Dr Judd decries US aid to Japan in China crusade
Dr Walter H. Judd, medical missionary, criticizes U S trade policy aiding Japan during its aggression in China. Speaking to Coe College students and Iowa Children's Volunteer Union delegates, he denounces government actions as hypocritical and warns democracy faces fatal decay. He cites foreign attitudes toward missionaries and warns of Japan’s aim to destroy China’s education and women and children.
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Walter H. Judd
China
United States
Japan
Coe College
Iowa Children’s Volunteer Union
Judd
Dr. Judd
United States Senate
Dr. Juda
Germany
Italy
France
England
Manchuria
Coe
East
Talent Quest Winners Named by Walther League
In a 200 attendance event at the Roosevelt hotel zone contest winners from the Walther League Iowa district east of the LCMS competed for spots at the July 14 international contest in Kansas City. Winners include vocal trio the Flowers sisters from Keokuk and baritone George Gerlach of Hubbard with other senior and youth category winners listed. The Rev. E H Grummer of Latimer led the event assisted by Kenneth and Francis Euken of Latimer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walther League
Iowa
Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod
Roosevelt Hotel
Kansas City
Maxine
Maurine
Jeanette Flowers
Keokuk
Beatrice Hoehne
Louise Gumm
Arnold Klammer
Paul Hoehne
Westgate
Velma Jaeger
Witt
Edwin Kimm
Cedar Rapids
George Gerlach
Hubbard
Viola Schermer
Latimer
Margaret Hansen
de Witt
Dorothy Koepke
State Center
Mardell Schomburg
Malinda Selman
DeWitt
E. H. Grummer
Kenneth and
Francis Euken
Appointment of Executor in Maude C Walker Estate
Notice is given that on April 29 1938 H % WALKER was appointed and qualified as executor of Maude C Walker late of Linn County Iowa deceased All persons indebted to the estate should pay promptly and those with claims must file them duly authenticated in the office of the Clerk of the Linn County District Court. Attorneys are Weves Scons Sarcent and Spangler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Iowa
Linn County
Maude C. Walker
Church Musical Program Draws Near 400 at Memorial Coliseum
Nearly 400 attendees heard a large all church night program at Memorial Coliseum with participants from over thirty churches and two colleges. Cornell College Mount Vernon churches Coe College Mt Mercy Academy contributed choirs and a cappella groups under director Harold Kofron and Prof. Ray, with Monsignor Molloy giving the invocation and Rev Stauffacher the benediction.
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Memorial Coliseum
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Coe College
Mt. Mercy Academy
Eleanor Taylor
Helen Hickman
Helen Kacena Stark
Prof
Ray
Wood
John M. Molloy
George A. Stauffacher
Oil Traces Spur Hope of Southwest Iowa Boom
In Missouri near Excelsior Springs Frank Hopper’s drill hits oil bearing sand in Forest City basin. Indications suggest paying quantities within fifteen feet as the well reaches 900 feet. If oil is struck Missouri could trigger the region’s biggest oil boom, with most of the basin leased in anticipation.
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Bedford
Iowa
Excelsior Springs
Missouri
Frank Hopper
Forest City
Hopper
City per person cost varied across Iowa towns
Iowa Taxpayers association report shows per resident city government costs for towns over 5,000 ranged from 1.29 dollars in Oskaloosa to eight cents in Webster City. Cedar Rapids spent 75 cents while 1937 showed 1.06 dollars. The fiscal year ending March 31, 1938, figures come from the state auditor.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Oskaloosa
Webster City
Iowa Taxpayers ’Association
Cedar Rapids
Two Piano Recital By Pupils Of Bernice Baldwin
A two piano recital will be presented by Bernice Hach Baldwin’s pupils at the Y W C A Tuesday evening as a music week event. Admission is free. The program features standard classical and light pieces including works by Bach Beethoven Paderewski Korsakov and Malaguena with performances by many named students and teachers.
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Bernice Hach Baldwin
Weybright
Don Brounk
Delores Wienands
Cotton
Rolfe-Orem
Jean Geesamon
Gloria Kilborn
the Elf and
the Fairy
Bentley-Carter
Barbara Risk
Eldon Pugh
Mission Field Meet At Coe College With Dr Judd Visitors
A convention of the Iowa Children's Volunteer Union gathered on the Coe college campus Monday in connection with Dr. Walter H. Judd a China medical missionary. Delegates from Dubuque Coe and Central colleges opened at 9 a m with Marion Swalve presiding. Judd spoke at 9 30 and Mrs LeRoy D Weld addressed the group in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Children’s Volunteer Union
Coe College
Walter H. Judd
China
Coe Chapel
Dubuque
Coe
Central Colleges
Iowa
Marion Swalve
University
Dr. Judd
LeRoy D. Weld
Presbyterian
Pope Pius XII Calls for Global Peace and May Prayer
Pope Pius XII urged peace among nations in his Sunday radio address from the Vatican to the National Eucharistic Congress in Algiers. He asked May be devoted to universal prayer for goodwill and fellowship among peoples, stressing his aim to guide Catholics toward peace.
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Vatican City
Ins
Pius XII
Vatican
Algiers
Roosevelt Signs Bill Curtailing Franking Rights
The $1.7 billion treasury post office appropriations bill was signed by President Roosevelt. It cuts free government mail and bars departments from sending literature unless requested, with exceptions for treasury and agriculture. Departments must report periodically on frank mail weight.
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Washington
INS
Treasury-Post Office Department
Roosevelt
Frank
Government Department
Treasury
Agriculture Departments
Senate
Treasury and
Post Office
Cornell Student Elected President of Church Group
Cornell student Robert Marshall and Davenport Iowa Pilgrim Fellowship officers were chosen during a Davenport convention marking the 100th anniversary of Congregational churches in Iowa. Constance Telford of DeWitt was vice president and Ruth Moyle of Maquoketa secretary-treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Marshall
Cornell
N. C. Dreier
First Congregational Church
Cedar Rapids
Davenport Association of Iowa Pilgrim Fellowship
Davenport
State Convention of
Congregational Christian Churches
Iowa
Constance Telford
DeWitt
Ruth Moyle
Maquoketa
Obituary: George White of Brownsville Dies at Age
Mrs. J M Long of Davenport is notified of the Sunday death of her uncle George White of Brownsville Texas. Former Davenport resident and president of White-Phillips Investment Company, he retired ten years ago due to ill health and worked in citrus. survived by widow Amee Travis and two children Mary Jane and George Jr.
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J M. Long
Hinkley Avenue
George White
Brownsville
Tex
White
Davenport
White-Phillips Investment Company
Amee Travis
Cedar Rapids
Mary Jane
George, Jr
Marion high school safe burglary nets $85
Burglars cracked the Marion high school safe Sunday night winning $85 in currency. Deputies Larry Condon and Marion police traced the entry to climbing a shed, walking a ledge, and forcing a second story window into the boys’ lavatory. They removed hinges from a door and took tools used to punch the safe dial. The loss, estimated by Supt. C. B. Vernon, occurred between 9 p.m. Sunday and 6 a.m. Monday when janitor Charles Burch found the front door partly open. The incident is covered by insurance.
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Marion High School
Larry Condon
Marion Police Department
C. B. Vernon
Local Hosts Receive Visiting Family Guests
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Maier of Alburnett and Mrs. Bret Dishong and her son Junior of Cedar Rapids visited. Mr. and Mrs. John Ballard of Mount Vernon returned home after staying with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ballard. Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Williams and their son Robert spent the weekend at Perry with Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Edwards.
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Harold Secrist
Shirley, Laberta
Delores
Geraldine
Janesville
Wis
Mr. Secrist
Mrs Earl Secrist
Springville
Green
Charles Maier
Alburnett
Bret Dishong
Junior
Cedar Rapids
John Ballard
Mount Vernon
Harold Ballard
R. J. Williams
Robert
Perry
E. E. Edwards
Family Objects To Marriage Of Ickes Stepson
Chicago dispatch reports the marriage of Robert H. Ickes and Marcelle Levine faced family opposition. The couple eloped and wed Saturday night at a Lisbon Ohio Methodist church parsonage, with the bride’s brother Bernard revealing the ceremony.
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Ickes
Chicago
Robert H. Ickes
Secretary of the Interior
Harold L. Ickes
Marcelle Charlotte Levine
Methodist Episcopal Church
Lisbon
Bernard
Family Opposes Couple Despite Four Years of Acquaintance
The sister opposed the romance during four years of acquaintance with Ickes. He reported his sister left home Wednesday night and later wired that she was with a girlfriend in Pittsburgh, where Ickes works as an engineer. Ickes sent a telegram Sunday asking for the family's blessing on the marriage.
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Ickes
Hom
Pittsburgh
Sunda
City limits on building cost questioned by council
Building Inspector L Leefers told the council that the city cannot specify the cost of any dwelling or restrict the type of construction. In response to a petition by G A Zacharias and others, the additions in Alandale Lenox on Young must cost not less than 1500. The department will, however, give careful attention to ensure code compliance.
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L . Leefers
G A Zacharias
Alandale Lenox
Leefers
Zacharias
Obituary: Joseph E. Armon of Cedar Rapids
Joseph Edward Armon died at Oakdale sanatorium at 11 am Sunday after a long illness. Born August 16, 1909 in Cedar Rapids, he worked at Universal Foundry until 1936. Survived by daughter Beverly Celia, parents Anton and Mrs Armon, two sisters, and a brother. Funeral Tuesday at 2 pm in Brosh chapel with burial at Bohemian National cemetery.
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Joseph Edward Armon
Seventeenth Avenue SE
Oakdale
Cedar Rapids
Universal Foundry
Beverly Celia
Anton Armon
E. E. Boone
Madrid
Albia
John
Moulders Union
Brosh Chapel
T. B. Hlubacek
Bohemian National Cemetery
Mrs Minerva Saxton Civilian Leader in Cedar Rapids Obituary
Mrs Minerva Saxton 72 wife of David L Saxton of 117 Fifth street NW Cedar Rapids died in University hospital Iowa City at 1130 PM She had lived in Cedar Rapids since 1923 from Marion She was a Christian church member Survived by husband four sons William C Glenn C Ralph all Cedar Rapids Cecil Los Angeles two daughters Ethel Huster Beeman Jessie Waterbury Cedar Rapids a sister Melissa Willoughby Cedar Falls 12 grandchildren one great grandchild Funeral services will be announced later Friends may call Moen chapel
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Minerva Saxton
David L. Saxton
Fifth Street
University Hospital
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Marion
The
Christian Church
William C
Glenn C
Ralph
Cecil
Los Angeles
Ethel Huster
Beeman
Jessie Waterbury
Melissa Willoughby
Cedar Falls
Moen Chapel
Miss Anna Dvorak Dies After Short Illness Near Cedar Rapids
Anna Dvorak 71 died at the home of her nephew and niece Mr and Mrs William J Barta six miles south of Cedar Rapids at 12 30 pm Monday after a short illness Surviving are a sister Mrs John Simanek and a brother Frank Dvorak both of Walker and several nieces and nephews The body is at the Barta chapel pending funeral arrangements.
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Anna Dvorak
William J. Barta
Cedar Rapids
John Simanek
Frank Dvorak
Walker
Barta
Carpenter Frank Stritesky Dies at 8:35 A.M.
Frank Stritesky a Bohemian born March 15 1850 died at 8 35 a m Monday at the home of Mr and Mrs Joseph Kopecky 301 Wilson avenue SW He came to this country in 1884 and had lived in the area since then He had no immediate relatives The body is at the Barta funeral home.
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Frank Stritesky
Joseph Kopecky
Wilson Avenue
Bohemia
Barta Chapel
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Weve Scons
Sarcent and Spangler
Attor
Seers Blake
Bilbro
Jean Pidlma
Virginia Flender
Dean Klepachargaret
Hunte Boccherini-Gest
Richard Haddy
Bob Vejda
Coves Carter
Ellmenreich
Jean’ John
Patricia Scheurs
Gaynor-Blake DeLoris Harley
Aldridge Polehna Tumbel
Chard Nemecek Lee Arthur
Behr-Blasser
Ellen Trejtnar
Marie Unzeilig
Beethoven-Dieter Parthcia Carberry
Polly Spohn
Bethyl Brandel
Dorothy Hillmer
MacFadyen
Ruth Hemmer
Loraine Jones
Mary Kilorn
Edith Spencer
Veeeeeee
Mission Field
POPE
Appeal
Pene Ree Ree
Deez Pee Edoobe Url Eedhy
Marion News
Colgates
Owen's Drug Store
R. N. Fitzgerald
Seattle
W. L. Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Ruth Fitzgerald
Florence Walener
Santa Ana
Calif
Hugh Fitzgerald
E. G. Fitzgerald
A. P. Fitzgerald
Spencer
Mrs
Lydia Griffin
Joanna Dumbalton
Iowa Children’s Home Society
Bernadine Gleason
Iola Wells
Dorothy Dumbalton
Freda Klingler
Clarence Meggers
L C Coon
Fourteenth Street
Helena Lake
Helen Lake
Don Meter
Jin Guttenberg
Miss Lake
Mr. Meter
Decorah
Ed Winn
Harriet Winn
Calmar
Winn
Walter Stobaugh
American Legion
Legion Hall
R P McClain
St. Luke’s Hospital
Ferne Dettmer
Berkeley, Calif
Malissa Finson
R. M. Clark
Frances and
George
Amber Travis
Crown Prince Olav
Princess Martha
James Stobaugh
Mrs. Eldon Coffman
Knoxville
Mrs. N. Warry
St. Petersburg
Fla
Noble Grands Association
Helen Chislett
Ella Bunting
Sarah Hutton
Pearl Smith
Freeman Drew
Milwaukee Railroad
LaCrosse
Linn
Order of DeMolay
Masonic Temple
Order
Robert Mitchell W. BR
Memorial Hall
A. E. McConaughy
Fifth Avenue
Dickey’s Foods
Handicraft Club No. 2
Milwaukee Railroad Women's Club
Marion Golf Club
W L. Dye
Joe Young
Maxwell
Ned Jones
J. M Albright
Anna Hardy
General Electric
G. E
General
Electric
A.C
GENERAL @ ELECTRIC
Standard Tire CO
First Ave
First ST
DIAL
Commercial Credit Company
Caes
Ars
Baltimore
Commercial Credit Service
Third Street
Joseph E. Armon
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