Marion Choral Club concert in Presbyterian church
Marion Choral club directed by Miss Grace Menre and assisted by Mrs Fern Waffle Thomas presents a program Friday at 8 p.m. in the Presbyterian church with organ preludes and selections by the choral group and soloists, followed by hospital visit notes and local social news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Choral Club
Grace Me
Mrs Thomas
Dvorak
Marianina
Italan
Lillian Strickland
Everal Club
C R de Jong
Tisist
Euphonum
Herbert Clark
Miss de Wees
Presbyterian Church
Durey dies at 69 after long Delaware county life
Albert C Durey 69 a long time Delaware county resident died at his West Manchester home after a brief illness He was born in Brotherson England moved to Prairie township at age three married Lena Jordison in 1892 Survivors include his widow three children Archie Harold Durey of Manchester and Mrs Burton Pawley of Meeteetse Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Albert C Durey
Delaware County
West Manchester
Clark Durey
Brotherson
England
Prairie Township
Lena Jordison
Archie
Harold Durey
Burton Pawley
Meeteetse
Wyo
Wyo. Mr. Durey
Marengo
Helen Merritt
Lois Hoyle
Alice Brauch
Guy Groff
Joseph Cooney
Lois Jacobs
Joseph Franey
Franklin Randolph
William Sayers
J. H. Hill
Harry McKown
Gilson
Nation Growing Taller Architecture Takes Note
Cambridge report claims Americans are growing taller at about one inch per generation. Arthur D. Little Inc notes college student heights rising. study examines two generations of men and women with ancestors in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge, Mass
Arthur D. Little, Inc
Chemical and Industrial Research
Only 7.2 percent of world air routes lie in the United States
A brief statistic notes that global air route mileage is heavily concentrated outside the United States, with just seven point two percent of total routes located within U.S. borders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
United States
Clock Watchers Watch Clocks As School Care
Denver AP reports John Haynes a ninth grade teacher uses after school hours and constant clock watching to curb sleep dawdling and time wasting. He notes springtime with open windows birds singing and students laughing as supportive conditions.
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Denver
John Haynes
Haines
Court House News Charged With Wrong Driving
On a warrant issued by Justice T Mitchell of Mount Vernon, Sheriff Jim Smith and Deputy Sheriff Harlan Snyder early Thursday jailed Lawrence Unruh, 20, near Mount Vernon in Linn county for operating a motor vehicle without the owner's consent. Agnes Dollarhide seeks a divorce from Donald Dollarhide on desertion grounds and custody of a child. The couple wed in Cedar Rapids February 8, 1938. Mrs James R Scott and her daughter Katharine Scott, both of Kansas City, are visiting Mr and Mrs T Aker at 312 Sixth Street SE. Mrs Scott is Mr Aker's sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice T . Mitchell
Mount Vernon
Jim Smith
Harlan Snyder
Lawrence Unruh
Near
Linn County
Donald Dollarhide
Agnes Dollarhide
Cedar Rapids
James R. Scott
Katharine Scott
Kansas City
T. Aker
Sixth Street
Scott
Mr Aker
Canadian "Over There" By Sheer Determination
London reports Private Daddie a 5-foot-2 recruiting favorite in the Canadian forces who hiked 230 miles to a recruiting station, faced rejection, then traveled 350 miles to Edmonton where the army accepted him. This bantam soldier’s feat boosts recruitment morale during wartime.
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London
England
Daddie
CEF
Grand Prairie
Baddie
Edmonton
Army
First Aid Multiplied At Scene Of Accident
In Jamestown New York Clara Stonequist sustained multiple lacerations and bruises after a weekend car crash. The collision involved a car driven by her father Gusty Stonequist and a machine operated by Dr. Tom K Larson, who was accompanied by three other physicians as passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
Clara Stonequist
Gusty Stonequist
Tom K. Larson
Debus Sets National Interscholastic Discus Mark
Howard Debus of Lincoln Nebraska set a new national interscholastic discus record at York Nebraska with a throw of 174 feet 215 inches. The NFHS approved the mark as the standard for interscholastic records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Federation of State High School Athletic Associations
Howard Debus
Lincoln
Neb
York
Scotland Yard arrests at factory over sabotage charges
London police detained several workers at a factory on Thursday with plans to charge them with sabotage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Scotland Yard
Expert Predicts British Force Will Return Home Safely
Safety editor J W Mason notes heavy Allied losses as German troops press a cautious offensive in Flanders. He cites Allied naval bombardment and Yser flooding as key to enabling a potential large part of the British expeditionary corps to reach England, while Lille’s fall harms France’s munitions center and complicates Weygand’s Somme front strengthening.
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England
Eavers
Flanders
Yser
Belgium
Ostend
Dixmude
Lille
France
Somme
Weygand
Real Estate Transfers Across Iowa City Properties 1940
A series of real estate transfers and fee simple joint tenants recorded in 1940 across Marion and Cedar Rapids. Listings show transfers by Cook, Lyon, Upmier, Hunt, Bates, Treka, Horak, Leclerc, Bell, Duncan, and others, detailing lots, blocks, plats, and subject covenants with nominal consideration of $1 and recorded dates from February to April 1940. Multiple parcels include residential additions in Marion and Cedar Rapids, with joint tenancy stipulations and assumptions of taxes and liens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert S. Cook
Wallace D
Inez
Lyon
Martin D. Vanourny
Verne
Harry Upmier
Israel E. Jackson
Don
Pearl H. Hunt
Hus
Country Club Heights
Cedar Rapids
D. W. Bates
Commercial Savings Bank of
Marion
Martha Cook
William Sheets
Frank J. Treka
Ida W. Manville
Howard L. Manville
C Holdorf
Flora E Horak
Kendall
Gray
Green
Add
Valcon
Peter Leclerc
LeRoy
Geneva
Maye Marburger
Osie M. Bell
Lucille
Helen Duncan
Clarendon Hills
C. R
Sheriff Linn County
Federal Land Bank of Omaha A Corp
Bertha G. Hoskins
M. Graeme
Edith I. Linkletter
Goodhue
Luzia Thomas Gravvston
Gladys M. Dorothy
Barbara
Harold Hayes
Gladys M. Hayes
Orig Town
George C. Faun
Hassan Murray
College Park
Henry Bollen
Josephine Ziland
Vernon Hts
Richard B Wolfe
Jacob C
Mary Studt
Mt. Vernon
Frank J. Bittner
Anton
Mary Holecek
Riverdale
James Hunter
Mary Elinore Holmes
Marjorie Ellen Chapman
Helen Elizabeth Berry
Alfred Raymond Berry
Qed
Mary A. Robinson
Newton C. Stocker
Louis H
Elizabeth M. Estes
Laura Belle Walker
State of
Iowa
Viola White
Arda Daniels
T. J. Daniels
Midway Park
Elizabeth Childs
Mariam White
Highlands
Anderson Land Co
A Corp
J. A
Ethel M. Paulsen
Vernon
Elma Curtis
Claude J
Merle M. Pollock
Greene and
College Add CR
Val Cous
D. A. Holloway
Dennis A. Holloway
Gladys I Ulrich Wd
Bal
James S. Fries
Emil M
Frances R. Reyhons
Bowman
Charles J
Mary M Krizek
Iowa Railway and Light Company A Corp
Sd Co
Harry L. Siggins
Lester J Dacken
Cornell
Mount Vernon
Walcons
Feather crested fly catcher helps Uncle Wiggily nap
Uncle Wiggily and Nurse Jane hide under a grape arbor as a feather crested black fly catcher practices catching flies on cue. The bird finally swoops, gobbles forty seven sixteen flies from Uncle Wiggily's head, and praises the success before hinting at the next adventure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Wiggily
Mr. Bird
Mr. Longcars
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy
Uncle Wiggil
Nurse Jane
Mr. Longears
Uncle Wigzgily
Rabbit
Property transfers and joint tenancy deeds across Mount Vernon and Lisbon
A sequence of land conveyances shows multiple grantors and grantees in Mount Vernon and Lisbon. Transactions note joint tenancy, survivorship rights, and specific lot boundaries plus parcels tied to railroad rights of way and street expansions.
Local Home Services Listings Include Lawn Care and Repairs
An extensive classified block lists Willman’s Sodding and Grading, lawnmowers repairs, tree services, fencing, and ground delivery. Also feature electrical work, roofing, painting, carpet cleaning, upholstery, and hauling. Multiple local providers with phone numbers and addresses appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willman
Drew's
3Rd Ave
Farren
Paul Reed
Co. U, Russell
1St Ave
Harry Sargent
Mt. Vernon Ave
Geo. H Ten How Co
Chas Lebeda
16Th Ave
Powell Roofing Co
Dial
Hawkeye Tin Shop
Ciividers
Fred Young
H. R. Butters
Butters
McAlister
Blotto Service Praised By City For Drunken Driving Help
St Louis officials laud a local cab firm for offering blotto service to intoxicated drivers. The scheme allows a cab with an extra driver to fetch the car while the patron rides in the cab. The charge is double meter plus 50 cents.
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ST Louis
INS
St. Louis
Frank J. McDevitt
Funeral services for Mrs Cora L Schmitt to be held at Brads mortuary
Funeral services for Mrs Cora L Schmitt 3216 Bowling street SW will be conducted by the reader of the First Church of Christ Scientist at the Brads mortuary at 2 p.m. Friday Burial will be in Linwood cemetery Friends may call at the mortuary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coral Schmitt
Bowling Street
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Brads Mortuary
Linwood Cemetery
Death of Gloria Ford at Cedar Rapids Home
Gloria Frances Ford 2 died at home from heart ailment at 3 30 am Thursday. Survived by her parents Francis and Mrs Ford Cedar Rapids. sister Sally Ann. grandparents J R Ford and W C Doran. great grandparents E E Dorian of Cedar Rapids and E E Albert of Vinton. Body at Kuba funeral home pending funeral arrangements. The British Spitfire fires 120 rounds a second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloria Frances Ford
Francis Ford
Fifth Avenue
Sally Ann
Jr, Ford
W. C. Dorlan
E. E. Dorian
Cedar Rapids
E. E. Albert
Vinton
Kuba Funeral Home
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Marion News
Lora Maxson
St. Lukes Hospital
Don Torrence
Thomas Taylor
Darvin Robertson
Indianapolis
Memor
Franklin Kenney
Viola
Ella Kenney
George Luense
Charles Meresbek
Will Ryan
St Mary’s Circle
St. Josephs Catholic Church
Luere
Robert Biesecker
Miz J. Biesecker
Marion High School
Great Lakes
Castle
South Bend
Mrs. Linyd Castle
Danville, HI
O W Bristol
Savanna
Charles Bristol
Otto Hallberg
Evanston
Charles Buss
West Chicago
Thomas Adamson
Bristol
Mary Ellen Granger
Daytona Beach
Fla
Ruth McGehee
Cub Scouts
Den
Shaver Park
Earl Caraway
A. BE. Granger
Central Avenue
Eldo Hilmer
Eleventh Street
Fred Newlin
Jane Helen
Gwen Newlin
Waterloo
Edward McGuire
Edward Jr
Ottumwa
Paul E. Rose
1540
Eighth Avenue
Kenneth E. King
N. J German
J Keith
Jeannette Titus
Town University
Howard M Titus
Titus
Zwinele
Blanche Lary
San Anton
Tex
Thomas Costello
Lake Macbride
Michael Cira
Nettie
Leah
Joseph Cua
Michael Joseph
Vincent Hatt
Vincenta
Charles Gallo
Gus Pusater
Iowa City
Miriam Jackson
Charlos Mont
W. T. Jackson
Gene Arnold
Kay
Cedar Falls
Arnold
Emmet Tow
Amy Peckham
Los Angeles
Gaza
George L Ward
Myr
J. Raymond Mann
Judy Rae
Elda M Kemp
James Murray
Rose Wilcox
Newell
Twelfth Street
William Perrin
Bill
Henry Grady
Robert Henry Grady
Wellman
D V Conwell
Jean
Joan
Halstead
Kan
W R Barber
Williamsburg
James Gatens
WJ. Fuller of
Perry
Mrs W. G Buck
Devere Ache
Milwaukee Service
Salt Lake City
Ralph Oxley
Mr Oxley
C. W. Oxley
Catherine
Mary Elizabeth Oxley
University of Iowa
West
Iowa News
W. A. Bladen
Jefferson
California
Bladen
Leff Marenzo
South Dakota
Nebraska
Lacey Loetta Shriver
South Olive
Iowa County
Walter A. Bladen
Coleridge
Ernest
Walter
John Shields
Belle Plaine
Loren Baker
First Street
Court House News
J W
TT Mason
United Press
New York
Far East
Europe
J. W
Mason
Bedtime
Poor PA
Claude Callan
Daisy
George Laird
Edward Sheehy, Jr
Henrietta K. Sheehy
Luella Johnston
John 'H
Ella E Carpenter
Ringers
Lisbon
Albert A. Bickal
George H
Mary E. Phelps
Hull
A. J. Smith
Merlyn J
Clara E. MecGillicuddy
Forest Hill
Gazette
the Gazette
Mats
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Anitel Montrose Employes
Louis Antony
Ruba Funeral Home Rar
RAAF
Ard Ave
Estes State Park
Jack Hammer
Cedar Rapids Gas Co
H. K. Schaefer
Kreste’s
Hall
Griffith Feather Mattress Co
Calif
SANDS
2Nd ST
Bender
Mayos
Johns Hopkins
Pre Gazette
Hepner
Probasco, Jeweler
2Nd Ave
Tiamilton
Bulova, Elrin and Waltham Watches
Lt. A. Lower
2Nd St. SE
Allied van. Lincs, Inc
Lynch Transfer & Storage Co
Kullander & Son
Vincent's Jewelry
3RD ST _ SE
Allied van Lines, Inc
Aponte
Lovely Lady Oil Permanent
Lovely Lady Beauty Shop
Av. SE
Bishop's
Betus
Lillian Suchy
Stella’s
Ruth Stourne
Starks
Bernadine
Ird St. NE
Paris Academy OF Beauty
Danceland
Cedar_ Rapids
Bill Meardon
Adesen
Thornwood
Vette Kell
Swisher Pavilion
WMT
Bohemian Band
Skippy Anderson
Plamor
Upmier
Upmiter
Ely
Middle West
McCoy
4Th ST. SE
Minwest
Nat Towles
Omaha
Hi-Way Gardens
Stanwood
CE Mar
Mariia Blvd
Sun
Stepman
Scolaro
Woody Morrison
Hallwood Cafe
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