More French Troops To Go To Indo China
Paris reports the French government will rush 9 000 Foreign Legion troops to Indo China aboard the Ile de France. Minier will be diverted from Cherbourg to Oran to gather troops for Hanoi fighting. The Duquesne cruise with crack parachute troops is en route, with more contingents aboard the Bearn.
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Paris
Foreign Legion
Indo-China
Ile de France
North Africa
Cherbourg
Oran
Duquesne
Bearn
Hanoi
Huston plans new Moby Dick remake with adventure drama
Louella Parsons notes John Huston will refilm Moby Dick as an adventure drama faithful to the Melville tale. Sam Wood, in Europe after Ivy, expects Gary Cooper to accept The World in His Arms and Jimmie Stewart to star in State of the Union. Fields’ death is reported with disbelief.
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Hollywood
INS
Sam ‘Wood
Europe
Ivy
Gary Cooper
Rex Beach
Sam
Cooper
Gary
Russia
Jimmie Stewart
John Huston
New York
Herman Melville
John
John Barrymore
Huston
Louella's life stories and Hollywood tidbits
A nostalgic column recalls veteran performer Bill, who joked about nearing death yet stayed resilient, and mentions Gene Fowler drafting his life story. Snippets cover Claudette Colbert gifting her doctor husband a plane, Gabby Hayes declining a shaved beard, Wally Westmore's rubber mask quest, Tyrone Power returning South American gems, and a ring for Annabella’s daughter.
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Hollywood
Claudette Colbert
Joel Pressman
Gabby Hayes
Pine-Thomas
Gabby
Wally Westmore
Tyrone Power
South America
Laykin
The Time Place and the Girl at Paramount Theatre
Times show announced by theater management with schedule for Paramount includes The Time the Place and the Girl at 1 20 5 35 7 40 9 45 and short subjects at 1 15 3 05 5 10 7 20 9 25.
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Gazette
Echoduls Paramount
Iowa
Rialto
Frank James
Marion
Anna
Siam
Sioux City teen sent to Eldora for forgeries
District Judge D C Browning ordered a 15 year old Sioux City boy committed to Eldora state training school for boys for forging six checks to obtain 655 dollars in cash and merchandise. He admitted the forgeries and was arrested in a hotel room after a rifle was pointed at officers. a detective knocked the gun aside.
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Sioux City
D. C. Browning
Eldora
Fair Demand Lifts Hogs in Chicago Market
Unofficial livestock estimates show Monday supplies at cattle 15,000 hogs 13,000 sheep 8,000. Chicago market reports indicate fair demand and limited hog supply with prices generally 50 cents higher, most sales $21.50 to $22.75, top $23. receipts at Chicago Livestock show hogs steady with top $22.50, cattle and sheep varied gains and steady sales across Sioux City Omaha and Kansas City markets with week’s highs and mixed feeds.
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Chicago
INS
Sioux City
IUP
USDA
Omaha
Kansas City
The Poet of the People Edgar A Guest New Year Verse
Edgar A Guest offers a reflective New Year verse about happiness. He questions whether fortune brings joy and contrasts external sentiment with inner peace. The poem contemplates sorrow, loss, and resilience as time passes and life moves forward.
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Edgar A. Guest
the Poet of
the People
Cedar Rapids hog and cattle market prices rise sharply
Prices on the Cedar Rapids hog market rose up to 50 cents, with top prime butchers at 21.00 and packers at 18.75. The reports list varying weights and classifications for hogs, cattle, calves, sheep, hides, poultry and produce, plus Wisconsin and California markets and Iowa hog receipts at Des Moines.
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Cedar Rapids
I Prime
Iowa
Des Moines
INS
Minnesota
TIOG
Usda!—Butchers
Waterloo
Ottumwa
Austin Mason
Wall Street Mixed as Declines Linger on After Opening Rally
Stocks softened near the close after a fairly active start as selective recoveries persisted on Saturday. Volume hovered near 500,000 shares, with the Dow Jones averages showing fractional moves. note prominent listings and quotes from Adams Express to Westinghouse reflect a subdued session in New York trading.
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New York
Grains Ease on Dull Exchange
Grain futures moved lower in quiet trading with wheat near unchanged, corn slipping up to 1 percent, and oats dropping as much as 0.04 to 0.01. March barley fell about 1.34, while various grain and seed prices appeared in a scrambled Chicago market report.
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Chicago
Chicago Produce Prices Inconsistent and Obscure
Chicago market notes show nominal stability across produce items with varied price codes for butter eggs cheese and Swiss milk. Listings include multiple grade scores and miscellaneous stand ard item codes, but legible values and consist ent pricing are limited by fragmented OCR text.
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Chicago
Raymond McCallister Honored At Breakfast Event
Cedar Rapids Marion Council of Churches and Cedar Rapids Ministerial Association honored the Rev Raymond McCallister of Webster Groves Missouri president of the Missouri Council of Churches and Mrs McCallister at a breakfast Saturday at the Roosevelt hotel Russell Knapp council president and the Rev Carroll C Roberts presided The Rev Mr McCallister spoke on the Missouri council work and the St Louis metropolitan area ministerial assembly
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Cedar Rapids- Marion
Sisters of Mercy Annual Mid Winter Retreat Held
The Rev Father Hugo J Gerleman of the Society of Jesuits will conduct the Sisters of Mercy mid winter retreat at Sacred Heart convent from Sunday through Tuesday. Gerleman teaches classical languages at St Stanislaus seminary Florissant Mo and formerly taught Latin and Greek at Regis College Denver. He is brother to Fathers Louis Gerleman of North Washington Iowa and Victor Gerleman chaplain at St Francis hospital Waterloo.
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Hugo J Gerleman
Society of Jesuits
Sisters of Mercy
Sacred Heart Convent
Gerleman
St Stanislaus Seminary
Florissant
Regis College
Denver
Colo
Louis Gerleman
North Washington
Iowa
Victor Gerleman
St. Francis Hospital
Jin
Waterloo
Hart Ordered Back to Fort Madison Prison
DES MOINES Iowa 77 year old Charles Hart who escaped from an Iowa prison more than 50 years ago will finish his term at Fort Madison after the state board of control instructed Warden Percy Lainson to accept him. Hart had been housed in the county jail since his surrender the day before Christmas.
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Des Moines
INS
Charles Hart
Iowa
Fort Madison
State Board of Control
Percy Lainson
Hart
Tea and fashion show for foreign war brides at Allegheny College
Meadvill e Pa. Allegheny College students staged a tea and style show for foreign war brides. The brides enjoyed the fashion display but declined a second cup of tea. one English bride noted their tea is usually much stronger.
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Meadville
Allegheny ‘College
Marion News Luncheon guests and holiday visiting list
Mrs N A Baker and Mrs Clara Wilson hosted a Friday luncheon at 816 Ninth avenue with guests from Ames Cedar Rapids and Des Moines. Attendees included Miss Martha Ann Young and Dr H O Young, Earl Wilson of Lisbon, and many relatives. The social notices list numerous Christmas and New Year visits among Marion residents and relatives in Iowa.
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N. A. Baker
Clara Wilson
Ninth Avenue
Baker
Wilson
H. P. Kline
Iowa City
Elbert Kline
Lee Beasley
Marshalltown
Alvin Kline
Des Moines
Robert Kline
Ames Alsoere
Bill Meyer
St Louis Mo
Martha Ann Young
H O Young
Gilbert Voorhies
Voorhies
Frank Godfrey
Prairie Chapel Sunday Services and Sabbath Observances
Morning worship at 9 30 a m. Church service at 8 30 and 10 30. Officers of church council to be installed at the first service. Sunday school begins at 10 a m. Morning worship at 11 a m. Epworth league 7 30 p m. Seventh Day Church of God on Sixth Street at Ninth Avenue. Elder Lawrence Christensen to conduct services. Sabbath school Saturday 10 30 a m. Preaching follows.
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Church Council
Prairie Chapel
A. B
Curran
Epworth League
Seventh Day Church of God
Sixth Street
Ninth Avenue
Lawrence Christensen
Prices Rise Before Drop Warned by Economist
Chicago report cites economist Dr Melchoir Palyi saying prices continue upward as money supply and velocity grow. He highlights lagging auto and raw material prices catching up, wage gains, and high demand under near full employment, warning deflation will come only when banks curb lending.
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Chicago
Melchoir Palyi
Reichsbank
Palyi
Germany
Central Life Insurance Company
America
Deutsche Bank of Berlin
Federal Reserve
Area church schedules list services and events
A column of church notices lists worship times Bible schools and special events for Marion churches including Baptist Catholic Christian Congregational Free Methodist Methodist Presbyterian and Lutheran. It notes Rev Charles Moore Rev Vernon H Carter Rev J McElliott Rev E J Wykle Rev Carl Cunningham Rev James Gable Rev CV DeJong Rev Carl T Wuerffel and other leaders with service times and a farewell dinner for the Rev Carter set for 6 30 pm.
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Charles Moore
Bible School
Q. St. Joseph's Catholic
J McElliott
Vernon H' Carter
Jesus Christ
Mr Carter
Clarinda Christian Youth
James P Gable
CV. R. DeJong
Church School
Leland Auld
Westminster Fellowship
Donna Shaw
St. Paul's Lutheran
Carl T. Wuerffel
Distribution of Gas Tax Money Again Delayed
Iowa Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Stanley W Plank's motion to stay allocation of nearly 7 million dollars from the fourth cent gasoline tax. The funds, held in two Iowa City banks during court challenges, were ready for distribution to counties and towns after the court previously ruled the tax constitutional. The delay follows Plank's suit questioning the law's constitutionality and seeks to pause distribution until the full court can hear the appeal.
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DES Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Stanley W Plank
Kalona Farmer
Theodore G. Garfield
Oscar Hale
Iowa City
John M. Grimes
Plank
Walt Linder Veteran Horse Trainer Dead
Charles Walt Linder aged 70 died at Mercy hospital following a weeklong illness on Christmas morning. A veteran horse trainer for nearly five decades, he worked for leading stables nationwide and retired about a year ago due to ill health. Survived by daughter Mrs Roy Stevens of Mason City and four sons James of Waverly George Donald and John all of Oelwein, plus two sisters Elizabeth Linder and Mrs Hattie Buchanan of Seattle.
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Oelwein
Charles
Walt
Linder
Mercy Hospital
Roy Stevens
Mason City
James
Waverly
George
Donald
John
Elizabeth Linder
Hattie Buchanan
Seattle
Farm Auction Chronicle Notes and Equipment List for Sale
At 11 A.M. 46 head of cattle including 38 purebred Duroc hogs and 80 Barred Rock pullets are offered along with 3 500 bushels yellow corn 400 bushels Boone County corn 20 tons clover hay and bale straw. Machinery includes a John Deere Model B tractor with lift Monroe seat and overhauled, a 52 tine-bottom plow, a 16 ft disc, 20 ft harrow, 4 row corn planter with hill drop, 50 rods planter wire, a No. 8 power mower, a hay loader, a side rake and a manure spreader. All hogs vaccinated. Sale features varied livestock and farming equipment from a single farm auction.
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Slereford
Farrow
Boone Ontas
John Deere
Monroe
Mc Deering
Trasuc
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Walter Brennan
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Raymond McCallister
Lainson
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Needlecraft Dept
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Marion News
E S Vanderlinden
Max Vanderlinden
David Loren
Osceola
Milo C Vanderlinden
L. M . Wilkinson
Bertha G Barnes
Twenty-second Street
Floyd G. Sauson
C L de Wald
Slauson
Ralph Smith
Jesse Crim
Lafayette
Ind
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Friends
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Elsie Bender
Lee Peck
E Beavers
Fort Smith, Ark
J B Gerrans
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Norma Biddick
A. Stamny
Long Beach Calif
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Fifth Avenue
Alan Richardson
Denton
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St Louis
Charles Nelson
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Vinton
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Walt” Linder
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Edna
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