Local Food Dealers Boost Defense Savings Stamp Drive
A Linn County food dealer delegation bought stamps in 10 25 50 cent and 1 dollar denominations for resale to customers. Mayor Hahn purchased stamps for his family and praised merchants for bringing defense stamps to doors as the nation faces a war threat. The campaign mirrors a nationwide effort with 350 000 independent stores urged to sell stamps though no fixed quota is set. Stamp books are available in all stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defense Savings
W. T. Shipe
Linn County Retail Food Dealer Association
Defense Savings Stamps Committee
Leo Szicar
Globe Grocery and Market
Frank Hahn
Hahn
United States
Shipe
National Association of Retail Food Dealers
Herbert Sack
Linn
Packers Beat Coast to Coast 9 3 in Marion Series Opener
The CIO Packers defeated Coast to Coast Hardware 9 to 3 on Marion field Friday night to open a three game set. Briles led with a homer and multiple hits as the Packers broke a 3 3 tie with six runs in the fifth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Athletic Field
CIO Packers
Packers
Stechon
Briles
Do Packers
F Bst
Dye Abeenayaha
Milwaukee Service Club
Ping
Ordination Service Attended in Des Moines
Mrs De Loss Marken of Des Moines is ordained into the Christian ministry at College Avenue Christian church in Des Moines. She is seen with Mr and Mrs J L Roberts and their daughter Edna Roberts and son Donald Roberts of Chicago visiting Marion prior to the ceremony. Major Marken, her husband and church pastor for a decade, is on leave and serving as chaplain at Camp Claiborne for a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
College Avenue Christian Church
de Loss Marken
J. L. Roberts
Edna Roberts
Donald Roberts
Chicago
Marion
Marken
Major Marken
Camp Claiborne
Final Rehearsals Set For Home Talent Play
Final dress rehearsals for the benefit home talent comedy Bubbling Over are set for next Thursday and Friday at 8 p.m. in the Lincoln auditorium. The Marion Parent-Teacher association underwrites the show to aid the association dental medical fund for city children. The six college students in lead roles include J. O. Sheets and Edward Conrad with a cast of actors such as Jean Stamy and Eloise Hillyard. Reserved seats go on sale Monday at Edison pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Auditorium
Marion Parent-Teacher Association
J. O. Sheets
Bob Preston
Jean Stamy
Carol Doran
Wilber Clark
Bruce Bandon
Theo Waline
Judy Tilden
Ruth Miller
Priscilla Taylor
Edward Conrad
Toby Potts
Melvin Arp
Professor Watts
Eloise Hillyard
Miss Lively
Kathleen Oxley
Miss Doolittle
Martha Ann Young
Mrs. Maxwell
Mrs Carrie Lord visits relatives after accident near Cozad
Mrs Carrie Lord of Los Angeles arrived in Marion for a family visit with nephew Harold M Howe and his kin. She plans trips to Cedar Rapids and Anamosa after leaving a hospital in Cozad where she recovered from injuries after a car overturn.
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Carrie Lord
Los Angeles
Marion
Harold M_ Howe
Cedar Rapids
Anamosa
Lord
Cozad
Neb
Decorations for Marion Corn Festival At Corn Palace
The Corn Palace in Marion hosts the second annual Corn Festival September 18 to 20 with a new yellow corn map backdrop and a victory V design on the stage. Mayor Mullin and volunteers lead the decorating effort as festival plans await final release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
John C. Mullin
Marion Chamber of Commerce
Iowa
Mullin
Local Families and School Principal Noted in City Notices
Tipton residents Mrs De Kock and family and Washington couple Mr and Mrs Wesley Erbe with their children were mentioned. City Clerk Mildred Titus reported building permits issued for Eldon C Post at 790 Twenty second Street for a $3000 new home, and R N Fitzgerald for remodeling at 1000 Twelfth Street for $4000, including tearing down and rebuilding with new lumber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennth King
Iowa City
Mr. King
Manson High School
Henry de Kock
de Kock
Tipton
Wesley Erbe
Washington
Erbe
Washington High School
Mildred Titus
Eldon C. Post
Twenty-second Street
R. N. Fitzgerald
Twelfth Street
Community groups schedule opening meetings and events
Mary Lowe Dickinson circle meets Monday at 7 30 p m at Bess Patterson home for a Bible study titled A Nature Study of the Bible. Fraternal and church groups hold talks, social events, and luncheons through the week with local members hosting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lowe Dickinson
King's Daughters
Bess Patterson
Catherine Cheadle
Amber Travis
Seven Forum Leaders Set for Marengo Adult School
The 1941 Marengo adult school opens Sept. 15 in the high school with seven forum leaders. Dr Earl Harper of Iowa University opens with Russia Today. Sept. 22 John Weig from Town College will discuss needs for a workable social order. Oct. 20 Otto Schadt, opera singer, will lead the forum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marengo
Earl Harper
University of Iowa Fine Arts Department
Russia
John Weig
Town State College
Government Department
Otto Schadt
Cascade’s Howard Baldwin Ties Senate and Umpiring
Cascade Iowa honors Howard Baldwin 37 held as state senator eight years and as the Maquoketa Valley league umpire in 15 games this season. He calls balls and strikes, faced taunts, and earned the nickname Firecracker Baldwin while balancing journalism in Cascade and Farley.
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Cascade
Howard Baldwin
Maquoketa Valley
Elkport
Strawberry Point
Dyersville
Worthington
Monticello
Des Moines
Farley
Chicago
Baldwin
Beans Reardon
Alf Lambert
Maquoketa
School Adult-Edition Talks Farm Prices After War Topics
C V Gregory associate editor Wallace's Farmer will discuss Farm Prices After the War on November 3. Frank Hopkins Fairfax Minn lawyer lecturer and Indian lore authority will speak on Today's Youth on November 10. Hew Roberts Australian University of Town faculty will explain his views on Australia and the far east on November 17. Ralph Grunewald directs the adult school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. V. Gregory
Wallace's Farmer
Frank Hopkins
Fairfax, Minn
Hew Roberts
University of Town
Australia
Far East
Ralph Grunewald
Marengo High School
Coast Guard Plane To Visit Iowa This Week
A Coast Guard amphibian plane began a recruiting tour in Omaha with six applicants examined by officers. The itinerary in the coming weeks includes Spencer Fort Dodge and Des Moines in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast Guard
Iowa
Omaha
Nebraska
Spencer
Fort Dodge
Des Moines
Rites Monday For Fred Lohman Mechanicaville
Funeral services for Fred Lohman 65 will be held at the Horner chapel in Mechanicville at 2 p.m. Monday with burial in London cemetery. He died Thursday in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a long illness. Born March 16 1876 in London he married Emma Reinking in 1900 and moved to Mechanicsville where he ran a meat market. Survived by sons Harry Ralph and Donald all of Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanicsville
Fred Lohman
Horner
London
Mr. Lohman
Cedar Rapids
Fred
Kathleen Stuhr Lohman
Emma Reinking
Harry
Ralph
Donald
Los Angeles
Old Settlers Festival To Open In Shellsburg
Shellsburg sponsors an old settlers celebration Monday and Tuesday with free acts, band concerts, and an orchestra by the Jay Gould traveling circus. Registration Tuesday morning precedes Mayor Reuben Senft’s welcome at 11. Rev. Co. F. Bryden gives the main address. Afternoon events include a street parade and an archery demonstration by Mrs. W. F. Linder, recent state champion at Oelwein.
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Shellsburg
Old Settlers
Oelwein
Hobo King Faces An Insurrection He Must Run
In Sioux Falls, J Leon Lazarowitz editor of the Hobo News and National Hobo president leads a rebellion against Ben Benson the crowned Hobo king. Lazarowitz says Britt Iowa residents voted for Benson without hobos backing him. A new election is set for Oct 25 at Brookings in connection with South Dakota State College Hobo Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
S. D
INS
Ben Benson
J. Leon Lazarowitz
Hobo News
Benson
Britt
Lazarowitz
Britt and
Hobo Fellowship of America
Ottumwan Sentenced To 10 Years At Anamosa
Harley G. Young 21 of Ottumwa was sentenced to ten years in the Anamosa reformatory after pleading guilty to breaking and entering. Vivian E. Jones 22 of Ottumwa pled guilty to a similar charge and received one year in jail and a $100 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Harley G. Young
Ottumwa
Anamosa Reformatory
Vivian E. Jones
Young
Benson Beverage Company
Offers Hint On How To Launder Shirt Collars
Iowa City will host a short course on laundry technique Sept 16 to 18 led by University of Iowa laundry manager L. A. Bradley. He advises turning collars up during laundering to avoid crease lines that cause wear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
L. A. Bradley
University of Iowa
Bradley
First Huge Load of Oil Enters Upper Mississippi River
The steamboat Charles F Richardson pushed a ton of three and a half million gallons of crude from New Orleans to St Paul, the first oil tow of its kind on the upper river. Captain Fred Tandlew, with a crew of 40, faces the northern voyage for the first time. The voyage began Aug 8 and aims for St Paul by Monday, returning to New Orleans by Sept 18.
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Mississippi River
McGregor
Upper Mississippi
Charles F. Richardson
Marquette
New Orleans
St. Paul
Gulf City
Richardson
Mississippi
Ohio
Lower
Upper River
Fred Tandlew
Tandlew
North American Holding Company
Paducah
Kentucky
National Transport Company of
New York
Louisiana
West Texas
Pacifists Serve in Army Camp Details Read
The Denison CCC camp hosts 1400 youths from 58 denominations including Mennonite Quaker and Brethren. Supervisors include Cecil Saddoris and nurse matron Alta Schrock with Katie Yoder as cook. Each boy pays 35 dollars for upkeep while Mennonites cover 33000 monthly for all faiths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
Alta Schrock
Springs
Nursematron
Katie Yoder
Wellman
Cook-Dietitian
Iowa
Nebel
Clayton White
Russell Yoder
Parnell
Steve Yoder
Ka Jona
Jake Petersheim
Hazleton
Ohio
Indiana
Kansas
Missouri
North Dakota
Minnesota
Michigan
Illinois
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Lowan to Head National Liquor Control Meeting
M L Curtis of Iowa vice president will preside part of the first day at the Drake hotel and serve as toastmaster at the annual banquet as 14 states operate under the mono poly system of alcoholic beverage control at the National Alcoholic Beverage Control association fourth annual convention in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Towa
Alcoholic Beverage Control
National Alcoholic Beverage Control Association
M. L. Curtis
Iowa
Drake Hotel
Six New Teachers Will Join Luther College Faculty
Luther College president Dr. O J H Preus announces six new hires for Decorah campus. Lambert Orton joins as Spanish and music instructor replacing Theodore Hoelty-Nickel. Laurence N Field to head Christianity department. Gertrude Sovik to teach German and girls physical education. Kenneth Berger to lead speech and dramatics. A O Davidson to teach education. Frank Miller to teach sociology.
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Decorah
O. J. H. Preus
Luther College
Lambert Orton
Luther
Drury College
Springfield
Theodore Hoelty-Nickel
Orton
Lake Forest College
Northwestern University
Laurence N. Field
Kalispell
Mont
St. Olaf College
Lutheran Seminary
St. Paul
St. Olaf
O. M. Norris
Department of Education
A. O. Davidson
Minn
Frank Miller
Lost Nation Woman Is Hale At Ninety
Mrs. Caroline Rowe, Lost Nation's oldest resident, celebrated her 90th birthday at home with relatives including Letitia Staveley Frank Lavalier and Ber nice Rowe. Born September 3 1851 in Albrough England she emigrated in 1870 and married John Rowe in 1885. Only one brother survives and she is an honorary guild member of Union Presbyterian church.
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Gazette
Lost Nation
Caroline Rowe
Letitia Staveley
Frank Lavalier
Perry
George Muir
Bernice of
Casey
Rowe
Robert
Charlotte Staveley
Albrough
Yorkshire
England
Thomas Harrison
America
Miss Bodensteiner Weds S. J. Fanning At Ossian
Lu cille Bodensteiner daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Bodenstein er Ossian marries Samuel J Fanning of Chicago in St Francis church Ossian with Msgr M J Thiltgen officiating Attendants include Olivia Wright Dubuque Leo nore Wright Peter Fanning Ronald Fine layson A dinner follows at the bride’s home The bride taught in Stephan SD and Clark College Dubuque, and the couple will live in Chicago where the groom works in the Carnegie Steel Mills office
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Ossian
Lucille Bodensteiner
Joseph Bodensteiner
Samuel J. Fanning
Chicago
St. Francis Church
Msgr
M. J. Thiltgen
Olivia
Leonore Wright
Dubuque
Peter Fanning
Ronald Finelay
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Marion Newsgazette
Coasters
Orlen Klopp
John W. Fillmore
Lake Hattie, Minn
Prop Busters
Christian Church
Kathryn B. Blinks
The
Methodist Church
Irvingrake
Lucille Bailey
Drake
John Granger
Arthur E. Granger
Cornell College
Cambridge
Mass
Graduate School of Engineering
Harvard University
Ivanhoe Club
Earl Welsher
Seventeenth Street
D. B. Storck
Marion Choral Club
Glenn E. Kinser
Ninth Avenue
Four C
Lizzie Bigger
Methodist
W.S.C.S
H. B. Phillips
Eleventh — Street
Marion Linn
D.A.R
K. V. Cafe
W. K. Lothian
Bess Boyles
Marions
Frank S. Skinner
Milwaukee
Peg
Milwaukee University
Mrs. Lord
Katz Salvage
Grove City
Rebekah Lodge No
I. O. O. F. Hall
U. S
Otto Lang
Irving Drake
Vernon Lent
Den
Louis C. Ross
Eighteenth Street
Order of DeMolay
the _ DeMolay Mothers circle
Masonic Temple
Dr. Drummond
7Th Avenue
R. A
J. Lawrence Bigger
North Marion Township
Federation of Women's Clubs
Public Library
la Verna Crew
Sara Nott
Fred J. Lang
Ladies Union of the Christian Church
Keith Vawter
Central Avenue
Edward Elwert
Galesburg, MJ
Harriet Gibson
Washington, D. C
J. W. Bowman
Hastings
Sam James
Milwaukee Woman’s Club
E. V
Rose Cessford
E. C. Ainley
Guy Berlin
Max Berlin
Berlin
Sally Jo
Sharon Lee
Salt Lake City
Utah
Guy Berlins
Paul Berlin
Denver
Colo
Cub Scout Pack No. 58
Dickinson Circle
Hutchinson
Owen
O W. Lundquist
Billie
Two Harbors
Mr. Lundquist
Frank H. Lundquist
Pleasant Grove Community Club
Louis White
Robert Boxwell
Bertram
Congregational Church
Royal J. Montgomery
Congregational Conference of Iowa
Grinnell
Friendly Guild of the Methodist Church
Henry Arp, Jr
Tenth Street
J. H. Stanaway
Elmer G. Frederick
Marion Nature and Garden Club
Rosa Reiter
Owen Turner
Concord Agricultural and Literary Club
Byron Ambdenstock
West Eighth Avenue
Reading Circle
Harry Snell
South Eleventh Street
Business Women’s Club
the Light Company
Robert Mitchell
W. R. C. No. 126
Memorial Hall
Marengo Forum
Bob Hogan
Ascade
Dubuque and
Jones
Red” Faber
Chicago White Sox
Faber
Red’ Faber
Manchester
Mr. Baldwin
Brother
Senator Howard Baldwin
Mechanicaville
Ottumwan
Cecil A. Saddoris
Saddoris
CCC
Lowan
National Liquor Control Meeting
Miss Bodensteiner
S. J. Fanning
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