Degrees Confered for Pythian Sisters Convention
The forty sixth annual Grand Temple Pythian Sisters convention at the Montrose hotel conferred temple degrees on one hundred sisters from temples statewide. Officers and committees were announced and a pilgrim age to the Iowa Pythian Sisters home at Clinton was scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Temple
Grand Temple Pythian Sisters
Montrose Hotel
Supreme Temple
Elizabeth P. Hoyt
Chicago
Alice M. H. Boylan
Eldora
Dell P. Glazier
Fort Madison
Grand Chief
Cedar Rapids
Grace Eichelberg
Supreme
Fairbanks
Nance
Nellie Smallfield
Davenrt
Sunshine Girls
Iowa City
Athens Council No. 2
Athens Temple
Rebecca I. Robinson
Knights of Pythias
Winter Temple No
Iowa
Fairfield
Alice Booth Good
Gem
Boone
Leah Blatchley
Maquoketa
Esther Butts
Ackley
Iva Hardin Lewis
Unitemple
Spencer
Mattie Spry
Excelsior
Iturbi Cancels Week After Hot Dog Incident
Jose Iturbi, guest conductor of the Great Lakes Symphony Orchestra, cancels the rest of his planned week after a dispute over hot dogs during a Tuesday outdoor concert at the Great Lakes Exposition in Cleveland. He paused a Mutual radio broadcast for nine minutes while a pianist was found to play Impressions of Buenos Aires. Ringwall, the orchestra's director, said Iturbi ate a hot dog during the event and elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Jose Iturbi
Buenos Aires
Jose Andre
Great Lakes Exposition
New York
Rudolph Ringwall
Great Lakes Symphony
Iturbi
Dee Logan
Iturbs
Local Birth Announcements Notice
Births list several new babies including Angeline Ann to Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Kadera Jr of Walford born August 26 at St Luke's hospital a daughter. A son David Dwayne to Mr. and Mrs. George Pisarak at Mercy hospital born August 25. Other districts: Tipton Bever Avenue SE, Mariona, Clyde Ze dick, William Schnell routes and Mercy hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Kadera, Jr
Walford
Angeline Ann
St. Luke’s Hospital
B. J. Maxwell
Tipton
D. S. Merriam
Bever Avenue SE
Stanley Kellams
Mariona
George Pisarak
Sixteenth Avenue SW
David Dwayne
Mercy Hospital
Clyde Zedick
Seventh Avenue SE
Clyde Franklin
William Schnell
Roy Eugene
Cedar Rapids man's estate pays $304 inheritance tax
Des Moines report states the estate of Joseph B. Miller of Cedar Rapids paid the state treasurer $304 in inheritance tax on a valuation of $20 184 on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
Joseph B. Miller
Cedar Rapids
City Briefs and Personals Highlight Local Meetings
The Iowa Volunteers meet Thursday at 8 p.m. at W. F. W. hall. Townsend club No. 7 gathers Thursday at 7 30 p.m. at 607 avenue NW. The Camera Clique meets in the playground office at 7 30 this evening. A roof fire at 1115 Fourth street SE is reported at 2 40 p.m. Tuesday. The Walther league meets Thursday at Trinity Lutheran church at 6 p.m. for an outing. relatives of Mrs. F K Ward visit in Minneapolis. The Evangel male quartet and Rev Hilmore Cedarholm of Waterloo sing at Sunshine Mission at 7 45 this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townsend Club No. 7
Avenue NW
Playground Commission Camera Clique
Florence Franks
Fourth Street SE
Walther League
Trinity Lutheran Church
Frank H. Ward
F. K. Ward
Norma Jean Howard
Cedar Rapids
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Evangel
Hilmore Cedarholm
Waterloo
Sunshine Mission
Cedarholm
Fred Wilson Found Guilty in Police Court
Fred Wilson of 1207 Fifth Street SE was found guilty of intoxication and disturbing the peace of his family in police court on Wednesday. He had pled not guilty Monday, was fined 25 dollars and costs, and sent to the county jail in default of payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Wilson
Fifth Street
Wilson
Radio Dealers Meet Shows Philco Models At Hotel
Eighty retail dealers attended a Philco radio showing Tuesday night at the Roosevelt hotel. Short talks were delivered by Leo Smulekoff of Cedar Rapids distributor in this district E. W. Shepard division manager and Ted Williams district manager both of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philco
Roosevelt Hotel
Leo Smulekoff
Cedar Rapids
E. W. Shepard
Ted Williams
Chicago
Vandalism Reported in SE Neighborhood
Mrs Anna Lesinger reports a gang of young men tore down the front fence at 218 Fourteenth Avenue SE Monday around 10 30 p m. She says the group has caused other mischief in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Lesinger
Fourteenth Avenue SE
Adventists Camp Meeting at Cedar Falls
Cedar Rapids residents expected to attend the Seventh Day Adventists annual camp meeting at Cedar Falls from August 27 to September 6. Speakers include Rev Elder L. H. Christian new vice president of the general conference and DeWitt S. Osgood president of the Iowa conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Seventh Day Adventists
Cedar Falls
L. H. Christian
General Conference
DeWitt S. Osgood
Iowa
Arraignments In Axle Overloading Case
M K Cashman of Clarence and R J Ristedt of Johnson Ave NW were arraigned before Justice A S Reed on axle overloading charges by Highway Patrolman R M Quinn. Cashman case continued to Friday. Ristedt fined 25 dollars and costs with fine suspended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. K. Cashman
Clarence
R. J. Ristedt
Johnson Avenue NW
Justice of the Peace A. S. Reed
R. M. Quinn
Cashman
Ristedt
Camp Conservation Closes After August Session
The Community House camp ends its August outing with ninety seven boys attending. Director Keith Tow led counselors Harold Greenleaf Robert Sharp Dale Notestine and William McGregor. Activities included baseball tennis archery swimming and hikes. The camp ran from June 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conservation
Keith Tow
Harold Greenleaf
Robert Sharp
Dale Notestine
William McGregor
Wisconsin Man Hurt In Lincoln Highway Crash
George Sofia forty three Appleton Wis suffered severe lacerations of the right knee when the car he was driving five miles west of here on the Lincoln highway swerved from the road and overturned. His son Leo and daughter Elva were only bruised. Sofia was taken to St Luke's hospital. The family was en route to California. Deputy Sheriff Larry Condon arrived to clear the highway and guard Sofia's property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
George Sofia
Appleton
Wis
Here
Lincoln Highway
Leo
Elva
Sofia
St. Luke’s Hospital
California
Larry Condon
Soffa
Man Described With Red Hair In Amana Presentation
A man about 42 years old, six feet tall and weighing 180 to 190 pounds spoke in Amana. He had red hair combed back, a reddish complexion and a deformed upper lip as described in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amana
Fined For Speeding In Police Court
R D Gray of 1624 Third Avenue SE was fined 10 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to speeding. Additional motorists paid fines of 1 dollar and costs for traffic violations including near theater entrances parking improper parking and overtime parking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. D. Gray
Third Avenue SE
M. L. Gove
Harry Tucker
Center Point Road
Frank Kramer
E Avenue NE
A. E. Childs
American Trust Building
Henry Files
Blake Boulevard
Roosevelt weighs world peace parley idea
Secretary of State Cordell Hull denied that President Roosevelt proposed a world peace conference. Officials say the report may have been a trial balloon to gauge public sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Roosevelt
Cordell Hull
Roosevelt
State Department
Department
Roosevelt peace conference proposal sparks British interest
London reports President Roosevelt considers a conference of world rulers to pledge world peace. Whitehall privately doubts feasibility to assemble leaders including Stalin and Hitler, but officials are intrigued by the bold idea and seek concrete details as the global crisis grows.
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London
INS
Roosevelt
Whitehall
Stalin
Hitler
Italian officials deem Roosevelt peace plan impractical
Rome sources say despite willingness to join a world peace effort, Italian government circles view the reported Roosevelt plan for a top level peace conference as utopian and unworkable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
INS
Roosevelt
France Eyes Roosevelt Plea For European Peace Pledge
Paris reports that with Hitler's conscription drive aiming at 1.5 million German troops next year, French officials say President Roosevelt should seek a peace pledge from European rulers. Lebrun cannot sign without cabinet consent, but the foreign office sees no obstacles from France to such a plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
INS
Hitler
France
Roosevelt
Europe
Lebrun
Foreign Office
American Travelers Face Polish Money Restriction Turmoil
United States travelers in Poland encounter arrests and protests over strict currency export laws. Mrs. Frederick Atkinson of Minneapolis was released with charges dropped after an investigation. Mrs. Sonia Nordegg of New York was freed after five days in jail and recovering from a nervous shock in a Warsaw hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
United States
Poland
Frederick Atkinson
Minneapolis
Sonia Nordegg
New York
Pioneer Newton farmer killed in highway accident
Newton resident Lincoln Marshall aged 72, a pioneer farmer, died in an auto collision a mile and a half west of Newton on Tuesday afternoon. He suffered a fractured skull when his car collided with one carrying Mrs Maude D McElvaney of Denison Texas and her three daughters who had arm injuries. The McElvaneys were en route to Oelwein to visit relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Lincoln Marshall
Newton Farmer
Here
Marshall
Maude D. McElvaney
Denison
Tex
McElvaneys
Oelwein
Three Girls Held On Shoplifting Charge
Vera Lee Smith 17 Muscatine Bessie Burch 17 Muscatine and Ruth Cooper 18 Columbus Junction were arrested at 1 50 p m Wednesday and charged with larceny from a building after being found with four dresses at Montgomery Ward in Muscatine. They carried two more dresses and could not account for their origins. Carl Ettinger assistant manager at Newmans traced the trio to Montgomery Ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera Lee Smith
Muscatine
Bessie Burch
Ruth Cooper
Columbus Junction
Montgomery Ward
Newman’s
Montgomery Ward’s
Carl Ettinger
Newmans’s
Forged Check Report At Neisner’s Store
Police were informed Tuesday of a forged check presented Saturday at Neisner's store for $8.50. The check drawn on First Trust and Savings Bank, payable to Ed Eilers, was issued by Robert C. Smith for a small merchandise purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neisner’s
First Trust and Savings Bank
Ed Eilers
Robert C. Smith
Corrine will swap apple for football at Texas centennial show
Corrine, who dances with an apple costume for the Texas centennial, plans to discard the apple on Sept 7 and perform with a football instead. Local professional and amateur teams hosting a football game will attend the special event as guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Corrine
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Supreme Representatives
Martha McAllister
Hawarden
Mae Hickman
Chariton
Bertha R. Craver
Lavinia Forsythe
Mary Johnson
NeNe Smallfield
Davenport
Mary Knoblauch
Emmetsburg
Maude Cooper
Alice Swanstrom
Fort Dodge
Mabel Hayward
Dysart
Charlotte Smith
Ottumwa
Ida McNally
Grinnell
Mae Ferguson Fisher
State Center
Charmian Taylor
Jean Metzgar
Effie P. Parsons
Marion
Pythian Home Educational Board
Effie E. Parsons
Lea Blatchley
Ways and
Pythian Home
Belle Woodstock
Clear Lake
Margaret Mumm
Durant
Mae
Ferguson Fisher
Alice Boylan
Hazel Robinson
Glenwood
Ada Cottrell
Iowa Falls
Marie L. Bashaw
Mayme Hunter
Montezuma
Belle
Mabel Johnson
Aurelia
Minnie Stedman
Anna Conn
K. P
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W. F. W. Hall
First Street
Craemer
First Avenue
Stelhis Area
Peter Pan Kenya
Lind About
Ener
Lee
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