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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1938

Page

4

McKinley Honor Society Inducts 11 Members

Eleven new members were inducted into the Socratecian chapter of the National Honor Society at McKinley High School in the auditorium. Jean Newburger led the program with four chapter speakers on character scholarship leadership and service. The ceremony included music by the orchestra and a talk by attorney Charles Penningroth on informed voting and education.

Socratecian National Honor Society McKinley High School Jean Newburger Margaret Ann Foster Rose Marie Blomquist Ruth Rassey Barbara Marshall Paul Davis Margaret Ann Twogood Myrtle Barnes Wallace Hollingsworth Jane W. L. Paxson C. Ward Macy Coe College Phi Beta Kappa Edward Kopecky Drolla Anthony Charles Penningroth Honor Society Penningroth Martha Washington Miss Caroline Soutter Florence Healy Socratecian Chapter Anthonia Miller Joan Newburger Ruth Basley Estelle Bachelder Vera Lippert Patricia Rice Donald Yungman Alice Rogers Rosalind Nelson Belle Hansen Ruth Griffith L. T. Paula Caroline Soutter Thompson John Fuhrmeister Celia Krachmer Jane Lewis Jean Stine Mary Louise Robinson Irene Christie Ned Sheehy

Douglas DC-5 transport plane announced in wood model

Douglas Aircraft unveils a wood dummy of the DC-5 a high wing two motor monoplane designed for 16 passengers. It is smaller than the DC-4 with a tricycle landing gear strong keel for belly landings and wide flaps for brake. The 60 foot fuselage 78 foot wingspan, two 850 horsepower engines cruise about 169 mph and reduce wing loading by 30 percent improving stability at low speed.

Santa Monica Calif Douglas Douglas Aircraft Corporation

Arrest Four UAW Members in Indiana Strike Violence Case

Prosecutor M. M. Edwards sought $500 bonds for six men in a Chrysler plant violence case in New Castle Indiana. Four defendants were identified as UAW members Crosby Anderson James Tucker Kent Romine and Hiram Jones. Indictments arose after nonunion worker Joe Pickard said to have been attacked and dragged to the plant entrance. The UAW picketed Gates prompting 3600 workers to lose their jobs before a truce and plant reopening.

New Castle Ind M. M. Edwards United Automobile Workers of America Chrysler Corporation Crosby Anderson James Tucker Kent Romine Hiram Jones Joe Pickard UAW Pickard CIO

Purse Ups and Downs as Cash Vanishes in Transit

In St Louis a woman hid 3092 dollars in a spectacle case inside a new purse. She returned the purse to the store without removing the money, the purse was sold to another customer, later returned for repair, and the owner discovered the loss days after.

St, Louis

Mine Death Toll Reaches Sixteen at Princess Colliery

In Sydney Mines Nova Scotia UP the death toll from an unusual mine accident where a mine train ran wild at Princess colliery was placed at 16. Town clerk D C MacDonald said four miners listed as dead earlier were in hospitals with injuries that may prove fatal. All 250 aboard the train were injured to some degree.

Sydney Mines Nova Scotia Princess Colliery D. C. MacDonald

Man offers to sell either eye for five thousand dollars

Winnipeg man Charles F. Harrison age 28 offered to sell either of his eyes for 5000 dollars. He said he would use part of the money for an operation on himself and the rest for a good cause if a deal could be arranged.

Winnipeg Charles F. Harrison

Creomulsion Promises Fast Relief From Coughs

An old advertisement touts Creomulsion as effective for chest colds and bronchial irritation. It claims the product targets the trouble, soothes inflamed mucous membranes, and loosens phlegm, offering a money back guarantee if not satisfied.

Valley Authority capacity set to outgrow agency in eight years

TVA chief power planning engineer J. A. Krug told the joint congressional TVA advisory committee Wednesday that the Valley Authority’s capacity will exceed the agency’s current limits in eight years, reflecting optimistic growth projections.

Valley Authority J. A. Krug TVA TVA Ap Vasalganpe Committee

Ten dam system to yield TVA power profits after costs

Krug said the completed ten dam system will generate annual revenues exceeding 20 million dollars, with more than 3 million dollars remaining from power revenues after all direct and allocated power costs are deducted.

TVA Krug

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