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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 21, 1937

Page

8

Progressive Bridge Party At Cedar Rapids Club

Women attended a progressive bridge luncheon at the Cedar Rapids Country Club on Monday afternoon. Contract and auction bridge were played. Mrs. George F. Miller won the high prize, with many other prizes awarded to listed members.

Cedar Rapids Country Club George F. Miller G. O. Fletcher Rockey T Newton W. Craven Shuttleworth J. Harold Horan Franklin E. Katterjohn W. J. Neuzil H. M. Ivins A. H. Boileau

John P. Lund Returns Home to Des Moines

John P. Lund came back Monday to his Des Moines home after several days at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Henry J Hromek at 715 Second Avenue SW.

John P. Lund Des Moines Henry J Hromek Second Avenue

Honor Phyllis Herrmann Sixtenth Birthday Party

Mr and Mrs W F Herrmann hosted a party at their 113 Thirty sixth avenue SW home on Saturday in honor of their daughter Phyllis sixteenth birthday. Local guests included Donald Johnson Jack Curry Mary Ferris Earl Kee Mary Adams Maxine Lorraine Bliss Nadine Florang Hazel Bernard Helen Rupperle Vivian Danberg Vincent Wall Paul Roth Carl Koehn Helen Meyers Betty Lange Ruth Henry and out of town visitors from Clinton Van Horne and Buhl Minn plus Richard Pfennig.

W. F. Herrmann Thirty-sixth Avenue Phyllis Donald Johnson Jack Curry Mary Ferris Earl Kee Mary Adams Maxine Lorraine Bliss Nadine Florang Hazel Bernard Helen Rupperle Vivian Danberg Vincent Wall Paul Roth Carl Koehn Helen Meyers Betty Lange Ruth Henry A. Carlson Ruth Carlson F. Loehndorf Donald Loehndorf Clinton Richard Pfennig Buhl, Minn Robert Krumm Donald Grady Marion Waldersdorf van Horne

Party for Miss Quinn Shower Honors Catherine Quinn

Mrs John Mulherin hosted a Sunday afternoon shower on Lincoln highway W for Miss Catherine Quinn. Guests played cards, the honoree received gifts, and refreshments were served with prizes won by Mrs. J. F. Toomey and Mrs. William Gibney.

Catherine Quinn Raymond Risted John Mulherin Lincoln Highway W J. F. Toomey William Gibney

Weekend visit to Iowa City by Smith and Coffitt party

Mr and Mrs Clayton P Smith and their daughter Helen of 125 Thirty third street NE and Miss Mae Coffitt of Austin Minn visited in the home of Mrs Margaret Breece at Iowa City over the weekend

Clayton P. Smith Helen Thirty-third Street Mae Coffitt Austin, Minn Margaret Breece Iowa City

Get-Together 500 Club Hosts Marion Prize Night

Mr and Mrs Claude Port of Marion hosted the Get-Together 500 club on Sunday evening. Women’s prizes went to Mrs Henry Noble Mrs Lewis Klever and Mrs Neil Blok. Men’s prizes were won by Harley OConnor Lewis Klever and Lawrence Martin.

Claude Port Marion Henry Noble Lewis Klever Neil Blok Harley O'Conner Lewis Klever Lawrence Martin

Mrs Dautremont Honored at Surprise Evening Party

Norbert Dautremont hosted a surprise Sunday night gathering at 1407 Seventh Avenue SE to honor his wife Mrs Dautremont. Prizes were awarded in bridge to Elmer Dautremont Richard Svoboda and Raymond Polansky with numerous guests including Merle McAvoy Wes Machacek Richard Spacek Richard Svoboda Prosper DeWulf Elmer Dautremont Merton Wood Peter Serhousek Millicent Racher Jack Iy Betty Rice Raymond Polansky Edith Winn Adrian D Autremont and Mary Griffin of Riverside.

Dautremont Norbert Dautremont Seventh Avenue SE Elmer Dautremont Richard Svoboda Raymond Polansky Merle McAvoy Wes Machacek Richard Spacek Prosper DeWulf Merton Wood Peter Serbousek, Jr Millicent Racher Jack * Iy Betty Rice Edith Winn Adrian D'Autremont Mary Griffin Riverside

Two youth reform school graduates confess to 25 holdups

Chicago police heard John Mikosz and Walter Pekovitch confess to about 25 robberies since their release from reform school, including shooting Edward Niewarowski who died from his leg wounds after resisting.

Chicago INS John Mikosz Walter Pekovitch Edward Niewarowski

Youth 19 Kills Girl 15 Then Dies In Jail

Henry V. Raney 19 died in Daviess County hospital after shooting Mary Hartman 15 on Monday night in Washington Indiana. Police prepared to charge him with murder as the couple had dated for seven months and talked of engagement but no real plan.

Washington Ind Henry V. Raney Pretty Mary Hartman Mary Raney Daviess County Hospital WPA Henry

Natl Debt Nears Roosevelt Limit Asks For Weekly Bills

The national debt is set to exceed the $35 026 000 000 limit within a month. As of April 17 the debt stood at 34 828 429 860 dollars. Treasury began a weekly issue of 50 million in bills to replenish the working balance which has fallen to 743 210 000 dollars, with a target balance around 1 000 000 000 dollars. To cover the gap the administration may need to raise at least 300 000 000 through weekly bill issues.

Washington Roosevelt Treasury

Chicago Zoo Receives First Giant Panda Su Lin

A 30 pound panda named Su Lin settled at Brookfield zoo becoming the sole giant panda in captivity. Mrs. William H. Harkness Jr of New York gave ten thousand dollars to aid an Orient expedition after she located the panda last November in a hollow tree on the China Tibet border.

Chicago INS Sulin Brookfield Zoo William H. Harkness, Jr New York Chicago Zoological Society Orient Harkness

Iowa News in Brief VAUKON and Stanley items featured

WAUKON Kiwanis sponsor Prairie Farmer WLS talent show set for April 29 to May 1. STANLEY Mother and Daughter banquet planned April 30 at Union church with theme The Highways of Life. Also Stanley Cemetery and Union Ladies Aid officers named for coming year. Local obituaries and community notices from What Cheer Solon Hopkinton Oxford Junction and Victor report funerals, plays, initiations, and shooting results.

Waukon Kiwanis Club Prairie Farmer Wls Stanley Union Church Mart Fredericksburg W. J. Edgar Ladies Aid Society Stanley Cemetery Association Charles James N. P. Stimson Orpha Parker James Feaster Hayden Dwight Childers Clair Denny Delta Clarence Cline William Verhaaf Rose Hill John Veenstra E. J. Collins Des Moines Hard James Greenhalgh Oskaoosa

Radio Programs and Time Schedule Across Networks

Radio listings detail NBC CBS WABC WJZ WEAF and affiliates daily programming from morning to late evening. Programs include sketches music orchestras dramatic serials and public affairs with notable names such as Harum Lyon Phelps Lead Belly Lead Belly and Clara Dennis among many others.

Taig Harum NBC Weaf Ain Willam Lyon Phelps Suest CBS Wabc von Ekmox Wg8st WwCcco WIZ Vie Sade WJZ Allan Roy Dafoe WABC WBBM WOBT KMOX WCCO WEAF WGBT Lilien Hiram Foulkes Boone Arnold WEBM Dick Fidlerorch Morton Bowe George Rector NBC Music Cleveland Orch Artur Rodzinski George Hessberger NBCI Peninsula WJZ Chain Vasenelen Sane Behike Tin Myrt Arge Younes CBS1 WGST Josef Stopak INBC Tower of London Natl Congress of Parents and Teachers Assn Richard A Bolt Cleveland Child Health Assn Qubersity of California Anguitute Vere Resnikott Lead Belly John Tasker Howard Harry Kogen Orch WJZ Dhai Weaf Chain Narlowe NHC Mary Marlin Dorothy Gordon Children’s Corner Doring WHBM Franklin D. Roosevelt Wasc Orchestra WEAP Abner Wuz Uddy Clark Wabst Mario Cozzi Christine Johnson Orreh Chain

Cuban-born Dayton Hedges shines at world textile confab

The recent world textile conference highlighted shorter hours led by Dayton Hedges, a Cuba American-born textile operator nicknamed El Toro by Cubans. His stance drew notable attention among attendees and industry leaders.

Cuba Dayton Hedges el Toro

Urge Probe into Private Power Propaganda

The Senate Interstate Commerce Committee called for a $150,000 FTC probe into propaganda by private power companies opposing public ownership. The move aims to expose messaging influencing utility policy.

Washington Senate Interstate Commerce Committee Federal Trade Commission

City Briefs and Personal Notices Summary

Cedar Rapids bankruptcy filing lists James William Sheker of Tama as owing 7932.34 with no assets. Iowa Volunteers Post No 1 fife and drum corps members asked to meet at armory midweek to donate toward new drums. H K Bennett, Des Moines public instruction supervisor, visits Linn County schools Central City Alburnett Springville Ely and addresses Linn County School Masters at the Y M C A dinner.

James William Sheker Tama Cedar Rapids Iowa Volunteers Armory Post H. K. Bennett Des Moines State Department of Public Instruction Linn County Walter A. Shupp Bennett Central City Alburnett Springville Ely

Perkins Proposes Plan to Ease Industrial Tension

Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins urged industry and labor leaders to propose a plan under the Wagner Act to lessen tension and reduce work stoppages from misunderstandings. Attendees included CIO chairman John L. Lewis and AFL president William Green at the first informal conference.

Washington LLP Frances Perkins Industry Labor Miss Perkins John L. Lewis Committee of Industrial Organization William Green American Federation of Labor

Reckless driving fines issued in police court

John McGuire of 1216 Eleventh Street NW was fined 25 dollars and costs for reckless driving after crossing to the wrong side of the street twice on Ellis boulevard between Penn and K avenues NW. Fifteen dollars of the fine were suspended for good behavior.

John McGuire Eleventh Street NW McGuire Ellis Boulevard Penn and K Avenues NW Willard Taylor Seventh Avenue SE L. L. Burgess Palo JT. S. Jordan Springville H. S. Middleton Robins’ Road A. J. Paula Shaver Road C. H. Boyer Eighth Avenue Harold Thompson H. T. Strasburger Linn Boulevard W. H. Beshears Second Street G. S. Thompson G Avenue H. L. Galbraith E Avenue NW John G. Bestman Second Ave

British Miners Vote In Favor Of National Strike

After a two hour meeting of coal miners executives Secretary Ebby Edwards announced a national ballot showed an overwhelming majority in favor of a strike. The vote was 444,456 for and 61,445 opposed. Action supported Hareworth colliery strikers in Nottinghamshire.

London Ebby Edwards Edwards Hareworth Nottinghamshire

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Progressive Bridge Party John Lund Hromek Honor Phyllis Nerrmann Miss Quinn Schoen Third Avenue SE Confess Anse Glass &Paint Ca Paperhauser 2Nd Ave 2Nd St Chicago Zoo THE Daily 2 RS Mara Drew Pearson and Robert S. Allen Pvasington Pierce Butler Supreme Court Jones and Laughlin Steel Company Butler Minnesota Ashtabula Ohio Jones and Laughlin Butler Brothers John Butler Justice Butler Justice Stone Sugar Institute Justice Brandeis Great Northern Railway Roberts Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company Bell Telephone Company U . S. Cavalry Government University Palmisano Baltimore House Disney Oklahoma Navy Annapolis Army West Point Great Britain Harry Hopkins Relef Michigan CIO Remington Rand Hopkins Maritime Commission Joe Kennedy Commission Hugh Johnson NRA White House Iowa News Lillian Ulch Hopkinton Lenox College Alumni Association Helen Downs Franc Earhart Gladys Bradle Jennie Fer-gason Doran Flannagan Thomas Tibbitts Finkbohner Lenox Oxford Junction Victor C. D. Schlesselman Sigourney Gun Club Broadway Beatrice Lillie Rickey Orch Cavalcade of America Don Voorhees Orch Warne King Orch Helen Menken Orch David Ross WOCG Jessica Dragonette Charles Kullman al Goodman Wqstit Abe Lyman Buddy Clark Longsmith Edith Dick Emil Coleman Orch Jack Fulton Franklyn MacCormack Carlton Kelsey Orch Kinge's Jesters Weap Chaih Trump Davidson Orch Weap Ain Will Seaborne Orch Denny Orch Henry Busse Harry Owens Maurie Sherman Orch Blue-Jay Scientific Corn Agiade Richards Pharmacy Fife and Drum Corps Perkins Pricee Morris Greenberg Fur Sebor Granby Bldg Poesia Ford Wepkine Ginsberg Naberg Frankel's Fred A. Block Norma Mullen
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