YWCA to Offer Adult Classes Beginning March 1
YWCA cedar rapids announces adult education courses covering culture and practical subjects. The plan grew from a dinner meeting of the membership committee with March 1 set as the opening date. Courses include literature, arts appreciation, music, physical education, and home economics led by local members and instructors from nearby universities.
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Cedar Rapids
YWCA
Ywoc OA
R F Judson
Univers.ts
Lansingtan
Ccd
Ec Aton Muse Literary
eCus Educatior Buvlef
Flamertarm
Esteus Swen
Anna Marie de Caste
Russell Knapp
Ida
West Liberty telephone outage spans town and rural lines
Water dampness caused by a leaking cable left over 100 phones in West Liberty and fifteen rural lines out Tuesday. Repair crews from Davenport and Iowa City expected to restore service by Wednesday with permanent fixes by week’s end.
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West Liberty
Telephone Company
Davenport
Bell Telephone Company
Iowa City
Obscure Family Notes From Cedar Rapids
A fragmentary obituary style item mentions Jenn Guests, Ned and Mauss Vera Kunkaid, Mrs Lester Kire of Kewons, and also references Cedar Rapids in a deceased or family context. The readable text is garbled and provides limited detail beyond names and place.
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Ard Mes
B.r.t Devs
Jenn
Xere
Lester Kire
Kewons
Wes Son
Ned
Mauss Vera Kunkaid
Cedar Rapids
PTA Founders Day Program At Big Springs School
A Big Springs school PTA program Friday honors Founders Day with the mothers chorus performing Together Song and Parent Load United. Mrs L C Schuknecht discusses Founders Day and Mrs Robert F Erickson covers The Future of PTA. A candle lighting service closes the program and refreshments follow the social hour inviting all charter members and past presidents.
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Big Springs
Parent- Teacher Association
Mothers Chorus
L C Schuknecht
Robert F Erickson
PTA
Mothers’ Chorus
Parent Load United
Association
Par ents Teacher association meeting rescheduled
The Dairy Dale Parents Teachers meeting planned for February 15 is postponed to February 22 due to a benefit dance set for February 16.
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Dairy Dale Parents Teacher Association
George Foster and Mrs Leona Burris to Wed
George Foster of Cedar Rapids and Mrs Leona Burris of Maquoketa announced their forthcoming marriage. The couple dined at the Roosevelt home with eighteen guests invited to a wedding reception including members of a local lodge. Foster, a longtime Quaker Oats chief clerk, plans a future ceremony.
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George Foster
Leona Burris
Maquoketa
Leona Borris
Mequoketa
Ceder Rapids
Roosevelt Hom
Othe West
Burris
Foster
Terry Johnson
St Joseph
Quaker Oats Company
Hall Family Heads South For Winter Residence Tour
Mr and Mrs Howard Hall depart by car from 224 Crescent Drive SE with Mrs Margaret Hall and her son and daughter in law for a month's stay in Florida visiting St Petersburg and Miami and other winter resorts.
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Howard Hall
Crescent Drive
Florida
St Petersburg
Miami
Margaret Hall
Park Terrace SE
Keota Couple Wed at Nashua Little Brown Church
Myrtle Smith of Martinsburg married Kenneth E. Bell of Keota in the Little Brown Church at Nashua on February 7. Officiating was Rev. William Kent. The bride is Beryl Smith’s daughter and a Ottumwa business college graduate who worked in Fairfield last year. The groom is Melvin Bell’s son, an Iowa State and Ottumwa business college alumnus. They will settle on a farm near Keota.
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Keota
Myrtle Smith
Martinsburg
Kenneth E. Bell
Little Brown
Nashua
William Kent
Bell
Beryl Smith
Ottumwa
Fairfield
Melvin Bell
Iowa State College and Business College
Shellsburg High Declamatory Contest Set for Feb 18
SHNELLSBURG The Shells burg high school declamatory contest will be held Feb 18. Contestants include Oratorical Virginia Harless Marcella Swanson Ivan Kibbe Dramatic Leone Chit lick Hazel Du Fresne Betty Pangburn Humorous Wahneta Robbins Katherine Bergen Helen Lubbock.
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Shnellsburg
Shellsburg High School
Virginia Harless
Marcella Swanson
Ivan Kibbe
Leone Chitlick
Hazel du Fresne
Betty Pangburn
Wahneta Robbins
Katherine Bergen
Helen Lubbock
Northwest district declamatory contest results at Methodist Church
At the Methodist church the northwest district declamatory contest judged by Prof. Harry Barnes of the University of Iowa featured six dramatic contestants led by Irene Shebetka of Monroe township as first and Pauline Means of Madison second. In humor class Rita Cerhan of Madison won first with George Neitderhisar of Madison taking second.
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Nortil Liberty
Methodist Church
Northwest District
Harry Barnes
University of Iowa
Irene Shebetka
Monroe Town
Pauline Means
Madison
Rita Cerhan
Secord
George Neitderhisar
Marion Trio Held For Investigation In Chicken Theft
Three Marion men Pete Breen 28 Lee Williams 23 and Woon Van Houweling 82 were jailed by Sheriff James Smith and Deputy Larry Condon as suspects in a Feb 9 theft of chickens from D F Miller’s farm near Cedar Rapids. Van Houweling reportedly confessed to a Jan 6 car theft, while all three with records were tied to the Miller chickens traced to Springsdale dealers. The county sheriff’s office filed no formal charge yet but continued inquiry into related breakings.
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Pete Breen
Lee Williams
Woon van Houweling
Marion
James Smith
Larry Condon
Chickes
D Fo Miller
Cedir Rapids
Sherif South
Bicon
van Houweling
Smith
Heraff
What's In Fashion New Afternoon Frocks Streamlined
The piece describes spring afternoon dresses with soft streamlined silhouettes and gentle necklines. Pleats create softness on bodices and skirts, with Grecian influence and varied sleeve fullness. Color pairings include navy with pink, brown with lemon, and green with yellow. Tomorrow previews new spring silhouette ideas.
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New York
Macon built in 15 months at cost of 2 450 000
Congress appropriated 2 450 000 for the construction of the Macon. The giant airship was completed in fifteen months at the Goodyear Zeppelin factory in Akron Ohio. On March 12 1933 Mrs Jeannette Whitton Moffett christened the craft named ZRES 5. The Macon's home at Sunnyvale California was named Moffett Field in honor of Rear Admiral William A Moffett.
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San Francisco
INS
Congress
Goodyear-Zeppelin
Akron
Ohio
Jeannette Whitton Moffett
William A. Moffett
Macon
Sunnyvale
Calif
Wiles
Moffett
Baby Boy Dies After Esophagus Narrowing
Fifteen day old Robert Jenkins died in Granite City Illinois after prolonged inability to take nourishment due to a strictured esophagus. The infant's life ended Wednesday as doctors failed to relieve the condition.
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Granite City, IH
Ins
Robert Jenkins
Can't Buy Auto Sparks Divorce Bid
St Louis based George P. Manley files for divorce claiming his wife urged him to buy a new car causing sleepless nights and a near nervous breakdown, prompting him to leave home.
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ST Louis
George P. Manley
Emery W. Pratt Civil War Vet of Waukon Dies at 91
Emery W. Pratt 91 longtime Waukon resident and last surviving Civil War veteran in Allamakee County died Monday at his son R J Pratt’s home. Born August 9 1843 in Dover Missouri he served with the Thirty sixth Illinois infantry and fought at Pea Ridge Champion Hill Lookout Mountain Missionary Ridge endured wounds and near death. He married Martha Shew November 22 1865 and left a large family including five living children and many grandchildren great grandchildren. Funeral services will be Thursday at the R J Pratt home with burial in Oakland Cemetery honoring his military service.
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Grundy Center
R. W. Hasner
Independence
J. H. Stein
Reinbeck
Stein
Washington
New Haven
Frank
Swickard
Dutch Creek Township
Washington County
Matheas Swickard
Dorothy Ott
Mary Carkuff
Kansas
Sunset Park
Elmer
C W. Klein
Merle LeFever
West Chester
Maynard
Edward Talcott
Purley Jennison
Masonic Lodge
Talcott
Mr. Talcott
Thompson
Ohio
Fitz Henry
Elmira Ann Talcott
Wisconsin
Allyra
Fayette County
Fannie Strong
Alpha
Smithfield Township
Center Township
Mira Bark
Stanley
Frank Talcott
Long Beach
Ettie Burnside
Waucoma
Williamsburg
Richard Plighmann
Edward
Conroy Land
Jouan
Dorris Steffen Plugh- Moony
Sumner Township
Hills Township
Conwy
Henry Geiger
Come
Tive
Arthur
Coutoy
Henry
P. H. Hoepfner
R. P Lewis
Fred Bacon
David Wells
Benjamin Lee Jellings
Roy Binning
William A. Otto
Randalia
West Union
Harry Fritz
Bernyl Wells
Milton Marting
Alvin Thoreson
Floyd Nefsgar
J. F. Dirks
Gordon Shepard
Vern Pratt
LA Porte City
Mattie Fry
Jesse Bond
Fry
M. Fritzinger
Devena
Otto Fry
Pauline
Clyde Howery
A J. Howery
Evelyn
Beth
Clayton Hoel
Ivan Penrose
Lloyd Mills
Laurence Kline
Waterloo
Gerald Howery
Plainfield
Martha Wescot
Josiah Fry
Garnet Olive
Frances Brown
Ruth Bisbee
Jean McChane
Russell Mizner
Elmer Grieder
Lucille Lee
L. J. Robertson Earlville
Dorice Diesch
John Diesch
Earlville
Archie Maxwell
Nellie Maxwell
Manchester
Mr. Moore
Diamond
Watkins
Watkins Community Club
Lucille Haddy
Ray Walters
Arlene Woods
Joe Oberrenter
Donald Spiker
Billie Brecht
Viola Sampson
Joe Downes
James Newton
Troy Mills
Parent- Teacher Association
Maude Love
Cedar Rapids
William Guthrin
Odd Fellows Lodge
J W Woodside
Leslie Rowe
Roy Mentzer
C N, Rowe
Emmett Shaffer
C I. Hermann
G. E
Sievert Sievertsen
Gazette
Waukon
Emery W. Pratt
R. J. Pratt
Azel Pratt
Dover
Moo
Boston
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Makee
Pratt
Thirty- Sixth
Illinois Infantry
Pea Ridge
Ark
Champion Hill
Lookout Mountain
Missionary Ridge
Mary Jackson
Chana
Allamakee County
R. L. van Nice
Oakland Cemetery
Kennedy couple injured in rear-end collision on Highway 30
Mr and Mrs J D Kennedy of 1335 Second Avenue SE suffered slight back injuries at 3 45 pm Tuesday when their car was struck from the rear near the west city limits on Highway 30 by a laundry truck driven by Thomas Young of 621 Fourteenth Street SE. No one else was injured.
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James D. Kennedy
Second Avenue SE
Highway 30
Thomas Young
Fourteenth Street
Decorah Forger Passes Checks at local stores
A Decorah man using the name C. A. Carlson passed checks totaling 12.50 on Monday at Coast-to-Coast A and P and Gamble stores. He was described as middle aged with a dark complexion, wearing overalls and a leather jacket.
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Decorah
C. A. Carlson
P., and Gamble
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