Plan Survey In Cedar Rapids Davenport On Relief Stamp Plan
Davenport Representative William S. Jacobsen says FSCC may extend the food stamp plan to Davenport or Cedar Rapids within 60 days. Officials seek local surveys on relief load WPA enrollees and assistance recipients as the plan aims for 150 cities by July 1 with local cooperation crucial for installation.
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Davenport
William S. Jacobsen
Iowa
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Cedar Rapids
Jacobsen
Naval Air Bases
FLCC
Des Moines
Sioux City
FSCC
Clinton
Grinnell Bikes License Essay Contest for Safety
Grinnell residents react to a new bicycle licensing ordinance by entering an essay contest on bicycle safety. Chief Ed Speth will award License Nos 1 2 and 3 to top essays from elementary middle and high school students judged by A Hawk superintendent of schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grinnell
Grinnell Aea
Ed Speth
A. Hawk
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Advertise Kidney Relief
An advertisement promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a safe diuretic to flush wastes from the kidneys and reduce nocturnal urination. It claims easy sleep improvement and lists symptoms of weak kidneys such as backache puffy eyes and bladder irritation. The 35 cent price and origin in Holland are noted with a demand to seek the original product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haarlem
Holland
Attains Rank Of Eagle Scout In Cedar Rapids Court
Wayne Ford 16 son of Mr and Mrs C M Ford will receive the Eagle Scout rank at 7 30 p m Tuesday in a court of honor at Franklin high school Cedar Rapids He is a Central City high school student and a member of Troop 44 sponsored by the Central City Chamber of Commerce Scoutmaster H O Williams Ford joined Scouting in May 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central City
Wayne Ford
C. M. Ford
Franklin High School
Cedar Rapids
Central City High School
Central City Chamber of Commerce
H. O. Williams
Ford
Christopher Steinke dies at 90 in Lowden
Christopher Steinke 90 died Monday at his daughter Mrs Henry Burmeisters home southeast of Lowden after weeks of declining health he refused to stay in bed and only last week needed a physician funeral services set for 2 p m Thursday at Trinity Lutheran Church Rev H Maas officiating born in Germany he studied there and in 1874 married Elizabeth Wellman they moved to London then to a farm near Massillon in 1895 after wifes death in 1916 he lived with his son William of Massillon, his son Herman of Lowden, and daughter Emma Burmeister of Lowden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowden
Christopher Steinke
Henry Burmeister
Here
Trinity Lutheran Church
H. Maas
Germany
Elizabeth Wellman
London
Massillon
William
Herman
Emma Burmeister
Grinnell Dance To Start Fund For Gym
A benefit dance at Grinnell college Saturday night aims to raise funds to build a new women’s gymnasium replacing the fire destroyed facility and to replace lost orchestra instruments. The student band led by Sam Parzybok will perform. attendees contribute above a stated minimum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette Grinnell
Grinnell College
Sam Parzybok
Vinton
Women’s Athletic Association
University of Iowa to host noncompetitive high school music festival
The University of Iowa will host a three day high school music festival May 2 to 4 emphasizing musical values and technical achievement over competition. Dr Earl E Harper chairs the coordinating committee. The event, sponsored with the Iowa High School Music Association, invites all accredited Iowa high schools and features 34 events with critic judges not assigning rankings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Earl E. Harper
School of Fine Arts
Iowa High School Music Association
Iowa
Thomas Cahill Father Of Sheriff Dies After Illness
Thomas W Cahill 66 father of Sheriff Ronald Cahill of Jackson county died Tuesday after a lingering illness. A retired farmer he lived here five years. Surviving are his wife a son three brothers and two sisters. Funeral services tentatively set for Thursday at Sacred Heart Catholic church where he was a member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maquoreta
Thomas W. Cahill
Ronald Cahill
Jackson County
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Funeral services held for Alfred Nestfield 72
Alfred Nestfield 72 died Friday in Independence after a lingering illness. Born in England he came to the United States with his family in 1882. He married Alma Hallman in Jesup in 1895. Surviving are his wife, a son Ralph of Independence a daughter Viva Maltas of Waterloo a sister Mrs Ed Donaldson of Jesup two brothers Charles of Boni S D and George of Waterloo and five grandchildren.
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Jesup
Parker Chapel
Alfred Nestfield
Independence
England
United States
Alma Hallman
Barclay Township
Ralph
Viva Maltac
Waterloo
Ed Donaldson
Charles
Boni S. D
George
Des Moines Police Shakeup Ties to Forgotten Men Case
Des Moines city council opened a probe of police activities and suspended Chief H A Alber and Inspector Jack Brophy after the “three forgotten men” incident. Three Garden Grove men were jailed 33 hours incommunicado on Nov 18–19, prompting protests and council action. Alber plans to appeal to the civil service commission before a broader inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
INS
Alber
Brophy
Civil Service Commission
Strawberry Point Couple To Observe Golden Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Charles Easton celebrate 50 years of marriage with a family reunion at their daughter Mrs C B Moser home on Thanksgiving day. Born in 1869 and 1864 in Germany and Iowa the couple raised ten children eight of whom survive with seventeen grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Strawberry Point
Charles Easton
C. B. Moser
Easton
Gusta Schmidt
Jacob and
Louise Schmidt
Garumbach
Germany
America
Mr. Easton
Lorenzo
Alice Easton
Ira Rankin
Dave Thompson
Millington, Mich
Frank King
Cincinnati
Ralph Grimm
Anamosa
Clarence Mitten
Marshfield
Wis
Edward Fitzpatrick
Elkader
Herbert
Rock Island
Howard
Farmersburg
Senator Baldwin Buys Farley Newspaper
State Senator Howard Baldwin of Cascade has purchased the Farley Advertiser. He plans to consolidate it with the Cascade Pioneer, a move shaping one of northeastern Iowas oldest weeklies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farley
ULP
Howard Baldwin
Cascade
Farley Advertiser
Iowa
Cascade Pioneer
Lay Rural Telephone Cable Under Ground Near Clarence
The Clarence Telephone company nears completion of underground lines north of here after receiving three tons of cable. Jim Goldsmith dug the mile trench while H. J. Klatt and his son Henry handled other labor. Earl Enders spliced the line for Northwestern Bell. A threshing machine frame reeled the heavy cable, with six tons used totaling 7,911 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EN Gar Pelarence
Clarence Telephone Company
Here
Jim Goldsmith
H. J. Klatt
Exchange
Henry
Earl Enders
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City News Briefs Highlight Local Break-In Cases
Arthur Ebright, 22, of Iowa City, jailed on charges of breaking and entering the Alpha Delta Pi sorority house last December and Barkley apartments last January. He was found near the sorority house in a woman’s fur coat stolen in December. Police recovered fur coats, shoes, a compact, ring, negligee, hat and other items from a garage on Bloomington Street. Faculty of the University of Iowa English department hosted a coffee hour in the Memorial Union with student hostesses and guests from Iowa City and Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cowa City
Arthur Ebright
Iowa City
Johnson County
Alpha Delta Pi
Barkley
Ebright
Mulherin and
Ruppert
Frank Burns
Bloomington Street
University of Iowa
Memorial Union
Mary Penington
Jeanne Rowe
Cedar Rapids
Dorothy Smith
Dorothy West
Sally Wallace
Marilyn Cook
Davenport
Aiaeet Bruce McGregor
Robert Cedar Rapide
Hersch
Tom Horn
Iowa
Funeral for Walter O Whitcomb Held in Mitchell
Marion notes report Walter O Whitcomb died of heart failure November 21 in the Daily News building Chicago not en route as earlier word suggested. Whitcomb’s funeral was in Mitchell S D with relatives from Marion and surrounding areas attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie
Metta Whitcomb
Bert Whitcomb
Lenna
Springville
de Schultz
Monroe Center
Ill
Mitchell S. D
Walter O. Whitcomb
Whitcomb
Daily News
Chicago
Musical Literary Club Presents Christmas Program at Miss Roberts Home
The Musical Literary club hosted a Christmas themed program Monday at Miss Edna Roberts home. Frances Hildebrend played piano with Mabel Kearns singing and Mrs Glenn Kinser and Mrs C G Ellinger also contributed piano and vocal solos. The group plans a Christmas party at Mrs Charles D Burns home. Mr and Mrs John R Mitchell and their son John R Jr returned from Marion after Mrs Mitchells mother Mrs Nicholas Michels death. Julius Levasseur of Hartford S C attended services and then returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Musical Literary Club
Edna Roberts
Frances Hildebrend
Beethoven
Mabel Kearns
Metcalf
Bond
Glenn Kinser
Schumann
C. G. Ellinger
Mendelssohn
C. M. Robison
Cecil
Charles D. Burns
John R. Mitchell
John R., Jr
Marion
Bigger family hosts picnic gift shower for John Eber Bigger
Twenty five relatives and friends gathered at the Bigger home Saturday for picnic supper and a gift shower for John Eber Bigger. Out of town guests included Vernon Schrader Atkin s and Kay Nielsen Humboldt among others from Cedar Rapids and La Crosse. Donations for a Thanksgiving basket via Christian Endeavor are due at Meggers barber shop by 4 30 p m Wednesday. The Prairie Union club meeting is postponed to December 8. Red Cross volunteers meet Wednesday at 2 30 in the library auditorium. Thanksgiving worship at St Paul Evangelical at 10 a m with Rev Carl E Krog sermon. Mrs Irving Wade underwent surgery in La Crosse Wisconsin last Thursday. Rev and Mrs Wade moved to La Crosse in October. Mrs J H Kramer of Columbus Ohio visited Marion Thursday with her sister in law Mrs C H Keenan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Emmons
Harold Peterson
J. Lawrence Bigger
Bigger
John Eber Bigger
Vernon Schrader
Atkins
Stanley Nielsen
Kay
Humboldt
Amelia Schultz
Fred M. Popenhagen
D. I. Roland
C. A. Weichman
Eddice
Eleanor Weichman
Cedar Rapids
Christian Endeavor of the Christian Church
Meggers
St. Paul's Evangelical Church
Carl E. Krog
Marion
Irving Wade
Grandview Hospital
la Crosse
Wis
Wade
J. H. Kramer
Columbus, O
C. H. Keenan
Camp Fire Woodgatherers Rank Test Passes
Jean Clapp and Mary Frederick, members of the Ehaweetanda Camp Fire group, have passed the test for the woodgatherers rank.
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Jean Clapp
Mary Frederick
Ehaweetanda
High School Sub in Absence of English Instructor
Bernice Toms fills in this week at the high school as Miss Elmira Russell remains away after her father's death in Webster City. The Ivanhoe club met Monday at Mrs. W B Carpenter’s home north of Marion with Mrs. Howard M. Titus leading. Mrs. Leslie M. Phelps hosts the club’s Christmas party on December 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Toms
Elmira Russell
Webster City
T. H. Webster
Ivanhoe Club
W. B. Carpenter
Marion
Howard M. Titus
Leslie M. Phelps
Milwaukee Family Visits for Thanksgiving Holiday
Mrs. Merton Butterfield and her son Dannie arrive in Milwaukee to spend Thanksgiving with Mrs. Eftie M. Miller. Mr. Butterfield plans to join them Thursday morning. Mrs. Miller will accompany them back to Milwaukee to spend the winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merton Butterfield
Dannie
Milwaukee
Local Families Delighted by Thanksgiving Dinner Invite
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Starry of Springville and Mr. and Mrs. C. L. O Kelly with son David of Marion will join Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Neill for a turkey dinner today. Mrs. Fred M. Blakeslee learned Tuesday that Mrs. C. F. Bauch formerly Priscilla Davis of Marion, now critically ill with pneumonia in a Freeport Illinois hospital, is improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Starry
Springville
C. L. O’kelly
David
Marion
W. G. Neill
Fred M. Blakeslee
C. F. Bauch
Priscilla Davis
Freeport
Ill
Thanksgiving guests visit West Branch family home
Mr and Mrs Sherman A Fontaine and their children Marilyn and Richard spent Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs J C Barnhart in West Branch. Mrs Fontaine’s parents Mr and Mrs J H Fielman of Newhall accompanied them to Marion and stayed at the Fontaines’ home. Trojan lodge No 548 will meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the Masonic temple for practice. Fidelis circle of Kings Daughters will not meet until December 8 then at Mrs Will Grassfield’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman A. Fontaine
Marilyn
Richard
J. C. Barnhart
West Branch
Fontaine
J. H. Fielman
Newhall
Fontaines
Marion
Trojan Lodge
A. F
A. M
Masonic Temple
Fidelis Circle of
King’s Daughters
Will Grassfield
Prairie Ridge School Plans Tuesday Program
The Prairie Ridge school taught by Miss Pearl French will present a program on currency and lost ladies topics Tuesday at unspecified time. A reward announcement appears in the advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Ridge
Republican Regime Slashes County Book Audits Savings Cited
DES MOINES AP Republican state headquarters claims a $17,378 saving this year in auditing 48 Iowa counties by state examiners. Under State Auditor Akers the cost was $51,391 versus $68,769 previously. Many counties refused to pay charges, and about $72,000 of $154,000 in disputed cases has been recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
H. A. Grantham
G.O.P
C. B. Akers
Akers
Mrs. John Hager of La Porte City Dies After Illness
Mrs. John Hager, 771, died Sunday after a three month illness. Born Alice Clark near La Porte City, she was married to John Wesley Hager in 1889. Survived by three sons Clarence Harlen and Ezra Hager of La Porte City, six grandchildren, four Clark brothers, funeral held Tuesday at the Methodist church conducted by Rev. G. D. Gaide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Porte City
John Hager
Alice Clark
John
Mary Clark
John Wesley Hager
Hager
Methodist Church
John Lester
Clarence Hager
Harlen Hager
Ezra Hager
Frank Clark
Yorba Linda
Calif
George Clark
Hiram Clark
Mason City
John Clark
Methodist
Long Term for Revenge Plot Sentenced in Algona
Clifford Madson, 36, was sentenced to 25 years in Fort Madison state penitentiary after pleading guilty to an unsuccessful plot to plant dynamite in the exhaust pipe of an automobile. He said he aimed to scare Bob Nolte, the man who replaced him as clerk at a Mrs. Butler variety store. The device failed to explode due to the wrong cap. Madson led authorities to the car, placing the dynamite last Wednesday. two days later he confessed after hearing a tramp discuss such plots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
Clifford Madson
Fort Madison
Fred M. Hudson
Casey Loss
Madson
Bob Nolte
W. V. Butler
Nolte
Mount Vernon Honors Five Year Old Earl Simpson Jr
Mount Vernon paid final tribute to Earl LeRoy Simpson Jr. age five who died after numerous transfusions to battle nephrosis. The Methodist church hosted relatives friends and local workers including Rotary members 30 telephone company employees and pallbearers. The service featured hymns chosen by the family and a sermon citing I have fought a good fight. Dr W Kearney of the Children’s Hospital Iowa City attended the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
Earl LeRoy Simpson, Jr
Methodist
Mount Vernon-Lisbon
Percy Walker
P. W. Hintz
Les Haworth
The
Telephone Company
Cedar Rapids
Dr. W. Kearney
Children's Hospital
Iowa City
Investment Trustee And Aide Sentenced On Mail Fraud Count
Sidney J. Dillon, a Des Moines investment trustee, was found guilty of using the mails to defraud and sentenced to five years in federal prison. His associate L. E. Crowley drew three years, with $1,000 fines for both, and Dillon received five years while Crowley got three years on the Securities Act of 1933 violation, all to run concurrently. Indicted by a Davenport grand jury, they pleaded no defense to the charges involving mail fraud and untrue statements about investment trusts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Sidney J. Dillon
Des Moines Investment
L. E. Crowley
Dillon
Charles A. Dewey
Crowley
Federal
Davenport
Hopkinton’s Wesley Bryan Celebrates 94th Birthday
Wesley Bryan, Hopkinton’s oldest resident, turned 94 at his daughter Eva Dufee’s home. Born in Ohio, he moved to Cascade with his parents, who died soon after, and was raised by Brad Reisner in Iowa. He recalls Indian memories and oxen work, dislikes modern travel, and has lived with Mrs. Dufee for 20 years. He also lists daughters Myrtle Bacon and Manley G. Bryan as family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinton
Wesley Bryan
Eva Dufee
Mr. Bryan
Ohio
Cascade
Iowa
Brad Reisner
Bryan
Pleasis
Dufoe
Myrtle Bacon
Manley G. Bryan
Make It Easy farce set for Clutier High
The junior class of Clutier high school presents the farce Make It Easy on the evening of December 8. Lead roles go to Ruth Hadacek and Donald Kokesh with a cast including Annabelle Hushak Harry Hruby Irene Novotny Marvin Hartwig Ramona Key Milton Hruby and Wesley Linhart under director Kathleen Lawless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Clutier
Clutier High School
Ruth Hadacek
Donald Kokesh
Annabelle Hushak
Harry Hruby
Harry Arp
Irene Novotny
Marvin Hartwig
Ramona Key
Milton Hruby
Wesley Linhart
Kathleen Lawless
Mrs. Hannah Hughes Dies at 70 in Williamsburg
Mrs. Hannah Hughes, 70, lifelong Williamsburg resident, died at home after several weeks illness. Former chairman of the library board and past matron of the Eastern Star, she was active in the Presbyterian church. Survived by daughter Mrs. C. E. Fish of Collins and three sisters. funeral Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Presbyterian church with Rev. James Hodgson officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg
Hannah Hughes
Public Library Board
The
Eastern Star
Presbyterian Church
Here
William MacLeod
John H. Hughes
C. E. Fish
Collins
James Hodgson
Coe College
Buckingham Farmer Hurt By Falling Fan Blade
J. C. Kerr known as Dode Kerr, a 50 year old Buckingham farmer, is in critical condition at Presbyterian hospital Waterloo with brain concussion after a piece of tractor fan blade broke loose during feed grinding. The six inch by four inch by quarter inch steel fragment struck him near the right ear and he remains unconscious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Buckingham
J. C. Kerr
Dode” Kerr
Here
Presbyterian Hospital
Waterloo
Long and Boudonck Nuptials at St Michael Church
Miss Lathhell A Long daughter of Martin Long Mason City and Marshall A Boudonck son of Mr and Mrs Charles Boudonck Victor were married Tuesday at St Michael's Catholic church with Rev Edward Flynn officiating. Attendants were Miss Alice Boudonck and Maurice Martin. After March the couple will reside on a farm near Brooklyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Plaine
Lathhell A. Long
Martin Long
Mason City
Marshall A. Boudonck
Charles Boudonck
Victor
St. Michael's Catholic Church
Edward Flynn
Alice Boudonck
Maurice Martin
Brooklyn
Fairfax Man Credits Natex Cure for Relief from Aches and Constipation
Enos Tow of Fairfax Iowa recounts severe constipation headaches back pains and digestive troubles that eased after a few Natex doses. He praises Natex as an effective medicine and urges others to consult the PODZIMEK'S PHARMACY representative at 100 Second Avenue SE about trying it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Enos Tow
Fairfax
Natex
Podzimek
Second Avenue SE
Second Avenue
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Dr. H. 0. Smith
Star Jewelry CO
Second Street SE
Eagle
Grinnell Dance
U. of Iowa
Thomas Cahill
DES Moines Police Dept
Sen. Baldwin
Marion News
Whitcombs
R. G. Freeman
Cleveland
A. A. Floyd
Ands. Russell Floyd
Carl N. Owen
June Milner
Mrs
A. E. Milner
L. R. Shellenbarger
St. Luke's Hospital
Leonard Dietz
Omaha
James A. Pringle
Dickey’s Foods
Marion Home Project
Karl W. Kendall
W. G. Bowen
Ottumwa
Rope’s
E. C. Fox
Santa Claus
Herbert Gee
K-V Cafe
Prairie Union Agricultural and Literary Club
Red Cross
Junior Simpson
Donald Kexesh, Ruth Hadacek
Buckingham Farmer
Super Service Oil Company
Second Ave. and
Eighth St. SE
First Avenue
MR. Enos
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