Wallis and Ernest Simpson to Wed After Divorce Scandal
Wallis Warfield Spencer meets Ernest Simpson in 1928 after his divorce from Dorothea Parsons. The couple reconnects in London where Simpson proposes marriage, despite public debate over Wallis's two prior divorces and their potential royal implications.
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Wallis
New York
Washington
Baltimore
Ernest Simpson
Dorothea Simpson
Simpson
St. Regis
Plaza
Ritz Carlton
England
Ernest
Dorothea
London
Albion
Picaddilly
Wallis Warfield Spencer
Mayfair
Fire destroys home on Harriet Livington farm
Fire swept the Appleby residence on the Harriet Livington farm northwest of Hopkinton destroying all personal belongings and furniture. Mrs Appleby heard her child scream as the blaze started near the chimney while she was tending duties, delaying help due to the farm’s distance from the highway and neighbors.
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Hopkinton
Arthur Appleby
Harriet
Eminent Novelist Crossword Clue Answer Grid
The puzzle lists horizontal and vertical clues about authors and terms, including Uncle Tom's Cabin author and various wordplay entries. It presents a dense crossword grid referencing notable figures and standard crossword language.
10-20-30 Years Ago in the Gazette Highlights
Patrolman Steve Dyson suffered a head gash and bruises after slipping in front of the police station this morning. Paul N. Clark elected president of the Canopus club at noon. Various residents return from trips and relocations including Crissman and Hedges from Denver, Lamb to Fort Wayne, and Renshaw moving to Cedar Rapids.
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Steve Dyson
Paul N. Clark
Canopus Club
W. L. Crissman
George T. Hedges
Denver
Canon City
Colo
F. P. Lamb
Fort Wayne
Ind
E. E. Renshaw
Keokuk
Cedar Rapids
C. H. Cogswell, Jr
French Hospital Corps
Grant School
Beulah Willett Roberts
Edmonton
Alberta
Coney Island
Greene’s
Opera House
Woman’s Club
Reverend Scott Smith Aids Meetings In Iowa City
The Rev. Scott Smith of Sinclair Memorial church assists in a special meetings series in Iowa City as part of honoring her cousin Mrs William Selander and her daughter of San Francisco in the remarks and observances.
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William Selander
San Francisco
Scott Smith
Sinclair Memorial Church
Iowa City
Would You Give Your Wife A Shelf For Christmas
Peter plans a novel Christmas gift for Nancy to solve clutter on pantry shelves. A carpenter proposes horizontal shelves with semicircular fronts to ease access for table pads and space for games.
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Florence la Ganke
Peter
Nancy
Carpenter designs for Nancy Page gift shelves
A Cedar Rapids Gazette item from 1936 describes a carpenter presenting two sketches for a kitchen storage unit. The plan includes vertical shelves in a sink alcove to store platters and trays, with bowls and taller items kept in the remaining space, as Peter expects Nancy will approve. He intends to wrap the sketches as a Christmas tree gift for Nancy, sending a stamped self addressed envelope to Nancy Page.
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Nancy
Peter
Nancy Page
Cedar Rapids
Maynard One-Act Plays Directed by Doris Sweet at School
Three one-act plays directed by Miss Doris Sweet will be shown at the Maynard school assembly on Tuesday. Casts include Under tow with Lillian Cummings Ruth Fratzke Evelyn Sorg Myrna Parke Marthabelle Prickett Evelyn Watenpaugh Beatrice Hoehne Juanita Tol heim. Sauce for the Goslings features Robert Hackett Grover Miehe Helene Simpson Mardelle Malven Betty June Langley Merlyn Thiele Irene Handley. The Hardwick Mystery stars Marjorie Bartels Paul Pace Jean Rade maker Eldon Wardell Connie Hennager Curtis Thiele Wilbur Carley Dean Caswell Eleanor Lockwood.
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Maynard
Doris Sweet
Hardwick
Marjorie Bartels
Paul Pace
Jean Rademaker
Eldon Wardell
Connie Hennager
Curtis Thiele
Wilbur Carley
Dean Caswell
Eleanor Lockwood
North English Rotary Club Banquet Honors High School Football Team
The North English Commercial clubs annual banquet honoring the high school football team was held Friday at the Methodist Episcopal church with eighty attendees. Toastmaster Charles Crawley introduced speakers Glen Bingham A C Schoenh t h elder Orval Swift Coach Burl Berry and co captains Davisson and Englebretsen amid performances by the high school boys quartet.
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North English
Methodist Episcopal Church
Charles Crawley
Glen Bingham
Iowa Wesleyan College
A. C. Schoenthaler
Orval Swift
Burl Berry
Davisson and
Englebretsen
Continue Probe Fatal Accident Near Riverside
County Attorney E. A. Baldwin will continue the investigation into the fatal auto wreck near Riverside that killed Ed Haney a Cedar Rapids salesman. The inquiry began with County Coroner Dr. George Maresh and shifted when possible carelessness surfaced.
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Sptowa City
E. A. Baldwin
Riverside
Ed Haney
Cedar Rapids
George Maresh
Baldwin
William Cress
West Branch Junior Class Play "Once in a Palace" Di
The junior class at West Branch presents the comedy drama Once in a Palace. Students perform the lighthearted production with local student talent and a brief curtain call planned.
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Cholly Knickerbocker
Universal Service
Wallis Simpson
Edward VIII
Thomases
Solomon Davies Warfield
Sol Davies
Warfield
Virginia
Earl Winfield Spencer
Sol Davies’ Warfield
Anna Emory Warfield
Mr. Warfield
Lieutenant Spencer
Bessie
D. Buchanan Merryman
George Barnett
District of Columbia
Europe
Buckingham Palace
Manhattan Isle
Fifth and Park Avenues
Dorothea Parsons
Arthur Webb Parsons
West Side
East Side
Lawrence Copley Thaw
Central Park West
Ernest Simpsons
J.G. “En
Craven Tilt
Mason City Des Moines
Ture
South Ca
Atten
North Amelia
Constellation
Heavenly Body
N. Fr. Hansen
Escondido, Calif
Will
Emma Eames
Greene’s Opera House
Elizabeth Grimm
Boone
Sadie Mann
Newman's
Newman’s Presents
Trownley Shirts
Duke of Kent
Townley
Evelyn Green
Betty Jane Kemp
Allen Spencer
Phyllis Pearson
LaMar Foster
Clara Mae Larson
Dorothy Petersen
Marjorie Bailey
Clifford Erlander
Robert Horn
Robert Mundy
George Sexton
Leslie Pedersen
Emery Hemingway
Violet Sorensen
Euna Marie Hobbs
Marjorie Estle
Ted Stotler
Jimmy Hayslett
Edward Hayslett
Harold Paulsen
Gordon Jensen
Mina Thomas
Edith Arnold
Gladys Horn
Dorothy Stepp
Thelma Davis
Mary Crock
Wayne Paulsen
Charles Holland
Ben-Gay
Jules Bengué
Paris
Cae
Ats Ei
Normandie
Eureka
Eureka Junior
Windsor
Cannon
CIOS
Newman
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