Ethiopia Rejects New Peace Plan in Italo Ethiopian War
Ethiopia refused the Paris Laval Hoare peace formula seen as rewarding Italian aggression. Addis Ababa warned Haile Selassie would lose the throne if he accepted framed terms while Britain and France moved to seek sanctions and shift talks to a league committee.
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Washington
Borah
Idaho
Mussolini
Europe
Ethiopia
Italy
Great Britain
France
Addis Ababa
Paris
Pierre Laval
Samuel Hoare
Britain
Red Sea
Geneva
Russia
Roumania
Argentina
Irak
Finland
New Zealand
Holland
Siam
India
Czechoslovakia
Haile Selassie
Tigre
London
League Committee
Il Duce
Cornelius van H. Engert
United States
Dessye
Pioneer Martha Cowden of Cedar Rapids Dies at 76
Mrs. Martha McCall Cowden died at 2:45 a.m. at 501 Memorial Drive SE after a long illness. Funeral at 2 p.m. Friday in Turner's chapel with Rev. Russell Judson and Rev. August Cramer. burial in Linwood Cemetery. Survived by husband Mathew, two sons James and Harry, three daughters, a brother Thomas McCall, all of Cedar Rapids. member of United Brethren church. Friends may call at Turner's mortuary.
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Martha McCall Cowden
Mathew Cowden
Memorial Drive
Turner's Chapel
Russell F. Judson
August Cramer
Linwood Cemetery
Municipal Rink Could Open Friday Night at Manhattan Beach
The municipal rink at Manhattan Beach may open Friday night as the surface has frozen to 24.4 inches. Superintendent Mrs. Clare Nichols said the surface is smooth and will announce definitively on Friday if cold weather holds. A combined phonograph and amplifying system has been purchased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan Beach
Clare Nichols
Nichols
Playground commission seeks rink use with new PA system
A note describes approval for rink use by the playground commission and the plan to install an auxiliary microphone for special events announcements and paging skaters to answer calls and messages.
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Playground Commission
Dance for K C Members and Families Thursday in Cedar Rapids
The Irish entertainment committee of Cedar Rapids council No. 909 Knights of Columbus will stage a dance in the Crystal room of the Montrose hotel Thursday at 9 p.m. Ray Phelan chairs the committee for December events. The group recently held an athletic card at the K of C club rooms and plans another party for members. Invitations were sent to nearby K of C councils.
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Cedar Rapids
Knights of Columbus
Crystal Room
Montrose Hotel
Ray Phelan
K. of C
Amendments to Articles of Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Notice of filing amendments to Iowa Electric Light and Power Company articles of incorporation on November 25 1935. Changes redefine voting rights among preferred Class A and common stock and adjust quorum and amendment rules requiring majority approval of Class A and common stock. Includes signatures of R V Smith president and C S Woodward secretary.
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Iowa Electric Light and Vyower Company
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Secretary of State of
Iowa
DOW
Iowa Firctrig Light and Power Company
Rv Isane BW Smith
Republican Editorial Association May Back Selected Candidates
Chariton Iowa AP The Iowa Republican Editorial association weighs backing a selected slate for the 1936 GOP primary. Berry F Halden says editors favor a state ticket to curb primary bitterness and avoid dynamite fears while seeking candidates of character and integrity. No final decision has been reached.
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Chariton
Iowa Republican Editorial Association
Berry F. Halden
State Central Committee
State Advisory Committee
Des Moines
Central Committee
Iowa
Pri
Action Said To Promote Party Harmony In Fall Campaign
The remark suggested the move would have a moral effect by warding off primary bitterness and fostering party unity ahead of the autumn elections.
Halt on Des Moines WPA Projects Over Wage Dispute
Des Moines WPA halted eight projects amid a wage dispute with the hod-carriers bricklayers and carpenters unions. About 220 workers were reassigned to other WPA jobs as a meeting is sought with union leaders. A ninth project faces stoppage. total project cost nearly 512 thousand dollars.
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Des Moines
WPA
Iowa Works Progress Administration
L. S. Hill
Hod-Carriers
J. C. Lewis
State Federation of Labor
State Capitol
Hill
Free Theater Tickets Awarded in Want Ads Today
Advertisement notes that many people receive free theater tickets and that readers should check today’s Want Ads for their names and eligibility.
Kiwanians Debate Congressional Override of Supreme Court
Kiwanians at the Montrose hotel heard Iowa State Teachers College debaters argue over whether Congress with a two thirds vote should override Supreme Court rulings declaring acts unconstitutional. Paul Boysen argued for the affirmative and Raymond Sorensen for the negative. They recently debated Oxford University and plan a Cuba trip over Christmas, guided by coach Prof. F. W. Lambertson.
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Congress
Supreme Court
Acts of Congress
Kiwanis Club
Montrose Hotel
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Paul Boysen
Raymond Sorensen
Plymouth
Oxford University
Cuba
F. W.W. Lambertson
Three One Act Plays At Coe In Student Run Show
Student dramatists at Coe college prepared stage settings for Thursday’s 8 15 p m studio performances in the Coe Little Theater under Kent Andrews supervision. Three one act plays directed by students will be presented with student casts and crews. Season tickets are required for admission. Directors include Marjorie Wright and Ann Elizabeth Helscher for Across the Border. Cast members listed include Lawrence Peterson Nelson Manville Bessie Henderson.
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Coe College
Coe Little Theater
Kent Andrews
Little Theater
Marjorie Wright
Ann Elizabeth Helscher
Two One Act Plays Directed by Women This Season
Beth Howell Mary Luberger Vi ola Bohlen Franklin Wilson James George and John Kassel star in a French garret scene for The Twenty seventh Kiss directed by Helen Munns. Robert Quinn Dorothy Faris Robert Gable Culver Brooks Betty Jane Levien Mary Ann Whealon Irene Teets Verna Hanold Evelyn Bachman lead the cast. A Chinese fantasy Chrysanthemum written by Kent Andrews under Wanda Brown direction features Beth Courtney Dorothy Blodgett Franklin Early Ray Pierce Marion Hepner and William McLaughlin.
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Beth Howell
Mary Luberger
Viola Bohlen
Franklin Wilson
James George
John Kassel
Helen Munns
Robert Quinn
Dorothy Faris
Robert Gable
Culver Brooks
Betty Jane Levien
Mary Ann Whealan
Irene Teets
Verna Hanold
Evelyn Bachman
Kent
Chauffeurs and Truck Drivers Take 1936 Permit Exams
About 170 chauffeurs and truck drivers sat the state examination for 1936 chauffeur permits. Examiners Jim Hayes and Charlie Hogan led the session at the Linn County courthouse basement, with 100 written questions on road laws and regulations.
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Motor Vehicle Department
Linn County
Jim Hayes
Charlie Hogan
Chauffeur License Tests Continue Underscored
Highway Patrolmen K W W Rhoades Herbert Jennings and William Matias will oversee exams here through Friday with further sessions on December 24 26 and 27. Driving tests and truck inspections occur at Second Street and Sixth Avenue SE. Trucks must not linger near the courthouse due to traffic congestion. A free school of instruction for chauffeurs truck drivers and auto drivers aiming to pass license exams starts at 8 pm at the International Harvester showrooms First Street and Second Avenue SW, with Rhoades and Jennings in charge.
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K. W.W. Rhoades
Herbert Jennings
William Matias
Second Street
Sixth Avenue
International Harvester Company
First Street
Second Avenue
Rhoades and Jennings
Electric bulb explosion injures worker at Great Western
Andrew Bellendier, a Great Western employee, held a bulb attached to a cord when it exploded while he was descending a ladder after engine work. He was taken to Mercy Hospital for treatment for eye injuries.
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Oelwein
Andrew Bellendier
Great Western
Bellendier
Mercy Hospital
Kimono Repaired After Fabric Seams Are Torn
A Japanese woman tears the seams of a kimono launders the pieces, stretches them on a board to dry, then reassembles the garment after drying to finish the cleaning process.
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Haile
Associated Press
Martha M’call Cowden
Martha M. Cowden
ES Langford
University OF Florida
K. C
DS Lalun
Feg Murray
Cromwell
A. Dabaugh
Istice
Bingley
England
Arith
Gorham
New Hampshire
Les., Nga
Republican Editorial Association
High
Coe
J. G. Craven
Second St. SE
Sioux City
Nebraska St
Mason City
First St
Grand Ave
Locust St
Chevrolet
Oldsmobile
Chevrolet Coach
BUICK
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Second Avenue SE
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