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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 05, 1937

Page

10

Independent city ticket could sweep Independence council

Eastern Iowa notes describe a near complete turnover in Independence with only two current council members filing on the Citizens ticket. The slate lists mayor O. E. Finuff and several incumbents and new names across wards, signaling a major local political shift if elected.

Traer Lumber Yard Changes Hands in Local Transfers

The Farmers Lumber Company of Traer sold the yard and buildings. Frank Megges bought a residence on the Megges farm. James Podhajsky of Traer bought the timber sheds and office building to move to his farm near Traer. A Waterloo firm will relocate the residence to Megges farm. The yard had been run by Mason City’s Page Lumber before its sale to the Traer firm about ten years ago. TIPTON Mrs. Fred Wilson presided over Chapter DY PEO on May 11 and 12 with officers H N Poston W C Hall Reid Hunt Kuhn Russell Willer Mayme Walters Wilson and Poston among attendees.

Independence Citizens F, T. Plank Second Ward F. W. Clark Third Ward Finuff A. S. Plane H. L. Cobb Christian Church Harland Jones Lester Miller Franklin Wilson Dorothy Stick Harry Wenger Clarence Stahley Carl McCalley Frank Schantz William Wilson Elmer Moore Alfred Pantry Eugene Estill Charles Griffin Alma Davis W. E. Stick TRAER William Wirth Evangelical Dysart Buckingham Wirth Germany Fred Frank Wirth Minnie Cedar Falls Ina Aredale Waukon W. H. Hegeman Warren Hayes Gordon O’brien H. G. Ludeman J. G. Minert F. E. Stucki Cora Kopke Coralville Parent-Teacher Association Coralville Town Hall Fred Robinson Frances Kershner Carl McLaughlin Tony Nortman Fred Magner John McDonald B. H. Rarey Ray Culp Earl Ewalt Harley Ewalt Alfred Robinson Owen Morgan Tipton Methodist Church Russell Willer Fay Wagner Betty Lee Ed Dear Fred Wilson H. N. Poston W. C. Hall Reid Hunt Clarence Kuhn Mayme Walters Wilson Poston Waterloo Farmers Lumber Company Frank Megges James Podhajsky Megges Page Lumber Company Mason City Tracr H. N. ~Poston

Jones County Couple Married Fifty Years

Morley Mr and Mrs W W Wallace of Jones County celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary on a Wednesday. Mrs Wallace born on a farm north of Morley taught in Jones County schools. Mr Wallace born west of Cass Center, lost his parents young, farmed near Cass Center, later moving to Sask provinces in 1910 then 1917 to Yorkton. The couple still own their original Cass Center area farm.

Floyd Gordon Lundberg California A. D. Farnum Freeport Ill Cary Stilwell Waukon Harvey Clark Franklin Township Oakland Cemetery Morley W. W. Wallace Jones County Benton Anamosa Cass Cener Cass Center Wroxton Sask Yorkton

Family recollections anchor Anamosa obituary notes

The obituary recalls a family from Anamosa who lived there until 1933 and then moved back. They had five children Howard who died in the Wapsipinicon River in 1933, William of Grand Blanc Michigan, Adah Setter of Detroit, Leslie of Denver, and Ruth Hardman of Denver. Four grandchildren are listed.

Anamosa Howard Wapsipinicon River William Grand Blanc Mich Adah Setter Detroit Leslie Denver Ruth Hardman

Slum Clearing Plan Pushed for Honolulu Project

Honolulu plans slum clearance with about 4 000 000 dollars in public and private funds. One million from government and three million private capital will buy rights of way and parkland, revise building laws, build new streets and parks, affecting about 15 000 people directly or indirectly.

Honolulu Fred Wright

British firm to establish US agency for tiny cars

A British company producing miniature cars with overall dimensions of eight feet by three feet four inches and a 24 horsepower single cylinder engine plans to set up an agency in the United States.

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