Police Raid Moose Lodge During Party
Des Moines police halted a Moose lodge initiation with a liquor and gambling raid. Officers seized 24 slot machines nine half full whisky bottles and two dice games as 200 members were ordered into the street. George Podrebarac faced a warrant while Ralph Martorello was charged with gambling house violations.
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Des Moines
INS
Lodge
George Podrebarac
Justice of the Peace
E. W. Rinehart
Podrebarac
Ralph Martorello
Martorello
Justice Rinehart
William Striggles
Iowa Briefs Roundup of Local Graduations and Events
Dysart marks Maria Jensen age 98, long-time local resident with eight grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. Decorah to dedicate Washington Prairie Lutheran parish hall May 29 led by Rev. J. A. Aasgaard with host pastor Rev. Oscar Engebretson. Iowa City student John Hays wins $35 prize from Iowa Development Commission for essay on Iowa. West Branch sends 17 seniors to Chicago. baccalaureate by Rev. Bernard Olson. Iowa professor H. J. Thornton to speak May 27. West Union set for high school baccalaureate with Rev. E. O. Alring. 64 seniors to graduate May 10. Toledo high school commencement May 10 with Virgil M. Hancher speaking. Cedar Rapids festival to fund school band uniforms. band to perform at Eastern Iowa Band Festival this Saturday. Vivian White and Keith Howard wed in West Branch First Methodist Church. Tipton class play Dear Ruth opens commemoration of high school commencement. baccalaureate service planned in coming days.
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Maria Jensen
Germany
Dora Hansen
Frank Jensen
Katherine Nissen
Cedar Rapids
O. G. Lloyd
Lafayette
Ind
Decorah
Washington Prairie Lutheran Church
J. A. Aasgaard
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Oscar E. Engebretson
Iowa City
John Hays
Iowa Development Commission
Iowa
West Branch
Chicago
Bernard G. Olson
First Methodist Church
H. J. Thornton
University of Iowa
West Union
E. O. Alring
St. Olaf Lutheran Church
Toledo
Age Church
Virgil M. Hancher
Vivian White
Harold White
Keith Howard
Russell Howard
Two More Queen Candidates Named for Eastern Iowa Band Festival
Elaine Mathews of Mechanicsville and Kathryn Hastings of Marion join 29 bands and 25 queens in Cedar Rapids for the fourth annual pageant. Miss Eastern Iowa of 1949 will win a year’s scholarship to Coe College at Hawkeye Downs. Hastings, 17, is a Marion senior who plays French horn and participates in multiple music groups.
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Cedar Rapids
Elaine Mathews
Mechanicsville
Kathryn Hastings
Marion
Eastern Iowa
Hawkeye Downs
Coe College
Paul W. Wright
Miss Hastings
Dwight D. Hastings
Queen of Queens
Girls Athletic Association
Bret Mathews
Girls Glee Club
Elaine
Philip West
Pat Patterson
KCRG
Young Men’s Bureau
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
Smulekoff’s
May’s
Hiltbrunner’s
Diploma for sixty seniors at First Methodist service
The First Methodist church will deliver the sermon and sixty seniors will receive their diplomas next Wednesday night. Dr Marcus Bach of the University of Iowa school of religion will speak. The alumni banquet is set for Friday May 27.
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First Methodist Church
Marcus Bach
University of Iowa School of Religion
Scattergood School to graduate seven seniors May 28
West Branch notices seven Scattergood seniors to graduate May 28. Speaker Douglas Steere of Haverford College will address the ceremony. A noon potluck dinner precedes graduation at 3 p.m. Attending officers include Elmer Olson secretary Richard Crowe and treasurer J A Erickson.
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Elmer Olson
Richard Crowe
J. A. Erickson
West Branch
Scattergood School
Douglas Steere
Haverford
Will of J. P. Walters Filed for Probate
The will of the late J. P. Walters has been filed in district court in Toledo. It leaves half the estate to his widow Jessie Crawford Walters and places the other half in trust for her lifetime, then to be divided equally between John Walters Helen Walters and Mrs Robert Amidon. Executors and trustees are Mrs Walters and Homer E Brad shaw, a Des Moines attorney.
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Toledo
J. P. Walters
Jessie Crawford Walters
Walters
John
Helen Walters
Robert Amidon
Homer E. Bradshaw
Des Moines
Carroll Will Head Staff of Daily Iowan
Charles F. Carroll a 21 year old Des Moines senior is named editor of the Daily Iowan with Harold B. Arkoff 23 of Fort Dodge as business manager both taking posts June 1 for one year The awards banquet announced the honors for journalism students and faculty across Iowa City Des Moines and nearby towns.
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Iowa City
Charles F. Carroll
Des Moines
Daily Iowan
University of
Sioux City
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa Press
Phyllis White
Forest Hills
N. Y
Two Boys Drown In Iowa Farm Pond
Two 10 year old boys, Wayne Dey and Don Phynique, were found drowned in a farm pond near Menlo Iowa. They had been missing since Wednesday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Martin Peterson owners of the farm found the boys clothing at the pond edge about 11 pm Virgil Dey recovered the bodies from six feet of water.
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Menlo
Wayne Dey
Don Phynique
Martin Peterson
Wayne
Virgil Dey
Conservation officer exams set for June 20 in Des Moines
The state conservation commission announced exam dates for conservation officers. Tests will be held June 20 at 9 a.m. in the statehouse. Applications must be received by June 6.
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Des Moines
INS
State Conservation Commission
Statehouse
Fire damages janitor supply room at Union depot
A Wednesday blaze in the janitor supply room at the Union depot in Iowa City caused damage to the area. Firefighters responded promptly to contain the fire and prevent spread.
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Iowa City
Union Depot
Perfect Attendance and Valedictorian Gloria Gienapp
Gloria Gienapp 17 of Manchester received a perfect attendance medal for 12 years at Oneida Consolidated school with no absences or tardies. She is class valedictorian of 10 and plans nursing training at Allen Memorial hospital Waterloo. Gienapp participated in junior and senior plays, cheered, led Delaware County 4-H, and worships at First Lutheran Church. Her long bus route included riding the full route and arriving first in the morning.
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Manchester
Oneida Consolidated School
Gloria Gienapp
Gienapp
Cme
Lawrence Gie
Gienappnapp
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Two Iowans Win Rotary Foreign Study Fellowships
Rotary International announced 142000 in fellowships across 20 countries for foreign study. Iowa recipients include Robert E. Walters of Ames who will study at Cambridge and Jack M. Logan of Waterloo who will study at the London School of Economics.
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Chicago
Rotary International
Service Club Organization
Angus S. Mitchell
Melbourne
Australia
Rotary
Rotary Clubs
Robert E. Walters
Ames
University of Cambridge
Jack M. Logan
Waterloo
London School of Economics
Central City Tops Fly Control With Portable Sprayer
The town council purchased a portable spray outfit and DDT for its fly control program. The first spraying was completed this week.
Ames Honors 500 Students
Ames Iowa State College honored 500 students for outstanding scholastic records during the last year. The 24th honors day awarded about 3500 in cash and scholarships and recognized 49 senior class honorees led by Alan M. Thompson. Special prizes went to Mary Ann Paulu Leo C. Peiffer Hollis B. Hunter and William R. Hunter along with others for high averages in various fields.
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Ames
Iowa State College
Charles E. Friley
Charles F. Wennerstrum
Chariton
Iowa Supreme Court
Friley
Alan M. Thompson
Des Moines
George Serovy
Cedar Rapids
Thaddeus Harrington
Maquoketa
Mary Ann Paulu
Sigma Alpha Iota
Leo C. Peiffer
Iowa Engineering
Iowa Engineer
Hollis B. Hunter
Coggan
William R. Hunter
Iowa City
C. G. Graham
Resignation Withdrawn By State Hospital Head
Dr. L. Wadsworth, superintendent of the Woodward state hospital and school, announced he has withdrawn his resignation. He had said he would join Norwich State hospital as first assistant physician after resigning March 28 due to funding concerns for training. A board visit preceded the reversal, with no details given on new finances.
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Woodward
L. Wadsworth
Woodward State Hospital
Wadsworth
Norwich State Hospital
Norwich
Conn
State Board of Control
Major Donohoe Rites At Iowa City Tuesday
Services for Major Charles J. Donohoe of Iowa City will be held at St. Mary's church at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will follow in St. [cemetery] with local clergy and military funeral honors.
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Donohoe
Iowa City
Charles J. Donohoe
St. Mary’s Church
Iowa City officer Donohoe dies in France action
Major Donohoe son of Mr and Mrs J J Donohoe of Iowa City was killed in action in France July 25 1944. He graduated from the University of Iowa College of Engineering in June 1939 and was a distinguished ROTC student. The body will arrive at 8:50 am Monday and the Rosary will be recited at 7:30 pm in the McGovern home.
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R.O.T.C
McGovernee
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