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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1940
Page
15
Iowa Republicans plot caucuses to elect delegates for the nation’s 22 Electoral votes and pick the party’s national committeeman. Dates include precinct caucuses March 25, county conventions March 30, and state convention April 12 with a June 24 national convention in Philadelphia.
Hopkinton High School presents an operetta tea under Miss Verle Breed Warren with Dick Brown leading male roles and Bette Thompson top female, backed by a large boys and girls chorus. Accompanist Mary Belle Brines and stage manager Charles Falmadge lead a busy crew including Marsa Thel Vartan and Stanley Siemer.
North Liberty youth hostel received its AYH charter for 1940 from American Youth Hostels headquarters at Nathfeld. Iowa City sponsors include Wes Roy Hamill Miss Esther Taylor Ren Avans Worthles and Miss Cornelia Cameron. Alexander Young and wife host parents prep for a busy season as the hostel joins the Midwest region with 1 391 overnight registrants in 1939.
Iowa group forms the Eighteenth Amendment Rescue to seek a Supreme Court test to overturn the Twenty first amendment and restore the Eighteenth amendment and Prohibition. George W. Swan presides at Centerville with Luther Childs as first vice president and Jo Alvin Mitchell as second vice president. Des Moines officers include J L Tennant secretary and A G Peterson treasurer with a slate of directors and supporters across several towns.
Independence announces the approaching marriage of Herbert John Wolfe son of Mr. and Mrs Carl Wolfe of thierty to Miss Alice Marie Gibbons daughter of Mia and Mary Leo Gibbons of Jesup. The wedding will be held at St Athanacius Catholic church in Jesup on March 25.
AP reports Iowa traffic claimed 16 lives over the week, a 1940 high. The toll lifted the year total to 81, compared with 76 for the same period in 1939. Weekend fatalities include August C Koppe, 45, killed when struck by a car near Des Moines, Harold Yeager, 23, of Onawa, in a head on collision north of Whitng, and Susie Allery, 57, of Montezuma, crushed when an 800 pound horse fell from a trailer onto the car she rode.
Ray Nyemaster 59 longtime Davenport bank executive died of a heart attack Sunday in Des Moines. Funeral services will be held Tuesday in Davenport. He served as president of the Iowa Bankers association in 1929 and was vice-president of American Commercial Trust and Savings bank of Davenport from 1919 to 1982. Survived by son Ray Jr. of Des Moines and sister Mrs. N. G. Smoles of Fort Wayne. He was a native of Atalissa and trustee of the Royal Union fund.
Castalia high school pupils perform a three act mystery titled Spook Tavern at Castalia hall on Thursday evening. Geneva Schultz and Clay Timmerman read the roles, with Ardith Schulte Gertrude Tehel Mary Mallny Ralph Schultz William Szabo Rodney Buddenberg Frank Tehel and Ronald Schultz among the cast.
Mr and Mrs Charles Howard of West Union will mark their golden wedding on Tuesday in West Union. The couple wed at the home of Mrs Howard’s parents, near West Union, and have lived in the area for decades. They are active in the Presbyterian church and local Masonic lodge, with Mr Howard serving as a bank director.
On March 9 1940 the undersigned was appointed executrix of the estate of Mary Ann McDonnell deceased of Linn County Iowa All persons indebted are requested to immediate payment Those with claims should file them authenticated with the Clerk of Linn County Town District Court Lucy McDonnell Executrix Rhinehart and McLauchlin Attorneys
George Edward Wainwright of 307 Central Avenue dies Sunday at 5 30 p m in Cedar Rapids hospital after a brief illness Born February 28 1897 in Toledo Ohio to James and Emma Avers Wainwright He married Annie Findall September 7 1923 in San Diego California They lived in Marion nine years coming from Wisconsin He worked at the post office and served in the US Cavalry during World War I He was a member of the Christian Church of San Francisco Survivors include his wife two sons Robert L and Edward both at home His brother Lewis Wainwright died August 25 1937 in Toledo Funeral services Tuesday 10 30 a m at Yocom chapel with Rev Verne Sl Carter pastor of the Christian Church Burial in Oak Shade Cemetery
Local items report injuries from ice slips in Cedar Rapids, marriages, travels, club meetings, and community notices. Includes hospital updates for H P Kline, funeral plans for Miss Mary Teaghett, and race toward elections with local candidates in Cedar County and Dysart. Many social gatherings, visits, and club activities noted.
Notice announces Arthur James Davis named Executor of Attula E Davis estate in Linn County Iowa appointed March 1940. Creditors urged to file claims with Linn County District Court Clerk authenticated through attorney EA Johnson.
Washington AP reports the House elections committee recommended Vincent Harrington to continue as North Iowa district representative in the 76th Congress after finding no grounds for a recount. It ruled 70 WPA camp voters in Okoboji illegal but not enough to alter the district results. Swanson failed to prove misconduct or utilize Iowa contest law. Official 1938 returns had Harrington ahead 46,705 to 46,366, with Swanson later filing 52 counts of irregularities across Woodbury Monona and Dickinson counties. Swanson’s hearing focused on Woodbury and Dickinson counties.
Monticello CCC camp technicians study timber value and crop returns on land near Sand Springs and Buck Creek. They measure tree counts sizes and growth from the last decade using borings and rings to project annual timber yield. Planting trials of pine seedlings will test survivability and adaptation with forester support from the Ames nursery.
Mrs. Manuel Straesslin aged 48 and a 21 year Jones County rural schools teacher died at her home Saturday night after a brief illness. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Presbyterian church with Rev. W. P. Nicholas presiding. Born Nellie Story near Wyomin g, she married Mr. Straesslin 20 years ago and raised two nephews, Charles and Ralph Eggers. Surviving members include her husband, her mother Mrs. T. H. Story, two brothers Ralph of Wyoming and James of Springville, and two sisters Mrs. Fred Hopkins of Springville and Mrs. Etta Eggers of Wyoming.
Nomination filings are circulating for Tipton city officers all reelection candidates. Officials listed: J. E. Morton mayor L. F. Countryman first ward councilman Henry Heuer second ward councilman Clarence Kuhn third ward councilman Ed Williams P. W. Lambach at large councilmen H. W. Reichert assessor and A. E. Rumble city treasurer. Belle Plaine Morning Star chapter O E S will hold its annual school of instruction at the Masonic hall Tuesday with Marcia McGrew of Williamsburg in charge. The school starts at 9 am with luncheon for officers and instructors at the Commercial cafe. A 6:30 dinner will be served at the hall and the chapter opens for work at 8 pm.
A Monday morning blaze of undetermined origin destroyed the Toledo division office of the Iowa Electric Light and Power Company. The fire began in the basement near the central heating system, with the display room express office and supply rooms totaling a loss. Firemen worked through the morning. damage pegged as extensive though the company vault and files reportedly survived.
Pattern 4412 is available in children's sizes 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 with specific fabric requirements for dress and cape. Send fifteen cents to Pattern Department The Cedar Rapids Gazette for the pattern and add ten cents for the latest Pattern Book.
A survey notes German is the dominant language in sixteen of Switzerland’s twenty two cantons and shapes regional communication. It highlights the linguistic map and regional use in official life and schooling.
Miss Mary J Johnson a Waukon teacher died in a Marshalltown hospital from injuries suffered in an auto crash near Marshalltown Saturday night Two others Albert S Tousley and Mrs Tousley were severely hurt Both are in a Marshalltown hospital They were returning from Des Moines with Ben Ellefson to the Veterans hospital when their car was struck from behind and driven into the path of a second car no one else was seriously hurt in the other vehicle involved
Francis Cavanaugh of near Delmar, about 27, listed in fair condition at Mercy hospital Davenport after an early Sunday crash on highway 61 near Maquoketa. John Stevens, also of near Delmar, sustained lesser injuries when the car skidded on ice, struck a culvert headwall, and overturned. both were taken to a Davenport physician for X rays.
Mrs Catherine Strasser 80 died at her daughter Mrs Clayton Messenger's home Thursday after living in What Cheer for years. She leaves four daughters including Mrs Messenger Thornburg Mrs John Martin What Cheer Mrs Jay Baxter Richland and Mrs Marie McDonald Emmetsburg. three sons Frank California Ed Thornburg and John Wisconsin. Funeral service held at Thornburg Methodist church Sunday by Rev Dervey. Tipton officials discuss a new exchange building between Fifth and Sixth streets on Meridian with ground to be broken late this month, completion May 15, and system conversion by June 1.
A Denver and Chicago Trucking driver asserts Natex eased five years of constipation and fatigue, restoring appetite and sleep after trying many medicines. He reports improved bowels, steadier nerves, and renewed energy following a few weeks of use at Podzimek's Pharmacy.
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