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Iowa City Press-Citizen from Iowa City, Iowa • 8

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1 EIGHT IOWA CITY, IOWA, PRESS-CITIZEN WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1936 SET PERMANENT OX ROAST DATE Sharon Event to Be Held Second Thursday of -Each October Since the Sharon ox-roast has become an annual event and since there are many community gatherings at about this time of the year, the Sharon community has deemed it wise to set and announce a permanent date for the annual ox-roast. It is hoped that this will prevent possible conflicts with other community activities. The date selected is the second Thursday in October. In response to the question of how much food was consumed by al more than 1,400 persons served at this event last Thursday, the eats committee gives the following report: 1600 buns, 38 loaves of bread, 9 bushels of apples, 35 gallons of peas, 66 gallons of ice cream, 40 pounds of butter. 16 pounds of nut meats.

36 pounds of coffee: 150 gallons of milk to make 25 gallons of cottage cheese, 20 gallons of milk, 59 cakes. 7 pounds of cookies 50 quarts of whipping cream. 9 bushels of potatoes. pickles, jelly, gravy and tomato catsup by the gallon and 1,325 pounds of meat. The number of persons served and the amount of food consumed leaves the Sharon residents convinced that' "it's a treat to eat oxmeat roasted at Sharon Center." It was estimated by the parking committee that in addition the 1,400 served.

from 200 to 500 turned around to go home when they saw the long waiting line. Highlights of Radio TONIGHT of America, drama and music: WBBM. WCCO King's orchestra: WHO, WMAQ Music box hour: Kostelanetz' WGN. WI.W orchestra, Kay Thompson. Rav Heatherton: WBBM.

WCCO, KMOX Fred Allen. Peter. Van Steeden's orchestra: WHO. WMAQ 8:30 Come on jet's sing: WBBM. WCCO hit parade and sweepstakes.

Harry Sosnick's Edith Dick and Buddy Clark. vocalists: WHO. 9:30 -Meredith Wilson's orchestra: WENR Kay's orchestra: WBBM Paul Sullivan, room: WLW Cugat's orchestra: WHO, WMAQ Gay Lombardo's orchestra: WBBM Goodman's orchestra: WEBM. WCCO 12:00 -Dick Jurgen's orchestra: WGN. WI.W TOMORROW MORNING 7:00 -Musical clock: WBBM Cheerio: WLW 8:00 data Don WMAQ Neumiller, pianist: WEBM and Bob, sketch: WBBM, WCCO.

KMOX 9:13 -Hymns of all churches: WHO children: WHO, WMAQ 10:00 -David Harum, sketch: WMAQ. WHO Duncan, soloist, orchestra: KWK 10:30 -Ralph Kirbery, dream singer: WMAQ -Edward Mac Hugh, baritone: WLS. WIN 11:15 -Melody time: WGN farm and home hour: WHO. WAAQ TOMORROW AFTERNOON 12:00 -Palmer House ensemble: WGN Harding'. sketch: WMAQ Jack, WMAQ -Words and Ruth Lyon, soprano.

Edvard baritone. Larry organist WMAQ: Young's: dreams. sketch: WiNo. Perkins. WENR.

WHO 2:30 Vic, and Sade. WHAQ. WHO. WIT 3:00 -Tea time. Gale Sears, vocalian Churchier WHO, WHAG radin WMAQ 4:00 -While the VER -Clyde Barrie, ViE Harrington, Lee.

roundan. Zibitte lay WBBM. 5:6 Themse WL. TOMORROW MIGHT Jack Little' WON of experience: I WHO Dennis, tenor: WWAG Carter, common WABM. variety hour: WHO.

WLW Rand wacon Kate Miller's orchestra WCCO boat, Lanny Rose. Helen Tenson. nArY, Al Goodman's WHO WMAQ MAjor -WRRY -Col. Frank KnOT. candidate for hall.

Bing Croshr, Rah Burns, Jimmy Dorsey's tra: WHO. WMAQ Sullivan, news room: WI. Kay's orchestra: WARM Norris' orchestra: WENR. WHO 11:30 -Jan Garber's orchestra: WE IF Fiorito's orchestra: W6V WLW BOND ISSUE DEFEATED SIOUX CITY A proposed bond issue of $1.250,000 for the construction of a new civic center and exposition hall was defeated here Tuesday. The vote Was 4,216 for the issue to 3.819 opposed, but the issue required a 60 per, cent majority.

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B. Limoseth CHIROPRACTOR An lown Grad. Palmer Grad. Opposite the Jefferson Hotel Washington St. Lows City Bride Press-Citizen Engraving MRS.

WALTER KRUEGER LONE TREE Miss Gladys Attig. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emory Attig, became the bride of Walter Krueger, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Charles G. Krueger at the home of the bride's parents, two and one-half miles southeast of town. in a candlelight. ceremony at 6 o'clock Saturday evening. Mrs.

Lloyd Curtis played the bridal chorus from Lohengrin while the bridal party took their places before an alcove decorated in pink and white and surrounded by baskets of fall flowers. were attended by Maxine MaThes and 1 Harry Attig, brother of the bride. The bride wore an ankle length of white satin with a veil and gown wreath of orange blossoms and silver slippers and carried an arm bouquet of Talisman roses. The bridesmaid's gown was of wine colored velvet. with.

silver slippers and she carried bronze and white button chrysanthemums. The Rev. Paul M. Hann of Wellman. former pastor of the Methodist church of this place, read the single ring ceremony.

Immediately following the ceremony a three course wedding dinner was served in the dining room which was beautifully decorated in pink and white. On the center of the table was a three-tier wedding cake on which was a miniature bride and groom. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Charles G.

Krueger, parents of the groom. Mr. and Mrs. Emory Attig. Mr.

and Mrs. George Attig and Mr. and Mrs. Will Harned, parents and grandparents of the bride, Mr. and Mrs.

Elsworth Waterhouse and family, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Curtis, Maxine McMahon. Harry Attig. Nancy Attig.

Rev. and Mrs. Paul Hann. Mrs. Krueger as a graduate of the Lone Tree high school in the class of 1935 and the groom was graduated in 1933.

After a short trip into Illinois, they will be at home on the groom's father's farm mile southwest of town. Ryan-Cavanaugh Wedding at Marengo Church on Monday MARENGO Margaret Agnes Ryan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. J.

Ryan of Marengo, and Joseph Paul Cavanaugh, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cavanaugh of Fort -Dodge, were united in marriage. here Monday morning by. the Rev.

W. E. Carroll. The ceremony was performed at St. Patrick's church with Ronald Cavanaugh of Fort Dodge and Mary Ann McSwiggen of Victor attending.

and Mrs. Cavanaugh will in Fort Dodge. HORN SPEAKS AT CONFERENCE Asserts Impossible To Expect to Learn All Subjects BATON ROUGE, La. -(AP)- Prof. Ernest Horn of the University of lowa college of education told the annual state education conference.

here experience "I in know teaching through from the primary grade to the graduating class that it is impossible to expect children to learn as different subjects as are asmany signed to them during 8 term." CHURCH MARKS ANNIVERSARY Centennial Program Is Held at Pleasant Hill Today WASHINGTON, Iowa -Congregation of the Pleasant Hill Chris-, tian church, six miles southeast of here. observed its 100th annt-1 versary today. The oldest active Christian church in the state, it has 200 members and about 100 attending Bible school regularly at the present time. Former Pastor S. P.

Telford presented the history of the church. A placque was presented to the i church in honor of its centennial anniversary. day's program included morning, afternoon and evening meetings. A baptismal service was conducted in the creek near the church as a part of the afternoon program. HARRINGTON RITES HELD AT MUSCATINE Services Are Held in St.

Mathias Church WEST BRANCH--James rington. son of James and Harriet Rush Harrington, died at Mercy hospital in Iowa City October 9th after several months' illness. He had been living in the home of his sister, Mrs. Henry Tucker, near West Branch, the year. Funeral gervices were held at St.

Mathias church in Muscatine, Monday, with burial in St. Mary's cemetery in Muscatine. Mr. Harrington is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Henry Tucker of West Branch and Mrs.

Will Dunn of Marshalltown; three nephews, John and Leo Tucker of West Branch and Anthony Dunn of St. Anthony; and four sieces, Eleanor and Mary Dunn of Marshalltown, Clara Dunn of Houston, Texas, and Mrs. Genevieve Madine of Denver, Colo. 62 Counties Will Be Without Relief Aid to November 1 DES MOINES -(AP) Sixtytwo Iowa counties will function without the aid of federal unemployment after. November 1st, Ralph Kittinger, secretary funds, of the state relief administration.

announced. S. U. I. Engineering College To Make Plumbing Research Research work for the National Association of Master Plumbers soon will start at the University of Iowa engineering college, following the selection of the university as the site of these projects.

The studies will be under the direction of Dean Francis, Dawson with the assistance other Iowa faculty members, among whom is Prof. Frederic T. Mavis, director of the hydraulic laboratory. Although details of the research have not yet been announced, one of the first studies will concern action of water in pipes when interruptions in flow occur. Plumbing association funds, half of which are furnished by a group of manufacturers, will be used for the project.

A joint board from the association and the university will decided upon the projects. Christian Church at Kalona Holds Anniversary Program 180 Persons Attend Homecoming On Sunday KALONA One hundred eighty registered for the annual homecoming at the Christian church here Sunday. The event was also in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the church, the 25th year in the present church and the beginning of Rev. C. E.

Clark's pastorate in Kalona. The program began with Bible school at 9:45 a. m. followed by. services.

At noon a bounteous basket dinner was is served. In the afternoon an informal program was held at which Rev. Clark presided. Miss Elda Bigelow read the church history and Miss Mary Hofer read letters of regret from former pastors and members who were unable to attend. Rev.

George Robb of Davenport, a past pastor of the church and Mrs. Wessel Stevenson, whose husband had also been a pastor in the church, spoke. Charter Members Attend Four charter members, Mrs. R. Fry.

Mrs. Charlotte Dunlap. Miss Mary Hofer of Kalona and Mrs. Lloyd Dierdorff of Iowa City were present and expressed their happiness at being able to attend. Delegations were present Washington.

Wellman, Muscatine, Mechanicsville, Montezuma, Frytown, Keota, North English, Eldon and Iowa City. Miss Helen Peterseim visited at the parental R. H. Peterseim home over the week-end. Mrs.

T. B. Moore and Miss Tressa Mahan were business callers in Iowa City Monday morning. Reveal Marriage Of Marengo Couple MARENGO Helen Kramer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Harry Kramer, and Charles Hibbs, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Hibbs, were married at the home of the bride's parents Friday evening by the Rev.

Frank Paul Hladky. On a wedding trip to the Ozarks, the newlyweds were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Teeter of Cedar Rapids, their attendants at the ceremony. Mr.

and Mrs: Hibbs attended Mr. and Mrs. Teeter at their wedding ceremony in Palo, October 4th. The Teeters will be at home in Cedar Rapids after October 24th. Mr.

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W. N. Leeper, Mrs. Paul Snyder, and Mr. Ray Smalley; women's fancy work and baking division- Mrs.

T. V. Knerr of KaIona; farm products, fruit and veg-, etables, Emmett Gardner, county agricultural agent; colt show, Eli Yoder, Albert Ropp and Patrick Donohue. The basketball games which were scheduled for 7:30 o'clock Thursday evening will begin promptly at 7:15 o'clock. The boys basketball squad held scrimmages, night with of the last Alumni week boys and Monday night of this week.

Our boys showed nice, skillful teamwork. We have all been notified that our grade cards must be returned promptly and signed by the parents. If this is not done another card must be placed in our possession and 10 cents will be collected. Jesse Martin, an evangelist from Canada, gave us a short talk last Friday morning. His subject dealt with the proper balancing of our mental, physical and moral life into a spiritual life.

CENTER GRADE SCHOOL Editor, Ruth Ann Liebig Mrs. Ed Hershberger visited school Tuesday afternoon. Helen Wertz was absent Tuesday. Billy Swartzendruber received 100 in spelling this week. Our school is working on an Indian project for the fall festival.

The primary grades moved their playhouse into the basenient this week. FEATURES NO R. A. Wickersham, Army Band Member, Visits in W. Branch WEST BRANCH R.

A. Wickersham, former West Branch boy who plays the French horn in the United States army band, passed last week on furlough here. He was entertained at dinner Thursday evening in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Siler; Friday evening in the E.

A. Gray home; Saturday evening in the W. M. Vincent home, and on Sunday he joined Mr. and Mrs.

Guy Endsley at a dinner party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Endsley. Miss Gladys Furniss, who teaches at Davenport, and who was a West Branch girl and neighbor of Mr. Wickersham, at one time, stopped as she returned from a visit at Ames.

Sunday evening, and took Mr. Wickersham to Davenport for a short visit before he continued his journey eastward. L. E. Moore has raised six hills of sweet potatoes in his little garden in town, the yield being a half bushel yams, the largest of which weighed two and one pounds.

Mrs. Lee Cromer of Marysville, arrived Saturday night to visit her father, B. F. Jackson, and her aunt, Mrs. I.

J. Wilson, at West Branch, her brother Floyd Jackson at Iowa City, and her brother Arthur Jackson at Muscatine. Mrs. Cromer was formerly Maud Jackson. Mr.

and Mrs. E. R. Patton of Davenport, Mr. and Mrs.

George Whitmer of Wilton, Miss Annie Berg and J. E. Marolf visited in the home of Mr. and Mrs. D.

E. Edwards, Sunday. Poultry Show to Be Held in Washington County in November WASHINGTON, Iowa- November 18th to 21st is the time set for the annual Washington county poultry show sponsored by the county Poultry Breeders association. Oscar Grow, Atlanta, is to be judge of the show to be held at the local city hall auditorium. The show is also sponsored by the American Poultry association.

ONE RADIO EVER KING TO TALK HERE SUNDAY Negro Theological School Head to Be Vespers Speaker Believed to be the first Negro ever to present a vesper service address at the University of Iowa, the Rev. Willis J. King, president of the Gammon Theological School of Atlanta, will speak here Sunday "Faith eveningimes of Crisis" 1 the title of his address. He is member of the National Preaching Mission, an organization of outstanding preachers, and will sppear as a representative of that group. The vesper service, to be held at Iowa union, is the final event on the official program of- the university's 25th annual homecoming, Chairmen of Boys' 4-H Club Projects To Meet on 1 Friday Chairmen of the Johnson county 4-H boys' club projects will Friday evening at 8 o'clock at the farm bureau office to close the year's business and discuss further club work, County Agent Emmett C.

Gardner announced today. Norman Thomas I In Farm Campaign Talk At Waterloo Tuesday WATERLOO- (AP) Norman Thomas, socialist party candidate for president, advocated "a threefold program for the working farmer" in an address here Tuesday night. His included, "the use of government credit to relieve the working farmer of a crushing debt, the abolition of tenant and corporation farming by the use of a program of land value taxation and other devices, and planned production with a view to the protection of the land and assuring the farmer the cost of production." THE Independence Youth Arrested; Robberies Are Believed Solved INDEPENDENCE, Iowa-(AP) Officers here claim the of a series of robberies committed in the Independence vicinity during the year, in the arrest of six boys ranging in age from 17 to 21. They are Earl Barker, Joe Barker, Billy Bates, Elmer Cooper and Delmar Gray, all of Independence, and Hubert Meister, Jesup. All of the boys have signed confessions, officers said.

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