Cedar Rapids Community Players hire Marian Gallaway director
Marian Gallaway of Savannah Georgia will direct Cedar Rapids Community Players for the coming season. Negotiations completed Sunday. she plans to arrive mid September to begin the first production. Her background includes work at Goucher College Michigan Kentucky Iowa and radio experience in Savannah Lexington and Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids Community Players
Marian Gallaway
Savannah
J. Leo Cooper
Miss Gallaway
Cedar Rapids
Goucher College
University of Michigan
University of Kentucky
University of Iowa
Guignol Theater
University of Kentucky At
Lexington
Myri Sewark
Jane Carlyle
Iowa City
Mrs. Cooper
University of Iowa Department of Speech
Fritz Kleibacker
Life Underwriters Hear Cleveland Man In Cedar Rapids
Truman Cummings of National Life Insurance spoke at the Cedar Rapids Life Underwriters luncheon at the Roosevelt hotel on Monday noon. He urged verbatim shorthand reports of sales talks and a jury of fellow salesmen to study them, plus using the telephone to set appointments and careful prospect selection. He will address a round table session of life insurance executives Monday night at the Country Club.
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Truman Cummings
Cleveland
National Life Insurance Company
Montpelier
Cedar Rapids Life Underwriters Association
Roosevelt Hotel
Cummings
Life Research Agencies Bureau
General Agents and Managers Association of Life Insurance Companies of
Cedar Rapids
Country Club
Trends Toward Fascism Highlighted in Rotary Talk
Mount Union College professor Karl Kettering warned Rotary members at the Roosevelt hotel about rising fascist trends in the United States. He cited middle-class erosion, a sales tax impact, wealth concentration, and fifteen million unemployed as key factors fueling a potential shift toward fascism.
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Spain
Karl Kettering
Mount Union College
Alliance, C
United States
Rotary Club
Roosevelt Hotel
America
East
Kettering
Hartl and Moses Elected Delegates to State Legion Meet
Frank Hartl and Henry Moses were elected as delegates from St. Quentin Post 555 Ely to the state Legion convention to be held at Clinton on August 24 25 and 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely
Frank Hartl
Henry Moses
St. Quentin
State Legion
Clinton
Housing demand estimate for 13 million homes by 1945
A F L estimate places 13,196,000 new U S homes needed by 1945 and secretary Ickes says necessity will sustain a housing program. He notes no federal funds for new low cost housing and urges communities to proceed as local initiatives.
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Washington
A. F. of L
Ickes
Townsend Missing Court Appearance Delayed Hearing
Dr. Francis E. Townsend did not appear as the pension investigation hearing resumed. Acting for Townsend, Charles H. Hubbell presented a telegram stating Townsend is ill in Chicago and requests a delay until Thursday.
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Cleveland
LLP
Francis E. Townsend
Townsend Pension Organization
Charles H. Hubbell
Townsend
Cedar Rapids Man Fined for Reckless Driving After Collision
Albert Alexander aged 23 of Cedar Rapids was fined 50 dollars and costs by Justice A S Reed for reckless driving. Officials say Alexander was picked up near the Walker celebration around midnight Saturday after his car appeared to have been in a crash.
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Albert Alexander
Cedar Rapids
Justice A. S. Reed
Alexander
Will of Fred L. Phillips Petitions Probate in District Court
The will of Fred L. Phillips who died August 7 was admitted to probate Monday. Ruth L. Phillips named sole beneficiary and James F. E. Franken appointed executor. The will is dated July 30.
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Fred L. Phillips
Ruth L. Phillips
James FE. Franken
Replevin Action Settled Over Auto Car Writ
National Bond and Investment company sought possession of a car after Con stable John Taylor issued a writ of execution in a justice court case with George W. Creighton as defendant. The district court action was settled and dismissed after the claim rested on an alleged sales contract. Elmer Veley died July 26 1934 and his will named several beneficiaries including Arthur Veley Blanche Eastburn Margy Prusha Hazel Sanders Ralph Veley and Anna Parson with Blanche Veley named executor. The heirs of D W Neighbor sought to quiet title to Linn county real estate. Two Cedar Rapids grocers were suspended from relief scrip orders for alleged violation of regulations with clients receiving articles not listed on the scrip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Bond and Investment Company of Indiana, Inc
John Taylor
George W. Creighton
Elmer Veley
Arthur Henry Veley
Blanche Flora Eastburn
Margy Emelia Prusha
Hazel Emma _ Sanders
Ralph Elmer Veley
Anna Marie Parson
Veley
Navy
Blanche Flora Veley
Benjamin Tait
Linn County Relief Committee
Cedar Rapids
State Relief Department
Fire Destroys Ft. Madison Stockyards
A Monday fire of undetermined origin destroyed most of the Santa Fe railroad stockyards in Fort Madison. Damage was estimated at 10 000 dollars, with a barn of hay and about 150 feet of loading platforms and pens demolished. Firemen and workers saved 10 stock cars.
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Fort Madison
Santa Fe Railroad
Deaths Shirley Jean Grimm 3 day old die in hospital
Shirley Jean Grimm died at 5 20 a m Monday in a local hospital. She was the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Grimm of 1214 Third street SE and is survived by a brother James William a sister Ruby Ann and her grandparents. Funeral services were held Monday at the Polansky chapel with burial in Blaine cemetery southwest of Swisher.
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Shirley Jean Grimm
Edward Grimm
Third Street
James William
Ruby Ann
Polansky Chapel
Blaine Cemetery
Swisher
Death of Rockford teacher under investigation in illinois
Rockford grade school music teacher Blanche Shrader 35 was found dead along Fox River near Shabbona Illinois. An autopsy showed a forehead bruise and facial scratches with no water in lungs. Authorities plan to question former sweetheart Kenneth G Wilson though he is not a suspect.
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Yorkville
Ill
Kendall County
Blanche Shrader
Rockford
Fox River
William Meier
Miss Shrader
Shabbona
Kenneth G. Wilson
Peoria
Aurora
Meier
Wilson
Music teacher Blanche Shrader linked to Aurora death inquiry
Blanche Shrader 35 a former Garfield school instructor who taught music and physical education in the sixth grade from 1924 to 1928 near Aurora is under investigation for a death last week.
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Blanche Shrader
Aurora
Garfield School
Harry Richman Plans World Flight Attempt From Hollywood
Hollywood INS reports singer Harry Richman and pilot Dick Merrill will depart Monday for New York to begin a round trip flight to London in a $100,000 plane. Test flights showed lift capacity of 13 50 pounds and top speed of 233 mph as the craft was tuned.
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Hollywood
INS
Harry Richman
Singer
Dick Merrill
New York
London
Recover Body Of Girl Who Drowned While Swimming
The body of 15 year old Mary Gaulke of Milwaukee was recovered from Windy Lake by coast guard searchers after she disappeared from a row boat as her escort slept. Harold Linderman, her companion, said she swam in scanties and dived as the boat drifted. he woke, found the boat adrift, and the search continued with Racine county authorities holding him briefly.
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Milwaukee
INS
Windy Lake
Coast Guard
Mary Gaulke
Harold Linderman
Linderman
Surprise party honors Hubert Mounce on eighteenth birthday
A Sunday gathering hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Dick Mounce and their daughter Gladys celebrated Hubert Mounce turning eighteen. Attendees included local and out of town guests from Cedar Rapids Central City Leaf River Fort Dodge and Alburnett plus numerous family members and friends.
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Alburnett
Hubert Mounce
Dick Mounce
Gladys
Lloyd Edwards
Dora Lee Strucken
Cedar Rapids
Marie Forest
Central City
White
Leaf River
Ill
Mary Rabbit
Fort Dodge
Clarence Bugg
Irvin Schmickle
Gertrude Fishel
Ronald Schueler
Ruth Marie Hense
Donald
C. C. Naylor
L. A. Lavasseur
George Andrew
Marion
Roy Potter
Deloss Rose
Joan
Nine Children So Far In Millar Baby Derby
Toronto reports Mrs. Gus Graziano has given birth to a boy, boosting her total to nine in the Charles Vance Millar baby derby. The prize comes from Millar’s bequest of about 500000 for the Toronto mother with the most children in the decade after his death. Current standings show Mrs Martin Kenny with twelve, Mrs Arthur Timlock and Mrs John Nagle with ten, and Mrs Graziano and Mrs Grace Bagnato with nine.
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Toronto
Gus Graziano
Charles Vance Millar
Derby
Millar
Martin Kenny
Arthur Timlock
John Nagle
Graziano
Grace Bagnato
Penningroth lists New Deal mistakes in speech
Republican congress candidate Charles Penningroth charged the New Deal with 40 plus flaws at a Monday luncheon at Hotel Montrose. He accused it of creating bureaus and jobs for politics, coercion, press curtailment, waste, and leading to unemployment while citing George N. Peek on farm policy and scarcity.
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Charles Peningroth
Congress
Hotel
Montrose
Penningroth
Russia
George N. Peek
AAA
Advertising Holds Its Gain For 1936
Advertising Age reports the 32 week period from Jan 1 to Aug 8 1936 shows retailers in 66 cities placing 27 229 882 lines of ads up 5 5 percent from 1935. The total so far is 534 363 762 lines with 14 421 121 lines for the week ended Aug 8 up 13 8 percent from last year.
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Chicago
Advertising Age
Four Men Die In Private Plane Crash Near Phoenix
Four men died when a privately owned plane crashed at dusk south of Phoenix. The victims were Phil Torrey 30 Harold D. Baker 37 H. E. Lindsey 41 and Dwight F. Hanson 34. All but Lindsey were pilots. the aircraft struck a tree shortly after takeoff.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Phil Torrey
Harold D. Baker
Ice and Coal Company
H. E. Lindsey
Dwight F. Hanson
Soap Manufacturing Company
Lindsey
Torrey
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Life Underwriters
Rotary
U. S
Court House News
Earl D. Neighbor
Benjamin M. Neighbor
Edna May Heefner
Bessie Leola Caryl
Linn County
D. W. Neighbor
Ft. Madison Stockyards
George M. Dyott
Dyott
Lawson Little, JR
Quoust
Polly Ann
SRPMS
Craemer’s
Ironing Board
Comforter Yard
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