Cedar County Tax Burden Drops for 1931 Figures
Cedar County will collect about 898,696 in levies in 1931, down from 974,778 in 1930, with the average levy easing from 100.7 to 92.5 mills. School districts show mixed changes while six corporations raise levies. The bulk of taxes funds schools, with counties’ overall levies and corporate charges detail the shift amid new uncoveries of monies and credits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Cedar County
G. W. White
Clarence and
Sugar Creek Independent
Bennett Independent
Cedar County Board of Supervisors
E. C. Gillam
Lowden
Clarence
Mechanicsville
Stanwood
West Branch
Durant
Bennett
Community Feed Proves Big Event in High Prairie
About 100 attended a community supper by the Ladies Aid of High Prairie Methodist Church. Rev W H Slack led the program with several speakers and soloists. Farm Bureau women studied a lesson on diet for expectant mothers. Severe storm reduced attendance at Union School program. Funeral services were held for Mrs Alvira Watts at First Presbyterian Muscatine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. L. Foster
J. H. Boiler
Bureau
Farm Bureau
Lake Township
John Minder
Grayce Stevens
Union School
Lucile Boiler
E. E. Eichelberger
M. E. Eichelberger
L. W. Eichelberger
O. E. Eichelberger
Henry Stone
Alvira Watts
First Presbyterian Church
Muscatine
Camel Rides Air Plane to Rome Zoo
A camel reported as the first to fly in an airplane was delivered to Rome's zoo. Waiting in Tunis for a ship, attendants decided to ship it by air. The camel flew four hours over the Mediterranean in a Caponi aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Tunis
Mediterranean Sea
Caponi
Geneva Council Names Street for Woodrow Wilson
The Geneva city council voted to honor former president Woodrow Wilson by naming a street after him. The action follows a council agenda item and reflects the town’s civic naming practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Council of
Geneva
Woodrow Wilson
Court Lenient Releases Mellicker for Thanksgiving Visit
George Mellicker, arrested in Iowa City last Tuesday for contempt of court, is released Wednesday evening to spend Thanksgiving with his family. A court order cites illness of his young daughter and a promise by attorney W J Hayek to produce him on order. Mellicker faced contempt for ignoring a summons to appear for property investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
George Mellicker
Iowa City
W. J. Hayek
Mellicker
Turkey Dinner at H. Smith Home
Wilton residents gathered for a Thanksgiving turkey dinner at the Henry Smith home hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Smith. Oran Tharp acted as toastmaster after a five course meal, followed by songs, buck and wing dancing, dancing, and cards with a large group including Gretchen Smith, Louis Smith, Millard Smith, Inez Smith, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilton
Henry Smith
Oran Tharp
Millard Smith
Louis Smith
Betty
Dean
Gretchen Smith
Small Funeral Held at Kalona
Funeral services for Less Small were held at the Baptist church Thursday afternoon at 2 30 with burial in Sharon Hill cemetery. Those from a distance attending included Mr and Mrs Jesse Turnipseed and son Mrs L L Ayres and son Fay and Cloyd Small of Wellman and Mr and Mrs Theodore Pratt and Mr and Mrs Richard Powers of Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
Less Small
The
Baptist Church
Sharon Hill
Jesse Turnipseed
L. L. Ayres
Fay and
Cloyd Small
Wellman
Theodore Pratt
Richard Powers
Washington
Death Claims Almond T Ball in Wapello
Almond Theodore Ball aged 65 longtime Wapello resident died at his home Saturday at 6 35 pm following four years of ill health. Born September 10 1865 he married Rhoda Drake October 12 1887 and is survived by a daughter Mabel wife of Arthur Stone two brothers Alvah and Wilbur Drake a half brother John and stepmother Mrs Almeda Ball. Funeral Tuesday at 2 pm at the Presbyterian church with Rev C E Burdine officiating and burial in Wapello cemetery. He joined the Baptist church at Louisa Center in October 1876 and farmed south of Wapello until five years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
Almond Theodore Ball
Rhoda C. Drake
Mabel E
Arthur Stone
John
Thomas
D. C. Thomas
C. C. Thomas
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
M. D. Thomas
Jack
Tipton Eastern Star Elects New Officers for Year
Anita Chamberlain was elected worthy matron to succeed Betty Fraseur at the Tipton chapter meeting. Installation will occur in January. Other officers include R. O. Zimmerling as worthy patron, Frances Jenks associate matron, H. R. Ripley associate patron, Edna Chamberlain secretary, Myrtle Blodgett treasurer, Edith Glick conductress, Blanche Lambach associate conductress. A high caste Chinese gentleman is noted for a large calling card.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Order of Eastern Star
Anita Chamberlain
Betty Fraseur
R. O. Zimmerling
Frances Jenks
H. R. Ripley
Edna Chamberlain
Myrtle Blodgett
Edith Glick
Blanche Lambach
Thanksgiving Family Dinners Reported Across Town
High Prairie observes Thanksgiving with numerous dinners. Families and relatives from Muscatine Columbus City Iowa City Wapello and local towns gathered at homes of Harbaugh Knight Hitchcock Stone Minder Foster Goldsberry Eichelberger and others for midday meals. Beulah Minder visits from Wapello for vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Prairie
C. W. Harbaugh
W. C Knight
Ralph Knight
Richard
W. J. Knight
Donald
Fred Kintzle
Fred
Gertrude Knight
Grace Davidson
J. S. Hitchcock
Ed. Will of
Ed. Will of Muscatine Were Guests At the B. H. Hitchcock
H. W. Stone
Mary Cassabaum
Frank Stone
Columbus City
E. E. Eichelberger
Fred Boiler
Betty
Billy
Iowa City
R. B. Wigim
Richard and
Ruthann
J. H. Boiler
C. J. Minder
Robert
Laura Fletcher
Muscatine
Kenneth Wiederrecht
Wapello
John Minder
W. H
Dale
Cecil
Frances
Shirley
C. B. Goldsberry
Edward
M. E. Eicchelberger
Wayne
Doris
Ida Goldsberry
Made Howell
Beulah Minder
Verdict Directs 730 Damages in Estate Case
Judge J. T. Moffit directs a verdict of 730 for the plaintiff Charles Swartzlender special administrator of the estate of Detlef Wehde deceased against Louis Wehde for unpaid rentals in 1929. Petit jurors were dismissed until Monday Dec 15 when the trial of Wain S Kile for the murder of Robert G Sproat Tipton vigilante is set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
J. T. Moffit
Charles Swartzlender
Detlef Wehde
Louis Wehde
Wain S
Kile
Robert G. Sproat
Home Bene fit society to elect officers at meeting
The Home Benefit society will meet with Mrs. Blanche Brimmer on Wednesday for officer elections and no gifts will be exchanged. Local residents and families, including the Bridges, Jarvis, Schafer, Kemp, and Jones households, were noted in Thanksgiving visits and dinners.
Walcott Woman Fatally Injured in Wis. Auto Crash
Miss Volga L. Behrens of Walcott died in Green Bay Wisconsin after her car skidded on icy pavement. She had been visiting uncles Albert and Hubert Schwarzing for five weeks and died following a curve mishap while driving home. She was born in Scott County fifty one years ago and is survived by her mother a brother B W Behrens of Davenport a sister Mrs F H Moorhead of Montpelier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockton
Volga L. Behrens
Walcott
Green Bay
Wis
Albert
Hubert Schwarzing
Scot County
B. W. Behrens
Davenport
F. H. Moorhead
Montpelier
Smith Funeral Held Sunday in West Liberty
Funeral services for John L. Smith were held Sunday at 2 p.m. in West Liberty. The Rev. J. H. Mahaffy led the service with I O O F lodge members assisting. A male quartet sang two selections. Pallbearers from the lodge included six men. Out of town attendees came from Hastings Nebraska Rinbeck Iowa Chicago Illinois Nichols Iowa and Durango Iowa. Burial was at Oak Ridge Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Liberty
John L. Smith
J. H. Mahaffy
First Presbyterian Church
I. O. O. F. Lodge
Roy Tharp
Harry Lewis
Archie Ditmars
N. E. Crees
Isle of Somewhere
Charles Park
Charles Rock
Everett Hesser
Will Johnson
Tom McIntire
Frank Horn
James Dennis
Hastings
Neb
Bert Robinson
Marylis
Rinbeck
Jed Smith
Chicago
E. J. Brown
Nichols
Earl Terrell
Ray Albert
Durango, Ia
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Thanksgiving Guests and Visits Reported in West Liberty
Dr. and Mrs. A. E. Ady hosted relatives in Marengo after visiting Mrs. Ady’s sister Mrs. Thomas Malcolm. Drake student George Sutton spent Thanksgiving with his parents. Ames freshman Bernice Whitacre vacationed with her family. Cedar Rapids visitors joined a Thanksgiving dinner hosted by L. E. Lewis. Will Gibson and Esther Emmons entertained guests including medical student Wilbur Dice and law student Roy Ludwig, with Marian Hughes and Blanche Waltenbaugh from Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Fry
Son
Muscatine
Mary Parish
Bridge
Marguerite Smith
Leona Crow
Mabel Stroup
Bernice Herrick
Alma Syphrit
SeVilla Bucher
Elva Demorest
New Boston
Ill
E. C. Ohlwein
C. A. Black
Oliver Gunroclus
Chicago
Rex Miller
Macomb
Henry Mauscher
Kahoka
O. C. Anderson
Henry
Ed Miller
William and
Allen Murray
Viola Wilvim
Pontiac
Billy Stroup
Mediapolis
Gilman Wright
R. E. Odle
Ainsworth
Mrs
Charlie Hartsock
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H. Smith
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Almond T. Ball
Louisa County
Comedy Kings
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Grandview News
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Westerbeck
Joe Colyer
J. R. Schafer
Milton Paullins
Ryan
Glenn Buster
Toolsboro
Rex Kemp
Frank Schafer
Inez Cross
Howard Snyder
Harry Stineman
Lila Kemp
Morning Sun
Ruth Kemp
Argyle
Marian Wibdber
Bloomfield
Bernice Krahl
West Liberty School
Lydia Rowe
Osee Hingst
Roy Jones
Henry Swails
James Jones
Walter Jones
Burk
Rodney
Neva Jones
Frank Podrel
Gladwin
Mabel Jarvis
Independence
Carl Stocke
Charles Stockes
Smith
Odd Fellows
Uptown Golf
Christmas Club
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Payne
Mesmeare
Hershey State Bank
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