Independents Withdraw From Iowa Petroleum Association
Seventy five independent oil jobbers met at the Hotel Montrose Des Moines to form a separate group leaving the Iowa Petroleum association. Eldon Pender of Rainbow Oil Dubuque led as temporary chairman. A March 11 meeting in Waterloo and a planned Atlantic division gathering aim to organize western and statewide units and elect officers in Des Moines within three weeks.
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Iowa Petroleum Association
Des Moines
Montrose
Eldon Pender
Rainbow Oil Company
Dubuque
Ce- Gar Rapids
Boone
Russell Lamson Hotel
Waterloo
Atlantic
Maquoketa Red Cross Elects Officers At Annual Meeting
Maquoketa Red Cross chapter elected officers including Chairman Dr Harry L Sharp and vice chairs F H Young J R Witzig man and Edwin Black. Secretary Mrs Glen F Bailey and Treasurer John Huilman were chosen with a 271 member roster and 526.99 cash on hand plus 2733.10 sent for flood relief.
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Maquoketa
the Red Cross
Harry L. Sharp
F. H. Young
J. R. Witzigman
Miles
Edwin Black
Preston
Glen
F Bailey
John Huilman
H. H Dill
J. A. Mullen
George F. Barsalou
W J. Pendray
G. M. Wendell
Helen Morse Reynolds
Margaret Peters
Baldwin
Red Cross
Charles F. Martin
Wendell
Vona Dilley Allen
Bert Davis
Edward Luckies
Imogene McIntire
Davis
Rolgall
Iowa Legion Exceeds Its Membership Quota
The Iowa department is the seventh to pass its 1937 quota with 31 630 Legionaires joining. The quota stood at 31 606 and three other departments plus Canada Italy and Hawaii had already met their targets. James Ketelias Hackett, an American actor and manager famed for Shakespearean roles, died in 1926.
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Indianapolis
American Legion National Headquarters
Iowa
James Ketelias Hackett
English Reformed Classis Elects New Officers and Plans Merger
The Iowa classis of the English Reformed church elected officers at its annual session in Maquoketa and adopted a proposed constitution for the United church. Officers include Rev. Emmanuel Jasmann of Conesville as president and Rev. Joseph N. Newgard of Wilton Junction as treasurer. The merger requires ratification by two thirds of the classes and will take effect after sufficient approval. The Women's Missionary Society also elected officers led by Mrs. Florentine Downing of Lisbon as president, with a full slate of secretaries and coordinators named from Lone Tree Maquoketa Liscomb Durant and other towns.
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Maquoketa
Iowa
Classicals Women’s Missionary’ Society
Florentine Downing
Lisbon
Boyd
Liscomb
Downing
Virginia Holman
Lone Tree
Egbert
Lone
Clara Bowman
Girls’ Missionary Guild
Myrtle Blakely
Mrs. Leinbaugh
Minnie Cort
Ohio Swamp Finds Two Molars Of Monater
A swamp near Urbana Ohio yielded two molars of an Ohioticus a prehistoric proboscidean. Dr Margaret B Church Urbana Junior College instructor identified the fossil teeth noting the animal stood about ten feet at the shoulder and around 200 feet long. The teeth measure six inches long and three inches in diameter and may be sold to a museum. Efforts continue to locate additional skeleton parts.
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Urbana
Margaret B. Church
Urbana Junior College
Interference bids fail in Culbertson team event final
In a recent four person team final a faulty interference bid by the defense aimed at disturbing North South asking bids. South despite the pressure pursued slam prospects and West overcalled in clubs to try to derail the plan. South kept to a lay down slam path and West went down 700 points giving North and South a 250 point swing over the five spade contract.
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Culbertson
South
North
West
Tive
Warn
Food and Recipe Notes From 1937 Federation Race Preview
A collection of daily meals including breakfast luncheon and dinner items with recipes for bran loaf Neapolitan macaroni pineapple conserve and a note about a New York Paris race in 1937 to honor Charles Lindbergh. The race offers a prize of $70 050 and allows flexible start times for aviators.
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Federation Aeronautique Internationale
New York- Paris
Lindbergh
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Peter Ran
Alaskan
Daniel W. Warren
Cedar Rapids
Gazette Business Office
Carroll Drive
The
Gazette
Conesville
English Reformed
Classis
Ohio
District of Columbia
Pasa Pasa Pass
Kenmor
Clarence Gloe
AL Geesaman
Richelieu
Rusecl
Mrs
Alexander George
Ee Sai Home Owned
P&g Soap
Bers
JACK
Japan
Jack Sprat
Prunes
CANDY
California
Owe
Alc
Lee
Jer
Blenheims
Rolie
Calif
Texas
Idaho
Peck
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