68th Wedding Date Special to The Gazette
Mr and Mrs Gus McDaniel observe their sixty eighth anniversary at their Anamosa home a fact noted in this community notice Their ages 88 and approaching 90 mark long term local roots with McDaniel family members spread in Anamosa Olin Winnet Rochester and New England along with 17 grandchildren 16 great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren Five grandsons are in service and Mrs McDaniel heads into her ninetieth birthday.
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Namosa
Gus McDaniel
Anamosa
Morley
Guillen Hotel
McDaniel
Woodman Lodge
Baptist Church
Women's Relief Corps
Royal Neighbors of America
David
Kimball
Raleigh Houstman
Olin
Clarence
Winnet, Mont
Alice Dosdall
Rochester
Minn
Grace Burns
New England
Coggon Scrap Drive Yields Old Cars For War Bonds
Hungerford committee directs 12 big trucks and two pickups to haul scrap from Coggon area. Volunteers find 30 old cars on Walter Cook place and cut them for metal. Profits from scrap sold to mills fund war bonds and community needs. a steam engine relic was mortgaged halting plans.
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Walter Cook Place
Troy Road
Coggon
Cook
Irish Scenery Prettier Than Girls Soldier Says
Private Donald E. Benedict recalls Irish scenery and culture during a furlough in northern Ireland. He notes that thatched roofs and gardens define rural life, praises lupines and roses, and recounts meeting the Mitchell family in Ballymena. Benedict plans return to Fort Dix and clerical work after U S S Wakefield fire incident.
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Benedict
Ireland
James Mitchells
Mrs Mitchell
Lexi
Mitchells
Belfast
America
Glasgow
Scotland
Fort Dix
N. J
O Kelly Services. Funeral for John A. OKelly at Yocom chapel
Funeral services for John A. O Kelly were held Saturday at the Yocom chapel with Rev C V R De Jong presiding. Burial followed in Oak Shade cemetery with pallbearers named and many O Kelly relatives attending from Davenport Cedar Rapids and other cities. Patmos Commandery No 27 K T to meet Tuesday at 730 p m in the Masonic temple.
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Ralph O'Kelly
Glenn Wagner
Alburnett
Percy
Wilbur Scott
Iowa City
Lloyd T. O'Kelly
Iowa Falls
P. V
Jesse O'Kelly
Cheyenne
Wyo
L. C. O’kelly
Fred O'Kelly
Cedar Rapids
Patmos Commandery No
K. T
Masonic Temple
Luncheons Planned for Congregational Circles
A paid luncheon will be held at Mrs H W Wiggins home Wednesday at 1 p.m. for Emma Kendall circle members of the Congregational church. Business will be transacted and members urged to attend. A similar lunch is set for 1 p.m. Wednesday at Mrs Frank Hardenbrook’s home 943 Twelfth Street for Adeliza Daniels circle members with Mrs Karl W Kendail as joint hostess.
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H W Wiggins
Emma Kendall
Congregational Church
Frank Hardenbrook
Twelfth Street
Adeliza Daniels
Karl W. Kendail
Funeral Rites for Henry Nebendahl Held at St Josephs
Funeral services were held Saturday morning at St Josephs Catholic church for Henry Nebendahl with Rev T J McElliott officiating. Burial followed at St Johns cemetery in Cedar Rapids with pallbearers named Charles McNulty Joseph Bousex Jr Joe Cacek Antone and Leonard Tresnak. Announcements from Marion note a Las Vegas Sept 7 marriage of Gail Vernon Armstrong and Billie Marie Patter. Armstrong employed by Douglas Aircraft. They will reside in Alhambra California. Community notices include upcoming surgical dressing classes at the public library and church women group meetings.
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Henry Nebendahl
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
T J McElliott
St John's Cemetery
Cedar Rapids
Charles McNulty
Joseph Bousex
Joseph Bousex, Jr
Joe Cacek
Antone
Leonard Tresnak
Nevada
Marion
Las Vegas
Nev
Gail Vernon Armstrong
San Gabriel
Calif
K. W. Armstrong
Eighth Avenue
Billie Marie Patter
Adele M. Patter
Alhambra
Armstrong
Solene Armstrong Bell
Boulder City
Ney
Beulah Armstrong Kluber
Hollister
Douglas Aircraft Corporation
Funeral Services for Ashley L Smith Monday
Funeral services for Ashley L Smith will be held Monday at 2 p.m. in Yocom chapel with Rev Arthur W Henke officiating. Burial in Oak Shade cemetery. Born July 24 1867 at Edgewood, he lived in Marion 35 years. survived by two daughters, a sister, two brothers, and four grandchildren. Divisions of the Methodist W S C S&S meet midweek at various homes for hostesses and activities.
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Ashley L. Smith
Yocom Chapel
Arthur W Henke
Methodist Church
Oak Shade Cemetery
Mr. Smith
Edgewood
Daniel and
Louise Gager Smith
Marion
Margaret O'Herron Smith
Harley Reynolds
John Dunaway
Julia Sherwood
Mobridge
S. D
H. J Smith
Dan Smith
Tulsa
Oklo
Local notices and events from Marion area community pages
The item lists assorted church groups meetings and events including a doctor visit for a dog bite on a child, a benefit film for bonds, and various meetings at churches and clubs. It notes visiting Grinnell student Kathleen Oxley and several host/hostess arrangements, plus a city council meeting and a lodge gathering. It mentions rental ads and local merchant promotions.
Community notices and social events listed for Gays Mills area
Local residents attend teas and visits with relatives in Cedar Rapids Springfield and Boston. Club meetings include Red Cross home nursing classes Marion Township PTA notices fire rationing impact and various church and lodge gatherings with times dates and host families noted.
Local News Notes and Advertisements Highlight Weekends
Social hour refreshments hosted by Dr. Drummond at 835 7th Ave. A A and A Knapp advertise. W A Bel and W G Koppen haver return from Outing Minnesota after a fishing trip. Congregational pastor Rev Franklin Parsons to speak at DeWitt. Town State Teachers college students Martha Ann Young Arlene Tow Kathleen Mullaley visit. Mary Clements visits Musunda. Red Cross production team hours. Charles Barkwall on furlough from Davis-Monthan field. Gilbert Titler stationed in San Diego. Fresh dressed frying and roasting chickens at Gordon Hatchery.
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Martha Ann Young
Arlene Tow and
Kathleen Mullaley
Town State Teachers College
Insurance Firms Sell Iowa Farms
DES MOINES AP Insurance firms have sold about 6 500 Iowa farms in four years largely to former tenants. Farms averaged near 150 acres totaling roughly 950 000 acres sold. About 80 percent of sales went to tenants with low down payments and around 4 percent interest. Foreclosures drove the inventory with Iowa headquarters firms holding 10 to 20 percent of their former land. Five year sale terms or extensions are noted under state law.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Charles R Fischer
Fischer
Des Moines Scrap Metal Drive Marked Week Ahead
W S Rupe of Ames said the scrap metal drive is entering its banner week as 29 district chairmen report many special duves are being organized locally. In the first week the drive, started Sept 28, collected 4566. tons by 44 counties with figures from Benton 21 tons, Dubuque 395, Johnson 1414, Washington 14312, Jackson 262, Clinton 17044, Muscatine 3312, Winneshiek 66.
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Des Moines
Iowa
W S Rupe
Ames
Benton
Buchanan
C Claxton
Clinton
Dubuque
Jackson
Johnson
Washington
Winnishiek
Jap Buster Dubishar Formerly in R C A F
Lieut Francis Dubishar one of the American pilots who strafed Jap convoys along the tail from Nauru to Buna in New Guinea is a son of Mr and Mrs Joe Dubishar of Williamsburg. He is twenty five years old and unmarried. He graduated from Williamsburg High School in 1934 and joined the Royal Canadian Air Force ten years ago. He was an instructor there before returning to the United States in May to join the Army Air Forces. A brother Arnold Dubishar enlisted in the Navy recently and will leave for duty Tuesday.
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Williamsburg
Francis Dubishaur
Nauru
Buna Thursday
New Guinea
Joe Dubishar
Wallanishburg High School
Royal Canadan Air Force
United States
Army of Forces
Arnold Dubshar
Navy
Car Crash Injures Vinton Couple Near Train
Special to The Gazette reported Mrs Teshe Yerkes and her husband of Vinton were involved when a car struck a stationary Rock Island freight train two miles east of Benton County home east of Vinton about 9 PM Friday. Mrs Yerkes sustained a scalp wound and was treated at Virginia Gay hospital. Mr Yerkes minor injuries and Bert Peterson escaped unharmed.
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Vinton
Teshe Yerkes
Brakeman Killed in Burlington Switching Incident
C F Thiebert of Galesburg Illinois, a brake man on a westbound Burlington railroad fast freight, was killed Saturday during switching operations at the Daman Town ordnance plant terminal, two miles west of Burlington.
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Burlington (Ap
F Thiebert
Galesburg
Ill
Burlington Railroad
Daman Town
Burlington
Fire Prevention Week Program Starts Today
Cedar Rapids launches Fire Prevention Week with a city wide campaign led by the Chamber of Commerce committee headed by Lee Winterberg. Fire Chief Kohout cites costly fires and urges residents to inspect homes offices and factories for fire hazards and adopt safer habits.
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Cedar Rapids
Chamber of Commerce
Lee Winterberg
Chicago
Father of Two Sons in Service Enlists in Navy
Doyle Boone of Manchester, 46, joins the Navy as two of his sons serve Uncle Sam. His older son Duane is in the Army, while his younger son Den has served in the Pacific. Boone’s Navy entry follows Pearl Harbor and Armistice-era service, with others in the family already in the armed forces.
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Sper
the Gazette
Manchester
Doyle Boone
Hese
Sam
Nem
Navy
Den
Pacific
Beane
Pearl Hareor
Seavees
Duane
Fort Leonard Weenton
Remon
Newt & Sher
Edgewood
Voluntar Bowne Asan
E E Boone Creec
Basa
Daugh
Gilota
Columbus Junction To Collect Scrap Tuesday
Residents urged to gather scrap metal for a town drive to meet government rules. Officials report a goal of 91 tons and will inspect collections to prevent fires, with council oversight and wardens checking sites Tuesday.
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Columbus Junction
Romes
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Paul Turbett
Harold Fernow
Lumer Lorence
Herbert Dunn
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Camlache, Ont
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Prof
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Methodist
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Seventh Avenue
Betty McBride
Town State College
O. W. McBride
Balster Furniture Co
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W. S. Co. S. Meeting
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Endeavor Division
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Eleventh Street
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Gleaners
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Carrie Reichert
Keystone
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Tenth Street
Loyal
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Rainbow
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Lincoln Drive
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C E. Pearson
Ruth Engstrom
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C. R. Creglon
True Blue Division
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Third Avenue
Marjonian Theater
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Kathleen Oxley
Grinnell College
George C. Oxley
Companions’ Missionary Guild of the Christian Church
Vinton Hybrid Seed Com
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Eighth Street
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D B Storck
Marion Federation of Women’s Clubs
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Tenth Avenue
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Hutchinson
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Council Bluffs
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Lloyd Wayne
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O E. S
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Sixth Avenue
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Springfield
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Red Cross Home Nursing
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Bertha Miller
P. O. Box
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Board of Education of the Church
Leonard Olson
E. McGowan
West Eighth Avenue
Christian Church
Haegg Roofing & Insulation CO
Dr. Drummond
7Th Ave
W A Bel
Koppenhaver
Outing
A&a Knapp
South I1th Street
Re. J Franklin Parsons
DeWitt
Mary Clements
Musenda
K-V
Cate
Red Cross
Carp
Charles Barkwall
Davis-Monthan Field
Tucson
Ariz
Charles E Barkwall
Gilbert Titler
Ano
San Diego
Gordon Hatchery
Jap Buster Dubishar
R.C.A.F
Francis Dubishar
Becker Rock
Becker Roofing and Insulation CO
14Th Ave
Messinger
Std
Messinger & Sons
Carl Koehn
E P Kohout
Trord Street
W G Mudge
Cedar Rapids Association of Insurance Agents
Winterberg
Mudge
Chief Kohout
Harold Brown
George Starman
Chester Johnson
Cecil Segar
Henry Malek
Henry Haegg
Fie Navards
Sue S'Ock
R.acvantee
Karz
3Rd Ave
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