Cresco CCC Camp Tops Eight Units in Northeast Iowa Ratings
Cresco led eight CCC camps in northeast Iowa with 870.65 points from Lieut. Col. Charles W. Dickson and officers. Lamont second at 867.63, McGregor 841.92, Decorah 837.94, Solon 831.39, Mount Vernon 817.99, Maquoketa 795.54, Marion 793. Camp highlights include Cresco’s landscaped grounds, advanced education with 35 classes, and a hospital garden.
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Cresco
CCC
Iowa
Charles W. Dickson
Gus Zinnecker
Marion
Lamont
McGregor
Decorah
Solon
Mount Vernon
Maquoketa
Alvine Hodoval
Richard Miller
Joseph Whelan
Ben Rogers
W. F. Merriam
William Owens
R. R. Edwards
R. O. Haas
McGregor Camp
Use Football Terms In Suit At Anamosa
A Jones county court trial in Anamosa features defense lawyers humorously noting a failed forward pass of a half pint bottle. The case centers on Sherman and city marshal Kegley with testimony about liquor operations and an officer’s attempted jail take. Separate Wyoming update reports Rhoda Holub, 78, underwent emergency appendicitis surgery with ruptured appendix.
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Anamosa
John T. Moffit
Charles Sherman, Jr
Dwight Kegley
Sherman
Zeke Evans
Kegley
Glenn McLaughlin
Warren Rees
Charles Cash
Jones County Court
George Herzberger
Wyoming
Joe Bading
E. D. Burrichter
Inez Carpenter
Monticello
George Schlemme
Cascade
Otis Liver
Mechanicsville
John Fisher
Olin
M. D. Greft
Carl Cordes
George Matthiessen
Stone City
Lee Allen
Clara Clausen
Oxford Junction
Rhoda Holub
Holub Dairy
Funeral Services for Mrs. Henry F. Pagel
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Henry F. Pagel 67 a former Tama resident at St. Paul's Evang elical Lutheran church with Rev. I J Devies officiating. Burial was in Oak Hill cemetery She died Saturday at her Riceville home She was born Minnie C Lohman November 30 1867 in Wheatland She married Henry F Pagel in November 1894 and lived on farms near Tama Gladbrook and Riceville They moved to Tama in 1924 and returned to Riceville five years ago Survived by her husband two sons Paul W Pagel Tama Orion Pagel Riceville two daughters Mrs Charles Playter Rushville Mo and Mrs Forest Schafer south of Tama a sister Mrs John Hagge Tama and ten grandchildren.
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Tama
Henry F. Pagel
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church
I. J. Devies
Oak Hill Cemetery
Pagel
Riceville
Minnie C. Lohman
Wheatland
Gladbrook
Paul W. Pagel
Orion Pagel
Charles Playter
Rush Hill
Forest Schafer
South of Tama
John Hagge
Oelwein
Edna Brause
Charles Bloomfield
West Union
Oscar Gilley
Milton Ponsar
Robert Hanchett
Maynard
Toledo
Henry Shield
Garwin
W. N. Townsend
Shield
Dora
Maria
William
Guste
Johannes
Charles
Monticello
John A. Deischer
Methodist Episcopal Church
Harry Kremers
Cedar Rapids
Oakwood Cemetery
Mr. Deischer
Castle Grove Township
Naperville
Castle Grove
Nellie Noble
Deischer
Harold Deischer
Alice Howie
Margaret Harper
Vinton
Blanche Deischer
R. N
Los Angeles
Calif
Lou Edwards
L .N. Oakes
M. E. Baker
Dewey Swanson
Eldon Cook
Philip Klenk
Columbus Junction
Louisa County
Burlington
William McGraw
Morning Sun
James D. Smyth
State
Sperry
Herb Chittenhem
Harry
Ashlby
Lang
Washington
Duane
Hollingsworth
Sherman
C. W. Klein
St. Paul’s Evangelical Church
Elm Grove
Richland
William and
Mary Singmaster Hollingsworth
Dutch Creek
Keokuk County
Adam Gray
Henry and
Livingston
Clarence
California
Prosecute Driver for Death of Three in Ottumwa Crash
Wapello County Attorney Edward Grier filed man slaughter charges against Harold McMillen of Mount Pleasant after an automobile crash near Ottumwa killed three people Dale Glanzman 21 Mount Pleasant W. Turner 18 Mount Pleasant and Bernard O'Brien 21 Ottumwa Coroner's jury blamed McMillen shortly before Glanzman died monday night in an Ottumwa hospital The accident occurred last Friday.
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Ottumwa
Wapello
Edward Grier
Harold McMillen
Mount Pleasant
Here
McMillen
Dale Glanzman
W. Turner
Bernard O'Brien
Troy Mills Man Hurt When Car Hits Cattle
Gifford McRight suffered cuts to his face and arms when his car struck a herd of cattle at the Charles Smith home south of Troy Mills Sunday evening. Three milk cows were destroyed due to the damage. McRight was en route home and did not see the herd in time to avoid the collision.
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the Gazette
Troy Mills
Gifford McRight
Charles Smith
Here
McRight
Smith Farm
Smith
King Haakon Receives Fred Biermann in Oslo
Norway AP reports King Haakon received Representative Fred Biermann and Mrs. Biermann of Decorah Iowa Tuesday. In Marengo trial for State vs Dean Claypool jurors were drawn including Albert Blick Fred W Spoerry Noel Coats and others.
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Oslo
Norway
King Haakon
Fred Biermann
Biermann
Decorah
Marengo
State
Dean Claypool
Albert Blick
Fred W. Spoerry
Noel Coats
Bert Cooperider
I. E. Fiser
Everett Goodman
Willis Davis
C. W. Hannon
Lucy L. Seidel
Roy H. Park
Ida Schroeder
William Meyer
Marengo Garage Fire Destroys Private Property
Marengo suffered a blaze in a private garage owned by Clarence Kern on Monday. The car inside was removed without damage and the cause remains undetermined.
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Marengo
Clarence Kern
Kalona to River Bridge Road Grading Nears Completion
Work on the highway 22 route west from Kalona toward the river bridge is nearly complete. After grading finishes contractors plan to begin building the new road this week.
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Washington
Kalona
Brethren Church elects Sunday School officers
South English The church of the Brethren have elected new officers for their Sunday school as follows Superintendent Ellsworth Coffman assistant superintendent Harley Yates primary department superintendent Mrs Velma Yates assistant superintendent Mrs Bird Flory junior Minnie Gibson assistant superintendent Mrs Sarah Grove secretary Marvin Senger treasurer Will Senger
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Church of the Brethren
Ellsworth Coffman
Harley Yates
Velma Yates
Bird Flory
Minnie Gibson
Sarah Grove
Marvin Senger
Will Senger
Hit and Run Driver Sought After Cedar Rapids Collision
Iowa City officers seek a hit and run driver who failed to stop after colliding three miles east of Iowa City on highway No. 6 with a car driven by F. J. Clash of Cedar Rapids. Clash and his wife escaped injury though their vehicle was badly damaged.
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the Gazette
Iowa
Montezuma to Get State Liquor Store
Iowa liquor control commission announced plans to open a Montezuma liquor store with a five year lease at 30 dollars a month starting October 10. The lease was signed with B. F. Sharer and opening dates and staff were to be announced later.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa Liquor Control’ Commission
Montezuma
B. F. Sharer
Ater
Ten Freshmen in Cornell College Choir Debut
Mount Vernon Iowa reports the Cornell college choir of forty six voices, directed by Prof. Harold W. Baltz, includes ten freshmen. The article lists the sopranos, altos, tenors, baritones and basses by name and hometown, noting previous Cedar Rapids performances and future public engagements.
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Gazette
Mount Vernon
Cornell College
Harold W. Baltz
The
Conservatory of Music
Irene Bragg
Greene
Faith Burgstahler
Frances Keeler
Louisville
Jean McIntosh
Wellman
Midge Owen
Osage
Lois Reitzel
Sterling
Illand
Ethel Whitmore
Low Moor
Alice Barker
Creston
Velma Hill
Pauline Miller
Charles City
Irene Peterson
Gilman
Marilyn Ross
Grace Wehmer
Chicago
Arla Collis
Grace Fowler
Oak Park
Ill
Margaret Hedges
Huldah Peet
Ruth Kain
Riverside
Helen Marsan
Dysart
June Mathison
Eagle Grove
Rosa Lee Osburn
River Forest
Mary Foster
Algona
Margaret Handel
Mason City
Helen Swaney
Maywood
Nina Trump
Polo
Willard Bull
Morrison
Roland Davis
Lime Springs
Francis Glenn
Tom Nelson
Durant
William Cook
Waterloo
Milton
Nothdurst
Colesburg
William Strait
Conroy
Chester Webb
Stockton
Jack
Winston
Hinsdale
al Jcoynes
Charles Fisher
Clinton
Stewart Frazier
West
Newbury
Mass
Paul Hoffman
Tipton
Don Hutchins
Otis Taner
Capron
Wendell Vander Bie
Richard Wessling
Robert Bennett
Diane Crossley
Northwoold
Clare Hewitt
Rockford
Ray Kautz
West Chicago
Richard Moore
Cornell
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Thieves Steal Sixty Lambs From Traer Farm
Sixty to sixty five lambs weighing about sixty five pounds were stolen from the R. P. Young farm southwest of Traer early Tuesday. About forty sheep were left. Truck tracks were found in the pasture about forty rods from the Young home. Owners are R. P. Young and Peter Whannel of Traer stock dealers. The Toledo sheriff and police radio were alerted in the manhunt.
Three Elkader Men Fined In Iowa City For Spiking Beverages
Special to The Gazette report from Iowa City states Joseph Garaghty John Poole and Donald C Wolfe all of Elkader were fined 2 dollars and costs in police court for alleged spiking of drinks at a local beer parlor. They were arrested on the complaint of the parlor operator as part of the new anti spiking campaign by the Iowa City reform administration.
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Gazette
Iowa
Joseph Garaghty
John Poole
Donald C. Wolfe
Elkader
Iowa City Reform Administration
Grinnell College Enrolls 771 Students This Year
Grinnell College reports an enrollment of 771 students, the fifth largest in its history. Registrar Bethana Mc Candless announced the rise of 101 students from last year, the highest in eight years.
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Grinnell
INS
Grinnell College
Bethana McCandless
Registrar’s
Legion Auxiliary At Lamont Names Officers
The Loren Foster unit of the Legion Auxiliary elected officers for 1936 at Mrs. Carl Durham home. Officers named include President Martha Cole and secretary Bess Durham. Funeral services were held Tuesday for Duane Hollingsworth 75 in Washington. He died Sunday and is survived by his wife and three brothers.
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Lamont
Loren Foster
The
Legion Auxiliary
Carl Durham
Martha Cole
Laura Jackman
Grace Pitman
Bess Durham
Iva Thompson
Mae O'Brien
Susie Blackburn
Velma Burns
Iowa City to Get $150000 in a Week for Sewage Plant
Mayor Thomas E. Martin announced that PWA funds totaling $150,000 will be available next week to complete the Iowa City sewage disposal plant. He urged officials to speed the money to prevent project delays.
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Iowa City
PWA
Thomas E. Martin
Martin
Davenport Man Held In DeWitt Over $200 Certificate
C. J. Petersen of 219 Scott Street Davenport is jailed in DeWitt as authorities probe how he came into possession of a $200 certificate of deposit issued to Charles Wexell Cambridge Illinois by a Geneseo Bank. Petersen used the certificate to buy a washing machine from Everett Warren manager. he received $50 cash and a $68 personal check, then was taken into custody after Warren alerted the marshal. He is jailed in Clinton County awaiting further investigation.
Jones County Rural Mail Carriers Elect Officers
Rural mail carriers of Jones County met at Guy McDonald’s Center Junction home to organize a county group. Officers named: President Fred Harms Oxford Junction. first vice president John Breen Monticello. second vice president Stuhr Oxford Junction. secretary and treasurer Guy McDonald Center Junction. An auxiliary formed with officers: President Mrs Fred Harms. VP Mrs Guy McDonald. secretary and treasurer Mrs John Breen. Nine of fourteen carriers and their wives attended a picnic. next meeting not scheduled.
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Gazett Center
Jones County
Guy McDonald
Center Junction
Fred Harms
Oxford Junction
John Breen
Monticello
Stuhr
Guy
McDonald
Center
Junction
John , Breen
Valley Residents Seek New Bridge Over Dutch Creek
Washington County supervisors weigh a petition for a new bridge and road after the old span collapsed two weeks ago in the Valley community. Pending seasonal delays, officials hope construction could wait until next spring for road grading and bridge installation.
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Washington—County
Valley
States add two police radio stations in Atlantic and Fairfield
Iowa Attorney General Edward L. O'Connor announced the selection of Fairfield and Atlantic as sites for two additional state police radio stations to be installed within thirty days. A survey by E F Brown led to the choice. equipment is ordered from Collins Radio Company. The $20 000 appropriation funds installation and maintenance to blanket the state with police calls.
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Des Moines
Edward L. O'Connor
Fairfield
Atlantic
E. F. Brown
Bureau of Investigation
Brown
Collins Radio Company
Cedar Rapids
Storm Lake
Waterloo
Cass
Jefferson County Boards of
Truscon Steel Company
Wapello Couple Honored On Golden Wedding Date
Wapello Mr and Mrs William Paris east of Wapello celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary at the bride's parents home Oakland Bluff with Rev J E Kaines officiating. They are natives of Louisa County. A dinner for sixty four followed the ceremony. Out of town guests included Rev Henry Gray Mechanicsville Fount Craddock Des Moines and Isham Pope Lincoln Neb. A mock wedding and poems were part of the program while their children Charles Paris and Mrs Lucille Cocklin reside in Wapello.
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Henry Gray
Mechanicsville
Fount Craddock
Des Moines
Isham Pope
Lincoln
Neb
Mr. Gray
Charles Paris
George Cocklin
Lois Louise
Loraine
Lee
Frank Stineman
Alice’ Hunt
Lloyd
Rourke
Paris
Lucille Cocklin
Wapello
Waukon Student Heads Women’s Athletic Group
Betty Taylor, student president of the Women’s Athletic Association at Iowa State College, has been elected president of the North Central section of the National Women’s Athletic Association.
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Ames
Betty “Taylor
Waukon
Women's Athletic Association
Iowa’ State College
North ‘Central
National Women's Athletic Association
Folger's Mountain Grown Coffee Promises Rare Flavor
The ad claims Folger's coffee is distinct from ordinary brands by using mountain grown beans. It touts rare, prize coffees from Central American plantations with volcanic soil and abundant rainfall for a winy tang and fuller flavor.
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Folger
Folger’s
Central America
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N. E. Iowa
M'Gregor
Cresco Site
Chamber of Commerce
Iowa News Ini
Frank E. Moravec
Moravec
Palmer Vaughn
Earlville
Bessie Hunt
Ida Hunt
Anna Ede
Nellie Baskerville
Benedict
Hopkinton
B. W. Humphrey
E. W. Brashaw
Humphrey
Brashaw
University of Illinois, Delta
E. L. Pullman
Eddyville
Delta Methodist Church
Delta
Charles Ellis
Moravia
Ellis
Pullmans
Ashby
McGraw
Maquoreta
Harrison Chapel
Alf. S. Butterworth
George F. Barsalou
Mount Hope Cemetery
Guy Anderson
J. A. Wright
Charles Lang
F. W. Gibson
W. C. Hippler
C. A. Lindenau
Franc A. Littell
Marcus
Harriet Burleson Littell
Jackson County
Alfred S. “Nasby
Butterworth
Beulah
Maud Miller
Beaumont
Texas
Winnie Tubbs
Ada Roberts
Harriet Burleson Kingsley
Blanche Reynolds
Carrie Halley
Will Littell
Shade
Charles Burleson
Ainslie Law
Frank and
Emma Drakos
John Hladik
Perry Township
Crystal Township
Peabody Coal Company of Chicago
Chelsea Roller Mills
Farmers Savings Bank of Traer
Hugh Galt Turner
Sarah Turner
Robins
Robins Church
Raymond Bebee
T. E. Kirkbride
Methodist
Oswald
Kirkbride
Simon
Julia Sheggrud
Glenwood Township
Winneshiek County
Knute Riste
Aitkin
Minn
Adolph Riste
James E. Kirkbride
Biermanns
King of
Cedar
Rapids
Traer Farm
City
Legion Auxiliary At
Davenport
DeWitt
Sallys
Tom
Falger's
Corr
Sally
Folger Coffee Company
Kansas City
San Francisco
Jody
Jane
Steven
Oree
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