Gift for Cornell dormitory announced at trustees meeting
Mount Vernon The Cornell College board announced a 140000 gift from friends to build a men’s dormitory, expected ready for occupancy in fall 1936. The site is a wooded slope on campus’s southeast area. The dormitory will house over 100 men, with all students to live on campus. Women already live in three campus dorms.
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Mount Vernon
Friends
Cornell College
H. J. Burgstahler
Board of Trustees
Cornell
John E. Stout
Northwestern University
R. M. Gunn
Buckingham
Fred Sargent
Chicago
Chicago, North Western Railway Company
R. R. Jackson, Jr
Freeport
W. T. Rawleigh Company
Paul Bellamy
Rapid City
S. D
Black Hills Transportation Company
Earl A. Baker
Cedar Falls
Frank W. Court
Davenport
L. J. Dickinson
Algona
Charles E. Hedges
Archibald F. Maxwell
New York City
Dean Persen
Eldora
Richard C. Rains
Minneapolis
Willard Stuckslager
Lisbon
J. Arthur Young
Delaware School Supt Sues For Back Wages
Delaware school superintendent Claude C Dickes sues the Delaware board of education in district court for 5194 claiming unpaid wages. He says his monthly pay was 105 for nine months and 945 for the year though he completed the term and has not been paid in full. He seeks recovery of the back wages and related allowances.
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Manchester
Claude C Dickes
Delaware
Delaware Board of Cancation
Delmar Woman 80 Makes 33rd Memorial Pilgrimage
Mrs Elizabeth Lockard 80 years old has not missed visiting the graves of her children in Evergreen cemetery south of Delmar in 33 years. Born in Clinton county she has lived nearby with husband William who died after their fiftieth anniversary. Illness earlier this month threatened her Memorial Day ritual but she recovered enough to visit the cemetery on Thursday.
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Delmar
Elizabeth Lockard
Evergreen Cemetery
Elizabeth Kehn Lockard
Clinton County
William Lockard
Marengo Woman Misses Commencement For 57 Years
A Marengo class day tale notes Regina Steele winning a Northwestern University summer drama scholarship among a national group. Elderly attendee Mrs Henry Denzler marks fifty seven consecutive commencements since 1878. Zoe Shipton tops scholastic honors while Franklin Eddy leads salutatorians and Ramona Simmons earns state declamatory honors.
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Gazette
Marengo
Marengo High School
Regina Steele
Northwestern University
Henry Denzler
Zoe Shipton
J. H. Shipton
Franklin Eddy
Miss Steele
Thomas Wall
Ramona Simmons
the Stepmother
University of Iowa
Garth Hite
Clarence House Falls Into Basement After Heavy Rain
Jacks supporting the Arnold Pruess house slipped during a 1.82 inch rainfall on Tuesday morning allowing the structure to drop into the basement. No one was working at the time and damage was limited to toppled chimneys and the planned addition of new floors and a kitchen during remodeling.
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The
Gazette
Clarence—Jacks
Arnold Pruess
Name New Officers In Bank At Independence
Special to The Guzette Independence officers elected at Farmers State bank meeting include acting vice president F E r Everett who resigns as receiver of Buchanan County National bank and Farmers National bank in Vinton A M Place of Waterloo to assume receiverships Former auditor and seven year cashier at Fairbank State bank C o Merthaler died recently and EF Sora promoted to president Lo Fiester becomes cashier The Farmers State bank has deposits around 2 000 000 and reported deposits near 2 000 000 Grundy Center officials announce federal post office renewal and staffing changes
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Guzette Independence
Everett
Farmers State Bank
Buchanan County National Bank
Farmers National Bank
Vinton
M Place of
Waterloo
Buchanan Counts
Fairbank State Bank
EF Sora
C Oc Merthaler
Lo Fiester
Cashiar
Sorg
Ossian Man Hurt in Car Upset. Orr Fatality Near Lake Cornelia
Richard Pullman of Ossian is in critical condition after his car overturned on Highway 9. Norman Lee, also of Ossian, suffered a broken shoulder. In Eagle Grove Earl Orr blames a jammed accelerator for an accident near Lake Cornelia that killed his wife, 22, and injured four others. an inquest is planned Friday as eight rode to a Memorial Day dance.
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the Gazette
Decorah
Richard Pullman
Ossian
Decorah Hospital
Highway 9
Norman Lee
Pullman
Eagle Grove
Earl Orr
Lake Cornelia
Orr
Clarion
Elmer Kitley
Mary Kitley
Clare Maxon
Howard Brauman
John Kitley
Lyle Lake
Confirmation class in Manchester fills St Mary’s church
In Manchester 128 parishioners were confirmed at St Mary’s Catholic Church in one of the largest confirmations locally. Archbishop Beckman presided, with 13 priests in attendance, as the ceremony filled the church with the Rev. F. W. McKinley’s parishioners and list of confirmands including Barnd, Moorman, Clemen, Gearhart, and many others.
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Manchester
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
F. W. McKinley
Francis Joseph Beckman
Dubuque
Michael Barnd
Leo Hutchinson
Jerome Moorman
Gregory Barnd
Vincent Moorman
Cletus Burke
Thomas Farrell
Morell Mil
Viola Moorman
Louise Wilson
Rose Mary Wilson
Margaret Roe
Leonore Barnd
Kathleen Lewhten
Irene McElmeel
Virfini Milroy
Valeria Woods
Helen Gearhart
Eugenia Gearhart
Coletta Clemen
Helen Culligan
Margaret Doyle
Josephine Graimo
Betty Barnd
Josephine Streit
Jean Barnd
Lillian Malone
Bernice Woods
Viola
Malone Mary Siegel
Dorothy Rose Swift
Jeanne Garvin
Catherine Mitchell
Dolores Cash
LaVerne Beecher
Dorothy Clemen
Josephine Cash
Bernice Malone
Mane Strathman
D Dowang
John Cooney
Bert Haselman
E Gootee
Cletus Ungs
Leslie Dillon
Harold Malone
Fdith Skinner
Margaret Sands
Harry Sands
Edna Mae Fisher
Dorothy Clhalk
Frances Fannon
Helen Hass
Helen Goldsmith
Patricia Rovile
Cecchi Goldsmith
Edna Jaas
Helen Mitchell
Izetta Miller
Rosetta Goldsmith
Teonore Hladek
Alma Thirgiafen
Mrs B Goldsmith
Urban Hargrafen
Robert Toomer
Francis Toomer
LaVerne Lux Day Clark
Charles Clark
Paul Fannon
Joseph King
Leo Quint
Cletus Hirgrafen
Vincent Harggrafen
Ernest Quint
Fugene Haas
Leonard Haas
David Tattle
Harvey Little
Washington County Rural Honor Students Named
Special to The Ciarette Washington Ta There were 160 in the rural eighth grade producing class this year Commencement exercises will be held at the Methodist church Wednesday Supt J H Peet will deliver the address Supt Krabill will announce award pins and C A Fullerton of Cedar Falls will direct the rural chorus The honor students are Virginia Chalupa Havre Marian Stannard Clay Independent Joel la Beenblossom Oregon John Goetz Union Dale Velma Schl bach Snake Hollow Barbara Swisher Haskins Edna Stoltzfus Snake Hollow Jean Essiey Eure ka Faye Schoonover Shiloh Janet Luithivy Robin Billy McGinnis Haskins Howard Reber Grandview Lois Yoder Snake Hollow
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Ciarette
Columbus Junction weighs sewage disposal plant plan
Special to The Gazette Columbus Junction town council debates building a sewage disposal plant. Officials anticipate receiving cost estimates from engineers next week.
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Columbus Junction
The Ghost yearbook honors Miss Maurine Hamblin
The Oelwein High School yearbook The Ghost is dedicated to Maurine Hamblin the music supervisor who will move to Cedar Rapids to teach next year.
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Oelwein
Maurine Hamblin
Hamblin
Cedar Rapids
Decorah Couple Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary
Decorah Mr and Mrs Hal ver O Bentley celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary at Big Canoe church where they married on June 1 1885 Rev H A Straub officiating They were born in 1858 and 1866 and their seven children Mary George Gjermond Mrs Oscar Winger Mrs Gordon Thune Henry Bentley Lawrence Bentley are among the guests
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Decorah
Halver O. Bentley
Winneshiek County
Big Canoe
H. A. Straub
Bentley
Sarah Olson
Council Settles Barber Shop War At Manchester
Manchester council adopts minimum barber prices under a general assembly law. Wages hours and penalties are set after barbers protested cut rate pricing and a petition led to action requiring 70 percent agreement in towns over 2 500.
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Manchester
General Assembly
Benton County Highway Contracts Put Out for Bids
The state highway commission announced bids will be accepted through the Page county auditor by June 6 for 77 973 feet of lumber and 2 700 feet of creosoted yellow pine piling. It also awarded gravel surfacing contracts in Benton county to B L Anderson of Toledo for 32 899 dollars J G Vernon of Marion for 9 752 dollars and S P Moore of Cedar Rapids for 19 553 dollars.
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AMES
INS
Page County
State Highway Commission
Commission
Benton County
B. L. Anderson
Toledo
J. G. Vernon
Marion
S. P. Moore
Cedar Rapids
Charles N. Pollock Dies At Center Point
Charles N. Pollock, 66, long time creamery businessman, died at his Center Point home after a short illness. Born in Mount Carroll, he leaves a wife, two sons Wendell of New York City and Robert of Wichita, two brothers Wilton and William, and two sisters Minnie Wilson and Lucy Copek. Funeral 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Christian church with Rev. C. C. Miller officiating. burial in Springville cemetery.
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Center Point
Charles N. Pollock
Mount Carroll
Wendell
New York City
Robert
Wichita
Kan
Wilton
William Pollock
Springville
Minnie Wilson
Lucy Copek
Los Angeles
Calif
Christian Church
C. C. Miller
Springville Cemetery
Newhall Valedictorian Named Lillian Senne
Lillian Senne was the class valedictorian. She is the daughter of Fred Senne, a farmer northwest of town, and granddaughter of Mrs. Kathryn Senne of Newhall.
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Newhall
Lillian Senne
Fred Senne
Kathryn Senne
Quintuplet Boston terriers born at Earlville on Dionne birthdays
At Earlville, Postmaster Howard C. Snyder and wife welcomed a litter of five Boston terrier puppies named Silver and siblings, born on the Dionne quintuplets’ birthday. The pups, one year younger than the Dionnes, herald a growing breeding business exporting dozens of dogs nationwide.
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Earlville
Dionnes
Manchester
Howard C. Snyder
Silver
Snyder
Boston
United States
Rockefeller-Hagerty
Community Club elects officers at Grundy Center meeting
D. E. Lawless was elected president and Dr. J. E. Rose vice-president at the recent Grundy Center Community Club gathering. Committee chairs include Dr. J. E. Rose, William Groote, Alois Hume, Dr. J. R. Albright, R. R. Clark, James Cech, C. T. Rogers, H. A. Willoughby, I. T. Parkhurst, W. F. Sieverding, J. Vanderwicken, and Charles Diehl.
Cornell College set for eighty second commencement events
Mount Vernon plans show a long weekend of activities starting Friday with the board of trustees meeting and continuing through Monday. Alumni events include breakfasts reunions and a chapel service, with a noon luncheon and business meeting on Pfeiffer Hall.
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Mount Vernon
Cornell College
College Board of Trustees
Aumni
Pfeiffer Hall
H. J. Burgstahler
Methodist Church
Cornell Conservatory of Music
Ralph S. Cushman
Denver
Elizabeth
Studios of Law
Horace Alden Miller
Cornell
Lucius Clark
American University
Washington, D. C
Clark
Cornell club presents commencement address by Bishop Blake
The present time president of the Florida Cornell club will deliver the commencement address at the Monday morning exercises. The eighty second graduating class will receive diplomas and several honorary degrees conferred. The academic procession forms at 9 30. The Cornell Advisory council luncheon and meeting Monday noon will conclude the program.
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Florida Cornell ‘Club
Edgar Blake
Detroit
Methodist Church
Cornell Advisory Council
Roderick Crouch of Central City Dies at 70
Special to The Gazette Central City. Roderick D. Crouch aged 70 died Friday morning at his home after a period of illness. Funeral services will be Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the home with Rev. C. F. Stratton officiating. Burial in Mt. Clark cemetery. He was born May 20 1865 in Prairieburg, son of David and Fannie Crouch. On April 5 1891 he married Nora Boot. They moved to Central City in 1900. He worked as a carpenter. He is survived by his wife and four nieces Fannie Sara Ruthe Paul of Central City and Mary Hastings of Spooner Wisconsin.
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Central City
Roderick D. Crouch
C. F. Stratton
Mt. Clark
Mr. Crouch
Prairieburg
David
Fannie Crouch
Nora Boot
Fannie
Sara
Ruthe Paul
Mary Hastings
Spooner
Wis
Lowden Quartet Dominates Walther League Talent Quest
Lowden clinched first place at the talent quest during the Walther League spring rally held at Wilton Junction. A Lowden quartet including Louise Ernsting Lillian Rixe Dorothy and Lydia Wiebel took second in its section with a strong performance by Paula Rupprecht delivering the dramatic reading.
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Lowden
Paula Rupprecht
Wilton Junction
Louise Ernsting
Lillian Rixe
Dorothy
Lydia Wiebel
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Ot . Oldham
Oneida
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