Soviets Admit Communism Is Still a Dream
Moscow dispatch reports Soviet leaders concede communism remains distant and perhaps unattainable. The constitution is framed as socialist open instead of communist, with private property and markets allowed, while the Communist Party remains the guiding force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Soviet Union
Russia
Federation of Republics
Communist
Communist Party
Stalin
V. M. Molotoff
Bolshevist
Congress of the Soviets
M. Ts. Kalinin
Congress
Aged Woman Bruised When Struck By Car
Mrs. M. E. Degendorf a 70 year old Minneapolis resident was bruised on the head at 5 30 p m Saturday after being struck by a car while crossing Tenth street at Third avenue SE The driver Mrs Raymond W Eggers 21 of 84012 Sixth avenue SE said she was turning left onto Tenth when Degendorf walked into the left front fender She was taken to a physician by the driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Degendorf
Minneapolis
Tenth Street
Third Avenue SE
Raymond W. Eggers
Sixth Avenue SE
Charm Pattern 4255 frock for spring wear
Sewing pattern notice promotes Anne Adams Pattern 4255 a satin or crepe party dress with panel skirt long or short sleeves and high neckline. Pattern sizes 14 through 42 require 3 ½ yards of fabric for size 16 includes illustrated instructions and price details.
Oldest A E F Enlisted Man Kokomo Jones Laid to Rest
Kokomo Jones, longtime Iowa national guard cook born in Corning, will be honored with full military rites at a Corning cemetery. He served from Spanish American War through World War I with K Company of the 168th Iowa Infantry, and was known for his rolling kitchen and long service despite age. He died at the Iowa Soldiers Home in Marshalltown.
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Corning
K Company
Kokomo Jones
Iowa National Guard
Iowa
Marshalltown
Army
France
Frank Jones
Cook
Kokomo
Leadville
Colo
Philippines
Third Iowa Infantry
Brownsville
Tex
United States
Villa
Rainbow Division
168Th Iowa Infantry
Company K
Hook
Camp Mills
Rainbow
Champagne
Chateau Thierry
St. Mihiel
Argonne Forest
John J. Pershing
Winter social season opens with new evening gowns
Cedar Rapids hosts the winter social season with charity ball fashion debuting new formal gowns at the Charity Ball and Pickwick Parthenon ball. Rosevienne model features long slim sleeves goldthread embroidery black silk crepe and a trailing train.
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St. Nicholas
Cedar Rapids
Pickwick-Parthenon
Rosevienne
Two Killed As Car Plows Into Crowd In Winchester
In Winchester Virginia a car driven by 24 year old attorney Thomas G Scully plowed into a crowd at a fatal accident scene killing Frederick Affleck fire engine driver and Homer Hook truck driver. Dewey Newlin pedestrian also died minutes earlier in a separate collision. Scully arrested on involuntary manslaughter charge. Police linked another fatality to I R Grubbs car.
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Winchester
Here
Thomas G. Scully
Frederick Affleck
Homer Hook
Dewey Newlin
I. R. Grubbs
Pickford and Rogers Deny Marriage Plans
Hollywood actress Mary Pickford and actor-band leader Charles Rogers known as Buddy flew from New York and said they are not married yet. Pickford added plans remain to wed next spring and that the event will be public.
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Mary Pickford
Buddy Rogers
Hollywood
Calif
Charles Rogers
New York
Miss Pickford
Rogers
Buddy
Arrest Woman In Decapitation Crime Fresno Slaying Suspect Cora Switzer
Fresno police booked 38 year old Cora Switzer also known as Thelma Williamson for investigation in the decapitation slaying of Jack Smith 40 whose body was found near the Southern Pacific tracks. Switzer was arrested after it was revealed she had sought treatment for a head wound at Fresno Emergency hospital earlier.
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Fresno
Calif
Cora Switzer
Thelma Williamson
Jack Smith
Southern Pacific Railway
Miss Switzer
Motorist escapes from his abductor in Missouri
William Hicks a filling station attendant reported to Captain A B Sheppard that he escaped from Claude McGee convicted murderer who had abducted him near Doniphan Missouri early Saturday. Hicks abandoned his car and fled as the kidnapper drove toward East St Louis Illinois after forcing two boys Chester and Boyd Dixon to drive toward the Arkansas line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doniphan
William Hicks
A. B. Sheppard
State Highway Patrol
Salem
Claude McGee
Hicks
East St. Louis
Ill
Missouri
Illinois
McGee
Chester
Boyd Dixon
Arkansas
City Briefs and Personals Lines of Cedar Rapids
A Cedar Rapids news page notes Oldrich Kremenak and Emily Hermanek of Cedar Rapids obtained a Chicago marriage license. A. L. Taylor of the Chamber of Commerce speaks on The Other 100 Cedar Rapids Industries at Canopus club lunch. Miss Margaret Graham, 82, of Elmhurst NE, fractured her left hip at home and is hospitalized at St Luke’s. Articles of incorporation filed for Elery A Turner Agency Inc with Elery A Turner as sole incorporator and $10,000 capitalization. Townsend clubs hold a picnic supper at Ben Hur hall Tuesday 6:30 pm. Christmas guests in the Owen Kennedy home include Rev William Mc Govern and Catherine of Monti Ia and Miss Elizabeth Deagan and Miss Frances Mc Ardle of Chicago. Marguerite Rahe of Waterloo James Rahe of North Platte Marian Rahe of St Paul visiting H E Rahe family. I B McGladrey to speak on social security act at Rotary Club lunch at Roosevelt hotel replacing Rollie Williams. Star of the West lodge Knights of Pythias meets Monday 7:45 pm in Pythian hall. officers to be elected, rank of knight conferred, refreshments served. installation January 4.
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Star of the West Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Pythian Hall
Breaks hit residence on Thirtieth Street SE and Mount Vernon Ave
A neighbor told police Saturday that several windows were broken at the Joseph Vondracek home on Thirtieth Street and Mount Vernon Avenue SE while the Vondraceks were away.
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Joseph Vondracek
Thirtieth Street
Mount Vernon Avenue
Vondraceks
Car Stolen From Bell Avenue Spot Near Sixteenth Ave
Milo Teply of Bell avenue SW told police the tan Auburn coupe was stolen Friday at 5 p.m. from a B street near Sixteenth avenue SW. He initially didn’t report the theft thinking a friend borrowed the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milo Teply
Bell Avenue
Sixteenth Avenue SW
Teply
Cedar Rapids Family Visits Lincoln for Mother's Recovery
Mrs. Sam Miller Mrs. Harod Kehne Miss Wiltrude Cherry and Robert Cherry returned from Lincoln Nebraska where their mother Mrs A C Cherry is con valescing after a major operation at St Elizabeths hospital Mrs Robert Cherry came home earlier in the week Mr and Mrs A C Cherry formerly lived at 1545 Washington avenue SE Cedar Rapids
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Sam Miller
Harod Kehne
Wiltrude Cherry
Robert Cherry
Lincoln
Neb
A. C. Cherry
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Washington Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Missing Purse Recovered After Interurban Station Find
Mrs Belle Overmeyer reported a purse stolen from the Interurban station women's rest room on Thursday. Mar cella Lekin of Twenty-ninth avenue and J street SW turned the purse to police after finding it at the station with the reported five dollars. A mechanical pencil was missing.
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Belle Overmeyer
Elizabeth Avenue
Marcella Lekin
Twenty-ninth Avenue
J Street
Baby Born On Bridge Linking Two Towns
The infant daughter of Joseph and Lucille Thorpe was born Christmas Day on the bridge linking Rennselaer and Albany as parents rushed toward an Albany hospital. The child will grow up without a home city.
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Rennselaer, N. Y
INS
Joseph
Lucille Thorpe
Rennselaer
Albany
Beaton Brings Wallis Simpson Portraits To New York Exhibit
Cecil Beaton, British artist and photographer, arrives in New York to open at Carroll Carstairs gallery a show of likenesses of Wallis Simpson, the woman whom Edward VIII wed. Beaton recalls altering her hair dips and notes her immaculate grooming and evolving beauty.
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New York
Cecil Beaton
London
Beaton
New Year Party Buffett Ideas and Classic Chili Supper
A guide to hosting a New Year’s buffet using leftovers from Christmas. Outlining a chili supper as a centerpiece and detailing a cranberry orange gelatin dessert with apples. Includes recipes for red beans chili and a cranberry apple mold salad with cream mayonnaise.
Smorgasbord Snacks for Hostesses Delights and Servings
A descriptive guide to catering trays for gatherings noting variety and ease. It outlines multiple small finger foods such as cheeses, meats, olives, and garnishes, plus cold fish dishes and pickled items. Suggestions include stuffed eggs, cold turkey with ham, salami and liverwurst, dried beef rolls, assorted cheeses, sardines, vegetables, and breads.
Very best refreshments sandwiches
A note highlights sandwiches as the easiest and most attractive choice for refreshments, praised for their appeal and simplicity.
Conspirators In Baby Case Jailed In St Louis
Four conspirators in the Gift of God baby hoax were jailed after a federal jury found them guilty of mail fraud. Lead figure Mrs Nellie Muench received 10 years plus a 5000 dollar fine. Dr Ludwig Muench eight years. Wilfred Jones ten years. Mrs Helen Berroyer five years. The group claimed Miss Ware bore a child awarded to her by court order and sought funds from Dr Marsh Pittman.
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ST. Louis
Nellie Tipton Muench
Anna Ware
Muench
George H. Moore
Missouri Supreme Court
Miss Ware
Ludwig O. Muench
Wilfred Jones
Helen Berroyer
Marsh Pittman
Man Injured by Plane Propeller at Bettis Airport
William Guzzey, 19, stepped back into a spinning propeller on an idling aircraft at Bettis airport in Pittsburgh. The propeller was knocked off but he suffered only a head cut and signed his own release at the hospital refusing observation.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Mr. Ripley
William Guzzey
Bettis
Guzzey
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Charles P. Nutter
Marx
Engels
Lenin
Anne Adams
Cédar Rapids Gazette
17Th St
Iowa Statehouse
Soliders
Pershing
Dr. Naibert
Chiropractor
Paramount Bldg
Oldrich Kremenak
Emily Hermanek
Chicago
Associated Press
A. L. Taylor
Chamber of Commerce
Canopus Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Margaret Graham
Elmhurst Drive
St. Luke’s Hospital
Elery A. Turner Agency, Inc
Dempsy Jones
Elery A. Turner
Townsend Clubs
Marion
Ben Hur Hall
Owen Kennedy
E Avenue NE
William McGovern
Catherine
Monti
Elizabeth Deagan
Frances MccArdle
Marguerite Rahe
Waterloo
James Rahe
North Platte, Neb
Marian Rahe
St. Paul, Minn
Mrs
H. E. Rahe
Fourth Avenue SE
I. B. McGladrey
Rotary Club
Rollie Williams
University of Iowa
Wally
America
Mrs. Simpson
NEW Year Buffet
Neumode
Second Street
Elmer Young
Cadow
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