Birthday Luncheon Honors Prizes at Mrs Lodge Event
The Birthday Luncheon club met with Mrs. Millie Lodge at 1006 Avenue NE on Thursday. Five hundred was played with prizes won by Mrs Bruce Donisthorpe Miss Mildred Phillips Mrs Ollie Omar and Mrs Walter Noellers. Guests included Mrs Yvonne Hicks and Mrs June Scott. Other attendees were Mesdames Llewellan Stone John Weiderkehr Carl Pool Jessie Kirk Roy Stahl Harry Preston Dorothy Miller Myrtle Shelton Levert Larson and Miss Lois Kep ler. The next meeting will host a miscellaneous shower at Mrs Dorothy Miller's home, 1307 Avenue NE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millie Lodge
Avenue NE
Bruce Donisthorpe
Mildred Phillips
Ollie Omar
Walter Noellers
Yvonne Hicks
June Scott
Dorothy Miller
Roosevelt P T A Plans Tea Card Parties and Fund Support
The Roosevelt P T A held a Wednesday meeting arranging an afternoon tea to end the school year in lieu of a picnic supper and a series of card parties in each Roosevelt elementary, with time and place to come. Donations were given to Camp Wapsie Y fund and the state extension work. Mrs George Heider Mrs Louis Kriz and Mrs H A Van Sickle were elected to the nominating committee. The city mothers chorus performed after which Miss Bernice Hopper spoke on malnutrition and its remedies. Refreshments were served by the social committee led by Mrs Harold Apfel and Mrs Harry May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt P.T.A
Roosevelt
Camp Wapsie Y Fund
George Heider
Louis Kriz
H. A. van Sickle
City Mothers Chorus
Bernice Hopper
Junior League of
Cedar Rapids
Harold Apfel
Harry May
Arthur P T A Meeting Highlights Child Development Talk
One hundred ten attended the Arthur P T A gathering at the school where Dr. Paul C Greene of Coe College spoke on child development from birth to age 15 stressing indirect control for older children. He urged hobbies to help each child discover life work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur P. T. A
Paul C. Greene
Coe College Psychology Department
Roland Moehlmann
T. H. DeWees
Evelyn Barnett
Milner
Bruce West
William Burger
D. I. Roland
Herbert Hampton
C. J. Delp
Robert Mann
George C. Faun
Victor H. Holec
Tama County Farmer Ends Life By Hanging
Tama County coroner Dr. A. J. Wentzien reports Theodore Lage a farmer near Lincoln Iowa hanged himself Friday in a corn crib. Family says he was despondent over ill health leaving a wife three sons two brothers and one sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
A. J. Wentzien
Tama
Theodore Lage
Lage
Gutters and spouting repair services ad
Men advertising gutter and spouting repair or replacement under classification 10 in the Want Ads promote their services to readers seeking essential home maintenance.
Marion mayor candidates issue statements in city race
Marion's mayoral race features incumbent John H. Pazour leading the progressive ticket and C A Garrison heading the citizens' ticket with two council-at-large candidates. Garrison calls for resident control and plans for a community building, while Pazour touts past improvements, debt reduction, and responsible budgeting under six years of administration. Also reported is the death of Harry Winter in Chicago and his Marion origins, with funeral arrangements pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
John H. Pazour
C. A. Garrison
Pazour
Progressive
Garrison
Citizens
Man Injured From Fall While Helping Tear Down Garage
Roy Beach fell from the garage roof near the old Biggs hotel Friday around 10 30 am suffering a brain concussion head lacerations and a broken left wrist. He was rushed by ambulance to a Cedar Rapids hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Beach
Biggs
Cedar Rapids
Beach
Panama family visits Iowa before Panama return
Mr and Mrs Glenn Lewis and Robert Lewis of Panama are visiting Marion and Cedar Rapids after arriving in New York last November. They plan months of travel in a trailer equipped car before returning to Panama. They formerly ran a Panama City business for 22 years, distributing American products and running a photo lab. They have disposed of the business and will settle in the Panamanian mountains on return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Lewis
Robert Lewis
Panama
Marion
Cedar Rapids
New York
Lewises
Panama City
Birthday party honors two boys with cubs and guests
Mrs. Charles Fikers and Mrs. James Cippera hosted a Thursday party at the Fikers home for the tenth birthdays of Richard Fikers and Robert Cippera. Guests included cub scout den members and local youths, with refreshments and a lighted birthday cake. The notice lists attendees and nearby entertainment at the Garden with Hopalong Cassidy and Joe Penner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Fikers
James Cippera
Fikers
Richard Fikers
Robert Cippera
Robert
Albert Sindelar
Richard Fontaine
Kenneth Bailey
Robert Williams
Raymond Silvers
John Vernon
Roy Williams
Community Notes and Advertisements Chronicle Local Visits and Events
Parents are asked to wait at main and side entrances after sessions. Bob Foreman visited Burlington Friday for an ankle x ray after a September fracture. Local ads list prices for meats and produce at Central Market and Gordon Grocery. Mrs. Pauline Naso and Mrs. Eva Hewitt traveled to Chicago to visit relatives. Home demonstration meeting discussed canned meats and upcoming projects. Marion residents Mr and Mrs J W Frazee hosted visitors, with additional trips to Mount Vernon and Central City. Free 5c Hires Root Beer coupon offered in Gazette. Camp Fire group met at the Lincoln building to plan leather headbands. Kathryn Kendall travels to Sac City for a six-week teaching course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Kendall
Iowa State College
Karl W. Kendall
Sac City
Poet Guest’s verse clashes with owl’s wary reply
In a 1939 poem, Edgar A. Guest claims civilization advances by human will and invention, while an owl counters that nature has endured without poison gas or bombs. The exchange underscores humility before mortality and human violence.
Jorgensen Arrested on Bad Check Case Tied to Decorah Visit
Police traced a $10 hotel check and a $12.63 Armstrong Clothing Co check to Jorgensen after a Norwegian royal visit in Decorah Iowa. Condon investigated the elaborate background and found Jorgensen fled toward Ottumwa, later detained at the bus depot after a St. Louis ticket purchase. He claimed a prior year in Minnesota prison for bad checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
Jorgensen
Condon
Decorah
Ottumwa
St. Louis
Kudina
Minnesota
Chittenden elected Sigma Xi president at Iowa
Prof Edward Chittenden of the mathematics department was elected president of the University of Iowa chapter of Sigma Xi. He succeeds Prof Beth Wellman. Other officers include Prof Edward Bartow as vice president Prof Don Lewis as secretary and Prof Harold W Beams as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Edward Chittenden
University of Iowa
Sigma Xi
Beth Wellman
Iowa Child Welfare Research Station
Edward Bartow
Don Lewis
Harold W. Beams
Ralph Barnes
Johnson County
Board of Supervisors
Artist Tripped Up Deportation Story Under Probe
Nels Jorgensen a 24 year old from St Cloud Minn pled guilty to uttering a forged instrument and received a 15 year term at Fort Madison penitentiary. Detectives Tom Condon and Bill Kudina arrested him on Thursday and police are probing his deportation tale including a staged World Fair reportage credential front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Condon
Bill Kudina
Nels Jorgensen
St. Cloud
Minn
Fort Madison Penitentiary
J. E. Heiserman
Jorgensen
Norway
Mont
La Porte City elects C. V. Barnhart as school board president
C. V. Barnhart was elected president of the La Porte City school board at Monday’s meeting with Clyde Jenks seated. Harold Johnson and Clyde Jenks joined the building and grounds committee while C A Fultz and Elmer Riggle were named to the supply committee. The board changed meeting dates from the second Monday to the second Thursday. M. H. Taylor was reelected superintendent for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Porte City
C. V. Barnhart
Clyde Jenks
Harold Johnson
C. A. Fultz
Elmer Riggle
M. H. Taylor
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P.T.A. Meetings
Arthur
Tama County
Marion News
Harry Winter Dead
Harry Winter
Chicago
Winter
Stillman
Ivy Toms Winter
Board of Health
Esther Trunnelle
Clyde Winter
Farmington
Frank Winter
Myrtle Yates
Central
Central City
Frank R. Lockwood
H. G. Stitzel
A. A. Hardin
L. C. Dow
K. E. Cornell
J.J. Booth
R. N. Fitzgerald
Emery J. Miller
Ed Kemnitz
Elizabeth Carpenter
F. D. Ross
Ida Crew
Mount Vernon
Florence Scott
Cornell College
John E. Titus
John Granger
Allen McKean
James Fry
Eleanor and
Bernice Gough
Neumode
Acheter Corece
Maxwell House
Hopalong Cassidy
Joe Penner
W. G. C. Bagley
Clara L. Mitchell
W. O. Whitcomb
Minnie
Metta Whitcomb
Mitchell
S. D
Bagley
Brookings
S D
Mertie Jones
Dickey's Foods
Blanche Hamm
Irma Lincoln
Wyoming
Ernest C. Hamm
Ralph Hawk
Clifton Hawk
Ropes Market
Charles E. Clark
B. J. Clark
Martelle
W. W. Coverdale
The
Christian Church At
Irving E. Wade
Foitle Bakery
Bonnie Carey
Mrs. E. V. Carey
Fourteenth Street
Jack Blessing
Fort Logan
Denver
Colo
Marion Dairy Store
Amela Hurlburt
Bert St. John
Charles Hood
Leon
Hood
Grand Council
Memorial Coliseum
Armory
Coliseum
Bob Foreman
Burlington
Pauline Naso
Eva Hewitt
Lucille Gove
South Marion Township
S. K. Pearson
Gordon Grocery
Dr. Moothart
David and
Richard
Bedford
J. W Frazee
J. H Moothart
Lawrence Peterson
Carmen Albright
Susan
David
G A_ Storck
Owen's Drug Store
Ehaweetanda
Lincoln Building
Council
Arthur E. Granger
J. E. van Nuys
Parkdale
Ore
T R. Alexander
F. L. Godfrey
Gilbert Voorhies
Edgar A. Guest
the Poet of
the People
the Owl and Man
Heinz
Heinz Seacnerr
Rory
FS Mitvalsky & CO
Pane Ls Aoe Ee . A —S
Rte i
LO Smorne
Chryslers
LG A
Ford Dealers
FORD
Second Avenue SE
Rude Auto CO
Tankar Station
Center Point Road
Second Avenue SW
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