Baby Boy Bert LeRoy Stewart Born At Home
Mr and Mrs E A Stewart of 319 North Second avenue welcomed a baby boy this morning weighing 9.4 pounds named Bert LeRoy He has three sisters and mother Laura Graham before marriage. Mrs L S Patterson visited Springfield IL eight weeks and returned home with Chester Patterson. L S Patterson also returned from Ft Dodge to visit daughter Mrs Gien Laffer. University of Iowa students enjoyed midsemester time with several staying home including Alice McDaniel Ruth Cunningham Lucille Knox Margar ita Williams Donald Benz Fred Moore LeRoy Pratt and Dunham Morrison.
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E. A. Stewart
North Second Avenue
Obert LeRoy
Laura Graham
Klein’s
L. S. Patterson
Springfield
Chester
Ft. Dodge
Gien Laffer
Billy Cox
University of Iowa
Alice McDaniel
Ruth Cunningham
Lucille Knox
Margarita Williams
Donald Benz
Fred Moore
LeRoy Pratt
Dunham Morrison
Local visitors and shoppers report scattered town activity
William Hesseltine and William Kyle were in Iowa City yesterday. Cecil Nelson of Packwood shopped here this morning. Klein's promotes a statewide Pancake Day sale. Charles Barclay was home from the University of Iowa for the weekend. Cecil Murrow and his mother visited from Des Moines. Mr. and Mrs. Blake Spencer of Crawfordsville were here on Saturday. Mrs. Claude McCoy of Wyman shopped here Saturday. I. M. Lindenmeyer of West Chester was here on business today. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Sherman welcomed a baby named Gordon La Verne born at 12:30 Saturday afternoon weighing 4 pounds 14 ounces.
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William Hesseltine
William Kyle
Iowa City
Cecil Nelson
Packwood
Klein
s.Charles Barclay
University of Iowa
Cecil Murrow
Des Moines
Ray Hutt
Hutt
Blake Spencer
Crawfordsville
Claude McCoy
Wyman
Gordon Sherman
Gordon la Verne
Roosevelt to names three cabinet posts in early lineup
President-Elect Roosevelt moved to form his cabinet by confirming three posts. Senator Glass of Virginia would be secretary of the treasury, Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Montana would be attorney general, and James A. Farley of New York would be postmaster general. Roosevelt marked his 51st birthday with gifts including a 13 pound angel food cake from Mrs Roe Selter of Cedar Rapids.
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Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Glass
Virginia
Legislative hearings set by Iowa committees in Des Moines
Four public hearings on controversial bills were announced. One would require real estate assessments every four years and another would set up a county tax budget commission with power to cut levies. Hearings include salary reduction and school board control bills on January 31.
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Des Moines
County Board of Supervisors
Boards of Education and Control
Two Basketball Games Draw Big Crowd Tonight
Coe fresh topped Washington juniors 25 to 18 as Schulty led with eight points. The game featured tight defense and steady substitutes, with the Cards pulling ahead in the second half after a 9 to 1 first quarter. Ripon lost 33 to 18 to Coe in the nightcap. Ripon’s loss echoed a strong Coe showing in the feature game. Local talk also noted upcoming improvements as Curtis Wells Coulter return and Kiesey and Raymond regain eligibility boosting prospects. The Winneshiek county board planned a $500 work program paid in scrip redeemable at local merchants with a three-cent stamp per dollar.
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Coe
Cardinals
Washington
Schulty
Curtis
Walt Wells
Harvey Coulter
Dale Kiesey
Max Raymond
Ripon
Decorah
Iowa
Winnieshirk
Memorial services set for Seerly at Iowa State Teachers
Seerly memorial services planned for February 12 in Cedar Falls Iowa by Iowa State Teachers college students. Speakers include Dr Am Latham G W Walters Dr Eva May Luse and Rev Floyd D Reeves. Music by glee clubs. faculty planners include Ira Condit A C Fuller Allison Aitchison. Public seating on main floor.
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Seerly
Ira
Condit
A. C. Fuller
Allison Aitchison
Natural Science Department
Impeachment Effort and Major Iowa Assembly Debates
Des Moines January 30 The 45th Iowa General Assembly begins its fourth week facing seven key issues including killing the county tax system and creating a state tax commission, mortgage foreclosure relief, government reorganization plans, banking supervision, contests for two Senate seats, and a five day marriage law repeal. The Senate approved a study of government restructuring and expected to push the measure in the House amid partisan tensions.
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Des Moines
U.P
45Th General Assembly
W. D. Bates
House
M. X. Geske
Clyde 1 Herring
N. G Krascher
Herring
Senate
Dries
Declam Contest Results Postponed For Brighton Township
Results of several township declamatory contests are announced. Brighton will postpone until tomorrow night at Brighton High School due to bad roads. Oregon and Jackson and Cedar townships held contests Friday with various winners in humorous, dramatic, and oratorical categories.
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Brighton
Brighton High School
Franklin Township
Oregon Township
Haskins School
Doris
Lillian Endicott
George Jones
Ruth Hartsock
Geneva Bean
Mary Bean
Billy McGinnis
Harold Wehr
Buddy
Jean Mathers
Shep
Doris Leffler
Fern Reinier
Joan Martin
Clifford Taylor
Napoleon
Jackson Township
Living Lake School
Omar Meeks
Daryl Crawford
Keith Lord
Marvin Lambert
South Prairie School
Mary Ellen Duensing
Lincoln School
Mary Ann
Raymond Whisler
Living Lake
Edward Miller
Pleasant Plain
Arthur
Rugby
Patricia Smith
Little Sister
Mildred Meyer
South Prairie
Bill Smith
Lloyd Miller
Donald Marck
America
Ruth Smith
Lawrence Whisler
Alice Rothlisberger
Richard Birney
Cedar Township
Union School
H. E. Ross
Virgil Rogers
Plan
Florence Thomas
Washington
Capitola Flynn
Lexington
Allene Huber
Clarya Huber
Center
Helen Jean Fishop
Helen Patterson
Summit
Darrel Swift
Bethel
Grace Darling
Evelyn Byers
Mrs. Pester
Naomi Kyle
Aunt
The
Auto
Edith Patterson
Maxine Jarrard
Prairie Flower
Ann
Lawyer Man at Fox Promises Strong Cast and Thrills
William Powell stars as a brilliant East Side lawyer in a Warner Bros. production at the Fox theater. Joan Blondell plays his witty secretary with Helen Vinson and a notable ensemble supporting the film’s dramatic court trials, romance, and metropolitan intrigue.
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William Powell
Fox Theater
Warner Bros
Joan Blondell
Helen Vinson
Alan Dinehart
Allen Jenkins
David Landau
Claire Dodd
Sheila Terry
Ann Brody
Rockcliffe
Powell
East Side
Hemingway film nears end of run at State theater
The film A Farewell to Arms starring Gary Cooper and Helen Hayes closes its local run at the State theater Tuesday. It follows Frederic Henry, an American lieutenant in the Italian ambulance corps, and his romance with English nurse Catherine Markley amid war. Adolphe Menjou co stars in the cast.
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Helen Hayes
Gary Cooper
Adolphe Menjou
State Theater
Ernest Hemingway
Frank Borzage
Benjamin Glazer
Frederic Henry
Villa Rossa's
Catherine Markley
Teeth Decay Prevalence in Boston Children Reported
Dr Frederick R Blumenthal chief of Forsyth orthodontic clinic reports ninety five percent of Boston elementary school children have decayed teeth and five percent have irregular teeth.
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Boston
Frederick R. Blumenthal
Forsyth Infirmary
Bind Young Over on Liquor Charge
Don Young was bound over to the grand jury at the March term of court on a liquor nuisance charge. Bonds were set at 1000 dollars. Officers raided his rooms on North Marion avenue Saturday night and found three gallons and a half pint of alcohol.
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Don Young
Grand Jury
Justice of the Peace
J. E. Bovee
North Marion Avenue
Local residents attend events and seek medical care
The report lists Crawfordsville residents at a busi ness Saturday gathering and names several attendees. Joseph Jones of Crawfordsville was returned to Washington County Hospital for additional medical attention after a prior stay. Burlington visitors at a Sunday high school basketball game include Mayor Tom Smith and officials, while Mr. and Mrs. Keith Molesworth arrived Friday from Minneapolis for a stay before traveling south.
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Burlington
Tom Smith
Frank la Point
Sterling Lord
Keith Molesworth
Minneapolis
Visit Stories From Xenia and Nearby Family News
Mrs Elliott and children from Chicago visit Mr and Mrs D D Stephens in Xenia. The Give and Take club meets at Roger Colthurst’s home amid poor road conditions. Eugene Stephens speaks at the Older Boys and Girls conference in Washington. Jean White assists with housework at D D Stephens home. Pauline Clegg returns to Cornell College duties after vacation with her parents.
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Xenia
Jont Elliot
John Jr
Patty
Chicago
D. D. Stephens
Roger Colthurst
Arthur Krause
Robert
Dick Stephens
Eugene Stephens
Washington
Jean White
Oral Norman
Wayne
Pauline Clegg
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Jobo Clegy
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