Birthday Celebrations Highlight Edna Westen's Eighteenth
A birthday party at the Martin Westen home honors Edna Westen on her eighteenth with games music and a cake bearing eighteen candles. Guests from Hartsburg include Walter Rademaker and Albert Oltmann.
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Edna Westen
Martin Westen
Willis Wittmer
Albert Oltmann
Edith Jarrard
Marie Ziegiowsky
Augusta Koehler
Hartsburg
Illinois
Walter Rademaker
Albert Olitmann
Barber pays election bet by rolling peanut on sidewalk
Des Moines report says J. Strong, a barber, paid an election bet by rolling a peanut along the sidewalk on his nose and hands and knees for 25 minutes, drawing attention to the wager.
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Des Moines
J. Strong
Vicks Plan Promises Cold Control with Drops and Rub
Advertising copy touts a Vicks nose and throat drops plus VapoRub under a Vick Plan for better control of colds. It promises a refund if results are not satisfactory, urging customers to use as directed.
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Vicks
Vick
Club Meeting Notices Roundup From Local Societies
A local notices page lists the H W Bridge Club gathering with Mrs Bobce Kurtz, the Business and Professional Women's Club meeting at the Y on March 30, and invitations to members to notify Mary Briley. Garden Club hosts Mrs Speidel with leaders A L Griffith and J G Maxwell. C G T Bridge Club, Independent Club, Washington Chapter No 98 initiation, Odd Fellows and Rebekahs dance night, and Rural Womars Club all scheduled with times and hosts.
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C. L. Club
Jim Clegg
Clarence Booth
Booth
Wayne Norman
Business and Professional Women's Club
Mary Briley
The
Garden Club
N. M. Speidel
A. L. Griffith
J. G. Maxwell
Edna Bridges
Edith Miller
Odd Fellows Hall
Odd Fellows
Rebekahs
Womars Club
T. W. Hunter
Regular meeting Wyeat on Saturday
A regular meeting is set for Saturday afternoon at 2 30. The notice emphasizes a daytime gathering likely for local business or community matters and invites affected residents to attend.
Attack at Home In OTO Leaves Couple Injured
W H Gross and his wife were attacked while sleeping by bandits who shot Gross and severely beat the woman. The robbers took six dollars and tied the couple with rope. Mrs Gross freed herself after two hours and the bandits fled. police notified.
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Oto
INS
W. H. Gross
Gross
Hangar Fire Ravages Cedar Rapids Airport
Fire at the Cedar Rapids airport hangar destroyed five planes and one truck. Damage is estimated at $25,000. The blaze occurred yesterday afternoon.
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Cedar Rapids
Genesis Creation Lesson Card for April
A religious summary discusses Genesis 1 creation references, God as the eternal creator, and the origins of the universe and man. It emphasizes God’s primacy in all beginnings and outlines the six days of creation, the Genesis 2 gap, and the threefold nature of humanity: spirit, soul, and body.
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God
God the Creator
Maker
Doctor Murphy
Sub-District Music Contests Kick Off Across Iowa
Iowa high school musicians begin the University of Iowa state music fest sub district contests, with 45 events advancing champions to district rounds. Southeast district sites Sigourney West Branch and New London push to April 8 9 due to a teachers convention in Ottumwa.
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Iowa City
Iowa
University of Iowa
Sigourney
West Branch
New London
Charles City
Monticello
Oelwein
Vinton
Britt, Rolfe
Eldora
Estherville
Eagle Grove
Story City
Brooklyn
Des Moines
Leon
Redfield
Hawarden
Ida Grove
Milford
Sioux City
Audubon
Creston
Logan
Tabor
Ottumwa
Prairie Flower notes and district court probate notice
Prairie Flower reports Easter events in Prairie Flower R 6 Martha Thrasher correspondence. Mrs Roy Finke and sons and daughters visit Muscatine relatives. Reverend L H Anderson delivers Easter message and choir performs. District Court in Washington County sets hearing for the last will of Etta Rush dated 1931 with probate scheduled April 5 1982. Edna Purvis Clerk.
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Prairie Flower
Roy M. Finke
Everette
William and
Ellis
Clara
Lucie
Alice Marie
Ray Tracy
Muscatine
Ll. W. Turnipseed
Washington
Gertrude Noecker
Turnipseed
Washington Co
L. H. Anderson
Redeemer
E. L. Smith
Mission Circle
W. Anna Reeves
Helen Anderson
Roy Finke
Martha Thrasher
Everette Denison
J. F. Rittenhouse
Harry Rittenhouse
Kalona
Gerald Teets
John Sammon
Rome
Iowa
Towa
Washington County
Etta Rush
Court House
District Court
Edne C. Purvis
Woman Elected Mayor in Randolph
Randolph voters select Mrs. Ethel Dodd to serve a second term as mayor after previously holding the office. The note marks a return to leadership by a woman in the town government.
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Randolph
Ethel Dodd
Mayor and Acting Leader Regains City Head Post
The mayor, who has served as acting mayor for the past several months, won the latest elections and returned to the head of the city government. The outcome confirms continuity in municipal leadership and sets the stage for ongoing policy direction.
Prosperity's Law and the Gospel of Finance at Baptist Conference
Doctor A T Robinson delivered a clear message at the Baptist church conference arguing faithful tithe paying brings blessings and protection. He cited Job and modern examples to show God rebukes the devourer and that ten percent gives real return and aids evangelism. The final session explores The Law and Its Critics with question opportunities for attendees.
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A. T. Robinson
Baptist Church
Robinson
Job
Dr. Robinson
Doctor Robinson
Cold Over State Again
Spring vanished from Iowa today with two days of chill temperatures and gusty rain and snow. The weather bureau predicted warming tomorrow afternoon. Snow fell at Council Bluffs and rain was reported in Davenport Dubuque and Keokuk.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Council Bluffs
Davenport
Dubuque
Keokuk
El Brendel in Disorderly Conduct at State Theater
El Brendel brings laughs in Disorderly Conduct alongside Sally Kern Spencer Tracy Ralph Murphy feature at the State Theater Thursday. Dickie Moore Ralph Morgan Allan Dinehart and Cornelius Keefe star in the cast with Kapitan and Montana Wranglers on the stage attractions.
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el Brendel
Neptune
Studio
Brendel
State Theater
Dickie Moore
Ralph Morgan
Allan Dinehart
Cornelius Keefe
Snyder Family Travel After Week in Iowa
Milton Snyder left Des Moines and Adel heading home to Spokane after weeks visiting his mother Mrs. Mary Snyder and other relatives. Mrs. C. E. Dayton was called to Whittemore Iowa Thursday night by news of son Seth Cairy’s death in an auto accident.
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Milton Snyder
Des Moines
Adel
Spokane Wash
Mary Snyder
C. E. Dayton
Whittemore
Seth Cairy
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Bobce Kurtz
C. G. T. Bridge Club
Rodney Davis
Independent Club
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Abea
Bert Kskoots
TOY” Men
Welch-Moore Shoe Co
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P. B. Fitzwater
PD. D
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