Iowa Pioneer Woman and Eastern Star Leader Dies at 89
Mrs Elizabeth Ann Stewart died at 3 20 am Thursday at her Cedar Rapids home 1540 Second Avenue SE. She was 89 and long active in the Order of Eastern Star both in Cedar Rapids and across Iowa. She was widow of Matthew Stewart born in Matlock Ontario and brought to the U S at 17. She leaves two children Laura Pearle Stewart and Lee R Stewart both of Cedar Rapids a grandson Matthew C Stewart of Fort Lewis WA and a granddaughter Jacqueline M Stewart of Tampa FL plus brother Stuart Cooke of Independence. The couple joined Cedar Chapter No 184 Eastern Star in 1896 and she remained a member until her death.
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Elizabeth Ann Stewart
Order of Eastern Star
Cedar Rapids
Second Avenue SE
Matthew Stewart
Stewart
Matlock
Hastings County
Ontario
Henry
Charlotte Gregory Cooke
United States
Independence
Iowa
Laura Pearle Stewart
Lee R. Stewart
Matthew C. Stewart
Fort Lewis
Wash
Jacqueline M. Stewart
Tampa
Fla
Stuart Cooke
Cedar
The
Eastern Star
Eastern Star Leader Esther Dies at Cedar Rapids
Mrs. Esther served as Grand Esther in 1901 02 and Worthy Grand Matron in 1907 08 of the Iowa Grand Chapter Eastern Star. A longtime member of First Presbyterian Cedar Rapids she also linked with Gethsemane White Shrine and other groups. Funeral arrangements will be announced. burial is at Independence.
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Esther
Iowa
Independence
Second funeral mass for Rev. Henry J. Loosbrock
A second funeral will be held at 10 am Friday in St. Francis church Dyersville for Rev. Henry J. Loosbrock 72 chaplain at Sacred Heart Academy who died in a local hospital Wednesday. Services were held at the academy at 8:30 am Thursday and the body was taken to Dyersville. The body will lie in state in the church for an hour Friday morning prior to the service.
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St. Francis Church
Dyersville
Henry J. Loosbrock
Sacred Heart Academy
The
Academy
Father Loosbrock
Priest’s Life Span: Dates From Ordination to Retirement
Born in New Vienna Iowa the priest studied for the priesthood and completed his theology at Montreal seminary. He was ordained December 23 1899 and said his first mass December 27 1899 in Dyersville. He served Cresco 1900 1910 then Haverhill. In September 1914 he became pastor at North Washington and in 1916 was at Petersburg and Lamotte. He retired May 15 1941 and served as chaplain at Sacred Heart academy. He is survived by brothers William of Dyersville and John of Adrian Minnesota.
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New Vienna
Montreal
Dyersville
Cresco
Haverhill
North Washington
Petersburg
Lamotte
Sacred Heart Academy
William
John
Adrian, Minn
Mrs Bess Pressley Of Des Moines Dies Here
Mrs. Bess De Jarnette Pressley widow of Walter W. Pressley longtime Des Moines resident died at 3 50 p m Wednesday at the home of her daughter Mrs F E Corey 1454 Bever avenue SE after a brief illness She was born May 12 1880 at Dayton Wis and married Walter W Pressley March 10 1903 Surviving are daughter Mrs F E Corey and son John Philip Pressley plus a brother Charles W De Jarnette of Des Moines.
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Bess de Jarnette Pressley
Walter W. Pressley
Des Moines
F E. Corey
Bever Avenue
Dayton
Wis
F. E. Corey
City
John Philip Pressley
Westwood
Calif
Charles W. de Jarnette
Des
Des Moines Woman Dies. Funeral Planned in City
Mrs Pressley, a Des Moines resident, widow of J. P. Pressley, leaves a son in Des Moines and a sister Mrs Pearl De Jarnette French of Los Angeles. She served as a trustee of the First Baptist church of Des Moines and was active in the Eastern Star and the local women’s club. Funeral services are to be held at Dunn's chapel in Des Moines with time to be announced. friends may call at Turner chapel.
Driver gets 8 years on manslaughter count
Kenneth O Kellison 29 a clerk pled guilty to a manslaughter indictment in Sioux City. Judge L B Forsling sentenced him to eight years in the state reformatory at Anamosa for the Sept 26 crash that fatally injured 70 year old Nels Strom. Kellison admitted intoxication and blackout in minutes attached to the indictment. Police had listed it as a hit and run case.
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Sioux City
Kenneth O. Kellison
L. B. Forsling
State Reformatory
Anamosa
Kellison
Nels Strom
Strom
Transportation in Iceland Surpasses Railways
Iceland relies on motor vehicles as the main transport mode with 2,288 such vehicles reported. No railroads are present in Iceland according to the figures.
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Iceland
Court Dismisses Manslaughter Charge in Moeller Case
Court records show Judge John Moffit dismissed the manslaughter count in the April 24 accident involving Fred Moeller near Newhall that killed G C Powers of Walla Walla. Moeller still faces a charge of failure to stop and aid after grand jury investigation.
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Fred Moeller
Newhall
John T. Moffit
W. W. Crissman
Moeller
G. C. Powers
Walla Walla
Wash
Freestone Contempt Hearing Continued as Divorce Granted
Judge C J Haas continued the contempt affidavit hearing for Harold P Freestone to November 3 after hearing evidence on Thursday morning. Margaret A Freestone was granted a divorce.
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Harold P. Freestone
C. J. Haas
Margaret A. Freestone
Architect Henry Liebbe Dies At 50 In Des Moines
Henry J. Liebbe, 50, architect for the Iowa board of control, died Thursday night of a heart attack. He designed plans for all state institutional buildings built in the last two decades. his father was a former state architect. He is survived by his mother and sister.
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Des Moines
Henry J. Liebbe
Iowa Board of Control
Liebbe
Appleby Evans Lose 8 Pounds On England Trip
New York AP report says Paul Appleby and Rudolph Evans returned from a four week stay in England lighter by eight pounds each. They ate one egg daily, saw little milk or cream, but judged Britain’s food situation not critical. They cited reduced ship sinkings as easing needs for milk eggs cheese and similar foods. They note military aircraft manufacturers held orders totaling 602 million dollars as of January 1 1940.
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England
Paul Appleby
Rudolph Evans
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Britain
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