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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 02, 1938

Page

18

Cornell Freshmen Initiation Shapes Week at College

The Gazette reports a hectic initiation week at Cornell college with sophomore tormentors guiding freshmen in dress and behavior from Monday to Friday. Freshmen served as ladies-in-waiting while tasks included cleaning rooms and a nightly sophomore show in Pheiffer Hall. Men respond with a new senior court led by Judge Charles Hokonson, enforcing campus rules and a "Button Freshie" tradition.

Cornell College Mie Vernon Pheiffer Hall Charles Hokonson

Marion News Select Sponsor and Community Notices

Mrs. A A Schenken chosen sponsor of the Bracelet Girls at the Methodist church September meeting. Reports from the Monmouth convention given by Jean Bodish, Helen Biddick, Miss Young. Local club events, visits, dinners, hospital news, and church group meetings listed with dates and hosts throughout Marion Cedar Rapids area.

A. A. Schenken The Methodist Church Martha Ann Young Arlene Tow Monmouth Jean Bowdish Helen Biddick Miss Young Kathryn McElwain Bonnie Carey Helen Norma Biddick Jean Lanning Miss Hawkins

Local Club Notices and Social Gatherings

Advertisements and reports show 1345 Sixth Avenue hosting Mrs. F S Skinner leading a program on The Young Moslem and His Outlook on Life with officer elections. Adeliza Daniels circle hosts a 1 pm luncheon at Mrs. Gene Isham’s home on the Alburnett road. Theristrial club meets Tuesday at 7:30 at Mrs. J B Howell’s home with Alaska as the program topic. Mrs. Charles T Halliday and son Edwin of Los Angeles visit Mrs. Halliday’s aunt Mrs. A J Keyes. Betty Bear of Sycamore Illinois, Iowa State College student, joins Robert Munsen’s Marion trip to visit his parents as the Munsens and guests stay at Juniper Lodge cottage in Delhi.

Methodist Ladies Aid Society Sunshine Frank Zuhlke Twentieth Street Louise Austin Anthea Seager W. G. Mitchell George Oakley Endeavor Earl Biggs Seventh Avenue Roy Kellams Rainbow Division John O'Kelly Fourth Street John Knapp Frank Clark Callie Knapp Addie Shumack Fifth Avenue True Blue Irving Drake Marion A. L. van Fossen Harry van Fossen Claude Knapp Marion Golf Club Lillian Bleakly H. F. Kline Sixth Avenue F. S. Skinner Adeliza Daniels Priscilla Guild of The Congregational Church Gene Isham Alburnett Road Theristrial Club J. B. Howell Eighth Avenue C. E. Drummond Alaska Charles T. Halliday Edwin Los Angeles Betty Bear Sycamore, Ill Iowa State College Robert Munsen Andrew P. Munsen Munsen Juniper Lodge Delhi

Tax System Boon to Small Counties

East Town figures list by counties the three point tax law impact for a one year period showing outgo and income. The data follows a resident remark about a shopping tour and introduces county by county totals for the taxation scheme.

Fayette 60 takes five purple ribbons at show

In Holstein and Guernsey classes results are listed with exhibitors from Fayette and nearby towns. Winners include Levohn Schlewin Gar ner and Dorothy Louise Woodruff Indianola in Holstein and Guernsey events, with county group placements led by Warren and Black Hawk families and multiple 2 year olds earning top spots.

Dorothy Louise Woodruff Indianola William Hitz Polk City Hitz Warren County Black Hawk Polk Fayette Muscatine Clement McBride Arlis Platt Oelwein Eugene McBride Galen Alexandra Olin Jack Crawford Jesup Cedar Falls Junior Heifer Robert Boehmler Leslie Owen Randalia Donald Crawford Dean Platt James Samuelson Maynard

Warden Haynes Praised By Prison Magazine

Madison AP Col Glenn C Haynes marks five years as state penitentiary warden as The Presidio inmate produced magazine lauds his work The edition highlights recreational programs reforms and impartial administration praising his progressive approach and fair treatment of inmates.

Ort Madison Glenn C. Haynes State Penitentiary the Presidio Haynes

Open Bids On Buchanan Courthouse Oct 25

Independence reports the Buchanan county board of supervisors will open bids October 25 for the new $200000 courthouse. Separate bids will be taken for general work plumbing and heating and electric wiring. Plans ready October 10. The project uses a 45 percent PWA grant with the remainder from a bond issue. The site combines the old courthouse built in 1857 and a negotiated parcel to occupy the full block facing west on highway 11.

Independence Buchanan County Board of Supervisors PWA Highway 11

Lisbon Magistrate Plays The Organ To Cure Grouch

A Lisbon magistrate, an orchestral leader and father of two daughters, reorients his shop with a long rod to switch lights, a cowbell for door alerts, and a vintage foot pump organ. A lifelong musician, he plays hymns and swing, finding joy in music despite dental loss that ended his cornet career.

Humorous outlook as he plays the organ to feel better

The subject describes his method for lifting mood by closing the front door and playing the organ for an hour and a half. He notes this ritual restores his spirits when he feels grouchy or down.

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PWA project votes show mixed results across Iowa counties

A roundup lists favorable and negative votes on PWA bond issues and grants. Projects include Monticello municipal building, Audubon county courthouse, Des Moines county courthouse, Davenport school modernization, and Maquoketa pool, with others in Mount Vernon, Des Moines, Williamsburg, and more. Net outcomes vary by locality.

West Union Maquoketa Elkader PWA Monticello Webb Audubon County Court House What Cheer Boone Mount Vernon Brooklyn Des Moines County New Courthouse Munson City Davenport Wilton City Hall Williamsburg Marshalltown Jesup Town Hall New Hampton Cascade Atkins Decorah

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