Students Return Home for Christmas Holidays Across States
Dozens of college and academy students travel home for Christmas vacations. Margaret Crawford from Wellesley College visits with her parents in Cedar Rapids, returning January 2. Mary Jane McRaith from Lindenwood College spends break with her McRaith parents. Mary Agnes Groves from St Catherine's College arrives from St Paul to her family. Marguerite Konecny from Grinnell College expected home Wednesday, as is Clarence James from Grinnell. Mildred and Helen Narber travel from Iowa to join families. Mildred attends Iowa State, Helen the University of Iowa. Helen Darragh from St Clare Academy arrives to participate in a Nativity play this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Crawford
Wellesley College
Wellesley
Mass
Jennings Crawford
Vernon Drive
Mary Jane McRaith
Lindenwood College
St. Charles
J. F. McRaith
Woodland Drive
St. Paul, Minn
St. Catherine's College
Mary Agnes Groves
J. W. Groves
Forest Drive
Marguerite Konecny
J. L. Konecny
Crescent Street
Grinnell
Clarence James
C. N. James
Park Court SE
Mildred
Helen Narber
Homer Narber
Maple Drive
Ames
Iowa State College
Helen
Iowa City
University of Iowa
St. Clara
Honor Clement for 25 Years Service at Local Firms
Miss Viola Erger and Mrs. William Swartzbaugh hosted a miscellaneous shower at 611 Eighth street SE for Mrs. Merlin Swartzbaugh formerly Lucylle Erger, with 500 played and prizes to Mrs. Joseph Erger of Newhall and Mrs. Charles Briggs. A second event honored E. P. Clement for 25 years in the packing industry with Sinclair's and Wilson and Company at 230 Fifteenth street NW, featuring cards dancing and a 25 year service button presented by C S. Heskett and a congratulatory note from Thoms E. Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola Erger
William Swartzbaugh
Eighth Street
Merlin Swartzbaugh
Lucylle Erger
Joseph Erger
Newhall
Charles Briggs
Venona McGuire
Bernice Fritz
Audrie Jacoby
Marjorie Gretton
Maxine Kindig
Sinclair's
Wilson and’ Company
E. P. Clement
C. E. Arp
Fifteenth Street
C S. Heskett
Wilson and Company
Mr. Clement
Thoms E. Wilson
Wilson
Des Moines Poet Paul Engle Wins Rhodes Scholarship
Paul Engle, one of four Midwest Rhodes scholars, spends Christmas with his parents in Des Moines after taking the scholarship oral exam at Columbia. He plans to study at Oxford for three years starting next September and is author of the poetry collection Worn Earth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Engle
Middle West
Thomas A Engle
Fifth Avenue
Engle
Columbia University
New York City
Des Moines
England
Oxford University
Coe College
Knickerbocker Returns from Alaska
Ross Knickerbocker son of Mr and Mrs Charles Knickerbocker Fairfax returned Sunday from Alaska after spending most of the past two years there He plans to return next April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Knickerbocker
Charles Knickerbocker
Fairfax
Alaska
Arden Kirkpatrick Birthday Visit Noted in North English
Mr and Mrs Arden Kirkpatrick of North English left this weekend after several days with Mr and Mrs Grant Wilson. The Wilsons hosted a Friday dinner in honor of Mr Kirkpatrick's birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arden Kirkpatrick
Grant Wilson
Wilson
Mr. Kirkpatrick
Anne Adams Pattern Catalogue Promotes Fashions for All Figures
The Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Department offers pattern 2486 for sizes 12 to 20 with detailed instructions. Fall and winter edition features attractive house and street frocks, lingerie, gifts, and stylish patterns for large figures and juniors. Catalogue and pattern priced at 25 cents. order via New York City address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Cedar Rauids Gazette Pattern Department
W. 17Th Street
New York City
Fayette Farmers Re elect Sauerbry Fayette county Farm Bureau leaders re elected
George Sauerbry of Oelwein was re elected president for the fifth year at Fayette county Farm Bureau. John Wilkinson, Philip Wolf, Forest Claxton were re elected vice president secretary and treasurer respectively. Mrs George Sauerbry named women's home project chairman with other officers and leaders. Two hundred twenty five attended. Resolutions urged legalizing deficiency judgments in foreclosures and taxing incomes over 500, oppose vehicle trailer tax, support state and national Farm Bureau projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette
George Sauerbry
Oelwein
Fayette County
Farm Bureau
John Wilkinson
Scott Township
Philip Wolf
Eldorado
Forest Claxton
Women’s Home Project
Will King
Arlington
Women's Organization
J. B. Turner
Randalla
Max Sauerbry
Arlington-Fairfield
Maynard
State
National Farm Bureau Federations
Independence Farm Bureau elects leaders at annual meeting
Buchanan county Farm Bureau adopts resolutions urging use of home grown flour and cereals to feed the poor and support gardening. The group backs net income tax, opposes general sales tax, and supports economy in government. Clarence Cline re elected president with new officers named across Jesup Independence and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oline
Independence
Board of Supervisors
Buchanan County Farm Bureau
National Farm Bureau
W. H. Miller
W. H. Gissell
Clarence Cline
H. G. Seeman
Jesup
Roy Crawford
R. A. Nelson
W. E. Potwin
Aurora
C. H. Pelham
Leo Anderson
Carl Nourse
Fairbank
Delaware County Farm Bureau Approves Wallace Endorsement
At the annual meeting 100 members backed Henry Wallace of Des Moines for secretary of agriculture and called for Bergman road law repeal. Fred Darey elected president, with R E Glen vice president, John Simpson secretary, Austin Mead treasurer. Mrs Paul Munson chaired the women’s group with Maude Boyland as vice chair. Speaker was Charles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Henry Wallace
Des Moines
Delaware County Farm Bureau
Fred Darey
Dan Schnittjer
Delhi
R. E. Glen
John Simpson
Austin Mead
Paul Munson
Maude Boyland
Charles
Des Moines Farm Bureau President Discusses Relief Plan
E Hearst of Des Moines president of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation outlined the proposed voluntary domestic allotment plan for farm relief and other national and state issues during the discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Hearst
Des Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Mr. Hearst
Local hunters wounded in Sunday shooting accident near Lisbon
O L Gerdl a local grocer and Ted Merrifield were injured at 9 am Sunday when a shotgun carried by Delbert Miller discharged during a four mile south Lisbon hunting trip. Gerdl suffered a hip injury. Merrifield had a leg wound. Gerdl was taken to Mercy hospital in Cedar Rapids in good condition. no bone injury reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O O. L. Gerd
Second Avenue
Ted Merrifield
Seventh Avenue
Lisbon
Delbert Miller
Eleventh Street
Gerdl
Merrifield
Mount Vernon
Cedar Rapids
Mercy Hospital
Miller
Bob Gerdl
Bruce Davies
B Avenue
Gerd
Held For Drunk Driving After Local Crash
Mack A. Augustine 42 of 812 Fifteenth Street SE was arrested at 1 35 a m Sunday and jailed on a charge of driving while intoxicated after a crash on First Avenue East. He allegedly drove east on the north side of the street and struck a westbound car driven by Miss Lily Coolahan of Palo. No injuries. both cars damaged. Augustine requested a hearing before Justice S C Wiles on Monday. bond of 1000 was not posted. The hearing is set for Wednesday at 10 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mack A. Augustine
Fifteenth Street
First Avenue
Augustine
Lily Coolahan
Palo
S. C. Wiles
Murray Reinstates Oklahoma U Students After Flogging Expulsion
Oklahoma Governor W. H. Murray ordered the readmission of fourteen University of Oklahoma students, ten athletes, expelled by the regents for a campus incident involving a student newspaper correspondent. The group, after a midnight mansion meeting, acknowledged the flogging and dissolved a "deep dark mystery club."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
W. H
Murray
University of Oklahoma
Board of Regents
Bootleggers Freed After California Pardon
Nearly 200 imprisoned bootleggers were pardoned by Governor Rolph. The Wright Act banning liquor sale and transport was repealed by voters, effective immediately, while the Jones Act restricting carriage of beer remained on the books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Calif
Rolph
City Briefs and Personals Feature
Kathryn Netolicky daughter of Mr and Mrs Anton Netolicky of Mount Vernon underwent an operation for appendicitis at Mercy hospital Saturday afternoon. Bankruptcy papers filed in federal district court by Lutjen L Beenken a farmer of Stouts in Grundy county. Debts listed at 3548.44 assets at 425 which he claims exempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Netolicky
Anton Netolicky
Mount Vernon
Mercy Hospital
Federal Deputy Clerk of District Court
Lutjen L. Beenken
Stouts
Grundy County
Mrs L B Graham Dies Of Influenza In Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids mourns Mrs. Leroy B. Graham a longtime musical leader and organist at First Lutheran and former St. Pauls Methodist. She trained choirs, organized a choral club, and planned a memorial Christmas program. Funeral services set for Wednesday at Turner chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy B. Graham
Cedar Rapids
First Avenue SE
Graham
First Christian Church
Cedar Rapids Serum Company
City Dairy
St. Paul's Methodist Church
First Lutheran
Mary Lane Graham
New Castle
Ohio
J. M. Lane
St. Joseph
Sherwood School
Chicago
Francis Street Methodist Church
L. B. Graham
Swee
Wendell H. Towner
John Towner
Frank B. Lane
Anna W. Speelman
Marian
Margaret
Janice Speelman
Iowa
Tree Stump Burned Gets Its Revenge in Oregon
In Coquille Oregon Herman Tedsen burned stump stumps after felling trees. As he backed away to view his work shotgun shells hidden in a stump exploded striking him near the heart and forehead. His injuries were not serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coqueille, Ore
Herman Tedsen
Tedsen
Claude Usher Funeral Planned In San Francisco
Hollywood reports veteran vaudeville headliner Claude Usher died of a heart attack at age 53. Friends plan his funeral Tuesday at his San Francisco home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
INS
Claude Usher
San Francisco
High Court Rules on Liquor Entrapment Question
The Supreme Court denounced prohibition agents who entrap suspects to enforce laws but said cases proceeding from such means may continue. Defendants may present entrapment evidence at trial, reversing C. V. Sorrell's conviction in Clyde, North Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
C. V. Sorrell
Clyde
N. GC
Seize 23 In Raid On Pleasure Boat
Venice California police raid on the four masted schooner James Taft ends with 23 charged for gambling and liquor violations. Three hundred guests evacuated safely as officers braved fog and boarded the ship. nineteen hostesses and several crew escape in boats. One employee missing believed to have leapt overboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice
Calif
INS
James Taft
Venice Plier
United States‘coast Guard
Guy Will Face Trial For Murder Of Capt Wanderwell
William James Curry Guy, a young Welsh adventurer, was ordered to answer in superior court for the murder of Capt Walter Wanderwell. Two yacht crew members identified him as the man at the porthole. A jury trial is now set for likely next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Calif
William James “Curry
Guy
Walter Wanderwell
Vanderwell
Commonwealth Yacht
Charles F. Cooke
Couple Found Slain In Auto In Suspected Suicide Pact
Frank Amato a 35 year old married father of four and Irene Farrell a 20 year old student nurse were found shot to death in a car on Monday. Authorities believe a suicide pact ended a clandestine romance portrayed in letters and verses. Farrell's parents, a florist and a homemaker, said they did not know Amato and had no knowledge of their daughter's other interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Amato
Irene Farrell
Miss Farrell
Amato
South Side
France Plans Continued Build Of Dukherque Cruiser
Paris reports say France will press on with the super cruiser Dukherque as Geneva talks proceed. Georges Leygues, minister of marine, denied any halt to work and affirmed a policy of building and replacement in the Paul-Boncour government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Amy Mollison Breaks African Flight Record
London news reports Amy Johnson Mollison completing a solo Cape Town to England flight in seven days seven hours and five minutes, shaving nearly four days from the prior record. She landed at Croydon amid storm delays, was greeted by her husband Captain J A Mollison, and received congratulations from King George through Lord Londonderry, air secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
INS
Amy Johnson Mollison
Cape Town
England
Croydon
Great Britain
Sahara Desert
J. A. Mollison
Lord Londonderry
George
Mitchell Sees Prohibition Not Halting Crime
In St Paul Attorney General William D. Mitchell warned that removing dry laws would only dent organized crime. He said prohibition had energized criminals and that crime would persist if criminals remain organized. the solution is to stop criminals from organizing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul, Minn
William D. Mitchell
Mitchell
St. Paul
Mississippi River
Poet Masefield Plans U S Lecture Tour
New York AP says John Masefield England's poet laureate will sail for New York before year end to begin a lecture tour in the United States. He will speak in eastern and middle western cities and may visit the Pacific coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Masefield
England
Pacific Coast
Winthrop Eastern Star Elects Officers for Year
The Eastern Star lodge elected officers for the coming year led by Worthy Matron Mrs Leland Sheeley and Worthy Patron Frank Hearn. Byron lodge No 546 A F and A M named Irving Hand as worshipful master with Howard Allyn as senior warden and Frank Hearn as junior warden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop
Eastern Star Lodge
Leland Sheeley
Frank Hearn
Maita
William ” A ‘i
Howard Allyn
Coe Braden
Jessie Gray
Byron Lodge
A. F
A. M
Irving Hand
Packers Call Aid Scheme Unworkable
Representatives of the meat packing industry deride the domestic allotment farm relief program as unworkable. George E. Putnam of Swift and Company and Frank A. Hunter of Hunter Packing cite small profit margins and weak consumer buying power as reasons the proposed tax on pork processing would worsen farmers’ position. Speaker Garner urges rapid farm relief action and a bill for adequate relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George E. Putnam
Swift and Company
Frank A. Hunter
Hunter Packing Company
East St. Louis
Til
House Agriculture Committee
Garner
Congress
Agriculture Committee
Roads Firm Against Year Wage Extension
Managers of the nations railroads stood firm on a six months extension of the prevailing 10 per cent wage deduction agreement. They rejected the unions proposal for an unfqualified one year extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Flying Hamburger Sets Berlin Hamburg Rail Speed Record
The Flying Hamburger captured the blue ribbon speed record, covering 175 miles between Berlin and Hamburg in 141 minutes. The 102 passenger single coach was powered by two 410 horsepower Diesel engines driven by two engineers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
INS
Hamburg
Suburban Train Collision Injures Twenty at Union Station
Twenty people were injured Monday when a suburban train crashed into a bumper at Union Station. Physicians said all injuries would heal. Most injuries were cuts, bruises, and fractures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Union Station
Russell Case Files Motion For New Trial
Thomas Russell of Cedar Rapids was found guilty by a district court jury on December 8 of breaking and entering. His motion for a new trial and exceptions to the court’s instructions were filed late Monday in district court before Judge John J. Moffit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Russell
Cedar Rapids
John JT. Moffit
Rebekah Lodge Elects Officers for 1933 term
CLUTIER-1L.O F and Rebekah lodges elect new officers to serve during 1933. Installations set for June 7. Officers include recording secretary fen chek and Joe Novotny as trustee for three years. Rebekah lineup lists Noble Grand Hazel Ball and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clutier
O O.F
Rebekah
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Socictus
Mrs. Swartzbaugh
Honor Clement
Neumode Mills
Neumode Hosiery Shop
South Second Street
Les
Mdan
Anne. Adams
Cedar Rapids Gas Co
Buchanan
George Sauerbrye
Oklahoma U
California
Capt
Wanderwell
America
Bailey’s
Amy Mollison
Masefield
Russell
Betty Jean Shop
Milline
Second Street
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