Marion News highlights club tea and community notices
The Theristrial club enjoyed a dessert tea hosted by Mrs. N A Baker with an informal program led by Mrs. Josephine Whitacre who presented a musical reading Cured. Out-of-town guests included Mrs. S N Parsons of Mount Vernon and Mrs. D E Voris of Fairhope Ala. The Pilgrim Highroaders plan a Sunday meeting at 6 30 pm at the manse with Miss Wyona Carey leading. Mrs. Melissa Finson was honored on her 89th birthday by the Presbyterian Aid with a surprise dinner. Returns to town note Mrs Parsons moves back to Mount Vernon. Mrs Clara Mitchell returned from St Luke's hospital after a hip fracture. Hutchisons and Gaillivan party guests travel to visits. multiple relatives and friends are listed. Mrs X N Kemp, 91, dies after a fall, a longtime Linn County resident born in Connecticut. she taught school and was active in Marion church affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theristrial Club
N. A. Baker
Josephine Whitacre
Marion
Central City
Marion Linn
Michel Tea Room
Imogen B. Emery
Cedar Rapids
Emery
Edna Allen
Philadelphia
Robert Morris
Harley McCalley
Ralph Kendall
Leonard Hewitt
A. G Beckman
W. C. Winter
C J. Newlin
Miss Allen
Bertha Rodger
Madison Wis
H. O Allen
John T Christie
Isabel] Miller
Des Moines
Anamosa
North Central District
Toledo
Marion clubs host teas picnics and society notices
The Milwaukee Women's club opened its year with a tea hosted by Mrs J B Fosdick and Mrs Margaret Leming. Reports from the district meeting in Chicago were read. Cards yielded high scores to Mrs George F Hennessey Mrs F Hunter and Mrs Dewey Lockey. A Sunday school class picnic honored Mr and Mrs Merle W Bloom as they prepare to move to Indiana. The Congregational Missionary society met with devotions led by Mrs Josephine Whitacre and Miss Edna Allen spoke on the Tougaloo school in Mississippi. Various local visits and engagements followed including a gown exhibit at St Joseph's church and notices of members traveling or ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee Women's Club
J. B. Fosdick
Margaret Leming
J F. Coakley
Guy Miller
W. C. Givens
E. C. Ainley
Fred Holsinger
Chicago
George F Hennessey
F. Hunter
Dewey Lockey
C. B. Vernon
Merle W. Bloom
A. J. Dice
E. E. Godwin
Congregational Missionary Society
H. W Wiggins
Josephine Whitacre
A. J Keyes
Edna Allen
Philadelpha, Pa
Tougaloo School
Mississippi
Social Evening at Pflughaupt Club Event
Pflughaupt and Mary Jane Davis spoke. Guests included Mrs Milton Pflughaupt and daughter Arline, Mrs Elton Remington, and Mrs Milo Davin. Refreshments were served by the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Dasin Maas
Jane Davis
Byron Tonbdenstock
Shirlevy Carver
Betty Scott
Reta Remi
Gtan Havel Hutton
Dorothy Fillmore
Faelon Fillmore
Mary Jane Davis
Dorothy Pflughaupt
France Davin
Dorothy
Pflughaupt
Milton Pflughaupt
Arline
Elton Remington
Milo Davin
Awards for care of herds at All-Iowa Livestock show
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce awarded care of cattle in the All Iowa Livestock exhibition barns. Sam Pierce of Des Moines led Jersey herd duties in district 7 and received a cane. Fay LeClerc, Jessup, was close runner up. Paul Mitchell of Reinbeck won in Milking Shorthorns central district. Ed Kubik of Elma won Guernsey and Brown Swiss. Cash prizes of 5 and 250 dollars were given to 4-H county baby beef exhibitors Benton and Linn. The awards were announced by Floyd Johnston at 3 pm to encourage barn cleanliness and readiness for visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Johnston
Fay LeClerc
Campbell Jersey
Jesup
LeClerc
Paul Mitchell
Reinbeck
Ed Kubik
Elma
Chamber of Commerce
Benton Group
Linn Group
Elevator on rocky spire serves Holy Trinity Monastery
Visitors to the Holy Trinity Monastery in Eastern Greece must ride an elevator to reach the 180 foot high rocky cliff monastery. The device is a net drawn up the cliff by a hand windlass, enabling ascent to the historic site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Trinity
Greece
August relief case load shows gain in Linn county
Linn county rel ief case load rose to 575 in August, up 7.4 percent from July per relief director Mrs. Alice Ferber in a report to Elmer Seevell and the county supervisors. The increase reflects seasonal pickup. last August had a 17 percent July rise. WPA linkage, medical aid counts, and unemployable cases are summarized with 358 employed and 145 awaiting jobs on the WPA roster August 31, and 508 medical aids in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Alice Ferber
Elmer M. Seevell
Ferber
County Treasurer’s Office Honors Chas Supple At Picnic
Charles Supple deputy county treasurer in charge of the motor vehicle department was honored by twenty five coworkers and their wives at a picnic supper Thursday evening at Ellis Park. He received a gift during the event as Elmer Young played accordion selections. Supple recently resigned to move to California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Supple
Ellis Park
Elmer Young
Supple
California
Births and Addresses in Northwest City Listed
Born to George M McLaughlin and spouse at 220 A Avenue NW, a son on September 9 at St Luke's hospital. A son was born September 9 to Frank Ze man at 1401 N street NW at Mercy hospital. A son was born September 10 to Joseph Oswald at Route 3 at Mercy hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. McLaughlin
A Avenue NW
St. Luke's Hospital
Frank Zeman
N Street NW
Mercy Hospital
Joseph Oswald
Mural Urges Puerto Rican Independence in Washington Post Office
Vilhjalm Stefansson translating Rockwell Kent’s mural on the Washington post office wall claims an inscription urged Puerto Rico to seek independence. The message, read in a Eskimo dialect, is described as a peaceful call for self determination, not revolution, and Kent says the mails should serve a meaningful purpose.
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Puerto Rico
Post Office
Eskimos Send Message to Puerto Rico Through Kent Murals
Rockwell Kent, artist of murals in Washington post office, said the mysterious writing on his wall carries a wish from the Eskimos that Puerto Rico succeed in its fight for independence. He marveled at the energetic response in official circles and noted people translating the message without understanding the language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ausable Forks
N. Y
Rockwell Kent
Washington
Puerto Rico
Kent
Far North
Sterner Estate Hearing Set for Sept 17 at 9 A.M.
Judge H C Ring set the hearing on Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland and others application to remove J A Yessler as administrator of the Milton R Sterner estate for Sept 17 at 9 a.m. Intervenor and resistor includes D W Bates receiver of Springville Savings Bank, a claimant in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterner
Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland
J. A. Yessler
Milton R. Sterner
H. C. Ring
D.”’W. Bates
Springville Savings Bank
Riverside court notes reveal judgements and releases
The receiver claims a 9915 judgment against Fidelity and Deposit as administrator bond surety for Paul W. Sterner, later set aside as a material matter. Helen Platt of Cedar Rapids waived a vagrancy hearing, released on own bond to undergo surgery by Judge H R Churchill. County Attorney Thompson filed a true information against Mrs Hal Edwards for a statutory offense. preliminary hearing waived. bond of 500 remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. K Thompson
Roger Meyers
Cedar Rapids
Myers
Carmen Myers
Fidelity and Deposit Company
Paul W. Sterner
Helen Platt
H. R. Churchill
H. C. Ring
G. K. Thompson
Hal Edwards
Marriage Licenses Linked Forest Hignett and Joy Radloff
Forest Hignett of Pearson and Joy Radloff of Iowa City obtained a marriage license, listing both parties as the prospective spouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Hignett
Pearson
Joy Radloff
Iowa City
Mayor Hammond Fades From Politics In Quiet Getaway
Fort Worth Texas mayor W J Hammond who rose from Texas Christian University to politics fled the city after buying a $50 car and driving west to escape political troubles. He sought two weeks away from newspapers and phones to rest as Fort Worth faced four city managers in three months and stalemated council fights over management and appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
W. J. Hammond
Texas Christian University
We Kings Used We for Joint Reigns From Rome
The essay notes that royal usage of the pronoun we to refer to rulers is a survival from the Roman Empire, where two emperors sometimes ruled together and issued joint decrees, influencing later monarchs.
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Wyona Carey
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S. N. Parsons
Mount Vernon
J. T. Gaillivan
Madison, Wis
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O. L. Brown
East Lansing, Mich
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Janet Lothian
Elgin
D E. Voris
Fairhope
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Springville
Culbert’s Market
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