Indoor Finales Spark Music Festival Contests
Rain forced the thirteenth annual state high school music festival marching band competition indoors at the University of Iowa field house after bands from 21 communities had prepared on soggy turf. Friday results boosted Iowa City with a string of superior and excellent recognitions across cello solos, trombone solos, glee clubs, and various string groups.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Jean McKnight
Audubon
Storm Lake
Story City
Wilson
Cedar Rapids
Scranton
Springdale
Superior
Coon Rapids
Truer
Good
Anamosa
Sigourney
Lois Anne Nau
Burlington
Town City
Phyllis Pearson
West Branch
Marilyn Stookey
Franklin
Ednah Mae Kamm
West Union
Bob Cress
Ames
Robert Pfaltzgraff
Dumont
Hollis Mounce
Jefferson
Dorothy Ziegler
Muscatine
Margaret Peterson
Denison
LeRoy Reese
East Des Moines
Bob Moore
Guthrie Center
Clyde Hardin
Iowa Falls
Eva Catlin
Alden
Arnold Yuza
Wilson Cedar Rapids
William Bauck
Dubuque
Eddie Arnold
Osceola
Dane Pearson
Washington
Eagle Grove
West Des Moines
Atlantic
Oelwein
Oskaloosa
Red Oak
Charles City
Lawrence South
Centerville
Lois Barrigar
Cedar Falls
Patricia Trachael
Anne Wight
East Waterloo
Dorothy Gallagher
Ramona Fort
Howard Hansen
North Des Moines
Edward Sybil
Genevieve Kirkpatrick
Mary Ellen Woodford
Myrene Bray
Whiting
Maryis Johnson
Cresco
Elizabeth Cook
Roosevelt
Des Moines
Jean Taylor
Enid Bachman
Dorothy Coy
Shenandoah
Glee Club
Mediapolis
Rolfe
Boxholm
Burt
Columbus Junction
Malvern
William Morgan
Robert Conrad
Elkader
Jean Bacon
Lorimer
Brigham Wheelock
Mapleton
Wilbur Dorsee
Monticello
William Gower, Jr
Marjorie Sidwell
Jack Morgan
Eugene L. Goss
Blairstown
Harry Dunlap
Marion
Nevada
Spirit Lake
Tipton
Independence
Chariton
Keokuk
Decorah
Qelwein
Kathleen Check
Robert Driggs
Lois Miller
Eldora
Edward Horack
Orange City
Traer
Mount Vernon
Bet tie Boulton to play lead in Columbus high school play
Special to The Gazette Bettie Boulton will star as Alice Holt in The Unseen Way at Columbus high school auditorium on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. She replaces Iris Outhamp who is ill in a Muscatine hospital after an operation. Billy Gilkey plays George B Holt with Leila Hanft George Dwinell Dorothy Adamson Myrna Borman Margery Harbison Craig Huston Robert Fulton Bonnadelle Fullerton and Russell Newell in the cast. Miss Clara Robertson directs. Bettie Boulton is class valedictorian with a 93.31 four year average.
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Gazette
Columbus Junction
Bettie Boulton
Alice Holt
Columbus High School
Iris Outhamp
Muscatine
Billy Gilkey
George B. Holt
Leila Hanft
George Dwinell
Dorothy Adamson
Myrna Borman
Margery Harbison
Old Feed Barn Fire at Maquoketa Destroys Landmark
Maquoketa residents watched a blaze consume the old Burrows feed barn a 150 by 50 foot building uninsured damage estimated at about 3500. Ownership was shared by Roy Burrows Mrs Jennie Thompson and Mrs Walter Raab. A horse was rescued and 150 bushels of corn lost. A printing press and barrels of oils were damaged. Over 300 volunteers aided efforts.
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Maquoketa
Burrows
Roy Burrows
Jennie Thompson
Walter Raab
Jack Wherry
C. D. Wendel
Wendel
F. C. Young
Community Press
Shell Oil Company
North English Obituary and Iowa News Summary
Obituary records list Phoebe Ann Bonnater of North English died Friday at her son William Bonnater's home. She was born January 31, 1801 and survived by her son, a daughter, and several siblings. Other notes cover James Wesley Alcorn's funeral in Edgewood, local PTA leadership in McGregor, a Cornell College geology appointment for William Lowe, and multiple brief items from West Liberty, Traer, Brandon, Cascade, Wyoming, Tipton and surrounding communities detailing marriages, graduations, and civic events with named individuals and local establishments.
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Phoebe Ann Bonnater
William Bonnater
Phoebe Ann Thomas
Della Dennis
W. W. Thomas
North English
John
Texas
Clarence McCracken
Monticello
Joe Stahl
Richland
Edgewood
Methodist
James Wesley Alcorn
Warren L. Feller
Mr. Alcorn
Henry Alcorn
Emily le Fever Alcorn
Lucy Knickerbocker
Knights of Phythias Lodge
Pythian
Temple
Dean L. Alcorn
Gilmore City
Don
Wesley Alcorn
Duluth
Minn
de Forest Alcorn
Roscoe
S. D
H. R. Alcorn
Anna Schacherer
Madison
Mount Vernon
William Lowe
R. H. Lowe
Cornell College
Ohio State University
Lowe
University of Iowa
South Dakota
Cornell
Science
West Liberty
Gretchen Arnold
Will Arnold
Verle Smith
G. G. Smith
Atalissa
Walter A. Smith
First Methodist Church
Clyde Essex
Lester Smith
Muscatine
Ataissa
Clifford Aikley
Barbara Bullock
Alberta
Canada
W. G Ridge
Vinton
Ethel Miermeyer
Young Republican Club Reorganized In Fayette County
In West Union the Fayette County Young Republican club reorganized for the year. Officers include President R F Estey West Union Vice President Florence Hamiston Fayette Secretary H B Greenley Clermont Treasurer Walter Kohler Elgin Publicity Curtis Hartman Fayette. Precinct committeemen listed include Richard Shirk Lyle Pleshek Harold Van Denover Harold Zeigler all of Oelwein and others from West Union Maynard Russell Mullins Westgate Donna Clothier Wadena Paul Tate Elgin James Brorby Clermont Fred Breckner Arlington Fred House Eldorado Russell Johnston Hawkeye Milo Dickman Fayette Babe Smittle Waucoma John Getz Jr Oran.
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West Union
Fayette County
Young Republican Club
Fayette
R. F. Estey
Florence Hamiston
H. B. Greenley
Clermont
Walter Kohler
Elgin
Curtis Hartman
Richard Shirk
Lyle Pleshek
Harold van Denover
Harold Zeigler
Oelwein
John Graham
Carl Schori
C W. Grimes
Floyd Gilely
Maynard
Russell Mullins
Westgate
Donna Clothier
Wadena
Paul Tate
James Brorby
Fred Breckner
Arlington
Fred House
Eldorado
Russell Johnston
Hawkeye
Milo Dickman
Babe Smittle
Waucoma
John Getz, Jr
Oran
Tipton Seniors Present Anne of Green Gables May 17
Tipton high school seniors select Anne of Green Gables as their class play to be staged Tuesday evening May 17. Mary Norris stars as Anne with Florence Carroll Lois Neessen Dorothy Simmermaker Naomi Emrick Dorothy Westphal Crystal Wharton Melvin Ailey and others in the cast. Miss Lorna D Bates directs.
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The
Gazette
Tipton
Anne of Green Gables
Tipton High School
Mary Norris
Anne
Florence Carroll
Lois Neessen
Dorothy Simmermaker
Naomi Emrick
Dorothy Westphal
Crystal Wharton
Melvin Ailey
Blanche Conley
Bob Banks
Mary Ellen Will
Clarence Howe
Stella Atkins
Victor Long
Decorah and Eastern Iowa Wedding News Brennen to Detroit
Arthur Tracy son of Decorah residents and Doris Livingston wed in Detroit. Grinnell alum Tracy now works for General Motors in Detroit. Attending were Tracy family members and Willis Bauder, plus Waterloo relatives. Also includes multiple Iowa notices of marriages, road plans, local honors, and school events across Decorah, Independence, Kalona, Victor, Conesville, Oelwein, Wauneka, and surrounding counties.
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Decorah
Arthur Tracy
Roy H. Tracy
Doris Livingston
Detroit
Grinnell College
General Motors
Alden W. Bauder
Horace Tracy
Paul Ferguson
Waterloo
Neva DeLay
Davenport
Albert DeLay
Burr Oak
R. J. Lehman
Iowa City
Jersing Thompson
Roy Halse
William Spears
Oakdale
Winneshiek
Vincent
Gilbert Englehart
Spears
James Montgomery
Herbert
East Moline
St. Decorait
Winneshiek County
Methodist Church
Calmar
Florence Lewis
Thomas J Elwick
Independence
George Wengert
Louis E. Wengert
Schenectady
N. Y
Sylva E. Ranson
Scotia
Colder Weather Forecast Hits Iowa With Frigid Lows
Des Moines reports a plunge toward near freezing in northwestern Iowa with cooler air spreading across the state. The weather bureau predicts possible local snows as precipitation remains common. Atlantic and Clarinda saw the heaviest 24 hour totals at .77 inches while highs and lows ranged from 70 in Keokuk to 32 in Cherokee and Forest City.
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Des Moines
INS
Weather Bureau
Iowa
Atlantic
Clarinda
Keokuk
Cherokee
Forest City
Morley Names New School Superintendent
Morley district selects Lawrence Dale Greenawald as superintendent for the coming year replacing Earl Phillips who moves to Sabula. Greenawald is a Monticello High School alumnus with a Coe College BA and Phi Kappa Phi member, plus a University of Iowa MA. He has served three years as Morley’s boys coach and social science instructor and holds a reserve officers corps rank of first lieutenant.
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Morley
Morley School Board
Lawrence Dale Greenawald
Earl Phillips
Sabula
Greenawald
Monticello High School
Coe College
Phi Kappa Phi
University of Iowa
Morley Consolidated School
Reserve Officers’ Corps
Dwight Lewis Leaves Des Moines Mayor Estate to Boys
Dwight N. Lewis former Des Moines mayor left an estate of about $20,000, with most of the property to be divided among young men and boys in whom the late mayor had shown interest, according to his will filed in district court.
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Des Moines
Dwight N. Lewis
Lewis
Solon J M Zenishek seeks Johnson County supervisor seat
Solon J M Zenishek of Cedar township announced his candidacy on the Democratic ticket for the Johnson County supervisor term expiring January 1 1940. Shueyville Supt O J Rhodes reports Shueyville High School commencement activities in Cedar Rapids May 13 with Wilma Holub toastmaster. Bacalaureate May 15 Rev J T Stewart to deliver sermon. Alumni banquet May 17 in high school building with Harry Ziskovsky program. Commencement May 19 Prof H R Livingston University of Town to deliver address. Columbus function Columbus High School senior Craig Huston placed fifth in humorous division of national forensic tournament at Wooster Ohio with Guying the Guides by Mark Twain.
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TRAER
Genesee Consolidated School
Marvin Hook
Donald Steffany
Frank Yuska
Robert Osborne
Ervin Jurgens
Dorothy Wilkinson
Marie Curran
Mary Wilkinson
Charlotte Hayes
Lois Peters
Marlys McKenna
Robert Thiesen
A C. Fuller
Town State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Harold Hartman
Charles Hill
Butler
Geneseo Church
Geneseo
Verla Jean McNabb
Britt
Edythe Zimmer
Dysart
Brandon
Franklin Rogers
John McKee
Brandon Cemetery
Richard
Mary Ann Rogers
Janesville
Wis
Ada Leona Lee
Presbyterian Church
Woodman Lodge
Hiram Rogers
Hazle Raitt
Carl Rogers
Paul Rogers
Charlie Rogers
Gladys Baldwin
Fort Dodge
Francis Williams
la Porte City
Wade Rogers
L. R. Rogers
Vinton
E. A. Rogers
Iowa City
H. H. Brownell
Cedar Rapids
Cascade
St. Martin's High School
St. Martin's Convent
M. J. Farrelly
F. J. Cassidy
Wilfred Konzen
Indamora McQuillen
Cletus Baum
Ann Carroll
Marjory Carr
Joseph Hayes
Earl McLean
Joseph Supple
James McMullen
Rosalie McNally
Wyoming
George Holub
Rhoda Tompkins
New York
Woman's Relief Corps
Royal Neighbor Lodge
Shueyville
O J. Rhodes
Shueyville High School
Wilma Holub
United Brethren Church
J. T. Stewart
Harry Ziskovsy
H. Ross Livingston
University of Town
Columbus
Craig Huston
J. H. Huston
Columbus High School
Wooster
Ohio
Guying the Guides
Mark ‘Twain
Columbus Junction
Carl Weber
National Broadcasting Company
Chicago
Lotisa County
Washburn College
Topeka
Kan
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway
Wapello
Rock Island
Mr. Weber
University of Iowa
G. W Weber
Tipton
Cedar County Board of Supervisors
Robert Lacock
National Refining Company
Shell Petroleum Corporation
Norway
John Ockenfels
St. Michael’s Church
William Kunkel
M. Thiltgen
Ossian
Joseph Drexler
N. A. Keffeler
Watkins
Joe Erger
Henry Etscheidt
Adam Schulte
Charlie Schulte
Gus Fritz
John Martin
Miss Adventure in Quasqueton Senior Play Thursday
In Quasqueton the senior class will stage Miss Adventure a three act play Thursday night in the school auditorium directed by Velma Redlinger. Letha Miller and Junior Franck have reading parts with a cast including Vonda Nibeck Lois Sewell Pauline Kress Catherine Zimpher Geraldine Carroll Shirley Daubenberger Vera Butterfield Leon Blankenburg and Gilbert Bird.
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Gazette
Velma Redlinger
Letha Miller
Junior Franck
Vonda Nibeck
Lois Sewell
Pauline Kress
Catherine Zimpher
Geraldine Carroll
Shirley Daubenberger
Vera Butterfield
Leon Blankenburg
Gilbert Bird
Turner urges Republicans to stick to principles in midwest view
Des Moines AP Republican program committee members from seven Midwest states heard Dan Turner urge leaders to abandon expediency in the coming fall election. Turner called the farm bill a failure and a subsidy with compulsion, while William S. Hard urged forging a national interest beyond class interests to restore prosperity.
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Des Moines
Republican Program Committee
Midwest
W. J. Goodwin
Middlewest
Tewn
Dan Turner
Corning
Turner
William S. Hard
Washington
Republican Committee
West Liberty Pool Opens If Weather Permits May 30
The municipal swimming pool in West Liberty is set to open May 30 if weather permits. Margaret Fitzgerald was elected town matron, with lifeguards Ernest Crene and James Noland reelected. Crene is a University of Iowa student and Noland a student at Ames.
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West Liberty
Margaret Fitzgerald
Ernest Crene
University of Iow
James Noland
Ames
Manchester bankers gather for Iowa association meeting
About 250 bankers from Delaware, Winneshiek, Worth, Mitchell, Cerro Gordo, Hancock, Floyd, Chickasaw, Franklin, Hardin, Butler, Dubuque, Clayton attend. Officers named Group 3 Horace B. Olds and Group 4 A J Cros. secretaries and speakers named. Banquet for 390 guests. Resolutions urge banking system stability and uniform service charges.
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Manchester
Delaware
Winneshick
Worth
Mitchell
Allamakee
Cerro Gordo
Hancock
Floyd
Chickasaw
Franklin
Hardwin
Butler
Dubuque
Clayton
Iowa State Bankers’ Association
Horace B. Olds
Citizens National Bank of
Charles City
A J. Cros
Exchange State Bank of
Iowa Bankers Association
S. R. Torgenson
Lake Mills
Clifford de Puy
Northwestern Banker
J. J. Matthews
Strawberry Point
Union Bank and Trust Company
Hoyt Young
American National Bank of Arlington
D. W. Bates
O. P. Deciser
American National Bank of Chicago
Frank Warner
Castle Hall
Hiperion Lodge No. 186
Knights of Pythias
Federal Reserve Sstem
Notice to Sell Real Estate in Iowa Receivership
District Court of Iowa Linn County case no 46887 D W Bates as Receiver of the Iowa State Savings Bank Cedar Rapids asks court to authorize private sale of SE half Lot 7 Block 21 Carpenter Third Addition Cedar Rapids for 1600 with bid preference rule. Hearing May 14, 1938 at 8 am Cedar Rapids courthouse to show cause. Attorneys Jos Mekota and Walter R Autchinson represent the Receiver.
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District Court of Iowa
Linn County
D. W_ Bates
State of
Iowa
Iowa State Savings Bank of
Cedar Rapids
Tows Stove Savines Bank
District Court of Town
D. W. Bates
Dar Rapids
Linn
Chas. J. Haas
18Th Judicial District of
Iowan
Linn County Court House
DW. Bates
Towsx State Saving Bank of
Towa
Jos, Mekota
Walter R. Autchinsom
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Ine Pisanik
St Peter and Pauls Church
Soton
J E. Michalek
June Bear
Raphael Pisarik
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