20 per cent fail in drivers exams in Des Moines
Mrs. Alex Miller reports 20 percent of automobile drivers failed tests in the first four months of the year and 18 percent of chauffeurs. Ed Murray lists failures by category including driving laws, vision, and vehicle conditions. The driving law section is the hardest, with questions on reducing speed and accident procedures.
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DES Moines
Alex Miller
Miller
Ed Murray
Murray
Cedar County Sunday Schools Plan Picnic
A Cedar County Sunday school picnic is planned for Tuesday June 9 at Weeds park Muscatine. The event aims to reach isolated Sunday schools with support from the Cedar County Council of Religious Education and the Cedar County Older Boys and Girls conference. Over 1 000 expected from more than thirty towns, with a kittenball tournament and coordinated sports and a picnic dinner.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Clarence Stoltenberg
Ack Fulwider
Buchanan
Betty Norris
Paul Riley
South Bethel
Helen McCoy
Springdale
Bernard Lerch
Stanwood
Arvel Smith
Cedar County Council of Religious Education
A. V. Mather
West Branch
Clarence Toltenberg
Scarab Beetle Symbolizes Immortality in Egypt
The scarab, a beetle revered in Egypt, stood as a symbol of immortality in ancient belief.
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Egypt
Monticello Seniors Present "Second Fiddle" Friday
Monticello high school seniors perform "Second Fiddle" Friday evening in the school auditorium. Elsa Ruth Gutknecht plays Joan Keeler and Orvin Yeoman stars as Harold Werple with Marian McVay Margaret Hayes Frederick Bone Dorothy Sawyer Katherine Ferring Shirley Hoag and Clarence Hearn in supporting roles under Miss Georgia Linter's direction.
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Gazette
Monticello
Monticello High School
Elsa Ruth Gutknecht
Joan Keeler
Orvin Yeoman
Harold Werple
Marian McVay
Margaret Hayes
Frederick Bone
Dorothy Sawyer
Katherine Ferring
Shirley Hoag
Clarence Hearn
Georgia Linter
Officials blamed for rise in disrespect for law
Mrs Henry Wood a Moville Republican candidate for secretary of state told Republicans in Mason City that state officials are chiefly responsible for growing disrespect for law. She said law enforcement suffers when officials ignore laws and set a bad example, urging voters to elect officials who will obey statutes.
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Mason City
Henry Wood
Moville
Hanford
Manchester Commencement Week Opens With Baccalaureate
Manchester high school begins Sunday evening with a baccalaureate address by Rev. W. A. Adix at the school gymnasium at 8 o'clock. Rehearsals for the class play Girl Shy are under way for Tuesday at the gym. The cast features Boyd Milroy Francis Eberhart Kathryn Dunlap Gerald Wiltse Charlotte McNabb Leo Bushnell Elva Sheppard Dorothy Banks Arlene Hartman Helen Tesmer Edwin Dygert and John Matusch.
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Manchester
Manchester High School
W. A. Adix
First Lutheran Church
Boyd Milroy
Francis Eberhart
Kathryn Dunlap
Gerald Wiltse
Charlotte McNabb
Leo Bushnell
Elva Sheppard
Dorothy Banks
Arlene Hartman
Helen Tesmer
Edwin Dygert
John Matusch
Marengo Spring Music Festival Highlights Local Groups
The high school band orchestra and multiple choirs will perform under W Richard Bryant and Ruth Pascoe with soloists Ireta Rinehart Eileen Shipton Darrell Allen Mervaille Rinehart Garvin Haist and Douglas Langlas in vocal ensembles and stringed instruments at a Friday evening recital.
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Marengo
W. Richard Bryant
Ruth Pascoe
Ireta Rinehart
Eileen Shipton
Darrell Allen
Mervaille Rinehart
Garvin Haist
Douglas Langlas
Leonard Strait
Margaret Dower
Eileen
Marcella
Maxine Shipton
Evelyn Sanders
Rosa Furlong
Lillian Furlong
Margaret Reece
Lois Jacobs
Campaign in Iowa City power struggle tests city light project
In district court, Iowa City Light and Power attorneys pressed claims the municipal plant election was invalid. Testimony questioned council members and university figures about campaign conduct and alleged misrepresentation by the utility.
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Iowa City
Iowa City Light and Power Company
Light Company
Dan C. Dutcher
Jacob van der Zee
Chase National Bank of
New York City
Dutcher
United Light and Power Company
van der Zee
W. F. Boiler
William F. Bristol
University Commerce College
Earl Kurtz
J. A. Swisher
Municipal Ownership League
the Light Company
Harry Abbott
George Call Urges Cut In Auto Tax
Sioux City candidate for governor George R. Call told a district Republican meeting in Fort Dodge that Iowa must cut auto taxes. He cited high taxes on pleasure cars, noting 24.2 percent of valuation in 1934 rising to over 25 percent in 1935, and argued motorists bear many taxes from city to federal levels. He urged directing taxes to road improvements and farm to market roads.
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Fort Dodge
George R. Call
Sioux City
Iowa
Call
United States
Carl
Spring Ceremonies Begin at Tama Indian Reservation
On Mc Intosh hill the Mesquakies start their four day traditional spring ceremonies. Leaders drum while a young brave circles kettles of food and calls to the four directions asking blessings for the harvest. Four sacred drums rotate among tribes with each drum kept by a different group for about four years. Four American flags gifted by a northern tribe show wear and need replacement.
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McIntosh Hill
Six Nations
New York
Canada
Old Mexico
Ancient rituals by hilltop flag amid wildflowers
In a colorful three week scene McIntosh Hill hosts ceremonies with a large American flag waving high above the countryside. The setting highlights patriotic displays connected to longstanding rituals.
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McIntosh Hill
Cornell Staff to Lead Another Language Play at Chapel
Mount Vernon Cornell college Purple Masquers stage Rose Franken’s Another Language Friday at 8 15 p m in the chapel with Miss Alice Lubbock assistant director after four years of college speech work. Cast includes Ruth Sweet Chester Webb Stanley Anderson Helen Maxwell Fred Smith Doris Minot Glenn Low Ruth Asleson Stuart Frazier Margaret Handel Robert Hartung directing staff include Howard Emerson Harriet Porter Robert Fauth Lawrence Travis Everett Laughlin Virginia Blanchard Beatrice Smith Julia Spaanum John Ross Win
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Mount Vernon
Dramatic Society
Cornell College
Rose Franken
Alice Lubbock
R. T. Lubbock
B Avenue NW
Cedar Rapids
Nstance Root
Minneapolis
Minn
Ruth Sweet
Hollywood
Ill
Chester Webb
Stockton
Stanley Anderson
Stratford
Helen Maxwell
New York City
Fred Smith
Chicago
Doris Minot
Harvard
Til
Glenn Low
Ruth Asleson
Stuart Frazier
West Newbury
Mass
Margaret Handel
Mason City
Robert Hartung
Howard Emerson
Harriet Porter
Robert Fauth
Clarence
Laurence Travis
Everett Laughlin
Freeport, Ill
Virginia Blanchard
Manchester
Beatrice Smith
Burlington
Julia Spaanum
Osage
John Ross Win
Purple Masquers Production Crew List Highlights Cast and Crew
The article lists production crew and cast members including Clear Lake manager Albert Franklin Johnson as general supervisor. It names Blanche Marquart Oak Park Ill David Wiest Minneapolis Harold Hanson Edgerton Clark McNeal Clarion Elizabeth Chaffee St Charles Chester Webb Tom Nelson Durant Rosa Lee Osburn River Forest Martha Powers Chicago Cedar Rapids Charlotte Austin Durant Vincent Gough Mount Vernon Lois Reitzel Sterling Jeanne Maulsby Kansas City Mo.
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Cedar Rapids
Charlotte Austin
Durant
Vincent Gough
Mount Vernon
Lois Reitzel
Sterling, Ill
Jeanne Maulsby
Kansas City, Mo
Kalona Seniors Hold Baccalaureate at Local Church
Baccalaureate services for Kalona high seniors were held at the Christian church Sunday evening. The community orchestra directed by C. A. Bragg provided music, and the East Union Chorus sang. The sermon, on the theme Vision, was preached by Rev. J. L. Kemp.
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Kalona
Christian Church
C. A. Bragg
East Union Chorus
J. L. Kemp
Judson Perkins
Commencement Exercises At Christian Church
The Methodist church gave the invocation and benediction. Commencement exercises will be held Thursday evening at the Christian church with Dr. Herbert Martin delivering the address. C. C. Miller of the PTA will present medals and Supt. H. V. Snodgrass will present the class. Dr. J. S. Michum, president of the school board, will distribute the diplomas.
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Methodist Church
The
Christian Church
Herbert Martin
C. C. Miller
Parent-Teacher Association
H. V. Snodgrass
J. S. Michum
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