Man Builds Electrified Lawn Mower At 1403 Wilson Ave
John H Pease rigs an old mower with a wooden platform motor and long cord to power mower blades from an electric source, cutting mowing time in half on a large lawn. He plans a cord reel to keep the line out of the way and notes others want similar setups.
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John H. Pease
Wilson Avenue
Mr. Pease
Pease
Gazette
T. E. McDonald Laboratories
Bloomington
Illinois
Mac
Mary L. Kelly
W. Market St
Ill
Primary County Entries Close in Linn County Nominations
Linn counties entry list for June 6 primaries closed at noon with last minute farm labor filings. Incumbents mostly unopposed. candidates across Democratic Republican and farm labor groups filed for county auditor treasurer clerk of district court and other offices. Contests focus on first and third district supervisor races and Rapids Marion township posts.
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Linn County
Robert M. Vesely
Rapids
Rapids and
Marion Township
Luther A. Fuhrmeister
Fifth Avenue
J. Earle Booth
Third Street
Bowling Street
Milo J. Sedlacek
B Avenue
Glen A. Evans
First Avenue
Frank F. Bates
Sixth Avenue
Adolph J. Seifert
First Avenue E
Grace Koppenhaver
Fourteenth Street
Marion
Velma” Burwinkle
Tenth Street
Edwin W. Lundquist
C Avenue
Raymond Coward
G. K. Thompson
Fifth Avenue SE
Rapids Township
Cecil R. Jackman
L Street
W. H. Ryan
A Avenue
James W. Yanda
First Street
Myron E. Henry
W. J. Fleming
Highland Drive
William J. Herbert
Seventh Street
Robert Ross
Ninth Avenue
Frank M. Rush
John Taylor
F Avenue
Fred C. Triebel
E Avenue
Justice of the Peace
A E, Ackerman
Sam K. Clark
Second Street
Ernest E. Henderson
Eleventh Street
Joseph Sadowsky
Bever Avenue
Joseph W. Hammill
Howard R. Churchill
Seventh Avenue
W. E. Lothian
Eighth Avenue
Walter H. Staves Wins Seminary Scholarship
Walter H. Staves of Davenport Iowa a Coe College senior and First Congregational church assistant has won one of six one year scholarships from the Chicago Theological Seminary on the University of Chicago campus. The program trains ministers for Congregational churches across nineteen Midwestern states.
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Walter H. Staves
Fourteenth Street
Coe College
First Congregational Church
Chicago Theological Seminary
University of Chicago
Staves
International Relations Club
Congregational Church
Iowa Pilgrim Fellowship
Davenport Association
Joint Committee Approves Final Tax Bill Draft
A joint house senate committee approved the final draft of the compromise tax bill with no changes to the agreement terms. Chairman Harrison hopes to bring the measure to the senate next, followed by house action after the senate vote. Douglas fir is noted as BC lumber staple.
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Washington
House
Senate
Harrison
Miss
Senate Finance Committee
Doughton
N. C
Ways and Means Committee
R.O.T.C. Need for Trained Officers Warned by Cornelia Scholar
John W. Paulger of Cornell College Mt. Vernon Ia argues in the Gazette Peoples Forum that the United States must maintain R.O.T.C. as a vital source of trained officers. He cites dwindling World War I veterans and a 12 million man emergency army needing 700000 officers.
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the Gazette
Fred Gessner
Iowa City
Peoples Forum
Robert Lee
R.O.T.C
Culver Military Academy
R.ot.c
Washington High School
Fort Knox
United States
United States Army
John W. Paulger
Corneil College
Mt. Vernon
Rail Employment Declines on Class One Lines
The Interstate Commerce Commission reported a 14 238 drop in class one railroad employment from March 15 to April 15, a 1.54 percent decrease. Compared with April 15, 1937, total employment fell by 217 960, a 19.27 percent decline.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Blamed by Jury in Death of His Bride in Reading
Reading, Pa. Frank P. Kleckner, 72, a retired railroad engineman, was blamed by a coroner's jury on Saturday for the deaths of his 22 year old bride Mrs Genevieve Kleckner and her sister Alice Jacobs, 18. The women were shot in Kleckner's apartment a week ago. Kleckner, wounded in the chest, is in a hospital. No charges have been filed against him.
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Reading
Frank P. Kleckner
Judy
Genevieve Kleckner
Alice Jacobs
Kleckner
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Farm- Labor
A. W. Navratil
Mount Vernon Avenue
B. L. Knight
Grande Avenue
Joe Topinka
C Street
C. G. Burwinkle
James H. Smith
Cedar Rapids
Recorder
Democratic
Preston T. Aker
Sixth Street
Ira E. Edwards
Central City
Dempsy Jones
Ellis Boulevard
Henry J. Achter
Park Terrace
James Benda
J .Street
James H. Franks
Fifteenth Avenue
Wes
Robovsky
Eleventh Avenue
Robert C. Smith
C. L. Beeson
Blake Boulevard
Rex Emry
J. E. Johnson
John M. McGuire
Godfrey E. Messa
D Street
Fred J., Witousek
Roy Chilmore
F. A. Kula
Fred Stirm
Alburnett
Alfred Ross
L. A. Hinton
Clarence Petty
Viola
William M. Wiley
Walker
Waller
British Columbia
People’s Forum
R.o.t.cc
Marke
Stee Johnson
Robb Ross
Campbell's
Stor Ge
Semesan JR
Doan's
BAYER
Diud
Searse
EAS! Kodak
Meni A
California
Martini
Carton
Andy
Her ‘Srinses
Lovalon
Fountain of Youth
Magnesia
Elmo Cosmetiste
Zenobia Zamboni
May
Monnday
Miss Zamboni
Elmo
Proba JR
EAGLE
Carter
Cedar
Maxwell House
Phillips
May’s
Johnson
May's Drug Store
Ato
Eld
L. C. Kaiser
Optician
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