Macbeth Costume Epic At Coe Playhouse
Director Kent Andrews leads a 20 student team at Coe College in preparing 64 costumes for Macbeth staged March 3 and 4. Armor suits require about 8,000 metal scales each, sewn with carpet warp, plus 1,000 pearls on one dress. The project spans hours of measuring sewing fitting and design work with diverse fabrics and props.
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Cee College
Kent Andrews
Coe Playhouse
John Rees
Fort Madison
Max Reed
Ottumwa
Malcolm
Vivian Tow
Norway
Jeanne Curry
Jeanne Wells
Cedar Rapids
Andrews
Charles Shedd
City Briefs and Personals Readied for Community Events
Indications of hospital updates include A T Bena improving at Mercy hospital and Frank Sova recovering after emergency appendectomy. Local notices cover a Moose Hall card party for Y M C A boys band, a roof fire at U S Plummer’s home, and changes to Coe college vesper services due to Mrs. George B. Douglas memorial.
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Coe College
George B. Douglas
First Presbyterian Church
Knights of Pythias lodge to confer knight rank Monday
Star of the West lodge Knights of Pythias will hold a regular meeting Monday at 7 45 p m with the rank of knight to be conferred and refreshments afterward. Mrs Leo Slaughter hosted the Jolly Eight 500 club Friday at 1222 B avenue NW with prizes won by Mrs Slaughter Mrs Marvin Shope and Mrs H F Holloway. Cedar Rapids Saengerbund rehearses Monday at 7 30 p m in Ben Hur hall 21344 First street SW.
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Star of the West Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Leo Slaughter
Jolly Eight 500 Club
B Avenue NW
Slaughter
Marvin Shope
H. F. Holloway
Cedar Rapids Saengerbund
Ben Hur Hall
First Street
Carl Schuldt
William Stark
William Rinderknecht
Burns and De La Hunts Share Gift at Gathered Event
Mr and Mrs R H Burns hosted a reception where the De La Hunts presented the Harberts with a gift. The evening included a game of monopoly and announcements of upcoming services by Rev Harry Vom Bruch at Sunshine Mission at 7 30 PM. Friday drew a near capacity crowd as the evangelist recounted Bill and Lacy a mountaineer couple whose lives.
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H. A. de la Hunt
E Avenue NW
C. D. Harbert
R. H. Burns
de la Hunts
Mrs. Harbert
Sunshine Mission
the Mission
Bill and
Lacy
Calvary Baptist Choir Sings. Betty Jane Hodge Solo Performance
The Calvary Baptist choir performed a service with a solo by Betty Jane Hodge. The event showcased musical selections and highlighted vocal talents in the church program.
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Calvary Baptist Choir
Betty Jane Hodge
Mrs. Lila A. Anthony Wins $100 Prize
Mrs. Lila A. Anthony of 913 Eighteenth avenue SW has won a $100 prize in a national radio contest for submitting a question to be read on the program.
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Lila A. Anthony
Eighteenth Avenue
Gladiolus Society Plans Bulb Show At Monday Meeting
The Cedar Rapids Gladiolus Society will sponsor a bulb show during its regular meeting Monday at 8 p.m. at the Roosevelt hotel with doors opening at 7 p.m. Judges Joseph R. Libal and John G. Reding will award prizes to the top three entries.
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Gladiolus Society
Cedar Rapids
Joseph Holec
Ed Manilaw
Picardy
Bagdad
Koehl
Seventeen Initiated Into Cedar Rapids Elks Lodge
Seventeen Recovery class candidates were initiated into Cedar Rapids Lodge No. 251 B P O Elks Friday night. A preceding banquet and an 8 p.m. meeting featured Elks chorus performances and a social session after the ceremony.
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Cedar Rapids Lodge No
B. P. O. Elks
Elks Chorus
Howard Hays
Robert Harger
H. J. Robertson
M. B. Loomis
John Plate
Lynn Swaney
R. C. Montgomery
C. L. Bodine
E. C. Scott
Ford Stewart
R. B. Wolfe
Roosevelt Co op Study Finds Europe Coop Successes
A six member Roosevelt commission concluded government sponsored European cooperatives are very successful but gave no clear guidance on U S aid to American cooperatives. The split panel favored and opposed aid, noting European price savings but warning subsidies may be dangerous and futile.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Special Commission For
Europe
United Press
White House
Works Progress
Harry L. Hopkins
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
Jacob S. Baker
WPA
Leland Olds
New York
Charles E. Stuart
Robin Hood
National Cooperative Council
Clifford Gregory
Emily Bates
Kansas City
Commission On
Baker
Olds
Miss Bates
Hood
Gregory
Stuart
Acres in Iowa Under Erosion Control Agreement
Regional soil conservation report shows 2 285 farmers cooperating and 348 353 acres under cooperative erosion control in Iowa. The data cover 458 miles of terraces 540 713 acres surveyed 31 448 acres contour farming 11 057 acres strip cropping 11 057 permanent gully dams 1 326 temporary gully dams 21 680 and 2 060 acres planted to trees 692 acres planted for wildlife food and cover.
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Des Moines
INS
CCC
Soil Conservation Service
Iowa
Funeral rites honor explorer Martin Johnson in Chanute
More than 2,000 people filled Municipal auditorium for the funeral of Martin Johnson, killed in a California plane crash while on an African expedition. Osa Johnson, injured in the crash, attended in a wheelchair, along with Trauber Davidson and Mrs. Davidson, former assistant secretary of war and companion on expeditions.
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Chanute
Kan
Martin Johnson
Municipal Auditorium
Osa Johnson
Johnson
California
Trauber Davidson
New York
Mary MacArthur Debuts on Broadway as Princess Ena
On her seventh birthday Mary MacArthur daughter of Helen Hayes and Charles MacArthur made her stage debut as Princess Ena in Victoria Regina backstage nerves contrasted with her calm. Mary asked if she was good after the scene and noted she had not been paid. The piece links her debut to a rise of the “Act of God” baby in Broadway theater as Sullavan Hayward plans a third child and maternity becomes an Equity defined act of God.
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New York
Broadway
Mary MacArthur
Helen Hayes
Charles MacArthur
Ena
Victoria Regina
Helenmere
Twaip
Helen
Royal Family of
Mary
Margaret Sullavan Hayward
Drew-Barrymore
London Assurance at 17 The Boucicault Play Debut Stir
Ethel Barrymore Colt and the cast of largely unknown actors staged London Assurance as if all were 17. Barbara Robbins chose the play for her debut as producer, leaving critics puzzled by the selection.
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London Assurance
Dion Boucicault
Ethel Barrymore Colt
Barbara Robbins
Yale Psychologist Edward S. Robinson Dies After Bicycle Crash
Prof. Edward S. Robinson aged 44 a Yale University psychologist and editor of the American Journal of Psychology died in New Haven hospital from injuries suffered when struck by a bicycle Wednesday near his office. The rider was a Yale Divinity School student.
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New Haven, Conn
Edward S. Robinson
Yale University
New Haven Hospital
Robinson
Yale Graduate School
American Journal of Psychology
Yale Divinity School
Court House News Sentenced On Liquor Charge
Lillian Taylor of 1002 Second Street SE received a ninety day county jail sentence in district court Saturday for illegal possession of alcoholic liquor. Sentence effective February 18. co-defendant Jess Taylor’s charge was dismissed on state motion. Mrs Taylor withdrew her not guilty plea and pled guilty.
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Lillian Taylor
Second Street
H. C. Ring
Jess Taylor
Central City
Alburnett
Taylor Place
Continental Loan Company Incorporation Filed in Cedar Rapids
Articles of incorporation for the Continental Loan company of Cedar Rapids were filed with County Recorder Dempsy Jones. The firm is capitalized at 10000 dollars with officers Donald J. Patton president Robert F. Milota vice president and V. O. Royce secretary treasurer all of Cedar Rapids.
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Continental Loan Company of
Cedar Rapids
Dempsy Jones
Donald J. Patton
Robert F. Milota
V. O. Royce
Will of Emma V. McBride Probate in District Court
Emma V. McBride who died January 15 had her will probated in district court Saturday. Principal beneficiaries are sister Mary L. Mills brother Charles B. Burch and niece Marjorie Burch Castle with Mills and Burch named co executors. The will dated November 18 1936.
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Emma V. McBride
Mary L. Mills
Charles B. Burch
Marjorie Burch Castle
Wisehart seeks divorce in district court
Gladys B Wisehart files for divorce from Charlie Y Wisehart in district court alleging cruel and inhuman treatment. They were married at Mount Carroll Illinois on November 21 1930. She seeks custody of a minor son.
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Gladys B. Wisehart
Charlies Y. Wisehart
Mount Carroll, Ill
District Court Dismissal Involves Shoemaker Case
A $224.40 account action filed Sept. 3, 1936, by L. Shoemaker as signee against Louise Kadlee was dismissed in district court by the plaintiff with prejudice.
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L. Shoemaker
Louise Kadlee
Abalone Shells Used in Toiletries and Novelty Jewelry
Abalone shells are employed in the production of toilet articles and novelty jewelry, reflecting their decorative appeal and versatility in small consumer crafts.
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Wanda Montz
Cee
Coe
Duane Blackwell
Voises
Irene Carran
West Branch
Thompson Photo
Lillian Suchy
A. T. Bena
Mercy Hospital
Frank Sova
Mount Vernon Avenue
Bungalow Cooking School
Moose Hall
U. S. Plummer
Sixth Avenue
Sixth Avenue SE
Chicago
Edith Steele
Helen LaPorte
Freda Ahring
Roberta Bock
Loretta Scanlan
Harry Vom Bruch
Mme. Said
Jim Tarver
P. T. Barnum
Elks
U. S
Martin Johnson Services
al Goog
Court House News
Will of
Emma McBride
Studebaker
Kadlec Bros. Millsap Motor CO
Sixteenth Avenue SW
Second Avenue
Ingwerson Motor CO
Wyoming
Charles Seely Motor CO
Vinton
Enck Motor Sales CO
Mechanicsville
van Kirk Motor CO
Anamosa
Dress Motor CO
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