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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1934

Page

3

Marriage of Clarence Couple Mary Eleanor Goodrick

Mr and Mrs Andrew Miller of Vinton announce the marriage of their daughter Mary Eleanor to Manley Goodrick of Denver Colo son of Rev and Mrs George H Goodrick of Clarence The ceremony occurred December 7 at Iliff College Denver with Dr Charles Schofield presiding Attendants were Mrs Margaret Stratton Morris and Leslie Sarah Goodrick is a graduate of Vinton High School Oberlin College and Cornell College She has studied at Cedar Rapids Business College Goodrick a Cornell College 1934 graduate Phi Beta Kappa and Panther president is pursuing ministry at Cliff College The couple will reside in Denver

Andrew Miller Vinton Mary Eleanor Manley Goodrick Denver Colo George H. Goodrick Clarence Charles Schofield Iliff College Margaret Stratton Morris Cornell College Leslie Sarah Iliff Phi Beta Kappa Panthers Cliff College Goodrick

Baumgartners honored at twentieth wedding anniversary

Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Baumgartner of 509 Tenth Street SW were surprised at home with a party Wednesday evening. Guests from Cedar Rapids, Atkins, Marion, Newhall and other nearby towns enjoyed games, music, and refreshments after presenting a gift to the couple.

W. E. Baumgartner Tenth Street William Johnson Fred Maeder Newhall B. C. Christianson Edith Grace Atkins W. R. Alexander Howard Marion George Phillips Everette Lloyd Alexander Jane Dewey Alexander Cedar Rapids Baumgartner

Miss Elizabeth Early Complimented At Porter Home Shower

Miss Elizabeth Early, soon to be married on Christmas Day, received a personal shower hosted by Porter and Mrs. Lawrence at 1924 Avenue NE. Guests included Mrs. Nellie Israel and several others, with high bridge honors going to Mrs. Bennery and traveling prize to Mrs. Osborne.

Elizabeth Early Porter Donald Lawrence B ‘Avenue NE Nellie Israel Lawrence Hauskins Elmer Kohn Ned Porter Arthur Osborne Harlan Benner Donna Taylor Warren Buchan Irene Mahannah Helen’ Porter Elizabeth Watson Bernice,Hach Bennery Bridge Israel Koehn Lon Osborne

Dinner party honors two birthday celebrants

Mrs. J. F. Suchy hosted a dinner at 116 Sixteenth avenue SW in honor of Dorothea Krebs and Madelon Will. Dancing and cards followed with prizes awarded to Krebs Smrz Rose Drahos and Mrs Suchy. A gift was given to each honoree and several Misses attended.

J. F. Suchy Sixteenth Avenue SW Dorothea Krebs Madelon Will Krebs Helen Smrz Rose Drahos Mrs. Suchy Vitt, Krebs Drahos Smrz Cleora Krumm Nelevene Wilkinson Martha Suchy

Dinner Shower for Mrs. Charles Kacer

Wednesday evening Miss Edith Burmeister hosted a dinner and shower at 215 Highland drive NW in compliment to Mrs. Charles Kacer formerly Miss Margaret Swab. A Christmas floral centerpiece and red tapers adorned the table. Guests included Mesdames Charles Racer George Swab James Klima Leo Stodola and Misses Marie Cline Margie Ure Dorothy Edgar Hazel Dahl Frances Stewart Thora Herr and Margaret Gould.

Edith Burmeister Highland Drive Charles Kacer Margaret Swab Charles Racer George Swab James Klima Leo Stodola Marie Cline Margie Ure Dorothy Edgar Hazel Dahl Frances Stewart Thora Herr Margaret Gould

Girl Reserves Hold Christmas Ceremonials in Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids Girl Reserve clubs hold Christmas vesper services this week. Roosevelt clubs led the events with Miss Alice Sundberg directing and carols with Doris Hegewald on piano. A duet by Juanita Layer and Lucille Heaton and a candle lighting finale followed a Nativity story. Franklin club's ceremony featured a triangular seating arrangement presided by Dorothy Geiger with Mary Louise Giovanazzi and others providing music. Wednesday’s Wilson junior high service offered a living picture of Raphael's Madonna of the Chair, presided by Maxine Houser with pianist Jane Downer and reader Mary Ann Machacek. A. D. T. Girl Reserves at Grant high school presented a robed choir, violin prelude by Blanche Stolba, and scripture read by Charlotte Burlingham and others.

Cedar Rapids Roosevelt Clubs Alice Sundberg Hannah Scheer Doris Hegewald Juanita Layer Lucille Heaton Franklin Girl Reserve Dorothy Geiger Mary Louise Giovanazzi Phyllis Luse Inez Mae Donegan Jane Wurster Jane Downer Winifred Cornthwaite Wilson Junior High Raphael Madonna Anna Mae Chramosta Ethel Evans Mary Ann Machacek Evelyn Matejka Vera Drake Grant High School Blanche Stolba June Hanson Charlotte Burlingham Vera Herington

City Parks Ready for Coasting Skiing in Winter

The playground office announced that city parks are prepared for winter sports including bob sledding coasting and skiing Two Bever park hills are set for small children and older users Daniels park offers a central slope for coasting and skiing Riverside provides a short steep slide Ellis park and Ellis golf course feature multiple hills for coasting or skiing A warming house opens at the diamondball field house near Ellis lane and Ellis Jane barricade becomes a popular coasting spot

Bever Park Daniels Park Riverside Ellis Park Ellis Golf Course Ellis Jane Ellis Lane

Breakins Reported At Two Local Dwellings

Police investigated two forenoon breakins. At the Bohemian Kitchen in 307 Twelfth Avenue SE thieves entered by a rear door and stole 25 to 50 pennies. At Jerry Julis' 600 Fifteenth Avenue SE annex, $4 in change, six cigar boxes and twelve beer bottles were taken. the front door glass was shattered.

Bohemian Kitchen Twelfth Avenue SE Fifteenth Avenue SE

Monticello And Monona Men Win Poultry Prizes

Des Moines dispatch reports Dr. E. L. Denison's Ainsworth Ind farm entries sweeping the single comb White Leghorn class at Tall Corn Poultry show. Rev G A Wolff Monona Ia won top prizes across Ancona and related varieties. Albert Hansen Monticello Ia captured four firsts in Rhode Island Red singles, while Albert Keipper Milwaukee took four top prizes in non bearded Silver Laced Polish hens.

Des Moines Ainsworth Ind E. L. Denison Chicago G. A. Wolff Monona Ancona Albert Hansen Monticello Rhode Island Albert Keipper Milwaukee

Bird Feed Houses Placed In Parks In Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids park officials Ed Stefan and park superintendents William Wood and William Volz began winter feeding, adding wind revolving bird feed houses about six feet high in Ellis Daniels Bever and Riverside Parks. Feed comes from farms and stores and is spread across grounds and shrubs. Aimed at supporting quail and protected birds, the program includes 40000 pounds of seed screenings sent to Ames for weed seed treatment, plus kaffir corn and sorghum seed and mashed acorns. The Ellis Park bird flight area has new metal piping replacing wooden posts.

Cedar Rapids Ed Stefan William Wood William Volz Ellis Daniels Bever Riverside Ames State Fish and Game Department Ellis Park

Labor Federation Backs Annual President's Ball

The Federation of Labor at a Thursday meeting agreed to cooperate with local committees for the second annual birthday ball honoring President Roosevelt set for January 30, 1935. Proceeds support infantile paralysis causes at Warm Springs. 70 percent stays local for rehabilitation wigs. J C Lewis of Des Moines, IA urged wage earners legislation, praised unemployment insurance, criticized Iowa sales tax, and endorsed an income tax for state funding.

Federation of Labor Roosevelt Warm Springs J.C. Lewis Des Molines Iowa State Federation of Labor Iowa Lewis

Cedar Rapids Leads In Building Permits Increase November

DES MOINES INS reports Iowa November new residence building permits rose by about 69 thousand dollars from 1933. Total 41 new houses planned at 140,228 versus 36 at 86,900 last year. Remodeling permits also doubled in value. Cedar Rapids recorded six new houses at 25,535 up from two at 2,790.

Des Moines INS Iowa Bureau of Public Health Cedar Rapids

Murray To Be Sent To Washington With Cattle Buying Plea

Des Moines AP The Iowa request for 1 000 000 to buy starving cattle in drought counties will be carried to Washington Saturday by Ray Murray state secretary of agriculture The executive council approved the trip Murray will confer with Henry Wallace Tugwell and other federal officials to obtain funds to purchase for slaughter the cattle without feed He will attend a meeting of corn loan administrators called by William S Bradley of the Commodity Credit Corporation The session will discuss extending corn loan provisions to wheat barley oats and other non perishable grains and consider uniform grain warehousing and sealing legislation by federal and state governments

DES Moines Iowa Washington Ray Murray Executive Council Murray Henry Wallace Wallace Tugwell William S. Bradley Commodity Credit Corporation

Former Cabinet Member to Address Linn Medical Society

Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur president of Stanford University and former secretary of interior will speak December 18 at 6 30 p m at the Linn County Medical Society meeting at Hotel Roosevelt. His topic is The Relation of the Doctor to Society. He has led national and international medical and reform efforts and served as a trusted adviser on race relations medical education and child health.

Ray Lyman Wilbur Stanford University Palo Alto Calif Interior Linn County Medical Society Hotel Roosevelt United States Food Administration Herbert Hoover Stanford United States Wilbur Survey of Pacific Coast Institute of Pacific Relations Pacific Institute Honolulu Rockefeller Foundation Council On Medical Education and Hospitals American Medical Association American Academy of Medicine Association of Medical Colleges Havana White House National Advisory Commission Federal Oil Conservation Board Better Homes In America

Court House says $5000 death claim suit postponed

A $5000 death claim suit by J. W. Hammond as administrator of Clara Hammond’s estate, age 60 of Louisa county, over her fatal Muscatine county crash on Nov 18 1932, against B L Moore of Manchester and M O Weaver of Des Moines, was adjourned until Monday by Judge John T. Moffit. Defendants’ evidence was presented Friday morning. Mrs. Hammond died in a collision involving a car she rode in and a machine driven by Moore. The plaintiff alleges Moore, employed by Weaver, was on business for Weaver when the crash occurred.

J. W. Hammond Clara Hammond Louisa County Muscatine County B. L. Moore Manchester M. O. Weaver Des Moines John T. Moffit Moore Weaver

Wills of John Volesky and Milo Wenger Probated

The Cedar Rapids deaths of John Volesky on November 23 and Milo E Wenger on November 30 led to probate in district court. John Volesky left his entire estate to wife Helen with two daughters and a son as residuary legatees. executor William Volesky. Wenger left entire estate to wife Margaret, who is named executrix.

John Volesky Cedar Rapids Helen Volesky Elenor Lorence Libbie Smahel Solon William Volesky Swisher Milo E. Wenger H. C. Ring

Boundary Suit Dismissed In District Court

So phronia Grant sued Julius H. Conrad to appoint commissioners to establish a boundary between their properties. Judge H. C. Ring dismissed the case in district court Friday, ending the dispute.

Sophronia Grant Julius H. Conrad H. C. Ring Friday

Seek Fred Heckart in Cedar Rapids Mayors Appeal

Mayor W. J. Neill seeks help locating Fred Heckart believed living in Cedar Rapids. Anyone with information should notify Miss M. E. Heckart at Zephyrhills Florida.

Fred Heckart W. J. Neill Cedar Rapids M. E. Heckart Zephyrhills, Fla

Continue Jay Davis Hearing Delayed to December 22

Judge H C Ring in district court Friday continued the contempt hearing involving Jay Davis, former deputy sheriff and divorce plaintiff against Victoria Davis, to December 22. Davis has been cited to appear, with proceedings focused on alleged contempt related to the divorce case.

Jay Davis H. C. Ring Victoria Davis Defend

Divorce Granted in Cruel Treatment Case in District Court

Final arguments spanned a $1,000 promissory note suit between Emma Jansa and Mary Jansa with Judge F O Ellison presiding. Adella L Kephart was granted a divorce from Joseph C Kephart on cruel and inhuman treatment grounds. defendant in default. The couple wed February 27, 1901.

F. O. Ellison Emma Jansa Emma Horak Mary Jansa H. C. Ring District Court Adella L. Kephart Joseph C. Kephart

Once Wealthy Man Leaves Huge Sum In Void German Bonds

In Omaha AP report, Benjamin R. Tebault, once a real estate dealer who died December 5, left over seven billion marks in defaulted German bonds in his safe deposit box. A local bond firm will review them for possible value. Tebault, who once dined with Queen Victoria and knew Chauncey M. Depew, lost much of his fortune in the 1922 23 German inflation and clung to hopes of redemption through letters that show he aimed to become a millionaire.

Omaha Benjamin R. Tebault Tebault Queen Victoria Chauncey M. Depew

Diplomats Serve Notices of Debt Default to State Department

Led by French Ambassador Andre de La Boulaye, nine European nations delivered formal notices that they cannot pay the $630,000,000 owed to the United States. They face a Dec. 15 installment of over $150,000,000. Britain and Belgium have already signaled defaults, Britain twice and Belgium a fifth time.

Washington INS Andre de Laboulaye State Department Uncle Sam Great Britain Belgium Britain

Labor Urges Roosevelt To Make NRA Provisions Permanent

William Green president of the American Federation of Labor asked President Roosevelt to embed section 7 A of the national industrial recovery act into permanent law. The request, along with other NRA provisions on labor, was delivered to Roosevelt emphasizing continuation of maximum hours and minimum wages, opposition to unfair trade practices, and extending the ban on child labor.

American ‘ Federation of Labor Roosevelt NRA William Green A. F. of L

McAdoo Enters Hospital in Manila After Illness

Senator William Gibbs McAdoo of California arrived in Manila by air from Iloilo where he was stricken with illness during an inspection tour. He was admitted to Sternberg army hospital for observation with officials citing a severe cold and indigestion as the likely cause.

Manila P. I INS William Gibbs McAdoo California Sternberg Army Hospital Iloilo Philippine Islands McAdoo

Police Court Fines Levied on Three Defendants

Friday police court judge Thomas B. Powell imposed fines of five dollars and costs on Jake Klein of Oska loosa, Lambert Veenstra of Busse, and John Vosburgh of 620 Sumner Street NW for recorded offenses.

Pesan Neetaat Thomas B Powell Jake Klein Oskaloosa Lambert Veenstra Busse John Vosburgh Sumner Street

Car Skid Injures Clifford Kunzman Near Fairfax

Clifford Kunzman, 25, of Wilson Avenue SW, received first aid at St. Luke's hospital at 1 30 a.m. Friday for forehead lacerations and head bruises after his car skidded off the highway near Fairfax.

Clifford Kunzman Wilson Avenue St. Luke's Hospital Kunzman Fairfax

Phelps to speak at Cedar Rapids Sojourners banquet

Lieut Col Frank Phelps was to fly from Scott Field Illinois to attend the annual Cedar Rapids chapter 104 National Sojourners banquet at the Hotel Montrose at 6 30 p m Friday Speakers on the program were M O Reiff of Cedar Rapids and Lieut Col Phelps

Frank Phelps Scott Field Ill Cedar Rapids National Sojourners Hotel Montrose M. O. Reiff Phelps

Franklin Wright pleads not guilty to window peeping charge

Franklin Wright, 26, of 721 Fifth avenue SE, was arraigned in police court Friday on a disturbing the peace by window peeping charge. Police arrested him early Friday on Seventh Street SE between Fourth and Fifth Avenues after a neighbor reported someone peeping into her home.

Franklin Wright Fifth Avenue SE Seventh Street SE Fourth Fifth Avenues

Rayon production in Japan ranks second to United States

Japan's rayon output stands as the second largest globally, trailing only the United States in production. This placement highlights Japan's significant role in synthetic fiber manufacturing and its competitive textile industry.

Japan The United States

Rival Party Joins Cuban ABC Group In Protesting Raid

HAVANA AP The autentico party long hostile to the ABC political society joined it in protesting what they called a government raid on Accion, the ABC organ. Autentico leaders backed a declaration by the ABC central committee that the raid amounts to a declaration of war by the government. Ramon Grau San Martin, a former president, is a member of Autentico.

Havana Autentico Party ABC Political Society Accion ABC Autentico Group ABC Central Committee Ramon Grau San Martin Carlos Mendieta Autentico Authentic Revolutionaries

Machado Vanishes From Hamburg Hotel

Former Cuban president Gerardo Machado vanished from a Hamburg hotel on Friday escaping with his entourage before German secret police arrived. The episode follows his earlier disappearance acts in New York as authorities track his movements.

Hamburg Germany Gerardo Machado Cuba New York

Young Woman Slain Near Brookfield Missouri

In Mendon Missouri a young woman about 30 was found shot to death on a county road eight miles south of Brookfield. A man companion fled after a motor car asked road information at farmer Leo Roberts’s farm. Police search for the man described as medium build in a leather jacket and light hat.

Mendon Brookfield Leo Roberts Roberts

Independence Merchants Push for State Liquor Store

A delegation from Independence led by Rudolph Wytze met Gov. Clyde L. Herring to request a state liquor store in Independence. They argued nearby stores draw local business and the governor scheduled talks with state liquor control officials later that day.

Des Moines Independence Rudolph Wytze Clyde L. Herring State Liquor Control Commission

Relief agencies faulted for food spoilage in New York

In New York a board of aldermen inquiry blamed state and city relief bodies for massive waste of food meant for the unemployed. Officials reported 1,400,000 pounds of potatoes ruined in an unheated warehouse after being shipped too quickly. The process left 11,000,000 pounds of veal stored, and cabbage deliveries vastly oversized.

New York Bernard Deutsch Board of Aldermen State Temporary Emergency Relief Administration Carl Anderson Tera Anderson

Calls At Morgue For Friend Ends With Husband Identified

In New Orleans Mrs. Ernest O. Swanner visits the city morgue seeking details of a acquaintance's son. A detective warns of a found man near Michaud. The letter in the dead man’s pocket is addressed to Ernest O. Swanner. She realizes the man is her husband who had left for Mobile, Alabama.

New Orleans Ernest O. Swanner Michaud Mrs. Swanner

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Pierson’s Flower Shop 2Nd Ave. SE Sidwell Miss Kathrine Cimmer Mrs. Kacer Monticello and Labor Federation Linn Medical Society Tru-Art Ray Lyman Wilbur Court House Hammond Milo Wenger Ant Davis W. G. McAdoo Edgar McNall Houston Tex West Highlands Community Club Cleveland School Morris Plan Robert Kennedy Mount Vernon Avenue Ise Congregation Beth Jacob A Avenue NW Glenn Powers Mike George Savoy Cafe City I Avenue NE Hadad Willie Jones James Bryan, Jr Twenty-sixth Street Drive Bauer and Black Company Rokie Thompson Urbana St. Luke’s Hospital Marie Scott Mechanicsville Mercy Hospital Frank Pazdernik Frank W. Stourne Twenty-first Avenue Sioux City H. F. “Jim” Traynor W. F. Zoble Ninth Street Zoble Hatland Weel Dows Bldg Second ST ABC Group Machado Missouri Evergreen Farm Ludvik Peterak the Gazette Co Gujette
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