Cedar Rapids Gazette Newspaper Archives, Sep 3, 1938, p. 6

State Fair Attendance Near Record but Falls Short

The 1938 Iowa state fair drew 430,664 visitors over ten days, missing the all time mark of 435,385 set in 1929 by about 4,721. Closing day saw 3,322 at auto races, as fair workers cleared booths and staged a quiet finale. Four H girls petitioned for expanded facilities, and Mills county poultry and Fayette corn dairy teams placed among top honors with Alvin Anderson and Oscar Haack of Council Bluffs leading the hybrid corn team.

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DES Moines Fair Art Corey Fair Board West Pottawattamie County

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Plans announced for Manville subdivision in Iowa City

Special to The Gazette reports a five acre Manville addition subdivision with thirteen large lots and no name yet. Fire loss in August was mostly insured, with twelve calls and $835 total loss. A new 40 foot bridge to replace a damaged box culvert on highway 218 near the city dump is planned, with construction contract set for Sept. 13 and traffic rerouted via Hudson avenue and Benson street.

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the Gazette Iowa City Manville James J. Clark State Highway Commission Hudson Avenue Benson Street Highway Commission

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Audubon County Reports Over Three Years Without Fatal Auto Crash

Audubon county officials highlighted a three year period without a fatal automobile accident in the county and noted the last highway death occurred in July 1935. They contrasted Iowa’s total motor vehicle deaths since then, exceeding 1,500.

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Audubon (Ap Audubon County Iowa

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Divorces and Deaths From Local Notices

Washington S C Pearson sues for divorce from Bertha Pearson alleging cruelty and desertion since 1938 after marrying in 1934. Nora B Henson and Walter Rule wed in Geneseo with Ruby Benooot and Clarence Swanson as attendants. John Lininger, 69, dies of a heart attack two weeks after wife Josephine Owens’s death. funeral Monday at 2 pm at the Methodist church.

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Washington S. C Nora B. Henson Claude A. Henson Geneseo Walter Rule W. A. Rule Taylorville Ruby Benooot Clarence Swanson North Liberty John Lininger Josephine Owens Lininger Mr. Lininger Here Jacob Mary Lininger S. R. Lininger Harvey Lininger Paola Kan A. L. Ramsey R. M. Work Mary Smith Cleveland N. D Wineral Methodist Church Ev. J. A. Worrell Ridgewood Cemetery

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Miracle of Indian Speech Restoration Stuns Iowa Clinic

Maurice Arcoren, a 20 year old Sioux from Rosebud South Dakota, regained speech after ten weeks of therapy and a warning that his case was hopeless. Psychologists credit faith and a sudden shock as factors while noting further treatment will continue.

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Iowa City Maurice Arcoren Maurice Rosebud S. D

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Wallace M Short Praises CIO Union in Madrid

Wallace M Short of Sioux City former governor candidate praised the CIO committee for industrial organization at a Iowa United Mine Workers meeting in Madrid. He argued the CIO is inevitable due to AF of L neglect of the underprivileged and urged mass education and moral formation. He attacked Iowa leaders who use office for personal appointive jobs.

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Madrid Wallace M. Short Sioux City Committee For Industrial Organization Iowa United Mine Workers CIO American Federation of Labor Short Iowa

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Funeral services for H. D. Kemmann at Lowden

Funeral services for H. D. Kemmann 84 Lowden's oldest businessman die after long illness at his home the day before. The Rev W G Nagler will officiate at Trinity Lutheran church with a 1 30 p m prayer in the home and burial in London cemetery.

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Lowden H. D. Kemmann Trinity Lutheran Church W.G. Nagler St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Stanwood London Cemetery Winthrop Ted Wenholz Iowa State University Willis Merrill Robert Brubaker Schnell Jones Coe College Cedar Rapids Lorraine Bloom Gates Business College Waterloo Jenette Briggs Upper Iowa University Mary Brickley State Teacher’s College Cedar Falls Ruth Bauman University of Merrill Wenholz Byron Merrill Junior College Independence Ann Reidy Kalamazoo Mich Ann Crowley Minneapolis Evelyn Crowley Milwaukee Ruth Nielsen Kathryn Nielsen Orpha de Grief Marguerite Carmody Ida Hamilton Dorothy McGraw Kathryn McGraw Deloris Gaffney Nellie Foster Kathleen Bargary Mary Ryan Loretta Short Helen O’connor Rita Gaffney Esther Schweitzer Lorraine Gaffney Eileen Decker St. Patrick's Parish Ryan J. L. Byrne St. Patrick Church Fayette Fayette Legion Post Bethlehem Lutheran Church W. C. Mohl H. F. Burrichter John Schenk Edward Christensen Montezuma Freda Steffy Melbourne Brooks Ottumwa Boulder Colo C. MclItrath N. J. Stewart Grinnell Laurel Thomas Hugh James Mellrath

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Deadline on Budget Appeals Is Sept 6

Iowa Taxpayers association says Sept 6 is final day to file objections with county auditors for budget appeals, as the holiday shifts the deadline. Appeals require three taxpayers to object at the regular hearing, noting protested items or levies and reasons. Hearings occur in the respective county and the board’s decision is certified by Oct 15.

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DES Moines Iowa Taxpayers Association Association

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Petit Jury Drawn for Cedar County

Cedar County court has drawn its September term petit jurors and grand jurors. Report for duty Monday September 26 at 9 am and Monday September 19 for grand jury. lists include Stanwood West Branch Tipton Clarence Mechanicsville and other towns with dozens of residents named.

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Tipton Petit Cedar County Court E. H. Anthony Stanwood L. P. Bails Elizabeth Brackhurst Atalissa Herb Behrends Clarence Eddie Bell Bennett Joe Billick West Branch Walter Brennan H. C. Brown Margaret Buchanan Mechanicsville Charles Buck London Ed Bunge John Burch West Liberty Forest Carey C. R. Chambliss Lester Chapman Emma D. Christensen Thomas Clemmens Paul B. Clover Albert Danfeldt Ester Davis Warren Dice Guy Endsley Frank Fisher Roy Frauenholz Henry Glaser Durant G. W. Hillyer C. J. Hines Bertha James Carl Kampmann Lowdon Chris Kramer Jacob LaFrenz John Lang John Liercke Irene Lodge H. F. Meier Larlan Miller Julius Muhs Urban Murray F. E. McKean Moscow Albert Nieting Henry Oldham Dewy Osborn Charles Paustian Ernest Riedesel, Jr Herb L. Robson Fritz Schlunsen Wilton Junction John Sieberling John Sharpless Geo. A. Moir William Sherwood C .C. Wacker

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Toledo Will Names Anna Kucera Executrix Without Bond

The 1925 will of Joseph Kucera of Elberon was filed for probate in Tama county district court. The estate bequests go to his wife Anna Kucera, who is named executrix without bond. The article also covers local notices from Letts, Vinton, Wapello, Marengo, Dysart, Clarence and other towns detailing telecommunication projects, veterans reunions, elections, and school openings.

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Toledo Joseph Kucera Elberon Tama County Anna Kucera Columbus Junction Iona-Ilinois Telephone Company Clair Roth Letts Vinton Forty-ninth Iowa Volunteer Infantry Spain Charles Isbell S. E. Robinson BD. E. Tilson W. E. Bickel George E. Knapp E. K Wapello J. G. Keck Burns McNeil Glen Buffington Arthur Hinderman Arthur Kremer W. B. Jamison Irene Bishop Dysart E. F. Douglass North Tama County Des Moines Douglass Gettysburg Clarence George W. Case Sabula K. L. Benner

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Delhi Claims Iowa Old Age Record With 14 Seniors

With a population of 400, Delhi reports more than 80 years olds totaling 14. Five are 85 or older and one is 90. Names include Bert Sherman John Hayes John Hartman 80th birthdays and others aged 83 to 90 all in good health.

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Delhi Iowa Bert Sherman John Hayes John Hartman W. H. Blake Kate Perkins Jennie Cummings John Welch J. R. McConnell A. N. Billings Hattie Furman Clara Jackson George White

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Labor Day Weekend Weather Outlook In Iowa

The weather bureau forecast generally fair conditions for the Labor Day weekend with little temperature change. Highs around 82 for Inwood, light rain in Burlington and Des Moines, and Friday night lows near 50 in Forest City and Waterloo. Cloudy skies Saturday morning brought temperatures roughly within three degrees of normal.

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Des Moines Weather Bureau

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Lone Tree School Opens With Emphatic Faculty Lineup

Lone Tree begins Monday with a full staff led by Superintendent E L Dickinson and Principal M W Alsip. Other posts include Alice Dragstedt high school athletics and Miss Alice Schmeiser music. Miss Maxine Martin economics typing. Mrs Ward Hatfield part time high school instructor. Miss Esther Nykvist primary. Dorcas J Fuller third and fourth. Emma Peterson fifth and sixth. Marian S Little seventh and eighth.

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Dysart Dorothy Coe Calumet Eleanor Gessner Wawautosa Wis Elsie Mehlhaus Chapman, IL Edythe Zimmer Geneseo Consolidated Alta Cox Oskaloosa Viola Moeller Traer Helen Schmidt LaPorte City Kathryn Lally Laona Wheatland Calamus American Legion Legion Harold Shelton Vic Sieber- Jing Des Moines Maynard Maynard Consolidated School Audell Betts Lavanda Carr Julie Clauson Virginia Hentzelman Perry Larson Lucile Livingstone Harold McKnight Rosalina Neubauer Louise Peterson Alice Wells C. D. Hileman Kenneth Hennessy Mary Anderson Sybil Post Coronel Rothlisberger L. C. Surfus A. G. Schlegel Earlville Mason Lowe Riverside Riverside Public Robert Smola Central City Smola Margaret Jane Griffin H. C. Borup Frances Brittin Cedar Rapids Mabel Clark Marion Patricia Mougin Cecelia Foley Belle Plaine Lone Tree—School E. L. Dickinson M.W. Alsip Alice Dragstedt Alice Schmeiser Maxine Martin Ward Hatfield Esther Nykvist Dorcas J. Fuller Emma Peterson Marian S. Little Oxford Junction Howard Wehde Maquoketa David Wehde Vera Welch Fred Welch Baldwin Wehde Atalissa Janet McKillip Laurence McKillip Christian Church Frank Sutton West Liberty Bertha King Sang Fred Evans Robert Staley la Vonne Staley Ardell Ellsworth Urbana Urbana Methodist W. S. Burrell Will Cisna Lawrence Hilliard Donna Mae Hauser Levi Mossman Laura Mae Cisna Erma Lee Burrell Ruth Jane Hillgeson Luella Rupp Betty Jane Burrell Mary Bell Barr B. A Kings R. W. Remner Clifford Kelly Jolly Workers B. A. Markham Golden Rule Lester Hauser Seth Wyckoff Leo Lielisch Ross E Cook

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State WithDrews Dummy Licenses In Iowa Recall

Iowa officials recall about 200 sets of dummy license plates issued to state employees after a request by the interim legislative committee. Exempted are state police, some inspectors, and confidential operatives. The move aims to curb nonofficial use while allowing investigators to disguise vehicles during crime hunts.

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Des Moines INS Legislative Interim Committee Iowa Motor Vehicle Department State Bureau of Investigation Horace Tate Tate Bureau of Investigation Board of Assessment and Review Liquor Commission The Conservation Commission Commerce Commission Fair Board Dewey E. Goode Bloomfield Leo Elthon Fertile Goode

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Saw victim dies after mill accident near Mount Ayr

Ed Dugan 73 died in a Creston hospital Friday night after his leg was severed in a saw mill accident at the Jim Mosier farm seven miles south of Mount Ayr. His limb was later amputated. he was explaining to bystanders how to stop the machinery when his leg became caught in a cable.

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Mount Ayr Ed Dugan Creston Dugan Jim Mosier

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Williamsburgh Bride-to-Be Jennie Lyon to Wed Otto Newkirk

Williamsburgh reports the marriage of Jennie Lyon daughter of Grace Lyon Blairstown to Otto C Newkirk son of Mrs C C Newkirk Williamsburg. The ceremony occurs Sunday at Forest City with Lyon residing in J J Williams home in town and Newkirk an electrician employed in Forest City where the couple will reside. Rivermen note many egrets on Mississippi islands north and south of McGregor with hundreds at Lansing roosting at night and feeding by day. Ornitologists say the birds native to Florida and gulf states move north due to abundant feed from high water this year.

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Maquoreta Lorraine Downing Jackson County Andrew Presbyterian Church Downing Nathaniel Sarah Boomer Butterworth George Downing John Pearson Maquoketa Bernard Dunn, Jr Bernard Dunn Mercy Hospital Dubuque Otter Creek Church Otter Creek Tama John P. Duffy St. Patrick’s Catholic Church A. P. Meyer Clutier Rose Kuchynka Leonard Parizek Thomas Vopatek Immaculate Conception Charles Wacha Adaline Fetter Lewis V. Kuchynka Clutter Frank J. Parizek Yellowstone National Park Parizek Farm Wellman—School Eleanor Young Traer Williamsburg Jennie Lyon Grace Lyon Blairstown Otto C Newkirk C. C. Newkirk Forest City Miss Lyong J. J. Williams Mr. Newkirk McGregor Mississippi Lansing Florida Gulf States

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State Fair Attendance Near Record but Falls Short

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Plans announced for Manville subdivision in Iowa City

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Audubon County Reports Over Three Years Without Fatal Auto Crash

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Divorces and Deaths From Local Notices

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Miracle of Indian Speech Restoration Stuns Iowa Clinic

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Wallace M Short Praises CIO Union in Madrid

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Funeral services for H. D. Kemmann at Lowden

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Deadline on Budget Appeals Is Sept 6

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Petit Jury Drawn for Cedar County

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Toledo Will Names Anna Kucera Executrix Without Bond

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Delhi Claims Iowa Old Age Record With 14 Seniors

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Labor Day Weekend Weather Outlook In Iowa

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Lone Tree School Opens With Emphatic Faculty Lineup

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State WithDrews Dummy Licenses In Iowa Recall

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Saw victim dies after mill accident near Mount Ayr

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