Triplet brothers hum on Swisher farm with ten children
Ed ward and Mrs Shramek near Swisher raise a large family on a 30 acre farm. They welcomed three newborn triplets Roy Roger and Ray who now join eight older siblings in a bustling household. The boys stand out by weight and hair, Ray the heaviest at 18 pounds at birth and Roger rapidly catching up. The family plans expectantly for the boys to pursue farming like the rest of the clan.
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Roger
Ray
Johnson County
Shramek Farm
Swisher
Leonard
Edward
Mildred
Rose Ann
Marian
Edna Roberts Pupils To Give Marion Recital Thursday
Miss Edna Roberts presents her piano pupils in a two part recital at 7 45 p.m. in the Christian church auditorium Marion divisions include rural and Marion students with many performers named. Community club, charity and church group notices follow with meetings and hostesses listed for Monday through Thursday.
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The
Christian Church
Marion
Lesta Jean
Rosemary
Richard Rion
Janet McCune
John Bunting
Teresa Gritzner
Lois Erwin
Beverly Lutz
Sally Frederick
Dorothy Leake
Darlene Meggers
Audrey Maxson
Virginia Roberts
Donna McCalley
Marilyn Johnson
Virginia Fairley
Marilyn Fontaine
Bob Coon
Carol Jean Fairley
Margaret Beadle
Phyllis Lanning
Leona
Dorothy Levasseur
Martha
Betty Lou Kemp
Nyleene Bebee
LaVonne Miller
Virginia Munier
Arlene
Dorothy Pflughaupt
Marjorie Schlantz
Corrinne Knapp
Jean Stamy
Marion Towers
Lois
Alice
Ray
Ruth Frederick
Therestriai Club Luncheon Closure Planned
The Therestriai club will close its year with a luncheon Tuesday at 1 p.m. in the Wurster tea room Cedar Rapids. Members should remake reservations by Monday with committee members Mrs W G Koppenhaver Mrs R J Williams and Mrs J Lawrence Bigger.
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Eighth Street
Cary Club
J. A. Beeson
E. V. Carey
Therestriai Club
Wurster
Elgin Couple To Celebrate Their 60th Anniversary
Elgin Mr. and Mrs. Jake Yearous plan their sixtieth wedding anniversary today with a family picnic. They lived on a Highland township farm for fifty years before retiring to Elgin ten years ago. He, born in Knox county Ohio, turns 86 August 7. she, born in Highland township, will be 85 July 26. The couple have twelve children, thirty-eight grandchildren, and seventeen great grandchildren.
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Elgin
Jake Yearous
Highland Township
Yearous
Knox County
Ohio
Charles Yearous
Levi
Rebecca Doty
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Artha Bailey
Fayette
Blanche McCauley
Brawley
Calif
Clifton Yearous
Waukon
Rebecca Bisbing
Cedar Falls
Jerome
James
Jacob
Cornelia Gage
West Union
Susan Wilkinson
Camp Perry Visit Preview Mentioned for Month End Return
A fragment notes a person being conditioned for Camp Perry Ohio and planning to join here at month end for a visit, indicating travel and reunion plans as the main event.
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For Sale a-Room Apartment House in Marion
A one room apartment house at 1070 8th Ave Marion just west of the Post Office is for sale priced at 1500 with easy terms. C E Pearson lists contact numbers 691 residence and 7 office. Also announces local meetings and picnics including Centennial Encampment Os 91 I O O F officers election and refreshments. East Rural Garden club meets Tuesday 2 pm at Mrs Fred McShane’s home. Grace H Starr Missionary group meets Tuesday 7 30 pm at 1990 Eighth Ave. Clark family picnic set for June 18 at Thomas Park. Shakespeare club picnic supper Thursday 6 pm at Mrs Harry Snell’s home.
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Comforter
George L. Erwin
Seventh Avenue
Harold Howe
Ethel Harris
Edward Manson
Endeavor Division
Thomas Park
J. H. Moothart
Gleaners
Robert Garoutte
Tenth Street
Keystone Division
Willa Crane
Twelfth Street
Wiley
R. O. Pinch
Marvin Nielson
Loyal
Rainbow Division
Fay Bailey
English Boulevard
Fred Newlin
W. J. Goodyear
Hattie Bailey
True Blue Division
Carl White
Central Avenue
James Woodworth
George Stark
Sunshine Division
8Th Ave
Marion
Nice Living Apt
C. E. Pearson
The
East Rural Garden Club
Fred McShane
Grace H. Starr
Shakespeare Club
Harry Snell
South Eleventh Street
Lillian Bleakly
Cornell graduates class of 89 list of names
A long list of graduates from Cornell includes Sheldon Rahn and Rebecca Reeves among others from Illinois Iowa Minnesota and New York. The note states twelve degrees will be awarded at the end of the summer school session.
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Cornell
Sheldon Rahn
Lisbon
Roy Ralston
Alexis
Ill
Rebecca Reeves
Fort Madison
Lois Reitzel
Sterling, Ill
Edwin Rogers
Mount Vernon
Jack Ruschmeyer
Boone
Frederick Schmidt
Evanston
George Schroeder
Don Scott
Norway
Rachel Anne Shaffer
Manchester
Betty Shively
Toledo
Janet Lou Smith
Mankato
Minn
Russell Spencer
Freeport
Frances Spratt
Monroe
Marian Stanek
Oak
Benton County Cow Test Averages 32.4 Lb in May
The Benton County Cow Test Association No. 1, with 277 cows on test including 28 dry, posted a May average butterfat of 32.4 pounds. The Matt Birker herd of 13 Holsteins, Vinton, led with 47.3 pounds. One Birker cow topped the individual record at 94.6 pounds.
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Vinton
Benton County
Benes to Speak at Grinnell June 16
Grinnell College hosts the fifth annual Institute of International Relations June 15–24 with speakers Eduard Benes R H Markham Norman Thomas among others. Registration opens June 15 at 9 am with evening lectures scheduled June 15 16 20 21 22 23.
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Winnetka, NL
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Germany
Rheinische Zeitung
Herbert F. Fraser
Swarthmore College
T. Z. Koo
Eastern
Europe
Uncle Sam
Orient
Markham
E. Raymond Wilson
Grinnell Institute
April Oleomargarine Sales Dips 24.9 Percent
U S oleomargarine sales in April fell 24.9 percent from a year earlier, per the American Butter Institute. April purchases registered 23,711,310 pounds versus 31,575,890 a year ago, with January-April totals at 108,331,854 pounds against 148,369,644 last year, a 26.7 percent drop.
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Chicago
United States
American Butter Institute
Volunteers Prepare Anamosa Youth Hostel At Cunningham Residence
Volunteer workers cleaned painted and organized the 70 year old Cunningham house in Anamosa to serve as a youth hostel in the state system for hikers and cyclists. Camp Fire girls led a candle ceremony. Boy Scouts lit the fireplace as Mayor Beaman spoke and Miss Cunningham offered a dedication prayer.
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Harriet Cunningham
Anamosa
George Beaman
Miss Cunningham
Winifred Blake
Council Bluffs
Charles Mercer
John Green
Tama man 1st Tama High grad recalls early schooling
Loren J. Price of Tama, sole surviving member of Tama high school's first graduating class of 1876, reflects on education then and now. He earned his diploma at 17, describes six-hour school days, two teachers, and emphasis on spelling and penmanship, with rugby and baseball as recreation. His career path included jeweler, then pharmacist, and his family includes a son who died in World War I aviation service.
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Loren J. Price
Tama
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Tama High School
D. W. Norris
Times-Republican
Marshalltown
Cedar Rapids
Green's Opera House
Iowa
Walter
United States Aviation Service
Ivan Adair
Chicago
Mary Ellen Kupka
Iowa Democrats Debate Roosevelt Third Term Prospects
Iowa Young Democrats oppose a Roosevelt third term while some leaders remain loyal. Governors, lawmakers, and national figures like L. J. Dickinson and E. C. Eicher appear in a broader political frame, with New Deal factions, patronage, and unemployment cases shaping the scene.
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Associated Press
Fs Moines
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Democratic National
Evangeline Country Still Keeps Odd Superstitions Alive
AP report from New Iberia describes local beliefs among mostly Black residents who consult traiteurs, practice charms, and follow cures ranging from pig tooth regrowth to wart removal spells. The piece notes ongoing use of magic and superstition amid modern life near oil derricks and stores.
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Longfellow
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Cornell Theater Plans Five Week Summer Comedy Run
Mount Vernon notes the Cornell college summer theater opens its sixth season in June with a five week run. Director Albert Johnson and Bertha French Johnson present recent Broadway comedies including Private Lives and You Can't Take It With You. Performances Thursday through Saturday plus a Saturday matinee showcase training in staging costume lighting and acting and draw audiences from across the union to the Little Theater on Cornell campus.
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Corn College
T Theater
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Bertha French Johnson
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Cornell Cam
Wedding anniversary open house hosts in Arlington
Mr and Mrs H Arnold celebrate their gal wedding anniversary with an open house in Arlington Iowa. St Matthew's Knights of Columbus in Waukon initiates a class of forty at St Patri church and the local council earns national honors for surpassing member quotas. Nine Allamakee county students compete in the University of Iowa scholarship contest including Lois Shafer Gretchen Olson and others.
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