Miss Hickok and Turnbull Pre-Nuptial Luncheon Held
The final pre wedding event for Mary Louise Hickok and James Lelon Turnbull was a luncheon at the Cedar Rapids Country Club hosted by Prof. and Mrs. J F. Yothers. Guests included Dr. and Mrs. Charles T. Hickok, Miss Eliza Hickok, Mrs. Nettie Turnbull of Waterloo, and other friends from Toledo Des Moines and Belle Plaine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Louise Hickok
James Lelon Turnbull
First Congregational Church
Cedar Rapids Country Club
J F. Yothers
Fourth Avenue SE
Charles T. Hickok
Eliza Hickok
Nettie Turnbull
Waterloo
E. E. Nickirk
Aliss Nancy Turner
Toledo
Ohio
Ethel Ryan
Evelyn Street
Philip and
Esther Yothers
Evelyn Mansfield
Belle Plaine
Helen Mitchell
Des Moines
Louis D. Burkhalter, Jr
Morokoff to be Honored at Cedar Rapids Dinner
Paul Morokoff of New York City visiting Cedar Rapids will be complimented at a 7 pm dinner tonight at the Roosevelt hotel hosted by the Maddigan School of Music. Covers will be laid for forty. Miss Irene Smith and her eight girl orchestra will provide music during dinner. Morokoff, a Shubert producer, departs for New York Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Morokoff
New York City
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt Hotel
Maddigan School of Music
Irene Smith
Morokoff
The
Shuberts
New York
Doris Hepler’s Thirteenth Birthday Party
Mrs G A Hepler hosted a birthday party for her daughter Doris with several girls at 310 Sixth Ave SW. Games and refreshments followed the celebration. prizes went to Helen Parsons Anna Mae Melsa and Lorra ine Trueblood. Attendees included Betty Jane Thomas Dorothea White Gloria Franks Kathleen Hurlibut Grace Fisher Ruby Mendel DeLite May Kathryn Stewart Idras Wyatt and Eleanor Thomas. Mrs Hepler was assisted by her daughter Mrs Melvin Cronbaugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Hepler
Sixth Avenue SW
Doris
Helen Parsons
Anna Mae Melsa
Lorraine Trueblood
Betty Jane Thomas
Dorothea White
Gloria Franks
Kathleen Hurlibut
Grace Fisher
Ruby Mendel
DeLite May
Kathryn Stewart
Idras Wyatt
Eleanor Thomas
Bridge Party At 1211 Sixth Street Hosts Prizes
Miss Margaret Meyn entertained friends Friday evening with a bridge party at her home 1211 Sixth Street NW. Solo dances and piano accordion music highlighted the evening before refreshments. Prizes went to Miss Wilma Wells and Mrs. Vernon Sten. Guests included Misses Ruby Carlson Thelma Cherry Eleonore Havorka Olga Hradecky Anne Kriz Roma Mac Sabin Wilma Wells and Mrs. Vernon Ilten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Meyn
Sixth Street
Wilma Wells
Vernon Sten
Ruby Carlson
Thelma Cherry
Eleanor Havorka
Olga Hradecky
Anne Kriz
Roma Mac Sabin
Vernon Ilten
Camp Fire group luncheon at guardian's home and skating
Members of the Ehatoah Camp Fire group enjoyed a luncheon Thursday at guardian Mrs. E. W DeNio s home 1932 Fourth avenue SE. In the afternoon the group went ice skating. The party included assistant guardian Betty Whipple Lois Harris Virginia Dodds June DeNio Jean Andérle Mary Hall Ruth Allen Peggy Young and Jean Wodtke of Charles City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ehatoah
E. W DeNio
Fourth Avenue SE
Guardian
Betty Whipple
Lois Harris
Virginia Dodds
June
DeNio
Jean Andérle
Mary Hall
Ruth Allen
Peggy Young
Jean Wodtke
Charles City
Shower for Mrs Kinchner compliments bride Marie Spina
Mrs F Spina Jr and Mrs C O Nemecek hosted a Friday evening shower for bride to be Mrs F C Kinchner at Kinchner home. Guests included Mesdames Beatty Hajka Cooper Zobl Kroupa White Maish and others with gifts sent by Prochaska Vitek Easker Janeba Prochaska W Prochaska and Votava. Fifteen members of the Wednesday Czech group arrived with a surprise gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Spina, Jr
C. O Nemecek
F. C. Kinchner
Mesdaines C. Beatty
J. Hajka
R. Cooper
N. Zobl
J. Kroupa
A. White
E. Maish
Kinchner
F. Spina
C. Matthews
Lillian Prochaska
Wilma Maish
G. Winchell
F. White
A. Clymer
F. Kinechner
Mesdames
J. Prochaska
J Vitek
C. Easker
J. Janeba
W. Prochaska
C. Votava
Elsie Lovi
Beulah
Just Folks by Edgar A Guest
Fragmented verse notes the old year nearing its end and December’s toll. The speaker muses on hardship and endurance, urging cautious optimism for the coming year despite past struggles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EDGAR_A. GUEST
McMann Youth Confesses to Murder in Rapids
AP reports William McMann, 20, an electrician, signed a written confession to killing Margaret Peevey, 22, a deaf mute in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He claimed she never knew why he killed her and suggested she played a dirty trick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LOS Angele
William Mcsaid
Tha Mann
Margaret Peevey
Rand Rapids
Mich
Reed
Margaret
Malta Chapter Officers Holiday Party Review
Sixty officers and committee members of the Malta chapter Order of Eastern Star and spouses attended a holiday gathering at the Masonic hall. Mrs. W. E. Mickel hosted with Mrs. Donald Lackey assisting. The evening featured a picnic supper, community singing, bridge, group games, and festive camaraderie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malta
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
W. E. Mickel
Donald Lackey
Make This Model At Home: Anne Adams Pattern 1742
Unusual neckline details and a thumb nail collar transform a frock. Pattern 1742 features wrap close to the throat, snappy buttons, raglan sleeves, and fabric guidance for sizes 12 through 40. Email orders to The Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Department NYC. price 15 cents catalog 15 cents, pattern and catalog 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Department
West Seventeenth Street
New York City
Gasoline Strike in Porto Rico Ends After Price Fix
In San Juan Acting Governor Benjamin 3 Horton fixed the price at 20 cents a gallon by proclamation, ending a two day strike and boycott that protested a 25 cent fuel price. Final price to be set before February 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan
Porto Rico
Benjamin
Horton
Byrd Ship Clears Obstructing Weather Approaching Antarctic Circle
The flagship of Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd's Antarctic expedition moved southeastward out of fog and gales and entered the Antarctic circle. Its position was latitude 67.30 south, longitude 133.10 west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiral Byrd
Antarctica
Mackay
Richard E. Byrd
Antarctic
Antarctic Circle
Tammany Out, Sends Guards Into Dugouts
New York reports Tammany Hall’s retreat from City Hall after twenty years of control. In the weeks after the November ouster, new appointments and pensions were issued to secure loyalty, including McQuade to the corporation counsel at 7000 dollars a year, 468 workers given two year tenure, and pension boosts for officials such as McQuade and Dwyer. Budget deficits and new city costs followed, with pensions, fire department expansions, and omnibus franchises granted before Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tammany
Old Guard
City Hall
Fiorello la Guardia
Francis X. McQuade
Corporation Counsel
McQuade
Samuel Sea
Seabury
Board of Aldermen
John P. O'Brien
John F. Curry
Board of Estimate
Thomas F. Dwyer
Joseph W. McKee
Hesterberg
Brooklyn
Board of Water Supply
Fire Department
Roosevelt Seeks Trade Plan To Broaden Tariff Reach
President Roosevelt moves to present a plan for reciprocal trade pacts to Congress. The program would let the United States open tariff walls via individual treaties without Senate ratification of each pact. A key item is a model reciprocity treaty with Colombia offering two years of duty free coffee in exchange for concessions on American products. Additional negotiations include Sweden Portugal and Argentina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
United States
Senate
Capitol
White House
St. Lawrence
Sweden
Portugal
Argentina
Frank L. Dame Dies Former Public Utilities Leader
Frank L. Dame 66 longtime head of Public Utilities Holding Unit and chair of the North American company died at home after an apoplectic stroke. He joined North American in 1920 rising to president and, last year, chairman. Survived by wife and three sons. Funeral services planned for Monday afternoon. The note adds confusing line about the weight of a cubic foot of sugar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
INS
Frank L. Dame
North American Company
Public Utility Holding Company
Vancouver
Seattle
Portland
Ore
Prima Donna Puzzle Answers Revealed Across Clues
A crossword style list provides solutions for both across and down clues. Entries include names like MIAIE and various terms such as European elk and nobleman, with notes like afternoon meal and temperature divisions of the earth.
Fun Frolic At Iowa New Year's Eve Show
The Iowa theater celebrates 1934 with a gala New Year's Eve midnight show headlined by the musical extravaganza Flying Down to Rio. Dolores Del Rio Gene Raymond Paul Robson Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire headline with 200 dancers. Extra: Charlotte Ahlgren as guest organist playing Song Hits of 1933.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Rio
Vincent “Youmans
Carioca
Dolores del Rio
Gene Raymond
Paul Roubien
Ginger Rogers
Fred Astaire
Carixe
A. H. Talbot
Charlotte Ahlgren
Barton
10 20 30 Years Ago In The Gazette
A Cedar Rapids native Arthur H Gleason died in Washington D C. Rev A E B Kernahan promotes a new evangelism method in Cedar Rapids doubling parishioners at Rev L W Soule church with 114 new members. Leo Novak of Washington High may take athletic director post at Hamline University in St Paul. The Lottery Man played at Greene's Opera House. Master H C Ringj represented the Grand Master at I O O F hall dedication in Epworth. Mrs Joseph Mekota named American representative to Cosmopolitan clubs international convention in Montevideo Uruguay. The Wizard of the Nile performed at Greene's Opera House for Nina Chapman Bessie Chapman and Josephine Munholland of Cedar Rapids. Iroquois Theater fire claims over 550 lives. Will Hanright narrowly escapes. Miss Mary Rubek and Robert Lof tus wed at Immaculate Conception Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur H. Gleason
Helen Hayes Gleason
Cedar Rapids
Washington, D. C
A. E B. Kernahan
L. W. Soule
Leo Novak
Washington High School
St Paul
Minn
Hamline University
Greenes’ Opera House
H. C. Ring J
Epworth
I. Co. O. F. Hall
Joseph Mekota
Montevideo
Uruguay
Greene's Opera House
Nina
Bessie Chapman
Josephine Munholland
Chicago
Will Hanright
Mary Rubek
Robert Loftus
Immaculate Conception Church
Dean Gunn
Notice of Probate of Will in Linn County Iowa
Notice is hereby given that on January 12 1934 at 9 oclock A M an instrument purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of James M Stewart late of Linn County deceased will come on for hearing before the District Court Cedar Rapids Iowa for the proof and admission of same to probate Dated Cedar Rapids Iowa December 29 1933 Edwin W Landouist Clerk District Court Donnelly Lynch Anderson Lynch Attorneys
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
James M Stewart
Said County
District Court
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Nancy Page Reorganizes Holiday Chaos for Page Children
Nancy Page rescues a tensed family by trimming toys to three favorites per child, staging outdoor play, a simple luncheon, naps, and a quiet evening routine. She monitors moods, enforces rest, and ends the day with stories and a calm bedtime, restoring normalcy by morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois
Page
Joan
Peter Page
Susan
Nancy
Peter
Poor Pa by Claude Callan
A domestic drama centered on Ma who treats Lucy's poor relatives well not from pity but to learn their secrets. The excerpt hints at family dynamics and the motive to uncover Lucy's misdeeds through relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poor PA
Claude Callan
Lucy
Wallace Warns Science May Double Its Production of Wealth
Wallace warns a science driven civilization faces oblivion if material progress dominates. He cites World War experience and warns profits and capital allocation must embrace broader studies like philosophy and poetry, lest civilization regress or stagnate into a new form akin to a modern Middle Ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Boston
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Henry A. Wallace
U. S. Secretary of Agriculture
Association On Agriculture and Engineering
Spengler
Hypodermic Palinaesthesia Promises Life Recall
Harvard dentist Dr Walter V MacGilvra described a new intravenous hydrochloric acid treatment named palinaesthesia to revive patients near death from anesthesia overdose drowning electric shock or asphyxia. Tested first at Worcester Memorial hospital the method aims to restore life when standard procedures fail and may be extended to alcohol overdose and other emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Walter V. MacGilvra
D. D
Harvard University Dental School
Worcester Memorial Hospital
Macgilyra
MacGilvra
Liars' Club names contenders for 1933 national title
Burlington Wisconsin AP Nine teen thirty three entries from forty states compete in the Liars' Club annual contest with 2 500 liars submitting stories. National champion will be named New Year's Eve and receive a bronze medal in shark skin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Wis
United States
O. C. Hulett
National Liars’ Club
CWA
Phil McCarty
Denver
Colo
McCarty
Hulett
Indiana
Johnson halts banks plan for higher fees nationwide
NRA head Hugh S. Johnson orders immediate suspension of planned increases in bank charges. Banks across the country halt the proposed fee schedules pending Johnson's review, following an unusual misunderstanding that prompted the move amid growing speculation on the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walington
NRA
Hugh S. Johnson
Johnson
Will Rogers Praises Roosevelt Radio Address
Beverly Hills diary notes Roosevelt as a superb radio figure who drew over 100 million new friends by stating the United States will not interfere in South or Central American affairs. The column cites his lines about not sending battleships near friends and avoiding troop landings in Cuba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cazette
Beverly Hills
Calif
Roosevelt
U. S
Cuba
Will
Banking code plan triggers firing of NRA official
The NRA chief denied approving a circulated higher schedule for bank service charges and dismissed Cary N. Weisiger Jr. as deputy administrator in charge of the banking code. The draft proposal, not public, reportedly aimed to meter charges across bank services with per check, per deposit slip, per item fees, and a ten cent minimum for non-depositor cashing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NRA
Code Authority
Clearing House
Johnson
Cary N. Weisiger, Jr
Banking Code Authority
Merchandise Stolen From Loading Dock At Montgomery Ward
A freight clerk at Montgomery Ward and Company 219 Second Street SE reported theft at noon Friday. Thieves took a $20 radio ad and a carton with twenty four pints of top dressing from a loading platform at the rear. Police were notified Friday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery Ward and Company
Second Street SE
Explore Your Mind Author's Notes on Morality and Psychology
A series of Q and A explores motives behind business safety policies, the limits of scientific moral guidance, and human perception. The author discusses Christianity's historical role in fostering brotherhood, gender intuition, and opinions on divorce reform for individuals with tubercular, epileptic, or intellectually disabled conditions.
Warits Formation Guide In Care Of Newspaper
Fragmented OCR notes describe a booklet on warfare formation with terms like welentist and two pace. It mentions a late academic professor and a letter addressed to Dr. Albert Wiseam in care of this newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ubiert
Bride Asks Aid In Search For Missing Husband
Mrs. Betty Reyna of 5240 Avenue NE seeks police help to locate her husband Frank Reyna 20 who disappeared after leaving home with neighbor Rudy Rodriguez 616 C Avenue NE Friday. Reyna is Mexican five feet seven inches tall about 125 pounds with black hair Rodriguez also remains missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Reyna
Avenue NE
Frank Reyna
Farley names Anna Berry acting postmaster at Marquette
Postmaster General James A. Farley announces Anna Berry will serve as acting postmaster in Marquette Iowa effective immediately. Berry fills the vacancy as the federal postal service reorganizes offices and streamlines operations in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James A. Farley
Anna Berry
Marquette
Bridge defense shines in Vanderbilt Cup hand
In the Vanderbilt Cup, Theodore Lightner and Culbertson duel as East and West while North South reach three no trump. Lightner's bold diamond seven return defeats the contract, enabling four diamond tricks. Morehead and the author duplicate the play in four spades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore A. Lightner
Bridge Problem Prompt in a Spade Lead
In a bridge scenario, South should lead a small spade to the second trick. North has at most two hearts, so East holds three hearts. This lead allows South to regain the lead before East can reach game, enabling two heart tricks and thwarting East’s potential diamond and club routes. Avoid reading the Ace of clubs or another spade, as East could hold clubs solid and win many tricks in spades and clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hearta
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Miss Hickok
Miss Meyn
Mrs. Kinchner
Sus Pena
McMann
Byrd
Public Utilities Holding Unit
Young Shoe
Torob
Opera
Land
Miaie Ee
LL Fanes
Balitt
EDWIN _W. LANDOUIST
Clerk District Court
Donnelly, Lynch
Anderson , Lynch
Nancy Page
Florence la Ganke
Liars’ Club
Will Rogers
George Sarton
Q.—Deen
Josephine Culbertson
Mr. Culbertson
Mr. Lightner
North
Lightner
Culbertson
Cedar Rapids Gazette
East
the South
Vas
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