Chicago Drops Football Ends Classic era at University
Chicago announces the end of intercollegiate football. Coach Clark Shaughnessy will lose his post after Amos Alonzo Stagg, who built Chicago football, exits after forty one years. University president Robert Hutchins says students gain no special benefit from intercollegiate football.
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University of Chicago
Clark Shaughnessy
Maroon
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Chicago
Shaughnessy
Robert Hutchins
Mrs Richard Peters Dies at 84 in Columbus Junction
Mrs Richard Peters aged 84 died at her Second street home Sunday afternoon after a long illness following a broken hip. Born Gwen Davis in Llane geron Wales in August 1855 she married Richard Peters in 1877 and came to America in 1888. Survivors include five daughters three sons 22 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the Salem Welsh Presbyterian Church with burial in Cambrian cemetery.
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Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Richard Peters
Second Street
Gwen Davis
Llanegeron
Wales
America
Peters
Emrys E. Jones
Chicago
John Arthur
Evan Arthur
John Davis
Lewis
Richard J. Peters
Daniel
Maxwell
Salem Welsh Presbyterian Church
David C. Davies
Cambrian Cemetery
David C Davies
Memorial Music Students Honor Margaret Gault at Creston High
Music students presented a memorial at Creston High School in memory of Margaret Gault who died in June. The panel features a copy of the Santa Maria del Fiore museum sculpture and a carved horn with a cheered performance by a local group.
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Margaret Gault
Mery Marrers
Crawfordsviere
Dee
Creston Hich School
Trier
Museum of Santa Maria del Flore
Florenc
Passenger Cars Show Large Rise in 1939 Sales
New York, December 22, 1939. Retail sales of passenger cars in the first 11 months totaled 2,449,423, up 43 percent from 1938. November sales reached 257,336, 9 percent higher than October. Commercial vehicle sales rose 36 percent to 478,625 in 11 months, with November at 45,579, 11 percent above October. Total motor vehicle sales 2,928,048, up 42 percent from a year earlier.
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New York
Sonja Henie Stars in Everything Happens at Night at State Theatre
Sonja Henie weaves drama with romance in Everything Happens at Night with co stars Ray Milland Robert Cummings and a cast including Maurice Moscovich Leo Penn Kinskey Alan Dinehart Rita Feld. The film opens at State Theatre and features a fashion of danger and glamour on screen.
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Sonja Henie
Champion
20Th Century-Fox
Acti
Sonja
Ray Milland
Robert Cummings
State Theatre
Maurice Moscovich
Leonid Kinskey
Alan Dinehart
Rita Feld
Paramount
William Henry
Judith Barrett
William Collier
Anthony Quinn
Richard Denning
Hollywood
Fox Theatre
Former Students Remember Miss Gault Amid Community Loss
Former students and friends recall Miss Gault a Creston native who died in 1986 a great blow to the community. Lillian Tielmes a Murence substitute teaches is home for Christmas holidays. Marian Williere Cedar Falls State Teachers College and Manda Davis Coe College Cedar Rapids visit home. Robert Hughes Wymore Nebraska visits his daughter Mrs Everette Davis.
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Miss Gault
Creston
Lillian Tielmes
Murence
Geome
Christmias Hollidays
Marian Williere
State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Manda Davis
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Robert Hughes
Wymore
Nebr
Everette Davis
Missionary Groups Meet at Homes in Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville reports show three missionary groups meeting in homes. The Methodist Women's Missionary Society gathered with Mrs Daisy Huber as hostess and heard devotions by Pearl McNeill and readings by Rose Moorhead and Grace Fletcher. The United Presbyterian group met at Mrs Frank Maxwell to discuss Through Tragedy to Triumph with several participants and a short prayer cycle. The Presbyterian ladies met at Mrs A R Orris for a Pioneer Mission topic with poems and prayers and postponed officer elections until January. Silent Night closed the gathering.
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Crawfordsville
Women’s Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Daisy Huber
Wilburt Rose
Pearl McNeill
Jack Howard
Rose Moorhead
Grace Fletcher
Mary Jones
Voss
California
Ohne
Elon Christner
William Henss
PP Society
United Presbyterian Missionary Society
Frank Maxwell
Bertha Gault
J. C. Mitchell
E. L. Clark
Frank Gault
Mary Manners
N. EK
Presbyterian Society
Presbyterian
A. RB
Orris
Olive Moore
Mae
Iran
Syria
H. S. Davis
Second Mile
Fishburn
Myrtle McCleary
Mint
Africa
Dobby
Benediction
City Council Proceedings 1938 Minutes and Bills
City Council met in regular session with Mayor R L Lytle presiding. Bills were read and approved after Finance Committee review. Resigned City Assessor C K E Lemley. A K Palmer elected. Wages on hourly basis set for first and third Mondays. American Legion floor project approved. Meeting adjourned to December 8 1939 at 7 30 PM.
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City Council
Council Chamber
City Hall
R. L. Lytle
R. F. McFarlane
W. B. Dupuis
Clarence Jacobs
F. EK. Reid
L. H. Orr
O. F. Boller
Henry B. Bailey
Finance Committee
A. L. Griffith
A. KE. Palmer
F. E. Reid
Theft Reported at Columbus High School Building
The Columbus high school building suffered a burglary Friday night with the theft of two electric hot plates from the domestic science room. Ray Greene the janitor found the break Saturday morning around 8. Louisa county sheriff George Oaks and deputy Frank Hook investigated. no arrests made. Doors were forced and desks ransacked.
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Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
R. L. Hibbs
Columbus High School
Ray Greene
Louisa County
George Oaks
Frank Hook
Farm To Market
Burch Construction Company
Cedar Rapids
Christensen Brothers
Harco Construction Company
Harry Fornare
St. Paul
Minn
M. W. Klotz
Edward Gabriel
Kansas City
E. L. Gabriel
Carl Johnston
Garner
J. C. Richie
Joe Hanson
Lincoln
Neb
Lucile Patton
Chicago
East Sunset News Notes Holiday Events
Drusilla Graber returns to school work after an operation. Mr and Mrs Boyd Twinam celebrate their forty fifth wedding anniversary with family. Montgomery Ainsworth and Valesia Montgomery visit from Chicago for a Columbus City grade program. Several Howell and Hering family members attend events and share meals at various homes.
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Clarence Hering
East Sunset
Drusilla Graber
Boyd Twinam
Oscar Hughes
Mildred
Washington
Latimer Davis
Henry
Mary
Martha
P. J. Graber
Noah Widmer
Joe Schlatter
Max
Betty
Visitors Relate Social Calls Across New London Area
J guests visited the Lyman Johnson home in New London. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jones called on Mrs. J. A. Hawthorne in Washington and then moved to the Dick Blanchard home for the day. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Howell and Willard joined the Lloyd Prior family on a Burlington trip and visited Maurice Prior. Mrs. Joe Schlatter attended a South Hill neighborhood club meeting Wednesday.
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Lyman Johnson
New London
Harry Jones
J. A. Hawthorne
Washington
Dick Blanchard
Ralph Howell
Willard
Lloyd Prior
Burlington
Maurice Prior
Joe Schlatter
South Hill
Fleet Officers of Junction WRC elected Friday
Officers of the Women's Relief Corps in Junction were elected in Mrs Ethel Gabriel's home. New officers include May Lewis president and Ethel Gabriel senior vice president. Appointive posts to be announced. installation planned for the fourth Friday in January. Also notes Columbus High School class of 1938 reunion with oyster supper at 6:30 and a committee of Betty Boullon, Lloyd Cecil, and Robert Multon.
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Columbus Junction
Women’s Relief Corps
Ethel Gabriel
May Lewis
Edna Snyder
Opal Colton
Hazel Billings
Ella May
Phoebe Morgan
Nora Chord
Columbus High School
Betty Boulton Lloyd Cecil
Robert Multon
Puerto Rico Builds New Hotels to Accommodate Tourists
Puerto Rico advances plans to construct several large hotels to expand tourist capacity. The project aims to boost visitation and support local economy by increasing lodging options and improving hospitality infrastructure.
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Puerto Rico
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Eveready Pub. ‘& Hig. Co
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P. L. Jordan
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Pioneer Drug Store
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Washington Oil Co
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John Custer
Hf. S. Meek
Harry Springman
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G. “Ersten
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Eren Garrett
Ren Waters
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Fred Reid
Petty
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Fran Garrett
Run Waters
Washington DF Co
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Dragerie Fund
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Delbert McDole
Roy Stewart
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Klotz
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Junction
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