Elizabeth St. Germain Dies in Marion at 84
Elizabeth St. Germain, 84, died Thursday in Marion after a long residence in Minnesota and Iowa. Born June 16 1857 in Cairo Illinois she married Joseph St Germain in June 1875 in S Paul Minnesota. Survived by son Ernest St Germain Cedar Rapids daughter Lorrein Herring Castle Rock Oregon 11 grandchildren 10 great grandchildren. Funeral Saturday 2 30 pm Yocom chapel led by Rev. Vernon H Carter. Burial Oak Shade Cemetery.
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Elizabeth St. Germain
Marion
St. Germain
Cairo
Ill
S. Paul
Minn
Joseph St. Gerin
Minnesota
Cedar Rapids
Ernest St. Germain
Lorrein Herring
Castle Rock
Ore
Hildren
Albertine St. Germain
Yocom Chapel
Vernon H. Carter
The
Christian Church
Oak Shade
Sidney Sue Cary Hosts Halloween Party
Sidney Sue Cary entertained Thursday evening in the recreation room of her home with a Halloween party. The room was decorated with pumpkins and colors. Jo Ann Failor judged best costume. Guests included Donna Bailey Virginia Culbert Patricia Barnes Ellen Howell Jean Frederick Mary Ann Ross Agnes Mullaley Shirley Jackson Jo Ann Failor and Jane Barngrover.
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Sidney Sue Cary
Jo Ann Failor
Sid Cary
Donna Bailey
Virginia Culbert
Patricia Barnes
Ellen Howell
Jean Frederick
Mary Ann Ross
Agnes Mullaley
Shirley Jackson
Jane Barngrover
Local Bridge Winners Revealed at Four-Table Event
Mrs. Elvie Peterson took first place in the tumes with Mrs. William H. Ray second. Bridge at four tables saw Mrs. Don Stamford, guest, win first prize and Mrs. Creighton Hardenbrook of Cedar Rapids second. Refreshments were served by a kanat quartet and a lighted tapers group.
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Elvie Peterson
William H. Ray
Don Stamford
Creighton Hardenbrook
Cedar Rapids
Funeral services for Ben Mathes at Yocom chapel
Funeral services were conducted Thursday at the Yocom chapel for Ben Mathes by the Rev. Frank H. Ward of the Sunshine Mission. Burial was in the Lafayette cemetery. Relatives attending included John Mathes and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Stearns of Lisbon, Lewis Mathes and Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Hunter of Cedar Rapids, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Mathes and their daughter Dorig of Waukbee, and Mr. and Mrs. George Eberie of Buffalo.
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Yocom Chapel
Ben Mathes
Frank H. Ward
Sunshine Mission
Lafayette Cemetery
John Mathes
Raymond Stearns
Lisbon
Lewis Mathes
Jesse Hunter
Cedar Rapids
Wesley Mathes
Dorig
Waubeek
George Eberie
Buffalo
Roll Call Drive Starts In Marion For Red Cross Goal
Marion kicks off the 1941 Red Cross roll call to reach a quota set for November 4 to 6. Chairman Mrs. Elmer Michel urges every adult to subscribe to double last year’s total, while residents who move away won’t be asked to subscribe elsewhere.
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Marion
Red Cross
Elmer Michel
Funeral services for Mrs Hagerman held at Yocom chapel
Funeral services were held Thursday for Mrs. Lottie Hagerman at the Yocom chapel with Rev. Arthur W. Henke officiating. Burial followed in Cedar Memorial cemetery. Pallbearers named Hiram S. Massingale Don Merrill Don Torrence and Frank Burkart. Out of town relatives included Lewis Matthews of Big Patch Wis and Mrs Pearl Worden of Minoa.
Local Advertisements Highlight Weekend Specials
A Saturday special lists 5 pound capons at 25 cents per pound and horn springs at 75 cents in Marion with phone 134. A Storm’s advertisement promises a box of 500 facial tissues for 15 cents.
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Marion
Storm's
Marion Moves and Market Prices Highlight Local News
Mr and Mrs L C Poppenhagen of Anamosa moved to Marion living at 380 Seventh Avenue Beef pot roasts 19c beef boil 15c pork butts 25c spare ribs and side pork 20c home made sausage 19c Bieber s Market advertisement Laura Brutsman underwent an operation Thursday morning Mercy hospital Mayor John C Mullin reports Marion will cooperate with Linn county safety commission in observance of Safety week November 2 to 8
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L. C. Poppenhagen
Anamosa
Marion
Seventh Avenue
Bieber
Laura Brutsman
Mercy Hospital
John C. Mullin
City of
Linn County Safety Commission
Mrs Lee Wingert Hosts G's Gs Club Luncheon
Mrs Lee Wingert entertained the G s G s club Thursday at luncheon at the Killian tea room.
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Lee Wingert
G’s Gs. Club
Killian Tea Room
Cedar Rapids ad promotes toll-free phone line
Balster Furniture Co. announces a Cedar Rapids phone number 30511 to eliminate toll charges for local customers in Cedar Rapids and Marion. The ad emphasizes convenience for Cedar Rapids customers and notes Balster Furniture Co of Marion.
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Cedar Rapids
Balster Furniture Co
Marion
Sister of Marion Woman Recovers From Pneumonia
Mrs Art Law of Council Bluffs formerly of Marion has been ill with pneumonia and is now recovering, according to word received by her sister Mrs Leonard Burrows.
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Leonard Burrows
Art Law
Council Bluffs
Marion
Syls Grocery Ad Promotes Meat Banana Specials
Local ad lists pork chops and hamburger 2 pounds for sale, bananas and grapefruit priced 3 for 17 cents and 3 for 10 cents respectively. Read as a grocery advertisement from Syl's Grocery.
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Syl’s
Marion Business Girls Host Masquerade Halloween Party
Twenty one members of the Marion Business Girls club gathered in the recreation room of the Iowa Electric Light and Power office Thursday evening for a masquerade Halloween party. Winners included Miss Evelyn How for first prize with Alice Hyde consolation. refreshments were provided by Catherine Kehoe Anna Mullaley and Ruth Marie Hense.
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Marion Business Girls Club
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Evelyn How
Alice Hyde
Catherine Kehoe
Anna Mullaley
Ruth Marie Hense
Local club awards prizes to members and guests
Stanley Thomas and Mrs Mae Chiemas received first second and third prizes with Mrs Frank Clark earning a consolation prize. Refreshments were served to nine members. Mr and Mrs Bud Connell of Muscatine who ran the Geneva Golf and Coulmate club for six years and recently bought the Marion Golf club have moved here.
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Stanley Thomas
Mae Chiemas
Frank Clark
Bud Connell
Muscatine
Geneva
Shoes and Rubber Footwear Sale For Entire Family
Local shoe store advertises lower prices on footwear for men women and children with a broad selection of shoes boots and rubber footwear available for all ages.
Halloween Masquerade Party At Church Recreation Room
Pupils from the primary junior and intermediate departments of the Christian church gather for a masquerade party tonight from seven to nine in the church recreation room.
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The
Christian Church
Chicago woman visits relatives in Iowa and Keokuk
Mrs. Norma Remes of Chicago is a guest in the home of her niece Mrs. J B Howell. She plans to visit relatives in Iowa City and Keokuk before returning home.
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Norma Remes
Chicago
J. B. Howell
Iowa City
Keokuk
Marion Plainsmen 4-H Hosts Marionette 4-H At Halloween Fest
The Marion Plainsmen 4-H club entertained the Marionette 4-H club Tuesday evening in the basement of C. Mac and Marion Towers home. Decorations featured lighted pumpkins corn stalks and black and yellow streamers. Halloween games dancing and doughnuts capped the event.
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Marion Plainsmen
Marionette 4-H
C. Mac and
Marion Towers
Greek Prince Radziwill Visits Capetown With Daughters
Crown Prince of Greece Prince Radziwill arrives in Capetown with his children Princess Marie and Princess Eugenie for a royal visit. The party plans engagements with local officials and cultural events during their stay.
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Capetown
South Africa
INS
Crown Prince of
Greece
Prince Radziwill
Princesses
Marie and
Eugenie
Deaths Mrs Troy M Deal Dies in Inca Hospital
Mrs Ida Violet Briggaman Deal, 1892 born in Leon, died after a long illness in an Inca hospital at 10 45 am She was wife of Troy M Deal of Link Bell corp Survived by husband three sons Troyum Jr Donald Keith two daughters Margaret and Mabel Briggaman and Iva Smith Also member of Methodist church Eastern Star Women’s club and Turner Memorials in Cedar Memories Park cemetery funeral Saturday scheduled with Rev G T to officiate Friends may call at the Cedar Rapids funeral home
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Ida Violet Briggaman Deal
Avenue
Troy M. Deal
Link- Bell Corporation
Inca
Leon
Fairfield
Cedar Rapids
Iya Deal
Troyum Deal, Jr
Donald L
Kaith M
Margaret M
Mabel F. Briggaman
Omaha
Iva V. Smith
Pallbearers Named for Bohumil Youn Funeral
Pallbearers for Bohumil Youn of Fourteenth Avenue SE are Jerry Tauber Milo Diouhy Lester Zobac Earl Mc Mickel Lumir Zobac and Oldrich Zobac. Funeral 2:30 p.m. Saturday from Brosh chapel. brother Roman Vacek in Bohemia also survives.
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Bohumil Youn
Fourteenth Avenue SE
Brosh Chapel
Jerry Tauber
Milo Diouhy
Lester Zobac
Earl McMickel
Lumir Zobac
Oldrich Zobac
Roman Vacek
Bohemia
Long Marriage Ends in Divorce Among Court Filings
Edith Gordon seeks divorce from Gerald D. Gordon after 34 years of marriage dated June 10, 1907 in Manchester. She asks for the home, household goods and one car. children are now adults. An injunction halted Glenn Easterday from harming Cleo Easterday and their two children. alimony and support of 4 dollars weekly requested. Other filings include Alice McCauley seeking dissolution from Thomas McCauley from a 1936 Clinton marriage with no children.
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Edith Gordon
Gerald D. Gordon
Manchester
Glenn Easterday
Cleo Easterday
G. K. Thompson
Plaintiffs fail to show a writt en contract in trust case
The plaintiffs joined actions to establish a trust an accounting and a partition of property. The petition shows no written contracts and the plaintiffs have no right to maintain actions based on an alleged interest in the property.
Car Truck Mishap on Highway 30 Bridge Near Cedar Rapids
A second accident in two days occurred on a bridge on highway 30 east of Cedar Rapids when a car driven by Marvin K. Kate gem of Mason City could not pass a truck on the Indian creek bridge. The driver did not see the space until it was too late. the car sustained damage but no injuries were reported.
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Highway 30
Cedar Rapids
Marvin K. Kate Gem
Mason City
Indian Creek
Meeting Date Change For Land Companies
The Iberville Land Company and St. Martin Land Company adjust their annual meeting date to the section filed with the county recorder. The Humboldt will of Mary J. Flury died Sept 25 was probated Thursday. Cornelia Flury Himrod named executrix unbonded. G. K. Thompson on Thursday confirmed aoe T. and Horace G. as trustees without bond. The will of George T. Hedges is noted.
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Iberville Land Company
St. Martin Land Company
Mary J. Flury
Humboldt
Cornelia Flury Himrod
Ae G. K. Thompson Thursay
Aoe T
Horace G
George T. Hedges
Hunter spare that cow plea echoes farmer call
A farmer pleads Hunter to spare a cow after the animal was struck on both sides, expressing concern over the injury and seeking mercy for the livestock. The report notes the incident involved one cow and underscores the farmer’s plea for caution.
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Hunter
Schrader Widow Named Executrix In Louisiana Will
Gus Schrader died October 22 in Shreveport Louisiana. Probate was Friday with Fred L. Bokerney named executor and bond set at 15 000 dollars. Schrader left most of the estate to his widow.
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Gus Schrader
Shreveport
Fred L. Bokerney
Schrader
Obituary of Anna E Boyd of Robins 1851 1941
Anna Elizabeth Boyd 90 longtime Robins resident died Thursday at 8 45 a m at her home Born May 24 1851 in Jefferson County Iowa daughter of Levi S and Sarah Albaugh Hoover lived in Pennsylvania before moving to Robins at age 15 Married July 22 1877 to Peter Boyd who died in 1940 Survived by sons Earl N Boyd Marion and Clem Boyd Toddville daughters Alta Matheny Center Point Elva Lanning Robins Irma Matheny Robins and daughter in law others Ten grandchildren two great grandchildren and brother J A Hoover Robins Burial at Dunkard cemetery with services conducted Sunday at 2 p m at the Dunkard church off highway 150 by Elder Lester Kinzie Cerro Gordo Iowa No flowers requested at Yocom chapel Marion.
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Robins
Anna Elizabeth Boyd
Jefferson County
Iowa
Levi S
Sarah Albaugh Hoover
Pennsylvania
Center Point
Peter Boyd
Earl N. Boyd
Marion
Alta Matheny
Elva Lanning
Clem Boyd
Toddville
Irma Matheny
Harley Boyd
J. A. Hoover
Dunkard Church
Highway 150
Lester Kinzie
Cerro Gordo
Dunkard Cemetery
Yocom Chapel
Two Plead Not Guilty To Rioting Charge
Leonard Sipe and William Price pleaded not guilty to rioting charges. Both men, ages 30 and 44, waived formal arraignments Friday before Judge C. J. Haas. Bail was set at 500 each as authorities logged the latest in the strike riot case.
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Leonard Sipe
Fifth Avenue SE
William Price
C. J. Haas
G. K
Former Iowa City Mayor Harry Breene Dies at 78
Davenport AP reports Harry D. Breene former mayor of Iowa City died Friday in Bettendorf at the Masonic sanitarium. He held leading roles in the Chamber of Commerce and Rotary, was a Shakespeare student and a retired station agent, living long at the Delta Tau Delta fraternity house. His funeral will be in Iowa City.
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Davenport
Harry D. Breene
Iowa City
Masonic Sanitarium
Bettendorf
Masonry
Breene
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Shakespeare
Delta Tau Delta
Cedar Rapids Couples wed by Justice H R Churchill
Rudolph Simms and Roberta J. Malbrue, Cedar Rapids, wed by Justice of the Peace H. R. Churchill on Thursday. DeMolay chapter pancake supper scheduled 6 p.m. Friday at the Masonic temple. Initiatory degree work at 7 p.m. Relatives named include Mrs. Sylvia Hollenbeck and Roy Hollenbeck among others returning from a funeral in Letis for William Irvin Idle.
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Rudolph Simms
Roberta J. Malbrue
Cedar Rapids
Justice of the Peace
H. R. Churchill
Cedar Ra Ehapter
DeMolay
Masonic Temple
Sylvia Hollenbeck
Eighth Street
Harvey Hollenbeck
Fifth Street
A. C. Hollenbeck
Fairfield
Roy Hollenbeck
Rock Island
Sylvie Hollenbeck
William Irvin Idle
Letis
Free Piano Classes Registration Opens Soon
November 1 is the last day to register for piano classes sponsored by the Play Commission. Classes run at 9 a.m. for ages 10 and up, 9 45 a.m. for ages 8 to 10, and 10 45 a.m. for ages 6 to 8. Registration is in the City Hall basement.
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Play Commission
Sixth meeting in anniversary week at Sunshine Mission
The sixth gathering of the anniversary week series takes place tonight at the Sunshine Mission. Sunday school members host with Rev. Thomas J. Hinkin as speaker and Rev. Frank H. Ward in charge. Special music is provided by Birdell A. Hauskins, Norma Jean Howard, and Paul and Bobbie Hinkin.
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Sunshine Mission
Sunday School
Thomas J. Hinkin
Frank H. Ward
Birdell A. Hauskins
Norma Jean Howard
Paul
Bobbie Hinkin
Keystone Red Cross sewing room opens at I O O F hall
A Red Cross sewing room has opened in the I O O F hall and will be open for volunteer workers on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons Mrs Roy Miller is in charge of the work.
Underground Water Levels Fall in Cedar Rapids
Dr. H. G. Hershey told a High Twelve luncheon that Cedar Rapids wells have dropped about 25 to 30 feet over 30 years. He noted the deeper formations exceed 400 feet, warned a possible future shortage, and cited 1.6 billion gallons pumped from city wells plus 1.8 billion for drinking and other uses from a separate source.
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Cedar Rapids
H. G. Hershey
High Twelve Club
Hershey
Notice of will probate for Bieter Court County case
Notice announces probate of a will in case No 16277. The court in New York earlier dated November 1941 appoints O Riely as attorney.
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Will
Waa
Bieter Court County
Tneat
Welles
Theovember
Anne
Cedar Rapids Notice From October Event
Fragmentary OCR from Cedar Rapids Iowa dated October 30 shows a local public notice with limited readable elements and no clear action or deadline due to text damage.
Dismissal Motion Sustained in Johnson Case
A motion by Marguerite Turk Earl and Marguerite Eriand to dismiss an action in which Gillen and Merton S. Johnson sought a court ruling. The ruling sustains the dismissal request, ending the suit.
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Marguerite Turk Earl
Marguerite Eriand
Gillen
Merton S. Johnson
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