Mrs Larrabee 15 Honored in Seattle Meeting
Mrs William Larrabee of Clermont Iowa was elected president of the Upper Mississippi Valley conference of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs at a regional dinner in Seattle. Mrs Mary A Wall of Murphysboro Illinois was named vice president. Des Moines junior clubs won the federation’s first prize for the best patriotic program.
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Seattle
William Larrabee
Clermont
Iowa State Federation
Upper Mississippi Valley
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
le Bulie
Mary A. Wall
Murphysboro
Ill
Des Moines
Henry C. Taylor
Bloomfield
General Federation
Well-known Belle Plaine Couple Wed
Miss Margaret Benner daughter of Mr and Mrs Ira G Benner married Franklin J Riley son of Mrs W J Durant at the Centenary Methodist church parsonage in Belle Plaine NL The Rev Powell officiated with organ music by Richard Powell Attendants were Mrs Ira Benner and Mr and Mrs W J Durant The bride wore blue silk crepe and Sunshine roses and gypsophila They plan to reside in Belle Plaine The bride active in Girl Reserve Rainbow girls and the groom a former star football player and lodge member both graduates of Belle Plaine schools.
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Belle Plaine
Margaret Benner
Ira G. Benner
Franklin J. Riley
W. J. Durant
Rock Island
Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church
Mr.Powell
Richard Powell
Ira Benner
Riley
Girl Reserve
Rainbow Girls
Order of DeMolay
Western Stock and
Cudahy Buyers
Iowa City to Receive $13,000 Fire Truck in July
Word from Iowa City says the new fire fighting apparatus costing 13000 dollars will arrive around July 2. The modern vehicle will be demonstrated upon arrival and will represent a significant upgrade for the city fire department.
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Iowa City
Clermont Woman Is Elected President Of Club Federation
Clermont woman Mrs Larrabee has been elected president of the Upper Mississippi Valley conference of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, confirming her leadership role in the regional women’s club network.
J G Zenishek Funeral Will Be Held Thursday
Funeral services for Joseph George Zenishek retired farmer who died Monday will be held in St Marys church at 9 30 a m Thursday conducted by Rev J G Michalek Burial will be in St Marys cemetery He died at 1055 a m Monday of cerebral hemorrhage Born in Johnson county sixty four years ago he retired to Solon eleven years ago Survived by wife Nellie two sons Leo of Solon Edward of Louisville Ky and one daughter Alma Miltner of Iowa City
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Leo
Solon
Edward
Louisville, Ky
Alma Miltner
Iowa City
No Trace Of Robber Of Vinton Oil Station
A lone bandit robbed Standard Oil attendant George Frohn at the West Fourth street station Sunday night escaping with 25 to 30 dollars. Frohn, describing the suspect as short and heavy set about 30, wore a brown plaid overcoat and cap with a scarf masking lower face. The same station was robbed eighteen months ago.
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The
Gazette
Vinton
George Frohn
Standard Oil Company
West Fourth Street
Frohn
Fields Under Water in Harrison County
Thousands of acres of corn and crops in Harrison county townships Morgan and Taylor lie under floodwaters after heavy weekend rains. Allen creek swollen near Modale forced farmers to cut ditches to drain fields, with two feet of water on several farms. Des Moines forecast: fair weather with little temperature change. highs around 84 and lows near 53.
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Logan
Morgan
Taylor
Harrison County
Magnolia
Missouri Valley
Missouri River Bridge
Missouri River
Modale
Allen Creek
Iowa
Des Moines Weather Bureau
Forest City
Waterloo
Iowa Falls
Bertram Township Teachers Announced For Next Year
Bertram township schools announce hires for next year across districts Dairydale No 1 Dairydale No 2 Bertram Rosedale Forest Lane McRoberts White Seminary Caraway Emmons Riverside. Names include Mrs Minnie Crew Ruth Reid Hazel Midkiff Marjorie Albaugh Helen Gaston Darrell Sawyer Leone Wykoff and others from Cedar Rapids Mount Vernon Keystone near Bertram.
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Bertram—Rteachers
Bertram Township
Dairydale
Minnie Crew
Jessie Hahn
Edina M. Donahue
Cedar Rapids
Ruth Reid
Mount Vernon
Harriet Breeza
Bertram
E. J. Kouba
Beulah Hammer
Rosedale
Margaret Jacobsen
Mary Parry
Keystone
Forest Lane
Thamer Sizer
McRoberts
Hazel Midkiff
White
Pearle Kilebeck
Near Bertram
Seminary
Marjorie Albaugh
Near
Caraway
Helen Gaston
Emmons
Darrell Sawyer
Riverside
Leone Wykoff
Henry Hagensick Dies At Elkader
Special to The Gazette reports Henry Hagensick 78 Elkader's oldest active basin man died at his home Monday evening. He owned City Drug store and later the Bayless hotel. He served as president of Elkader State Bank until two years ago and was chairman of its board of directors before its consolidation with First National.
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Gazette
Elkader
Henry H. Hagensick
City Drug Store
Bayless Hotel
Elkader State Bank
First National
Elkader State Board of Directors
Grovdahl Golden Wedding Honor Observed in Ossian
Hans and Hans H Grovdahl celebrated fifty years of marriage with a reunion at the home of their son and daughter in Ossian Ludlow Guests included children Harry Helga Lawrence Selmar and Mrs Gilbert of Ossian and others with relatives from Cedar Rapids and Scales Mound A baptism occurred for Lowell Gilbert son of Mr and Mrs R Gilbert The family circle lists eight children twelve total and one great grandchild
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Ossian
Hans H. Grovdahl
Harry L. Grovdahl
Ludlow
Harry
Helga
Lawrence
Selmar
Russell Gilbert
Robert Wood
Cedar Rapids
Rolf Kvamme
Scales Mound
Lowell
R Gilbert
Rock Island
Illyria Community Day Observed Friday in Elgin
The thirteenth annual Illyria Community Day will be held at the Elgin church with a large tent on the grounds for afternoon and evening programs. Highlights include a morning ball game, an address by Dr. A E Bennett of Upper Iowa University at 2 p m, music by a young men's quartet and the orchestra, a performance by the Little German band of Elgin, and a home talent play Clover Time.
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Elgin
Illyria
Reynolds Strong
Kathryn Ogle
Earl Rothlisberger
Florence Thoman
Thomas Shaffer
A. E. Bennett
Upper Iowa University
Margaret Uhlman Dies At Oregon Home
Mrs. Ellis Schacherer reports the death of her mother, Margaret Uhlman, at her Mount Angel home on June 10. A pioneer of Lodomillo township, she came from Bremen, Germany in 1880 at age 20, married John Uhlman in 1881, and left fourteen children, with three predeceasing her. Surviving children include William of Stockton, Mary Schacherer of Edgewood, Charles of Mount Angel, Lena Kennedy of Long Beach, Tony of Dubuque, Anna Archambault and Kate Haa gen of San Jose, Michael of Mount Angel, Albert of Salem, and Louis of Portland.
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Edgewood
Ellis Schacherer
Margaret Uhlman
Mount Angel
Ore
Uhlman
William Uhiman
Stockton
Calif
Mary Schacherer
Charles Uhiman
Lena Kennedy
Long Beach
Tony Uhiman
Dubuque
Anna Archambault
Kate Haagen
San
Millikan to Receive Roosevelt Medal for Science
Anamosa native Dr. Robert Andrews Millikan will be awarded the Roosevelt medal for distinguished service in science for 1932. The dinner on October 29 will present the honor from James R. Garfield, president of the Roosevelt Memorial association. Millikan, famed for isolating the electron and measuring its charge, won the 1923 Nobel Prize in Physics.
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Anamosa
Robert Andrews Millikan
Congregational Church
James R. Garfield
Roosevelt Memorial Association
Roosevelt
Millikan
Vinton's oldest merchant goes home after five months
F W Baker, 87, a longtime Vin ton merchant and local landmark, was discharged from the hospital Monday after a five month stay following a broken hip from a fall down basement steps at his home.
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Vinton
F. W. Baker
Dove Chooses Armory Ames For Nesting Return
In Ames, near the Iowa State College armory, a dove has settled to build her nest and raise young, seen as a symbol of peace amid campus activity. The scene unfolds just inside a gate by the French 75s entrance, nearby the armory.
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Ames
Iowa State College
Two Boys From Iowa City Ordered to Eldora
Ollie Cross and Dudley Huff, both 15, of Iowa City, were ordered sent to the state training school for boys at Eldora by Judge Harold D. Evans. They were arrested in connection with a recent auto theft in Iowa City. It was the third complaint against Huff and the second against Cross.
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The
Gazette
Iowa City
Ollie Cross
Dudley Huff
Eldora
Harold D. Evans
Huff_boy
Manchester pair arrested on intoxication charge
William Andrews and his son Roy of Winthrop were arrested Monday on intoxication charges. They had reportedly been recently released from Independence jail on a similar charge.
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Manchester
William Andrews
Roy
Winthrop
Independence
J. E. Fitch Native West Union Civil War Veteran Dies
J. E. Fitch, 84, West Union resident and Civil War veteran, died Wednesday after a five month illness. He led Fayette County Veterans Association and Abernethy post G A R. His death reduces local Civil War vets to two in West Union and fourteen in Fayette County. Funeral with Masonic rites Friday. He is survived by two daughters Mrs C W Whitney and Miss Lyle Fitch, both of West Union.
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West Union
James FE. Fitch
Fayette County
Tipton Woman's Missionary Society Elects Leaders
Mrs Praseur was elected president of the Women's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church at a Tuesday meeting hosted by Mrs Clyde Kuhn. Other officers named include Mrs T J Highley first vice president Mrs C H Banks second vice president Mrs P E Sheets secretary Mrs Forest Witmer treasurer and Mrs Charles Geller corresponding secretary with Mrs Russell Willer serving as installing officer.
Truck And Car Crash On Road Near Grundy Center
Harm C. Hook of Buck Grove sustained injuries when the truck he drove and a car driven by Gilbert Henry cashier of Ackley’s First National Bank crashed on Highway No. 14 north of Fern Monday evening. The truck rolled into a ditch while Henry’s car carried L Kingery Fritz Gersey and W E Kachelhoffer of Ackley en route to inspect Grundy Center’s kittenball field lighting. The car was badly damaged but injuries to all were not serious. The truck may have been operated without lights. Sheriff M G Mamminga investigated the scene.
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Grundy Center
Harm C. Hook
Buck Grove
Gilbert Henry
First National Bank
Ackley
Fern
Henry
L. Kingery
Fritz Gersey
W. E. Kachelhoffer
M. G. Mamminga
Ossian Rob Allen Heads to Mount Shasta Camp
Ossian Robert Allen, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Allen, has left for a twelve week stay at Mount Shasta Forest Reserve camp to participate in a scheduled program.
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Ossian
Robert Allen
W. M. Allen
Mount Shasta Forest Reserve Camp
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Mississippi Valley
Conference of Women’s
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J. G. Zenishek
Vinton Oil Station
Essex
Times
Hudson
Detroit
Hudson - Essex Co., Inc
Second Avenue
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Henry Hagensick
Hans Grovdahls
Oregon
Dove
J. E. Fitch
Lark Re
Ray Ha
Soltingt
Ies
Cedar Rapids Gas Company
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