Naps While Smoking Fatal Fire Claim Iowa Switchman
Frank D. Davies 52 died in Mercy hospital after severe burns from a Wednesday evening incident at his home. He fell asleep in an arm chair while smoking a cigarette and was critically burned, later succumbing. Davies worked as a Great Western railroad switchman and is survived by his wife and two sons.
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Qelwein
Frank D. Davies
Mercy Hospital
Pente
Great Western Railroad
Davies
Bendixen will contest to protect Iowa legacy at Davenport
Iowa moves to safeguard a 250000 legacy to the University of Iowa College of Medicine from J H Bendixen's Davenport estate. The will names the widow as chief beneficiary with residuary legatee to medical research at his death. Contesting are Peter Bendixen and Agnessen Bendixen. state attorney general pursues the contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
University For Medical Research
Peter Ixen
Agnessen
J. H. Bendixen
Lisbon superintendent Lloyd Rahn resigns after nine years
Lloyd N. Rahn resigned as Lisbon public schools superintendent at the board of education reorganization meeting. His successor was not named. New board member Stuart Franks and board president Orville Crawford were noted at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Lloyd N. Rahn
Lisbon Public Schools
Board of Education
Stuart Franks
Orville Crawford
Golden Wedding to Observe Fiftieth Anniversary in East Amana
Mr. and Mrs. Bernhard Trumpold of East Amana mark their fiftieth wedding anniversary this Sunday. They wed in Middle Amana on March 22, 1892. Born in Saxony, Germany, he arrived in 1868. she, Lina Bahndorf, was born December 13 1867 and moved to East Amana in 1869. The couple, longtime Amana Society and Amana Church members, reside in East Amana. Family and friends from nearby towns are invited, including several children and grandchildren. One daughter and a son died in childhood. their grandson Bernard Dyr serves as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Corps in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Amana
Bernhard Trumpold
East Amana
Middle Amana
Trumpold
Saxony
Germany
America
Lina Bahndorf
Trumpolds
Amana Society
The
Amana Church Society
August Biehl
Frankie Biehl
Davenport
William Turner
Lewis
Doris
Billy
Ben
Marengo
Harry Schaefer
Daugh Marie
Carltenia
Rosalie
Elmer Trumpold
Johanna
William
Cone
Bernard Dyr
U. S. Air Corps
Baltimore, Md
Miss Evelyn Fillmore to Wed Amos Stewart in March
Mrs Edward Manson hosted a miscellaneous shower at 571 Eighth Avenue with 30 guests and prizes won by Mrs. George Michel, Mrs. Carl Cherry, and Mrs. Carl Carver. Guests included women from Pleasant Grove and West Marion Garden clubs. Pink and white refreshments complemented the color scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Fillmore
Amos Stewart
Edward Manson
Eighth Avenue
David Gott
Ray Jones
Frank J. Cleveland
Manson
George Michel
Carl Cherry
Carl Carver
Pleasant Grove
West Marion Garden Club
Defense Bond Committee Plans Parade to Begin Residential Safe Drive
The Marion defense bonds and savings stamps committee met at the Chamber of Commerce to plan a residential safe drive parade. The chamber approved $100 for booth installation and decoration and pledged cooperation in sponsoring the parade. details and date will be announced soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defense Bond Committee
Marion
Chazaber of Commerce
Sallen
Chamber of Commerce
Death of Mt. Vernon Woman at Reamer Rest Home
Miss Elizabeth Persues aged 89 of Mt. Vernon died Thursday at 5 am at the Reamer Rest home on Fourth Avenue where she had lived for a month. The body was sent to Neff funeral home in Mt. Vernon for arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Persues
Mt. Vernon
Reamer
Fourth Avenue
Neff
Bridgettes Club Entertained by Mrs Barkwill
Mrs T A Barkwill hosted the Bridgettes club at 549 Twelfth Street on Tuesday. Prizes went to Mrs Herbert Price and Mrs Elmer Neff with Mrs Harry Cloud earning the traveling prize. Also promoted were Fitch's Quincil hair product and Dandruff Remover Shampoo at 59c each. Mr and Mrs George Starks returned from Tama guests of Mr and Mrs Joe Dunlap. Mrs Jessie Towne of Davenport arrives to reside with Mrs Harmon W Hall.
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Bridgettes Club
T. A. Barkwill
Twelfth Street
Herbert Price
Elmer Neff
Harry Cloud
Fitch
Owen
George Starks
Tama
Joe Dunlap
Marion
Jessie Towne of
Davenport
Harmon W. Hall
Mrs Sam L Bear In Critical Illness At Home
Mrs. Sam L. Bear of 2727 B Avenue NE Cedar Rapids is listed in critical condition at her residence. The Bears recently relocated from the West Marion neighborhood to Cedar Rapids. Advertisement note for Western Auto Associate Store promotes fence chargers insulators and other electrical fence supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam L. Bear
B Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Bear
West Marion
Western Auto Associate Store
Methodist W.S.C.S. met. mission notes shared
Sixty five members gathered in church parlors for a Methodist W.S.C.S. session. The Friendly guild sponsored the program with Mrs. Louis C. Ross reviewing World Outlook mission articles on China, Borneo and the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
W.S.C.S
Friendly Guild
Louis C. Ross
World Outlook
China
Borneo
Philippines
K. V. Murdoch
Louis Untermeyer
Eleanor Connor
Kathryn B. Blinks
Electa circle meeting to vote on important matters
The Electa circle of King's Daughters will meet Friday at 2 30 p m with Mrs D B Storck. All members are asked to be present as important matters will be voted on.
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Electa Circle of
King’s Daughters
D. B. Storck
Mrs Dora Morgan Visits Fairleys in Hopkinton
Mrs Dora Morgan of Hopkinton visits her son in law James Fairley and daughter in Hopkinton, staying with the Fairleys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Morgan of
Hopkinton
James Fairley
Dean Speaks On Recreation At Marion Township PTA
L C Dean of Cedar Rapids playground commission addressed the Marion township PTA on recreation and leisure time in Lincoln auditorium. A nominating committee was formed with Mrs Irvin Scott Miss Doris Ford and Floyd Emmons. Dean directed gym games assisted by Miss Charlotte Hubbard while township teachers served refreshments to about 70 attendees.
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Dean
L. C. Dean
Cedar Rapids
Social and travel notes from Marion area residents
Recent guests at Mrs. Elizabeth Hart's home include her son in law Sam Walker his wife and their son Jerry from Burlington. Jolly Dozen club meets Saturday at 2 pm with Betty Peck. Townsend club No. 2 meets Friday at 7 30 pm in Memorial hall. I Tri Missionary group of the Christian church meets Friday after school with Myrna Stimson. Mrs. Lee Voorhies and Mrs. R D Conley hosted a pink and blue shower for Mrs. Gene McDonniel. Various local residents travel visiting relatives and return home for illness and college visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Hart
Sam Walker
Jerry
Burlington
I-Tri Missionary Group of the Christian Church
Myrna Stimson
Sixth Street
Lee Voorhies
R. D. Conley
Conley
Gene McDonniel
F. M. Grafft
Anamosa
Leland Starry
Cedar Rap
Fragmented local notice on social event and travel
SS hood was by Norman J. Waffle. Mr and Mrs Andrew P Munsen returned from a three week vacation with son J Robert Munsen at 1 ti and on Mrs Munsens brother For rest Fisher at Hartington W Va. Miss La Verne Sejkora a student at Iowa State college residence at a cost of 107 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew P. Munsen
J. Robert M and Munsen
Mrs Minnie Whitehill Taken To Cedar Rapids Home
Mrs Minnie Whitehill, seriously ill for two weeks in a Cedar Rapids hospital, was moved to the home of Mr and Mrs Warren Hoff at 896 Eighth Street on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Whitehill
Cedar Rapids
Warren Hoff
Eighth Street
Lost Nation Farmer Takes Own Life on Farm
August Bartels, lifelong Lost Nation resident, shot himself in the head at 9 30 a m Thursday on his south farm three miles from town. Found by his wife in an out building. In ill health for some time. Survived by wife two sons Herman at home Edward at Camp Bowie Texas. Body to Balster funeral home.
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Lost Nation
August Bartels
Bartels
Herman
Edward
Camp Bowie
Texas
Balster
Manchester-John W. Snyder obituary in Iowa age 74
John W. Snyder 74, farmer northwest of Manchester, died Tuesday night at the Home for the Aged in Manchester. Funeral at Silver Creek Methodist Church Friday 2 p.m. by Rev. B. A. Wendlandt. Burial in church cemetery. Born in Bremen, came to the U S at 17. Married to Mary Hamilton April 17, 1961. Survived by widow, four stepchildren, nine grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
John W. Snyder
Silver Creek
B. A. Wendlandt
Masonville
Bremen
United States
Mary Hamilton
Shellsburg school presents Peter Rabbit and Tom Jo stage show
Two plays by Shellsburg consolidated school pupils headline Friday at 8 p m. Peter Rabbit features first three grades while Tom Boy Jo stars fourth to sixth graders. Miss Edna Lenicek directs and Thelma Dripps is accompanist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shellsburg
Peter Rabbit
Edna Lenicek
Thelma Dripps
Iowa Fugitive Faces Extradition Fight From 1921 Escape
Clarence Arters a 53 year old father of six resisted extradition to Iowa claiming a long peaceful life. Fingerprints tied him to a 1921 escape from a California prison farm after serving 13 months of a one to five year sentence. He was arrested in Philadelphia after an anonymous tip and said he worked as a chef including at a state police barracks and the Women's City Club in Washington. He plans to aid Uncle Sam on a tanker rather than go to jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Clarence Arters
Iowa
John Clay
Arters
Jack Mitchell
California Junction
Clay
Women’s City Club
Washington, D. C
Uncle Sam
Cley
Iowa Board of Control Jealously Guards Escapees
David R. McCreery declared no exception to recapture escaped prisoners after Clarence Arters, who fled from Clive State Farm in 1921, was arrested in Philadelphia. He noted seven camps with 350 to 400 inmates and promised an extra five-year term for escapes. Governor’s office reported no word on extradition fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
David R. McCreery
Iowa Board of Control
Philadelphia
Clarence Arters
Clive
McCreery
Arters
Iowa News In Brief Center Junction Mystical Banquet Report
Center Junction reports a Mothers Day banquet hosted by the Men's Community club in the school gym with a Women’s club program led by Toastmaster Mrs. Roscoe Easterly and speakers. The item includes several marriage notices, a fire loss on a farm, and local civic events across multiple towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Junction
Roscoe Easterly
May Himebaugh
J. R. McNeilly
Ruth Hansen
Rs. Bissel
Leroy Dirks
Kenneth Kennedy
Harm Dirks
America
Oklahoma war effort drives citizens to press Congress
Oklahoma readers flood Congress with telegrams and letters urging repeal of the 40 hour week in defense plants, end of strikes in war work, and removal of racketeers from labor. Newspapers spark a nationwide campaign aiming to sustain war momentum until victory. A highway stop over speed awareness features Bank of Iowa official M L Ellis. Iowa stamps and bonds sales total $242,363.10. Editor Don Berry argues tires and cars may be sacrificed for national service, urging use by real workers.
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Prankt. Nye
Daily Press Asen
EL Moines
Don Berry
Indianola
Carrier Boys Cheer for Sendon Newspaper Route
Carrier boys of Sendon celebrate over two months on the job as they push papers and have sold nearly a quarter of a million dollars in subscriptions and deliveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrier Boys
Sendon
Pull the Trigger on Ease for Stomach too
Constipation brings discomfort after meals with stomach upset bloating gas and bad breath. The text suggests using pepsin preparations and a laxative that combines with Dr Caldwell's formula to ease a sensitive stomach.
Blairstown Brothers Enlist in Navy Training Camp
Blairstown brothers Jacob Martin Veenstra and Robert Leroy Veenstra, ages 27 and 21, enlisted in the United States Navy and were assigned to the same company with identical rating during recruit training at Great Lakes. Both are sons of Jacob Veenstra and joined as firemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lakes, Ill
Blairstown
United States Navals
Jacob Martin Veenstra
Robert Leroy Veenstra
Jacob Veenstra
Iowa Guardsmen Finally Get Missing Trousers
Des Moines dispatch reports the Iowa state guard at Camp Dodge received a long awaited shipment of trousers, delayed between Delaware and Iowa. Lieut. Col. John T. Lonsdale announced the case of the missing garments is solved and the troops are now outfitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Tires Gone Resigning Vinton Organist in Lan Church
For two years Mrs. A. M. Wenholz of Winthrop drove weekly to Vinton to serve as organist, totaling 87,360 miles. She resigns now due to tires.
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Vinton (Ap
A. M. Wenholz
Winthrop
Vinton
Lowe'l Mason Pioneered African Church Music and Public School Teaching
Lowe'l Mason is noted as the father of African church music and credited as the first public school music teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowe'l Mason
Defense Course in Explosives to Be Offered at Iowa
The University of Iowa announces a civilian defense course in explosives for junior inspector eligibility. Led by Henry M. Shafer under George H. Coleman, the program requires college chemistry or equivalent experience, with evening and Saturday sessions in Iowa City. No tuition, textbooks extra. An organizational meeting is Friday at 7 39 p.m. in room 303 Chemistry Building, with a second session on Wednesday, March 27 at 7 30 p.m. if needed.
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Gineering
University of
Caslee
United Civil Service
Civil Service
Henry M. Shafer
George H. Coleman
Iowa City
Department of Chemistry
University of Iowa
Chemistry Building
Williamsburg Air Cadet Begins Final Training
Williamsburg cadet Keith E. Dougherty son of Mr and Mrs Harry S Dougherty has been advanced from the basic army flying school at Goodfellow Field San Angelo Texas to an advanced training program there He will learn to handle more powerful war ships Upon completion he will be commissioned as a flying lieutenant and assigned to a combat unit Prior to entering the Army Air Corps he studied at Iowa Wesleyan College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg
Keith E. Dougherty
Harry S. Dougherty
Goodfellow Field
San Angelo
Texas
Army Air Corps
Dougherty
Iowa Wesleyan College
Cavalcade of Hebrew and Jewish Music at UI A scene
Iowa City reports Thomas E Shay 94 will present A Cavalcade of Hebrew and Jewish Music at a panorama musicale 8 p m Sunday at the University of Iowa. The program features Friedman a renowned Iowa City narrator. Also noted legal items include Edward F Bate charging Everett Robinson with breaking and entering and a Gaffney ruling on George Paul motor vehicle intoxication with upheld information. Schnoor fined 300 for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with half suspended for good behavior.
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Iowa City
Thomas E. Shay
Tee Ee Ving
Earl A.ames
St. Paul
Minn
William Frazier
San Franci Calif
John P. Ki¢in
Keota
Mary Dolmage
Ellen Cas
University of Iowa
Edward F. Bate
Everett Robinson
Johnson County
James P. Gaffney
George Paul
Iowa Supreme Court
Laurance Schnoor
Garwin
Heavior
Synthetics to Supplant Natural Silk and Rubber
In Des Moines Dr. Gerald Wendt predicts synthetics will replace natural silk and rubber after the war as cheaply produced as the real goods. He says television will emerge on a large scale and the world may change more in 20 years than in the past half-century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
United States
Gerald Wendt
New York
Wendt
Iowa Born Author Eleanor Brainerd To Be Buried In Iowa City
Iowa born author Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd died in Pasadena after a three year illness. Her notable works include Betina The Love of Mary Ellen and A Little Old Lady. The body will be shipped to Iowa City for burial.
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Pasadena
Calif
Ins
Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd
Betina
Mary Ellen
Iowa City
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Lloyd Rahn
Wm. F. Noe
Marion News
Miss Fillmore
KARO
Fatig
R. J. Martin
Concrete Materials and Construction Company
Clarksville, Tenn
Myrtle Snyder
Fifth Avenue
Martin
Jolly Dozen Club
Betty Peck
Fourteenth Street
Mrs
Herbert Gerstman
Chicago
W. E. Failor
H. Wuerth
Bernard Schenken
Cambridge
John M. Birmingham
Ninth Avenue
John Crawford
George A. Hutchison
Mrs. Hutchison
Iowa State College
Jeanne Bowdish
Betty McBride
Robert Lary
Robert Hense
Ma Lary
Hanna
Charles A. Ward
Women's Association of the Congregational Church
A. J. Keyes
Sioux City
Mason City
Hood
Norman J. Waffle
I Acre
Farmer
Self
Iowa News
Ryan
Jack Mangolds
North Liberty
John Wrede
LaVonne Hines
Carl E. Files
Brownwood
E. Purl Files
Files
Bethel Presbyterian Church
West Union Schools
Riverside
Women's Catholic Order of Foresters
Dorothy Fitzsimmons
Edward Bushek
Zelda Shebek
Thoumelal
R. H. Heitzman
Elmo
Anna John Knitiel
Matilda Wielane
Columbus Junction
Keokuk
National Organization
Legion Hall
Backstage Invaroities
Banking
M. L. Ellis
Lars
Food For
Iowa Petroleum Industries Committee
Blairstown Brothers
U. S. Naval
A. W. Peterson CO
Second Avenue
First Street
Secedar Rapids
Air Cadet
NORGE
Rapids
ERVIC
Peter Fox Brewing Co
Midwest Fruit CO
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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