbrook
Lamont C. Smith
Brook
Wellington
Emily Towne
Jacob Stainbrook
Ralph
Hazel
Mora
Minn
Bert
Thompson, Ill
Guy
Waterloo
Tracy
Jesup
Merrill
Cane
Tex
Chicago
Cornell College
Presbyterian Church
Algona
Vinton
Doris Landis
Philadelphia
Howard Shogren
Kansas City
Arvid Shogren
Elmer Downing
County Board of Supervisors
Calamus
Leonard Chase
Esther Boyd
Balster
Wheatland
Minnie Ruchotkze
Louis Ruchotkze
Edward
Arland
Raymond
Gus
Louis
Elmer
Leo
Fred
Preston
Henry Johannsen
Davenport
Earl Schaaff
London
William Maltas
Clinton
Charles Boock
South English
Belle Plaine
Women's Missionary Society of Bethany Evangelical Church
P. McKinley
Arthur Richerd
Everette Bricker
Robert Christman
A. T. Hughes
Christman
Orpha Allen
Minda Heller
Edith Hassler
Zion
P. F. McKinley
Mary Hamilton
Glen Oliver
L. H. Wood
John Deerr
Keystone
Johanna Meyer
St. John's Lutheran Church
Fort Franklin Faingham
Zeno
Drumm
Dinsdale
Robin Ton
Tama
Mitchell
Ralph Willard Church
6000 Iowa Drivers Will Be Blacklisted
DES MOINES AP The state will deny new licenses to Iowans whose old licenses have been revoked or suspended for traffic violations or for civil judgments. Many denials cited unpaid damage or personal injury judgments and vision failure as factors.
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Des Moines
Guttenberg Boy Wins Soap Box Derby At Tama
Hugh Kuempel 13 of Guttenberg won the Tama soap box derby Wednesday. His black bullet racer completed 955 feet in 2.81 seconds. Paul Larson 15 of Marshalltown finished second with 31 seconds best. Both advance to the state derby in Des Moines. Sponsors were the Tama Lions club Tama Commercial club and Mulligan's garage. Kuempel received a bicycle and Larson a gold wrist watch. Billy Robeson of Tama won his heat and got a ping pong set as third prize.
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TAMA
Hugh Kuempel
Guttenberg
Paul Larson
Marshalltown
Des Moines
Tama Lions Club
Tama Commercial Club
Mulligan’s
Kuempel
Larson
Billy
Jury Rejects Million Seduction Suit Against Mazdaznan
A Superior Court jury rejected Irma Weber's $1,000,000 seduction lawsuit filed against the Mazdaznan religious movement and Henry Sorge a 33 year old Mazdaznan instructor.
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LOS Angles
Superior Court
Irma Weber
Henry Sorge
Prison Terms For Army Deserters
Two 18 year old army deserters from Fort Custer Mich were sentenced to five years in Iowa state prison for attacking a retired officer Capt Woodson Jeffreys 62 of Los Angeles after he gave them a ride. Harold K Sellars Jr of Council Bluffs and William F Bellinger of Royal Oak Mich aided in the assault while A W O L youths fled and were captured by peace officers and farmers.
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U. S. Army
Fort Custer
Mich
Iowa
Sherman A. Clock
Fred L. Wilkins
Booie County
Harold K. Sellars, Jr
Council Bluffs
William F. Bellinger
Royal Oak
Aluminum drive yields 790 pounds in Vinton area
The Vinton aluminum drive collected 790 pounds of old pots and pans for national defense. Veterans from the Belle Plaine CCC camp transported the metal to Cedar Rapids on Wednesday.
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Vinton
National Defense
Cedar Rapids
CCC
Belle Plaine
Mynatt Breidenthal
Vernelle Miller
Army
Iowa Employment Surcharged by Plant Jobs and State Aid
Iowa employment officials report 1 000 to 2 000 weekly job seekers crowd Des Moines for a small arms plant. State service branches urge registration closer to home and warn workers to keep current jobs until called. Week-by-week figures nearing 9 000 to 11 000 show high demand while 68 fulltime and itinerant branches cover 31 counties.
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IL Moines
Iowa
Des Moines
State Service
Polk County
State Employment Service
The
Lee County
Linn County Budget Hearing Set for August 12 1941
The Linn County Board of Supervisors will meet August 12 1941 at 2 p.m. in the Court House Cedar Rapids to hear taxpayers on the proposed expenditures for the 1942 fiscal year. County Auditor Robert Vesely signs the notice. Expenditures include travel and outside town costs totaling 11.10 dollars.
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Bang
Court House
Independence
Buchanan County Selective Service Board
Robert E. Smith
Fort Des Moines
Earl V. Pugh
Burlington
George Graham
Osceola
John P. Gaffney
Walter S. Roepke
Aurora
Manchester
Delaware County Selective Service Board
Chris Gerald Scheer
Chester Avery Kenny
Raymond Edward Carrothers
Merwin Howard Cook
William Victor Mangerich
Worthington
William August Hartke
Edward Francis Friedlin
Strawberry Point
Raymond Joseph Oehler
Ryan
William Joseph Besler
Dundee
James Emmett Goldsmith
Earlville
Maquoketa
Jackson County
Maquoketa Township
Elkader
H. L. Meyer
Clayton County Selective Service Board
Elmer E. Stickfort
Clayton
Joseph W. Meyer
Ewald John Kregel
Guttenberg
LaVerne E. Hoffman
Leslie E. Jones
Colesburg
Wil- Luana
Board of Supervisors
Linn County
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Robert Vesely
Noted Artists Named To U. Of Iowa Staff
Iowa City two nationally known artists Phillip Guston of Woodstock New York and Casimer Michalczyk of Madison Connecticut were appointed to positions on the University of Iowa staff succeeding the late Emil Ganso as visiting lecturer and mural artist. Guston a friend of Fletcher Martin will direct the program at Woodeniha1esyk replacing Ganso. Michalczyk will replace Harry Stinson at Hunter College New York as assistant professor in sculpture after earning a BSA in sculpture from Yale Art School.
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Iowa City
Phillip Guston
Woodstock
N. Y
Casimer Michalczyk
Madison
Fletcher Martin
Kansas City Art Institute
Ganso
Woodenihalesyk
Harry Stinson
Hunter College
Yale Art School
Divine Guidance Amid Storm Devastates Johnson Parlor
A Tuesday evening lightning strike during a heavy storm damaged the Johnson home. The parlor and dining room suffered most, with church papers and a Bible on a stand destroyed while the Bible hanging overhead survived. The rest of the apartment sustained confined damage.
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Gazette
Calamus
Lona Johnson
Silk Hosiery Rush Noted As Stores Stock Up
Des Moines department stores report women buying silk stockings in anticipation of a shortage. Purchases included 40 pairs for one shopper and 24 for another with many buying 20 to 12 pairs. Stores say no panic and current supplies meet expected small demand.
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Des Moines
Flag presentation at Methodist church this Sunday
West Union reports two flag gifts to the Methodist church. Mrs Grace Gilbert King and Dr T A King donated the large flag to the church and will present it Sunday morning. Mr and Mrs W H Antes donated a large Christian flag to be presented by Mr Antes.
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West Union
Grace Gilbert King
T. A. King
W. H. Antes
Antes
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Francis Aumann
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Mount Pleasant
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