River Packet Seeks To Lure Vacationists
Florence L. Clark reports on the Green Line of Steamers, led by Capt Mary Greene and Capt Tom Greene, promoting a 20 day upper Mississippi cruise aboard the Gordon C. Greene from St Louis to St Paul June 11 with a September voyage planned. The voyage marks a revival note after the Golden Eagle sank near Grand Tower Illinois last Sunday.
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Florence L. Clark
McGregor
Mississippi
Twin Cities
Upper
Green
Cincinnati
Mary B. Greene
Tom Greene
Gordon C. Greene
Grand Tower
St. Louis
St. Paul
Upper River
Greene Line
Ohio
Lower
Mary Greene
Iowa
Golden Eagle
Ill
Marion dairy farmer Carl W. Carver dies after brief illness
Carl W. Carver a Marion dairy farmer died at 4 am Thursday in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a brief illness. Born Oct 27, 1885 he was the son of William E and Cora Mullen Carver. He married Marie Jackson in 1920 and served in World War I. Surviving are his wife a son Weston two daughters Hazel Shirley and Fae Marie Stucker two brothers and three sisters. Services will be held at Yocom chapel with burial in Cedar Memorial park.
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Carl W. Carver
Marion Road
Cedar Rapids
Marion
William E
Cora Mullen Carver
Marie Jackson
St. Joseph
Mr. Carver
Camp Dodge
Seventh Day Church of God
Marion Legion Post
Weston Edwin Carver
Hazel Shirley Carver
Fae Marie Stucker
Enid
Okla
Hubert Carver
Boyd
Texas
Victor Carver
Arcadia
Calif
Myrtle Ford
Esther van Horn
Dorothy Carver
Yocom Chapel
Bert F. Marrs
Stanbury
Lawrence L. Christensen
Frank Ward
Cedar Memorial Park
Greene’s Summer Cruise Plans Spark River Travel Romance
Don C. Greene promotes summer cruises aimed at leisurely river travel for vacationists. He notes the journey will not suit hurried travelers, but will offer scenic views and a revival of river romance as passengers enjoy a slower paced voyage.
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Don C. Greene
E. L. Behel, Retired Farmer, Dies in Cedar Rapids
E. Le Roy Behel, 40, died at 9:45 a.m. Thursday in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a long illness. Behel was born in Cedar Rapids on May 23.
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E. le Roy Behel
Cedar Rapids
Marion area obituaries and community notes mix in 1907 listing
The item lists families and survivors from Marion and surrounding areas, noting ill health retirement, church and lodge memberships, funeral plans, and a range of community notices. It mentions the 1OCF lodge negotiating use of a vacant lot for a Marion Youth Center, with plans for a 60 by 60 basement and foundation, plus long-term lease, and a baccalaureate sermon by Reverend Gable.
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C.F. Lodge
James P. Gable
Marion
Twelfth Street
Main Street
Gable
Eeeiesere
Emerson Defeats Lincoln 19 to 16 in Baseball Match
Emerson baseball team topped Lincoln 19 to 16 in a midweek game. The scene included students picnicking with teachers in Granger's pasture. A morning fire at Mrs. E. E. Parsons home at 525 Eleventh Street was caused by a curtain catching from a gas stove. The Marion high school annual The Quill was circulated Wednesday.
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Marion High School
The
Baptist Church
Rachel Boothguild
Keith Tabor
Lisbo. Federated Church
Charles Moore
Tabor
Don Whittemore
Howard Ellison
Sixth Street
Emerson School
Irving and Emerson
Ing
Granger
Emerson
Lincoln
E. E. Parsons
Eleventh Street
Honors Conferred at Iowa State College
ISU honors day recognized thirty-eight students for top grades in their curricula. Dr. Fred W Lorch delivered the address as Lois Imboden Dysart Virginia Bandon Elkader Ruth Stephenson Tama and Mary Duensing Washington received certificates of honor. Vernon Petro Center Point won the Sigma Delta Chi award. Colombia has the world's largest production of emeralds.
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Ames
Iowa State College
Fred W Lorch
Department of
Lois Imboden
Dysart
Virginia Bandon
Elkader
Ruth Stephenson
Tama
Mary Duensing
Washington
Vernon Petro
Center Point
Sigma Delta Chi
BAE Forecasts Decline in Retail Food Prices This Summer
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics reaffirms to expect lower retail prices for evaporated milk cheese fruits vegetables fish and cereal products this summer and fall. Butter fluid milk potatoes and canned citrus may hold steady while meat prices may rise then fall in the fall. Sugar could rise if added.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau
Congress
Reinbeck Queen Candidate Donna Boege Featured at Festival
Donna Boege, Reinbeck consolidated school queen candidate, leads as senior class president and plays the accordion while performing in glee club and mixed chorus. She has led in junior and senior plays and enjoys athletics as Reinbeck's 32 piece band travels to Cedar Rapids for the Eastern Iowa Band Festival on June 7 with 19 visiting groups and director T Keith Smith.
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Donna _ Boege
Reinbeck Consolidated School
Cedar Rapids
Donna
Reinbeck
Martyn Karkosh
T. Keith Smith
Miss Eastern Town Seeks Queen At Hawkeye Downs Event
A secret committee will select the festival queen with Lyle Vernon and Paul Mundy as co chairs. Jack Hart to transport candidates to Greene park and Municipal Island for introductions before noon. A Roosevelt hotel luncheon follows. Mrs. Ken Moon leads the accompanying committee. The winning candidate receives a Coe College scholarship and $50. an alternate prize is $100.
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Hawkeye Downs
Lyle Vernon
Paul Mundy
Jack Hart
Greene Park
Plaza
Municipal Island
Roosevelt Hotel
Ken Moon
Young Men’s Bureau
Ames Appointees in ISU Engineering Division
Prof. Frank Kerekes is named assistant dean of the division of engineering at Iowa State College by President Charles E. Finley. Dr J D Ryder is appointed assistant director of the engineering experiment station.
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Ames
Frank Kerekes
Iowa State College
Charles E. Finley
J. D. Ryder
Engineering Experiment Station
Cotton yarn sold in Delhi at $135 per pound
About 200 years ago special fine cotton yarns were sold in Delhi India for 135 dollars a pound reflecting luxury textiles and high value trade.
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Delhi
India
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Marion News
Ciras Super Market
Russell
Carnation Milk
New
California
Sunkist
Rc Ve Y
National Biscuit Company
Graham Crackers
Folger’s Coffee
E. L. Behel
Wieners
Gibson
Federated Church of Central City
Osceola Lodge
1.C.C.F. Marion
Sadie Strait
Marie Dye
Florence Nelson
Frank Strait
Toddville
Ben Strait
Rose Dennison
Center
H. B. Kline
Adv
John Stewart, Jr
Des Moines
Veterans Hospital
Mildred McDonnell
L. C. Wienekes
Methodist Church
B. H. Ford
Garwin
Paul Ford
Marion Express
William Ozburn
Hopkinton
Mrs
Howard Blanchard
Norman J. Waffle
Bloomington
May Hudson
Los Angeles
L. J. Brenneman
Orchard Heights
Donald E. Torrence
Fourth Avenue
Ed Forbes
Milwaukee Railroad
Mercy Hospital
Colombia
BAE
Tem
Donna Boege
Coe College
Woerderhoff
First Avenue
Sanitary Farm Dairies
Duces
Cedar Rapids Homemakers
Cedar
Rapids
Coe
Pasteur
Mello Ton Ged Uitema
Wisay
Anutay “Farm Dairies Dairies
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
U.S.P
Maytag
RO Appliance Company
Second Avenue
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