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1 Fifty-three years of service Long obituary of Professor Sara Riggs, who died September 18, 1940; photo.
2 Greetings from President Price and family President Price and his family; photo.
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3 He wouldn't say yes; he wouldn't say no, so-- Central Hall bell peals out Skip Day.
4 Students cheer as prexy leads snake dance President Price and Dean Campbell led snake dance through Commons.
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5 Buck's boys triumph in blaze of glory Football team wins conference; loses only one game.
6 Homecoming "doins" biggest ever Events of 1940 Homecoming include dedication of O. R. Latham Stadium; photo.
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7 Greeting from our new leader
Price--Malcolm Poyer (President of ISTC) 		President Price's holiday greetings.
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8 High schoolers toot for tutors First High School Band Day attracts 1200 performers.
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9 Why the literaries failed Continued analysis of fading of literary societies; blames changing student interests and World War I; societies failed to meet students' social and curricular needs.
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10 Sara Riggs . . . For sixty years saw the campus grow . . . To greatness
Hart--Irving Harlow (Extension Faculty and Archivist) 		Outline of Professor Riggs's record of service; photo.
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11 Active in local affairs, charter member of woman's club Professor Riggs was a club leader; associated with work of building Cedar Falls Woman's Club House.
12 Miss Riggs and the Alpha Literary Society Professor Riggs joined Alpha in 1885; supported its efforts throughout her life.
13 She promoted local chapter of the American Association of University Women
Ferguson--Jessie L. (Library Faculty) 		Professor Riggs was involved in AAUW affairs.
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14 Miss Riggs and the College Club Professor helped found College Club, for faculty women, in 1922; name changed to Faculty Women's Club in 1936; served as leader.
15 Miss Riggs as VOV sponsor Professor Riggs sponsored Nu Omicron Nu (or VOV), the first sorority on campus.
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16 Sara M. Riggs and the church
Leavitt--Roger (Board of Trustees) 		Tribute to Miss Riggs as member and leader of First Congregational Church.
17 September 21st--at Nashua
Halvorson--Bernice Ladd 		Poetic tribute to Miss Riggs.
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18 As ever on we go ISTC accredited by Association of American Universities; unusual honor for teachers college.
19 Dr. Luse marries Resigns and marries David Eugene Smith, a Columbia University mathematician; photo.
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20 Come on babe; let's struggle--Dad Dads enjoy dance.
21 Cuts, cuts, cuts; five for five Students allowed as many unquestioned absences as there are hours of credit for the class.
22 Music department one of best Howard Hansen of Eastman School praises ISTC program.
23 Students write plays, act Will produce "Father Malachy's Miracle" and "Hamlet".
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24 Canadians debate for Britons Debate question of union of western nations.
25 Extension Bureau extends campus Extension sends out flyer of upcoming activities.
26 O. R. Latham field dedicated Simple ceremony marks occasion.
27 Tutors tickle American way Preview of vaudeville show.
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28 North Central Conference champions Season wrap-up on Mighty Midgets; team finishes with 8-1 record; photo.
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29 Wrestling Season preview.
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30 Basketball Season preview.
31 Cross Country Finish undefeated; Bill Jenkins wins state AAU title.
32 Dakota mouse regrets sojourn in Panther house! Barney Lewellyn catches mouse and uses it as incentive to beat Morningside College in football; photo.
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33 Chicago meets, elects Professor Condit speaks to Chicago alumni group; pay tribute to President Latham and Professor Riggs.
34 New faces on teaching staff Roster of new faculty and the people whom they are replacing.
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35 Alumni president Message from S. T. Neveln urges good cheer and tells everyone to be prepared to face the challenges ahead; photo.
36 Teachers are tops One-fourth of Iowa teachers certified in 1939 were ISTC graduates.
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37 Alice Evers Married Fred A. Mitzner, September 12, 1940. Her husband is a contractor at Colesburg, where they reside.
38 Amy Steele Married to Alton Grossholz, November 9, 1939. They reside in Los Angeles, California.
39 Bernice Baker Married Ray Anderson of Ramsey, Illinois, March 17, 1940. Prior to her marriage, she taught in the rural schools of Greene County. They are living on a farm near Lohrville.
40 Corinne E. Martin Married George W. Cross on August 12, 1940. Corinne has taught for the past four years in the kindergarten department of the Cedar Falls schools. George is employed in the Please-U Food Mart. They reside in Waterloo.
41 Hazel Slifsgard Married Frank D. Deats of New York City, Feb. 17, 1940. Frank is employed with a construction company in Honolulu, where they will reside for the next eighteen months. Hazel's sister, G. W. Moon (Bernice Slifsgard) resides in Stamford, CT..
42 Jane Corsaut Married Nathan McFadden of Chicago. They reside in Chicago where Nathan is in the advertising business. Before marriage, Jane was employed in the advertising department of Radio Guide in Chicago.
43 Laura Ridge Married June 16, 1940 to Verne Goeldner of Earlham, where they reside. He is associated with his brother in publishing the Earlham Echo. Laura has had graduate work at the University of Minnesota, Colorado State College, and Iowa State College.
44 Leila M. Anderson Married Charles E. Hird, of Jefferson, June 22, 1940. Leila taught English in the Jefferson Junior High School for a number of years. They reside in Jefferson, where Charles is an attorney.
45 Lorene Miller Married Elmer Sandvick of McCallsburg, July 3, 1939, at Ozark, Missouri. They reside at McCallsburg.
46 Margery Pearce Married Howard H. Hammond of Tulsa, Oklahoma, March 23, 1940. He is head of the property and plant department of the Central States Power Company. They reside in Tulsa.
47 Rebecca DeLong Married Max F. Potter, July 7, 1940. She has taught for the last four years at Harlan. They reside at Oakland.
48 Tosca Berger Widely known concert violinist and head of the instrumental music department at the University of Tulsa; married on June 15, 1940, Adolph Kramer, former Cedar Falls resident and head of public school music at Crystal Falls, Michigan.
49 Vera C. Nordstrom Married Oswald N. Andersen, June 5, 1940. They are living on a farm near Cherokee.
50 Vera Steil Married Fred J. D. Jones June 25, 1940. They are residing on a farm near Larrabee. Before her marriage, Vera taught in the Sioux City schools.
51 Verna Bandfield Married to Howard Barnett, November 7, 1940. Verna has been teaching at Dunkerton. They reside in Waterloo.
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52 Bequests fund Alice Ora Gordon leaves $2263.88 as a scholarship fund for kindergarten-primary education students; photo.
53 Beulah Buis Married LeRoy Whannell on November 9, 1940, at Traer. LeRoy is employed in the Buis Hardware Store and they reside in Traer. Beulah has taught in the schools at Gladbrook, Edgewood, and Dallas.
54 Delmar Risse Married August 21, 1940, in Arcadia, California, to Marjorie Russell of Winfield. Delmar has been the industrial arts teacher at Marion for the last two years.
55 Helen E. Youtzy Married Woodrow W. White, June 14, 1940. They reside in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
56 Margaret C. Nielsen Married Delmar L. Underwood, June 9, 1940. Delmar is manager of an oil station in Jefferson, where they reside. Before marriage, Margaret was social science instructor in the Scranton High School.
57 Mary Howell Married John S. Brinkman, June 8, 1940. They are living in New York City, where John is associated with United Air Lines. Mary had been teaching at Robbinsdale, Minnesota.
58 Mildred McAfee Married Raymond Rasmussen, June 15, 1940. They reside in Cedar Falls, where he is a partner of Pepin and Rasmussen General Contractors. Before marriage, she taught in the junior high school at Clinton.
59 Olive Morgan Married Alvin Vande Van, in Chicago June 22, 1940. They reside in Oak Park, Illinois. She taught in Lincoln School in Cedar Falls for the last few years. He is a graduate of Purdue University, and works for the Crane Company.
60 Robert A. Warner Married Maretta Louise Martinek, June 22, 1940, at Traverse City, Michigan. They reside at Charleston, Illinois, where he is an instructor in the Music Department of Eastern Illinois State Teachers College.
61 Sylvia Mable Arends Married Fred J. Webb of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, September 6, 1940. Sylvia has an M. S. degree from Iowa State College. Fred has a fellowship at Iowa State College where he will receive his Ph. D. They reside in Ames.
62 Wilma Sieveka Married Frank Zamastil of Oxford Junction, September 1, 1940. They reside on a farm near Oxford Junction.
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63 Bruce C. Warner
Warner--Bruce C. (Class of 1935) 		Married Helen Hahnenstein, June 8, 1940, Aurora, Illinois. He is a high school instructor in Aurora, where they reside.
64 Elsie Bleckwenn Married Aulden Davis June 14, 1940 and is now living at Mundelein, Illinois. She taught at St. Ansgar last year. Aulden manages one of the Hawthorne dairy farms at Mundelein.
65 Fay Stingley and Alfred Gowan Married June 18, 1940; Alfred was principal of Cedar Heights School last year, and will serve as mathematics instructor in the high school this year. Faye has been teacher of physical education in the Cresco schools for the last four years.
66 Irene Warner and Edgar P. Swanson Married on June 6, 1940. Both graduates have taken advanced work at the University of Iowa. Irene has been teaching commercial subjects at Spencer for the last four years. They reside in Spencer, where Edgar is teaching.
67 La Vina C. Haahr
Haahr--La Vina C. (Class of 1935) 		Married William D. Wesselink, June 27, 1940.They reside in Webster City, where William is dean of the junior college. Before her marriage, she had been teaching commercial subjects in the Webster City High School.
68 Marc Ihm Of Guttenberg; married Katherine Rietz of Rowan. Marc has taught in the Rowan schools for the past five years, resigning last spring to accept a position with the Rowan Grain and Lumber Company. Katherine is a graduate of Iowa State College at Ames.
69 Marian Lawson and Robert A. Brown Married on June 8, 1940; reside in Waterloo. Before marriage, Marian was employed in the Robert A. Brown Insurance Agency. Robert is manager of the insurance agency.
70 Roger Galloway Married Carolyn I. Bigg, of Clear Lake, on August 19, 1940. Robert is employed by the Automatic Humidifier Company of Cedar Falls, where they reside.
71 Ruby Moen Married Robert Brouhard, of Zearing, July 19, 1940. They are living in Zearing, where Robert is in the undertaking business. Before marriage, Ruby taught in the schools at Liscomb and Zearing.
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72 Anna Ball Married May 12, 1940, to Richard Carlson of Spencer. They reside at Pequot Lakes, Minnesota.
73 Clarice Elinora Larson Of Osage, married Raymond Feldt of Mitchell on March 23, 1940. Since graduation she has taught in the schools of Mitchell County. They reside on a farm in the same county.
74 Helen Cowie and Robert Barnes Married on June 16 and reside in Edgewood, where Robert is commercial instructor in the high school. Helen was secretary to M. J. Nelson, dean of Teachers College faculty; for the last three years has taught at Kingsley and Irving schools in Waterloo.
75 Helen Graham Kurtz and Allan David Muller Of Carbondale, Illinois, married October 27, 1940. Helen is the daughter of Dr. Edward Kurtz of Cedar Falls. Allan is manager of the New England Well Drilling Company of Burlington, Vermont, where they reside.
76 Ivadell Bednar Married H. G. Quandt May 18, 1940. They are residing in Audubon, where the Reverend Quandt has charge of the Mount Zion Evangelical Church of Viola Township.
77 Jeanette A. Starr Married Harry L. Wickey on April 6, 1940. They reside in Detroit, Michigan. Jeannette previously taught at Marble Rock and Dewitt. Harry is an attorney.
78 Laureen Kessler and Thomas Hanifan Married August 12, 1940. They reside in Bancroft, where he has been teaching the last three years. Before marriage, Laureen taught in McCallsburg and Ledyard.
79 Lois Bartine Married to E. Woodrow Shives, June 11, 1940. She taught four years in Hardin and Marshall Counties preceding her marriage. They will reside at Eldora, where he is discipline officer in the Eldora Training School for Boys.
80 Lois Schwab Married Anton Lambi, June 7. They reside at Greenfield. Before marriage, she taught at the Richland Consolidated School for three years.
81 Margaret Gump Secretary in the Teachers College Placement Bureau, married Charles E. Meyer of Mt. Vernon, June 15, 1940; employed in the office at Killians' Department Store in Cedar Rapids; last year was secretary to E. W. Goetch; has taught at Delmar and Mt. Vernon.
82 Mary Elizabeth Covey Married Lloyd Ambrosen of Faribault, Minnesota, June 15, 1940, in Des Moines. They reside in Faribault, where he is coach at the Minnesota State School for the Deaf.
83 Mary Stoddard Married Dr. Charles A. Waterbury, Jr., of Waterloo June 19, 1940. She had been kindergarten instructor in Monticello, and for the last two years had been teaching at Iowa City. Charles will intern at Ancker Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota, this year.
84 Mildred M. Seward and Carl C. Speck Married August 10, 1940. They reside in Knoxville, where he is an instructor in the junior high school. Before marriage, Mildred taught in the schools at Albion and Vinton.
85 Peggy Newman Married Neill A. Porter, of Altoona, on June 8. Peggy has been teaching at Fairfield. Neill is a graduate of the University of Commerce at Des Moines, and is associated with his father in the garage business at Altoona.
86 Robert H. Henry Supervisor of instrumental music at Newton, and Adele K. Weiser of Grimes, married June 29, 1940. They reside in Newton.
87 Roy Vinall Married Iona Ruth of Salt Lake, Utah, August 30, 1940. Ruth was formerly employed as stewardess for United Airlines. Roy is traffic agent for the Illinois Central Railroad at Salt Lake City, where they reside.
88 Wilma Florence Hitch Married June 9, 1940, to C. E. Snively, and resides in West Union.
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89 Arvilla Jacobsen Married Edward T. Sherwood of Hartwick, June 4, 1940. She had been teaching at Hartwick. He is a farmer.
90 Elizabeth Mast and Julian Colby Married on June 30, 1940. Julian, a former staff member of the College Eye, is now a reporter on the Waterloo Daily Courier. Elizabeth had taught in the Davenport Junior High School last year. Previously she taught at Clermont and West Chicago.
91 Howard Townsend Married Dawn Lorraine Heath of Crystal Lake, Illinois on August 31, 1940. Howard is employed in the auditing department of the general offices of the Young Men's Christian Association, in Chicago, Illinois.
92 Jean B. Reynolds and Roy B. Minnis Married June 28, 1940. They reside in Aurora, Illinois, where he is an instructor in the public schools. Before marriage, she taught in the schools of LaMoille and Paullina, Iowa.
93 Marguerite Lee Haaland Married Marcus M. Lustig, August 31, 1940. They live in North Hollywood, California.
94 Marietta Ketchen and Ralph S. Smith Married Ralph S. Smith, September 5, 1940. They reside in Fullerton, California, where Ralph is teaching in the high school.
95 Marjorie Lebert Married Burlin B. Hamer of Waterloo, June 30, 1940. Burlin is assistant director for Iowa of the Agriculture Trade Relations Corporation with offices in Des Moines. She had taught commercial subjects at Anthon for three years before marriage.
96 Marlys R. Kane Married Marlin F. Walters, June 27, 1940. They reside in Waverly.
97 Mary Jane Stewart Married Max Sampson of Gray, June 9, 1940. For the last three years she had been teaching at Viola Center. They reside on a farm near Gray.
98 Mary K. Masteller Of Oskaloosa and Elmer Bunge of Clarence married December 31, 1939. She had taught in the primary grades at Clarence. Elmer is engaged in the mercantile business. They reside at Clarence.
99 Melva Darlene Miller Married J. Gordon Hollis, March 15, 1940. They reside at Waterloo. Before her marriage, she taught at Dike for two years.
100 Mildred Teter Married to Eldo E. Hilmer of Marion, May 26, 1940. For the past two years she had been teaching fourth and fifth grades at Emerson School in Marion, where they reside.
101 Raymond A. Pingel Married Georgia Belle Wassom, June 19, 1940; reside in Cedar Falls. Raymond is employed by the Henderson Furniture Company in Cedar Falls. She has been teaching at West Union for the last two years, and is a graduate of Grinnell College.
102 Ruth Willoughby Of Cedar Falls, and Edwin McKenzie of Fremont, Nebraska, were married August 25, 1940. Ruth has been employed as sixth and seventh grade teacher in the school at Union. The reside in Sidney, Nebraska, where he is employed at a garage.
103 Wilhelmina Heuring Married Harold Hansen on October 30, 1940, New York City. The bride's uncle, Rev. Fr. Albert Heuring, pastor, read the service. They reside in Cedar Falls, where Harold is employed at the Clay Equipment Company. She taught home economics at Moorland.
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104 Clara C. Smith Married Andrew G. George, May 30, 1940. They reside in Cedar Falls. She taught at La Porte City for two years previous to her marriage.
105 Claude K. Campbell Married Mercedes Rathbone of Iowa City on August 25, 1940. They reside at Alexander, where he is music instructor in the high school.
106 Delphine Kinnear Married the Reverend A. Earl Dale, August 31, 1940. Delphine taught in Nevada and Ottumwa before her marriage. They reside at Brighton, where he is pastor of the New Haven Baptist Church.
107 Dorothy Jane Marinan Married Irvin J. Schmidt, October 14, 1940. They reside in Waterloo, where he is employed by the Waterloo Register Company.
108 Dorothy Phoebe Hoeffler Married C. Addison Hickman on June 5, 1940; reside in Iowa City. He will teach in the College of Commerce at the University of Iowa and also continue his work toward the Ph. D. degree. She taught for one year in Bloomfield.
109 Edna McCurry and Carl R. Brown Married June 9. Carl is principal of the junior high school at Pella, where the couple are making their home. She has been teaching music in the Grandview schools for the last two years.
110 Frances E. LeValley and Harry Schley Married at the home of her parents in Logan. They are now residing in Nashua, where he is the high school athletics coach.
111 Irene Licht Married Ray St. John, August 29, 1940. They reside at Calamus.
112 Leona Rose Paris Married Robert W. Becket June 2, 1940. They reside at Storm Lake, Iowa.
113 Marian Louise Ashley Married Gilmore C. Wright, September 16, 1939. Gilmore is a graduate of the Lincoln Aeronautical School at Lincoln, Nebraska. He is now employed in the service department of the Transcontinental Western Airlines at Kansas City, Missouri.
114 Marie Phillips Married Alfred F. Schneck of Belle Plaine, September 1, 1940. They reside in Waterloo, where he is an agent for the National Life Insurance Company of Vermont. Before marriage she taught for two years in the schools at Keystone.
115 Marjorie Hovey Married J. Stanley Stroud of Chicago, September 11, 1940. They reside in Chicago, where he is employed as Assistant Counsel to the Illinois Municipal Code commission. She has been secretary to the president of the Chicago Theological Seminary.
116 Marjorie Lynch Married Clifford Smith, June 16, 1940, and reside in Waterloo. She had been teaching at Jubilee and in the West Waterloo schools.
117 Martha Zickefoose and Bernard Schmidt Married June 9, 1940. She had taught in the intermediate grades in Clarion last year, and he has been high school football coach at Panora for two years. They lived at Lake Okoboji last summer.
118 Merna Searles Married Hugh Teale, Jr., June 30. She taught first and second grades at Donnellson. They reside at Panora.
119 Rachel Hughes Daughter of L. H. Hughes of Cedar Falls, married Orville J. Surber of Friend, Nebraska, June 12, 1940. She has been teaching at Calumet for the last three years. Orville, a graduate of Morningside College, is an instructor at Calumet, where they reside.
120 Ruth Marian Boardman Daughter of Benjamin Boardman, married William E. Ridenour of Garrison, June 8, 1940. For the last year she has been principal of the Prescott High School. William is engaged in farming near Garrison.
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121 Arlys Cummins Married Herbert C. Beaver, former Teachers College student, July 27, 1940, and they now reside on a farm near Hamilton.
122 Dorothy Thomas Married Vorbert W. Stoltz of New Hampton, June 29, 1940. For the last year she has been teaching music and English in the Fredericksburg High School. They reside in New Hampton.
123 Ethel R. Reif and Gerald Moser Married June 5, 1940 at Sumner. She has been teaching near Sumner. They reside at Blairsburg, where he is a high school instructor.
124 Helen Margaret Gibbs Married John Wilson, August 23, 1940. She taught at Keswick and Eagle Grove. They reside at Melcher, where he is coach.
125 Madeline Elizabeth Briggs Married Nathaniel Ridel Rathbone of Waterloo, where they reside. He expects to complete his B. A. degree at Teachers College this winter.
126 Marjorie Elizabeth Wood Married August 18, 1940 to Kenneth L. Olsen, high school athletic coach and science instructor in the Maxwell Consolidated School. Last year she taught first and second grades in the Bonaparte schools.
127 Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Doud The former Alma G. Wilke and her husband announce the birth of a son, Lowell Vernon. They reside in Williams, where Henry is a barber.
128 Mr. and Mrs. Herbert N. Brendel The former Amy M. Van Duyn and her husband, of Mason City, announce the birth of twin girls, Melavie Joy and Melva Jean. They have a son, Donald Lee. Herbert is a stock clerk at the Pritchard Motor Company in Mason City.
129 Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Smith The former Ruth Piper and her husband, of Marshalltown, announce the birth of a daughter, Avonelle Ann. They have another daughter, Esther Lavonne.
130 Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Damborg The former Elizabeth Decker and her husband, of Rolfe, announce the birth of a son, Mark Johannes.
131 Mr. and Mrs. Lester Chapman The former Esther Hakanson and her husband, of Tipton, announce the birth of a son, Cecil La Moyne.
132 Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stephenson The former Gwynethe Johnson and here husband, of Sioux City, announce the birth of a daughter, Jane Ann.
133 Mr. and Mrs. Semon A. Sandven The former Freda Frances Morris and her husband, of Pella, announce the birth of a son, Frederick Martin. Semon is head of the Public Relations Department of Central College at Pella. They have three other children, Semon J., Joe, and Frances Martha.
134 Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Refshauge The former Henrietta Whitacre and her husband, of York, Nebraska, announce the birth of a daughter, Judith Ann.
135 Mr. and Mrs. William Frandsen The former Alice Fricke and her husband, of Rockford, Illinois, announce the birth of a daughter, Coleen Elizabeth. They have another daughter, Virginia Marie.
136 Rev. and Mrs. Fred M. Smith The former Altha C. Curtis, and husband, of St. Paul, Minnesota, announce the birth of a son, James Edward. They have two other children, Rhoda Kathryn, and Jerome M. Rev Smith is pastor of the Cleveland Avenue and Olivet Methodist Churches in St. Paul.
137 Virginia Ellora Gregory Married Curtis Peters May 18 at Knoxville. They reside in Cedar Falls.
138 Wilma Thornblade Married Russell Glass, Beaman, June 23, 1940, and reside on a farm near Beaman. Before marriage, she taught for eight years in the rural schools of Marshall County and for one year at Beaman Consolidated School.
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139 Mr. and Mrs. Don Fiester Announce the birth of a daughter, Sheryl Lee. Don is a manual training instructor at Ottumwa.
140 Mr. and Mrs. Don H. Cole The former Mary Sowerwine and her husband announce the birth of a son, Don Harlan. Don is coach in the Harlan schools.
141 Mr. and Mrs. Edward Isaacson The former Edith H. Cremer and her husband announce the birth of a daughter, Nancy Jo. They reside on a farm near Agency.
142 Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Wiler The former Joyce Wengert and her husband, of Chicago, Illinois, announce the birth of a daughter, Linda Lou. Edward is a research physicist in the Portland Cement Association of Chicago.
143 Mr. and Mrs. Harold Jensen Of Vinton, announce the birth of a daughter, Carol Lee. Harold has been serving as science teacher and principal of the senior high school at Vinton. He is beginning a new position as teacher of physics and chemistry at Lake Forest, Illinois, this year.
144 Mr. and Mrs. Harold Koob The former Elsie Woodward and her husband, of Jesup, announce the birth of a daughter, Mildred Joyce. The couple are the parents of another daughter, Kathryn Lorraine.
145 Mr. and Mrs. Howard Berry The former Frances Van Dyke and her husband announce the birth of a daughter, Marlene Grace. Howard is teaching in Sumner, where he has charge of the town and high school bands; he taught instrumental music and industrial arts four years in Fonda.
146 Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Carr The former Iola Johnson and her husband, of Manchester, announce the birth of a son, E. Michael. They have a daughter, Alice Mae.
147 Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Welleke The former Ruth Andrews and her husband, of Aplington, announce the birth of a son, Donald Charles.
148 Mr. and Mrs. Maynard A. Rake The former Virginia Schuhart and her husband announce the birth of a son, Elwood Ralph. They have recently moved to Zearing where Maynard is manager of the Zearing Lumber Company.
149 Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. Ervin The former Ruth Jacobson and her husband, announce the birth of a daughter, Laura Mae. Paul is laboratory assistant Salisbury Laboratories, Charles City. Laura Mae is a namesake of Laura Mae O'Banion.
150 Mr. and Mrs. Philip C. Cockerill The former Virginia B. Tye and her husband announce the birth of a "leap year baby," a son, Clark Cutler. They reside in Pasadena, California.
151 Mr. and Mrs. Philip Peak Announce the birth of a son, James Bennett. Philip is a mathematics instructor at the State Teachers College at Chadron, Nebraska.
152 Mr. and Mrs. Ray Smalling Announce the birth of a son, Raymond John. Ray is an assistant coach at the Ames High School. In the summer of 1940, he received his M. A. degree from the University of Iowa.
153 Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Ebel Announce the birth of their first son, David. Robert is teaching science and mathematics at Edison Institute High School and as a representative of the American Chemical Society.
154 Mr. and Mrs. Russell W. Holmes The former Maxine B. Baker and her husband announce the birth of a son, Dennis Eugene. They reside in Steamboat Rock, where Russell is employed in a drug store.
155 Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Mess The former Edna L. Pauls and her husband, of Massillon, announce the birth of a son, Neal Frederick Ernest. The couple are also the parents of a daughter, Neva Kathryn.
156 Mr. and Mrs. Willard Wells The former Ruth Rickard and husband of Grinnell, announce the birth of a son, Larry Lee. They have another son, Richard Allan.
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157 Clara Bonath Of Primghar died June 23, 1940. She is survived by two brothers and one sister, Minnie, with whom she lived. Clara taught in the schools of Marathon, Schaller, Sac City, and Primghar.
158 John W. Atchley Died Sept. 3, 1940, at Des Moines, where he taught for thirty-four years, retiring in 1938. He was principal of Amos Hiatt Junior High School and other schools in Des Moines.
159 McPherson, John Of San Antonio, Texas, died July 1, 1940. He had been in the oil development business in Texas for a number of years.
160 Mr. and Mrs. Bruce E. Rader The former Beulah Belle Tye and her husband, of Bremerton, Washington, announce the birth of a son, Charles Frederick.
161 Mr. and Mrs. Byron Richardson The former Rosamond Fairman and her husband, of Maquoketa, announce the birth of a son, Allen Jay.
162 Mr. and Mrs. John Holt The former Dorothea Steele and her husband announce the birth of a son, Robert Lawrence. They have another son, John Melvin, Jr. John taught at Ledyard last year.
163 Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Bourne The former La Vonne Walsh and her husband, of Radcliffe, announce the birth of a son, Craig Thomas.
164 Mr. and Mrs. Wallace "Tuffy" Stewart Announce the birth of a daughter, Gail Rae. They reside in Banning, California.
165 Mrs. Elmer Wood (Ruby E. Calderwood) Died July 31, 1940 in Moulton. Surviving are her husband, whom she married in 1903, three children, Hugh, Maryetta, and Dan, two grandchildren, Hugh, Jr., and Rex Wood. John B. Calderwood of Grundy Center, and Arthur J. Calderwood are surviving brothers.
166 Mrs. John Eckford (Amy Sarah Crary) Died February 24, 1940; married in 1916, lived in Montana for several years; resided in Cedar Rapids; for the past two years; lived in Madison, Wisconsin. She is survived by her husband and one daughter, Jean, of Elkader.
167 Mrs. John Kingman (Laura Chase) Died June 26, 1940, at the home of her son, John, in East Orange, New Jersey; burial was in Cedar Falls; married in 1893 to John Kingman, who completed a medical course at Chicago; resided in Mason City; sister is Mrs. J. B. Edmondson (Bess Chase).
168 Mrs. Lora M. Robinson (Lora Dayton) Died at home in Los Angeles, California, November 6, 1940; married J. W. Robinson, November 12, 1903. Survivors: two sisters, George S. Mornin, P. H. Boysen, a brother, G. R. Dayton, two daughters, Florence Brown, Mrs. Haley, and one son, Dayton.
169 W. E. Collins, and wife Ella Scurry Collins W. E. Collins died at home, in Des Moines on May 31, 1940. His wife, Ella Scurry, died February 12, 1939. They both worked in public schools in northern Iowa for nearly thirty years. A daughter, Mary I. Collins, lives in Des Moines.
170 Walter G. Burris Died at his home in Des Moines, July 13, 1940.
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171 David Harry Rummel Died September 16, 1940, at his home in Cedar Falls; survived by his wife Alice Beulah Rummel, three children, J. Francis Rummel, Mrs. Carl Roop, Charles Cleo Rummel, and one grandchild Richard Harris Rummel. He was superintendent of schools for 25 years.
172 Electrified scores! Electric scoreboard installed in O. R. Latham Stadium; portions of unit will be used for indoor sports as well.
173 Elmer P. Christensen Of Cedar Falls, died June 12, 1940. For six months preceding his death, he was employed in the business office of Teachers College. He taught commercial subjects in the high school at Port Byron, Illinois, for two years and at Arnolds Park for one year.
174 Frances Ross Dearborn Of Red Oak; died August 28, 1940. She had been a critic teacher in the training school of Central Teachers College, Stevens Point, Wisconsin and an associate in education at the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.
175 Helen Louise Barta Died October 21, 1940. She taught for several years at Swisher.
176 Mrs. Arthur Cawelti (Florence Elizabeth Hoffman) Died at her home three miles west of Cedar Falls, August 15, 1940; taught school and worked in Dr. E. J. Thierman's office until marriage; survived by her husband, whom she married March 24, 1921, a daughter, Rosatha, two sisters, and one brother.
177 Mrs. Clifford Burrell (Mabel Larson) Died January 30, 1939, at her home in Elkader. She taught at Jesup until her marriage May 21, 1931. A daughter, Arla Jean, preceded her mother in death. She is survived by her husband, a son, William Edward, her mother, and sisters and brothers.
178 Mrs. Everette Mathis (Gladys Christie) Died April 16, 1940, at the Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines. She taught in public schools at Strawberry Point and Ankeny. She is survived by her husband, one son, Dale, her parents, two sisters, and three brothers.
179 Mrs. H. R. Schultz (Margaret I. Hilts) Died June 14, 1938.
180 Mrs. Lucy Whitacre, mother of Hawley J. Whitacre, and Henrietta Whitacre Lucy Whitacre died April 29, 1940, at the family home in Santa Monica, California. She was a resident of Cedar Falls for many years.
181 Mrs. Oral G. Hinds (Vera M. Heller) Died in Waterloo June 18, 1940, at age 41; taught at Allison, Dakota, Illinois, and Dike; married Oral, a linotype operator at the Waterloo Daily Courier, June 1, 1924; survived by her husband, mother, C. J. Heller, and a sister, Mabel A. Heller.
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182 Honor alumnus M. E. Leroy Furry will study at Medill School of Journalism.