Pioneer Minister and Wife Observe 60th Anniversary
Horace H. Herr and Mary A. Howard Herr, long time Congregational ministers, mark sixty years of marriage. Their family includes daughter Mrs. G Hal Tellier in Iowa, with other children Mrs. E V H Brown and Prof. Gertrude A. Herr, plus son Horace H. Herr Jr. The couple, now in Fort Myers, Florida, traveled from Iowa for the anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Tellier
Gray
Horace Dumont Herr
Mr. Herr
Iowa
G. Hal Tellier
Forest Drive
Fort Myers
Fla
Horace H. Herr
Washington, D. C
Tellier
E. V. H. Brown
Owatonna
Mary A. Howard
Cambridge City
Ind
Ben
Ames
Humboldt
Farragut
Herr
Musketeers Drum Corps Set for Chicago Music Festival
The Musketeers Drum and Bugle corps sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars trains to Chicago for the national music festival at Century of Progress. Sixty nine members aged 8 to 14 travel with Jack Fromm as reader to debut in the 10 am Saturday contest and perform on the avenue of flags at 1 pm Sunday. They hold the state VFW championship and will also perform in Des Moines on Sept 15. Chaperons include Mrs. A W Schmidt and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Musketeers
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Chicago
Jack Fromm
Avenue of Flags
Fairgrounds
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
A.W. Schmidt
Earl Brown
Earl Derr
Patricia Riley
G. D. Finnigan
Henry Mage
Jesse Fauchier
J. W. Markey
Fred Vogl
Lonnie Winters
Highway Patrols Cut Road Accidents Amid Reforms
nationwide drive to reduce traffic crashes sees middle Atlantic patrols enforcing stricter rules. Ossining bus tragedy spurred bills to limit bus and truck speeds to 35 mph and raise bus passenger insurance. Pennsylvania already requires biannual auto inspections. Delaware reports patrols cutting accidents after August start. New York City safety contest cuts deaths by 8 percent and injuries 4 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ossining
N. Y
Tfe
Pennsylvania
State
Highway Patrol
Delaware
New York City
Dodds Named to National Direct Mail Code Committee
V L Dodds of the V L Dodds company Cedar Rapids area appointed as national duplicating and mailing industry code committee member and regional code chairman for Cedar Rapids territory. The code was approved July 23 with first local meeting set for Aug 22 at 7 30 p m at the Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. L. Dodds
V. L. Dodds, Company
Second Avenue SE
Washington, D. C
Dodds
Cedar Rapids
Chamber of Commerce
Former Vinton Pastor To Speak At Mission
The Rev. C. E. Riddington formerly of Vinton and now pastor of a Wisconsin church will visit Cedar Rapids for a one night service at the Mission. His talk titled Lord Teach Us to Pray will be delivered with special music during the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Riddington
Vinton
First Baptist Church
Burg
Wis
Ridd
Wisconsin
Cedar Rapids
Marian Nixon and William Seiter Honeymoon on Yacht
Marian Nixon and her new husband William Seiter honeymoon on his yacht after a trip to Yuma Arizona where they wed earlier Friday in a ceremony performed by a superior court judge. Witnesses included Lois Wilson Jimmy Anderson Seiter's assistant and Margaret Ettinger with her husband Ross Shattuck. The couple wed three days after Nixon's final divorce decree from Eddie Hillman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
William Selster
Marian Nixon
Yuma
Ariz
Lois Wilson
Jimmy Anderson
Seiter
Margaret Ettinger
Ross Shattuck
Miss Nixon
Eddie Hillman
Beverly Hills
Laura la Plante
Writer and Educator to Speak at Union Services
Dr. Winfred Ernest Garrison of Chicago will speak at the third Sunday morning union service at St. Pauls Methodist Church at 11 oclock. Sponsored by First Baptist, First Congregational, First Presbyterian, and St. Pauls Methodist churches, the event features a Yale graduate and Chicago Divinity House dean with a long record in religious journalism and education. The service is open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfred Ernest Garrison
Chicago
Christian Century
Disciples’ Divinity House
St. Paul's Methodist Church
First Baptist
First Congregational
First Presbyterian
St. Paul’s Methodist
Garrison
Yale
University of Chicago
Butler College
New Mexico Normal University
New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts
New Mexico
Woman Struck by Unidentified Motorist in SE Portland
Mrs. Cora Lee of 81 Seventh Avenue SW was knocked down while crossing Eighth Ave SE at Third Street by an unknown driver at 5:30 PM. She suffered a bruised elbow and hip and was taken home by the motorist who fled the scene, promising to report the incident to police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Lee
Seventh Avenue
Eighth Avenue
Third Street
Sixteenth Avenue SW
B Avenue NW
John Ford
I Avenue NW
Serneas
Ford
Mercy Hospital
Roosevelt Playground Handcraft Exhibit At Local Park
Handcraft classes from Roosevelt playground present an exhibit at the Roosevelt playground from 3 to 5 p m next Thursday. A program featuring readings and vocal and instrumental music will accompany the display. Works include manual training using cigar boxes and orange boxes donated by the Montrose hotel cigar counter.
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Roosevelt Playground
Montrose Hotel
Tour bus driver trades for repairs with street harmonica
In Butler Pennsylvania a tourist and driver with a broken crankshaft said he was broke. He played a harmonica in the town business district to raise funds for car repairs, spending his last dime on the instrument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
Grocery Ad Listing Bulk Prices and Specials
A dense grocery advertisement listing numerous items with prices and quantities including sugar, oleo, bacon, cheese, oils, vinegars, canned goods, dried fruits, baking supplies, coffee, flour, cereals, soaps, and produce. It lists quantities like 1 lb, 2 lbs, 1 gallon, and several bulk items, with store hours and delivery note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. C
Baker’s
Hershey’s
U S Wheat Quota Slashed to Ten Million Bushels
London AP reports the 1934 35 wheat export quota for the United States set at 10 000 000 bushels with Argentina at 150 000 000. Canada and Australia figures were not confirmed. estimates put Canada near 270 000 000 and Australia near 140 000 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
London
United States
International Wheat Conference
Associated Press
Argentina
Washington
Canada
Australia
Welfare Island Prison Mutiny Fails to Escalate
Prisoners on Welfare Island mutiny briefly Thursday prompting authorities to isolate the island and restore routine by Friday. Officials identified a small group as the likely source of discontent while investigating the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Welfare Island
Riot Quelled at Welfare Island Prison Riot
Commissioner Austin H. MacCormick halted a disturbance as inmates shouted and demanded ten days of monthly good behavior remission. He toured the facility, explained remission rules, and ordered guards to restore control. An investigation later found appalling conditions and inmate influence over prison affairs.
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Commissioner of
Austin H. MacCormick
MacCormick
Welfare Island
Hundreds Fleece by Fake Lotteries Across Midwest
In Reno and across the Midwest, police warn hundreds are being swindled out of thousands by fake lottery schemes. Victims from Ohio and Missouri report draws tied to bets supposedly run from Reno. The schemes include the English cash pool and the old silver bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
Nev
Midwest
Bunco
Jack Kirkley
Ohio
Missouri
Nevada
Fake lottery tickets scam targets midwestern purchasers in multiple states
A Reno company Sure Pay issued fake tickets sold nationwide, claiming a London daily treasury balance basis. Thousands bought for about 20 cents, with a $100,000 sweepstakes drawing scheduled for July 27 by “prominent Reno officials” that never occurred. The post office investigates use of the mails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sure Pay Company
Reno
Treasury
Post Office Department
Kirkley
Trinity Lutheran Mission Festival Services Sunday
In Washington Virginia the annual Trinity Lutheran mission festival features two services. Rev F Oetjen of Oskaloosa will preach the morning sermon and Rev P L Bornheeft of Cedar Rapids will speak in the afternoon. The Ladies Aid will serve the noon meal in the church basement. Buenos Aires opens a new four mile long subway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Trinity Lutheran
F. Oetjen
Oskaloosa
Ladies' Aid Society
P. L. Bornheeft
Cedar Rapids
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Kan
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Col
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Kansas City
Historical Church
Baldridge
Horace Dumont
Joe Stark
1St St. NE
Major Bottletree
General Foods
Mission
Husband
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A. N. Watson
Third Avenue SW
Ryce
Maxwell
Hill's
Jersey
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Big Ben
C. R
Idaho
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Senese
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Third Avenue SE
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del Monte
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J. C. Penney CO
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SWIFT
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Waen
Red Circle
Bokar
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