Death of Belle Plaine Woman Closes An Interesting Linn County Chapter
Special to The Gazette reports the death of Charlotte Green of Belle Plaine at 90, last survivor of the John S. Hollar family who settled Linn county. Born August 7 1848 on the Hollar farm that became Ely, she traced lineage to the Ellsworths of Virginia and Coxes of Ohio. The Hollars migrated from Crawfordsville Indiana in 1838 arriving near Hoosier Grove. Her husband Joshua B. Green died 1935, four of six children survived, including Jennie Delbert Frank and Charles, all unmarried.
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Belle Plaine
Iowa
Charlotte Green
John S. Hollar
Linn County
Ely
Green
Ellsworths
Virginia
Priscilla Cox
Joseph Cox
Sandusky
Ohio
Coxes
Thomas
Joseph
Tennessee
Indiana
Crawfordsville
Hoosier State
Mississippi
Davenport
Hoosier’s Grove
John Hollar
Hollars
Cedar Rapids
Brigham Young
Illinois
Utah
Bertram
Big Grove Township
Benton County
Hollar
Charlotte
Joshua B. Green
Mitchellville
Carroll County
Iowa River
Little Pig Club started to aid Luther College dormitory
In Decorah a Luther College friends meeting formed a project to build a new girls dormitory. A central committee led by Rev Nils Magellsen was named. Rev Alfred Bredeson pledged the first pig and pledges will fund a fall pig sale to donate proceeds to the dormitory fund.
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Gazette
Decorah
Friends of Luther College
Friends of Luther
Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Nils Magellsen
Highland Prairie
Minn
Alfred Bredeson
Glenwood
Morgenthau Reports Tax Returns Above Estimates
Secretary Morgenthau said income tax returns this month were considerably above his department's estimates. He noted tax policy decisions would wait for March 15 collection analyses and praised recent White House discussions with Sen. Harrison and Rep. Cooper as instructive and progress making.
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LLP
Secretary of Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Congress
Pat Harrison
Miss
Senate Finance Committee
Morgenthau
Treasury
Hanes
White House
Senator Harrison
Rep
Jere Cooper
Grand Jurors Call Cedar County Jail the Worst in State
Cedar County grand jurors report the county home as very satisfactory but condemn the county jail as unsanitary and inadequate. They urge the Cedar County Board of Supervisors to build a new jail, noting repeated state condemnation and labeling it the worst in the state.
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Cedar County
Tipton
Board of Supervisors
Jail and residence brace for reform and charges filed
A new jail sits uninspected since completion while the connected residence remains in disrepair and slated for remodeling into modern living quarters. Peter Cooper faces desertion of minor children in the sole grand jury indictment and is jailed with a March 25 plea deadline before Judge Charles J. Haas.
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Peter Cooper
Charles J. Haas
War production capacity survey under way nationwide
Pittsburgh AP report notes the National Manufacturers Association quietly surveys U S industry capacity to produce war materials. A W Robertson of Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing disclosed the move Thursday.
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Pittsburgh
National Manufacturers Association
United States
A. W. Robertson
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Norway doubles naval recruit numbers amid tensions
Oslo reports Norway will double its naval recruit intake in response to rising tensions in northern Europe. Authorities say the move aims to strengthen maritime defense and deter potential threats.
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Oslo
Norway
Europe
Iowa City Briefs Mix of News and Events
Davenport youth Eugene Schroder is hospitalized with a crushed foot after a car brushing a parked truck. Firemen's Ball set for April 12 features Swing and old-time music with Ted Fay chairing. Dean M. MacEwen will discuss Socialized Medicine in the Baconian lecture. A campus photo exhibit showcases 53 Iowa scenes by Iowans. University zoology reports 53 works by 25 authors this year. Men marry at an average age of 27.14 years.
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Iowa City
Eugene Schroder
Davenport
University Hospital
Schroder
Jack Roche
Schrader
Jean Horrigan
Marilyn Cook
Ewen M. MacEwen
University of Iowa College of Medicine
Senate Chamber
Old Capitol
University of Iowa
Iowa
J. H. Bodine
Prof. Bodine
Emil Witschi
Robert King
Gordon Marsh
Eleanor Slifer
Gardner Riley
Harold Beams
Theodore Jahn
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