Camp Fire Girls Sing Christmas Carols
Six new Camp Fire Girls groups plus about 300 girls joined in Christmas caroling on Saturday. West side groups visited Trinity Methodist Van Buren Harrison Sun Shine Mission and Smulekoff's. east side groups sang at St Pauls Central Park Mercy and St Luke's. Older girls formed a third group visiting Montrose Roosevelt Newman's and street corners while a fourth group reached the county home. All four groups gathered at Greene's square at 4 30 to sing together.
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Camp Fire
West Side
Trinity Methodist
van Buren School
Harrison School
Sunshine Mission
Smulekoff
East Side
St. Paul's Church
Central Park Church
Mercy Hospital
St. Luke’s Hospital
Montrose
Roosevelt Hotel
Newman's
Greene's Square
Townsend club plans Monday city hall meeting
Townsend club No 3 will meet in the council room of the city hall Monday at 7 30 p.m. Miss Evelyn Cripps says there will be guest days Tuesday and Wednesday for the women's swim classes at the onem. Cub pack No 33, sponsored by the Cleveland P T A, will meet at the school Monday at 6 30 p.m. for a picnic supper and Christmas party.
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Townsend Club No. 3
Evelyn Cripps
Onem
The
Cleveland P. T. A
Community prayer meeting and lodge picnic announced
A community prayer meeting is set for Wednesday at 2 15 at 1126 Ellis Boulevard NW the home of Mr and Mrs T Daywitt. Cedar Rapids lodge No 141 I O O F will sponsor a picnic supper at 630 p m Tuesday for members and friends of Home and Cedar Rebekah lodges. A card party will follow the supper.
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T. Daywitt
Ellis Boulevard
Friends
Northwest Churches
Cedar Rapids
Friends of Home
Cedar Rebekah
Rall Returns Home After Six Years in Chain Store Trade
Everett O. Rall, son of Mr and Mrs J F Rall of 109 Seventeenth Street NE, Cedar Rapids, has returned home after six years in the chain store business across seven Midwestern states. He has purchased the Ben Aye store at 106 Third Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett O. Rall
J. F. Rall
Seventeenth Street
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Rall
Ben Ae
Third Avenue
Meaney to Speak at Triton Club Meeting
William Meaney head chemist of the Cedar Rapids water works will address the Triton club Monday at 7 p.m. after the regular business meeting at the Y M C A.
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William Meaney
Cedar Rapids Water Works
Triton Club
Shomlers Plan Westward Holiday Visit
Mr and Mrs J W Shomler left Thursday to visit relatives in western Iowa. On Saturday they continued to Los Angeles California for a month with daughters Thelma and Rosann and other relatives.
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J. W. Shomler
Iowa
Los Angeles
Calif
Thelma
Rosann
Missouri Military Academy Cadet Wins Football Letter
Joe Podzimek a cadet at the Missouri Military Academy in Mexico Missouri received a company football letter at an awards banquet. He played right end for Company A and now belongs to the wrestling squad and won a medal for marksmanship. He will return to Cedar Rapids to spend Christmas vacation with his parents Mr and Mrs J S Podzimek at 1231 Sixth Street NW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Podzimek
Missouri Military Academy
Mexico
Joe
Cedar Rapids
J. S. Podzimek
Sixth Street
Royal Arch Masons hold Past High Priests night at Masonic hall
Trowel chapter No 49 will observe its annual Past High Priests night Tuesday at the Masonic hall. A 6 15 p.m. dinner will be served by Malta chapter of Eastern Star. Charles C Hunt of Cedar Rapids past grand high priest will give the principal address on The Keys of Masonry Elmer A Hedin is high priest and E E Hruska secretary.
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Trowel
Royal Arch Masons
Masonic Hall
Malta
Eastern Star
Charles C. Hunt
Cedar Rapids
Grand
Iowa Masons
Masonry
Elmer A. Hedin
E. E. Hruska
Enlistment Announcements From Cedar Rapids Recruiter
Army recruiters in the Cedar Rapids federal building announced enlistments for Hawaii, the Philippines and posts across the United States. Names include Robert Campbell of Monticello and Orville Hinkle of Monticello for Hawaii, Bernard A. Burkey of Anamosa, with the air corps in the Philippines listing Robert.
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Hawaii
Philippines
United States
Cedar Rapids Federal Building
Robert Campbell
William J. Taylor
Monticello
Orville Hinkle
William Hinkle
Bernard A. Burkey
S. A. Burkey
Anamosa
Air Corps
Robert
Military assignments listed for Iowa men
Dean Beck son of Mr and Mrs Carl Beck Anamosa. Albert C Manning son of John Kollash Monticello Melvin Adam of Clu tter Fred Hlias son of Albert Hias Tama. For the quartermaster coat Omaha Morley M Barnard son of Mr and Mrs Milton C Barnard Williamsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Beck
Carl Beck
Anamosa
Air Corps
Albert C. Manning
John Kollash
Monticello
Melvin Adam
Clutter
Fred Hlias
Albert Hias
Tama
Quartermaster Co
Omaha
Morley M. Barnard
Milton C. Barnard
Williamsburg
Hatch Act Not Blocking Jackson Day Dinner Fundraising
Washington AP reports the Hatch Act does not forbid federal employees from being solicited for funds by the Democratic National Committee for the Jackson Day Dinner. Invitations include a reprint of a story noting Ralph Trigg’s efforts and Senator Hatch’s assurance that employees may attend and contribute. The law forbids soliciting from WPA and relief workers for political purposes. It also lists activities barred for more than policy roles, including political campaigning and committee work.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
Albuquerque
N. M
O. K. Ralph
Hatch
Ralph Trigg
New Mexico
WPA
Paper Calls Opposition Of Tennessee Utility Factor In Its Death
The Chattanooga News, 51 years old, will cease publication after Saturday. President George Fort Milton says its shutdown stems not from poor business but from organized forces opposing its stance on TVA power for Chattanooga and surrounding areas. The city will be left with the Chattanooga Times and the afternoon Free Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Chattanooga, Tenn
Chattanooga News
George Fort Milton
Milton
TVA
Chattanooga
Tennessee Electric Power Company
Advertising gains in 79 cities into December
Retail newspaper advertising in 79 major cities for the week ending December 9 rose 4.1 percent from the same week in 1938, according to Advertising Age reported on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
INS
Advertising Age
Chamber Calls Shakeup of Relief Programs
The U S Chamber of Commerce urged reorganization of unemployment relief arguing the current burden is insupportable and would wreck the country. It proposed state and local administration, cost reductions, and reduced federal role with targeted federal aid as needed.
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Washington
United States Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Radio interference from kitchen stove baffling residents
In Waukegan Illinois on a Saturday night Donald Duncan spoke to radio amateurs when Bernard Pakenham turned off his receiver after interference. Investigators found a loose gas range connection acted as a detector tube making the oven function as a loud speaker and broadcast Duncan’s voice.
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Waukegan
Donald Duncan
Bernard Pakenham
Pakenham
Duncan
Skilled Labor Shortage Reported Across the Nation
Washington experts warn a growing skilled labor shortage could slow a strong industrial upturn. Government and private offices report competition for skilled workers as relief programs wind down. The U S Chamber of Commerce notes shortages across 330 local groups due to weaker apprentice training and reduced school vocational programs.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Red Tape Needed Too from Young Letter Writer
Des Moines AP report from Saturday shows Percy Jr. requesting Santa Claus a shiny car with wheels and rubber tires. The note mocks state car dispatcher George Hesalroad and his fuel rules, asking for “red tape” to obtain gas.
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Santa
Des Moines
Santa Claus
George Hesalroad
Santie Clas
North Pole
Eskimoz
Mommie
Percy, Jr
Major shift planned in farm loan policy and FCA leadership
Washington report says agriculture officials planned a broad liberalization of FCA lending terms to unlock about 1.0 billion dollars in new capital. The plan hinges on F. F. Hill’s resignation and congressional approval to amend the FCA act. Dr. A. G. Black expected as Hill’s successor, amid interagency tensions over Wallace's control and policy direction.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
F. F. Hill
Farm Credit Administration
Henry A. Wallace
Hill
A. G. Black
Wallace
Black
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Roosevelt
FCA
Agricultural Department
William I. Myers
Girl Runs Back For Nickel Killed By Truck
Wichita Falls Texas police report 12 year old Marjorie Hazelwood on a Christmas shopping trip with two siblings was struck and killed by a truck after she leaped from a bus to retrieve a five cent nickel left in a grocery store. Her mother Mrs George Hazelwood had just left WPA sewing work.
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Wichita Falls
Texas
Ins
Marjorie Hazelwood
Marjorie
George Hazelwood
Hazelwood
Advertising on license plates Iowa style
Iowa boasts a bumper crop of corn and a state of plenty as it contemplates an advertising car license plate. The piece compares other states plates from Wyoming New York California and Texas and ponders if Iowa should join in with its own promotional plate. It asks readers if the idea is acceptable despite being old fashioned.
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Iowa
Union
Wyoming
New York
California
Texas
Lone Star
New Mexico
Tennessee
Montana
Pennsylvania
Washington
Louisiana
South Dakota
Scarlett Leigh Betrothal Scoop Sparks New York Romance
Vivien Leigh announces engagement to Laurence Olivier amid divorce issues after Gone With The Wind premiere. Leigh travels from Atlanta to New York with Olivier, confirms plans to marry once divorces are finalized, while reflecting on her wish to move beyond Scarlett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
INS
Scarlett O'Hara
Rhett Butler
Rhett Clark Gable
Butler
Scarlett Vivien Leigh O’hara
Atlanta
Miss Leigh
Eastern Airlines
British Isles
Laurence Olivier
Manhattan
Olivier
Vivien Leigh
Newark
Scarlett
Birds Build Nests At Different Speeds
The English sparrow completes a nest in hours, while the South American oven bird takes about three months to finish.
Service For Star Liners In Italy Route Nears OK
United States Lines seeks approval to place its two premier liners the Washington and Manhattan in New York Italy service. Rear Admiral H A Wiley of the maritime commission indicated early approval with a prearranged accord with American Export Lines and American President Lines to operate in the Mediterranean. The ships have been idle under neutrality laws awaiting clearance.
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Washington
United States Lines
Manhattan
New York
Italy
Maritime Commission
H. A. Wiley
Commission
Wiley
Maritime Commission Ha
American Export Lines
American President Lines
Mediterranean
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Shirley Ann Sanders
Patricia Ann Tracy
Billie Dawn Hughes
Rose Marie Jun
Velde Berry
City Briefs
Merri- Makers
Union Orchestra
H. F. Andes
COE
John Macdonald
Coe College
Chicago Civic Opera Company
College of Liberal Arts
Northwestern University
St. James Episcopal Church
Fourth Presbyterian Church
Apollo Club
Arion Club
Chicago Civic Orchestra
Macdonald
Grace Moore
Labor Department
Johnny
Scat
Davis Radio and Motion Picture Orchestra
Farm Security Administration
Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation
Star Jewelry CO
Sas
Werlus CE
Sagwits
Inez Robb
Rhett
Hamilton
Second Avenue SE
N. Y
Acme
Acme Tires
Hadees
Lorraine
Second Avenue
Fifth Street
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