Fifty Years of Marriage Observed by Marion Aides
Marion couple Mr. and Mrs. Oren Gates Waffle celebrate their golden anniversary with an open house Tuesday from 2 to 5 at 897 Thirteenth Street. Special guests include Congregational church members Cary Club Grove City Rebekah lodge 35 and family.
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Oren Gates Waffle
Thirteenth Street
Congregational Church
Mrs. Waffle
Cary Club
Grove City
Thomas H. Maddock
Marion
Earl R. Waffle
Cedar Rapids
Gerald Thomas
Norman J. Waffle
Billie
Dale
Donald
Mary Lou Thomas
Elbert Wesley
Elizabeth Waffle
Stricken Treasury Counsel Improves After Heart Attack
Washington reports Herman Oliphant general counsel of the treasury, aged 53, is described as improved after a heart attack last week. Doctors gave no estimate on when he may leave Naval Hospital.
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Washington
Herman Oliphant
the Treasury
Naval Hospital
Britain’s 1938 Arms Push Drives Upward to War Threshold
Britain in 1938 intensified rearmament to prepare for a potential European war. The year saw heavy government spending, a naval build-up with dozens of ships, and a goal to raise first line aircraft to about 5 000 to 6 000 while shifting focus to homeland defense. ARP mobilized over a million volunteers as civilian protection became central. Political strains within Chamberlain’s government grew after the Munich agreement and 15 bye elections left the ruling bloc with narrow margins.
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London
Great Britain
Europe
Britain
Germany
Air Raid Precautions Organization
ARP
Neville Chamberlain
Italy
Labor Party
Man Made Aurora Would Light 5000 Square Miles
Prof W A Bailey of the University of Sydney proposes illuminating large country areas by radiating energy upward to create a glowing artificial aurora about 60 miles high. A 1 square mile aerial array could emit a focused beam, needing up to 1,000,000 kilowatts for road lighting equivalent, with potential military or scientific use and atmospheric study.
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Sydney
W. A. Bailey
University of Sydney
Bailey
Bible in Family Marks 199 Year Heirloom in Pueblo
An original 1639 King James Bible, long considered a landmark in English language, remains in John W. Pearson’s Pueblo, Colorado family. The volume, with numerous personal notations, traces its first ownership to a London resident in 1678 and reflects the Hampton Court Conference origins in 1604 led by King James.
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Pueblo, Colo
John W. Pearson
Pueblo
Pearson
London
Hampton Court
Whitgift
Canterbury
Bancroft
John Reynolds
Oxford
King James
Conference Records Hint Persecutions of Pilgrims Triggering Debate
Writings suggest early warnings about Pilgrim persecutions emerged at a conference where King James rebuked Puritans for Bible suggestions. Bible compilation began in 1604 and finished in 1611 after a scholar’s death, using Geneva Bible 1560 Bishop's Bible and New Testament sources as a basis.
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James
Covered Bridges To Be Rebuilt In Western Massachusetts
The bridge division seeks authorization to replace several weakened covered bridges. A Charlemont project to rebuild the Deerfield River Long Bridge would use a 300 foot long four-system Warren design with asbestos shingles and weathered appearance. Estimated cost is 80 000 dollars. five bridges were lost in September floods, leaving 17 in the state.
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Boston
Massachusetts
State Public Works Department
George E. Harkness
Charlemont
Deerfield
Christmas hitch hike helps students go home for holidays
Laramie Wyoming. The chamber of commerce sponsored the first Christmas holiday hitch hike for homeward bound college students. A date bureau connected traveling men with students seeking free rides, many volunteers offered lifts, keeping students off highways and away from thumb rides.
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Laramie
Wyo
Chamber of Commerce
Bureau
Lovely Lady Permanent 98c GUARANTEED
Classified beauty ads list numerous shops offering permanents and fingerwaves at low prices. Includes Lovely Lady Beauty Shop, Paris Beauty Salon, Betty and others with rates from 35 to 95 cents and evening hours. Dial numbers and locations provided for multiple shops.
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Lovely Lady Beauty Shop
Bishop's
Lillian Aucht
Delux Beauty Shop
Budget
Ave. BE
Sara Park
Dial
3Rd St. SE
Beautiful
Alta Duncan
Vanity Beauty
Ave. E
Helene Beauty Shop
Beauty School
Paris Academy OF Beauty
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Oscar French
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Oakville
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Merle A. Knight
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Richard Starry
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Nevada
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May Rowley
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Richard Burt
Helen Burt
Herbert Price
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Miss Bess Busby
Muscatine
Sarah Scott Ford
Donald Scott
Bloomington, Ill
Harry Scott
Glenn Miller
A. E. Miller
Harold Miller
Iowa City
Mary Haight of
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Bernice Toms
B. E. Beiber
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Art Robertson
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Bruce Eckert
W. H. Snell
LeRoy Snell
Edward
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Katherine Gallagher
Dubuque
George Snell
Clinton
Nellie Gantz
Snell
Sioux City
LaVerna Titus
Dike
Mrs. H. M. Titus
Betty Howell
Town University
J. B. Howell
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J. M. Toms
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Charles Fikjes
Fikjes
George Burns
Eighteenth Street
Merle Busenbark
Fred Thompson
Ivan Burns
Clifford Burns
Robert P. Burns
Fred McShane
J. Patterson
Mary Cameron
Lisbon
Gusta Krome
Leta and
Mabel McShane
Donald Phelps
Springville
Lee Voorhies
Alberta
Lillian
Mr. Voorhies
Charles J. Voorhies
Anamosa
John C. Nebelung
Chicago
Kenneth Nebelung
Lloyd Stark
Mr. Stark
Central City
la Grange
Mrs. Stark
Joe J. Zelenka
Willis Sheets
J. O. Sheets
Mr. Sheets
Lizzie Sheets
Maquoketa
A. C. Sloss
Thomas Sloss
Margaret Sloss
Ames
George Jenkins
Madison
Wis
Etta Murphy
Margaret Murphy
W. K. Lothian
Janet Lothian
W. W. Vaughn
C. L. Burlingham
Vaughn
Winnetka, Il
L. D. Johnson
Springfield
Edward Vaughn
Anadarko, Okla
John Mentzer
Joseph Blisch
Mr. Mentzer
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Elmer Hollingsworth
George E. Beattie
Mentzer
Iva Stevens
Elgin, Il
Roscoe F. Stevens
J B. Howell
C. N. Owen
Carlton N. Owen
Barbara
Fred Wright
Jerry
Robert
Grimes
Treasury
Patsy
Peter Pulitzer
Palm Beach
Fla
Joseph Pulitzer
St. Louis
Push Naval Building
Kingsley Wood
Commons
Francis C. Young
St. Philomena School
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Anderson
Ave.e
Brady Mortuary
Toledo
Detroit
Denver
Seattle
Milwaukee
Birmingham
Portland
New York
Los Angeles
New Orleans
Aero Mayflower
Katz Jewelry and Loans
First St. BE
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Doherty
Granby
Ind Ave
Kenwood Transfer
Allied van Lines, Inc
Lynch Transfer É Storage Co
Kubias Hardware Coo
1St St
Dr. Doherty
Vincent's
Podzimek Pharmacy
2Nd Ave
14Th Ave
Goodyear
ED _Van Lines, Inc
Calder’s van & Storage Co., Inc
Nagle Eaton Lumber Co
Swisher
ZOLF
Ray Jess Berg
Corey Co
Jim Cusack
Mendenhall
Lincoln Cape
Belle Plaine
Rite P
Olive
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Higley
Central Employment AG CY. Granby
Dickinson
Marion, Ton
Maddigan School
Chevrolet
FORD
Second Ave
First Ave
Packard
Wortagt
Caer
Oldsmobile
DODGE
Allen Motor Co
10Th St
Santa
Wagner Motor Co
Third Ave. SE
Culver's “Good Will
Culver Motors Car Lot
3Rd Ave. m
6Th St, SE
Daily Bargain
Pontiac
Sutton
asSAP_MOTOR CO
Rude
Tiac Biudebanereda Essex Co
8Rd Ave
16Th Ave
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