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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1938

Page

13

Czech Youth Delegation to Tour United States for Good Will Move

A 22 member Czech youth delegation aged 24 to 32 will visit the United States for one month starting August 13. The aim is to show solidarity among democracies and spur American support for Czechoslovakia. Leaders include Milos Stransky Jaro slav Bulicek Osvald Svoboda and Jiri Kasparek. They will be greeted in New York by State Senator Leon A Fischel and the American Czechoslovak committee. The Cedar Rapids Czech Alliance has asked for more details about a possible Cedar Rapids visit.

Czechoslovakia Milos Stransky Club of Republican (Agrarian Jaroslav Bulicek State Institute of Hydrology Praha United Czechoslovak Youth and Adult Advisory Council of Chicago Cedar Rapids

2700 Guardsmen Begin Training At Camp Dodge Today

DES MOINES AP The annual two week field training period for 2700 Iowa national guardsmen opens at Camp Dodge Sunday. 250 from Newton strike duty are replaced by an equal number not due until Aug 21. Maj Gen Mathew Tinley will command the camp while remaining in Newton. Lt Col Will Hayek leads troops. Governor's day is August 14.

DES Moines Iowa National Guardsmen Newton Camp Dodge Charles H Grahl Mathew A. Tinley Council Bluffs Willard M. Gaines Tinley Will Hayek Iowa City Grahl

Prison Break Effort In Kentucky

A convict was killed another wounded and a companion captured during an attempted break at the temporary state penal farm near LaGrange Kentucky Saturday. The slain man was identified only as Connelly and the other two names were not available. A guard on a lookout tower fired the fatal shot as officials began an investigation.

Lagrange, Ky INS Connelly M. G. Peak LaGrange Peak

East Iowa brides announce weddings and engagements

East Iowa announces multiple engagements and weddings. Alice Geneva Bittner of Solon will wed Rev. Paul V. Clements of Marion Sept 15 at St Pauls Cedar Rapids. Florence Sauerbry of Oelwein to Carl Kruempel of Arlington this afternoon at Oelwein Methodist Church. Ellen McDonald to Harold Gaunt of Des Moines with Aug 20 wedding planned. Jean Fay to Glen Moore of Lohrville to wed in Sumner tonight. Velma Tiernan to Harlan Wilson to marry Aug 17 in Van Horne.

F. J. Bittner Solon Alice Geneva Paul V. Clements Marion E. E Clements Colesburg St. Paul's Methodist Church Cedar Rapids Miss Bittner University of Iowa Alpha Xi Delta Social Sorority The State University Iowa State Teachers College Swisher Clements Cornell College Prairie Chapel Evanston, Ill Garrett Theological Seminary Florence Sauerbry G. E. Sauerbry Oelwein Carl K. Kruempel Herman Kruempel Arlington Vv. C. Welch Marietta Sparks Katherine Kruempel Georgia Belle Wassom Ralph Korbel Milwaukee Max Sauerbry Robert Kruempel Carl Meisgeier Jamison Davis Howard Ames Robert Claude Welch Fayette Arnold Lanck Earl Robinson Gilbert French Albert Lenz Ss. Alshause W. S. Hendren Marion Ramsey Zora Zeigler Dora Meisgeier Cora Lemcke Maxine Alshause Georgia King Sauerbry Upper Iowa University Iowa State College Nicholasville Kruempel Eta Kappa Nu Ellen McDonald George D. McDonald Center Junction Harold Gaunt Des Moines Joseph Gaunt Portland Ind Randalia Jean Fay Lewis Fay Cresco Glen Moore Earl Moore Lohrville T. J. Fay Sumner L. E. Satchett Dubuque Marian Fay Dean Davis Miss Fay Alpha Chi Omnicon Sorority Moore Upper Iowa Bennett Fay Junior Bert Moore Bernard C. H. Decker Paul Fort Dodge Donald Duane Fay van Horne James W. Tiernan Velma Anne Harlan Wilson Cecelia Meyer Ryan Immaculate Conception Church Miss Tiernan Coe College Wilson Cornell Iowa State L. G. Balfour Company Waterloo

Lost Nation Presbyterian Guild Meeting and Bridal Shower

The Union Presbyterian guild met Wednesday with Rev B H Cheney and Mrs Cheney among guests. An August relief committee was appointed including Miss Emily Smith and Mrs May Smith. Evelyn De Vine hosted a shower for Miss Marjorie Christiansen, soon to wed Harold Witte of Wheatland, with out of town guests Mrs Fred Witte and daughters. Prizes at 500 went to Miss Glatha Pithan and Miss Helen Sievers.

Union Presbyterian Guild B. H. Cheney The Lost Nation Federated Church Cheney Edith Cheney Doon Emily Smith May Smith Anna Seyfert Frieda Seyfert Sarah Stevenson Evelyn de Vine L. E. Gardner Marjorie Christensen Harold Witte Wheatland Fred Witte Marjorie Lorane Jean Glatha Pithan Helen Sievers

Former Traer Girl To Wed In California

Miss Helen Guy of Upland California, formerly Traer, will marry Dick Winslow John of Hollywood on September 23. Guy attended the University of Southern California and is a noted musician. Winslow is a film actor and radio entertainer who performed solos in several talking pictures under the name Dick Winslow. Guy’s father, H M Guy, formerly foreman at Star-Clipper and long-time editor of the Osage News, now runs the Upland paper. his wife is Lula Hoeppner of Traer.

TRAER Helen Guy H. M. Guy Upland Calif Dick Winslow Johnson Hollywood University of Southern California Johnson Dick Winslow Dick Winslow. Miss Guy's Father Was Foreman In the Star-Clipper Osage California Lula Hoeppner

Was It Pink A Wandering Elephant Strays From Circus

Mrs. F. J. Biggs near Princeton Indiana heard thunder amid rain and saw an elephant eating her shrubbery. The animal tied on a circus lot had been frightened by the storm, pulled up its stake and wandered away prompting a police call.

Princeton Ind F. J. Biggs

Cast iron plants thrive in tough conditions gardening note

Grow Perennials from Seed discusses plant resilience and seed starting challenges from recent winds and heat. It urges selecting the hardier cast iron varieties, reserving space for nursery work, and placing seed beds near protected spots with easy water access to improve long term success.

Neither Nation Wants War Says European Spokesmen

Paris dispatch notes that in London Paris and Berlin authorities agree a Russo Japanese war is not wanted now. Moscow and Tokyo hesitate to widen minor clashes into a major conflict. Chiang Kai-shek arms guerrillas in Hankow as Japan aims at Hankow. Russia could invade Manchukuo if hostilities escalate.

Paris INS Asia London Berlin Moscow Tokio Changkufeng Red Russia Russia Japan France Lin England Hitler China Hankow Chiang Kai-shek Manchukuo

Pope Faces Primary Challenge in Idaho Senate Race

Idaho voters on Tuesday choose between Senator James P. Pope a New Dealer backed by administration figures and Congressman D Worth Clark a conservative challenger. Pope touts administration loyalty while Clark pledges independent judgment and Borah inspired isolationism as Republican rivals loom.

Boise Ida Idaho James P. Pope D. Worth Clark James A. Farley Pope Clark Hull Supreme Court Wilson League of Nations William E. Borah Donald A. Callahan Chicago Frank H. Adams Twin Falls

Walter H. Anderson and Pocatello Jawyer in Widely Used Texts

A note lists Walter H. Anderson of Chicago and Pocatello Jawyer as figures in widely used legal texts on aw, highlighting their roles and influence.

Chinese halt drive on Hankow edges to draw guns

Chinese official sources claim the Japanese offensive against Hankow was checked after a heavy aerial and artillery assault on the Yangtze frontline. Japanese incursions on the north bank stalled, while on the south bank they briefly penetrated Liutoushan before Chinese authorities regained ground. Bombs rocked Hankow but casualties were not listed, and fires at the airdrome were put out. Captain Conlan and Captain Cox, with a Japanese escort, visited Kiu Kiang to assess property.

Shanghai INS High Command Hankow Yangtze River Liutoushan Conlan Monocacy Cox Cockchafer Kiukiang

Nine Of Ten Social Security Programs In Operation In Iowa

Waterloo report notes nine of ten social security programs have operated in Iowa during the last year. About 502,672 Iowa workers applied for social security numbers under old age insurance. roughly 307,000 earned credits toward unemployment benefits. an estimated 49,100 needy receive federal and state assistance. health and welfare services extended statewide. participation in nine programs requires action by others.

Iowa Social Security Board Waterloo J. W. Donnelly

Sounds Like Sour Grapes

Boston report on Anna Corbett, a tax appeals clerk running against 27 male opponents for state representative. She advocates a bachelor tax on incomes of 40 dollars per week or more. The piece centers on her appearance and comments about bachelorhood as a political issue.

Boston INS Anna Corbett Tax Appeals Bureau Anna

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