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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1939

Page

2

On the Road Horse Capital To Hold Its First Show

Greeley will host its first horse show on September 20 led by the Greeley Commercial Club. Fifteen classes cover draft and saddle divisions plus a pure bred class with prizes not the focus. Larry Matthews and a group of local youths, including several families, will display ponies and small horses as a family-focused event with a home talent contest and dinner.

Reeley Greeley Commercial Club Harry Linn Greeley Larry Matthews Lewis Matthews Toby Grandpa Cricket Yvonne Baskerville George Baskerville Papa Toby Kelvin Buckenstedt William F. Buckenstedt LeRoy Baskerville George L. Baskerville Benjie O'Dell, Jr Bob Muller Herman Muller William Buckenstedt Dan‘el Buckenstedt Art Buckenstedt Gilbert Honkomp Lawrence Honkomp Robert Thomas Frank Thomas Mary Holmes

Dr. Shellito’s 57 Year Medical Career Recalls Heroic Feats

The article recalls Dr. Shellito’s 57 years in medicine, highlighting midnight horseback calls and typhoid fever epidemics that endangered many patients. Friends note his memory centers on others’ danger and lives rather than his own, a testament to his devotion and enduring activity.

Shellito Dan‘er

Pioneer physician shells legacy of a lifelong practice

Dr. Shellito, senior partner in an Independence clinic, recalls his long career from horseback practitioner to modern physician. His wife recalls his drive as keeping him young, their 1882 home symbolizing pioneer Midwest history, and their family tradition continuing with two Northwestern students, including grandson John.

Shellito Independence Doctors Shellitos Middle West J. J. Campbell Iowa Chitenango N. Y

Nielsen Divorce Petition Filed for Cruel Treatment

Martha Nielsen files for divorce from Henry Nielsen in district court here on Friday alleging cruel and inhuman treatment. She seeks alimony costs of suit and attorney fees. The couple married at Waterloo on March 3 1933.

Independence Martha Nielsen Henry Nielsen Waterloo

Marion family reunion marred by mother’s hip fracture

Labor day reunion at W. A. Ladd home 973 Eleventh St Marion was disrupted when Mrs. Ladd aged 82 tripped during last minute shopping, suffered a right hip fracture, and was taken to St Luke’s hospital Cedar Rapids for an extended stay. The Ladd clan includes twelve grandchildren and two great grandchildren with many relatives traveling from across Illinois Wisconsin and Iowa to attend.

W. A. Ladd Eleventh Street Ladd Ladds Delaware Mrs. Ladd Jones County Marion Mr. Ladd

Methodist Ladies Aid divisions plan Wednesday meetings

Divisions Comforter Endeavor Gleaners Keystone Loyal Rainbow Sunshine publish a full schedule with hostess names and locations near Cedar park Ninth avenue Central avenue Eleventh street Eighth avenue Seventeenth street Twelfth street. Also mentions True Blue division losers entertaining winners at the parsonage and a family visit from Laurens.

Methodist Ladies Aid Society Comforter Charles Merkel Cedar Park Alta Emerson Guthrie Norris Endeavor Rachel Ives Ninth Avenue C. H. Sweet Central Avenue Harry Hall Clifford Beall Keystone Lea Fairley Eleventh Street William Atz Alvah Whitney Loyal H. G. Stitzel Eighth Avenue Rainbow Willis C. Sheets Seventeenth Street Laurance Dove Ida McCoy Byrd Allen D. H. Smith Sunshine L. M

White House To Be Popular Place At Cornell College

The Magee family welcomes visitors at Cornell College as Dr. Magee and wife Jo sephine their daughters Eloise Peggy and son John B Magee Jr share stories of family life and plans for the home The president explains the house is roomy and friendly with warm hospitality and a casual atmosphere inviting guests to stay and chat.

White House Cornell College Seattle Wash Josephine Cornell Chile Eloise Peggy Warrenton Magee First Methodist Church of United States Ablion Upper Iowa University Boston University Maegee Magees

Sep Weddings Report Local Nuptials Across Towns

Four September weddings are announced across Cascade Stanwood Tiffin and Mount Vernon. Helen Heath to Raymond Tuetken will wed Sept 12 at the bride's home in Cascade. Mildred Hein to Keith Churchill wed in Cedar Rapids. Lily Paul to Oliver Anderson marry today in Iowa City. Arline Zimmer to Henry Weseman to be married this month in Mount Vernon with family ties to Marion.

C. E. Drummond C. Edgerton Drummond Atlanta Marion Masonic Temple Dorothy Brickley Morrison Inl Lillian Voorhies James Franz Chicago George L. Erwin Mary Elizabeth Erwin Adeliza Daniels Priscilla Guild W. N. Foster Cedar Park Carleton Sutliff East Orange N. J Charles Sutliff Paul J. Fiedler Cascade Walter Heath Helen Raymond Tuetken Monticello Stanwood Mildred Hein George Hein Keith Churchill Cedar Rapids W. L. Churchill North English Bethany Lutheran Church Mark J. Steege Myrtle Hein Hugo Hein Churchill la Plant-Choate Manufacturing Company Tiffin Lily Paul Horace Paul Oliver Anderson Jackson, Minn First Baptist Church Iowa City Myrtle and Dale Paul Oxford Jackson Minn Anderson George Bowers Mount Vernon Arline Zimmer Henry Weseman August Weseman Miss Zimmer Bert Dean Seventh .Avenue Herman Zimmer

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