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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Robert Marvery
Tama County
Vesely
Pas
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Ina Marie Myers
Ella Mae Mack
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Des Moines
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Mount Vernon
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Howe
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St. Louis
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Marshalltown
Home Project Tea
South Marion Township
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Byron Ambdenstock
H C Chase
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Carl Cherry
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Dewey Lint
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Raymond Bebee
Syls Grocery
L. E Fuller
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Elgin
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J. W Bowman
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Washington, D. C
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D A V
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Grundy Center
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Cherokee
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