Women’s Baptist group elects officers at Marion church
Mrs. Carl LeFever of Muscatine was elected president and Mrs. C G Mullinex of Iowa City named vice president of the Women’s association of Baptist churches at a convention held Thursday in the Marion Baptist church. Seventy-five delegates from 18 churches attended with luncheon served by Marion members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl LeFever
Muscatine
Women's Association of Baptist Churches
Marion Baptist Church
C. G. Mullinex
Iowa City
A J Stickney
Jordan's Grove
C G Speetzen
Davenport
Mary Parish
Pegu
Burma
Marion
Benjamin Shaw
E . Lagerquist
M E. Terry
Cedar Rapids
Sam Shumate
E. E. Dierks
Lagerquist
Helen Lagerquist
Legion picnic dinner honors Marion post families
American Legion auxiliary mothers with sons in service and past leaders will attend a Monday 6:30 PM picnic dinner at the Legion hall with post and auxiliary meetings to follow at 8. Dinner is supervised by Mrs. Harlan F Knight and assistants. families should bring their own table service and salads while meat and dessert are provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Marion Post No. 298
Legion Hall
Harlan F Knight
O. W. McBride
Carl J. Kassler
A R. McElwain
Former Gazette Carrier Becomes Aviations Cadet in California
Clarence K Reinhard, nephew of Mr and Mrs G L Martin, graduated Friday from the primary flight training department of the Mira Loma flight academy Oxnard California and received his wings. Reinhard was a Gazette carrier salesman in Marion for three years and moved from South Dakota in 1928 after his mother Jessie Young died. He is Marion High School class of last year student and grandson of the late Mr and Mrs J N Young of Marion. The Lat a Lot club will meet Tuesday at 6 30 p m in the home of Mrs Guy B Berlin for a picnic supper with Mrs Amber Travis assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence K Reinhard
G. L. Martin
Mira Loma Flight Academy
Oxnard
Calif
Reinhard
The
Gazette
Marion
South Dakota
Jessie Young
Marion High School
J. N. Young
Guy B. Berlin
Amber Travis
Fairs in Iowa Projected At Least 41 This Summer and Fall
Iowa plans show 41 fairs set in 1941 with 83 held last year. Secretary KL B Cunningham of the state fair board cites 65 expected fairs statewide, noting weak western reports and ongoing war department use of fair grounds. Key events listed include Postville, Independence, Cedar County and others across numerous counties.
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DES Moines
KL. B Cunningham
Iowa State Fair Board
Iowa
Cunningham
War Department
Postville
Buchanan County
Independence
Cedar County
Tipton
Clayton County
National
Delaware County
Manchester
Elkader
Fayette County
West Union
Howard County
Cresco
Jones County
Monticello
Keokuk County
What Cheer
Linn County
Central City
Poweshiek County
Brooklyn
Traer Doctor Becomes First Lieutenant in Army Medical Corps
Dr. Harry S. Bezman receives a first lieutenant commission in the army medical corps and will report for duty Wednesday at Carlisle Barracks Pennsylvania. He has sold his Traer home and his family moves to Chicago. He arrived in Traer from Garrison about four and a half years ago. He is the second Traer physician to enter the service, leaving two doctors behind.
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Traer
Harry S. Bezman
Army Medical Corps
Carlisle Barracks
Chicago
Bezman
Garrison
Baccalaureate and Commencement Dates Across Iowa Towns
In Farmersburg Rev H Adix will sermonize at St John s Lutheran May 23 with May 26 graduation at City Hall featuring Bruce F Gates of Waterloo. Garrison High School picks Bruce Gates May 19. Rev Edgar Walker Jr addresses seniors at baccalaureate tonight. Emma Fry learns son Edward Jr wounded in North Africa April 9. letter dated April 13 says he is all right. Manchester announces Staff Sergeant William Snyder Jr and Beverly Lorraine Bartlett wed May 1 Everett Washington. Snyder formerly edited Anamosa Eureka. bride works as hospital technician.
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Farmersburg
H. Adix
St. John’s Lutheran Church
City Hall
Bruce F. Gates
Waterloo
Garrison
Bruce Gates
Gates Business College
Garrison High School
Edgar Walker
Garrison Methodist Church
Emma Fry
War Department
Edward Fry, Jr
North Africa
Manchester
Sergt
William Snyder, Jr
W. C. Snyder
Beverly Lorraine Bartlett
Minneapolis
Everett
Wash
Sergt. Snyder
The
Anamosa Eureka
Belleau Wood Sold by Group of American Women in 1924
The Belleau Wood site, scene of American and Allied action in 1918, was purchased in 1924 by a group of American women.
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Belleau Wood
U. S
Marion High School Prom At Marion Golf Club
Marion high school juniors and seniors attended a prom Friday evening at the Marion Golf Club. Decorations featured a marine theme with a gang plank entrance. Jane Glass and Betty Roth were sponsors. An orchestra and floor show provided entertainment. Marilyn Hayes, Tom Benedict, Dorothy Hutton, Doris Etzel and Shirley Schaefer supervised arrangements. Buffet luncheon served to 150 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion High School
Marion Golf Club
Jane Glass
Betty Roth
Marilyn Hayes
Tom Benedict
Dorothy Hutton
Doris Etzel
Shirley Schaefer
Services for Augusta Glover Held at Yocom Chapel
Augusta Glover died Friday. Services set for Monday at 2 p.m. in the Yocom chapel with Rev. Arthur W. Henke. Burial at Oak Shade cemetery. Glover was a native of Ohio daughter of Clark and Nancy Wilson Glover. Survived by a nephew Carl Klome Lanark. Improvement noted for Ted Parsons at St Luke's Hospital. Dinner guests Saturday of Helen and Norma Biddick included Janet Blake Carolyn Pickett and Alice Danerow. St Pauls Lutheran Ladies Aid to meet Thursday at 2 p.m. Officers to be elected. Mrs W H Perrin and Mrs Theodore Peck to host. Friendly Guild May breakfast at Mrs T Edwin Beadle's home. 13 at table. Mrs Elmer Fisher and Mrs Alfred Bensch assisted serving.
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Augusta Glover
Yocom Chapel
Arthur W. Henke
Oak Shade Cemetery
Miss Glover
Ohio
Clark
Nancy Wilson Glover
Carl Klome
Lanark
Helen
Norma Biddick
Janet Blake
Carolyn Pickett
Alice Danerow
University of Iowa
St Pauls Lutheran Ladies Aid Society
W H Perrin
Theodore Peck
Friendly Guild of the Methodist Church
T. Edwin Beadle
Elmer Fisher
Alfred Bensch
Most 1943 Upper Iowa Graduates To Teach School
A large share of Upper Iowa University graduates in 1943 secured teaching posts. Two year graduates listed with grades and locations include Viola Caldwell Fayette fifth and sixth at Arlington Ruth Clark Kanawha kindergarten and first at Gaza Elaine Demo McGregor fourth at Clermont Ardith Friedow Kanawha and Janice Harrison Hampton junior high at Titonka Leota Morgan Stanley fourth at Center Point Elaine Mark West Union primary at Waterville Mary Sloan Waucoma third at Garrison Doris Steinfadt Earlville primary at Colesburg Bernadine Warner Randalia junior high at Central City. Four year graduates with positions include Robert Bowers Strawberry Point coach and science at Waterville Evelyn Jane Fickle Oelwein typing PE history and social science at Fairbank Vivian Hamilton Aurora history and English at Garrison Marie Jacobsen West Union social science in Hawkeye Delbert Jones Eagle Grove to preach in Ohio Ardis Melton Palo music in Orange Township consolidated school Margaret Ransom Denison music at Pomeroy Viola Schmidt Randalia home economics and biology at Geneseo Merle Thompson Fayette English and music at Jaice.
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Fayette
Upper Iowa University
Viola Caldwell
Arlington
Ruth Clark
Kanawha
Gaza
Elaine Demo
McGregor
Clermont
Ardith Friedow
Janice Harrison
Hampton
Titonka
Leota Morgan
Stanley
Center Point
Elaine Mark
West Union
Waterville
Mary Sloan
Waucoma
Garrison
Doris Steinfadt
Earlville
Colesburg
Bernadine Warner
Randalia
Central City
Robert Bowers
Strawberry Point
Evelyn Jane Fickle
Oelwein
Fairbank
Vivian Hamilton
Aurora
Marie Jacobsen
Hawkeye
Delbert Jones
Eagle Grove
Ohio
Ardis Melton
Palo
Orange Township Consolidated School
Margaret Ransom
Denison
Pomeroy
Viola Schmidt
Geneseo
Merle Thompson
Jaice
Miners Strike Ends at Scandia Mine Near Madrid
Governor Hickenlooper announced the 200 striking workers at the Scandia mine near Madrid would return to work on Monday after a 10 day stoppage. The agreement ends the labor action that involved miners across the region.
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Des Moines
B. B. Hickenlooper
Scandia
Madrid
Ease Bank Robbery Penalty Up For Review In Iowa
Des Moines reports Iowa parole board member Clarence E. Godfrey urges changing bank robbery penalties from life to 99 years. He argues discretionary review could fix unfair cases while 29 lifers occupy Fort Madison and Anamosa facilities. Board members include Mrs. Virginia Bedell and William E. Jackson.
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Des Moines
Clarence E. Godfrey
Albia
Iowa Board of Parole
Fort Madison
Anamosa Reformatory
Parole Board
Godfrey
Virginia Bedell
Spirit Lake
Wiliam E. Jackson
Burlington
Two Independence Business Men Called to Red Cross Service
Independence leaders Lyle E Smith and G R Waldron are named Red Cross field directors with the armed forces and will travel to Washington on June 15. Smith, a World War 1 veteran who owns a drug store, has long served in Red Cross and civic roles. Waldron heads the local chamber and Boy Scout health committee and will run the shoe business during the duty period.
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Independence
Lyle E Smith
G R Waldron
Red Cross
Washington, D. C
Smith
West Union
County Red Cross
County Red Cross War Fund
Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
France
Waldron
Boy Scout District
Seven Cats Perish In Elks Club Fire
Des Moines reports a basement fire at the Elks Club resulting in the deaths of seven cats assigned to control mice. Firemen found the animals asphyxiated. building damage was slight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks Club
Des Moines
Tipton Flyer Weds An English Girl
A cablegram from abroad informs Lieut. Jack Hamilton of Tipton married Audrey Mackenzie of Bath England. Hamilton sailed overseas in November 1942 after training as navigator and pilot and has since served as a navigator on American transport planes.
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Tipton
J. D. Hamilton
Jack Hamilton
Audrey Mackenzie
Bath
England
Hamilton
Madeover Clothing Class Residents Show Remodeled Wear
In Lisbon, postgraduates in an adult clothes remodeling class taught by Miss Phyllis Wilbur display completed outfits. Mrs. Gutman transforms a tuxedo into a smart suit, Mrs. Emerson adds panels to a blue and white print, Mrs. Capper refashions a rayon jacket dress and a black dress, and Mrs. Lewis alters a silk crepe dress while creating a child’s dress from leftover material.
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Phyllis Wilbur
Lisbon
S. F. Emerson
Lyle Capper
Miss Wilbur
H. J. Gutman
Richard O. Lewis
Marlene Dietrich
Gutman
Mrs. Capper
Jim Smith Sheriff of Linn County Profiles Work and Life
Jim Smith the Linn County sheriff is portrayed as a steady, order-driven family man. He balances jail duties with farming on May's Island, loves hunting and walks with his dog Cap, and leads the Iowa Sheriff association while maintaining church and civic ties.
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Jim
Smith
Fourth Avenue
May's Island
Smiths
Cedar Rapids
Fourth
Linn County
American Legion
The
Masons
Elks
Moose
Crescent Lodge No. 25
A.F
A.M
York
el Kahir Temple
May’s Island
Jim Smith
Cap
Linn
Vairfa
North Manchester Child Hit By Car
Seven year old Janaan Dahn of North Manchester suffered serious injuries after being struck by an automobile driven by Manchester high school senior George Dunlap near her home. The incident occurred as two Dahn children exited a car. one child stepped back into the road as Dunlap, who was driving slowly, passed. The girl sustained severe chest injuries and rib damage. a doctor feared possible pneumonia. A wheel passed over her shoulder.
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the Gazette
Manchester
Janaan
Elmer Dahn
North Manchester
George Dunlap
John Oehler
Dahn
Dunlap
Oehler
Atkins Soldier Praises U S Pilots in Africa Front
Corp. Herman P. Michel 35 of Atkins, an army air force ground crewman, praised U S pilots in North Africa where he served from last fall. He recalled heavy fighting at Port Lyautey Morocco and later near Tunis, described conditions, and said he hopes to return to active duty after recovery and a Fort Dix examination.
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Tunisia
Corp
Herman P. Michel
Atkins
Army Air Force
Africa
Michel
America
Army Receiving Hospital
Staten Island
N. Y
Adam
North Africa
Port Lyautey
Morocco
Fort Dix
N. J
Army Hospital
Army
Air Force
Iowa legislature may be asked to testify on Jerrell bill
Grapevine reports say all 158 Iowa lawmakers may be called to state whether Roscoe Thoma or Oral Swift spent money for Burton Jerrell to promote his news reel library. Jerrell claims $600 was a retainer, not expenses, and an accounting is sought in a county court suit.
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George Mills
S Movies
Iowa
Roscoe Thoma
Oral Swift
Burton Jerrell
Jerrell
Thoma
Swift
Statehouse Notes and Political Jots From the Era
Carrets Gray Anderson cools on lawn planting at the statehouse. Gov Hickenlooper favors standing broadcasts and reports of five minute radio talks. Jess Alton declines hemp plant deal while pursuing rural prosperity. Scotch whisky sales rise as federal funds may repair the state fair grounds after the war. Bob Blue campaigns as governor hopeful, emulating the lieutenant governor’s pace.
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Gray Anderson
Statehouse
War Department
Bob Blue
Hickenlooper
Bob
Cascade Bank Clerk Becomes Lieutenant Colonel at Camp Lee
Murland R. Lees of Cascade Iowa has been promoted from major to lieutenant colonel. A former Cascade State Bank employee, he now leads quartermaster school services at Camp Lee Virginia and has a long Army career from private in 1928 to major in 1942. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas J. Lees and has three brothers in the Army while a sister and naval brother-in-law reside in Des Moines.
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Camp Lee
Murland
R. Lees
Cascade
Chicago
Philadelephia
Nicholas J. Lees
St. Mary’s School
Cascade State Bank
Army
Fort Story
Quartermaster School
Edwin
Ft. Robinson, Ark
Paul
Camp Claiborne
Earl
Camp Adams
Ore
Mfe
Seymour
Des Moines
Lutheran Home for Independence Opens for Aged In Iowa State
Independence reports the Good Samaritan society of the Lutheran church has bought an apartment house from the Mrs. Freeman estate to serve as the Lutheran Home for aged and permanently disabled people. Viola Allen of Waterloo named matron. the society runs 60 similar homes in the Midwest. In Monticello, Rev. Wilfred Sandrock of Dubuque will speak at high school baccalaureate services at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church tonight, with class day exercises Monday and commencement Wednesday when 55 graduates receive diplomas from Leigh Clark, school board president.
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Independence
The
Good Samaritan Society
Lutheran Church
Fargo
N. D
Mrs. Freeman
Lutheran Home
Iowa
Viola Allen
Waterloo
Midwest
Monticello
Wilfred Sandrock
Dubuque
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
Jessie Parker
Leigh Clark
Good News for Piles Sufferers Ad From McCleary Clinic
The McCleary Clinic in Excelsior Springs Missouri offers a free 122 page booklet on piles fistula and colon disorders. Request a copy by postcard to the clinic address. no charge. The ad promises potential relief and savings from treatment.
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McCleary Clinic
Elms Blvd
Excelsior Springs
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Southland
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Morrison, Il
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Marshalltown
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