Marion High Dramatics Stage Four One Acts In Program
Marion high school Dramatic club presents four one act plays Tuesday under Miss Elmira Russell. Box and Cox features Wayne Carpenter Albert W. Schenken and Theresa Farley with June Milner directing. End of the Rope stars Paul Coon and John Ferreter with Ferreter directing. The Turtle Dove in two scenes showcases John Howe Bruce Phillips Harold Miller Barbara Price John Ferreter Glenn Jenkins Bob Vernon with Helen Biddick directing. The Romancers directed by Miss Russell to be repeated Saturday at Iowa City festival. Betty Marchant frescoes complete program.
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Dramatic Club
Marion High School
Elmira Russell
Box
Cox
Wayne Carpenter
Albert W. Schenken
Theresa Farley
June Milner
Thanhouser
Paul Coon
John Ferreter
John Ferrerer
Helen Biddick
John Howe
Bruce Phillips
Harold Miller
Barbara Price
Glenn Jenkins
Bob Vernon
Betty McBride
Kay McElwain
Martha Ann Young
Miss Russell
Iowa City
Betty Marchant
P. E. O. Meets Chapter CS Etiquette Program
P. E. O. meets Tuesday at Mrs. Emery J. Miller home. Mrs. A. E. Granger led the etiquette program. Play Errors in Etiquette presented by Mrs. John Gill Mrs. Phillip Crew and Miss Lora Turner. True and false contest between housewives and business women led by Mrs. Granger. Mrs. Karl W. Kendall helped serve refreshments to 22 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emery J. Miller
A. E. Granger
John Gill
Phillip Crew
Lora Turner
Legion Auxiliary Members Attend County Convention in Central City
Members of the American Legion Auxiliary who traveled to Central City on Tuesday for the annual county convention include Mrs. O. W. McBride, Mrs. Carolyn Hanscom, Mrs. J. A. Clay, Mrs. R. M. Clark, Mrs. Celan Rollins, Mrs. William Bleakly, Mrs. Earl Helbig, Mrs. Dayton Lininger, Mrs. W. H. Balster and Mrs. R. J. Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Central City
O. W. McBride
Carolyn Hanscom
J. A. Clay
R. M. Clark
Celan Rollins
William Bleakly
Earl Helbig
Dayton Lininger
W. H. Balster
R. J. Williams
Roy Beach Injured Tearing Down Garage Recovering
Roy Beach is making satisfactory recovery at Mercy hospital in Cedar Rapids after a fall last Friday while tearing down the rear garage at Marion Refrigerated Lockers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Beach
Marion
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Lions Club to Send Hawkeye Boys State Candidate
At a Tuesday Lions meeting in the Michel tea room the group voted to send a club representative to Hawkeye Boys State sponsored by the American Legion at Camp Dodge June 3 to 10. A. R. McElwain and Frank Travis spoke as guests. Francis Shadle of Estherville visited Marion with his wife and children, returning home after a stay with the Young family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Michel Tea Room
Hawkeye Boys
American Legion
Camp Dodge
A. R. McElwain
Marion Post No
Frank Travis
Mrs Louise Newton Improving in Muscatine Hospital
Mrs Louise Newton of Nichols daughter of Estelle Brock of Marion and a former Marion resident has been ill with pneumonia in a Muscatine hospital. She is improving and will be sent home in the latter part of the week.
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Louise Newton
Nichols
Estelle Brockway
Marion
Muscatine
Herbert Ellinger Confined by Tonsillitis Attack
Herbert Ellinger is confined to his home due to an attack of tonsillitis.
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Herbert Ellinger
Foile Bakery Ad Promotes Daily Hot Rolls and Bread
Special notice for hot rolls and bread available daily at 11 30 and 4 o clock. Foile Bakery advertises these fresh baked items for customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foile Bakery
Miss Alice Marie Bigger Returns Home From Weekend
Miss Alice Marie Bigger of Mount Vernon returned to her home Tuesday evening after spending the weekend with Miss Helen Biddick in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Marie Bigger
Mount Vernon
Helen Biddick
Osceola Lodge No. 18 to Meet Thursday Evening
Osceola lodge No. 18 10.0F will hold a meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m with work planned in the initiatory degree.
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Osceola Lodge No
Reverend Blish Visits Ellingers in Newton
The Rev. Frank Blish of Newton was a guest Tuesday in the home of the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Ellinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Blish
Newton
C. G. Ellinger
Balti more Woman Visits Parents in Maryland
Mrs Robert Hibner of Balti more Maryland arrived Tuesday evening for a visit at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs W J Goodyear and with her husband s mother Mrs George Hibner
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hibner
Baltimore, Md
W. J. Goodyear
George Hibner
Miss Ella Kline Ill with Pneumonia at Home
Notice reports Miss Ella Kline seriously ill with pneumonia at her home 354 Sixth street. Also an advertisement lists Pork chops 15c, honey 15c pint, 2 pounds Monarch coffee 43c from Dickeys Foods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Kline
Sixth Street
Dickeys Foods
Knapp Sells Home on Sixth Street to Cedar Rapids Couple
Arthur Knapp sold his residence at 354 Sixth Street to Mr. and Mrs. Sam Shore of Cedar Rapids. The new owners will move here soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Knapp
Sixth Street
Sam Shore
Cedar Rapids
Bracelet Girls Meet at Bernice Clapp Home
The Bracelet Girls of the Methodist church will meet Thursday at 5 p.m. at 944 Eleventh Street, hosted by Delores Clemons and Charlotte Smith. Kay McElwain leads the program and Arline Tow will give the devotional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bracelet
The
Methodist Church
Bernice Clapp
Eleventh Street
Delores Clemons
Charlotte Smith
Kay McElwain
Arline Tow
Election of Officers to Follow Meeting and Picnic Supper
The notice states an election of officers will take place after the meeting followed by a picnic supper. The fragment indicates a community gathering with official duties and a meal to close the event.
W C T U Holds Tuesday Meeting At Whitcomb Home
The W C T U met Tuesday at the home of Misses Minnie and Metta Whitcomb. Mrs A L Van Fossen led devotions on Suffering Love. Stephen Bolles of the U S Congress read an addressed text. Plans were made to quilt the Benedict home at Des Moines and organize a Mother’s day gathering.
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Minnie
Metta Whitcomb
A. L. van Fossen
Stephen Bolles
United States Congress
Minnie Whitcomb
Benedict
Des Moines
Mrs Walter Lowe Returns Home After Pneumonia Illness
Mrs Walter Lowe, hospitalized in Cedar Rapids for several weeks with pneumonia, was brought home Tuesday and is reported to be improving.
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Walter Lowe
Cedar Rapids
S. and W. Club Luncheon Held at Gables Cedar Rapids
The S. and W. club held a luncheon Tuesday at noon at Gable's in Cedar Rapids.
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S. and W. Club
Gable’s
Cedar Rapids
Will Ross Arrives in Marion From Los Angeles
Will Ross, who spent the winter in Los Angeles, arrived in Marion Wednesday morning. Mrs. Ross will return home later in the spring.
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Will Ross
Los Angeles
Marion
Mrs. Ross
Local families visit the Inman home in Dougherty
Mr and Mrs Perry Moore and Mr and Mrs Curtis Moore with children Lois and Robert of Dougherty recently spent time as guests at the home of Rev and Mrs L W Inman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Moore
Curtis Moore
Lois
Robert
Dougherty
L. W. Inman
Patmos Commandery to Present Two Knightly Degrees Tonight
Patmos Commandery No. 27 of the K T will perform Red Cross and Knight of Malta degrees at 7 30 this evening in the Masonic temple. Two candidates are announced for initiation.
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Patmos Commandery No
K. T
Red Cross
Knight of Malta
Masonic Temple
Missionary Society Meeting at Mrs. Guzzle Home
The Women s Missionary society of the Christian church will meet Friday at 2 30 PM at 204 Tenth Street. Mrs Eugene McConaughy will lead the devotional period and Miss Metta Bunger will lead the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Missionary Society of the Christian Church
Harley Guzzle
Tenth Street
Eugene McConaughy
Metta Bunger
Funeral set for Ed Jacobs near La Porte City
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Ashley and Waldorf chapel for Ed Jacobs 73 who died Tuesday at his son Simons home in Waterloo from heart trouble He was born Sept 1 1866 near La Porte City son of F M Jacobs and Emma Brandt whom he married in 1886 He farmed in Spring Creek township He is survived by his wife three sons Simon Frank Everett all of Waterloo four daughters Addie Putterbaugh in Michigan Elizabeth Bellinger Pearl Kline and Lillian Youngblood all of Waterloo one sister Mrs Albert Dawes La Porte City Burial will be in Spring Creek cemetery.
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LA Porte City
Ashley and Waldorf
Ed Jacobs
Simon
Waterloo
Mr. Jacob
F. M. Jacobs
Emma Brandt
Frank
Everett
Addie Putterbaugh
Michigan
Elizabeth Bellinger
Pearl Kline
Lillian Youngblood
Albert Dawes
Spring Creek Cemetery
County Home Shows Drop In Inmate Cost In 1938
Linn county’s home inventory shows 1938 net cash cost per inmate at 112.07 dollars and weekly 2.15, down from 1937’s 132.41 total and 2.55 weekly. Inmates averaged 131, with 76 insane patients as of Jan 1, 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Board of Supervisors
Robert M. Vesely
W. H. Bleakly
Giant Tortoise Struggles to Right Itself After Fall
A giant tortoise remains on its back unable to flip upright, a condition observed after a fall. Conservationists note the creature's weight and shell hinder self-righting, raising concerns for its welfare and the need for gentle intervention.
Nazi Paper Seeks British Join In Peace Dictation
Berlin report says Das Schwarz Korps, Nazi elite guard organ, urged Britain to join Germany in a league to dictate peace to the world. The piece warned that England must choose to stand with Germany or face swift defeat and battle against “hounds” in Europe and beyond.
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Berlin
Das Schwarz Korps
Britain
Germany
England
Europe
Mrs Maude Walker Funeral Set For Friday
Funeral services for Mrs. Maude C. Walker wife of Dr. H L Walker will be held at Turner chapel at 11 a m Friday instead of 4 p m Thursday as published earlier Her daughter Gertrude of Winston Salem NC could not reach Cedar Rapids until late Thursday night
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Maude C. Walker
H. L. Walker
B Avenue NE
Turner Chapel
Court action over well drilling contract reaches trial
Charles D. Nolan sues Armstrong Clothing Co in a 1517.25 contract dispute over a well drilled for an air conditioning system. Nolan says no temperature clause was in the verbal agreement while the defense claims water should be at or below 56 degrees. A counterclaim seeks 2076.82.
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Robert C. Armstrong
Armstrong Clothing Company
J. E. Heiserman
Charles D. Nolan
Nolan
Foreclosure Sought On Real Estate and Stock Collateral
Florence Levy seeks a $25 000 foreclosure in a case filed Tuesday. Judgment would affect property on Second avenue SE in Rochester Minnesota and 450 shares of E L Lyman Co stock as collateral for a note tied to a Feb 1932 mortgage from Jacob H Friedman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Avenue SE
E. L. Lyman Company
Rochester, Minn
Florence Levy
Jacob H. Friedman
Irving B. Levy
Veteran John Jones 52 Dies at Des Moines Hospital
John Jones aged 52 of 711 Tyler drive SE Des Moines died at the Veterans hospital after illness since May He served 18 months overseas in World War II and was a member of the 804th Pioneer Infantry He is survived by his wife Saviila a sister Yula Jones of Pittsburgh and two nephews Funeral services set for Saturday at 2 30 p m at Mt Zion Baptist Church Rev D O Bell officiating Burial at Oak Hill Cemetery Friends may call Rice funeral home after 7 p m Wednesday
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John Jones
Tyler Drive
Veterans’ Hospital
Des Moines
Brookfield
804Th Pioneer Infantry
Saviila
Yula Jones
Pittsburgh
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
D. O. Bell
Oak Hill Cemetery
Rice Funeral Home
Linn County Accepts $16,476 PWA Grant for Road Surfacing
By resolution the Linn county supervisors informed the Bureau of Public Roads office at Omaha that the county is ready to receive 16 476 05 as the federal PWA grant for road surfacing improvements. Contracts were let last summer and work is now completed. Final construction cost is 36 613 45.
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Linn County
Bureau of Public Roads
Omaha
PWA
Miss Jennie Minor, Cedar Rapids native, dies in Canada
Miss Jennie Minor aged 68, former Cedar Rapids resident, died March 24 at her brother Orton Minor's home in Lethbridge Alberta after a long illness. Born September 12, 1870, she was a Baptist Church member. Surviving are her sister Mrs. George Walsh of Cedar Rapids and brothers H. J. Minor of Cedar Rapids and Orton Minor of Lethbridge. Burial will be in Canada.
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Jennie Minor
Cedar Rapids
Orton Minor
Lethbridge
Alberta
Canada
Miss Minor
Baptist Church of
George Walsh
H. J. Minor
Linn County Approves Otter Creek Wood Bridge Plan
Linn County supervisors on Tuesday approved a creosoted wood pile bridge in Otter Creek township. The county bridge crew will construct two spans of 20 by 20 feet at an estimated cost of 1 048 52 dollars.
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Linn County
Otter Creek
Sine Seeks Divorce On Cruel Treatment Grounds
Ocean Sine requests a divorce from James E. Sine on cruelty grounds. The couple married in Cedar Rapids on August 6, 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocean
Sine
James E. Sine
Cedar Rapids
Aug
Judge settles Marion real estate title to clear cloud
A decree by Judge C. J. Haas on Tuesday quieted title to specific Marion property in the city of A to remove a cloud on the title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Haas
Marion
City of
Becker suit dismissed with prejudice by judge
A $639.10 account and note suit filed February 24 by Carl F. Becker was dismissed with prejudice on the plaintiff's motion by Judge J. E. Heiserman. Herman Pieper was the defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl F. Becker
J. E. Heiserman
Herman Pieper
Duce Congratulates Franco on Madrid Victory
Premier Benito Mussolini sent a telegram to Gen. Francisco Franco praising the fall of Madrid as a fascist triumph and saying the Anglo Spanish tie is indissoluble. He signaled Franco may begin a speaking tour to promote Italy's natural aspirations.
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Rome
Benito Mussolini
Francisco Franco
Italy
Spain
Madrid
Caudillo
Mussolini
Traffic Fatalities Hit New Low Across States
The National Safety Council announced February marked the 16th straight month with fewer traffic deaths than a year earlier. January and February combined saw 4,260 deaths, down from 4,720 last year, with 12 of 42 states reporting increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Safety Council
United States
Council
Former Prague Editor To Speak Here Apr 13
Joe Martinek former editor of the Delnicke Listy in Cleveland and longtime Prague editor will speak April 13 in the C S P S hall. He recently returned from Prague after the paper he edited was closed by the Germans. The lecture is open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Martinek
Delnicke Listy
Cleveland
Prague
Katz Aids Friend Turned Captor In Mixed Trial
New York reports a Kings County court trial where George Katz, a Jersey City bookmaker, shows sympathy toward Charles Mitchell and Sol Schwartz the kidnapers of his 4 year old son Michael. Prosecutor seeks 20 years to life for the defendants amid testimony from police and Katz as a reluctant witness.
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New York
George Katz
Charles Mitchell
Michael
Kings County Court
Michael Kern
Mitchell
Sol Schwartz
Katz
Jersey City
N. J
James F. Ryan
Ryan
Charlie
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Estherville
H. O. Young
Owens’ Drug Store
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Son
Solk
Morris
Papins Meron
Cecil R. Watrous
21St Street
J. C. Penney
Maxine Wenke
First
Fred Welsh
First Ave. W
Hardendorf Camera Shop
Third Ave. SE
Waveline
Martin Nelson
Maplewod
Hird Avenue SE
Kathryn Dolan
F Ave
Millinery
Frank Pazour
19Th Ave
Yagers
Pecan Filbert
Walker
Neal Hinton
D” Avenue
McCready
Oxydol
Harry Johnson
Washington
SPIE
Ipilies Srocerie
oThe
Wilbur E. Miller
Third Avenue Northwest
Martin ‘Senqua
NAMPF
Pitty
Tvour
H. L. Johnson
Ninth St. SW
Bayon Spring
Ralph Dorcas
1St Ave
Baron’s
Second Street
Charles A. Sylvester
M” Avenue NW
M/A
2Nd Ave
Ytag Co
Dial
Newman
Elizabeth Hale
Alice
Andtes
Clyde Kegin
31St Street
Ginsberg
First Avenue SE
Morgan Bros
Third Avenue SE
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