Class of ’43 Bequeaths Assets in Witty Farewell Pledge
A long, humorous list of bequests from the Class of 1943 to friends and classmates fills a school page. Seniors transfer possessions and talents from hair to drumsticks, books, art, and dancing, ending with a farewell to their peers and a wish for future happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ardith Jarrard
Betty Kelly
Mike Wheelan
Bill Nebel
Arlo Barham
Adelyn Duea
Franny Sehneider
Bob Chabal
Edith Crandall
Doug Dowell
Martha Downing
Margaret McCall
OES Homecoming in Ainsworth Honors War Fund Ambulances
OES of Iowa holds homecoming in Ainsworth with 46 attendees including Past Matrons and Patrons. Vers O Connor welcomes guests as Orvilia Thoma speaks on the War Fund to buy six ambulances, with Edith Richards and FF Mahin reporting on Red Cross sewing and knitting.
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Ainsworth
O.E.S. of
Iowa
Vers O'Connor
Orvilia Thoma Agve
Kalona Women and Community Notes Passages and Obituaries
Kalona social event includes a piano duet and talks by local women with guests from out of town. May 10 obituary notices report the deaths of Mrs. Ed Kern and Mrs. Ernest Felzke along with details of funeral arrangements and surviving family.
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Violet Limbert
Hazel Lamber
Winfield
Mary Lord
Marian Fowler
Violet Lambert
Mahin
Marsh
Pearson
Bassier
Gladys Vans
Orange
Cal. Latimer Davis
Ord
Blanche Peters
Ronnie Kelsey Roeder
Lown City
Lulu Moore
Fabric Quality Test Guide from a Sewing Manual
Instructions advise judging fabric by daylight to ensure close weaving and flawless threads. The cloth should feel soft and be well finished on both sides, indicating quality regardless of the maker.
Sedition Charge Filed Against German Veteran in Pittsburgh
Dr Franz Ernst Paul Fiedler a decorated World War I veteran and naturalized chemist is arrested by FBI agents in Pittsburgh on sedition charges. He allegedly wrote to an inductee and a soldier protesting U S entry into the war.
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Franz Ernst Paul Fiedler
FBI
Pittsburgh
Fiedler
U. S
Deaths and survivors listed in local obituary
A local obituary notes a woman who married Henry Smith on May 28, 1891, and Ernest Felzke on March 24, 1929, with children Clyde and Mrs. Clifford Small. Surviving relatives include her husband, daughter, two sisters Grace Tilden and Alma Michel, and brothers Silas Aldous Ford of Denver and Lester Ford of Brooklyn.
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Larry
Patricia
Neia Ann
Nna Grady
Ivo
Richard Kelley
Lloyd Strickler
Willis Gingerie
Norma Gray
Ialona
A. N. Grady
Henry Smith
Clifford Small
Ixalona
Smith
Ernest Felzke
Kal- On
Clyde
Small
Grace Tilden
Alma Michel
Kalona
Silas
Aldous Ford
Denver, Colo
Lester
Brooklyn
Dr Barnes to Address Wayland Graduation May 11
Dr J G Barnes of the University of Iowa will deliver the commencement address in Wayland on May 11. The graduates include Dorothy Graber Bernice Graber Aldine Eichelberger Douglas McClintie Duane Wittmer Harold Beese Edward Vogel Ezra Vogel Mary Ruth Hulme Betty Ruth Wyse Willard Conrad Edward Freyenberger Lorraine Schlatter Daniel Widmer Ruth Aldrich Lorene Monson Bernice Farmer Donald Reschly James Max Arbogast Annette Sehrock Marvin Blosser Richard Kauffman Max Wyse Opal Stone. The program lists processional invocation talks chorus introduction awards diplomas and benediction. Baccalaureate services were held May 9 with a similar program led by Rev J B Pooley and Rev L C Duncan.
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Ezra Willmer
Wayland
J. G. Barnes
University of Iowa
Dorothy Graber
Bernice Graber
Aldine Eichelberger
Douglas McClintie
Duane Wittmer
Harold Beese
Edward and Ezra Vogel
Mary Ruth Hulme
Betty Ruth Wyse
Willard Conrad
Edward Freyenberger
Lorraine Schlatter
Daniel Widmer
Ruth Aldrich
Lorene Monson
Bernice Farmer
Donald Reschly
James Max Arbogast
Annette Sehrock
Marvin Blosser
Richard Kauffman
Max Wyse
Opal Stone
J. B. Pooley
Supt. Mitchell
Harry G. Barnes
Board of Education
Amos Wyse
L. C. Duncan
Plan Activities For Graduates In Wellman
Wellman May 10. Plans are under way for the high school graduation activities. Twenty two seniors will graduate this year. The baccalaureate service is Sunday evening at the high school with Rev R W F Pinnell of the Methodist church delivering the sermon. Graduation night is Tuesday May 11 and the commencement address will be given Thursday May 13 by Rev Dunnington of Iowa City. Plomas will be presented by the high school superintendent FE Ross. School music will be provided by various school musical organizations. Seven teachers will not return next year, creating a staffing shortage for the school board.
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Ila Mae Daniel
Donna Rahenold
Junior Proby
Campfire
Bonfire
Bill Hammer
John Perdock
Norma Huber
Helen Sueppel
Robert Sutton
Navy
Bill Honseal
Mary Lou Barth
Margey Logan
Shirley Dunlap
Genevieve Baker
Lukkoy Luers
Dick Peterson
Madam Lazonga
Maxine Mangold
Kalona
Ed Kern
Ernest Felzke
Kern
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
R. H. Petersenm
Holy Trinity Church
Richmond
Boeckman
Wourier
la Grady
Alfred Newell
Anna Strabala Grady
Katona
Kiulcna
Wellman
Hfe
Suuday
R W F Pinnell
Methodist Cave
Dunnington
Te High
FE. Ross
Musica
Funeral Attendees Mark Cousin Dewe Jones Service
The Davies and Henss families attended the funeral of their cousin Dewe Jones near Cotter on Monday. Attendees included Jesse and Homer Davies and Mrs Sadie Henss.
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Jesse and
Homer Davies
Sadie Henss
Dewe Jones
Cotter
Cigarette Consumption Varies by State in 1942 46 Study
A federation of tax administrators survey of 17 states shows Connecticut residents smoke nearly four times as many cigarettes per capita as Arkansas. The March 1942 to February 1943 period records Iowa at 977 cigarettes per person with New England highest and the southwest lowest.
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Chicago
Connecticut
Arkansas
Federation of
New England
Iowa
Better People Quote From Rev Mudge
A Reverend emphasizes character over legislation stating that improving the world depends on better men and women rather than better laws. The quote credits Rev Lewis S Mudge D D as the source of the remark.
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Lewis S. Mudge
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