Rebekahs of Linn and Jones to Meet at Sokol Hall
Rebekahs from Linn and Jones counties districts 53 and 57 plan their thirty fourth annual convention at Sokol hall with Praha lodge of Cedar Rapids as entertaining organization. The program includes opening at 10 a.m. registration, officers from Praha lodge presiding, reports from district lodges, welcome address by Bessie Novotny, and a social and degree ceremony for fourteen Praha candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebekahs
Linn
Jones Counties
Sokol Hall
Praha Lodge
Cedar Rapids
Vendelene Simanek
Julia Stefan
Henrietta Seabrook
Marie C. Novak
Rebekah Assembly of
Iowa
Rose Vialle
Mason City
Esther Leming
Des Moines
Caroline Darby
Town City
Elizabeth S. Matheney
Keokuk
Marie Novak
Grand Ludge
Libbie Fiesler
Anna Mitralsky
Frances Klepach
Mayme Kroulik
Bess Dytrt
Millie Prastka
Lottie Hradek
Ella Sedenka
Stella Marek
Libby Hubacek
Minnie Hermanck
Alice Blahnik
Emma Broulik
Edgewood Man Finishes 50 Years As Stone Mason
Edgewood man Frank Woolridge, 75, completed his fiftieth year as a stone mason this week after laying a basement wall. His birthday was celebrated at home with his 99 year old mother Mary Wooldridge and family members from Marion Greeley and Maynard noted among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgewood
Frank Woolridge
Mary Wooldridge
Jane Doud
Jane Doud, Who Is Close To 80 Years Old. Mr. Wooldridge
Irvin Wooldridge
Marion
Louis Wooldridge
Greeley
End Mies Harry Frederick
Maynard
Washington High School Senior Play The Rafferty Racket
Washington High School presents The Rafferty Racket a three act mystery comedy May 4 at 8 p.m. in Franklin School auditorium starring Zoe Burge and Malcolm Metcalf with a full cast including Robert Abodeely Janet Thomas Riley Crawford Doris Smith Bob Benish and others under Miss Ina Hibbard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zoe Burge
Malcolm Metcalf
Rafferty
Washington High
Ina Hibbard
Franklin School
Girls’ Advisory Council
Girls’ Athletic Association
le Circle Francais
Boys’ Advisory Council
Steven Canby
Hugh Rafferty
Robert Abodeely
Miss Owen
Janet Thomas
Sarah Gilder
Riley Crawford
Edward Gilder
Doris Smith
Hilda Wescott
Bob Benish
Mr. Farley
City Briefs and Personal Items Highlight Local Inquiries
Frank Diehl, 43, 427 Avenue NE, fined $10 in police court for intoxication. Lee Worman of Chicago reports radiator cap theft from his car in the loop. G A Mentzer on 21 day leave from U S S Lawrence, San Diego, with his father 1302 First Street NW. Dr A A Brooks to speak on The Need of the Hour at Lions Club lunch at Hotel Roosevelt. Ralph Rex Lent, Vinton drug clerk, files bankruptcy with debts $9 438 and assets $400, $200 exempt. Mrs W E Palmer, 75, Toddville, treated for fractured left hip at St Luke's hospital. Robert Coyle of Sioux City returns after mother Mrs Nick Nold of 1306 C Street SWa ill. Coyle works for the Sioux City Terminal Railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Mentzer
U. S. S. Lawrence
San Diego
Calif
Charles K. Mentzer
First Street
Ralph Rex Lent
Vinton Drug Clerk
Robert Coyle
Sioux City
Nick Nold
C Street
Swa
Coyle
Mrs Lindsley Treated After Fall Fractured Hip
Mrs Ray Lindsley aged 54 of 710 Fourteenth Street SE was taken to St Luke's hospital at noon Tuesday for treatment of a fractured left hip suffered in a fall.
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Ray Lindsley
Fourteenth Street
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids Wholesale Grocers Unit Members Active
Seventy five retail grocer members of the Cedar Rapids Wholesale Grocers Inc local unit of the trade association are noted in this brief item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
National Retailer Groceries Inc to Meet at Roosevelt Hotel
National retailer Groceries Inc with Chicago headquarters will hold a meeting at the Hotel Roosevelt today at 6 45 p m. Speakers include Milton Dreyfus of Chicago Gus Mineck local president and W W Hubbard local manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Retailer Owned Groceries, Inc
Chicago
Hotel Roosevelt
Milton Dreyfus
Gus Mineck
W. W. Hubbard
City warns arrests for rubbish dumping on vacant lots
James Yanda assistant city health officer warned that arrests will be made for dumping rubbish on vacant lots. He noted old auto bodies dumped along the river bank south of the Stump town area and pledged prosecution if caught. A stray red cow on Second avenue at Tenth street SE drew phone calls. patrolmen returned the animal to owner Harry Lang of Lisbon who was taking it to market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Yanda
Yanda
Stumptown
Second Avenue
Tenth Street SE
Simon and
Stusak
Harry Lang
Lisbon
Speeding fines hit M D Ames official punished
M D Rev of Ames was fined 100 dollars and costs in police court on Wednesday for speeding. Fines of 1 dollar and costs were collected from Charles Windolf 1221 B avenue NW Jerry Driscoll 421 Twelfth street SE W T Durr 143 Thirtieth street drive SE T H Strasburger 416 Thirty fourth street NE P D Fillmore 216 Fifteenth street SE and H J Kiecksee 615 Seventh avenue SW for parking offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.D. Rev
Ames
Charles Windolf
B Avenue NW
Jerry Driscoll
Twelfth Street
W. T. Durr
Thirtieth Street
T. H. Strasburger
Thirty-fourth Street
P. D. Fillmore
Fifteenth Street
H. J. Kiecksee
Seventh Avenue
Cub Pack No 2 Meeting at Van Buren School
Cub Pack No 2 met at Van Buren school with Indian ceremony opening. Seven boys earned badges including George Aldous who won a contest. Parents and boys sang songs. Merit badge show plans discussed. Den mothers and committee meet Monday at 7 30 p.m. at Burton Watkins home to finalize plans. Forty nine present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Buren School
George Aldous
George Mayfield
Wilmer Vrba
Donald Brink
Dale LaMar
Lloyd Mistill
James McKee
Burton Watkins
Bones Unearthed of Prehistoric Bear Near Decorah
Excavators at Niagara cave north of Decorah on Tuesday uncovered a thigh bone and a three foot rib of a prehistoric bear. Identification was provided by Dr. W. L. Strunk of Luther College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Niagara Cave
W. L. Strunk
Luther College
Decorah Roof Fire Damages Boehm Mortuary
A Wednesday roof fire at Boehm Mortuary in Decorah caused damage estimated at 100 dollars. No injuries reported and local firefighters contained the blaze to the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Boehm Mortuary
Notable Nativity: Charles Evans Hughes Featured
A day of unusual transits signals possible upheaval and sudden news affecting private life. Caution advised in dealings with strangers and new propositions. A child born today may show original talents and social popularity. Notable nativity: Charles Evans Hughes, Supreme Court justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Evans Mughes
Supreme Court
Labor conference to discuss wages and conditions
The Tri-State Labor conference convenes at labor temple Sunday at 1 30 p m with delegates from eastern Iowa western Illinois and Wisconsin invited. Speakers include J C Lewis Des Moines Charles Regan Rock Island Adolph Germer Rockford and Mrs Ella Harris Rockford plus local organizers and Cedar Rapids Union groups invited all labor members and spouses welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor Temple
Organized Labor
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
J. C. Lewis
Des Moines
Iowa State Federation of Labor
Charles Regan
Rock Island
Tri-City Labor Review
Adolph Germer
Rockford
Lrr
Illinois State Compliance Board
Ella Harris
Harris
Cedar Rapids Federation of Labor
Frank C. Jiruska
Henry Gundling
Tony Michalek
Ralph Lane
Albert A. Miller
Theodore Neilsen
Cedar Rapids
Territory
All School Program At Roosevelt Draws Crowd Of 800
Eight hundred parents and friends packed Roosevelt school auditorium for the second of four all school programs staged by Cleveland Taylor Harrison Fillmore and Roosevelt students. Harrison intermediates performed the skit Four and Twenty Blackbirds with Dale Jones as announcer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Roosevelt School
Cleveland
Taylor
Harrison
Fillmore
Dale Jones
Fillmore School
Cantorian Glee Club
Cleveland, Taylor and Harrison
Alice Inskeep
Roosevelt High School
William Vesely
Lattner Elected Vice President of Oil Burner Association
J A Lattner, treasurer of Century Engineering, elected vice president of the American Oil Burner Association which includes about 80 percent of U S oil burner manufacturers. He attended Atlantic City and New York shows while in the east and serves as a director for three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Lattner
Century Engineering Corporation
American Oil Burner Association
New York City
Lattner
Cedar Rapids
Atlantic City
National Dealers Association
Local page lists community pageant roles and helpers
The reading names Dempsy Jones as father, with Don ald Burlingame Marvin Null as clowns and Raymond Blake as king. Robert Tilton and John Baldwin appear as heralds assisted by others in a civic pageant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dempsy Jones
Donald Burlingame
Marvin Null
Raymond Blake
Robert Tilton
John Baldwin
Two Union Lenten Services Tonight in Cedar Rapids
Two union Lenten services are set for 7 45 tonight in Cedar Rapids on the east and west sides. West side services meet at Trinity Methodist with Rev I L Baumgartner of First Evangelical delivering the sermon and Rev C W Harrop of Jan Hus leading prayer. The Second Christian church choir will sing Open Your Eyes. East side services assemble at First Christian with sermon by Rev Nelson C Dreier and Mrs L R Gerhardt at the organ. Sermons for both will be on Major Profit and Lesser Gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
West Side
Trinity Methodist Church
I. L. Baumgartner
First Evangelical Church
C. W. Harrop
Jan Hus Methodist Church
Second Christian Church
McFarlane
East Side
First Christian Church
Nelson C. Dreier
First Congregational Church
L. R. Gerhardt
Tacoma High School Girl Battles Ossification Disease
Nona Cloyes, 19, a Tacoma high school student, seeks medical aid as her body slowly ossifies due to a rare carcinosis. Doctors report a diet free of fruits and vegetables may have slowed the progression. physicians monitor similar cases across the country while she remains under care near Roy with her parents.
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Tacoma
Wash
INS
Nona Cloyes
Miss Cloyes
H. G. Willard
Samuel E. Light
Karem S. Bynning
Benny Henricks
Wilkes Barre
Roma Garrett
Peekskill
N. Y
Trudy von Ravensberg
Los Angeles
Rosa Brayton
Cloyes
Roy
Former Vinton marshal's deputy answers $3000 suit
Gus McClellan, ex deputy marshal of Vinton, filed an answer in a $3,000 damage suit brought by Rumi Hromatko of Cedar Rapids. He claims the incident stemmed from plaintiff's wrongful acts and self defense in the line of duty. The suit stems from Sept 5, 1934, when Hromatko alleges tear gas was fired into his face after a dispute as musicians prepared to depart for Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Gus McClellan
Rumi Hromatko
Cedar Rapids
Hromatko
McClellan
Farm Wife Ends Life Hanging On Bloomfield Farm
Special to The Gazette Decorah reports Mrs F L Meyers 47 of Bloomfield township farm hanged herself late Tuesday in a farm tragedy. No further details released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
F. L. Meyers
Bloomfield Township
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Cure Fatigue and Constipation
A classic 19th century style ad promises relief from tiredness and pale skin by cleansing the bowels with Dr Edwards Olive Tablets. It claims vegetable ingredients and harmless yet effective action, urging a bedtime dose for a week and noting olive color and price points 15c 30c 60c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Edwards
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Jones
Washington High School
Tru
Frank Diehl
Avenue NE
Lee Worman
A. A. Brooks
St. Paul's Methodist
Lions Club
W. E. Palmer
Toddville
Grocers
Genevieve Kemble
Ford
Flose
Detroit
Universal Credit Co
Ford Finance Plan
Ford Symphony Orchestra
Fred Waring
Columbia Networks
Willie Willis
of Vinton
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