Local club meetings and sermons scheduled this week
The Theristrial club meets Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. at Mrs R J Williams home. Cary club hosts Monday with L M Phelps in charge and Mrs Mary McKean as hostess. A sermon on Prophesy by Rev Vernon H Carter tonight at 7 30 at the Christian church titled The Present War Fortold in the Bible. The Women’s Association reviews The Keys of the Kingdom Wednesday at 2 30 at Mrs Norman J Waffle’s home. Dr and Mrs J J Keith host relatives this weekend including Gordon Keith of Eau Claire and attend Iowa Minnesota game.
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L. M. Phelps
Cary Club
Mary McKean
Vernon H. Carter
Christian Church
Reginald Adams
Woman’s Association of the Congregational Church
Norman J. Waffle
Thirteenth Street
J. J. Keith
Keith
Thomas B Keith
Gordon Keith
Eau Claire
Wis
Tennyson Club
O .P
Harold Phillips
Norman Waffle
Max Evans
Health Seal Unit Hears Dr Peck on Tuberculosis Control
Dr John H. Peck superintendent of Oakdale sanatorium spoke to Linn County Christmas Seals group on tuberculosis control. He noted Oakdale has only 4 percent patients outside Cedar Rapids, with local nurses outlining seal work. Miss Farnsworth and Miss Parsons reported county sale proceeds and program support.
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Health Seal Unit
Dr. Peck
John H. Peck
Oakdale Sanatorium
Ineiana County Christmas Seals
Oakdale
Cedi Rapia
Margaret Farnsworth
Snall
Jera HE Peck
Medial Sauely
Cedar Rapids
Madeline Heavy
Mary Rozera
Publi Health
E E Parsons
E Wodams
Red Cross Classes Begin at Marion Library
Civilian defense project classes start next week in the Marion Public Library auditorium. Courses cover first aid home nursing and surgical dressings. Interested individuals may contact chairmen H R Livingston for home nursing and Mrs Lumuir Lorence for surgical dressing or Mre KE Cornell for inquiries.
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Red Cross
Auditorum
Marion Public Library
Ard
H R Livingston
KE Cornell
Lumuir Lorence
Marion post No 298 Legion to hold picnic supper event
Marion post No 298 American Legion and auxiliary plan a picnic supper at Legion hall with co chairmen Mrs Ina Dye Mino and Mrs Margaret Leming. Various local clubs and faith groups host events including bazaars, dinners, church programs and club teas throughout the week.
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Marion Post No
American Legion
Legion Hall
Ina Dye Mino
Margaret Leming
Marion high presents three act play Skidding in Lincoln auditorium
The Marion junior class stages the three act comedy Skidding in the Lincoln school auditorium on Thursday and Friday at 8 pm. The cast includes Judge Hards Ralph Rauch Mrs Hards Corinne Stainbrook Andy Hards Otto Whelper Marion Hards Betty Peck Estelle Hardy Wilcox Dorothy Davis Myra Hardy Campbell Arlene Luedeman Aunt Milly Patricia Benedict Grandpa Hardy John Larkin Wayne Treton Frank Whittemore Oscar Stubbins Bill Kempshall Tickets are sold at the door.
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Marion High School
Lincoln School
Judge Hards
Ralph Rauch
Mrs Hards
Corinne Stainbrook
Andy Hards
Otto Whelper
Marion Hards
Betty Peck
Estelle Hardy Wilcox
Dorothy Davis
Myra Hardy Campbell
Arlene Luede
D A R Meets Plans and Local Notices at Cedar Rapids Event
A Cedar Rapids weekly roundup lists Manon Linn chapter D A R meeting notes on Historic Restorations and Christmas gift plans for Tama Indiana school, plus attendance details for Wall Bliss Esmond SD and Barnes families. Community clubs, church talks, Post Office Thanksgiving schedule, and local moves are reported with venue and participant names.
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D A.R
Louis Barrington
Willis Jordan
Manon Linn
D A. R
C D Burtis
Indiana
Tama
Minstrel Show Sponsored by Friendly Guild at Methodist Church
The Friendly Guild of the Methodist church plans a minstrel show on Thursday at 8 p.m. in the church with Stanley Kellams as interlocutor. The troupe includes Fred Newlin, Charles Shaffer, Harry Jones, and others. Musical numbers feature a large chorus directed by Mrs Gene McConniel and a girls chorus. Bonnie Carey will be organist Ruth Engstrom pianist and Mary Chalmers Cory violinist.
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Friendly Guild of the Methodist Church
Stanley Kellams
Fred Newlin
Charles Shaffer
Harry Jones
George Murdoch
James Cippera
Dr C A Bradley
Weldon Campbell
Bobby Page
Chandler Boettcher
Bernard Schenken
A. E. Schenken
Gene McConniel
Bonnie Carey
Ruth Engstrom
Mary Chalmers Cory
Luther Faculty Member Relishes Hymn Hobby
Special to The Gazette Decorah Rev L N Field of Luther college faculty collects hymn books as a hobby boasting almost 150 volumes. He began during college and seminary, comparing his hobby to stamp collecting. He studies one hymn weekly, researching melody and lyrics, and expects to double the collection in coming years.
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L. N. Field
Luther College
Mr Fields
Field
Lutheran Church of America
Luther
Mr. Field
Ghostly rattle blamed on river dam vibrations at Des Moines hall
Des Moines officials explain that doors rattling in City Hall are caused by water flowing over the dam upstream. Engineers say the vibrations travel through the foundation stilts, though visitors hear ghosts in the halls.
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Des ,Moines
Des Moines City Hall
Des Moines River
City Hall
State Agent Probes Death Of Dubuque War Vet
The state bureau of investigation joined local authorities in probing the death of L. R. Dan Patch 49 a Dubuque war veteran and beer distributor whose body was found along Highway 53 near the Sageville bridge early Wednesday. Patch's widow Mrs Gladys Patch attempted suicide following the death.
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Dubuque
INS
State Bureau of Investigation
L. R
Dan” Patch
Highway 53
Sageville Bridge
Bob Gregson
Dubuque County
Gladys Patch
Silver Wedding Anniversary Gifts Cost Local Drugstore
Mrs. Oscar Pohle rattled 77 silver dollars around in her purse on the silver wedding anniversary Friday. Her husband, a local druggist, promised to give her all the silver dollars he earned that day, and the town helped her spend the gift totaling nearly $100.
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Osage (Ap
Oscar Pohle
Oscar
Train Strikes Auto Injuring Five Tipton Boys
Five Tipton boys aged 13 to 16 narrowly escaped death when their car was struck by a westbound Rock Island train at Walnut street crossing. Jimmie Williams, 13, was taken to University Hospital Iowa City with possible basal skull fracture. Billy Hamilton, 16, suffered a broken right wrist and other injuries. Roland Herring, 16, driver, Paul Kautz and Dick Fields had minor injuries. Four boys rode on the running board.
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the Gazette
Tipton
Rock Island
Walnut Street
Jimmie Williams
University Hospital
Iowa City
Billy Hamilton
Roland Herring
Paul Kautz
Dick Fields
Mosquito Infestation Halves Egg Production in Swanquarter
In Swanquarter North Carolina poultrymen report a heavy mosquito infestation that has annoyed hens and reduced egg production by half. The issue affects local farms and sparks calls for control measures as residents observe the pests in greater numbers this season.
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Swanquarter
N. C
Rosalyn Tureck To Present Recital At Cornell
Rosalyn Tureck, 26, will give a recital at Cornell College in King Memorial chapel on Wednesday. She has been a featured piano soloist with major U.S. orchestras including New York Philharmonic Boston Chicago and Philadelphia, and recently toured with the St Louis Symphony. She is renowned for Bach repertoire and Brahms second concerto at Carnegie Hall.
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MT. Vernon
Rosalyn Tureck
Cornell College
King Memorial Chapel
Miss Tureck
New York Philharmonic
Boston
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Bach
McGregor Family Mourns Five in Missoula Fire
Five children burned to death in a Missoula blaze while their mother Frances Perrine cared for an invalid neighbor across the street. The Perrine family, tied to McGregor through L. D. Perrine and a Mississippi River area home, faced the loss as Donald Perrine, infant, survived with burns.
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Gazette
McGregor
Missoula
Mont
Frances Perrine
L. D. Perrine
Mississippi River
Robert Perrine
California
Donald Perrine
Editors Hear Of Difficulties In Foreign News Work
Iowa Associated Press editors received an off the record briefing Saturday from J Norman Lodge on wartime reporting. He spoke of dodging bombs in England and other countries and the severe handicaps faced by foreign correspondents while gathering news. He joked about skiing lessons and described German supply line strains and British morale under pressure.
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Iowa
Messerschmidt
Dunkirk
Lodge
Hitler
Britain
Small Business Men To Inspect Defense Exhibit
Iowa small business men will view a defense train on December 4 in Des Moines. The Office of Production Management sponsored exhibit will feature six cars with Army Ordnance, Air Corps, Engineers, Signal Corps, Medical, Chemical Warfare, Quartermasters, and Naval displays. Army Navy and OPM officials will accompany the train for interviews with about 400 Iowa plants.
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Iowa
Office of Production Management
E. W. Graff
OPM
Washington
Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
Army Ordnance Department
Air Corps
Engineers
Signal Corps
Medical Corps
Chemical Warfare Division
Quartermasters
Army
Navy
Graff
Division of Contract Distribution
Iowa Coal Producer's Membership Is Revoked
Washington based Bituminous Coal Commission announced Saturday the revocation of Dale McCoy's McCoy Coal Company Des Moines Iowa membership for selling coal below established minimum prices. The action targets the producer and affects its coal sales operations.
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Iowa
Washington
Dale McCoy
Sandburg Tribute Draws Iowa Farmer From Wooder’s Life Near Wapsipinicon
Carl Sandburg praised Ernest Wooder calling him a Lincoln lookalike. The Iowa farmer, a lifelong corn belt resident near Mt. Vernon, attended Sandburg’s Cornell college readings from 1920 onward, sharing friendship, stories, and mutual admiration. Wooder, 60, with wide reading and poetry aims, recalls Sandburg’s guitar readings and the poet’s generous, faithful visits despite low student funds.
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Sandburg
Wooder
Lincoln
Carl Sandburg
Ernest Wooder
Iowa
Wapsipinicon River
Cornell College
C. F. Littell
Cornell
Iowa City Plans New Grid Stadium Despite Steel Shortage
A special school board committee in Iowa City voted Friday to proceed with an 18000 stadium for the high school football team, aiming for completion next year. NYA field reps reported the project could be built with minimal steel using a special contraction concrete joint, and the board gave the green light. Alderman Wilber J. Teeters chairs the committee after voters approved the NYA sponsored project on September 5.
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Iowa City
NYA
Wilber J. Teeters
Inside a World War II munitions plant dangers and detail
A reporter tours a factory section where 81 millimeter shells for trench mortars are produced. Workers move through separate rooms handling TNT, shells are cleaned painted and loaded with detonators. Safety protocols include restricted occupancy and a whistle to trigger rapid evacuation.
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Wallace
Rat Population in U S Doubles Human Numbers
Estimates indicate the U S rat population equals about twice the human population, signaling a significant wildlife challenge across cities and rural areas as pest control efforts intensify.
Professions Pressed To Compete With Big Pay of Defense Jobs
Des Moines AP report notes a sharp drop in applicants to medicine law and other Iowa professions since the defense program began. Decline reaches 50 percent in some fields as others cite higher pay and shorter hours elsewhere. Nursing shows relative resilience amid war demand. Drugists report long hours and six and a half day weeks with Sunday work, especially in big city stores.
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Des Moines
Iowa
J .F Rabe
State Board of Pharmacy Examiners
Big City
Rabe
First Baby Born At Soldiers Home in Marshalltown
A newborn is reported the first birth at the Marshalltown soldiers home since its 1887 founding. The mother, Mrs. Phyllis Hanlon of Iowa City, delivered while visiting her father, James Phippen, at the home. the infant arrived prematurely.
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INS
Soldiers Home
Phyllis Hanlon
Iowa City
James Phippen
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