Century Suspension to Cost Liquor Board 22000 in Taxes
Des Moines AP center reports Century Distilling products banned from state stores will push the commission to pay up to 22000 in new federal national defense taxes next month. With 11000 cases on hand, the levy rises July 1, raising consumer prices and potentially boosting capital needs for distillers as inventories shift.
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DES Moines
Town Liquor Commission
Century Distilling Company
National Defense
Century
Burlington
Commission
Teen Age Stars Lead Cornell Play in Mount Vernon
14 year old Lois Bigger and 15 year old Douglas Hudelson from Mount Vernon star as lovers in The Romancers a French satire on Romeo and Juliet. They have long theater ties and also work on other Cornell summer productions.
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the Gazette
Mount Vernon
Cornell Summer Theater
Lois Bigger
Douglas Hudelson
Cornell
Miss Bigger
Des Moines
Roosevelt High School
America
Hudelson
Ben Hoover
Chicago
Red Cross Women Learn Proper Ways To Make Bandages
Four teen Red Cross workers from Council Bluffs Sioux City Mason City Cedar Rapids Des Moines and Omaha attend an institute in Des Moines on bandage preparation for war Europe. After two days of practice they will return home to teach others. Each chapter is assigned a 17 000 dressing quota by September.
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DES Moines
Red Cross
Council Bluffs
Sioux City
Mason City
Cedar Rapids
Omaha
Europe
U.S. Bureau of Standards
College of Surgeons
Drowning Deaths Cut By Supervised Swimming Pools
Iowa health officials report drownings fell over four years as supervised pools rose. 27 new pools since 1936 boosted total to over 100 with parks and beaches included. 1939 saw about 1,000,000 person swimming days and no drownings.
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Des Moines
State Department of Health
Iowa
C. D. Mullinex
Towa
Mullinex
Fayette Couple Observe Their Golden Wedding
Fayette residents Mr. and Mrs. Reuben W. Hunt marked their 50th wedding anniversary with a family dinner hosted by W. E. Hunt in Fayette. Relatives joined from Gary South Dakota Hayward Wisconsin Des Moines Farley West Union Cresco Lima for the celebration.
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Fayette
Reuben W. Hunt
Goerend and Legebarth Celebrate Wedding at St John’s
Lucille Goerend daughter of Mr and Mrs Dominic Goerend of St Luke sin St Lucas and Albert Legebarth son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Legebarth of Fredericksburg were married at St John’s Catholic church Sunday. Rev W A Dostal presided. Attendants were Clotilde Goerend and Leo Hlubek. The couple will reside near Fredericksburg.
Iowa Highway Officials Favor Repairs Over Warning Signs
Iowa highway authorities prefer fixing dangerous road spots over excessive warning signs. W. O. Price notes signs warn of hazards but over-marking reduces effectiveness. The highway system uses about 110 000 signs on 9 500 miles. Only 639 of 15 008 last year’s accident reports cited road defects as a factor.
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Des Moines
Iowa
W. O. Price
Highway Commission Safety and Traffic
Highway Commission
Price
Towa
Iowa Presbyterians Oppose U S Entry Into War
The Presbyterian synod of Iowa meeting in Ames drafted an urgent appeal urging the United States to stay out of war. A committee amended and the resolution expresses belief the nation should not become a belligerent in Europe to preserve the democratic spirit for eventual peace.
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Ames
INS
Iowa
United States
Presbyterian Synod of Iowa
Committee On Social Education and Action
Presbyterian Church
Europe
Independence Couple Wed In Angelus Temple
Miss Viva Fairchild of Independence and Melvin Hansen of Independence married Saturday at Angelus Temple in Los Angeles after temple graduation exercises attended by about 5000. Seven bridesmaids and seven groomsmen attended. Yvonna Hansen was maid of honor. The couple will reside in Los Angeles.
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Independence
Viva Fairchild
Ross Fairchild
Melvin Hansen
Elmer Hansen
Angelus Temple
Los Angeles
Calif
Yvonna Hansen
Flatcar Burns Near Here in Railroad Fire
A Milwaukee railroad flatcar and weed burner were destroyed by fire a mile south of here Tuesday morning. A spark from a torpedo placed on the tracks by workmen is believed to have started the blaze. Trainmen saved five tanks of oil by uncoupling the burning car. Firemen arrived but chemicals failed to save the equipment. No injuries reported.
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Wyoming
Milwaukee Railroad
Here
Funeral Rites for John H Newell Held at Marion Home
Funeral services were conducted Monday at the Balster and Hall home for John H Newell with Rev C V R De Jong presiding. Burial followed in Oak Shade cemetery. Pallbearers were C C Scott R N Fitzgerald C E Gordon and Owen Fernow. Out of town relatives included R E Newell W L Newell of Waterloo A W Van Vieck of Cedar Rapids and G W Gaines of Mount Vernon.
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John H. Newell
Balster and Hall
C. V R de Jong
Presbyterian Church
Oak Shade Cemetery
C. C. Scott
R. N. Fitzgerald
C. E. Gordon
Owen Fernow
R. E. Newell
W. L. Newell
Waterloo
A. W. van Vieck
Cedar Rapids
G. W. Gaines
Mount Vernon
Marian wedding guests arrive from near and far
The announcement lists out of town guests including R. Glen Flora of Cedar Rapids and Blanche Graham of Perry, joining local attendees at the ceremony held by Mr. and Mrs. James Dunlop of Marion.
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James and
John Dunlop
James Dunlop
Cylde Dunlop
Cedar Rapids
J. H. Stanaway
Twelfth Street
Mercy Hospital
James Richard
Marion
R. Glen Flora
Blanche Graham
Perry
Kaltenbach to Leave Scattergood July 1
John E. Kaltenbach resigns as Scattergood hostel director two miles east of West Branch and will join the Fellowship Council of the American Friends Service Committee in Philadelphia. Martha Balderson of Chicago will succeed him as director. 23 refugees are at Scattergood with more expected from Finland and other nations.
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Gazette West Branch
John E. Kaltenbach
Scattergood
West Branch
Fellowship Council
American Friends Service Committee
Philadelphia
Kaltenbach
S.C
Old Seminary
Martha Balderson
Chicago
Balderson
Europe
New World
Finland
Richmond
Ind
Ed Sanders
Salem
Ore
Chase Conover
Newburg
Friends
Cuba
Hunter elected president of Springville Commercial club
R. C. Hunter was chosen president of the Springville Commercial club at a meeting attended by 40 business men. The group set monthly meetings on the first Tuesday, to be held in the high school gym. Elected officers include J. V. Patten as vice president Roy T Schwab as secretary and Henry Cooper as treasurer. Royal H. Holbrook of Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce spoke on A Commercial club The Why What and Work of It.
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Springville
R. C. Hunter
Commercial Club
J. V. Patten
Roy T Schwab
Henry Cooper
Royal H. Holbrook
The
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
Des Moines Tavern Operator Charged In Liquor Case
Des Moines operator Melvin O Harden was charged with illegal transportation of liquor. State agents seized his car and three cases of alcohol bearing Nebraska seals. Harden pled not guilty. bond set at 1000 dollars. Earlier arrests in Burlington and Davenport found liquor with no seals or Illinois seals. The Town liquor control commission is the only legal importer.
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Des Moines
Burlington
George A. Wilson
G.O.P
Philadelphia
Liquor Commission
Melvin O. Harden
Iowa
Harden
Gail E. Burbridge
Russell F. Kern
Nebraska
Davenport
Illinois
Town State Liquor Control Commission
Johnson County Seeks Federal Food Stamp Plan
Johnson County supervisors relief officials and about 40 residents approved applying for the federal surplus commodities food stamp plan. Ralph Kittinger explained the program as Gordon Brown and the chamber of commerce secretary appointed four people to prepare the application to extend Linn county to include Johnson county.
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Iowa City
Johnson Supervisors
Ralph Kittinger
Wholesalers Food Institute of Iowa
Gordon Brown
Iowa City Chamber of Commerce
Linn County
Johnson County
Lowe reunion names Volga City officers in park ceremony
At the annual Lowe reunion in the local park on Sunday Clair Marble of Volga City was elected president Mrs A F Robinson of Volga City became vice president Mrs Ed Gernand of Wadena chosen secretary and George Oldfather of Arlington named treasurer.
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Volga City
Clair Marble
A F Robinson
Ed Gernand
Wadena
George Oldfather
Arlington
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Mtiaa Big
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Riverside Pavilion
Ellis Park
Guy Grandle
Pierre
S. D
Carl O. Secrist
William Crowley
Milesville
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Crowley
Rochester
N. Y
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Harve Oliphant
Adrian
Mich
Oliphant
J. F. Sweeney
Sweeney
Ann Arbor, Mich
University of Michigan
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Spirit Lake
Herbert Harford
Bruce
Arthur Lint
Gaylen
Thelma
Adeliza Daniels
Congregational Church
George E. Beattie
Nineteenth Street
Beattie
Paris
Rae Kendall
Walter Hall
Chauncey O'Kelly
Cornelian Club
A. L. Barngrover
Richard W. Diederich
Diederich
W. S. Starbuck
Mr. Diederich
Clarence Knapp
Wannbeek
St. Luke's Hospital
Virginia van Camp
Ottumwa
Elmer Hollingsworth
Miss van Camp
Camp Good Health
Den 6
Cub Scout Pack
Den
Leo Griswold
Thomas Park
Jersey
Culbert
Mike Cira's
Rope’s Market
Hallwood Cafe
Mrs
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HW. Wiggins
Jane Withers
City Park
Hill Park
Clara Sears
Ely
Louisa Chamberlain
John H. Pazour
Clear Lake
Genevieve Finn
Clarion
J. M. Birmingham
James Murray
Elmer Kurt
St Marys, Kan
Charles J. Murray
S. J
Joe Biggs
Moline
Co. W. Biggs
Townsend Club No 2
Memorial Hall
Osceola Lodge No 15
Mary Burch Mills
Marshalltown
Charles Burch
Marjorie Castle
Owen's Drug Store
R. H Biddick
Rita
Mr. Biddick
T. H. Biddick
Montfort
Wis
Stanley Thomas
Delta Delt Club
K. V. Cafe
Dickey's
Robert Denson
Richard and
Frances
John F. Denson
Homestead
Martin Luther
Frank Leasure
Philip Leasure
Leasure
H. B. Leasure
Jeannette Titus
Children’s Hospital
Ed Leatherman
Ralph Hughes
John Paul Halasey
Louis Guarnera
Jennie Mess
St. Paul
Minn
Frank Guarnera
Whitebear Lake
Frank B. Cornelius
Winchester, Il
Fred Beebe
J. Moline
Florence Boxwell
Harry Kline
Reva
Scranton
N. D
Nona Kline Stubstad
Duluth
Ida Andrea
Mechanicsville
Richard Zimmer
Emma Kendall
Mrs. M. B. Taylor
Seventh Avenue
Kentuckian
Vinton
J. A Ruhl
Fred Plumey
la Porte City
Emil Haucheous
Jerry Gay
Bruce Township
Plumey
Haucheous
Freeman
Lyman £ E. Freeman
Bessie
Herman Witte
Eva Bahr
Nellie Ray
Eau Claire
Tom J Ridge
South Gate
Lawrence F. Ridge
American Legion Post
A C. Vaughn
Carrier-Wardell
H. J. Gilson
William Hamilton
Arthur Wardell
Mabel Wardell
Effie Carrier
Yson
Woman
Springville Club
NAB
Ste Dial
Friff Delivery Richards Pharmacy
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Coca-Cola CO
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