Elks Plan Memorial Service With Address by George D. Anthony
George D. Anthony of Chicago will speak at a memorial service by Cedar Rapids lodge No. 251 honoring Elks who died in the past year. Rituals and Elk chorus music precede the address in the Elks rooms at 3 p.m. Members honored include Clare T. Call and J. A. Snyder among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George D. Anthony
Chicago
Cedar Rapids Lodge No
Elks
Anthony
Mark Anthony
London Guaranty and Accident Insurance Company
Burt R. Day
Peter F. Bailey
Robert J. Vlach
E. L. Luglan
W. E. Kemble
The
Elks’ Chorus
Maynard Arnott
Don Cook
B. A. Dodge
Frank Dvorak
Harry Flow
Howard Funk
Albert K. Gifford
LeRoy Jacobson
L. A. Kessler
Dan Kruidenier
Royal F. McGinnis
Harry McKnight
Charles Supple
B. D. Silliman
Milo Sedlacek
Floyd Philbrick
H. E. Pfeiffer
R. S. Milner
Snowfall Disrupts City Traffic as Plows Clear Downtown
Walter Markle the street commissioner said snow crews would follow the plows in the loop and downtown sidewalks would be cleared by midnight Saturday after traffic eased. Three large city trucks and five smaller units concentrated on principal highways and streetcar lines with one scraper on sidewalks. A transport truck slid across Mount Vernon avenue and Fifteenth street SE, tying up traffic briefly, while another wreck at First street and Fifth avenue SE involved Earl Owens. no injuries occurred. Railroads ran near schedule and bus lines operated within thirty minutes of normal times.
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Walter Markle
Mount Vernon Avenue
Fifteenth Street
Earl Owens
C Street
First Street
Fifth Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Legion leader to address Hanford post Tuesday night
G. M. Smoke Brown state commander of the American Legion will speak at the Hanford post meeting in the Memorial building armory Tuesday night. Anamosa district commander Lloyd Lowery will also attend and a special entertainment program is planned.
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G. M. “Smoke” Brown
Whiting
American Legion
Hanford
Legion
Memorial Building
Lloyd Lowery
Anamosa
Street Cars Run Close to Time in Cedar Rapids and Marion
Cedar Rapids and Marion city railway crews kept lines clear with sweepers in action by 4 p.m. Saturday. Trains operated with few minor difficulties and maintained near usual schedules.
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Cedar Rapids and
Marion City Railway
First Iowa snow blankets state with icy conditions
Des Moines reports six inches of snow across Iowa with heavy accumulations in Oskaloosa and eastern towns. A fatal crash near Holly Springs on highway 141 due to icy pavement and several injuries followed hazardous driving. Other incidents included a Cedar Rapids car clipping poles on highway 6 near Newton. Cold wave forecast for next two days.
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Des Moines
Iowa
A. F. Jordan
Castana
Holly Springs
James George
Cedar Rapids
Newton
Oskaloosa
Washington
Iowa City
Audubon
Atlantic
Spencer
Albia
Devil’s Lake
N. D
Havre
Mont
Bismarck
Linn delinquent tax sale set for 10 a m Monday
Linn county annual delinquent tax sale will be held Monday at 10 a m in County Treasurer Milo Sedlacek s office. Properties with unpaid 1935 taxes payable in 1936 or prior years will be offered. Properties not sold at two previous sales may be offered at the public bidder s sale following the regular sale. The public bidder s sale offers the sum on behalf of the county in lieu of private bids. Redemption terms: three years from regular sale and one year from public bidder s sale. Properties with unpaid taxes back to 1933 may be subject to public bidder s sale.
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Linn
Milo Sedlacek
Linn County Relief To Share Costs With State In 1937
A Linn county relief delegation announced in Des Moines that starting January 1 the state will cover at least 60 percent of relief costs, with Linn county paying up to 40 percent. Estimated state support for 1937 is about 80,000 dollars, plus continued medical allowances of 1.50 dollars per month per case. The relief office will aid unemployed ex servicemen with state funds and assist the unemployable through the regular setup led by Harold Birch.
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Linn County
Ralph Kittinger
Iowa Emergency Relief Commission
Des Moines
Alice Ferber
Ferber
Harold Birch
Kittinger
Birch
Board of Supervisors
Robert Vesely
Ben Tait
County Relief Committee
Johnson County Sues Iowa City Over Prisoner Board
Johnson County will sue Iowa City for 3965.10 to cover boarding city prisoners in the county jail. State Auditor Storms ordered charging for nearly two decades, with a five year basis used for the bill due to statutes of limitations.
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Johnson County
Iowa City
Frank J. Krall
Johnson County Board of Supervisors
Krall
C. W. Storms
Don McComas
Local Woman Bruised When Struck By Car
Mrs M Carr 38 of 307 Sixth avenue SW was bruised when struck by a car driven by Clifford Hansen 23 of 870 Fourteenth street NE at Third street and Fifth avenue SW. Hansen said poor visibility in a snowstorm contributed to the accident. He took Carr home after she declined medical aid. An unidentified 13 year old McLeod was bruised when hit by E W Hildebrand at Fourth avenue SE and Twelfth to Fourteenth streets SE. Hildebrand drove him home.
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M. Carr
Sixth Avenue
Clifford Hansen
Fourteenth Street
Third Street
Fifth Avenue
Hansen
Carr
McLeod
Mount Vernon Road
E. W. Hildebrand
Seventh Avenue
Fourth Avenue
Twelfth
Fourteenth Streets
Hildebrand
Winners in first Santa contest announced by Cedar Rapids Gazette
Out of town competitors claimed five of nine prizes in the first Santa contest. Helen Novak won $10 gift money, Helena B. Wamser $5, Evelyn Keller $3, Billie Murray $2. Consolation prizes of $1 went to Jack Linkletter, Doris Jean Dixon, Shirley Nichols, Mrs. Dwight A. Mathes, and Eva Lowe. Another Santa contest appears in today’s Gazette with rules to read and enter.
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Cedar Rapids
Helen Novak
M Street
Helena B. Wamser
Elberon
Evelyn Keller
Avenue NW
King Edward to seek public vote on marriage crisis
The British crisis over King Edward VIII and Mrs. Simpson deepens as Baldwin contemplates resigning to force a general election. A constitutional path would call Archibald Sinclair or Winston Churchill to form a government, with abdication not yet mentioned and a potential royal marriage act change at stake.
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Ple
Baldwin
Simpson
Laborite
Clement Attlee
Attlee
Labor Party
King
Archibald Sinclair
Liberal Party
Churchill
Empire
Edward
Mrs. Simpson
England
Fort Belvedere
John Simon
Universal Service
Edward VIII
France
Riviera
Belvedere
Murder Verdict in Brothers Death at Harmony Farm
A Fillmore County coroner's jury ruled Knute and Sievert Oleson were murdered by unknown persons on their Harmony area farm between November 27 and December 2. The inquest indicated both men died from .32 caliber bullets possibly fired from the same pistol, with robbery suggested as a possible motive.
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Preston, Minn
Knute
Sievert Oleson
Harmony
Fillmore County
State Crime Bureau
Churchill Warns Baldwin Over Abdication and Mrs Simpson
Churchill issues a formal warning to Baldwin amid pressures over King Edward VIII and the marriage to Mrs. Simpson. He warns against hastily abdicating, citing calamity for the empire, while press groups sway public opinion with mixed endorsements as demonstrations arise.
Maine Lodge Of Odd Fellows Homecoming Tuesday
The Maine lodge of the Odd Fellows plans its annual homecoming Tuesday evening at 838 First Avenue E. A banquet at 6:30, lodge meeting at 7:30, then social features. E A Tuck will lead the roll call. J H Woodside gives the invocation. Carl Hendrickson and Fred A Canfield speak briefly. Dempsy Jones leads an entertainment program with surprises. Donation pledges for Christmas baskets will be collected by George C. Smith J H Woodside and Jack Schultz. Officers elected include Carroll Briggs noble grand and E A Tuck financial secretary. The degree staff will confer the initiatory degree for Independence Odd Fellows on Dec 14.
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Maine
Lodge of the Odd Fellows
First Avenue
E. A. Tuck
J. H. Woodside
Carl Hendrickson
Fred A. Canfield
Dempsy Jones
N. D. Smith
C. H. Bachman
George C. Smith
Jack Schultz
Noble
Carroll Briggs
Charles Wright
Norman D. Smith
Ralph H. Chiverton
Arthur Axmear
Independence
Independence Odd Fellows Lodge
Unclear text on keeping him on the throne
The fragment asserts a priority to retain him on the throne at nearly any cost, suggesting a strong monarchical or autocratic motive without broader context or detail. The line hints at political calculations and potential consequences but provides no actors, place, or events beyond the assertion.
Recipient Of Medal From King Is Dead
Mrs Ebba Norder Victor of Duluth Minnesota who received the Vasa Order gold medal from King Gustaf of Sweden has died Sunday at her home.
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Duluth
Minn
Ebba Norder Victor
Gustaf of
Sweden
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Rumpo
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Second Avenue
Wally
British Broadcasting Corporation
Tyler
Value
Tool
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Greta
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Aceteia Ayaatel
Slsana
Maine Lodge of Odd Fellows
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