Luncheon Committee Named For B and P W club
The Business and Professional Women's club appoints a September luncheon committee to promote fellowship among local business women. Weekly Thursday noontime lunches at Bishop's cafeteria foster informal交流, with a bank night prizes plan for next April and a larger winter attendance. Committee members include Emma Hagenstein chair and Eleanor Pohorsky, with a coordinating set for monthly luncheons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business and Professional Women's Club
Bishop’s Cafeteria
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Emma Hagenstein
Lena Nelson
Leta Nezerka
Eleanor Pohorsky
Edna Wilson
Merle Harris
Marjorie Augustine
Ella Horn
Marie Peterson
Hope Shultz
Edna Forst Brown
Adeline Montillon
Maragret Hanzelka
Lavina Dragoo
Este Heath
Maude Krebs
Kathryn Pogge
Hilda Hendrickson
Shonkas Return from Michigan Vacation
Mr and Mrs S V Shonka and daughters Elaine and Barbara Ann traveled home Friday after a ten day camping and motor trip in Michigan s lower peninsula. They camped at Houghton Lake and Elaine joined them at Mackinac Island where she has been stationed for eight weeks at the University of Michigan biological center before returning to the University of Nebraska Lincoln this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. V. Shonka
Twenty-fifth Street
Elaine
Barbara Ann
Lower Peninsula
Michigan
Houghton Lake
Elaine Shonka
Mackinac Island
University of Michigan Biological Center
University of Nebraska At Lincoln
Guest Organist Miss Morton Completes Five Weeks
Miss Muriel Morton daughter of Mr and Mrs John M Morton 345 Eighteenth street SE has completed five weeks as guest organist at the Baptist church in Iowa City She will return to Iowa City this fall as a senior at the University of Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muriel Morton
John M. Morton
Eighteenth Street
The
Baptist Church
Iowa City
Morton
University of Iowa
Pfaffs Travel Yellowstone on Pacific Coast Trip
Mr and Mrs E E Pfaff of 1726 D Avenue NE travel through Yellowstone National Park on their two month trip to Spokane and then down the Pacific coast to San Diego to visit their son H M Pfaff and wife Mrs Pfaff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Pfaff
D Avenue
Yellowstone Park
Spokane
Wash
Pacific Coast
San Diego
Calif
H. M. Pfaff
Spencer Whitmore Families Visit Joliet and Chicago
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Spencer and Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Whitmore with sons Ellery and Harold motored Friday to Joliet Illinois to visit Mrs Whitmore’s sister then proceed to Chicago They plan to return Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W. Spencer
Woodland Drive
E. J. Whitmore
Ellery and
Harold
Sixteenth Avenue
Joliet, Il
Porter party returns from Yellowstone trip
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Porter Mrs. F P Lamb and Jack Hamm of 1513 Fourth Street NW returned Thursday from a vacation in Yellowstone Park and Walgren Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellowstone
Robert Porter
F. P. Lamb
Jack Hamm
Fourth Street
Yellowstone Park
Walgren Lake
Campbell Returns to Texas From Visit
Robert E. Campbell, while visiting his sister Mrs. Chris Nelson at 219 Fifteenth Street SE, left Saturday for his home in Fort Worth, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Campbell
Chris Nelson
Fifteenth Street
Fort Worth
Tex
Miss Lubbock To Teach English At Grand Junction High
Miss Alice Lubbock daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert T Lubbock 914 B avenue NW will teach English and dramatics in Grand Junction high school She graduated from Cornell college Mount Vernon last June
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Lubbock
Robert T. Lubbock
Avenue NW
Grand Junction
Miss Lubbock
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Mrs Harris Hosts Shower for Virginia Harris Engagement
Mrs I E Harris of 328 First Avenue West hosted a Friday night shower for her daughter Virginia Harris who is to wed Richard W Wieneke on Sept 18. Guests included C A Buchanan Walter Donohue Carl Conrad A J Harris E T Harris Ed Wieneke Paul Wieneke Robert Smith Ralph Oxley Jim Posey J R Gourley Alice Gustafsson Marian Shay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. E. Harris
First Avenue W
Virginia Harris
Richard W. Wieneke
Ed Wieneke
Avenue NW
C. A. Buchanan
Walter Donohue
Carl Conrad
A. J. Harris
E. T. Harris
Paul Wieneke
Robert Smith
Ralph Oxley
Jim Posey
J. R. Gourley
Alice Gustafsson
Marian Shay
Visitor Carrie Crane Returns From Anamosa
Mrs. Carrie Crane of Anamosa returned to her home Friday after visiting several days with Mrs. T. E. White at 358 Seventeenth Street SE. Mrs. White accompanied her guest home and will remain for a short visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Crane
Anamosa
T. E. White
Seventeenth Street
White
Women travelers head to New York for two week visit
Evelyn Burchard of 1935 Mount Vernon Avenue SE Eleanor Apple of Omaha and June Abramson of Minneapolis left Saturday for New York to visit friends for two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Burchard
Mount Vernon Avenue
Eleanor Apple
Omaha
June Abramson
Minneapolis
New York
Mrs Burke Returns from Northwest Trip with Reid sisters
Mrs Ray Burke of 1805 Fourth Avenue SE completed a three week motor trip to the northwest. She was accompanied by Misses Lillian and Gertrude Reid of North Platte Nebraska on the travel in the Northwest region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Burke
Fourth Avenue SE
Northwest
Lillian and
Gertrude Reid
North Platte, Neb
Miss Ann Penquite Returns to Cedar Rapids
Miss Ann Penquite returns to Cedar Rapids after a four month assignment in Davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Penquite
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
German Seaplane to Span Atlantic
Germany plans the first heavier than air Atlantic crossing with a twin diesel Dornier seaplane. The test flight from Lisbon to New York will carry four crew and perhaps one mail bag. The M Schwaben will back the flight by refueling in the north Atlantic near the Azores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Germany
Atlantic
Lisbon
New York
Azores
M. Schwaben
Mid-South Atlantic
North Atlantic
New York Plans Million Investment for Atlantic Seaplane Base
New York City ready to spend 1 million dollars to build a seaplane base for a transatlantic service with Pan American and Imperial Airways. Officials cite Newark as a cautionary example and name North Beach and Floyd Bennett Field as possible sites near the 1939 World’s Fair area in Queens and Brooklyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pan American
Imperial Airways
Baltimore
Charleston
Bermuda
England
LaGuardia
Newark
North Beach
Queens
Floyd Bennett Field
Brooklyn
Old Man River Beginning Comeback After Drought
Army engineers report upper Mississippi at six feet or more, barge service likely to resume. Weather readings show rises of up to 0.8 foot narrowing the drought's grip from St Paul to Keokuk and Dubuque, with St Louis still below. Zero gauge marks explained as arbitrary low water thresholds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Army
Mississippi River
Davenport Weather Bureau
St. Paul
St. Louis
Quincy
Keokuk
Dubuque
Pattern 4164 by Anne Adams
The advertisement promotes Pattern 4164 by Anne Adams featuring a military styled frock with practical wear for teens and adults. It highlights materials woolly cotton and bright synthetics, lists sizes 10 through 18, fabric yardages, and bow details. It directs readers to order from The Cedar Rapids Gazette pattern department in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Pattern Department
17Th St
New York
Doctors Seek Survivor Blood To Save Boy From Strep Virus
In Chicago 7 year old Philip Levine fights an aggressive streptococcus viridans infection. Doctors seek a donor who has recovered from the same disease to provide inoculating blood or a vaccine derived from Philip. Parents Morris and Fay Levine have volunteered with Philip’s blood for testing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Philip Levine
Philip
Mom
Paul A. Sahlins
Morris Fishbein
Journal of the American Medical Association
Morris
Fay Levine
Sahlins
Weather May Delay Richman And Merrill Flight Over Sunday
Forecasts on Saturday said the bad weather delaying the Harry Richman Dick Merrill roundTrip flight to London would persist into the weekend. Dr James H Kimball the government meteorologist warned that storm areas remained over the Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richman and. Merrill
New York
London
James H. Kimball
Richman
Atlantic
Death of Louis Schultz after fall at pavilion work
Word was received Friday morning of the death at a Rochester hospital of Louis Schultz who was rushed there Monday. Schultz died after injuries suffered Thursday when he fell while assisting in laying the floor of the pavilion at the Big Four fair grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postville
Rochester
Louis Schultz
Schultz
Fisheries Restock Aids Wapsi River With Fish
Edgar Morey of the state rescue division and the Sportsmen's club placed 25 000 bullheads and 1100 black bass in the Wapsi river to offset heavy losses of game fish in Jones county caused by prolonged dry weather and low waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapsipinicon River
Edgar Morey
State Rescue Division
The
Fisheries Department
Sportsmen's Club
Jones County
New Deal hires British author Hollis for three-year study
London columnist Bruce Lockhart reports the United States government has contracted with Christopher Hollis for three years at ten thousand dollars annually with freedom to study new economics. Hollis will divide time between England and America while researching a financial project titled The Two Nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Bruce Lockhart
Evening Standard
United States
Christopher Hollis
Lockhart
England
America
Hollis
Stonyhurst College
Thomas More
Erasmus
Oxford University
Malcolm MacDonald
Mells
Somerset
Reginald McKenna
Disraeli
Political Picture Sketches From Across the Nation
The Associated Press reports Governor Landon plans a weekend with aides before resuming his campaign in the Midwest. Roosevelt heads toward Pierre for drought talks. Lemke’s manager boasts a 30 000 mile air tour. Browder urges aid to Spain against fascists. Brodrick tells Farley Kansas Republicans face a tough race. Robinson says Republicans rely on fear of the consumer in Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Landon
Midwest
Roosevelt
Pierre
S. D
Chicago
William Lemke
Union Party
John Nystul
Lemke
New York
Earl Browder
Lynn R. Brodrick
Kansas
Farley
London
Little Rock
Ark
Robinson
Knox Warns of Critical Period in American History
Burlington Vermont Franklin Knox Republican vice presidential candidate warned that America faces its most critical era since the Civil War. He blamed New Deal regimentation and rising spending for inflation and bankruptcy unless federal outlays are curbed. He urged simplicity in tax reform, ending monopolies, and freeing industry under market rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington, Vt
America
Frank Knox
Washington
Knox
Four-job Farley
Calvin Coolidge
Rexford Tugwell
Los Angeles
Chief Surgeon for North Western Road Dies in Omaha
Dr. John E. Pulver 52 chief surgeon for the Chicago and North Western railroad died at his mother in law's home in Omaha after traveling from Evanston. He had heart illness and had been bedridden since arrival. Surviving: wife, two daughters Jane and Mary Irene, a sister Mrs. H. W. Wendland. Funeral services expected in Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
John E. Pulver
Chicago and North Western Railway
James Liddell
Pulver
Jane
Evanston
Mary Irene
H. W. Wendland
Counting, Finesses, and a Safe Slam in Contract Bridge
The article explains counting a hand in bridge through a detailed hand. East opens with a strong hand and the declarer uses careful counting to infer opponents’ distributions. By tracking trumps and diamonds the declarer identifies East’s four hearts and three trumps and executes a successful club finesse to reach slam. The finish hinges on the final finesse with a safe route through West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Rock of Gibraltar
East
West
Declarer
iCopyright
Bar Association Slams Roosevelt Actions at Boston Convention
The American Bar Association tabled a report criticizing the Roosevelt administration for detouring the Constitution. Walter F. Armstrong read the committee statement accusing the administration of disregarding citizens constitutional rights. The convention refused to place the report on record and adopted a resolution opposing bills abridging federal court powers. Delegates head home as governors plan next meetings in Philadelphia Columbus or Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
American Bar Association
Roosevelt
William P. MacCracken
Henry H. Davis
Supreme Court of Canada
Walter F. Armstrong
Board of Governors
Philadelphia
Columbus
Kansas City
Air conditioning saves premature babies at Harvard centennial
Harvard School of Public Health researcher C P Yaglou reported a 26 percent saving in premature baby deaths through air conditioning at the Harvard tercentenary night. Humidity control, not temperature, proved crucial with relative humidities of 50 to 75 percent, markedly reducing mortality compared with drier conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
C. P. Yaglou
Harvard School of Public Health
Yaglou
Foels Sues Postville District Over Gym Injury
Postville father LeRoy Foels files a $5,000 damage suit against the Postville independent school district and board of directors Supt R J Carroll and the Iowa High School Athletic Association claiming LeRoy was injured in the local gym during a basketball game last March. G B Richter of Waukon defends for the district with C F Murphy of Elkader representing the plaintiff. case set for September term in district court at Waukon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postville
Albert Foels
LeRoy Foels
Postville Independent
R. J. Carroll
Iowa High School Athletic Association
LeRoy
G. B. Richter
Waukon
C. F. Murphy
Elkader
Capitol Funeral Honors Secretary Dern in Washington
Washington officials and military officers attended the funeral of Secretary of War George H. Dern with full honors. Dern will be buried Tuesday in Salt Lake City after a procession from Walter Reed hospital to Mount Pleasant church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
Navy
George H. Dern
Roosevelt
Mount Pleasant Congregational Church
Salt Lake City
Utah
Dern
Warren G. Harding
Russell J. Clinchy
Fort Myer
Potomac
Walter Reed Hospital
Hospital
Malin Craig
Cordell Hull
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Homer S. Cummings
U. S. Army
Hull
Capital
Funeral Train to Chicago for Secretary Dern
Officials said the funeral train bearing Secretary Dern's body would arrive in Chicago at 11 a.m. Sunday, depart California avenue yards at 12:01 p.m., and reach Ames Iowa at 6:45 p.m. and Omaha at 11:10 p.m. The route uses Baltimore and Ohio tracks to Chicago then Union Pacific to Salt Lake City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hull
Washington
Roosevelt
U. S
Baltimore and Ohio
Chicago
Iowa
Chicago and North Western
Omaha
Union Pacific
Salt Lake City
Chicago and North Western Railway
Dern
C.S.T
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
California Avenue
North Western
Ames
Neb
Union Paacific
Also Mentioned on This Page
P.W
California
Joliet
Texas
Sbarta Home For
Fifth Ave
Eighth ST
Amy
Miss Harris
Atlantic Airport
Old Man River
Irma Wright
Toronto
Rena Poulsen
New Deal
Associated Press
North Western Road
Omaha, Neb
East South West North
North
Willie Willis
Studebaker
Kadlec Bros. Sales and Service
16Th Ave
Peggy
Peggy Fuller
Pal
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!