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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 28, 1939

Page

29

Four Girls Appear In Marion Recital At Library

Miss Mabel Kearns presents her nieces Ellen Evelyn and Ruby Kearns in a Monday 8 p.m. piano program at the public library auditorium assisted by soprano Miss Doris Scott. The program features works by Beethoven Brahms Delibes and Saint-Saens among others. The public is invited.

Mabel Kearns Ellen Evelyn Ruby Kearns Doris Scott Jensen Beethoven Ruby Ellen Kearns Mazurke de Salon Norris Ellen Evelyn Kearns Ferber Ruby Doris Scot Kearns Rathbun Ruby Richards Evelyn Kearns Gans Ruby Newland Saint-Saens la Jota Aragonesa Sartorio Sylvan Sprites Engelmann Twilight Sons Shackley Uby Ilen Kearns

St Berchman’s Commencement Speaker Named

J. M. Long of Chicago assistant state's attorney will deliver the address at St Berchman's seminary thirty third annual commencement in the gym Wednesday at 8 p.m. He is brother of Rev. H. H. Long a former chaplain at the school.

J. M. Long Chicago Illinois St. Berchman’s Seminary Long H. H. Long St. Berchman’s Loras College Dubuque Legion Frank Hite Marengo John W. Walkup Rhea Lenocker Dorothy Walter Robert Farley St. John’s School Ronald Coats Roy Waline Msgr M. A. O'Connell St. Bridget’s Church Calvary Cemetery Herman Bongers St. John’s Choir Ladies of St. Bridget's Parish

Pool Set to Open June 3 Under Lundy Plan

Z N Lundy announces the Legion pool will open June 3 with Mr and Mrs Orville Rust returning as managers. Lifeguards and instructors are Al Miller and Kenneth Hoeck. Douglas Grant and Eleanor Gough head a benefit recital at the Christian church tonight at 7 45 to fund youth delegates to Fairfield. Huttons greenhouse will be open all day Sunday. Miss Clara Russell visits her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Lyle Warren.

Z. N. Lundy Legion Pool Committee Orville Rust al Miller Kenneth Hoeck Douglas Grant Cedar Rapids Eleanor Gough Marion The Christian Church Fairfield Clara Russell Winthrop High School Lyle N. Warren Arlington Edwin Hignett Arlington Band Burton North Legion Post William Kamper Starr Taylorville Cemetery American Legion Winthrop Eileen Cocking William Cocking

Mile Long Rails Near Oneida Tested With German Fasteners

Engineers led by W O Rutherford lay a continuous mile of steel rails near Oneida to study the new anti creep fastenings. Chicago trustee S M Golden notes higher costs but potential savings from reduced joint maintenance and smoother ride. The setup includes German designed fasteners with double shoulder tie plates and multiple components to restrain expansion and contraction.

W. O. Rutherford Oelwein S. M. Golden Chicago Golden

Rev Otis Moore Dean Paul Jones to receive Cornell degrees

Mount Vernon Ohio area reports Rev Otis Moore of Tipton and Dean Paul Jones of Morningside College will be awarded doctor of divinity degrees at the Cornell commencement on June 5. Moore, a 1902 Cornell graduate, later aided rural church work and cooperative marketing in New England. Jones earned a 1920 BA from Cornell and advanced theology degrees at Chicago and Barton University.

Mount Vernon Otis Moore Tipton Paul Jones Morningside College Cornell Moore Boston University School of Theology Riverside Calif North Canton Conn

Memorial Day Observance by McGregor and Marquette Posts

The American Legion and auxiliary units from McGregor and Marquette announce Memorial Day events. Services occur in Marquette park and Pleasant Grove cemetery in McGregor with a march to the highway bridge for prayers, a wreath on the water, and firing squad taps.

Mcgregor American Legion and Legion Auxiliary Marquette Pleasant Grove Highway Bridge LA Porte West View Cemetery Maxine Thomas P. K. Figge Harold Johnson America J. Irvine Walker Mable Tesar Maud Durand Flanders Fields Jean Newland Winifred Miller Jennie England Judge Kirkland Walker Oak Hill Cemetery American Legion Center Point Legion Hall Uner Glenn Ayers White Cross Rea Geraldine Hendryx Legion David Bramwell Mr. Kitson

Hundreds of Eastern Iowa pupils qualify for Brain Derby finals

More than 1,100 students from 325 Iowa high schools qualified for the eleventh annual Brain Derby finals to be held June 6. The list includes Richard Brink of Laverne, defending champion, and Joan Searls of Postville, Ardath Youmans of Decorah, plus many others from towns like Decorah, Center, Ke ostone, and Maquoketa, reflecting broad state participation.

the Gazette Iowa City Iowa E. F. Lindquist University of Iowa College of Education Richard ‘Brink Laverne Joan K. Searls Postville Ardath Youmans Decorah Eastern Iowa Aurora Grant W. Day Leslie E. Knapp Blairstown Harriet Bruch Archie Wood Lyle Flaskerud Rita Geising Audrey Huseby Lorraine Knutsen Paul Linnevold Carolyn Nelson Mary Roberts Judith Solberg Mary Talle Joyce Thompson Liesel, Tinglum Kenneth Uglum Glenn Vanderbilt Edgewood Gordon Hamlett Dwight Newman Elkader Robert Hyde Laura Mae Sharp Harrison Wold Elkport Leroy Amling Betty Costigan Ely—Wilmer Ross Joe Zbanek Epworth Vivian McDermott Helen Waechter Fayette Tom Boebel Venita Chumbley Marvin Ingels Ted Johnson Merle Thompson Gene Wooldridge Hawkeye Gretchen Hauth Jane Pound Shueyville Emil Ludvicek Evelyn Geraldyne Haldeman Heater Merna Aitchison Lorraine E. Bushnell Elizabeth Charlton Milan Chrystal Arline Druger Edna Gosline Merle Kratzer Clark Sloan Margaret Willard Ralph Willard Maqueketa Loyal Brush Arnold Harrington Lawrence Kier Elizabeth Nissen Wallace Palmer Beatrice Rosenberg Beverly Snell Robert Templeton Mary Ann VanBeek Marion Helen Biddick Norma Biddick Warren Bleakley Charles Birmingham Bob Coney Harry Dunlap Herbert Ellinger Zella Mae Fenlon Thelma Hyde Mary Alice Kemble Ruby Kent Bob Lary Margery Lary Bruce Phillips Frank Travis Maynard — Averlie Patridge Marie Sims Mechanicaville Maxine Andresen Margaret Cruse Millersburg Evelyn Gerard Eldon Montross Monticello Betty Adams Arlene Balster Wilbur Coxsee Paul Frank Ruth Ann Hoag Shirley Hobert Janet Howie Lorraine Lubben Mary Lou Luett Lois Naylor Gertrude Ortgies Ruth Reuter Josephine Reckless

Lost Nation Band Wins Six State and Two National Titles

The Lost Nation high school marching band led by H. L. Booth and O. H. Story has earned six straight state championships since 1934 and two national titles in 1934 and 1939. In six years the 80-student school has appeared before 42 judges, earning first place from all but one. Booth directs from Clinton and oversees several area bands. Story, a former army drillmaster, coaches daily during contest season.

Lost Nation H. L. Booth Supt O. H. Story Minneapolis Booth Clinton DeWitt, Calamus Preston Nash Motors Kenosha Wis Story

Western Iowa honors many at graduation across towns

Numerous Iowa communities announced graduation ceremonies and memorial observances. Stanwood and La Porte City awarded Legion medals for outstanding seniors. Ames installed Tau Sigma Delta officers. memorials and graveside services planned across Strawberry Point Arlington Winthrop Victor Calmar La Porte City Monona Springville Independence Ryan West Union and other towns with speakers, valedictorians, and choir tributes.

Winthrop American Legion and Auxiliary Fairview Cemetery Robert Sharp Gettysburg Julius Gates Evelyn Hand Flander Frances Brubaker Kathryn Donlea Fern Taylor Legion and Auxiliary LA Porte City Mary Cooper J. F. Gay LaPorte City Cornell College Preston Millicent Cooper Mitchell S. D John L. Kerr Hudson Minerva Cooper Reinbeck Darwin Cooper Dennis Cedar Falls Methodist Church Bruce Township Farm Bureau Thursday Club West View Cemetery DELTA Delta Booster Club Roy Simpkins Ernest Smith Jodie Zears Springville Independence Clara B. Kress Carl E. Kress Walker Ryan Patricia Mangold Imogene Donahue Father Molloy Eleanor McCleer Donald Houlihan Kathryn Ward Berniece Duggan Lorraine Mahoney Herbert Kennedy Doris Ryan la Verne Mahoney Frances Gaffney Ellsworth Kohler Mary Margaret Broghammer

Toledo Teacher Maud Rines Retires After Forty Years

Maud Iona Rines ends a 40 year tenure in Toledo public schools teaching 1 200 pupils including many alumni children She began at 17 in Tama county and later taught in Dinsdale and Lincoln She values talking with students over corporal punishment and plans to stay active in the community while living with her 91 year old mother and sister in Toledo Several local anniversaries and civic items follow including library plans and Memorial Day observances across nearby towns.

Ledo Toledo Maud Iona Rines Miss Rines Tama County Dinsdale Lincoln Drake University Iowa State Teachers College Lydia Rines Ruth Rines Cr. W. Maplethorpe

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