Vander Linden Builds One Off 1939 Rapids Special Car
H E Vander Linden of Marion owns a unique auto mobile the only one of its kind in existence a 1939 Rapids Special with all steel box construction electro welds from scrap iron. The car uses a model T Ford two wheel mechanical brake knee action steering and electric lights and horn with a rear mounted motor. It is air cooled with no water and starts in cold weather by a rope and arm.
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H. E. Vander Linden
Eleventh Street
Marion
Vander Linden
Ford
Briggs and Stratton Assembly
Rapids Special midget car drives through mud and parking woes
Cedar Rapids builder Van der Linden unveils the Rapids Special a 350 pound fuel efficient midget car running on gas at 35 mph. It uses a V-belt drive with an idle pulley and a never fail foot power reverse. The car promises easy handling on country roads and handy features for henpecked husbands.
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van der Linden
Cedar Park
Cedar Rapids
Vander Linden
Rapids
Methodist Divisions To Meet In Marion
Methodist Ladies Aid societies in Marion plan Wednesday gatherings. Comforter and Endeavor divisions host luncheons, picnics, and home meetings with multiple addresses. Gleaners Keystone Loyal Rainbow Sunshine True Blue divisions share hostess lists as bazaar planning discussed.
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Methodist Ladies Aid Society
Comforter
Albert Kullander
Seventh Street
Endeavor
Emmet Tow
Central Avenue
Gleaners
Clifford Beall
Ninth Street
Fifth Avenue
Keystone
James Fairley
Eleventh Street
Pearl Bigger
A. E. Crew
Martha Gillespie
Loyal
Chris Johnson
Eighth Avenue
Frank Strother
John Johnson
Rainbow
K. E. Cornell
Tenth Street
E. G. Frederick
Eighteenth Street
L. C. Coon
W. R. Powell
Halloween Party at Public Library for Benedict Home
Members of the W C T U hosted a Halloween party and shower in the Des Moines public library auditorium for the Benedict home. The program included piano solo Amy Dean readings and talks by Elda Kemp Emma Klein Mrs N A Baker and Mrs W J Trimble. Refreshments for 35 were served by Mrs E T Hinms and assistants.
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Public
Benedict
Des Moines
Amy Dean
C. Gillinger
Elda Kemp
Emma Klein
N. A. Baker
Loyal Temperance Legion
L. T.L. Group
W. J. Trimble
E. T. Hiams
G. L. Martin
Kemp
O. R. Martin
Anniversary Dinner Observes Fifty Seventh Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Phelps host a family dinner at 992 Eighth Street in observance of Mrs. Phelps' parents fifty seventh wedding anniversary. Guests include Beintemas, Starbuck heirs, the Rouseys of Davenport, and the Travi s family of Cedar Rapids.
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L. M. Phelps
Eighth Street
Eugene
Cedar Rapids
Marion and Cedar Rapids groups send delegates to events
Mr and Mrs William Fowler travel to Pittsburgh for Railway Mail association duties with Mrs W V Fiebig and Mrs Fowler as delegates from Marion and Cedar Rapids auxiliaries. Mrs Anna Fowler Cook accompanies them to Chicago to visit her son A E Fowler.
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William Fowler
Pittsburgh
Railway Mail Association
W. V. Fiebig
Cedar Rapids
Halloween Party and Club Notices Span Marion Area
Multiple social items note Halloween gatherings and meetings. Mrs Earl Baker hosts a Nov 10 club meeting. Bar bara Daniels party at 725 Fifth Avenue with out of town guests. garden ad promotes Zane Grey’s Heritage Of The Desert. local religious groups plan picnics and events. shoppers see a Boston store ad. Miss Lulu Secrist travels to Chicago. several residents visit relatives in Perry and Marshalltown.
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Minnie Mitchell
Ray Knapp
Ralph Hughes
Merle Grimm
Earl Baker
Elmer Neff
Barbara
Fifth Avenue
Carol Jean Callahan
Robins
Jackie Currell
Cedar Rapids
Community notices and social events fill Iowa City page
Ratliff and Charles Swift are mentioned along with consolation by Kathryn Kassler and James Kemble. Refreshments for twenty guests. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Biggs return from Independence and Marshalltown visits. Presbyterian Ladies Aid divisions plan a picnic luncheon at Mrs. Clara Wilson’s home. Sorosis club met. Grapes of Wrath reviewed. Margery Lary visiting from Iowa State College. Homecomings and birthdays noted. Illness update on Mrs. C. J. Newlin. Encampment and Past Noble Grand meetings scheduled with baby-picture requests. Methodist party planned for Wednesday. Marian Van Fossen visiting.
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The
Presbyterian Ladies Aid Society
Clara Wilson
Twelfth Street
Open Recreational Program In McGregor Area
An eight month program for youth in McGregor Marquette and nearby communities was launched with Clarke Brown from Pike's Peak state park naturalist supervising a new recreation center. Six classes already ran and a fall winter schedule began. Brown is funded by local donations and WPA funds. Children in the area may join, with activities in woodcraft camp craft nature study pageantry and Indian lore.
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Mcgregor
Marquette
Clarke Brown
Pike's Peak
Brown
WPA
State Recreational Department
Battle of Bangboards: Iowa corn husking sports and timing
A Mount Vernon Iowa cornhusking contest blends sport and spectacle as teens and young adults race wagons through a 40 acre field. Rex Connin administers the event while Eldred Stallman of Fairfax wins after a windy morning of husking and weighings at the Zinula farm.
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Linn County
Paul Zin*ula
Mount Vernon
Iowa
Rex B. Conn
Zingula
Eldred
Bus” Stallman
Fairfax
Northeast Iowa Recreation Council Formed
Word is started in Mc Gregor and will be in Marquette once club arrangements are made. Representatives from civic groups in these towns join the Northeast Iowa Recreation Council to advise Director Brown. Arthur Durr named chairman and Mrs. Fred Huebsch secretary and treasurer.
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McGregor
Marquette
Northeast Iown Recreation Council
Brown
Arthur Durr
Fred Huebsch
Iowa Prepares For Huge Homecoming Fete Next Month
The University of Iowa plans a historic homecoming weekend November 17 to 19 with parades a giant pep meeting and football game vs Minnesota. Alumni events include reunions campus tours receptions and a faculty luncheon at the Union. The corn monument badge sales begin about ten days before the weekend.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
George D. Haskell
Louis Zopf
Iowa
Minnesota
Anderson
Carideo
Harris
Hawkeye
Iowa Union
Triangle Club
University Club
Alumni ‘I’ Club
The
Dental College
Pioneer farmer Harm Helgens dies at 87 in Monticello
Harm Helgens prominent Wayne township farmer born in Ostriesland Germany February 14 1852 died at home Friday after years of illness. He came to America at age four and lived on the same Wayne farm 57 years. Survived by his wives six children and many grandchildren, stepchildren, sisters and a half sister. Funeral at family home then Wayne Zion Lutheran church with burial in Wayne Lutheran cemetery.
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Monticello
Harm Helgens
Wayne Township
Anna Tobiason
Wayne
Fred
George
Scotch Grove
Henry Zimmerman
Alfred Folkers
Rhiney Helgens
William Collman
New Richland
Minn
Helgens
Grace Zimmerman
Herman
Edward
Louis Helgens
Carl Siebels
Anamosa
W. J. Zimmerman
Amber
Henry Tobiason
Anke Collman
Akron
Anna Smith
Louise Harms
Omaha
Wilhelm Reiken
Willie Helgens
Matie Serbousek
Center Junction
Wayne Zion Lutheran Church
F.H Kehren
Wayne Lutheran Cemetery
Angna Enters to Perform at Cornell Chapel Tuesday
Angna Enters, renowned dance mime and multi talented artist, will present Episodes in Dance Form at the Cornell college chapel Tuesday at 8 p.m. Born in New York City, she debuted in Greenwich Village in 1926 and has since earned Guggenheim awards and exhibited paintings in London and many U.S. centers. Time magazine lauds her as a chic, puckish figure with distinctive style.
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Mount Vernon
Angna Enters
America
Cornell College Chapel
Miss Enters
New York City
Greenwich Village
London
Paris
Greece
Time Magazine
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Popeye the Sailor
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Priscilla Guild
J. B. Howell
Emma Kendall
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H. W. Wiggins
Companions Missionary Guild of the Christian Church
Fay Marsh
Tenth Avenue
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Harold Halstead
James O. Biesecker
Boston
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Chicago
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