Ten years of kidnapping and forced motherhood unveiled
Ashland Oregon resident Alice Vestal. 22, emerged with a harrowing account of a decade in captivity by Otis Vincent Miner 51 arrested in Phoenix. Miner allegedly married Vestal in 1932 and fathered four children. Vestal fled a month ago and sought help from the children's welfare bureau after learning her parents had moved to Oregon.
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Ashland
Ore
Ins
Alice Vestal
Phoenix
Ariz
Alice
John F. Vestal
Otis Vincent Miner
Miner
Oklahoma
Arizona
Children’s Welfare Bureau
Oregon
School Board To Take Bids On Bleachers At Hill Park
Cedar Rapids school board authorized bidding for portable bleachers seating about 2,000 for Hill Park. Board also approved $120 toward two electrically controlled basketball clocks and scoreboards for Wilson and McKinley high schools, funded by student projects. A one and a half ton truck contract was awarded to Rude Auto. other bids listed. Also notices of estate executors appointed in Linn County court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D Helberg
Cedar Rapids
Hill Park
J C. Blodgett
Wilson
McKinley
Franklin and Roosevelt
H. H. Hoadley
Rude Auto Company
Rude
Ford
Dodge
Rude Company
Reo-Jones
Diamond T
International Harvester
Rapids Chevrolet
Rude Auto
Amusing Dialogue and Acting Shines in Junior League Play
Colorfully produced and well acted Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates staged by the Junior League of Cedar Rapids for children. Performances for Roosevelt pupils and dates across McKinley Franklin and Town City districts, with Mrs Isom as Dr Beekman and Mrs Barnes as Ralph Brinker receiving praise.
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Hans Brinker
Children’s Theater Department
Junior League of Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt
Harrison and Wilson
McKinley
Franklin
Children's Hospital
Town City
Beekman
William G. Isom
Hans
Gretel
Robert R. Clark II
Jack E. Durin
Herbert L Killian
Brinker
Herbert S Stamats
Annie
Hilda
Wallace
D. Lyon
Carl
Frederick S. Glanville
Peter
Edward M. Soboda
City Briefs Show Local Club Meetings and Events
Shrine Luncheon Club meets Wednesday noon at the Lafayette club room. Chicken supper at First Evangelical, 35 cents. Negro Republican Voters League of Linn County to elect officers at Community House Wednesday 8 p.m. Saint Pauls Bazaar features a 35 cent steak dinner at five o’clock. Ahepa Chapter 194 to elect officers Tuesday night at Moose Hall. refreshments after. Turkey supper at First Lutheran Church Wednesday, 50 cents. Pericles hold semi monthly meeting at Moose Hall 7:15 p.m. Tuesday to elect officers. nominations from the floor. City gas tests show 104462 BTU per cubic foot in Cedar Rapids gas in November. Mercy Hospital nurses begin three day retreat led by Rev. L. W. Wade Sr. from St. Louis University. Pocket picked of $40 cash at Piccadilly room Hotel Roosevelt between 11:30 and midnight Monday. Army appointments: Capt. Eugene G. Cook assigned as reserve officer in 349th Infantry. 2nd Lt. George P. Nichols and 2nd Lt. Irvin M. Parsons ordered to Fort Sam Houston. transfer of reserve officers to air procurement considered for under 30s with DBE/engineering/economics degrees. Ten Nights in a Barroom film at Edgewood School No. 1 7 p.m. today by Iowa Anti-Saloon League. talks by Rev. C. C. McCaw. free admission, pass the temperance campaign.
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United States Army
Cedar Rapids Military District
Eugene G. Cook
Eighth Avenue
Marion
349Th Infantry
George P. Nichols
West Liberty
Irvin M. Parsons
Grinnell
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Edgewood School No
Iowa Anti-Saloon League
C. C. McCaw
Des Moines
Red Cross roll call reports to be discussed at Linn chapter meeting
Final reports on the annual Red Cross roll call will be discussed at the Linn county chapter monthly board meeting at the Y M C A. Wednesday noon instead of Thursday as originally scheduled. With three reports still uncompleted, membership figures for 1939 stand at 7 604, a peak of more than 1 700.
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Red Cross
Linn County
Metta A. Burd
Burd cites 1938 tally surpassing prior marks
Mrs Burd notes the 1938 figure reached 5 895, beating the previous year’s 6 311 record set in 1937. The comparison highlights a record performance and shift in achievement from 1937 to 1938.
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Burd
Cedar Rapids Phi Beta Kappa to Hold Annual Dinner
About 30 graduate members of Phi Beta Kappa are expected at the Cedar Rapids graduate association dinner at the Commonwealth tea room Tuesday evening. Prof. H. J. Thornton of the University of Iowa history department will discuss Changing Interpretations of History as the main address. A short business meeting will follow with elections for next year’s officers.
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Phi Beta Kappa
Honorary Scholastic Society
Cedar Rapids Graduate Association
Commonwealth Tea Room
H. J. Thornton
University of Iowa History Department
University scouting classes by Cedar Rapids officials start Tuesday
Weekly program for Scout leaders at Coe college administration building includes elements of Scoutmastership Sea Scouting by H. M. Wies, Cubbing by Owen Tisdale, Explorer Scouting by Dr A. N. Hamiston, Good Turn and Civic Service by John Locher, and Cubmastership with initiation and graduation ceremonies plus a Budget System talk by N Harold West. Educational Objectives by Dr Paul C Greene and Scouting Objectives by Chester S Johnson also listed.
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University of Scouting
Cedar Rapids
Coe College
H. M. Wies
Owen Tisdale
A. N. Hamiston
John Locher
N. Harold West
Paul C Greene
Chester S. Johnson
Cedar Rapids Stamp Club Elects Officers for Year
A. E. Washburn was reelected president with Karl Koffron and Mildred Barnett as first and second vice presidents. New board members are Royal H. Holbrook and A. W. Jenista, while Harry Winn and Russell Hankins hold over posts. A stamp display and talks by Holbrook, Borschel, Hankins, Jenista and Winn were featured. The next meeting, a Christmas party, is set for December 18 at the Montrose hotel.
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A. E. Washburn
Cedar Rapids Stamp Club
Karl Koffron
Mildred Barnett
Ray Brague
Charles Lazio
Royal H. Holbrook
A. W. Jenista
Harry Winn
Russell Hankins
Trans-Mississippi Philatelic Society
G. W. Borschel
A. W. Hankins
Montrose Hotel
King George Inspires Frontline Visit With British Expeditionary Force
King George VI accompanied by Viscount Gort toured the French front line positions in Allied-held territory near Germany. They inspected farm billets rear areas and front line pillboxes as rain fell, with tanks, Bren guns, and howitzers on display. The three day tour included new forts to bolster the Maginot line.
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France
George VI
Germany
Siegfried Line
Viscount Gort
Lord Gort
Indian Population of U S Increases Says Commissioner
Washington AP report shows the Indian office stating the Indian population outside Alaska rose from 342,497 to 351,878 in the last fiscal year. Commissioner John Collier cites improved health facilities and economy as drivers while noting lands stop shrinking but a land shortage remains a serious issue for a growing population.
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Washington
Indian Office
Alaska
John Collier
Collier
Porto Rico Resident Commissioner Santiago Iglesias Dies
Santiago Iglesias, 67, serving as Resident Commissioner to the U S Congress representing Porto Rico, died Tuesday at Garfield Hospital after a brief illness. The longtime political figure faced decades of service in Puerto Rico’s territorial government and U S relations.
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Washington
Santiago Iglesias
Porto Rico
Congress
Garfield Hospital
Guitars and amplifier kept in Cedar Rapids replevin case
County Recorder and court clerk guard two guitars and an amplifier in a dispute where Rudolph Wurlitzer seeks possession from Isadore Ginsberg doing business as Ginsberg's Credit Jewelers. Ginsberg claims purchase in good faith and asks court to protect him from loss as ownership rights are disputed.
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Dempsy Jones
Ed Lundquist
Rudolph Wurlitzer Company
Isadore Ginsberg
Ginsberg’s Credit Jewelers
Wurlitzer
Ginsberg
Wurlitzer Company
Cedar Rapids
Lundquist
Hillmer Pleads Not Guilty In Shooting Case
George Hillmer of Cedar Rapids, 39, pleads not guilty to assault with intent to murder after allegedly firing a shotgun blast through a window and wounding his sister, 36, at her home on Elizabeth Avenue SW last Saturday. Bond set at $3,000 not posted as he appeared before Judge Haas. Other court actions include a $338.35 judgment in a personal injury case and multiple estate matters.
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George Hillmer
Cedar Rapids
Frank Teply, Jr
Elizabeth Avenue
C. J Haas
Sharon Randall
Ralph Randall
Frank W. Laule
Galesburg
Ill
Grennan Bakeries
Chicago
H C. Ring
Randall
Iowa City
Grennan
Laule
Edgar A. Guest The Poet of the People
The poem proclaims a wish to keep youthful spirit and joy in life. It expresses fear of aging in dignity and urges clinging to wonder and happiness while remaining interesting and engaged with the world.
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Edgar A. Guest
the Poet of
the People
Dewey Speech to Broadcast in Minneapolis Wednesday
Thomas E. Dewey of New York will outline his farm policy views in a Midwest speech to be given in Minneapolis and broadcast on station WMT from 9 to 9 30 p.m. The broadcast targets local listeners interested in the candidates proposals and farm issues.
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Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Minneapolis
WMT
Midwest
Dewey
Firemen Call for More Discarded Toys for Christmas
Firemen appeal for broken or discarded toys to repair for a Christmas toy shop. Repaired gifts will go to underprivileged children on Christmas Eve. Dolls were collected at a Camp Fire Girls and Boy Scouts event. many toys remain needed. NYA workers assist, and residents may call 20769 to donate. pickups occur within one or two days.
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Camp Fire Girls
Boy Scouts
E. P. Kohout
N Y.A
Kohout
How Family of 5 Can Eat Well On $12 a Week
A historical meal plan for a family of five outlines daily menus aimed at a six week period with affordable dishes like beef bean pot. It lists breakfast and dinner items, notes nutrient goals, and provides a step by step bean and meat recipe for Wednesday including beans, pork, beef, tomatoes, and spinach with instructions to soak beans overnight and simmer.
Bird Club Sketches By E W Steffen At Coe College
At Coe College science hall Monday evening Bird club member E B W Steffen displayed oil paintings and pencil sketches of birds and bird life from his youth. The club voted to protest an Ottumwa newspaper’s hunt scene showing a hunter with 30 hawks, arguing hawks should live to control farm rodents.
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Bird Club
Coe College Science Hall
EB. W. Steffen
Ottumway
Newman’s employees enjoy Christmas party at Roosevelt Hotel
A Christmas school with Mrs Ethlyn Breedlove as teacher was the entertainment Monday night for Newman's department store staff. B J Newburger, manager, hosted 124 participants in the Roosevelt room. Novelty gifts were given from under the tree and dancing followed the celebration organized by Mrs Mary Mason, booster club president, for the department store’s twelfth anniversary.
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Ethlyn Breedlove
Newman's Department Store
B. J. Newburger
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Hotel
Mary Mason
Newman’s
Willie Willis teaches hard times with a pet line
In a rural classroom, Willie Willis quips that it is no disgrace to be the teacher's pet, noting teachers rarely admire the dullest students. His remark reflects schoolyard humor and the era's blunt discipline in education.
Well Taken Care Of Fire Alarm Manendures Shelter Plan
Hartford AP reports William H. Murray, 42, turned in a fire alarm on Tuesday because he had no place to sleep. He will be sheltered for the next 30 days under an aid program.
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Hartford, Conn
William H. Murray
Waterloo Driver Faces Charge Of Failing To Report Accident Here
Waterloo motorist Fred Matthews was charged with failing to report an accident and yield the right of way after a Sunday evening sideswipe near Cedar Rapids. Two Cedar Rapids girls, Betty Stephenson 16 and Lucille Harris 17, were slightly injured in the other car. A summons was issued after Waterloo police submitted a report to highway patrol. Justice H R Churchill will hear the case Saturday forenoon.
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Fred Matthews
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
H R. Churchill
Betty Stephenson
Lucille Harris
A Fen for Finns
Rolland MacFayden telegraphed five dollars to Finland's minister of defense on Tuesday with the remark A fin
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Los Angeles
Rolland MacFayden
Finland
Defense
Finland Tribute by Returning American Veteran
A returned U.S. veteran, speaking as an average ex-service man and citizen, salutes Finland and its people for resilience and character. He commends Finland’s strength, civic spirit, and steadfast stance in challenging times. He expresses admiration and support for the Nordic nation.
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Finland
All Bran: A Natural Remedy for Regularity
An advertisement promotes Kellogg's All-Bran as a natural solution to constipation. It claims daily use supplies bulk, supports regularity month after month, and recommends ample water intake. Produced by Kellogg’s in Battle Creek and sold by grocers.
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Kelloggs
Battle Creek
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