Pets Rule In Apartment Life At West Liberty
L. R. Wiese of West Liberty allows dogs in his building and provides each dog a bed cushion, window shelf, country runs, and a roof penthouse for comfort. His two Airedales Trixie and Boots share a life with Chink the chow and Smokie the cocker spaniel, who has a history of rooftop adventures.
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OST
L. R. Wiese
West Liberty
Mr. Wiese
Trixie
Boots
Chance
Smokie
Wiese
Priest D P Cregan to mark silver jubilee at Ryan
The Rev D P Cregan of St Patrick's church observes the silver jubilee of his ordination Tuesday. Born in Ireland 1888 he studied at local schools Rockwell college and Thurles and was ordained June 28 1913. He served in Oelwein Mason City Forest City Volga City and has been at Ryan since 1937. A high mass will be celebrated with Msgr Foley as celebrant and a church lawn dinner program with toastmasters and messages from church leaders. The event also marks St John's school twenty fifth anniversary.
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Ryan
D. P. Cregan
St. Patrick's Church
Ireland
Rockwell College
Thurles
Archdiocese of
Dubuque
Oelwein
St. Joseph’s Church
Mason City
Forest City
Volga City
Farrelly
Cascade
D. W. Foley
J. J. Hennessey
Castle Grove
P. Behan
Anamosa
Clair Drummy
Raymond Ettiedon
E. J. Dougherty
Waterloo
Dorrance Noonan
J.M. Molloy
Cedar Rapids
East Iowans Get Navy Promotions
President Roosevelt approved a revised advancement system, promoting 571 navy and marine officers. Eastern Iowa selections include Arthur Thomas Moen, Cresco, Ia, to commander. Harry A. Keener, Grinnell, Ia, to commander in medical corps. Daniel Webster Ryan, Manchester, Ia, to lieutenant commander in dental corps. Harvey C. Tschirgi, Grundy Center, Iowa, to marine corps captain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Corps
Harvey C. Tschirgi
Grundy Center
Towa
William Boyack 86 Dies In Independence
William Boyack 86 a prominent retired farmer of Independence died Saturday after a year of poor health following a stroke. Funeral services will be held at the family residence.
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Independence
William Boyack
Scottish-born farmer to be laid to rest in Independence service
The funeral will be held Monday at 2 30 conducted by Rev. Robert Netting. Born in Scotland he came to Town with his parents at age four. After fifty years farming in Sumner township he retired in 1921 to Independence. He married Ida Safford in 1883 and is survived by sons Frank Arapaho Cole and Donald of Independence, daughter Mrs Bessie Penrose of Bonner Springs, Kane, Mert and Nel lie Boyack Cedar Rapids teacher.
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Robert Netting
Scotland
Sumner
Independence
Ida Safford
Frank
Arapahoe
Cole
Bessie Penrose
Bonner Springs
Kane
Mert
Donald
Nellie Boyack
Cedar Rapids
Hughes Of Panay Arrives In U S Ready To Return
Lieut. Commander J J Hughes arrived in San Francisco still weak from wounds suffered when the gunboat Panay was sunk in the Yangtze River. He said he was ready and eager to return to duty in China en route to the San Diego naval hospital.
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San Francisco
Panay
Yangtze River
J. J. Hughes
San Diego Naval Hospital
China
Summer Theater Shows Promise With Diverse Cast
The summer theater enjoys a strong year as productions progress from Shaw to Coward and Tolstoy. Director Albert Franklin Johnson leads a cosmopolitan company including Maurice Birdsell Constance Root Ruth Miller Charles Watts and Robert Hartung as they prepare space staging for lighting driven scenes and a July 8 9 Tolstoy Redemp tion and July 15 18 Johnsons satirical comedy and ballet with Mrs Johnson arranging dances and music.
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Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Settlement settles Coggon dam dispute in Iowa case
Judge Haas approves a settlement between Mrs. Julia Rowley and the state conservation commission over Buffalo Creek backwaters from the WPA dam at Coggon. The agreement keeps the dam, awards Rowley 450 dollars, and provides a perpetual flowage easement. The commission withdraws its appeal and costs are equalized.
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C. J. Haas
Linn County District Court
Julia Rowley
State Conservation Commission
Coggon Dam
F. ©. Ellison
Rowley
Buffalo Creek
Coggon
Supreme Court
County Files 7618 Dollar Claim For Woman At County Home
Linn county files a petition in district court seeking 7618.93 for care of an incompetent woman at the Linn county home dating back to 1900. The petition notes property received in the last two years to cover part of nearly four decades of care. Also in district court Minnie Coble sues William Coble for divorce on grounds of desertion and cruel treatment. The couple wed October 12 1920 at Savannah Missouri. Wade S Crew seeks divorce from Violet Crew on cruel treatment. they married April 26 1936 at Rock Island.
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Linn County
G. K. Thompson
Minnie Coble
William L. Coble
H. C. Ring
Savannah
Wade S. Crew
Violet Crew
Rock Island
Will of Jacob A. Hildebrand Survives in Probate
The will of Cedar Rapids resident Jacob A. Hildebrand who died August 24, 1936 was admitted to probate by District Judge H. C. Ring on Saturday. Two sons B. C. Hildebrand and E. W. Hildebrand are named beneficiaries with B. C. Hildebrand appointed executor. The will bears a December 6, 1923 date.
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Jacob A. Hildebrand
Cedar Rapids
H. C. Ring
B. C. Hildebrand
E. W. Hildebrand
Deserted Chinese Babies Face Slim Survival Chance
Report notes that infants abandoned by their parents in China have low survival odds even if found and cared for. Undernourished mothers are cited as the primary cause of infant neglect and malnutrition in the region.
Iowa Prepares 5.5 Million Balance for June 30
Iowa officials project a $5,500,000 treasury balance on June 30 with all bills paid and funds to cover state operations through mid-October. The report notes prior balances, bond obligations, and revenue sources from liquor profits and the two percent sales tax. It also mentions relief separate from the general budget and ongoing primary road bond retirements.
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State Treasury
DES Moines
C. B. Murtagh
Iowa
Curtagh
West Liberty Readies Centennial Celebration
West Liberty marks its 100th anniversary with a five day festival from today through Thursday. The town, a homecoming site, features pageants, a 100 unit parade on Wednesday, antique displays, bunting, lights, and a Tama Reservation Indian band. The centennial queen and court will be introduced with a 12 episode pageant starting with creation and frontier scenes.
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The
Gazette
West Liberty
Iowa City
Tama Reservation
See Lindy In Line For Presidency
Paris Midi on page one speculates Col. Charles A. Lindbergh may run for president with Fiorello LaGuardia named as a likely opponent. The piece signals mounting interest in a Lindbergh candidacy and a potential clash with LaGuardia in the national race.
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Lindy
Paris
INL
Paris Midi
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
United States
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
New York
Midwest Stamping Labor Fight Ends
Newton Iowa AP reports a settlement of a complaint against Midwest Metal Stamping after picketing at Kellogg plant. The company agrees not to interfere with union organizing, to deny independent union affiliation, and to reinstate three workers with back wages of 100 dollars to each of them and five others. The NLRE charged discharge and layoff for union activity.
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Schulson
Los Angeles Man Sues Red Eagen for Alienation of Wife
Leo W. Powers of Los Angeles filed a $30,000 damages suit in Des Moines against W. S. Red Eagen an insurance man and athletic official. The petition says Eagen, a former Grinnell college star, began showing attention to Powers’ wife during a Des Moines trip last year.
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DES Moines
Leo W. Powers
Los Angeles
W. S. “Red
Eagen
Grinnell College
Powers
Des Moines Highway Patrol Rates Steady Despite Turnover
Des Moines reports 16 of 131 patrolmen since 1935 have left the force averaging four percent annually. Notable losses include Oran Pape fatally wounded in 1936 and George Weeks who died of natural causes. The patrol now numbers 115 with starting pay of 100 dollars a month rising to 125 in year two.
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Des Moines
Highway Patrol
John R. Hattery
Oran Pape
George Weeks
Retired Minister and Wife Observe 60th Anniversary
WAUKON The Rev. Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Buettell celebrate their sixtieth wedding anniversary with a family dinner. Married June 26, 1878 in Lancaster Wisconsin, Julia Wagner Buettell is his wife. He, 86, and she, 84, have six children. Both remain active in church and home life.
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Waukon
M. C. Buettell
Lancaster
Wis
George Herman
Lois Buettell
Buettell
Doan Golden Wedding and Birthday Noted at Marion Gathering
Guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Walter E Doan marked their golden wedding anniversary and Mr Doans seventy seventh birthday. Attending were relatives from Portage Wisconsin Boulder Colorado Waterloo Ballie South Dakota Cedar Rapids Hopkinton Washington and other areas. The couple received a 50 dollar purse and other gifts. Telegrams of congratulations arrived from Riceville and Boulder.
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Walter E. Doan
Mr. Doan
Fritz Mielke
Joyce
Clarence Mielke
Portage, Wis
E. J. Mead
Boulder
Colo. Allen Leathers
Grover, Colo
C. A. Mead
Elma
Robert Mead
Norma Lou
Waterloo
Gale Mead
Shirley Mae
Ballie
S. D
H.W. Mead
Washington
F. M. Wheeless
Mary Elizabeth
Hopkinton
Cedar Rapids
Fred M. Doan
Mrs. Doan
Riceville
Colo
Family reunions and visits mark Marion social calendar
A flurry of gatherings unfolds as the Kurt and Murray families hold a Charles Murray birthday reunion in Hopkinton while relatives visit Cedar Rapids Marion Ames Mason City and other towns. Guests include Mary Eleanor and Charles Murray at the Murray home and Eleanor Hanna returning from Illinois Wisconsin.
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Elmer Kurt
Mary Eleanor
Charles
James Murray
Jeannine Marie
Sheila
C.I. Murray
Hopkinton
Charles Murray
St. Mary’s College
St. Mary, Kaw
Eleanor Hanna
Illinois
Wisconsin
Nebraska U Man Appointed To Cornell Sociology Faculty
Dr. James Harold Ennis of University of Nebraska, Cornell alumnus 1925, elected to Cornell faculty as sociology teacher. He will begin in September, succeeding the late Dr. S. L. Chandler, with Mrs. J. J. Runner acting since January. Ennis has a rich background in economics and sociology, including work at Columbia, Brookings, Iowa, Doane College, and banking.
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Mount Vernon
James Harold Ennis
University of Nebraska
Cornell College
Cornell
Ennis
S. L. Chandler
J. J. Runner
Iowa City
Tama
Chandler
Lydia Roberts
Columbia University
Franklin Henry Giddings
Brookings Graduate School of Economics
Eastman
University of Iowa
Doane College
Crete
Neb
City College
New York
Dictionary of American Biography
Iowa
Memorial and picnic notices fill Marion community page
Local events list picnics and social gatherings at halls and churches. Families from Chicago and Cedar Rapids visit Marion residents while auctions and sales advertise apartments and stoves. Church activities include pot luck dinners and Kensington meetings at Thomas Park with July plans.
Oldest Iowa Structure Sought by Centennial Board
Des Moines AP report states the state territorial centennial commission seeks Iowa’s oldest standing building and the longest held land title by a single family. Fort Atkinson (1840) is a candidate, with Davenport Dubuque Keokuk among eastern sites. Clark family of Buffalo Ja holds early land title. Captain Benjamine Clark founded a ferry, and a Clark descendant is named on a farm tablet as the first white child born in Scott County. Plans for centennial honors at the state fair are under way.
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Des Moines
State Territorial Centennial Commission
Iowa
J. G. Hammond
Fort Atkinson
Come Mission
Davenport
Dubuque
Keokuk
O. E. Klingaman
State Historical Department
Clark
Buffalo
Benjamine Clark
Scott County
Mississippi
Andalusia
Klingaman
George Dav Fupott
Greeley Man Served Railroads 63 Years
A Greeley man recalls a long career with major railroads across Illinois and nearby states. He worked as an operator for the North Western, Wabash, Chicago Burlington and Quincy, and Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific lines, totaling forty eight years with the last company. He notes voting in seventeen Republican presidential elections from Ulysses Grant to Alf Landon and identifies as a lifelong Methodist and conservative Republican.
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Illinois
Nevada
Lisbon
North Western Railway
Wabash Railway
Council Bluffs
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railway
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railway
U. S. Grant
Alf Landon
Gustafson
Tam
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John Brown
Carnegie Library
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Walter A. Smith
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Man Sues “Red
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Hagenbeck- Wallace Circus
Marion News
Jacquelyn Clay
Chitaga
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Colesburg
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Grove City
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Marion
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Joan
Halstead
Kan
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Conwell
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Barbara Sloss
Ames
Carl Gruis
Tommy
Rossie
Robert Munsen
Sycamore, Ill
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Dewey Lint
Theola
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Billie
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R. B. Eckhart
Arlington
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Methodist Church
E. T. Gough
Ninth Avenue
H. B. Phillips
Carrie Reichert
Louise Braska
Ed Allen
J. Quincy Busenbark
Louise Rathbun
Seattle
Lillian Rathbun
Gerald Armstrong
Avis and
Faye
Zella Mae Armstrong
Martelle
E. D. Armstrong
John Bach
Fremont, Neb
Earl Brockman
Art Hanson
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J. Harold Ennis
Jerry Benesh
Bobbie
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Mrs Benesh
G. A. Patschke
A. EK
Mrs O. W. Lundquist
Milo Trusty
Chris Frederick
Prairie Chapel
Epworth League For Clear Lake Fund
Don Atherton
Carver
Marion Road
W. H. Crane
Harold Christianson
Elgin
Mrs. O. Fahey
Fred M. Blakeslee
Defiance
Mr. Blakeslee
Lloyd Baby Buggy
Seventh Avenue
Charles McDougall
Eighth Avenue
Eleventh Street
Richard Starry
Robert P. Burns
Aitkin, Minn
Gwen Newlin
Elmira Russell
Storck
Ida McCoy
Mary McKean
Ora Crowner
Marshalltown
Presbyterian Do
C. V. R. DeJong
Cornerstones
Presbyterian Church
Harley W. Erwin
Kensington
Thomas Park
Noble Grand Association
Richard Zimemer
Sixth Avenue
Bertha Barnes
Florence Clark
Ella Harding
Lumir Machacek
Dysart
Centennial Board
Greeley
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