Iowa Labor Bureau Reports Employment Upswing in April
The Iowa Labor Bureau reports April employment rose 1.6 percent from March and 4.5 percent from April 1938, with payrolls up 2.3 percent from March and 9.7 percent versus last April. Gains led by food and kindred products and wood, with cities like Davenport and Mason City posting notable increases while Burlington and Clinton show declines.
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State Labor Bureau
Iowa
Des Moines
INS
State Bureau of Labor
Labor Bureau
Roger Ranney
Cedar Rapids
Council Bluffs
Davenport
Dubuque
Fort Dodge
Keokuk
Marshalltown
Mason City
Newton
Burlington
Clinton
Fort Madison
Muscatine
Ottumwa
Sioux City
Waterloo
Des Moines Area Building Up Surges in 1939 First Four Months
Iowa 13 largest cities saw building permits total 7.26 million during January through April 1939, a sharp rise from 3.76 million in the same period a year earlier. Davenport Council Bluffs Des Moines and Dubuque led gains with Burlington Fort Dodge and Iowa City posting declines.
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DES Moines
INS
Iowa
State Bureau of Labor
Davenport
Council Bluffs
Mason City
Dubuque
Burlington
Fort Dodge
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Marshalltown
Ottumwa
Sioux City
Waterloo
Philip Baker 92 Belle Plaine Resident Dies After Illness
Philip Baker 92 longtime Belle Plaine resident died Sunday after a two month illness. Funeral services will be at 2 30 PM Wednesday at Hrabek chapel with Dr Earle S Selden of Christ Methodist Church officiating. Burial in Irving cemetery. Born Norristown Pa he moved to Iowa 12 years later and farmed near Irving before working on the North Western railroad at Irving. He retired at 70 and lived in Belle Plaine since 1920. His wife died in 1915. Surviving are three children Emma Baker at home Ralph Baker of Norway and Bert Baker of Cedar Rapids with two grandchildren Dewey and Darlene Baker of Cedar Rapids.
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Gazette
Belle Plaine
Philip Baker
Hrabek Chapel
Earle S. Selden
Christ Methodist Church
Irving Cemetery
Norristown
Baker
Iowa
Mary Keyser
Irving
North Western Railroad
Emma Baker
Ralph Baker
Norway
Bert Baker
Cedar Rapids
Dewey
Darlene Baker
Haarlem Oil Capsules Adverts Claims Kidney Relief
An advertisement promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules claiming to ease backache and urinary irritations. It touts quick action as a harmless stimulant and diuretic and notes a 35 cent price at drug stores, urging readers to choose the genuine Haarlem medicine from Holland.
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Haarlem
Holland
Son Succeeds Dr. Frank Cole As Cornell Finance Officer
Mount Vernon announces the resignation of Dr. Frank Cole as financial secretary of Cornell College and the election of his son, Rev. Russell Cole, to succeed him. Russell Cole, Cornell graduate 1922, former Mid land Mortgage assistant secretary, Boston University MA degree holder, and theology scholar, will assume duties this summer.
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Frank Cole
Cornell
Mount Vernon
A. L. Killian
Cornell Board of Trustees
Russell Cole
Midland Mortgage Company
Cedar Rapids
Boston University
Boston School of Theology
Cole
Charlton City
Danvers
Reading
Winchester
Massachusetts
Century of Service
University School of Theology
Europe
Cornell College
Drake
Ilinois
Penn
Drop Kidnapping Case Against Newton Striker
Judge J G Patterson dismissed Byron Barrett Maytag striker charged with kidnapping for lack of evidence. State omitted by motion of county attorney as Barrett had already been sentenced for contempt tied to the same alleged offense. The judge noted Leroy Davis remained of his own free will at the place during the strike.
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Barrett
Father Hayne Named To School Of Religion
IOWA CITY The Rev. Father Donald Hayne, assistant pastor at St. Wenceslaus Catholic church for three years, was chosen to replace Prof. Christian Richard as Catholic instructor in the University of Iowa school of religion. Richard leaves after three years to pursue a California fellowship. Hayne will be paid from Catholic church funds and previously was named chaplain to Catholic students on campus. The trustees’ annual meeting also elected Dean George Kay as president with E. P. Adler and F. C. Waples as vice presidents, Dr. Bruce Mahan as secretary, and Tom Farrell as treasurer.
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Iowa City
Father Donald Hayne
St. Wenceslaus Catholic
Christian Richard
University of Iowa
School of Religion
Richard
California
Father Haynes
Father Hayne
George Kay
E. P. Adler
F. C. Waples
Bruce Mahan
Tom Farrell
Martelle Teacher Weds Farmer In Bea man Iowa Nuptials
Miss Janet Reade daughter of Mr and Mrs Clarence Reade of Onslow married Merle B Meeks son of Mr and Mrs W B Meeks of Martelle on April 8 in Beaman Iowa. Rev Cyrus Cleveland officiated with attendants Miss Adria Kayler and Harold Calvert. Mrs Meeks has been principal of the Martelle school four years and the couple will reside on the Meeks farm nearby.
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Martelle
Janet Reade
Clarence Reade
Onslow
Merle B. Meeks
W. B. Meeks
Beaman
Cyrus Cleveland
Methodist Church
Adria Kayler
Harold Calvert
Meeks
Mr. Meeks
Here
Wellman Couple Celebrate Golden Wedding At Farm Home
Ovid Grey and wife marked their fiftieth anniversary with a Sunday wedding celebration at their farm near Wellman. Relatives attended from Cedar Rapids East Pleasant Plain Washington Kalona and Wellman including Fern Bell and families and four generations of guests.
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Wellman
Ovid Grey
Here
Fern Bell
Virgil Pardon
East Pleasant Plain
Willard Bell
Bobby
Washington
Opal Brumback
Margaret
Cedar Rapids
J. Hamilton
Cedar
Alburnett Class of 1939 Holds Baccalaureate Service
Baccalaureate services for the class of 1939 were held Sunday evening led by Rev. Swisher from Alburnette Center Point Christian Churches. He preached on Dont Follow the Crowd. A chorus performed three numbers featuring Dorothy Knapp Mabel Sloan Bernice Basker Ruth Marie Hense and others.
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Alburnett
Mr. Swisher
Alburnette Center Point
Dorothy Knapp
Mabel Sloan
Bernice Basker
Ruth Marie Hense
Milford Stickney Pioneer Of Linn County Dies At 84
Funeral services were held Tuesday at Beck chapel for Milford W. Stickney 84 retired farmer and former hotel manager in Marion who died Saturday night He was born in Harrison New York and moved to Iowa at age 12 He leaves a daughter Mrs Ray Goldsberry two sons Herschel and Arland a sister a brother two grandchildren and two great grandchildren He belonged to Jordan's Grove Baptist church.
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Beck
Milford W. Stickney
Legion Hotel
Marion
E. C. Allen
Jordan’s Grove
Mr. Stickney
Harrison
N. Y
Iowa
Waubeek
Central City
Stickney
California
Florence Bowen
Ray Goldsberry
Herschel
Arland
Savanna, II
E. W. Penly
Ames
Marshall
Here Comes Charlie leads senior class play at school auditorium
Helen Yuska and Stanley Vorba take the leading roles in Here Comes Charlie in the school auditorium Wednesday night. Miss Wyonne Haas directs the production. An accordion quartet featuring Jerome Velky Dallas Dean Novotny Jimmy Dale Seda and Dorothy Hadacek provides the between act music under John Schoenfelder's direction.
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the Gazette
Clutier
Helen Yuska
Stanley Vorba
Charlie
Inheritance tax paid on Matejka estate in Wyoming
A state inheritance tax of 2753 dollars was remitted Monday on a 53920 dollar taxable estate for Fred Matejka of Wyoming.
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Wyoming Estate
Des Moines
Fred Matejka
Wyoming
Marion Court of Honor Highlights Camp and Merit Badges
William McFann spoke at the Marion court of honor in the public library auditorium on Camp and Merit Badges. Troop 38 led opening exercises as Rev. Ellinger led singing. awards were given for merit badges and civic service, with Kent Golden and Billy Wahl honored for fifty civic hours and a life award to Golden.
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William McFann
Cedar Rapids
Ralph Rose
Billy Wahl
Fred C. Newlin
John Miller
E. T. Gough
Kent Golden
K. E. Cornell
Robert Wilbur
Emery J. Miller
Bess Golden
Kent
Harry Easterday
Eugene Newlin
Mystery in the Library senior class play rehearsals
Final rehearsals are under way for the senior class play Mystery in the Library written by Helen Hines of Cedar Rapids. Miss Elmira Russell directs with a large list of volunteers serving in stage management, properties, costumes, lighting, makeup, and ushers for performances Thursday and Friday in the Lincoln building auditorium.
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Helen Hines
Cedar Rapids
Lincoln Building
Justin Kinkead
John Ferreter
Betty McBride
June Milner
Theresa Farley
Lois Lehdigh
Helen Hamm
Jeanne Bowdish
Margery Lary
Kathryn McElwain
Margaret Wilkinson
Nancy E. Hanscom
Elinore Kesting
Theo Waline
Catherine Peckosh
Ilene Fiedler
Evelyn Howe
Lawrence Kesting
Lenore Layer
Bonnie Bolton
Norma Helbig
Betty Marchant
Mildred Wickham
Dorothy Tilton
Frank Travis
Bruce Phillips
Warren Bleakly
Bill Davis
Bernard Price
Donald Benedict
Legion And Auxiliary Honor Former Leaders And Gold Star Mothers
Marion post 298 and Auxiliary held a picnic dinner at the Legion hall to honor gold star mothers and sisters and past commanders and presidents. Springville auxiliaries hosted. memorial service led by past auxiliary presidents. posters by students displayed in business district windows. Plans for May 27 Poppy Day sale finalized and donations approved including hospital fund and cancer control, plus a new flag for Irving school. Prizes awarded to membership captains Bess McElwain Rose Clark Mabel Hendryx and D H Butler.
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American Legion
Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Gold Star
Springville
Ralph Williams
Maude Newman
Honor Fitzgerald
Ellen Balster
Genevieve Hutton
Clara Clay
Myrtle Hall
Frances Wahl
Women’s Field Army
Irving School
Norma Rose
Bess McElwain
Rose Clark
Mabel Hendryx
Alburnhett
D. H. Butler
Viola
City council fixes dump supervisor pay and funds fire school trip
The city council Monday set Frank Ralston's salary at 30 dollars a month and authorized a 40 dollar share of expenses for delegates to the Iowa State College fire school May 24 to 26. The mayor ordered owners of automobiles to stop parking in alleys, and taxi drivers will meet the council on June 5. Various community and church events are announced, including lodge meetings, choir cancellations, and social gatherings across Memorial hall and local addresses.
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Frank Ralston
Iowa State College
Iowa Highlanders Set for New York World's Fair Engagement
The University of Iowa Scottish Highlanders bagpipe band prepares for an eight day appearance at the New York World Fair from June 18 to 26. Led by Col George F N Dailey the ROTC group will perform daily and take part in flag raising at the court of sports on June 20 or 22.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Scottish Highlanders
Highlanders
George F. N. Dailey
University R.O.T. C
Council To Pass On Liquor Store Leases
The Iowa executive council will approve leases for state liquor stores in the future. Previously the liquor control commission rented space and made leases on its own. The council also passed a resolution on Monday requiring records of all liquor buying and selling transactions from distillers to be available to the state auditor.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Norwegian vice-consul sails for Europe with relatives
Decorah reports Dr Trond Stabo Norwegian vice consul will depart June 3 for Europe to spend the summer returning September 15. He will be joined by his granddaughter Marilyn Stabo of New York City and Doctors Alf and Trygve Gunderson with wives and their mother from LaCrosse. The party plans extended time in Norway with brief stops in Germany France Italy and possibly England.
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Europe
Marilyn Stabo
New York City
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Trygve Gunderson
LaCrosse
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Germany
France
Italy
England
Wiener Roast Ends Granger's Pasture School Day
O'Kelly, assisted by Mrs. Callie Knapp, Mrs. Elsie Knapp, Mrs. Grace Hempy, and Mrs. Dorothy Milner, hosted a wiener roast for Emerson building third to sixth graders. Teachers Miss Hattie Frager Miss Evelyn Coppock and Miss Mildred Teter led the event Tuesday at Granger's pasture.
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O’kelly
Callie Knapp
Elsie Knapp
Grace Hempy
Dorothy Milner
Emerson
Hattie Frager
Evelyn Coppock
Mildred Teter
Granger's Pasture
Priscilla Guild Meeting Postponed After Death in Community
The Priscilla guild of the Congregational church postpones its Wednesday meeting due to the death of James Robertson, father of Mrs. Donald Torrence. Mrs. Betty Vawter Jenks returns home from Cedar Rapids hospital after an appendectomy.
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Priscilla Guild of
The
Congregational Church
James Robertson
Donald Torrence
Betty Vawter Jenks
Cedar Rapids Hospital
Second Fiddle presented by Williamsburg junior class
Williamsburg officials report the junior class will stage Second Fiddle a three act comedy in the grade school auditorium Tuesday night Leading roles star Lucille Forsythe and Charles Harris with Patricia Richardson Bernard Hanson Arlene Bowler Adella Peterson Millicent Jones Jane Gatens and Herbert Wallace The story directs by Miss Martha LaHue.
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The
Gazette
Williamsburg
Williamsburg High School
Lucille Forsythe
Charles Harris
Patricia Richardson
Bernard Hanson
Arlene Bowler
Adella Peterson
Millicent Jones
Jane Gatens
Herbert Wallace
Martha LaHue
Hatchery Destroyed in Monday Morning Fire
Fire destroyed the hatchery owned by John E. McElligott early Monday. One thousand two hundred chicks ready for delivery were killed. Firemen saved the adjoining garage. loss partly covered by insurance.
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Ryan
John E. McElligott
Auto Accident Fatal To Sigourney Youth
Sigourney youth Jack Snakenberg 22 died Tuesday morning in Michigan from injuries caused by a Sunday automobile crash. A 1933 Sigourney high school graduate, he attended Central College at Pella for one year and earned a University of Iowa degree in January 1938. He had worked for Goodyear Rubber Co. in Jackson Michigan and Akron Ohio since graduation.
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Sigourney
Jack Snakenberg
Roy Snakenberg
Michigan
Sigourney High School
Central College
Pella
University of Owa
Goodyear Rubber Company
Jackson
Mich
Akron
Governor weighs appeal to free convicted slaver Ralph Stewart
Des Moines AP Gov George A Wilson considers a plea from Ralph Stewart's parents and attorney Rep Leo Hoegh to review a murder conviction. Stewart, 26, is serving a life term for killing L A Botkin in 1932. Parole doubts persist about his guilt and a pardon or parole is needed for release.
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George A. Wilson
Ralph Stewart
Chariton
Elmer Stewart
Leo Hoegh
Lucas County
Hoegh
State Board of Parole
Stewart
Sap
Ife
L. A. Botkin
Helen Botkin
Peoria
Ill
Board of Parole
Nelson G. Kraschel
Kraschel
Parole Board
Troy Mills Gazette omits Norman Sauer from graduates list
Norman Sauer was unintentionally left off the Troy Mills high school graduates roster published in Saturday’s Gazette. The omission was noticed in the notice and the paper records the correction.
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Troy Mills
Troy Mills High School
Norman Sauer
Pull the Trigger on Constipation and Pepsinize Acid Stomach Too
An advertisement promotes Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin to relieve constipation and stomach discomfort. It claims Pepsin breaks up undigested protein in the stomach and the laxative activates sluggish bowels, suitable for children, and urges purchase at druggists.
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Dr. Caldwell
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