Four Aces and Queen Rule Maher Household Fun
The Maher family at 518 Forest Drive SE features four active boys Benny 11 Jack 9 Dick 8 Bill 5 and sister Gloria 4 who fill daily life with football games baseball admiration for Raiders players and neighborhood outings. Their parents F D Bud Maher and wife keep pace as the center of a bustling household where matching outfits shared meals and constant activity define life with the motto share and share alike and a lively busy home that keeps father young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. D
Bud” Maher
Forest Drive
Gloria
Dad
Denny
Bill
Maher
Vern Thompson
Big Brothers
Immaculate Conception
Jack
Bud" Maher
Aces
Mother
Bud
Bud Maher
Roosevelt foes and Missouri machine ties in 1940 bid
Washington pundits discuss Roosevelt policy and Sino war implications while Loyalties shift in Missouri as Clark and Pendergast feud over patronage. Mulligan faces reappointment questions amid Truman and Clark accord, with broader hints of 1940 anti administration aims and local political dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett Clark
Champ
Senate
Tom Pendergast
Kansas City Democratic
Missouri
Pendergast
Clark
Washington
Maurice Mulligan
Young Mulligan
Ross Pendergast
Harry Truman
Roosevelt
Mulligan
Senator Clark
Dr. Newton Pays Tribute to Josh Wilson in Reflection
A tribute piece discusses death and immortality as Dr. Newton reflects on Josh Wilson. It explores faith, doubt, and the solace of belief, noting Wilson’s life as noble and the world better for his efforts. The article concludes with a somber eulogy and acknowledgment of loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Newton
Josh Wilson
tCopyright
Seventh annual Iowa union meet to be held in Cedar Rapids
Preparations are underway for the seventh annual Iowa State Union meeting of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen and the Ladies' society in Cedar Rapids September 27 and 28. About 500 to 600 attendees from 33 Iowa lodges are expected with meetings at the Roosevelt hotel and speeches by International President D. B. Robertson and Governor Nelson G. Kraschel. The event honors retiring ladies secretary Mrs. Mary E. DuBois of Boone who received a $5,000 purse at Milwaukee last June.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa State Union
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Ladies’ Society
Iowa
International Organization
Canada
Newfoundland
United States
Nelson G. Kraschel
Roosevelt Hotel
D. B. Robertson
Cleveland
The
Mary E. DuBois
Boone
du Bois
Milwaukee
Hawkeye Lodge No. 27
Queen of the West Lodge
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
H. L. Smith
Ninth Street
C. W. Hawkins
Eleventh Street
Harvest Thrill Defies Witches in Autumn Ode
Jay G. Sigmund reflects on the harvest in a poem praising pumpkin vines on a clean hill and the resilient, bustling flocks of grackles. The speaker affirms a steady watching stance despite ominous broomstick witches and the death of things.
Density Fact: Gold Is Much Heavier Than Water
A scientific note states gold has a density about nineteen times that of water, illustrating metal heaviness and buoyancy in fluids.
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Benny
Thompson
Raider
Rock Island
BY Joe McCormick, JR
China
Pals
Lyons
Farley
U. S
Jim Farley
Post Office
Czechoslovakia
New Deal League of America
San Antonio
Tex
John L. Lewis
Forestry Service
LEICA
Hardendorf
Camera Shop
Third Avenue SE
London
Antipodes
Omer McLaughlin
Oakland Road NE
Harry K. Brandsfield
Oakland Road
Fred. Hoyland
C Avenue
G. L. Kibler
Ninth Avenue SW
Queen of West
Ella Peters
Third Street
George L. Kibier
Ninth Avenue
Pearl Ehlers
G Avenue NW
Emery C. Bailey
Fred Hoyland
C Avenue NE
J. E. Radebaugh
Ellis Boulevard
George W. Martelle
Center Point Road
Co. W. Hawkins
Frank Grothe
Second Avenue
Omer McGlaughlin
Peter Held
Ray Dew
Hinkley Avenue
Chauncey Clark
Manly
Jay G. Sigmund
Medical-Dental Business Bureau
Dr. J.C. Landenberger Optometrist
Roman Houser
First Avenue NW
Cedar Rapids Gas
A. E. Roy
Roy
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