College to Ask Supporters for 617000 Fund
Fayette Iowa March 6 A campaign to complete the endowment for Upper Town university as an independent undenominational college will begin about April 15 and run to June 20. President J W Dickman says Hancher Financing of Chicago will direct the drive with a minimum 122000 in pledges from alumni and residents already totaling 178000. The drive may seek 400000 total. Committees from Fayette Decorah Charles City Oelwein Clermont and Manchester planned the plans.
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Fayette
Upper Town University
J. W. Dickman
Hancher
Bancher Financing Organization of
Chicago
Board of Trustees
W. Dickman
J. D. Parker
C. R. Carpenter
O. W. Stevenson
W. F. Baker
Decorah
E. M. Sherman
Charles City
R.B. Jamison
Oelwein
John
F. Miller
Clermont
R. V. Porter
Manchester
Jesup Club Hosts Guest Day and Community Events
Calendar notes show Jesup club hosting a guest day on March 14 with Leslie McLoud as hostess. Social gatherings include Woman's Weekly prayer service at Mrs. A. D. Van Eman and Missionary Society activities at the M. and Church. Also: B C’s Bridge club, Pythian Sisters meet, and World Wide Guild entertainments. A newborn, Darlene Baby, born to Kenneth and wife. Virginia Davis scarlet fever quarantine at George Davis residence.
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Caumier
Jesup
Tai
Leslie “McLoud
A. D. van Eman
el Driver
B.c.'s Bridge Club
Leslie McLoud
A.C. Hhovwles
F.R. Place
Clara Miller
Barry Temple
Pythian
Will Akre
Raymondel
Ohn Bahl
Raphael
Stepp
E. A. Brown
William “Burger
Kenneth Walker
Darlene Bebty
Catherine Catlin
Lotus Club Socials and Local Notices at La Porte City
Lotus clubs meet at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Gravenhorst in La Porte City with a covered-dish supper and 500 games. Other items include faculty party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Soll, What Next club gathering hosted by Mrs. H. D. Kline, Mrs. R. C. Taylor returning from Walden, and funeral attendance in Vinton for Mrs. S. P. Strong.
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la Porte City
Lotus Clubs
F. C. Gravenhorst
Edith Adams
W. J. Soll
H. D. Kline
Waterino
R. C. Taylor
Frank Kinney
Watarlan
Vinton
J. A. Goon
S. P. Strong
W. G. Alvorn
Pastor Cameron Called to Quasqueton Church
Quasqueton Iowa March 4 Union church has extended a call to Rev QR M Cameron of Notus Idaho after lacking a resident pastor since August 5 1928 He is expected to accept and the Cameron family will likely move to Quasqueton soon.
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Quasqueton
Marth
Union Church
QR. M. Cameron
Notus
Ida
Nashua School Board Election Slates Formed
In Nashua two directors to serve three years will be chosen from four candidates: Dr. P E B Stuart the current president, W H Inom, F H Liechtenstein and C H Knight. Retiring female member William Lundé will not seek re election. Warleton J T Bimek and A J Butlers vie for school board seats. Quasquelon Benjamin A Wade incumbent along with Marshall E Adan and Claude J Kiraball contest two vacancies in the district. George B Garson will not seek re election.
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Nashua
Thiree
P. EB. Stuart
W. H. Inom
F. H. Liechtenstein
C. H. Knight
Dr. Stuart
William Lundé
Femien
Warleton
J.T. Bimek
A. J. Butlers
Heard of Education
Quasquelon
Benjamin A. Wade
Marshall E. Adan
Claude J. Kiraball
George B. Garson
Frederick Nehring of Oelwein Dies at 76
Frederick Nehring of Oelwein died Tuesday afternoon after a long illness at age 76. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon with a service at his home 121 Fifth avenue southeast followed by a public service at the Lutheran church at 1 30. Burial will be in Union Cemetery near Austora, Indiana. He is survived by his widow seven daughters and three sons including Mrs. E J Hoetse Stanley South Dakota Mrs Will Ripke St Paul Minn Mrs Peter Swarts Arlington Indiana Howard Mrs Warren Coon Kilbourn Wis Henry West Union Alvina Geneseo St Otto Aurora Indiana Mrs Ray Neubaur Mrs George Niemeyer Portage Wis. Five children preceded him.
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Oelwein
Frederick Nehring
Fifth Avenue Southeast
Union Cemetery
Austora
Nehring
E. J. Hoetse
Stanley
Will Ripke
Minn
Peter Swarts
Arlington
Howard
Warren Coon
Kilbourn
Wis
Henry
West Union
Alvina
Geneseo
Otto Aurora
Ray Neubaur
George Niemeyer
Portage
Former Vinton Resident Dies In Chicago Hospital
Word came of the death of Mrs J A Rasley in Chicago after an operation. She was 45 and survived by husband and three children. Funeral at Presbyterian Church conducted by Rev C N Bakker. Her brother Clint Schlotfelt of Vinton. Robins, Floyd, and Farmison weddings reported in town. Also a Lions Club talk by W E Bickel about a Florida and Cuba trip.
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Vinton
J. A. Rasley
Chicago
A. Rasley
Presbyterian Hospital
Mabel Schlotfelt
Cedar Township
Jd. A. Basley
Basley
Lyon & Healy
Presbyterian Church
C. N. Bakker
Clint
Schlotfelt
Ferguson Floyd
Evelyn Floyd
Clark Farmison
A. Raymond
Grant
Justus Floyd
Jack Ferguson
Florida
Cuba
W. E. Bickel
Cubs
Lions ‘Club
Missionary Arithmetic Play By St Ansgar Groups
St Ansgar Iowa March 6 Miss ionary Arithmetic a four scene play will be presented Friday evening March 8 under the Standard Bearers society of St Ansgar Methodist church The play is coached by Mrs R G Mueller in the newly finished basement of the church Also the Woman's Foreign Missionary society led by Mrs Norval Hendrickson will present Doctor Sure Cure Sees That The cast includes Hazel Sedlacek Mildred Wallington Zila Volney Alison Moore Frances Peshak Mildred Wilcox and Mary Ellen Moore.
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St. Ansgar
Standard ‘Bearers Society
St. Ansgar Methodist Church
R. G. Mueller
Methodist Church
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
Norval Hendrickson
Hazi ‘Sedlacek
Mildred Wallington
Zila Volney
Alison Moore
Frances Peshak
Mildred Wilcox
Mary Ellen Moore
Little Brown Church Play in Vale by J S Angell
Nashua reporter letters reveal J S Angell writes a play titled The Little Brown Church in the Vale. He seeks church pictures for souvenirs and notes his past as Angell’s Comedians and Nashua band leader. He links to Dr William S Pitts, author of the song, and recalls boyhood in Chatics City.
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Washua
Little Brown Church In
the Vale
J. 5
Angell
Murray
Nashua
Little Brown Church
William S. Pitts
Jeader
Frederickaburz
Dr. Aneel
Chatics City
Osage Notices: Illness, Births, and Club Elections
Orchard woman very ill at Osage hospital after recent surgery. Former Miss Matin Gable of Floyd area. Colleen May Clark born March 2 to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clark. A son born to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Westling on March 22. Osage club elects officers and directors for the coming year: Rana Cornwell president, May Tuttle vice president, Betty Woodward secretary, Belle Black treasurer, with Belle McLaughlin, Gusta Knowlton, Neil Benson as directors.
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Orchard
Itys
Deiderich
Osage
Matin Gable
William Gable
Floyd
Charles Clark
Daugther
Colleen May
Rupp
Christian Alliance
Lincoln Baptist Church
Carl Westling
Charles City
Weastiing
Mildred Wawls
Osage Club
Marsh
Sandal
Wastan Ye Club
Rana Cornwell
May Tuttlevice
Betty Woodward
Belle Black
Blanche McLaughlin
Gusta Knowlton
Neil Benson
Cedar Falls Commercial Club to elect directors March 19
Cedar Falls March 19 meeting plans include naming four new directors to the Commercial Club board. Terms of Joseph G B Clay Charles J Gonnell J H Gaffney and Clarke H Streeter expire after two years service. Reports on the year will be presented to members.
Revival Services Set by Hazleton Churches
Hazleton churches including the Presbyterian and Methodist Episcopal plan a series of meetings in the Presbyterian auditorium starting Sunday evening March 10 with music pageants and pastor addresses. A film Uncle Tom's Cabin will screen March 9 to raise funds for a motion picture machine. A pre contest music concert is tonight and Hazleton will be represented in the state music contest in Oplarity March 18 and 16 by a band orchestra glee club and soloists Jessamine Bacon and Gertrude Rummerharb.
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Hazleton
Maren G.presbyterian
Methodist Episcopal
Presbyterian Auditorium
Oplwrty
Jesamine Bacon
Gertrude Rummerharb
Ten Foreignborn Granted Citizenship in Mitchell Co
Naturalization papers were granted to ten Mitchell county residents after a hearing before Judge M. H. Kepler in Osage. Names include Marius Pederson Gerding from Denmark Moses Guberman and Alexander Quindt from Russia Thanko Bonoff from Bulgaria John F Staroba Vincent Cullen Martin Griga from Czecho Slovakia Sy Tiel Vervalck Jules Gerfeth from Belgium and George Firsching from Germany. The court credited the city federation of women's clubs Americanization school and the judge's careful examination for the success.
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Osage
Mitchell County
M. H. Kepler
Marius Pederson Gerding
Denmark
Moses Guberman
Alexander, Quindt
Russia
Thanko Bonoff
Bulgaria
John F. Staroba
Vincent Cullen
Martin Griga
Czecho-Slovakia
Sy- Tiel Vervalck
Belgium
Jules Gerfeth
George Firsching
Germany
Johnson Funeral at Rock Creek Lutheran Church Osage
Mrs. H Lauritz Johnson was buried at Rock Creek Lutheran Church cemetery in Osage after a funeral conducted by Rev Myhre. Carri Peterson, born September 18 1871 in Nearway, came to the country as a child and married in 1893. Surviving are her husband three sons Olvin Irvin and Newell and sister Mrs Bertha Williams.
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Osage
H. Lauritz Johnson
Rock Creek Lutheran Church
Myhre
Carri Peterson
Nearway
Olvin
Irvin
Newell
Bertha Williams
Shell Rock Women's Temperance Union meeting announced
March 6 The Shell Rock Iowa unit of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union schedules its March meeting for Thursday March 7 at the home of Mrs Fern Best. Homemakers band of the M E Sunday school held an all day social and business meeting at Mrs Maggie Mullen's home. The funeral of Mrs Q Bowen who died at Sunnycrest sanitarium Dubuque was held Monday afternoon at the Mt church Rev A RB Grant officiating. James Williamson of Mason City bought the Jud Waite residence and 60 acres at Shell Rock and the family moved here.
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Shell Rock
Women
A. RB. Grant
James Williamson
Mason City
Jud Waite
Former Iowans Organize Club at Long Beach
A Charles City women’s club formed in Long Beach California stages its first meeting with officers led by President Mrs Eugene Holbrook and Secretary Mrs Henry Schlick. Membership is limited to residents born in Charles City or once living there. The community also notes a student play Honor Bright to be staged March 12 13 with 14 cast members and acoustics improvements planned by J F Trefz. Other items report Elmer Felix, 20, held in county jail after suspected tire thefts at a Rudd Purity Oil station, and the Floyd County Board adjourns to March 12 to let contracts for gasoline oil paint and maintenance gear.
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Charles City
Tai
Charles City Club of
Long Beach
Cal
Rudd
Floyd County Board of Supervisors
American Legion
National Yard & Garden Contest Association
Davenport
Olive Hand
Osage Resident Ed Richardson Dies After Snow Shoveling
Osage resident Ed Richardson dies suddenly after shoveling snow from a neighbor's roof. Surviving are his widow and two daughters Mrs. C. B. Jacobs Burr Oak township and Eldile Richardson Dusbuque. Services probably Thursday.
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Osage
Ed Richardson
C. B. Jacobs
Burr Oak Township
Eldile Richardson
Dusbuque
Allison and Dumont Split Honors in Declam Contest
In Greene Indiana on March 6 Allison took first in two divisions and Dumont earned the third honor in the predistrict declamatory contest involving Clarksville Greene Dumont and Allison. Ten entries competed with Esther Maxwell Dumont and Elizabeth Emerson Allison taking top honors in their respective sections.
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Greene
Allison
Dumont
Clarksville
Esther Maxwell
Robert Mead
Elizabeth
Emerson
Edith Nicoll
Pred van Dyke
Lowell Bellis
Amputated Toes From Home Power Saw Incident
A man in Denver Fa suffered the loss of two toes on his left foot while operating a power saw at home. He was rushed to Mercy hospital Waverly where the injuries were treated. Separately, local property transfers, anniversary notices, and community updates fill the page alongside plans to resume barge service on the Iowa River this summer.
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Otto Krueger
Herman J. Bruns
Nick
Kern
Roy Garrington
Marshalltown
John F. Kehe
Thimblebee Ladies’ Club
Epender Maret
Last Rites for Jacob Morgensen to Be Thursday
The funeral of Jacob Morgensen who died Tuesday afternoon at his Benson home after a long illness will be conducted at First Baptist at 2 p m Thursday Rev W J Diegelman will officiate Interment will be in Greenwood Morgensen was a well known farmer who bought and sold cattle and ran a meat market in Benson He was born in Denmark 61 years ago coming to the United States at age 22 Surviving are his widow six sons and three daughters Einar Rochester Minn Adolph Agnes Herold Helmar Glenn Paul Dorothy and Mary Cedar Falls An other son George died in October 1927 He leaves two brothers and a sister in Cedar Falls Rasmus and Martin Morgensen and Mrs Eric Larsen and his mother a sister and three brothers in Denmark
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Bernice
Cedar Falls
Jacob Morgensen
Benson
Baptist” Raan
W. J. Diegelman
Greenwood
Morgensen
Denmark
United States
Einar
Rochester
Rochester, ‘Minn
Adolph
Agnes
Herold
Helmar
Glenn
Paul
Dorothy
Mary
George
Rasmus
Martin Morgensen
Eric Larsen
Moran Rites Held at Osage Church
Requiem mass for Ed Moran was held at Sacred Heart Catholic church following his death from pneumonia after a six day illness. He is survived by his widow a daughter Gladys Moran and a son Ray Moran. Moran worked as a brakeman on the Chicago Great Western railway for several years.
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Osage
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Ed .Moran
Jis
Gladys and
Ray’ Moran
Chicago Great Western Railway
Larsen Funeral Held at Lawn City
James Larsen funeral conducted at First Presbyterian Church Cedar Falls by Rev. Bruce Giffen with burial at Hillside cemetery. Pallbearers were Clarence Showers D W Leahy L3 Pfeiffer Peter Sorensen Anton Jensen and Benjamin Hetber.
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Cedar Falls
James Larsen
First Presbyterian Church
Bruce Giffen
Hillside Cemetery
Clarence Showers
D. W. Leahy
Pfeiffer
Peter Sorensen
Anton Jensen
Benjamin
Konjola Medicine Claimed To Heal Wide Ailments
Day by day Konjola gains fame as testimonials pour in from Davenport and beyond. Mrs Ethel M Wold credits Konjola with curing stomach troubles kidney disorder and nervousness after years of suffering. The Konjola Man operates from Wangster Bros Drug Store at 229 Fourth Street and offers free samples and pins to customers.
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Konjola Man
Wangster Bros
Ethel M. Wold
Marquet, Street
Davenport
Iowa
Wold
Konsola
Koniola
Konjola Mans
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