Dean Anson Marston to Leave Iowa Highway Board
Ames Iowa June 30 Anson Marston dean of engineering at Iowa State college will conclude 23 years on the Iowa state highway commission July 4. Since 1904 the body grew from advisory to a strong department with full construction and maintenance powers. Marston led policy shaping though war leave in 1917 18 and served as a major and later lieutenant colonel in the corps. He is a nationally recognized consulting engineer noted for highway sanitary and drainage work. The Iowa Senate recently passed resolutions of commendation.
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Veteran Druggist Hopwood Dies at Vinton
Dr. A L Hopwood a long time Vinton resident and druggist died aged 84. Services will be held at his residence with Rev W G Rowley officiating. He practiced medicine briefly before diving into the drug business and left active work about a decade ago while retaining land interests. He married twice, had a son Lucius now a U S Army lieutenant colonel in Panama Canal Zone, and three children from the second marriage survive. He was a longtime Methodist. In a separate matter, William Schueller was found guilty of refusing to transfer a motor vehicle after sale and fined $10 with an appeal filed.
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Locke
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Justice of the Peace Court
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Sophia Voelker
Gottlieb Voelker
Clinton Street
C. G. Prottengeier
Riverside
Four-H
Washington, D. C
Joseph Arnquist
Albert Hoppe
Wilbur Ploeger
Esther Leitmann
Jack Neal
Freemont Gibson
Des Moines
Mason City
F. W. Sampson
Marble Rock
Joseph H. Ackley
Minnie Nichols
L. W. Inman
Colwell
Marion Ketcher
Rudd
Burglars Loot at Aplington Store Valued at $300
Clues to the identity of burglars who stole about $300 in goods from Meyers store in Aplington Iowa remain lacking. Entrance was gained by breaking a rear window. the Farmers elevator was also entered but nothing was missing. Arends and son Alvin resign from Community Filling station. Abbe Neumeyer and Lyle Elliott succeed them. Arends family to move to South Dakota Aug 1. Harm Sherman acts as temporary successor at the elevator. Presbyterian Sunday school event and Baptist outing noted.
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Meyers
B. A. Arends
Alvin
Abbe Neumeyer
Lyle Elliott
Arends
South Dakota
Harm Sherman
Wade Neumeyer
Presbyterian
Baptists
Lumber Yard Assistant Named in Traer
Elmer Early of Wheaton becomes yard assistant for W H Walters manager of the Page Lumber Company, succeeding Ernest Walters who takes over from Roy Altenheim as manager of the Page yard at Buckingham.
La Porte Evang women host Japanese party in church
La Porte City Iowa June 30. A Japanese guest meeting was arranged for yesterday's Evangelical Missionary society session in the church social rooms. Mrs Roy Longaker read a Japanese missionary letter and Hazel Frank presented a Japanese song. A poem titled A Japanese Girl and a playlet were read and performed by several members.
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Evangelical Missionary Society
Roy Longaker
Hazel Frank
L. A. Ritter
Evelyn Kober
Cleo
Korene Stahnke
Hazel
Helen Frank
Dorothy Fell
Postenact Robb
Rose Alice Holer
R. H. Milligan
Presbyterian Church
Lotus Club
Ed Melhouse
Town
Legion Auxiliary
Woman's Auxiliary
American Legion
Masonic Hall
Hudson
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Independence
Charles Kocher
Frank Gutknecht
Waterloo Judge Will Be July 4 Speaker at Rudd
Rudd hosts a Fourth of July program with a Rockford baseball clash between undefeated Shell Rock Valley leaders and the Rockford club. Judge George W. Wood of Waterloo will give the patriotic address at 1 36 p m, followed by the season’s baseball classic at 2 30. Charlie Laurie will perform a 3500 foot parachute stunt while parade, street sports, band concert and a pavement dance round out the day.
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Rockford
Shell Rock Valley Loop
Hopkins
Harold Finch
Iowa State College
George W. Wood
Waterloo
Charlie Laurie
Vacation School Demonstrates Work in Orange Township
Vacation church school in Orange Township at the Church of the Brethren reports enrollment near 140 with about 130 attending daily. The session will close Friday and a demonstration program is set for Sunday evening at 7 30, open to the public, including a display of handwork products.
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Diphtheria Strikes Child in Grundy Center Area
A Grundy Center child is very ill with diphtheria, rare for this season. The Sievert Mueller family notes the illness amid a countywide whooping cough epidemic. Mrs. Abe Baughmans is seriously ill at an Eldora hospital with diabetes, and Edward Thielen travels to Wyoming for hospital work as an interne.
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Grundy Center
Sievert Mueller
Abe Baughmans
Eldora Hospital
Edward Thielen
Wyoming
Dike Band Plans Public Concert at Stout
Dike Indiana reports that the Dike band will give a public concert at Stout Friday evening. A barn dance at Carl Anderson place Tuesday as a firemen’s benefit was a financial success. Hans Kelsen joined the Shrine band from Cedar Rapids to Guttenburg for a Masonic temple dedication.
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Marble Rock Man Killed in North Dakota
Louis Shultz of Marble Rock Ia who died in an accident at Wimbledon North Dakota Tuesday will be buried Friday afternoon at the Christian church. He was 31, youngest son of the late George and Mrs. Shultz. Brother Clinton left to bring the body home.
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Clinton
Weekly Band Concerts Set for Open Air Start
A series of open air concerts begins Saturday evening in Shell Rock with R. V. Leach of Waverly slated as the lead. Further concerts will be held on subsequent Saturdays, continuing through June 30.
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Volunteers Repair Cedar Falls Fair Grandstand Roof
Thirty five volunteers from Cedar Falls areas repaired the grandstand roof at Cedar Valley fairgrounds in a few hours. The 32 by 120 foot roof required quick labor from local residents and neighboring rural communities, with Cedar Falls businessmen among the crew.
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Clarksville Child Ill Of Rheumatism Improves
Clarksville report notes seven year old Trene Pitcher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. Pitcher, is improved after a week of dangerous rheumatism. Social Circle Club hosted 24 members for informal time. Presbyterian adult class bids farewell to Miss Nora Boss as she heads to Forest Lake to live with a sister. Charles Winnie, veteran painter, shows slight improvement after a week of critical neuritis.
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Nora Boss
Forest Lake
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Charles Winnie
Vivian Moulton and Dr. Cooney wed in Oelwein
Miss Vivian C Moulton and Dr Charles J Cooney Jr were married at Sacred Heart rectory Oelwein on Wednesday morning They will tour to Philadelphia where he will join the U S Navy hospital as assistant surgeon Also noted were a Cedar Rapids wedding Laura Briggs and Byron Heckethorn and obituaries for Lee L Barnum Matthew Duckett and the smallpox quarantine status with no new scarlet fever or diphtheria cases after warm weather.
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Charles J. Cooney
Sacred Heart Rectory
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Cooney
U. S. Navy Hospital
Laura Briggs
Byron Heckethorn
Cedar Rapids
First Christian Church
J. B. McGord
Lee L. Barnum
Stanley
Matthew Duckett
Mercy Hospital
Joe Becker
Phyllis
Readlyn Baby Funeral Held in Readlyn
The funeral of the baby daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Busch was conducted in Readlyn. The service occurred on June 30 with special arrangements by Gourier Funeral Service, as the child was christened.
Birthday Celebrations Noted Across Monona Fans
Misses Minnie and Elsa Peters hosted 15 friends at their home to mark the tenth birthday of their nephew Merwin Pape. Clarence Schumacher celebrated his tenth birthday with a party by his parents Mr and Mrs H J Schumacher. Mrs Oswald Sell and Mrs Albert Franklin observed birthday anniversaries recently.
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H. J. Schumacher
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Albert Franklin
Toll Charge May Bring to Vinton Independent System
A June meeting in Vinton spurred formation of an independent telephone system to compete with Bell. A five‑member committee will interview telecoms to form a farmers mutual exchange after Bell tolls were announced for calls outside Vinton.
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Barn and Silo Fire at Chickasaw Farm
A barn and silo on the Fred Burmaster place five miles southwest of Fredericksburg Texas burned Wednesday afternoon. The cause is unknown. Burmaster and family were away in town to buy lumber.
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Fred Burmaster
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Nine Jesup youths to attend citizens camp at Fort Des Moines
Nine local young men announced to attend the citizens military training camp at Fort Des Moines starting August 1. Names include Robert Blasier, Keith and Kenneth Barrett, Roy Donaldson, George Van Eman, Roy Allen, Raymond Terry, William McMartin, and Walter Peterson.
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Kenneth Barrett
Roy Donaldson
George van Eman
Roy Allen
Raymond Terry
William McMartin
Walter Peterson
T. M. Nielsen
M. E. Church
University of Wisconsin
W. W. Blasier
J. K. Ennis
Newton
World Wide Guild of the Baptist Church
J. W. Wright
B. B. Bunnell
Baptist Ladies’ Aid Society
Schanrock Funeral Set for St Ansgar Saturday
William Schanrock dies at 77 after a stroke. Funeral planned Saturday at 2 p.m. at German church in St Ansgar with Rev. Brammer officiating. He passed away Tuesday in St Ansgar Ia.
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Buchanan Eighth Grade Graduation Program in August
Independence Iowa June 30. Eighth grade commencement for Buchanan county pupils will be held in August with the farm bureau picnic. 143 pupils completed grammar school in various schools. Independence independent district census by Miss Lois Lorenzon shows 1 201 school age children with eight not attending. 557 attended first eight grades last year, 275 in high school. Nine five nonresidents paid tuition. Census is 100 fewer than 20 years ago. Announcement has been made of the September marriage in Minnesota of Miss Mabel Horen to M J Ronan. they live on his farm northeast of town.
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Change Site for July 4 Picnic in Washington Two
Washington Township June 30 The Sunday school picnic of the Washington Township chapel on July 4 will be held in the Mrs Orilla Shields woods instead of the Mrs Jennie Shaffer grove due to soft field conditions. Officers selected for the Christian Endeavor term starting July 1 are Margar eth Morgan president Isabelle Shaf fer vice president Catherine Wilson secretary Alice Morgan treasurer Verna Baker pianist Rodney Bak er missions treasurer Miss Catherine Wilson was elected delegate to the July 14 17 convention in Gladbrook. Rev and Mrs E L Shaffer Cranston were over Sunday visitors at the home of the latter s mother Mrs Jennie Shaffer Leota Shaffer accompanied them home.
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Orilla Shields
Jennie Shaffer
Christian Endeavor Society
Margareth Morgan
Isabelle Shaffer
Chaterine Wilson
Alice Morgan
Verna Baker
Rodney Baker
Catherine Wilson
Gladbrook
E. L. Shaffer
Cranston
Leota Shaffer
500 at Fairbank Lutheran Festival
More than 500 attended the annual mission festival of St. John’s Lutheran church in Fairbank Iowa with attendees from nearby communities. Miss Gladys Berkholder of Brandon and John Finch of Fairbank were married at the Methodist Episcopal parsonage on June 22. Ross Gilson is back from Mercy hospital in Waterloo. Bus Carroll has returned from an appendectomy at a Waterloo hospital.
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St. John’s Lutheran Church
Gladys Berkholder
Brandon
John Finch
Methodist Episcopal Parsonage
T. J. Elwick
Frank Finch
Ross Gilson
Mercy Hospital
Celwein
Bus Carroll
Waterloo Hospital
Death at Fredericksburg
M L McFarland, long invalid from paralysis, died Wednesday afternoon at his home northeast of Fredericksburg Iowa. Funeral Friday afternoon, burial in Rosehall. Wife preceded him in death. Survived by three sons and a daughter.
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M. L. McFarland
Rosehall
Married at Nashua in Little Brown church
Ackley Iowa June 30 Special Mr and Mrs Benjamin wed at Little Brown church Nashua Tuesday and will reside in Winterset The bride Miss Marie Schoenrich formerly Winterset teacher attended by Miss Edith Rabe and Miss Edith Bolender
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Floyd county 10 hive baby clini early in august
A week of baby clinics under the Sheppard-Towner law will be in Floyd county the first week in August. Dr J F Gerken of the Iowa State university division of maternity and infant hygiene will conduct with Nurse Alice J Pattee. Free examinations for babies aged two to six years. Schedule: Aug 2 Rockford Aug 3 Floyd Aug 4 Marble Rock Aug 5 Colwell Aug 6 Nora Springs. Appointments required.
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Charles City
Floyd County
County Farm Bureau
J. F. Gerken
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Alice J. Pattee
Rockford
Floyd
Marble Rock
Colwell
Nora Springs
Former Iowan Marries in California Ceremony
Marble Rock Iowa on June 30 reports the marriage of Lyle Smith, son of Mr and Mrs L N Smith formerly of Marble Rock, to Miss Emma L Hardman in Long Beach California.
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Emma L. Hardman
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Orchard White Lotion Promises Clear Fair Skin
An advertisement touts Orchard White lotion claiming it clears freckles tan and discolorations by applying lemon juice mixed with the product. It urges readers to use two lemons and a three ounce bottle for a simple inexpensive treatment sold by any dealer.
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