Toddville Man Serves Jury With Grandfather in Linn County
A 24 year old Toddville welder Lloyd Oliphant and his 73 year old grandfather Henry Oliphant of Center Point were drawn to serve on Linn County district court jury for the September term. The pair, among 75 jurors from about 4,000 names, mark a rare coincidence in the same panel. Henry Oliphant has served on three juries and Lloyd is a 1931 Toddville high school graduate. Their prior jury experience included a 27 hour deliberation in a personal injury retrial that spanned two World Series games.
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Toddville
Linn County District Court
Henry Oliphant
Center Point
Dempsy ‘Jones
Ripley
John T. Moffit
Jones County
Olijphant
Lloyd W. Oliphant
Bob Ripley
Edward
Magdalen Oliphant
Linn County
Sulace
Ohio
Near Center Point
Lloyd Oliphant
Tipon
Oliphant S
Old City Hall
Third Avenue
Oliphant
Superior Court
Lloyd
Toddville High School
Ruby Roy
Moaffitel
Ames Man To Speak On Books Monday At First
Dr Arthur R McLaughlin of Ames will discuss A Ramble Among Some Books Old and New at 7 30 PM Monday in the First Congregational church Ames He is noted as a leading book reviewer and teaches religion at Iowa State College The Youth Lyceum program continues with plans for future lectures and productions hosted by the church
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Lyceum
First Congregational Church
Arthur R. McLaughlin
McLaughlin
First Congregational Church of
Iowa , State College
Harold Matthews
China
Bowes
Shirley Temples
Bobby Breens
Freddie Bartholomews
Paul Whiteman
John Phillip Sousa
Musical Series Sponsored by Church Youth
The series is sponsored by the church youth under a committee including Walter H Staves church assistant Gray Alan Wilson Virginia Hilcock Doris Hill Rush Benson ce Northcott and Bill Caldwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter H. Staves
Gray Alan Wilson
Virginia Hilcock
Doris Hill
Rush Benson
Ce Northcott
Bill Caldwell
Local Cedar Rapids Resident Becomes Bankers Life Agent
J Elliott Davis, resident special agent for Bankers Life Insurance in Des Moines, begins work in Cedar Rapids and Linn County. A Cedar Rapids native and University of Iowa graduate, he previously served two and a half years in life insurance, including Iowa district manager for an Illinois firm, before relocating his permanent home to Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Eliott Davis
Twenty-sixth Street
Bankers Life Insurance Company
Des Moines
Wallace Darling
Merchants National Bank
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Davis
Iowa
Illinois Life Insurance Company
Bankers Life
University of Iowa
Hedges Company
Memorial for Earl Jellicoe Unveiled in Whalend Church
A memorial dedicated to Earl Jellicoe was placed in the Church of St Barbara at Whalend England by naval gunnery officers and unveiled by Countess Jellicoe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Jellicoe
Barbara
Whalend
England
Countess Jellicoe
Wonder Kiddies and Parade Woes Describe 1937 Youth and Labor
A 1937 reflection notes how child prodigies on major programs echo an era of fearless youth with pianists violinists and singer children. It laments rising employment shortages in domestic service as relief and odd jobs lure workers away. NYC parade culture wanes with labor strikes and political associations dimming public spectacle.
Onstage Fear and Broadway Gossip Across 1940s Musicals
The piece reflects on vanity and nerves among conductors like Paul Whiteman and John Philip Sousa, and notes Gershwin's aloof Broadway stance. It mentions Caruso and Earhart song tributes, a LETTER about a Supreme Court justice, and Libby Holman reportedly receiving top weekly pay for a Broadway revue.
Arthurs Wins Prize In Radio Dealer Contest
L. J. Arthurs of Arthurs Radio company at 1504 K avenue NE received a check for second prize in a national General Electric radio dealer contest. Don Shattuck of Minneapolis, GE regional sales supervisor, and J R Haney, local sales rep, presented the award to Arthurs, praising his skill in a contest open to 24 000 dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Arthurs
K Avenue NE
Arthurs Radio Company
General Electric Radio
Don Shattuck
Minneapolis
J. R. Haney
Arthurs
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Wesley
Clifford
Roy
Detroit, Mich
Earl Boyd
Marion
Jake Heefner
Shirley Oliphant
Kansas City
T’s
Studebaker
America
Bunget Plan
Kadlec Bros
Sixteenth Avenue
Ingwerson Motor CO
Wyoming
Cornally Bros
Marion van Kirk Motor Coo
Apamosa
J. Elliott Davis
Bankers Life Co
Elsie Janis
York
George Gershwin
Rialto
Ira
Pear
Tad
T. FE. Powers
In-Pan Alley
Caruso
Amelia Earhart
Variety
Prom
the Supreme Court of the
United States
Ku Klux Klan
ON Broadway
Libby “Holman
PSF Ae
Ermalux
Permalux
Eatra Deen
Third Ave
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