Edward Bids Farewell To His Belvedere
London reports Edward VIII preparing for exile at Fort Belvedere as crowds greet his successor in Piccadilly. Police guard tightens around the estate while his De Haviland Dragon Rapide stands by at Hendon. Rumors place exile in Switzerland or the Riviera with maintainance of royal titles and personal staff.
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London
INL
David Windsor
Edward
Fort Belvedere
Duke of York
Piccadilly
de Haviland Dragon Rapide
Hendon
Henry Fielden
Belvedere
Windsor
Duke of Gloucester
George Ladbroke
British Empire
Riviera
House of Lords
Parliament
Smith
Jenckes Plans Bill to Make Drug Counterfeiting Felony
Congresswoman Virginia E Jenckes of Indiana pledges to introduce a bill in the next Congress to criminalize drug counterfeiting as a felony The move follows an exposé by Edward Flynn in Drug World as she addresses the Proprietary Association Institute of Medical Manufacturers and the National Wholesale Drug Association urging stronger federal action to shield the public and legitimate manufacturers
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New York
INS
Virginia E. Jenckes
Indiana
Edward Flynn
Magazine
Drug World Staff
Seventy-fifth
Congress
Roberts Buys Bolton Market and Farm in Fayette County
Earl Roberts of Fayette completed a deal to take ownership of the Bolton meat market and grocery with fixtures stock and building. An eighty acre Fayette county farm was part of the agreement. Possession is to be given immediately. Roberts formerly lived nearby.
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Brandon
Earl Roberts
Fayette
Bolton
Fayette County
Mr. Roberts
Mrs Loomis Elected Secretary Of Iowa Planning Conference
Kate Terry Loomis, secretary of Cedar Rapids city plan commission, was elected secretary of the Iowa Conference on Planning at its Des Moines meeting. About 250 people from 39 counties attended, including Linn county Supervisor Chairman Fred Stirm and County Engineer W H Behrens. W W White of Spirit Lake was elected chairman, with M G Hall of Centerville as vice president.
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Kate Terry Loomis
Cedar Rapids
Wis
Wisconsin
Linn County
Behrens
George Keller
WPA
Townsend Probers Say Townsend Plan Would Chaos U S
A majority of congressmen probing Dr. F E Townsend’s organization warned that his old age pension plan would yield only ten percent of people receiving half the national income. They described the scheme as chaotic and accused key organizers of large profits and lavish living expenses. Rep Tolan defended Townsend as sincere and not personally profiting from the movement.
Illinois High Court Affirms Woman's Death Sentence
Chicago reports Mrs Mildred Mary Bolton age 46 known as the woman of marble had her death sentence affirmed by the Illinois supreme court for killing her husband John W Bolton Jr an insurance executive She is the first woman in Cook county to receive a death sentence and faces execution by electric chair February 26 unless the governor intervenes
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Chicago
Mildred Mary Bolton
Woman of
Illinois Supreme Court
John W. Bolton, Jr
Bolton
Cook County
Horner
Fire Destroys Stanwood Tipton Road Home
Fire gutted a bungalow owned by Mr. and Mrs. John Strausser on Stanwood Tipton Road early Friday. The blaze started in the basement around midnight from an undetermined cause and spread quickly. Tipton firemen could not save the house due to water shortage. insurance covers the loss. The Straussers had lived there part of the year after selling the farm to Homer Dorcas and wintered in California.
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WO Gazette
Staood
John Strausser
Stanwood
Tipton
Straussers
Homer Dorcas
California
Wally Expects No Trouble On Decree
The article reports cautious expectations around the abdication amid quiet scenes at the former king’s villa. Mrs Simpson’s mood is described as cheerful yet unconfirmed about leaving with Lord Brownlow preparing for London departure. Weather worsens as rumors spread and guards remain on duty.
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Surete
Edward
Lord Brownlow
Baltimore
London
W. Douglas Kirkwood
Roosevelt silent on Edward VIII abdication during Caribbean voyage
President Roosevelt refused to comment on the English king's abdication at a press conference aboard the Trinidad steamer Port of Spain. He said he had nothing to say as he continued his voyage from South America to Washington, with a brief stop to meet Gov. Sir Murchison Fletcher.
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Port OF Spain
Trinidad
Roosevelt
Edward VIII
England
South America
Port Au Spain
Indianapolis
Charleston
S. C
Washington
Sir Murchison Fletcher
Iowan Gets Verdict in Truck Damaging Picket Case
Lloyd Hanson of Carpenter Iowa won a 335 verdict in district court Austin Minnesota against three pickets found responsible for damaging his truck during a strike last June.
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Austin, Minn
Lloyd Hanson
Carpenter
Hanson
Speaker At Coe Chapel Tells Of Changes In China
Rev Kepler Van Evra of the American Presbyterian mission in Hangchow China spoke at Coe college chapel on Friday about a century of Chinese political social and economic shifts. He noted China's move from a medieval state toward modern western conditions. Van Evra a 1907 Coe graduate is on his third furlough since 1912. His brother Benjamin Van Evra heads the chemistry department at George Washington University and pursues a doctorate at Iowa.
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Kepler van Evra
American Presbyterian
Hangchow
China
Coe College
van Evra
United States
Westminster College
McCormick Theological Seminary
Chicago
Benjamin van Evra
Coe
George Washington University
University of Iowa
Fire Dept Open House Sunday For Toy Inspection
The Central fire station will host an all day open house Sunday to show toys repaired by firefighters for distribution to needy families at Christmas. Toys brightened with paint will line the walls and the workshop in the basement will be visible. In previous year over 400 people visited the station at Fifth Avenue and First Street SE to view the toys.
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Central Fire Station
Central Station
Fifth Avenue
First Street SE
Former Commerce Official to Address Cedar Rapids Credit Men
C F Baldwin former administrative assistant of the shipping bureau in the U S department of commerce will speak at a 6 p m dinner of the Cedar Rapids Association of Credit Men at the Montrose hotel Monday Baldwin represents more than 30 000 members at the capital and will discuss economic and foreign trade topics. Reservations should be made with Milo Hanzlik by Monday noon.
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C. F. Baldwin
Washington Service Bureau
National Association of Credit Men
Capital
Cedar Rapids Association of Credit Men
Montrose Hotel
Cedar Rapids Retail Credit Association
Milo Hanzlik
Baldwin
School of Foreign Service
Georgetown University
United States
Eut of Commerce
Sydney
Australia
Melbourne
Department of Commerce
Business Advisory and Planning Council
Shipping Bureau
Manufacturers' Bureau Selects Harry Palmer as Chairman
The manufacturers' bureau of the Chamber of Commerce elected Harry Palmer chairman at a Thursday afternoon meeting attended by 39 manufacturers. He was authorized to appoint an executive committee while I. B. McGladrey discussed aspects of the social security act.
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Harry Palmer
Manufacturers’ Bureau
the Chamber of Commerce
I. B. McGladrey
Real Estate Board Set for Annual Meeting and Speakers
Cedar Rapids Real Estate board holds its annual meeting next Monday at 6 p.m. in the Roosevelt hotel. Principal speaker is John C. Reid of National Oats. Brief talks on the Realtors Outlook for 1937 by Harry T. Hedges and John J. Wagner. Three governors to be elected.
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John C. Reid
National Oats Company
Cedar Rapids Real Estate Board
Roosevelt Hotel
Harry T. Hedges
John J. Wagner
Board of
Red Hanson Honored By Knights Of Columbus
Herbert T. Red Hanson, classified advertising solicitor for The Gazette, resigns to join Rockford Morning Star and Register Republic as assistant classified advertising manager. Knights of Columbus hosts a banquet with gifts, while Gazette staff plan a Dutch lunch Friday at Montrose.
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Herbie VIII
Herbert T
Hanson
The
Gazette
Rockford
Ill
Knights of Columbus
K. of C. Hall
Rockford Morning Star and Register Republic
Joe McCormick, Jr
B. G. Broghammer
Ward Loftus
Montrose Hotel
Federation of Labor Bazaar Nets $1800 Profit
R V Richter reports Cedar Rapids Federation of Labor bazaar at C S P S hall in a first time event. Gross receipts near 3600 with advance ticket sales of 1000. Net profit projected around 1800 after expenses. Entertainment chair Harry Haller led the show.
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R. V. Richter
Cedar Rapids
Bakery head dies in Muscatine after extended illness
L. C. Kautz, 56, president of the M. Kautz Baking Company, Muscatine, died Thursday afternoon in a local hospital after an extended illness. He is survived by his widow and three children. Funeral arrangements are not yet completed.
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Muscatine
L. C. Kautz
M. Kautz Baking Company
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