M. J. Donnelly Home First In Christmas Lighting Contest
The 1936 Christmas lighting contest winners were chosen by five judges from civic groups. First place went to M. J. Donnelly, 315 Nassau St. SE, with blue lights and a star over the entrance. Second to Harley N. Bowser, 1028 H Ave NW, with a silver disc and Santa sleigh. third to Lyndall Davis, 1707 Maple Dr NW, a little girl’s playhouse lit in blue. Fourth to J. H. Pease, 1403 Wilson Ave SW, featuring a blinking Bethlehem star. fifth to G. W. Halsey, 124 Twenty-fifth St Dr SE, with balanced interior exterior lights. Honorary mentions listed. First five winners received an LES floor lamp from Iowa Electric Light and Power.
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The
Playground Commission
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
M. J. Donnelly
Nassau Street
Harley N. Bowser
H Avenue NW
Santa Claus
Maple Drive NW
Lyndall Davis
Star of Bethlehem
J. H. Pease
Wilson Avenue
G. W. Halsey
Twenty-fifth Street Drive
Ed Churchill
Third Street
B. L. Knight
Twenty Fifth Street
Marvin Iiten
Twenty-fourth Street
J. LeRoy Farmer
Blake Boulevard
W. L. Spohn
B Avenue
W. B. Ives
Crescent Street
J. Q. McNeill
Eleventh Street
Dorothy Gilmore
H Avenue
D. A. Higgins
Eighth Avenue
F. W. Forsythe
Nineteenth Avenue
Trinity Lutheran Church
First Avenue
Fourteenth Street
O. M. Lowe
H. Dochtermann
Center Point Road
O. H. Black
Thirty-fourth Street
Jack Starman
Ellis Boulevard
W. P. Rohrbach
Fifth Avenue SE
H.G. Heisermann
Cedar Rapids Woman’s Club
M. V. Fisher
American Legion Auxiliary
Esther Hronik
Czech Fine Arts Society
Gilbert Martin
American Legion
William Whipple
Chamber of Commerce
Holiday Celebrator Consumes Light Bulbs After New Year
CHICAGO INL reports Joseph Var Za, 31, returned home drunk after New Year and, angered by his wife's scolding, began eating seven light bulbs from a Christmas tree. Police rushed him to a hospital where doctors performed an operation to remove glass splinters from his stomach.
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Chicago
INL
Joseph Var Za
Joseph
Greenwich Village Art Student Killed in Gas Explosion
New York IN S gas from five open jets in the kitchen of 32 year old art student Julian Fossen exploded shattering windows and snapping pipes in a six story Greenwich Village building. Half the 23 families fled in night clothes as detectives awaited autopsy results to determine cause of death.
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New York
INS
Julian Fossen
Greenwich Village
Fossen
First 1937 Baby and Her 1936 Twin Win Duplicate Prizes
Joan Ruth Cayler the first Cedar Rapids baby of 1937 and her 1936 twin Janet Lane Cayler win duplicate prizes in the Cedar Rapids Gazette First Baby Derby. Six firms double awards including bassinets electric bottle warmers baby blankets photos baby shoes bouquets coal scarf bag iron and coffee maker plus prizes for their parents.
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Joan Ruth Cayler
Cedar Rapids
Janet Lane Cayler
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Janet Lane
Mercy Hospital
Joan Ruth
Clifford Cayler
Luberger’s
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Montgomery Ward Company
Hardendorf Camera Shop
Big
Kemble Florist
White Eagle Coal Company
Cone’s
E. A. Kriz and Son
Home Specialty Company
Cedar Rapids Gas Company
Ticket Sale For Firemen Ball Opens Monday
Cedar Rapids fire department to begin ticket sales Monday for the annual Firemen's Ball held at the Coliseum on January 19. Proceeds fund the toy collection and repair project that year includes thousands of toys and about 500 dolls refurbished by volunteers.
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Cedar Rapids
E. P. Kohout
Truckers Challenge Iowa Trucking Laws in Federal Court
A group of truckers filed suit in Des Moines challenging Iowa regulations on load, width, height, length, vehicle inspection and highway commission powers. They seek an injunction to block enforcement pending a Jan 21 hearing before a three judge federal court, arguing federal motor carrier act supremacy over Iowa rules.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Charles A. Dewey
State Highway Commission
Chicago
Omaha
St. Paul
Recapture 2 Of 10 Escaped Convicts
A Cobb county sheriff's posse recaptured two of ten convicts who escaped from the Cobb county prison camp. The fugitives cut from a steel cage and then sawed a hole through the roof to flee Friday night.
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Marietta, Ga
Cobb County
Sunday School Attendance Contest Begins with Mountain Cross
The United Brethren Sunday school opens a new attendance contest this morning titled Climbing the Mountain to the Cross. A large painting of a mountain scene topped by a cross decorates the church auditorium, illustrating the path of increasing attendance. The contest runs until Easter Sunday.
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United Brethren Sunday School
Knights Of Columbus To Meet Tuesday Evening
The Knights of Columbus will hold their regular semi monthly meeting Tuesday evening with entertainment to follow arranged by those in charge of the German month A lunch will be served after the meeting Other January activities including a dance are planned Dr B G Broghammer is general chairman.
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Knights of Columbus
B. G Broghammer
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H. N. Bowser
Bowsers
Killian’s
Jean Joyce
Killian's
State of
KOTEX
Navy
Cannon’s
Amana
Ladies’ Travel
Oliver Twist
Corella
A. B. Sunday School
Castle Silverware
Congress
the KiLlian Co
the Killian Company
C.O.D
China
Boudoir
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