Nurses Honored in Iowa City Sigma Theta Tau Roster
Ruth Alice Stewart joins Sigma Theta Tau, one of fifteen nurses in a class of 85 to be graduated from the University of Iowa School of Nursing. Mae Clark of Kalona also initiated. The piece notes community moves, visits, hospital stays, and social calls around Iowa City and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Alice Stewart
F. D. Stewart
Washington
Sigma Theta Tau
Iowa City
Missewart
University of Iowa School of Nursing
Mae Clark
Kalona
Hospital Admissions And Discharges Reported
Mrs Pat Swift of Washington route was admitted for a minor operation. Robert Apple of Mount Pleasant Betty Karter of Crawfordsville and Tom Gray of Washington were dismissed. Mrs Rex Levert of Wellman and baby Rex Allen were also discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Swift
Washington
Wits
Robert Apple
Mount Pleasant
Betty Karter
Crawfordsville
Tom Gray
Rex Levert
Wellman and
Baby Son
Rex Allen
Washington Boxers to Enter Muscatine Tournament
Washington amateur boxers will compete in a Junior Chamber of Commerce event at Muscatine on May 28 and 29. Organizer Francis Haney said D Wayne Felton and Henry Miller may miss their listed weights due to injuries from a recent auto accident. Other boxers include Clarence Haifley Junior Wallace 112 pounds Butch Wells 118 pounds Mike Wells 126 pounds Bob Anderson 135 pounds Mike Dayton Orin Wallace 160 pounds. Open and novice divisions are offered and more entrants are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Muscatine
Francis Haney
Haney
D'Wayne Felton
Henry Miller
Clarence Haifley
Junior Wallace
Butch Wells
Mike Wells
Bob Anderson
Mike Dayton
Orin Wallace
Mr. Haney
Acard
Baseball Standings and Scores in National and American Leagues
National League results include New York 6 St. Louis 1 and Chicago 6 Brooklyn 4 with Boston 14 Cincinnati 4 and Philadelphia 8 Pittsburgh 7. Upcoming games feature Cincinnati at Boston and St. Louis at New York among others. American League shows Cleveland 10 New York 2 and Detroit 10 Boston 7 with Philadelphia 8 St. Louis 4. Washington 4 Chicago 5. Upcoming matchups include New York at Cleveland and Boston at Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National League
Cincianat
Brooklyn
Ouncowk
Philadelphia JL. Liif
Pittsburgh
New York
St. Louis U
Chicago
Boston
Cincinnati
W. LL. Pet
Cleveland Keaton
Detroit
Cleveland
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Washington
Junction Firemen Sponsor Model T Car Races at Fairgrounds
Columbus Junction fire company will sponsor Model T car races at the fair grounds on May 30 with prizes. Local teacher Genevieve Fedderson returned to Cedar Heights. Mary Ablard will attend Iowa State Teachers College at Cedar Falls this summer. Several residents visited relatives and moved locations this week as Red Cross president Paul Smith leads a drive for war relief funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Fair Grounds
Genevieve Fedderson
Columbus Schtools
Cedar Heights
Mary Ablard
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
June Delzell
Freeport
John Delzell
William Boyd
Larry
Des Moines
Grace Robertson
Lenox
Florence Owepa
Omaha
Samuel Owens
Paul Smith
Red Cross
Tractor Upsets on Boy Drowns Near Hedrick
Funeral services for Marvin Hollingsworth a 13 year old who drowned when a tractor overturned on a road near his Hedrick home were held at the Methodist church in Martinsburg. His brother Rex jumped clear and freed Marvin before attempts to revive him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Marvin Hollingsworth
Hedrick
Martinsburg
Rex
Marvin
Automobile Stunt Show at Berdo Grounds Next Sunday Features Joe Morris
Joe Morris head of the Joe Morris Devil Drivers troupe headlines an automobile stunt show at Berdo grounds in Washington next Sunday afternoon. The act includes a car rollover with the driver inside and a crash through a fire barrier, plus jumps and high risk sequences praised for thrills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berdo Grounds
Joe Morris
Hell
Washington
Allied Army Chooses General Weygand New Chief
General Maxime Weygand, aged 73, appointed to lead Allied armies succeeding General Maurice Gamelin. Weygand had commanded French forces in the Near East prior to this appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxime Weygand
Maurice Gamelin
General Weygand
Near East
Swedesburg Concert by Davenport First Christian Choir
A concert by the First Christian church of Davenport Iowa choir is set for Sunday night May 26 at 8 p m at the Evangelical Lutheran church in Swedesburg Iowa. The choir directed by Mrs Paul R Hultquist has won recognition in the Tri City area after victories in the Mississippi Valley Festival and high honors in the Chicagoland Festival. The group has performed in Cedar Rapids Galaburg Muscatine and other Illinois and Iowa cities. The Hultquists were formerly supervisors of music in Sigourney and Fairfield and their ensembles have earned many state Huish Contest awards. Mrs Hultquist has worked with Farm Bureau quartet and choruses in Keokuk Jefferson and Scott counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
Davenport
Iowa
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Swedesburg
Paul R. Hultquist
Tri City
Cedar Rapids
Galaburg
Muscatine
Illinois
Hultquist
Sigourney
Fairfield
Hullquist
Farm Bureau Quartet
Keokuk
Jefferson
Scott Counties
Des Moines Considers $250000 Hangar Armory Plan
A Des Moines group formed a nonprofit to build a 250000 hangar and armory at the municipal airport to attract a National Guard air squadron. The plans were announced after a conference with the governor and a letter seeking assignment was mailed to National Guard headquarters in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
National Guard
Washington, D. C
McNutt Calls GOP Sneak Theft of New Deal
Paul V. McNutt, federal security administrator, accused Republicans at the state Young Democratic convention of planning a “sneak theft” of the New Deal. He warned that their aim is a change of government and party based on a promise to back progressive legislation if elected after ten years of failing to win voters by denouncing it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Paul V. McNutt
Federal
McNutt
Young Democratic Convention
Geologists Report Ocean Wave Split Leads Discovery
Geologists from the American Continental Division report an ocean wave split phenomenon that guides a new discovery. The finding suggests a notable separation pattern in coastal waters and prompts further study by the division.
Local Visitors and Moves Across Towns and Counties
The report lists regional visitors and upcoming moves including Mr. and Mrs. Reece Payne and family from Warren Ohio visiting in Iowa, the Blatters buying property on South Iowa Avenue and planning relocation, the Wietskis moving into the vacated Blatter home on West Jefferson, and other residents visiting relatives in Prescott, Oskaloosa, and Pella. It notes Betty Grecian returning from Arlington California and Ardell Hasty visiting from Chicago, with several locals hosting or attending gatherings over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wiestski
Blatter
West Jefferson Street
Wietski
J. Russell Bell
West Seconds Street
Admiral Yarnell to Lecture at University of Iowa
Native Iowan Admiral H. Ek. Yarnell former commander in chief of the United States Asiatic Fleet will lecture on the University of Iowa summer series July 5. The retired admiral resides in Independence his birthplace and is a noted authority on Orient political military and economic history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
H. Ek. Yarnell
United States Asiatic Fleet
University of Iowa
Independence
Yarnell
U.S. Man Builds TV Station Synchronizing Generator
W. C. Morrison, research assistant at the University of Iowa electrical engineering lab, completed a synchronizing generator for the university television station. The device enables steady pictures with maximum detail. the university holds licenses on two frequency bands but does not yet operate the station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
W. C. Morrison
University of Iowa Electrical Engineering Laboratory
Voters Approve $60 000 School Bond Issue
Postville voters approve a $60 000 school bond in a special election by 412 to 134. The bonds finance a school addition with an auditorium gymnasium and classrooms including vocational agriculture and home economics rooms. The measure had required a 60 percent majority. It had failed in 1935.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postvillee
Postville
Right to Sell Wine Upheld as Native Wine
Cedar Rapids, Ia. M Wen- Nerholt, 72, a truck gardener, was arrested for manufacturing and selling wine in large quantities but was found within his rights under Iowa law. Linn County Attorney G K Thompson announced after reviewing a chemist report showing the product conformed to Iowa’s wine standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
KB. M. Wen- Nerholt
Linn County
G. K. Thompson
Thompson
Roosevelt Invites Landon to Lunch at White House
President Roosevelt renews invitation to 1936 rival Alf Landon for a conferen ce at the White House. Landon has accepted, after a prior cancellation caused by negotiations through intermediaries. Secretary Stephen T. Early cited a large distance call to London and Chicago that cleared the mixup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Alf M. Landon
White House
Landon
Stephen T. Early
London
Chicago
Wilson Claims Credit For Helping Tenancy Problem
In Waterloo Iowa Governor George A Wilson in a campaign speech said his administration took the first real step toward solving the farm tenancy problem. He noted that 2147 Iowa farms were returned from corporations to private ownership in 1939 and pledged to continue the program during his governorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Waterloo
Iowa
George A. Wilson
Wellman Band Earns Two Rating at Regional Meet
The Wellman high school band and its woodwind quintet each received a two rating at the regional music contest in Kansas City. The band has about forty members directed by L. R. Smith, with woodwind quintet members Lorraine Kos Betty Turnipseed Adda Godber Lurmae Slead and Helen Kehoe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Wellman High School
Kansas City
L. R. Smith
Lorraine Kos
Betty Turnipseed
Adda Godber
Lurmae Slead
Helen Kehoe
War continues as British expeditionary force fights on
The British expeditionary force, retreating from the Belgian front, reports strong morale as German gains push toward the coast. British and French experts warn the Germans must solidify positions while the line of mechanized units remains thin. Even if the Germans reach the Somme coast, observers say the war would not be lost, though gains are significant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frenen
France
Channel
Somme
Senate Opens Debate on Peace Time Army Budget Amid War News
In Washington on May 21 1940 the senate began debate on a 1 820 41 004 army appropriations bill as German advances raise tensions. Navy Secretary Lewis Compton ordered eight navy yards to two shifts and 15 000 civilian hires in three months to speed shipbuilding. Funeral services for Miles Matilda Parker 99 were held at Weert Chester Methodist Church with burial planned in Prairie View Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Senate
Navy
Lewis Compton
Miles Matilda Parker
Mine Oeboek
Weert Chester
George Pennington
Io Gilman
Iowa
Prairie View Cemetery
Rev Paul Sharpe Weds Gertrude Hogg in Indiana
A partial Bluffton Evening News-Banner account describes the May 9 wedding of Miss Gertrude Hogg of Bluffton to Rev. Paul F. Sharpe of Sparland Illinois at the First Evangelical and Reformed church. The ceremony featured ferns, seven branch candles, a veiled bride in white satin, train bearer, and a decorated reception. The bride, a Rockcreek High School and Ball State Teachers College graduate, teaches at Rockcreek. Rev. Sharpe, Monmouth College and Pittsburgh Xenia Theological Seminary alumnus, serves as pastor of the Larrairie United Presbyterian church in Sparland HL.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Hogg
Bluffton, Ind
Paul F. Sharpe
Sparland, Ind
Bluffton
John Henry Hogg
Sparland
Ill
Fred Sharpe
Keinbeck
Iowa
Ainlsworth
First Evangelical and Reformed Church
Ferns
Sharpe
Matthew Worthman
G. Doyal White
Fort Wayne
Vadas Lamm
William Millen
Sussex
Wis
Marie Falk
James Harmeyer
Martinsville
Jeanette Blessing
Robert Sharpe
Monmouth
Frey
Carl McGeekion
Iowa City
Bruce Hogg
Max Hogg
Patrieit
Mich
Killarney
Rev. Sharpe
Rockcreek
Ball State Teachers College
Muneie
Manchester College
Rockcreek School
Rev
Winfield
Monmouth College
Pittsburgh Xenia Theological Seminary
Pittsburgh
National Collegiate Players
Larrairie United Presbyterian Church
Chapter CX PLEO meets with Mrs McCormac at spring finale
Chapter CX of the PLEO Sisterhood held its final spring meeting Monday at the home of Mrs Dorothy McCormac after a potluck supper. Mrs McCormac reported on the annual State convention she attended in Ft Dodge last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
P.ed. Sisterhood
Dorothy McCormac
Danish Courtesy Noted Hats Raised for Shop Girls
Travelers recount a Danish custom where men raise their hats to shop girls upon entering shops and keep heads uncovered until they exit back onto the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denmark
Roosevelt Plans National Defense Cabinet With LaGuardia
Reports say President Roosevelt will form a national defense cabinet with Fiorello LaGuardia named secretary of war and Hank Knox named secretary of the navy to guide wartime preparedness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
National Defense
Whhitch
New York
Fiorello LaGuardia
Hank Knox
Chicago
Navy
Baptist Missionary Society to Meet Friday Afternoon
Mrs C B Yard Mrs Elizabeth Brindley and Mrs Olaf Jacobs will host a meeting of the Baptist Missionary Society in the church Friday afternoon A potluck luncheon at 1 oclock will precede the regular meeting and program
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Missionary Society
C. B. Yard
Elizabeth Brindley
Olaf Jacobs
Hach
Lunch event asks guests to bring a dish to pass
The notice asks attendees to bring a dish to pass and their own table service for the luncheon, indicating shared hosting standards and self supplied dining items.
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Wolf Floral CO
M. ©. DeLonge
Burlington
Ot Town
Sherman Wolfe
East
Madison Street
Reister Bros
W. J. Knupp
Ernest Wisco
Sioux City
Knupp
Marian
Ruth Bridges
Mrs. Wisco
Scranton
Will Phillips
Bert Easton
Wayne Knupp
University Hospital
Wayne
Eugene Fielde
Bessie Fields
Florence Fieldall
Brief
J Wn Fields
P. KE. Hunt
Patricia
Muscatine Land
Dick Fields
Chelan
Wash
Oskaloosa
Thomas Simpson
Journal
Vine Manuassier
Elizabeth Young
Richard
Don Haren
Moline
William Manassier
Arthur Atack
Aberdeen
S. Dak
Ira Rathmel
Harold Peters
Mrs. Peters
C. J Seymour
Satay
Loe Angeles
Calif
J. EF. Kunath
J EF Kunath Hae
Louise Kerrer
Vicinity
EN Kready
Prip
Big Giant
Bresh Kriver Carp
Allied Army
Army Air Unit Base Armory
Klein Klothink Kompany
Reece Payne
Warren
Ohio
Ames
E. J. Blatter
Dale Cassidy
W. EB. Howell
Allan
Chelan, Wasah
J. W. Fields
Besse Jones
Betty Grecian
Arlington
Ardell Hasty
Mrs
Raymond Hasty
Harvey Waggoner
Anna
Ed West
Pella
J. KR. Underwood
M. B. Fritz
East Pleasant Plain
Joe Tobin
Ainsworth
Admiral Yarnell
U.S
Wellman Band
Ware
Miss Parker
Paul Sharpe
Indiana
PLEO
D. McCormac
Kooy
America's
SN Bo
Montgomery Ward
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