Local Notes From The Elms And Area Scenes In Town
Rev W L Clapp helps at The Elms lawn washing windows and preparing the garden. Mrs BE Bowman and A T Stewart travel to Washington DC after attending sister Oleeta Stewart’s funeral. Valley Ladies Food Sale set for Saturday April 8 at Washington Cleaners. Antone Hotle of Elmhurst IL visiting family and teaching at Hawthorne Junior High. Mr and Mrs Howard Crozier visit Moline with Virgil Irwin family. Martha Cherryholmes recovering well from a five week old fall injury. Dorothy Libe spending spring vacation with parents. G KE Frey to be at Cy Bush Residence April 8 for masseur work. Mrs Ed Hanson to return from Watseka Illinois tomorrow.
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Iowa Avenue
W. L. Clapp
Elms
BE. G. Bowman
A. T. Stewart
Washington, D. C
Oleeta Stewart
Valley Ladies Food _ Sale
Washington Cleaners
Antone Hotle
Elmhurst
Ill
Ed Hotle
Hotle
Washington Junior College
Hawthorne Junior High
Howard Crozier
Moline
Tmi
Virgil Irwin
Martha Cherryholmes
Ed Hanson
Watseka
Wiley brothers travel after sister's death in Mansfield
Charles and Arthur Wiley leave for Mansfield Ohio after the death of their sister Mrs W T Mabee. Robert Wiley and Mrs Wiley depart Monday night. Funeral planned for tomorrow afternoon. Mrs A Anderson recovering from a ten day illness.
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Charles
Arthur Wiley
Mansfield
Ohio
W. T. Mabee
Robert Wiley
Paul Snakenberg
McBride
Swift
Sigourney
Reister Bros
J. R. Hanstrom
Cedar Rapids
Earl Crossett
C. C. Gardner
Wellman
Mercy Hospital
Town City
Hospital Update on William Waldschmidt Tonsillectomy
William Waldschmidt of Riverside underwent a tonsillectomy this morning at the hospital. The procedure was routine with no immediate complications reported.
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William Waldschmidt
Riverside
Latchem Family Visits and Local Property Transfer
Mrs. Kate Latchem of Iowa City and daughter Mrs. Chris Monday heis calling on friends. Gronstal of Estherville visited Iowa City. Mrs Gronstal formerly Dorothy Latchem. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Teets bought the home at 813 South Fourth Avenue from H. O. Carpenter of Muscatine and plan to move by May first. D. F. Mauon, Auctioneer. Mrs Ernest Salladay hosted a bridge gathering with two tables. high went to Mrs. William Sitter and low to Mrs. Lester Longe with Easter refreshments. Suzanne Johnson returned from California via Boulder after wintering in Long Beach with cousin Blanche Smith.
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Kate Latchem
Iowa City
Chris Monday Heis
Gronstal
Estherville
Dorothy Latchem
Roy Teets
South Fourth Avenue
Lyle Snyder
H. O. Carpenter
Muscatine
Teets
D. F. Mauon
Ernest Salladay
William Sitter
Lester Longe
Suzanne Johnson
California
Long Beach
Blanche Smith
Iowa Farmers Sign Up For 1939 AAA Program
Des Moines D Klein state AAA chairman says 160,976 Iowa farmers intend to participate in the 1939 AAA program. Of 181,371 contacted so far 29,395 oppose it and about 50,000 are yet to be heard from.
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DES Moines Co
D. Klein
AAA
Iowa
Presbyterian Cantata Friday at First Church
The Presbyterian church choir directed by Mrs. Henry Shields presents The Seven Last Words of Christ by DuBois this Friday at 8 p m in the church. Soloists include Kathleen Coffey Morrison soprano Harold Reeves baritone tenor Stephen Eggleston tenor and John Lloyd Hughes baritone. Morrison and Hughes are noted Washington names with Reeves previously heard here. Eggleston studied in Hollywood with Frank Carroll Giffen who offered twelve free lessons for this cantata after being impressed by his voice.
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Presbyterian Church Choir
Henry Shields
Christ
DuBois
Kathleen Coffey Morrison
Harold Reeves
Cedar Rapids
Stephen Eggleston
Monrovia
Calif
John Lloyd Hughes
Washington
Morrison
Mr. Eggleston
Hollywood
Frank Carroll Giffen
Communion Service at Christian Church Plans Pageant
In keeping with Passion Week the Christian church schedules a special Thursday evening service. A pageant titled The Answer of the Cross will precede the Communion. Several young people take part and the choir performs musical numbers. The public is invited to attend.
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Christian Church
Candle light communion service at Methodist Church
The Methodist church invites members and friends to a candle light communion service Thursday at 7 30 p.m. The service will feature music and meditation by Pastor Dr Arthur Atack who urges all to attend in observance of the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper.
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The
Methodist Church
Arthur Atack
Easter Mass Program at St James Church
The church presents an 7 o'clock Easter Sunday mass at St James with Vidi Aquam Dressler Kyrie Gloria Credo Sanctus Agnus Dei from the infant Jesus mass by Marsh Offertory Regina Coeli Communio O Filii et Filiae traditional recessional Christ Has Risen Benediction follows A 9 o'clock low mass will also be held.
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St. James Church
Dressler
Jesus
W. J. Marsh
Regina Coeli
Christ
Easter Communion Service at Baptist Church
A candle-light Easter communion will be held Thursday at 7 30 pm at the Baptist Church. Eighteen new members will be welcomed, bringing total new members under Rev I Fredmundy to 73 in 10 1/2 years, 41 by baptism. Easter Sunday will start with Bible school followed by worship and a chorus cantata The Resurrection and The Life.
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The
Baptist Church
I. Fredmundy
Bible School
Make First Step for Farm to Market Roads
DES MOINES the house backed the conference committee report on the farm to market road bill. It guarantees a 2,500,000 allocation from the primary road fund to a new system of farm to market roads by May 15, 1940 with an estimated 1,500,000 yearly thereafter. The senate must accept and the governor must sign for passage.
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Des Moines
House
Conference Committee
Senate
Mistletoe In Portugal Bears Bright Red Berries
Scientists report an unusual year as mistletoe in Portugal displays vivid red berries instead of the traditional white. researchers note color variation without noting any widespread health or ecological impact.
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Portugal
Fear Major Bills to Fall by Wayside in Legislative Jam
A fragmented review outlines several proposed measures including syphilis testing for couples seeking marriage licenses, suspending auto licenses for delinquent taxpayers, a 10 percent liquor sales tax in state stores, and eliminating Class beer permits. It notes the chain store tax faces House scrutiny and lists other Senate ideas moving through committees.
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Senate
House
Permanent Claims
Senate advances highway funding in joint resolution
A senate joint resolution directs all motor vehicle registration fees plus licenses and fuel excise taxes to public highway construction maintenance and supervision, currently under consideration in the ways and means committee.
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Senate
Troop 388 Boy Scouts Plan Thursday Hike Weather Permitting
Troop 388 Boy Scouts will hike Thursday morning starting at 7 30 AM all members should meet at Scoutmaster Burdette Wester marks house in case of bad weather the trek will be postponed to a later date
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Burdette Westermark
Language of Lithuanians seems closest to Sanskrit among living tongues
A reading suggests the Lithuanian language may be most closely related to ancient Sanskrit of any current tongue. The claim highlights linguistic links in historical language families and phylogenetic proximity to Indo European roots.
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