Plans for Linn County Women’s Cancer War Continue Into April
Plans to carry on the Linn County Women’s field army activities into mid April were announced by Mrs. J. H. Bormann as Fight Cancer Week closed. Volunteers raised 246 dollars for education and outreach, with many units and local clubs listing names of donors and officers willing to speak as next month’s meetings are arranged.
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Linn County
Women's Field Army
Bormann
American Society For the Control of Cancer
Craemer Company
American Legion Auxiliary
Linn County Women's Field Army
Soviets Admit Inability To Kill Religion
Moscow reports that despite eighteen years of godless propaganda and loss of churches many adults remain religious. atheists and newspapers launch a new anti religious campaign as Easter approaches and churches prepare for Holy Saturday.
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Moscow
INS
Soviet Union
U.S
Winners in Junior Gazette Letter Contest
The Junior Gazette's Vocational Letter Contest winners from eastern Iowa enjoyed an invited dinner at Harmony cafeteria thanks to Paul Costas. After, they attended two movies at the Iowa theater courtesy of A. H Talbot, with Maynard Kint winning first prize for civil engineering and Jackie Diesch for sociology. The group toured city services and local workplaces including the water works, Dows farms, St Luke's hospital, a courthouse, and Collins Radio Company, guided by officials and volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Junior Gazette
Harmony
Paul Costas
A. H Talbot
Iowa Theater
Joe E. Brown
Quality Street
Katharine Hepburn
Maynard Kint
H. F. Blomquist
Jackie Diesch
J. Glenn Steffey
Dows Farms
Jean Newburger
Eastern Iowa
Betty Ann Ericksen
T. H. Ericksen
C Avenue NE
Cedar Rapids
Wanda Montz
Jean Stamy
Elmer Stamy
Marion
John Diesch
Earlville
Patricia Ann Martin
Winifred M. Martin
Third Avenue
Robert Towner
Arthur L. Towner
Iowa City
Kenneth Kaeppel
Kate Kaeppe
Fayette
Clara Slagle
Frances Slagle
Sixth Avenue
B. J. Newburger
Ridgeway Drive
O. A. Kint
Sixth Street
Tom Hawthorne
Harold P. Hawthorne
Higley Avenue
Wilaura Sue Skien
John S. Skien
Fourth Avenue
Stamy
St. Luke’s Hospital
Luella Reinking
St. Luke's
Clara Slagie
Fred Henson
Gazette
Recorder’s
Herbert C. Ring
District Court
First Presbyterian
Leanor
Taylor
Kenrieth
Kaeppel
Collins Radio Company
Church and state clash under new constitution in atheists versus priests
A report notes that worship is private and feared under state police, while priests engage in social work and organize church teams. The all union congress grants political rights to priests and churchgoers, allowing voting and public office, provoking atheist fears of church political activity. The Godless press criticizes atheists for lacking modern programs to counter church competition.
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Komsomols
All-Union Congress
Buddy McCafferty Wins Cedar County Spelling Contest
Special to The Gazette TIPTON Buddy McCafferty won Cedar county spelling honors at Tipton on Saturday by spelling the word daffodil. An eighth grade pupil at Stanwood High, he is the son of Mr and Mrs C H McCafferty of Stanwood and will represent Cedar county in the Des Moines state spelling contest. This marks the fourth Stanwood HS student to represent Cedar county at Des Moines in eight years.
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the Gazette
Tipton
Buddy McCafferty
Cedar County
C. H McCafferty
Stanwood
Stanwood High School
Des Moines
Easter Program At Bertram Methodist Church
Special to The Gazette Bertram An Easter program was presented Friday at the Bertram Methodist church by division No 3 of the Ladies Aid society led by Mrs Robert Harrison and Catherine Berry Vocal solos Geraldine Caldwell Carol Nebiker piano by Mrs Howard Caldwell piano solos Ruth Harrison Vernita Lnenicka Easter exercise by Caroline Caldwell Mary OConnor Carol Nebiker Dolores Lnenicka Iris OConnor welcome by Carol Nebiker readings by Caroline Caldwell Caroline Berry Harold and Glenn Caldwell sang duets with piano by Mrs Caldwell prayer by Rev J Bruce Eyestone
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Bertram
Methodist Church
The
Ladies Aid Society
Robert Harrison
Catherine Berry
Geraldine Caldwell
Carol Nebiker
Howard Caldwell
Ruth Harrison
Vernita Lnenicka
Caroline Caldwell
Mary O'Connor
Dolores Lnenicka
Iris O'Connor
Hoosier preacher targets Van Loon book in schools
In Indianapolis AP, Rev Verdi Allen of Beech Grove Baptist plans to banish Hendrik Willem Van Loon's The Story of Mankind from Indiana public schools. Van Loon refuses a debate, citing the need for a jury of peers and evolution as a scientific matter.
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Indianapolis
Verdi Allen
Beech Grove
Hendrik Willem van Loon
Indiana
Allen
van Loon
Norwalk
Conn
George Dickson Dies Near Earlville After 86 Years
Earlville resident George Dickson, 88, died at his home Saturday after a two week illness. Born in Scotland on June 8 1848 he came to Iowa in 1851 and settled near Colesburg before farming locally for years. He married Emma Hoople in 1879. she died in 1935. Dickson had lived in Earlville for forty eight years and was a long time member.
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Earlville
George Dickson
Scotland
Mr. Dickson
Iowa
Colesburg
Dickson
Emma Hoople
Do You Remember When We Remember Cedar Rapids Days
Do You Remember recalls Cedar Rapids life in years past with memories of Davenport riverboats First Presbyterian snakes at nature hikes and a 1925 river scene. It notes locals like A A Garthoff and Judge T Moffit and invites readers to submit signed reminiscences for The Cedar Rapids Gazette.
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Mississippi River
Davenport
C. D
First Presbyterian Church
A A. Garthoff
Gazette
The
Cedar Rapids
Earlville man long time Odd Fellow dies
A longtime member of the I O O F for sixty five years who received a merit badge in 1929 has died. He is survived by one sister Mrs Grace Wood of Earlville. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at the Earlville Congregational church conducted by Rev A W Sinden. Burial will be in the Colesburg cemetery.
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The
Grace Wood
Earlville
Earlville Congregational Church
Mr. Dickson
A. W. Sinden
Colesburg
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Linn County Group
American Association of University Women
Evelyn Street
George Kosek
David Bleakley
Alice Ferber
R.A. Greenawalt
Joseph Stenner
G. Y. Swartzendruber
T. A. Tracy
M. R. Warren
L. D. Weld
Elton D. Wells
Elizabeth Dodd
Jenna Strahan
Women’s Labor Bureau
No. 17
L. C. Schuknecht
Bender
M. V Fisher
Viola Hanry
Lillian Beane
Marie T. Douglass
Irene Furman
Abbie Sheldon
Marjorie Augustine
Eleanor Pohorsky
Lucille Pogge
Zoe Varney
Sadie Warner
Carl Ettinger
J. M. Levin
J. Galway
Max Albert
N. Greenberg
Mayflower
Milo Wenger
Elizabeth M. Bender
Robert V. Towner
J. Max Widmer
Penick and Ford Ltd., Inc
Reddatty
Erickson
Cienn Martinů
Jean
Thur Collins
Quaker Oats Company
Robert Gourley
Jack French
Charles Fisher
Henry Haegg
Leo Carey
Thompson Photo
Hall-Ekfelt
Third Avenue SE
Redhead Brothers
T. Moffit
Ee Fair
M. M
Alex Fidler
Adams School
Washington High School
Corrinne Garrett
Adams
Santo
Ora
Cedar Rapids Gas Company
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