Life as solitaire is a tragedy at Iowa colleges
Iowa graduates at Cornell Grinnell and University of Iowa heard sermons urging unity from I to We and social responsibility. Bishop Hughes warned life without God fractures society while granting radius of personality into collective good. Ninety seven Cornell grads received diplomas as honors were awarded to Ashley Foard Frank Wilson and others.
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Edwin Hughes
Cornell College
Frank Lowden
Grinnell
Speer
Iowa
Mount Vernon
Edwin H. Hughes
Cornell
Hughes
Washington, D. C
Methodist Church
Ashley Foard
Chicago
F. Montgomery- Smith
Frank Wilson
Clinton
Frances Martin Dobson
Ermil B. Frye
Cedar Rapids
A. Raymond Grant
Minneapolis
Bishop Hughes
Adams
Adamses
Doctor Hughes
John Quincy Adams
Conrad Baust of Amana Celebrates Eightieth Birthday
Conrad Baust of Amana marks his eightieth birthday. Immigrant from Baden Germany at age 15, he worked sixty years at the Amana woolen mills until retirement. He married Dorothea Bender in 1876. she died twelve years ago. He has three children and three grandchildren. Several names listed as local connections and relations.
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Amana
Conrad Baust
Baust
Baden
Germany
Dorothea Bender
Mr. Baust
Lisette
John Beck
Homestead
Henry J. Baust
Cleves
Katherine
William Raue
van Horne
Ralph J. Moorcroft
Cedar Rapids
John H. Beck
Blind law student graduates top of Iowa City class
Davenport native John Philip Dorgan, blind for twenty two years, graduates from the University of Iowa College of Law with highest distinction. He led in scholarship, was elected to Order of the Coif, and served as editor of the 1932 Law Review. He credits heightened listening ability and careful voice analysis for class success.
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Gazette
Iowa City
John Philip Dorgan
Davenport
University of Iowa College of Law
Dorgan
Order of Caif
Law Review
College of Law
James E. Carroll
Killer Of Lowa Girl Is Put On Spot In Chicago
Earl McDowell, 41, sought in Miss Dorothy Renshaw death in Chicago, was killed when police tracked him after a fingerprint lead. The Sioux City girl was fatally shot in a Chicago beer flat when a radio was fired upon amid an argument over its tuning.
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Lowa
Chicago
Earl McDowell
Dorothy Evelyn Renshaw
Sioux City
Kansas City
Kan
John Shoemaker
McDowell
Renshaw
Miss Renshaw
Leader at G A R encampment in Council Bluffs on stretcher
John T. Lucas commander of the Iowa Grand Army of the Republic arrives on a stretcher and will preside from a wheelchair at the 58th annual encampment with five affiliated groups meeting in Council Bluffs. Governor Turner to address opening session. Speakers include Oleg Nelson Annie Atwood Helen Lehman Lola Elliott Frank Huston James Willett and John Mytrue.
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Council Bluffs
John T. Lucas
Iowa Grand Army of the Republic
Iowa
Lucas
Women’s Relief Corps
Ladies of the
Sons and Daughters of Union Veterans
Iowa Federated Patriotic Society
Dan W. Turner
Oleg Nelson
Slater
Annie P. Atwood
Wollaston
Mass
W. R. Gs
Helen Lehman
Jersey City
N. J
Ladies of
Maynard
Samuel D. Whiting
Iowa City
I. O. O. F. Grand Lodge
Fayette County
Rebekah
Maynard Park
Tion
Odd Fellows
Mason City
C. C. Hall of
O. A. Seyfried
Oelwein
Whiting
Nellie Miller
Dorothea Diercks
A. W. Stubbs
Round Grove
West Union
Odd Fellows and Rebekah
Odd Fellow
Maynard Lodge
Rebekah Lodge
Fern Rebekah Lodge
Ladies Aid Society
The
Methodist Church
Mason’s
Odd Fellow Order
Hiawatha Lodge
Fayette
E. H. Stewart
Starlight Lodge of
Alpha
Jefferson Lodge of
George Carley
May
Bessie C. Wiles Hite
Board of Instruction
Tom
Parkersburg man earns first Cornell physics degree honor
Vernon Jaynes of Parkersburg graduates from Cornell College with a unique honor for a physics major. He led a 25,000 word project on electricity conduction, assisted by Roy Nelson, and pursued hobbies in radio repair and a 1,600 volume book collection.
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Parkersburg
Vernon Jaynes
Cornell College
Cornell
Jaynes
Roy Nelson
Dickens, Hardy
Shakespeare
Trackeray
Huxley
Stevenson
Balzac
Social Sciences Must Take Command Says Frank Lowden
Grinnell College graduates heard former Illinois governor Frank Lowden urge a shift to social sciences to guide civilization. He said economics psychology sociology and political science hold the best hope for future progress as humanity controls emotions and reactions beyond pure efficiency. He predicted decentralization of industry from big cities to smaller communities.
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Grinnell
Frank Co. Lowden
Illinois
Grinnell College
Speer urges a new clean earth at Iowa baccalaureate
Dr Robert E Speer, New York City presbyterian leader, spoke at the University of Iowa graduation sermon urging a new clean earth that is righteous kind and just. He warned of pollution desecration and moral decay and said many are content with a flawed world. He admitted the dream is noble though unattainable, yet tied it to the life of the greatest figure in history.
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Iowa City
University Tuat of
Iowa
Robert E. Speer
New York City
Beard
Dr. Speer
Ten Iowa deaths from weekend violent incidents
Ten people died in Iowa over the weekend in drownings, drownings after crashes, and self inflicted deaths. Victims include children Leona Lindsay 18 months Davenport Earl Schmidt 21 months Davenport and LeRoy Koellner 14 Davenport, among others.
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Iowa
Ag Sheme
Ae T. A. Fredericks
Daven
Victor LeRoy Koellner
Edward McDermott
Davenport
Earl Donald Schmidt
Leona Lindsay
Eunice Olive Howell
Clinton
Ernest Howell
Albert Buser
Burlington
Harry Thompson
Woodbine
Leo Pirogowicz
Sioux City
Fredericks
Mississippi
Betty Smith
Young Koellner
Schmidt
Howell
Ernest
Buser
Thompson
Pirogowicz
McDermott
Black Hawk Creek
Lindsay Child
Two More Students Elected Phi Beta Kappa At Cornell
Marguerite Kohl of Martelle and Elwyn Mauck of Reinbeck were elected to Cornell’s Phi Beta Kappa chapter on the final ballot of the year. Kohl, noted for high scholastic achievement in engineering studies and art, had her self portrait shown in Des Moines. Mauck, graduating with history and political science majors, earned a Roberts fellowship for study at Columbia University next year. Other class of 1932 members from Mount Vernon and nearby towns include Edwin Austin, Ruth Baker, Nando Bozzini, Alice Brookins, Ashley Foard, Clara Rahn, and Marie Schmidt.
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Mount Vernon
Marguerite Kohl
Martelle
Elwyn Mauck
Reinbeck
Cornell
Phi Beta Kappa
Miss Kohl
Engae Ee Ecies
Ak Canal
Mane
Des Moines
Mauck
Iews
Roberts
Columbia University
Cornell Phi Beta Kappa
Edwin Austin
Dumont
Ruth Baker
Nando Bozzini
South Ryegate
Alice Brookins
Ashley Foard
Chicago
Clara Rahn
Maree
Marie Schmidt
Fredericksburg
Commencement For Jones Co Pupils Set For June 10
Graduation exercises for Jones county rural eighth graders will be held at Monticello high school on June 10. Wayne township pupils earning diplomas include Everett Batchelder Gertrude Prull Carl Seibles Selena Stutt Celena Brockens Leo Dierks Earle Dierks Wilma Helgens Mildred Doden Caroline Kiborz Edwin Kiborz Velma Tobiason Elmer Osterkamp Henry Scheer Leonard Bohcken Leonard Siebles Ernest Schafer Ruth Topping.
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Amber
Jones County
Monticello
Wayne Township
Everett Batchelder
Gertrude Prull
Carl Seibles
Selena Stutt
Celena Brockens
Leo Dierks
Earle Dierks
Wilma Helgens
Mildred Doden
Caroline Kiborz
Edwin Kiborz
Velma Tobiason
Elmer Osterkamp
Henry Scheer
Leonard Bohcken
Leonard Siebles
Ernest Schafer
Ruth Topping
Boone Candidate Missed Registration To Vote
Francis E. Cutler of Boone, a Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, was unable to vote Monday due to forgetting to register amid the campaign.
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BOONE
Francis E. Cuteler
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University of Iowa
Frank O. Lowden
Doctor Grant
Dr. Grant
Christ
Max Warner
Fort Dodge
George Campbell
Ethel Marie Roach
Nashua
Vance Allyn
Winthrop
John St. Barry
Manchester
Florence Barton
la Verne
Paul Bieber
Nando Bozzi
Shirley House
Holder
Lewis Hunter
Marion
Louise Hutchinson
Bernadine Johnston
Lisbon
Clarice Johnston
Mildred Kreim
Grace Merritt MacGaw
Mildred McMillan
Tampico
Ill
William Macaulay
Jane Mahin
Ainsworth
Donald Mathern
Toledo
Margaret Miller
Waterloo
Lyle Morford
Clarin
Clifford Nelson
Rockford
Elizabeth Patchen
Dorothy Peterson
Viola
Karl Puerschner
Cranbury
William Qualter
Malden
Walter Ratcliffe
Albany
N. Y
Maurice Rodgers
Newton
Arthur Rouse
New Hampton
William Ryan
S.U.S
John Scholte Nollen
Nolsen
Gj. A. R
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Mt. Ida, Ark
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Ufebuoy
Jones Co
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Emma Lang
Pittsburgh
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