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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 28, 1937

Page

5

Iowa approves insulin shock use in sane hospitals

State Control Board authorized four Iowa insane hospitals to use insulin shock therapy under strict conditions. Relatives must request treatment and costs charged to them. Independence State Hospital Superintendent Dr. R A Stewart reports encouraging results. Hypoglycemic therapy touted by Dr William E Ash as effective in early insanity cases, with 85 percent success in early stages and 45 percent in chronic cases across 31 treated patients.

Des Moines State Control Board Ss. Wooten Wooten R. A. Stewart Independence State Hospital Cherokee Clarinda Independence Mount Pleasant William E. Ash Council Bluffs Polk County Medical Society Iowa Ash

Reserve Officers Convene Convention in Davenport

Southeastern Iowa reserve officers meet at the Black Hawk hotel Davenport October 30. Registration opens 10 am with committee meetings until noon. A 12 pm luncheon features Lieut. Harold Coldwell on Three Years on the Asiatic Station. Afternoon tours and a 8 pm dance cap the day. Officers and wives welcome.

Davenfort Iowa Black Hawk Charles R. Sexton Cedar Rapids Southeast Harold Coldwell United States Navy Lieut Coldwell Mississippi River le Claire Rock Island Arsenal Duck Creek Davenport Regular Army National Guard

Tipton Men Capture Grey American Eagle

Tipton residents R B Howe and James Redd captured a large Grey American eagle alive after a chase near a timber northeast of Tipton. The wing span reached six and a half feet and the bird, shot in the right wing, could not fly. It was shown at Tipton school and a local grocery window before plans to move it to Town City University Museum.

Tipton R. B. Howe James Redd Howe Redd Tipton School Museum of the University Town City

Abolition Proposed for Prison Guard Clubs

DES MOINES AP The state board of control reported Wednesday that Warden Glenn Haynes of Fort Madison and Warden William Frazer of Anamosa favor abolishing guards carrying clubs. Board member E H Felton agreed, noting clubs deter little and can be turned against guards.

Des Moines State Board of Control Glenn Haynes Fort Madison William Frazer Anamosa E. H. Felton Board of Control

Broghammers Observe Fiftieth Anniversary

Mr and Mrs Charles Broghammer marked their fiftieth wedding anniversary at St Mary s church Festina with a double ring ceremony renewing vows from 1887 A breakfast at their Decorah home followed with open house Mr Broghammer born Racine Wisconsin eighty two years ago came to Winneshiek county at age two Their children are Simon C Howard Marie E Leo C Dr Benjamin G and Earnest A Broghammer.

Decorah Charles Broghammer St. Mary’s Catholic Church Festina Broghammer Old Mission Church F. J. Huber Old Mission Settlement Mr. Broghammer Simon Broghammer Racine Wis Winneshirk County Simon C. Broghammer Howard County Marie E Leo C Benjamin G. Broghammer Cedar Rapids Earnest A. Broghammer Cresco

Onslow couple observe fiftieth wedding anniversary

Onslow Mr. and Mrs. Norman J. Paul celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary with an open house Monday. Daughters Mrs. Eva Beck and Mrs. Mary Babcock assisted, and seventy seven guests attended a 7 p.m. picnic supper. Notables from the wedding fifty years ago included Miley Franks, Nettie Paul Miller, Frank Tasker, Mont Tasker, Lydia Lyon, Harriet Lamey, Jennie Paul Hutton, and Mary Cameron Wilcox. The couple, born near Onslow, have one son, Dr. Veil Paul of Stamford, Conn.

Onslow Norman J. Paul Eva Beck Mary Babcock Miley Franks Lisbon Nettie Paul Miller Frank and Mont Tasker Wyoming Lydia Lyon Harriet Lamey Jennie Paul Hutton Mary Cameron Wilcox Monticello Paul Peter Abrams Henry Paul Paul Farm Town Veil Paul Stamford Conn

Keystone Couple Wed Wednesday in Cedar Rapids

Miss Dorothy W Steinford and Vernon Ohde of Keystone wed Wednesday afternoon at the Trinity Lutheran parsonage in Cedar Rapids. Rev. P L Bornhoeft officiated. attendants were Miss Lorena Stein of Clut ter and Russell Steinford. A wedding dinner will be at Hotel Roosevelt. couple to reside on the Ohde farm after a later wedding trip.

Keystone Dorothy W.steinford Vernon Ohde Trinity Lutheran Parsonage Cedar Rapids P. L. Bornhoeft Lorena Stein Clutter Russell Steinford Roosevelt John Steinford Ohde Herman Ohde

Honor Oxford Couple Married Sixty Years

Oxford Mr. and Mrs. Peter Brach celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary with a Sunday basket dinner attended by numerous relatives and friends from Iowa City Adair Morse Cosgroves Cedar Rapids and Oxford. Clermont Officers named at a Business and Professional Women's club meeting at Andine Vasby home with Geneva Wells serving as president for two years.

Oxford Peter Brach Fred Furhmeister Henry Kasper Jacob Kasper Nina Patterson Ernest Hammerle Joe Halsch Tony Beach Clement Beach Paul Soukup John Mattes Luella Spratt Iowa City William Brach Adair Mary Zimmerman Morse Charles Kuelrich Etheldred Holzhauser Fernie Kaefring Clara Kaefring Henry Kaefring Kenneth Marm Mary Driscoll Cosgroves John Edwards O’hara Dorothy Thorpe Cedar Rapids Leonard Brach Mary Sponar P. J Ryan Clermont Business and Professional Women’s Club Andine Vasby C. J. Peck Beulah Gunderson Eliza Nelson Norene Boley Geneva Wells

France Resigns as Eicher’s Secretary. Two Iowa weddings and church talk

James D. France of Tipton resigns as secretary to Rep E C Eicher to practice law with his father. Eicher names Art Wallbank as his new secretary. In Clermont Florence Ruckdashel weds Ernest Johnson with Rev Zoschke officiating and Archibald Sowden playing violin. In Wheatland Rev George W Bryant will speak at a 6:30 chicken supper with a 9 p m radio talk by Robert Spear on foreign missions.

Washington James D. France Tipton Iowa J. C. France Eicher Art Wallbank Mount Pleasant France Clermont Florence Ruckdashel Alfred Ruckdashel Ernest Johnson Leon Johnson West Union Lorraine Haas Gerald Johnson Paul Zoschke Zoschke Baptist Church Elgin Archibald’ Sowden Elgin High School Johnson Waterloo Wheatland George W. Bryant Cedar Rapids Presbyterian Church Wilma Hoffmeister Robert Stouffer C. Heckard F. V. Riedesen Ray Andreson James Carroll Earl Koch Newell Carver E. V. Riedese Charles Patterson Robert Spear Secretary of Foreign Missions

McEnaney Defends Mail-Only Vote Refusal in Iowa

Rep Morgan J McEnaney of Cerro Gordo says Gov Kraschel asked to submit a resolution to the legislative interim committee by mail. He claims the committee has saved thousands since adjournment and meets to air issues, a method unpopular with some. Sen Roy Stevens, committee chair, denies the charge.

Mason City Morgan J. McEnaney Cerro Gordo County Nels G. Kraschel McEnaney Roy Stevens Ottumwa

Iowa City News Briefs Highlight Local Honors and Legal Pitch

Iowa City Kiwanis elected H. J. Danie president with Frank L. Mott as vice president and E. B. Raymond as secretary treasurer. Directors include Mason Ladd Ed win E Voigt and Edward S Rose. Johnson County Bar backs integrated state plan 16 to 10. W W Akers to speak at law student smoker. J W Howe elected president of Iowa City Engineers Club with officers named. F Marion Smith jailed 120 days for unpaid alimony. Nettie E Yoder named administratrix for John Yoder estate. Funeral held for Mrs Mabel Ferguson near Montour. survivors include husband Eric Ferguson and daughter Avonelle.

Iowa City H. J. Danie Iowa City Kiwanis Club George F. Kay Frank L. Mott E. B. Raymond Mason Ladd Edwin E. Voigt Edward S. Rose H. H. Gibbs Johnson County Bar Association Integrated State Bar Plan State Bar Association State Integrated Bar Association W. W. Akers State Bureau of Criminal Investigation J. W. Howe College of Engineering Towa City Engineers J. F. Sproatt Nolan Page Ralph M. Barnes E. W. Lane Iowa Engineering Society

Maquoketa Lions Sponsor County Safety Council

The Maquoketa Lions club will organize a Jackson County Safety council with a joint committee meeting next Monday evening. James Hayes of Iowa Safety council will attend. Bert Kendall chairs the Lions committee and others include Carlyle Brown Sheriff Leo Heinecke Dr B C Phillips Joe Martin and Kenneth Shelley. The American Legion post and Chamber of Commerce will appoint committees. Earl Hall will potentially visit in November to assist. A Chamber of Commerce meeting on November 9 will host school patrol leaders and a guest speaker from the G men bureau of investigation is slated for the November 9 luncheon.

Maquoketa Lions Club Jackson County Safety Council James Hayes Dubuque Iowa Joe Martin Kenneth Shelley American Legion Post Chamber of Commerce Earl Hall Mason City Safety Council Federal Bureau of Investigation

Marengo Girl Wins Speaking Contest at Iowa State Teachers

Jane De Spain of Marengo won the after dinner speaking contest at Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls. The Hamilton club sponsored the event. Beas Dugan Laird of Rockwell City took second place.ELWOOD Authorities search for burglars who entered the post office Saturday night and attempted to batter the safe. Fifteen dollars of cigars and tobacco were stolen. Fingerprints were taken but no other clues found. The safe lock was damaged.

Cedar Falls Jane de Spain Marengo Iowa State Teachers College Hamilton Club Organization of Speech Students Beas Dugan Laird Rockwell Ity Elwood

Buck Creek Play With Ammeter And Stead

Betty Ammeter and Vance Stead lead the Buck Creek Consolidated School class play The Mystery of the Third Gable to be staged Friday near Hopkinton. Ammeter makes her debut in dramatics this year. Stead, a baritone singer and actor, previously appeared in the 1935 class play.

Hopkinton Betty Ammeter Vance Stead Gable Buck Creek Consolidated School Miss Ammeter Stead

Vinton Pioneer Grocer George N. Jameson Dead

Funeral services will be held at the Methodist church Thursday for George N. Jameson 74 who died Tuesday at his home after an illness dating to a 1922 injury. Burial is in Evergreen cemetery. He was a long time Vinton grocer and lived there longer than most male residents.

Vinton George N.jameson E. A. Sabin Evergreen Cemetery Jameson Apple River Ill George N. Jameson Iowa Montour Waterloo Mr. Jameson F. S. Jameson Belle Nichols H. T. Holck Charles V. Jameson William S. Jameson Chicago Methodist Church The Odd Fellows Royal Neighbors

West Union Women Sue Postville Man Over Auto Crash

Mrs. C. Co. Sands and Mrs. C. H. Williamson of West Union sue the estate of Mrs. Edna Burling of Postville and husband W. H. Burling for about 20 000 under Iowa auto guest law. Sands seeks 10000 and Williamson 9796 claiming permanent blindness and a double left leg fracture from a November 11 collision near Oelwein Maynard. Mrs. Burling died two days after the April 2 crash that injured Carley family and others. petitions say the Burlings owned and used the car with consent.

West Union C. Co. Sands C. H. Williamson Edna Burling Postville W. H. Burling Iowa Maynard Burling Sands Williamson

Tipton Court Opens November Term With Judge Moffit

Cedar county district court in Tipton will open November 1 with Judge John YT Moffit presiding. The grand jury begins deliberations and petit jurors report November 8. Only fourteen new cases docketed, including four criminal cases against Henry C Gruemmer Kermit Roehli Garland Fisher and Raymond Downing, plus seven equity and three law matters.

Tipton Cedar County Kermit Roehli Garland Fisher Eugene Main Raymond Downing

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