Miss Marian Read Interprets The Old Maid For College Club
Miss Marian Read of Chicago offered a vivid nine character study from Zoe Akins adaptation of Edith Wharton in The Old Maid at the Montrose hotel Terrace room. The event drew two hundred attendees with Inga Tapper welcoming and a social hour hosted by Mrs. C Harve Geiger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Marian Read
Chicago
Zoe Akins
Edith Wharton
College Club
Montrose Hotel
Miss Read
Zeta Phi Eta National Honorary Speech Fraternity
Inga Tapper
C. Harve Geiger
Charles J. Lynch, Jr
Geiger
P. A. Tracy
Jennie Post
Otto Schluter
George van Deusen
John A Bailey Honored On Birthday At Surprise Party
John Albert Bailey was honored at a surprise birthday party Friday evening at the home of Jeanetta Hatfield 1534 Second Avenue SE. Guests included Peggy Bode Marie Dolson Patricia Salter Mavis Nelson Jeanette Hatfield Ames Bromwell Dick Marnette James Brown Charles Russell and James Jensen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Albert Bailey
Jeanetta Hatfield
Second Avenue SE
Peggy Bode
Marie Dolson
Patricia Salter
Mavis Nelson
Jean Killen
Ames Bromwell
Dick Marnette
James Brown
Charles Russell
James Jensen
Sea Scouts Meet at Haase Home Event
Edward Haase hosted Sea Scouts of the S.S.S. Kiwanian at his home on Thirty third Street SE Friday evening. Eighteen attendees enjoyed refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haase
Edward Haase
Thirtythird Street
Sea Scouts of the
S.S.S. Kiwanian
Pivoteers Entertain at Elsie Shimek Home
Miss Elsie Shimek hosted the Pivoteers club at 1837 D Street SW on Wednesday evening. After the business meeting officers were installed and new members initiated, with refreshments served and many members listed as present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Shimek
D Street
Pivoteers Club
Lulu Cacek
Geraldine Hass
Maxine Bendorf
Anna Bohac
Georgia Hach
Edna Hradecky
Viiasta Volak
Martha Kralik
Esther Nezerka
Lillian Samek
Elsie Volak
Bea Fieseler
Leona Jonas
Bessie Boha
Beta Sigma Phi Meeting Sets Human Side of Washington Talk
The Sigma chapter met at the Montrose hotel on Wednesday evening with Miss Eileen Koehler presiding. Mrs. George M. Newland led a discussion on The Human Side of Washington. The next meeting will feature Miss Lucile Dose presenting Speech, a Tool for the Art of e.
Z. T. Cook Women’s Relief Corps Kensington at Memorial Building
The Z. T. Cook Women’s Relief Corps hosted a Kensington event at the Memorial building on Thursday. Committee in charge included chair Mrs Anita Endsley and members Norvella Ellis Eva Kisinger Cora Farley and Helen Lowe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Z. Cook Women’s Relief Corps
Kensington
Memorial Building
Anita Endsley
Norvella Ellis
Eva Kisinger
Cora Farley
Helen Lowe
Playmore 500 Club Meeting Honors Members
Mrs Earl Caraway of Marion hosted a Friday afternoon Playmore 500 club gathering. Prizes went to Mrs Maynard Manson Mrs Paul Blake Mrs Merrill Wilson and Mrs Iona Milburn. The next meeting is set for Mrs Harry Hammons home 848 Oakland Avenue NE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Caraway
Marion
Playmore 500 Club
Maynard Manson
Paul Blake
Merrill Wilson
Iona Milburn
Harry Hammons
Oakland Avenue
First Birthday Honored for Gary Allen Johnson
Mr and Mrs Millard Johnson hosted a Wednesday evening party at 1213 Tenth Street SE for their son Gary Allen on his first birthday. Pink and white decorations featured as guests included Mr and Mrs William Womacka and Barbara Ann, Mr and Mrs John Clark and Ronald, Mr and Mrs Wesley McKay, and Mr and Mrs John Magnuson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millard Johnson
Tenth Street SE
Gary Allen
William Womacka
Barbara Ann
John Clark
Ronald
Wesley McKay
John Magnuson
Lucky Twelve Bunco Club Meets at Mrs Crew's Home
The Lucky Twelve Bunco club gathered Wednesday at 1523 Sixth Street NW, hosted by Mrs. Robert Crew. Ada Steward won high prize and Mable Williams took the consolation prize. Bertha Wright is president and Mrs Harold Lear is secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucky Twelve
Bunco Club
Robert Crew
Sixth Street
Ada Steward
Mable Williams
Bertha Wright
Harold Lear
Mary Zell Hosts Pleasant New Hampton Party
Mary Zell of 500 B avenue NE entertained Monday evening with a party at her home. Five hundred was played and luncheon was served. Guests included Mrs. G. A. Ludwig, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stapher, all of New Hampton, and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Koenig and Robert Hajek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Zell
Avenue NE
G. A. Ludwig
Frank Stapher
New Hampton
Louis Koenig
Robert Hajek
Mrs Robert Campbell Heads K D Mothers Club
Mrs Robert E Campbell was elected president of the Kappa Delta Mothers club at a picnic luncheon in the sorority rooms. New officers include Mrs Karl Kendall secretary and Mrs H G Stitzel treasurer. Meetings will be on the second and fourth Thursdays. Mothers of all Kappa Delta members uncalled are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Campbell
Kappa Delta Mothers’ Club
Karl Kendall
H. G. Stitzel
Kappa Delta
Campbell
Miss Norma Detlefs Hosts Bridge Club Night
Miss Norma Detlefs hosted her bridge club Friday evening with prizes awarded to Miss Kathryn Pogge and Miss Selma Rose. Other attendees included Miss Louise Gillis Juanita Davis Arelene Ortmann Hilda Hendrickson Alice Phillipson Leona Borschel Alicin Blaha and Mesdames Vernon Spurrer and A C Ridge. Miss Florence Reece was a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Detlefs
Bridge Club
Kathryn Pogge
Selma Rose
Louise Gillis
Juanita Davis
Arelene Ortmann
Hilda Hendrickson
Alice Phillipson
Leona Borschel
Alicin Blaha
Vernon Spurrier
A. C. Ridge
Florence Reece
I H N circle dessert luncheon and white elephant sale
Sixteen members of I. H. N. circle of the King's Daughters were hosted by Mrs. Harry Hamer at a dessert luncheon. A white elephant sale followed. D. A. Nicholson presided and Mrs. Cox led devotions from The Greatest Thing in the World. The sewing committee reported eighteen mittens made and distributed since the last meeting, totaling ninety pairs for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. H. N. Circle of the King’s Daughters
Harry Hamer
Twenty-fourth Street Drive
J. H. Anderson
D. A. Nicholson
Cox
Henry Drummond
Frances Devitt
Third Avenue SE
A W. Plock
Blake Boulevard
E. C. Helfenstine
Carrie Morcombe Lodge 2 celebrates thirtieth anniversary
Carrie Morcombe lodge No. 2 Degree of Honor met in K P hall on Thursday to mark 30 years since its 1907 founding. About fifty guests attended the picnic supper and evening program including the induction of eight new candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Morcombe
K. P. Hall
Des Moines Guests Tour with Olson Couple
Miss Edythe Newton and Miss Clydela Oliver of Des Moines, en route from Chicago, spent Thursday and Friday with Mr. and Mrs. Omer J. Olson, 408 Second Avenue SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edythe Newton
Clydela Oliver
Des Moines
Chicago
Omer J. Olson
Second Avenue SE
Jury Blames Dams for Ohio Floods and Demands Grants
A Jefferson County jury in Louisville faults government dams on the Ohio river for recent floods and urges outright federal grants, not loans, to compensate Louisville and Jefferson County residents. The resolutions state grants are a right of Ohio Valley citizens and a federal duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville, Ky
Jefferson County
Ohio River
Louisville
Neville Miller
Ohio Valley
Germany Bans Trading In Foreign Securities
Berlin officials announced a sweeping decree that halts quoting foreign securities on German exchanges and restricts trade to Reichsbank permission. The order also limits sales of foreign securities to Reichsbank foreign exchange branches, effectively ending normal foreign stock trading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
INS
Germany
Reichsbank
Reichsbank Foreign Exchange
Booth Quits Grain Business to Become Gentleman Farmer
Al V. Booth retires after more than fifty years in the grain trade in Chicago and plans to pursue farming as a gentleman farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
al V. Booth
Wage Increase Looms in Steel Industry Amid Price Pause
The Pittsburgh-Youngstown district reports rising steel wages driven by union support. Carnegie-Illinois holds prices while signaling a possible rise, with B F Fairless stating price hikes must precede higher wages. Wages total about 926 million dollars for 73 cents hourly, with profits near 150 million and capacity utilization strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh - Youngstown
William Garrity
John L. Lewis
Mind and Morality in Scientific Perspective
A 1937 author’s note discusses science and ethics, arguing science elevates social rights over individuals. It explores how ideas, from philosophers to Darwin and Einstein, shape democracy and liberty, and notes personal change from even a single experience like an electric shock can alter a person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thales
Socrates
Plato
St. Thomas
Seneca
Cicero
Kant
Hume
Locke
Commenius
Spencer
Darwin
Nietzsche
Marx
Pasteur
Faraday
Einstein
Six Children Die in Kentucky Cabin Fire Attempt
In Lebanon Kentucky six children aged 10 to 14 perished when a kerosene stove fire started inside their Old Lick Creek log cabin. Parents Mr and Mrs Turner Rakes suffered injuries and a 16 year old Louise was burned but not as severely. Three bodies were recovered as the cabin burned completely. Coroner Robert Borders indicated the oldest child was attempting to start the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Old Lick Creek
Turner Rakes
Louise
Robert Borders
Breakin At Hadad Auto Net $15.00 In Cash And Check
Police report a breakin at Hadad Auto, 527 Second Avenue SE, between 10 20 p m Friday and 7 30 a m Saturday. Thief took 8 50 in cash and a 6 50 check. pennies and nickels made up part of the cash. Entry gained by breaking a glass panel and unlatching the Sixth street door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hadad Auto Company
Second Avenue SE
Sixth Street
More Than Million Laid Off In January Report
Washington officials report more than a million workers were laid off in January raising unemployment to 10,041,317. AFL President William Green criticized industry practices and urged broader hiring, wage support, and cooperation with public employment services to help unemployed workers return to jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Green
Three area high schools choose reps for orchestral prelims
Wilson McKinley and Franklin high schools found their delegates at a city prelim in McKinley auditorium judged by C. Lloyd Oakland of the Cornell conservatory. Winners from Franklin include Meinard Schurfield in clarinet Troy Deal in viola Allen Parker in French horn Don Kensinger in cello Patricia Barry in violin and Edwin Timm in cornet. From McKinley Virginia Harman won violin and Arnold Yuza won trombone for Wilson. Delegates advance to sub district meets in Vinton and Maquoketa on March 19 and 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson, McKinley
Franklin
McKinley Auditorium
C. Lloyd Oakland
Cornell Conservatory of Music
Vinton
Maquoketa
Franklin School
Meinard Schurfield
H. H. Schurfield
Twenty-eighth Street
Troy Deal
Troy M. Deal
Eighteenth Street
Allen Parker
Claude L. Parker
J Avenue
Don Kensinger
Harry E. Kensinger
B Avenue NE
Patricia Barry
D. S. Barry
Fourth Avenue SE
Edwin Timm
John J. Timm
D Avenue NE
McKinley School
Virginia Harman
L. E. Harman
Eleventh Avenue
Arnold Yuza
Frank Yuza
Second Street
Wilson School
Theologian Caspar Wistar Hodge Dies at 66
Dr Caspar Wistar Hodge a renowned religious writer and professor at Princeton Theological Seminary died in Princeton New Jersey on Friday from pneumonia He was 66 years old and his death was reported by AP from Princeton New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton, N. J
Caspar Wistar Hodge
Princeton Theological Seminary
Lawmakers clash over new retirement act impact on Supreme Court
Hearings will address the president's plan as opponents press on with air campaigns. Constitutional questions arise whether the retirement bill creates a bar on appointing current members to a vacancy. Borah argues emoluments are not increased and may widen eligibility for appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashurst
Cummings
Bennett Champ Clark
Missouri
Congress
Supreme Court
United States
Borah
Idaho
Condemned Slayer Of Sheriff Gets Stay From Court
Willis Fuller, an ex convict, who was to die on March 5 for killing Terre Haute deputy sheriff Paul Mankin, received a stay of execution from the Indiana supreme court on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Willis Fuller
Paul Mankin
Terre Haute
Indiana Supreme Court
Garden catalogs bring joy with every bloom and name
The narrator recalls forty years of garden catalogs and joyful discoveries from asters to cone flowers. They note new additions, long Latin names, and the delight of matching familiar plants like forget me not and ranunculus with their catalog entries.
Delegates urged not to fiddle time at Christian Endeavor meeting
The thirteenth district Christian Endeavor convention opened at the First Evangelical church with Rev Lawrence Bush declaring boondoggling grew from Daniel Boone habits. County representations were Benton Jones and Linn. Sessions featured devotional talks, an open forum on youth problems, a March of Time banquet, and installation of officers led by Dr William Phelps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Boone
Lawrence Bush
Des Moines
Christian Endeavor
Evangelical
Bash
Iowa Christian Endeavor Union
Benton
Jones and Linn
Mr. Bush
Rome
Mae Fern Uhlenhopp
George A. Stauffacher
Helen Meyers
Edith Winfrey
Persis Hutchins
Central City Christian Endeavor Society
William H. Phelps
Tom Fred Campbell
Middle Point
Ohio
Iowa Christian Endeavor
Campbell
Robert Yates
Ruth Blaine
Elizabeth Kensinger
Harriette Struve
Martha Leksa
Dr. Phelps
CIO activists held in connection with sitdown strikes
Workers of America and CIO organizers faced arrests as sitdown actions challenged Ford Edgewater, Kearny shipyards, and Douglas Aircraft. UAWA talks with General Motors paused for hours and wages. negotiations resume with Chrysler next week. Earlier, Northern States Power workers sought federal mediation as other small strikes settled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northrop Aircraft Factory
Douglas
G-M. Parley
UAWA
CIO
General Motors
Detroit
Chrysler Automobile Corporation
Fisher Body
Chevrolet
Janesville
Wis
Elmer Benson
Minnesota
Washington
Northern States Power Company
Star-Peerless Wallpaper Company
Joliet
Ill
Principal Shoe Company
Brooklyn
N. Y
No Criminal Negligence In Leland Kountz Death
A Manchester jury found no criminal negligence in the death of Leland Kountz 44 of Des Moines after a two vehicle crash five miles east of Manchester. Kountz was riding with Virgil Kepford whose car collided with a Dubuque truck. Kepford hospital bound with multiple rib fractures and facial injuries.
Convention speaker at Cedar Rapids district gathering
The thirteenth district Christian Endeavor convention in Cedar Rapids lists Rev. Tom Fred Campbell of Middle Point Ohio as a principal speaker. Campbell formerly served as executive secretary of the Iowa Christian Endeavor Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor Convention
Cedar Rapids
Tom Fred Campbell
Middle Point
Ohio
Iowa Christian Endeavor Union
Memorial service for Mrs. Douglas at First Presbyterian
A memorial service for Mrs. George B. Douglas will be held Sunday at 4 PM at the First Presbyterian church. The Coe College a cappella choir under Paul Ray and the Correll College string quartet will perform, with additional solos and readings by church and college figures. Mrs. Douglas died January 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
George B. Douglas
First Presbyterian Church
Coe College
Paul Ray
Palestrina
Tschaikovsky
Correll College
Karl Andrist
Haydn
Ralph Leo
Noble
Gounod
Eleanor Taylor
Ralph Lee
Arthur Poe
H. J. Burgstahler
Cornell College
Robert Little
Krachel Plans Assembly Submission On Soil Policy
Krachel said he will study a proposed soil conservation bill before recommending action. He spoke as he prepared to travel to Omaha for a toll free bridge meeting with Governor Roy Cochran of Nebraska and hinted soil conservation may be discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Roy Cochran
Nebraska
Handsome Foreman's Return Halts Strike of Female Employes
In Likely England a laundry foreman Ernest Greasley, 26 known as the Clark Gable of Midland laundry, returns to work halting a planned strike by 300 laundry girls. The transfer to Derby was halted after protests, and the workers resume duties while awaiting final action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handsome Foreman
Irthlingborough
England
Ernest
Ernie
Greasley
Clark Gable
Midland Laundry
Derby
Fined $25 fines and license suspensions for reckless driving
Lloyd Glessner of 1014 Maplewood drive NE was fined $25 for reckless driving with no license plates or registration. His chauffeur and driver licenses were suspended for fifteen days after payment of costs. He was clocked 30 mph over the Third Avenue bridge and 25 mph in the business district. Over time parkers also fined for Saturday limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Glessner
Maplewood Drive
Hanna and
Ahring
Glessner
Harry
Third Avenue Bridge
Parkers
C. A. Delano
Bever Avenue
M. Blum
Third Avenue
John B. Heidel
George Dennis
Nineteenth Street
Frank Riha
C Street
Harmony Day Emphasizes Interfaith Brotherhood
Dr. James M. Yard and Rabbi Albert Shulman addressed more than fifty ministers and leaders at the YMCA Brotherhood day urging harmony and cooperation among Jews Christians and Protestants. They stressed that all peoples share one human race and that better understanding strengthens Americans. Reverend Nelson C. Dreier presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Yard
Chicago
Albert Shulman
South Bend
Ind
Robert Walsh
Dowling College
Des Moines
Rabbi Shulman
10-20-30 IN THE GAZETTE YEARS AGO
Frank Whitney departed for Muskogee Oklahoma last night. Silvio Scionti taught at the American Conservatory of Music and gave a piano recital at Mount Mercy auditorium today. Mrs. Frank West left for Flint Michigan. A O Beaver left for Oklahoma City. Police Chief Benesh attends a reunion of express company special agents in Omaha. Chief Benesh was a special agent years ago before becoming chief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Whitney
Muskogee
Okla
Silvio Scionti
American Conservatory of Music
Mount Mercy
Frank West
Flint
Mich
A. O. Beaver
Oklahoma City
Benesh
Omaha
Express Companies
Wobka
Injuries Reported From Explosive Incident and Rail Work
Jack Bowdish suffered a scalp wound from a dynamite blast he was thawing at Kenwood. Joan W. Shafer a switchman for the Rock Island railroad crushed heel while switching near Sinclair yards. Twelve thousand Sokol Union of America gymnasts in Cedar Rapids prepare to serve if war with Germany. Mrs Clara W Watkins former choir leader and Redpath Vawter representative visits Des Moines and the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bowdish
Kenwood
Joan W. Shafer
Rock Island Railroad
Sinclair Yards
Sokol Union of America
Cedar Rapids
Germany
Clara W. Watkins
St. Paul’s Church
Redpath-Vawter Chautauqua System
Des Moines
Devil's Auction draws crowds at Green's Opera House
The Y M C A team to represent Cedar Rapids at Ottumwa state meet includes Walter Krumbholtz Amos J Houser Carl W Jensen Elmer Demaray and Marion L Wilson. Coe defeated State Normal 40 to 28 earning second place Grinnell won first. A sheriff's jury of Calder Harwood Loomis Evans Loyal Harrier and Healy will appraise land for Twenty sixth street extension to the Country club grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green’s Opera House
Cedar Rapids
Ottumwa
Walter Krumbholtz
Amos J. Houser
Carl W. Jensen
Elmer Demaray
Marion L. Wilson
Coe
Grinnell
Charles A. Calder
F. W. Harwood
J. C. Loomis
Martin Evans
Loyal Harrier
M. L. Healy
Sheriff's Jury
Twenty-sixth Street
Country Club
Drowned When Tractor Breaks Through Ice at Alaskan Dredge Pond
Fairbanks Alaska AP Stanley B Caster 28 was drowned Thursday when a tractor used to clear snow broke through the ice on the Chatanika gold dredge pond. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Ray Caster Exline Iowa. Thurman R Curtiss deep sea diver worked Friday to recover the body from beneath four feet of ice. Soundings showed the tractor in 60 feet of water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks
Alaska
Stanley B. Caster
Chatanika
Ray Caster
Exline
Iowa
Thurman R. Curtiss
Also Mentioned on This Page
John A. Bailey
Beta Sigma Phi
W. R. C. Kensington
Playmore Club
Lucky Twelve Club
Robert Campbell
K. D
Miss Detlefs
I. H. N. Circle
Omer Olsons
Jack Dempsey
Eugene Tunney
Brown Bomber
Robert Moore
Shirley Marie Loomis
Robert
Shirley
Columbus
Labor Head
Willie Willis
Edgar A. Guest
Asters
C. E
Leland Kountz
Kraschel
Dr. Yard
Shulman
Nelson C. Dreier
First Congregational Church
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