Iowa Faces Few Fifth Column Fears Amid Immigration Quiet
An Associated Press survey finds little concern over possible fifth column activities in Iowa. It notes no rush of aliens seeking citizenship papers, cites stable population, and says the Iowa Legionaire advises against vigilance committees. At Mason City talk remains mild while Des Moines residents see swastikas on a Legion tank.
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DES Moines
Associated Press
Iowa
Frank Miles
The
Iowa Legionaire
Legion
Cedar Rapids Nominated For 1941 Iowa Labor Convention
Cedar Rapids Burlington and Clinton were nominated for the 1941 Iowa Federation of Labor convention at the 1940 Waterloo session. Twenty two resolutions proposed aid to democracies, alien citizenship rules, pensions for public safety workers, highway funding via taxes, and unemployment benefits reforms. Gov. George A. Wilson and George M. Paradise of the American Legion are slated as speakers. the convention ends Friday noon.
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Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Burlington
Clinton
Iowa State Federation of Labor
United States
Europe
George A. Wilson
George M. Paradise
Sioux City
Iowa
Legion
Hearing on Clayton tax refund suit postponed
A motion for a more specific statement in the suit against Clayton county supervisors seeking about 230 000 in taxes was continued by District Judge W L Eichendorf until next week. The action was filed by Louis Cook of Des Moines as trustee for claims and the Iowa Taxpayers Research Bureau of Des Moines.
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Gazette
Eleader
Clayton County Supervisors
W. L. Eichendorf
Louis Cook
Des Moines
Iowa Taxpayers Research Bureau of
Wedding of Miss Annette Kurka and William Fisher in Cedar Rapids
Miss Annette Kurka daughter of Mr and Mrs Wenzel Kurka Mound Minnesota married William Fisher son of Mr and Mrs Frank Fisher North Liberty at Hus Memorial Presbyterian Cedar Rapids. Rev Benjamin Paroulek officiated with organist Martha Leksa. Attendants included sister E J Mikulas matron of honor Rose Langer Mary Ann Suma and Angela Kurka flower girl. Best man E J Mikulas ushers Frank Fisher Jr and Charles Kurka. Reception at 1124 Fifteenth Street SE Cedar Rapids.
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North Liberty
Annette Kurka
Wenzel Kurka
Mound
Minn
William Fisher
Frank Fisher
Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church
Cedar Rapids
Benjamin J. Paroulek
Martha Leksa
E. J. Mikulas
Rose Langer
Mary Ann Suma
Angela Kurka
Frank Fisher, Jr
Charles Kurka
Phillips
Wis
Fifteenth Street
Oxford Junction bids for school addition rejected
Oxford Junction bids for a new school building addition were opened with 21 contractors present but all bids were rejected as too high. The contract setting was postponed a week while low bidders are asked to adjust to fit the available funds.
Nine Veterans Parade At Des Moines G A R Event
Iowa G A R members held a possible final parade with nine Civil War veterans riding in cars while allied groups marched Locust street. New department and auxiliary officers were elected including J Neuman as commander and Mrs Anna Bauer as Women's Relief Corps president.
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Sons of Union Veterans
Women's Relief Corps
Locust Street
Iowa
J. Neuman
Des Moines
James W. Willett
Tama
E. P. Taylor
Fairfield
Neuman
Fred Fisher
Humeston
T. J. Noll
Grinnell
John Andrew
Quincy
Anna Bauer
Cherokee
Women’s Relief Corps
Lillian Long
Spencer
Marguerite Russell
Ella Ghrist
Knoxville
Mary Shipp
Mount Pleasant
Auxiliary of the Sons of Union Veterans
Melisa Herrington
Davenport
Neva Clark
Waterloo
Mary Mae Levy
Marshalltown
Nora Bailey
Minnie E. Rhodes
Newton
Blanche Renner
Grace Hanson
Iona Falls
Mae Bettsinger
Clinton
Edie Mace
Cedar Falls
Sarah Smith
Zella Russell
Barnes City Couple Celebrates 52nd Anniversary
Mr and Mrs John Easter of Barnes City marked their fifty second wedding anniversary with a Sunday dinner in Omaha hosted by their nephew and niece Mr and Mrs Guy Hunter. 21 guests attended and a gift was given to the honorees.
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Barnes City
John Easter
Omaha
Guy Hunter
Hunter
Easter
Ida Clements
Anna Clements
John Boatman
Indianola
Neb
McCook
Bert Easter
J. E. Wallace
Packwood
Charles Boatman
Waterloo
Guy W. Hunter
Alpha Hunter
Twenty ninth Harrison reunion held at Bear Grove
The E W Harrison family met at Bear Grove pavilion near State Center with eighty three descendants. George Harrison of Stratford was elected president Charles Harrison Lamont vice president and W C Harrison Toledo secretary treasurer. Direct descendants present included Dan Harris Traer Mrs Charles Lindicum Mason City Ralph Harrison Homer Harrison Marshalltown Herbert Harrison Newton Ben Harrison Parkersburg Russell Harris New York City and O L Harrison Toledo. BELLE PLAINE Rebekah lodge banquet honors 70 with Naomi Hillman master of ceremonies. Officers elected Gladys Anderson noble grand Helen Janss vice grand Naomi Hillman recording secretary Hazel Hughes treasurer. ANDALIA Mrs George Grimes elected noble grand Mrs Harold Williams vice grand Adelaide Wells treasurer and Mrs W C Wells financial secretary.
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Toledo
E. W. Harrison
Bear Grove Pavilion
State Center
George Harrison
Stratford
Charles Harrison
Lamont
W.C. Harrison
Dan Harris
Traer
Charles Lindicum
Mason City
Ralph Harrison
Homer Harrison
Marshall
Marie Penrose
Kathryn Cherveny
Marjory Mason
Dorene Meyocks
Lodge
Gladys Anderson
Noble Grand
Helen Janss
Naomi Hillman
Hazel Hughes
Andalia
George Grimes
Harold Williams
Adelaide Wells
Chester Hall
W. C. Wells
Rebekah Lodge
Margaret Muhl and Edward Vanourny Married in Vinton
Miss Margaret Muhl of Vinton wed Edward Vanourny of Amana at St Mary's rectory in Vinton. The ceremony was officiated by Rev James F Delay with close family present. The couple will reside in Vinton after July 1.
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Vinton
Margaret Muhl
Theodore Muhl
Edward Vanourny
E. J. Vanourny
Amana
St. Mary's Catholic Church
James F. Delay
Marcella Muhl
Allan Vanourny
Cedar Rapids
Muhl
Vinton High School
Clark College
Dubuque
State University of Town
Vanourney
Walford
University of Iowa
Clerk Hazel Barnes Taken For Emergency Appendectomy
Miss Hazel Barnes Cedar county clerk of district court was rushed to Mercy hospital Town City Tuesday morning for an emergency appendectomy after falling ill Monday night.
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Tipton
Hazel Barnes
Cedar County
Mercy Hospital
Town City
Cedar Rapids Leads In Building Advance
Iowa's 16 first class cities show a 40 percent rise in new dwelling permits from May 1939 to May 1940. Cedar Rapids led gains doubling permits from 20 to 40 and value from 76 350 to 168 050, while Waterloo rose from 50 to 60 permits and 176 135 to 236 185. Remodeling permits also increased from 620 to 722 and value from 167 234 to 260 403.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Division of Public Health Engineering
State Department of Health
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Burlington
Muscatine
Town City
Toledo Votes Bonds for Community Building Revamp
TOLEDO The city approved a 1000 hall rebuild plan funded by bonds not to exceed 10 000 with a tax levy up to 1.25 mills per year. Of 543 ballots cast 387 favored the project while 156 were against.
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Toledo
Iowa Native Named FBI Special Agent in Charge
J. L. Dalton a Hawarden native has been named to succeed E Russell Davis as special agent in charge of the Iowa FBI office in Des Moines Dalton has served in Des Moines since September and has been with the bureau seven years Davis departure date remains undisclosed
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Des Moines
J. L. Dalton
Hawarden
E Russell Davis
Iowa
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Dalton
FBI
Davis
Postmasters Confirmed by Senate Iowa List
Iowa postmasters confirmed by the Senate include Brandon William A Fiester Calmar Anthony N Eppens Farley William A Greenwood Hedrick Palmer WH Hedges Lowden Edward T Rutenbeck Waucoma Charles E Lynch West Union Eugene Alcorn.
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Washington
Iowa
Senate
Brandon
William A. Fiester
Calmar
Anthony N. Eppens
Farley
William A. Greenwood
Hedrick
Palmer WH Hedges
Lowden
Edward T Rutenbeck
Waucoma
Charles E. Lynch
West Union
Eugene Alcorn
Ill Health Forces Bruening To Drop Grinnell Lecture
Grinnell Iowa June 13 22 Ill health forced former German chancellor Heinrich Bruening to cancel his speaking engagement at the Grinnell Institute of International Relations. Dr Michael A Heilperin economist replaces Bruening and will discuss The Outlook for Democracy in This Generation and other topics at sessions through the weekend.
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Grinnell
Heinrich Bruening
Germany
Grinnell Institute of International Relations
Grinnell College
American Friends Service Committee
Congregational Christian Council For Social Action
Max Burke
Michael A. Heilperin
Bruening
Heilperin
Institute
Poland
Former Coe College Librarian Dies in Iowa
Funeral services were held in Grundy Center for Mrs. Andrew Miller formerly of Vinton death occurred in Marshalltown. Burial was in Oak Hill cemetery Cedar Rapids. She was born February 4 1870 in Whiteside County Illinois and later lived in Vinton Grundy Center and Cedar Rapids. She served as Coe College librarian until her 1919 marriage to Andrew Miller. Survived by husband two daughters sisters and two brothers.
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The
Gazette
Vinton
Grundy Center
Andrew Miller
Marshalltown
Oak Hill Cemetery
Cedar Rapids
Miranda Scoville
Whiteside County
Ira
Mary Jane Scoville
Cornell College
Coe College
Methodist Church
Ph. O
Manley Goodrich
New York City
Jeanette Miller
Harry Miller l
Leslie Miller
Long Beach
Calif
Hattie Green
George Scoville
James Scoville
Inglewood
Aged North Liberty Man Dies by Own Action
Iowa City report says 78 year old Thomas Gould of North Liberty died in University Hospital from a shotgun wound to the abdomen. Sheriff said Gould committed death by own action due to poor health. body sent to Beekman’s funeral home.
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Iowa City
Thomas Gould
North Liberty
University Hospital
Don McComas
Gould
Beekman
Iowa's dry areas receive timely rains across the state
Timely showers reached sections of Iowa with crop moisture dire. Weather bureau reports include Jefferson 1.66 inches Guthrie Center 1.6 Atlantic 1.53 Burlington 1.53 Mount Ayr .98 Keokuk 0.89 and Creston 0.85 inches. Rain spreading to Carroll Iowa Falls Marshalltown Jefferson Ames Clarinda Des Moines Omaha and Albia. Temperatures ran about three degrees below normal with highs near 77 and lows around 49.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Jefferson
Guthrie Center
Atlantic
Burlington
Mount Ayr
Keokuk
Creston
Davenport
Carroll
Iowa Falls
Marshalltown
Ames
Clarinda
Omaha
Albia
Inwood
Greenlee Nominated For Benton Sheriff in Canvass
Benton county supervisors, in the official canvass of the June primary, awarded the Democratic sheriff nomination to Clayton Greenlee of Belle Plaine by 321 to 316 over Louis Prazak. An 28 vote adjustment from Vinton second precinct, where no Prazak votes appeared in the books, changed the tally from 338-321 to 321-316. A recheck of three voting machines in the second precinct may follow.
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Vinton
Benton County Board of Supervisors
Louis Prazak
Belle Plaine
Clayton Greenlee
Prazak
Greenlee
Governor To Speak At Keswick Church Sunday
Gov. George A. Wilson will address the Keswick Methodist church at 11 am next Sunday for Rural Life Sunday. A basket dinner follows at noon and in the afternoon Miss Jessie Parker will address the congregation. Sunday school begins at 10 am. all meetings are open to the public.
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Keswick
George A. Wilson
Keswick Methodist Church
Jessie Parker
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Lam
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Washington Accordion Band
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