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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1936

Page

6

Each County to Be Represented Des Moines

The Republican headquarters announced a committee of ninety-nine, one from each county, to draft an advance state platform. The group will meet July 1 in Des Moines, with its declaration of principles due before the resolutions committee on July 10. Each county selects one member, ensuring broad rank and file input into Iowa's 1936 platform.

Des Moines INS Committee of Ninety-Nine Carl Cook Glenwood Cook Regular Resolutions Committee Resolutions Committee Iowa Commonwealth The State Advisory Council

Reunions and weddings mark Iowa communities in brief

Families gather across multiple towns including Newhall Maynard Volga City and Marengo for reunions and weddings. Notable events include the Gardemann family dinner near Newhall, Schultz-Weichman reunion near Marengo, and Vera Oldfather wed Howard Rahmiller in Volga City. several couples from Tipton Clinton and Delhi also wed or celebrate milestones with local clergy and civic leaders.

Federal Housing Unit Insures 10156 Iowa Loans

Des Moines AP dispatch reports J. J. Hughes says the Federal Housing Administration insured 10 156 Iowa loans totaling 3 701 455 dollars led by Polk County with 3 224 loans worth 1 088 191 dollars. Counties with over 200 000 in loans include Scott Woodbury Linn Black Hawk Clinton Pottawattamie Cerro Gordo Webster and Ringgold counted once at 79 dollars in loans. Residents across all counties utilized the program for home or business improvements.

Des Moines J. J. Hughes National Emergency Council Federal Housing Administration Iowa Polk County Scott Woodbury Linn Black Hawk Clinton Pottawattamie Cerro Gordo Webster Ringgold County

Alonzo Boone Dies in Kalona After Heart Attack

Kalona resident and jeweler Alonzo Boone aged 76 died Monday night at his home following a heart attack. A pioneer member of Kalona’s first family, Boone is survived by his wife and a son.

Kalona Alonzo Boone

Funeral Held For Vic Chambers In Monticello

Funeral services were held Monday for Vic Chambers longtime Monticello resident who died at John McDonald hospital after a stroke. Born in Kingston New York July 17 1856 he came to Iowa sixty years ago. Survived by three brothers George Kingston Monticello Cornelius Kingston and Thomas Kingston and sister Mrs Jan Schoolmaker Wooster Massachusetts. Burial in Oakwood cemetery conducted by Rev William Grossheim Presbyterian church.

Monticello Vic Chambers John McDonald Hospital Chambers New York Kingston Washington Chambers Iowa Jan Schoolmaker Wooster Mass William Grossheim The Presbyterian Church Oakwood Cemetery

Funeral for John Adams in Monticello

The Rev William Grossheim conducted services for John Adams who died Saturday in Iowa City. Born June 15 1861 in Mansfield Ohio he was the son of William and Margaret Adams. He married Anna Brown in 1899 and is survived by two Cedar Rapids nieces, Mrs Arthur Herson and Mrs Nellie Cook.

Iowa City Social Service League Tipton Ruth Marie McAfee Ben McAfee George E. Cronkite Stanwood Charles Leinbach Lisbon Everett Shotwell James Delahooke Audrey Lindt Elmer McAfee Evelyn Adams Davenport Tipton High School Joe Adams Thelma Elmer Cronkhite Marengo Schultz-Weichman Guy E. Curran Cedar Rapids Irven Weichman Newhall Ethel Bigger Marion Ellis Park Fred Schultz Minnie Schultz Clarence Schultz Lillian Kenneth Carl Schultz Albert Schultz Marcella la Vera Jake Floesinger Victor Edward Schultz Fern Ethel Julius Carrie Reichert John Weichman Irwen Edgar Brecht Virginia Gail Weichman George Doebel Mary Schlotterback Emma McGranahan John A. J. Boddicker Mildred John Schroeder Geraldine Hegewald Meta Baumgartner Floyd Eleanor C. A. Weichman Eddice Marie Boddicker Kenneth Curran Henry Beatrice Schultz Dewitt Francesca McMahon M. F. McMahon Leo Mussman Fred Mussman T. Joseph’s Edward Taylor Monticello William Grossheim John Adams Mr. Adams William Margaret McLean Adams Mansfield Ohio Iowa Anna Brown Adams Arthur Herson Nellie Cook

Safe cruisers crack Delmar post office safe

Safe crackers blew open the Delmar post office early Tuesday and escaped with about 150 dollars in stamps and 10 dollars in cash. They seized a revolver found in the safe, discovered by post master Miss Mary Waters at 7 am. A neighbor heard an explosion around 1 am. Entry was gained by forcing a window. This marks another post office safe cracking in the area following a similar theft at Andover weeks earlier.

Delmar Yeggs Mary Waters Andover

Eight Iowa Papers Awarded Honors By National Group

Eight Iowa newspapers received recognition at the National Editorial Association convention. The Rockford Register in Indiana earned third in general excellence for weeklies under 1,000. Tracr Star Clipper of Tracr Ia. ranked second in weeklies over 1,000. Lake Mills Graphic and Algona Upper Des Moines received honorable mentions in newspaper production. Guthrie Center Guthrian won a community service plaque. Keosauqua Republican placed second in daily community service. Storm Lake Mail took second and Pilot-Tribune third in best use of illustration.

Poland Spring Iowa National Editorial Association Rockford Register Frank E. Trigg Tracr Star Clipper E. E. Taylor Lake Mills Graphic Algona Des Moines Guthrie Center Guthrian Roy A. Stacey University of Missouri Stacey Keosauqua Republican H. B. Carroll Storm Lake Mail Paul C. Woods Pilot-Tribune W. C. Jarnagin

Johns Hopkins President to Speak in Iowa City Friday

Dr Isaiah Bowman president of Johns Hopkins University will give an 8 p.m. public lecture Friday in Iowa City as the third speaker in the University of Iowa summer lecture series. He will also lead a Saturday round table following earlier speakers John Erskine Arthur Compton. Also on the series are Louis Anspacher and Mark Sullivan, among others.

Iowa City Isaiah Bowman Johns Hopkins University University of Iowa Bowman John Erskine Arthur Compton Louis Anspacher Mark Sullivan

Rev. and Mrs Otis Moore Celebrate 25th Anniversary

The Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Otis Moore were surprised by members of the South Bethel Bennett and Rochester communities Saturday on their twenty fifth wedding anniversary. Mrs. Alice Rigby of Mount Vernon, mother of Mrs. Moore, was present.

Bennett Otis Moore South Betehl Rochester Alice Rigby Mount Vernon Moore

Former Governor Carroll Sees Landon Winning Hopeful Outlook

DES MOINES INS Former Governor B F Carroll returns from retirement to forecast a strong Landon bid. He cites Lemke as drawing radical and liberal voters and Al Smith’s stance shifting conservatives away from Roosevelt. Carroll predicts anti Roosevelt forces may defeat the Democratic ticket similarly to 1912.

Des Moines INS B. F. Carroll Alfred M. Landon Kansas Iowa Teddy Roosevelt Carroll Lemke al Smith Landon Hoover Roosevelt Smith

Call For Bids On Mississippi River Dam At Bellevue

ROCK ISLAND AP Construction of dam No 12 at Bellevue Iowa will follow in the Mississippi river nine foot channel project district engineer Col Earl E Gesler announced Tuesday as notices were sent to prospective bidders Bids open August 4 The contract will be let on the continuing contract plan The dam is estimated at 2500000 with 1200000 available in the current fiscal year balance to come from future appropriation

Rock Island Bellevue Iowa Missisippi River Earl E. Gesler

Marian Anderson Booked At Cornell College

Harold W. Baltz announces that Marian Anderson the Negro contralto will appear on the college artist lecture course March 19 1937 at Cornell College Mount Vernon. Anderson has gained fame in Europe and now in the United States making her Iowa debut.

Mount Vernon Harold W. Baltz Cornell College Conservatory of Music Marian Anderson Miss Anderson Europe United States Cornell Iowa

Shower Honors Mrs. Schlotfelt At Lewis Schlotfelt Home

Mrs. Karl Jannsen, Mrs. Chester Johnson and Miss Luella Schlotfelt entertained forty two guests Saturday at a shower for Mrs. Ralph Schlotfelt. Mrs. Schlotfelt was formerly Miss Ruth Ann Girdner of Corydon before her July marriage, recently announced.

MT. Auburn Karl Jannsen Chester Johnson Luella Schlotfelt Ralph Schlotfelt Lewis Schlotfelt

Rep Jacobsens Illness Shores Iowa Campaign in Mayo Clinic

Rep B M Jacobsen Democrat of the Second Iowa district entered Mayo Hospital Rochester Minnesota for observation of a stomach ailment. At 74 he has represented the district for two terms and faces Republican Charles Penningroth in the bid for re election. His illness’s impact on the campaign remains undecided as doctors monitor his condition.

Clinton INS B. M. Jacobsen Iowa Congress Mayo Hospital Rochester Minn Jacobsen Charles Penningroth Cedar Rapids

Frieda Newkirk and Lothar Hudepohl Are Wed in Williamsburg

The wedding of Frieda Newkirk of Williamsburg to Lothar Hudepohl occurred Sunday evening at St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church Williamsburg in a candlelit double ring ceremony conducted by Rev T H Joeckel with O H Kamprath on the organ. The couple, affiliated with local families, will reside on a farm after a trip through the western states.

Maynard Brotherhood of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Convention of Brotherhoods Iowa Federation H. W. Siefkes Monona John Gantenbein Brotherhood F. H. Schmitt J. G. Neumann Wartburg College Waverly Walter Weeks H. F. Mann Clarksville Art Grossmann Brotherhoods Cedar Falls Independence Eveleen McDermott Anna Milka Bernadine McMahon Maurice McMahon Gladys Petersen Mae Murphy Mossman DeWitt St. Joseph’s High School Clinton Charlotte School Church of the Brethren Ollie Fairview Udell Aurora Thelma Payne Cliff Payne Chelsea Harry Benda St. Frances Hospital Marshalltown Iva Baynes Joe Baynes Portland Ore M. J. Thiltgen W J. Cremer Gilbertsville P. J. Wagner Rudolph, Wis K. C. Hall Father Schmitz Father Thiltgen Rowley Timson-Brown Lorraine Berry Waterloo Audrey and Delores Bergstrom Ruth Bender Brandon High Kanouse Frank Gates Oxford Hannah Clear Tim Kelley O. W. Walker J. H. Newkirk Jimmie Iowa City Martin Clear Carl Gowin van Horne Milwaukee Railroad William Moberly Delhi Nellie Goldsmith Bernie Goldsmith Earlville Hubert Grapes T. B. Grapes St. Mary’s Catholic Church Manchester Father McKinley James Schacher Ada Goldsmith Justin McElmeel Glen-Charles Williamsburg Frieda Newkirk Lothar Hudephol St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church T. H. Joeckel O. H. Kamprath Minnie Newkirk Elmer Hudephol Matteson, Ill Clara Hudephol Springfield Ill Alma Maas Homestead Otto Newkirk Donald Hudephol Barbara Joeckel Reinhold Sanderfield Raymond Ristedt Ernest Hyde- Phol Elizabeth Ristedt Hilda Iberg Albert Ristedt Louis Iberg C. C. Newkirk Hudephol Herman Hudephol Immanuel’s Iowa Township River Forest Teacher’s College Chicago Muskegon Mich

Tent City Council Named By Students

Dave Roberts of Elgin Illinois was elected mayor of Tent City the University of Iowa summer colony home to over 125 families. The Tent City council includes H. M. Jordan Lloyd Bridge Mrs Albert Millington C R Derby H P Shedd Joseph S Kissinger and W R Keith. The governing body passed a resolution outlawing fireworks over July fourth.

Iowa City Dave Roberts Elgin Ill Tent City University of Iowa Summer Colony H. M. Jordan Sioux Falls S. D Lloyd Bridge Storm Lake Albert Millington Canton C. R. Derby Varina H. P. Shedd Anthon Joseph S. Kissinger Superior W. R. Keith Stanhope Summer Colony

Wellman Doctor Braden Dies Responding to Call

Dr. A L Braden age 65 collapsed and died Monday while stepping into his car in front of his Wellman office to answer an emergency call He had practiced 35 years after graduating from the University of Iowa College of Medicine A civic leader and church worker he is survived by wife Carrie Heizer daughter Louise Rickey and three granddaughters One daughter Cordelle Braden died six weeks ago

Gazette Wellman A. L. Braden Braden College of Medicine University of Iowa Methodist Episcopal Church Carrie Heizer Mediapolis Louise Rickey Cordelle Braden

Iowa Federation names committee chairmen and officers

Clinton Iowa Tuesday announcement from Mrs. Jessie Young unveils new Iowa Federation of Business and Professional Women officials. Executives include Alice Warsaw education Waterloo and Persis Sheldon finance Iowa City with a Sept meeting in Marshalltown plus health, legislation, magazine and public relations roles among others. Health picnic set for Sunday July 26 at Iowa City.

Blanche Maytag Newton Rosa Cunningham Des Moines Edna Romer Maquoketa Helen G. Irwin Dorothy Hamilton Mason City Darline Gordon Clinton Blythe Bennett Davenport Kathryn Burk Waterloo Lottie DeBaggio Eldora Doris Smith Iowa City

Lemke To Speak In Des Moines Sunday

DES MOINES AP L M Peet Iowa manager of the National Union for Social Justice said Congressman William Lemke of North Dakota, the union party candidate for the presidency, will speak in Des Moines Sunday night. Arrangements for the address have not been completed, but Lemke probably will speak in one of the parks.

Des Moines L. M. Peet Iowa National Union For Social Justice William Lemke North Dakota Union” Party Peet Lemke

Tragedy in Miles: 14YearOld Patterson Shot by Friend

In Miles Iowa Adrian Martin Patterson, 14, was killed when hunting companion Reynold Erickson, 15, fired a shotgun he believed unloaded. Patterson joked about shooting a pine cone. Erickson pulled the trigger, unaware the shell remained in place.

Miles Adrian Martin Patterson Reynold Erickson Patterson Erickson

State treasury to begin paying public claims July 1

The Iowa state treasury said the sinking fund will start paying public claims July 1, beginning with a $6,642 payment to Winneshiek county tied to funds from the closed Home Bank in Highlandsville. The list includes eighty-one more claims, totaling over $500,000, earmarked for counties, school districts, and cities in eastern Iowa, with payments ordered by filing date.

Des Moines INS Carleton D. Beh Winneshiek County Highlandsville

Belle Plaine Woman Dies On Eastern Trip

Belle Plaine relatives learned that Mrs Cornelius Janss died suddenly while traveling with her son in law and daughter Dr and Mrs J H Edgecomb of Ottawa Ill They planned to observe her seventy four birthday in New York City and meet relatives from Germany Born in Germany June 27 1862 she moved to Belle Plaine at 18 and married Cornelius Janss in Belle Plaine on November 11 1881 Surviving children include Mrs Margaret Edgecomb Peter J Henry Mrs Etta Moeller and Arthur J Funeral arrangements awaited the body’s arrival Thursday.

Belle Plaine Washington, D. C Cornelius Janss J. H. Edgecomb Ottawa Ill New York City Janss Germany Mary Lahn Doris Lahn Mason City Neb North Western Railroad Margaret Edgecomb Peter J Detroit Henry Etta Moeller Remsen Arthur J Indianola

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F. Lae Resolutions Group Iowa News Atkins George Gardemann Beverly Ann Gardemann Earl McVay Irene Anamosa Fred Scholl, Jr Earl Cheney Arthur Wheeler Ernest Wheeler Ray Scholl Ray, Jr Don Bradley Fred Scholl Mary Alice Royce Bergen Ruth Richard Kathryn Vernon Hugh Shellsburg Harry Gardemann la Venne le Roy Leon Orville Cox Nadine Neibuhr Betty Lou Pycha Eleanor Johnston Jane McCormick Cedar County National Education Association St. Paul Volga City Frank Oldfather Vera Leone Oldfather Howard Victor Rahmiller Ethel Oldfather Joe Fenchel A. B. Chamberlain Methodist Church Volga High School Upper Iowa University Frederick Loretta Rahmiller Columbus Junction Federal Housing Unit Kalna Rob Johns Hopkins Rochester Clinic Lothar Hudepohl Tent City Council Iowa B P. W Miles Boy Efien Lux Ellen
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