Freshman Week Opens at Coe College With New Schedules
Coe College begins Freshman Week with a revised four 50 minute forenoon schedule and 10 minute breaks. Chapel moves to Tuesday and Thursday, registration set in library reading room. President Stevens of Grinnell speaks at Palisades dinner and notes liberal arts requirements.
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Sinclair Memorial
Music Hall
Samuel N. Stevens
Grinnell College
Stevens
Irving L. Churchill
Walter S. Newell
Thomas Ronan 33 Dies In Decorah Heart Attack
Thomas Ronan 33 a partner in Ronan Brothers prominent Decorah stock buyers died Monday morning of a heart attack Funeral arrangements are not yet completed The Gazette reports Ronan was a key figure in Decorah's stock market scene.
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Decorah
Thomas Ronan
Ronan Brothers
Youths deemed fit for NYA work in Iowa
Four of five of Iowa's 4 276 youths examined in the national youth administration out of work program are fit for a type of employment, Theo in Eslick, NYA administrator, said Monday.
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Des Moines
Iowa
National Youth Administration
Theoin Eslick
NYA
Burns Are Fatal In Basement Home Accident
A fatal accident occurred in the basement of a residence leading to the death of a woman. Details on cause or circumstances are unclear from the fragment.
Deaths Lena Haines Fisher Widow of Jacob D. Fisher
Mrs Lena Haines Fisher widow of Jacob D. Fisher longtime Cedar Rapids resident died at her home 1440 Third avenue SE after a long illness. Born July 21 1874 at Vinton she moved to Cedar Rapids in 1920 to work with Killian company as a saleslady. She married Jacob D. Fisher in August 1904 at Vinton. Survived by brother W E Haines Albuquerque NM daughter-in-law Daisye Fisher Los Angeles and granddaughter Beatrice Ellen Fisher Washington DC Funeral services set for Tuesday at Oakelleseme Cemetery West Liberty in the care of James H Blackstone Jr with calling at the chapel.
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Lena Haines Fisher
Jacob D. Fisher
Cedar Rapids
Third Avenue SE
Fisher
Vinton
West Liberty
Killian Company
W. E
Wesley Chiad, 74, Dies After Brief Illness Near Cedar Rapids
Wesley Chiad, 74, of Fairfax rural route eight miles SW of Cedar Rapids, died at 1:50 p.m. Sunday after a brief illness. Born May 10, 1867 in Johnson County, he is survived by a sister Mrs. Frqeik Zvacek of Cedar Rapids route 2, six nephews and two nieces. Funeral at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Bohemian Reform church west of Ely, Rev. Ludvik Burian officiating. Burial in Truhlar cemetery. Friends may call Janeba funeral home until 11 a.m. Wednesday.
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Fairfax
Cedar Rapids
Johnson County
Frqeik Zvacek
Bohemian Reform Church
Ely
Ludvik Burian
Truhlar
Janeba
Town of Linn County Testament Notice
Fragmentary legal notice from Linn County reference to a will or testament instrument in probate, with attorney W J Barngrover cited and dates partially shown, indicating a formal filing or affidavit in court.
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Eee Sevete
Linn County
Mind Your Manner in the Office Social Etiquette Quiz
A rules style Q and A discusses office etiquette about temperature control, opening windows, and group charity. It questions whether a guest should regulate comfort, with the implied answer favoring harmony and minimal interference. The piece presents a “What Would You Do” solution endorsing cooperation and peace.
Tri County Teachers Meeting Set in Anamosa
Six hundred seventy five teachers from Linn Cedar and Jones counties will gather in Anamosa on Monday September 22 for a tri county demonstration. H K Bennett regional supervisor from the state office will attend along with Nellie V Morey Jones county superintendent Walter Shupp Linn county superintendent Jane McCormick Cedar county superintendent and G B Kinser superintendent of the local high school who are organizing the meeting in the high school auditorium.
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Anamosa
Linn
Cedar
Jones Counties
H. K. Bennett
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Nellie V. Morey
Jones County
Walter Shupp
Jane McCormick
Cedar County
G. B. Kinser
Red Broadcasters Taunt Hitler Over Moscow Drive
Russian radio commentators mocked Adolf Hitler for lagging Napoleon's 1812 timetable as Moscow nears. A Berlin style broadcast claimed Napoleon reached Moscow without gears yet succeeded, while Hitler would see Moscow only if his army survives the harsh retreat between Smolensk and Moscow.
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United Press
Russia
Adolf Hitler
Napoleon
Moscow
United Press Post
London
Kremlin
Smolensk
Reds To Get Week's British Tank Output
London AP reports Lord Beaverbrook announced tanks from Britain will be sent to Russia within the week. In Quasqueton, the Van Tasell family reunion drew 47 relatives at Elmer Van Tasell's home with plans for the next gathering at Cherry Park in June.
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Lord Beaverbrook
Russia
Quasqueton
van Tasell
Elmer van Tasell
Fred van Tasell
Frank van Tasell
Cedar Rapids
Ruth E. Warner
In- Quasqueton
Cherry Park
Troy Mills
Mrs. Maxine Dennis Dies at Lisbon Home
Mrs. Maxine Armstrong Dennis a nurse and former Cedar Rapids resident died at her mother's Lisbon home at 9 30 p m following a long illness She was born September 17 1905 in Cedar Rapids and had lived there most of her life Burial will be in Centerville Iowa The service was at Turner Chapel at 11 a m Tuesday conducted by Rev S G Hamilton of Lisbon. Her survivors include her mother and a sister identified in local obituaries.
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Maxine Armstrong Dennis
Cedar Rapids
Lisbon
F. S. Church
Nurseseen Association
Turner Chapel
S. G. Hamiltton
Centerville
Iowa
Navy Leader Urges Nationwide Patriotism and Strong Defense
A naval official reaffirmed the drive for national defense to protect American rights. He noted the nation’s wide patriotism efforts and warned that Nazi forces risk provoking the U.S. to join the Atlantic battle, after a German submarine attacked an American destroyer near Iceland.
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United States
Iceland
Hitler
Britain
England
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Car
Defense production amid divided responsibilities
Fragmentary text notes that responsibility is now divided in defense production. The incomplete passage lacks clear entities or specifics, making it difficult to identify the agencies, dates, or outcomes involved.
Iowa Legion Delegation Names Committees and Reps
Iowa leaders announced appointments for the national American Legion convention. J Shaw chose Ray Murphy as foreign relations member while Hanford MacNider and J Shaw took defense and army roles respectively. Tracey named a steering committee on candidates for national office including Garber Kinne and Duster.
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Iowa
National American Legion
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Tracey
Americansim
J. J. Martin
Himself
R. O. Garber
Des Moines
M. Y. Kinne
Webster City
Leo J. Duster
Cedar Rapids
Cedar County Farmer Ends Life by Hanging
A Cedar County farmer hanged himself on his farm three miles north of Durant in the corn crib. He had been worried over business matters and had attended church in Wilton Junction earlier that morning. His daughter saw him go toward the corn crib, and after 45 minutes his body was found by his son in law, Elmer Moeller. The wife had herself died by suicide three years earlier.
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Durant
Lilienthal
Wilton Junction
Elmer Moeller
Moeller
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