Marion News Gazette Business Notes and Local Socials
Marion News Gazette reports on a Blackford reunion at Daniels Park Cedar Rapids residents listed as guests and relatives. Also notes from the Railway Mail Auxiliary luncheon at Cedar Rapids, a move by Mr Verle Achey to Mount Vernon, Marion Lions Club dinner meeting with Carl Hendrickson as guest, and various local visits and home news involving Burns family and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackord
Sandis
Daniels Park
Olinger
Rollins
John Blackford
Norma
Widnas
Fred Blaker
Nebraska City
Neb
Vernon Gillmore
Velnett
Hubert Blakford
Ralph
Arthur Laning
Alburnett
Harts Blackford
Raymond
Gerald
Wi Forrest Blackford
Beulah
Richard
Marion
Railway Mail
Railway Mail Association
Ed Burk
Fifth Avenue
Cedar Rapids
L. H Long
R. E. Wilhelm
Oma House
Verle Achey
Ronnie
Mount Vernon
Achey
The
Olson Construction Company
Ivanhos Bridge
Marion Lions Club
KV Cafe
Carl Hendrickson
Congregational Church Women Seek Ride to Lynch Lunch
Members of the Women’s Association of the Congregational church request transportation to a public luncheon on Wednesday at 12 30 at the home of Mrs Earl Goodbye. Call Norman J Waffle or Josephine Wiggins. Cars depart Marion at 11 45 am. Attendees should bring picnic items and their own silver and sandwiches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Womens Association of the Congregational Church
Earl
Norman J. Waffle
Josephine Wiggins
Marion
Wadena
Opal Howard
George Howard
Elgin
Doyle Baker
Bert Baker
Arlington
D. Noonan
Ethel Boyle
John Baker
Castalia
Castalia Public School
Luella Richards
Leo Lewis
Waterloo
Gladys Peterson
Clermont
Elaine Chamberlain
Luana
Zion Lutheran Church
Eugene Schroeder
Jack Martins
Darlene Szabo
Harold Preuss
Wayne Sampson
C. J. Bebelein
Columbus Junction
Comforter division meeting moved to Mrs Drake’s home
The Comforter division of the Methodist W. 5S Co. S. holds its Thursday 2:30 p.m. meeting at Mrs. Irving Drake’s home instead of the usual venue. No picnic will take place. Weekend guests include Lois Lehdigh Barbara Price in Chicago with Miss Virginia Crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Roberts
Chicago
J L. Roberts
Bertha Roberts
de Loss Marken
June and
Bobbie
Des Moines
Comforter Division
Methodist W. 5S Co. S
Irving Drake
Lois Lehdigh
Barbara Price
Miss Virginia Crew
Milroy Benish
LeRoy Cooper
Sioux City
Fossils Found East of Manchester by Geological Society
Silurian fossils about 140 million years old were found four miles east of Manchester in a rock quarry by seven Minnesota Geological Society members. The trip focused on geological formations and minerals for defense, with lead and zinc formations located in underground mines beside the fossil findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Minnesota Geological Society
Model at Home Pattern 4882 Secures Women Sizes 36–52
Anne Adams Pattern 4882 offered in women sizes 36 through 52 with a 39 inch fabric requirement of 2 yards for size 36. Send fifteen cents to Pattern Department The Cedar Rapids Gazette 243 West 17th Street New York for the pattern. Ten cents more buys the 1941 42 Pattern Book of Fall Winter styles with free directions for hat and bag set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Cedar Rapids Gazette
West 17Th Street
New York
N. Y
Petain Proclaims One-Party Rule in Vichy Speech
Marshal Henri Philippe Petain declared France has only one government and one party led by him as he marked the Legion of Combatants anniversary in Vichy. He announced a national revolution and the Legion’s rebranded role to mobilize support for collaboration with Germany and suppress dissidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VICHY
INS
Marshal Henri Philippe Petain
France
Germany
Italy
New Order
Legion of Combatants
Petain
Jean Darlan
Independent Local Government Ends in Nazi-Occupied Netherlands
The Hague reports that independent local government ended Monday as Dutch cities towns and villages fall under unified rule decreed by Nazi Reich commissioner Arthur Seyss-Inquart. Mayors gain powers while provincial administrations come under appointed commissars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hague
Netherlands
Arthur Seyszinquart
Rotterdam
Amsterdam
Doorn
Haarlem
Holland
Reichcommissar
Interior Ministry
Navy veterans crave beans despite new balanced menu
At Great Lakes naval training station veterans lament reduced bean servings. Lieut. Commander O A Dole credits weekly beans as a staple, while chiefs pine for beans at every meal. The Navy’s plan to buy 8.58 million pounds of beans pleases old-timers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Great Lakes
Ill
U. S. Naval Training Station
O. A. Dole
Dole
Cole
Navy Department
Too Much Civilization Proves Bear's Undoing
In Deckers Colorado a 3 year old bear named Quick Silver died after seeking human contact. Game warden John D Hart said the creature was friendly yet fought when expelled from taverns and other places. He had previously been relocated higher in the mountains but wandered back toward civilization.
Detective Noel Scaffa Dies After Stroke in Philadelphia
Noel C. Scaffa 53 once a New York private detective with an international rep as a gem retriever died in a Philadelphia hospital Sunday after a stroke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
INS
Noel# C. Scaffa
New York
Decorah Schools to Open With Forty-Four Teachers
Decorah public schools will begin Tuesday with a corps of forty four teachers led by Supt T R Roberts. The list includes names across principal latin agriculture music history science and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Decorah Public
Supt
T. R. Roberts
Jeffery A. Peterson
Kenneth Reeves
Smith-Hughes Agriculture
I. W. Buckton
Russell Platz
Anna Mae Davis
A. F. Hancer
George Krome
Clara I. Rollins
Elsie Younkman
Martha L. Perry
Hazel Brazelton
Vivian Bancroft
Gerald Isenberger
Eleanore Schooler
Lillian Grannemann
Beatrice Watland
Leola Morrison
Pauline Kruse
Effie Neilson
Louise Jones
Dorothy Gienger
Mildred Hacmac
Marjorie McLean
Clara McConaty
Marjorie Halse
Elizabeth Powers
Donald Seavy
Bertha Moen
Ella Vick
Mabel Federer
Gynter Quill
Estella Johnson
Irene Cooper
Mildred McIntosh
Luella Lee
Clara Anfinson
Eleanor Rud
Lois Hanson
Clarysse Trytten
Lillian Wohlford
Florence Yager
Anne Kittilsbye
Violet Soles
Fifth Ward
Netta Gellerman
Bernice Swenson
Clara Bakke
Mabel Bates
Garden club winners and local notices spread across several towns
Garden club results list first place winners in various flower categories with Mrs. Billings, Mrs. Swartz, and Miss Paine leading in single flower, flower display, and flower arrangement groups. Wayne Stepp won fruit and vegetable group. numerous names cited as prize recipients. Local items report injuries in Manchester from a bicycle accident, Traer teacher Christie Bliss moving to Cicero, Illinois, and Toledo Garden club preparing a Sept 12 13 show with varied divisions and prizes, plus a family gathering hosted by Mr. and Mrs. John Ledvina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Bliss
Traer
Toledo
Toledo Garden Club
Alburnett
John Ledvina
Pearl Marie Bumpstead Saves Family in Texas Tragedy
In Silsbee Texas on Labor Day weekend a 14 year old girl Pearl Marie Bumpstead saved four siblings and pulled her mother to safety after a raft capsized in Village Creek. Her father Claude Bumpstead and sister Audrey Mac died, while Claudine 12 was rescued unconscious and revived by Pearl Marie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Tex
Ins
Pearl Marie Bumpstead
Pearl Marie
Claude Bumpstead
Audrey Mac
Tren
Claudine
R. W
Shirley
Steinbeck Defends The Forgotten Village Film
Author John Steinbeck called The Forgotten Village an honest account of Mexico and urged New York censors to reverse their ruling that the film is unfit to be shown. The Pacific Grove report notes Steinbeck spoke Monday to the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Grove
Calif
John Steinbeck
Mexico
New York Board of Censors
Bombs Fall on Tehran Outskirts in Iran Conflict
Bombs reportedly fell on the outskirts of Tehran for the second time since Iran ceased fighting, causing civilian casualties according to Iranian sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tehran
Iran
Ghostly fiddle music blamed on river pole at Devil's Hole
In Quincy California Rudy Pulver, a prospector and mountaineer, traced the eerie sounds at Devil's Hole on the Feather river to a fir pole laid across a pine trunk. Pitch deposits dried to resin and friction created the bull fiddle tones that echoed through the glen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Calif
Devil's Hole
Feather River
Rudy Pulver
Pulver
Oldest Cedar Rapids time magazine quest and ads
A fragmented page lists franchise ad items and services in Cedar Rapids including jewelry loans Katz Jewelry & Loan Co, watches repaired by Ginsberg, fur hats by Ravet Shop, Asthma relief demo, wedding stationery by Second Ave Press, and various repair and hauling services. The Gazette urges references for auto transport and notes penalty for false ad claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Time Magazine
Etter Nomes
Gi Sare
Omes
Ardens
Adams
Pea Mars
David McGregor
Ar’cy
Katz Jewelry & Loan CO
1St Street
Proba&co Jeweler
Ave. SE
Palace Theater
The
Gazette
En Es
L. A
2Nd St. SE
E. Ginsberg
the Gazette
2Nd Ave. Press
Andrew
1St St
Vincent's Jewelry Store
3Rd St
Tom Mason
Ird Ave
Morris Fur Shop
Illoor Granby
Morris Greenberg
Sands Printing Co
Ind St
Kriz & Son
Ist
Seert Watch & Jewelry
Wodel
Knitting CO
Also Mentioned on This Page
Marion News Gazette Busines
Blackford Reunion
Fidelis Circle of
King’s Daughters
O. W. McBride
Tenth Street
Frances White
Iowa City
Joe Shedeck
Oxford Junction
J. C. Miller
Mrs Glenn A. Larkin
Lincoln Drive
Josephine Kindig
Charles D. Burns
Marion Choral Club
Public Library
Flora H Smith
Grinnell
Jean Smith
New York City
Burns
Earl F Biggs
Women's Association
J. H. Stanaway
Jimmie
Spirit Lake
Elmer Kurt
Charles
James Murray
Hopkinton
Charles J. Murray
St. Mary's College
St. Mary's
Kan
C. J. Murray
Mr Murray
Cleveland, O
Harley Ives
Jean and
Mary
Jean Stamy
Leach Lake
Minn
Jimmie Corwin
Anamosa
Donovan Morrison
P. O. Michel
Carl Michel
Walter Morrison
Kocher-Michel
Center Point
Edward McGuire
Edward, Jr
Ottumwa
James McGuire
Colleen
Clinton
McGuire
John McGuire
Frank E Williams
DeKalb, MW
Mark Tilton
Theodore Lake Tilton
Mabel Oxley
Betty Alice
H. A. Davidson
Ella Reel
Agnes and
Bernard
Perry
Mrs. Reel
Margaret Leming
Labor Day
Kenneth V. Murdoch
George
E. C. Ainley
Excelsior Springs
H M. Howe
B. F. Snyder
St. Louis
Frank Snyder
Thomas Snyder
Martha Jean
G. L. Erwin
B. F. Snyders
George White
S. A Monger
Bud Griffith
Dubuque
Lydia McFarlan
Waubeek
Mr. White
Western Union
Indian Creek Bridge
Harley R. Reynolds
Edgewood
Edison Stacy
Iay
Marton
Mr Reynolds
Rose Wilcox
Delhi
Bear
Florence Crittenden
Willie Willis
Mamma
Iowa News
Deppy
Columbus Chautauqua Park
Ralph Ball
Morning Sun
Marie Schafer
Wapcello
Paul Heindel
Columbus City
Fayette
E. A. Billings
Russell Swartz
Amy Paine
Wayne Stepp
Natural Freak
Classified Advertising Department
Kuba Funeral Home
St. SE
SS Eee
Scottie
Rascal
Corr & Bletcher
DES Hoines
Lovely Lady OL
Lovely Lady Beauty Shop
1St Ave
Dial
Bishop's
Mareline Beauty Shop
Lillian Suchy Beauty Shop
LE Mar Beaute Salon
Paris Academy
TOP Hat
Cecil Reed
Moore & Clark
Southern Wash Board
Man of A Thousand Faces
Lee
Claytor
Bruce Redding
Texas
Tommy
Frank Milton
June Glory
Evan Morgan
Jorge Dewey
Washington
Palisades Lodge
Palisades
Met Temple Roller Rink
Twin Towers
Ce-Mar
Emil Flindt
Til-Way Gardens
Stanwood
Park Court
Hallwood Cafe
Mariona
Kutchera
Dini
GEO
Hilten, Dwe. CO
Hepner's
Harvey Booth
Chas
Lebeda
Willman Cgal É& Wood
Geo. L. Karr
Fred Young
Cork
IMC
T. M. Abe
Pat. Off
Mern
Pippi
Fry
Grace
Allison Hotel
Olympic Comissary Company
302 South Canal
Ricard
Cedar Repids
Mae Ae
Glenn Dee
Lowden
Montrose
Dick's
Duster Brothers
McGregory Agency
American ‘Trust Ride
East Side
Indy
Morningstar
Delavan Cafe
la Fayette Cafe
Wesrine
Breroninek
Central Employment
Kg'cy
Granby Rer
IOI
Erother, Cadarn Our
Henderson
School OF Welding
Iowa
Aid Best Rapids School of Welding
Ja Leaa
Autos & Trucks
Handler
Dodge & Plymouth Distributors
Second Ave. SE
First Ave
Baxter
Chrysler. Corporation
Baxter Motors
Second Ave SE
Schamberger Motor CO
STONE
ST. Sn
3Rd Ave
Dian Hee Risco
FORD
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