Cedar Rapids Chosen Site For Special National Guard Camp
Iowa Adjutant General announces multiple full week and weekend camps for national guard units. Fort Des Moines hosts first week starting Sunday with 25 officers and 125 enlisted. other camps include units from Waterloo Dubuque Cedar Rapids Des Moines and area. Extra seven days of field training ordered by national authorities will be completed by November 20 with remaining units receiving shorter sessions at their home bases.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Charles H. Grahl
National Guard
Fort Des Moines
Waterloo
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Sixty-seventh Infantry
133Rd Infantry
Sioux City
Cedar
168Th Infantry
Fantry
Jefferson
Fort
113Th Cavalry
168Th
Grah
Eightieth Field Artillery
Jackson
S.C
Gahl
Fayette County’s Last Civil War Vet Turns 99 Saturday
Fayette county salutes John T. Gager the county’s lone Civil War veteran and oldest resident as he reaches 99 on Armistice Day. He served 1862 65 with the Union, keeps diaries mostly destroyed by fire, and lives with his son near Alpha. He has 12 grandchildren 27 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Gager
Fayette County
Mr. Gager
Ernest R. Gager
Alpha
Broome County
New York
DuPage County
Ill
Bethel Township
Iowa
Hawkeye
Gager
Gager Farm. Mr. Gager
Weather To Be Cold And Windy For Iowa Game
Des Moines AP reports a brisk windy day for the Iowa Notre Dame game in Iowa City on Saturday. Weather officials indicate precipitation will arrive Thursday night and Friday, with rain not affecting the playing field unless it falls during the contest window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa-Notre Dame
Iowa City
Weather Bureau
Iowa
Iowa Stadium
Politics in liquor price fight heats Iowa dispute
Washington AP reports a renewed clash between Senator Clyde L. Herring and the Iowa Republican central committee over state liquor prices. Herring accuses an official of partisan politics as liquor prices rise, while committee secretary H A Grantham denies increases, noting some cuts. The liquor board announced price boosts on Scotch and gin, igniting further debate about policy and margins.
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Washington
Clyde L. Herring
Iowa Republican Central Committee
Iowa
H. A. Grantham
Central Committee
Liquor Commission
Herring
Grantham
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Operetta Leads At Wyoming High School Nov 10
Leading roles in the operetta Tune In to be directed by Miss Jane Smith will be performed by Wayne Westphal and Anna Mae Tidman. Cast includes Roy Tompkins June Thomson Warren Demoss Doris Day Stuart Marshall Paul Westphal Betty Buckingham Nellie Eggert Geraldine Mader Richard Wherry Ivan Mader and Lewis Moenk with glee club members in the choruses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Wyoming
Wyoming High School
Jane Smith
Wayne Westphal
Anna Mae Tidman
Roy Tompkins
June Thomson
Warren Demoss
Doris Day
Stuart Marshall
Paul Westphal
Betty Buckingham
Nellie Eggert
Geraldine Mader
Richard Wherry
Ivan Mader
Lewis Moenk
Ameche to Attend Iowa Notre Dame Game in Iowa City
Don Ameche, noted film and radio actor, is set to be a guest of Coach Eddie Anderson at the Iowa Notre Dame football clash. Officials say Ameche will fly from Hollywood to Iowa City for the event.
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Des Moines
Don Ameche
Eddie Anderson
Iowa-Notre Dame
Ameche
Hollywood
Iowa City
Officials install field cover as forecast snow risk eyed
Iowa officials install a field cover to protect the sod for the game and note that if precipitation occurs Saturday it will likely be snow rather than rain. Winds could affect kicks and passes while rain is forecast in eastern areas Thursday night into Friday with cooler temperatures after the rainfall ends.
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Iowa
Wyoming couple wed as Center Junction pair ties knot
Miss June Scripture daughter of Mr and Mrs W QO Scripture living near Wyoming and George T Edwards of Center Junction were married Monday in Maquoketa with Rev D C Perry officiating. A wedding dinner followed at the bride’s home and the couple will reside on the Lloyd Preston farm near Center Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
June Scripture
W. QO. Scripture
George T. Edwards
Center Junction
Maquoketa
D. C. Perry
Mr. Edwards
Lloyd Preston
Manchester
Bert C. Crosier
Guy W. Crosier
Cincinnati
Donald C. Freeman
Presbyterian Church
Crosier
Independence
Mary Belle Young
Forrest
City
Guy
Frank Peters
Evanston
Hyperion Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Marquette
John Johnson
Chicago
John
Marguerite Riechow
Notice of Application for Authority to Sell Real Estate
Court records show David G Bleakley executor seeks authority to sell Maude J Coffman estate property in Cedar Rapids Iowa Lot 12 and part of Lot 13 Stanchfield addition 1228 00 Avenue Southeast Cedar Rapids Linn County The hearing in Linn County District Court Cedar Rapids set for November 24 1939 at 9 a m All interested parties may appear and resist if any show cause why sale should not be granted
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District Court of
Iowa
Linn County
Maude J. Coffman
Helen Margaret Schodde
Maurice Paul Coffman
Martha Louise Coffman
Roy Walter Coffman
Merchants National Bank of
Cedar Rapids
Merle J Busenbark
Earl C. Busenbark
Ora Busenberk Millan
Intrest
Iown
David G. Bleakiey
Stanchfield
Oon Avenue
Court House
Death of Mrs. Catherine Slauson at 96
Mrs. Catherine Slauson, 96, died at her daughter’s home in Janesville after a fall that fractured her hip. She had lived in Marion for years and moved over 15 years ago. Funeral services will be Saturday at 1 p.m. in Waterloo, with burial in Oak Shade cemetery in Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Slauson
Slauson
Catherine Slauson
R. E. Bannister
Janesville
Kearn’s Garden Chapel
Waterloo
Marion
Oak Shade Cemetery
Lost silver filigree brooch advertises reward
Guests at Mrs. Myrtle Snyder’s home include Mrs. Sidney Levy and her son Stephen plus Miss Genevieve Butemeyer of Lincoln Nebraska. Ameigo club program titled Women in Advance of Their Time was given by Mrs. Clara Olney at Mrs. Mae Wilcox’s Cedar Rapids home with luncheon for 15 members and guest Miss Jovece Anangst of Chicago.
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Myrtle Snyder
Sidney Levy
Stephen
Genevieve Butemeyer
Lincoln, Neb
Clara Olney
Mae Wilcox
Cedar Rapids
Jovece Anangst
Chicago
Picnic Luncheon Hosts and Local Civic Notes
Robert Mitchell W R C No 126 met Wednesday in Memorial hall for a picnic luncheon after a business meeting Mrs Anna Shalla of Iowa City inspected the corps. Nine Z T Cooke corps Cedar Rapids members were guests. Board of education voted to install a biology table and sink in the high school science room and requested stop signs at Seventh avenue and Twelfth street during school crossing hours. Mrs Richard Murphy of Cedar Rapids visited Mrs John Brown. Twenty five members of the General Aid and Missionary society reviewed Women and The Way at the parsonage with Mrs C V R De Jong leading the devotional period. A picnic luncheon was served at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Mitchell
W. R. C. No. 126
Memorial Hall
Anna Shalla
Iowa City
Z. T. Cooke Corps
Cedar Rapids
Board of Education
Seventh Avenue
Twelfth Street
General Aid and Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
W. W. Lary
F. E. Stimson
Clara Wilson
Elmer Nelson
C. V. R. de Jong
Garden Club Talk and Local Social News
Miss Janet Lothian spoke to the Marion Nature and Garden club about English gardens seen in 1938 during a Europe tour. A scrapbook on famous American trees by Mrs. Robert Clemans was shown. tea followed hosted by Mrs. C. A. Dykes. Also noted are social visits in Jesup and departure plans for De Vere Fehr from Hawaii to Long Beach aboard the U S S Saratoga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Lothian
Marion Nature and Garden Club
Harry J. Murphey
Europe
Robert Clemans
Corning
Calif
Marianne Brockway
Marion
C. A. Dykes
F. E. Wilber
E. C. Hamm
de Vere Fehr
U. S. Navy
Hawaii
Clara Tilton
Long Beach
Papes Elected Leading Layman at Methodist Church
J. L. Papes was elected to a newly created office of leading layman at a recent church board meeting. He represented the church Tuesday at the district conference in Tipton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Papes
Methodist Church
Papes
Tipton
Mrs Wesencroft Leaves Corpus Christi Visit West Texas Relatives
Mrs. J. M. Wesencroft of Corpus Christi Texas departed after visiting her son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs F L Nickeson. She planned to visit relatives in the western part of the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Wesencroft
Corpus Christi
Tex
F. L. Nickeson
Roach Grandchildren Return Home From Chicago Visit
Patricia and Jack Roach returned to Plainfield after visiting grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Straley while their parents Mr. and Mrs. Robert Roach traveled in Chicago.
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Patricia
Jack Roach
Frank Straley
Robert Roach
Chicago
Plainfield
Chicago visitor to attend local high school homecoming
Carleton Oxley of Chicago will arrive Friday morning to visit his aunt Miss Mabelle C. Oxley and to attend the local high school homecoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carleton Oxley
Chicago
Mabelle C. Oxley
Armistice Day Dance Planned at Marion Post Hall
The newly redecorated American Legion hall will open Saturday for the Armistice day dance hosted by Marion post No. 298 and the Auxiliary for members and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Hall
Marion Post No. 298
Auxiliary
Presbyterian service dedicates new home on Lincoln Drive
Members and friends of the Presbyterian church are invited to services Friday at 8 p.m. in charge of the Rev. C. V. R. De Jong to dedicate the new home of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Kieckhaefer at 1160 Lincoln drive. Mrs. Frank Diouhy visited Otumwa Thursday morning to see her son Frank Diouhy Jr. and his family.
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The
Presbyterian Church
C. V. R. de Jong
Otto Kieckhaefer
Lincoln Drive
Frank Diouhy
Ottumwa
Frank Diouhy, Jr
Onslow Votes Down Utility Franchise
A local measure to grant Iowa Electric a 20 year franchise failed by seven votes at Onslow. The 25 year franchise had recently expired, leaving the utility without a new long term agreement.
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Onslow
Iowa Electric Company
Iowa City News Chiefs Highlight Armistice Day Parade
Prof H O Croft invites students to register for the civil aviation training course at Iowa, with a 50-seat quota unfilled due to strict physical tests. Armistice Day events include Frank Miles as speaker, a parade with the police, Iowa Band, Pershing Rifles and veterans groups. President Gilmore attends Inter-American Education conference in Washington and Carnegie Foundation meetings, hoping to return for the Notre Dame game.
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Iowa City
H. O. Croft
College of Engineering
University of Iowa
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Iowa
Croft
Frank Miles
Des Moines
The
Iowa Legionaire
Old Capitol
Iowa City Police Force
University of Iowa Band
Pershing Rifles
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Red Cross
Grenadiers
Frank J. Mezik
Legion Post
Eugene A. Gilmore
East Coast
Washington
National Association of State Universities
New York
Board of Trustees
Carnegie Foundation
Gilmore
Aurora’s John Meyers to celebrate 91st birthday
Aurora resident John Meyers born in Pennsylvania and moved to Iowa as a boy will mark his ninety first birthday Friday. He and Emma Spangler married in 1880 and later settled in Independence then Aurora. They have a son Cliff two granddaughters and three great grandsons. Meyers walks daily uptown. Montezuma wedding occurs Wednesday at Mrs Ruby Ve Verka home as Marjorie Ve Verka marries Marvin Bunnell officiated by Rev Eastman. They plan to live on a farm south of town.
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Aurora
John Meyers
Mr. Meyers
Pennsylvania
Iowa
Winthrop
Meyers
Emma Spangler
Independence
Cliff
Montezuma
Ruby Ve Verka
Marjorie Ve Verka
Marvin Bunnell
William Bunnell
Mr. Eastman
Methodist Church
Judgment Entered Against Fraternal Assn in Iowa Case
District Judge Charles Roe awards John Knierim and all certificate holders 107,628 dollars against United Sons and Daughters of America and three officers for money obtained by false pretenses. Officers named include O. H. Murdock Benjamin I. Seldin and Dr Isaac Sternhill. Receiver George H. Mayne II ordered to proceed. Other societies tied to Iowa enforcement actions include Colonial Benefit and Iowa Benefit associations now in receivership and Loyal Order of American Fellowship Providers of America.
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Council Bluffs
Charles Roe
United Sons and Daughters of America
John Knierim
O. H. Murdock
Benjamin I. Seldin
Isaac Sternhill
George H. Mayne HU
Roy W. Smith
Iowa
Colonial Benefit Association
Iowa Benefit Association
Loyal Order of American Fellowship
The
Providers of America
Tells Assessors Not One Of Them Obeys Law
Rep J E Irwin denounces Iowa assessors meeting saying none of them assess property at full value and calls for change. He notes the League of Iowa Municipalities sought to require actual value assessments, while current practice uses 60 percent of value. A lower court case may go to the state supreme court.
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Des Moines
J. E. Irwin
Boone
Iowa
Irwin
League of Iowa
League
State Supreme Court
Hunters Fined After Firearm Use Inside City Limits
In a Newark area report, Raymond Lorenzen and Ralph Ecklin shot 11 ducks in a pond near the municipal light plant. The birds were part of a tame flock kept by light plant employees. The pair were summoned before Mayor Joseph Burnea and fined $10 plus costs each for discharging firearms within city limits.
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Atlantic
Raymond Lorenzen
Ralph Ecklin
Joseph Burnea
Wapello Couple to celebrate sixtieth wedding anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. B F Clark longtime Wapello residents reach 60 years of marriage. He is 85 and she 78, wed in Muscatine. Mrs Clark’s parents were Jessie and Maria Hamilton, and his were William Clark and Calista Cole Clark. The couple have a daughter, Mrs Jessie Lockwood.
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Wapello
B. F. Clark
Clark
Mrs. Clark
Muscatine
Jessie and
Maria Kimmerer Hamilton
William Martin
Calista Barthemus Cole Clark
Game wardens to patrol Iowa pheasant hunt opener
AP dispatch from Des Moines says 60 to 70 wardens plus 40 park staff will police 42 counties for the opening pheasant season Sunday. Wardens will also monitor southern Iowa quail hunting starting Wednesday as farmers post no hunting signs and offer one day rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Lowa
Iowa
The
Conservation Commission
Hopkinton Couple Celebrates Golden Wedding Anniversary
Hopkinton Mtys and Mrs EF S Dufoe hosted seventy two relatives and friends at their Hopkinton home to honor their 50th wedding anniversary. Married November 7, 1889, they lived on the Dufoe farm before moving to Hopkinton 20 years ago. They are parents of three children and have twelve grandchildren.
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Hopkinton
Mtys
EF. S. Dufoe
Dufoe
Ben Keith
Buck Creek
Floyd
Center Point
W- L. Wheeless
Orlando
Fla
Two Auto Crashes Injure Residents Near Masonville and Manchester
Mrs. James Havens of Masonville was brought to a local hospital with a fractured collarbone after her car overturned several times when the accelerator allegedly stuck. Percy Kneisel of Charles City sustained a broken bag in his leg after a semi trailer jackknifed off the road near Manchester. an Xray showed the injury and he is to be confined for months.
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Manchester
James Havens
Masonville
Percy Kneisel
Charles City
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Special National Guard
Marion News
Gen. Grahl
Walter Kansky
K. V. Murdoch
Marion Chamber of Commerce
Gilbert Gordon
J. Lewis Papes
A. B. Lake
J. B. Murray
G. A. Storck
M. Benish
George F. Hanry
H. A. Culbert
A. D. Adkins
W. C. Sheets
Hugh Gordon
Clifford Armstrong
Stanley Kellams
E. J. Esgate
George Reichard
Chandler
L. R. Boettcher
Mr. Boettcher
Anna Jean Forbes
Helen Frezier
Billie Wayne Davis
Robert Kerns
Richard Marsh
Robert Lines
Robert Boettcher
Firestone
Firestone Tires
Odie
Trojan Lodge
A. F
A. M
Masonic Temple
Marion Congregational Church
George Rose
Fifth Avenue
Thirty-first Street
Hannah Allen
Owen's Drug Store
Joyce Anangst
Kansas City
Richard Murphy
John Brown
Lach
First Ave
Cel Gag
Migi
Mason City
Lee Voorhies
R. D. Conley
F. M. Grafft
Anamosa
R. A. Badger
Jesup
Joe Walker
Garden Theater Rere
OD ' G. Newlin
Miss Elaine
Hat Shop
Third Ave
Third St
Fraternal Assn
Mississippi River
Lambert
Lambert Pharmacal Co
St. Louis, MO
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