Anamosa Receives PWA Grant For New Court House
Jones county likely to get a new county courthouse after a PWA allotment of 74 250 was approved by Secretary Ickes. Bids for excavation and grading open December 14 to meet the December 15 work start deadline. The project costs 165 000 with bonds voted September 10 and 45 percent federal funding expected. County offices now occupy an old building as no courthouse exists.
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Anamosa
Jones County
George F. Specht
Ickes
PWA
Board of Supervisors
Iowa gets grants for public works projects under new allotments
Secretary Ickes announced a 335 429 dollar PWA grant package for 19 Iowa projects replacing seven cut allotments and withdrawing funds from eleven others. Several county and city works including water tanks and sewage plants in Dubuque Jones Alden Sabula and Tama receive funds while Tama plans a disposal plant with central fibre.
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Washington
Ickes
Iowa
Public Works Administration
Johnson County Court House
Sigourney
Jones County Court House
Dubuque
Alden
Allamakee County
Sabula
North English
Cherokee County
Ames
Wheatland
Manilla
Massena
Stanhope
Jefferson Township
Parnell
Denison
Tama
Keota Woman Hurt In Fall From Automobile
Mrs. L. W. Fitzgerald of Keota suffered a broken collarbone a dislocated collarbone and severe knee injuries after opening a car door while trying to lower a window and being thrown from a twelve foot embankment. Her son William Fitzgerald superintendent of Attica schools was driving near Sigourney when the accident occurred.
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the Gazette
Keota
L. W. Fitzgerald
Center Point Pioneer Farmer Marks Seventy-Fifth Birthday
Center Point Goldsberry Mounce, a pioneer farmer south of Center Point, celebrated his seventy-fifth birthday with a noon dinner at his home. A large gathering of his children, grandchildren, and relatives joined him and Mrs. Mounce, including the Oliphants, Bachs, and Mounce families. He remains active despite a broken hip two years ago.
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Center Point
Goldsberry
Clair Bach
Roy Babcock
LeRoy
Edward Bach
Thea Oliphant
Wayne
Twylah
Willie Mounce
Silas Mounce
Glenn Mounce
Couple from Chelsea and Elberon wed at Congregational parsonage
Louise Mary Petrazlek daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Petrazlek of Chelsea and Edward Valenta son of Mr and Mrs Frank Valenta of Elberon were married Tuesday in the Congregational parsonage officiated by Rev Vinton Lee. Mildred Sikir and Verne Paustian of Cedar Rapids attended. The couple will live in Elberon.
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Belle Plaine
Louise Mary Petrazlek
Frank Petrazlek
Chelsea
Edward Valenta
Frank Valenta
Elberon
Vinton Lee
Mildred Sikir
Verne Paustian
Cedar Rapids
Counties Prepare for Tax Sale Bids in Iowa
State Auditor C. W. Storms estimates nearly 120 million dollars in Iowa property will be offered in scavenger tax sales over the next three months. Delinquent taxes totaling about 2.4 million dollars involve eighty counties planning sales on December 2 and the rest in January or February under the public bidder law.
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Des Moines
C. W. Storms
Iowa
Storms
Chicago Lawyer Orville D. Stuart Dead at 69
Orville D. Stuart, 69, longtime Chicago lawyer and former Iowa state auditor, died Tuesday. Born in Spencer Ohio he practiced in Maquoketa before moving to Chicago where he served twenty five years as a lawyer and twenty years as general counsel for Autoist Mutual Insurance.
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Chicago
Orville D. Stuart
Iowa
Spencer
Ohio
Maquoketa
Autoist Mutual Insurance Company
Anniversary Night Set For Iowa University Founding
Bruce E. Mahan announced February 25 1936 as the date for the eighty ninth anniversary celebration of the University of Iowa. Alumni groups nationwide will participate in the program with a key dinner in Town City and a broad radio hook up to connect alumni groups.
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Iowa City
Bruce E. Mahan
University of Iowa
Hopkinton’s Oldest Man Turns 90 This Thursday
Wesley Bryan of Hopkinton Iowa, pioneer of the state and head of a five generation Delaware county family, will celebrate his ninetieth birthday on Thanksgiving day. He resides with his daughter Mrs. C H Dufoe and enjoys wood carving for grandkids. Born November 28 1845 in Noble Ohio, he later farmed in Buck Creek area Iowa and spent years in Michigan and Missouri before returning to Iowa.
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Hopkinton
Wesley Bryan
Iowa
C. H. Dufoe
Delaware County
Bryan
Michigan
Missouri
Funeral services for Floyd Smith AG World War veteran
Funeral services for Floyd Smith AG, a World War veteran, were held Tuesday with the Rev Trev erton Warren officiating. Pallbearers were his four brothers Lee Frank Lloyd and Ross. Burial followed in Wapello cemetery.
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Wapello
Floyd Smith
Trev‘erton Warren
Lee
Frank
Lloyd
Ross
Wapello Cemetery
Des Moines Police Officer Stripped Of Badge In Theft Case
A Des Moines night patrolman with seven years on the force was relieved of his badge after confessing to stealing items from firms. William J. Gregory admitted taking a dining set, rug, desk, chairs, lamps and linoleum, plus an electric washer, radio and toaster among other goods. Chief H. A. Alber led the investigation and Gregory faces grand larceny and breaking and entering charges.
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Des Moines
H. A. Alber
William J. Gregory
Alber
Gregory
Davenport
Death of Conrad Reinking Former Wheatland Resident
Conrad Reinking 56 a former Wheatland resident died Tuesday. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1 30 pm at the Bals ter chapel with Rev A C Mass of London officiating. Burial in Pine Hill cemetery Wheat land. Born in Germany he came to the area as a boy and lived near London until marrying Erma Lendt of Wheatland in 1905. They farmed locally until moving to Maurice 13 years ago. Surviving are his widow six sons Herbert Irvin Donald Wayne Clifford Mery four sisters Mrs Emil Dierks Mrs H Boetcher London Mrs Ralph Yocom Lisbon Mrs Chris Miller Ireton two brothers Fred Wheatland and William Lost Nation
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Earlville
H. “J. Dunkel
St. Joseph’s Church
Cornelius
Egloff
M. Egloff
Emil’ Léntner
Joé Lentner
Petersburg
Edna Leatner
Paul’ Driscoll
Daniel Driscoll
Williamsburg
Lisbon
Harlan Briggs
American Legion Auxiliary
Lucian Gish
W. Boyd
Milo Kaliban
Marguerite Bear
Stella Bova
Peggy Frink
Helen Slater
Wilma Beasmore
Marilyn Frink
Jean Wiggins
Gordon Rahn
LaVern
Myron Yorkman
Wayne Anderson
Merle Reynolds
Eleanor
Catherine Briggs
Helen
Janette Parker
Mary Esther
Barbara Boyd
Evelyn Kaliban
Sheldon Rahn
Tipton
H. G. Willey
Cedar County
Inland Township
Bennett
Charles
Don Armstrong
W. J. Donohue
Hattie Anderson
Omaha
Neb
Belle Wil Jey
Newton
Tip
Wheatland
Conrad Reinking
Balster Chapel
A. C
London
Pine Hill Cemetery
Germany
Erma Lendt
Maurice
Herbert
Irvin
Donald
Wayne
Clifford
Mery
Emil Dierks
H. Boetcher
Ralph Yocom
Chris Miller
Ireton
Fred
William
Lost Nation
Norway Man Heads Young Democrats of Benton County
Fifty Benton County Young Democrats members met for the annual election. Harold Wehrman of Belle Plaine presided as president. New officers are President Larry Becker of Norway Vice President Hazel Jack of Vinton Second vice president Herman Brehm of Van Horne Secretary Lester Nieland of Blairstown re elected Treasurer Mrs. Margaret Ludtke of Belle Plaine.
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van Horne
Benton County
Young Democrats Club
Harold Wehrman
Belle Plaine
Larry’ Becker
Norway
Hazel Jack
Vinton
Herman Brehm
Lester’ ‘Nieland
Blairstown
Margaret Ludtke
Accused Woman Not Related To Zemans Of Quasqueton
A Gazette transmission from Independence Iowa corrects a report stating Mrs. Frank Zeman of Quasqueton aided her husband to escape from the state insane hospital. The Zeman family lived near Protovia in Chickasaw county and is not related to the Zemans of Quasqueton.
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Zemans
Quasqueton
Independence
Gazette Now
Frank Zeman
State Insane Hospital
Zeman
Protovia
Chickasaw County
On Bethlehem Plains Presented at Earlville Church
A drama titled On Bethlehem Plains will be staged at the Earlville Congregational Church Sunday evening December 8. Directed by Mrs. Rhoda Sachs and Mrs. Alice Meythaler with Miss Orra Laxson as accompanist, the program supports the White Christmas fund.
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Earlville
Bethlehem Plains
Earlville Congregational Church
Rhoda Sachs
Alice Meythaler
Orra Laxson
White Christmas Fund
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Stanley
Fred Duckett
Clifford Lavern
Clarence Raymond
Calvin Eugene
Della Joyce
Charles Rosenstiel
George Boyde
Loren
Donald Rosenstiel
Iowa News
Strawberry Point
Clara H. Wood
Phillip Wood
James P. Gable
Methodist Church
Wood
Stephen
Victoria Hebron
Buffalo
N. Y
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Flora Elliot
Bremerton
Wash
Alice Wood
South America
Lawrence Hebron
Sinois
George Hebron
Edwin Hebron
Clarence O. Hebron
Eastern Star Lodge
Ferne Dennison
Marguerite Hoglan
Howard Holman
Margaret Floyd
Dennison
Swisher
Dupont School
Monroe No. 5
Barbara Brusha
Calamus
Arnold Lahan
John F. Mueller
Rhinehart Mueller
Goldwyn Mueller
William Mueller
Otto Lahann
Margaret, Clifford
Kenneth and
Sherwood
Wiliam Holstein
Lois
Henry Mueller
Ed Mueller
Grand Mound
Walter Mueller
Laurence
Lowell Laham
Clinton
Marquette
Mississippi
Bloody Run Creek
Iniaquoreta
Verle Chown
Walker
Fern Rogers
Luella Bare
John Carr
Marilyn Ellison
Beverley Fisher
Amber
Commercial Hotel
P. S. McCollister
M. H. Barnes
Howard Winder
H. L. Davison
John G. Keck
Children’s Christmas Fund
HIGH
Henry Owens
Millersburg
Mechanicsville
Matilda Richard
Rowley
Buchanan County
Rowley Presbyterian Church
M. F. Stewart
Methodist Church of
Hazleton
Re. R A. Hallett
Dewitt
Thelma Johnston
J H Johnston
de Witt
William J Turpin
Santa Ana
Cali
University Hospital
Turpin
Sahara
Coal — Fuel Oil — Coke
Cedar Rapids Fuel Co
Soboda
Turkey
Montrose
Orville Stuart
Joan Blondel
Glenda Farrell
Warner Brothers
Joan
Glenda
Standard
Sasderd Oi
Jack Hylton
C. S.T
Columbia
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