Tipton Doctor and Wife Set for Solo Flight
Dr Ralph Laughlin and wife Mrs Helen Laughlin of Tipton plan to solo in a cabin Taylor craft after short instructional periods. Paul Shaw instructed the doctor from May 15 to June 1 and his wife began flying three weeks ago with seven hours of training. The couple will base at Iowa City until a hangar is built near Tipton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Laughlin
Tipton
Laughlins
Paul Shaw
Iowa City
United States
Dr. Laughlin
Shaw
Mrs. Laughlin
Laughlin
Marion Plans Five Team Softball League
Five Marion teams are formed for a new softball league. The opening games start Monday at 6 30 p m at Thomas Park west of the pavilion with the high school facing the Chamber of Commerce. The Tuesday match features Hallwood versus Rapids School of Welding and Wednesday sees the high school meet the Presbyterian church. Games run each Mon Tue and Wed at 6 30 p m with no admission charge and public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Thomas Park
Chamber of Commerce
Hallwood
Rapids School of Welding
Presbyterian Church
Plum Sherbet Lemon Flake Ice Cream Ad at Owen's Drug Store
Special flavors Plum Sherbet and Lemon Flake in MHutchinson's Gingham package ice cream advertised at Owen's Drug Store. Prices listed 13c pint and 25c quart. Advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mhutchinson
Owen’s
No Mary Lowe Dickinson Circle Meeting Monday
There will be no meeting of the Mary Lowe Dickinson circle Monday evening due to the illness of Mrs. John J. Ives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lowe Dickinson
John J. Ives
Friendly Guild Picnic at Thomas Park
The Friendly Guild of the Methodist church will meet Friday at 6:30 for a picnic supper at Thomas Park. Families of members will be guests and officers will serve as the supper committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendly Guild
The
Methodist Church
Thomas Park
Guild
Men With Wings at the Garden Adventure
Advertisement notes show "Men With Wings" playing at the Garden while Mrs. Lawrence Hamilton of Mount Ayr visits her sister and brother in law Mr. and Mrs. Hugh T. Hutton in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Hamilton
Mount Ayr
Hugh T. Hutton
Student Edward Hanna Returns From Scranton Visit
Edward Hanna a Iowa State College student returns home today after visiting his brother Dr Charles Hanna and family in Scranton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Hanna
Iowa State College
Charles Hanna
Scranton
Storck Family Guests Visit Storm Lake Home
Mrs. M. H. Storck and daughter Joy join Mr. and Mrs. Dean Storck with daughter Nancy visiting the D. B. Storck home in Storm Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. H. Storck
Joy
Dean Storck
Nancy
Storm Lake
D. B
Mrs Schweitzer Returns Home After Visit to Yankton
Mrs Harry Schweitzer of Yankton South Dakota who has been visiting her cousin Miss Ruth Maier has returned to her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Schweitzer
Yankton, S. D
Ruth Maier
Lange to Attend UI Summer School After Visit
William Lange a University of Iowa student will return to Iowa City Monday to attend summer school following a visit with his parents Mr and Mrs L R Lange The notice highlights his plan to resume studies and the family connection to the university town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Lange
University of Iowa
Iowa City
L. R. Lange
Mrs Verne Balster Returns From Chicago Visit
Mrs Verne Balster has returned from a trip to Chicago. Guests arriving Monday for an overnight visit in the M. G. Link letter home are Mrs. Leonard Stevenson and her daughter of Ashland Nebraska, and Mrs. C. S. Linkletter and her children of Boulder Colorado. They are en route to Prince Edward Island for a visit with relatives.
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M. G. Linkletter
De Molay Linn Chapter to Meet at Masonic Temple
Linn Chapter No 900, Order of De Molay, schedules a Monday meeting at 7 30 p m in the Masonic temple. Strawberry Sundae advertised with prices for ice cream quart at 25c and pint at 13c. Poster credits Mike Cira.
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Linn
Order of de Molay
Masonic Temple
Mike Cira
Marion Chapter No 10 R A M Meeting Notice
Marion Chapter No 10 R A M will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the Masonic temple for the regular session and planned activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
R. A
Masonic Temple
Methodist church K B B class picnic at Mrs Dunt home
The K B B class of the Methodist church will meet Tuesday at 6 30 p m with Mrs Clara Dunt for a picnic supper The U S Circle will hold its annual guest day meeting Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs Carl Fernow
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The
Methodist Church
Clara Dunt
U. S
Carl Fernow
Miss Lillian Voorhies Named Assistant Secretary Treasurer
Miss Lillian Voorhies was elected by Cedar Rapids Production Credit association directors to be assistant secretary treasurer. She has served as bookkeeper and stenographer for the association for the last two and a half years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Voorhies
Cedar Rapids
Mrs Brockman Heads to Gunnison for 30 Year Family Reunion
Mrs B F Brockman left Friday for Gunnison Utah to visit son Ira Overfelt. She will be joined by daughters Mrs Thomas McCrary of Kansas City Missouri, Mrs F M Campbell of Hannibal Missouri, Mrs Bertie Okelberry of Goshen Utah, and Ruth Handley and R W Overfelt of Ely Nevada. This marks the first full reunion with all six children in thirty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Brockman
Gunnison
Utah
Ira Overfelt
Thomas McCrary
Kansas City
F. M. Campbell
Hannibal
Bertie Okelberry
Goshen
Ruth Handley
R. W. Overfelt
Ely
Nev
Child Study Club Meeting Set at 2 P.M.
The Child Study club meets Wednesday at 2 p.m. at 440 Fourth Street, the home of Mrs. Fred Lutz. Mrs. Fay Bailey and Mrs. S F Cary will lead the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Child Study Club
Fred Lutz
Fourth Street
Fay Bailey
S. F. Cary
Missionary Society Meeting at Alburnett Road Home
The Missionary society of the Presbyterian church will meet Thursday at 12 30 at the home of Miss Henrietta Robinson Albur nett road The fourth division will serve dinner The young people led by Mrs C V R De Jong will present a program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
Henrietta Robinson
Alburnett Road
C. V. R. de Jong
For Rent Furnished 3 Room Apartment on Main Floor
Advertisement offers a furnished three room apartment for rent on the main floor suitable for adults. Contact phone number 603 for details.
Pleasant Grove Club Meeting At Reinheimer Home
The Pleasant Grove Community club will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the home of Charles A Reinheimer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Grove Community Club
Charles A. Reinheimer
Nadine Dove to Visit Parents at Home Arrival Monday
Miss Nadine Dove a Carleton College student will arrive home Monday to visit her parents Mr and Mrs Laurance S Dove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nadine Dove
Carleton College
Laurance S. Dove
Advertisement for food items and berries sale
An advertisement notes a meat order with one pound lard priced at 5e and urges customers to order berries now.
Reverend Krog to Attend District Conference at Westgate
The Rev. Carl E. Krog will attend a two day district conference in Westgate on Tuesday. During his absence his wife and son Carl Edward will visit Mrs. Krog's parents Mr. and Mrs. John Schminkey at Robins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl E. Krog
Westgate
Ladies Aid Meeting at St Pauls Lutheran Church
The Ladies Aid society of St Pauls Lutheran church meets Thursday at 2 15 pm at the home of Mrs William Fowler 1507 Tenth street with Mrs George Lutz as joint hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid Society
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
William Fowler
Tenth Street
George Lutz
Gifts to treasure found in Boston Store Gift Shop
A Boston Store Gift Shop advertisement highlights durable, desirable gifts built for lasting enjoyment. The copy emphasizes quality items meant to be cherished for many years and suitable for a variety of recipients and occasions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Store
Martin's Creek Community Club Meeting Planned
The Martin's Creek Community club will meet Thursday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harley Ives for a regular gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin’s Creek
Harley Ives
Birthday luncheon honored Mrs Harley W Edwin
Mrs Andrew Kershner and Mrs Irvin Scott hosted a Thursday luncheon at Mrs Kershner s home in observance of Mrs Harley W Edwin s birthday. Guests included Miss Henrietta Robinson Mrs Will Vaughn Mrs Roscoe F Stevens and Mrs Carl Wallace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley W. Edwin
Andrew Kershner
Irvin Scott
Kershner
Henrietta Robinson
Will Vaughn
Roscoe F. Stevens
Carl Wallace
Oskaloosa Family Guests at Culbert Home
Mr and Mrs Elton King and daughter Karen Ray of Oskaloosa are visiting Mr and Mrs H A Culbert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elton King
Karen Ray
Oskaloosa
H. A. Culbert
Student Kathryn Kendall Returns Home for Summer
Miss Kathryn Kendall of Iowa State College arrived Friday to spend the summer vacation with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Karl Kendall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Kendall
Iowa State College
Karl Kendall
Bu senbark Family Reunion Moves to June 18
The Bu senbark family reunion will take place at Thomas Park at noon on June 18. The meeting date changed from the fourth Sunday to the third Sunday and will be held on that date thereafter. All relatives and friends are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Busenbark
Thomas Park
Voorhies Guest With Parents Amid Mother’s Illness
Dr. Virginia Voorhies of Dixon New Mexico visits her parents Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Voorhies. She returned home after her mother’s operation at the University hospital in Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Voorhies
Dixon, N. M
Gilbert Voorhies
University Hospital
Iowa City
Mrs Gordon Hosts Miscellaneous Shower for Bride-elect Betty Hense
Mrs. Gordon entertained Friday night at 785 Sixth avenue with a miscellaneous shower honoring Betty Hense, bride elect. Bunco yielded high score for the guest of honor and low for Missed er Hense. Attendees included Mrs Roy Guzzle Ot tumwa and numerous Hense family members, with assistance from her daughters Mrs Donald Kasim and Miss Muriel Goron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon
Gerald D. Gordon
Sixth Avenue
Betty Hense
Bunco
Lester Hense
Roy Guzzle
Ottumwa
T. E. Hense
Dorothy Kee
Ruth Marie Hense
Alburnett
Harry Hense
C. E. Reiter
Sam Shanklin
W. J. Turner
Bert Nedrow
Oscar Martin
Mae Vahl
Charles Benedict
LeRoy Benedict
Roy Houser
Addie Shumack
Florence Curtin
Marjorie Wahl
Emma
Retta
Belle Courtney
Donald Kasim
Muriel Goron
Fred MacMurray Stars in Men With Wings at Garden Today
Advertisement notes Fred MacMurray in Men With Wings at the Garden showing today and over Monday and Tuesday with screening times and venue details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred MacMurray
Kenaya Camp Fire Group Plans Fishing Trip
The Kenaya Camp Fire group will meet Monday at 2 p.m. at the home of guardian Mrs. W. H. Booze at 1240 Sixth Avenue to make plans for a fishing trip Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenaya
the Guardian
W. H. Booze
Sixth Avenue
Doris Ford Attends Summer School in Cedar Falls
Miss Doris Ford of Iowa City travels to Cedar Falls after a visit at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs B Ord to attend summer school at Iowa State Teachers College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Ford
University of Iowa
Cedar Falls
Iowa State Teachers College
B. Hord
Elliott Hutton
The
State College At
Corvallis, Ore
George Hutton
Mrs Downer to Visit the Fairhursts in Cranford NJ
Mrs C E Downer of Cranford New Jersey will arrive today for a visit in the home of Mr and Mrs Arthur E Fairhurst. The note lists the arrival and hosting names without additional details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Downer
Cranford, N. J
Arthur E. Fairhurst
Excelsior A. and L. club meeting postponed
The Excelsior A and L club meeting scheduled for Friday at the home of Mr and Mrs Harry Hammond has been indefinitely postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Excelsior A. and L. Club
Harry Hammond
Miller radiology graduate to visit parents upon homecoming
Harold Miller completed a radiology course at the University Hospital last week and will arrive home today to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Miller
University Hospital
Mrs
A. E. Miller
Local Social Notes and Club Meetings
Mrs A J Keyes will accompany her niece Martha Lahman of Mount Vernon to Keokuk Monday to visit Mrs Paul Mercer. Mrs Ralph Beckner will entertain the Four C club at her home southeast of Marion Tuesday afternoon. Marion post 298 American Legion will meet Monday at 7 30 p m at the Legion hall officers for the coming year will be nominated. Marion Linn chapter D A R will close its year's work with a potluck picnic dinner Wednesday at 12 30 at Thomas park. The meat potatoes coffee and cream will be furnished. Allen McKean and John E Titus Cornell College students are home for the summer vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivanhoe Club
W. B. Carpenter
Marion
A. J. Keyes
Martha Lahman
Mount Vernon
Keokuk
Paul Mercer
Ralph Beckner
Four C
American Legion
Legion Hall
Marion Linn
Thomas Park
Allen McKean
John E. Titus
Cornell College
EEN Fayette Boy Scouts
John D. Clinton
Iowa
State Reformatory
Anamosa
Rand Park
Fort Madison
Muscatine
Boy Scouts
Des Moines
Gardner Cowles
Fort Dodge
Clear Lake
Mason City
Tom Goebel
Gene Clement
Ted Johnson
Rodney Paul
Gene Wright
Wesley Welch
Stanley Paul
Charles Billings
Don Shafer
Kenneth Mangold
Derry Dummermuth
Bill Andres
Everett Shafer
Bob Burdick
Philip Cole
DeWitt Clinton
Prime Lambs Bring $10 in Keokuk Pool
The Keokuk county 4 H lamb show grading demonstration and sale at Sigourney drew 39 entries with 115 lambs graded and sold. Prices ranged from 10 dollars per hundredweight for prime lambs to 6 50 for calls with Ottumwa packing plant purchasing the lot. Winners in the show included Robert Reinert Delta first, Kenneth Norris Hedrick second, Gene Schwab Wellman third. Consignors included Keokuk county farmers and 4 H members, judged by CC W McDonald Ames sheep production specialist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigourney
Keokuk County
Ottumwa Packing Plant
Robert Reinert
Delta
Kenneth Norris
Hedrick
Gene Schwab
Wellman
CC. W. McDonald
Ames Sheep
Private Lives to Open Cornell Little Theater Season
Noel Coward's Private Lives opens Cornell Little Theater on June 15 16 and 17 with Betty Lou Evans Goldfield Ben Hoover Betty Mount Jo Beadle and Robert Hartung in the cast Miriam Rian of Des Moines serves as stage manager Our Town by Thornton Wilder returns by popular request for the June 17 evening performance Only minor cast changes noted for Our Town Reports from Mount Vernon Iowa
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
Noel Coward
Private Lives
Cornell Little Theater
Our Town
Thorton Wilder
Betty Lou Evans
Goldfield
Ben Hoover
Chicago
Betty Mount
Warrenville
Ill
Jo Beadle
Cedar Rapids
Robert Hartung
Miriam Rian
Des Moines
Corpus Christi Day Observance in Tama County
The Corpus Christi festival at Holy Trinity parish in Tama county blends a morning mass and cemetery procession with a community dinner at Duponda hall nine miles east of Toledo. The Bohemian celebration attracts about 500 attendees from the surrounding area and continues with dancing into dawn. Corpus Christi was observed on June 8 this year, with a parallel service to follow at St. Vaclav parish west of Clutier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Tama County
Holy Trinity Parish
Duponda Hall
Francis X. Garecki
Cedar Rapids
Liege
Belgium
Urban IV
Juliana
Europe
United States
Duponda
Corpus Christi
Vining
St. Vaclav Parish
Clutier
Order of Forresters of
Holy Trinity
St. Vaclav
St. James
Vopatek
Man and Tree Stand 85 Years in Iowa City Front Yard
Lucian Dennis of Coralville and a towering spruce planted in 1853 mark 85 years of shared history. The tree, grown with the family since his birth, stands 70 feet tall as he recalls Mormon handcart days and the early railroad era near Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Lucian Dennis
Coralville
Dennis
Mr. Dennis
Father
Salt Lake City
Colesburg Consolidated alums elect officers at annual meeting
The Colesburg Consolidated School alumni association held its annual business meeting and banquet with 129 present. Harley Hansel was elected president and served as master of ceremonies, Arleen Barnhart was named vice president, and Edith Merten became secretary. Orson Bush of Dubuque spoke as a member of one of the first classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colesburg
Colesburg Consolidated School
Harley Hansel
Arleen Barnhart
Edith Merten
Orson Bush
Dubuque
Farm debt totals about eight and a quarter billion
American farmers owed about 8.255 billion dollars in federal farm debt as of late 1938. About 7.0 billion was farm real estate mortgages and 1.255 billion was short-term obligations. Short-term debt rose roughly 28 percent in the second half of 1938 largely from Commodity Credit Corporation loans on cotton, wheat, corn, and other crops. Real estate debt has fallen more than 3.5 billion since the 1929 peak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Commodity Credit Corporation
Iowa AG rules cigaret vending machines illegal for employees
Des Moines with an Iowa attorney general opinion ruling that tobacco dealers may not use cigaret vending machines for display or exclusive employee use. The decision bans vending machines that sell cigarets directly to customers and aims to prevent minor access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
D. L. Murrow
State Tax Commission
National Conference At Cornell College June 12 17
National Board of YWCA leaders will hold its national conference at Cornell college in Mount Vernon from June 12 through 17. Seventy five delegates from across the United States will attend led by Dr. John Thompson of the University of Oklahoma. Participants include board presidents and secretaries, plus staff members and delegates from various committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
National Board of Young Women’s Christian Associations
Cornell College
John Thompson
University of Oklahoma
United States
Margaret Williamson
Genevieve Lowry
Elsie Harper
Isabel Lawson
Ann Elizabeth Neely
National
Relief roll in Buchanan county declines in May
Buchanan county relief office reports a May drop in employables from 125 to 98 on June 1. Twenty added and 47 closed, with 59 on direct relief and 39 as service cases. County totals start at 210, gains 5, sheds 11 to end at 204. Direct relief, WPA, and regular service numbers noted with old age assistance and WPA counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Buchanan County
Relief Office
Monticello Youth Hostel to Open for Summer Season
Monticello’s youth hostel, part of a regional chain, will open for the summer with a renovated historic house on the Tom Shover farm east of town. The 1854 Old Military road lodging now offers dining, sleeping for ten girls and house parents, separate bunk rooms, showers, a recreation room, a landscaped yard, and a brick fireplace. A large volunteer committee from local civic groups organized the project with NYA and FFA support. the program Monday evening features a community welcome, fire lighting, Scout and Camp Fire Girls elements, and local performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Iowa
Tom Shover
Military Road
Dubuque
Iowa City
Monticello House
NYA
FFA
Pinkerton
John H. Fraser
Margaret McNeill
Rudy Langer
League of Women Voters
S. G. Gutensohn
Parent-teachers Association
Bud Denkhoff
Knights of Columbus
Henry Helms
Helen Stahler
Isabel Meyer
Milton Langer
Chamber of Commerce
Simon Locher
Rotary
John Shover
P.E
Fred Kay
Garden Club
Jim Heiser
George Woodall
Charles Field
Boy Scout
Camp Fire Girls
A. B. Grimes
Cecil Goettsch
L. E. Tull
Corn on Penningroth Farm Reaches 30 Inches
Special to The Gazette reports corn on the Penningroth farm 12 miles southwest of Manchester will exceed 30 inches in height. Jerome E. Satterlee and Son operate the field as part of the Manchester area’s agricultural notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Penningroth
Jerome E. Satterlee
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