State awards 7800 dollar liquor seals contract
The Iowa State Printing Board chose American Bank Note Company of Chicago for 12 million steel die calcomania liquor seals at 65 cents per thousand, totaling 7800 dollars. The vote was 4 to 1, with Secretary of State Earl Miller dissenting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
State Printing Board
American Bank Note Company
Chicago
Liquor Control Commission
Earl Miller
Printing Board
American Decalcomania Company of
Miller
Shirer to Speak in Des Moines November 13
William L. Shirer author of Berlin Diary and former CBS representative will lecture in Des Moines Shrine auditorium November 13 at 8 30 p m under the Business and Professional Women's club. Proceeds go to the United Service Organizations. He covered Europe the Near East and India for Chicago Tribune Universal Service and joined Columbia in 1937 after Berlin period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Des Moines
William L. Shirer
Berlin
Columbia Broadcasting System
Business and Professional Women's Club
United Service Organizations
Shirer
Shrine Auditorium
Europe
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Chicago Tribune
Universal Service
Near East
India
Columbia
Safecrackers Get $100 At Mason City
Burglars cracked the Klipto Loose Leaf company office safe in Mason City early Tuesday and escaped with about $100 in cash. About $20 had been collected Monday from employees for the Community Chest. Contents were insured. Entry was gained by prying a window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Klipto Loose Leaf Company
Herman M. Knudson
Gauges Record Water Stats For Iowa Streams Lakes
More than 60 Iowa streams and 10 Iowa lakes have been fitted with gauges to record stages and discharges. Professor Arthur C. Trowbridge notes data aid bridge design power plants water systems flood control and erosion prevention. Readings occur daily with monthly summaries and some sites provide continuous automatic records.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Iowa Lakes
Arthur C. Trowbridge
University of Iowa
Iowa Geological Survey
Trowbridge
Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna Advertisement
An advertisement promotes Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin as a stomach friendly laxative to relieve constipation. It claims quick action by waking lazy bowels and easing digestive discomfort including gas and acid, appealing to adults and children and urging purchase at local druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Caldwell
Iowa Woman Invested 27500 In Peanut Vending Scheme
Herbert W. Coakley of Chicago found guilty by nolo contendere of using the mails to defraud Midwest investors in a peanut vending machine venture that promised 20 percent dividends. About 2900 machines were advertised but 1600 were in possession. investors ranged from 27500 from Mrs Mary Hughes of Belle Plaine to 30. Authorities say dividends came from new machine sales, not profits. Coakley awaits probation investigation after the guilty plea. bond posted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria, Ill
LLP
Herbert W. Coakley
Chicago
Midwest
J. LeRoy Adair
Coakley
Mary Hughes
Belle Plaine
City Council Actions Include Training Trip and Traffic Plea
The council sent A A Schenken to the assessors school in Des Moines on November 24 and 25. W G Bowen of Milwaukee Road promised quicker crossings after traffic complaints at four streets. A beauty parlor petition for a new ordinance on prices was granted, with signers paying for printing. Marion Post 298 American Legion received city approval to pave an alley at no cost to the city. Verne Edaburn renewed his beer license. The meeting closed with a board of review session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Schenken
Des Moines
W. G. Bowen
Milwaukee Road
Marion Post No
American Legion
Legion Hall
Mary Snyder
Verne Edaburn
Lyle Cleaver Funeral Held At Yocom Chapel
Funeral services for Lyle Cleaver were held Monday afternoon at the Yocom chapel conducted by Rev. S. C. Bretnall of Cedar Rapids. Pallbearers included Lynn Hall John Hines Frank Cheadle Harold Ballard Reuben Armstrong and M. J. Marchant. Burial followed at Oak Shade cemetery with out of town mourners from Cedar Rapids Milwaukee and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Cleaver
Yocom Chapel
S. C. Bretnall
Cedar Rapids
Lynn Hall
John Hines
Frank Cheadle
Harold Ballard
Reuben Armstrong
M. J. Marchant
Oak Shade Cemetery
Raymond Dahms
Ruby Sisler
John Fillmore
Bert Campbell
Alberts
W. H. Ebberts
Milwaukee
Funeral Rites Held for Mrs Anna Boyd at Robins Dunkard Church
Funeral services for Mrs Anna Elizabeth Boyd were held Sunday at the Dunkard church in Robins with Elder Lester Kinzie of Cerro Gordo presiding. Pallbearers included Glenn Miles Joe Sutera Neal Miller Norman Burgess Anthony Olinger and Carl Schlantz. Burial followed in the Dunkard cemetery with relatives from Indiana and New York City in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Elizabeth Boyd
Dunkard
Robins
Lester Kinzie
Cerro Gordo
Ill
Glenn Miles
Joe Sutera
Neal Miller
Norman Burgess
Anthony Olinger
Carl Schlantz
John Boyd
Lafayette
Ind
Verne Kessler
John Holsinger
Rossville
Susie Kensie
Delphi
Fred Lick
New York City
St. Germain Services Funeral for Mrs Eliza St Germain
Funeral services for Mrs Eliza Beth St Germain were held Saturday in the Yocom chapel with Rev Vernon H Carter officiating. Burial followed at Oak Shade cemetery, with pallbearers named as Cecil, Raymond, Earl and Harry St Germain, grandsons of the deceased.
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St. Germain
Elizabeth St. Germain
Yocom Chapel
Vernon H. Carter
The
Christian Church
Oak Shade Cemetery
Safety lane opens for public use with patrol sponsored tests
The Miller Stuber Motor company installs a lane sponsored by the Iowa highway patrol. It will be open evenings until 9 p.m. Official testing stickers will be issued to drivers meeting requirements. Sunday visitors included Mrs. George McBride and her son Melvin at the Reed home near Independence for a Halloween themed birthday dinner. Niece Mrs. Malvin Machacek of Dysart baked the birthday cake. A Presbyterian Ladies Aid luncheon will be held Wednesday noon at Mrs. P. A. Osborne's home with a provided potato and meat picnic.
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Miller Stuber Motor Company
Iowa Highway Patrol
George McBride
Melvin
Mrs. McBride
Guy A. Reed
Independence
Malvin Machacek
Dysart
Presbyterian Ladies Aid Society
P. A. Osborne
North Marion
Cyrus M. Yocum
Indianapolis
Grace H. Starr
The
Christian Church
Guy Berlin
Sylvester Curtis
Cary Club
India
Marie Cline
Marion
Walter S. Winter
Clara Wilson
Central Avenue
Marion Woman Mary Frances Howell Weds William Lange
Announcement from Mr and Mrs J B Howell of 1580 Eighth avenue that their daughter Mary Frances Howell married William John Lange on October 29 in Anamosa with Rev E A Schlaman officiating. Lange, son of Mr and Mrs L R Lange, is a University of Iowa graduate and Milwaukee road secretary in Cedar Rapids. They will reside in Marion temporarily.
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J B Howell
Eighth Avenue
Mary Frances
William John Lange
Anamosa
E. A. Schlaman
Marion High School
Cedar Rapids
University of Iowa
Waffle Breakfast Honors Ruth Jayne Birth Anniversary Fun
Mrs. Ernest Badham hosted a slumber party and a Sunday waffle breakfast in Cedar Rapids area to honor Miss Ruth Jayne on her birth anniversary. Guests included Alice Frederick and others. Ray Frederick and Frank Lin Jayne attended as well. Bingo was played and a gift presented to Miss Jayne.
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Ernest Badham
Ruth Jayne
Cedar Rapids
Alice
Lois
Ruth Frederick
Edith
Jeanette Hagerman
Virginia
Mildred Sloan
Irene Harris
Evelyn Adams
Carol Jean Buckner
Alice Frederick
Miss Jayne
Ray Frederick
Franklin Jayne
New Iowa Revenue Dept Head Named
Harlan W. Huyck, formerly of Toledo Iowa, will head the beer and cigarette revenue division of the Iowa State Tax Commission. He replaces Merl Dailey of Waterloo after two years in the sales and use tax department.
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Iowa State Tax Commission
Harlan W. Huyck
Toledo, Ia
Huyck
Mer! Dailey
Waterloo
Local society notes and upcoming meetings in Marion
Community notices show Golden Rule lodge auxiliary officers elected at 2624 Grande avenue SE and a 2 30 p.m. Wednesday meeting at Mrs. E. C. Fox's home. Chris tian church service Thursday at 2 p.m. at Mrs. J. B. Emmons home. Marion chapter No. 183 OES holds special Nov 13 meeting to honor past matrons and patrons with dinner at Hallwood cafe, 6 30 p.m., then installation in temple.
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F. T. Fox Lodge
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Memorial Hall
Grand Lodge
Osceola Lodge No
C.F
R E. Haig
Grande Avenue SE
Golden Rule Lodge No. 486
Brotherhood of Railroad
E. C. Fox
Fourth Avenue
Marion
O.es
Masonic Temple
Hallwood Cafe
Temple
Cedar County Court Opens Term With Jury Schedule
Cedar county district court opened under Judge John T. Moffit with the grand jury dismissed until Saturday November 15 and the petit jury ordered to report Monday November 10 for the November term.
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Tipton
Cedar County District Court
John T. Moffit
Great Western Railroad Officials Visit Oelwein
Great Western officials travel by special train to Oelwein for a dinner and program at the Mealy hotel. Sixteen directors spend the night en route to St. Paul for a directors meeting and inspect local facilities, with about 1,000 employed in Oelwein.
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Oelwein
Great Western Railroad
St. Paul
Oeelwein
Mayor Gunderson
Earl Deyo
Patrick H. Joyce
Great Western
Harry Young
Oelwein Chamber of Commerce
R. V. Lucas
William F. Carey
New York City
William H
Iowa Counties Levying One Mill Emergency Tax This Year
Ninety three Iowa counties report levying the one mill emergency tax for the current year with a total of 2,628,961 dollars. Cities and towns also levy the tax, with 180 municipalities contributing 268,208 dollars. Sixteen counties use up to three mills for the county fund, while sixty-one counties add an extra 1.5 mills for the county poor fund, totaling 3,016,228 dollars. Some counties abstain from all three levies.
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Des Moines
Iowa
C. Fred Porter
General County
Polk
Woodbury
Benton
Grundy
O'Brien
Plymouth
Bride Virginias Marries Al Sorensen in Dubuque
In a double ring ceremony read by Dr. Dale Welch at the University of Dubuque chapel on Monday morning, Virginia Schneider daughter of Mr and Mrs I R Schneider from six miles southeast of Manchester wed Al B Sorensen son of Mrs Maude Sorensen of Springfield Illinois. The bridesmaid was Mrs Gerald Byers Cedar Rapids and the best man D H Schaffer Cedar Rapids. A wedding followed.
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Manchester
Dale Welch
University of Dubuque
Virginia Schneider
I. R. Schneider
al B. Sorensen
Maude Sorensen
Springfield
Gerald Byers
Cedar Rapids
D. H. Schaffer
Buckley’s Canadios Mixture Cough Medicine Ad Claim
An old advertisement touts Buckley’s Canadi os Mixture as a fast acting triple effect cough medicine. It claims relief from phlegm, soothing damaged tissues and rapid symptom cessation with a money back guarantee available at May Drug Store.
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Canada
Buckley
May Drug Store
Food
Couple Weds and Plans Davenport Home
The ceremony followed a dinner for 16 guests with the couple set to live in Davenport. Mrs. Sorensen, a Manchester high school graduate, taught in Delaware county rural schools for eight years. Her husband, an Iowa State College alumnus and former Sigma Pi member, works as a machinist for a Bettendorf Davenport company.
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Ding
Davenport
Sorensen
Manchester High School
Delaware County
Iowa State College
Sigma Pi Fraternity
Bettendorf Company
Purcell Leader In Legion Dies At Clinton
W. E. Purcell 57 prominent Clinton attorney and American Legion leader died in a Clinton hospital after a two year illness. He served as charter member and first commander of June Van Meter post 190 and held multiple offices including district commander in 1920 department historian in 1921 vice commander in 1939 and Clinton city offices. Survived by his widow and a sister.
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Clinton
W. E. Purcell
American Legion
Purcell
June van Meter
Iowa
Clinton County
Democratic Central Committee
Clinton County Bar Association
Cedar County Opens Pheasant Hunting In Iowa Record Year
Iowa conservation commission declares Cedar county open for pheasant hunting from November 12 to 18, expanding the open-area total to 54 counties the largest in state history. A recheck shows a shootable surplus in Cedar county's pheasant population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Conservation Commission
Cedar County
Cedar
Iowa
Amana Firms Tackle Materials Shortage in Iowa City
Twenty five local and Amana firms will meet in Iowa City to address a looming materials shortage caused by the defense program. The meeting aims to register machinery and workers, survey production capabilities, and explore subcontracting through Des Moines Cedar Rapids or Burlington defense projects as Iowa City is not in a designated defense area.
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Iowa City
AFP
Amana
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Burlington
Chamber of Commerce
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Control Board
Archer
Everett Hoagland
Center Point
Wisconsin
Marion Newsgazette
Schenken
Anna Boyd
Senge
Flain Note
Federal Discount Corp
Paramount
Mary Frances Howell
William H. Ebberts
Roy Houser
Charles Benedict
Amber B. Travis
St. Luke's Hospital
Red Cross Unit No. 1
Joe Havlik
Betty Jo
Minnesota
Northorne
Claude Goldin
Maquoketa
Fred Goldin
Owen
Robert Hess
Rosalie
Diane
Nancy
Church Council of
St. Paul’s
Anton Christianson
Des Plaines, Ill
Dorothy Beasley
Central City
Roy King
Harmon Hall
Lorraine Circle
Eastern Star
A. R. McElwain
Arthur Newman
Hazel Tabor
Second Christian Church
H. E. Trimble
Centerville
Walther League of the
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Fidelis Circle of the King's Daughters
H. N. Circle of
W. J. Lange
Donald Rundquist
Gerald Gordon
Lincoln Drive
Kenneth Hillerege
Adeliza Daniels
Congregational Church
Emma Kendall
Ed Sigfred
C. R. Biddick
Irving Finger
Twelfth Avenue
Twenty-sixth Street
E. E. Sovern CO
DIAL
Samson
Numa
Hall-Ekfelt
Ane
J. B. Emmons
Tenth Street
J L. Patten
Bancroft
Baptist Church
Earl Lanning
Charles D Burns
Rebecca
Marion Theater
Federation of Women's Clubs
W. W. Bills
Clara Bills
Vinton
Billy Bills
Ed Bills
Merle Bills
Donald Jones
Lyle Gerdes
E. Pritchard
Mount Vernon
Fosburg
Pritchard
George T. Hanna
Noble Grand Association
Rebekah Lodge
August Beyer
Fifth Avenue
First Church OF Christ
Scientist
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Peter W. Ross, C.S.B
San Francisco, Calif
Mother Church
the First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Massachusetts
Second Avenue
Legion
Mrs. Gilmore Bean
Mrs Bean
B.F. Goodrich
Silvertown
Fifth Street
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