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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1940

Page

14

Y M C A Members Kickoff Drive Aims 200 New Signups

Forty team captains and volunteers gathered for a Y M C A membership kickoff breakfast led by Joe Lattner. The drive targets 200 new memberships in one week ending with a Friday 6 p m victory dinner. Teams mirror Big Ten style names with Coe substituting for Chicago.

Y.M.C.A Joe Lattner Nile Kinnick Wendell Willkie Lattner Big Ten Coe University of Chicago

Roy L. Evans longtime North English merchant dies

Roy L. Evans 52 hardware merchant in North English since 1912 died Monday morning. Survived by widow and two sons David a Webster City attorney and John a state university law student. Funeral services set for Wednesday at the Methodist Episcopal church with Masonic burial at Williamsburg.

Roy L. Evans North English David Webster City John The State University Methodist Episcopal Church Williamsburg

Central City Class Officers and Sponsors Named

Central City selects class officers and sponsors for seniors juniors sophomores and freshmen with names for sponsor president vice president and secretary treasurer positions. Marengo reports the marriage of Avis Shaull to Richard Dvorak at St Patrick s church with Rev W E Carroll officiating.

Central City LaVerne Benz Evelyn DeTar Lyle Scott Natalie Kenyon Everett Schaefer Lila Hills Betty Bickford Elston King Opal Tappan Craig Tenney Darlene Dunn Arnold Kenyon Margaret Brouillet Shirley Kenyon Jayce Brewer Mary Ellen Sawyer Marengo Avis Shaull Richard Dvorak Joseph Dvorak Belle Plaine St. Patrick’s Church W. E. Carroll Evelyn Dvorak Florin Dvorak Marengo High School Effie Sims Illinois

Not Far: Two Eccentric Sisters In Hastings Murder Case

In Hastings on Hudson New York Miss Mary E B Jones 44 beat to death her estranged friend Miss Louise Washington Booth 45 a retired attorney in their shared home known as Not Far Neighbors had long warned of Jones eccentricities Jones was adjudged incompetent years earlier but released from a sanitarium after Booth intervened A psychopathic hospital kept one sister while the other lay dead after a violent Sunday quarrel police reported the grim scene.

Hastings -On - Hudson N. Y Mary E. B. Jones Louise Washington Booth Hudson River Valley Miss Jones Miss Booth

Homecoming at Bertram Methodist Church Features Town Pageant

The Bertram Methodist homecoming included a pageant titled Town and a church program. Rev J B Eyestone gave the invocation and celebrated the thirtieth wedding anniversary of the Eyestones with a large cake. Ruth and Genevieve Danielson traveled from Cambridge Illinois for the event.

Bertram F. G. Anderson J. B. Eyestone Will Kirwin Cedar Rapids Iris O'Connor Darrell Kitchen Jean Moore Helen Roselle Mr. Eyestone J. A. Stick Center Point Jeanette Ann Helm David Bachman Ruth Genevieve Danielson Cambridge Argene Allbee O. B. Chassell Mount Vernon

Birthday Dinner and Farewell Party in Marion

Mrs. Claude S. Evans hosted a dinner Saturday honoring Byron Evans of Maquoketa and Mrs. James Simmons of Davenport for birthdays and the Simmonses’ seventeenth wedding anniversary. A farewell party for Mrs. Rue Poole of Maquoketa followed, with gifts given and guests from multiple nearby towns attending.

Claude S. Evans Evans Byron Evans Maquoketa James Simmons Davenport Mr. Simmons Simmons Rue Poole

Iowa in Brief Highlights Local Meetings and School News

Maquoketa hosts a Baptist association anniversary with Rev Grant Anderson elected moderator and Dr Harry L Sharp named vice moderator. Washington County Republicans set a 2 30 pm speech, with Mrs Ferguson in charge of invocation. Malcom selects Spotlight staff. Luana picks Hippi staff and elects class officers across grades.

Maquoketa Iowa Baptist Association Grant Anderson Cedar Rapids Harry L. Sharp Marian McKinsey Clinton G. V. Cornwall Downey Washington Eardley Bell, Jr Wellman Washington County Republican R. C. Ferguson West Chester R. J. Dawson

Grinnell area officers elected and community notices

Grinnell Rural Fire Truck association elects Elmer Iverson as president with George Simmons and Leonard Pedersen as officers and Shirley Eichhorn Lester Ahrens on the board. Various towns report marriages births and local appointments across Amana Webster Urbana Morley Oxford Junction Maquoketa South English Clarence Stanwood and Clermont with community events, elections, and club activities.

Homestead Louis Carl Arthur George Barbara Selzer Lial Patricia Helzer Jacob Selzer Jacob, Jr Webster Williamsburg Margaret Morgan Virgil Morgan Chicago C. Guy Johnson Lacey North English Dale Herrick Roy Herrick Denver Ja Velda Moffit Wilmer Schaff Herrick Webster High School Grinnell Neil F. Cole Grinnell Junior Chamber of Commerce Jim Williams Galen Haven Frank Spooner

Fayette Upper Iowa University to Begin Third Year of Broadcasts

Fayette based Upper Iowa University launches its third year of bi weekly radio broadcasts on WOI Ames and WSUI Iowa City at 4 p.m. Thursday with B Carlton Johnston electric organist and Kathryn Hetzel violinist as participants. Claude Welch named announcer with Christmas concert The Shepherds Christmas in preparation by music and speech departments. Geraline McGraw died Friday of streptococcus infection born January 10 1939 survived by parents a brother and sister funeral by Rev Homer Caskey

Fayette Upper Iowa University WOI Ames WSUI Iowa City B. Carlton Johnston West Union Kathryn Hetzel Arlington Claude Welch Nortis English Geraline McGraw Clarence McGraw Gerald Rosalee Homer Caskey

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