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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1940

Page

11

Marion Gorn Festival draws largest crowd in town history

A record crowd packed Marion streets for the first annual corn festival on Thursday. The event featured free shows on Seventh avenue and Twelfth street and a busy midway with rides and attractions headlined by Joe Teska's Working Village built over 15 years. Farm Bureau day follows with speeches, music, and a 4-H Irish folk dance. updates include local residents visiting and a patient’s recovery at St Luke's hospital.

Seventh Avenue Twelfth Street Art B. Thomas Joe Teska Teska Farm Bureau Allen Kline Town Farm Bureau Federation Farm Bureau Quartet John Clark Ely Russell Hughes Melvin McBride Marion Claire Bonth Cedar Rapids Farm Bureau Women’s Chorus Helen Kacena Stark Clinton Climbers 4-H Club

Tuberculosis Survey Plans In Linn County Move Ahead

The Linn County Christmas Seal group and Medical Society tuberculin committee led by Dr H L Van Winkle outline an immediate county survey and school testing using a needle free patch test. A visual education week will feature an Iowa Tuberculosis association lecture and film titled Let My People Live.

Linn County Cedar Rapids H. L. van Winkle Linn County Medical Society Roosevelt Hotel Lucile Christie Marion van Winkle E. E. Parsons Linn Iowa Tuberculosis Association Parsons Lulu B. Secrist W. G Koppenhaver E. M. Adams Central City

Mrs Kee 72 Dies at Home in Alburnett After Long Telelphone Career

Mrs. William Kee aged 72 died Thursday night at 11 50 at her Alburnett home. Born December 7 1867 near Marion she was the daughter of Edmund David and Eliza Riley Powers. She wed William Linzy Kee in 1891 at Central City and later managed the Alburnett Telephone Co for 21 years retiring last April. She was a Methodist. Survived by husband and son William Elbert Kee of Cedar Rapids among others.

William Kee Alburnett Marion Edmund David Eliza Riley Powers William Linzy Kee Central City Alburnett Telephone Company Methodist Church William Elbert Kee Cedar Rap

Marion social notes mix festivals and ads

A crowded page records visitors and events in Marion Iowa with mentions of guests at Corn Festival gatherings including Mr and Mrs Rinard Pasadena and Mr and Mrs Louden Cherokee. Local ad items list groceries plants flowers and washer deals plus a parade of names from Washington DC to Elgin Illinois.

Roy Patterson Pasadena, Calif Marion Charles Louden W. H. Cruikshank

Weekend Visit In Town Brings Family Ties Together

Miss Betty Garner sister of Mrs Cruikshank and Mrs Hannah Wilson of Chicago and Mrs C R Fry of Centerville arrive for a weekend visit. W H Cruikshank now stationed at Soldier Ila spends the weekend with his family here.

Betty Garner Cruikshank Hannah Wilson Chicago C. R Fry Centerville W H Cruikshank Soldier, Ila

War Department Recommends Air Raid Protections

The War Department proposed methods to shield industrial plants and workers from air raids, outlining safer procedures and precautions to mitigate potential attacks.

Washington War Department

Auditor Asks Draft Board Members to Return Cards

County Auditor Robert Marey on October 16 requested officials named to serve on Tama County draft registration boards in 48 precincts to return their cards immediately. The message stressed that the organization setup must be completed at once so registrars can be instructed.

Robert Marvery Tama County Vesely Pas

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Marion News Marion Gorn Z. W. Bain Ottumwa John H. Pazour Freda Mary Smith St. Luke’s Hospital Harry Irwin Kee Mary Augusta DeWoody Coggon Ruth Murl Kee Ina Marie Myers Ella Mae Mack Edith Viola Jones Estella Fern Trott Des Moines James Francis Kee Mason City Lucy Stoddard Klineck Mount Vernon William E Powers Alburnett Methodist Church Re. J. B Clyde Blodgett Cemetery Yocom Chapel Howe Conoco Marvin Edison St. Louis Mary Shook Marshalltown Home Project Tea South Marion Township Farm Bureau Home Project Byron Ambdenstock H C Chase Lucile Gove Carl Cherry Cochairman Elmer Barnhart Henry Gordes Dewey Lint California A. A. Hardin Sorosis Club Dickey Pillsbury’s Wilson Rival Dog Food Kelloge Pep William Ann Company West End F Ave Dial First St. NW Verto Reichert Mission Inn Bernheimer Oriental Gardens Pacific Palisades Santa Monica Knott Berry Place Long Beach Grand Canyon Harriet Gibson Edith Esgate Roy Rogers Windy Hayes L. C Rinard of Elmer Fredericks Wings Avalon Sensation Twenty Grand Domino Marvels Owen William Bell Springville Park Steak Marion Sausage Company 20Th Street The Presbyterian Church C. V. R. DeJong Miles Sutera Burton Emmons Raymond Bebee Syls Grocery L. E Fuller Patricia Jacques CB. Springer Elgin George Busby E . Esgate Minnie Lathrop J. T. Gallivan J. W Bowman Helen Esgate Washington, D. C Amana Mrs. Busby D A V Jack Bevauns Camp Fire Girls Frances Wahl Edith and Washington, DC M J Courtney Earl Miller Grundy Center Thomas Evans Helen Burt Cherokee Byron Barnes Barnes Mary Fernow Up Western Auto Associate Joe Lake George Clarence W. H Cruikshank WM EL Att Tos.&co.g 3Rd Ave 5Th Ave Sixteenth Avenue Rinso Ave H. K Kalell 2Nd Ave Blatz Beer Folger's Coffee Kellogg's Fort Howard Tissue Pillsbury Third Avenue Sunkist Oranges Jonathon ANRA Libby Pillsbury's Best Velveeta Ane J. Janko Prep Payne A&p Food
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