Camp Hitaga Closes Successful Season For 303 Girls
Camp Hitaga reports a successful second season with 303 girls attending over seven weeks from Cedar Rapids and 21 other towns. Many earned nature and campcraft honors, with 106 nature awards and 201 campcraft honors. Activities included handcrafts, archery, horses, swimming lessons, canoe trips, and a junior program.
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Pinicon Bridge
Benny
Lucy
Mickey
Peaches
Babe
Waubeek
Hyten Family to Spend Week in Minnesota
The Rev. Mr. Blaine Hyten and his wife of 1546 Bever avenue SE with son Warren depart today for northern Minnesota for a week. In the Hyten absence, Rev. I. E. Linkletter will preach Sunday at the First Christian church.
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Blaine Hyten
Bever Avenue
Warren
Minnesota
I. E. Linkletter
First Christian Church
Mr. Hyten
Missionary Society Meeting At Kenwood Church
The Kenwood Presbyterian Missionary Society met Friday with Mrs. E. M. Stone at 142 Thirty-second Street NE. Mrs. Forbes MacKenzie spoke on money stewardship as opportunity and obligation. Mrs. Hettie Hibben described missionary work in China and magazines were shared. Stone noted Erie Chapel children in Chicago were hosted in rural homes.
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Missionary Society of the
Kenwood Presbyterian Church
E. M. Stone
Thirty-second Street
Forbes MacKenzie
Hettie Hibben
China
Stone
Erie Chapel
Chicago
Picnic honors boy on eleventh birthday at Daniels park
Mrs A W Lyon hosted a picnic dinner at Daniels park Thursday evening for her grandson Billy on his eleventh birthday. Guests included Keith Koehn Edward Muma Francis Camizzi Carl Arp Bob Arp John Ryan and Billy Rankin.
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A. W. Lyon
Burch Avenue NW
Daniels Park
Billy
Keith Koehn
Edward Muma
Francis Camizzi
Carl Arp
Bob Arp
John Ryan
Billy Rankin
Midboro Club Hosts Picnic at Daniels Park
The Midboro club held a Thursday evening picnic supper at Daniels park for members and their families. Twenty three attended.
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Midboro Club
Daniels Park
Picnic Menu and Pattern 2274 by Anne Adams
Step by step home craft notes include a campfire beef skewer recipe with beets and currant jam, plus a sewing pattern 2274 by Anne Adams for a fall frock in sizes 14 to 20 and 32 to 44. Readers are directed to mail order Cedar ae Lev for catalogs and pattern.
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Anne Adams
Cedar Ae Lev
Picnic Menu Recalls Chopped Panas and Corn on Cob
A brief food note lists chopped pana, corn on the cob, vegetable salad, and watercress as items for an informal picnic menu. The wording reflects a casual pantry-style lineup.
Mr and Mrs S S P File Travel to Tulsa Oklahoma
S P File, YMCA physical director, Mrs File and their children Jean and Arthur depart for Tulsa Oklahoma. Mrs File and the children will visit her relative while Mrs File is in charge of the Y physical department during Mr File’s absence.
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S. P. File
Mrs. File
Jean
Arthur
Tulsa
Okla
Miss Berry visits Ella Merriman in Iowa City
Miss Sarah Berry of Chester Pennsylvania visiting Miss Ella Merriman at 1254 Fourth Avenue SE during summer graduate study at the University of Iowa. Berry is a Coe College graduate and former member of Delta Delta Delta sorority.
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Sarah Berry
Chester
University of Iowa
Ella Merriman
Fourth Avenue SE
Berry
Coe College
Delta Delta Delta Sorority
Think Carefully Before Indulging In Autumn Romance ME
An elderly man contemplates remarriage amid loneliness and warns against autumn romance for risk of unhappy companionship. A Miss Manners advice column echoes reader letters about steady relationships and social advice, urging caution, accountability, and self reflection amid dating missteps.
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ME. G
Mr. G
Grant Wood Celebrated As Artist Who Discovered His Own State
A Literary Digest feature lauds Grant Wood of Cedar Rapids for finding his vision in Iowa. The piece centers on American Gothic and Wood’s shift from European influence to a homegrown style shaped by Iowa landscapes and people. It quotes Marquis W. Childs on Wood’s evolution from expatriate influence to a decisive Iowan identity.
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Miss Manners
Aes Nous
Gan
Hbor
Grant Wood
Cedar Rapids
Literary Digest
Wood
Iowa
Digest
Marquis W. Childs
New York
Munich
Montparnasse
New York Weekly
Childs
Germany
Middle West
Middle of
America
Chicago Institute
New Order of Things
Paul Revere
Herbert Hoover
Paris
Girl Struck by Auto Injures Louise Little Crossing Street
Louise Little, 12, daughter of Mr and Mrs Francis J Little of 1129 C avenue NW, was cut and bruised when struck by a car driven by Homer Mann of 1517 Ellis boulevard at 9 45 am Saturday. Mann said he was driving east on B avenue NW and saw the girl with a playmate near Thirteenth street intersection.
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Louise Little
Francis J. Little
C Avenue NW
Homer Mann
Ellis Boulevard
Mann
B Avenue NW
Thirteenth Street
Centipede’s Locomotion Puzzle Baffles Biologist
Dr W L Strunk of Luther College told nature students at Wild Life School pavilion in McGregor Heights that the centipede’s main problem is locomotion despite its many legs. He referenced Sir Ray Lankaster and explored which leg follows which as the creature moves, noting how instinct and movement interplay even as the centipede tires.
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the Gazette
Mcgregor
W. L. Strunk
Luther College
Decorah
Nature
Wild Life School
McGregor Heights
Ray Lankaster
Valsie
Bae
Tcaf
Rainy Day Dampens Walker Homecoming Activities
Rainy weather dampened Walker Ia homecoming day drawing smaller crowds and canceling horse racing and baseball events. The afternoon program featured races and contests with Alfred Henderson winning the 75 yard dash and Addie Hovey taking the 50 yard dash, among other results.
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the Gazette
Walker
Alfred Henderson
Kanellis
Addie Hovey
Jean Kanellis
A. G. Smith
Manchester
Albert Wilson
Oelwein
DeBoe
Crane
Wilson
Overfelt
Ocelwein
Smith
Lock
Maxine Benish
Bernice Fay
Far East Danger Signals Escalating China Tensions
The warning cites a potential Japanese advance into China raising fears of broader conflict and regional instability. Officials caution the situation could widen beyond control if threats are acted upon.
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Far East
China
Summer rains boost seed sowing and fall garden plans
The article urges sowing now for fall vegetables, highlights hardy turnips and beets, and promotes a cold frame to extend the season. It warns of iris borers harming rhizomes and stresses removing infested iris and limiting plantings to manageable numbers.
North Western Adds A Chicago Train and Speed Changes
North Western announces the Gold Coast limited from Cedar Rapids to Chicago at 9:30 a.m. arriving 2:30 p.m. daily with coaches and an observation car. Several schedule changes cut Cedar Rapids to Chicago times. Mountain Bluebird and Corn King services adjusted. some trains discontinued. eastbound Columbine time moved to 2:20 p.m.
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Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Omaha
Another Slash In Government Costs Expected
Washington report by AP notes an anticipated further federal expense cuts in the coming session. Suggested targets include reducing 1925 public construction and public works by 200 million dollars and veteran affairs by 100 million, with total savings around 800 million.
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Washington
Congress
Henry S. Harriman
Chamber
Carroll Woman Named Auxiliary Finance Chairman
Mrs. F. H. Cooney of Carroll was named finance chairman by Mrs. Oscar Thompson as retiring Iowa department auxiliary vice president Carroll Center, the new department president, was ratified by the executive board. They set August 21 for the first finance committee meeting in Des Moines and August 22 for talks on office details. The district committeewomen will call county chairmen conference, with allowances of 22 to 30 dollars per district. Mrs. Shelley prompted a $300 annual cut in her secretary salary, plus other office savings totaling 660 dollars, and mimeographed bulletins will be discontinued.
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F. H. Cooney
Carroll
Iowa Department of the
American Legion Auxiliary
Oscar Thompson
Dallas Center
Des Moines
Maines
Thompson
M. Myrton Shelley
Shelley
Sendtme
Legionaire
Oocent
Auto crash injures driver in city street collision
A car driven by A A Doolittle at 141 Thirty-third street SE hit the rear of a truck driven by William G Pulda on First avenue E at Twenty-ninth street Thursday at 9 15 a m. Doolittle told police at 3 40 p m that both vehicles were headed west and that Pulda halted causing the impact. Pulda suffered bruises about the back.
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A. A. Doolittle
Thirty-third Street
William G. Pulda
First Avenue E
Twenty-ninth Street
Doolittle
Pulda
Puida
Erect Another Store Building in E Avenue NW
N. J. Baba received a city building permit Friday to construct a 3290 dollar store at 331 E Avenue NW. Baba, who operates a grocery at 1135 Ellis Boulevard, plans to move on November 1.
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E Avenue NW
N. J. Baba
City Building Department
Baba
Ellis Boulevard
Judy Denning Marries Stan Carter Aims For California Life
Judy Denning wed Stan Carter son of a California heiress after a brief courtship in Soma eastern town. Judy travels to San Francisco suburb Wood with Stan where his sisters Vera and Amy treat her coldly. Nick Gastar Sr. and Stan’s dislike shadow the marriage as Judy discovers she is pregnant after fleeing to work and confronting unwanted advances at a cheap lunchroom.
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Soma
Judy Denning
5 Carter
California
Stan
Judy
San Francisco
5 = wood
Vera Amy
Nick Gastar
Aoe Stan
nice _ soraner
Pete Constantine
Torgeson Returns Expense Fund With Interest to State
S R Torgeson son of Joice Iowa state representative returned $364.68 from an unconstitutional legislative expense act plus $75.68 interest to State Treasurer Ray E Johnson. He cited a moral duty to reimburse the state for benefits received under the law and noted the total now exceeds $5 000 in reimbursements.
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Des Moines
S. R. Torges
Joice
Ray E. Johnson
Torgeson
Deepest Salt Mine Near Berlin Reaches 4157 Feet
A German salt mine near Berlin is reported as the world's deepest, descending to 4157 feet. The claim highlights the mine's extreme depth and engineering feats.
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Berlin
Germany
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Ted Jenkins
Mrs
Alexander George
Kabobs
The
Cedar Rapids Gazette Daily
Mary Manners
Annie Laurie
Art Magazine
Girl
Centipede
J. L. Rhea
North Western
Lockwood
Eunice
Gene Haas
Georgia
Toy Department
Santa Claus
Carroll Woman
Auxiliary
Apilite
Ann Forester
R.D. Brown
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