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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1937
Page
8
In Nashville officials ordered exhumations to test a murder theory in a tenement fire that killed four of nine victims last week. They will perform post mortems on Mc Kinley Conatser’s wife and three children, while Conatser denies involvement and no arrests have been made.
In Duquoin Illinois a holiday light string at a street intersection caught a red lamp causing motorists to slow and a Florida bound passenger train to stop. An electrician worked Friday to repair the wiring and restore normal traffic flow.
A Marion community Christmas program at Lincoln school auditorium opens at 7 30 p m with the high school girls glee club performing carols and a Nativity tableau led by the P T A mother singers. The Tinker's Christmas play follows with a cast listed. Also noted are obituaries, local calls, and church activities, including a winter concert by the Marion high school glee clubs and band under Miss Rose Wilcox and G L Lyman.
Daily contributions to the Goodfellows fund continue with subscriptions from Marion business houses. Donors include Trojan lodge and F T Fox lodge at five dollars, Mary Low Dickinson circle of Kings Daughters three dollars, Klatter club, Diana Fret club two dollars, and numerous individuals at one dollar or less. Local prices for beef and pork appear in a small advertisement alongside hospital patient care in Iowa City.
The General Aid society of the Methodist church met Wednesday in the church basement with Mrs. Carolyn Hanscom in charge of devotions reading the second chapter of Matthew. Members of the True Blue division served as hostesses and ten items were served to thirty five members.
Mr and Mrs Elmer Michel hosted a 500 club picnic and Christmas party. Mrs A E Miller and Leo Levasseur won high scores, gifts were exchanged. Miss Virginia Crew enters Manion high school and will live with her uncle and aunt W G Koppenhaver for the school year. Crew family visits Mrs J T Christie over holidays. The Oxford club of the Methodist church meets Sunday at 6 30 pm with Mrs Katherine Bogart to review.
The annual Christmas seals sale in Marion has raised 212 dollars so far, about 100 dollars short of last year at this time, per chair Grace Koppenhaver. Campaign ends on Christmas Day with options to mail money or use the stamped envelopes or the courtesy box at Kopes market.
In Linn County District Court Agnes Vaughn seeks an absolute divorce from Charles Co Vaughn on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. The defendant must appear by January 3 1938 otherwise a default will be entered and the petition granted. Attorney James E Patterson represents the plaintiff.
The Motion Picture Herald named the ten biggest money making stars of 1937 led by Shirley Temple. The list ranks Clark Gable Robert Taylor Bing Crosby William Powell Jane Withers Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers Sonja Henie Gary Cooper and Myrna Loy in box office appeal in New York.
Notice to John A. McKinnon that a Board of Referees will assess damages for the appropriation of 2 acres in Linn County Iowa. Referees meet January 11, 1938 at 2 PM at the described property to determine compensation per law. Walter A. Shupf County Superintendent.
A circulating heater at 2321 Second Street SW was sold the same day it was advertised in The Gazette Want Ads. Advertisement.
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